2023 Festival Concerts
Concert tickets & streaming
Festival Opening ConcertSaturday, June 24, 7:30pm
Featuring guest and faculty artists Yukiko Sekino, Alan Woo, Keiko Sekino, and Kwan Yi. Ticketed.
Sofya Gulyak in RecitalSunday, June 25, 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, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, and Kennedy Center in Washington. Ticketed.
Alexander Shtarkman in RecitalTuesday, June 27, 7:30pm
Alexander Shtarkman’s debut recitals in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City prompted strong words of praise from audiences and critics alike. Martin Bernheimer, Los Angeles Times, wrote “Alexander Shtarkman. Remember the name… He plays the piano with all the strength, flash and eagerness that his age would suggest. He also plays with the sensitivity and mellow refinement one associates with certain grand old men of the keyboard, most of them Russian.” First Prize winner of the Busoni International Piano Competition, Alexander Shtarkman in addition garnered major prizes in the 1989 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and the 1994 Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. Ticketed.
Meng-Chieh Liu in Recital
Friday, June 30, 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, July 2, 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, July 2, 2pm
Featuring young pianists from across the United States invited to participate in the East Carolina Piano Festival Young Artist Program. Free.
Listen to the concerts via live-streaming!
All performances will be live-streamed from A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, School of Music, East Carolina University.