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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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Angela Hewitt PERFORMANCE UPDATE 08 Dec 23

19:30 The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire

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Due to personal bereavement, Angela Hewitt is unable to perform at this evening’s recital at the Leeds’ Conservatoire. The Leeds’ 2021 Finalist, Thomas Kelly will be stepping in to treat us to a recital featuring works from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Schubert. We thank you for your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at tonight’s event.

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Inon Barnatan 13 Jan 24

19:30 The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire

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American-Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan, a member of the Leeds International Piano Competition jury in 2021, returns to Leeds with an intriguing combination of JS Bach, Franz Schubert, and Sergei Rachmaninov. The concert includes Inon’s own piano arrangement of Rachmaninov’s explosive Symphonic Dances.

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Yulianna Avdeeva 02 Feb 24

19:30 The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire

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Two giants of keyboard composition, Franz Liszt and Ludwig van Beethoven, feature in Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva’s recital which closes with Beethoven’s mighty Hammerklavier Sonata.

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