Top guitar virtuoso to go on stage

Kanneci not only established the guitar departments in four different conservatories and universities, but has also worked with the world’s top guitarists Alirio Diaz, Jose Tomas, Julian Byzantine, Francisco Ortiz and Jorge Cardosso.
 
Kanneci entranced Japanese audiences in 2003 with a concert as part of the “Turkish year,” and continues to teach guitar at Hacettepe University, Ankara State Conservatory and the Sevda- Cenap and Music Foundation.
 
The artist, who has recently increased his, his compositions, and the research he had begun with Turkish guitarist Savaş Çekirge, has produced works with world-famous composers T. Erdener, F. Say, J. Cardoso, F. Ortız, E. Bayraktar, H. E. Korkmaz, İ. Taviloğlu, N. Bosna, M. A. Cherubito, C. Padro, T. Walker, M. Toros, T. Shahid,i M. Hoshino, H. Terashima, and F. Cuenca .

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