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HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION APPOINTS PROFESSOR VANESSA LATARCHE – HEAD OF KEYBOARD AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC AS ‘PRESIDENT OF THE JURY’ FOR THE 2021 COMPETITION.

Hastings International Piano, the charity responsible for the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition and the Hastings International Piano Festival is delighted to announce that Professor Vanessa Latarche – Head of Keyboard at the Royal College of Music in London, has been appointed as the President of the Jury for the 2021 competition. The Hastings International […]

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An Evening In With…continues on Friday 24th April with the 2019 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition Prizewinner Sylvia Jiang.

The sixth in our series is 2019 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition Prizewinner Sylvia Jiang. Friday 24th April at 7pm GMT+1 on our FACEBOOK page or our WEBSITE Programme:Haydn – Fantasia in C majorLiszt – Petrarch Sonnet 104Prokofiev – Toccata, Op.11 Sylvia Jiang is a young pianist from New Zealand currently studying at the Juilliard […]

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Fumiya Koido joins us on Friday 17th April for An Evening In With…online concert

Join us at 7pm GMT+1 for a concert from our 2019 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition winner Fumiya Koido. ProgrammeChopin Etude Op10-11Haydn Sonata No.33 in C minor 1st movScriabin Sonata No.3 Op.23 1st mov Fumiya Koido was born in Kamaishi, Japan in 1995. In 2014, he entered the Toho University of Music and won the […]

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HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL WINS ACE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION PROJECTS

The Inaugural Hastings International Piano Festival is proud to have won Arts Council funding to support their ambitious 2020 youth engagement offers, with further support offered by the Magdalen and Lasher Charity. The funding will support three educational projects during the Inaugural 2020 Hastings International Piano Festival, which takes place from February 26th – 8th […]

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New promotional video

Our new promotional video is out now. Click below to watch it.

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HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL OPENS WITH A SPECTACULAR LINE-UP OF OF MUSIC STARS

The highly anticipated Inaugural Hastings International Piano Festival launched last week in spectacular fashion at the White Rock Theatre as audience members were treated to four star filled concerts. Award-winning songwriter and producer Guy Chambers kicked off proceedings on Wednesday night as he performed piano interpretations of his many hits, whilst presenting the audience with […]

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HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL CLOSES AFTER SPECTACULAR 2-WEEK CELEBRATION OF UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES

The Inaugural Hastings International Piano Festival closed on Sunday 8th March after a spectacular 2-week celebration of the piano culminated with a weekend of world-class performances. 168 international artists including Rufus Wainwright, Guy Chambers, Reuben James, Claire Martin OBE, Rachel Portman OBE, Mark Kermode, Martin James Bartlett, The Puppini Sisters, The Dodge Brothers, The Swedish […]

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Hastings International Piano Concerts presents: An Evening In With…

Hastings International Piano presents a series of online 15 minute concerts every Friday evening at 7pm. This Friday 27 March join us for An Evening In With 2019 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition prizewinner Maxim Kinasov. Start 7pm GMT In these times when the livelihood of our musicians is at risk, we are launching this […]

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Announcing partnership with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra

The Inaugural Hastings International Piano Festival has announced an exciting partnership with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) to launch their ambitious 2020 educational offer. In the lead up to the 2020 Piano Festival, Hastings Piano will host a series of inspirational workshops with NYJO Associates in three local secondary schools: Hastings Academy, Ark Alexandra […]

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Happy New Year!

We would like to wish a very Happy New Year to all our friends, patrons, sponsors, volunteers, suppliers and followers. Thank you for your continuous support. We are incredibly excited about the new year and the upcoming Hastings International Piano Festival and we hope to see you during the festival and other events throughout the […]

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Support our fundraiser

Our recently announced fundraiser will support the engagement opportunities we are offering the young people of Hastings and the surrounding area alongside our International Piano Festival. Our ambitious Youth Engagement Projects include giving away 10% of our festival tickets to local children and young people for free, as well undertaking numerous workshops, masterclasses and inspirational […]

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Announcing the 2020 Hastings International Piano Festival

26TH FEBRUARY – 8TH MARCH 2020 WHITE ROCK THEATRE AND ST MARY IN THE CASTLE The Inaugural Hastings International Piano Festival will host an exciting array of music concerts, featuring some of the most celebrated artists including headliner Rufus Wainwright, one of the world’s most revered singer-songwriters, composers and performers of his generation. Rufus will […]

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