Two of world’s foremost classical pianists will headline the 3rd Annual Cayman Piano Festival, one of Cayman Arts Festival’s signature events.

Renowned British pianists Peter Donohoe and Martin Roscoe will each perform on their own during the six-event festival that starts 3 October. They will also perform together in one of the events.

Cayman Arts Festival Artistic Director Glen Inanga said music lovers are in for a treat.

“We would be thrilled to have either Peter Donohoe or Martin Roscoe return to the Cayman Islands to perform, but to have them both appear in the same festival is quite extraordinary,” he said. “Both of these pianists are legends in the music world.”

The Cayman Piano Festival kicks off on 3 October with the “Rising Stars” concert, where some of Cayman’s brightest young student musicians will have a chance to show their talents on the keyboard. On 5 October, Peter Donohoe will take centre stage for his own recital. Both of these recitals will take place at the George Town Public Library starting at 6 p.m.

The following evening, the Cayman Piano Festival will present an invitation-only screening of the award-winning 2023 documentary “Pianoforte” at Camana Bay Cinema. The documentary tells the story of several young pianists who participated in the challenging international Chopin Piano Competition. 

 

The second week of the festival features the Donohoe-Roscoe recital on 9 October at the First Baptist Church starting at 7 p.m. 

Cayman Arts Festival Executive Director Marius Gaina said the larger venue was chosen for this event because tickets will be in high demand for this performance.

“Even with the larger venue, with these two highly acclaimed pianists performing, I expect the recital will be a sell out,” he said. “I would recommend buying tickets early for this one.”

The festival concludes with two more concerts at the George Town Public Library, with American pianist Shirley Yoo – who was heralded as a pianist with “extraordinary sensitivity and technical skill” by The Washington Post – on 10 October and Martin Roscoe playing on his own on 12 October. Both of those recitals begin at 6 p.m. 

The 2024-25 Cayman Arts Festival concert season will continue through the middle of next year. Other highlights will include the main Cayman Arts Festival from 6 February through 15 February, the return of the popular SoNoRo Festival from 30 March through 5 April, monthly Music at the Library concerts and several other events, including concerts performed by student participants of the Cayman Arts Festival after-school music education programme.

For more information about Cayman Arts Festival or any of its events, email [email protected] or call 922-5550. To purchase tickets to the Cayman Piano Festival, visit caymanartsfestival.com.