❤️Piano Masterclasses by World-Famous Musicians: Olga Kern, Jerome Lowenthal, Michael Bulychev-Okser❤️

📅 May 14, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM – New York Time
📍 Theater at PianoPiano Rehearsal Studios, 37 W 65th St 4th Floor, New York, NY 10023, USA

The 6th George Gershwin Competition proudly presents masterclasses by Jury members. A unique chance for participants to learn from great masters, and for audience members to listen to this wonderful event and to uncover true secrets of the highest piano art.

Who are the teachers?
✅ Olga Kern (USA)
– World-class piano star, Winner of Rachmaninov and Van Cliburn Piano Competitions, Piano Professor – Manhattan School of Music.
✅ Jerome Lowenthal (USA)
– Legendary American Pianist and Pedagogue, Piano Professor at The Juilliard School.
✅ Michael Bulychev-Okser (USA) – American Pianist, Composer, Producer, and Educator, Artistic Director & Founder – George Gershwin Competition, Piano Professor – Kaufman Music Center – New York.

Who are the performers?
Wai Ping Alice Yip (Hong Kong) will perform Reminiscences de Norma, a transcription on theme by V. Bellini by Franz Liszt.

Dana Zhang (Pianist from Chicago) will perform Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6

Carol Wu (Pianist from New York) will perform CHOPIN’s POLONAISE IN C-SHARP MINOR, OP.26 NO. 1

Letao Li (Pianist from New York) will perform Tchaikovsky Meditation Op. 72, No. 5.

Elizabeth Levine (Pianist from New York) will perform Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op.38.

Azalea Kelley (Pianist from New York) will perform Scriabin’s Sonata No. 2.