BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@grandpianoseries.org DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20201208T193000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Easter:20211208T210000 DTSTAMP:20230731T001846Z URL:https://grandpianoseries.org/events/kenny-broberg/ SUMMARY:Kenny Broberg DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nKenny Broberg\n\n\n\n2017 Van Cliburn International Pia no Competition Silver Medalist\nAmerican pianist Kenny Broberg continues t o build a reputation as “one of the most intelligent and intense artists on the concert stage today” (Theater Jones) with fresh interpretations complemented by a natural\, honest stage presence. The Minneapolis native first came to international attention when he captured the silver medal at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with performances ma rked by “an imaginative shaping of themes\, revelation of inner voices\, and an unfailing sense of momentum” (Texas Classical Review). He follow ed this with a bronze medal win at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Comp etition\, adding to previous prizes at the Hastings\, Sydney\, Seattle\, a nd New Orleans International Piano Competitions.\n\nKenny has performed ac ross Europe\, Asia\, Australia\, and North America\, and worked with such esteemed conductors as Ludovic Morlot\, Kent Nagano\, Leonard Slatkin\, Va sily Petrenko\, Nicholas Milton\, John Storgårds\, Carlos Miguel Prieto\, and Stilian Kirov. He has collaborated with the Royal Philharmonic\, Minn esota\, Kansas City Symphony\, Sydney Symphony\, Seattle Symphony\, Fort W orth Symphony\, and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestras\, among others.\ n\nLauded for “the ability to build a strikingly imaginative and intelli gent program… [leading] his audience through a superbly conceived\, bril liantly executed journey” (Theater Jones)\, Kenny enjoys juxtaposing the novel and familiar\, bringing light to lesser-known works alongside class ic repertoire. Recent and upcoming highlights include his Spivey Hall debu t\; a tour of rural Australian communities\, along with a return to Sydney \; residencies at the Mariinsky International Piano\, Stars on the Baikal\ , Strings\, and Sunriver Music Festivals\; and recitals in Yokohama\, Nago ya\, Moscow\, New York\, and Los Angeles.\n\nHe has been featured on NPR\, WQXR\, APM’s Performance Today\, MPR\, and ABC (Australia) radio. In 20 19\, Kenny appeared at the Texas Medal of Arts Awards Gala\, performing fo r honorees including Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Holliday\; he is als o a finalist for the 2021 American Pianists Awards. Several of his perform ances at the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition were included on CDs released on the Universal Music Australia label. His solo debut album was released in August 2017 on the Decca Gold label\, featuring one of his signature pieces\, the Barber Piano Sonata\, as well as works by Bach\, S chubert\, Chopin\, and Franck.\n\nThe first musician in his family\, Kenny started piano lessons at age 6 when he was first fascinated by his mother ’s upright—a wedding gift from her parents. He studied for nine years with Dr. Joseph Zins before entering the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music\, where he earned a Bachelor of Music degree with Nancy We ems in 2016. He currently resides in Kansas City\, Missouri\, where he con tinues to be mentored by 2001 Cliburn Gold Medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch a t the International Center for Music at Park University. Alongside his tea chers\, he is influenced by the recordings of Alfred Cortot\, William Kape ll\, and Claudio Arrau.\n\nA hockey and baseball athlete in high school\, Kenny enjoys watching and playing sports\; he’s even known to catch a li ve stream of a game while warming up for a performance.\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeber: Sonata No. 4 in E Minor\, op. 70\nMedtner: Three Fa iry Tales Op.26\nMedtner: One Fairy Tale Op.20\nBroberg: Barcarolle\nChopi n: Polonaise  Fantasy\, op. 61\nScriabin: Sonata No. 5\, op. 53\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://i0.wp.com/grandpianoseries.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2023/01/DSC_3139_kateliu-13.webp?fit=680%2C386&ssl=1 CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Easter X-LIC-LOCATION:Pacific/Easter BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200905T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:-05 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210403T210000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:-06 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210904T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:-05 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR