Piano Yunus Kaya.

“The pianist Yunus Kaya brings musical synthesis to life with the composure of an old master, simply brethtaking“ – Fono Forum

“... un premier album d’une grande force expressive.“ – Resmusica

“... a fascinating pianistic master performance.“ – Kulturzeitschrift

“Magie pure!“ – Artalinna

With his debut CD “The Late Piano Pieces Opp. 116-119“ of Johannes Brahms, Yunus Kaya has gained high recognition by the international press – the German magazine Fono Forum named the recording “Recommendation of the Month“ alongside with Sir András Schiff. Furthermore the album was nominated for OPUS KLASSIK 2022.

Born 1986 in Hohenems, Austria, the pianist with Turkish roots has performed internationally in numerous European concert series such as the Salzburger Kammermusikfestival Origen Festival Cultural, International Bodensee Festival and Chopin Society Gesellschaft Vorarlberg. As a soloist he has performed with the Russian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg and the Jalas Chamber Orchestra (Finland).

Before studying with Prof. Imre Rohmann at the Mozarteum University Salzburg, Yunus Kaya studied with Prof. Ferenc Bognár at the Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium. In 2008 he received the Bösendorfer Scholarship, and in 2012 with his Trio Imago Salzburg he was awarded a grant from „Live Music Now“, an organisation founded by Yehudi Menuhin. He received further artistic incentive from Fazil Say, Cristina Ortiz and Irina Puryshinskaya.

Yunus Kaya teaches at the Stella Music University in Feldkirch, Austria and regularly gives masterclasses in Italy, Finland and Turkiye.