Concert Schedule
All concerts are viewable in-person only; no livestream or on-demand viewing will be available. The competition will be live-streamed free on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Tickets go on sale May 1.
Events
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Celebration Concert featuring the USC Piano Faculty
USC School of Music, Recital HallThe stellar faculty of USC’s burgeoning and nationally-recognized jazz program launch the 2026 Southeastern Piano Festival with a performance that is sure to thrill.
TICKETS: $25 individual; $5 students (with valid school ID) and children ages 17 and under.
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Artist Spotlight: Nicholas Susi
USC School of Music, Recital HallTICKETS: $25 individual; $5 students (with valid school ID) and children ages 17 and under.
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Lunchtime Concert
Koger Center Main Lobby 1051 Greene St, Columbia, SC, United StatesBring your lunch or pick it up from one of the food trucks outside and enjoy an informal concert by our SEPF Associates and Graduate Assistants who are all young rising artists studying piano at USC.
FREE
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Artist Spotlight: Pedja Mužijević
USC School of Music, Recital HallTICKETS: $25 individual; $5 students (with valid school ID) and children ages 17 and under.
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Lunchtime Concert
1208 Washington Street 1208 Washington Street, Columbia, United StatesBring your lunch or pick it up from one of the food trucks outside and enjoy an informal concert by our SEPF Associates and Graduate Assistants who are all young rising artists studying piano at USC.
FREE
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Artist Spotlight: Blair McMillen
USC School of Music, Recital HallTICKETS: $25 individual; $5 students (with valid school ID) and children ages 17 and under.
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Artist Spotlight: Soyeon Kate Lee
USC School of Music, Recital HallTICKETS: $25 individual; $5 students (with valid school ID) and children ages 17 and under.
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2026 Arthur Fraser Piano Competition
USC School of Music, Recital HallFestival participants compete for a chance to perform with the South Carolina Philharmonic in a Masterworks concert and more than $10,000 in cash prizes.
FREE
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2026 Winner’s Recital
USC School of Music, Recital HallThe winners of the Arthur Fraser Piano Competition are featured in evening of dazzling showstoppers.
TICKETS: $25 individual; $5 students (with valid school ID) and children ages 17 and under.
$25
