WINTER NOCTURNE

February 11, 2027

7:00pm

Etherredge Center

An annual treat for Aiken, the Winter Nocturne at USC Aiken has featured some of the best pianists for an evening with solo piano repertoire and a concerto performance with orchestra.  We are graced with highly acclaimed pianist Spencer Myer, currently a faculty member at Indiana University's renowned Jacobs School of Music.  Aiken Philharmonic will accompany him in Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, a transcendent masterpiece that redefines the genre.

"Myer floated through Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto with ease, bringing a liquid romanticism to this most accessible piece. Demonstrating an almost unbearably perfect technique, Myer combined strength with a lightning suppleness that shows why he won the 2004 UNISA International Piano Competition not long after graduating from Juilliard. He shone particularly in the beautiful second movement, where his ardent and gentle playing contrasted with the aggressive orchestra part." -- The Day (Connecticut)