Category: News
Allentown Symphony
Monday, August 26, 2019
As autumn approaches, Olga is preparing to appear with Allentown Symphony on September 21st and 22nd for performances of Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. For tickets and more information, click here.
Mental Preparation
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
As summer rolls along, Olga’s schedule continues to be busy with festivals and performances. In the busiest times, when hours available at your instrument can be limited, it is important to remember the value of mental preparation. For tips and...
Festival Season
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
As we find ourselves midsummer, Olga looks toward a number of appearances in summer festivals across North America. On July 19th Olga performs in the Orford Music Festival in Quebec, Canada. A week later, she finds herself on the US...
Classes in Latvia and Lithuania
Saturday, June 29, 2019
Olga not only teaches through her professorship in New York at Manhattan School of Music: in the coming weeks, Olga will be traveling to Latvia for masterclasses and lectures from July 10-13 and Lithuania from July 14-17. For more information,...
Summer Practice Motivation
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Today marks the official first day of summer - a season to relax, play, and catch up on practicing! Olga loves sharing the teaching she gives to her students at Manhattan School of Music, and you can find much needed...
Circolo Bellini
Monday, June 10, 2019
Olga will be jetting off to Italy for a solo recital including varied works by Schumann, Gershwin, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and Balakirev on June 26. For tickets and more information, click here.
Captivating Performance by Dali Quartet and Olga Kern
Thursday, May 30, 2019
On May 16th, Olga and the Dali Quartet closed the coffee concert series of the Virginia Arts Festival, of which Olga was recently named chamber music series director. According to John Shulson of The Virginia Gazette, "They offered a big...
2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition
Friday, May 17, 2019
The 2019 Olga Kern International Piano Competition will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, from October 27–November 3, 2019. The Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities ages 18 to 32 on November 3, 2019. Applications are open...
Return to the Virginia Arts Festival
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
For the second time this season, Olga returns to the Virginia Arts Festival next week, where she is the Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music. She performs works by Shostakovich, Brahms, and Schumann with the Dalí Quartet on...
Kern, Slatkin, and the St. Louis Symphony
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Over the weekend, Olga performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Maestro Slatkin and the St. Louis Symphony. In a review, Sarah Bryan Miller of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote, "Russian-born pianist Olga Kern is a phenomenon; her combination of...
Olga Plays Rachmaninoff
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Following last week's gala for MSM at Carnegie Hall, Olga reunites with Maestro Leonard Slatkin once again this weekend for performances of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the St. Louis Symphony. Details can be found here. https://www.facebook.com/OlgaKern/videos/2546138152279759
Virginia Arts Festival and MSM Gala
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Olga has a very eventful week ahead beginning with a solo recital tomorrow at Virginia Arts Festival, where she is Director of Chamber Music. She returns to NYC the very next night for Manhattan School of Music's special centennial gala...
Woordfees Award
Thursday, April 11, 2019
On April 4th Olga was awarded Best Classical Music: Instrumental at the Woordtrofee Awards Ceremony near Stellenbosch, South Africa. Details and a complete list of winners can be found here. Later this week, Olga goes back on the road with...
A Thrilling Performance in Cranston
Sunday, April 7, 2019
After Sunday afternoon's concert with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, Don Fowler of the Cranston Herald lauded Olga's performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1: "If Olga Kern ever sits down at the piano in a venue within a thousand miles of you,...
RSNO Tour in the United States
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The Herald (Scotland) praised Olga's performance of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra led by Thomas Søndergård as "a certain audience favourite." She tours California with the orchestra April 2, 3, 5, and 6...
Rachmaninoff with RSNO
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Hot on the heels of her tour in South Africa, Olga performs with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Maestro Thomas Søndergård this Friday and Saturday – Rachmaninoff's delightful Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Learn more here.
South Africa Tour
Sunday, March 3, 2019
This Tuesday March 5, Olga sets off on a tour of South Africa that includes a number of solo recitals, and concerto performances with KZN Philharmonic Orchestra and Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. For tickets and more information on the March 5-18...
Upcoming Concerts
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Olga's February is brought to a close with two exciting concerto engagements. On February 23rd Olga will be performing Rachmaninoff's brilliant 3rd Piano Concerto with New Mexico Philharmonic. For tickets click here. A mere five days later, on February 28th,...
Olga Speaks with California’s KUSC Radio Host
Monday, February 4, 2019
Fans in Southern California have no less than four opportunities to hear Olga perform over the next two weeks! Listen to her speak with KUSC's John Van Driel about her busy upcoming schedule here. First, she will perform solo recitals...
J. Jill Rhythm in Blues
Friday, February 1, 2019
Olga was honored to be included in J. Jill's Rhythm in Blues campaign along with other inspired women such as Regina Carter, Kelly O'Connor, and Anne Akiko Meyers. Watch her story below and read more stories of inspired women here....
Skyline Piano Arts Series at Northwestern
Monday, January 21, 2019
Olga returns to the United States with a concert at Northwestern on Saturday, February 2, as part of the Skyline Piano Arts Series. Works includes those by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Balakirev. Learn more here.
Manhattan School of Music Lessons – Season 2!
Monday, January 14, 2019
Olga continues her popular Manhattan School of Music Lessons series on Facebook. Take a look at her most recent lesson below with Ling Ling Chen playing Ravel's Oiseaux Tristes from Miroirs. (Tip: Be sure to press the speaker icon at...
First Concert of 2019 – Italy!
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Olga travels to Italy for her first concert of 2019 at the Milan Conservatory. She will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Balakirev as part of the conservatory's "Societa dei concerti" series. For more information and to purchase tickets,...
Olga Plays Rachmaninoff
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Missing listening to Olga perform? Listen to her play Rachmaninoff's dramatic Prelude in B minor, Op. 32, No. 10 below.
New Years Eve Orchestra
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Olga will be ringing in the New Year with a performance of Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 in Santa Fe, NM with Maestro Illick and the New Year's Eve Orchestra. For tickets and more information, click here.
Sanremo Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
After performing two concerts at the grand re-opening of the Neidorff-Karpati Hall at the Manhattan School of Music this past weekend, Olga will now travel to Italy next week to play with the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra. She will be performing...
Upcoming Concerts
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
After a busy week of chamber music engagements with the Dali Quartet, Olga is preparing for upcoming solo and orchestral concerts. This Saturday November 10, Olga will be performing a solo recital in Beverly Hills, MI. The following week, Olga...
Solo and Chamber Works
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
The next two weeks have Olga traveling across North America for both solo and chamber performances. On October 14th, Olga will be at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, TX for a solo recital. Tickets can be found here....
Portland Piano International
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Olga is looking forward to returning to Portland Piano International this weekend for two performances - October 6 and 7 - to open the series' 41st season! Both days include works by Gershwin, Rachmaninov, and Scriabin, among others. Read more...
Pacific Symphony Praise
Friday, September 28, 2018
Michael Rydzynski of The Orange County Register applauded Olga's opening performance with the Pacific Symphony last night saying her "strong fingerwork is lightning-fast and always accurate yet full of feeling." Later Rydzynski goes on to say, "For her, it was...
