Performance Archive
This archive brings together selected recordings and a historical record of performances, premieres, residencies, orchestral work, and ensemble activity by Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen from 1997 to 2026.
The material reflects different periods and contexts within his practice, including long-duration performance art, contemporary music, solo and chamber performance, orchestral playing, commissioning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Selected Audio and Video Recordings:
The recordings below document long-duration works, premieres, solo and chamber repertoire, contemporary ensemble projects, and orchestral performances. Links lead to publicly available video or audio documentation.
1. Forced Misophonia: BLAST BLOW PULSE — Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen (2020)
Long-duration performance artwork created and performed by Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen as part of AKIŞ/FLUX at Sakıp Sabancı Museum, Istanbul. Presented within a curatorial framework connected to Marina Abramović and the Marina Abramović Institute and curated by Serge Le Borgne and Paula Garcia.
The musical material was entirely improvised. The work was performed eight hours a day from January 30 to March 1, 2020, over a period of four and a half weeks.
Watch a short performance excerpt
Watch a second performance excerpt
View extended documentation through the Marina Abramović Institute
Watch documentation of the Cleaning the House workshop
2. Légende — Georges Enesco (2015)
For trumpet and piano
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpet
Sébastien Cornut, piano
Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, December 2015.
3. Caged Dream of Stuffed Ludwig — Sangbin Rhie (2023)
For solo trumpet and percussion ensemble
Commissioned by Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP)
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, solo trumpet
Andrea Burgess, Wyatt Hatch, Matthew Korloch, Shannon Menke, and Maria Petropoulos, percussion
Kevin von Kampen, conductor
Recorded at the University of South Florida Concert Hall, Tampa, Florida.
Watch the studio recording
Listen to the live recording
4. Vestigia Flammae — Nina C. Young (2018)
Ensemble Échappé
Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor
Recorded live as part of Lex54 Concerts at Saint Peter’s Church, New York. Video by Richard Anderson.
Additional recordings from April 2018 include works by Jonathan Dawe, Phil Taylor, Nina C. Young, and Maxwell Dulaney, performed with Ensemble Échappé and Talea Ensemble.
Listen to the April 2018 recordings
5. Fanfare in the Snowfall — Serin Oh (2022)
For trumpet and timpani
World premiere
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpet
Amy Salsgiver, timpani
Created in celebration of the centennial of the Eastman School of Music. Recorded on February 28, 2022, at İstinye Borusan, Istanbul.
6. Ceremonial Music — Theo Chandler (2018)
For brass ensemble
World premiere performed by MOD Brass
Brian Olson, Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, Sam Wells, and Andrew Jeng, trumpets
Oliver Barrett, Stephen Whimple, Ricardo Pedrares, and Aaron Albert, trombones
Eric Huckins, horn
Jay Uschold, tuba
Recorded live at Blessed Sacrament Church, New York, on May 8, 2018.
7. Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe:1 — Joseph Haydn (2014)
First movement: Allegro
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, solo trumpet
Eastman Chamber Orchestra
Michael Ruhling, conductor
Performed as part of Haydn studies at the Eastman School of Music on April 5, 2014.
Additional Solo Recording: Golden Trumpet (2013)
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, solo trumpet
Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra
Sascha Goetzel, conductor
Recorded live as part of the Istanbul Philharmonic season concert series on April 1, 2013.
Listen to the live performance
8. Triangles II — Thomas Stevens (2010)
World premiere
Steven Burns, Håkan Hardenberger, and Thomas Stevens, trumpets
Chosen Vale Trumpet Ensemble
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, first trumpet
Recorded live at the Mary Keane Chapel, New Hampshire, in June 2010.
9. Soundings — Gary C. White (2011)
Malmö Academy of Music Trumpet Ensemble
Bo Nilsson, conductor
Recorded live at Caroli Church, Malmö, in December 2011.
