JUST ANNOUNCED – 2025 HHIPC DETAILS NOW AVAILABLE HERE !

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Presented by the Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, BravoPiano! 2024 is entitled “PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS…” and showcases the piano’s countless collaborative capabilities, featuring outstanding HHIPC alumni—both prize-winners and judges—as well as prominent jazz pianists performing in a variety of ensemble settings.  We will feature stellar classical and jazz piano duos, along with a chamber music program of quintessential piano quintets, and a piano/bass duo playing jazz and classical Preludes & Fugues!  Our finale is a spectacular three-concerto extravaganza with the HHSO and Maestro John Morris Russell entitled Rhapsody and Fantasy, including Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue (in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the premiere), Busoni’s rarely heard Indian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, and Rachmaninoff’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

Tickets now on sale!  Click HERE to see festival schedule, artists, and programs!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 WINNERS!

 FIRST PRIZE – Zhonghua Wei (China)
SECOND PRIZE – Donghwi Kang (S. Korea)
THIRD PRIZE – Xinran Shi (USA)
MEDALIST – David Choi (USA/S. Korea)
MEDALIST – Nathaniel Zhang (USA)
SASCHA GORODNITZKI MEMORIAL PRIZE – Zarin Mehta (USA)
PETER TAKÁCS CLASSICAL SONATA PRIZE – Zhonghua Wei (China)

The 2023 HHIPC winners on stage following the Finals
(L to R: Zhonghua Wei, Donghwi Kang, Xinran Shi, Nathaniel Zhang and David Choi)

Thank you to everyone who attended the competition (both in person and via livestream), and thanks to all who made the HHIPC possible–our volunteers, our host families, our host venues, our sponsors and prize donors, our staff and technical crew, our own HHSO and Maestro John Morris Russell, our distinguished judges, and, of course, all the amazing young pianists who treated us to a magical week of world class music!

2023 HHIPC Awards Ceremony:

Announcing the Juries for the 2023 HHIPC

Competitor Selection Jury

  • Jane Coop, Canada
  • Douglas Humpherys, USA
  • Janice Weber, USA

March Competition Jury

  • Alvin Chow, USA (Chair)
  • Eteri Andjaparidze, Georgia/USA
  • Arnaldo Cohen, Brazil
  • Lucille Chung, Canada
  • Yoshikazu Nagai, Japan

2023 HHIPC Program Book

A STATEMENT FROM THE HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

We are deeply disturbed by the senseless violence being inflicted on the people of Ukraine.

The mission of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition (HHIPC) is to encourage and support excellence in the performance of classical piano music by showcasing the talents of young pianists on the threshold of their careers in competitions adjudicated by internationally acclaimed judges, and to offer additional performance opportunities.  We remain aligned with this mission by welcoming these 20 pianists chosen for their great artistry—regardless of their nationality—to the competition.

The pianists who are scheduled to compete in the HHIPC are not officials of their government, nor is their participation state sponsored.  They are students and faculty at conservatories and universities, and they have spent much of their lives preparing for this opportunity.

We will celebrate the international diversity of the competition and will give music the opportunity to be an ambassador of peace and love.

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