Many thanks to Kawai and to our local piano specialist Gordon Bell Pianos for the provision of all keyboards during festival week. Particular thanks for the amazing Shigeru Grand provided by Kawai for the closing finale, and to Ed & partner for overnight delivery.
The Piano section continues to grow and audiences were treated to a wide range of performances at every level.
- The Alex Watters Bursary was awarded jointly to Magnus Shanks and Kian Kolahzadeh.
- The Irene Long Trophy for a Young Pianist Age 14 & Under was awarded to Jamie Hesketh
- Hengyu Lu was a finalist in Friday's Challenge Competition where she was the overall winner. Many thanks to Geraldine McClure for the photograph.
The class winners are as follows
| TUESDAY - MANN0FIELD CHURCH HALL - AFTERNOON | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | |||
| P32 | Jazz | Primary School Age | Rose Veitch | |||
| P37 | Ragtime, Blues & Jazz Transcriptions | Primary School Age | Adele Gafar | |||
| P44 | Duets | 13 & Under | Millie Hardie & Ellen Mair | |||
| P45X | Duets | 15 & Under | Katy Morrison & Lauren Taylor | |||
| P02A | Piano Solo | Pre grade 1 | Non-competitive | |||
| P46A | Non Competitive | Primary 5 & below | Non-competitive | |||
| TUESDAY - HOLBURN WEST - EVENING | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | Award | ||
| P29X | Chopin | 16 & Under | Jt. Kian Kolahzadeh & Magnus Shanks | |||
| P31X | Chopin | Open | Liam Kerr | George Hastings | ||
| P15X | Repertoire | Grade 8 | Yasmine Cheng | |||
| P01X | Piano Solo | Open | Hengyu Lu | Alice Law | ||
| WEDNESDAY - HOLBURN WEST - MORNING | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | |||
| P02B | Piano Solo | Pre grade 1 | Non-competitive | |||
| P03A | Piano Solo | Grade 1 | Linxuan Emily Cai | |||
| P04A | Piano Solo | Grade 2 | Ramsay Elliot | |||
| P05A | Piano Solo | Grade 3 | Shuhao Zhang | |||
| P10X | Repertoire | Grade 3 | Eva Shand | |||
| P49 | Non Competitive | Grades 3-4 | Non-competitive | |||
| WEDNESDAY - HOLBURN WEST - AFTERNOON | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | Award | ||
| P16X | Baroque | 10 & Under | Renee Lee | |||
| P17X | Baroque | 12 & Under | Jt. Zhaohong Chu & Petra Saric | Margaret Charles | ||
| P18X | Bach | 14 & Under | Aaron Tye | |||
| P07XA | Piano Solo | Grade 5-6 | See Friday for end of class | |||
| P50X | Non Competitive | Grades 5-6 | Non-competitive | |||
| P12X | Repertoire | Grade 5 | Sophie Farquharson | |||
| WEDNESDAY - HOLBURN WEST - EVENING | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | Award | ||
| P20X | Bach | 18 & Under | Scott Manson | |||
| P21X | Bach | Open | Efrat Berestizhevsky | Jean G. Donald | ||
| P14X | Repertoire | Grade 7 | Thomas Ramsay | |||
| P27X | Sonata | Beethoven Open | Hengyu Lu | Adeline F. Cheyne | ||
| THURSDAY- HOLBURN WEST - MORNING | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | |||
| P02C | Piano Solo | Pre grade 1 | Non-competitive | |||
| P04B | Piano Solo | Grade 2 | Sai Premkumar | |||
| P47 | Non Competitive | Primary 6-7 | Non-competitive | |||
| P06A | Piano Solo | Grade 4 | See Friday for P06B | |||
| P07XB | Piano Solo | Grade 5-6 | See Friday for P07C | |||
| THURSDAY- HOLBURN WEST - AFTERNOON | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | Award | ||
| P22X | Sonatina | 12 & Under | Petra Saric | |||
| P23X | Sonata | 14 & Under | Jaimee Hesketh | |||
| P24X | Sonata | 16 & Under | Magnus Shanks | |||
| P51X | Non Competitive | Grade 7 & Above | Non-competitive | |||
| P09X | Piano Solo | Grade 7-8 | Ehan Abrar | Alice Law | ||
| P35X | Jazz | 18 & Under | Ben Scott | |||
| P39X | Ragtime, Blues & Jazz Transcriptions | 15 & Under | Emily Gow | |||
| P40X | Ragtime, Blues & Jazz Transcriptions | 18 & Under | Ben Scott | |||
| FRIDAY - HOLBURN WEST - MORNING | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | Award | ||
| P02D | Piano Solo | Pre grade 1 | Non-competitive | |||
| P46B | Non Competitive | Primary 5 & below | Keziah Mariam Roby | |||
| P03B | Piano Solo | Grade 1 | Anya Fletcher | |||
| P04C | Piano Solo | Grade 2 | Ireoluwakitan Alere | |||
| P05B | Piano Solo | Grade 3 | Kyan Lau | |||
| P06B | Piano Solo | Grade 4 | Imogen Fletcher | Alice Law | ||
| FRIDAY - HOLBURN WEST - AFTERNOON | ||||||
| Code | Class | Level | Winner | Award | ||
| P07XC | Piano Solo | Grade 5-6 | Renee Lee | Alice Law | ||
| P28X | Chopin | 14 & Under | Jaimee Hesketh | |||
| P08X | Piano Solo | Grade 6-7 | Damian Ho | Alice Law | ||
| P13X | Repertoire | Grade 6 | Jaimee Hesketh | |||