University Concert Series announces summer music festival
University of Leeds International Concert Series is delighted to announce it's Summer Festival 2024: Piano + (in collaboration with Leeds International Piano Competition).
From Friday 28 June – Friday 5 July, Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall and Clothworkers Bar will be opening their doors for eight days of concerts and performances celebrating the splendour, versatility, and diverse repertoire of the piano.
In collaboration with Leeds International Piano Competition, and ahead of their 2024 competition, PIANO+ will highlight the Series’ aligned commitments to quality music and performance, promoting young, talented musicians, improving gender equality in music, and supporting music communities in the Leeds area. We are excited to welcome exceptional musicians to Leeds,including a previous Leeds Piano winner, a British Jazz Awards winner, and a BBC Young Musician winner. The festival will also feature a concert byour School of Music FUAM Ensemble in Residence, a performance of music by female composers in collaboration with Instituto Cervantes, and an event with Brudenell Piano Sessions.
We couldn’t announce PIANO+ without mentioning the school’s beautiful instruments and All-Steinway School status. All concerts will be performed on the Steinway Model D concert grand pianos in Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall and baby grand in Clothworkers Bar.
Lauren Zhang, Marsyas Trio, Federico Colli, Let's Play the Piano, Brudenell Piano Sessions, Antonio Oyarzabal, Rose McLachlan, and Jason Rebello.
Leeds International Piano Competition
Since its inception in 1963, the Leeds International Piano Competition has been a trailblazer among international music competitions and has shaped the world of classical piano. With the BBC broadcasting the competition since 1966 on television and radio, its impact has reached far and wide. Historical footage of piano legends in their formative years can be found in The Leeds archive, which has attracted over 2.4 million views in the first half of 2023 alone. Co-founded by Fanny Waterman, a local piano teacher and Marion Thorpe, Countess of Harewood, over the past 60 years the competition has launched the careers of some of the greatest pianists of our time.
