
Leeds International Piano Competition 2021
Andrew McGregor and Katya Apekisheva introduce performances from three more of this year's semi-finalists in the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition.
Only five of the ten semi-finalists can make their way to the concerto stage of 'The Leeds'. Andrew McGregor and Katya Apekisheva introduce performances from pianists six to eight, from the Great Hall of Leeds University, in the semi-final stages of the competition.
In today's programme we hear Bach from 27-year-old Peruvian pianist Priscilla Navarro; 25-year-old Kaito Kobayashi performs Kurtag and Schubert; and 22-year-old Chinese pianist Yuzhang Li plays Adès and Chopin.
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Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV.988 (Opening aria)
Performer: Priscilla Navarro. -
György Kurtág
Homage to J.S.B. [Jatekok]
Performer: Kaito Kobayashi. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite in F minor, BWV.823 (Prelude)
Performer: Kaito Kobayashi. -
György Kurtág
Homage to Schubert [Jatekok]
Performer: Kaito Kobayashi. -
Franz Schubert
Impromptu No.1 in F minor, D.935
Performer: Kaito Kobayashi. -
Thomas Adès
Mazurkas, Op.27 (No.1)
Performer: Yuzhang Li. -
Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52
Performer: Yuzhang Li. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV.988 (excerpts)
Performer: Priscilla Navarro. -
AntonÃn Dvořák
Piano Quintet in A, Op.81 (3rd movement)
Performer: Kaito Kobayashi. Ensemble: Castalian String Quartet.
Broadcast
- Thu 16 Sep 2021 13:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3