Olga Kern

Rhode Island Philharmonic
2024-09-14 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS), 1 Ave of the Arts, Providence, RI, 02903, United States
Rachmaninoff & Gershwin
Celebrating Maestro Leonard Slatkin’s 80th Birthday!
Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
CONCERT PROGRAM
NELSON: Sarabande: For Katherine in April
CINDY McTEE: Tempus Fugit
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
HOVHANESS: Symphony No.2 (Mysterious Mountain)
GERSHWIN: An American in Paris

Vintage Gala
2024-09-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63108, United States
Chamber Music Society of St. Louis presents the Vintage Gala, celebrating Maestro Leonard Slatkin’s 80th Birthday and their milestone 15th Anniversary Season. Special guests include internationally renowned pianist Olga Kern, violinist Cho-Liang (Jimmy) Lin, and Baseball Hall of Fame Legend Ozzie Smith.
PROGRAM
Rachmaninoff- 3 Pieces
Moment Musical #4 in e minor, Op.16
Etude-tableaux, Op.33 No. 8 (No. 7 in modern edition) in g minor
Polichinelle in f# minor, Op. 3 No. 4
Gershwin–Three Preludes for Piano
Gershwin- “Fascinating Rhythm”
Olga Kern, Piano
Elgar- Chanson de Matin
Brahms- S.A.E. Sonata in c minor, WoO 2 (Scherzo)
Lukas Foss- Three American Pieces (‘Composer’s Holiday’)
Cho-Liang Lin, Violin
Olga Kern, Piano
Brahms-Piano Quintet in f minor, Op. 34 (Scherzo)
Olga Kern, Piano
Cho-Liang Lin, Violin
Xiaoxiao Qiang, Violin
Susan Gordon, Viola
Bjorn Ranheim, Cello

11st Piano Loop Festival
2024-08-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Hrvatski dom Split, Tončićeva ul. 1, Split, 21000, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
Olga will perform a solo recital at the 11st Piano Loop Festival. Works by Beethoven, Schumann, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Balakirev.
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Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival
2024-08-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Vancouver, Vancouver, WA, United States
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
On Saturday, August 3, Maestro Schwarz, a GRAMMY? nominee and Emmy Award winner, will partner with the orchestra and pianist Olga Kern, the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 2001 Gold Medalist, to perform the “Emperor Concerto,” Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5. After the intermission, Schwarz and the VSO perform Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 5.

Festival del Sole
2024-08-01 19:30 - 21:00 | Weill Hall, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA, 94928, United States
Olga Kern, Piano

Nina Kotova, Cello

Viktoria Mullova, Violin

Festival del Sole returns to Sonoma County with international stars. Experience the brilliance of three of today’s top international instrumentalists performing a program of solo and chamber music.
With a vivid onstage presence, dazzling technique, and keen musicianship, pianist Olga Kern is widely recognized as one of the great artists of her generation, captivating audiences and critics alike. She was born into a family of musicians and began studying piano at the age of five. At seventeen, she was awarded first prize at the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition, and in 2001, she launched her U.S. career, winning a historic Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the only woman in the last 50 years to do so.
Viktoria Mullova’s extraordinary talent captured international attention when she won first prize at the 1980 Sibelius Competition in Helsinki and the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1982 which was followed, in 1983, by her dramatic and much publicized defection to the West. She has since appeared with most of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors and at the major international festivals. She is now known the world over as a violinist of exceptional versatility and musical integrity. Her curiosity spans the breadth of musical development from baroque and classical right up to the most contemporary influences from the world of fusion and experimental music.
Cellist Nina Kotova has been praised by Gramophone as a “strong and individual artist” and by the Los Angeles Times as “a talent to reckon with- poised, committed, graceful and spirited.” Ms. Kotova is internationally recognized as one of the outstanding instrumentalists of her generation and has performed in recital and as a soloist with symphony orchestras across the globe throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and the US.
Program:
Frank, Debussy, Liszt, Brahms

Music in the Mountains Festival
2024-07-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
Enjoy an evening of remarkable music when Maestro Guillermo Figueroa, conductor, leads our Festival Orchestra as they’re joined by Olga Kern, piano, gold medal winner of the Van Cliburn Competition.
Pieces to be performed include:
FELIX MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, “Scottish”
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, featuring Olga Kern, piano
Join us for a free pre-concert lecture at 6:00 pm at the Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, presented by Dr. Linda Mack Berven.
This concert is eligible for the Free Student Ticket Program! The Music in the Mountains Free Ticket Program for students offers up to two free student tickets with the purchase of one adult ticket to select festival concerts. If you are interested in securing free student tickets, please do not place your order online. These orders must be placed over the phone at (970) 385-6820 or in person at the Festival Office (515 E. College Drive, M-F, 9am-5pm). Note: Students must be present to receive tickets at Will Call.
For accessible seating needs or additional assistance please call the festival office to assist you with your tickets at 970-385-6820.

