Winner of the ENKA Culture and Art Foundation Turkey selection process

Eren Parmakerli, a 15-year-old PreCollege student in Prof. Sontraud Speidel’s piano class, has been selected in the solo piano category of the ENKA Culture and Art Foundation Turkey’s ‘Young Musicians of 2026’ competition from all age groups and instrumental categories. He will take part in the gala concert in Istanbul (with a fee); there will be a professional concert recording, which will be published on the foundation’s YouTube channel and broadcast on the national radio station Borusan Klassik.
Eren Parmakerli has won numerous international competitions. At the age of 12, he was already a soloist with the Badische Staatskapelle under the baton of Ulrich Wagner. He has performed at festivals in the UK, Spain, Austria and Turkey.