The Sydney International Piano Competition was inaugurated in July 1977 and has since been held every four years, except in 1988 when it was brought forward to coincide with the Bicentenary of Australia celebrations and this year as we respond to the ongoing global pandemic. Below you will find details of previous prize winners and jurors.
Previous Competitions
Previous First Prize Winners
Irina Plotnikova
1977 Winner
USSR
Chia Chou
1981 Winner
Canada
Du Ning-Wu
1985 Winner
China
Alexander Korsantiya
1988 Winner
USSR
Xiang-Dong Kong
1992 Winner
China
Sergei Tarasov
1996 Winner
Russia
Marina Kolomiitseva
2000 Winner
Russia
John Chen
2004 Winner
New Zealand
Konstantin Shamray
Juror
2021 Competition
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2021 Prize Winners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Alexander Gadjiev | Italy/Slovenia |
| 2. Artem Yasynskyy | Ukraine |
| 3. Calvin Abdiel | Australia/Indonesia |
| 4. Alice Burla | Canada |
| 5. Ádám Balogh | Hungary |
| 6. Shion Ota | Japan |
2021 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Olivier Cazal | France |
| Mark Coughlan | Australia |
| Dang Thai Son | Vietnam/Canada |
| Olga Kern | Russia/USA |
| Seta Tanyel | Austria |
| Vladimir Tropp | Russia |
| Mira Yevtich | Serbia/Italy/Australia |
2021 Special Prizewinners
| Recipient | Prize | Donated by |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Ernest Hutcheson First Prize | Friends of The Sydney |
| Artem Yasynskyy | Percy Grainger Second Prize | Loz Copley |
| Calvin Abdiel | George Frederick Boyle Third Prize | Ivy Lane League |
| Alice Burla | William Murdoch Fourth Prize | Consortium of Individual Donors |
| Ádám Balogh | Arthur Benjamin Fifth Prize | Rosalind Carlson OAM |
| Shion Ota | Noel Mewton-Wood Sixth Prize | Ron, Lynn and Marcus Ogden |
| Calvin Abdiel | Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist | Youth Music Foundation Australia |
| Calvin Abdiel | An overseas scholarship for an Australian competitor to further their musical career | Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Edward Goll Best Performance of a work by Liszt | Bequest from Neville Grace |
| Anna Geniushene | Rex Hobcroft Best Performance of a work by Beethoven | A gift from the late Jana Chvojka |
| Yangrui Cai | Geoffrey Tozer Most Promising Pianist not Proceeding to the Finals | Joan Adler |
| Artem Yasynskyy | Best Program Construction in the Semi Final or Final | A/Prof Michael Stubbs in celebration of his Aunt, Australian pianist Ruth Gerald |
| Artem Yasynskyy | Best Performance of a work from any period before 1950 by a rarely-played and unduly neglected composer | Harold Fabrikant, Dr Andrew Mitterdorfer and Daniel Mitterdorfer in honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Louis Vierne in 2020 |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Roger Smalley Best Preliminary Recital | Donated by the Council of the Friends of The Sydney * |
| Artem Yasynskyy | Ignaz Friedman Best Semi Final Recital | Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Malcolm Williamson Best Performance of an Australian Piece | Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Miriam Hyde Best Performance of a work by a Romantic period composer (excluding Liszt) | Janice Tuynman in memory of her husband Hank Tuynman |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Lance Dosser Best Performance of a work by a Classical period composer (excluding Beethoven) | Drs Keith and Eileen Ong |
| Artem Yasynskyy | Rhondda Gillespie Best Performance of a Twentieth-Century work | Minnie Biggs |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Best Program Presentation in Semi Final or Final | Virginia Braden OAM |
| Artem Yasynskyy | Isador Goodman Best Encore in the Preliminary or Finals | Kathron Sturrock |
| Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each | Mrs Wendy Weight OAM |
2016 Competition
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2016 Prize Winners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Andrey Gugnin | Russia |
| 2. Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev | Russia |
| 3. Moye Chen | China |
| 4. Kenneth Broberg | USA |
| 5. Oxana Shevchenko | Kazakhstan |
