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

Winners of the 2023 Young Concert Artists International Auditions

“Australian guitarist brothers making history” (The Age), Ziggy and Miles are two of Australia’s finest young musicians forging an international career. Their performances are known for their “deeply considered musicianship, immaculate care and superlative technique” (5MBS). Winners of the 2023 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, the brothers became the first guitar duo and second guitarists to receive this prestigious award in the organization’s history.

With over 50 awards between them in guitar competitions and local Welsh music Eisteddfods across their home city of Melbourne, Ziggy and Miles proved their artistry as soloists and a duo from a young age. Among their early accolades are major prizes in competitions hosted by the Guitar Foundation of America, the Adelaide International Guitar Festival and the Melbourne Recital Center.

Their long-awaited new album, Sidekick, was featured as one of New York’s WQXR’s “Best New Classical Albums of 2023.” Praised by Soundboard Magazine, it showcases new works written for the brothers, their own “transfixingly beautiful” (Limelight) arrangement of Debussy’s Clair de Lune, and works that have shaped their musical identity from Spain, Latin America, and Australia.

Actively involved in community engagement, they have a passion for providing education and music to people without access to live performances or high-quality music education. They have collaborated with organizations across Australia and the U.S. Graduates of The Juilliard School, Ziggy and Miles were the first Australians and first guitar duo accepted into the school’s prestigious Artist Diploma program, where they also received the Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant.

“Excellent ensemble skills and articulations throughout with virtuosity to spare.”
— This is Classical Guitar

“Personable, relaxed and utterly winning.”
— Limelight