Born in 1970 in Ankara, Say started playing the piano at the age of four, continued his music training in Ankara State Conservatory as a student of “Special Status for highly talented kids” and graduated from piano and compositon in 1987.
As he continued his studies in Dusseldorf Music Academy with German scholarship, he got his diploma in Germany in 1991 as “Concerto soloist” and became a piano and chamber music teacher in 1992 in Berlin Performing Arts and Music Academy.
Say, who won Europe Young Concert Soloists Competition in 1994, got the first place in the World Competition that was done in New York in 1995 and had a big step in his career.
Besides playing the piano, he composed many oratorios, piano concertos, pieces of music for chamber, orchestra and piano and many other songs. Some of his composed pieces include Nazim and Metin Altiok Oratorios, four piano concertos, his orchestra piece “Albert Einstein” commisioned by Zurich Orchestra and his ballet named “Patara” which is commissioned by Wien Mozart Commitee and was composed for Mozart’s 250th birth year celebration.
With his concerts in all over the world and his outstanding CDs, he became a world famous pianist and is honoured with more than 20 international prizes.
Say is admired by thousands of musiclovers and he performed with with orchestras like New York Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Berlin Symphony, Czech Philharmonic, Israil Philharmonic, St.Petersburg Philharmonic, National France Orchestra and Tokyo Symphony which are conducted by many famous conductors. He performed an open air concert as the closing of 2007 Florence Festival with Florence Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta and had an audience of more than twenty thousand listeners.
Again in 2007, he was the head of the piano jury of Montreaux Jazz Festival. His CD which also includes Say’s composed piano piece that was inspired by Turkish Folk singer and poet Asik Veysel’s song named “Black Earth” was listed in 6th place in American Billboards.
In 2008, he was chosen as “Culture Ambassador” by European Union and he aims to set up a new bridge between eastern and western cultures.
Konzerthaus Berlin Artist in Residence: Fazil Say
Konzerthaus Dortmund Artist in Residence: Fazil Say
Ankara
1984 Phrigian gor Piano *
1984 Sonata for Piano *
1985 Ballade for Cello and Piano *
1985 Preludes for Piano *
1985 Preludes for Flute Piano *
1986 Guitar Concerto *
1986 Suite for Piano *
1987 Schwarze Hymnen for Violin and Piano *
Düsseldorf
1987 4 Stücke for Piano *
1988 Paganini Jazz 1. Version for Piano *
1989 Seidenstrasse for Piano solo *
1990 Debussy Preludes Orchestration *
1990 Nasreddin Hoca’nın dansları for Piano / Opus 1
1990 Reflections for Piano Violin and Orchestra *
1990 Paganini Jazz 2. Version for Piano *
1991 3 Maerchen for Piano and Chamber Orchestra *
1991 Alt Anatolisches Tagebuch for Piano *
Berlin
1992 Pieces for Piano *
1992 Liszt Sonata Orchestration *
1993 CD / (SFB) (Scarlatti-Berg-Say)
1993 Symphonia Concertante for Piano and Orchestra /opus 3
1993 AllaTurca Jazz (Mozart) /Opus 5a
1993 Fantasiestücke for Piano /Opus 2
1994 Silk Road for Piano and Chamber Orchestra /Opus 4
1995 25 Songs / Opus 5d
1995 Cadenza Mozart Kv 467 /Opus 5c
1995 Paganini Jazz 3. Version /opus 5b
New York
1996 CD / Troppenote Records ( Say )
1996 Concerto for Guitar in d / Opus 5e
1996 Chamber Symphony / Opus 6
1997 Black Earth for Piano /Opus 8
1997 Sonata for Violin and Piano / Opus 7
1997 Yeni bir Gülnihal Jazz Variations for Piano / Opus 5f
1998 CD / Warner Music ( Mozart Sonatas)
1998 Sonata for Piano Silence of Southeast *
1999 Gershwin arrangements for sixtett *
1999 CD / Teldec ( Bach)
1999 1. Book / UÇAK NOTLARI
2000 CD / Teldec ( Gershwin )
2000 CD / Teldec ( Stravinski- Le sacre )
2000 Pieces for world jazz quartett *
2001 CD / Teldec ( Liszt- Tchaikovski )
2001 Silence of Anatolia Piano Concerto / opus 11
2001 Cadenza Beethoven No 3 / Opus 10
2001 Nazım Oratorio / opus 9
İstanbul
2002 CD / İmaj (Nazım)
2002 3 Ballades for Piano /opus 12
2003 Metin Altıok Ağıtı /Opus 13
2003 CD / Naive (Say/ Black Earth)
2003 CD / İmaj (Metin Altıok ağıtı)
2003 CD /Bilkent (Nazım)
2004 Rhapsodia Uzun ince Yoldayım /Opus 14
2004 Cadenza Mozart KV 537 /opus 15
2004 CD / Naive ( Mozart Concertos )
2005 Thinking Einstein for Piano and Orchestra /Opus 16
2005 Patara Ballet for Ney-flute ,Soprano, Percussions and Piano /Opus 17
2005 Ultimathule Film music /Opus 18
2005 CD / Naive ( Beethoven Sonatas )
2005 DVD / İmaj ( Nazım Oratorio )
2005 Bach- Say Passacaglia /Opus 19
2005 Summertime Phantasy Gerschwin /Opus 20
2006 Pianist the Wolfy film music /opus 21
2006 CD / Naive ( Haydn Sonatas )
2006 DVD / Arthaus ( Alla Turca )
2006 İnsan insan film music /Opus 22
2006 CD / Avex ( Live in Tokyo )
2007 Fenerbahçe Project/ Opus 23
2007 Bach- Say Fantasia in g /Opus 24
2007 CD / Naive ( Kopatchinskaja –Say / Beethoven /Bartok/ )
2007 1001 Nights in a Harem Violin Voncerto /opus 25
2008 CD / Naive (Kopatchinskaja- Say 1001 Nights in Harem)
2008 DVD / Avex (Live in Tokyo)
2009 2. Book / Yalnızlık kederi
2009 Princess of Lykia for 2 Guitars / opus 26
2009 Film Music Watercolor /Opus 27
2009 İstanbul Symphony /Opus 28
2010 DVD / İmaj (Fenerbahçe Project )
2010 String Quartett / Opus 29
2010 Nirvana Burning Piano Concerto / Opus 30
2010 Concerto for Trompet /Opus 31
2010 Variations for 2 Pianos and Percussion / Opus 32
2010 Tiyatro Müziği ; 7000 yıllık uçan halı / Opus 33
2010 CLEOPATRA for solo Violin / Opus 34
2010 Woodwinds Quintett “Alevi dedeler rakı masasında” / Opus 35
2010 Reductions
Reduction 1; Nazım Oratorio 2010 Version
Reduction 2; Yeni bir Gülnihal Jazz Variations
Klavier Auszug Nirvana Burning
Klavier Auszug Trompeten Konzert
2011 Concerto for Clarinet “Khayyam” / Opus 36
2011 Fazıl Say: Pianist – Komponist – Weltbürger by Jürgen Otten (Book)
2011 Fazil Say: Pictures (CD/DVD)
2011 “4 Lieder” – “4 Songs” / Opus 37
2011 Symphony No2 “Mesopotamia” for extra large orchestra / Opus 38
2011 Hezarfen Concerto for ney and orchestra / Opus 39
2012 “SES” / Opus 40
2012 “Sonata” for Cello and Piano 2012 “4 Cities” (4 şehir) / Opus 41
2012 Sonata for Clarinet and Piano / Opus 42
