Leeds city centre is being animated with a rich array of music, arts and community events in conjunction with this year’s Leeds International Piano Competition (LIPC).
The Leeds Piano Festival, running 31 August-21 September and supported by Classic FM, is a celebration of the piano, complementing the final rounds of the world-renowned LIPC, and explores music’s role in health and well-being through performances by Britain’s biggest stars, workshops, free piano lessons, competition broadcasts and family play sessions.
People can discover everything to explore in a special produced Leeds Piano Festival map available at locations across the city centre, produced by LeedsBID.
New for 2024 is The Leeds’ Sessions, Live @ the Pianodrome: a specially created 150-seat amphitheatre, built entirely from discarded pianos and repurposed as tiered seating, staircases, balustrades and balconies by LIPC Artists in Resonance Pianodrome. Housed in Leeds City Museum’s Brodrick Hall, it is hosting an array of public events and serves as a community hub for the competition.
In addition to the concerts at the amphitheatre, the festival is immersing the city of Leeds in music and art as Pianodrome bring back their piano sculptures and new commissions to accompany the Leeds Piano Trail, alongside Piano Planters – new for 2024.
Other newly commissioned works include Piano Bikes and Bike Racks, joining five other sculptures – Sinking Pianos, Piano Cube, Sand of Time, Elephant in the Room, and Resonance Chamber – across the trail.
People can find out more here https://www.leedspiano.com/2024-piano-trail-festival/ or simply pick up a Leeds Piano Festival map.