Biography

Mevsim Engin is a highly accomplished violinist and violist with a rich and diverse background in music. She has received extensive training in both viola and violin, participating in numerous festivals and masterclasses that have contributed significantly to her professional development. Currently pursuing her doctoral studies at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music.
She completed her Master’s degree in violin performance as a soloist in 2019 under Professor Eszter Perényi.

Mevsim began her advanced viola studies in 2021 at the Liszt Academy, where she trained under the esteemed Proffesor Barsony Peter. She also studied with Ildikó Moóg and András Sántora. During her academic career, she has been actively involved in many prestigious festivals and masterclasses, including the Kaposvár Music Festival, Hvide Sande Mastercourses/Festival, Budapest Spring Festival, Festival Academy Budapest, and the Aarhus Opus Festival, among others. She has enriched her education through masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Nobuko Imai, Jessica Stumm, Christian Euler, Tim Fredericksen, and Isabella Villanova. Additionally, she has worked alongside notable chamber music partners and teachers like, Isabelle van Keulen, Henrik Brendstrup, and Maria Pukhlianko. She took partin projects as tutti and section leader with famous conductors such Takacs Nagy Gabor, Andreas Ottensamer, Kobayashi Ken-Ichiro, Adam Medveczky, Antonella Allemandi, Martin Fröst.

Her vast experience as a violist has led her to perform with various orchestras and ensembles across the globe. Mevsim has played in some of the world’s most esteemed concert venues, including Konzerthaus Berlin, Berlin Philharmonie, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Shanghai Grand Theater, and Suntory Hall Tokyo. Her orchestral and chamber music performances have earned her a reputation as a versatile and heartfelt musician.

In June 2023, Mevsim had the honor of performing as a soloist in the Grand Hall of the Liszt Academy, where she played Bartók’s Viola Concerto with the Academy Orchestra. She was awarded second prize and a Musica Editio Budapest special prize and best performance of the contemporary piece at the Lukács Pál Viola Competition. Throughout her career, she has been a member of several prominent orchestras in Hungary, including the Savaria Symphony Orchestra, the Győr Philharmonic, and the Alba Regia Symphony, Mav Symphony. She has also performed as a substitute with the Hungarian National Opera and the Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra. She is one of the founding members of the Saygun Quartet. Her one of the goals of the research program is to explore the historical connections between Hungarian and Turkish music and to introduce Ahmed Adnan Saygun’s Viola Concerto into the repertoire.

She is giving lectures at the Liszt Academy and gives international masterclasses. She is also actively engaged in contemporary music, regularly performing within the international modern-music scene and taking partin leading contemporary music festivals. Her entry into the international contemporary music world in Switzerland-Lugano was marked by a work dedicated to her by Giulio Cattaneo, highlighting her distinctive artistry and commitment to new music.

Mevsim currently plays a viola crafted by Hungarian luthier Tamás Guminar, further complementing her remarkable musical journey.