Upcoming Events

For the 2022 Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition Virtual First Round, 20–24 contestants selected to perform a 45-minute prerecorded recital that will be streamed June 30 to July 3, 2022, as part of the Virtual First Round. The submission deadline for the prerecorded recital is June 28, 2022. Recitals are recorded on video and livestreamed on the Competition website. 

For the 2022 Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition In-Person Second Round, the contestants perform a 60-minute recital before an audience in Albuquerque. Recitals are recorded on video and livestreamed on the Competition website.

For the 2022 Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition Semifinal Round, contestants will perform a chamber music work on the evening of Thursday, October 27, 2022.

For the 2022 Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition Final Round, the finalists will perform a concerto with the New Mexico Philharmonic on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Popejoy Hall. At the end of the concert, the Jury will deliberate and announce the winner and subsequent positions of the remaining contestants. The audience will fill out a ballot or vote on the website for the Audience Award.

For the 2022 Third Olga Kern International Piano Competition Final Round, the Awards Ceremony and Winners’ Recital will take place on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at 3 p.m. at a location to be determined in Albuquerque. The performance order and repertoire will be decided on Saturday, October 29. The repertoire choices will be made by Olga Kern as well as members of the Jury and will include works previously performed during the First and Second Rounds of the Competition.