All of us at The Leeds have been greatly saddened by the news that Radu Lupu has died. One of the true musical giants of all time, he placed poetry above mere pianism, and had that rare gift, given to only a few of the greatest artists, of drawing one into his playing...
All of us at the Leeds International Piano Competition are deeply shocked and disturbed at the situation in Ukraine and we stand with all in the global community who are calling for peace. The nature of any music competition is to foster friendly rivalry between...
FIVE YOUNG PIANISTS FROM ISRAEL, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, UKRAINE AND THE UK ARE THROUGH TO THE FINAL OF THE 2021 LEEDS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION Tune in to medici.tv on Friday and Saturday evenings to watch the final performances with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic...
LEEDS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION ANNOUNCE THE TEN PIANISTS GOING THROUGH TO SEMI-FINALS FOLLOWING ELECTRIFYING SECOND ROUND The 10 pianists represent 9 countries: China, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Peru, Russian, South Korea, United Kingdom and Ukraine Watch the...
We are delighted that the 2021 Competition will go ahead in Leeds this September and look forward to welcoming Competitors and audiences to celebrate our 20th Edition with us. The International First Round will take place in 16 locations across Asia, Europe and North...
The draw for the Second Round schedule has now been made. You can now find out full details of the order of Competitors and their programmes here. Our Opus 24 supporters joined all the Competitors and the Team for a special Welcome Reception and draw of lots for each...