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Colorado Music Festival
2024-07-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-07-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Chautauqua Auditorium, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Olga Kern & Grieg’s Peer Gynt
Welcome back, Festival favorite Olga Kern! Fresh off a celebration of Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary, Kern performs his Second Piano Concerto — a success from its inception, this memorable concerto’s themes that have been borrowed by countless films, Sinatra songs, and more. After intermission, Colorado Public Radio’s Kabin Thomas narrates the outlandish tale of Peer Gynt, a hopeless yarn-spinner who lies and sneaks his way through many misadventures and ultimately learns his lesson. Audiences will immediately recognize Grieg’s music, including the unforgettable “In the Hall of the Mountain King” and “Morning Mood.” Guest conductor Gemma New leads this crowd-pleasing program, which opens with Vivian Fung’s inspirational Prayer.
Artists:
Gemma New, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
Kabin Thomas, narrator
Program:
Vivian Fung, Prayer (2020)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18
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Edvard Grieg, Suite from Peer Gynt

Rebecca Renneys Piano Festival
2024-07-12 - 2024-07-14 | University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, United States
Olga will give a masterclass and private lesson at the Rebecca Renneys Piano Festival

San Diego Symphony
2024-06-28 19:30 - 21:00 | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Celebrate the opening of the Conrad Prebys 2024 Summer Season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gemma New and pianist Olga Kern. The concert features Kern performing the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, as well as Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo (including the well-known “Hoe-down” movement) and Rimsky-Korsakov’s fiery Capriccio espagnol, which is based on Spanish folk melodies.
Gemma New, conductor
Olga Kern, piano
John ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
COPLAND: “Four Dance Episodes” from Rodeo
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnole, Op. 34

Virginia Arts Festival
2024-06-07 10:30 - 12:00 | William & Mary Concert Hall, 551 Jamestown Rd., Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
Olga Kern, piano
Vladislav Kern, piano
Brendon Elliott, violin
This is chamber music as it was meant to be heard: the communion of gifted artists in an intimate, beautiful setting, among music lovers and friends.

After the performance, patrons can mingle with the performers, a lovely postscript to a perfect concert experience.

Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Austrian; 1756-1791)—Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 21 in E minor K.304 (1778)
Allegro
Tempo di Menuetto
César Franck (Belgian/French—1822-1890) Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano (1886)
Allegretto ben moderato
Allegro
Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia
Allegretto poco mosso
Erich Korngold (Austrian/American: 1897-1957)—Selections from Much Ado About Nothing (1920)

Virginia Arts Festival
2024-06-06 10:30 - 12:00 | Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk, VA, 23510, United States
Olga Kern, piano
Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Players
This is chamber music as it was meant to be heard: the communion of gifted artists in an intimate, beautiful setting, among music lovers and friends.

After the performance, patrons can mingle with the performers, a lovely postscript to a perfect concert experience.

Program
Carl Maria von Weber (German; 1786-1826)—Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, op. 63 (1819)
Allegro moderato
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Schäfers Klage (Shepherd’s Lament). Andante espressivo
Finale. Allegro
Igor Stravinsky (Russian; 1882-1971)—Selections from Suite d’après des thèmes, fragments et morceaux de Giambattista Pergolesi after Pulcinella (1923)
Ludwig van Beethoven (German; 1770-1827)—Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, op. 16 (1796)
Grave – Allegro ma non troppo
Andante cantabile
Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

Virginia Arts Festival
2024-06-05 10:30 - 12:00 | Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Miller Studio Theatre, 201 Market St., Virginia Beach, VA, 23462, United States
Olga Kern, piano
Wu Han, piano
David Finckel, cello
Savor an evening of glorious music-making with world-renowned artists Olga Kern, Wu Han and David Finckel
Wu Han and David Finckel have dedicated their lives to music. Cellist Finckel’s career has included a long stint with the famed Emerson String Quartet; pianist Wu Han has performed to acclaim with ensembles and orchestras around the world. Together they lead the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, making music with some of the best vocalists and instrumentalists in the world. In this intimate appearance they are joined by the Festival’s Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, the Van Cliburn Gold Medal-awarded pianist Olga Kern. Savor an evening of glorious music-making with these world-renowned artists.
6/5’s program is funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission.

