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| 2026 Adelaide Eisteddfod |
| String Division |
| 23 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2026 |
| (To be confirmed after receipt of Entries and Programming has been finalised) |
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STRING DIVISION 2026
Dates: Thursday 23 July – Friday 31 July.
Venue: Unley Park Baptist Church, Bellevue Place Unley Park
Convenor: Shu Yin Goh
Mobile: 0452 639 601
Email: strings@adelaideeisteddfod.com.au
Adjudicators: TBA $15 General Admission $10 Concession (including Pensioners, Seniors & Students and Teachers of Competitors performing that day) $5 Children 5 to 15 years 2026 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. How to Enter Entries for the 2026 Adelaide Eisteddfod are on-line via the Stardom website at https://www.stardom.com.au/. On the Stardom Homepage look for ‘Competitions open for taking entries’ and click on + to view the Divisions being offered in ‘2026 Adelaide Eisteddfod’. Click on ‘Schedule’ to open the list of sections. To enter log in with your Stardom username and password or register for an account so you can log in. Once you have logged in look for ‘2026 Adelaide Eisteddfod’ under ‘Select Competition’. Click on ‘Start Entry’. ‘Select Sections’ will appear. Click on + to open the Division that you would like to view. Click on the box on the left side for each section that you would like to enter. Click on ‘Next’ to complete the entry.
Entries close Friday 10 April 2026, 11:59 pm ACST
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 Rules of the Competition 2026 carefully.
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| ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 10/04/2026 11:59:00 PM (AEST) |
| S301 | Violin or Viola Unaccompanied Solo 25 years and under Time Limit: 10:00 |
| | Unaccompanied solo. One or two movements from any unaccompanied work. Movements need not be from the same suite.
Sponsored by Keith Crellin OAM and Ruth Saffir |
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| Entry: $48.00 | 1st $100 2nd $50 HM |
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| S302 | Cello or Double Bass Unaccompanied Solo 25 years and under Time Limit: 10:00 |
| | Unaccompanied solo. One or two movements from any unaccompanied work. Movements need not be from the same suite.
Sponsored by Keith Crellin OAM and Ruth Saffir |
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| Entry: $48.00 | 1st $100 2nd $50 HM |
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| S306 | Junior String Concerto 16 years and under Time Limit: 00:00 |
| | Junior String Concerto. One or two movements of a concerto, cadenzas optional. No time limit. Entrants perform in ascending order of age. Previous First Prize Winners of this section are not eligible to enter.
Competitor must state the chosen concerto, movement/s, composer and approximate duration at time of entry. Sponsored by Dr Elizabeth Layton |
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| Entry: $68.00 | 1st $75 2nd $50 3rd $25 HM |
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| S314 | Romantic section Solo 18 years and under Time Limit: 09:00 |
| | Piece/s by a composer of the romantic era( 1790-1910) Sponsored by AMEB SA & NT |
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| Entry: $46.00 | 1st Trophy 2nd Trophy HM |
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| S316 | Any String Non 1st Prize Winner Solo 13-16 years Time Limit: 06:00 |
| | Own choice. This section is for those who have never won a first prize in a previous Adelaide Eisteddfod on that instrument. Sponsored by Wendy Heiligenberg |
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| Entry: $40.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM Certificate |
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| S318 | Violin or Viola Solo 8 and 9 years Time Limit: 04:00 |
| | Own choice. Sponsored by Lindsay Lavers |
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| Entry: $36.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S319 | Cello or Double Bass Solo 8 and 9 years Time Limit: 04:00 |
| | Own choice. Sponsored by Lindsay Lavers |
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| Entry: $36.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S321A | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 1 Time Limit: 02:30 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade one syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Else Buttler Memorial |
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| Entry: $33.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM Certificate |
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| S321B | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 1 Time Limit: 02:30 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade one syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Else Buttler Memorial |
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| Entry: $33.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM Certificate |
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| S322A | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 2 Time Limit: 03:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade two syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Else Buttler Memorial |
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| Entry: $34.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S322B | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 2 Time Limit: 03:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade two syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Else Buttler Memorial |
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| Entry: $34.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S323A | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 3 Time Limit: 03:30 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade three syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Helen Ayres and Christen Barras |
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| Entry: $35.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM Certificate |
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| S323B | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 3 Time Limit: 03:30 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade three syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Helen Ayres and Christen Barras |
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| Entry: $35.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM Certificate |
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| S324A | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 4 Time Limit: 04:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade four syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Di Truscott |
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| Entry: $36.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S324B | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 4 Time Limit: 04:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade four syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Di Truscott |
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| Entry: $36.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S325A | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 5 Time Limit: 05:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade five syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Wendy Heiligenberg |
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| Entry: $38.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S325B | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 5 Time Limit: 05:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade five syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Wendy Heiligenberg |
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| Entry: $38.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S326A | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 6 Time Limit: 06:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade six syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by AMEB SA & NT |
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| Entry: $40.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S326B | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 6 Time Limit: 06:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade six syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by AMEB SA & NT |
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| Entry: $40.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S328 | Any String Instrument Solo Grade 7/8 Time Limit: 07:00 |
| | One piece from the 2026 AMEB Grade 7/8 syllabus.
