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The medici.tv Audience Prize went to semi-finalist Tomoharu Ushida (Japan). Selected by
online public vote via medici.tv, Ushida will receive a future broadcast performance on the

platform.

Who was on the Leeds Competition jury?

Dame Imogen Cooper chaired the international, artist-led jury. The other jurors
included Adam Gatehouse, Eleanor Alberga, Ingrid Fliter, Mariam Batsashvili, Pavel
Kolesnikov, Sa Chen, Till Fellner and Adrian Brendel.

When and where can I watch the Leeds

International Piano Competition 2024?

The Leeds Media Hub and YouTube channel, medici.tv and Amadeus.tv broadcast the Finals
live to audiences across the globe.

BBC Radio 3 In Concert also broadcast the Finals, presented by Andrew McGregor with

pianist and broadcaster Lucy Parham – listeners can listen back via BBC Sounds. BBC
Four will broadcast a 120-minute programme showcasing highlights from the Finals and

coverage from previous rounds later this Autumn.

A live EP with a selection of works from the winner’s performance will be released on
Warner Classics on Friday 11 October, with a studio recording to follow.

History of the Leeds International Piano

Competition

Established by Dame Fanny Waterman, her husband Dr Geoffrey de Keyser and pianist
Marion Thorpe in 1963, the triennial Leeds International Piano Competition has been
broadcast on television and radio since 1966. Its stellar list of alumni include Murray

Perahia, Radu Lupu, András Schiff and Mitsuko Uchida. Kazakh pianist Alim
Beisembayev won in 2021, while 2017's winner was American Eric Lu.

Historical footage of piano legends in their formative years can be found in The Leeds
archive.

The next Competition will take place in 2027.