A performer who teaches, and a teacher who performs.
Berfin works with students from first lessons to advanced study, and continues to perform internationally. The two practices inform each other: clear technique, musical imagination, and attention to the person in the room.
As a performer
In 2006, aged eight, Berfin became Turkey’s youngest orchestral soloist. She studied with Lutsia Ibragimova at the Yehudi Menuhin School from 2012 to 2016 on a full scholarship, continued at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, and graduated from the Royal Academy of Music with First Class Honours, studying with Jack Liebeck.
Selected work includes recitals at Wigmore Hall and Tonhalle; Fazıl Say’s 1001 Nights in the Harem with Kammerphilharmonie Bodensee Orchestra, 2012; Max Bruch’s Adagio Appassionato for Sony Classical in 2019; Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Bursa Symphony Orchestra in 2022; and solo violin for The World of Hans Zimmer from 2024, on tour across Europe, the United States and Canada.
She also works across voice, composition and improvisation, and gave a TEDx talk in Ankara in 2017.
As a teacher
She has taught privately since 2016, and taught violin and piano at London School of Arts from 2022 to 2024. Her students include children from the age of five, teenagers preparing for exams, and adults returning to music or beginning later in life — including students in their seventies.
Lessons are tailored to the student’s aims. Some want structured exam preparation for ABRSM or Trinity. Others want to play with more freedom, rebuild confidence, or simply enjoy the instrument again. She explains technique in plain language, demonstrates often, and sets practice that is demanding without being harsh.
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“She has a natural ability to make each student feel valued and understood, fostering an environment where they can thrive not only as musicians but as individuals.”