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National Music Camp
Point Lonsdale, Victoria
Director – Music: John Bishop
Director – National Fitness Camp: Alex Scholes

National Music Camp
Point Lonsdale, Victoria
Director – Music: John Bishop
Director – National Fitness Camp: Alex Scholes

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director – Music: Sir Bernard Heinze
Director – National Fitness Camp: S.R. (Robert) Langdon

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director – Music: John Bishop
Director – National Fitness Camp: John Gray

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director – Music: John Bishop
Director – National Fitness Camp: John Gray

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: John Bishop

National Music Camp
Bonegilla Migrant Centre, Albury
Director: Lindley Evans

Inaugural Performance at David Jones
Sydney
Conductor: John Bishop
Soloist: Gai Tilsed, piano

ABC Schools Concerts and Inaugural Public Concert
Sydney
Conductor: John Bishop
Soloist: Cornelia Brain, piano

 National Music Camp
Frensham and Sturt Schools, Mittagong
Director: Lindley Evans

ABC Youth Concerts
Melbourne
Conductor: John Bishop
Soloist: Daniel Barenboim, piano

 National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: John Bishop

ABC Youth Concerts
Sydney
Conductor: Bernard Heinze
Soloist: Geoffrey Michaels, violin

 National Music Camp
Frensham and Sturt Schools, Mittagong
Director: Lindley Evans

Inaugural Adelaide Festival of the Arts and ABC Concerts
Adelaide
Conductor: John Bishop
Soloists: James Porter, piano; Margaret Pilcher, flute; Brian Coogan, trumpet; John Gould, violin

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: John Bishop

ABC Youth Concerts
Sydney and Melbourne
Conductor: Bernard Heinze
Soloist: Stephen McIntyre, piano

National Music Camp
University of Tasmania and Hutchins School, Hobart
Director: John Bishop

ABC Youth Concerts
Sydney
Conductor: Bernard Heinze
Soloist: Daniel Barenboim, piano

National Music Camp

Geelong College, Victoria
Co-Directors: Lindley Evans, John Bishop

ABC Youth Concerts
Melbourne
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Charmian Gadd, violin

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: John Bishop

Adelaide Festival of the Arts and ABC Concerts
Adelaide
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Lyall Duke, piano

National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: John Bishop

ABC Youth Concerts
Sydney
Conductor: Thomas Matthews
Soloist: Kerry Smith, violin

National Music Camp
Geelong College, Geelong
Director: Percy Jones

Adelaide Festival of the Arts and ABC Concerts
Adelaide
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Louis Kentner, piano; Carmel Kaine, violin

National Music Camp
Frensham and Sturt Schools, Mittagong
Director: Percy Jones

ABC Youth Concerts
Melbourne
Conductor: Willem van Otterloo
Soloist: Elizabeth Drake, piano

National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: Percy Jones

Adelaide Festival of the Arts and ABC Concerts
Adelaide
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Geoffrey Michaels, violin

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Percy Jones

ABC Youth Concerts
Sydney
Conductor: Moshe Atzmon
Soloist: Tom Pommerel, piano

National Music Camp
Geelong College, Geelong
Director: Percy Jones

ABC Youth Concerts
Melbourne
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Tanya Hunt, cello

Pre-Asian Tour Farewell Concert
Canberra
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Tanya Hunt, cello

Inaugural International Tour
EXPO 70 Osaka (Japan); Manila (The Philippines)
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Tanya Hunt, cello

National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: Percy Jones

ABC Youth Concerts
Brisbane and Toowoomba
Conductors: Moshe Atzmon (Brisbane); Leonard Dommett (Toowoomba)
Soloist: Julie Raines, harp

 National Music Camp
Frensham and Sturt Schools, Mittagong
Director: Percy Jones

Adelaide Festival of the Arts and ABC Youth Concerts
Adelaide
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Alan Bonds, Anne Laijta, Zsolt Martonyi & Lynley Carrington, violins;
Simone de Haan, Kenneth McClimont, Robert Clark, Grant Easton, trombones;
Karen Chugg, flute; Sharman Pretty, oboe

