Tickets are already selling fast for Curtis Phill Hsu‘s prizewinner’s concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall in central London on 26 September. The RPO have called Curtis ‘a star in the making’, and are delighted to showcase him in this first major London concert since winning the competition in March. Either side […]

Our 2022 winner, Shunta Morimoto, returns to Hastings for a black-tie recital at the Kino-Teatr in St Leonard’s including works by Bach, Schubert, Chopin and Schumann. Shunta was born in 2004 in Kyoto, Japan. At the age of twelve, he won the prestigious First Prize of the Piano Teachers Association of Japan, as well as […]

The winner of our 2022 competition, Japanese pianist Shunta Morimoto, returns to Sussex for a lunchtime recital in this year’s Brighton Festival. In 2022, aged just 17, Shunta was unanimously awarded First Prize following his performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto. Here he ends his lunchtime recital with the same composer’s Davidsbündlertänze, a kaleidoscopically varied set of 18 ‘dances’ […]

Stage Two These are the solo rounds. Twenty competitors will each give a short solo recital, which will include a new piece, specially commissioned for the competition, by Lera Auerbach. Day passes are free, thanks to the generous support of the Isabel Blackman Foundation, but should be booked in the normal way through the box […]

Stage One In the first stage, all 40 competitors perform extracts from the two concertos they have chosen, accompanied by a second pianist. Day passes are available for all stage 1 sessions. These are free, thanks to the generous support of the Isabel Blackman Foundation – but please book in the normal way through the […]

Semi finals 10 competitors will be chosen to compete in the semi finals, accompanied by the Southbank Sinfonia at the White Rock Theatre. Wednesday 28 February 2024, 2pm & 6pm Thursday 29 February 2024, 5pm   Tickets £10 per session (unreserved) Under 18s –  free Schools & other groups – free All 3 semi-finals – […]

  The finals – accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – take place over two nights. Three finalists perform on Friday evening, and the remaining two on the Saturday. These two performances will be followed by a short recital by the 2022 winner, Shunta Morimoto, while the judges make their decision, and then the prize-giving […]

Our 2022 prizewinner Mariamna Sherling will perform a piano recital in London this October. Tuesday 3 October 22 Mansfield Street W1G 9NR Concert starts 7.30pm Programme Bach partita no. 1 B-flat major BWV 825 Schumann “Davidsbündlertänze” op. 6 Scriabin etude no. 5 op. 42 cis-moll Interval Ravel 3 pieces from the cycle “Miroirs”: “Oiseaux tristes”; […]

Join us for a special event for our Volunteers to say thank you for their hard work and to launch our 2024 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition. We are also looking for new volunteers to help with the 2024 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition. Please join us on Wednesday 4 October at our new location […]

We’re thrilled that our 2024 first prize winner, Curtis Phill Hsu, returns to Sussex this summer for a special picnic recital in the delightful surroundings of Fairlight Hall, just outside Hastings. Still riding high on his triumphant win at this year’s competition, Curtis offers the chance to hear a more intimate side of his playing […]

A very special Christmas event for our Friends, Patrons and Volunteers. Save the date, more information coming soon. Join us as a Friend or Patron here www.hastingsinternationalpiano.org/become-a-friend-or-patron/

Join us for Patrons’ Afternoon Tea with the Competition Selection Jury at Fairlight Hall. Save the date, more information coming soon. Join us as a Friend or Patron here www.hastingsinternationalpiano.org/become-a-friend-or-patron/