The South Carolina Philharmonic is starting its 62nd season of Capital Concerts with a 17-year-old piano prodigy taking the stage at the Koger Center.

The six-concert series opens Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Koger Center with “With Love, the Best of the Romantic Period,” featuring works by Verdi, Rachmaninoff, and Brahms.

Guest pianist William Wu will join the Philharmonic for Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 2.” The 17-year-old won the 2025 Arthur Fraser Concerto Competition and has already performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.

Later this season

“Beethoven & Blue Jeans” | Saturday, Jan. 9, marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s death

“The Golden Age of Hollywood” | Saturday, Feb. 6, featuring music from classic films