News & Events

Yamaha Awards Coomealla High School $50K Great Start Grant

13/8/2018

Coomealla High School was the 2018 recipient of the $50,000 Yamaha Great Start Grant and to celebrate their win and launch the new era of music at Coomealla High School, Dami Im, X Factor winner and Eurovision star visited the school and performed on their basketball court!

First Australian recital of the Yamaha SX Series premium grand pianos

27/7/2018

Yamaha Music Australia celebrated the arrival of all four models of the new SX range with an exclusive recital at the Yamaha Premium Piano Centre, featuring a brilliant and diverse collection of musicians and performances.

Australians audition for International Piano eCompetition

8/3/2018

Three Ausralians have auditioned for the Piano e-Competition, an annual event conducted by the University of Minnesota’s School of Music in partnership with Yamaha.

Yamaha Premium Piano Centre Opens in Melbourne

11/10/2017

For the first time in Australasia, Yamaha has created the brand new Yamaha Premium Piano Centre in South Melbourne, offering a purpose-built exclusive location to audition the full range of Premium Pianos.

Australian takes Grand Prize in International ePiano Junior Competition

26/7/2017

For the first time a handful of Australian's competed in this international classical piano competition open to performers up to the age of 17.

Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano installed into Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Griffith University)

2/6/2017

Queensland Conservatorium in Brisbane forms part of Griffith University and is one of Australia’s most prestigious music institutions. After a thorough selection process a CFX concert grand was prepared and installed at the institution.

e-Piano Junior Competition Shortlists Australian Finalists

9/3/2017

The e-Piano Junior Competition is a biannual event conducted by the University of Minnesota’s School of Music in partnership with Yamaha subsidiaries around the globe. Of the 60 finalists invited to a formal audition, for the very first time, three were selected from Australia.

Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory: Rector Alexander Sokolov and Professor Vladimir Ovchinnikov Visit Hamamatsu and Kakegawa

2/12/2016

From the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Rector Alexander Sokolov and Professor Vladimir Ovchinnikov visited Yamaha headquarters in Hamamatsu and the Piano factory in Kakegawa on October 19 - 20th.

International Piano e-Competition entries now open

8/11/2016

For the very first time young Australian pianists will be able to enter the 'International Piano e-Competition'.

Backstage at the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition

11/7/2016

Occurring in Australia once every four years, Sydney Conservatorium is currently hosting one the world’s most respected and gruelling competitions for concert pianists. Thirty-two virtuosi compete over three weeks and six rounds in the Sydney International Piano Competition.