Leeds International Piano Competition Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Domingo Hindoyan (direction) Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada) - 1st Prize Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Piano Concerto no 2 in B flat major op. 83 Junyan Chen (China) - 2nd Prize Sergei Rachmaninov 1873 - 1943 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam) - 3rd Prize Sergei Prokofiev 1891 - 1953 Piano Concerto no 3 in C major, Op. 26 Leeds International Piano Competition, 20-21 September 2024 Today we will follow the journey of three participants in the Leeds International Piano Competition. From 11 to 21 September 2024, young pianists from all over the world came to this city in central England to submit to the jury chaired by Imogen Cooper. Who among them will add their name to Radu Lupu, Murray Perahia, Mitsuko Uchida, András Schiff, Lars Vogt, Sunwook Kim, or Alim Beisembayev, former winners of this competition? You will find out by listening to these three artists during the second phase, the semi-final and the final, during which they will be accompanied by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Domingo Hindoyan.

Giulio Cesare in Egitto "Dramma per musica" in three acts by Georg Frideric Haendel (1685 - 1759) Libretto by Niccolò Francesco Haym First performance London, King's Theatre, Haymarket, 20 February 1724 Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky (conductor) Damiano Michieletto (Stage director) Thomas Wilhelm (Choreography), Paolo Fantin (sets), Agostino Cavalca (costumes), Cécile Kretschmar (hairdressing, make-up, masks), Alessandro Carletti (lighting) Gaëlle Arquez (Giulio Cesare) Sabine Devieilhe (Cleopatra) Franco Fagioli (Sesto) Lucile Richardot (Cornelia) Carlo Vistoli (Tolomeo) Francesco Salvadori (Achilla) Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian (Nireno) Adrien Fournaison (Curio) Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, 20 May 2022

Documentary on Pierre Henry, pioneer composer of concrete and electronic music

Orchestre Prométhée, Pierre-Michel Durand (Conductor) Florence Alayrac (Stage Direction) María Brea (soprano) | Venezuela William Desbiens (baritone) | Canada Anna Harvey (mezzo-soprano) | UK Anton Kuzenok (tenor) | Russia María Carla Pino Cury (soprano

Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, Sergey Smbatyan (conductor) Aram Khachaturian Symphony no. 3

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Guitar Trilogy I: Inicio (Uno) Dance: Rocio Molina Guitar: Rafael Riqueni Original idea, artistic direction, and choreography: Rocío Molina Original music: Rafael Riqueni Concept development: Nerea Galán Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design: Antonio Serrano Sound design: Javier Alvarez Costume design: Julia Valencia Costume making: López de Santos Shoes: Gallardo Dance Program text: Nerea Galán Technical direction and lighting: Antonio Serrano Sound direction: Javier Alvarez Manager: Maria Agar Martinez Barcelona, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, March 10, 2023 Directed by Emilio Belmonte

Guitar Trilogy II: Al fondo riela (lo otro del uno) Dance: Rocio Molina Guitar: Eduardo Trassierra Guitar: Yerai Cortés Original idea, artistic direction and choreography: Rocío Molina Original composition: Eduardo Trassierra and Yerai Cortés Concept development: Nerea Galán Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design, animation and projections: Antonio Serrano Sound design: Javier Álvarez Costume design: Julia Valencia Costume making: López de Santos Hat making: Benjamín Bulnes Manufacture of lycra wardrobe: Maty Shoes: Gallardo Dance Gloves: Guanterias Program text: Nerea Galán Technical direction and lighting: Antonio Serrano Sound: Javier Alvarez Director: Maria Agar Martinez Barcelona, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, March 11, 2023 Directed by Emilio Belmonte

Guitar Trilogy III: Vuelta a uno Dance: Rocío Molina Guitar: Yerai Cortés Original idea, artistic direction, and choreography: Rocio Molina Original composition: Yerai Cortés Art direction: Julia Valencia Stage space: Antonio Serrano, Julia Valencia, Rocío Molina Lighting design: Antonio Serrano Sound design: Javier Álvarez Costume Design: Julia Valencia Graphic design: Julia Valencia Accompaniment of the sound space: Pablo Martín Jones Costume designer: López de Santos Rocío Molina Shoes: Gallardo Dance Belt: Elella del Toro Technical Director: Carmen Mori Lighting technician: Antonio Valiente Sound: Javier Álvarez Director: Maria Agar Martinez Barcelona, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, March 12, 2023 Directed by Emilio Belmonte

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) Opera in three acts by Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance in Vienna, Staatsoper, October 10, 1919 Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko (musical direction) Lydia Steier (Stage director) Paul Zoller (Sets), Katharina Schlipf (Costumes), Elana Siberski (Lighting), Momme Hinrichs (Video) Clay Hilley (Der Kaiser) Elza van den Heever (Die Kaiserin) Michaela Schuster (Die Amme) Kseniia Nikolaieva (Eine Stimme von oben) Wolfgang Koch (Barak) Iréne Theorin (Die Färberin) Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus, 9 April 2023

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Yaron Herman (piano) Piano Jazz Session : Yaron Herman & Guests Paris, Fondation Louis Vuitton, 19 March 2022

Jack DeJohnette (Bandleader, drums) Howard Johnson (Saxophone) Greg Osby (Saxophone) John Purcell (Saxophone) Rufus Reid (Double bass) Recorded in 1985 Estival Jazz, Lugano, Swiss

RP3 Rémi Panossian Trio Rémi Panossian (piano) Maxime Delporte (double bass) Frédéric Petitprez (drums) Play list Album, In Odd We Trust Recorded at the Maison Nougaro barge from January 25 to January 31st, 2021 TV Director, Patrick Lauzé

Seong-Jin Cho (piano) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332 Klavierstück in F Major, 'Pimpinella', K. 33b Allegro in C major, from a Salzburg music book, KV deest Allegro in D Major, K. 626b/16 Recorded at the Great Hall of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation (Salzburg, Austria), 20 January 2021 Directed by Bernhard Fleischer

Musical interludes: a chance to see some of the world's most renowned conductors and musicians performing beautiful pieces.

Malko Competition for Young Conductors 2024 - Finals Danish National Symphony Orchestra Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68 | 1. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro (Ana María Patiño Osorio, 2nd Prize) Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 | 1. Allegro non troppo (Samuel Seungwon Lee, 1st Prize) Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98 | 1. Allegro non troppo (Dong Chao, 3rd prize) Carl Nielsen Maskarade | Dance of the Cockerels Copenhagen, DR Koncerthuset , April 20, 2024

Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Symphony No. 4 in E flat major "Romantic" (1877-80. Ed. Leopold Nowak/Robert Haas) Festival de Granada, 12 July 2024

Un Ballo in maschera "Melodramma" in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901) Libretto by Antonio Somma First performance in Rome, Teatro Apollo, 17 February 1859 Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Antonino Fogliani (Conductor) Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana, Francesc Perales (Chorus master) Rafael Villalobos (Stage Director) Emanuele Sinisi (Set Designer), Lorenzo Caprile (Costume Designer), Felipe Ramos (Lighting Designer) Francesco Meli (Riccardo) Anna Pirozzi (Amelia) Franco Vassallo (Renato) Marina Monzó (Oscar) Agnieszka Rehlis (Ulrica) Anna Pirozzi (Silvano) Valencia, Palau de les Arts, 25 April 2024

Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris, Gustavo Dudamel (Conductor) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Symphony no. 9 in D major Barcelone, Gran Teatre del Liceu, 20 September 2022