| 6. Jianing Kong | China |
2016 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Sa Chen | China |
| Nikolai Demidenko | Russia/UK/Spain |
| Ewa Kupiec | Poland/Germany |
| Hamish Milne | UK |
| Noriko Ogawa | Japan/UK |
| Orli Shaham | USA |
| Carl Vine AO | Australia |
| Timothy Walker AM | Australia/UK |
| Mira Yevtich | Serbia/Italy/Australia |
2016 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Andrey Gugnin | Best Overall Concerto sponsored and selected by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| Jianing Kong | Best 18th Century Concerto donated by Drs Keith and Eileen Ong |
| Andrey Gugnin | Best 19th or 20th Century Concerto donated by Janice Tuynman in memory of her husband Hank Tuynman |
| Andrey Gugnin | Best Violin and Piano Sonata donated by Susie Bate and Annie Moulden in memory of their uncle, Warren Thomson OAM |
| Oxana Shevchenko | Best Piano Quintet donated by David and Jan Robinson |
| Andrey Gugnin | Best Preliminaries Round 1 Recital donated by Ron, Lynn and Marcus Ogden |
| Arseny Tarasevich-Nikolaev | Best Preliminaries Round 2 Recital donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon |
| Jianing Kong | Best Semi Finals Recital donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon |
| Daniel Lebhardt | Most Promising Pianist Sponsored by Universal Music Australia |
| Tony Lee | Best Australian Pianist donated by Youth Music Foundation |
| Gyu Tae Ha | Best Performance of an Australian Piece donated by Hugh Hallard and Judy Hunt in memory of Warren Thomson OAM |
| Sergey Belyavskiy | Chairman of the Board’s Prize for the Best Performance of a work by Liszt donated by Neville Grace |
| Ming Xie | People’s Choice sponsored by Yamaha |
| Ming Xie | Medal for the Most Promising Competitor donated by Graham Wickes in memory of Australian pianist Dennies Hennig |
| Martin Malmgren | Jury Discretionary Award donated by the 2016 Jury members |
| Ming Xie & Alyosha Jurinic | Alink-Argerich Foundation Award |
2012 Competition
2012 Prize Winners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Avan Yu | Canada |
| 2. Nikolay Khozyainov | Russia |
| 3. Dmitry Onishchenko | Ukraine |
| 4. Mikhail Berestnev | Russia |
| 5. Hao Zhu | China |
| 6. Tanya Gabrielian | America |
2012 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Warren Thomson, Chairman | Australia |
| Michael Brimer | Australia |
| Philip Shovk | Australia |
| Aquiles Delle Vigne | Argentina |
| Norma Fisher | England |
| Dan-Wei Wei | P R China |
| Heinz Medjimorec | Austria |
| Manana Diodjashvili | Georgia |
| Arie Vardi | Israel |
2012 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Dmitry Onishchenko | Engaged to perform with The Flinders String Quartet as guest artist for its National Subscription Season Tour of 12 concerts in May 2013 |
| Nikolay Khozyainov | Best Performance of a work by Liszt, donated by Mr Neville Grace. In addition Graham Wickes presented a medal in memory of Australian pianist Dennis Henning |
| James Guan | Prize for the Best Australian Pianist, donated by the Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition |
| Dmitry Onishchenko | Best Performance of an Australian work in Stage III, donated by Australasian Performing Right Association |
| Avan Yu | Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto, donated anon. in memory of Andrew Wolf |
| Nikolay Khozyainov | People’s Choice Prize, donated by the Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition (Victoria) |
| Avan Yu | Best Performance of a 19th or 20th Century Concerto, donated by Mr Peter Weiss AM |
| Avan Yu | Best Performance of a work by Beethoven, donated by Kawai Australia |
| Hao Zhu | Best Performance of a work by Chopin, The Gloria and Ronald Ogden Memorial Prize, donated by the Ogden Family |
| Nikolay Khozyainov | Best Performance of a Study by Liszt in Stage I, donated by Mr David Burns |
| Nikolay Khozyainov | The Best Overall Performer of Two Concertos as voted by The Musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, donated by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| Avan Yu | Best Performance of a work by Ravel, donated by Yamaha Music Australia |
