National Music Camp
Point Lonsdale, Victoria
Director – Music: John Bishop
Director – National Fitness Camp: Alex Scholes
Australian Youth Orchestra
Our Story
The AYO occupies a special place in Australia’s musical life, where one generation of musicians inspires the next.
Beginnings
The AYO story began with the establishment of National Music Camp in 1948 by John Bishop OBE and Ruth Alexander.
Alumni
Our Participant lists are a roll call of the leading lights of classical music and highlight the Australian Youth Orchestra’s contribution to Australia’s musical life and the achievements of thousands of Australian musicians.
Get in Touch
If you have participated in any AYO program, you are a part of our extensive alumni family and we’d love to hear from you!
AYO Through the Years
Take a stroll through our rich history: the repertoire, the artists and the many special moments that make up the AYO story.
1940s
Participants lists
The first ever National Music Camps took place in Point Lonsdale, in 1948 and 1949.
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
1960s
Participants lists
The swinging sixties saw the Australian Youth Orchestra congregate in Hobart for the annual National Music Camp.
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
1970s
Participants lists
The seventies were a jam-packed decade for AYO with a 1970 World Expo performance, 1975 Asia Tour and 1979 trip to the Great Wall of China. It was also a landmark decade for the Australian Youth Orchestra with an overseas tour to Berlin.
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
1980s
Participants lists
By the 1980s the Australian Youth Orchestra had established itself as a prominent organisation supporting young musicians. Attendance at National Music Camp was now in the thousands.
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
1990s
Participants lists
Highlights of the 1990s include the Inaugural New Zealand Tour, and the Camerata international tours.
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
2000s
Participants lists
The 2000s saw the AYO perform at Centennial of Federation celebrations and embark on multiple European tours.
The 2000s saw the AYO perform at Centennial of Federation celebrations and embark on multiple European tours.
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
2010s and beyond
Participants lists
The 2010s saw the Australian Youth Orchestra perform at the 2010 BBC Proms and embark on international tours in 2013, 2016 and 2019.
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
