Pianofest's 35th Anniversary Season
Pianofest in the Hamptons Announces Summer 2023 Season — Six Weeks of Recitals Featuring the Piano World's Brightest Emerging Stars.
One of the East Coast's premier music festivals, Pianofest in the Hamptons returns this summer for six weeks of intimate piano recitals at venues across Southampton, East Hampton, and Westhampton. This year's programming — celebrating Pianofest's 35th season — runs from June 26 to July 31.
Founded by pianist Paul Schenly in 1988, Pianofest began as a creative vision: a community of pianists and piano lovers surrounded by the immaculate natural wonders of Long Island's East End. Every summer, a group of highly gifted pianists from major conservatories across the globe travel to the Hamptons to study with luminaries of the piano world. Practice sessions and master classes take place in a classic Hamptons manse where students have access to 11 grand pianos throughout the house – including one in the kitchen!
More than 500 pianists have passed through the festival-school's doors over the past three decades — including Deutsche Grammophon recording artist Sergei Babayan, Michelle Cann, Awadagin Pratt, Orion Weiss, and Steinway Artists Anderson & Roe Piano Duo.
This summer, Pianofest will highlight 16 brilliant young artists — all emerging stars in the piano world — in concert. In addition to six Monday evening concerts in Southampton, the 2023 season also includes three performances in East Hampton and one recital in Westhampton.
Each concert promises an exceptional evening of world-class music making and opportunities for guest artists and the Hamptons community to meet and mingle during celebratory post-concert receptions.
SOUTHAMPTON CONCERTS
Levitas Center for the Arts
Southampton Cultural Center
25 Pond Lane
Season Opening – Monday, June 26 at 5 PM
Avram Theater, Southampton
239 Montauk Highway
Monday, July 3 at 5 PM
Monday, July 10 at 5 PM
Monday, July 17 at 5 PM
Monday, July 24 at 5 PM
Monday, July 31 at 5 PM
EAST HAMPTON CONCERTS
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
18 James Lane, East Hampton
Wednesday, June 28 at 6 PM
Wednesday, July 5 at 6 PM
Wednesday, July 26 at 6 PM
WESTHAMPTON CONCERT
Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach
Thursday, July 27 at 7 PM
TICKETS
General admission tickets for Southampton and East Hampton concerts are $30 per person at the door (cash only). No reservations are needed.
Students can attend any Pianofest performance for free. No reservations are needed.
Season subscriptions are now available online: Bypass the ticket line and attend all six Monday evening concerts in Southampton for $180.
Tickets for the Westhampton concert are $29 per person and available online.
COVID-19 PROTOCOL
Pianofest will follow protocols set by the state of New York.