Our annual gala benefit is scheduled for November 7 at the Hilton Beachfront Resort, HHI, featuring an intimate recital by our 2017 First Prize winner, Ray Ushikubo!  Musical Feast tickets no longer available, but you can still contribute to our event’s success…  

Please click HERE to make a donation in support of the 2025 HHIPC!

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The application period  is now closed. 
Stay tuned for our announcement of our ’20 for 2025′ competitors by early December!

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As we reflect on the HHIPC’s successful BravoPiano! 2024 festival–entitled “PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS…”–we send sincere thanks to everyone who “played well together” to make it all possible!  Our abundant audiences enjoyed five glorious evenings of world class artistry right here on Hilton Head Island, so we must start by thanking all the musicians (including the HHSO and Maestro JMR!) who shared their time and talents with us!  Next on the list is our army of volunteers who make sure everything ran like clockwork, and, in particular, our amazing HHIPC Committee, whose awesome dedication and commitment keeps our organization thriving!  And finally, we must sincerely thank the festival sponsors and all our generous donors, without whom the magic we all experienced would not have happened.  Please click here to see a gallery of wonderful photos from each of the performances!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 YOUNG ARTIST 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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