Giulio Rospigliosi National Guitar Competition
Mesut Özgen will be joining the jury of the Giulio Rospigliosi National Guitar Competition in Tuscany, Italy. The 30th Concorso Chitarristico Nazionale “Giulio Rospigliosi” will be held at the Villa Rospigliosi in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, from March 13-15, 2026. Özgen will be joining the distinguished judges Giulio Tampalini (guitarist, professor at the Politecnico delle Arti Bergamo – Conservatorio “G. Donizetti” and […]
Concerts at the 2026 Miami International GuitART Festival
Mesut Özgen will perform solo and duo works together with Celil Refik Kaya and Deepak Ram in the 2026 Miami International GuitART Festival. Özgen’s first concert will be with the virtuoso guitarist Celil Refik Kaya on February 16 and the next concert will be with the virtuoso bansuri player Deepak Ram on February 18. Özgen will also present […]
Ozgen presents the Opening Concert of the 2025-2026 South Bay Guitar Society Concert Season
The 2025-2026 South Bay Guitar Society Concert Season kicks off with a solo concert by Mesut Özgen on September 13, 2025.The concert will be at the Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Art, in Mountain View, CA. Özgen will also give a masterclass on September 14.
2025 Spring and Summer Concerts
Mesut’s upcoming concerts will be in Italy and Spain. The first concert will be in San Giuliano Milanese, Milan, Italy, as part of the 800 Musica Festival on May 24, 2025. Ozgen will perform 19th century works by Jean- Baptiste Bedard, Johann Kaspar Mertz, Ferdinando Carulli, Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani, and Francisco Tarrega. The second concert will be […]
Ozgen Performs Kaufman Guitar Concerto in Istanbul
Mesut Özgen will perform the Kaufman Guitar Concerto in Istanbul with the Aromsa Chamber Orchestra , directed by the extraordinary Turkish musician Cihat Askin, at the Süreyya Opera House on May 17, 2024. The concerto was written by the prize winning American composer Fredrick Kaufman for Mesut Özgen in 2019. Mr. Kaufman talks about the concert as follows: “I […]
Anatolian 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. The ensemble will be performing a program of traditional Turkish music with works by folk, Sufi, and Ottoman composerson February 18, 2024. The […]
Ozgen Performs with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra
Mesut Özgen will perform with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra in their annual Holiday concerts at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Shepard & Ruth K. Broad Performing Arts Center of Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida.. The program will include Handel’s Messiah and the Holiday pops, including Noel, You’re a Mean One, Mr. […]
Radford International Guitar Festival Concert in April 2023
Mesut Özgen will present a solo concert and masterclass at the Radford University in April 28-29, 2023
Earthquake Relief Concert on April 10, 2023
FIU Wertheim School of Music presents “Earthquake Relief Concert with FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra and Special Guests” to benefit the survivors of devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye on February 6, 2023.
Ozgen Premieres New Stephen Goss Guitar Concerto at MIGF 2023
The VIII. Miami International GuitART Festival presents the world premiere of “Wynwood Walls” concerto for guitar and orchestra by award-winning composer Stephen Goss , commissioned by MIGF through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, performed by guitarist Mesut Özgen as soloist, and FIU Festival Orchestra, directed and conducted by Maestro Javier Jose Mendoza. The […]