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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.

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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Two classical music maestros side by side

Bard Conservatory Celebrates 20 Years with Landmark Lincoln Center Concert on October 29

Dual Milestone Event Honors Bard College Conservatory’s 20th Anniversary and Leon Botstein’s 50th Year as President, Highlighting a Half-Century of Classical Music and Higher Education

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Upcoming Events and Performances

  • Guest Artist Masterclass:&nbsp;Bal&aacute;zs F&uuml;lei
    12/10
    Wednesday
    Guest Artist Masterclass: Balázs Fülei 1:30 pm
    Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
  • Guest Artist Recital:&nbsp;Andr&aacute;s Szalai, cimbalom, and Bal&aacute;zs F&uuml;lei, piano
    12/10
    Wednesday
    Guest Artist Recital: András Szalai, cimbalom, and Balázs Fülei, piano 7:00 pm
    Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
  • 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

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