Where was İdil Biret educated?

She studied at the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris, refining her technique under renowned instructors.

What awards has İdil Biret received?

She has been honored with the **Zasłużony Działacz Kultury** (Polish cultural merit badge) and the **T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyü** (Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism award), among others.

What record labels has she worked with?

Her discography includes collaborations with **Naxos**, a Hong Kong-based label, and other international studios.

How has she promoted Turkish culture?

Through performances of Turkish composers and cross-cultural projects, she has enhanced global appreciation for Turkey’s musical heritage.

İdil Biret

Turkish pianist (born 1941)

Person human Q262078

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[13]
Date of birth: November 21, 1941
Place of birth: Ankara
Country of citizenship: Turkey^[5]
Occupation: pianist, music arranger
Educated at: Conservatoire de Paris^[7]
Award received: State Artist, Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Knight of the National Order of Merit, T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyü^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]
Genre: classical music^[14]
Official website: idilbiret.eu^[18]
Student of: Nadia Boulanger, Mithat Fenmen, Alfred Cortot, Wilhelm Kempff^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Turkish^[25]
Family name: Biret^[16]
Given name: İdil^[17]
Instrument: piano^[24]
Name in native language: İdil Biret^[26]
Native language: Turkish^[6]
Record label: Naxos^[15]
Relative: Mahmut Ragıp Gazimihal^[19]
Start of work period: 1943^[27]

🏷️ Also known as

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🔖 Identifiers · 54

ISNI: 0000000078237076
VIAF cluster ID: 61734031
Library of Congress authority ID: n81014579
GND ID: 13088653X
Image (Wikimedia Commons): İdil Biret (7092905573).jpg ↗
AusStage person ID: 475846
BBC Things ID: ab7f3735-b792-4e82-a40c-2a9fd0a07fbf
BIBSYS ID: 1024698
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13926783f
CONOR.SI ID: 153306723
Carnegie Hall agent ID: 104213
DBC author ID: 87097990216848

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DUC ID: idil-biret
Deezer artist ID: 186063
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 13088653X
Dezède person ID: 14914
Discogs artist ID: 957676, 646798
Europeana entity: agent/base/56219
FAST ID: 1447414
FID performing arts ID: agent/gnd_13088653X
FemBio ID: 3220
Freebase ID: /m/04w64q
GTAA ID: 260855
Grove Music Online ID: 42841
Hoopla artist ID: 501015186
IdRef ID: 110035585
KANTO ID: 000206817
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 13088653X
Libraries Australia ID: 35692442
MYmovies person ID: 37730
MusicBrainz artist ID: 8a2ce8fe-35fa-44b5-a91f-d8cc38dfc676
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000246315
NL CR AUT ID: xx0114923
NLA Trove people ID: 1044956
NLP ID: a0000002500864
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000593711
NSK ID: 981005706595409366
NUKAT ID: n2011056251
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007436431505171
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:CVt2;=Bl
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810642477005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX1286794
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 137048513
Obálky knih ID: xx0114923
RERO ID (legacy): A003008737
RISM ID: people/41021355
Radio France person ID: idil-biret
SNAC ARK ID: w6v53638
Songkick artist ID: 185340
Spotify artist ID: 5SBOWUBQdfga0xprPVBxOr
Tidal artist ID: 4000497
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: idil-biret
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJpDRvfrqw9C8CqRGDYByd
Yale LUX ID: person/950e6284-387e-4e9c-9577-a7f1740fbf80

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🔗 Connections

Student of 4

Nadia Boulanger, Alfred Cortot, Wilhelm Kempff, Mithat Fenmen

← Mb:teacher 4

Nadia Boulanger, Alfred Cortot, Wilhelm Kempff, Jean Doyen

Award received 2

Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyü

Occupation 2

musician, pianist

Teachers 2

Nadia Boulanger, Mithat Fenmen

Country of citizenship 1

Turkey

Educated at 1

Conservatoire de Paris

Genre 1

classical music

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

piano

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Turkish

Native language 1

Turkish

Place of birth 1

Ankara

Record label 1

Naxos

Sex or gender 1

female

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Summary

İdil Biret was born on November 21, 1941^[1], in Ankara^[2]. She has worked as a pianist^[3] and music arranger^[4].

FAQs

Where was İdil Biret born?

İdil Biret was born in Ankara^[2].

What did İdil Biret do for work?

İdil Biret worked as a pianist^[3] and music arranger^[4].

Where did İdil Biret go to school?

İdil Biret was educated at Conservatoire de Paris^[7].

What awards did İdil Biret receive?

Honors received include State Artist^[8], Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland^[9], Zasłużony Działacz Kultury^[10], and Knight of the National Order of Merit^[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ İdil Biret — place of birth (P19): Ankara. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-03-02. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ İdil Biret — sex or gender (P21): female. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ İdil Biret — country of citizenship (P27): Turkey. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ İdil Biret — educated at (P69): Conservatoire de Paris. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ İdil Biret — native language (P103): Turkish. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ İdil Biret — occupation (P106): pianist. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ İdil Biret — occupation (P106): music arranger. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ İdil Biret — genre (P136): classical music. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ İdil Biret — award received (P166): State Artist. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ İdil Biret — award received (P166): Member of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ İdil Biret — award received (P166): Zasłużony Działacz Kultury. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ İdil Biret — award received (P166): Knight of the National Order of Merit. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ İdil Biret — award received (P166): T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyü. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ İdil Biret — record label (P264): Naxos. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ İdil Biret — date of birth (P569): November 21, 1941. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ İdil Biret — family name (P734): Biret. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ İdil Biret — given name (P735): İdil. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ İdil Biret — official website (P856): http://idilbiret.eu. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ İdil Biret — relative (P1038): Mahmut Ragıp Gazimihal. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ İdil Biret — student of (P1066): Nadia Boulanger. list of students of Frédéric Chopin. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ İdil Biret — student of (P1066): Mithat Fenmen. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ İdil Biret — student of (P1066): Alfred Cortot. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ İdil Biret — student of (P1066): Wilhelm Kempff. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ İdil Biret — instrument (P1303): piano. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ İdil Biret — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Turkish. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ İdil Biret — name in native language (P1559): İdil Biret. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ İdil Biret — start of work period (P2031): 1943. wikidata.org.

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5d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Deezer artist ID → 186063

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Occupation → pianist, music arranger

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Place of birth → Ankara

Educated at → Conservatoire de Paris

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