Olga Kern is featured soloist with New Mexico Philharmonic

Olga Kern joins conductor Roberto Minczuk and the New Mexico Philharmonic as featured soloist in Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor. The March 19 concert is held at Albuquerque’s Popejoy Hall.

Also on the program is Christopher Theofanidis’s Rainbow Body and Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable.”

The concert marks continuing collaboration between Olga and the New Mexico Philharmonic, with the Olga Kern International Piano Competition launching this year in partnership with the orchestra. The competition is a platform for young pianists to develop international careers, and seeks to help the next generation to achieve their aspirations and dreams on the world stage.