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Previous Prize-Winners' Archive
1977 | 1981 | 1985 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004
| 1 |
Irina Plotnikova |
USSR |
| 2 |
Svetlana Navasardian |
USSR |
| 3 |
Andre Laplante |
Canada |
| 4 |
Marioara Trifan |
USA |
| 5 |
Phillip Fowke |
England |
| 6 |
Manana Doidzashvili |
USSR |
| 7 |
Daniel Blumenthal |
USA |
| 8 |
Dennis Lee |
Malaysia |
| 9 |
Diana Kacso |
Brazil |
| 10 |
Gary Steigerwalt |
USA |
| 11 |
Jenö Jandó |
Hungary |
| 12 |
Pawel Checinski |
Poland |
| 13 |
Piers Lane |
Australia |
1977
Special Prize-Winners
| Piers Lane |
The Australian Newspaper Prize for Best Australian Pianist |
| Jenö Jandó |
Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
| 1 |
Chia Chou |
Canada |
| 2 |
Endre Hedegus |
Hungary |
| 3 |
Catherine Vickers |
Canada |
| 4 |
Daniel Blumenthal |
USA |
| 5 |
David Owen Norris |
England |
| 6 |
Liora Ziv-Li |
Israel |
| 7 |
Marc Raubenheimer |
South Africa |
| 8 |
Patrick O'Byrne |
New Zealand |
| 9 |
Martin Roscoe |
England |
| 10 |
Alec Chien |
USA |
| 11 |
Edward Newman |
USA |
| 12 |
Yves Rault |
France |
1981
Special Prize-Winners
| Daniel Blumenthal |
Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
| David Owen Norris |
Musica Viva Special Prize Yamaha Music |
| Phillip Shovk |
Yamaha Music Foundation Prize for Best Australian Pianist |
| Endre Hegedus |
Alfred S White Bequest Prize for Best Accompanist |
| 1 |
Du Ning-Wu |
China |
| 2 |
Bernd Glemser |
West Germany |
| 3 |
Thomas Duis |
West Germany |
| 4 |
Eduardus Halim |
Indonesia |
| 5 |
Arnan Weisel |
Israel |
| 6 |
Ueli Wiget |
Switzerland |
| 7 |
Istvan Gulyas |
Hungary |
| 8 |
Rita Kinka |
Hungary |
| 9 |
David Selig |
Australia |
| 10 |
Michael Gurt |
USA |
| 11 |
Luigi Ceci |
Italy |
| 12 |
Phillip Shovk |
Australia |
1985
Special Prize-Winners
| David Selig |
Cladan Cultural Exchange Institute prize for Best Australian Pianist |
| Bernd Glemser |
Lotto People's Choice Prize |
| Thomas Duis |
Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
| Eduardus Halim |
Australian Opera Auditions Committee Prize for Best Accompanist |
| 1 |
Alexander Korsantiya |
USSR |
| 2 |
Riccardo Zadra |
Italy |
| 3 |
Eduardus Halim |
Indonesia |
| 4 |
David Buechner |
USA |
| 5 |
Sergei Erohin |
USSR |
| 6 |
Phillip Shovk |
Australia |
| 7 |
Gilead Mishory |
Israel |
| 8 |
Anton Batagov |
USSR |
| 9 |
Matthias Fletzberger |
Austria |
| 10 |
Victor Sangiorgio |
Australia |
| 11 |
Asaf Zohar |
Israel |
| 12 |
Adrienne Krausz |
Hungary |
1988
Special Prize-Winners
| Phillip Shovk |
Hephzibah Menuhin Memorial Scholarship for the Best Australian Pianist |
| Alexander Korsantiya |
Reisner-Pennycuik Concerto Prize |
| Riccardo Zadra |
Prize for the Best Overall Concerto Performances |
| Riccardo Zadra |
Lotto People's Choice Prize |
| Eduardus Halim |
Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize |
| Alexander Korsantiya |
Australian Chamber Orchestra Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto |
| Victor Sangiorgio |
Australasian Performing Right Association Prize for best Performance of an Australian Composition |
| 1 |
Xiang-Dong Kong |
China |
| 2 |
Olivier Cazal |
France |
| 3 |
Duncan Gifford |
Australia |
| 4 |
Hiroshi Arimori |
Japan |
| 5 |
Anna Malikova |
Russia |
| 6 |
Vitali Samoshko |
Ukraine |
| 7 |
Daniel Gortler |
Israel |
| 8 |
Matthias Kirschnereit |
Germany |
| 9 |
Michele Bolla |
Italy |
| 10 |
Ivor Janssen |
Netherlands |
| 11 |
Young-Ah Kim |
Korea |
| 12 |
Helen Sim |
USA |
1992
Special Prize-Winners
| Duncan Gifford |
Hephzibah Menuhin Memorial Scholarship for the Best Australian Pianist |
| Olivier Cazal |
Reisner-Pennycuik Concerto Prize |
| Olivier Cazal |
The Fuji People's Choice Prize |
