An NCPA & Mehli Mehta Music Foundation Presentation
Recognised as one of the great musicians of her generation, Olga Kern, a Steinway Artist, is a laureate of several international competitions, including the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition. She won a historic gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the only woman in the last 50 years to do so. Besides serving as a jury member for several high-level international competitions, Kern delivers masterclasses and is on the piano faculty of the Manhattan School of Music. She has also performed with many prominent orchestras across the world and has a well-received discography to her name.
Programme:
Beethoven: Variations on a theme by Salieri
Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
Gershwin: Three Preludes
Gershwin/Earl Wild: Fascinating Rhythm
Rachmaninoff: No. 4 from Six Moments Musicaux
Rachmaninoff: No. 8 from Etude-Tableau
Rachmaninoff: Polichinelle, Op. 3 No. 4
Tchaikovsky: Meditation, Op. 72 No. 5
Scriabin: Etudes Op. 42, No. 4 & No. 5
Balakirev: Islamey
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