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Five Young Pianists
Miffy Wang (piano), Sheng-Hui Vajra (piano), Campbell Davy (piano), Sam Woolford (piano), Sheng-Yuan Lynch (Piano)

Shan Deng´s Five Advanced Piano Students

Programme:

Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19 Sonata-Fantasy – Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872-1915) (Miffy Wang)
Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E flat Maj. Op 22 – Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) (Sheng-Hui Vajara)
Ten Preludes Op. 23 – Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) (Campbell Davy)
Variations serieuses op. 54. – Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (Sam Woolford)
Ondine from Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand), M55 – Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) (Sheng-Yuan Lynch)

Sunday 15 November 2026, 3pm
Kettering Community Hall
Tickets available on-line or at the door
$20 online or $25 at the door
Stay for the post-concert afternoon tea, meet and chat with the musicians.

Miffy Wang

Tasmanian pianist Miffy Wang began studying music at age seven. Under Shan Deng, she earned her AMusA (2020) and LMusA (2021) before graduating with First-Class Honours and a University Medal from the University of Tasmania in 2025. Supported by UTAS scholarships, she also received guidance from Karen Smithies, Arabella Teniswood-Harvey and Alexey Yemtsov. Miffy is currently training at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne under Timothy Young. Her accolades include first prize in the Hobart Eisteddfods Open Piano Recital, the ROSL Tasmanian Branch Classical Piano Prize, the Margaret Stoermer Prize, and the prestigious OSSA Music Prize, which launched her solo Tasmanian tour. Miffy made her concerto debut in 2024 performing Mendelssohn’s First Piano Concerto under the baton of Simon Reade.

Sheng-Hui Vajra

Sheng-Hui, a young pianist in Australia, deeply enamored with classical music from a tender age. Under the guidance of Tasmanian pianist Ms. Jennifer Marten-Smith, he embarked on formal lessons at 13 and achieved Honours in the AMEB Certificate of Performance piano examination at the same year. At 16, he reached a significant milestone by passing his LMusA Pianoforte practical examination. Alongside accolades from events like the Hobart and Clarence Eisteddfods such as the 75th City of Hobart Eisteddfod Open Piano Concerto Prize, Sheng-Hui’s musical journey further flourished under the mentorship of Ukrainian concert pianist Alexey Yemtsov, enriching his playing with new perspectives. Currently enrolled at the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music, studying under the guidance of piano senior lecturer Ms. Shan Deng, Sheng-Hui aspires to become a virtuoso pianist, driven by unwavering dedication and a profound love for music. His dream is to share his passion on international stages, captivating audiences worldwide.

Campbell Davy

Campbell Davy first started learning piano in 2012, taught by Lynette Smith. Throughout the following ten years, Campbell quickly developed a passion for the piano, supported heavily by both Lynette, and his high school music teachers. In 2023, Campbell commenced his Bachelor of Music at UTAS, where he studied under Shan Deng. Currently, Campbell is completing his honours year, with a specific focus on his favourite composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff. In future, Campbell aspires to continue his tertiary studies at the piano, with special alignment towards Romantic composers.

Sam Woolford

Sam Woolford is a 22 year old pianist and composer, currently in his third year of a Bachelor of Music (classical performance), studying with Shan Deng at the UTAS Conservatorium in Hobart. Sam grew up in Coffs Harbour and began playing piano when he was 8 years old, learning with Alice Jamison through high school and moving to Tasmania at the start of his degree. Sam is a regular performer in the conservatorium lunchtime concert series, and also organises his own concerts. This year he was the successful applicant for the student concerto opportunity offered by the Secret Orchestral Society (SOS), and performed Mozart's 23rd piano concerto in August with Gary Wain conducting. Sam is currently the repetiteur for the TYO junior chorale, and he also composes solo, chamber and orchestral music. His favourite music comes from the classical and romantic periods, with his favourite piece being Beethoven's Piano sonata no. 28 in A major. Sam also enjoys bushwalking, trail running and orienteering, and time spent in the wilderness serves as a major inspiration for many of his compositions.

Sheng-Yuan Lynch

Winner of the 2026 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition, Sheng-Yuan Lynch has performed across Australia, Asia and Europe, including concerto appearances with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Macquarie Symphony Orchestra, and alongside internationally renowned ballet star Roberto Bolle. Sheng-Yuan's successes include winning the 2024 Great Romantics Competition, being named a semi-finalist in the ABC Young Performers Awards, and receiving Silver Award at the Finlandia International Piano Competition. Sheng-Yuan began learning piano by ear at the age of three, before commencing formal lessons with Shan Deng, Senior Lecturer in Classical Performance (Piano) at the University of Tasmania, in 2012. By age 12, he had earned his AMEB AMusA and LMusA diplomas with Distinction, and is currently undertaking his third year of Bachelor of Music at UTAS with majors in classical piano and film composition. Using music as a way to assist those in need, Sheng-Yuan performed a series of charity concerts from 2016 to 2023, helping donate a total of almost $200,000 to various organisations. For his philanthropic efforts, he was honoured with the 2021 City of Hobart Young Citizen of the Year.

Liz Hunn – Artist

Liz has been painting since 2010. Oils are her medium. She remains undecided what genre she likes to paint best, but is currently favouring portraits. It really is whatever enchants her at the time. This often sets her on a journey to develop the subject further. She has been the people’s choice winner a few times at different community exhibitions, including Hobart Rotary Art Show , Kingborough Lions Art Show and lastly but by no means the least, the Channel Regional art show in the Kettering Hall ! Her art education has been through adult education and workshops with different painters she admires, both in Tasmania and interstate. She sells her finished work and take commissions.

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