| Tanya Gabrielian | Best Performance of a work by Rachmaninov, donated by Mr Ray Wilson OAM, in memory of Mr James Agapitos OAM |
| Avan Yu | Best Performance of a Chamber Music Work, donated by Robert Albert AM |
| Tomoaki Yoshida Stefano Guarascio Jin-Hong Li Lu Shen Giulio Biddau Arta Arnicane |
The six Semi Finalists not selected to proceed to the Finals received an award donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM |
| Tomoaki Yoshida | Best Performance of a work by Mozart (excluding Concertos), donated by Mr & Mrs J Bain |
| Nikolay Khozyainov | Best Performance of a work by Schubert, donated by the Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP |
| Mikhail Berestnev | Best performance of a work by a Russian composer in Stages I-IV, donated by Dr Sonya Bajenov |
| Avan Yu | Best Overall Performance of a work from the Romantic period in Stages I-IV, donated by Mrs Jana Chvojka |
| Avan Yu | Encouragement Award for the runner-up of the People’s Choice Prize, donated by Mrs Harumi Maguire |
| Tanya Gabrielian | Prize for the Best Female Pianist – Paspaley South Sea pearl earrings, donated by Paspaley |
| Avan Yu | Prize for the Best Male Pianist – Paspaley South Sea pearl cufflinks, donated by Paspaley |
| Maya Irgalina | The Paul & Helena Haas Encouragement Award, donated by Music and Opera Trust Ltd, awarded after the Quarter Finals to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Semi Finals |
| Avan Yu | Best performance of a Sonata by Haydn in Stage III, donated by Mrs Deirdre McCann |
| Dmitry Onishchenko | Best Performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage II, donated by Trinity College London |
| Not Awarded | Best Performance of a Sonata by Clementi in any Stage of the Competition, donated by Drs Keith & Eileen Ong |
| Feng Bian | Encouragement Award given after Stage II to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Quarter Finals, donated by the Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition (Victoria) |
| Nikolay Khozyainov | Best Performance of the Virtuosa Study in Stage I, The Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize, donated anon. |
| Dmitry Onishchenko | Encouragement Award for Chamber work in Stage IV, donated by Lyn & Tony Osman |
| Nikolay Khozyainov | The Youngest Finalist, donated by Ars Musica Australis |
| Alex Raineri | Encouragement Award for the Youngest Australian Pianist in the Competition, donated by Mrs Vaila Mead |
| Tanya Gabrielian | Best Female Competitor, donated by Janice & Hank Tuynman |
2008 Competition
2008 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Konstantin Shamray | Russia |
| 2. Tatiana Kolesova | Russia |
| 3. Ran Dank | Israel |
| 4. Takashi Sato | Japan |
| 5. Tomoki Kitamura | Japan |
| 6. Eric Zuber | America |
2008 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Warren Thomson, Chairman | Australia |
| Michael Brimer | Australia |
| Aquiles Delle Vigne | Argentina |
| Manana Diodjashvili | Georgia |
| Norma Fisher | England |
| Choong-Mo Kang | Korea |
| Heinz Medjimorec | Austria |
| Ian Munroe | Australia |
| Philip Shovk | Australia |
| Arie Vardi | Israel |
2008 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Konstantin Shamray | Engaged to perform with The Australian String Quartet as guest artist for its National Subscription Season Tour in July/August 2009 |
| Eric Zuber | Best Performance of a work by Lizst (excluding Studies) in Stage I, donated by Mr Neville Grace. In addition Graham Wickes presented a medal in memory of Australian pianist Dennis Henning |
| Hoang Pham | Prize for the Best Australian Pianist, donated by the Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition |
| Tomoki Kitamura | Best Performance of an Australian work in Stage III, donated by Australasian Performing Right Association |
| Konstantin Shamray | Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto, donated anon. in memory of Andrew Wolf |
| Konstantin Shamray | People’s Choice Prize, donated by Hochtief Australia Holdings Ltd |
| Konstantin Shamray | Best Performance of a 19th or 20th Century Concerto, donated by Mr Peter Weiss AM |
| Konstantin Shamray | Best Performance of a work by Beethoven, donated by Kawai Australia |
