Attending live concerts each year is an essential part of studying the piano. Below are some recommended performances across the Triangle. Please verify all dates and times with the presenting organizations for the most current information.
* Concerts marked with a star are ones I am playing in and especially recommend attending.
FALL 2026
SEPTEMBER
September 18 and 19, 8:00 p.m.
Boris Giltburg, piano with the North Carolina Symphony
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh
September 20, 2:00 p.m.
Salix Piano Trio
Mozart, Bridge, Shostakovich, Higdon, and Brahms
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham
September 27, 5:00 p.m.
Daniel Anastasio, piano
Haven't I Heard That Before?
The Classical Concerts
OCTOBER
October 16, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Tommy Mesa, cello and Olga Kern, piano
Cello and piano recital
SECU Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
October 16 and 17, 8:00 p.m.
Clayton Stephenson, piano with the North Carolina Symphony
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh
October 22, 7:00 p.m.
Alexi Kenney, violin and Janice Carissa, piano
Sibelius, Piazzolla, Wiancko, Britten, Schnittke, and more
Moeser Auditorium, UNC Chapel Hill
October 23, 7:30 p.m.
Jean Park and Lara Saldanha, two pianos *
Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Bolcom
Ruggero Piano, Raleigh
October 25, 4:00 p.m.
NCCMI IMPACT 1*
Glinka, Brahms, Ricker
NOVEMBER
November 1, 2:00 p.m.
Awadagin Pratt, piano
Music by Price, Walker, Dett, contemporary American composers, and Brahms
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham
November 1
Anthony Lee's Quartet
The Classical Concerts
Details TBA
The presenting organization has not yet posted the quartet name, time, or venue.
Paderewski Piano Festival of Raleigh
November 7, 3:00 p.m.
Julie Haismann, piano
Historic Smedes-Emory Parlor, Saint Mary’s School, Raleigh
November 8, 3:00 p.m.
Maria Stratigou, piano
Historic Smedes-Emory Parlor, Saint Mary’s School, Raleigh
November 14, 3:00 p.m.
Elia Cecino, piano
SECU Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
November 15, 3:00 p.m.
Seonghun Jeong, piano
SECU Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
November 8, 2:00 p.m.
Ieva Jokubaviciute, piano with Ara Gregorian and Zvi Plesser
Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, and Robert Schumann
Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh
November 20 and 21, 8:00 p.m.; November 22, 3:00 p.m.
Alessio Bax, piano with the North Carolina Symphony
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh and Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill
DECEMBER
December 6, 2:00 p.m.
Salix Piano Trio
Clara Schumann, Reena Esmail, Amy Beach, Jennifer Higdon, and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel
SECU Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
SPRING 2027
JANUARY
January 17, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Hermitage Piano Trio
Two different programs
SECU Auditorium, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
January 22 and 23, 8:00 p.m.; January 24, 3:00 p.m.
Evren Ozel, piano with the North Carolina Symphony
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh and Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill
January 31, 7:00 p.m.
Escher String Quartet with David Fung, piano
Mozart, Schumann, and Korngold
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham
FEBRUARY
February 19 and 20, 8:00 p.m.
North Carolina Symphony *
Revueltas: Homenaje a Federico García Lorca; Arturo Márquez: Concierto de Otoño; Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh
February 21, 2:00 p.m.
Rieko Aizawa, piano with the Cooperstown Quartet
Puccini, Verdi, Haydn, and Brahms: Piano Quintet
Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh
February 26, 7:30 p.m.
Jeremy Denk, piano
Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Louise Farrenc, Tania León, Missy Mazzoli, and more
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham
February 28, 2:00 p.m.
Ciompi Quartet and Friends: Appalachian Spring *
Stephen Jaffe: Inscriptions; Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round; Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite, original scoring for 13 instruments
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham
MARCH
March 5 and 6, 8:00 p.m.
Gabriela Montero, piano with the North Carolina Symphony
Montero: Piano Concerto No. 1, “Latin”; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh
APRIL
April 11, 2:00 p.m.
Thomas Sauer, piano with Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival artists
Beach and Dvořák Piano Quintets
Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh
April 11, 7:00 p.m.
Anthony McGill, clarinet and Conrad Tao, piano
Brahms, Berg, and new works
Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University, Durham
April 20, 7:00 p.m.
Emanuel Ax, piano and Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Memorial Hall, UNC Chapel Hill
Currently listed as sold out; additional seats may be released.
MAY
May 2, 2:00 p.m.
Adam Neiman, piano with Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival artists
Beethoven, Brahms, and Rabl
Hayes Barton United Methodist Church, Raleigh
May 8, 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
North Carolina Symphony Young People’s Concert: Carnival of the Animals *
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals; North Carolina Symphony with Raleigh Dance Theatre
Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh