SYMPHONY+: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto
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- Olga Kern, piano
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (Olga Kern, piano)
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
The season ends with a bang. 'Season Finale: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto' completes our Masterworks Concerts; May 6 & 7, 2022. Our "Celebrate 60" season finale program begins with a world premiere, anniversary commission followed by Tchaikovsky's sublime Piano Concerto with soloist Olga Kern. As if that weren’t enough; Rachmaninoff rounds out the program with his Symphonic Dances.
About the series: Re watch our 2021-2022 Season of SYMPHONY+ Concerts online from July 18 to 22 from the comfort of your couch as part of our SYMPHONY+ Summer Festival or start watching now with the links below. For the new video for the Concert from Spain you’ll need to wait until the video is up on July 23, 2022 at 8pm Eastern. Don't worry we’ll send another email with the link beforehand.
Behind the scenes the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra has changed our streaming platform to integrate streaming into our regular ticketing system and we are republishing our concert videos through this platform. These videos, including the Concert from Spain, remain available to 21-22 Subscribers through August 31, 2022. We are planning a new season of SYMPHONY+ Concert Videos for the fall and subscribers will have the option of getting the new subscription as part of your subscription renewals coming soon.
About Olga Kern, piano
Pianist Olga Kern is 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 jumpstarted her US 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 30 years.
Ms. Kern’s discography includes Harmonia Mundi recordings of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Christopher Seaman (2003), her Grammy-nominated recording of Rachmaninoff’s Corelli Variations and other transcriptions (2004), a recital disk with works by Rachmaninoff and Balakirev (2005), Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Warsaw Philharmonic and Antoni Wit (2006), Brahms Variations (2007), and a 2010 release of Chopin Piano Sonatas No. 2 and 3 (2010).
Most recently, SONY released their recording of Ms. Kern performing the Rachmaninoff Sonata for Cello and Piano with cellist Sol Gabetta. She was also featured in the award-winning documentary about the 2001 Cliburn Competition, "Playing on the Edge." In 2012, Olga and her brother, conductor and composer Vladimir Kern, co-founded the Aspiration Foundation, whose objective is to provide financial and artistic assistance to musicians throughout the world.
In 2017, Ms. Kern was gratified to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, joining other honorees including Rosa Parks, Buzz Aldrin, Coretta Scott King, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. This commendation recognizes Americans who “embody the spirit of America in their salute to tolerance, brotherhood, diversity, and patriotism.”
https://olgakern.com/