Single Tickets On Sale August 1, 2025
ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
The second Signature Series piano recital of the season introduces the remarkable Evren Ozel to CMDetroit’s Seligman audience. Recipient of a coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant, Ozel’s mature and thoughtful musicianship rivals that of musicians twice his age. His blockbuster program includes Schumann’s Carnaval and Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit.
“refined restraint”
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Evren Ozel, piano
American pianist Evren Ozel 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, 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, and is currently represented by Concert Artists Guild as an Ambassador Prize Winner of their 2021 Victor Elmaleh Competition.
Since his debut with the Minnesota Orchestra at age 11, Ozel has been a featured soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and The Orchestra Now at Bard College, with conductors Jahja Ling, Courtney Lewis, and Leon Botstein. In March of 2025, his first album of Mozart Concertos with the ORF Radio Symphony of Vienna and conductor Howard Griffiths will be released on Alpha Classics. Read more >
