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Ulvi Cemal Erkin (March 14 1906–September 15 1972) was a Turkish composer.

Erkin graduated from Galatasaray High School. He passed the examination and was sent to Paris for his education with Cezmi Rifki Erinc and Ekrem Zeki Un by the state in 1925. He studied in the Paris Conservatory and the Ecole Normale de Musique.

Upon his return to Turkey in 1930 he began teaching at the Musiki Muallim Mektebi (Music Teachers School). He met his wife Ferhunde Erkin at the Musiki Muallim Mektebi and married in 1932.

He shared the grand prize of the Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi with Ahmet Adnan Saygun and Hasan Ferit Alnar in 1943. He won the prize for his piano concerto. He wrote the famous Köçekçe orchestra suite the same year. In an interview he said that Alfred Cortot gave hime the idea of composing a piano concerto in a visit to Turkey.

The same piano concerto and Köçekçe suite was played by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra on March 11, 1943. The orchestra was conducted by Dr. Ernst Praetorius and Ferhunde Erkin was the soloist. On the request of Ambassador Franz von Papen the piano concerto was performed in Berlin on October 8, 1943. The Berlin City Orchestra was conducted by Fritz Zaun and the soloist was again Ferhunde Erkin.

Erkin was awarded with the Palm Academique, Légion d'honneur chivalarous and official degrees, and the Italian Republic Medal. He was named a state artist by Turkey in 1971 and was awarded a medal of honor by the Sevda-Cenap And Music Foundation in 1991. A postage stamp commemorating his life was issued by the Turkish postal systam in 1985.

Notable works

Symphony No. 1. April 20, 1946.
Piano sonata. Premiered by Ferhunde Erkin on January 15, 1948.
Violin concerto. Premiered by the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ulvi Cemal Erkin, played by Licco Amar on April 2, 1948.
Symphony No. 2. July 2, 1958. Karl Oehring conducting Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
Keloglan balet music. June 2, 1958. Choreography by Ninet de Valois.
Six preludes. November 20, 1949. Premiered by Gülay Ugurata.
Seven folk pieces.
Sinfonia concertante. Written in 1966. Conducted by Prof. Gotthold E. Lessing premiered by Verda Erman on November 10, 1967.
Symphonic part (for large orchestra). Conducted by Perrison on October 8, 1976

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