Dame Fanny Waterman 22 March 1920 – 20 December 2020 It is with great sadness that The Leeds International Piano Competition announces the death of its founder and President Emeritus Dame Fanny Waterman at the age of 100. Dame Fanny died peacefully this morning in her...
With more than 260 applications to our 2021 Competition, hear from The Leeds Artistic Director Adam Gatehouse about the selection process behind this first phase and the ins and outs of navigating the Competition amidst a global pandemic. We talk digital auditions,...
We are excited to be presenting all three of the 2018 Prize-winners in their Wigmore Hall débuts this week! A three-part concert series celebrates the achievements of our artists since their win in Leeds just over a year ago through our very special partnership with...
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and The Leeds to form major new partnership Andrew Manze to conduct Concerto Finals Imogen Cooper appointed Chair of Jury Ken Beaty appointed Chair of Trustee Board The Leeds International Piano Competition today announces major...
Leeds International Piano Competition announces pioneering learning, engagement and community projects Historic Sheet Music project, supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, to bring community closer to historic sheet music held by Marks & Spencer Company...
Prom 57: Mozart, Rachmaninov & Qigang Chen 11:00, Sun 1 Sep 2019 Royal Albert Hall, London Eric Lu piano Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Long Yu conductor Programme: Qigang Chen Wu Xing (The Five Elements) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major...
2018 Competition Winner Eric Lu joins world-renowned artists Steven Osborne and Barry Douglas for annual celebration of piano in Leeds and London 28 March – 7 April 2019Leeds College of Music, Leeds | LSO St Luke’s, London The 2019 Leeds Piano Festival is a...
In the lead-up to the 2018 Competition, we will be holding our first Leeds Piano Festival in May 2018. This will take place at London’s Wigmore Hall and Leeds’ Howard Assembly Room. It features distinguished past winners and alumni of the competition Lars Vogt,...
The Leeds International Piano Competition is delighted to announce that Murray Perahia KBE has accepted an invitation to become its new Patron, succeeding Dame Janet Baker, who stepped down after the 2015 Competition. His tenure begins on 1 June 2017, when the...
The Leeds International Piano Competition is very pleased to announce a new partnership with our Global Ambassador, Lang Lang, and the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. As part of the partnership, the Competition will welcome three of the Foundation’s Young...
