OUR 2024 WINNER, CURTIS PHILL HSU, IS BACK!
We’re delighted to announce that the overall winner of the 17th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Curtis Phill Hsu, is returning to East Sussex on Sunday 7 July for the now traditional Prizewinner’s Picnic Concert at Fairlight Hall. What lovelier way to spend a summer afternoon? Find out more and book your tickets here.
Our 2024 Prizewinners
Meet the competitors who beat the rest and won prizes in the 2024 competition here.
Our partners Steinway & Sons
We’re extremely grateful to our primary sponsors Steinway & Sons, who provided all the pianos for the 2024 competition. Find out more
Learning and Participation
In recent years, we have developed an active programme of sending competition contestants into local schools. We offer free transport to local schools… (read more)
Our new Patron
We’re delighted that the concert pianist, composer, and writer Sir Stephen Hough has agreed to become our Patron.
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Support Us
The Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition relies on the kind support of individuals and businesses to survive and offers exciting rewards, priority booking, and VIP access to artists and events.
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Music in the Meadow
Once again our ‘Music in the Meadow’ project saw a piano placed in the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre at the start of the competition…(read more)