Kelly Mozeik joined the Charleston Symphony as principal oboe in 2022. Prior to this appointment, Kelly served as second oboe in the Greenville Symphony and performed as principal oboe with the Augusta Symphony for the 2021-2022 season before winning the title in 2022. Kelly is currently working on a Doctorate of Music degree at the University of Georgia under Dr. Reid Messich. She was advanced to candidacy in January of 2022 and anticipates completing her degree in May of 2023. In 2019, Kelly won the concerto competition on Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto and performed it with the UGA Symphony Orchestra. Kelly has been invited as a guest musician with notable ensembles across the country, including the Houston Grand Opera, Louisiana Philharmonic, and the New World Symphony.

Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, Kelly started her musical journey with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony in 2006. She then went on to receive her Bachelor of Music degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the guidance of Frank Rosenwein. Here, she performed in Severance Hall, twice, with the University Circle Wind ensemble. The performances include Eric Ewazen’s Down a River of Time and Tomaso Albinoni’s Concerto for Two Oboes.  She followed this with a Master of Music degree from Rice University where she studied with Robert Atherholt. At Rice, Ms. Mozeik was selected to perform Gunther Schuller’s Five Impromptus, written for English horn and string quartet, for the composer himself. In 2016, Kelly was appointed an oboist with The Orchestra Now, where she made her Carnegie Hall debut.

Kelly has held fellowships with the Texas Music Festival, the Masterworks festival and attended the John Mack Oboe Camp. She also spent the summer of 2018 in Graffenegg, Austria with The Orchestra Now, where we performed with musicians across the world.