by Richard Ashby | Jul 14, 2017 | NEWS
Six Competition alumni will be returning to Leeds over the coming year as part of the Leeds Town Hall International Orchestral Season. Tickets can be booked online, with a subscription offer if you book five or more concerts. Saturday 28 October 2017 St Petersburg...
by Richard Ashby | Jun 19, 2017 | NEWS
Many well deserved congratulations to our Trustee, Councillor Judith Blake, who has been awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Judith was elected as the first female leader of Leeds City Council in 2015 and is a staunch advocate for arts and...
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,...
by Richard Ashby | May 24, 2017 | NEWS
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...
by Richard Ashby | Apr 25, 2017 | NEWS
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...