10. Sonata for Trumpet and Piano — Kent Kennan (2009)
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpet
Rebecca Wilt, piano
Recorded live during a masterclass with Thomas Stevens at the Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, New Hampshire, in June 2009.
11. Tempus Fugit — Cindy McTee (2013)
Eastman Wind Ensemble
Cynthia Johnston Turner, conductor
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, lead trumpet
Recorded live at Kodak Hall, Eastman School of Music, in October 2013.
12. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 — Dmitri Shostakovich (2013)
Malmö Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
Charles Hazlewood, conductor
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, principal trumpet
Recorded live at Malmö Konserthus in February 2013.
13. Fantaisie en mi bémol — Jean-Édouard Barat, and Concertino — Caroline Charrière (2013)
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpet
Dr. Cherry Tsang, piano
Recorded live at Hatch Recital Hall, Eastman School of Music, in November 2013.
Watch Fantaisie en mi bémol
Listen to Concertino
14. Prélude et Ballade — Guillaume Balay (2015)
For cornet and piano
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, cornet
Sébastien Cornut, piano
Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, in December 2015.
15. Coq et Frelon (The Rooster and the Hornet) — Jean Maire (2014)
For solo trumpet
Recorded live at the Third Presbyterian Church Chapel, Rochester, New York, in September 2014.
16. Intrada — Otto Ketting (2015)
For solo trumpet
Performed in memory of Kicki Hankell at Stora Hammar Church, Höllviken, Sweden, in August 2015.
17. Sonate für Trompete und Klavier — Paul Hindemith (2009)
I. Mit Kraft
II. Mäßig bewegt
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpet
Dr. Ksenia Leletkina, piano
Recorded at the Ray Wright Room, Eastman School of Music, in December 2009.
18. Légende de Larmor — Alexandre Georges (2015)
For trumpet and piano
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpet
Sébastien Cornut, piano
Recorded live at Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, in December 2015.
19. Sensemayá — Silvestre Revueltas (2016)
soundSCAPE Festival Orchestra
Tim Weiss, conductor
Recorded live at the Auditorium Città di Maccagno, Italy, in 2016.
20. Sanctuary Road — Paul Moravec (2019)
Oratorio Society of New York Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, conductor
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York, in 2019.
Listen to the live performance
21. The OMNI Ensemble Octet — 39th Season Concert (2021)
Works by Igor Stravinsky, Cox, Smith, Monk, and Wechsler.
Recorded live in Brooklyn, New York, on December 11, 2021.
Listen to the concert recording
22. Berlin Drömland Project — Malmö Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra (2012)
Malmö Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
Håkan Hardenberger, conductor
Recorded live on October 26, 2012.
23. Mendelssohn String Quartet — arranged for brass quintet by Verne Reynolds (2009)
Eastman Graduate Brass
Philip Chase Hawkins and Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpets
Lauren Becker, horn
Megan Boutin, trombone
Katie Cox, bass trombone
Recorded live in November 2009.
Selected Performance History (2026–1997)
Performance Art, Residencies, and Contemporary Music
Contemporary Art Music Project (CAMP) — Tampa, Florida, USA
Performance resident and solo trumpet, 2022–2026
2026 — World premiere of The Dance of the Shallow by Parastoo Shafiei
2025 — World premieres of Akerio by Axel Retif, Is And Air by Dorothy Hindman, and True Love Peach Blossom by Chihchun Chi-Sun Lee
2024 — Performances as part of CAMPGround24
2023 — World premiere of Caged Dream of Stuffed Ludwig by Sangbin Rhie, commissioned by CAMP for Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble
2022 — Masked heArt, a long-duration solo performance created and performed by Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen at the University of South Florida
OMNI Ensemble — New York, USA
Trumpet, 2021–2024
Performed contemporary chamber repertoire in concert and recording projects in New York.
