Piano Island Festival | 7th Edition
Bangkok, Thailand
22 july - 29 July 2025
FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Welcome to Piano Island Festival 7th Edition
Piano Island Management Pte. Ltd. is proud to present to you our 7th International Piano Island Festival July 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The festival dates are from 22nd July 2025 to 29th July 2025.
At Piano Island Festival, our mission is to create an international platform for developing talented pianists. Bringing world class pianists to perform, teach and share their experience. To create a learning space for top level young pianists from all over the world to be inspired by world renowned piano professors. Through our festivals, we hope to build lifelong friendships and bonds with our students, and teachers - connecting people with the same interests and goals.
This will be facilitated by our intensive festival program, where we will conduct numerous masterclasses, lectures, ice-breaking games, and a specialised tour itinerary to fit the interests of our participants.
Our Piano Festival features 4 main events:
Masterclasses, Concerts, Conferences and International Piano Competition.
Masterclasses
The masterclasses are catered to professional level students, pianists at the start of their careers, as well as motivated young pianists.
Enrolments are accepted by order of application. Students are not obliged to participate in the festival competition
Students will be distributed among the teachers, taking into consideration their preference and the works they will be playing, as indicated on the enrolment form, although subject to availability.
All participants will receive a course certificate.
Scholarships could be offered to exceptional students experiencing financial difficulties after a thorough screening, based on participant's background and resume.
Concerts
All invited faculty members of Piano Island Festival 7th Edition will be performing at an all-star concert during the festival. (subject to changes). Festival participants and observers will be able to enjoy daily piano recitals by our invited guest performers.
Festival Participants will also have a chance to perform in the students recital series.
Lectures
Lectures and conferences will be conducted by selected faculty members.
These conferences are priceless knowledge shared by our invited guest professors and are not to be missed!
Competition
For the 7th edition, the competition finals will be held in Bangkok from the 26th to 27th of July 2025.
Competition will be divided into 3 categories: Infantile (10 and under), Youth (11 - 17), and Professional (18 - 35).
Cash rewards and numerous scholarships will be awarded for all top 3 prize winners of each category; special prizes including concerts, artist development/management and recording prize. The Grand Prize winner of the competition will receive a scholarship package with accommodation and air tickets included as a festival participant, jury member, and faculty for Piano Island Festival 8th Edition. The competition jury will consist of world renowned pianists and professors. For more information about our competition, please click here.
The highlight of 2025
Ever thought about working with the best managers and producers in the music industry?
At the 7th International Piano Island Festival 2025 we will be curating a very special experience for our students to get a chance to work with a multi-award winning, Grammy nominated Hollywood producer, Mr Chris Craker. Our students will travel to Karma Studio in Bangsaray to learn about the habits of a world class music producer, in a intimate and real-life setting.
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Chris Craker is a rare animal in the music business. He combines a life of experience at the very highest level as an Artist, Record Producer, Record Company Executive, Label Owner, Composer, Conductor, Studio Owner, Artist Manager, Author, Mentor, Business Consultant and Teacher. As a multi-Grammy nominated producer, Chris Craker has operated at the very forefront of the music industry for over 40 years. He notably produced the soundtrack for Director Christopher Nolan’s movie “Interstellar”, with the Oscar winning score composer Hans Zimmer, as well as producing the 2017 Annie Award Winning score for “The Little Prince” for Paramount, directed by Mark Osborne of “Kung Fu Panda” fame. During the infamous 2020 Covid lockdown, Chris remotely co-produced the soundtrack to Harry Gregson-Williams‘ colourful score for Disney’s “Mulan” from the control room of Karma Studios, Thailand. And, in 2022, he co-scored and co-produced (with his son Richard Craker), the soundtrack to a brand new documentary directed by Roger Christian, entitled “Galaxy” – The Making of Star Wars”. More recently, he also composed and produced the score for the new George Michael biopic “Portrait Of The Artist”, directed by Simon Napier-Bell, which won the Mii Cannes Award for Best Music Documentary, 2024.
Chris has performed and recorded with The London Symphony Orchestra (with Leonard Bernstein, Claudio Abbado, Georg Solti, Lauren Maazel, John Williams and many others) and has also produced in excess of 550 classical, jazz and ambient/soundtrack albums. During the ‘90s and early 2000s he founded a number of independent record labels (notably Black Box and Onyx), in addition to being the General Manager and Senior Vice President of Sony Masterworks in both New York and London, overseeing Sony Classical and BMG Classics.
Packages
The 7th Piano Island Festival proposes 4 possible participation packages. We understand the different needs from international and local music students, and we would like to make our courses as assessable possible to professional pianists and to amateur music makers.
Premium Package includes full participation at the 7th Piano Island Festival
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4 Masterclasses with at least 2 selected faculty
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Participation at all festival events
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Performance at student recitals
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Workshop with Hollywood music producer Chris Craker (Include 1 professional recording)
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Practice hours booking priority
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5 star hotel accommodation (Full Board)
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Tour package (Best of Bangkok)
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Transfer from Bangkok to Karma Studios
