Piano+

02/11/2025

“… Wang’s arresting left-hand prominence and concentrated intensity are riveting… She brings commanding sweep, power, and cohesion… Most pianists would be happy to claim Wang’s mastery and assurance in Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata.” ”

International Piano

Wynona Wang was one of the most popular pianists in the last Sydney International Piano Competition, winning Fifth Prize overall as well as the Board of Directors’ Prize for Excellence. She has subsequently won the Bronze Medal at the 2024 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition and performs regularly around the USA as well as abroad.

Wynona Wang Tour

2nd November 2025
Sorrento Music Appreciation Group VIC

5th November 2025
Phoenix Central Park NSW

8th November 2025
Arts Bundanoon

9th November 2025
South Coast Music Society

Program

Wynona will be doing different length performances, featuring selections from the following repertoire

Schubert/Liszt transcriptions and Liebestraum (4’ + 4’ + 6’)

Zhang Zhao: Pi Huang (6’30”)

Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy (22’)

Rachmaninoff: Lilacs (3’) and Daisies (3’)

Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28 (37’)

Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83

Scarlatti: Sonata in D minor, K. 213 (5’)

Scarlatti: Sonata in D major, K. 29 (3’)

Aristea Mellos: Prelude

26/10/2025

Out West Piano Fest 2025 is coming to a close today. Piano Plus Australia would like to acknowledge and celebrate our supporters, partners, and the brilliant hospitality of the amazing Blackdown Farm.
KAWAI
Jac Clarke designs
LIMELIGHT Arts
Angullong Wines
Margot Burke Catering
Alianza Music Management

07/10/2025

Single tickets are now available to experience any of five dazzling performances, headlined by the winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition (2023) and the Bartok World Competition (2025) Jeonghwan Kim, people’s choice prize winner Wynona Wang; accomplished young Australian pianist Reuben Tsang, Piano Plus Australia’s director Mark Coughlan and their special guests; Opera Australia soprano Rachelle Durkin, and Sydney Symphony Orchestras' Associate concertmaster, Harry Bennetts.

Premium Single Ticket (Concert Only); Day Pass (inclusive of Lunch) and General (unreserved seating) are now available via www.pianolus.com.au

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Out West Piano Fest 2025

Dates: October 24, 25, 26
Location: 90 Eleven Mile Dr, Bathurst NSW
Visit Bathurst NSW

01/10/2025

We can't wait to bring back Wynona Wang to Australia this October and November!

Read more here:
https://limelight-arts.com.au/features/wynona-wang-devils-advocate/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNJThtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjRPmWm2kXfUMM3iYeuB1Ejas-JGS7uynP0P6K5N01JdWs7_gnXkkuI5P3zF_aem_vcknzYPgUaBqQZAqD0Upwg

25/09/2025

Last Tickets!

Five performances, four pianists, three days, two guest performers: this year's Out West Piano Fest is a vibrant and uplifting one.

15/09/2025

OUT WEST PIANO FEST 2025 ARTIST SPOTLIGHT// Wynona Wang

Chinese pianist Wynona Wang has captured the attention of audiences around the world with a string of impressive competition successes, including winning the Bronze Medal at the 2024 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition, first prize at the 2018 Concert Artists Guild International Competition and 2017 Wideman International Piano Competition in Louisiana, and as a finalist and multi-prize winner in the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition. Wynona was also awarded the Juilliard School’s 2022 Rubenstein Prize and a 2019 Charlotte White Career Grant from the Salon de Virtuosi in New York City, and was named a Legacy Pianist by the Joaquín Achucarro Foundation. A two-CD album of her live performances was released on Decca (Australia) in April 2024.

In recent seasons, Wynona has been presented by the New York Philharmonic’s Artist Spotlight Series, Shriver Hall’s Discovery series, and at Tippet Rise Art Center. She was invited to perform at festivals including Music@Menlo, La Jolla SummerFest, Mostly Mozart Festival, Bard Music Festival, International Keyboard Institute and Festival, the Lieven Foundation, and the Chautauqua Institution. Chamber music collaborations include Garrick Ohlsson, Gilbert Kalish, Joyce Yang, Inon Barnatan, Benjamin Beilman, Kristin Lee, Paul Neubauer, Ani Kavafian, Marcy Rosen, Andres Diaz, Sterling Elliott, and Jordan Bak.

