Leeds Competition 2021

News
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The second round starts tomorrow (September 8).

Competitors:

Nour Ayadi, 22 years old
Morocco

Alim Beisembayev, 23 years old
Kazakhstan

Anfisa Bobylova, 29 years old
Ukraine

Dmytro Choni, 28 years old
Ukraine

Ryan Drucker, 27 years old
Belgium

Federico Gad Crema, 22 years old
Italy

Galyna Gusachenko, 29 years old
Ukraine

Tyler Hay, 27 years old
United Kingdom

So Hyang In, 29 years old
South Korea

Thomas Kelly, 22 years old
United Kingdom

Elizaveta Kliuchereva, 22 years old
Russia

Kaito Kobayashi, 25 years old
Japan

Maximilian Kromer, 25 years old
Austria

Lucas Krupinski, 29 years old
Poland

Ariel Lanyi, 23 years old
Israel

Yuzhang Li, 22 years old
China

Lovre Marusic, 29 years old
Croatia

Priscila Navarro, 27 years old
Peru

Hyunjin Roh, 20 years old
South Korea

Arash Rokni, 28 years old
Iran

Yike (Tony) Yang, 22 years old
Canada

Xiaolu Zang, 21 years old
China

Medici will be doing live webcasts: #LEEDSPIANO - #LeedsPiano2021
First round replays: https://leedspiano.medici.tv/en/replays/

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Second round programmes:

Wednesday 8 September 2pm

2.00pm
Arash Rokni | 28, Iran
C.P.E.Bach Fantasia in B-flat, Wq.61/3
Beethoven 10 Variations on ‘La stessa, la stessissima’, WoO 73
Schubert Allegretto in C minor, D.915
Hindemith Suite 1922, Op.26

2.40pm
Xiaolu Zang | 21, China
Schubert Sonata in C minor, D.958

3.40pm
So Hyang In | 29, South Korea
Schumann FantasiestĂŒcke, Op.12
Saint-Saëns (transc. F. Liszt/ V. Horowitz) Danse Macabre

4.20pm
Thomas Kelly | 22, United Kingdom
Beethoven Fantasia in G minor, Op.77
Brahms 4 KlavierstĂŒcke, Op.119
Mendelssohn (arr.Rachmaninov) Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Scriabin Sonata No.4 in F-sharp, Op.30

Wednesday 8 September, 7pm

7.00pm
Ariel Lanyi | 23, Israel
Mozart Rondo in D, K.485
Debussy Images, Book 2
Scriabin Sonata No.3 in F-sharp minor, Op.23

7.40pm
Galyna Gusachenko | 29, Ukraine
Rameau Suite in A minor, RCT 5 from Nouvelles suites de piùces de clavecin – 7. Gavotte et six doubles
Haydn Sonata in C, Hob.XVI:50
Schumann Arabeske in C, Op. 18
Saint-Saëns(transc. F. Liszt/ V. Horowitz) Danse Macabre

8.40pm
Hyunjin Roh | 20, South Korea
Schumann Sonata No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.11
Stravinsky (transc. Agosti) The Firebird

9.20pm
Federico Gad Crema | 22, Italy
Beethoven Sonata No.7 in D, Op.10 No.3
Debussy Images, Book 1

Thursday 9 September, 2pm

2.00pm
Nour Ayadi | 22, Morocco
Jörg Widmann 11 Humoresques – IV. Waldszene, III. Anfangs lebhaft
Schumann Symphonic Etudes, Op.13

2.40pm
Lucas Krupinski | 29, Poland
Beethoven Sonata No.23 in F minor, ‘Appassionata’, Op.57
Liszt VallĂ©e d’Obermann, from AnnĂ©es de pĂšlerinage I, S.160/6

3.40pm
Priscila Navarro | 27, Peru
Haydn Sonata in B minor, Hob:XVI/32
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24
Gershwin (arr. Wild) ‘Embraceable You’ and ‘I Got Rhythm’

4.20pm
Ryan Drucker | 28, Belgium
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.29 in B-flat, Op.106 “Hammerklavier”

Thursday 9 September | 7pm

7.00pm
Elizaveta Kliuchereva | 22, Russia
Chopin Polonaise-fantaisie, Op.61
Schumann Carnaval, Op.9

7.40pm
Yuzhang Li | 22, China
Beethoven Sonata No.17, ‘Tempest’, Op.31/2
Ravel Gaspard de la nuit, M.55

8.40pm
Kaito Kobayashi | 25, Japan
Mozart 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport, K.573
Debussy PrĂ©ludes: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir, Ondine, GĂ©nĂ©ral Lavine, Feux d’artifice
Schoenberg Drei KlavierstĂŒcke, Op.11

9.20pm
Tyler Hay | 27, United Kingdom
Liszt St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots, from Deux Légendes, S.175/2
Chopin 12 Études, Op.10

Friday 10 September | 2pm

2.00pm
Dmytro Choni | 28, Ukraine
Brahms Rhapsodies, Op.79
Debussy L’Isle Joyeuse, L.106
Ginastera Sonata No.1, Op.22

2.40pm
Lovre Maruơić | 29, Croatia
J.S.Bach French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV 813
Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales, M.61
Liszt Rhapsodie Espagnole, S.254

3.20pm
Alim Beisembayev | 23, Kazakhstan
D.Scarlatti Sonata in C-sharp minor, K.247
D.Scarlatti Sonata in C minor, K.22
D.Scarlatti Sonata in B minor, K.87
D.Scarlatti Sonata in G, K.13
Beethoven Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111

4.20pm
Yike (Tony) Yang | 22, Canada
Schubert Sonata No.13 in A, D.664
Rachmaninov Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.36

Friday 10 September | 7pm

7.00pm
Anfisa Bobylova | 29, Ukraine
Ravel Miroirs, M.43 – I. Noctuelles; II. Oiseaux tristes; IV. Alborada del gracioso
Chopin Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35

7.40pm
Maximilian Kromer | 25, Austria
Messiaen Le baiser de l’Enfant-JĂ©sus, from Vingt regards sur l’enfant-JĂ©sus
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24

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Dat chink iz juz playing a zhrub zon and dats it

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Ahaha dese timings. A :wim: disciple? :sunglasses:

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Haha Da Kennah protege. She’s pretty good.

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:dong:

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This is incredibly :ghey:
Is this some sort of :rainbow_flag: parade program? Damn. :lezbo:

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Any favorites so far???

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most wankable competitors thus far:

hhmmmmmm
I suppose diz mofo would look good as a chick :sarahdavid:
https://leedspiano.medici.tv/en/replay/first-round-with-xiaolu-za

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Da feztin selection:

And for :ghey: mofoz

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Daim Da NOUR

Iz she sum kind of :nigga: ? :morocco:

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Semifinalists announced:

Alim Beisembayev
Dmytro Choni
Thomas Kelly
Elizaveta Kliuchereva
Kaito Kobayashi
Ariel Lanyi
Yuzhang Li
Priscilla Navarro
Hyunjin Roh
Xiaolu Zang

I haven’t heard all of them, but based on the little I’ve heard I quite like Yuzhang Li and Elizaveta Kliuchereva.
Tony Yike Yang didn’t make it to the semifinals, which was not surprising.

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daiiiim