Evren Ozel, piano, 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 and 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant. He is currently represented by Concert Artists Guild as an Ambassador Prize Winner of their 2021 Victor Elmaleh Competition. An esteemed chamber musician, Evren has performed on multiple Musicians from Marlboro tours and with ChamberFest Cleveland. Most recently, he was selected as a Bowers Program Artist for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the New England Conservatory (NEC) and is currently a candidate in NEC’s prestigious Artist Diploma program, all under the tutelage of Wha Kyung Byun. Other important mentors include Jonathan Biss, Imogen Cooper, Richard Goode, Dr. Sarah Miller, Tom Rosenberg, and Mitsuko Uchida.