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 (CMIM) in May 2024.

An experienced recitalist, Jaeden has made prominent debuts at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Illinois, Vancouver Recital Society,  Münchner Künstlerhaus, and Salle Cortot. Recent concerto performances include those alongside the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the RTVE Symphony Orchestra. 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, WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase, and medici.tv. October 2024 marked the release of Jaeden’s debut EP by Warner Classics, featuring a selection of his performances from the Leeds Competition.