Recitals Australia Presents
Lunch Hour Spring Series
North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall – Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Commencing at 12.30pm
PROGRAM
Piano solo
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Rondo Capriccioso
FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Etude op.25 No.9 ‘Butterfly’
MIRIAM HYDE (1913-2005)
‘To a Skylark’
Cello
MAX BRUCH (1838-1920)
‘Kol Nidrei’ (arr. BRUCH.) Op. 4
DAVID POPPER (1843-1913)
Concert Polonaise Op. 14
JEM Quartet
W.A.MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Quartet in G minor KV 478
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Rondo (Allegro moderato)
ABOUT ANTHONY
Anthony Tan, aged 10, is a student at Immanuel Primary School. He began learning piano at the age of five with Yong Cheong Lye and cello at seven with Shuyin Goh. Anthony has performed in Recital Australia’s Junior Series and received several Adelaide Eisteddfod awards, including the Dulcie Holland Medallion, Miriam Hyde Medallion and Lady Anne Miller Award. In 2025, he won First Prize in the Norman Seleick Piano Competition and was invited to perform at the MTASA Summer Conference. In 2026, he won First Prize in the Junior Piano Concerto Competition and participated in APPC masterclasses with Anna Goldsworthy and Rossanne Hammer. Anthony also plays oboe and cello in his school orchestra and is the Principal Cello of the Junior String Ensemble at Adelaide Youth Orchestras, as well as playing cello in the OMA Quartet.
ABOUT NHI
Nhi is currently in her 3rd year, studying a Bachelor of Music in Elder Conservatorium. She has finished 9 years of Piano Performance’s Diploma at the Vietnamese National Academy of music. In 2018, Nhi was awarded the fourth prize of Steinway International Piano Competion and the Toyota Scholarship for young talent. While studying in Elder Conservatorium, she has been awarded 5 prizes for a student who has excelled in performance.
About the Quartet
These four young musicians began their collaboration earlier this year in the AGSA (Accompanist Guild of SA) JEMs project. They performed the first movement of this work, enjoying the experience so much that they decided to continue their association and prepare all three movements for rhis recital today. AGSA hopes that they will continue their musical friendship as they move into their teens and on!
Anthony Tan, 10, is a pianist and multi-instrumentalist at Immanuel Primary School, also playing cello and oboe. He holds AMEB Piano Certificate of Performance, ARSM and Cello Certificate of Performance, and has won numerous Adelaide Eisteddfod prizes, including the Miriam Hyde and Lady Anne Miller awards. He has performed in Recital Australia’s Junior Series and APPC masterclasses and plays in the ADYO Junior String Ensemble.
Harold Dai is a 12-year-old violinist who began learning in 2019. He achieved High Distinction in AMEB Grade 8. He has received numerous awards at the Adelaide Eisteddfod and was awarded the Adele Anthony Violin Medallion in 2025. He is an active member of his school orchestra and chamber ensembles. He is currently preparing for his AMEB Associate Diploma (AmusA).
Ada Wang is a 13-year-old multi-instrumentalist with a strong commitment to ensemble performance. She studies viola with Stephen King, performs with the OMA String Quartet, OMA String Ensemble and the AGSA JEMs. Ada also plays piano and saxophone, receiving the 2025 Woodwind Certificate Prize. She is an active member of her school Senior Strings, Saxophone Ensembles, Jazz Comb, Concert Band, Bella Voce, and Chorale. Ada enjoys shooting at a National level, placing first in the 2026 Brisbane Air Rifle Mixed Teams event.
Elaine Zheng studies cello with Dr Edith Salzmann while working towards her AmusA and plays in the ADYO Junior Strings Orchestra. She also studies piano with Ms Monika Laczofy, having passed her AMEB Grade 8 Practical exam with Honours, and is working on her theory requirement. Elaine loves participating in a variety of musical activities.