| Takashi Sato | Best Performance of a work by Chopin, The Gloria and Ronald Ogden Memorial Prize, donated by the Ogden Family |
| Charlie Albright | Best Performance of a Study by Liszt in Stage I, donated by Mr David Burns |
| Ran Dank | The Best Overall Performer of Two Concertos as voted by The Musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, donated by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
| Ran Dank | Best Performance of a work by Rachmaninov, donated by Mr Ray Wilson OAM, in memory of Mr James Agapitos OAM |
| Tatiana Kolesova | Best Chamber Music Performance, donated by Mr Robert Albert AM |
| Konstantin Shamray | Best performance of a work by Mozart (excluding Concertos), donated by Mr & Mrs J Bain |
| Tomoko Kitamura | Best Performance of a work by Schubert, donated by the Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP |
| Ran Dank | Best Performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage III, donated by Mr Danny May |
| Tatiana Kolesova | Best Performance of a work by a Russian composer in Stages I-IV, donated by Dr Sonya Bajenov |
| Alexey Yemtsov | The Paul & Helena Haas Encouragement Award, donated by Music and Opera Trust Ltd, awarded after the Quarter Finals to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Semi Finals |
| Yoon Soo Rhee | Best Overall Performance of a work from the Romantic Period in Stages I-V, donated by Mrs Jana Chvojka |
| Yoon Soo Rhee | Best performance of a Sonata by Haydn in Stage III, donated by Mrs Deirdre McCann |
| Feng Zhang | Encouragement Award, donated by the Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition (Victoria) awarded after Stage II to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Quarter Finals |
| Daniil Tsvetkov | Best performance of the Virtuosa Study in Stage I, The Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize, donated by Tyalgum Festival, NSW |
| Mariangela Vacatello | Encouragement Award, donated by the Music Teachers’ Association of NSW, awarded after Stage IV to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Finals |
| Hoang Pham Miyeon Lee Daniil Tsvetkov Yoon Soo Rhee Mariangela Vacatello Charlie Albright |
The six Semi Finalists not selected to proceed to the Finals received an award donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM |
| Tomoki Kitamura | The Youngest Finalist, donated by Ars Musica Australis |
| Tatiana Kolesova | Best Female Competitor, donated by Barbara Leser, in memory of Pnina Salzman |
| Hoang Pham | Encouragement Award for the Youngest Australian Pianist, donated by Manly Music Club in memory of Mrs Vaila Mead |
2004 Competition
2004 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. John Chen | New Zealand |
| 2. Rem Urasin | Russia |
| 3. Daniel Hill | Australia |
| 4. Ayano Shimada | Japan |
| 5. Alexander Lubianstev | Russia |
| 6. Chu-Fang Huang | P R China |
2004 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Warren Thomson, Chairman | Australia |
| Nancy Bricard | USA |
| Aquiles Delle Vigne | Argentina |
| Alexander Jenner | Austria |
| Xiang-Dong Kong | P R China |
| Piers Lane | Australia |
| William Lyne | England |
| John O’Conor | Ireland |
| Arie Vardi | Israel |
2004 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Daniel Hill | Best Australian Pianist Concert Tour of up to 10 concerts in Australia in 2006 |
| Daniel Hill | Best Australian Pianist, sponsored by the Friends of The Sydney International Piano Competition |
| Alexander Lubianstev | Best Performance of a work by Liszt (excluding Studies), donated by Mr Neville Grace |
| Alexander Lubianstev | Best Performance of a Study by Liszt in Stage I, donated by Mr David Burns |
| Rem Urasin | Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto, donated by Mr Sam Miller |
| Rem Urasin | People’s Choice Prize, donated by Hochtief Australia Holdings Ltd |
| John Chen | Best Performance of a 19th or 20th Century Concerto, donated by Dr John Gregory-Roberts |
| John Chen | Best Performance of a work by Beethoven, donated by Kawai Australia |
| Rem Urasin | Best Performance of an Australian work, donated by the Australasian Performing Right Association |
| Rem Urasin | Best Performance of a work by Chopin, The Gloria and Ronald Ogden Memorial Prize, donated by the Ogden Family |
