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...
For local musicians 4-19 September As part of The Leeds Piano Trail this September, we’re planning to bring every corner of the city alive for people to enjoy as they return to normality in our wonderful city – and we want you to be involved! With a...
Announcement We are delighted to announce the 24 pianists who have been selected to enter the Second Round in Leeds this September. Competitors from 18 countries are represented – Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Germany, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,...
Building on the success of our 2018 partnership, we’re delighted to be working with the world’s leading classical music streaming service medici.tv once again, excited to broadcast our 20th Competition to audiences all over the world! Reaching a global...
Our International First Round has officially wrapped up and we want to congratulate all 62 Competitors for taking part this year in what has been a challenging 12 months for musicians world-wide. Thanks too to all of our partners, venues, colleagues and film crews for...
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Iris Haller, a great friend to The Leeds International Piano Competition and a life-long friend to our Co-Founder Dame Fanny Waterman. Iris’s kind and charismatic presence will be greatly missed amongst...
It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Lady Valerie Solti, a great friend to The Leeds International Piano Competition and a dear confidante to our Co-Founder Dame Fanny Waterman going back some 20 years. Dame Fanny Waterman and Lady Valerie Solti...
Having been revealed as one of five recipients of the Avery Fisher Career Grant awards this year, we caught up with The Leeds 2018 First Prize-winner, Eric Lu, to hear about his most recent performance in Stockholm, with conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla and the Royal...
