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Friday, April 10, 2026 

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Clarinetist Mark Dover replaces Charles Yang in the sold-out IVCI season finale

The IVCI 25/26 Laureate Series finale takes place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 at The Cabaret to a sold-out audience! 

Grammy-nominated violinist and 2014 Silver Medalist Tessa Lark joins pianist Peter Dugan and clarinetist Mark Dover, who steps in for Time for Three’s Charles Yang due to an unforeseen family matter. Dover, last celebrated on The Cabaret stage two years ago, returns with his signature blend of classical and improvisational flair. Together with Lark’s virtuosic classical and fiddling talents and Dugan’s versatile piano, the trio promises a dynamic, genre-spanning performance to close out the season.

Thirty Grand Award Winners named in 2026 Juried Exhibition of Student Art in both Indiana and Ohio


The IVCI has selected the 30 Streeter Hadley Matthews Grand Award Winners and 120 Regional Winners per state for the 2026 Juried Exhibition of Student Art (JESA), expanding the long-running Indiana program to Ohio for the first time. Open to grades 1–12, JESA celebrates student creativity, fosters connections between the visual and performing arts and encourages artistic growth. Over 19,000 students participated across Indiana and Ohio, and $18,000 in prizes will be awarded to the artists and their schools in each state. The Grand Award Winners’ artwork will be exhibited this fall during the 12th Quadrennial Competition and will be exhibited throughout their respective states for the next three years.

Stay tuned to Inside The Indianapolis - we will post the winning artwork later this month!

The IVCI thanks the Cynthia Parker Matthews Family Foundation for making 2026 JESA possible.

2002 Gold Medalist Barnabás Kelemen headlines Hungarian violin tribute weekend

2002 Gold Medalist Barnabás Kelemen will be the featured soloist for multiple concertos in a spectacular three-day project at Festival Academy Budapest, celebrating the Hungarian violin tradition. The 9+1 Project takes place May 1-3, 2026 and will feature conductors Andreas Ottensamer, Gergely Madaras, András Keller, Michael Stern, Maxim Rysanov, Gábor Káli and György Vashegyi. They will lead renowned ensembles including Concerto Budapest and the Liszt Academy Symphony Orchestra and feature violin concertos (all performed by Kelemen) by Brahms, Bruch, Schumann, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius and Bartók, alongside Ravel’s Tzigane, Bartók’s Rhapsodies No. 1 & 2, and Brahms’ Double Concerto.