{"id":14867,"date":"2024-10-01T13:15:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=14867"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:15:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:15:10","slug":"canadian-pianist-wins-big-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2024\/10\/01\/canadian-pianist-wins-big-leeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Pianist Wins Big at Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14868\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14868\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Jaeden-Izik-Dzurko.jpg\" alt=\"Jaeden Izik-Dzurko\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Jaeden-Izik-Dzurko.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Jaeden-Izik-Dzurko-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Jaeden-Izik-Dzurko-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Jaeden-Izik-Dzurko-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, a rising star from British Columbia, just secured first place at the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, one of the world\u2019s most fiercely competitive classical music events. His performance of Brahms\u2019 Concerto No. 2 wowed both the judges and the audience, earning him the grand prize of \u00a325,000 (~$54,000 CAD), a management deal, and recital opportunities with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and other top-tier venues across Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What makes him special:<\/strong> At just 23 years old, Jaeden\u2019s victory at Leeds cements his status as one of Canada\u2019s brightest young talents. This isn\u2019t his first accolade, either \u2014 he\u2019s already collected awards from the Montreal International Music Competition and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, among others.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wtcdw9bTj9w?si=jFfj9vtBOZK0IAV0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With elite training from Juilliard and the University of British Columbia, Jaeden\u2019s career trajectory is sky-high. His Leeds win will open doors to future international performances and collaborations, placing him alongside the greats of classical music. But it&#8217;s not just about the prizes and performances\u2014Jaeden&#8217;s artistry and emotional depth have earned him a devoted fanbase, eager to see where his career takes him next.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed his stunning winning performance, don&#8217;t worry\u2014there\u2019s a good chance this virtuoso will be headlining concert halls worldwide soon. Keep an eye out for a tour date near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, a rising star from British Columbia, just secured first place at the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, one of the world\u2019s most fiercely competitive classical music events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":14868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[360,34,3,87],"tags":[468],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/10\/Jaeden-Izik-Dzurko.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14869,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14867\/revisions\/14869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14867"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=14867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}