A graduate of the Yehudi Menuhin School, London-born British-Turkish violinist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and artistic director Ezo Sarici is developing as one of her generation’s leading performers and composers across solo, chamber music, and jazz and folk-inflected projects as a bandleader.

She has taken the stage internationally across Europe with appearances in Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Turkey, to name a few. Her passion for solo performance and cross-genre work has featured appearances at the Southbank Centre, London Jazz Festival, Aberystwyth Festival, Ronnie Scott’s, and Buckingham Palace, and most recently the premiere of her piece Göçebe Prenses at the Barbican Centre, performed by the esteemed Her Ensemble and Friends with Jess Gillam and Laura van der Heijden, which was also broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

Having recently graduated with Distinction from the Royal Academy of Music, Ezo was fortunate to be supported by the Countess of Munster Trust, the Harrison-Frank Family Foundation, and the Leverhulme Scholarship. During her studies, she was also a prizewinner at several competitions, including the Lipizer International Violin Competition, Bromsgrove International Competition, Josef Micka International Competition, and First Prize in the Royal Academy of Music Strings and Piano Duo Prize. She was also a Southbank Young Artist during the 2023/24 season, in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Music and Manchester Collective.

Ezo’s passion for chamber music has resulted in partnerships with Roman Simović, Milena Simović, David Cohen, Max Baillie, Boris Kusnezow, and Andrey Gugnin, among many others. She is a founding member of Trio Arisonto, who have been playing together since 2021. Comprised of horn player Annemarie Federle and pianist Harry Rylance, the trio were prize winners of the 2023 Tunnell Trust Award, resulting in a six-concert tour across Scotland in 2024. They continue to perform throughout the UK, with the 2025/26 season featuring new arrangements and debut performances in Leeds, Wales, and Walton-on-Thames.

The summer of 2025 saw the launch of the Pererinion Ysbrydol Festival Academy (PYFA) in Wales, co-founded and directed by Ezo alongside her duo partner Deniz Cengiz. Set in the historic Gregynog Hall, the festival brought together world-class faculty including Roman Simovic, Milena Simovic, David Cohen, and Boris Kusnezow, offering a vibrant new space for students from all over the world to explore chamber music traditions, history, and accessibility. Alongside their work as Artistic Directors, Ezo and Deniz also perform as Duo Ekeš, with concert tours across the UK and Turkey, upcoming debuts in Italy and Austria, and a recent success as finalists at the prestigious 22nd Kiejstut Bacewicz International Chamber Music Competition in Poland.

Ezo’s instrumental versatility has opened doors to unique opportunities, including being invited as guest principal viola with the Ulster Orchestra at just 20 years old, and performing her own compositions on oud, guitar, and piano in major venues such as the Southbank Centre.

september ‘25.