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Piano Concerto Competition

Return of the Finchley Chamber Orchestra

Saturday 24th March at 6.00pm sees the return of Finchley Chamber Orchestra with their conductor David Lardi for the Finals of the Eighth Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition.

In November 2011, as part of the 2011 prize, our winner Jessica Zhu played Mozart Concerto No 20 in a London Concert with the Finchley Chamber Orchestra.

Piano Concerto Competition reaches new heights!

Hastings Piano Concerto Competition reaches new heights....we have now joined the Alink-Argerich Foundation. Please pass on the word, and encourage as many people as possible to come along and see this fantastic competition next year. The preliminary rounds are on 5th and 6th of March, and the Finals are on 24th March.

Eighth HASTINGS INTERNATIONAL PIANO CONCERTO COMPETITION.

First Prize £2500.
The Blüthner Trophy. Concert Engagements.
Second Prize £700. Third Prize £400.

International Jury includes:
Frank Wibaut (Chairman), United Kingdom
John O'Conor, Eire
Alexander Mullenbach, Austria
Murray McLachlan, United Kingdom.

March 5th, 6th, 24th 2012 at the White Rock Theatre, Hastings.

Entry form and more information is available here, or click on the keyboard.

This outstanding

Competition now has an established place in the British musical calendar.

Sir Philip Ledger CBE.

Previous Winners

2011 - Jessica Wei-Zhu

Left to Right Molly Townson (Chairman Hastings Musical Festival) Richard Powell (2nd Prize-Winner and Sir Philip Ledger Prize) Jessica Wei-Zhu First Prize-Winner Zi Wang (3rd Prize-Winner) Sir Philip Ledger CBE (Chairman of the Jury)

2010 - Miwako Miki

Kenneth Roberts (Conductor Sussex Concert Orchestra) Anne Hohenkerk (Jury) Raphael Terroni (Jury) Miwako Miki First Prize-Winner Sir Philip Ledger CBE (Chairman of the Jury) Tong Wang (2nd Prize winner) Dinu-Mihai Stefan (3rd Prize-Winner) Molly Townson (Chairman Hastings Musical Festival)

2009 - Jonathan Wilson

Sir Philip Ledger CBE (Chairman of the Jury) Christopher Elton (Jury) Madalina Rusu (3rd Prize-Winner) Jonathan Wilson First Prize-Winner Philippa Harrison (2nd Prize-Winner) Peter Katin (Jury) Richard Evans (Jury) Kenneth Roberts (Conductor Sussex Concert Orchestra) Rodney Vaughn. Blüthner Piano Centre, London

2008 - Otis Beasley

Richard Evans (Jury) Peter Katin (Jury) Otis Beasley First Prize-Winner Sir Philip Ledger CBE (Chairman of the Jury)

2007 - Natalia Loresch

Left to right: Julian Jacobson (Jury) Sir Philip Ledger CBE (Chairman of the Jury) First Prize-Winner: Natalia Loresch Peter Katin David Lardi (Conductor Finchley Chamber Orchestra)

2006 - Samantha Ward

Left to right: Richard Deering (Jury) Sir Philip Ledger CBE (Chairman of the Jury) First Prize-Winner Samantha Ward Peter Katin David Lardi (Conductor Finchley Chamber Orchestra)

2005 - Maria Mazo

2005 First Prize Maria Mazo and Sir Philip Ledger CBE

Maria Mazo and Sir Philip Ledger CBE

Maria Mazo

Maria Mazo's live performance of Igor Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (Danse Infernale, Berceuse, Finale) arranged by Guido Agosti. Maria was the winner of the 2005 International Piano Concerto Competition.

Samantha Ward, winner of the 2006 International Piano Concerto Competition and the Sir Philip Ledger Prize plays Beethoven Bagatelles op 126.

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