We're delighted to have Evren Ozel at The New School for a recital as part of the Mannes International Piano Festival!

Program

William Grant Still (1895-1978)
“Summerland” from Three Visions for Piano

Claude Debussy ( 1862-1918)
Preludes, Book 1
   Danseuses de Delphes (Dancers of Delphi)
   Voiles (Sails / Veils)
   Le Vent dans la plaine (The Wind in the Plain)
   "Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir" (Sounds        and Perfumes Swirl in the Evening Air)
   Les Collines d'Anacapri (The Hills of Anacapri)
   Des pas sur la neige (Footsteps in the Snow)
   Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest (What the West Wind Saw)
   La Fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
   La Sérénade interrompue (The Interrupted Serenade)
   La Cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)
   La Danse de Puck (Puck's Dance)
   Minstrels

Intermission

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Nocturne No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 36

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
   Carnaval, Op. 9
   Préambule
   Pierrot
   Arlequin
   Valse noble
   Eusebius
   Florestan
   Coquette
   Réplique
   Papillons
   A.S.C.H. – S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)
   Chiarina
   Chopin
   Estrella
   Reconnaissance
   Pantalon et Colombine
   Valse allemande
   Paganini
   Aveu
   Promenade
   Pause
   Marche des "Davidsbündler" contre les Philistins

About Evren Ozel: 

American pianist Evren Ozel has been described as “an absolute wow” (Third Coast Review) and “an artist capable of lifting everyone to another level” (LaScena Musicale), praised for his blend of technical mastery and compelling artistry. Performing extensively throughout the United States and internationally, Ozel is a laureate of the Van Cliburn, Cleveland, and Dublin international piano competitions, and the recipient of a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and a 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. 

Since making his orchestral debut with the Minnesota Orchestra at age 11, Ozel has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and Boston Pops, performing under conductors such as Marin Alsop, Carlos Miguel Prieto, Hugh Wolff, and Ruth Reinhardt. His debut album—Mozart concertos recorded with the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Howard Griffiths—was released in 2025 on Alpha Classics. 

Highlights of Ozel’s upcoming 2026-27 season include solo recitals for Capital Region Classical and Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, as well as performances with the Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Alabama Symphonies. He has previously performed for La Jolla Music Society, Cal Performances, Portland Piano International. Internationally, he has performed recitals at the Salle Cortot in Paris, the Brandenburgische Sommerkonzerte in Germany, and the Vilnius Piano Festival in Lithuania. 

A committed chamber musician, Ozel collaborates with artists including David Finckel and Wu Han, Stella Chen, Zlatomir Fung, Paul Huang, Kim Kashkashian, Daniel Phillips, and Marcy Rosen. He spent four summers at the Marlboro Music Festival, and is currently a 2024–27 Bowers Program Artist with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, with upcoming appearances at Alice Tully Hall. 

Ozel resides in Boston and holds Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Artist Diploma degrees from the New England Conservatory, where he studied with Wha Kyung Byun. His other important mentors include Jonathan Biss, Imogen Cooper, Richard Goode, András Schiff, and Mitsuko Uchida.