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The Leeds International Piano Competition

Leeds, United Kingdom

Next edition

Edition: 2027

Overview

Piano competition in Leeds and Bradford with a 22nd edition announced for 2027, launch on 2 July 2026. The 2024 edition's final rounds were filmed in HD from the International First Round onwards.

Organiser: The Leeds International Piano Competition Ltd
Instruments: Piano
Category: Solo piano

Rules & repertoire

Registration & fee

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Rounds & time limits

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Repertoire

Not published on the official pages we could check.

Jury & prizes

Jury (2024 edition)

Imogen Cooper (Jury Chair) (chair)
Adam Gatehouse (Artistic Director)
Eleanor Alberga
Ingrid Fliter
Mariam Batsashvili
Pavel Kolesnikov
Sa Chen
Till Fellner
Adrian Brendel

Prizes

No cash amounts stated for 1st to 3rd prizes. Henle Urtext Prize: Urtext editions with a stated market value of 3,000 GBP.

Past editions

2024 — Leeds (The Great Hall, University of Leeds) and Bradford (St George's Hall) source
1st (Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal): Jaeden Izik-Dzurko; 2nd (Marion Thorpe Silver Medal): Junyan Chen; 3rd (Lady Roslyn Lyons Bronze Medal): Khanh Nhi Luong
2021 source
1st (Gold): Alim Beisembayev

Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source