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Percy Jones

Australian Youth Orchestra season cancelled

National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: Peter Seymour

Three State Tour
Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth (International Society for Music Education Conference)
Conductor: John Hopkins
Guest Conductor: Dmitri Kabalevsky

National Music Camp
Geelong College, Geelong
Director: Peter Seymour

Asian Tour
Cebu City, Manila (the Philippines); Takasaki City, Tokyo, Kobe, Kagoshima, Kyoto (Japan); Seoul, Pusan (Korea) and Hong Kong
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Jeffrey Crellin, oboe

Intervarsity Choral Festival
Sydney
Conductor: Peter Seymour
Soloists: Pearl Berridge, soprano; Lauris Elms, contralto; Raymond McDonald, tenor

Sydney Opera House
Sydney
Conductor: Robert Pikler
Soloist: Grant Dickson, bass

National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: Peter Seymour

American Bicentennial Celebrations, tour of eight US states:
Interlochen Music Camp, MI; Memphis, TN, Atlanta, GA; Fort Worth, TX; Ames, IO; Golden, CO; Oakland, CA; Honolulu, HI
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Zoltán Kocsis, piano

Choral Concert with The Melbourne Chorale
Melbourne
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Pearl Berridge, soprano; Lauris Elms, contralto; Raymond McDonald, tenor; Grant Dickson, bass

Opening of the new Canberra School of Music
Canberra
Conductor: Robert Pikler
Soloist: Margaret Powell, piano

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Peter Seymour

ABC Youth, Family and Schools Concert
Melbourne
Conductor: Robert Pikler
Soloists: Lisa Green, violin; Philip Green, cello; Paul Brickhill, piano

Choral concert with The Melbourne Chorale
Melbourne
Conductor: Robert Pikler
Soloists: Rhonda Bruce, soprano; Graeme Wall and George Hegan, tenors; Brian Hansford, baritone

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Peter Seymour

ABC Youth, Family and Schools Concerts
Adelaide
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Sandra Tancibudek, violin; Renata Turrini, piano

National Music Camp
Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: Peter Seymour

Inaugural Tour to China
Sydney (Australia); Hong Kong; Beijing, Nanking, Shanghai, Kwang Chou (China)
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Victor Sangiorgio, piano

ABC Series 6-30 and Schools Concerts
Sydney
Conductor: Georg Tintner
Soloists: Marilyn Richardson, soprano; James Christiansen, baritone

Choral concert with the Sydney Philharmonia
Sydney
Conductor: Peter Seymour
Soloist: John Winther, piano

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Graham Wood

Adelaide Festival of the Arts
Adelaide
Conductor: Eric Schmid

ABC Family, Schools and Subscription Concerts
Melbourne
Conductor: Niklaus Wyss
Soloist: Howard Penny, cello

Choral concert with The Melbourne Chorale
Melbourne
Conductor: Myer Fredman
Soloists: Nance Grant, soprano; Lauris Elms, contralto; Anson Austin, tenor; Grant Dickson, bass

National Music Camp

Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne
Director: Graham Wood

Festival of Sydney
Sydney
Conductor: Denis de Coteau
Soloist: Roger Woodward, piano

ABC Subscription, Family, Youth and Schools
Adelaide
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Jane Peters and Geoffrey Michaels, violins

Adelaide Festival Centre Trust International Organ Festival
Adelaide
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Martin Haselböck, organ

National Music Camp

The King’s School, Parramatta
Director: Peter Seymour

Gala Opera Concert with The Australian Opera Benevolent Fund
Sydney
Conductor: Stuart Challender
Soloists: Joan Sutherland; Rita Hunter; Leona Mitchell, soprano; Rosina Raisbeck; Rosemary Gunn, contralto; Sergei Baigildin, tenor; Robert Allman; John Germain, baritone; Donald Shanks; Clifford Grant, bass.