The Music She Writes / Eastman Centennial Project — Rochester, New York, USA
Trumpet, 2022
Premiere and recording of Fanfare in the Snowfall by Serin Oh, for trumpet and timpani, with Amy Salsgiver.
Marina Abramović Institute and Sakıp Sabancı Museum — Istanbul, Turkey
Artist in AKIŞ/FLUX, 2020
Created and performed Forced Misophonia: BLAST BLOW PULSE, an eight-hour-per-day long-duration performance presented over four and a half weeks.
Ibrahim Maalouf — United States Performances — USA
Section leader, 2018–2020
Performed as section leader in the Levantine trumpet section during United States performances and the YouTube Space Los Angeles live-streamed album-release event.
Levantine Symphony — Ibrahim Maalouf and the National Symphony Orchestra — Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., USA
Leader of the Levantine trumpet section, March 1, 2018
World premiere performance of Levantine Symphony.
Oratorio Society of New York — Carnegie Hall, New York, USA
Second trumpet, May 7, 2018
World premiere performances of works by Paul Moravec and Behzad Ranjbaran at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Kent Tritle, conductor.
Ensemble Échappé — New York, USA
Solo trumpet, April 2018
Contemporary sinfonietta performances including:
Jonathan Dawe — Astounding Angels, world premiere
Michael Hersch — Violin Concerto, New York premiere
Phil Taylor — Snowlight, world premiere
Nina C. Young — Vestigia Flammae, world premiere
Talea Ensemble — New York, USA
Solo trumpet, April 2018
World premiere of Already Root: A One-Act Opera by Maxwell Dulaney.
Festivals, Ensembles, and Collaborative Projects
Cathedral of St. John the Divine — New York, USA
Soloist and brass ensemble performer, 2018
Soloist in Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Trumpets with the Cathedral Orchestra, December 2018
Brass quintet performance of music by Giovanni Gabrieli for the cathedral’s 125th-anniversary concert, directed by Kent Tritle, November 2018
soundSCAPE Festival — Maccagno, Italy
Solo and ensemble performer, July 2016
Performed solo repertoire and appeared with Eastman Broadband and the soundSCAPE Sinfonietta in works by Edgard Varèse, Jean Maire, Carlos Sánchez-Gutiérrez, and Silvestre Revueltas.
The Ritsos Project — Samos, Greece
Solo and chamber performer, 2015 and 2016
Performed solo works and chamber music with guitarist Josinaldo Costa and pianist Daniel Pesca.
2015 — Works by Balay, Falla, Friedmann, Lutosławski, Berio, and Ligeti
2016 — Works by Takemitsu, Ketting, Cerha, Lutosławski, Berio, Lorca, and Ligeti
Hezarfen Ensemble — Istanbul, Turkey
Guest performer, 2015
Performed in Michael Ellison’s opera project.
Ossia — Rochester, New York, USA
Member, 2008–2015
Performed contemporary repertoire with the student-led new-music ensemble of the Eastman School of Music.
Eastman Musica Nova — Rochester, New York, USA
Member, 2008–2015
Performed contemporary ensemble repertoire under the direction of Brad Lubman.
Malmö Academy of Music Contemporary Projects — Malmö, Sweden
Member, 2010–2013
Tour to Karlskrona directed by Sir Elgar Howarth
Tour to Berlin directed by Håkan Hardenberger
Malmö Academy of Music Trumpet Ensemble — Malmö, Sweden
Member, 2010–2013
Performances and tours in Denmark, Sweden, and Turkey
Organized and performed a concert at Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul
Organized masterclasses by Bo Nilsson and Olle Sjöberg for Turkish trumpet students and music educators at Borusan Music House, Istanbul
Contemporary trumpet music concert at Caroli Church, Malmö, in 2011
Chosen Vale Trumpet Ensemble — New Hampshire, USA
Participant and ensemble member, 2009 and 2010
Performed world premieres of works composed for trumpet ensemble under artistic director Edward Carroll.
