ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

2026 Australian National Piano Award
Applications due: 5pm AEST Friday, 20 March 2026

Before applying, please read and understand the requirements outlined in the 2026 Award Rules and Information, available on the Award website.

What you’ll need to upload:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Birth Certificate
- If you are an Australia citizen:
  - A copy of your current valid Australian passport; or
  - Other certified official documentation proving your Australian citizenship
- If you are not an Australian citizen:
  - A certified copy of your proof of permanent Australian residency; or
  - A statutory declaration confirming you have lived in Australia for at least four of the five years immediately prior to the Award application closing date
- EFT receipt of $80 entry fee
- An audition recording (20 to 30 minutes in an uncompressed WAV file)

Contact details
Legal name*
As per birth certificate.
Preferred first name*
for promotion.
Preferred surname*
for promotion.
Date of birth*

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Age*
on Friday, 20 March 2026
Mobile*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Email*
Postal address*

Address

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Postcode
Residential address same as postal address?*

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Residential address*

Address

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Postcode

Referees

Applications must provide details of two referees:
Referee 1*
Referee 2*

Required documentation

Applicants must upload the required documentation:
Upload your Curriculum Vitae*

Outline your musical background, qualifications, awards, performances and ambitions.
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Upload a copy of your Birth Certificate*

Upload a copy of your Birth Certificate
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If you are an Australia citizen, you must provide either:
- a copy of your current valid Australian passport; or
- other certified official documentation proving your Australian citizenship
If you are not an Australian citizen, you must provide either:
- a certified copy of your proof of permanent Australian residency; or
- a statutory declaration confirming you have lived in Australia for at least four of the five years immediately prior to the Award application closing date
Please select:*

I am an Australian citizenI am not an Australian citizen
Upload a copy of your certified current valid Australian passport; OR*

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Upload certified official documentation proving your Australian citizenship*

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Upload a certified copy of your proof of permanent Australian residency*

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Upload a statutory declaration confirming you have lived in Australia for at least four of the five years immediately prior to the Award application closing date*

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$80 entry fee
Applicants must pay the $80 entry fee via EFT to:

Account name: Australian National Piano Award Inc
Bank: Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633 000
Account: 154 440 754
Description: Your full name
Upload a copy of the EFT receipt*

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Audition recordings
Applicants must submit an audition recording/s encompassing three distinct compositional styles, uploaded as an uncompressed WAV file. Up to three separate recordings may be uploaded.

The duration of all recordings together must equal 20-30 minutes of unedited performance, recorded within 18 months prior to the Award application closing date.

While the full audition recording does not need to be recorded in one continuous take, each individual item must be unedited.

Applicants are fully responsible for the quality and format of the recording.

Only uncompressed WAV files will be accepted. The Award will not convert files submitted in other formats and incorrect file formats will not be accepted.

The recording must include three distinct compositional styles, each selected from a different Repertoire Group as outlined in the 2026 Award Rules and Information (available on the Award website).

Repertoire Groups

Group A	Music of the Baroque period, up to and including Johann Sebastian Bach
Group B	Music of the Classical period after Bach, including Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert
Group C	Music of the Romantic period, from the 19th century up to and including 1900, excluding works by Beethoven and Schubert
Group D	French Impressionist works and all music from 1901 – 1950
Group E	Music composed from 1951 onwards

Audition recording #1

You can submit up to three recordings.
Upload an uncompressed WAV file*

Only uncompressed WAV files accepted.
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Date of recording*

DayMonthYear
Location of recording*
Name of technician
If applicable.
Details of the work/s*
Upload a second recording?

Yes
Audition recording #2
Upload an uncompressed WAV file*

Only uncompressed WAV files accepted.
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Date of recording*

DayMonthYear
Location of recording*
Name of technician
If applicable.
Details of the work/s*
Upload a third recording?

Yes
Audition recording #3
Upload an uncompressed WAV file*

Only uncompressed WAV files accepted.
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Date of recording*

DayMonthYear
Location of recording*
Name of technician
If applicable.
Details of the work/s*

Declaration
I confirm that I have read and understood the 2026 Award Rules and Information.*

Yes
I confirm that the uploaded audition recordings are my own unedited performances, recorded within the last 18 months prior to Award application closing date and submitted in uncompressed WAV format.*

Yes
I confirm that I have not received and will not have regular individual lessons from any 2026 Award adjudicator in the 18 months prior to October 2026.*

Yes
I understand that no extensions will be granted.*

Yes
I will respond promptly to all Award communications and requests and understand that failure to do so may affect my application.*

Yes
If selected as a 2026 Award finalist, I agree to:
- Submit a 500-word biography (in Word or PDF format) and a professional high-resolution colour head shot (JPEG, 1 to 2MB) by Friday, 29 May 2026.
- Complete the online repertoire form by Friday, 26 June 2026, acknowledging that failure to do so may result in forfeiting my place.
- Be responsible for my own travel arrangements and expenses to and from Shepparton.
- Treat all Award volunteers, hosts and contractors with the utmost kindness and respect, including responding promptly to all communications and requests.
- Understand that if I forfeit my place to perform during the Award week in Shepparton, the Award will not be liable for any travel costs or related arrangements I have made.
Agreement*

I agree
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ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Contact details

Referees

Required documentation

$80 entry fee

Audition recordings

Repertoire Groups

Audition recording #1

Audition recording #2

Audition recording #3

Declaration