To be recognised as the nation’s best, up and coming classical pianist is a title that many performers would relish - and this year 13 finalists are preparing to own it.

This video showcases the finalists from our 2012 competition.

Twelve young musicians will play it out for one of Australia’s richest piano prizes, the internationally-renowned Australian National Piano Award, to be held in Shepparton from 8 to 13 September, 2014.

Daniel de Borah from Victoria is the winner of the Australian National Piano Award for 2012.

As the heat on centre stage has forced the temperature to rise in Shepparton this week during the Australian National Piano Award; so too has the excitement level of all three adjudicators Ian Munro, Betty Vergara Pink and Matthew Kam who have listened to every note played by our 11 finalists over two rounds.

Australian national piano award performer stays up in bed running through piece note by note.

WHEN Jennifer Li took to playing an imaginary piano on the dining-room table when she was just seven, her grandfather asked if she would like to have lessons and an instrument of her own.

Music is his passion, his life, his world. And soon, pianist Daniel De Borah is hoping to add another achievement to a stellar CV.

Forest Lake’s Oliver She is a finalist in the prestigious Australian National Piano Award.

Two Monash pianists have been selected to represent Victoria in one of Australia’s top musical competitions. Mount Waverley’s Jisook Noh and Oakleigh South’s Jennifer Li will travel to Shepparton next month to vie for the Australian National Piano Award.