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Leeds International Piano Competition 2024
University of Leeds & St.Georges Hall, Bradford, UK
11 – 21 Sep 2024
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!
Watch our pianists compete for the chance to join the legendary Leeds lineage of prize-winners – Radu Lupu, Murray Perahia, Mitsuko Uchida, András Schiff, Lars Vogt, Sunwook Kim, and more recently Anna Tsybuleva, Eric Lu and Alim Beisembayev.
Applications for the 2024 Competition have now CLOSED!
The Leeds International Piano Competition has launched the careers of some of the greatest pianists of our time.
A transformative prize package includes worldwide management with Askonas Holt, a debut recording with Warner Classics, recitals at prestigious UK venues like Wigmore Hall and Snape Maltings, and European and East Asian tours in association with the Steinway Prize-winner Concert Network. Moreover, it offers broadcast opportunities with the BBC and an extensive range of national and international engagements with prominent promoters and orchestras, including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
2024 Competitors
Nicolas
Margarit
Maximilian
Kromer
Jan
Nikovich
Hyena
Cho
Callum
McLachlan Page
Antonio
Chen Guang
Woo
Young Cho
Sung
Ho Yoo
Kazusa
Sagawa
Jin-woo
Bae
Inho
Gi
Chanwon
Park
Rodolphe
Menguy
Risa
Ando
Nejc
Kamplet
Nagino
Maruyama
Louis-Victor
Bak
Julian Miles
Trevelyan
Jonathan
Mamora
Jaeden
Izik-Dzurko
Giorgio
Lazzari
Carlos
de la Blanca Elorza
Yinuo
Wang
Yang
Gao
Szuyu
Su
Ryan
Zhu
Ruogu
Wen
Linda
Lee
Khanh
Nhi Luong
Kai-Min
Chang
In-Ae
Ha
Fangzhou
Ye
Dongxu
Jin
Derek
Hartman
Daria
Podorozhnova
Carter
Johnson
Arisa
Onoda
Angie
Zhang
Zitong
Wang
Zifan
Ye
Yangrui
Cai
Vsevolod
Brigida
Vitaly
Starikov
Valentin
Magyar
Tomoharu
Ushida
Tiankai
Yu
Shinyoung
Lee
Saeyoon
Chon
Philipp
Lynov
Pedro
López Salas
Junyan
Chen
Jiapeng
Wang
Jaeyoung
Lee
Hyelim
Kim
Gabriel
Yeo
Elizaveta
Kliuchereva
Dina
Ivanova
Yixuan
Wei
Xuehong
Chen
Wanchuan
Chen
Tianlin
Shen
Shunshun
Tie
Longxuan
Wu
Lingfei
Xie
Prizes & Incentives
The Leeds offers transformative prize packages, includes worldwide management, a debut recording, recitals at prestigious international venues, and broadcast opportunities.
First Prize & The Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal
£30,000
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Second Prize & The Marion Thorpe Silver Medal
£18,000
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Third Prize & The Lady Roslyn Lyons Bronze Medal
£12,000
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Fourth Prize
£6,000
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Fifth Prize
£6,000
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Alexandra Dariescu Award
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Yaltah Menuhin Award
£3,000
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society Award
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Medici.TV Audience Prize
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Henle Urtext Prize
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Semi-finalist Awards
£2,400
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Yorkshire is a fantastically warm and welcoming place where you will be received by an enthusiastic audience and make friends for life. You will be hosted on the friendly campus at the University of Leeds, one of the world’s top universities, where our professional team will ensure you have everything you need. Throughout the competition, we ensure you have access to Steinway pianos for your practice, as well as our outstanding concert pianos personally cared for by our Steinway & Sons technician, Ulrich Gerhartz.
The Leeds International Piano Competition is open to pianists of all nationalities born on or between 22nd September 1994 and 2nd April 2004. All applications must include references which support their readiness for a professional career as a pianist and specifically recommend the Applicant for The Leeds. Prize-winners of previous editions of The Leeds are not eligible to compete.
Now for the important bits
Full information on the competition can be found on the links below. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Wellings, Competitor Director at [email protected]
