National String Competition

See you again in 2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the National String Competition and Lewis Eady National Piano Competition over the three days of competition in February 2022.

2021 String Competition Prize Winners
Photo Credit: Adrian Malloch

National
String COMPETITION

First Prize

Hyein Kim

(NZD $5,000 in cash + Recital at Lewis Eady Steinway Showroom + Performance opportunity with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra; kindly donated by the Becroft Foundation)

Second Prize

KiHei Lee

(NZD $3,000 cash kindly donated by Dame Jenny Gibbs & Frances Bell)

Third Prize

Christine Jeon

(NZD $1,000 cash kindly donated by Trinity College London)

Best Performance of a Classical Sonata

Hyein Kim

($1,000 kindly donated by the Auckland Branch IRMTNZ)

Best Performance of a New Zealand work

KiHei Lee

($500 kindly donated by SOUNZ)

People’s Choice Award

Christine Jeon

($500 kindly donated by Sir Michael Hill)

Lewis Eady National
PIANO
COMPETITION

First Prize

Otis Prescott-Mason

(NZD $5,000 in cash + Recital at Lewis Eady Steinway Showroom + Performance opportunity with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra)

Second Prize

Shuan Liu

(NZD $3,000 cash kindly donated by an anonymous donor)

Third Prize

Jessica Chi

(NZD $1,000 cash kindly donated by Trinity College London)

Best Performance of a Classical Sonata

Otis Prescott-Mason

($1,000 kindly donated by the Auckland Branch IRMTNZ)

People’s Choice Award

Otis Prescott-Mason

($500 kindly donated by Lewis Eady)

To view all 6 finalist performances from 12 February 2022 click right video or visit the full playlist here.