JAEDEN IZIK-DZURKO PIANO

Winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition and recipient of the Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal, 25-year-old Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko has been celebrated by audiences, critics and composers alike for his communicative power, refined technical command and artistic maturity. A few months before his triumph in Leeds, Jaeden became the first Canadian Grand Prize Laureate in an instrumental edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal in May 2024.

An experienced recitalist, Jaeden has made prominent debuts in the U.S., Canada, Spain, and Germany. Recent concerto performances have taken him to Spain, Canada and England. His playing has been broadcast on American Public Media’s Performance Today, BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, BBC4 TV, Catalunya Ràdio, CBC Radio’s In Concert, New York’s WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase, and medici.tv.

Jaeden first gained international recognition in 2022, claiming first prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, the Maria Canals International Music Competition, and the 20th Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition, where he also won the Canon Audience Prize and the Chamber Music Award. In 2024, he was awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.

“… one of Canada’s most exciting classical music talents.”
— Anthony Miller, Macleans
“He demonstrated exceptional artistic maturity and imagination, remarkable technical command, and a profound ability to captivate and transport the audience through his storytelling and poetry …”
— Dame Imogen Cooper, Chair of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition Jury