Jamal Aliyev is a young Turkish cellist who is quickly rising to the top of his profession. In 2017, he made his solo debut at the BBC Proms, performing for film music composer John Williams’ 85th birthday. Since then he has performed all over the world, including in North and South America, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and all across Europe. In 2021 he was featured as one of Classic FM’s ‘30 of the most brilliant young classical musicians playing today’. Jamal is also extremely popular in his home country of Turkey, and often collaborates with local musicians who play traditional Turkish instruments.
Jamal is being championed by one of Turkey’s most outstanding and celebrated musicians, pianist and composer Fazil Say. Fazil Say began his piano studies at the age of three with Mithat Fenman, who asked Fazil to improvise every day on themes to do with his daily life, before going on with his regular piano exercises. Fazil credits this activity with giving him the aesthetic outlook and improvisation skills he has today. He has composed four symphonies, two oratorios, various solo concertos and numerous works for piano and chamber ensemble. Fazil is touring with Jamal to help shine a spotlight on this talented young artist.