Virginia Arts Festival
2024-06-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk, VA, 23510, United States

Final Washington International Competition 2024
2024-05-26 14:00 | John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St NW, Washington, WA, 20566, United States
Olga will be a member of the jury for the Washington International Competition 2024 for piano.

Semifinal Washington International Competition 2024
2024-05-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Phillips Hall, George Washington University, 2121 I St NW, Washington, WA, 20052, United States

Asheville Symphony
2024-05-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium, 349 Andante Ln, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
Darko Butorac, conductor
Olga Kern, piano

Our season finale takes a dramatic turn and features two powerful titans of Western repertoire, both firsts for their composers. Once deemed worthless and unplayable by his mentor, Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto quickly leapt to international fame and secured its place as one of the most bombastic and popular piano concertos ever composed. A fitting companion indeed for Mahler’s mighty “Titan.” Mahler evokes the “voice of nature” with his first symphony, capturing nature’s beauty with “leisurely” melodies and its fury with “stürmisch bewegt” (stormy motion) for a powerful and emotional end to our season.
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”

Solo Recital in Brevard
2024-05-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Parker Concert Hall, 349 Andante Ln, Brevard, NC, 28712, United States
Pianist Olga Kern is now recognized as one of her generation’s great artists. With her vivid stage presence, passionately confident musicianship and extraordinary technique, the striking pianist continues to captivate fans and critics alike. Olga Kern was born into a family of musicians with direct links to Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and began studying piano at the age of five. She jump-started her U.S. career with her historic Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth, Texas as the first woman to do so in more than thirty years.
Steinway Artist and First prize winner of the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition at seventeen, Ms. Kern is a laureate of many international competitions. In 2016 she served as Jury Chairman of both the Seventh Cliburn International Amateur Piano Competition and the first Olga Kern International Piano Competition, where she also holds the title of Artistic Director. Ms. Kern frequently gives masterclasses and since September 2017 has served on the piano faculty of the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. Additionally, Ms. Kern has been chosen as the Virginia Arts Festival’s new Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, beginning with the 2019 season.
In recent seasons, Kern performed with the Moscow Philharmonic, Santa Fe Symphony, and the St. Louis Symphony, as well as opened the Pacific Symphony’s 2018-19 season. Kern was also a featured soloist for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra during the 2018-19 Tour. She also served as Artist in Residence for the San Antonio Symphony’s 2017-18 season and had her Chinese debut with the National Youth Orchestra of China tour. Ms. Kern opened the Baltimore Symphony’s 2015-2016 centennial season with Marin Alsop. Other season highlights included returns to the Royal Philharmonic with Pinchas Zukerman, Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice with Giancarlo Guerrero.
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Études-Tableaux, op. 39, No. 9
Études-Tableaux, op. 33 (1914 ed.), No. 8, G Minor
Études-Tableaux, op. 33 (1948 ed.), No. 5
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Carnaval, Op. 9
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Three Preludes
Earl Wild (1915-2010)
Virtuoso Etude No. 7, based on Gershwin’s “Fascinatin’ Rhythm”
~ Intermission ~
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Six moments musicaux, Op. 16, No. 4, Presto
Morceaux de salon, Op. 10, No. 3, Barcarolle
Hopak (Mussorgsky/Rachmaninoff)
Thirteen Préludes, Op. 32, No. 5, Prelude in G major
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 4, Polichinelle
Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
8 Études, No. 4, F sharp major, No. 5, C sharp minor
Mily Balakirev (1836-1910)
Islamey

Virginia Arts Festival
2024-05-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Robin Hixon Theater, Clay and Jay Barr Education Center, 440 Bank St., Norfolk, VA, 23510, United States
Takács Quartet with Olga Kern, piano
2001 was the last time Olga Kern, Connie and Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music, and Takács Quartet were on stage together as part of the Van Cliburn Competition chamber music round. Kern, who went on to win Gold Medal at the competition (the first woman in over 30 years to do so) reunites with Takács once again for two special performances in Norfolk and Williamsburg.
Founded in 1975 in Budapest, Hungary, the legendary Takács Quartet counts among its many awards a GRAMMY, multiple Gramophone Awards and the BBC Music Magazine Awards Disc of the Year. “Rich and subtle playing…. Their sound draws you in from the first moment. The opening chords and sinuous lines vibrate and thrill on many levels” hailed Gramophone Magazine. Kern and Takács will captivate audiences with the Franck Piano Quintet, and Takács will perform the Dvořák String Quartet Op. 51. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear music-making of the highest caliber… order now!

Virginia Arts Festival
2024-05-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Williamsburg Regional Library, 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
