2026 Distinguished artist Concert Series

 

 

Guest Recitalists

Olga Kern

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Antonio Pompa-Baldi

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Vitaly Starikov

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Recital Programs

 

 

V I T A L Y  S T A R I K O V

Piano

Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 7:30 pm | Van Cliburn Concert Hall

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Italian Concerto, BWV 971 I. Allegro II. Andante III. Presto		J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61 I. Allegretto II. Largo III. Moderato (con moto)		D. Shostakovich (1906-1975)

 

I n t e r m i s s i o n

 

12 Etudes Pour les cinq doigts d'après Monsieur Czerny Pour les tierces (thirds) Pour les quartes (fourths) Pour les sixtes (sixths) Pour les octaves Pour les huit doigts (eight fingers) Pour les degrés chromatiques (chromatic degrees) Pour les agréments (ornaments) Pour les notes répétées (repeated notes) Pour les sonorités opposées (opposing sonorities) Pour les arpèges composés (composite arpeggios) Pour les accords (chords)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

 

Credits: Mr. Starikov appears by arrangement with the Cliburn.

 

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O L G A  K E R N
Piano

Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 7:30 pm | Van Cliburn Concert Hall

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Variations on a Theme by Salieri		Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Carnaval, Op. 9		Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Three Preludes		George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Virtuoso Etude, No. 7 based on Gershwin's "Fascinatin' Rhythm"		Earl Wild (1915-2010)

 

I n t e r m i s s i o n

 

Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16, No. 4, Presto		Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 (1914 ed.), No. 8 in G minor
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 4, Polichinelle
18 Pieces, No. 5 "Meditation"		Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
8 Études, Op. 42, No. 4 in F-sharp major and No. 5 in C-sharp minor		Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Islamey		Mily Balakirev (1836-1910)

 

 

 

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A N T O N I O  P O M P A - B A L D I

Piano

Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 7:30 pm | Van Cliburn Concert Hall

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"Angels and Daemons, Friendships and Rivlaries"

Ballade No. 2 in B minor		Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
"Glances on the Divine Comedy" (2021) Part One: Inferno I. Mosé II. Cleopatra III. Cerbero IV. Fortuna V. Messo Celeste VI. Epicuro VII. Arpie VIII. Penelope IX. Lucifero		Roberto Piana (b. 1971)

 

I n t e r m i s s i o n

 

Suite Bergamasque I. Prelude II. Menuet III. Clair de lune IV. Passepied		Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Gaspard de la nuit I. Ondine II. Le gibet III. Scarbo		Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)