2025-2026 Season Artists

Dongsok Shin

Fortepiano

Dongsok Shin was born in Boston, started piano lessons at the age of four with his mother, Chonghyo Shin, and continued studying with Nadia Reisenberg at the Mannes College of Music. He converted exclusively to early keyboard instruments – fortepiano, harpsichord, and organ – in the early 1980s. He has been a member of the internationally acclaimed baroque ensemble REBEL since 1997. He has appeared with ARTEK, Bach Sinfonia (Washington), Concert Royal, Dryden Ensemble, Early Music New York, New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Pro Musica Rara, the American Classical Orchestra, and the Washington Bach Consort, among others. He has accompanied Renée Fleming, Rufus Müller, Jed Wentz, Marion Verbruggen, and Barthold Kuijken in recital. He received international recognition as music director of baroque opera productions with the Mannes Camerata. He has toured throughout the Americas and Europe and has been heard on numerous radio broadcasts. Mr. Shin is well known as a performer, recording engineer, producer, and editor of early music recordings for Acis Productions, ATMA Classique, Bridge, Dorian Sono Luminus, Ex Cathedra, Helicon, Hollywood Records, Lyrichord, Naxos, and Newport Classic. He tunes and maintains early keyboard instruments for the Flintwoods Collection in Delaware, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Metropolitan Museum. His YouTube videos produced by the Met Museum, demonstrating their earliest known Bartolomeo Cristofori fortepiano, have garnered over 350,000 views.

İklim Tamkan

Harpsichord

İklim Tamkan completed her higher education in Graz, Austria, where she received several awards and scholarships, including those from the International Kiwanis Club and Martha Debelli, sponsored by the Austrian government. She performed recitals and chamber music concerts in various European countries, including Italy, Poland, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Germany.

After returning to Turkey, she performed at various national and international festivals. In addition to solo and ensemble piano and church organ concerts in various cities across Turkey, particularly Istanbul, she also gave several solo harpsichord concerts to promote harpsichord music. She has collaborated with the esteemed organ and harpsichord artist Marton Borsanyi on numerous premieres in Istanbul.

In October 2016, she and her esteemed friend, mezzo-soprano Senem Demircioğlu, completed the album recording of their project "Şiirli Şarkılar." The project and its arrangements attracted the attention of world-renowned pianist Fazıl Say, who later produced their album "İlk Atlas," released by Ada Music in March 2017 on all digital platforms, as well as in CD and LP formats. Following the release of İlk Atlas, the duo expanded their repertoire to include a wide range of works, from folk songs to classical music, and they continue to perform together regularly.

Say also composed "Goldberg in Istanbul, Op. 94" specifically for İklim Tamkan, dedicating it as his first composition for the harpsichord. Tamkan premiered this magnificent piece to great acclaim from international audiences. The work was published by Schott Music and is now available worldwide. Tamkan continues to perform at the musical show "Invitation to Tomorrow, Nazım Hikmet," featuring live music alongside the renowned actor Yetkin Dikinciler and Demircioğlu. The project is staged both domestically and internationally.

Throughout her musical career, Tamkan has also shown interest in traditional folk music instruments. She aims to bring traditional sounds, especially those of minority groups in her country, to contemporary audiences as she supports human rights struggles globally. In addition, Tamkan has composed soundtracks for various movies, documentaries, theater productions, video art, and short films. She also teaches and mentors her students.

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