The Nexus Hall has been honoring the legacy of Gabriel Chanel since 2004 when the Chanel Ginza Building was opened in Toykyo, Japan. A lover and support of the arts, Chanel's spirit inspired the Chanel Pygmalion Days that offers young artists the opportunity to perform in the beautiful Nexus Hall. Each Year, five talented young artists from around the [...]
The ICM Orchestra of Park University, under the direction of Steven McDonald, presented its first virtual concert of the 2020-2021 season on Friday, October 9 at 7:30 PM. The concert was live-streamed from the Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel at Park University. Watch the recording here through November 19th.
Originally from Uzbekistan, Cellist Dilshod Narzillaev came to Park University to study with cello professor Daniel Veis in 2015. In 2019, Dilshod won Fourth Prize at the famed Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition in Zagreb, Croatia. Beginning in 2020, he began studying under full scholarship with Laurence Lesser at The New England Conservatory of Music. But as Dilshod says himself, he will always be returning to Kansas City as it is his “second home.”
Violinist Igor Khukhua won the Bronze Medal in the 2019 Elmar Oliveira Violin Competition in Florida. Originally from Siberia, Igor has studied with violin professor Ben Sayevich at Park International Center for Music since 2016. In 2020, Igor began his work toward an Artist’s Diploma in Violin Performance.
Meet Pianist Kenny Broberg, Bronze Medalist of the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Kenny was the only American to make the finals of the most prestigious piano competition in the world, held every four years in Moscow. A Minnesota native, Kenny came to Park International Center for Music to study with Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Stanislav Ioudenitch in 2016 and is currently completing his Master’s Degree.
