EVREN OZEL, piano

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Evran Ozel, piano

American pianist Evren Ozel began his musical studies at age 3 in his

hometown of Minneapolis, MN. He has won numerous honors and awards

including first prize at the 2016 Boston Symphony Concerto Competition,

second prize at the 2016 Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition,

and second prize as well as Mozart and Chopin special prizes at the 2018

Dublin International Piano Competition. Most recently, he received second

prize and special prizes for Best Mazurka and Best Polonaise at the 2020 U.S.

National Chopin Competition securing the honor of representing the U.S.A in

the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland in October 2021. Ozel

has performed with orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, Jacksonville

Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, RTE National Symphony, and Boston Pops among others.