The prize recipients for the 2026 Australian National Piano Award were announced following the grand final on the evening of Saturday, 10 October 2026.

Main prizes

$33,000 – First Prize 
$28,000 – The Greater Shepparton City Council Prize
$5,000 – The Daphne Turnbull Bursary for music career development 
Awarded to: Adam Adov 

$13,000 – Second Prize 
$10,000 – The Fairley Foundation Prize 
$3,000 – The Daphne Turnbull Bursary for music career development
Awarded to: Alyssa Chalmers 

$7,000 – Third Prize
$5,000 – The Beleura, John Tallis Prize 
$2,000 – The Daphne Turnbull Bursary for music career development
Awarded to: Oscar Wong 

$5,000 — The Goulburn Valley Hearing Clinic Finalist Bursary  
Each Award finalist who performed outside the top three prizes receives a $500 bursary
Awarded to: Joy Chen, Kevin Chow, Adam McMillan, Mengzhen Mu, Dono Ng, Simón Pazos Quintana, Reuben Tsang and Silvina Wong. 

Special prizes

$1,000 – The Max Cooke Encouragement Award
supported by the Chua family
Awarded to: Joy Chen

$1,000 – The Shepparton News Prize
for best performance: Bach
Awarded to: Alyssa Chalmers 

$1,000 – The Leona and Bruce Sterling Prize
for best performance: Mozart or Beethoven
Awarded to: Kevin Chow  

$1,000 – The Jenny Houlihan Prize
for best performance: Haydn or Schubert
Awarded to: Joy Chen

$1,000 – The Pam Wells Prize
for best performance: Chopin
Awarded to: Oscar Wong 

$1,000 – The Horton Family Prize
for best performance: Romantic era (excluding Chopin)
or 20th century music up to 1950
Awarded to: Reuben Tsang 

$5,000 – The Andreadis Family Australian Composition Commission Prize
for best performance for music composed after 1950
Awarded to:Adam McMillan 

$5,000 – The Rotary Club of Shepparton People's Choice Prize
for best performance as voted by the audience
Awarded to: Alyssa Chalmers