Arda Cabaoglu, DMA

Artist, Performer, Educator, Scholar of Music & The Trumpet

From the recording session of “Caged Dream of Stuffed Ludwig* for solo trumpet and percussion ensemble with sampler, Commissioned by CAMP contemporaryartmusicproject.org, Composer: Sangbin Rhie, percussion ensemble - Andrea Burgess, Wyatt Hatch, Matthew Korloch, Shannon Menke, Maria Petropoulos, coached/conducted by Kevin von Kampen, University of South Florida Concert Hall, Tampa, Florida, USA World Premiere of the piece held at The Factory St.Pete on 17th of March 2023

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM  Photography by Canberk Ulusan

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM
Photography by Canberk Ulusan

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

with curator Serge Le Borgne from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

with curator Serge Le Borgne from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

Photo by Gizem Ardıç
January 30 - March 1 2020
Forced Misophonia: Blast, Blow, Pulse
by Arda Cabaoglu
FLUX by Marina Abramović and Marina Abramović Institute (MAI)
at Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Emirgan

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM
Photography by Canberk Ulusan

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

from Forced Misophonia: BLAST, BLOW, PULSE performance at Marina Abramović & MAI exhibition at SSM

Lecture at Sibelius Academy of Helsinki University of Arts
Photo by Professor Pasi Pirinen
2023 December 6

in PATH Station, NYC Photo by Serdar Cam in 2017

in PATH Station, NYC Photo by Serdar Cam in 2017

with Håkan Hardenberger, Malmö, Sweden http://www.olatorkelsson.com/ Image source: http://www.arbetarbladet.se/kultur/hardenberger-ar-storre-an-nagonsin

with Håkan Hardenberger, Malmö, Sweden http://www.olatorkelsson.com/
Image source: http://www.arbetarbladet.se/kultur/hardenberger-ar-storre-an-nagonsin

with Sébastien Cornut at Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, NY December 2015

with Sébastien Cornut at Kilbourn Hall, Rochester, NY December 2015

From Thursday concerts, Eastman's Italian Baroque organ @ Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

From Thursday concerts, Eastman's Italian Baroque organ @ Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY

Rehearsal with Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic under direction of Gurer Aykal 2009

Rehearsal with Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
under direction of Gurer Aykal 2009

Rehearsal With Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Under Direction Of Gurer Aykal 2009

Rehearsal With Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Under Direction Of Gurer Aykal 2009

performing with European Brass Ensemble  Schagerl Brass Festival, Stift-Melk

performing with European Brass Ensemble
Schagerl Brass Festival, Stift-Melk

Thomas Stevens Masterclass, Chosen Vale, 2009

Thomas Stevens Masterclass, Chosen Vale, 2009

Rehearsal With Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Under Direction Of Gurer Aykal 2009

Rehearsal With Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Under Direction Of Gurer Aykal 2009

Schagerl Brass Festival European Brass Ensemble - Stift Melk, Austria

Schagerl Brass Festival
European Brass Ensemble - Stift Melk, Austria

Rehearsing Edgar Varèse's Octandre in Maccagno, Italy (close to Varèse)

Rehearsing Edgar Varèse's Octandre in Maccagno, Italy (close to Varèse) 2016

at Central Park, NYC by Carla Pivonski

at Central Park, NYC by Carla Pivonski

with “The Trumpet Whisperer” Wayne Tanabe, at Yamaha Artist Services in New York City (Not shown in the picture: Great Trumpet designer Bob Malone”

with “The Trumpet Whisperer” Wayne Tanabe, at Yamaha Artist Services in New York City (Not shown in the picture: Great Trumpet designer Bob Malone”

With Thomas Stevens, Chosen Vale Trumpet Seminar, New Hampshire, MA

With Thomas Stevens, Chosen Vale Trumpet Seminar, New Hampshire, MA

Performance at Camp Encore Coda, Sweden Maine USA

Performance at Camp Encore Coda, Sweden Maine USA - 2023

The Ritsos Project 2015, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece Photo by Alek Lindus

The Ritsos Project 2015, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece Photo by Alek Lindus

Photo by Cenk Ergün  Background: The Hedgehog and the Fox by Richard Serra at Princeton University

Photo by Cenk Ergün
Background: The Hedgehog and the Fox by Richard Serra at Princeton University

