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威尼斯人娱乐城音乐学院学生收到获奖大提琴家的反馈
“This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and it was my dream! I still cannot believe it!”
Ezgi Karakus of the 威尼斯人娱乐城 音乐学院 of Music and Dance was one of two local university students to learn from award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
这两名学生被选中参加三月底在考夫曼表演艺术中心赫茨伯格大厅举行的大师班，座无虚席的观众超过1000人。
“When I was walking to the stage, Yo-Yo Ma was smiling at me and I felt like time stopped,” Karakus said. “I seriously did not remember that we talked before I played. 当我坐下来准备表演时，我看了看观众，里面挤满了人。 我简直不敢相信。 I feel like he helped me change my perspective about the reason we play music.”
这种学习经历就是大师班的全部意义所在。 It’s part of the Charles and Virginia Clark Inside Music Series sponsored by the Kansas City Symphony. 卡拉库斯是在威尼斯人娱乐城音乐学院教授迈克尔·梅尔马根（Michael Mermagen）将她的名字提交给交响乐团后被选中参加大师班的。
Karakus’ first piece was Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue by J.S. Bach. It’s a fast-paced piece with a lot of energy. 之后，马花了几分钟与卡拉库斯讨论表演。
“Feel as if someone were playing a hand drum,” Ma said. 他一边击鼓，一边让观众打响指。 马告诉卡拉库斯，下次弹奏这首曲子时，要记住击鼓的手和打响指的声音。
“Because you can’t have a thousand people snapping their fingers,” Ma said. “But you need to make the audience feel like they can hear the drumming and snapping when you play. It will make people feel like they will get up on their feet.”
“When I was walking to the stage, Yo-Yo Ma was smiling at me and I felt like time stopped.” - Ezgi Karakus
The second piece performed by Karakus, “Dok Zulfunu Meydana Gel” for solo cello by Cavus arr. 《Altinsoy and Karakus》是她与一位土耳其作曲家合作编曲的一首土耳其民歌。
“It has different sections, and I titled three different Turkish traditional instruments for each section,” Karakus said. “I came up with techniques to express those instruments on the cello.”
第二首曲子也是原编曲的首演。 马意识到演奏原创作品的重要性，并预料到卡拉库斯的感受。
“It’s very emotional playing something for the first time,” Ma said to Karakus.
With seriousness, but a slight laugh that seemed to ease her emotions, Karakus replied, “I’m glad I didn’t pass out.”
“I’m glad you didn’t pass out too,” Ma replied.
著名的马对卡拉库斯用大提琴模仿另一种乐器的声音有一些建议：用一个手指演奏一段音乐； 或者用不同的方式握弓来复制其他乐器的演奏方式。
This is Karakus’ fifth year at 威尼斯人娱乐城 and she will graduate in 可能 with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Cello Performance. 她的职业目标是教学，与来自世界各地的音乐家合作，并定期与交响乐团和室内乐乐团合作。
分享她对艺术的热爱和尊重对卡拉库斯来说非常重要。
“I cannot imagine a place without arts,” she said. “Arts bring people together, help people to see different perspectives, give people enjoyable and memorable moments in their life and provide opportunities from younger kids to adults.”
卡拉库斯非常相信这一点，所以她在堪萨斯城和谐青年组织做志愿者，这是一个为得不到充分服务的儿童服务的非营利组织。 她是大提琴教练之一。
“I love teaching music and cello to those kids and seeing them becoming a musician.”
卡拉库斯从11岁开始跟随恰拉扬·乌纳尔·苏美尔学习大提琴，并就读于她的家乡土耳其伊兹密尔的多库兹·埃吕尔大学州立音乐学院。 在来美国之前，她参加了德国不来梅青年交响乐团等多个音乐节。 Karakus completed her master’s degree at Marshall University under Solen Dikener’s mentorship, where she was awarded first prize in the Belle and Lynum Jackson Balshaw Music Competition, and the Marshall University Concerto Competition. 她曾三次获得威尼斯人娱乐城音乐学院协奏曲比赛的冠军。
She gave the world premiere of Mark Zanter’s Suite for Violoncello and Live Electronics and performed for the Society of Composers, Inc., 2013 National Conference at the Ohio State University School of Music. 她还曾与Dokuz Eylul交响乐团、俄亥俄山谷交响乐团、西弗吉尼亚交响乐团、医学艺术交响乐团（代理首席）、尖塔室内乐团和堪萨斯城爵士乐团合作演出。
除了在威尼斯人娱乐城音乐学院学习之外，卡拉库斯还是恩波里亚州立大学、密苏里西部州立大学和渥太华大学的大提琴兼职教授； 喀纳斯市和谐计划教学艺术家； 托皮卡交响乐团的首席大提琴手以及阿肯色州西北交响乐团和堪萨斯城交响乐团的替补大提琴手。
2018年4月2日
