Vladislav Kern

Vladislav Kern piano

Vladislav Kern is a Russian-American pianist, composer, and poet. He is the winner of many international competitions and festivals in Russia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of South Africa, and the U.S., including the Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition in New York and the Price Rubin International Competition. He is also a Young Steinway Artist.

Vlad was born in Moscow into a family of musicians. He started playing piano at the age of four. When Vlad was just six, he was accepted to the Central Music School at the Moscow State P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory—class of Professor V.V. Piasetsky. A few years later, he became a scholarship recipient of the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation. At the age of twelve, Vlad moved to New York and continued his education at The Juilliard School of Music—class of Dr. Y. Kaplinsky. One year later, he received the prestigious Van Cliburn scholarship, a first in the history of The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division. From 2016 to 2019, he also studied in Italy at the Academia Pianistica Internazionale “Incontri col Maestro” di Imola—class of Professor B. Petrushansky. Vlad has performed in world-class venues including David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center (NYC), La Sala Verdi at the Conservatorio di Milano, Konserthuset Stockholm, and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. He has collaborated with such musicians as Vladimir Spivakov, Leonard Slatkin, Roberto Minczuk, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Jindong Cai, Giancarlo De Lorenzo, and Michael Morgan. He has recordings on the radio and television in many countries, including Italy, the U.S., Luxembourg, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. ●