After the World Premieres of composer Nathan Prillaman's works MOD Brass Church of the Blessed Sacrament on 71st between Broadway and Columbus NYC 2018

After the World Premieres of composer Nathan Prillaman's works
MOD Brass Church of the Blessed Sacrament on 71st between Broadway and Columbus NYC 2018


The Ritsos Project 2015, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece Photo by Alek Lindus

The Ritsos Project 2015, Karlovassi, Samos, Greece Photo by Alek Lindus

with Toshi Kameyama, at Philharmonie Berlin 2016

with Toshi Kameyama, at Philharmonie Berlin 2016

Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar 2010

Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar 2010

Contemporary Art Music Project 2022
with Eunmi Ko & Sini Virtanen St.Petersburg, Florida

with Ece Dolu and Ali Yavuz Çalık at Eastman Rochester NY after first DMA Degree Recital

with Ece Dolu and Ali Yavuz Çalık at Eastman Rochester NY after first DMA Degree Recital

Eastman composers and Performers Collective at SoundSCAPE festival, Maccagno, Italy 2016

Eastman composers and Performers Collective at SoundSCAPE festival, Maccagno, Italy 2016

with Jonathan Heim, NYC 2016

with Jonathan Heim, NYC 2016

with reporters in Miami, South Beach, FL, USA Scope Art Show, Cabinet of Curiosities Project curated by Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery

with reporters in Miami, South Beach, FL, USA Scope Art Show, Cabinet of Curiosities Project curated by Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery

with my Swedish Trumpeter colleagues during our Contemporary Trumpet Concerto at Borusan Music House in Istanbul. At the Fenerbahçe Football game at Kadiköy Stadium

with my Swedish Trumpeter colleagues during our Contemporary Trumpet Concerto at Borusan Music House in Istanbul. At the Fenerbahçe Football game at Kadiköy Stadium

with Teri Sisa Mason, a pioneer and supporter of development of Contemporary Music organizations in Istanbul Turkey at backstage Golden Trumpet  Haydn Trumpet Concerto with Istanbul Philharmonic

with Teri Sisa Mason, a pioneer and supporter of development of Contemporary Music organizations in Istanbul Turkey at backstage Golden Trumpet Haydn Trumpet Concerto with Istanbul Philharmonic

with Sid Mear, Dave Headlam, after 2nd DMA Recital at Kilbourn Hall,  Eastman School of Music, Rochester , NY

with Sid Mear, Dave Headlam, after 2nd DMA Recital at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester , NY

with Lars Ranch, at his home in Berlin

with Lars Ranch, at his home in Berlin

ITU Miam 20th Anniversary Concert with Alumni and Faculty

ITU Miam 20th Anniversary Concert with Alumni and Faculty

with Donald and Polly Hunsberger at Eastman School of Music 2016

with Donald and Polly Hunsberger at Eastman School of Music 2016

with Greg Gisbert at Yamaha Artist Services in NYC

with Greg Gisbert at Yamaha Artist Services in NYC

with Rich Stoelzel, (currently World Trumpet Society president) at ITG Conference

with Rich Stoelzel, (currently World Trumpet Society president) at ITG Conference

at The Ritsos Project in Samos, Greece

at The Ritsos Project in Samos, Greece

with Ksenia Leletkina, at Eastman School of Music in 2010

with colleague and pianist Dr.Ksenia Leletkina, at Eastman School of Music in 2010

The Center for Advanced Studies in Music at Chosen Vale, NH, USA International Trumpet Seminar 2009

The Center for Advanced Studies in Music at Chosen Vale, NH, USA International Trumpet Seminar 2009

by photographer Muammer Yanmaz, Istanbul 2006

by photographer Muammer Yanmaz, Istanbul 2006

2nd DMA Recital at Kilbourn Hall,  Eastman School of Music, Rochester , NY

2nd DMA Recital at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Rochester , NY

with Joseph Klein and Sini Virtanen at CAMPGround24 by Contemporary Art Music Project March 2024 Tampa, FL After composer Klein’s work An Unaware Cosmos including solos: A Splendid Torch: solo piccolo trumpet ...e pur si muove: solo violin

Donald and Marjorie (“Polly”) Hunsberger at Eastman School of Music in 2016

Painting by Eduardo Costa Roldán during the long durational performance of “Masked heArts” by Arda Cabaoğlu at University of South Florida School of Music

