Ayşes aim with her music is to form an interdisciplinary artist identity, which in her case includes playing the cello, composing, singing and poetry.

She is a cellist who composes and sings, and she often uses her own works of poetry in her compositions. The style of her compositions can be described as genre-crossing. They include the elements of contemporary classical music, improvisation and Turkish folk music as well as experimental, spiritual and poetical elements.

With the artistic identity which Ayşe is working on to form, she aims to build a bridge between genres and cultures, to express her identity as a human being and a woman who migrated from Turkey through Europe to pursue an artistic career, and to narrate my experience through life and cultures.
With these aims and concept, she released her first solo CD with a program from own compositions and also as the cellist/singer interpreting own works, published 2023 by Amsterdam Cello Biennale.

“I started improvising as a small child by singing. When I started learning the cello, I usually improvised for hours in the flow instead of practising traditionally. That’s also the reason why I started composing. For me, free improvisation is the pulse of music. It has always existed before written music and will exist and change forever.”

PICTURE: Mercan Fröhlich Mutluay