Sümeyye Ergün

The guitarist Sümeyye Ergün began her music studies in her hometown of Izmir, Turkey with Kadircan Özdemir at Dokuz Eylül University Conservatory in 2010. 

In 2014, she started her studies with Dale Kavanagh at „Hochschule für Musik in Detmold“ (HfM). Continuing at HfM Detmold, she proceeded to her master‘s studies with Goran Krivokapic, 

from which she graduated in May 2021. Her studies were funded by 

„Stipendium der Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer“ (GFF) from HfM Detmold. 

She was also funded by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein- Westfahlen, who made this album possible to press. Beside her solo career she taught guitar for many years, both privately and in schools like „Musikschule Schamai“ in Paderborn, „Städtische Musikschule in Hemer“, and „Städtische Musikschule in Düren“. She has had many active masterclasses with important guitarists, such as Aniello Desiderio, Pepe Romero, Lorenzo Michelli, and Tilmann Hopstock. 

She has also appeared often at important festivals like Koblenz Guitar Festival, Iserlohn Guitar Festival, and Istanbul Guitar Festival.

Outside her guitar career, she also loves to sing - she had two years of Jazz Vocal lessons with Gabriella Koch at HfM Detmold, and sang in the Pop-Jazz Choir of „Pop-Up“ 

with conductor Anne Kohler.