Eisteddfodau and Competitions : 2016

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


Brisbane Boys Grammar Music Eisteddfod (Nov)

Adjudicators - Mark Griffiths*, Patricia Pollett and Graham Evans

 

1st Prize

Jeremy Sun - Advanced A section (open age)*

Jeremy Sun - Concerto Competition (open age)


St Peters Lutheran College Eisteddfod (Nov)

Adjudicator - Angela Turner 

 

Highly Commended

Ray Li (Piano Section Year 5)


Somerville House Solo Instrumental Competition (nov)

Adjudicator: Mark Hopper

 

1st prize and Isabel Bauer Trophy

Grace Sun - Open piano


29th Bernstein National Piano Competition - Melbourne (2 Oct)

Adjudicators - Prof Max Cooke and Mr Darryl Coote

 

1st Prize

Jeremy Sun - Junior section (12 years and under)


queensland piano competition (24-25 Sept)

Adjudicators - Jenni Flemming, Jennifer Newcomb, Max Olding, Simon Emmerson, Diane Selmon, Regis Danillon

 

1st Prizes

Many Dong - 7 years and under

Daniel Antonio and Mandy Dong - Duets 9 years and under

Jeremy Sun and Grace Sun - Duets 14 years and under

Grace Sun - Bach 12- 15 years

 

2nd Prizes

Daniel Antonio - 7 years and under

Jeremy Sun - Diploma

Kathryn Kong and Yiwen (Ella) Chen - Duets 9 years and under

Ashley He and Jacob Mui - Duets 14 years and under

 

3rd  Prizes

Jeremy Sun - 11 years and under

 

Highly Commended

Kathryn Kong - Novice 10 years and under

Yiwen (Ella) Chen - Novice 10 years and under

Xinyan (Shinshin) Yu - 11 years and under

Grace Sun - 13 years and under


2016 MBS Virtuoso (17-29 Sept)

STAGE 1 - Adjudicator - Mitchell Leigh

Grace Sun - Winner 12 years and under

 

STAGE 2  - Adjudicator - Gary Thorpe

Jeremy Sun - 1st Reserve


SILKSTONE EISTEDDFOD (13-14 August)

Adjudicator - SUE WITHAM

 

Awards 

Kaito Nelson - Junior Encouragement award and Ipswich City Council Junior Piano Aggregate Award

 

1st  Prizes 

Daniel Antonio - Solo 7 yrs & under

Mandy Dong - Solo Memory 7 yrs & under

Caelan Hamilton - Solo Memory 12 & 13 yrs

Caelan Hamilton - Modern Popular Open

Caelan Hamilton - Accompaniment 25 yrs & under

 

2nd  Prizes

Daniel Antonio - Solo Memory 7 yrs & under

Mandy Dong - Solo 7 yrs & under

Kathryn Kong - Solo 8 & 9 yrs

Kathryn Kong - Solo Memory 8 & 9 yrs

Kaito Nelson - Solo 10 & 11 yrs

Kaito Nelson - Australian Composer 13 yrs & under

Kaito Nelson - Junior Piano Championship 13 yrs & under

 

Highly Commended

Kaito Nelson - Solo Memory 10 & 11 yrs

Caelan Hamilton - Junior Piano Championship 13 yrs & under

Caelan Hamilton - Australian Composer 13 yrs & under

Jacob Mui - Solo Memory 12 & 13 yrs


GOLD COAST EISTEDDFOD (3-6 August)

Adjudicator - ANGELA TURNER

 

Awards

Jeremy Sun - City of Gold Coast Award - Most Outstanding Performer 

Grace Sun - Juanita Wood Award for the Most Outstanding Item

 

1st  Prizes 

Lucille Raynal - Solo 7 yrs (part A)

Daniel Antonio - Solo 7 yrs (part B)

Xinyan (Shinshin) Yu - Grade 8

Jeremy Sun - Solo 11 yrs

Jeremy Sun - Junior Piano Championship 12yrs and under

Grace Sun - Baroque Solo 15 yrs and under

Grace Sun - Associate Diploma and Certif. of Perf.

