What do you hope to get out of this Australian National Piano Award? Meet some awesome people, play some awesome music.

I’ve always enjoyed classical music and when I got accepted into the Sydney Conservatorium many years ago, the prospect of doing music professionally suddenly became very plausible. With the support of my professor, and fellow students around me, I began to realise that this is the lifestyle that I want.

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 . . . .

The Australian National Piano Award is a world-class competition, like no other - where the hottest pianists in Australia make beautiful classical music over a week, striving to win up to $68,000 in cash and prizes.

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).

The best have been chosen for the 2018 Australian National Piano Award. The Australian National Piano Award presents some of the highest calibre pianists from around Australia in this prestigious classical piano competition staged every two years in Shepparton, Victoria.

Australian Classical music critic - Clive O'Connell - reviews the 2016 Australian National Piano Award C.D. featuring the top 3 pianists from 2016 Award (September 13, 2017) - from: O'Connellthemusic.com