National Music Camp

Griffith University, Brisbane
Directors: John Curro and Kevin Siddell

Festival of Perth
Perth
Conductor: Ronald Zollman
Soloists: Gyorgy Pauk, violin; Ralph Kirschbaum, cello; Peter Frankl, piano

National Music Camp

The King’s School, Parramatta
Director: David Bishop

‘The Ambassadors Symphony’ – Tour of European Festivals
Melbourne (Australia); Dubrovnik & Ljubljana (Yugoslavia); Le Touquet, Paris (France); Amsterdam (The Netherlands), London, Edinburgh, Cardiff (UK)
Conductors: Sir Charles Mackerras, Ronald Zollman
Soloists: Walter Despalj, cello; Phillip Fowke, piano; Jean-Claude Malgoire, oboes; Barry Tuckwell, horn; John Williams, guitar

National Music Camp

Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne
Director: David Bishop

Come Out ‘85 Festival
Adelaide
Conductor: Christopher Seaman
Soloist: Geoffrey Tozer, piano

National Music Camp

Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne
Director: David Bishop

Adelaide Festival
Adelaide
Conductor: Alexander Schneider
Soloists: Elizabeth Campbell, mezzo-soprano; Gidon Kremer, violin

Three State Tour: Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne
Conductor: Ronald Zollman
Soloist: Carl Pini, violin

Inaugural Australian Youth Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra Collaboration
Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne
Conductor: Ronald Zollman

National Music Camp

Collegiate School of St Peters, Adelaide
Director: Peter Seymour

Festival of Sydney
Sydney
Conductor: Ronald Zollman

Australia Take A Bow Soundtrack recording
Sydney
Conductor: John Hopkins

AYO/ACO Collaboration Concert
Sydney and Canberra
Conductor: Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich
Soloist: Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich

National Music Camp

The King’s School, Parramatta
Director: Peter Seymour

‘Music For Australia Day’ Concert
Sydney
Conductor: Carlo Felice Cillario
Soloist: Allan Zavod, piano; John Howard, narrator; Sydney Philharmonia

NSW Royal Bicentennial Concert
Sydney
Conductor: Tommy Tycho
Soloists: Don Burrows, multiple woodwind; James Morrison, trumpet

Easter Chorale and Bicentennial Gala Concert
Sydney
Conductor: Evelino Pido (Verdi, Requiem), Charles Farncombe (Handel, Messiah)
Featuring: World Festival Choir

Opening of the New Parliament House
Canberra
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Yvonne Kenny, soprano

International Festival of Youth Orchestras
EXPO 88 Brisbane
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Soloist: Alexander Korsantiya

Grand Bicentennial Tour
Brisbane (Australia), Singapore, London (UK), Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Interlaken (Switzerland),La Roque d’Antheron, Paris (France), Cologne, Ludwigsburg, Berlin, Frankfurt (Germany), and Budapest (Hungary)
Conductors: Sir Charles Mackerras, Christoph Eschenbach, John Curro
Soloists: Tzimon Barto, Lesley Howard and François René Duchable, pianos; Jane Peters, violin

ABC Classics ‘VAST’ Recording
Sydney
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Graeme Jennings, violin; Duncan Fikkers, cello; Paul McMillan, viola; Lance Bartholomeusz, double
bass
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach

National Music Camp

The King’s School, Parramatta
Director: Wolfram Christ

Festival of Sydney Performance
Sydney
Conductor: Louis Fremaux
Soloist: Miriam Gormley, soprano

IBM Concert
Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney
Conductor: Edouard Chivzel
Soloists: Geoffrey Tozer, piano; Julian Smiles, cello; Melbourne Chorale Occasional Choir

 National Music Camp

Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Donald Hazelwood

ABC Classics VAST Recording
Sydney
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Graeme Jennings, violin; Duncan Fikkers, cello; Paul McMillan, viola; Lance Bartholomeusz, double bass

ABC Concerts
Sydney, Canberra, Alice Springs, Darwin, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, and Shepparton
Conductor: David Shallon
Soloist: Adele Anthony, violin

Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Melbourne
Conductor: Vladimir Verbitsky
Soloist: Graham Ashton, trumpet

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Donald Hazelwood

Festival of Sydney
Sydney
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloist: Lawrence Dobell, clarinet

The Camerata of the Australian Youth Orchestra
New York, Illinois, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida (USA); Caracas, Maracaibo, Barquisimeto (Venezuela); Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paolo (Brazil)
Conductor: John Hopkins
Soloists: Prudence Davies, flute; Alice Giles, harp

National Music Camp
The King’s School, Parramatta
Director: Donald Hazelwood

ABC Concerts
Melbourne, Hobart
Conductor: Christopher Bell
Soloists: Anthony Chesterman, oboe; Nicola Ferner-Waite, soprano; Stephen Bennett, bass

Sydney Choral Festival
Sydney
Conductor: Rodney Eichenberger
Soloists: Nicola Ferner-Waite, soprano; Michael Lewis, baritone

The Camerata of the Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney, Indonesia
Conductor: Graham Abbott
Soloist: Kim Walker

National Music Camp
Frensham School, Mittagong
Director: Trevor Green

Inaugural New Zealand Tour
Sydney (Australia); Wellington, New Plymouth, Palmerston North and Auckland (New Zealand)
Conductor: Patrick Strüb
Soloist: Duncan Gifford, piano

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Trevor Green

Herald-Sun Summer Music ‘94
Melbourne
Conductor: David Alan Miller
Soloist: Duncan Gifford, piano

Gala Farewell Concert
Melbourne
Conductor: Ronald Zollman
Soloist: Jeffrey Crellin, oboe

‘Moving on Music’ European Tour
Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Copenhagen (Denmark), Mulheim (Germany), Lombardy, Salo, Milan (Italy); London, Aberystwyth, Birmingham (UK)
Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg
Soloists: Christina Ortiz, piano; Adele Anthony and Cho-Liang Lin, violins; Duncan Gifford, piano

European Tour
Conductor: Yakov Kreizberg

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Directors: John Hopkins, Peter Renshaw

Music Viva Australian Tour
Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Sydney, Newcastle, Armidale, Grafton, Melbourne, Bendigo, Canberra
Conductor: Martyn Brabbins
Soloists: Elowyn Leonard, clarinet; Li-Wei Qin, cello

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Nathan Waks

Telstra Adelaide Festival ‘96
Adelaide
Conductor: Gilbert Varga
Soloists: Jonathon Shin’Ar, Stephen McIntyre, pianos; Verna Lee, harp

International Tour
Sydney (Australia); Olympic Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA (USA); Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Lübeck (Germany); International Festival of Lanaudiere, Joliette (Canada)
Conductor: Christopher Seaman
Soloist: Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: Donald Hazelwood

Tall Poppies ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ Recording
Conductor: Diego Masson
Soloists: David Nuttall, oboe; Ian Munro, piano; David Pereira, cello

National Music Camp
Geelong Grammar School, Victoria
Director: John Harding

Tour of China
Appearances in Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing, Changzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen
Conductor: Tan Li-Hua
Soloist: David Pereira, cello

National Music Camp
Frensham School, Mittagong
Director: Janis Laurs

Centenary of Federation Dinner, Parliament House
Canberra
Conductor: Nicolette Fraillon
Featuring: Bernadette Walong Dance Troupe

National Music Camp
University of Western Australia, Perth
Director: Peter Moore

Perth International Festival of Arts
Perth
‘The Three Nines’
Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka

Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney (Olympics Arts Festival), Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide
Conductor: Robert Spano
Soloist: Pinchas Zukerman

Australia Day Celebrations ‘Lighting of the Flame’
Sydney
Conductor: Brian Buggy
Featuring The Sing 2001 Choir

National Music Camp
Macquarie University, Sydney
Director: Tony Fogg

Centenary of Federation Centennial Celebrations
Sydney
Conductor: Lyn Williams
Featuring various soloists, choirs and dancers

Ceremony for Centennial of Federation Festival
Melbourne
Conductor: Richard Mills
Soloists: Deborah Cheetham, soprano and Yothu Yindi

