COMPETITION
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND
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
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；
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.
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
- ONE modern work (the work must be published after 1900);
- 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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