Single Tickets on Sale Now! Season Tickets Available! Click here to download the 2009 Season Brochure! (PDF - 8MB) Click here to view the entire 2009 Classics season! A Special Evening with Yo-Yo Ma Lecture and Solo Performance Monday, October 26, 2009; 7:30PM War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro Click here for more information! Confirmed for 2009! © Kathy Chapman Peter Serkin, piano Saturday, July 4 Recognized as an artist of passion and integrity, the distinguished American pianist Peter Serkin is one of the most thoughtful and individualistic musicians appearing before the public today. Throughout his career he has successfully conveyed the essence of five centuries of repertoire and his performances with symphony orchestras, recital appearances, chamber music collaborations, and recordings are respected worldwide. Peter performs Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor with the Eastern Festival Orchestra.     © Sheila Rock Sarah Chang, violin Saturday, July 11 Violinist Sarah Chang is recognized the world over as one of classical music's most captivating and gifted artists. Appearing in the music capitals of Asia, Europe, and the Americas, she has collaborated with most major orchestras and has reached an even wider audience through her many television appearances, concert broadcasts, and best-selling recordings for EMI Classics. Sarah joins the Eastern Festival Orchestra in a performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor.     © Christian Steiner Horacio Gutiérrez, piano Saturday, July 18 Considered one of the great pianists of our time, Horacio Gutiérrez is consistently praised by critics and audiences alike for the poetic insight and technical mastery he brings to a diverse repertoire. Since his professional deb ut in 1970 with Zubin Mehta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Mr. Gutiérrez has appeared regularly with the worlds greatest orchestras an on its major recital series. Horacio joins the Eastern Festival Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major.     © Grant Leighton Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin Saturday, July 25 Sensational and unmistakable, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg stands out in the field of classical music. Individual, passionate and powerful sound, a risk-taking persona and energetic presence are her trademarks. A musician, author, and teacher, Nadja is recognized as one of the world's preeminent violinists. Nadja joins the Eastern Festival Orchestra in a performance of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor. www.nadjasalernosonnenberg.com     © Karim Ramzi     Xavier Phillips, cello Saturday, August 1 Winner of several international prizes and longtime protégé of and collaborator with Mstislav Rostropovich, Xavier Phillips has appeared in Berlin, Vienna, Moscow, London, Hamburg, Paris, and he has played with some of the most prestigious orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre National de France, and the Berliner Symphoniker. Xavier returns this season to perform Richard Strauss' Don Quixote with the Eastern Festival Orchestra.

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Eastern Music Festival has an outstanding 2009 season in store for you! We are extremely excited about our partnership with Guilford College's Bryan Series to bring world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Greensboro for a lecture and solo performance in October. read more

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CLASSICAL VOICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
“The five-week run of the world-renowned Eastern Music Festival (EMF) ended this evening after a summer of musical excellence that takes a back seat to no other festival, orchestra or teaching faculty.”
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NEWS & RECORD
"...as the closing piece at the 2008 Eastern Music Festival on Saturday, Richard Strauss' 1898 tone poem had the feel of a musical valedictory...it's rare to encounter playing that balances the racket with the emotional resonance and poignancy that the musicians and Schwarz coaxed from the surrounding passages.”
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