| Matthias Kirschnereit |
Edward Sternberg Chamber Music Prize |
| Xiang-Dong Kong |
Australian Chamber Orchestra Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto |
| Xiang-Dong Kong |
Neville Grace Prize for Best Performance of a work by Liszt |
| Xiang-Dong Kong |
Sam Miller & Joan Langham Prize for Best Performance of a work by Mozart (in any stage of Competition) |
| Xiang-Dong Kong |
The Leo Guthman, Chicargo, Music Awards for Best Performance of a Stage III Contemporary Work |
| Robert Muczynsky |
The Leo Guthman, Chicargo, Music Awards for Composer of the Best Contemporary Work |
| 1 |
Sergei Tarasov |
Russia |
| 2 |
Yuki Takao |
Japan |
| 3 |
Roberto Cominati |
Italy |
| 4 |
Christiano Burato |
Italy |
| 5 |
Mikhail Yanovitsky |
Russia/USA |
| 6 |
Dimitry Grigortsevich |
Russia |
| 7 |
Konstantin Masliouk |
Russia |
| 8 |
Ingo Dannhorn |
Germany |
| 9 |
David Louie |
Canada |
| 10 |
Edward Park |
Australia |
| 11 |
Gabor Rozsa |
Hungary |
| 12 |
Anne Louise-Turgeon |
Canada |
1996
Special Prize-Winners
| Edward Park |
Friends of The Sydney International Piano Competition Prize for Best Australian Pianist |
| Sergei Tarasov |
Australasian Performing Right Association Prize for the Best Performance of an Australian work ($5,000) |
| Sergei Tarasov |
Kawai Australia Prize for the Best Performance of a work by Beethoven ($5,000) |
| Sergei Tarasov |
Neville Grace Prize for Best Performance of a work by Liszt ($5,000) |
| Sergei Tarasov |
Sam Miller & Joan Langham Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto ($5,000) |
| Yuki Takao |
The Fuyo People's Choice Prize ($5,000) |
| Sergei Tarasov |
Reisner-Pennycuik Prize for the Best Performance of a 19th or 20th Century Concerto ($4,500) |
| Roberto Cominati |
Australian Music Examinations Board Prize for Best Chamber Music Performance ($3,000) |
| Christiano Burato |
Barbara Leser Prize for the best performance of a work by
Chopin ($3,000) |
| Roberto Cominati |
Goldie Steinberg Prize for the Best Performance of a Work by Mozart (excluding Concertos) ($3,000) |
| Yurij Bogdanov |
Paul & Helena Hass Encouragement Award - given after the Quarter Finals to a pianist not selected for the Semi Finals ($2,000) |
| Roberto Cominati |
Danny May Prize for the Best Performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage II ($2,000) |
| Sergei Tarasov |
Friends of The Sydney International Piano Competition (Victoria), Prize for the Best Performance of a Virtuoso Study in Stage I ($1,000) |
| Sergei Tarasov |
Walsingham Classics Prize - the Winner will make a CD Recording in 1998. |
| Edward Park |
Australian Musicians Academy Recital in Sydney for the Best Australian Pianist 1997 - recital fee ($1,000) |
| 1 |
Marina Kolomiitseva |
Russia |
Sponsored by the Council of the City of Sydney |
| 2 |
Ayako Uehara |
Japan |
Sponsored by Yamaha Music Australia |
| 3 |
Evgeny Ukhanov |
Russia |
Sponsored by Theme and Variations |
| 4 |
Alexei Volodin |
Russia |
Sponsored by Mr Phillip Rowe |
| 5 |
Vera Kamaneva |
Russia |
Sponsored by Hunt & Hunt |
| 6 |
Henry Wong Doe |
New Zealand |
Sponsored by J Albert & Son Pty Limited |
2000
Special Prize-Winners
| Shan Deng |
Friends of The Sydney International Piano Competition Prize for Best Australian Pianist |
| Marina Kolomiitseva |
Neville Grace Prize for Best Performance of a work by Liszt |
| Marina Kolomiitseva |
Sam Miller Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto |
| Ayako Uehara |
People's Choice Prize sponsored by Miklos Felix |
| Marina Kolomiitseva |
Best Performance of a 19th or 20th century Concerto sponsored by Dr John Gregory-Roberts |
| Marina Kolomiitseva |
Best Performance of a work by Beethoven sponsored by Kawai Australia |
| Ayako Uehara |
