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Olga Kern International Piano Competition is honored and privileged to have been recently chosen to be a part of the prestigious World Federation of International Music Competitions!

2023 marks Sergei Rachmaninoff’s 150th Anniversary! To celebrate the occasion, Olga Kern and the Austin Symphony perform a thrilling all-Rachmaninoff program including all four piano concerti and Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in Fall 2023. Stay tuned for more information regarding these exciting upcoming concerts!

The Virtual First Round of the Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition is being released daily, in five parts, starting today through July 24, at 12 PM (ET). Do not miss the performances of these amazing young pianists! Watch here.

The virtual first round of the 2022 Olga Kern International Piano Competition is just around the corner – July 20-24! For this round, competitors will perform a 45-minute prerecorded recital which will be streamed on the Competition website. Watch to see who will advance to the finals rounds taking place in person in Albuquerque, NM in October! Learn more about the participants ahead of time here.

Olga will begin her July schedule with a solo recital at the Oeiras International Piano Festival on July 9th. 

For more information on Olga’s schedule, click here.

Olga kicked off the Minnesota Beethoven Festival with the first performance on Sunday, June 26.

Olga has concluded 5 chamber performances at the Virginia Arts Festival, where she is the Connie and Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music Programming. This was the festival’s 25th season.

Beginning next week, Olga is so thrilled to be back performing 5 chamber concerts at the Virginia Arts Festival, where she is the Connie and Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music Programming. Happy 25th anniversary to the festival!

By request of some applicants, the Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition has extended its deadline and will be accepting applications through May 10, 2022! Apply today.

Olga returned to Fort Worth yesterday and inaugurated the new Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU!