Music in the Meadow is back! Our regular showcase offers local people of all ages and abilities the chance to play our baby grand piano in the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre.

Pianist Derek Wang, prizewinner in the 2024 Hastings International Piano Competition, returns to the UK for three concerts exploring Liszt’s Years of Pilgrimage.

We are looking for a new Chief Executive to lead the organisation into the next phase of its development.

We did it! Hastings International Piano took part in this year’s Big Give Christmas Challenge, which saw donations made between 2 and 9 December doubled. We met our fundraising target thanks to the generosity of many donors and our partners.

40 young pianists have been selected from 356 applicants to be invited to the 2026 Hastings International Piano Competition.

We’re looking to expand our pool of fantastic volunteers who play such a vital role all year round, but particularly during the competition. Volunteers help front of house running our events, but also host competitors, drive them from place to place or even allow them to practise on their own pianos.

Sounds of Creativity, a free workshop series combining live classical piano with guided creative art sessions, launched this year at the White Rock Theatre. The workshops were designed to harness the therapeutic benefits of music and art and aim to support members of the Hastings community experiencing mental health challenges, social isolation, and a lack of access to cultural activities

We’re very pleased to offer, for the first time, a four-day tour of English champagne country, devised exclusively for Patrons of Hastings International Piano, especially those based outside the UK. The programme invites you to experience the south coast in the final stages of the 2026 competition, and includes a tour of English champagne country, tours of public and private art collections and historic monuments, as well as tickets to the orchestral finals.