Efe Baltacigil

The Philadelphia Inquirer called cellist Efe Baltacıgil “a highly individualized solo artist” with “gorgeous sound, strong personality, and expressive depth.” Baltacigil won the 2005 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and was awarded the Washington Performing Arts Society Prize. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Baltacigil received his Artist Diploma and the Jacqueline DuPré Scholarship from The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.