Beste Toparlak
Turkish harpist
Aysan Beste Toparlak (born c. 1988) is a Turkish classical harpist.
Early life and education
She was born in Istanbul, has an educational background that is deeply rooted in classical music and harp performance.
She began her music studies at the age of eight with pianist Yevgenia Tarasova in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Upon returning to Turkiye, she was admitted to the Harp Department of Ankara State Conservatory at Hacettepe University in 1999. During her pre-college and undergraduate studies, she worked with notable harpists like Bahar Goksu and Mujgan Aydin, graduating in 2009 with high honors.
She continued her education with a Master of Music degree from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, under the guidance of Xavier de Maistre, a well-known harp soloist and former principal harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic. She graduated in 2013.
She pursued an Artist Diploma at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she studied with distinguished professors like Susann McDonald, Elizabeth Hainen and Elzbieta Szmyt. This degree is often considered a post-master's professional degree in music, indicating her continued commitment to advancing her skills and knowledge in harp performance.
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