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The stage is set, the keys are polished and cameras are poised – the Leeds International Piano Competition is back with a resounding flourish for 2024!

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The Leeds International Piano Competition has a rich legacy of discovering exceptional pianists who have gone on to shape the world of classical music.

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The Leeds International Piano Competition 2024 Finals

The stage is set, the keys are polished and cameras are poised – the Leeds International Piano Competition is back with a resounding flourish in 2024!

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Take a look back at The Leeds 2021 competition

Relive the magic, get to know the competitors, and rediscover awe-inspiring performances

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Piano Trail

Leeds International Festival of Ideas: When Will Women’s Health Be Taken Seriously? 27 Sep 23

18:00 Courtyard Theatre

Piano Trail

Despite making up over half of the population, women are still both underrepresented and undertreated when it comes to their health. But what’s at the root of these inequalities? Featuring Natasya Sumantho playing repertoire written by female composers

Piano Series

Louis Lortie 09 Oct 23

19:30 The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire

Piano Series

We’re particularly excited to begin the 2023/24 Leeds International Piano Series with Canadian pianist Louis Lortie, a Leeds International Piano Competition prize winner in 1984 who has gone on to have a very distinguished career delighting audiences around the world. Louis starts the season performing all the études of one the greatest piano composers of all time, Frédéric Chopin.

Piano Trail

Light Night 13 Oct 23

18:00 – 21:00 School of Music, University of Leeds

Piano Trail

Immerse yourselves in a captivating music and light installation, inspired by the piano. Enjoy the soothing melodies of lullabies, take the opportunity to play the piano and witness the wonder of self-playing instruments at the Clothworkers Centenary Hall.

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