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Vladimir Kern Vladimir Kern is a pianist, trumpet player, and conductor. Born into a family of musicians, Vladimir Kern is a pianist, trumpet player, and conductor. At the age of six, Vladimir had already given his first public concert with an orchestra. He is the winner of the international charitable program “New Names,” and at the

Roland Z. Gerencer, MD Dr. Gerencer is a classically trained pianist and graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. Roland Z. Gerencer, MD, is an Otolaryngologist Head & Neck Surgeon in private practice at Breathe America, Inc. in Albuquerque who has served the New Mexico community since 1999. Originally from

Rory Boyle Rory Boyle is a Scottish composer and Lecturer in Composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Born in Ayr, Rory Boyle received his earliest musical education as a chorister at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. He studied composition with Dr. Frank Spedding at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama

Thomas Bird Tom Bird is an attorney at the firm of Keleher & McLeod, where he has practiced primarily appellate law for 33 years. He is an Albuquerque native. His family came to Albuquerque in 1963, when his father, an Air Force officer, was stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base. He attended

Art Gardenswartz is a Board Member of the Olga Kern International Piano Competition.

Oleg Marshev The British music magazine Gramophone reviewed Oleg Marshev’s recording of Prokofiev’s music and stated it was “one of the most authoritative and impassioned performances on disc so far.” His interpretation of Prokofiev’s Three War Sonatas was recently awarded the prestigious accolade “Classical CD Choice” against such competitors as Richter, Berman,

Larry Graham Larry Graham is a distinguished pianist who studied with Van Cliburn and was Professor of Piano at the University of Colorado for 25 years. Larry Graham (Piano, M.M., B.M., Juilliard) launched his career with numerous successes in piano competitions such as the Kosciuszko and Concert Artists Guild auditions. He was winner of the

David Mareček David Mareček graduated from the Brno Conservatory as a pianist and conductor, studying under Ivana Stanovská and Evžen Holiš. He continued his piano studies at the Janáček Academy of the Performing Arts under the guidance of Inessa Janíčková and Jaroslav Smýkal. He took part in master classes with such illustrious

Alexander Beridze Hailed by American Record Guide as an “exceptional artist,” pianist Alexander Beridze thrills audiences and critics alike with his dazzling precision and range, as well as his insightful eloquence and sensitivity. Gold Medalist of the 2009 World Piano Competition, Beridze made his New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall

Konstantin Scherbakov Konstantin Scherbakov established his international reputation by playing the late-romantic virtuoso repertoire and made his name through the realization of a number of large projects, both in studio and on the concert stage. His unique repertoire choices in combination with his prolific virtuosity and deep musical insight, have formed the artist’s