CAN OKAN


After his education of conducting which he started with Gurer Aykal and ended with master degree in Stockholm, Can Okan has been conducting the orchestras in Turkey since 2013. Okan, who gives concerts regularly with Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, has wide range of repertoire from Bach to the contemporary music. He conducted Turkish premieres of the several orchestral works. He conducted Stravinsky’s opera, The Rake’s Progress at Istanbul State Opera and Ballet in 2017 which was the first performance of the work in Turkey. Since that year he conducted several operas a... >>Read More


Can Okan had piano education since his private lessons from six years old to the end of doctorate degree in year 2019. During his doctorate education, he aimed to develop his technical skills by means of studying with Alessandra Torchiani at Santa Cecilia Conservatory, Rome between 2016 – 2017. Okan is continuing his piano studies himself and he gives recitals and plays with several chamber music groups. His repertoire ranges from Bach to the contemporary music. Okan prepares programs specifically determined by literary or philosophical themes. His repertoire includes the transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies and Wagner by Liszt. He pe... >>Read More



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2023 - 2024 Calendar

  • 23/09/2023

    Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
  • 12/10/2023

    Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 29/10/2023

    Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
  • 06/11/2023

    Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra
  • 11/11/2023

    Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
  • 22/12/2023

    Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra
  • 27/12/2023

    Ahmed Adnan Saygun Symphony Orchestra
  • 05/01/2024

    Presidential Symphony Orchestra
  • 08/01/2024

    Recital at CSO Ada Blue Hall
  • 09/02/2024

    Izmir State Symphony Orchestra
  • 23/02/2024

    Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
  • 01/03/2024

    Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra
  • 11/03/2024

    Chamber Music Concert at CSO Ada Blue Hall
  • 15/03/2024

    Presidential Symphony Orchestra
  • 03/04/2024

    Yaşar University Symphony Orchestra
  • 26/04/2024

    Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra
  • 07/09/2024

    Franz Liszt Museum, Budapest
  • 10/09/2024

    Chalki Music Festival, Greece
  • 21/09/2024

    Bilkent Symphony Orchestra & Saygun Philharmonic Chorus, Ankara
  • 11/10/2024

    Eskişehir Municipality Symphony Orchestra
  • 25/10/2024

    Çukurova State Symphony Orchestra, Adana
  • 29/11/2024

    Cemal Reşit Rey Symphony Orchestra, Istanbul
  • 20/12/2024

    Bursa Regional State Symphony Orchestra

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