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Bard Conservatory of Music Announces Seventh Annual Kurtág Festival Honoring György Kurtág’s 100th Birthday, March 11–April 4

The 2026 edition highlights the clarity, precision, and expressive depth of Kurtág’s music.

The cover art for four albums 

Bard Conservatory and Music Faculty and Alumni/ae Nominated for 2026 GRAMMY Awards

The 2026 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 68th GRAMMY Awards, will take place on Sunday, February 1.

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Isabelle O'Connell Named a Recipient of 2025–26 Fulbright Alumni Project Fund 

Isabelle O'Connell Named a Recipient of 2025–26 Fulbright Alumni Project Fund 

O’Connell will use the funding to present a concert and lecture demonstration at Bard.

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The Eighth Annual China Now Music Festival Reviewed in <em>China Daily</em>

The Eighth Annual China Now Music Festival Reviewed in China Daily

The final performance of the festival, a chamber opera and dance concert by the Bard East/West Ensemble, will take place on October 5 at 3 pm at Jazz at Lincoln Center. 

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Upcoming Events and Performances

  • Laurie Smukler (left) playing the violin and Qing Jiang (right) wearing a blue blouse.; Guest Artist Recital: Laurie Smukler, violin&nbsp;and Qing Jiang, piano
    1/25
    Sunday
    Guest Artist Recital: Laurie Smukler, violin and Qing Jiang, piano 4:00 pm
    Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
  • Hugo Valverde (left) holding a french horn. Enriqueta Somarriba (right) leaning on a building.; Faculty Spotlight Series: Hugo Valverde, horn, with Enriqueta Somarriba, piano
    1/31
    Saturday
    Faculty Spotlight Series: Hugo Valverde, horn, with Enriqueta Somarriba, piano 5:00 pm
    Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
  • Peter Wiley (left) wearing black and holding a cello. Anna Polonsky (right) wearing black and leaning on a piano.; Faculty Spotlight Series: Peter Wiley, cello, with guest artist Anna Polonsky, piano
    2/1
    Sunday
    Faculty Spotlight Series: Peter Wiley, cello, with guest artist Anna Polonsky, piano 4:00 pm
    Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
  • Teresa Buchholz (left) with hair styled up, wearing long earrings. Kayo Iwama (right) wearing a colorful blouse.; Faculty Spotlight Series: Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, piano
    2/14
    Saturday
    Faculty Spotlight Series: Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, piano 7:00 pm
    Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
  • Rosemary Nelis holding a viola.; Alumni/ae Spotlight Series:&nbsp;Rosemary Nelis, viola
    2/27
    Friday
    Alumni/ae Spotlight Series: Rosemary Nelis, viola 7:30 pm
    Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space

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