The Trustees of the charity Hastings International Piano seek to appoint a new Managing Director. The principal activities comprise the biennial Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, which takes place in March 2024, and other events as may be agreed with the Board. Reporting to the Board of trustees for all aspects of HIP’s business, you […]

Hastings International Piano is looking to appoint a Head of Development. This is a newly created role will be instrumental in supporting the charity to realise its ambitious aims. Hastings International Piano (HIP) is an independent charity (registration number 1192703) formed in 2020, but its story stretches back more than 100 years. The Hastings Musical […]

We would like to say a big thank you to all our supporters, followers, friends, patrons, artists, prizewinners, and volunteers for all your support this year. Please click on the image below to see our special Christmas message. 

Our General Manager, Phil Gietzen has created a Christmas Playlist he would like to share with our followers. Here is why Phil chose this particular playlist. As winter takes hold and we approach Christmas I am reminded of the wealth of music that has been written to celebrate this time of year. Having sung in […]

With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Rory Macdonald We are thrilled to welcome Shunta Morimoto & Mariamna Sherling back to the historic White Rock Theatre on Saturday 4 March 2023 for a special Prizewinners’ Gala Concert. These young pianists thrilled the capacity audience with their performances in the final of the 16th Hastings International […]

We asked our new acting Managing Director to create an Autumn Spotify Playlist which you can listen at home. Here is what Paul has put together and why. We open and close with piano solos by two composers who almost certainly never met.  The first of these is Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag, whilst not […]

With immediate effect, the charity Hastings International Piano is pleased to announce theappointment of Professor Vanessa Latarche as Artistic Director. HIP has also appointed PaulHughes, formerly Director of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, and BBC Singers, asa consultant acting Managing Director to build on the success of the 2022 HastingsInternational Piano Concerto Competition and […]

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and our thoughts are with the Royal Family. In conversation with our Artistic Director Professor Latarche, the Board and the management of Hastings International Piano, we have agreed with Martin James Bartlett to cancel his recital scheduled for Saturday 17th […]

The winner of the Sixteenth Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition is Shunta Morimoto, who is 17 and from Japan. Morimoto won the title, £15,000 and the Molly Townson Memorial Trophy after giving a thrilling performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A Minor Op.54 accompanied by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. During the two-night final 6 finalists, […]

Over the past two days, the twelve semi-finalists have performed with our brand new orchestra – The Royal College of Music Prince Consort Orchestra at the White Rock Theatre. We are delighted to announce the six finalists who will perform with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday 4 March at 7pm and Saturday 5 March […]

We are proud to have welcomed some of the world’s most talented young pianists to this year’s competition. Our competitors are from more than 40 countries and have a unique opportunity to make lifelong friendships with each other during their time here in Hastings. Music is and always will be a force for good in troubled times […]

We are delighted to announce that the following contestants have made it through to our Semi-Finals and will perform the full concerto with our brand new orchestra The Royal College of Music Prince Consort Orchestra. Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 March at 2pm and 6pm. Almog Segal 34Mariamna Sherling 35Sandro Nebieridze 29Aleksandr Kliuchko 15Anna Han […]