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Age Groups
Awards
Judges
Repertoire Requirement
Timeline
Age Categories
01
Junior A
Under 7 years old (7 included)
Born after 2014-01-01
02
Junior B
8-10 years old
Born between 2011-01-01 and 2013-12-31
03
Junior C
11-13 years old
Born between 2008-01-01 and 2010-12-31
04
Youth Category
14-17 years old
Born between 2004-01-01 and 2007-12-31
05
Adult Category
18-26 years old
Born between 1995-01-01 and 2003-12-31
Awards
National Round Awards
National Round Entry Fee: $50AUD or $55NZD
The First Prize:Certificate and Assessment
The Second Prize:Certificate and Assessment
The Third Prize:Certificate and Assessment
The Achievement Award:Certificate and Assessment
Australia-New Zealand Final Awards
Final Round Entry Fee: $85AUD or $90NZD
Grand Prize: Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund $400 * (Please note: only THREE Grand Prize Winners will be selected among the five age categories as Junior, Youth and Adult. The categories of Junior A, B, C will be considered as ONE Junior group for the Grand Prize selection. Only ONE Junior Grand Prize Winner will be designated from the Junior A, Junior B and Junior C.)

The First Prize:Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 300$ CAD;

The Second Prize:Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 200$ CAD;

The Third Prize:Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 100$ CAD;

The Achievement Award:Certificate, Assessment, PRM Scholarship Fund 50$ CAD;
Grand Final Awards
Gold Award Winner:Certificate, Assessment, Trophy, PRM Scholarship Fund 2000$ CAD;
Silver Award Winner:Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 1000$ CAD;
Bronze Award Winner:Certificate, Assessment, Medal, PRM Scholarship Fund 500$ CAD;
Judges
Enrico Elisi
Associate Professor of University of Toronto School of Music, Steinway Artist;
Katherine Austin
Head of Piano at the University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music
Gary Graffman
Adjudicator for the PRM Grand Final Round;
Former director of Curtis Institute of Music;
Mentor of Lang Lang, Yuja Wang, and Haochen Zhang.
Rosa Hong
Lecturer of VSO School of Music, Pianist;
Rae de Lisle
MNZM Associate Professor of Piano, University of Auckland;
Repertoire Requirement
National Round
Australia-New Zealand Final Round
Junior A
Under 7
National Round
ONE work, no specific period required
AU-NZ Final Round
TWO contrasting works
Junior B
8-10
National Round
TWO contrasting works
AU-NZ Final Round
TWO works, ONE Baroque or Classical Period work, and ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work
Junior C
11-13
National Round
TWO contrasting works
AU-NZ Final Round
TWO works, ONE Baroque or Classical Period work, and ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work
Youth
14-17
National Round
TWO works, ONE Baroque or Classical Period work, and   ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work
AU-NZ Final Round
TWO works, ONE of which is modern work (the work must be published after 1900)
Adult
18-26
National Round
TWO works, ONE of which is a Concert Etude from Chopin, Liszt or Ligeti
AU-NZ Final Round
THREE works
  1. ONE modern work (the work must be published after 1900);
  2. ONE Baroque or Classical Period work. If a classical sonata is chosen, the candidates only need to play one movement;
ONE Romantic or Post Romantic work. Post Romantic work includes the impressionist works. A suite or series of works (such as Mazurka series) is regarded as one work;
 
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