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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!

One of the world’s foremost piano competitions

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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Performance
1990
Finals

Lars Vogt Robert Schumann – Piano Concerto in A Minor – 1st mvt – 1990

News
Sep 23

Leeds International Piano Competition 2024 Digital Launch

Performance
2006
Finals

Sunwook Kim Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto no. 1 in D Minor – 3rd mvt – Rondo

Scrolling Score
1975
Finals

András Schiff J.S Bach concerto in D minor, BWV 1052 – 3rd mvt – score

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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Piano Series

Angela Hewitt *PERFORMANCE UPDATE* 08 Dec 23

19:30 The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
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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Piano Series

Inon Barnatan 13 Jan 24

19:30 The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
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
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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