Six individual finalists in the 2024 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition will perform their selected concerto with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday afternoon 30 June.
The outstanding young musicians – who have battled through heat and semi-final rounds to reach the prestigious event - are competing for invaluable opportunities and cash prizes up to $10,000.
The competition, open to secondary school pupils in years 7–12 at schools throughout NSW and the ACT, is in its 40th year and this year attracted close to 100 entrants.
The final will be adjudicated by internationally recognised musicians, violin virtuoso Madeleine Easton & pianist Simon Tedeschi.
The 2024 finalists and their pieces are:
Junior division:
Jiashan Wang – piano, Piano Concerto No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn
Cloris Xu – oboe, Oboe Concertino op.110 by J.W. KalliwodaSenior division:
Lara Dowdeswell – violin, Violin concerto in D minor op.47 by Jean Sibelius
Sebastian Rowe – euphonium, Concerto for Euphonium by Phillip Wilby
Jamie Wallace – cello, Cello Concerto in E Minor by Edward Elgar
Teresa Yang - violin, Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 by Béla Bartók
Tickets: Standard $55 | Concession $45 | Junior/Child $20 | Family (4 tickets, max 2 adults) $125