The 4 finalists of the 2009 competition are, in order of play:

Oliver She (Rachmaninov, Concerto No. 3)
James Guan (Grieg, Concerto in A minor)
Jason Bae (Rachmaninov, Concerto No. 2)
Adam Herd (Ravel, Concerto in G major)

The Finalists will compete for the $20,000 First Prize, plus a $5,000 People's Choice Prize, which is voted by the audience on the Final night. The First Prize winner also receives a number of performance prizes.

Each finalist will play a concerto with The Queensland Orchestra, conducted by Marco Zuccarini, on Friday 28 August at 6:30 pm in the Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Southbank, Brisbane.

Also announced on the Final night are the minor prizes, from performances in the preliminary rounds.

• Encouragement Award $1,000
• Best Performance of an Australian Work $1,000
• Best Performance of a Prelude and Fugue $1,000
• Best Performance of a Virtuoso Study $1,000
• Best Performance of a Classical Sonata $1,000
• Enid Lane Memorial Prize for Mozart $1,000

Tickets are available from QTIX, on 136 246 or http://www.qtix.com.au/