Istanbul Technical University MIAM Modern Music Ensemble — Istanbul, Turkey
Member, 2006–2008
Performed under the direction of Kamran Ince and Cihat Aşkın.
Selected Recitals and Solo Appearances
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, USA
Doctor of Musical Arts collaborative recital, December 2015
Arda Cabaoglu Virtanen, trumpet
Sébastien Cornut, piano
Kilbourn Hall
Works by Guillaume Balay, Alexandre Georges, and Georges Enesco.
Sunset Concerts at Christ Church — Rochester, New York, USA
Solo and chamber performer, June 2015
Performed with guitarist Tom Torrisi and the Gestalt Chamber Brass in works by Manuel de Falla, Harris, and Szokolay.
Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, USA
Thursday Concerts with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ, December 2014
Performed in Heinrich Schütz’s The Christmas Story.
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, USA
Doctor of Musical Arts lecture recital, September 2014
Merri Franquin of the Paris Conservatory: Background and Legacy
Third Presbyterian Church
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, USA
Doctor of Musical Arts recital, April 2014
Kilbourn Hall
Works by Joseph Haydn, Dave Headlam, Anthony Plog, and Friedmann.
Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, USA
Doctor of Musical Arts recital, November 2013
Hatch Recital Hall
Works by Jean-Édouard Barat, Caroline Charrière, Georges Enesco, Kent Kennan, and Jean Maire.
Malmö Academy of Music, Lund University — Malmö, Sweden
Master of Music recital, May 2013
Rådhuset, Stortorget
Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra — Istanbul, Turkey
Soloist, April 2013
Performances at Caddebostan Cultural Center and Borusan Music House.
Fremantle Chamber Orchestra — Perth, Australia
Soloist and chamber musician, June 2010
Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra — Istanbul, Turkey
Soloist, January 2009
Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre Concert Hall.
Grand Valley State University International Trumpet Seminar — Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
International Guests Recital, 2009
Center for Advanced Studies in Music (MIAM), Istanbul Technical University — Istanbul, Turkey
Master of Arts recital, 2008
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra — Izmir, Turkey
Soloist with Erden Bilgen, 2007
Atatürk Cultural Center, Izmir.
Moda English Church — Istanbul, Turkey
Solo trumpet recital with Gregory Pascuzzi, 2007
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra — Izmir, Turkey
Soloist with Erden Bilgen, 2006
Atatürk Cultural Center, Izmir.
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Symphony Orchestra — Istanbul, Turkey
Soloist, 2005
Performed Alexander Arutiunian’s Trumpet Concerto at the Atatürk Cultural Center, Taksim, Istanbul.
Symphony and Opera Orchestra Experience
Chamber Orchestra of New York — New York, USA
Orchestral trumpet, 2023
Concerts at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on April 14 and December 14, 2023.
New Manhattan Sinfonietta — New York, USA
Principal trumpet, 2018–2022
Oratorio Society of New York Orchestra — New York, USA
Second trumpet, 2018
Verdi’s Requiem at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on May 9, 2018. Kent Tritle, conductor.
Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola — New York, USA
Second trumpet, 2018
Works by Francis Poulenc, including the Mass in G Major and Gloria, at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola on May 23, 2018. K. Scott Warren, conductor.
Central Church Chorale and Orchestra — New York, USA
Trumpet, 2017
Handel’s Messiah at Central Presbyterian Church. Seth Ward, director.
Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra — Rochester, New York, USA
Principal and section trumpet, 2008–2015
Neil Varon, conductor.
Eastman Opera Orchestra — Rochester, New York, USA
Solo and second trumpet, 2008–2015
Benton Hess, conductor.
Malmö Symphony Orchestra — Malmö, Sweden
Second trumpet, 2012
Malmö Opera Orchestra — Malmö, Sweden
Second and third trumpet, 2012
Leif Segerstam, conductor.
