The Artistry in Action series celebrates exceptional artists and initiatives that exemplify Boston Conservatory’s core values of excellence, innovation, and community engagement. Hosted by the Conservatory’s Music Division, Artistry in Action brings together the school’s prestigious and long-standing Piano Masters Series, String Masters Series, and Chamber Series with exciting new programming for winds, faculty recitals, and ensemble-in-residences.
Melissa White, violinist of the Grammy Award–winning Harlem Quartet and first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition, joins forces with pianist Pallavi Mahidhara, prize winner in the 69th Geneva International Piano Competition and the 6th International Prokofiev Competition.
In addition to her globe-trotting career, Olga Kern has been a professor of piano at the Manhattan School of Music since 2017 and often presents master classes. Devoted to music education, she has created the Kern Foundation “Aspiration,” which assists talented musicians around the world.
Russian-born pianist Olga Kern was catapulted into stardom with her Gold Medal at the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Since then, she has established a spectacular career, performing to wild enthusiasm all over the world.