Grace Sun - Solo 12 yrs

Grace and Jeremy - Duet 20 yrs and under

 

2nd  Prizes

Daniel Antonio - Grade 3

Ella Yiwen Chen - Solo 7 yrs (part A)

Xinyan (Shinshin) Yu - Solo 11 yrs

Jeremy Sun - Baroque Solo 15 yrs and under

 

3rd Prizes

Kathryn Kong - Grade 3

 

Very Highly Commended

Ella Yuwen Chen - Grade 3

Lucille Raynal - Grade 4

Kathryn Kong - Solo 8 yrs


grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition, Austria (AUGUST) - by audition

1st Prize

Lucille Raynal - Young Musician category (8 yrs and under)


sunshine coast eisteddfod (21-24 july)

 Adjudicator - ANGELA BOWEN 

 

Awards

Caelan Hamilton - MTAQ Aggregate Bursary

 

1st  Prizes 

Kathryn Kong - Piano Solo Australian Composer 8 yrs and under

Mandy Dong - Piano Solo Memory 8 yrs and under

Mandy Dong - Piano Solo pre 20th Cent. 8 yrs

Lucille Raynal - Piano Solo Popular 8 yrs and under

Emily Zeng - Piano Solo Memory 9-10 yrs 

Emily Zeng - Piano Solo pre 20th Cent. 9-10 yrs

Caelan Hamilton - Piano Solo Australian Composer 11-12 yrs

Caelan Hamilton - Piano Solo Memory 11-12 yrs

Caelan Hamilton - Junior Piano Championship 14 yrs and under

Xinyan (Shinshin) Yu - Piano Solo pre 20th Cent 11-12 yrs

 

2nd  Prizes

Mandy Dong - Piano Solo Australian Composer 8 yrs and under

Lucille Raynal - Piano Solo Memory 8 yrs and under

Kathryn Kong - Piano Solo pre 20th Cent. 8 yrs

Kathryn/Lucille/Mandy - Piano Trio 18 yrs and under

Emily Zeng - Piano Solo Australian Composer 9-10 yrs

Emily Zeng & Indigo Stuart - Piano Duet 14 yrs and under

Caelan Hamilton - Quick Study Piano Solo 14 yrs and under

Jacob Mui - Piano Solo Popular 13-14 yrs

Xinyan (Shinshin) Yu - Piano Solo Memory 11-12 yrs

 

3rd Prizes

Lucille Raynal - Piano Solo pre 20th Cent. 8 yrs

Kathryn Kong - Piano Solo Memory 8 yrs and under

Caelan Hamilton - Piano Solo Popular 11-12 yrs 


sydney eisteddfod (12-13 july / 23 August)

Adjudicator - LOUISE SCOTT

Jeremy Sun - Finalist of the ALF & PEARL POLLARD MEMORIAL INSTRUMENTAL AWARDS For Performance Excellence (11-15 Years) - 4th October 2016

 

1st Prizes

Lucille Raynal - Piano (7 yrs and under)

Jeremy Sun - 19th century Piano (11 yrs and under)

 

2nd Prize

Mandy Dong - Piano (7 yrs and under)

Jeremy Sun - Recital Award (11 yrs and under)


Congratulations to Shinshin (Xinyan) Yu for receiving the SOMERVILLE HOUSE'S MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP (year 7 in 2017 )


PIANO TALENTS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION, MILAN - ITALY (15-19 JUNE)

Adjudicators - SALVATORE BALZANI, VSEVOLOD DVORKIN,YOSHIFUMI MORITA, PHILIPPE RASKIN, CATIA IGLESIAS

1st Prize and Kids Talents Scholarship award

Jeremy Sun - category C (9 -10 years) - 98/100 - tie

 

2nd Prize

Grace Sun - category D (11-12years) - 95/100 - tie


Ipswich Junior eisteddfod (15-21 May)

Adjudicator - NICHOLAS NEGEREVICH

Awards

Jacob Mui - Piano Award of Excellence 

Grace Sun - Junior Bursary

 

1st  Prizes 

Mandy Dong - Piano Solo Age 6 Years and Under

Lucille Raynal - Piano Solo 7 Years

Grace Sun - Piano Solo Age 12

Grace Sun - Piano Solo Bach/Baroque - 11 and 12 years

Jeremy Sun - Piano Solo Sonata/Sonatina 12 years and under

 

2nd  Prizes

Kathryn Kong - Piano Solo 7 Years

Emily Zeng - Piano Solo 9 Years

Jacob Mui - Piano Solo Sonata/Sonatina 12 years and under

 

3rd Prizes

Jacob Mui - Piano Solo Age 12

Caelan Hamilton - Piano Solo Bach/Baroque - 11 and 12 years

Caelan Hamilton - Piano Solo Jazz 13 to 15 years

Grace Sun - Piano Solo Sonata/Sonatina 12 years and under

 

Very Highly Commended

Ashley He - Piano Solo 20th Century and beyond

Caelan Hamilton - Piano Solo 20th Century and beyond

 

Highly Commended

Maddison Cheng - Piano Solo Age 6 Years and Under


grand Prize Virtuoso International Competition, Austria (May) - by audition

Special Prize - Award of excellence

Jeremy Sun 

 

1st Prize

Jeremy Sun - Piano Solo Junior category (9-12 yrs)

