	{"id":122896,"date":"2026-06-08T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=122896"},"modified":"2026-06-04T09:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:12:13","slug":"supporting-the-citys-young-pianists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/supporting-the-citys-young-pianists\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting the city&#8217;s young pianists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FIVE Ballarat Grammar students will perform at a Piano for Pleasure concert at the Anglican Cathedral Synod Hall tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The students are currently preparing for the upcoming Royal South Street Society eisteddfod piano competitions and exams with teacher Bronislaw Sozanski.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Camilla Gonzalez-Zhu and Kylie Fernando are very excited to be performing a duet,&#8221; said Sozanski.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The girls approached me with a request to learn a duet and have been working studiously at lunch times to perfect their performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They will also perform\u200b\u200b solo works.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Students Ben Bi and Louis Zhao, who study at my private studio, will perform works from their Certificate of Performance program, which is the level above Grade 8.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123024\" style=\"width: 359px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-123024\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/PianoforPleasure_96133_tn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/PianoforPleasure_96133_tn.jpg 399w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/06\/PianoforPleasure_96133_tn-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camilla Gonzalez-Zhu and Kylie Fernando are looking forward to performing at the Piano for Pleasure concert and have been practicing diligently during their lunch break at school. Photo: Bronislaw Sozanski\/Supplied.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ben was awarded the Chisholm Street Prize at last year&#8217;s South Street competition, which is a paid performance opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shayla Tang, who is preparing for Grade 6 Piano, is looking forward to the South Street competition, hoping to repeat her recent successes at the Bendigo Eisteddfod.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She competed in four sections and was awarded two First, one Second and one Third place.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the one-hour concert, students will meet the audience over afternoon tea.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We invite the public to attend this concert to support Ballarat&#8217;s young pianists,&#8221; said Sozanski.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Support for the Anglican Cathedral will be very much appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A $20 donation is requested which will contribute to the Cathedral&#8217;s outstanding music program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The concert will begin at 2pm at the Anglican Cathedral Synod Hall, Lydiard Street South.<\/p>\n<p>For further enquiries contact 5345 7522.\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIVE Ballarat Grammar students will perform at a Piano for Pleasure concert at the Anglican Cathedral Synod Hall tomorrow. 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