Enrico grew up in Maroubra in Sydney. He is currently undertaking Honours in hisfinal year of the Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and will finish at the end of 2018.

Born and bred in Melbourne, David Soo is a full-time professional musician, completing an Artist Diploma at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Joan Havill

Berta Brozgul has had an extremely busy year, she tells us what she has been doing leading up to the 2018 Award

Alexander Yau has been rehearsing for two years to get into the Australian National Piano Award. We are looking forward to hearing him perform. He reveals what makes him tick . . . .

Watch this brief clip of Australian National Piano Award 2016 Winner, Tony Lee, as he plays Sonata in B flat major, Op.27 No1 (Ludwig van Beethoven) and Sonata in B flat major, Op.38 (Sergei Prokofiev).

Erna Werner, one of the founding members of the Australian National Piano Award, died on September 15 in Geelong following a short illness. ANPA President, Darryl Coote, paid tribute to Erna as one of the co-founders of the Award and as the person who had suggested the need for a major national piano competition.

 “Highly individual & masterful performances which communicated much to us all” – Tony Lee Wins 2016 Australian National Piano Award

Tony Lee from Sydney won the 2016 Australian National Piano Award. Coming a close second was Peter de Jager from Melbourne and an exceptional third place was Oliver She from Brisbane.

Tony Lee is on first, followed by Peter de Jager and then Oliver She will complete the night's entertainment and then the nailbiting session for the audience, and the pianists begins.

The top three were selected by the Judges. Starting at 8pm, Tony Lee will start, followed by Peter de Jager and then finale by Oliver She. Photographs of these pianists in this post