Jaeden Izik-Dzurko

Winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition and the first Canadian born-winner of the Concours musical international de Montréal in May 2024, British Columbian-born pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko is well established on both sides of the Atlantic as a highly promising young artist. He plays with orchestras such as the Calgary Philharmonic and gives significant recitals and broadcasts with the likes of the Vancouver Recital Society, CBC Radio, and WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase. He has appeared at London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s Weill Recital Hall, Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional de Música, and the Salle Cortot in Paris. Other highlights include performances with Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla, and the Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. Jaeden studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky at the Juilliard School and Corey Hamm at the University of British Columbia and is now a student of Jacob Leuschner and Benedetto Lupo. In addition to his Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship, he has won top prizes at the Hilton Head, Maria Canals, and Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competitions.