MICHAIL LIFITS, 2009 HHIPC WINNER, TOURS THE LOWCOUNTRY JANUARY 2010

The Hilton Head International Piano Competition is pleased to announce the return of Michail Lifits, 2009 HHIPC Winner, to the Lowcountry. Mr. Lifits will perform concerts and recitals in Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, and Beaufort, South Carolina.

January 10 & 11 ٠  8:00PM 
Performs with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Repertoire:  Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
First Presbyterian Church, Hilton Head Island, SC
Tickets available online at www.hhso.org or by calling the HHSO box office at (843) 842-2055

January 13 ٠  7:30PM
In recital at the University of South Carolina Beaufort Performing Arts Center
(USCB Arts Center),
801 Carteret Street, Beaufort, SC
Repertoire: Favorite works for piano by Beethoven and Chopin
Tickets are $35, $25, $20 and available at the door, at the USCB box office (843) 521-4145, or
online at www.beaufortscperformingarts.com

January 15 ٠  7:30PM
In recital at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church, 333 Fording Road (Hwy 278), Bluffton, SC
Repertoire: Première of Carnegie Hall Recital (performed November 23, 2009) in South Carolina
Tickets are $25 and available at the door, or by calling the HHSO box office at (843) 842-2055


DI WU, 2005 HHIPC WINNER, RETURNS IN APRIL FOR BENEFIT RECITAL

In the Spring of 2010, the Hilton Head International Piano Competition welcomes the return of Di Wu, 2005 HHIPC Winner. Ms. Wu will perform in recital on April 30, 2010, to benefit the HHIPC. The recital, beginning at 7:30PM, will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, 24 Pope Avenue, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Since winning the 2005 HHIPC, Ms. Wu has won the 2007 Astral Artists National Auditions, joining the roster of Astral Artists. In May of 2009, Ms. Wu made her Alice Tully Hall debut, the result of her winning the Juilliard William Petschek Piano Debut Recital Award. Ms. Wu also won several prizes at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. In November of 2009, Di Wu made her debut with Yu Long and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.

April 30, 2010

Ticket

General Admission $25.00 Reserved Seating $30.00