Dame Fanny Waterman (1920-2020) - some recollections, with love and affection | reviews, news & interviews Dame Fanny Waterman (1920-2020) - some recollections, with love and affection Dame Fanny Waterman (1920-2020) - some recollections, with love and affection The Leeds International Piano Competition's Artstic Director remembers its founder by Adam GatehouseTuesday, 22 December 2020 Dame Fanny Waterman (centre) with 2018 Leeds international Piano Competition Winner Eric Lu (left) and megastar pianist Lang Lang Dame Fanny Waterman was a true force of nature, in the best sense of the word. Her diminutive height belied a giant intellectual force and a steely determination to achieve the seemingly unachievable through every means she could muster.