Evren Ozel

American pianist Evren Ozel has established himself as a musician of “refined restraint” (3CR), combining fluent virtuosity with thoughtful interpretations. Having performed extensively in the US and abroad, he is the recipient of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant. He is represented by Concert Artists Guild as a winner of their 2021 competition. A dedicated chamber musician, he has played at the Marlboro Festival and ChamberFest Cleveland with artists including Jonathan Biss, Hsin-Yun Huang, Joseph Lin, Christoph Richter, and Peter Wiley. He performs on Musicians from Marlboro tours at Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center and New York’s Carnegie Hall. His 2022–23 season includes recitals with violinist Geneva Lewis for Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Washington Performing Arts. In the 2023–24 season, he will perform Beethoven trios with violinist Stephanie Zyzak and cellist Alexander Hersh for Capital Region Classical, and make his debuts at the Gardner Museum and Frick Collection with violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux. Ozel 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. Other mentors include Jonathan Biss, Imogen Cooper, Richard Goode, and Mitsuko Uchida.