The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that pianist and alumna Mirna Lekić was named as a winner in the The American Prize 2017-18 Competition, in the solo piano performance professional division. Mirna Lekić is a Bosnian-American pianist active as a recitalist, chamber musician and educator. Praised for her “intelligent and sincere pianism” (Examiner), and “natural inventiveness and […]
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Performance by Alumnus Pianist Ran Dank listed in Top 10 Chicago Concerts of 2017
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that pianist and alumnus Ran Dank’s performance of Fred Rzewski’s The People United Will Never Be Defeated! this past April was listed as one of the top ten classical concerts in Chicago in 2017 by the Chicago Classical Review. Dank’s performance was described as follows: “When the pianist who was originally […]
GC D.M.A. violinist Pala Garcia and cellist John Popham release debut album for Longleash Trio
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that on September 22nd, 2017, Longleash trio, comprised of GC D.M.A. violinist Pala Garcia, GC D.M.A. cellist John Popham and pianist Renate Rohlfing, released their debut album with New Focus recordings titled “Passage.” The album features the first commercial recordings of innovative piano trios, written by […]
GC D.M.A. Pianist Leann Osterkamp to release album of the Complete Piano Solo Works of Leonard Bernstein
The Graduate Center is pleased to congratulate D.M.A. pianist Leann Osterkamp on her upcoming album release, featuring the complete solo piano works of Leonard Bernstein! Osterkamp will be playing a CD release concert at Steinway Hall on September 25, 2017, at 7pm. The concert is an invite-only event; For more information contact Leann at contact@leannosterkamp.com. […]
GC Alumnus Olivier Fluchaire Performing at The House Concert & Gumi International Music Festival in South Korea
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that GC alumnus Olivier Fluchaire (violin) is currently performing in a number of concerts in South Korea for The Concert House and the Gumi International Music Festival (August 30 – September 15, 2017). Upcoming performances are as follows: September 9, 2017: Masterclass in Gumi (South Korea), presented by […]
D.M.A. Pianist Juan Carlos Fernández-Nieto to make his Carnegie Hall Debut
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that D.M.A. pianist Juan Carlos Fernández-Nieto will be making his debut at Carnegie Hall this coming Thursday, June 8th, 2017 at 7:30pm. He will be performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271, “Jeunehomme” with the Chamber Orchestra of New York, under the baton of Music Director […]
D.M.A. Candidate Sunyoung Kim to present at The Voice Foundation Annual Symposium
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that D.M.A. candidate Sunyoung Kim will be presenting at The Voice Foundation’s 46th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice. The symposium runs from May 31 – June 4, 2017, at the Philadelphia Westin. Sunyoung will be presenting “The Effect of Two Different Instructions on Subglottal Pressure, Sound […]
GC Alumna Eva León Performing at National Sawdust
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that recent Music D.M.A. graduate Eva León will be performing at National Sawdust tomorrow – Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 – at 7pm. The program will take the audience on a musical journey across Spain, exploring its many traditions, cultures, and colors through some of the greatest Spanish […]
GC D.M.A. Pianist Alexandra Joan to Perform in Bargemusic’s Masterworks Series
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that D.M.A. pianist Alexandra Joan will be performing in the Masterworks Series at Bargemusic on September 24th, 2016 at 8pm. Bargemusic is New York City’s famous floating concert hall, moored in Brooklyn, just under the Brooklyn Bridge. The program will include the following: Beethoven – 7 Variations […]
Film Score by GC Student Bonnie McAlvin Premieres at Los Angeles Film Festival
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that today, June 5th, 2016 at 4:00 PM PST the film My First Kiss and the People Involved will make its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival with a score composed by GC Flutist and Composition student Bonnie McAlvin. The soundtrack will also feature GC Music alumna […]
Professor Norman Carey to appear with Soprano Jane Marsh at Bruno Walter Auditorium
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that next Sunday afternoon, May 15th, at 4 pm, Professor Norman Carey will be appearing with soprano Jane Marsh in a 50th Anniversary Celebration of her winning the Tchaikovsky Competition, hosted by The Metropolitan Opera Guild at Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium. For more information and […]
Prof. David Grubbs to give an in-gallery talk at the New Museum
The Graduate Center Music Program is pleased to share that Prof. David Grubbs will be giving an in-gallery talk at the New Museum this coming Thursday, March 3, at 3:30pm, as part of programming for the exhibition Anri Sala: Answer Me. The talk focuses on solo and duo musical performance, phase relationships, and overdubbing in sound recording through […]