MASTERCLASSES 2026

37 West 65th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10023
Students will have a unique chance to study with world-class Professors:
Jerome Lowenthal, Olga Kern, Michael Bulychev-Okser, etc.
Masterclasses are open to the competition semifinalists and students of New York conservatories.
Masterclasses are open to general public.
Gershwin Competition masterclasses focus on education and development, providing master class opportunities for highly talented college, graduate and emerging professional musicians. Master classes with Gershwin International Competition Jury Members are designed to provide a productive and enriching professional experience to all who participate.
Master classes are held between Semifinal and Final Rounds. Competition participants and audience members are encouraged to observe the competition rounds in between master class sessions.
Michael Bulychev-Okser (USA)
Competition Artistic Director & Chairman
A top prizewinner of many international competitions in USA, Italy, Andorra, Spain and Mexico, pianist Michael Bulychev-Okser was born in Moscow, Russia in a family of distinguished musicians. He composed and played music since the age of seven. Because of Michael’s early and extraordinary talent […]
Olga Kern (United States)
Russian-American pianist Olga Kern is now recognized as one of her generation’s great artists. With her vivid stage presence, passionately confident musicianship and extraordinary technique, the striking pianist continues to captivate fans and critics alike. Olga Kern […]
Jerome Lowenthal (USA)
Jerome Lowenthal, born in 1932, has been a prominent presence in the international piano world for more than sixty years. In his youth a student of three legendary musicians- William Kapell, Eduard Steuermann and Alfred Cortot (with coachings from Arthur Rubinstein)-he has performed a voluminous and variegated repertoire that includes more than 63 different concerti, which […]
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