The concerts are free to view, but viewers will be able to make a voluntary donation to Hastings International Piano Engagement Fund, HERE or choose to join as a Friend HERE. Join us on Friday 10 April for An Evening In With 2015 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition winner Alexander Panfilov. Programme: L.Beethoven – Sonata op.57 (Apassionata) […]

Conductor Antony Hermus is the Principal Guest Conductor of Opera North and the perfect tour guide for this musical flight through the Nordic countries! Pianist Roman Kosyakov is the 2018 winner of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition. GRIEG Peer Gynt: Suite No.1 RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No.2 SIBELIUS Symphony No.2 Antony Hermus Conductor Roman Kosyakov […]

The concerts are free to view, but viewers will be able to make a voluntary donation to Hastings International Piano Engagement Fund, HERE or choose to join as a Friend HERE. Join us on Friday 3 April for An Evening In With 2018 Hastings International Piano Concerto Prizewinner Su Yeaon Kim. Start 7pm GMT +1 Programme: Chopin […]

Hastings International Piano presents a series of online short concerts. In these times when the livelihood of our musicians is at risk, we are launching this series to support the careers of our prizewinners and will be paying them a performance fee. CONCERT 2 : MAXIM KINASOV The second in our series will be 2019 […]

Martin James Bartlett won the BBC Young Musician of The Year as a teenager in 2014 launching an international career and was signed by record company Warner Classics after graduating with the Presidents Prize from The Royal College of Music awarded by HRH Prince of Wales. Martin will give performances in schools and meet with […]

Reuben is much in demand singer-songwriter and performer well known for his collaboration with Grammy and Oscar winning pop artist Sam Smith. Reuben will work with local music education organisations and schools to support inspirational opportunities for young people to learn about creative careers and opportunities.

Two young pianists from the area will have the opportunity to work one to one with pianist and composer Rachel Portman, the first female to win an Oscar for Best Musical or Comedy Score. The pianists will then have the chance to perform alongside Rachel in her evening concert as part of the Festival. Performance […]

We are offering workshops with one of Europe’s most renowned jazz vocalists, Claire Martin. Claire presented her BBC Radio Jazz programme for more than 13 years and is a we–respected teacher, performer and inspirational speaker. Claire’s programme of educational outreach encourages teamwork and confidence building.

The renowned film maker and photographer Mike Figgis, whose latest documentary about Ronnie Wood ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’ will also be showing the same day, will be coming down to Kino-Teatr for a Q&A  after The Battle of Hastings screening to talk about filming the 11th Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition at the White […]

Guy Chambers is a BRIT Award and Ivor Novello winning songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his work with Robbie Williams.

Hastings International Piano Festival will be celebrating Rufus Wainwright’s sold out concert with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra by inviting 20 lucky guests to join Rufus for a very special dinner at the beautiful Fairlight Hall Country House in aid of Hastings Piano Festival’s Children’s Music Education Charitable Programme. This fabulous dining experience is only £250 […]

Beethoven’s Overture to his incidental music The Ruins of Athens opens the evening with a portrait ideal of the old world, sublimely represented in Classical style. 2018 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition Winner Roman Kosyakov provides a thrilling interpretation to Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, an extraordinary and colossal work blending intense drama with a […]