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29 August 2024
Second Round of the Leeds International

Piano Competition 2024 starts 11 Sept

29 August 2024
By Guest Writer

24 competitors from 13 countries will perform a 40-minute solo recital in the Great Hall of the University of
Leeds

Selected from a pool of outstanding 20-29-year-old talents from all over the world who took part in the
First Round across six global centres last month, these pianists now vie for top honours in Leeds in
September 2024. This marks their chance to have a transformative and enriching experience in Leeds and
the opportunity to win one of the most prestigious prizes in music.

Nine (38%) of the finalists are women, an increase from the First Round where women made up 31% of
competitors. This partially reflects new measures introduced by The Leeds to help address the issues of
gender balance in the piano world, including blind judging in the shortlisting process and unconscious-bias
training for the jury.