Malmö Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra — Malmö, Sweden
Principal and section trumpet, 2010–2013
Eastman Graduate Chamber Orchestra — Rochester, New York, USA
Principal and section trumpet, 2008–2010 and 2013–2014
Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra — Istanbul, Turkey
Principal and second trumpet, 2001–2006
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra — Izmir, Turkey
Section trumpet, 2003–2004
Bilkent University Youth Symphony Orchestra — Ankara, Turkey
Principal trumpet, 2002–2004
Murcia International Youth Symphony Orchestra — Murcia, Spain
Section trumpet, 2002
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra — Ankara, Turkey
Section trumpet, 1999
Turkish Presidential Symphony Orchestra — Ankara, Turkey
Second and section trumpet, 1998–2000
Wind and Brass Ensemble Experience
Cathedral of St. John the Divine Brass Ensemble — New York, USA
Member, 2017–present
Eastman Wind Ensemble — Rochester, New York, USA
Principal and section trumpet, 2008–2015
Performed under conductors Mark Davis Scatterday, Donald Hunsberger, Brad Lubman, and Cynthia Johnston Turner. Participated as section leader in a recording project devoted to the music of Jeff Tyzik, featuring soloist Mark Kellogg.
Malmö Academy of Music Wind Ensemble — Malmö, Sweden
Principal and section trumpet, 2010–2013
Håkan Hardenberger, conductor.
Malmö Academy of Music Brass Ensemble — Malmö, Sweden
Principal and section trumpet, 2010–2013
Performed under Håkan Hardenberger and Sir Elgar Howarth.
European Brass Ensemble — Stift Melk, Austria
Section trumpet, 2012–2015
Thomas Clamor, conductor. Performances with Hans Gansch, James Morrison, Thomas Gansch, Jack Burt, Gábor Tarkövi, and Craig Morris.
Grup Fanfare — Turkey
Section leader, solo trumpet, section trumpet, and flugelhorn, 1997–2012
Performances in Adana, Ordu, Antalya, Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir.
Antalya State Symphony Wind Orchestra — Antalya, Turkey
Soloist and principal trumpet, 2008 and 2012
Eastman Brass Guild — Rochester, New York, USA
Principal and section trumpet; ensemble director, 2008–2010
Istanbul Technical University MIAM Wind Improvisation Ensemble — Istanbul, Turkey
Lead trumpet and flugelhorn, 2006–2008
Directed by Robert Reigle.
Bursa Wind Symphony Orchestra — Bursa, Turkey
Principal flugelhorn, 2005–2007
Anadolu University Wind Ensemble — Eskişehir, Turkey
Principal and section trumpet, 2006
Chamber Ensemble Experience
Encore-Coda Music Camp Contemporary Music Ensemble — Sweden, Maine, USA
Performer, summers 2019, 2022, and 2023
Cathedral of St. John the Divine Brass Quintet — New York, USA
Member, 2017–2018
Performed music by Giovanni Gabrieli under the direction of Kent Tritle.
Brooklyn Brass — New York, USA
Substitute trumpet, 2017–2018
Faculty Trumpet Ensemble with Brett Long, Nazareth College — Rochester, New York, USA
Member, 2015
Eastman Graduate Chamber Brass Quintet — Rochester, New York, USA
Member and group leader, 2013–2015
Malmö Academy of Music Brass Quintet — Malmö, Sweden
Member and group leader, 2010–2013
Eastman School of Music Trumpet Ensemble — Rochester, New York, USA
Member, 2008–2015
Eastman B-Team Brass — Rochester, New York, USA
Member and group leader, 2008–2010
Turkish Trumpet Quartet — Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey
Member and group leader, 2002–2008
Grup Fanfare Brass Quintet — Ankara, Turkey
Principal trumpet, 2002–2005
Grup Fanfare Trumpet Ensemble — Turkey
Member and group leader, 1998–2008