Support to undertake postgraduate studies in pianoforte

This prize will be awarded to a Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University classical piano student for the purpose of undertaking postgraduate studies in pianoforte at the Conservatorium or an approved overseas institution.

Competitors are required to play works from set categories. See competition details for more information.

Key points

Targeted to

Classical piano students

Value

$600

Apply by

4pm Friday 2 August 2024

Competition details

  • The prize will be awarded to a Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University classical piano student for the purpose of undertaking postgraduate studies in pianoforte at the Conservatorium or an approved overseas institution.
  • Previous winners of this prize are ineligible to enter.

To apply, submit a completed application form, following submission details on the form:

Minnie May Bussey Prize application form 2024

Selection process

  • All competitors are required to play between 25–40 minutes, including five minutes for the set piece. The programme must include a work or works from each of the following categories:
    • Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Scarlatti, Handel, Couperin
    • Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, Schubert, Franck
    • a virtuoso piece from the Romantic, Modern or Contemporary Repertoire
    • a set piece (five minutes).
  • In any year when there are no entries of a sufficiently high standard, no prize shall be awarded.
  • The competition will be judged by a panel of three judges, such judges being appointed by the Director or his nominee. No judge mat be the teacher of a student who is competing.

Approximate value of $600.

Donor

The late Minnie May Bussey.

Competition date: 13 August 2024

Time: 6.30pm.

Place: Ian Hanger Recital Hall.

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