British pianist, Phillip Leslie is known for his captivating playing and diverse programming. Praised for his sense of “culture and refinement” (Liszt Society) and described as “a real artist” by the Keyboard Charitable Trust, he is fast becoming one of UK’s leading young artists. Since making his Southbank Centre debut in 2019, he has performed across the UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden & France including performances at Salle Cortot, Steinway Hall, National Concert Hall Dublin, Palau de la Musica, St John’s Smith Square, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Göteborgs Konserthus, Castellon Auditorio, Cadogan Hall, Bridgewater Hall & the Wigmore Hall.

A Park Lane Group Artist, Live Music Now Artist, Cross Trust & Keyboard Charitable Trust Artist, he was the recipient of the Weingarten Prize & Silver Medal Keyboard Award for his studies and was an Emerging Artist for the Usher Hall’s  2023/24 season. A laureate of numerous competitions including the Liszt International Piano Society, Vrsac International Chamber Music Festival, Anton Rubinstein & Gothenburg International Piano Competitions, he has worked with orchestras including the Scottish Sinfonia and Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras. In an all encompassing repertoire, Phillip has broadcast works by Kenneth Leighton on BBC Radio, RTE Radio 1 & given numerous world premiere performances. Festival appearances include Endellion, English Music Festival, Hertfordshire, Concerts of the Tempietto & Perth Festival. He studied at Trinity Laban, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal Northern College of Music & L’Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with teachers including Philip Fowke, Alexander Ardakov, Margaret Fingerhut, Kathryn Stott, Aaron Shorr, Peter Tuite amongst others. He teaches at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance and Kingston University.