NATIONAL STRING COMPETITION Cellist Hyein Kim has taken out the 1st Prize of the National String Competition. In this afternoon’s Grand Final, three string finalists each performed a 20 min recital, adjudicated by Justine Cormack. As the first prize winner of the National String Competition, Hyein receives: NZD $5,000 in cash + Recital at Lewis Eady Steinway Showroom + Performance opportunity with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (Kindly donated by the Becroft Foundation) The full prize winners are: First…

Following two demanding days of semi-finals, three String and three Piano finalists are moving on to the Grand Final tomorrow. The finalists for the Grand Final are (in their performance order): 1. Christine Jeon, String (Cello) 2. Shuan Liu, Piano 3. KiHei Lee, String (Violin) 4. Otis Prescott-Mason, Piano 5. Hyein Kim, String (Cello) 6. Jessica Chi, Piano Bios and final round repertoire can be found here. The winner of each of the Competitions (String & Piano) receives…

Yesterday, we had the first rounds of the semi-finals for both the String and Piano competitions. The (limited) audiences and our esteemed adjudicators had the opportunity to watch New Zealand’s best young musicians in action. A broad array of incredible music was performed with technical wizardry and the competitors showed maturity beyond their years. Thank you to all the competitors, who have all been incredibly committed and have shown tenacity through all the rescheduling and challenges presented to…