The second edition of the competition was won by Poom Prommachart of Thailand,[3] who in the Grand Final played Rachmaninoff’s 3rd piano concerto.

[4] The third edition of the competition was won by Varvara Tarasova of Russia who played Chopin's second piano concerto.

[6] The international jury for the second edition of the competition was drawn from across the music industry and included composer/pianist John McCabe (President of the British Music Society), Philip Fowke (UK), Yuki Negishi (Japan), Judith Clark (Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra) and the competition’s 2010 inaugural winner Arta Arnicane (Latvia).

[3] Patrons of the event include Karl Jenkins, Rick Wakeman, and BBC presenters Katie Derham, Ken Bruce, John Inverdale and Eleanor Oldroyd.

[7] The jury for the competition's fourth edition included previous winners Arta Arnicane (2010) and Varvara Tarasova (2015).