Competitions, Concerts, Projects 2022 DAAD-2022 New Musik Award 2021 Projekt in MusikFabrik Köln 2021 Winner of the position of principal harpist of Baltic Sea Orchestra, 2021 Tour 2020 Performances in La Biennale di Venezia with Ensemble Oktopus Since 2020 Member of New Music Ensemble Oktopus 2019-2020 Winner of the position of principal harpist of Pan Caucasian Youth Orchestra 2018-2019 Erasmus in Munich, Hochschule für Musik und Theater München 2014-2016 Principal harpist of Turkey National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Europe tour 2012-2013 Erasmus in Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt Conservatory 2013 Finalist of the Concours International de Harpe Jeunes Talents Martin Geliot, France 2011-2012 Principal harpist of the National Youth Symphony Orchestra Turkey
Education 2023 Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Neue Musik master 2021 Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, Harp master 2012-2013 Erasmus at Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional (CRR) de Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris 2010-2018 Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts University, Istanbul 2004-2010 Mersin University Conservatory, Mersin Orchestras Münchner Symphoniker Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie Verbier Festival Orchestra Jewish Chamber Orchestra München President Symphony Orchestra of Turkey Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Antalya State Symphony Orchestra CRR Symphony Orchestra
Melis Çom
Melis Çom was born in Mersin/Turkey, where she began her first harp education in 2004. After she moved to İstanbul in 2010, continued her education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Conservatory. In 2012/2013, she was in Paris for one year, at Conservatoire à Rayonnement Regional de Boulogne- Billancourt Paris. In the same year she was finalist in the Concours International de Harpe Jeunes Talents Martine Geliot.
Between 2011-1012 she was the member of “National Youth Symphony Orchestra” and In 2015-2016, she was the member of “Turkey National Youth Symphony Orchestra” conducted by Cem Mansur, with this orchestra they gave many concerts in Europe and Turkey.
Melis Çom had lived in İstanbul for 10 years and played with many orchestra and also focused her own Projects as ArplıYoga. During these years she had also the position as a harp teacher in L’Ecole Francophone de Musique d’Istanbul.
In 2019, she moved to Munich to complete her master with Cristina Bianchi at Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. A er she graduated her master with the highest grade, she made second Master on New Musik, in the same university and focused on new sound possibilities with harp. In 2022, she won a DAAD prize about New Music.
Harpist Melis Çom participates in concerts with the Müncher Symphony and the Munich Jewish Chamber Orchestra. With her newest project ‘Harp O’Clock Concert Series’, she gives solo or duo concerts (with different instruments) in styles such as classical, jazz and improvisation&electronics. Since 2022 she teaches in Pullach Musik School.