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Olga Kern embarks on tour in South Africa
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Pianist Olga Kern embarks on a five-city, six concert tour of South Africa, presenting Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3 and a series of solo recitals. The tour launches on February 11 as Olga...
Olga Kern wraps residency with Israel Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
This January, Olga Kern was the featured guest soloist in an expansive residency with the Israel Symphony Orchestra, performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the orchestra and a solo recital in Tel Aviv, Rehovot and Rishon LeZion. Take a...
Olga Kern in the spotlight with Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Pianist Olga Kern takes the stage as featured soloist with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice on February 5 and 6, 2016. She performs Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 in f-sharp minor at the Opéra de Nice. Olga then travels to...
Preview: Olga Kern is featured concerto soloist in summer 2016
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Pianist Olga Kern is the featured soloist with two esteemed orchestras, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, in June 2016. On June 2 and 4, Olga joins the Rochester Philharmonic for performances of Rachmaninoff's beloved Rhapsody on a...
Olga Kern International Piano Competition launches to aid young pianists develop international careers
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
The Olga Kern International Piano Competition launches this year as a platform for young pianists to develop international careers. In partnership with the New Mexico Philharmonic, Olga Kern seeks to help the next generation to achieve their aspirations and dreams...
Olga Kern’s 2016 Season Highlights
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Olga Kern appears around the world in early 2016, in the spotlight for solo recitals and orchestral performances. She brings recital programs across the United States – to Eugene, OR; Spartanburg, NC; Sarasota and Sanibel, FL; and Lawrence, KS –...
Olga Kern performs Rachmaninoff concerti in 2016
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Olga Kern makes two concert appearances with European orchestras in early 2016, performing the piano concerti of Rachmaninoff. The celebrated pianist plays Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with Uroš Lajovic and the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra on January 29 at the...
Olga Kern in recital at Oregon Bach Festival
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
On January 10, 2016, Olga Kern brings a wide-ranging recital program to the University of Oregon for the Oregon Bach Festival. The performance at Beall Concert Hall will include three sonatas by Scarlatti, Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata, Mendelssohn's Variations sérieuses, Schumann's...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Next year sees a number of exciting concert appearances by Olga Kern, from a musical residency in Israel and tour of South Africa to a performance of Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos in Milan with son Vladislav, plus concerts with...
Acclaim for 92nd Street Y Recital
Friday, November 13, 2015
Olga Kern garnered critical acclaim for her recent solo recital at New York's 92nd Street Y. David Rohde raved that the concert "overflowed with a deeply meaningful performance of Beethoven's landmark Waldstein Sonata that measured up in impact to Robert...
World Premiere at 92nd Street Y
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
On Saturday, November 7, Olga Kern gives the world premiere of Russian composer Boris Frenkshteyn's Homage Variations to Edward Grieg and Béla Bartók, written in dedication to Olga, at her 92nd Street Y recital. She returns to Kaufmann Concert Hall...
Olga Kern is Featured Guest with Israel Symphony Orchestra in 2016
Monday, November 2, 2015
Olga Kern appears in Israel in January 2016 for a solo recital and to perform with the Israel Symphony Orchestra. On January 21, she gives a recital presented by the Orchestra in Rishon LeZion. On the program is Scarlatti's Three...
Olga Kern Presents Recital at 92nd Street Y
Thursday, October 22, 2015
On November 7, Olga Kern performs a solo recital at New York City's 92nd Street Y, spotlighting the world premiere of Russian composer Boris Frenkshteyn's Homage Variations to Edward Grieg and Béla Barók. Written in dedication to Olga, the piece...
Olga Kern at Milan’s Conservatorio G. Verdi
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
On October 14, Olga Kern will perform a solo piano recital in Milan at the Conservatorio G. Verdi, Italy's largest music conservatory, to open the 2015/16 season for the Società dei Concerti. She presents a varied program of music from...
