Artists
Onur Turkes
- Maesta 14K
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Biography
Born in 1981, in Karadeniz Ereğli, Turkes has started his flute studies with Renda Altan Kalmukoğlu. He has started his soloist career abroad by playing as soloist at the Brive festival in France at the age of 18. The artist has given many concerts in Europe in the following years and has completed his post-graduate degree at the Trossingen Musik Hochschule with Professor A. Gülşen Tatu. During that time, he studied privately with professor Aurèle Nicolet in Freiburg and had entered graduate studies at the Munchen Hochschule. Lastly, he's studied with professor Benoit Fromanger in the master program at the Hanns Eisler Musik Hochschule Berlin.
The artist has gotten the solo flute position at the State Opera of Samsun in 2008 and later continued as the solo flutist at the State Opera of Ankara.
During his career, he further studied with artists such as Emmanuel Pahud, Sir James Galway, Juliette Hurel.
Turkes has shared stage with flutists such as Sharon Bezaly, Andrea Oliva, Benoit Fromanger and continues his career internationally as a chamber, orchestra and soloist musician.
Maesta 14K
Four outstanding handmade headjoints are available: Forte, Vivo, Calore and Vivace.
These elegant and perfect handmade engravings are possible on the keys and lip-plate.
The 14K Maesta flute is optionally available with gold plating. This brings a warm and dark element in the sound.
The tone holes are available either drawn or soldered.
Pointed arms both increase the stability and enhance the quality of the mechanism.
The 14K Maesta flute has an optional split E-mechanism that allows for secure attacks and smooth slurs to the third octave E.
Available with E-mechanism lever.
All models are available with in-line or off-set G key.
The C# trill key makes many trill fingerings easier and lets the high G#3 speak better. It also improves the intonation of both C#2 and C#3.
The One-Piece Core-Bar construction results in more playing comfort and less wear of the mechanism.
The G/A trill key makes the G3/A3 trill speak better (not possible in combination with the C# trill key).
The Pinless Mechanism ensures the stable connection of the mechanism and prevents it from corrosion.
The ergonomic D# roller simplifies movement of the right hand little finger.
Optionally available with C-foot or B-foot.
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