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Guher Pekinel

Pianist

Birthday March 29, 1953

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Turkey

Age 71 years old

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About

The other half of the Pekinel sisters. The duo was known for refusing to play transcriptions, opting to derive their pieces from the existing literature.

Before Fame

She and her sister had their orchestral debut with the Ankara Philharmonic Orchestra when they were nine.

Trivia

She and her sister became internationally known after playing with the world's leading orchestras, like the Royal Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Family Life

She and her sister took their earliest piano lessons from their mother who was also a pianist.

Associated With

She and her sister had a wide-ranging repertoire that included works by Bach, Boulez, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.