New Generation Piano Recital – Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
- Date
- 31 January 2025 – 8:30pm
- Place
- Auditorium
- Hours
- 8.30 p.m.
At the age of 25, having just won the prestigious First Prize at the Concours musical international de Montréal and the the Leeds International Piano Competition, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko is one of the most promising pianists of his generation.
This concert will be broadcast live and in replay on FLV Play, medici.tv and Mezzo, and offline on Radio Classique.
Noted for his interpretive “intelligence and finesse” (Le Devoir), this musician has a warm, dazzling, feline style that he has been displaying in concertos performed with prestigious orchestras worldwide for three years. Mastering the expressive effusion of Slavic Romantic music, Mr Izik-Dzurko has chosen Medtner and Rachmaninoff for the first part of this recital, reserving the complete four Scherzos by Chopin, one of the Polish composer’s chefs-d’oeuvre, for after the intermission. An outstanding programme graced by the talent of this young artist who simply must be heard!
- Nikolaï Medtner
- Sonata Minacciosa op.53, n°2
- Maurice Ravel
- Miroirs I. Noctuelles II. Oiseaux tristes III. Une barque sur l'océan IV. Alborada del gracioso V. La vallée des cloches
- Sergueï Rachmaninov
- Sonate pour piano no 1 en ré mineur, opus 28
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
“In a world of competition, hype and promotion, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko stands apart. He is a sincere artist and deserves our attention”. (Bachtrack)
Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko is the 2024 Gold Medal winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition and a current recipient of the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship. That same year he took gold in Leeds, Jaeden made history as the first Canadian to receive the Grand Prize at the Concours Musical International de Montréal.
The 2025/26 season features high profile debut performances at London’s Wigmore Hall, San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall, the Leipzig Gewandhaus (Mendelssohn-Saal), and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. Jaeden will also make his debut as soloist with both the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and makes returns to the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. His repertoire this season includes works by Chopin, Brahms, Grieg, and Rachmaninoff, with collaborations alongside conductors Jessica Cottis, Gemma New and Alexander Shelley.
Jaeden has performed solo recitals at leading international venues, such as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Salle Cortot in Paris, and the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid. Other notable engagements include performances with the Vancouver Recital Society, Münchner Künstlerhaus, and Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao. His orchestral highlights include appearances with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, and the RTVE Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Domingo Hindoyan, John Storgårds, and Joseph Swensen.
Jaeden has earned top prizes at the Hilton Head, Maria Canals, and Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competitions, where he was also awarded the Canon Audience Prize and Chamber Music Award.
Born in British Columbia with Hungarian-Ukrainian heritage, Jaeden studied under Dr. Corey Hamm at the University of British Columbia before pursuing further studies at the prestigious Juilliard School. He currently trains with Jacob Leuschner at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and Benedetto Lupo at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
