Çağıl Cansu Şanlıdağ started her first piano lessons at the age of 6 with Nergis Şakirzade. In primary school, she passed the entrance exams of Dokuz Eylül University State Conservatory and continued her piano education with Prof. Aykut Yafe.

In 2008, she passed the entrance exams of Mons Royal Conservatory and moved to Belgium for her undergraduate education. After graduating with honors from Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Mons, she completed her master's degree with Aleksandar Madzar at Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. She completed her postgraduate education with Markus Hadulla at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.

Throughout her career, she had the opportunity to work with famous musicians such as Michel Beroff, Mitsuko Shirai, Anne Sophie von Otter, Julius Drake, Dietrich Henschel, Gulsin Onay, Valerie Guillorit, Kemal Gekic, Francesco Libetta, Ilya Itin and Axel Bauni.

In many prestigious halls in Europe; He gave concerts at Bozar in Brussels, Palazzo Adami Lami in Florence, Cité internationale des Arts in Paris and Gesellschaft für Musiktheater in Vienna, etc. He also performed at the International North Cyprus Music Festival. Among the orchestras that Şanlıdağ has performed with as a soloist are I Musici Bruscelensis, the Northern Cyprus Presidential Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra.

Şanlıdağ's chamber music album with Philippe Graffin is planned to be released next year. The artist is also in the recording phase for his solo album collaboration with "Pavane".

Şanlıdağ mentored competitors in prestigious organizations such as the Belgium Cello and International Grumiaux Competitions, contributing to many participants achieving first place in these competitions. The artist is also a member of the academic staff of the Near East University.

Click for academic CV: