Year
Finalist
Location
Instrument
Concerto
2024
Peter Gjelsten
Wellington
Violin
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius
Ben van Leuven
Lower Hutt
Clarinet
Concerto for Clarinet by Aaron Copland
Hazuki Katsukawa
Auckland
Violin
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius
2023
Yu zhang Wu
Auckland
Piano
Rhapsody on a theme by Paganini, Op. 43 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Henry Meng
Auckland
Piano
Piano Concert No. 3 in D minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Madeleine Xiao
Auckland
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 by Frederic Chopin
2021
Catherine Kwak
Auckland
Cello
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 4 by Antonin Dvorak
Hyein Kim
Auckland
Cello
Sinfonia Concertante, Op. 125 by Sergei Prokofiev
April Ju
Christchurch
Violin
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius
2020
Lixin Zhang
Christchurch
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 in Bb Minor, Op. 23 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Leon Chen
Auckland
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 5 - Johannes Brahms
Ashani Waidyatillake
Auckland
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22 - Camille Saint-Saёns
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/ 3Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
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/ 3Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
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/ 3Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
2019
Diane Huh
Auckland
Violin
Concerto in D Minor Op. 47, - Jean Sibelius
Isabella Gregory
Christchurch
Flute
Flute Concerto - Ibert
Hyein Kim
Hamilton
Cello
Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33 - Tchaikovsky
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/ 2Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
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/ 2Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
2018
Modi Deng
Auckland
Piano
Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Opus 30, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Lixin Zhang
Wellington
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, S. 124, Franz Liszt
Muse Ye
Christchurch
Piano
Concerto in G Major, Maurice Ravel
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/ 2Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
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/ 2Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
2017
Matthais Balzat
Auckland
Cello
Concerto No. 1 in Eb major, Op. 107, Dmitri Shostakovich
Hyein Kim
Hamilton
Cello
Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 Antonin Dvorak
Delvan Lin
Auckland
Piano
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Op. 43 Sergei Rachmaninoff
Siyu Sun
Christchurch
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Sergei Rachmaninoff
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/ 2Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
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/ 2Ut venenatis laoreet eros. Nullam varius vulputate sapien, a porta urna interdum in. Aliquam suscipit dui sit amet orci ornare, quis ultrices nunc blandit. Donec tempus a urna vitae iaculis.
2016
Sam Lucas
Hamilton
Cello
Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hebraique for Violoncello and Orchestra by Ernest Bloch
Heather Lewis-Baker
Wellington
Cello
Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 by Edward Elgar
Kate Oswin
Christchurch
Violin
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius
2015
Bradley Wood
Christchurch
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Kent Isomura
Auckland
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26 by Sergei Prokofiev
Liam Wooding
Wanganui
Piano
Piano Concerto in G major by Maurice Ravel
2014
Arna Morton
Christchurch
Violin
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 by Karol Szymanowski
Matthias Balzat
Auckland
Cello
Cello Concerto by William Walton
Nathaniel Smorti
Taupo
Clarinet
Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73 by Carl Maria von Weber
2013
Andrew Leathwick
Hamilton
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Stephen Watson
Christchurch
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major
Kent Isomura
Auckland
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 102
2012
Santiago Canon-Valencia
Hamilton
Cello
Hilary Hayes
Canterbury
Violin
Blythe Press
Wellington
Violin
2011
Jason Bae
Auckland
Piano
Grace Francis
Auckland
Piano
Tina Kim
Auckland
Piano
2010
Edward King
Auckland
Cello
Emma Yoon
Canterbury
Violin
Harry Ellerm
Canterbury
Violin
2009
John-Paul Muir
Auckland
Piano
Joong-Han Jung
Auckland
Piano
Jason Bae
Auckland
Piano
2008
Yoshiko Tsuruta
Wellington
Marimba
Yuuki Bouterey-Ishido
Canterbury
Cello
Alexandra Lomeiko
Canterbury
Violin
2007
Chen (Tony) Lin
Canterbury
Piano
Joo Hae Kim
Auckland
Piano
Leigh Kereopa
Palmerston North
Piano
2006
Amalia Hall
Auckland
Violin
Blythe Press
Wellington
Violin
Christabel Lin
Auckland
Violin
Serenity Thurlow
Canterbury
Viola