Olga Kern
Sunday, February 22, 2009 4:00 pm
Monday, February 23, 2009 7:30 pm
With her vivid stage presence, passionately confident musicianship, and extraordinary technique, the striking young Russian pianist Olga Kern captivates fans and critics alike. In 2001 she won the Gold Medal at the Eleventh Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, the first woman to achieve this distinction in over 30 years.
At this stage in her career her playing is brilliant, glassy, supremely aggressive and dazzlingly virtuosic in the Horowitz manner.” The Washington Post
Program:
Chopin • Sonata in C minor, Op. 4
Chopin • Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Chopin • Sonata in B minor, Op. 58
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