Murat Gurol
Born in Ankara in 1956.
Started his music education at the age of 7.
Entered the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory violin class in 1966, graduating in 1981, while also attending the English High School and Robert College High school in Istanbul.
Gürol was admitted to the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra the same year he graduated the Conservatory. Playing in the first violin section he also served as administrative vice director and then director for ten years starting from 1986.
In 1992 he was assigned as the Program Manager of the Istanbul Municipality Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, where he served for 9 years. He was the founding partner and a member of the Akbank and Borusan Chamber Orchestras for several years and worked as the artistic advisor of Destek Reassurans and Antalya Cultural Center. Gürol also worked as the General Secretary of the Istanbul Philharmonic Society for two years.
Gürol was invited to Brussels Royal Conservatory for a Concours as a jury member in 1997, same year received plaquet from the President of Turkey in the name of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra for the 25th anniversary of the Istanbul International Music Festival.
Murat Gürol organized numerous concerts through the companies he founded, Orion Productions and Nika Productions.
Being the 2nd Director of the Marmaris Philharmonic Society since 2005, takes part in organizing Marmaris International Music Festival and also acting as the concertmaster of the Marmaris Chamber Orchestra.
As of March 2020, Murat Gurol is assigned as the Culture and Arts Advisor at the Elginkan Holding (ECA), the main sponsor of the Istanbul International Music Festival.
Murat Gürol is a graduate of the Istanbul Technical University’s Construction Engineering Faculty. He also received an MS degree from Bosphorus University and MBA from Istanbul University.