FIUMGO Concert: Criolla para Adelita on November 14, 2017
The FIU Miami Guitar Orchestra, directed by Mesut Özgen, will present the fall concert, as part of the FIU GuitArt Series, with an exciting program of music from Renaissance to modern, as well as jazz and traditional music from Peru at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall in Miami on Tuesday, November 14, 2018 at 7:30 pm.
Upcoming Concerts in California and France
Mesut will be giving concerts in Santa Cruz, California and Lahontan, France. The Santa Cruz concert will be at the UCSC on May 18th, followed by a masterclass on May 19, 2017, also at the UCSC Music Center. The Lahontan concerts will be as part of the Festival International de Guitare en Bearn des Gaves on July 9th and 12th. will include […]
2017 Miami International GuitART Festival begins on February 20th
The 2017 Miami International GuitART Festival hosted by the Florida International University School of Music begins with the Opening Concert of Celso Cano & Mesut Özgen on Monday, February 20, 2017.
Özgen and MIGF Recognized as Winner of the 2016 Knight Arts Challenge!
Founder and Artistic Director of the Miami International GuitART Festival, guitarist/composer Mesut Özgen was recognized as one of the 2016 Knight Arts Challenge award winners. Matt Haggman, Miami Program Director for Community and National Initiatives with Knight Foundation and Victoria Rogers, Vice President/Arts for Knight Foundation, presented the award to Özgen at the Knight Foundation’s […]
Orient Express Concert on October 28, 2016
Considered one of the finest Turkish pianists of her generation, Hande Dalkılıç teams up with guitarist/composer Mesut Özgen for the Orient Express and present music from Istanbul to London along the train route of the famous Orient Express.
2017 Miami International GuitART Festival Dates Announced
The 2017 Miami International GuitART Festival will be hosted by the Florida International University School of Music from February 20-26, 2017. After the successful inauguration of the festival in 2016, the MIGF 2017 will again present eleven concerts, five masterclasses, three lectures, and a composers panel, as well as a composition competition and a luthiers expo. More info […]
Blue Journey to be performed by New Music Works
Mesut’s composition Blue Journey (Mavi Yolculuk) for flute, cello, and guitar will be performed by the New Music Works at University of California, Santa Cruz on April 16, 2016 The concert is entitled “Major Keys of Asia Minor” featuring also works by Ma’ayan Tsadka (Israel/U.S.), Saed Haddad (Jordan/Berlin), Eitan Steinber (Israel), Karim Haddad (Lebanon/France), and Emre Sihan Kaleli (Turkey/Austria). Venue and Ticket […]
Anatolian Fantasy Concert on April 2, 2016
Mesut Özgen will be joined by guitarist Celso Cano and soprano Rebecca Benitez to perform his compositions, as well as works by Agustin Barrios and Robert Beaser in Miami Beach, as part of the Arts at St. John’s Concert Season “Places We Call Home”, on Saturday, April 2, 2016.
2016 Miami International GuitART Festival kicks off on February 24th
The 2016 Miami International GuitART Festival hosted by the Florida International University School of Music kicks off with the Opening Concert of Celso Cano & Mesut Özgen on Wednesday, February 24, 2016.
Rumeli Turkusu to be premiered in Cuba
Mesut’s composition Rumeli Turkusu for two guitars will be performed by Duo Con-Trastes in Havana, Cuba at the National Lyrical Theater “Gonzalo Roig” Concert Hall on November 17, 2015. The concert is presented as part of the International Contemporary Music Festival of Havana. Rumeli Türküsü (Song of Rumeli) for two guitars, performed by Celil Refik Kaya and John Patrick McShane at Mannes School of Music: