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#22: Rising Star Conductor Nisan Ak Discusses Artistic Entitlement, Serendipity, Haters, Sexism & More

#22: Rising Star Conductor Nisan Ak Discusses Artistic Entitlement, Serendipity, Haters, Sexism & More

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Instanbul-born Nisan Ak is en-route to becoming one of the top
conductors in the world. Recently chosen as one of Forbes 30 Under
30, she has conducted concerts in Vienna at the Wiener
Konzerthaus and Palais Eschenbach, as well as at music festivals in
Pärnu, Vienna, Luzern, Istanbul, and the United States. Nisan is
completing her PhD at the University of South Carolina and just
celebrated her debut at the Smithsonian. She was also recently
appointed as the music director of the Oratorio Society of
Richmond-Virginia. She began playing guitar at age nine, and
then while studying at the Istanbul Fine Arts High School began to
focus on piano and composition. From there she studied composition
at the Istanbul Bilgi University and attended Conservatory of Mimar
Sinan Fine Arts University. Next she completed her Master’s degree
program in Orchestral Conducting at the Aaron Copland School of
Music (CUNY). Her contemporary music repertoire includes composers
such as Edgard Varèse, John Williams, Steve Reich, Aaron Copland,
Erke Sven Tüür and George Perle. She has studied under famous
contemporary conductors including Paavo Järvi, Neeme Järvi, Donald
Portnoy, George Hurst, Tito Muñoz, and Gerard Schwartz. You can
contact and follow her on Instagram under chillharmonic. Watch
Nisan's YouTube Channel Visit Nisan on her website nisanak.com