Recital in Huntsville, Alabama
Monday, September 28, 2015
On October 2, Olga Kern presents a solo piano recital at Trinity United Methodist Church. The concert in Huntsville, Alabama will spotlight Beethoven's Variations on a Theme by Salieri, Alkan's Étude Op. 35, Chopin's Sonata No. 2, as well as...
Olga Kern in Santa Fe and Nashville
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Olga Kern makes appearances in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Nashville, Tennessee for her final concerts in September. In Santa Fe on September 27, she will perform Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Santa Fe Symphony. Guillermo...
Olga Kern Features in Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Season Opening
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Olga Kern appears with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Marin Alsop, for their 2015/16 Centennial Season Opening concerts. She performs Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" on a program also featuring the work of Richard Strauss and...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015
To start the 2015/2016 season, Olga Kern travels around the world for a series of concert appearances. Join her as she performs with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, led by Marin Alsop, for the opening of the orchestra's centennial season in...
Olga Kern with the Pacific Symphony
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Olga Kern appears with the Pacific Symphony on September 5 as part of the orchestra's Summer Festival 2015 at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater. The celebrated Rachmaninoff interpreter performs the Russian master's Second Piano Concerto with conductor Carl St. Clair on the...
Olga Kern to play solo piano recital in Peru
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
On August 27, Olga Kern returns to Lima, Peru for a recital of solo piano works. Her performance at the Auditorio del Colegio Santa Ursula includes interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ten Variations on a Theme by Salieri, Charles Alkan's...
Olga Kern’s 2015-16 season begins with recitals in Europe, Rachmaninoff with Pacific and Baltimore Symphonies
Friday, August 14, 2015
Olga Kern’s 2015-16 season features recitals in France and Peru, as well as concerts with symphonies across the United States. The acclaimed pianist performs at the Dinard Festival on August 15 with an electrifying program of Mendelssohn, Alkan, Chopin, Rachmaninoff,...
Olga Kern guests in Helsingborg Piano Festival
Thursday, August 6, 2015
On Friday August 7, Olga Kern opens the Helsingborg Piano Festival with a solo recital at the Dunkers Kulturhus. Having captivated the Helsingborg audience in 2013, Olga returns to perform a recital of Mendelssohn’s Variations sérieuses, Alkan’s Étude No. 3,...
Albuquerque Journal
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
With the great players one’s own personality shines through the music, not in egocentric distortion but in original illumination. Such was the case with Kern’s Grieg Piano Concerto..The lyrical charm and romantic drama of her playing found full measure, and...
Arts SF
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Ms. Kern chose a welcome lyrical route where allowed, rather than taking the easy path of knocking the ivory off the keys...Her agility at the keyboard was outstanding in both pieces. [Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #1 / Prokofiev Piano Concerto #1]
Classical Sonoma
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Kern exuded confidence from the opening notes of the Rachmaninoff, and she got better as the concert unfolded...Her arms move as gracefully as a ballerina's, and her fingers fly over the keyboard with flawless rapidity.
Seattle Times
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The theme is simple, a fun and lively little melody, and the 10 variations [on Mio Caro Adone by Salieri, K. 180] are a workout for the pianist, requiring fine technique and considerable control of articulation, as clarity at that...
The Capital Times
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
The star of the concert was pianist Olga Kern, who played the Rachmaninoff. Her performance was big and glamorous...She handled the mountains of passage work without seeming at all fazed, and was equally at home in the dense chordal passages...
Isthmus
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
With muscular power and steely fingers, Kern has a confident, quite thrilling command of bravura solo writing, though she is also adept in conveying poetic feeling in moments away from the fireworks...The audience at the Friday performance was dazzled.
Channel 3000
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Madison loves pianist Olga Kern...Some Musicians seem to form a collaboration with their instruments. Kern gives orders to hers and the Steinway obeys.
Opus Colorado
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Olga Kern will become a legend...Olga Kern has always been a startlingly fine pianist possessed of a very sincere musicianship and absolutely remarkable technique… to put it simply, she took my breath away...There have been many pianists today who come...
