A Fundraiser for Brannan Center School & Youth Programs
Don’t miss the extraordinary opportunity to witness internationally acclaimed pianist Olga Kern in the intimate Kozel Hall at Brannan Center. Kern will perform a recital of works from her upcoming Carnegie Hall concert, featuring Beethoven, Schumann, Gershwin, and Rachmaninoff.
To experience an artist of this caliber in such a personal setting is nothing short of rare. This is more than a recital—it’s a front-row seat to greatness.
Seating is extremely limited. Reserve now.
5:30pm Welcome Reception & Drinks, Dawn Terrace
6:30pm Recital, Kozel Hall
8:30-9:30pm Meet the artist reception featuring an elegant selection of hors d’oeuvres
Tickets: $250 ($150 tax deductible)
Can't make it? Please consider making a fully tax-deductible contribution to support our youth & school programs.
Olga Kern, Pianist
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. Olga is a Steinway Artist and Spirio Steinway piano ambassador.
In 2001, she 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. She has since performed with top-tier ensembles, among them the St. Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.), Czech Philharmonic, and Filarmonica della Scala.
Olga has served as a jury chairman of several high-profile competitions, including her own, the Olga Kern International Piano Competition, of which she is Artistic Director. A dedicated educator, she has been on the piano faculty of the Manhattan School of Music since 2017, and in 2019, she was appointed the Connie and Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music at the Virginia Arts Festival. She also established Aspiration, a foundation that provides financial assistance to musicians around the world.
Her well-regarded discography includes works of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Brahms, and Shostakovich.
