Reviews of pianist Olga Kern‘s work read like reviews of a rock concert. The words “ferocious” and “explosive” are used liberally. But Kern, a single mom from Moscow, isn’t a rock star. She’s a highly ...

Ever since she was a little girl growing up, Olga Kern loved playing Dmitri Shostakovich's riveting "Piano Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet and Strings." Not only did the piece give her an ...

The last time we saw Olga Kern on a Tucson stage she was playing the heck out of Rachmaninoff's technically powerful Second Piano Concerto. She returns to that same stage at Centennial Hall on ...

Pianist Olga Kern says it’s always good to come back to a concert venue and even better to bring something different. She does both tonight when she performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 ...

There were three highlights at the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra’s salute to Shostakovich Saturday night. In addition to Olga Kern’s dazzling performance of Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, the night ...

The last time we saw Olga Kern on a Tucson stage she was giving her all to Rachmaninoff's technically powerful Second Piano Concerto. She returns to that same stage at Centennial Hall on Saturday to ...