Michael Bulychev-Okser and Giovanni Calabrese: Piano Concert

Michael Bulychev-Okser is an internationally acclaimed American pianist, composer, and producer. A recipient of “Who’s Who in Music”, Mr. Bulychev-Okser performed at the world’s most prestigious stages: Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Kennedy Center, La Salle Pleyel (France), Wigmore Hall (London), Rachmaninov Hall (Russia), Suur Saal (Estonia), and Centermex Theater (Mexico). Bulychev-Okser organizes international music events: Gershwin International Music competition in New York and Classical Hugs Music Festival in Estonia. Michael is a guest performer at numerous music festivals, competitions, and concert series in England, France, Germany, Mexico, Israel, Estonia, Georgia, Ukraine, Austria, Finland, South Korea, China, Serbia, Singapore, and the United States. In 2022, Michael Bulychev-Okser performed Mendelssohn's Double Concerto with a renowned virtuoso violinist, Shlomo Mintz. Michael Bulychev-Okser is a Professor of Piano and Chamber Ensembles at Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Music Center.

Giovanni Calabrese graduated brilliantly in piano and graduated in chamber music under the guidance of Professor Mariagrazia De Leo at the Conservatory "T. Schipa" in Lecce.  Mr. Calabrese is president of the Association of High Musical Culture "W. A. Mozart" and artistic director of the International Artistic Centre of the Mediterranean, of the International Artistic Festival Artistic Harmonies and of the International Competition "Musicarte". He was artistic director of the Salento stages of the ICMC Festival (Positano, Paris and Shanghai). He has more than one hundred concerts both as a soloist and in the formation of vocal and instrumental chamber music.  Giovanni Calabrese has performed in Italy, as well as in Belgium, Germany, and the United States among other countries.  He specializes in performances of songs by Apulian authors and is appreciated for his interpretations of contemporary music.