SUEDA CATAKOGLU

Süeda ÇATAKOĞLU
Pianist • Composer • Vocalist • Storyteller

SUEDA CATAKOGLU — ARTISTIC CV

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CONTACT INFORMATION   ❁

Email: suedacatakoglu@gmail.com

https://suedacatakoglu.net/

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE   ❁

Acclaimed pianist, composer, and musical artist with international performance history across the U.S., Europe, and Turkey. Recognized for excellence in classical, jazz, and contemporary music.

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SELECT HONORS & AWARDS   ❁

Professional Music Department Scholarship Award – Berklee College of Music (2024)

Zambelli Classical Piano Award – Berklee College of Music (2022)

Eczacibasi Music Foundation Scholarship – Turkey (2021, 2022)

Full Tuition Scholarship – Berklee College of Music (2021)

DAAD German Government Scholarship (2016–2020)

Verda Erman Special Prize – Izmir Saygun Piano Competition (2015)

2nd Prize – Hacettepe National Piano Competition, Category 14–17 (2015)

3rd Prize – 8th International Pera Piano Competition, Istanbul (2013)

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SELECTED PERFORMANCES — UNITED STATES   ❁

Sueda’s Jazz Cabaret – The Mad Monkfish, Boston (Nov 2025)

Dünya Ensemble U.S. Tour – Princeton, Harvard Memorial Church, Endicott Beverly (Oct 2025)

Breaktime Fundraiser Event – Sueda Catakoglu Trio (Oct 2025)

CHIRON EP Release Show – Boston Film & Music Festival, Goethe Institute (Apr 2025)

Dünya Ensemble – Renaissance Society of America & Jordan Hall Boston (Mar 2025)

Keys Fest Solo Recital – Zambelli Award Recipient Performance

Album Release Concert – Klup Mujgan, Ankara (Dec 2024)

Original Music Concert – Berklee Performance Center (Oct 2022)

Album Release Concert – The Mad Monkfish (Oct 2024)

Middle Eastern Flamenco Ensemble – David Friend Recital Hall (Dec 2022)

Piano Masterclass – Damien Sneed (Nov 2022)

Jazz Trio – ICA, Berklee Summer City Gigs (Aug 2022)

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SELECTED PERFORMANCES — GERMANY   ❁

Recitals & Contemporary Projects – Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin (2017–2020)

Duo Kirikita – Loewenpalais Grunewald (2019)

Violin & Piano Recital – Zehlendorf Kirche (2019)

“Ewig Dein Mozart” – Bremen (2019)

Hotel Pianist – Regent Hotel Berlin (2019)

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SELECTED PERFORMANCES — TURKEY & CYPRUS   ❁

Masterclass & Concert – Idil Biret, Cunda Island (2018)

Recitals – Sivas, Nevşehir, Erciyes University, Izmir Buca Municipality, Pembe Köşk, Burdur Festival

Violin & Piano Duo – İş Sanat Istanbul (2016)

Solo & Duo Recitals – Bellapais Music Festival, Cyprus

EDUCATION   ❁

Berklee College of Music – Professional Music Diploma, GPA 3.73 (2024)

Barenboim-Said Akademie – Bachelor of Music in Classical Piano, GPA 3.64 “Sehr Gut” (2020)

Bilkent University – Piano Performance Studies (2015–2016)

Hacettepe University Conservatory – High School Diploma (2016)

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & WORKSHOPS   ❁

Piano Artist – New World Symphony, Miami (Offer for 2025–2026)

Dean’s Office Student Success Assistant – Berklee (2022)

Piano Musical Artist – Voice Department, Berklee (2022–Present)

Sound Engineer Assistant – Berklee Studios (2022–Present)

Musical Theater Music Director – Berklee (2023–Present)

Piano Accompanist – Bilkent University (2015)

Piano Instructor – Berlin Turkische Musik Konservatorium (2017)

Freelance Piano/Ear Training Teacher – Berlin (2017–2021)

Piano Accompanist – Waldorf Schule Havelhöhe Berlin (2020–2021)

Piano Teacher – Musikschule Potsdam (2021)

Pianist – Berklee Vocal Summit Week (2024)

Pianist – Berklee Aspire Five-Week Program

Piano Teaching Artist – Powers Music School

Composition Workshop Instructor – SUNY New Paltz (Invited)