Steinway & Sons is proud to present an album by one of Canada’s most exciting young talents, pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko. Winner of the 2022 Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, Izik-Dzurko’s playing has been praised for its exemplary precision & clarity, exceptional artistic maturity, and deep musicality.

“In a world of competition, hype and promotion, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko stands apart. He is a sincere artist and deserves our attention.”

— Bachtrack

“What Izik-Dzurko revealed, and continued to display for the next hour and a half, is one the most refined tonal palettes I have ever heard, combined with a polished close-to-the-keys technique, and a certain basic humility in the service of the music.”

— New York Concert Review
 

“Dzurko’s delicate touch and nuanced pedalling brought out the lyrical quality, allowing the music to breathe and resonate with emotional depth.” 

— La Scena Musicale

“He played with seamless precision. He was one with his instrument and one with the music, gifting the listeners with a performance full of heart and passion.”

— North Okanagan Community Concert Association
 

Album Credits

Beethoven, Schumann, Medtner / Jaeden Izik-Dzurko • STNS 30222

Release Date: 08/01/2025

Recorded May 2-3, 2023 at Sono Luminus Studios, Boyce, Virginia.

Producer: Dan Merceruio

Engineer: Joshua Frey

Mixing and Mastering: Daniel Shores

Executive Producers: Eric Feidner, Jon Feidner, Vivian Chiu

Art Direction: Jackie Fugere

Design: Cover to Cover Design, Anilda Carrasquillo

Photography: Waldy Martens

Artist Liaison: Rosalie Burrell

Product Coordinator: Renée Oakford

Piano Technician: John Veitch

Piano: Steinway Model D #590904 (New York)

About the Artist

Winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, 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 2024 Concours musical international de Montréal. 

Jaeden first gained international recognition in 2022, claiming first prize at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, the Maria Canals International Music Competition, and the 20th Paloma O'Shea Santander International Piano Competition, where he also won the Canon Audience Prize and the Chamber Music Award.

An experienced recitalist, Jaeden has made prominent debuts at the Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Salle Cortot and Sociedad Filarmónica de Bilbao. He has performed alongside ensembles including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

October 2024 marked the release of Jaeden’s debut EP by Warner Classics featuring a selection of his performances from the Leeds Competition.

About Steinway & Sons label

The STEINWAY & SONS music label produces exceptional albums of solo piano music across all genres. The label — a division of STEINWAY & SONS, maker of the world’s finest pianos — is a perfect vessel for producing the finest quality recordings by some of the most talented pianists in the world.