Applicant Details
Title
Mr
First Name
Aaron
Surname
Liu
Date of Birth
24 Dec 1992
Telephone
+61 0416 683 768
Permanent Address
21 Hawthorne Street, Forest Lake
Brisbane
QLD 4078
AUSTRALIA
Repertoire: The preliminaries
Round 1: 20-minute recital
| Composer | Piece | Australian | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Joseph Haydn | Sonata in B minor, Hob xvi: 32 | 10 | |
| Karol Szymanowski | Prelude Op. 1, No. 8 | 3 | |
| Franz Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 | 6 | |
| 0 | |||
Round 2: 30-minute recital
| Composer | Piece | Australian | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miriam Hyde | Brown Hill Creek in Spring | Yes | 5 |
| Franz Liszt | Hungarian Rhapsdy No. 12 | 10 | |
| Alberto Ginastera | Piano Sonata No.1, Op. 22 | 14 | |
| 0 | |||
Repertoire: The semi-finals
Round 1: 65-minute recital
| Composer | Piece | Australian | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Ilitch Tcahikovsky | Original Theme and Variations, Op. 19, no. 6 | 10 | |
| Sergei Prokofiev | Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 | 19 | |
| Modest Mussorgsky | Pictures at an Exhibition | 32 | |
| 0 | |||
Round 2: Accompaniment / Chamber Music
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Franck: Sonata in A major
Piano Quintet
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major Op 44
Repertoire: The Finals
Round 1: 18th Century Concerto
Beethoven: Concerto No 1 in C major Op 15
Round 2: 19th or 20th century Concerto
Liszt: Concerto No 2 in A major S.125
Audition video
Biography
Melbourne-born Aaron Liu completed his Bachelor of Music in Advanced Performance (Honours) at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 2013 with Oleg Stepanov. During his undergraduate degree, he was awarded prizes each year for achieving the highest mark in performance. He is currently completing a Master of Music in Performance also at the Queensland Conservatorium where he received a Postgraduate Award.Winner of the 2014 Australian Youth Classical Music Competition, Aaron was also awarded first place in both the 2015 Australian Society of Keyboard Music National Open Piano Competition and the 2015 MRC Great Romantics National Competition. He was also a finalist in the 2015 ABC Young Performers Awards.
Aaron has also participated in the 2009 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Japan) and the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition.
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Supporting documentation
Passport details
Nationality
Australian
Passport Number
N1706664
Expiration Date
17-Dec-2015
City / Town of Birth
Melbourne
Documentation of musical studies
Documentation of musical activity
Signed reference
Last updated: 01-Dec-2015 11:19 PM