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Southeastern Piano Festival Artist Spotlight: Soyeon Kate Lee
2026 Spoleto Festival USA Chamber Music attendees will have a second opportunity to hear pianist Soyeon Kate Lee, praised by The New York Times for her “huge, richly varied sound, lively imagination and firm sense of style.”
About the Artist,
First prize winner of the Naumburg International Piano Competition and the Concert Artist Guild International Competition, Korean-American pianist Soyeon Kate Lee has been lauded by The New York Times as a pianist with “a huge, richly varied sound, a lively imagination and a firm sense of style,” and by The Washington Post for her “stunning command of the keyboard.”
Highlights of recent seasons include appearances at the National Gallery, Library of Congress, Gina Bachauer Concerts, Purdue Convocations, Music@Menlo, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on tour, San Francisco Performances, Camerata Pacifica tour, Chamber Music Chicago and the Cleveland Art Museum. She was a member of Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society’s Bowers program, and is a regular…
Admission Cost: $5 students; $25 general admission.
Thursday, June 11, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Arthur Fraser Piano Competition Winners Recital
Festival participants compete for a chance to perform with the South Carolina Philharmonic in a Masterworks concert and more than $10,000 in cash prizes.
Tickets go on sale May 1!
Purchase tickets in person at the Koger Center Box Office or online. New this year: save $ by purchasing an event package of all SEPF signature concerts!
Admission Cost: $5 USC Students; $25 General Admission.
Saturday, June 13, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Sounds of the Mardi Gras Belt: Emily Allen
This free public lecture, entitled "Sounds of the Mardi Gras Belt," is part of the Society for American Music's "Sounding the Nation at 250" initiative. See details here: https://www.sam250.org/event-details/sounds-of-the-mardi-gras-belt
Join for a 30-minute lecture, followed by Q&A, from Dr. Emily Ruth Allen, joint-appointed faculty in the School of Music and Institute for Southern Studies.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, August 23, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Craig Butterfield Faculty Doublebass Recital, with Max Allard
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, August 27, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Elias Blake Doctoral Piano Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Taylor Glomb Doctoral Piano Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Viva la Voce: Faculty Voice Area Recital
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 10, 2026, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.