2022 Winners
Overall Winner – Ian Souster Memorial Award
Not Awarded
Distinction Awards
Xuyao (Alex) Bai – Piano – Elim Christian College (Int Dept)
Hayden Chiu – Violin – Kings school
Merit Awards
Jade Lyles – Harp – Pinehurst school
Romy (Yin Tong) Jiang – Violin – Kristin (Int Dept)
Ryan Yeh – Cello – Remuera Primary School
Leo (Zhao Xuan) Liu – Piano – Bucklands Beach Intermediate
Shan Liu – Piano – Marina View School
Elaine Zhang – Piano – Pinehurst School
APPA Most Promising Performer
Kate Xu – Cello – St Cuthbert’s College (Int Dept)
2020-21 No Competition due to covid
2019 Winners
Overall Winner – Ian Souster Memorial Award
Jifei Shao
Distinction Awards
Hayden Chiu – Strings
Merit Awards
Alex Bai
Janice Tsai
Shan Liu
Sunny Liu
APPA Most Promising Performer
Caitlin Chen
Special thanks to the Judges:
Amalia Hall
Virginia Hopkins
Christina Bevan
Justin Bird
Guest Judge
Lara Hall
2018 Winners
Overall Winner – Ian Souster Memorial Award
Not Awarded
Distinction Awards
Amelie Che – Piano – Wentworth College (Int Dept)
Jennifer Zhang – Harp – ACG Parnell (Int Dep)
Merit Awards
Ryan Shen – Piano – Target Road Primary
Charles Sang – Piano – King’s School
Jennifer Wu – Piano – Somerville Int
Jamie Taylor – Piano – King’s School
Sunny Liu – Piano – Pigeon Mountain Primary
2017 Winners
Overall Winner – Ian Souster Memorial Award
Yuzhang WU – Piano – Pinehurst School
Distinction Awards
Meagan Brook – Piano – Farm Cove Int
Jennifer Zhang – Harp – ACG Parnell
Merit Awards
Ethan Huang – Piano – St Kentigern College