Joseph Klein’s work An Unaware Cosmos: A Splendid Torch: solo piccolo trumpet performance at CAMPGround24 Contemporary Art Music Project 2024 FL, USA

with Erden Bilgen, James Thompson in Antalya, Mt.Olympus at the background. (during concert week with Antalya Symphony Orchestra)

with my trumpet teacher in Turkey, Professor Erden Bilgen, and my trumpet professor at Eastman, Professor James Thompson in Antalya, Mt.Olympus at the background. (during concert week with Antalya Symphony Orchestra with Bilgen conducting and Thompson the guest trumpet soloist)

at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, NY, USA by Gerry Syzmanski

at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, NY, USA by Gerry Syzmanski

Performance of Haydn Trumpet Concerto @ Kilbourn Hall Eastman School of Music April 2014 Directed by Dr.Michael Ruhling With Eastman Chamber Orchestra

Performance of Haydn Trumpet Concerto @ Kilbourn Hall Eastman School of Music April 2014 Directed by Dr.Michael Ruhling With Eastman Chamber Orchestra

CAMPGround24 photo by Brandon Sweeney, Tampa, FL 2024

Performing with Erden Bilgen with Izmir Symphony Orchestra

Performing with Erden Bilgen with Izmir Symphony Orchestra

From Examenskonsert Musikhögskolan i Malmö, Sweden @ Rådhuset

From Examenskonsert Musikhögskolan i Malmö, Sweden @ Rådhuset 2013

at Central Park, NYC Photo by Carla Pivonski

at Central Park, NYC Photo by Carla Pivonski

Performing at Schagerl Brass Festival Stift-Melk  European Brass Ensemble, under driection of Thomas Clamor

Performing at Schagerl Brass Festival Stift-Melk
European Brass Ensemble, under driection of Thomas Clamor

Performing Shostakovich 10th Symphony Musikhögskolan Symphony Orchestra  Under Direction of Charles Hazlewood

Performing Shostakovich 10th Symphony
Musikhögskolan Symphony Orchestra
Under Direction of Charles Hazlewood

Maurice André, 2003 Zurich

Maurice André, 2003 Zurich

with Olle Sjöberg at Borusan Music House, Istanbul, Turkey

with Olle Sjöberg at Borusan Music House, Istanbul, Turkey 2013

The Ritsos Project, Karlovasi, Samos, Greece. Performing Contemporary Fanfares by Lutoslawski, Rihm, Ligeti, Lidholm, Berio, Holewa, and Friedmann (July 26 - August 4 2015)

The Ritsos Project, Karlovasi, Samos, Greece. Performing Contemporary Fanfares by Lutoslawski, Rihm, Ligeti, Lidholm, Berio, Holewa, and Friedmann (July 26 - August 4 2015)

at PATH Station, NYC Photo by Carla Pivonski

at PATH Station, NYC Photo by Carla Pivonski

with Bo Nilsson, Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

with Bo Nilsson, Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

with Mark Gould, CV Trumpet Institute, NH, MA

with Mark Gould, CV Trumpet Institute, NH, MA

with Dr.Edward H. Tarr, Basel, Switzerland. @ Blechblas-Intrumentenbau Egger

with Dr.Edward H. Tarr, Basel, Switzerland. @ Blechblas-Intrumentenbau Egger

Performance at Camp Encore Coda, Sweden Maine USA

Performance at Camp Encore Coda, Sweden Maine USA 2019

at Central Park, NYC by Carla Pivonski

at Central Park, NYC by Carla Pivonski

Eastman Wind Ensemble Trumpet Section with conductor Mark Davis Scatterday during Jeff Tyzik Recording Project May 2014

Eastman Wind Ensemble Trumpet Section with conductor Mark Davis Scatterday during Jeff Tyzik Recording Project May 2014

MOD Brass Church of the Blessed Sacrament on 71st between Broadway and Columbus NYC 2018

MOD Brass Church of the Blessed Sacrament on 71st between Broadway and Columbus NYC 2018

Photo after the concert with David Sampson (composer), Professor Raymond Mase (Julliard & CUNY), Jonathan Heim at J.Heim’s Recital

