by Richard Ashby | Jul 11, 2018 | EVENTS, NEWS
From staging a huge range of public concerts and events to creating the World’s Smallest Concert Hall, ‘The Leeds’ opens its arms to everyone and celebrates the piano like never before 17 August – 15 September 2018 The Leeds International Piano Competition has...
by Richard Ashby | May 8, 2018 | EVENTS, NEWS
In partnership with our Global Ambassador Lang Lang, we are excited to have three Lang Lang International Music Foundation Young Scholars join us for the Leeds Piano Festival. These three extremely talented individuals are Eden Chen, Chelsea Guo, and Amir Siraj, who...
by Richard Ashby | Apr 24, 2018 | EVENTS, NEWS
After a week of whirlwind travel to witness 68 of the best young pianists in the world, the First Round has officially come to an end. With heats in Berlin, Singapore, and New York, the Leeds International Piano Competition took the First Round to the competitors and...
by Richard Ashby | Apr 13, 2018 | EVENTS
ENVISION THE FUTURE OF CLASSICAL MUSIC… The world-famous Leeds International Piano Competition was started in 1963 by Leeds local, Dame Fanny Waterman and over the last 55 years ‘The Leeds’ has discovered much of the planet’s greatest pianistic talent....
by Richard Ashby | Mar 23, 2018 | EVENTS
On Saturday 17 March, the Leeds International Piano Competition team participated in the University of Leeds ‘Be Curious event’. This annual celebration is held for families to come in and learn more about the work and research being done at the University...
by Richard Ashby | May 30, 2017 | EVENTS
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,...
