Timur Okutman
Timur Okutman was born in Istanbul on July 23, 1974. In 1988, he began his MusicAL life with guitar education and later continued with singing.
His first professional performance was in İstanbul with the Group UK in 1996, in which group he pursued his early musical career.
In 1999, he organized his musical group named ADR and he sang different repertoires from world music with this group in Bodrum.
In 2000, he moved to his home in Fethiye and continued his musical works, there. He had an opportunity to improve his singing technique with International Cabaret Venue while he was working at St.Nicholas Park.
In 2002, he decided to concentrate solely on his studies regarding Opera. He became a student of Prof.Leyla Pınar after met with her.
In 2007 He found an opportunity for had listen himself to International Famous Tenor Aydın Uştuk while he was in İstanbul for 3 Tenor & 1 Stage Concert (A.K.M). And took his advises.
At the same year, He met with Actor Tenor Patrick Lange in İstanbul Baroque Festival and he had listen himself and took his praises. He joined the same festival as quest artist and he sang G.F.Haendel’s Lascia Ch'io Pianga, aria known from Rinaldo Opera.
In 19.10.2007, He sang Composer Sibelius’s Kullervo Op.7 Symphony with İstanbul European Choir at the season opening concert of the İstanbul State Symphony Orchestra in Aya İrini. (Conductor Alexander Rahbari)
Now, He is the studying with Prof.Leyla Pınar and her Baroque Group Baroque"