ABOUT

Awarded the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste / Artist Diploma from the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, Ece Selin Yüksel is a Turkish flutist based in Paris.

A graduate of Sorbonne Université, she studied with Jean Ferrandis at the École Normale de Musique de Paris and currently continues her advanced training with Vincent Lucas at the Pôle Supérieur d’Enseignement Artistique Paris Boulogne-Billancourt (PSPBB). She previously studied with Halit Turgay and holds a Master’s degree from Ankara University of Music and Fine Arts.

Active internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the Baden-Baden Philharmonie. Her distinctions include First Prize at the 4th Marcel Moyse Flute Competition, as well as awards at the British Flute Society Flute Competition, Auguste Holmès Competition, and 1st Izmir National Flute Competition. In chamber music, she was also awarded at the AKOB Chamber Music Competition.

Alongside her performing career, she serves as Assistant Teacher at the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot and teaches in several music institutions in the Paris region. She is also the founder of Paris Flute Studio, her flute education programme.

Her artistic work includes the album Cappadocia by Halit Turgay, released in 2025, and she is currently pursuing doctoral research at Istanbul University focusing on performance preparation.