2022 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition Countdown  Continues With Announcement of International Jury Chaired By  Professor Vanessa Latarche  Also Announced is Patron of The Newly Established Royal College of Music Prince Consort Orchestra His Serene Highness Dr Donatus, Prince von Hohenzollern. With competitors from more than 40 countries, a record number of entries and two […]

The Performance Circle Fund: Hastings International Piano and the Royal College of Music Prince Consort Orchestra Hastings International Piano are delighted to be partnering with the Royal College of Music in the creation of a new graduate orchestra – The Royal College of Music Prince Consort Orchestra. This new orchestra will be based in Hastings, […]

Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition is among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund. This award will enable us to deliver an exceptional music experience to our local audiences and continue with our far-reaching music education programme delivered throughout our community. More than £100 million has been […]

Also Announced is a Unique Partnership with The Royal College of Music Prince Consort Orchestra Accompanying the Semi-Finals and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Accompanying The Finals. The sixteenth prestigious Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition will take place for the first time in both Rye and in Hastings from 24th February to 5th  March 2022. Due […]

We are delighted to introduce our new General Manager Phil Gietzen, who joined us at the beginning of this month. Whilst studying music at Bangor University Phil was heavily involved in the organisation of various different ensembles and events. It was during this time that he decided to pursue a career in Arts Administration and […]

Hastings International Piano, the charity that produces the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition and the Hastings International Piano Festival is delighted to present the Concerto Competition Launch Concert at 7pm on Friday 8th October at The White Rock Theatre. BOOK HERE The concert marking the start of the countdown to next year’s piano competition with […]

We are delighted to announce Mitsuko Uchida – Piano: Hastings International Piano Celebrity Series Fundraising Concert on Saturday 25th September 2021 at Fairlight Hall. As a loyal supporter of Hastings International Piano, we are delighted to offer our Friends and Patrons the opportunity to reserve seats for an exclusive concert and drinks reception taking place […]

Hastings International Piano is the charity that produces the globally renowned biennial Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition in the historic town of Hastings, on the south coast of England. The charity also produces the biennial Hastings International Piano Festival in the alternate year of the competition and an education programme of workshops and music learning […]

We are pleased to announce another LIVE event this summer. Elegie: Rachmaninoff – A Heart in ExileSaturday 17 July 12.30 and 6pm at Fairlight Hall courtyard Lucy Parham –  pianoTim McInnerny –  narratorScripted by Lucy Parham This exclusive, socially distanced performance will take place in Fairlight Hall courtyard.  Tickets for the lunchtime and evening performance […]

We are pleased to announce the first of our live fundraising concerts, which will take place throughout the summer and autumn now that restrictions are being eased. A Spring Celebration of Jazz takes place at 7.30pm on Friday 28th May 2021 at the newly refurbished concert hall at Rye Creative Centre, with multi-award winning jazz […]

#HereForCulture Hastings International Piano, the charity responsible for the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition and the Hastings International Piano Festival announces that they are delighted to have received a substantial award from the UK Government’s ‘Cultural Recovery Fund’. The fund was set up to help cultural organisations such as Hastings International Piano deal with the […]

Hastings International Piano, the charity responsible for the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition and the Hastings International Piano Festival announces that the 2021 Concerto Competition due to take place in June in the historic town on England’s South Coast has been rescheduled to early 2022, due to ongoing COVID 19 restrictions. The Hastings International Piano […]