Photo after the concert with David Sampson (composer), Professor Raymond Mase (Julliard & CUNY), Jonathan Heim at J.Heim’s Recital

with Håkan Hardenberger, Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

with Håkan Hardenberger, Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

with Melih Fereli, Currently director of ARTER, Photo at Philharmonie, Berlin 2015

with Melih Fereli, Currently director of ARTER, Photo at Philharmonie, Berlin 2015

During the rehearsals for the Fanfare Project From the Photo Series “Soundtrack of Central Park” by Carla Pivonski  2018 NYC

During the rehearsals for the Fanfare Project
From the Photo Series “Soundtrack of Central Park” by Carla Pivonski
2018 NYC

with Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay (b.1930) Photo by: Deniz Yüksel

with Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay (b.1930) Photo by: Deniz Yüksel 2019

with Snooky Young (b.1919 - d.2011) in 2008 at Eastman

with Lew Soloff, John Britton and Jonathan Heim at Eastman Theatre 2009

with Lew Soloff, John Britton and Jonathan Heim at Eastman Theatre 2009

with Sid Mear, James Thompson,  and Eastman Trumpet Studio after Brass Guild Concert

with Sid Mear, James Thompson, and Eastman Trumpet Studio after Brass Guild Concert

with Olle Sjöberg and Sara Skansholm, Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

with Olle Sjöberg and Sara Skansholm, Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

with Bert Langemkamp (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) at GVSU Trumpet Seminar, Michigan, USA

with Bert Langemkamp (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) at GVSU Trumpet Seminar, Michigan, USA

project at Solo French Repertory with Guillaume Balay

project at Solo French Repertory with Guillaume Balay

with Martin Hurrell, BBC Symphony Orchestra Workshop

with Martin Hurrell, BBC Symphony Orchestra Workshop

Exploring Trumpet in Greece

Exploring Trumpet in Greece

with Paul Dorsam, in Amherst, MA

with Paul Dorsam, in Amherst, MA

with Erden Bilgen, İzmir Turkey

with Erden Bilgen, İzmir Turkey

with James Thompson before Baseball Opener in Rochester, NY 2009

with James Thompson before Baseball Opener in Rochester, NY 2009

at Eastman Kodak Theatre, 2009

at Eastman Kodak Theatre, 2009

At Kilbourn Hall, December 2015

At Kilbourn Hall, December 2015

Eastman Trumpet Ensemble, under direction of James Thompson

Eastman Trumpet Ensemble, under direction of James Thompson

Performing with Eastman Brass Guild under Direction of James Thompson

Performing with Eastman Brass Guild under Direction of James Thompson

Chosen Vale Trumpet Institute, New Hampshire, MA 2009

Chosen Vale Trumpet Institute, New Hampshire, MA 2009

From the Sunset Concerts at the Christ Church Concert Series Rochester, NY. St.Joseph's Park's debut concert with Tom Torrisi on the guitar

From the Sunset Concerts at the Christ Church Concert Series Rochester, NY. St.Joseph's Park's debut concert with Tom Torrisi on the guitar

Eastman School of Music Commencement May 2016 by Mike Sherman

Eastman School of Music Commencement May 2016 by Mike Sherman

After solo recital with Prof.James Thompson and Cherry Tsang at the Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, November 2013 Hatch Recital Hall, Rochester, NY

After solo recital with my trumpet professor Prof.James Thompson and pianist Dr.Cherry Tsang at the Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, November 2013 Hatch Recital Hall, Rochester, NY

Håkan Hardenberger, Chosen Vale 2009

Håkan Hardenberger, Chosen Vale 2009

with master trumpet mouthpiece maker Toshiaki Kameyama in Hamamatsu, Japan

with master trumpet mouthpiece maker Toshiaki Kameyama in Hamamatsu, Japan

Performance at Camp Encore Coda, Sweden Maine USA

Performance at Camp Encore Coda, Sweden Maine USA 2019

Trumpet Section after the concert with Thomas Verchot and Chris Coletti Cathedral of St.Ignatius Loyola Orchestra

Trumpet Section after the concert with Thomas Verchot and Chris Coletti
Cathedral of St.Ignatius Loyola Orchestra

right to left: Arda Cabaoglu, Jonathan Heim, Alejandro Lopez, Ibrahim Maalouf, and Sam Jones at the The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. New Levant Initiative presents A World Premiere Ibrahim Maalouf's Levantine Symphony No. 1

right to left: Arda Cabaoglu, Jonathan Heim, Alejandro Lopez, Ibrahim Maalouf, and Sam Jones at the The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.
New Levant Initiative presents A World Premiere
Ibrahim Maalouf's Levantine Symphony No. 1

