Leeds International Piano Competition
The Leeds International Piano Competition takes place every three years (next in 2009) in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1961 by Marion, Countess of Harewood and Fanny Waterman, who is today its Chairman and Artistic Director. The competition was first held in 1963 (there was a four-year gap before the 2000 competition). It takes place in the Great Hall of the University of Leeds and in Leeds Town Hall.
Prize Winners
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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| 2006 | Sunwook Kim South Korea |
Andrew Brownell USA |
Denis Kozhukhin Russia |
Siheng Song China |
Sung-Hoon Kim South Korea |
Grace Fong USA |
| 2003 | Antti Siirala Finland |
Evgenia Rubinova Uzbekistan |
Yuma Osaki Japan |
Igor Tchetuev Ukraine |
Chiao Ying-Chang Taiwan |
Sodi Braide UK / Nigeria |
| 2000 | Alessio Bax Italy |
Davide Franceschetti Italy |
Severin von Eckardstein Germany |
Cristiano Burato Italy |
Ashley Wass UK |
Tatyana Kolessova Russia |
| 1996 | Ilya Itin Russia |
Roberto Cominati Italy |
Aleksandar Madžar Yugoslavia |
Sa Chen China |
Armen Babakhanian Armenia |
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| 1993 | Ricardo Castro Brazil |
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| 1990 | Artur Pizarro Portugal |
Lars Vogt Germany |
Balázs Szokolay Hungary |
Andrei Zheltonog USSR | ||
| 1987 | Vladimir Ovchinnikov USSR |
Noriko Ogawa Japan |
Boris Berezovsky USSR |
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| 1984 | Jon Kimura Parker Canada |
Louis Lortie Canada |
David Buechner, now Sara Davis Buechner USA |
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| 1981 | Ian Hobson UK |
Wolfgang Manz Germany |
Christopher O'Riley USA |
Peter Donohoe UK | ||
| 1978 | Michel Dalberto France |
Lydia Artymiw USA |
Kathryn Stott UK |
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| 1975 | Dimitri Alexeev USSR |
Mitsuko Uchida Japan |
Joint 3rd prize: Andras Schiff, Hungary and Pascal Devoyon, France |
Joint 5th prize: Michael Houstoun, New Zealand and Myung-Whun Chung, USA | ||
| 1972 | Murray Perahia USA |
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| 1969 | Radu Lupu Romania |
Arthur Moreira Lima Brazil |
Boris Petrushansky USSR |
Anne Queffélec France |
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| 1966 | Rafael Orozco Flores Spain |
Joint 2nd prize: Viktoria Postnikova, USSR and Semyon Kruchin, USSR |
Alexei Nasedkin USSR |
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| 1963 | Michael Roll UK |
Vladimir Krainev USSR |
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External links
- Leeds International Pianoforte Competition official site
- Directory of International Piano Competitions
- 1987 Leeds Piano Competition awards ceremony (Youtube)
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