Calvin Abdiel – 2017 Recipient
Thank you for the kind support that the Theme and Variations Foundation has given me through the scholarship. It had [...]
Leanne to play at 2019 Canberra International Music Festival
As part of this year’s Theme & Variations Foundation award, Leanne Jin, one of our two recipients, has been invited [...]
Theme & Variations Foundation 2018 awards announced
This year we publicised the awards to all conservatoria in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and ACT, inviting applications for assistance from [...]
An outstanding concert by three past winners
On October 30 2018 we held our annual major fundraising musical event. This time we asked three of our [...]
Oscar Wong – 2017 award recipient
Last year in December I was also fortunate to become a prize winner in the Japan Open International Piano Competition. [...]
Postcard from Rachael Shipard – 2017 award recipient
I am very excited about the Canberra International Music Festival! Thanks to the Theme and Variations Foundation and the Festival [...]
Building on our foundations
A concert by three exceptional young pianists Assisted by the theme & variations foundation. Our major fund raising event for [...]
Journey to the concert stage
An interview with our 2018 award winners: Leanne Jin and Annie Ma The Foundation’s two award recipients for 2018 [...]
Our ambassador nails it!
A moving feast of Johannes Brahms. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra devoted its prowess to a whole program by one composer in [...]
PLAY IT AGAIN, AVAN
Avan Yu, winner of the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition, was invited back to play a concert at the Sydney [...]
Rachael to play at 2018 Canberra International Music Festival
As part of this year’s Theme and Variations Foundation awards, Rachael Shipard, one of our three recipients, has been invited [...]
A night they wont forget
It almost certainly happened – that many years ago a small group of people attended a superbly presented dinner party [...]
Calvin Abdiel – 2017 award recipient
I would like to update you regarding my musical journey of this year. I went to Singapore from 28th January [...]
Rachael Shipard – 2017 award recipient
Moscow was a great experience! I went there for a week for the Moscow Conservatory Winter School. The School was [...]
Ayesha Gough – 2016 Award Recipient
Recently I travelled to the lovely town of Imola, just a short train journey south-east of Bologna, Italy, in order [...]
Alexander Yau – 2016 Award Recipient
I am very honoured to be one of the winners of the Theme & Variations Foundation Award. It will assist [...]
2015 Winner: Robbin Reza, Our Good Wishes for 2016
Since I have been a recipient of the Theme & Variations Foundation award in November 2015, I have been looking around [...]
Postcard from William Shi – 2015 recipient
The year moves along so fast! The last time I wrote an update, I had just finished Semester One of [...]
James Guan – 2015 Award Recipient
I am writing to let you know that I have been awarded Greta Parkinson Prize from the Royal Academy! It [...]
James Guan 2015 award recipient
I have had quite a lot of experiences since we last spoke in March, in April I travelled to the [...]
Postcard from Pavle Cajic – 2014 award recipient
2017 was my year off study, as I did teaching work and private compositional and pianistic work in preparation [...]
Pavle Cajic 2014 Award Recipient
Happy New Year! I have just finished my undergraduate degree at the Sydney Con. I did my final recital in [...]
Pavle Cajic , 2014 winner, reports from Germany
3 August 2015 From 4-19 July I attended the Estivo Chamber Music Summer School, a newly established initiative by the [...]
2014 winner: Alex Raineri
April 2015 Having recently returned from a month’s travel in Europe on study scholarships, I’m left with many wonderful experiences [...]
2014 Winner: Pavle Cajic, our good wishes for the 2016 competitions
17 December 2015 The past few months have been spent at Uni preparing for my recital and SIPCA audition. I [...]