2025 Summer Festival Concerts

Festival Opening Concert
Saturday, June 21, 7:30pm

Featuring guest and faculty artists Yukiko Sekino, Alan Woo, Sam Gingher, Keiko Sekino, and Kwan Yi. Ticketed.

Sofya Gulyak in Recital
Sunday, June 22, 3pm

Sofya Gulyak has been praised for her “tremendous precision and colouration…exquisite soft playing …with delicacy” (Washington Post). The first prize and the Princess Mary Gold Medal winner at the Sixteenth Leeds International Piano Competition – the first woman in the history of the competition to achieve this distinction – she has performed all over the globe in such venues as La Scala Theatre and Sala Verdi in Milan, Herculessaal in Munich, Tokyo Opera City Hall, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory, Konzerthaus in Berlin, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, and Kennedy Center in Washington. Tickete

Richard Goode in Recital
Tuesday, June 24, 7:30pm

“Richard Goode is one of the finest pianists in the world. Few can match his unfailingly beautiful tone, effortless technical command, interpretive insight and total emotional commitment to the music he plays.” (The Washington Post)

“…every moment…was a revelation.” (The National Post)

Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth and expressiveness, and has been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of Classical and Romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, masterclasses in person or online, and through his extensive and acclaimed Nonesuch recordings, he has won a large and devoted following. Ticketed.

Meng-Chieh Liu in Recital
Friday, June 27, 7:30pm

A recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, Meng-Chieh Liu first made headlines in 1993 as a 21-year-old student at The Curtis Institute of Music when he substituted at last minute’s notice for André Watts at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. He has appeared with orchestras under conductors Christoph Eschenbach, Gustavo Dudamel, and Alan Gilbert, among others. Ticketed.

Young Artist Program Final Concert I
Sunday, June 28, 10am

Featuring young pianists from across the United States invited to participate in the East Carolina Piano Festival Young Artist Program. Free.

Young Artist Program Final Concert II
Sunday, June 29, 2pm

Featuring young pianists from across the United States invited to participate in the East Carolina Piano Festival Young Artist Program. Free.

All concerts in A. J. Fletcher Recital Hall, School of Music
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

 
Address:
A.J. Fletcher Music Center, Greenville, NC (Directions)
(Intersection of E. 10th Street & College Hill Drive, Greenville, NC)

Parking:
Free parking is available for festival concerts. Patrons are welcome to park in the A1 parking spaces adjacent to the Fletcher Music Center, or in any of the B parking lots located nearby on College Hill Drive (Directions). (Please avoid parking in any specially reserved spaces.)