Best Performance of an Australian work sponsored by the Australasian Performing Right Association |
| Ayako Uehara |
Best Performance of a Chamber Music work sponsored by the Australian Music Examination Board |
| Ayako Uehara |
Best Performance of a work by Chopin sponsored by Barbara Leser |
| Viktoria Lakissova |
Best Performance of a work by Mozart (excluding Concertos) sponsored by Goldie Steinberg |
| Ayako Uehara |
Best perfomance of a work by Schubert - The Gloria Ogden Memorial Prize - sponsored by the Ogden Family |
| Iulia-Maria Dobrescu |
The Paul & Helena Haas Encouragement Award, awarded to a Quarter Finals competitor not selected for the Semi Finals |
| Ayako Uehara |
Best performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage II sponsored by Danny May |
| Shan Deng |
Best Australian Pianist - recital fee sponsored by the Australian Musicians Academy |
| Ayako Uehara |
Best performance of the Virtuoso Study in Stage I - Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize - sponsored by the Australian Institute of Music |
2000
Recording Contracts
| The Forte Record Prize |
The 1st Prizewinner to make a CD recording in the USA |
| The Naxos Prize |
The 1st Prizewinner to make a CD recording in 2002 |
| The Walsingham Classics Prize |
The 1st Prizewinner to make a CD recording in 2002 |
| 1 |
John Chen |
New Zealand |
Sponsored by the Council of the City of Sydney |
| 2 |
Rem Urasin |
Russia |
Sponsored by Yamaha Music Australia |
| 3 |
Daniel Hill |
Australia |
Sponsored by Theme and Variations |
| 4 |
Ayano Shimada |
Japan |
Sponsored by Mr Phillip Rowe |
| 5 |
Alexander Lubiantsev |
Russia |
Sponsored by Hunt & Hunt |
| 6 |
Chu-Fang Huang |
P.R. China |
Sponsored by J Albert & Son Pty Limited |
2004
Special Prize-Winners
| Daniel Hill |
Friends of The Sydney International Piano Competition Prize for Best Australian Pianist |
| Alexander Lubiantsev |
Neville Grace Prize for Best Performance of a work by Liszt |
| Alexander Lubiantsev |
David Burns Prize for Best Performance of a Study by Liszt in Stage I |
| Rem Urasin |
Sam Miller Prize for Best Performance of a Mozart Concerto |
| Rem Urasin |
People's Choice Prize sponsored by Hochtief Australia |
| John Chen |
Best Performance of a 19th or 20th century Concerto sponsored by Dr John Gregory-Roberts |
| John Chen |
Best Performance of a work by Beethoven sponsored by Kawai Australia |
| Rem Urasin |
Best Performance of an Australian work sponsored by the Australasian Performing Right Association |
| John Chen |
Best Performance of a Chamber Music work sponsored by Joan Adler in memory of Henry Adler |
| Rem Urasin |
Best Performance of a work by Chopin, donated by the Ogden Family |
| John Chen |
Best Performance of a work by Mozart (excluding Concertos) sponsored by Mr & Mrs J Bain |
| John Chen |
Best perfomance of a work by Schubert, donated by the Hon. Bronwyn Bishop MP |
| James Jae-Won Moon |
The Paul & Helena Haas Encouragement Award, awarded to a Quarter Finals competitor not selected for the Semi Finals |
| Chu-Fang Huang |
Best Performance of a Debussy Prelude in Stage II sponsored by Danny May |
| Chu-Fang Huang |
Best Performance of a sonata by Haydn in Stage III, donated by Vicki Liberman, in memory of Goldie Sternberg |
| Ayano Shimada |
Best performance of the Virtuoso Study in Stage I - Lev Vlassenko Memorial Prize - sponsored by the Australian Institute of Music |
2004
Recording Contracts
| The Naxos Prize |
The 1st Prizewinner to make a CD recording. |
| The ABC Classics Prize |
The 1st Prizewinner to make a CD recording. |

1996 Competition Prizewinners Left to Right:
Roberto Cominati (Italy) 3rd, Yuki Takao (Japan) 2nd,
Sergei Tarasov (Russia) 1st
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