Evren Ozel, piano
Hayes Piano Series
Evren Ozel, piano
Saturday, May 1, 2027, 2:00 p.m.
Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater
Washington Performing Arts presents Evren Ozel, Bronze Medalist of the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and recipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, in a program as intellectually daring as it is deeply personal. Ozel interweaves Beethoven’s final three piano sonatas with selections from György Kurtág’s Játékok (Games), placing two radically different musical visions in conversation.
Beethoven’s Sonatas No. 30-32 mark the close of the classical era; restless, experimental works that pointed an entire generation of romantic composers toward new terrain. Kurtág’s Játékok moves in the opposite spirit: intimate, unguarded pieces that capture the pure pleasure of a young person discovering what the piano can do. Together, they trace the full arc of what music can be, from the monumental to the joyfully spontaneous.
Linger Longer: Post-Concert Discussion
Following the performance, join us for a brief post-concert conversation with the artist. Event is free and available to all performance ticket holders. No registration required.
The Hayes Piano Series is presented by Washington Performing Arts, in cooperation with the Peabody Institute and Hopkins Bloomberg Center.
Program Details
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata No. 30 in E Major, op. 109
György Kurtág – Selections from “Játékok” (Games)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, op. 110
György Kurtág – Selections from “Játékok” (Games)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, op. 111
Our Partners
Washington Performing Arts’s 60th anniversary year is generously sponsored by Dr. Gary Mather † and Ms. Christina Co Mather.
The Hayes Piano Series is made possible in part through the generous support of Lynn Rhomberg.
Washington Performing Arts’s classical music performances this season are made possible in part through the generous support of Betsy and Robert Feinberg.
Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Events DC.
† deceased
Become A Friend
Your support funds the wide-ranging artistic work that inspires, educates, and connects us.