We're beyond excited and couldn't have done it without your amazing support and votes.
Thank you so much to Steinway Galleries Australia, Jeffrey's fans, Darch Community, Burmese Community in Australia, Mr Lee and YSL music school families, Australian Piano Warehouse, Gastech Australia, Aegis Balmoral Como Aged Care, Amana Living Duncraig Aged Care, ShweBiz's Customers, and our friends and families for believing in Jeffrey and cheering him on!
Jeffrey has excelled at the West Australian Pianists Competition (WAPC) 2024, winning the Overall Junior Best Performer Award, Premier Bach Award, Age 12 and Under Recital 1st Prize, and Age 10 and Under Recital 2nd Prize. We are incredibly proud of his hard work and talent! This year, WAPC featured over 250 contestants, making Jeffrey's achievements even more remarkable
Jeffrey participated in the final round of the 2nd International Paderewski Piano Competition for Children and Youth. The results are out now, and Jeffrey won the Grand Prize (the maximum score in his age group competition) along with several Special Prizes, including the Gyorgy Ferenczy Foundation award in Budapest, awarded by Prof. Izabelle Darska-Havasi (Hungary), and the special award from Prof. Marek Zebrowski (USA).
Thank you to all the judges, Prof. Bronisława Kawalla, Prof. Maria Korecka - Soszkowska, Prof. Izabella Darska Havasi (Hungary), Prof. Marek Żebrowski (USA).
In May 2024, Jeffrey performed at the 31st International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition Winners’ Concert in Szafarnia, Poland. He was also invited to perform a solo recital at the Karol Szymanowski Music School in Torun, Poland, organized by Magda Cynk (Honorary Medal of the Mayor of Toruń). Additionally, Jeffrey performed two concerts at the Warsaw Capital Center for Cultural Education. He also performed public concerts at Marriott Hotel and Chopin International Airport in Warsaw.
Jeffery achieved an outstanding 4th place in the prestigious 31st International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth! For his age group, there are 6 winners from 1st to 6th places and Jeffrey is 4th.
Special thanks to Minister Hon David Templeman MLA (Minister for Culture and the Arts; Sport and Recreation; International Education; Heritage) and Margaret Quirk MLA (Member for Landsdale) for your warm encouragement and best wishes. Also, thank you to the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries for the sponsorship.
Thank you to all the judges, Prof. Piotr Paleczny (The Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland) - Jury Chairman, Prof. Anthony Adkins (Royal College of Music in London, Great Britain), Prof. Clara Biermasz (The Chopin Stichting Foundation, Netherlands), Prof. Alberto Nosè (The Evaristo Dall’Abaco Conservatory of Music in Verona, Italy), Prof. Zbigniew Raubo (The Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland) and Prof. Michał Szymanowski (The Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz, Poland)
"Jeffrey Shield: 10-year-old Darch pianist a finalist in prestigious international competition in Poland" by Erick Lopez
Jeffrey won the 1st prize in the Age 10 and Under (JS Bach) Category with 96 marks at the Fremantle Eisteddfod Competition 2024.
He also won a 3rd prize with 97 marks in the Age 13 and Under Category.
Jeffrey Shield (ATCL Dist.) is a 10-year-old pianist from Perth, Western Australia, started piano lessons at 6.5 years old with Dr. Dobromiła Jaskot from Poland, continuing until 2022. Since January 2023, he has been studying under Ivy Chan at the YSL Music School, where he is now pursuing LTCL diploma-level studies. By the age of 9, Jeffrey passed the ATCL Piano Performance Diploma Exam from Trinity College London with Distinction.
In the past 3.5 years, Jeffrey has won many awards. He earned the top Grand Prize and special awards at the 2nd International Paderewski's Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Poland and won 4th Prize at the 31st International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Children and Youth in Szafarnia, Poland. He also took first place in several competitions, including the Fremantle Eisteddfod, West Australian Pianist Competition (WAPC), North of Perth Music Festival, Fastest Learner Competition of 2023 and 2024, and Ashdale Got Talent 2022.
Jeffrey has performed at prestigious events, such as for former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in 2022 in Perth and the WAGSMS concert at the Crown Theatre in 2023, which had an audience of over 2,000 people. In 2024, he went on a multi-city concert tour in Poland, showcasing his talent to local and international audiences.
Jeffrey has a strong online presence with over 14.3K YouTube subscribers and 2.1 million views. Please follow Jeffrey on his YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