| John Chen | Best Performance of a Chamber Music work, donated by Joan Adler in memory of Henry Adler |
| John Chen | Best Performance of a work by Mozart (excluding Concertos), donated by Mr & Ms J Bain |
| John Chen | Best Performance of a work by Schubert, donated by the Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP |
| James Jae-Won Moon | The Paul & Helena Haas Encouragement Award, donated by Music and Opera Trust Ltd, awarded after the Quarter Finals to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Semi Finals |
| Chu-Fang Huang | Best Performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage II, donated by Danny May |
| Manila Santini | Encouragement Award, donated by the Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition (Victoria), awarded after Stage II to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Quarter Finals |
| Chu-Fang Huang | Best Performance of a Sonata by Haydn in Stage III, donated by Vicki Liberman, in memory of Goldie Sternberg |
| Ayano Shimada | Best Performance of a Virtuoso Study in Stage I (excluding Liszt), donated by the Australian Institute of Music |
2000 Competition
2000 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Marina Kolomiitseva | Russia |
| 2. Ayako Uehara | Japan |
| 3. Evgeny Ukhanov | Australia/Ukraine |
| 4. Alexi Volodin | Russia |
| 5. Vera Kameneva | Russia |
| 6. Henry Wong Doe | New Zealand |
2000 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Warren Thomson, Chairman | Australia |
| Lazar Berman | Russia |
| Timothy Calnin | Australia |
| Aquiles Delle Vigne | Argentina |
| Franz Muller-Heuser | Germany |
| Irina Plotnikova | Russia |
| Pnina Salzman | Israel |
| Phillip Shovk | Australia |
| Edvard Tchivzhel | USA/Russia |
| Frank Wibaut | England |
2000 Special Prize Winners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Shan Deng | Best Australian Pianist, sponsored by the Friends of The Sydney International Piano Competition |
| Marina Kolomiitseva | Best Performance of a work by Liszt, sponsored by Mr Neville Grace |
| Marina Kolomiitseva | Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto, sponsored by Mr Sam Miller |
| Ayako Uehara | People’s Choice Prize, sponsored by Miklos Felix |
| Marina Kolomiitseva | Best Performance of a 19th or 20th Century Concerto, sponsored by Dr John Gregory-Roberts |
| Marina Kolomiitseva | Best Performance of a work by Beethoven, sponsored by Kawai Australia |
| Ayako Uehara | Best Performance of an Australian work, sponsored by Australasian Performing Right Association |
| Ayako Uehara | Best Performance of a Chamber Music work, sponsored by the Australian Music Examinations Board |
| Ayako Uehara | Best Performance of a work by Chopin, sponsored by Barbara Leser |
| Viktoria Lakissova | Best Performance of a work by Mozart (excluding concertos), sponsored by Goldie Sternberg |
| Ayako Uehara | Best Performance of a work by Schubert, The Gloria Ogden Memorial Prize, sponsored by the Ogden Family |
| Iulia-Maria Dobrescu | The Paul & Helena Haas Encouragement Award – awarded after the Quarter Finals to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Semi Finals |
| Ayako Uehara | Best performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage II, sponsored by Danny May |
| Shan Deng | Best Australian Pianist, recital fee sponsored by the Australian Musicians Academy |
| Ayako Uehara | Best Performance of a Virtuoso Study in Stage I, The Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize, sponsored by the Australian Institute of Music |
1996 Competition
1996 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Sergei Tarasov | Russia |
| 2. Yuki Takao | Japan |
| 3. Roberto Cominati | Italy |
| 4. Cristiano Burato | Italy |
| 5. Mikhail Yanovitsky | Russia/USA |
| 6. Dmitry Grigortsevich | Russia |
| 7. Konstantin Masliouk | Russia |
| 8. Ingo Dannhorn | Germany |
| 9. David Louie | Canada |
| 10. Edward Park | Australia |
| 11. Gabor Rosza | Hungary |
| 12. Anne Louise-Turgeon | USA |
1996 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Warren Thomson, Chairman | Australia |
| Aquiles Delle Vigne | Argentina |
| Dean Elder | USA |
| Ernest Fleischmann | USA |
| Alexander Jenner | Austria |
