2021 Prizewinners

Alexander Gadjiev
2021 Winner
Italy/Slovenia
23 December 1994
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Alexander Gadjiev Italy/Slovenia

Ernest Hutcheson First Prize
Edward Goll Best Performance of a work by Liszt
Roger Smalley Best Preliminary Recital
Malcolm Williamson Best Performance of an Australian Piece
Miriam Hyde Best Performance of a work by a Romantic period composer (excluding Liszt)
Lance Dosser Best Performance of a work by a Classical period composer (excluding Beethoven)
Best Program Presentation in Semi Final or Final
Artem Yasynskyy
2021 2nd Prize - Supported by Club 32 donor Lyndall McCormack
Ukraine
24 July 1988
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Artem Yasynskyy Ukraine

Percy Grainger Second Prize
Best Program Construction in the Semi Final or Final
Best Performance of a work from any period before 1950 by a rarely-played and unduly neglected composer
Ignaz Friedman Best Semi Final Recital
Rhondda Gillespie Best Performance of a Twentieth-Century work
Isador Goodman Best Encore in the Preliminary or Finals
Calvin Abdiel (competitor)
2021 3rd Prize - Supported by Club 32 donor the Brennan Lynch Foundation Fund
Australian/Indonesia
23 January 2001
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Calvin Abdiel (competitor) Australian/Indonesia

George Frederick Boyle Third Prize
An overseas scholarship for an Australian competitor to further their musical career
Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist
Alice Burla
2021 4th Prize - Supported by Club 32 donor Mick McCormack
Canada
5 August 1996
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Alice Burla Canada

William Murdoch Fourth Prize
Ádám Balogh
2021 5th Prize - Supported by Club 32 donor Martin and Susie Dickson
Hungary
30 October 1997
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Ádám Balogh Hungary

Arthur Benjamin Fifth Prize
Shion Ota 2021
2021 6th Prize - Supported by Club 32 donor Sandy Watson
Japan
20 February 2000
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Shion Ota 2021 Japan

Noel Mewton-Wood Sixth Prize
Anna Geniushene
Supported by Club 32 donors Greeba Pritchard and Robert Mitchell
Russia
1 January 1991
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Anna Geniushene Russia

Rex Hobcroft Best Performance of a work by Beethoven
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Yangrui Cai
Supported by Club 32 donors Robert and Jennifer Ravens
China
13 November 2000
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Yangrui Cai China

Geoffrey Tozer Most Promising Pianist not Proceeding to the Finals
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Kyoungsun Park 2021
Supported by Club 32 donor David and Ida Constable
South Korea
4 May 1992
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Kyoungsun Park 2021 South Korea

Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Antonii Baryshevskyi
Supported by Club 32 donor Di Bresciani
Ukraine
10 October 1988
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Antonii Baryshevskyi Ukraine

Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Yu Nitahara
Supported by Club 32 donor Jane McCallum
Japan
24 October 1990
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Yu Nitahara Japan

Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Philipp Lynov 2021
Supported by Club 32 donors Rob Thomas AO and Sam Meers AO
Russia
6 January 1999
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Philipp Lynov 2021 Russia

Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each

2021 Prize List

Ernest Hutcheson First Prize
Donated by The Friends of The Sydney
$25,000 Alexander Gadjiev
Percy Grainger Second Prize
Donated by Loz Copley
$20,000 Artem Yasynskyy
George Frederick Boyle Third Prize
Donated by Ivy Lane League
$15,000 Calvin Abdiel (competitor)
William Murdoch Fourth Prize
Donated by Consortium of Individual Donors
$12,500 Alice Burla
Arthur Benjamin Fifth Prize
Donated by Rosalind Carlson OAM
$10,000 Ádám Balogh
Noel Mewton-Wood Sixth Prize
Donated by Ron, Lynn and Marcus Ogden
$7,500 Shion Ota 2021
An overseas scholarship for an Australian competitor to further their musical career
Sponsored by Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
$10,000 Calvin Abdiel (competitor)
Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist
Sponsored by Youth Music Foundation Australia
$10,000 Calvin Abdiel (competitor)
Edward Goll Best Performance of a work by Liszt
Sponsored by Bequest from Neville Grace
$5,000 Alexander Gadjiev
Rex Hobcroft Best Performance of a work by Beethoven
Sponsored by A gift from the late Jana Chvojka
$5,000 Anna Geniushene
Geoffrey Tozer Most Promising Pianist not Proceeding to the Finals
Donated by Joan Adler
$5,000 Yangrui Cai
Best Program Construction in the Semi Final or Final
in celebration of his Aunt, Australian pianist Ruth Gerald
Donated by A/Prof Michael Stubbs
$5,000 Artem Yasynskyy
Best Performance of a work from any period before 1950 by a rarely-played and unduly neglected composer
Donated by Harold Fabrikant, Dr Andrew Mitterdorfer and Daniel Mitterdorfer in honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Louis Vierne in 2020
$5,000 Artem Yasynskyy
Roger Smalley Best Preliminary Recital
Donated by Donated by the Council of the Friends of The Sydney *
$3,000 Alexander Gadjiev
Ignaz Friedman Best Semi Final Recital
Donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon
$3,000 Artem Yasynskyy
Malcolm Williamson Best Performance of an Australian Piece
Donated by Dr Robert Mitchell in memory of Denis Condon
$3,000 Alexander Gadjiev
Miriam Hyde Best Performance of a work by a Romantic period composer (excluding Liszt)
Donated by Janice Tuynman in memory of her husband Hank Tuynman
$3,000 Alexander Gadjiev
Lance Dosser Best Performance of a work by a Classical period composer (excluding Beethoven)
Donated by Drs Keith and Eileen Ong
$3,000 Alexander Gadjiev
Rhondda Gillespie Best Performance of a Twentieth-Century work
Donated by Minnie Biggs
$3,000 Artem Yasynskyy
Best Program Presentation in Semi Final or Final
Donated by Virginia Bradem OAM
$3,000 Alexander Gadjiev
Isador Goodman Best Encore in the Preliminary or Finals
Donated by Kathron Sturrock
$1,000 Artem Yasynskyy
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
$1,000 Kyoungsun Park 2021
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
$1,000 Antonii Baryshevskyi
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
$1,000 Yu Nitahara
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
$1,000 Philipp Lynov 2021
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
$1,000 Yangrui Cai
Prizes for each of the six Semi Finalists not proceeding to the Finals $1,000 each
Donated by Mrs Wendy Weight OAM
$1,000 Anna Geniushene

 

Additional Prizes

The First Prize Winner will have the following engagements:

A national tour of Australia supported by a grant from the Bequest of Harry Colligan and Lionel Hann

A concerto engagement with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

A CD recording for Hyperion Records

A concert engagement at the Bard Music Festival, New York
A concert engagement for the Amigos de Música Os Agostas Portugal

A tour of five American festivals  

A further selection of engagements will be awarded to the winner and/or other finalists. These will include:
A concerto engagement with Maestro Valery Gergiev in the Contemporary Piano Faces, Mariinsky International Piano Festival in St Petersburg

A concerto engagement with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra

The Laza Kostic Foundation Prize – concerts in Serbia

A recital for the winner of the Best Australian Prize in the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at Melbourne Recital Centre plus a performance fee of $1,000 presented by Hoang Pham – winner of the 2008 Best Australian Prize.
The winner of the Nancy Weir Best Australian Pianist Prize will be required to give a recital in Melbourne at Youth Music Foundation Australia as part of that prize