NATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

The Lewis Eady National Piano Competition will bring together 15 of New Zealand's finest young pianists for an intensive and inspiring two days of music-making.

Each competitor will perform two 30-minute recital programmes of their choice. The repertoire must include a work by a New Zealand composer. The adjudicator will select three competitors to compete in the Grand Final on Saturday, 12 February held this year at the Diocesan School for Girls' Performing Arts Centre in conjunction with the National String Competition.

COMPETITION ADJUDICATOR: TERENCE DENNIS (NZ)

PIANO & STRING
COMPETITION FINALISTS

The six finalists for the Grand Final are (in their performance order):

Christine Jeon, String, Cello
Shuan Liu, Piano
KiHei Lee, String, Violin
Otis Prescott-Mason, Piano
Hyein Kim, String, Cello
Jessica Chi, Piano

PIANO SEMI-FINAL ROUNDS

THURSDAY, 10 FEBRUARY - ROUND 1
FRIDAY, 11 FEBRUARY - ROUND 2

VENUE: Hanene Pavillion, 41 Hanene Street, St Heliers
(parking on street)

COMPETITION DRAW

ROUNDS 1 & 2 | 9:30am
SHUAN LIU
LOUIS LUCAS-PERRY
HENRY MENG
OTIS PRESCOTT-MASON
YUEZHANG (MICHAEL) SONG

ROUNDS 1 & 2 | 2:00pm
SOPHIA XU
ALEX XUYAO BAI
WILLIAM BERRY
CATHERINE CHANG
JESSICA CHI
JIAZHOU CONROY HU

ROUNDS 1 & 2 | 7:00pm
BEN KENNEDY
JIE LIANG
SHAN LIU

PRIZE DONORS:
Auckland Branch IRMTNZ
Lewis Eady
SOUNZ
Trinity College London

SPONSORS:
Chiron Group NZ
Craigs Investment Partners
Diocesan School for Girls
Nockie’s Palette
Lewis Eady
Patagonia Chocolates
The University of Auckland School of Music