European Tour
Appearances in Sydney (Australia), Rotterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), La Roque d’Antheron (France), Berlin (Germany)
Conductor: Mikko Franck, Vladimir Ashkenazy (Berlin)
Soloists: Clemens Leske, Jr, piano (Sydney); Sophie Rowell, violin; Michael Kieran Harvey, Caroline Almonte and Kristian Chong, piano

National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Brett Dean

Melbourne Symphony Myer Music Bowl Series
Melbourne
Conductor: Markus Stenz
Soloists: Sophie Rowell, violin; Caroline Almonte, Kristian Chong, and Michael Kieran Harvey, piano

Musica Viva Lismore
Brisbane, Lismore and Armidale
Conductor: Federico Cortese
Soloist: Slava Grigoryan, guitar

Sydney Symphony ‘Meet The Music’
Sydney
Conductor: Federico Cortese
Soloist: Slava Grigoriyan, guitar

Sydney Symphony ‘Tea & Symphony‘
Sydney
Conductor: Federico Cortese

National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Michael Mulcahy

Perth International Arts Festival
Perth
Gurrelieder
Conductor: Diego Masson
Featuring various soloists and choirs
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

Sydney Philharmonia Subscription Series
Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Beechworth
Conductor: Thomas Woods
Soloists: Patricia Rozario, soprano; Christopher Josey, counter-tenor; Sydney Philharmonia

National Music Camp
University of Western Australia, Perth
Director: Marshall McGuire

Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney and Canberra
Conductor: Benjamin Zander
Soloists: Emma Matthews, soprano; Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo-soprano; Sydney Philharmonia
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

European Tour
Sydney (Australia); St Thomas (The Netherlands), Kassel (Germany), La Chaise-Dieu, La Roque (France), Merano (Italy), St Moritz (Switzerland) and London (UK)
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Soloists: Hélèn Grimaud and Cristina Ortiz, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Brett Dean

Sydney Symphony ‘Meet The Music’ Series
Armidale, Sydney and Canberra
Conductor: Alexander Anissimov
Soloist: Michael Kieran Harvey, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

Queensland Music Festival
Brisbane
Tristan und Isolde
Conductor: Richard Mills
Featuring various soloists, including John Treleaven, Lisa Gasteen, Bruce Martin, Bernadette Cullen, David Wakeham, Barry Ryan, Jaewoo Kim, and Lionel Theunissen

National Music Camp
Monash University, Melbourne
Director: Richard Mills

Adelaide Festival
Adelaide
Conductor: Diego Masson, conductor
Soloists: Bernadette Cullen, mezzo-soprano; Keith Lewis, tenor; David Wenham, actor
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
Conductor: Oleg Caetani
Featuring: Sydney Philharmonia Choir
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Marshall McGuire

UWA Perth International Arts Festival
Perth
Conductors: Gérard Korsten & Paul Kildea
Soloist: Cameron Hill
Featuring: Sydney Philharmonia
Associate Conductor: Simon Kenway

European Tour
Appearances in Sydney (Australia), Germany, France and the Netherlands
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide
Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Rossen Milanov
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide Festival Centre Symphonic program
Adelaide
Conductor: John Nelson
Soloist: Herbert Schuch
Associate Conductor: Keith Crellin

National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Marshall McGuire

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, Geelong, Canberra
Concert Series
Conductor: Alexander Shelley
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide
The Beethoven Festival
Conductor: John Nelson
Soloist: Herbert Schuch
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide
Director: Paul Dean

Australian Youth Orchestra
Perth
Peter Grimes
Conductor: Richard Mills AM
Soloist: Anthony Dean Griffey
Artistic Associate: Barry Tuckwell

Australian Youth Orchestra
International Tour
Canberra, Sydney, China (Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin), Europe (Copenhagen, London, Harrogate, Amsterdam)
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder
Soloists: Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo soprano; Alexey Yemtsov, piano

National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Director: Timothy White
Conductors: Lutz Koehler, Lawrence Renes
Chamber Orchestra Director: Howard Penny

Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide, Melbourne
Conductor: Perry So

Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
World premiere of Carl Vine’s Violin Concerto
Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard
Soloist: Dene Olding
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Director: Paul Dean
Conductors: Lutz Koehler, Lawrence Renes
Chamber Orchestra Director: Howard Penny

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Associate Conductor: Luke Dollman

Australian Youth Orchestra
Queensland
Conductor: Simone Young
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Director: Howard Penny
Conductors: William Conway, Christopher Seaman, Mats Zetterqvist

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Performance of Nigel Westlake’s ‘The Glass Soldier’
Conductor: Arvo Volmer
Soloist: Kristian Chong, piano

Australian Youth Orchestra
European Tour
Appearances in Sydney Opera House; Hamer Hall, Melbourne; Konzerthaus, Berlin; Wolkenturm, Schloss Grafenegg, Ulrichshusen, Mecklenburg Vorpommern; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Stadhalle, Kongress Palais, Kassel; Kurhaus, Wiesbaden; and the Festival Tent, Gstaad
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Soloists: Joshua Bell, violin; William Barton, didgeridoo
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch
Conductors: Fabian Russell, Bruno Weil
Chamber Orchestra Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch

Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide
Conductor: James Judd
Soloist: James Morrison

Australian Youth Orchestra
Brisbane
Conductor: Simone Young
Soloist: Ray Chen, violin
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Director: Richard Gill
Conductors: Alexandre Bloch, Richard Gill
Chamber Orchestra Director: Geoffrey Lancaster

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Collaboration with Victorian Opera, performance of Wagner’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’
Artistic Director Richard Mills
Artistic Associate: Fabian Russell

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, Sydney
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Director: James Judd
Conductors: James Judd, Douglas Boyd
Chamber Orchestra Director: Wilma Smith

Australian Youth Orchestra
Brisbane & Gold Coast, QLD
Conductor: Alexandre Bloch
Soloist: Maxwell Foster

Australian Youth Orchestra
Europe, China, Australia
Appearances in Kissinger Sommer Festival, Germany; Rhiengau Musik Festival, Germany; Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Shanghai Oriental Art Centre, Shanghai; National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing; Sydney Opera House; and Arts Centre Melbourne.
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Soloist: Helene Grimaud, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Conductors: Brad Cohen, Erik Nielsen
Chamber Orchestra Director: Monica Curro

Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
Conductor: Andrew Gourlay
Soloist: Li-Wei Qin, cello
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Nigel Westlake
Soloists: Lior Attar, vocals; Diana Doherty, oboe
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Elim Chan, Dietrich Paredes
Chamber Orchestra Director: Belinda McFarlane

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne and Bendigo, VIC    
Conductor: Antony Hermus
Soloists: Penelope Mills, soprano; Andrea Lam, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney, NSW & Brisbane, QLD
Conductor: Courtney Lewis
Soloist: Andrey Gugnin, piano

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Moritz Gnann, Christopher Seaman
Chamber Orchestra Director: Sophie Rowell

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, VIC
Artistic Director: Richard Mills
Associate Conductor: Daniel Carter

Australian Youth Orchestra
International Tour
Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański
Soloists: Jan Lisiecki, piano; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
Associate Conductor: Daniel Carter

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Giordano Bellincampi, Ariel Zuckermann
Chamber Orchestra Director: Dale Barltrop

Season cancelled due to Covid-19

Season cancelled due to Covid-19

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder CH CBE
Assistant Conductors: Carlo Antonioli, Thaddeus Huang

Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Matthew Coorey
Soloist (cello): Pei-Sian Ng

Autumn Music Camp
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Conductors: Giordano Bellincampi, Ariel Zuckermann
Chamber Orchestra Director: Dale Barltrop

Australian Youth Orchestra
Perth
Conductor: Eivind Aadland

Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
Conductor: Nigel Westlake
Soloist (cello): Sharon Grigoryan
Soloist (vocals): Lior Attar
Soloist (vocals): Dr Lou Bennett AM
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell

National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Giordano Bellincampi, Ariel Zuckermann
Chamber Orchestra Director: Dale Barltrop