Season 22 Grand Opening Concert! | Moscow Nights

Season 22 Grand Opening Concert! | Moscow Nights

This Sunday! From Buckingham Palace to the grand opening of Musical Bridges’ 22nd Season, Nina Kotova brings her elegant cello performance to the San Fernando Cathedral, joined by the premier Russian String Orchestra headed by music director Misha Rachlevsky. This free concert is followed by a dessert reception, and will now include a ticket raffle for those who register online for a free ticket! Free Tickets are available at: mbaw.eventbrite.com Featured in: Texas Public Radio’s Weekender KRTU 91.7, Kory Cook at 11...

David Robinson Announced as Honorary Chairman!

David Robinson Announced as Honorary Chairman!

David Robinson, 10-time NBA All-Star and one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history, will pay tribute to the role music has played in his life by serving as Honorary Chair of the 2020 Gurwitz International Piano Competition!”I have been blessed to call San Antonio my home for the last three decades and watch the city become world-recognized for basketball. Now with The Gurwitz International Piano Competition we are raising the bar for the performing arts as we attract the best and brightest emerging talent from across the globe. Music has been an incredibly important part of my family’s life and I’m honored to support...

The Gurwitz Announces 12 Contestants!

The Gurwitz Announces 12 Contestants!

~~~~ Check out our feature in the Rivard Report detailing the press conference last Wednesday at the Tobin Center! ~~~ This past Wednesday, we announced via press conference our 12 contestants chosen for the 2020 competition set in January. 76 pianists, from the following 21 nations, vied to take part in this quadrennial “Olympics” of piano: Australia | Belarus | Brazil | Canada | China | France | Germany | Hungary | Indonesia | Italy | Malaysia | Peru | Portugal | Russia | Slovenia | South Korea | Spain | Ukraine | United Kingdom | United States of America | Uzbekistan  An esteemed panel of preliminary judges worked all summer...