The Park Quartet is composed of students from the International Center for Music at Park University with a variety of degrees in music performance plus vast chamber music experiences. The four musicians hail from the U.S. (Cello: James Farquhar), Brazil (Viola: Christian Santos), and Uzbekistan (Violin: Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, Mumin Turgunov). Founded in 2022, the quartet has been actively performing [...]
Tatiana Dorokhova Wins Silver Medal and Audience Favorite at The Gurwitz International Piano Competition Tatiana Dorokhova, studying for her Graduate Certificate in the piano studio of Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch at Park International Center for Music (ICM), has placed SECOND in the finals of the prestigious Gurwitz International Piano Competition in San Antonio, Texas. For her complete [...]
The photos below were taken last Thursday at a wonderfully-received outreach concert at Village Shalom, the senior living community in Overland Park, KS. This event has become a much anticipated annual outing where ICM student musicians are met with exuberant applause. Thursday's event included six works and an interesting question and answer session.
With every performance in far reaches of the world, Behzod brings international attention and acclaim to our boutique conservatory in the Midwest. To experience our famed alum, a nice contingency of ICM Patrons travel to support him and even stayed late to greet the virtuoso at a Park University sponsored reception in Carnegie’s Shorin Club Room. The famed Uzbeki composer, Dilorom Saidaminova, was even in attendance to witness her creation’s Carnegie Hall debut, and hang out with the Kansas City crowd. Congratulations, Behzod!
Friends, meet Gus! Gustavo Fernandez Agreda isn't just the ICM Coordinator, he's the heart and soul of our program. A former student in the Violin Studio of Ben Sayevich, Gus chose to study at Park despite having the opportunity to go to an Ivy League school because, for him, it's about more than just being an artist.
