Suliman Tekalli.
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra has appointed Suliman Tekalli as concertmaster. Tekalli will join the orchestra this summer, with his first full season set to begin in 2025-26. He performed with the ICO at it its “Joyful Solidarity” concert on February 1, 2025 and at the APA Classical Competition Concert with Elliott Wu. Tekalli has appeared as a soloist with orchestras across North and South America, Europe, and Asia, appearing at venues including Wigmore Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Seoul Arts Center. He has served as concertmaster for the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York Classical Players, Sphinx Virtuosi, and the International Sejong Soloists. He was a member of the Catalyst Quartet and he regularly tours with the string quintet Sybarite5 as well as with his sibling, pianist Jamila Tekalli, as the Tekalli Duo. He has collaborated with contemporary composers such as Paul Wiancko, Andrea Casarrubios, Curtis Stewart, Michael Brown, and Reena Esmail, among others. Tekalli studied at the Juilliard School, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Yale School of Music, and was a fellow of Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect.
