PORT SUNLIGHT INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL

Port Sunlight International Piano Festival (PSIPF), Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026, is a project committed to bringing world-class music-making to the village of Port Sunlight on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside. It aims to allow residents and attendees to celebrate the stunning but little known Lady Lever Art Gallery, which will host the performances. Founded by our much admired POP pianist William Bracken, the Festival proposes to expose the community to musical excellence from around the globe whilst keeping performances free to attend. 

It will also serve as a testament to the legacy of Paula Browning, William's grandmother, who was born in Taranaki, New Zealand, but spent the last two decades of her life living on the Wirral. Paula was a pianist of formidable ability and reputation. The festival is built on values that she held dear: curiosity, enthusiasm, exacting standards, work-ethic, pleasure and, above all, a deep love for music and an inexhaustible passion for sharing it with the community. 

There will be six concerts at the gallery over the weekend from solo piano recitals to chamber music including performances by pianists Alexia Eleftheriadou,  Kasparas Mikuzis, Elisabeth Tsai and Sophia Prodanova (violin).