Leyla Ravza Albay

Leyla Ravza Albay Biography Born on January 4, 2008, in Eskişehir, she began her musical education in 2015 with private piano lessons from Gizem Tanatar. In 2017, she was accepted into the Anadolu University State Conservatory Music and Performing Arts Middle School. She completed her middle and high school education at the Piano Department of the same institution, studying under Assoc. Prof. Bengi Baraz Çınar. During this period, she had the opportunity to perform in class concerts, chamber music recitals, and solo recitals. She took her first steps into composition in the 8th grade, based on her work on the "12-Tone System" covered in Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Dülger's solfeggio class. Throughout her middle and high school years, she actively participated in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Piano Days organized by the Anadolu University State Conservatory Piano Department. As part of these events, she attended masterclasses with esteemed artists such as Gülsin Onay, Pablo Galdo, Senka Simonovic, Ali Darmar, and Gülnara Aziz. Additionally, she took professional vocal lessons from Gözde Öksüz for a year. During her first year of undergraduate studies, Leyla Ravza Albay participated in composition masterclasses with Onur Yıldırım, Mehmet Can Özer, and Mehmet Ali Uzunselvi. She is currently continuing her musical education in the Composition Program, Department of Composition and Orchestral Conducting at the Anadolu University State Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts, in the class of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Dülger.