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Featuring guest and faculty artists Yukiko Sekino, Alan Woo, Sam Gingher, Keiko Sekino, and Kwan Yi. Ticketed. For tickets go to https://ecuarts.evenue.net/events/PIANO For more festival information visit http://go.ecu.edu/pianofestival or call 252-328-5184.

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. Ticketed For tickets go to https://ecuarts.evenue.net/events/PIANO For more festival information visit http://go.ecu.edu/pianofestival or call 252-328-5184.

“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) Grammy award-winning pianist 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. For tickets go to https://ecuarts.evenue.net/events/PIANO For more festival information visit http://go.ecu.edu/pianofestival or call 252-328-5184.

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. For tickets go to https://ecuarts.evenue.net/events/PIANO For more festival information visit http://go.ecu.edu/pianofestival or call 252-328-5184.

Featuring young pianists from across the United States invited to participate in the East Carolina Piano Festival Young Artist Program. Free. Two concerts, 10am & 2pm Free. Open to the public. Live stream available at https://www.youtube.com/ecuschoolofmusiclive For more festival information visit http://go.ecu.edu/pianofestival or call 252-328-5184.