Olga Kern, Piano

Olga Kern, Piano

With a vivid onstage presence, dazzling technique, and keen musicality, pianist Olga Kern is widely recognized as one of the great artists of her generation, captivating audiences and critics alike. In 2001, Olga launched her U.S. career at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, winning a Gold Medal—the only woman in the last fifty years to do so. Olga performs riveting recitals throughout the world, playing at the Hollywood Bowl, Gilmore Piano Festival, and Chamber Music San Francisco as well as with top-tier ensembles, among them the St. Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, and Czech Philharmonic, and Filarmonica della Scala.

This performance is in loving memory of Mary-Ann Clinton

This performance is supported in part by the Ruth K. Seacrest Fund. 
This performance is supported in part by the Anabeth Hormel Cox Lied Performance Fund. 

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Location: 
Lied Center Main Stage

We Would Like to Thank Our Sponsors

Patron Friends:

Fred & Rosemary Ohles

Art & Chris Zygielbaum

Piano Circle:  

Dr. Mark Clinton 

Dean Hormel Colarossi & Ellison Elizabeth Colarossi in Memory of MarySue Harris 

Richard Colarossi & Elizabeth Harris-Colarossi in Memory of MarySue Harris 

Anabeth H. Cox* 

Keith Heckman 

Charlotte Heerman 

Mrs. Larry H. Lusk 

Chris Marks & Jessica Freeman 

Ian, Maggie, & Derek McLean 

Margaret Ozaki in Memory of Joan Reist 

Liana Sandin - Pearle Francis Finigan Foundation 

*honorary member

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PROGRAM

Beethoven: Variations on a Theme by Salieri 
Schumann: Carnaval 
Gershwin: Three Preludes 
Wild: Virtuoso Etude No. 7, based on Gershwin’s “Fascinatin’ Rhythm” 

--Interval-- 

Rachmaninoff: Six moments musicaux, Op. 16, No. 4, Presto 
Rachmaninoff: Études-Tableaux, op. 33 (1914 ed.), No. 8, G Minor 
Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 4, Polichinelle 
Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, No. 5, "Méditation" 
Scriabin: 8 Études, Op. 42, No. 4, F-sharp Major, No. 5, C-sharp Minor 
Balakirev: Islamey 

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2026-03-10

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