His policy is to feature several of the guest pianists in each concert so audiences can experience the range of talent on offer without necessarily attending every event.
As well as presenting established artists, the festival also provides opportunities for students and up-and-coming performers to take part in master classes and recitals.
In 2011, a second grand piano was added and this allowed the inclusion of works for four and eight hands - in the latter case a transcription of Gioachino Rossini's William Tell Overture.
The 2011 programme included the world première of Belfast-born composer Stephen Gardner's Two Guys walk into a Piano Bar in a performance by Finghin Collins and Charles Owen.
Among the other artists who have played at the festival since its inception are Freddy Kempf, John O'Conor, Cristina Ortiz, Kathryn Stott and Piers Lane.