The ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards is an annual competition which encourages the talent and ambitions of Australia's young musicians. Originally called the Concerto and Vocal Competition, the Awards have provided opportunities for an extraordinary number of our finest classical performers, including Geoffrey Parsons, Roger Woodward, Vernon Hill, Glenys Fowles, Neil Warren-Smith, Nathan Waks, Rosamund Illing, Diana Doherty and Adele Anthony.
The 2010 Finalists |
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Warwick Ambrose |
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Andrew Wiering |
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Melissa Doecke |
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Philip Eames |
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Joanne Kang |
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Jennen Ngiau-Keng |
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Christopher Pidcock |
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Richard Pollett |
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Oliver She |
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Ashley William Smith |
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Sonja Schebeck |
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Guy Spielman |
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The winner of the String Final is Richard Pollett.
Wednesday June 16, 2010, 7.30pm, Elder Hall, Adelaide
Radoslaw Szulc Conductor
Christopher LawrencePresenter
Jennen Ngiau-Keng (VIC) Beethoven: Violin Concerto, 1st mvt
Sonja Schebeck (NSW) Prokofiev: Concerto No. 1
Christopher Pidcock (ACT) Dvorak: Cello Concerto, 1st mvt
Richard Pollett (QLD) Barber: Violin Concerto
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The winner of the Piano Final is Oliver Le Meng She.
Wednesday 7 July, 2010, 6pm, Perth Concert Hall
Perth Concert Hall, West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Verbitsky Conductor
Christopher Lawrence Presenter
Joanne Kang (NSW) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2, 1st and 3rd mvts
Warwick Ambrose (SA) Rachmaninov:Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Philip Eames (QLD) Bernstein: Symphony No 2, “The Age of Anxiety”
Oliver Le Meng She (QLD) Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3, 2nd and 3rd mvts
The winner of the Other Instruments Final is Ashley William Smith.
Wednesday 28 July, 2010, 7pm
Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Young Conductor
Christopher Lawrence Presenter
Melissa Doecke (NT) Christian Lindberg Flute Concerto
Guy Spielman (NSW) Nielsen Clarinet Concerto
Andrew Wearing (SA) Schwantner Percussion Concerto
Ashley William Smith (VIC) Ross Edwards Clarinet Concerto
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