Eisteddfodau and Competitions: 2019-2020

Congratulations to all the students who have taken part to Eisteddfodau and Competitions this year

Adjudicator - Cathie Neil

RIO only

2nd Prize - Contemporary

3rd Prize - Baroque

3rd Prize - 12-13 yrs

Adjudicators - Michael Endres, Daniel Herscovitch and Konstantin Shamray

Liz and Louis perform a 25 minute online recital at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall, QLD Conservatorium

Adjudicators - Natasha Vlassenko and Oleg Stepanov

Liz and Louis selected to perform at the online Recitals

Adjudicator – Barry Walmsley (piano); Mark Sullivan and Dr Graeme Denniss (Piano Concerto)

1st Prizes

Chelsea - Jazz/Pop/Latin 10 yrs

 Maddison and Phoenix - Duet 12 yrs and under

Chelsea Baroque 12 yrs and under

Emma - 7 yrs

Emma - Jazz/Pop/Latin 7 yrs

Louis - 11 yrs

Dora - Baroque 13-15 yrs

Sarah - 14-15 yrs

Alex - 16 yrs

Alex - Baroque 16 yrs and over

2^nd Prizes

Emma and Leo - Duet 12 yrs and under

Emma - Baroque 12 yrs and under

Alex - Open Championship

3rd Prizes

Louis - Junior Concerto 13 yrs and under

Emma - Grade 6

Austin - Jazz/Pop/Latin 7 yrs

Leonie - 11 yrs

Daniel - Grades 7 and 8

Highly Commended

Liz - Junior Concerto 13 yrs and under

Alex - Open Concerto

Phoenix - Grades 5

Louis - Baroque 12 yrs and under

Chelsea - Grade 7 and 8

Leonie - Grades 7 and 8

Encouragement

Maddison - Jazz/Pop/Latin 10 yrs

Leo - Grades 5

Leo - 7 yrs

Adjudicator – Mary Chalaby

Awards

Alex - Dr. Mark Kruger’s award for excellence

1st Prizes

Ella - Grade 2

Jade - 10 yrs

2^nd Prizes

Leonie - 11 yrs

Rio - Baroque 11 and 12 yrs

Rio - 12 yrs

Alex - 16-20 yrs

Alex - Baroque 16-20 yrs

Alex - Championship 16-20yrs

Sarah - 14- 15 yrs

Evan Grade 5 and 6

3rd Prizes

Emma - 7 yrs

Sarah - Baroque 13 - 15 yrs

Alex - 20th Century 16-20 yrs

Rio - Sonata 12 yrs

Very Highly Commended

Leo -  7yrs

Austin - Grade 3 and 4

Highly Commended

Rio - 20th Century 12 yrs and under

Emma - Baroque 10yrs and under

Liz - 8 yrs

Phoenix - Consolation 12 yrs and under

Andrew - Consolation 12 yrs and under

Evan - Sonata 12 yrs and under

1st Prize

Daniel Luo

1st Prize

Grace Sun

Adjudicators – Jennifer Newcomb, Helen Smith, Inna Kogan, Angela Turner and Diane Selmon

1^st Prizes

Cinnia Zheng - Novice

Phoenix Wang - Intermediate 8 yrs and under

Louis Fan - 10 yrs and under

Alex Anderson - 15 yrs and under

2^nd Prizes

Liz Hanzhi Tian -  7 yrs and under

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Baroque 11 yrs and under

Rio Sato - 10 yrs and under

Grace Sun - 15 yrs and under

3rd Prizes

Chelsea Yu - Intermediate 14 yrs and under

Louis Fan - Baroque 11 yrs and under

Alex Anderson - Baroque 12 to 15 yrs

Highly CommendedEvan Wu - Intermediate 8 yrs and under

Fletcher Leivesley - Intermediate 14 yrs and under

Howard Zhang - Intermediate 14 yrs and under

Sophia Zhuang - 15 yrs and under

Ella Yiwen Chen - Baroque 11 yrs and under
Jacob Miu - Baroque 12- 15 yrs

2^nd Prize

Louis Fan - Junior section (8-12 yrs)

Adjudicator – Suzanna Hlinka

Awards

Rio Sato - City of Gold Coast Trophy

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Judy Sun award for the most outstanding 20th Century performance