Wynona earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at The Juilliard School, receiving the Arthur Rubinstein Commencement Award, and continues to pursue her Artist Diploma at Juilliard starting in Fall 2024 with Robert McDonald.

Wynona Wang is a Young Steinway Artist.

We are delighted to welcome Wynona Wang as a featured artist at
Out West Piano Fest 2025

Oct 24-26
Blackdown Farm, Bathurst, NSW
Tickets at www.pianoplus.com.au

11/09/2025

Out West Piano Fest 2025 Artist Spotlight//REUBEN TSANG

Described as a pianist with “technical wizardry and versatility” (Sounds Like Sydney), Cairns-born pianist Reuben Tsang began learning the piano with Koko Julian and has continued under the guidance of Natasha Vlassenko OAM and Daniel de Borah at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

In 2024, Reuben won First Prize, Best Recital and People's Choice Award at the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition. Additionally, he was a recipient of several prizes at the 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition, a semi-finalist at the 2023 Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark and the Elisabeth Murdoch First Prize winner at the 2022 Great Romantics Competition. In 2024,

Reuben was delighted to perform solo recitals on an Australian national tour with Piano+. He has enjoyed many exciting collaborative projects like the Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival in Montreal, Queensland Art Song Festival in Brisbane, Megalong Music Festival and the Sunshine Coast Chamber Music Festival.

Between June and August this year Reuben embarked on a journey around Spain, Italy, the UK, Germany and Austria to partake in masterclasses such as Airas Nunes Aula de Cámara in Santiago de Compostela, Talent Music Summer Course in Brescia and Fiestravaganza International Music Academy in Berlin.

We are delighted to welcome Reuben Tsang as a featured artist at Out West Piano Fest 2025

October 24-26
Blackdown Farm, Bathurst NSW
tickets at www.pianoplus.com.au

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09/09/2025

Congratulations Jeonghwan Kim Winner of the 2025 Bartók World Competition. Jeonghwan was awarded with the first prize after Sunday's orchestral final at this year’s Bartók World Competition organised for pianists at the Liszt Academy in Budapest.

Don't miss the opportunity to watch him at Out West Piano Fest 2025 October 24-26.

https://bartokworldcompetition.hu/news/korean-german-pianist-wins-bartok-world-competition-2025-127169

31/08/2025

Blackdown Farm, home to Out West Piano Fest 2025 is regarded as one of NSW’s most significant properties and one of the finest examples of Australian Heritage Architecture.

The most recent restoration of the property was in 2008 by renowned architects Clive Lucas Stapleton and Partners of Sydney when it was owned by Australian artist Tim Storrier. All performances will take place at the artist' studio, surrounded by contemporary Australian Art.

One of the most beautiful features of Blackdown is the extensive gardens within 17 hectares of planted and maintained parkland.
The Out Fest Piano Fest will stage a long table lunch under the crab-apple tree walkway linking the homestead to the in-ground pool and clay tennis court. The organic vegetable garden is filled with raspberries, strawberries, artichokes, asparagus and rhubarb and adjoined by a fruit orchard with a mix of seasonal fruit, including apricots, nectarines, quince and feijoa. The olive grove of almost 650 mature olive trees will provide a stunning backdrop to the opening night dinner.

Blackdown Farm dates back to April 1822 when Thomas Hawkins, a naval officer and pioneer settler, was appointed the commissarial storekeeper at Bathurst, travelling from Sydney to Bathurst selecting a 2000-acre land parcel which he called Blackdown.

In approximately 1836, Blackdown became the site of the first vineyard west of the Blue Mountains and around the same time, many of the trees were planted, including the entrance avenue of English elms and Atlantic cedars. Over the course of time, with different owners the gardens were expanded.

In 1989 the owners at the time undertook a major restoration of the homestead, returning Blackdown to its near original condition, and planned and laid out the extensive Georgian gardens.

Out West Piano Fest
October 24-26
Programme and Bookings at www.pianoplus.com.au

Visit Bathurst NSW
ArtsHub Arts Outwest Kawai Pianos Australia
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22/08/2025

Announcing 📢 Out West Piano Fest 2025 | October 24 - 26 🎹
An exciting weekend brimming with piano music, paired with sumptuous food and wine in an inspiring setting, at the former home of Australian Artist Tim Storrier.

Come and celebrate the best of international and Australian pianists and local producers and provedores.

Program Details and Artists Announcement Coming Soon!

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Kawai Pianos Australia

24/04/2025