Despite last-minute withdrawals and down-to-the wire decisions, the continual interruptions made this ‘third time lucky’ event all the more exciting.
We all felt immensely privileged to witness the sheer precocity of talent on show and the adjudicator, Tim Wayne-Wright was blown away by the technical assuredness and musicianship of these instrumentalists, not to mention the stunning new Steinway concert grand piano! The ‘grande dame’ arrived a day before lockdown last August and has been waiting for an opportunity to be played ever since – our JHS students are the first to be given the honour.
It was wonderful to have senior management supporting the girls – this was hugely important to the families who were unable to attend due to COVID restrictions.
Our team are determined to run whatever events we can in our beautiful Arts Centre – our mantra is stay flexible and go with the flow.
| Overall winner | Year 7 Channelle Huang (piano) |
| Most Engaging Performance | Year 8 Eva Zheng (guzheng) |
| Junior Piano Cup | Year 8 Iris Guo (piano) |
| Junior Woodwind Cup | Year 8 Ella Zhang (flute) |
| Years 7 and 8 | Year 7 Channelle Huang (piano) |
| 1st prize | Year 8 Ella Zhang (flute) |
| 2nd prize | |
| Years 9 and 10 | |
| 1st prize | Year 9 Mika Kurosawa (cello) |
| 2nd prize | Year 9 Meredith Leu (violin) |
Watch winner Channelle Huang’s performance here.
