MISSION

The mission of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition 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 a competition adjudicated by internationally acclaimed judges, and to offer additional performance opportunities.

SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS

Youths' Friends Association, founding sponsor
Steinway & Sons, official piano of the HHIPC 
The Town of Hilton Head Island
The Heritage Foundation
Beaufort County
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra

COMPETITION ORGANIZATION

COMPETITION CHAIRMAN
Mary Ann Putnam

COMPETITION DIRECTOR,  (COMPETITION CHAIRMAN EMERITA)
Nina Rodman

COMPETITION CHAIRMAN EMERITA
Mary Ann Putnam

ASSISTANT COMPETITION DIRECTOR
Gayle Lang

VENUE & CONCERT DEVELOPMENT
Geneva Griz

HOST FAMILY COORDINATOR
Kathie Patten

HOSPITALITY CHAIR
Peggy Ashworth

MARKETING DIRECTOR
Sarah Bergin

ADVISOR, (COMPETITION CHAIRMAN EMERITUS)
Willis Shay

ADVISOR, (COMPETITION DIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN EMERITA)
Valerie Curry

VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS
Susan and Ed Parrish

ASSISTANT, VENUE & CONCERT DEVELOPMENT
Phyllis Anderson

PIANO TECHNICIANS
Jennifer Cooper Knox
Jeff Herrin

FORMER WINNERS

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FORMER COMPETITORS SHINE

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FORMER JURORS

LOCATION OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND

Hilton Head Island is a semitropical island located at the southern tip of South Carolina in the Southeast region of the U.S.  The island is 42 square miles of sea marshes, creeks, lagoons, pine forests, palmettos, live oaks and magnolias, and has 12 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches.  It is 40 miles north of Savannah, GA and 90 miles south of Charleston, SC.