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Ozgen Performs Kaufman Guitar Concerto in Istanbul
Mesut Özgen will perform the Kaufman Guitar Concerto in Istanbul with the Aromsa Chamber OrchestraAnatolian Ensemble at MIGF 2024 from February 16-19
The Anatolian Ensemble, featuring Neva Özgen Kösoglu (kemenche), Cihat Askin (violin), Yelda Özgen Öztürk (cello), and Mesut Ozgen (guitar) will be presenting lectures, workshops, and a concert in the Miami International GuitART Festival from February 16-19, 2024.
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[wolf_testimonial_slide cite="Benjamin Verdery, Yale University School of Music"]"This is a great virtuoso who will dazzle audiences for years to come." [/wolf_testimonial_slide]
[wolf_testimonial_slide cite="Acoustic Guitar"]"Özgen’s playing is stunningly versatile and expressive throughout." [/wolf_testimonial_slide]
[wolf_testimonial_slide cite="Guitar Review"]"Troubadour CD is a shining example of this guitarist's great talent." [/wolf_testimonial_slide]
[wolf_testimonial_slide cite="Soundboard (Guitar Foundation of America)"]"Mesut Özgen delivers performances that are forceful and convincing even when the music is dauntingly difficult." [/wolf_testimonial_slide]
[wolf_testimonial_slide cite="Acoustic Player Magazine"]"...an exceptional talent who breathes freshness into every piece he plays." [/wolf_testimonial_slide]
[wolf_testimonial_slide cite="Classical Guitar Magazine"]"Mesut Özgen is a highly accomplished and exciting player; he gets the most out of the music he performs... The phrasing is immaculate and his technical capabilities are considerable." [/wolf_testimonial_slide]
[wolf_testimonial_slide cite="Rosalyn Tureck, harpsichordist, conductor, Julliard School"]"...an extremely gifted guitarist." [/wolf_testimonial_slide]
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About the Artist
Mesut Özgen has performed and taught master classes throughout the United States, Spain, and Turkey and has been on the guitar faculty at the University of California, Santa Cruz since 1998.
He was the first guitarist to be awarded the "Dean's Prize," which is the highest honorary prize of the Yale School of Music. He began playing guitar in 1981 while pursuing his study at the School of Medicine.
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