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NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition
Theme & Variations, Presenting Partner 2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition Winners Outstanding Performer: Hyung Suk Bae Conservatorium High School Senior Section and the KPO Players Award: Xenia Deviatkina-Loh MLC Burwood Junior Section: Jonathan Chan St. Aloysius' College Multiple Concerto Winners: Benjamin Mellefont & Sally Cho Conservatorium High School 2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition Finalists The following musicians have progressed to the finals of the 2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition: Junior Section:
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Multiple Concerto Winners:
2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition Semi-Finalists Named The Adjudicators at the Auditions for the Junior and Senior sections of the 2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition, held on Sunday 6th April, named the following young musicians to progress to the Semi-finals of the Competition: Junior Section:
Senior Section:
These semi-finalists were chosen from a record high field of 107 individual entrants. The Adjudicators at the Auditions were John Martin, Valerie Fawcett and Debbie Scholem. The Semi-Finals of the Junior and Senior sections and the finals of the Multiple section of the 2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition will be held on Saturday April 19th at Ravenswood Centenary Centre Auditorium, Henry Street, Gordon, commencing at 3.00pm. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for school children. Tickets are available at the door. Dinner is also available at $10 per head; tickets for dinner can be purchased on the day at the door. The Adjudicators at the Semi-finals will be Brenda Jones, Debbie de Graaf and David Saffir. The Adjudicator for the Finals will be Hikari Nakamura, who was the first-ever prize winner in this Competition. The Finals of the 2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition will be held at the Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts, Pymble Ladies' College, Avon Road, Pymble at 8.00pm on Saturday 28th June. Tickets are available from MCA Ticketing, 1300 306 776. KPO particularly thanks Bayer Australia Limited, Ku-ring-gai Council, The Friends of the KPO, Theme & Variations Piano Services, St Ives Shopping Village, Universal Music and Sydney Symphony Orchestra for their valuable support of the 2008 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition. Background One of Australia's most prestigious annual competitions for young musicians is the N.S.W. Secondary School's Concerto Competition, organised by the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra. This Competition has provided a valuable stepping-stone to participants: the internationally acclaimed pianist Simon Tedeschi and violinist Natalie Chee among previous winners. The Secondary Schools Concerto Competition provides our most talented young musicians with the rare and virtually priceless chance to perform publicly with a professional-standard orchestra, and each entrant benefits by receiving a written appraisal of their performance from the Competition adjudicators. There are 3 stages to the Competition:
Prize winners of the 2007 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition Outstanding Performer: Violinist LILLIAN SO of Pymble, a student at James Ruse Agricultural High School. Outstanding Performer Prize is $5,000, donated by Bayer Australia, plus a trophy donated by Ku-ring-gai Council, plus an engagement to perform with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra in their 2008 Symphony Series. Senior Section Winner: Pianist ESTHER KIM of Pennant Hills, a student at Ravenswood School for Girls. Prize is $1,000 donated by The Friends of the KPO, plus a trophy donated by Ku-ring-gai Council. Junior Section Winner: Pianist REMONA ZHENG of Enfeld, a student at the Conservatorium High School. Junior Section Prize is $1,000 donated by The Grange over-55s village, plus a trophy donated by Ku-ring-gai Council. Multiple Concerto Winners: Violinist RAPHAEL SHAMAVONIAN of St Ives, a student at Sydney Grammar School, and violist ALINA ZAMFIR of Westleigh, a student at Barker College. Prize is $1,000 donated by Ku-ring-gai Council. KPO Players Award: Violinist LILLIAN SO of Pymble, a student at James Ruse Agricultural High School. Prize is $200 donated by the Northside Youth Orchestra Bursary and is presented to the best performer during all rehearsals with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra before the finals concert. The Outstanding Performer of last year's NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition, Jonathan Mui, will be performing in concert with The Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra at 8.00pm on Saturday 17th November at Ravenswood Centenary Centre Auditorium, Gordon. He will be performing Saint-Saens' Violin Concerto No 3. Tickets are now available from MCA Ticketing 1300 306 776 Next year the NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition celebrates its 25th year - so will be extra special for competitors and for audiences. Entry Forms will be available from www.kpo.org.au from October 2007. Dates, venues and ticketing arrangements for the auditions, semi-finals and finals will be announced in November 2007. |
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