“…his virtuosic prowess was astonishing, but what impressed even more was the sensitivity and deep emotional expression, often lacking from young virtuosi…” – Bachtrack
Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko won the 2024 Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal at the Leeds International Piano Competition, one of the most prestigious competitions there is. He also recently became the first Canadian instrumentalist to be awarded the Grand Prize Laureate at the Concours Musical International de Montréal. Other awards include first prize of the Hilton Head, Maria Canals, and Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competitions where he also won the Canon Audience Prize and Chamber Music Award. He is a current recipient of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.
Jaeden has been invited to perform at major concert halls in North America and Europe. His Wigmore Hall debut received rave reviews, as have appearances in San Francisco, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie and Carnegie Hall in New York. This past year Jaeden debuted as soloist with both the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.
Born and raised in Salmon Arm, BC, Jaeden now studies with Jacob Leuschner at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and Benedetto Lupo at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
Learn more: Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
PROGRAM
Alexander Scriabin – Preludes op. 11
Caesar Franck – Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Preludes op. 23
