“Keyboard Poetry” featuring Evren Ozel, piano

American pianist Evren Ozel has won numerous honors and awards in his young career including scholarships from the U.S Chopin Foundation and Young Arts Foundation, 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.

The rising star performer has appeared with orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, RTE National Symphony and Boston Pops among others.

Proof of vaccination and the wearing of masks is required. If you are feeling ill on the day of the performance please do not attend. You will be entitled to a refund.

Program:

Rachmaninoff:

Corelli Variations

Chopin:

Sonata No. 2

Mazurkas, Op. 56

Scriabin:

Preludes Op. 11, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 11

Poèmes, Op. 32

Poèmes, Op. 63

Sonata No. 5, Op. 53