2025 Adelaide Eisteddfod
Piano Recitals & Other
12 May 2025 to 25 May 2025
(To be confirmed after receipt of Entries and Programming has been finalised)
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PIANO DIVISION 2025

Dates: Monday 12th May to Sunday 25th May 2025


Venue: Unley Park Baptist Church, Bellevue Place Unley Park


Convenor: Jane Burgess


Mobile: 0402 289 628
Email: piano@adelaideeisteddfod.com.au



$15 General Admission

$10 Concession

(including Pensioners, Seniors & Students and Teachers of Competitors performing that day)

$5 Children 5 to 15 years

2025 Adelaide Eisteddfod Members free of charge

Entries and Fees

All entries are to be made and paid on-line via www.stardom.com.au using the Stardom payment system. 

No late entries/late entry fees will be accepted. 


Entries strictly close Friday 11th April 2025, 11:59 pm Adelaide Time.


Each competitor pays a fee per section entered, as printed on the computer-generated invoice, plus a single administration fee appearing on the invoice after all required sections have been entered.  

Payment may be made safely on-line.

Rules

Competitors, teachers and parents are advised to read the 2025 Rules and Conditions of Competition carefully as there have been major changes for 2025.


Other information

Competitors are asked to enter the repertoire they are performing including the title of each piece and the composer directly into Stardom no later than 10 days prior to the competition as stated in Rule 11c) in the General Rules.

This speeds up the booking in process on the day and reduces the potential for errors.





* Where an aggregate prize is awarded the following scoring system will be used: 1st Prize 5 points; 2nd Prize 3 points; 3rd Prize 2 points; 4th Prize and/or honourable mention 1 point.

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 22/03/2025 11:59:00 PM (AEST)
P204 Any Mozart Piece Piano Solo     12 years and under

Time Limit: 06:00

Sponsored by Diana Weekes

Entry: $39.001st $50          2nd $30          3rd $20          HM          
P205 Romantic Era Solo     12 years and under

Time Limit: 06:00

Own Choice 2 minutes minimum 6 minutes maximum

Sponsored by Diarshul Sandhu

Entry: $39.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P207 Piano Duet/Six Hands/As Accompanist     Primary/Secondary School Age

Time Limit: 03:00

Own Choice of one or two Ensemble piece/s for either (1) piano duet OR (2) piano six hands OR (3) piano accompaniment and soloist. Where there are a sufficient number of competitors, and high performance standards are met, a separate Primary Prize and Secondary Prize may be offered. Prize variations may occur at the discretion of the adjudicator, convenor and sponsors on the day of the competition. Time Limit 3 minutes.

Sponsored by Di Truscott

Entry: $40.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P208 Piano Duet/Six Hands/As Accompanist     Primary/Secondary School Age

Time Limit: 06:00

Own Choice of one or two Ensemble piece/s for either (1) piano duet OR (2) piano six hands OR (3) piano accompaniment and soloist. Where there are a sufficient number of competitors, and high performance standards are met, a separate Primary Prize and Secondary Prize may be offered. Prize variations may occur at the discretion of the adjudicator, convenor and sponsors on the day of the competition. Time Limit 3 to 6 minutes.

Sponsored by Di Truscott

Entry: $44.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P215 Piano Solo     Any notated Jazz piece 13 years and under

Time Limit: 05:00

Own Choice

Sponsored by Yvette Baer

Entry: $37.001st Trophy          2nd Trophy          3rd Trophy          HM          
P217 Piano Solo     Any notated Jazz piece 14 years and over

Time Limit: 05:00

Own Choice

Sponsored by Yvette Baer

Entry: $37.001st Trophy          2nd Trophy          3rd Trophy          HM          
P220 Piano Recital Piano Solo     7- 10 years

Time Limit: 08:00

MINI PIANO RECITAL 3 or 4 works from at least 3 different eras 5 minutes minimum to 8 minutes maximum (1) Rule 9a does not apply any piece performed in this section in 2025 may be repeated in another section in 2025 and vice versa. (2) Any piece performed in 2025 which has won first prize in 2025 may be repeated in this section.. (3) Rule 9j does not apply. A maximum of 4 pieces may be played.

Sponsors: Rondo Music School, Jane Burgess and Elaine Feng

Entry: $43.001st $150          2nd $100          3rd $50          HM          
P221 Piano Solo     12 years and under, Australian Composition

Time Limit: 04:00

Own Choice

Sponsored by AMEB SA & NT

Entry: $36.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P222 Piano Solo     Australian Composition, 13 years and over

Time Limit: 07:00

Own Choice Australian Composition

Sponsored by Gwen Hughes Memorial Trust

Entry: $41.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P224 Own Choice two contrasting pieces Piano Solo     14 years and under

Time Limit: 09:00

Own Choice

Sponsored by Zena Chapman

Entry: $45.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P225 Classical Sonata one movement Piano Solo     18 years and under

Time Limit: 08:00

Colin Finlayson Memorial

Sponsored by Stefan Krcmarov - TURNER Real Estate

Entry: $43.001st Medallion          2nd Medallion          3rd Medallion          HM          
P226 Own Choice two contrasting pieces Piano Solo     16 years and under

