American pianist Evren Ozel has established himself as a musician of “refined restraint” (Third Coast Review), combining fluent virtuosity with probing, thoughtful interpretations.  Having performed extensively in the United States and abroad, Evren is the recipient of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, and is currently represented by Concert Artists Guild as an Ambassador Prize Winner of their 2021 Victor Elmaleh Competition.

Since his debut at age 11 with the Minnesota Orchestra, Evren has gone on to be a featured soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston POPS Orchestra, among others. In the 2023-24 season, he will record Mozart Concertos with the Radio Symphonieorchester Wien for the Next Generation Mozart Soloists Project based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Evren has performed solo recitals at important venues across the US, to critical acclaim. An esteemed chamber musician, he has played at the Marlboro Music Festival and ChamberFest Cleveland, and has also performed on Musicians from Marlboro tours at venues like the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia and New York’s Carnegie Hall. Most recently, he was selected as a Bowers Program Artist for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Evren received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the New England Conservatory, and is currently a candidate in their prestigious Artist Diploma program, all under the tutelage of Wha Kyung Byun. 

Website: https://www.evrenozel.com/