1^st Prizes

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Baroque 15 yrs and under

Phoenix Ziyu Want - Solo A, 7 yrs and under

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Solo B, 7 yrs and under

Rio Sato - Solo 10 yrs

Maddison Cheng - Solo 9 yrs

Howard Zhang -Grade 4

Chelsea Yu - Grade 5

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Grade 6

Ella Yiwen Chen - Grade 7

Rio Sato - Junior Piano Championship 12 yrs and under

Liz Hanzhi Tian - 20th Century composer 14yrs and under

2^nd Prizes

Ella Yiwen Chen - Solo 10 yrs

Rio Sato - Non-classical solo 11 yrs and under

Maddison Cheng - Grade 4

3^rd Prizes

Howard Zhang & Maddison Cheng - Duet 20 yrs and under

Howard Zhang - Non-classical solo 11 yrs and under

Highly Commended

Chelsea Yu - Solo 8 yrs

Award

Howard Zhang - Junior Bursary

Adjudicators - Jeremy Eskenazi and Dr Paul Rickard-Ford

1^st Prize

Liz Hanzhi Tian -  7 yrs and under

2^nd Prize

Louis Fan - 18th century

Adjudicator – Max Olding and Joanna Gibson

1^st Prizes

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Baroque 7 yrs

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Grade 6

Chelsea Yu - Classical 8 yrs

Louis Fan - Solo 10 yrs

Louis Fan - Classical 10 yrs

Alex Anderson - Solo 15-16 yrs

Alex Anderson - Classical 15-16 yrs

Esther Xinyan Yu - Baroque 14 yrs

Sophia Zhuang - Classica 14 yrs

2^nd Prizes

Bianca Antonio - Baroque 7 yrs

Evan Wu - Solo 8 yrs

Rio Sato - Solo 10 yrs

Louis Fan - Baroque 10 yrs

Ella Yiwen Chen - Classical 10 yrs

3^rd Prizes

Bianca Antonio - Solo 7 yrs

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Classica 7 yrs

Maddison Cheng - Grade 4

Evan Wu - Grade 3

Alex Anderson - Baroque 15-16 yrs

Esther Xinyan Yu - Solo 14 yrs

Grace Sun - Piano Recital Senior 14-16 yrs

Highly Commended

Liz Hanzhi Tian - Solo 7 yrs

Howard Zhang - Grade 4

Ella Yiwen Chen - Grade 7

Chelsea Yu - Solo 8 yrs

Howard Zhang - Solo 8 yrs

Maddison Cheng - Baroque 8 yrs

Evan Yu - Baroque 8 yrs

Evan Wu - Classical 8 yrs

Howard Zhang - Classical 8 yrs

Alex Anderson - Grade 8

Jacob Miu - Solo 15-16 yrs

Jacob Miu - Baroque 15-16 yrs

Sophia Zhuang - Solo 14 yrs

Adjudicator – Angela Turner

Awards

Daniel Antonio – Most Outstanding Junior Competitor

1^st Prizes

Evan Wu - Jazz/Pop/Latin 7/8 yrs

Liz Hanzhi Tian – Baroque 12 yrs/under

Liz Hanzhi Tian – Grade 6

Bianca and Daniel Antonio – Piano Duet 12 yrs/under

Bianca Antonio – Grade 4

Daniel Antonio - Piano Solo 9-11 yrs

Daniel Antonio - Jazz/Pop/Latin 9/10 yrs

Daniel Antonio – Junior Championship 12 yrs and under

Alex Anderson – Intermediate Championship 13-15 yrs

2^nd Prizes

Alex Anderson – Junior Concerto/Sonata

Alex Anderson – Piano Solo 14-16 yrs

Chelsea Yu - Piano Solo 8 yrs

Chelsea Yu – Grade 5

Mandy Chenfei Dong - Piano Solo 9-11 yrs

Esther Xinyan Yu – Piano Solo 12/13 yrs

Jacob Miu – Baroque 13-15 yrs

Daniel Luo – Grade 7-8

3^rd Prizes

Bianca Antonio/Evan Wu (TIE) - Piano Solo 7 yrs/under

Evan Wu – Grade 3

Highly Commended

Liz Hanzi Tian - Piano Solo 7 yrs/under

Bianca Antonio - Jazz/Pop/Latin 7/8 yrs

Phoenix Siyu Want – Grade 2

Chenchen Lu – Grade 3

Jacob Miu - Intermediate Championship 13-15 yrs

Encouragement Award

Chenchen Lu - Piano Solo 7 yrs/under

Evan Wu - Piano Solo 7 yrs/under

Adjudicators – Anne Linneman & Alison Riethmuller

Awards

Liz Hanzhi Tian – Dr Mark Kruger Award of Excellence

Alex Anderson – Intermediate Piano Aggregate Award (13-15 yrs)

1^st Prizes

Liz Hanzhi Tian – Piano Solo 6 yrs

Liz Hanzhi Tian -  Baroque 10 yrs and under

Liz Hanzhi Tian – Sonata 12 yrs and under

Liz Hanzhi Tian – Grade 5 and 6

Mandy Chenfei Dong – Piano Solo 9 yrs

Alex Anderson – Baroque 13-15 yrs

Alex Anderson – Sonata 13-15yrs

Alex Anderson – Piano solo 14-15 yrs

2^nd Prizes

Phoenix Siyu Wang - Piano Solo 6 yrs

Evan Wu – Piano solo 7 yrs

Louis Fan - Piano solo 9 yrs

Louis Fan – Grade 7 and 8

Alex Anderson – 20^th c. 13-15 yrs

3^rd Prizes

Howard Zhang - Piano solo 8 yrs

Rio Sato – Piano Solo 10 yrs

Phoenix Siyu Wang – Grade 1 and 2

Mandy Chenfei Dong - Sonata 12 yrs and under

Highly Commended

Mandy Chenfei Dong - 20^thc. 12 yrs and under

Alex Anderson and Rio Sato invited to perform at the Little Lev Showcase at the 2019 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition and Festival on 11th July 2019 - QLD Conservatorium Theatre

Daniel Antonio, Alex Anderson and Rio Sato selected to perform at the Little Lev Piano Festival Masterclass with Glenn Riddle on 24th March, Ian Hanger Hall QLD Conservatorium.

Jeremy Sun shortlisted to perform in the Competition's first round