Piano and Soloists 2016
The finale performance of the Piano and Soloists competition was held on Wednesday 17 August at Buckley Hall. The evening showcased the remarkable talents of music students from across the School.
It was a pleasure to have Hoang Pham as the 2016 Adjudicator. Vietnamese-born Australia pianist, Hoang Pham is one of Australia’s finest concert pianists, winning top awards in Australia including the Best Australian Pianist at the Sydney International Piano Competition, First Prize at the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition and was the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year in 2013.
This year there were 71 competitors from across the School and at the Final Performance Night, 13 of those competed in the Performer Section.
The First Prize for the Senior Performer Category is named the “Ivan and June Fox Trophy” in honour of Ivan and June’s support for the development of Music at the School and the purchase of the School’s Grand Piano in Buckley Hall.
After considerable deliberation, Hoang Pham announced the awardees from the night’s performances. The Player Awards had been decided during the previous audition heats of the competition, the Performer sections only were adjudicated by Hoang Pham.
We would like to congratulate all students who entered and competed in this year’s competition and hope that the experience of their performance, together with the presentation of Certificates and Awards will encourage them to stretch their talents and capabilities even further.
The winners in the 2016 Piano & Soloist Competition are shown below.
Senior Performer
First Place – Simon Pang
Second Place – Tysha Clark
Third Place – Maria Lin
Intermediate Performer
First Place – Thomas Salomon
Second Place – Josh Philip
Third Place – Vincent Chih
Intermediate Player
First Place Guest Performance – Jayde Ilievski
Second Place – Henry Palmer
Third Place – Patrick Vaughan
Junior Performer
First Place – Benjamin Kasjan
Second Place – Jayden Du
Third Place – Angus Dillon
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First Place – Noah Papadopoulos
Second Place – Lachlan Kelly
Third Place – Winter Judd
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