We are delighted to present ten new sculptures in public spaces across Leeds city centre, for this year’s two-week festival run by Leeds International Piano Competition.
Animating the streets in prominent locations, the interactive sculptures, all created - down to the flathead screws - entirely from upcycled pianos, will be on display from the 4 to 19 September.
Each Piano Trail sculpture tells its own unique story celebrating the craftsmanship, musicianship and long lasting impact that the world’s most famous instrument plays in our daily lives.
In addition, responding to the ten original Pianodrome sculptures, five artists and five community groups all local to Leeds will each transform a playable piano manifesting a parallel piano trail in musical and thematic dialogue with the Scotland made sculptures. Central to the Piano Trail’s core theme of ‘Growing Stronger Together’ they will explore topics from mental health and wellbeing to sustainability, with more details announced at the end of August.
