Leeds International Piano Competition

[petemcewan]

How long is it since a Brit won it ?

 

Why do Brits not win it that often ?

[The Joker]

All we want to know is:

 

Why is it held in L**ds and not Sheffield ?

[petemcewan]

The Joker,

 

Good point. "The Sheffield International Piano Competition " -that works. Or, "The Barnsley Internation Piano Competition". It's rumoured that Barnsley is nice.

Edited September 16, 2018 by petemcewan

[Hopman]

All we want to know is:

 

Why is it held in L**ds and not Sheffield ?

 

Probably because the founder, Fanny Waterman, was born in Leeds and has connections there.

[The Joker]

Probably because the founder, Fanny Waterman, was born in Leeds and has connections there.

 

aha, so obviously another anti-Sheffield bias then since we have a far richer musical history than that little town next to Bradford

[Ontarian1981]

aha, so obviously another anti-Sheffield bias then since we have a far richer musical history than that little town next to Bradford

 

You are right, there are fewer better piano players than Woodseats' own Chris Stainton.:thumbsup:

[petemcewan]

I heard it argued that UK budding concert pianists rely too much on electronic keyboards.

Consequently, they are less proficient than their competitors who have practised using a real keyboard.