Strenuous efforts to produce a gender-balanced outcome at the Leeds Piano Competition have apparently paid off.
The five finalists, announced last night, are:
Kai-Min Chang (Taiwan)
Junyan Chen (China)
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (Canada)
Khanh Nhi Luong (Vietnam)
Julian Trevelyan (United Kingdom)
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