This is just priceless: R to L: Thomas Stevens, Edward Carroll, Håkan Hardenberger on mouthpieces  Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar

This is just priceless: R to L: Thomas Stevens, Edward Carroll, Håkan Hardenberger on mouthpieces
Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar

with Bo Nilsson at his retirement party in Malmö, Sweden

with Bo Nilsson at his retirement party in Malmö, Sweden

with Tristram Williams, at Bulldogs Game in Melbourne, Australia 2010

with Tristram Williams, at Bulldogs Game in Melbourne, Australia 2010

Professor Thompson, house party with colleagues 2015

Professor Thompson, house party with colleagues 2015

with Ibrahim Maalouf Band and Levantine Trumpets at YouTube Studios Los Angeles, USA

with Ibrahim Maalouf Band and Levantine Trumpets at YouTube Studios Los Angeles, USA

Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

Rådhuset, Malmö, Sweden at Graduation Recital April 2013

with Maurice André in Zurich, Switzerland 2003

with Maurice André in Zurich, Switzerland 2003

with Wynton Marsalis, second meeting after 1997, in 2007

with Wynton Marsalis, second meeting after 1997, in 2007

with Kevin Norton,  before a concert in Maine, US

with Kevin Norton, before a concert in Maine, US 2019

Jamming  with Okay Temiz and Muvaffak Falay at Okay Temiz Rhythm Atelier, Istanbul 2018

Jamming with Okay Temiz and Muvaffak Falay at Okay Temiz Rhythm Atelier, Istanbul 2018

with John Karambetsos (principal trumpet Athens Symphony, Greece) in Malmö, Sweden

with John Karambetsos (principal trumpet Athens Symphony, Greece) in Malmö, Sweden

with Erden Bilgen and Onurcan Çağatay, Antalya Symphony Orchestra

with Erden Bilgen and Onurcan Çağatay, Antalya Symphony Orchestra

European Brass Ensemble at Schagerl Brass Festival 2013

European Brass Ensemble at Schagerl Brass Festival 2013

Yamaha Factory in Hamamatsu with Yamaha Team, Naoki Suzuki and Master Makers

Yamaha Factory in Hamamatsu with Yamaha Team, Naoki Suzuki and Master Makers

with Paul Dorsam (Composer), and Gerassimos Ioannidis (Athens Opera, Greek Father)

with Paul Dorsam (Composer), and Gerassimos Ioannidis (Athens Opera, Greek Father)

with comedian, actor, writer, Cem Yılmaz, before Borusan Philharmonic Project together

with comedian, actor, writer, Cem Yılmaz, before Borusan Philharmonic Project together

with Vince DiMartino, Kalavrita Ski Center

with Vince DiMartino, Kalavrita Ski Center

European Brass Ensemble at Schagerl Brass Festival 2013

European Brass Ensemble at Schagerl Brass Festival 2013

with Tom Torisi, at Sunset at Christ Church Sessions, Rochester, NY

with Tom Torisi, at Sunset at Christ Church Sessions, Rochester, NY

CAMPGround23 Festival
with soprano Jamie Jordan performing Chris Cresswell’s “all that's left is dirt and sky” for voice, trumpet, and electronics The Factory St.Pete on 17th of March 2023

Chamber Orchestra of New York concert at Carnegie Hall
with Christopher Scanlon 14 December 2023

The Ritsos Project in Samos, Greece in 2016

Poster for the season concert of Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Golden Trumpet April 2013

in the city of Istanbul, 2019

in the city of Istanbul, 2019

During a performance at Carnegie Hall, NYC with New Manhattan Sinfonietta from the concert “A Call For World Peace” (Japanese Turkish Friendship Concert)

During a performance at Carnegie Hall, NYC with New Manhattan Sinfonietta from the concert “A Call For World Peace” (Japanese Turkish Friendship Concert)

From recording sessions to be released in May 2022, for Eastman Centennial ESM100 project, Fanfare in the Snowfall for Trumpet and Timpani by Serin Oh. with Amy Salsgiver, Photo by Oğuzhan Sarı at Borusan Sanat İstinye Borusan, Recording engineer Can Aykal.


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