Grace Sun - Piano Solo Junior category (9-12 yrs)


The 3rd Shanghai Spring International Music Festival, China (14-15 May)

1st prize

Jeremy and Grace Sun – Piano Duet category (open age)

 

Outstanding Performance Prize (4th) 

Jeremy Sun - Piano Solo 10-13 yrs


Australian Piano Warehouse Competition (3 May)

Adjudicator - Natasha Vlassenko

 

1st Prize

Jeremy Sun - tie (9-12 yrs old)

 

2nd Prize  

Grace Sun - (9-12 yrs old)


123rd Queensland Eisteddfod (6-8 May)

Adjudicators - JENNIFER NEWCOMB and KATIE ZHUKOV

 

1st  Prizes 

Lucille Raynal - Year 2 and under PIANO SOLO

Lucille, Kathryn, Mandy - Primary PIANO TRIO

Kathryn Kong - PIANO SOLO Grade 3 Standard

Kathryn Kong - Grade 3 PIANO SOLO

Emily Zeng - Year 4 PIANO SOLO

Jeremy Sun - Year 6 and under BAROQUE COMPOSER PIANO SOLO

Jeremy Sun - Open CHOPIN PIANO SOLO

Jeremy Sun - Open Piano Sonata Solo

Jeremy Sun - Open Piano Championshio Solo

Ashley He - PIANO SOLO Grade 5 or 6 Standard

Jacob Mui - Year 10 and under PIANO SONATA

Jacob Mui - Year 7 PIANO SOLO

Grace Sun - Years 7 to 9 BAROQUE COMPOSER PIANO SOLO

 

2nd  Prizes

Mandy Dong - Year 2 and under PIANO SOLO

Ella Chen - PIANO SOLO Grade 2 Standard

Emily Zeng - Year 6 and under AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER PIANO SOLO

Ashley He - Year 6 PIANO SOLO

Ashley He - Year 6 and under BAROQUE COMPOSER PIANO SOLO

Jacob Mui - Years 7 to 9 POPULAR/JAZZ/MOVIE PIANO SOLO

Grace Sun - Open CHOPIN PIANO SOLO

 

3rd  Prizes

Maddison Cheng - PREPARATORY 1 PIANO SOLO Novice

Ella Chen - Year 2 and under PIANO SOLO

Grace Sun - PIANO SOLO Diploma Level or above

 

Highly Commended

Mandy Dong - PIANO SOLO Grade 3 Standard

Lucille Raynal - PIANO SOLO Grade 4 Standard

Jolyon Window - PIANO SOLO Grade 2 Standard


redlands Eisteddfod (14-17 April)

Adjudicator - MELISSA PHILP

Awards

Jeremy - Most Outstanding Junior Competitor Award 

 

1st  Prizes 

Lucille - Piano Solo Grade 4

Lucille, Kathryn, Mandy - Piano Duo/Trio 12 Years/Under

Jeremy - Piano Solo Diploma Level (Associate and Licentiate)

Jeremy - Junior Piano Championship 12 Years/Under

Jeremy - Junior/Intermediate Concerto/Sonata 15 Years/Under

Kaito - Piano Solo Own Choice (excluding Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles) 9/10 Years

Kaito - Piano Solo Grade 7 & 8

Caelan - Piano Solo Grade 5

Grace - Piano Solo Own Choice (excluding Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles) 12 Years

Grace - Piano Solo Baroque Composer 12 Years/Under

 

2nd  Prizes

Mandy - Piano Solo Own Choice (excluding Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles) 7 Years/Under

Lucille - Piano Solo Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles 7 Years/Under

Ella - Piano Solo Grade 2

Kathryn - Piano Solo Grade 3

Emily - Piano Solo Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles 9/10 Years

Caelan - Piano Solo Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles 11 Years

Jacob - Piano Solo Own Choice (excluding Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles) 12 Years

Jacob - Piano Solo Grade 7 & 8

Grace - Piano Solo Diploma Level (Associate and Licentiate)

 

3rd  Prizes

Mandy - Piano Solo Grade 3

Kathryn - Piano Solo Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles 7 Years/Under

Joshua - Piano Solo Grade 2

Kaito - Junior Piano Championship 12 Years/Under

Indigo - Piano Solo Grade 5

 

Highly Commended

Lucille - Piano Solo Own Choice (excluding Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles) 7 Years/Under

Ella - Piano Solo Own Choice (excluding Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles) 7 Years/Under

Jolyon - Piano Solo Grade 2

Emily - Piano Solo Own Choice (excluding Jazz/Pop/Latin Styles) 9/10 Years

Caelan - Piano Solo 11 Years

Caelan - Piano Solo Baroque Composer 12 Years/Under

Grace - Junior/Intermediate Concerto/Sonata 15 Years/Under