Leeds (GB) - #LeedsPianoTrail 2021 - 10 pianos

As announced December last year, we’re looking forward to the return of Leeds Piano Trail in 2021 (no doubt pandemic permitting)! The deadline for our #LeedsPianoTrail call out for West Yorkshire artists is fast approaching! If you're an artist or designer, follow the link to find out more about this exciting opportunity.

Apply by Monday 7 December ⏳https://t.co/mn0EkK6IEO pic.twitter.com/T35t26Ce8N — The Leeds (@leedspiano) December 3, 2020 Like 3 years ago, #LeedsPianoTrail celebrates the return of the Leeds International Piano Competition to the city of Leeds, England, United Kingdom. This event gives everyone the chance to play and enjoy their Public Pianos.

About the Pianos This initial #LeedsPianoTrail edition featured 12 pianos, beautifully art-worked as you can see in below introduction clip. Given above announcement, we expect 5 newly introduced art-worked pianos, potentially added to a previous and still playable batch of beauties!:

1. Leeds Station – Visual Artists: Leeds Dads and Miriam Laville – New Station Street, LS1 4DY

2. Kirkgate Market – Visual Artists: Blenheim Primary School, John Mayson aka ArtJohn – 34 George Street, LS2 7HY

3. Leeds Corn Exchange – Visual Artist: Hannah Woods – Call Lane, LS1 7BR

4. Leeds Trinity – Visual Artist: Amber Howard – 27 Albion Street, LS1 5AT

5. Victoria Leeds – Visual Artist: Hannah Roe – 3 Harewood Street, LS2 7JA & 10 Queen Victoria Street, LS1 6BE

6. The Light – Visual Artists: Leeds City Museum, Peer Support, Skippko, Van Nong and Sally Storr – The Headrow, LS1 8TL

7. The Core – The Headrow, LS1 6JE About this annual Venue and UK Event Leeds is the largest city in the county of West Yorkshire. The city hosts Leeds International Piano Competition since 1963 and #LeedsPianoTrail Public Piano event since 2018.

Love this visual story from 2018 visual artist John Mayson aka ArtJohn: In 2021, responding directly and sensitively to a paired ‘parent’ sculpture, designed and built by Edinburgh based artists Pianodrome.org (beautiful introduction HERE), each piano will be transformed by a local artist/designer who will use their own specialism and media to create their piano.

About the Organizer The Leeds International Piano Competition (better known as The Leeds) is the UK’s national advocate for the piano. Since the first Competition in 1963, it has attracted the world’s finest young pianists. Even more details on LIPC WIKI here.

This year’s organization is a conjuntion with Edinburgh based artists Pianodrome.org. Stay safe and enjoy playing the #LeedsPianoTrail in Great Britain!