About
Miriam began oboe lessons at eight years old, studying with Celia Craig, Mark Bruwel, Nicola Bell, and Shefali Pryor. While completing her performance degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Miriam attended a semester exchange at the Royal Danish Academy of Music under the tutelage of Professor Max Artved. Miriam is the 2024 Oboe Fellow with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and is now on contract with SSO as tutti oboe. She has played as Guest Principal Oboe and tutti oboe with the Tasmania Symphony Orchestra, as well as casual programs with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Miriam is also passionate about chamber music. She attended the Australian Festival of Chamber Music Winter Masterclass with Wollemi Quintet in 2022 and co-founded the Wollemi Chamber Society in 2023, hosting and performing in regular concerts. Miriam has participated in Australian Youth Orchestra’s programs since 2015, when she attended her first Young Symphonists Program in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Photographer: Lisa Maree Williams
Australian Youth Orchestra
