Olga Kern, pianist

Olga Kern, pianist

Presented by Chamber Music SF

In 2001 the glamorous young Russian pianist Olga Kern became the first woman in thirty years to win the Gold Medal at the Van Cliburn Competition. Her next triumph came in New York City in 2004 with a highly acclaimed recital debut at Carnegie Hall. Then, in an unprecedented turn of events, eleven days later Ms. Kern was invited back by Carnegie for a second recital.

She has appeared as soloist with the Chicago Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Kirov Orchestra, National Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Symphony, Russian National Orchestra, and La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra, with such conductors as James Conlon, Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Gergiev, Leonard Slatkin, Vladimir Spivakov and Pinchas Zukerman.

With her magnetic stage presence, passionately confident musicianship and jaw-dropping technique, Ms. Kern has brought audiences to their feet in such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Symphony Hall in Osaka, Salzburger Festspielhaus, Tonhalle in Zurich, and the Châtelet in Paris.

In 2010, Olga Kern’s debut recital in Walnut Creek sparked a roaring ovation, and we anticipate that her return engagement will be just as electric!

BEETHOVEN Variations on a Theme by Salieri, WoO 73

ROBERT SCHUMANN Carnaval

RACHMANINOFF Etudes Tableaux (selections)

SCRIABIN Etudes (selections)

LISZT Hungarian Rhapsodies No. 2 and No. 10