A candidate competing in this section may not compete in any other grade level section. Failure to comply with this rule may result in withdrawal from all grade level sections.
Sponsored by Lisi McGowran |
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| Entry: $42.00 | 1st $75 2nd $50 3rd $25 HM |
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| S330 | Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass Solo 7 years and under Time Limit: 03:00 |
| | Own choice. Sponsored by Kai Wang |
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| Entry: $34.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S336 | Any String Non 1st Prize Winner Solo 10-12 years Time Limit: 06:00 |
| | Own choice.
Sponsored by David Yan |
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| Entry: $40.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S338 | Any String Instrument Solo 14-18 years Time Limit: 10:00 |
| | Own Choice Sponsored by Keith Crellin OAM and Ruth Saffir |
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| Entry: $48.00 | 1st $100 2nd $50 HM |
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| S341 | Violin or Viola Solo 10 and 11 years Time Limit: 05:00 |
| | Own choice. Sponsored by Wendy Heiligenberg |
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| Entry: $38.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S342 | Cello or Double Bass Solo 10 and 11 years Time Limit: 05:00 |
| | Own choice. Sponsored by Wendy Heiligenberg |
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| Entry: $38.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S345 | Violin or Viola Solo 12 and 13 years Time Limit: 06:00 |
| | Own choice. Sponsored by Kai Wang |
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| Entry: $40.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S346 | Cello or Double Bass Solo 12 and 13 years Time Limit: 06:00 |
| | Own choice. Sponsored by Kai Wang |
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| Entry: $40.00 | 1st Medallion 2nd Medallion 3rd Medallion HM |
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| S347 | Junior String Unaccompanied Solo 13 years and under Time Limit: 07:00 |
| | Unaccompanied solo. One or two movements from any unaccompanied work. Movements need not be from the same suite.
Sponsored by Shu Yin Goh and Chia Yu Seo |
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| Entry: $42.00 | 1st Medallion + $60 2nd Medallion + $40 3rd Medallion + $20 HM HM |
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| S806 | Adelaide Eisteddfod Chamber Music Competition 2 to 8 players 18 years and under Time Limit: 14:00 |
| | Own choice of work/s. Any combination of the following instruments: piano,violin, viola, cello and double bass. Piano accompaniment and/or conducting, if used, must be by competitor/s who will be counted as part of the ensemble.
Sponsored by The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Musicians` Association |
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| Entry: $64.00 | 1st Trophy 2nd Trophy HM |
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| S939 | Any String Player Solo 25 years and under Time Limit: 20:00 |
| | RECITAL OPEN TO ALL STRING PLAYERS.
Two contrasting works which demonstrate your technical and interpretive capabilities within a time limit of 12 - 20 minutes.
2026 Rules and Conditions of Competition 9.a) 9.c), and 9.e) do not apply. Just to clarify, any piece performed in another section in 2026, or which has won a first prize in 2026 may be played in this section.
Time limit - 20mins. maximum.
Competitors from this section aged 25 years or under on December 31, 2026, may be selected to compete in the South Australian Final of the 5MBS Young Virtuoso Award.
Sponsored by Recitals Australia |
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| Entry: $76.00 | 1st $350 2nd $250 3rd $150 HM |
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