2012/2013 Concerto Finalists:
Left to Right – Stephen Watson (Christchurch), Andrew Leathwick (Hamilton) and Kent Isomura (Auckland)
46TH NATIONAL CONCERTO COMPETITION FINAL RESULTS
Please click here for the Andrew Leathwick’s biography and photograph
This was held on Saturday 9th March at the Aurora Centre Burnside High School to a near capacity audience. It was a truly dazzling display of talent performed by the three finalists.
The winner was: Andrew Leathwick (Hamilton) – $7,000.00
Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3
The runner up was: Stephen Watson (Christchurch) – $3,000.00
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
Third place went to: Kent Isomura (Auckland) – $1,500.00
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2
The People’s Prize (Audience vote) went to: Andrew Leathwick – $150.00
The Youth Jury Prize went to: Andrew Leathwick – $100.00
Prizes of $700.00 each were presented to the other three semi-finalists:
Lawrence Wong (Auckland), Rafaella Garlick-Grice (Wellington) and Na Young Koo (Auckland)
A Competition for Musicians aged under 25
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Total prize pool $13,850
First Prize: $7,000
Second Prize: $3,000
Third Prize: $1,500
Unplaced semi-finalists each receive $700
People’s Choice Award $150
Youth Jury prize $100
Preliminaries:
10-14 December 2012
Middleton Grange School
Performing Arts Venue
Finals:
9 March 2013
Finalists play with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
Aurora Centre, Christchurch
Conductor: Hamish Mckeich
2012 – 2013 National Concerto
Competition® Adjudicators
Preliminaries and Final:
Bryan Sayer
Distinguished recitalist and teacher.
Retired Senior Lecturer in Piano, University of Auckland.
Katherine Austin
Recitalist. Lecturer in Piano, University of Waikato.
Glenn Riddle
Soloist and Chamber musician.
Lecturer in Music, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music,
Melbourne University of Music.
Entries close 15th October 2012
Click here for downloadable .pdf of Entry Form and Rules
For further information please contact:
National Concerto Competition Trust
P O Box 7633, Sydenham, Christchurch 8240
email: concertocompetition@gmail.com
Administered by the Christchurch Civic Music Council Inc in association with Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
www.musiccanterbury.co.nz
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The 45th National Concerto Competition
54 highly talented and skilled young musicians from all over New Zealand gathered in Christchurch for the preliminaries and semi-finals of the 45th National Concerto Competition* which was for orchestral instrumentalists.
The Final was held on Saturday 10th March 2012 at the Aurora Centre, Burnside High School, Christchurch. The Finalists were accompanied by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir William Southgate.
Congratulations to
45th National Concerto Winner – 2012
Santiago Canon Valencia, cello – Prize $7,000
Concerto – Shostakovich
45th National Concerto Second Place – Prize $3,000
Hilary Hayes, violin
No 2 in D Minor Op 22, Violin & Orchestra – Wieniawski
45th National Concerto Third Place – Prize $1,500
Blythe Press, violin
Poeme for Violin and Orchestra. by Ernest Chausson
Special Prizes
People’s Choice Award – Prize $150
Hilary Hayes, violin
Junior Adjudicator Panel Award – Prize $100
Hilary Hayes, violin
Semi Finalists not chosen for the Finals
(Unplaced semi-finalists each received $700)
Andrew Bell, marimba
Concerto for Marimba & Orchestra – Anders Koppel
Hugh Roberts, flute
Flute Concerto – Jolivet
Catherine Kwak, cello
Sinfonia Concertante for Cello – Prokofiev
Most Promising Performer not chosen for the Semi-Finals
Prize $250
Bryony Gibson-Cornish, viola
Concerto for Viola & Orchestra, Op. Posth.- Bela Bartok
Special Awards for Canterbury Performers
Each recipient received $100
John Kwak, violin
Violin Concerto No 1 in F Sharp Minor. Op14. – Wieniawski
Joo Eun Kim, cello
Konzert No 1 for Cello – Saint Saens
2012 Adjudicators
Preliminaries
Edward Allen (Principal Horn NZSO)
Andrew Thomson (Principal 2nd Violin NZSO)
Howard Parkhouse (Trinity Guildhall, London)
Final
Edward Allen
Andrew Thomson
Francesca Matthews (Trinity Guildhall, London.)
* National Concerto Competition is a Trade Mark of the Christchurch Civic Music Council.
