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Competition between young virtuoso pianists, held every three years in Leeds.

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Leeds International Piano Competition: 2015

Leeds International Piano Competition: 2015: Episode 1

Episode 1

2015

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Sarah Walker introduces the first part of Radio 3's coverage of the Leeds finals.

Music from the final stages of the Leeds International Piano Competition.

Leeds International Piano Competition 2015
from Leeds Town Hall 

Sarah Walker introduces the first of two Concerto finals, the culmination of this prestigious triennial piano competition. A short-list of 79 of the world's most talented young pianists has been whittled down, through three preliminary stages to just six. These young pianists join past laureates including Murray Perahia, Radu Lupu, Sir Andras Schiff, Mitsuko Uchida, Lars Vogt, Louis Lortie and Artur Pizarro, as they make their bid to win over the twelve-strong jury, chaired by the competition's founder Dame Fanny Waterman, in a performance of a complete concerto. Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé.

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Sarah Walker presents the concerto finals of 2015's Leeds International Piano Competition.

From Leeds Town Hall, Sarah Walker introduces the concerto finals of the 2015 Leeds International Piano Competition. Six young pianists perform a complete concerto, joining the Halle under Mark Elder

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