Time Limit: 09:00

Sponsored by Natalia Hubczenko

Entry: $45.001st $100          2nd $75          3rd $50          HM          
P227 Piano Recital Piano Solo     11-16 years

Time Limit: 15:00

JUNIOR PIANO RECITAL 3 or 4 works from at least 3 different eras 9 minutes minimum to 15 minutes maximum (1) Rule 9.a) of the 2025 Rules and Conditions of Competition, does not apply any piece performed in this section in 2025 may be repeated in another section in 2025 and vice versa. (2) Any piece performed in 2025 which has won first prize in 2025 may be repeated in this section.. (3) Rule 9.j) of the 2025 Rules and Conditions of Competition, does not apply. A maximum of 4 pieces may be played.

Sponsored by Recitals Australia

Entry: $58.001st $250          2nd $150          3rd $100          HM          
P229 Own Choice two contrasting pieces Piano Solo     14 years and over

Time Limit: 15:00

Colin Finlayson Memorial 8 minutes minimum, 15 minutes maximum

Sponsored by Rosanne Hammer, Phuong Vuong

Entry: $58.001st $150          2nd $100          3rd $50          HM          
P233 Romantic Era Piano Solo     13 years and over

Time Limit: 08:00

Own choice of piece/s from the Romantic Era

Sponsored by Leon Cattermole

Entry: $43.001st $60          2nd $40          3rd $20          HM          
P236 Chopin Piano Solo     16 years and over

Time Limit: 12:00

Own choice

Sponsored by Anna Goldsworthy

Entry: $52.001st $100          2nd $50          HM          
P238 Baroque Era Piano Solo     15 years and under

Time Limit: 08:00

Own Choice of piece/s

Sponsored by Diarshul Sandhu

Entry: $43.001st Medallions          2nd Medallions          3rd Medallions          HM          
P239 Piano Recital Piano Solo     17 years and over

Time Limit: 25:00

SENIOR PIANO RECITAL: 3 or 4 works from at least 3 different eras. 18 minutes. minimum, 25 minutes. maximum (1) Rule 9.a) of the 2025 Rules and Conditions of Competition, does not apply and therefore any piece performed in this section in 2025 may be repeated in another section in 2025 and vice versa. (2) Any piece performed in 2025 which has won first prize in 2025 may be repeated in this section. (3) Rule 9.j) of the 2025 Rules and Conditions of Competition, does not apply. A maximum of 4 pieces may be played. Competitors from this section aged 25 years or under on December 31, 2025, may be selected to compete in the MBS Young Virtuoso Award SA Final. The winner from that event will be invited to participate interstate in the MBS Young Virtuoso Final.

Sponsored by Eleonora Sivan, David Lockett AM and Jane Burgess

Entry: $58.001st $350          2nd $250          3rd $100          HM          
P248 Complete Sonata Piano Solo     14 years and over

Time Limit: 00:00

No time limit.

Sponsored by David Lockett AM

Entry: $54.001st $125          2nd $75          3rd $50          HM          
P252 Prelude and Fugue by Bach or Shostakovich Solo     16 years and over

Time Limit: 07:00

Time Limit 7 minutes. Should a candidate wish to perform a Prelude and Fugue that exceeds 7 minutes, written permission must be sought and granted from the Piano Convenor via Email on piano@adelaideeisteddfod.com.au at least 4 weeks prior to the start of the piano competition.

Sponsored by Debra Andreacchio

Entry: $41.001st $100          2nd $60          HM          
P253 Sonatina Piano Solo     15 years and under

Time Limit: 06:00

1 or more movements

Sponsored by Rondo Music School

Entry: $39.001st Trophy          2nd Trophy          3rd Trophy          HM          
P255 Piano Solo     Chinese Composition

Time Limit: 04:00

Own choice of piece(s) by Chinese composer/s Grade 5 or below written in the last 100 years. Refer to the list of suggested pieces and grade levels on the Adelaide Eisteddfod website. https://adelaideeisteddfod.com.au/competitions/divisions/piano-division/

Sponsored by Elaine Feng

Entry: $36.001st Trophy + $50          2nd Trophy + $40          3rd Trophy + $30          HM          PA Chinese Gift for every competitor          
P256 Piano Solo     Chinese Composition, Open Age

Time Limit: 08:00

Own choice of piece(s) by Chinese composer/s Grade 6 or above written in the last 100 years. Refer to the list of suggested pieces and grade levels on the Adelaide Eisteddfod website. https://adelaideeisteddfod.com.au/competitions/divisions/piano-division/

Sponsored by Elaine Feng

Entry: $39.001st Trophy + $180          2nd Trophy + $120          3rd Trophy + $75          HM          PA Chinese Gift for every competitor          
P257 Piano Solo     French Composition, Open Age

Time Limit: 09:00

Any composition by a French composer. A time limit suggested of 9 minutes.

Sponsored by David Metin

Entry: $45.001st Trophy          2nd Trophy          3rd Trophy          HM