| György Nador | Hungary |
| Hiroko Nakamura | Japan |
| John Painter | Australia |
| John Roos | South Africa |
| Pnina Salzman | Israel |
| Edvard Tchivzhel | USA/ Russia |
| Lev Vlassenko | Russia |
| Mikhail Voskressensky | Russia |
1996 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Edward Park | Friends of The Sydney International Piano Competition for Best Australian Pianist |
| Segei Tarasov | Australasian Performing Right Association Prize for Best Performance of an Australian work |
| Segei Tarasov | Kawai Australia Prize for Best Performance of a work by Beethoven |
| Segei Tarasov | Mr Neville Grace Prize for Best Performance of a work by Liszt |
| Segei Tarasov | Mr Sam Miller & Ms Joan Langham Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto |
| Yuki Takao | The Fuji People’s Choice Prize |
| Segei Tarasov | Reisner-Pennycuik Prize for Best Performance of a 19th or 20th century Concerto |
| Roberto Cominati | Australian Examinations Board for Best Chamber Music Performance |
| Cristiano Burato | Barbara Leser Prize for Best Performance of a work by Chopin |
| Roberto Cominati | Goldie Sternberg Prize for Best Performance of a work by Mozart (excluding Concertos) |
| Yurij Bogdanov | Paul & Helena Haas Encouragement Award – awarded after the Quarter Finals to a pianist not selected to proceed to the Semi Finals |
| Roberto Cominati | Mr Danny May Prize for Best Performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage II |
| Sergei Tarasov | Friends of the Sydney International Piano Competition (Victoria) Prize for Best Performance of a Virtuoso Study in Stage I |
| Sergei Tarasov | Walsingham Classic Prize – CD Recording |
| Edward Park | Australian Musicians Academy Recital for Best Australian Pianist |
1992 Competition
1992 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Xiang-Dong Kong | China |
| 2. Olivier Cazal | France |
| 3. Duncan Gifford | Australia |
| 4. Hiroshi Arimori | Japan |
| 5. Anna Malikova | Russia |
| 6. Vitali Samoshko | Ukraine |
| 7. Daniel Gortler | Israel |
| 8. Matthias Kirschnereit | Germany |
| 9. Michele Bolla | Italy |
| 10. Ivo Janssen | Netherlands |
| 11. Young-Ah Kim | Korea |
| 12. Helen Sim | USA |
1992 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Warren Thomson, Chairman | Australia |
| Joan Chissell | England |
| Anthony Fogg | Australia |
| Edward Gordon | USA |
| Li Mingqiang | China |
| Hiroka Nakamura | Japan |
| John O’Connor | Ireland |
| Elizabeth Powell | Australia |
| Albrecht Roeseler | Germany |
| Joaquin Soriano | Spain |
| Maurice Till | New Zealand |
| Arie Vardi | Israel |
| Lev Vlassenko | Russia |
| William Littler | Canada |
1992 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Duncan Gifford | Hephzibah Menuhin Memorial Scholarship for Best Australian Pianist |
| Oliver Cazal | Reisner-Pennycuik Concerto Prize |
| Olivier Cazal | The Fuji People’s Choice Prize |
| Matthias Kirschnereit | Edward Sternberg Chamber Music Prize |
| Xiang-Dong Kong | Australian Chamber Orchestra Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto |
| Xiang-Dong Kong | Mr Neville Grace Prize for Best Performance of a work by Liszt |
| Xiang-Dong Kong | Mr Sam Miller & Ms Joan Langham Prize for Best Performance of a work by Mozart (in any stage of the Competition) |
| Xiang-Dong Kong | The Leo Guthman, Chicago, Music Award for Best Performance of a Stage III Contemporary Work |
| Robert Muczynsky | The Leo Guthman, Chicago, Music Award for Composer of the Best Contemporary Work |
1988 Competition
1988 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Alexander Korsantiya | USSR |
| 2. Riccardo Zadra | Italy |
| 3. Eduardus Halim | Indonesia |
| 4. David Buechner | USA |
| 5. Sergei Erohin | USSR |
| 6. Phillip Shovk | Australia |
| 7. Gilead Mishory | Israel |
| 8. Anton Batagov | USSR |
| 9. Matthias Fletzberger | Austria |
| 10. Victor Sangiorgio | Australia |
| 11. Asaf Zohar | Israel |
| 12. Adrienne Krausz | Hungary |
1988 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Rex Hobcroft, Chairman | Australia |
| Joan Chissell | England |
| Nicole Henriot | France |
| Li Mingqiang | China |
| Albrecht Roeseler | West Germany |
| Harold Shönberg | USA |
| Warren Thomson | Australia |
