The Leeds International Piano Competition

30/03/2026

Love music? Love audiences? 🤔

We’re on the hunt for a Marketing Manager to join the team at The Leeds!

From bold campaigns to meaningful audience growth, this role sits rights at the heart of how we share incredible music with the world.

🔗 Link in bio

17/03/2026

We’re so proud to see Khanh Nhi Luong, our 2024 Third Prize winner and Roslyn Lyons Bronze Medallist, awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship ✨

Since her standout performances in Leeds, she’s been recognised as “a rising star of exceptional sensitivity and imagination,” performing internationally and championing diverse repertoire.

A richly deserved honour, and we’re so proud to have her as part of the Leeds family 💛

https://www.bbtrust.com/artist/khanh-nhi-luong/about/

28/01/2026

🎹 POV: You thought the concerto had calmed down but Tchaikovsky said “one more boss fight.”⁠
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Viktoria Postnikova absolutely unleashing the keyboard in a whirlwind solo passage from Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 🔥 Rapid runs, flying octaves, zero time to breathe.⁠
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Taken from the 1966 final of the Leeds International Piano Competition, with Sir Charles Groves conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 🎼🎻⁠
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16/01/2026

Head down to Darley Street Market to play the gorgeous new piano on the Bradford Piano Trail!

A piano will be placed in the new Darley Street Market in Bradford on Saturday.

08/01/2026

Desert Island Repertoire: Part 2 🏝️🎹

Our 2024 medal winners — Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Junyan Chen & Khanh Nhi Luong — share the piece they’d take to a desert island to challenge them 😤

What would be your choice? 👇

07/01/2026

Tune in to Classical Live on BBC Radio 3 at 1pm to hear Leeds 2024 Gold Medal winner Jaeden Izik-Dzurko perform:

Bach, Partita No. 4 in D

And Bronze Medal winner Khanh Nhi Luong performing:

Johannes Brahms, Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No.1
Intermezzo in A, Op. 118 No .2

Taken from their stunning Wigmore Hall Recitals in December.

Exclusive recordings of great classical performances from home and abroad.

19/12/2025

Desert Island Repertoire 🏝️🎹

Our 2024 prizewinners — Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Junyan Chen & Khanh Nhi Luong — share the piece they’d take to a desert island to soothe the soul. ✨

What would be your choice? 👇

20/11/2025

🎻 Gabriel Fauré — Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13

Performed by (violin) & (piano)
Live at the Leeds International Piano Competition — Semi-Final

The very first bars of Fauré’s Violin Sonata No. 1 are a masterclass in instant atmosphere: bold, lyrical, and full of that shimmering French warmth. Written in 1875–76, this sonata marked Fauré’s breakthrough into the big leagues, praised for its long singing lines, refined harmonies, and emotional restraint wrapped in passion.

🎹 Filmed live at The Leeds 2024.

23/10/2025

I’ve started, so I’ll finish… 🤔

Mastermind name-checked us and Jane nailed it! If you know Jane, send her our way for 2 tickets to the 2027 Concerto Finals. Ta love 💛🎹

12/09/2025

We couldn’t be prouder to shine a spotlight on The Leeds 2024 Winner, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko.

Critics have praised him as “a cultivated pianist, musicality with muscle artfully balanced”, with “elegant fingerwork, a tone unforced… leaving the trappings of showmanship to others.” And that’s just the start—his performances are described as having a knife-edge way with dotted long-short patterns in Schumann and a banquet of touch and imagination in Medtner’s Sonata romantica.

Jaeden embodies artistry, depth and humility — a rare combination. Leeds is proud to have him as our winner.

08/09/2025

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent, a cherished Patron of the Leeds International Piano Competition and a lifelong supporter of music and young musicians.

Her warmth, empathy and quiet grace touched generations of pianists, from awarding Radu Lupu the Gold Medal in 1969 to welcoming Murray Perahia in 1972, who would later follow her as Patron. She always brought dignity, kindness, and a true love of music.

Her Royal Highness will forever hold a special place in the history and heart of the Leeds International Piano Competition.

We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent, a cherished Patron of the Leeds International Piano Competition and a passionate supporter of music and young musicians. HRH the Duchess of Kent first became involved with the Competition in 1975 and for many yea...

28/08/2025

🎂✨ Happy Birthday, Imogen Cooper!

Today we celebrate the birthday of the incomparable Imogen Cooper, one of Britain’s most distinguished pianists, a dear friend of the Competition, and 2024 Chair of our Jury.

Her artistry and wisdom have shaped generations of pianists, and we are thrilled to welcome her back to Leeds in January 2026 as part of the Piano Series.