Australia Piano World Annual Event

Sauter Piano Competition 2020

Last year Austrlaia Piano world’s yearly event – Sauter Piano Competition, was the primary show of our Chen’s Music Festival. During that July, in which 9 consecutive days were filled with passion-filled masterclasses, concerts, and charity events, the Sauter Piano Competition marked a fulfilling conclusion for the festival.

Now, Sauter Piano Competition 2020 is imminent, soon to be upon us – is everyone ready?

Australia Piano World has 30 years of great reputation. It is a proud dealer of Japan, Germany, and Italy’s top piano brands, which are all renowned internationally.  The various musical events and competitions organized by us are platforms that facilitate music lovers to share and create music. We aim to stimulate the interest of music participants and enrich their on-stage experiences, and are thereby not suitable for comparison to most other competition standards, or used as reference/a reference to them.
After registration, the result of each section will be determined by Australia Piano World, and their decision will be final.

2020 Sauter Piano Competition (NSW)

5-8yrs
1st: Eugene Liu
2nd is Ivy Yan
3rd: Aviva Wang

9-12yrs
1st Samantha Wong
2nd Angela Tao
3rd Symphony Shi

13-16yrs
1st Jasmine Zhi
2nd Ella Liu
3rd Andrew Gu

1. Competition Schedule

• State competition

Offline Competition Venues:

SYDNEY          390 Eastern Valley Way Chatswood, NSW, 2067

MELBOURNE  1/200 Princes HWY Dandenong, VIC, 3175

GOLD COAST  8 Case St, Southport, QLD, 4215

Online (if we cannot hold offline concert): YouTube live stream

Registration period: limited space, close once is full

Competition: 

Sydney:  November 14-15, 2020 5:00 p.m.

Melbourne： December 12, 2020 5:00 p.m.

Gold Coast：December 19, 2020 6:00 p.m.

• National Competition

Due to many factors, the organizer has decided to cancel the Gold Coast 2020 Sauter Piano National Competition and all events from 21th-23th except the Charity Concert. 

2. Registration:

• Conditions

Age: 5-16 years old

All participants must be accompanied by guardian.

Travel and lodging expenses are to be borne by participants

• Fees

State Competition

Customer of Australia Piano World:

Section 1 (5-8yrs)      $0

Section 2 (9-12yrs)    $0

Section 3 (13-16yrs)  $0

Not a Customer of Australia Piano World:   

Section 1 (5-8yrs)      $30

Section 2 (9-12yrs)    $50

 Section 3 (13-16yrs)  $80

National Competition

Customer of Australia Piano World: $150

Not a Customer of Australia Piano World: $300

* The above fees include 1 performer & 1 guardian.

$10 per additional guest member.

We welcome audience above the age of 5 years. Children under the age of 5, whose parents cannot ensure that they can watch quietly, are not recommended to attend.

Payment Method

Account Name: AUSTRALIA PIANO WORLD

BSB: 082465

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 153050893

Please make sure participant name + contact number is added as description under the payment/ PLS email to [email protected] of the payment receipt.

• Methods of registration:

Online registration through the form below

https://australiapianoworld.com.au/2020-sauter-piano-competition-registration-form/

3. Composition for performance:

• The adjudicator reserves the right to terminate the performance.
• Participants to play one piece of their choice. Please note the time limitations.
• Participants must bring a copy of theri music for the adjudicators.

4. Dress Code:

A formal dress code for concert performance is compulsory for state and national competition.  A dark coloured suit or tuxedo for men and formal long gown for women are preferred.

5. Prizes:

Each section will have top 3 places,  and special prizes in the form of  “Outstanding Performance”, “Most Potential” and “Audience Favorite”.

All winners will receive certificates and trophies and top 3 will receive cash prize + Australia Piano World credic voucher.

The state competition will select

TOP 3 and SPECIAL PRIZES of each group in state competition and Australia Piano World INVITED PARTICIPANTS will have PRIORITY ACCESS to the national competition. (Fees applied for National competition.)

State

Section 1 (5-8yrs)

Section 2 (9-12yrs)

Section 3 (13-16yrs)

*The Credit Voucher is available for consumption or upgrade piano in Australia Piano World only by the winner. 

 State Competition Credit Voucher valid for 1 year, National Competition Credit Voucher valid for 2 years.

 The Voucher is for one use only. Cash will not be given on any unused balance.

6. Adjudicator

Sydney:

Quang Hong Luu

Second Prize: Euregio Piano International Competition (2015)

First prize: Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition of Australia (2011)

Received a full scholarship to the Australian International Conservatorium of Music, has performed with many orchestras

Stephanie McCallum

DSCM(Performer) with Merit DSCM(Teacher) ARCM LRAM

Teaching at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as Associate Professor in piano

Has recorded works of Erik Satie, Ludwig van Beethoven, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Franz Liszt…

Melbourne

Caroline Almonte

The winner of the keyboard section of the ABC Young performers award
First prize at the international chamber music competition in Italy, Permio Trio di Trieste.
Now she’s teaching piano at the University of Melbourne and has inspired many young pianists through her expert recordings of AMEB Piano Grade book works

Gold Coast

Wendy Lorenz

has performed extensively throughout Australia and overseas and appeared for many of the major radio and television networks in Europe and Asia.

has taught at the NSW Conservatorium,  the Universities of New England and Southern Queensland, (where she was also Head of Music from 2000 to 2004 inclusive) and most recently the Australian National University

To encourage our performers, we will award a crystal piano music box to those who have participated in Piano world’s series of events since Stage For you 4 and worked hard in their piano practice. This crystal piano model has been masterfully constructed in the form of a piano and music can easily be played through Bluetooth. 

To be awarded the prize:
From now until the end of the Sauter Piano Competition, participants should record two videos of piano practice each week (each video <3min) and share to [email protected] through Google Drive. We will create a special programs list on YouTube so our participants can collect “likes” on YouTube. 

We will select participants with the most amount of likes (vaild when “likes”>30)

* “likes” will be calculated for participants on both Wechat and Youtube

7. Notes:

• All rules and regulation are deemed to be accepted by participants upon submission of registration.
• There is no refund of any portion of the entry fee If you withdraw for any personal reason (including, but not limited to, medical reasons).
• Participants must abide by the rules and regulation of competition, as well as any arrangement made by the organiser.  Participants will be disqualified on failing to abide by the rules and arrangement.  The organiser reserves the rights to keep all the recordings from the competition.
• All winners must attend the prize giving ceremony and accept the prize in person. Prizes will not be given to winner who is absent from the ceremony.
• The organiser will not be liable for any injury sustained by the participant during the competition.
• The organiser reserved the rights to use the images and recordings for the purpose of advertising and promotion of the competition.  No fees will be paid to participant for the use of such image and recording.
• Australia Piano World will have customers as priority in the guest list.
• The explanation given by Australia Piano World with regards to results, the results will be accepted by default after registration, and no objections and disputes will be accepted.
• The explanation given by Australia Piano World with regards torules and regulation of the competition is deemed final and cannot be disputed. Australia Piano World reserves the rights to amend the rules and regulations.

Following us now and begin your music journey with Australia Piano World!