CHLOE AU

13-year-old Chloe Au started learning piano with Yuko Ikeda at Suzuki Music when she was 5. She now studies piano with Prof. Glenn Riddle at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, and is on an academic scholarship at Lauriston Girls’ School. Chloe completed her AMusA exam with Distinction at the age of 10, and in 2024, she achieved a Distinction in her LMusA exam as well, with her examiner commenting that her playing was “nothing short of a world-class display of transcendental pianism and musicianship,” exhibiting “outstanding artistic authority.” She has also won numerous prizes at the Boroondara, Ringwood, Latrobe Valley, Monash, and Royal South Street Eisteddfods in Australia, as well as the VMTA Geoffrey McFerran Award. In October 2024, Chloe also won First Prize in the prestigious Bernstein National Piano Competition. She has been invited to give solo recitals at the St Paul’s Cathedral Lunchtime Concert Series, and the Diamond Creek Concert Series, as well at the Austral Salon Concert Series. In January 2025, she was also excited to be invited to perform in Kobe, Japan. Chloe also enjoys playing violin, and she is a member of the Melbourne String Ensemble, where she plays chamber music for both piano and violin. Chloe also enjoys singing in the school choir, and her favourite pastimes are reading and skiing.