| Kazuyuki Tohyama | Japan |
| Ana Maria Trenchi de Botazzi | Brazil |
| Arie Vardi | Israel |
| Lev Vlassenko | USSR |
1988 Special Prizewinners
| Phillip Shovk | Hephzibah Menuhin Memorial Scholarship for Best Australian Pianist |
| Alexander Korsantiya | Reisner-Pennycuik Concerto Prize |
| Riccardo Zadra | Prize for Best Overall Concerto Performance |
| Riccardo Zadra | Lotto People’s Choice Prize |
| Eduardus Halim | Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
| Alexander Korsantiya | Australian Chamber Orchestra Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto |
| Victor Sangiorgio & Riccardo Zadra | Australasian Performing Right Association Prize for Best Performance of an Australian Composition |
1985 Competition
1985 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Du Ning-wu | China |
| 2. Bernd Glemser | West Germany |
| 3. Thomas Duis | West Germany |
| 4. Eduardus Halim | Indonesia |
| 5. Arnan Weisel | Israel |
| 6. Ueli Wiget | Switzerland |
| 7. Istvan Gulyas | Hungary |
| 8. Rita Kinka | Hungary |
| 9. David Selig | Australia |
| 10. Michael Gurt | USA |
| 11. Luigi Ceci | Italy |
| 12. Philip Shovk | Australia |
1985 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Davis Selig | Claden Cultural Exchange Institute Prize for Best Australian Pianist |
| Bernd Glemser | Lotto People’s Choice Prize |
| Thomas Duis | Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
| Eduardus Halim | Australian Opera Auditions Committee Prize for Best Accompanist |
1985 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Rex Hobcroft, Chairman | Australia |
| Eileen Joyce CMG | Australia/UK |
| Marcello Abbabo | Italy |
| Nicole Henriot | France |
| Andre Laplante | Canada |
| Li Min-duo | China |
| Jurgen Meyer-Josten | West Germany |
| Elizabeth Powell | Australia |
| Harold C Shönberg | USA |
| Peter Solymos | Hungary |
| Gordon Watson | Australia |
| Kasulo Yasukawa | Japan |
1981 Competition
1981 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Chia Chou | Canada |
| 2. Endre Hegedus | Hungary |
| 3. Catherine Vickers | Canada |
| 4. Daniel Blumenthall | USA |
| 5. David Owen Norris | England |
| 6. Liora Ziv-Li | Israel |
| 7. Marc Raubenheimer | South Africa |
| 8. Patrick O’Byrne | New Zealand |
| 9. Martin Roscoe | England |
| 10. Alec Chien | USA |
| 11. Edward Neuman | USA |
| 12. Yves Rault | France |
1981 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Daniel Blumenthall | Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
| David Owen Norris | Musica Viva Special Prize |
| Phillip Shovk | Yamaha Music Foundation for Best Australian Pianist |
| Endre Hegedus | Alfred S White Bequest Prize for Best Accompanist |
1981 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Rex Hobcroft, Chairman | Australia |
| Claude Frank | USA |
| Eileen Joyce | Australia/UK |
| André F Marescotti | Switzerland |
| Li Mingqiang | China |
| Cecile Ousset | France |
| Frederick Page | New Zealand |
| Abbey Simon | USA |
| Gordon Watson | Australia |
| Viktor Weinbaum | Poland |
| Roger Woodward | Australia |
1977 Competition
1977 Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Nationality |
|---|---|
| 1. Irina Plotnikova | USSR |
| 2. Svetlana Navasardian | USSR |
| 3. Andre Laplante | Canada |
| 4. Marioara Trifan | USA |
| 5. Philip Fowke | England |
| 6. Manana Doidzashvili | USSR |
| 7. Daniel Blumenthall | USA |
| 8. Dennis Lee | Malaysia |
| 9. Diana Kacso | Brazil |
| 10. Gary Steigerwalt | USA |
| 11. Jeno Jando | Hungary |
| 12. Pawel Checinski | Poland |
| 13. Piers Lane | Australia |
1977 Special Prizewinners
| Prizewinner | Details |
|---|---|
| Piers Lane | The Australian Newspaper Prize for Best Australian Pianist and the first Cladan Award |
| Jeno Jando | Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
1977 Jury
| Juror | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Rex Hobcroft, Chairman | Australia |
| Segei Dorensky | USSR |
| Sir Bernard Heinze | Australia |
| Ludwig Hoffman | West Germany |
| Lucrecia Kasilag | Philippines |
| Eugene List | USA |
| André F Marescotti | Switzerland |
| Denis Matthews | England |
| Hephzibah Menuhin | England |
| Jan Weber | Poland |
| Viktor Weinbaum | Poland |