Inaugural Four Season Concert In New Bern, October 12

Ara Gregorian, Artistic Director
Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival

It is quite amazing how many world class musical performances New Bernians can enjoy throughout the year, at a modest price, without leaving the city and the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival is at the top of the list.  

We are very fortunate, Ara Gregorian, Artistic Director of the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, East Carolina University chose to have the inaugural season open in New Bern on October 12 in the NC History Center Cullman Performance Hall at 7:30 pm.

The outstanding program includes Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata for Piano and Violin in A Major, Op. 30 No.1, and Richard Strauss' Sonata for Violin and Piano in E Flat Major, Op. 18 with additional selections to be announced.

Robert McDonald, piano, won the gold medal at the Busoni International Competition, top prizes at the William Kapell International Competition and the Washington International Competition along with many other honors throughout his career and is on the piano faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School.

Ara Gregorian, violin, the founder of the Four Season Chamber Music Festival made his New York recital debut in 1996 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and his debut as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra in Symphony Hall in 1997. He has performed around the world and is a member of the violin faculty at East Carolina University.

Tickets: $25 public, $10 students. Go to http://www.ecuarts.com/

or purchase in person at the Bank of the Arts.

Special thanks to Katherine and John Haroldson for sponsoring this first of a three concert series. The second and third performances are December 1st and May 4th.

Susan Moffat Thomas

Executive Director