Shaun Lee-Chen* violin WA
Benjamin Kopp piano NSW
Tristram Williams trumpet VIC
1959 – present day
Starting in 1981, an award for the most ‘Outstanding Competitor’ was introduced which included engagements with ABC orchestras and continues today with the Grand Final in which the winners of the Stage III category finals compete for the title of ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year. From 1981, this outstanding individual is marked with an asterisk (*)
Award for most outstanding competitor introduced. (marked with *)
Jolanta Nagajek*
mezzo-soprano
WA
John White
marimba
SA
Brett Dean
viola
QLD
Robert Zocchi
piano
ACT
1982
Ian Munro*
piano
VIC
Ivan James
cello
NSW
Geoffrey Payne
trumpet
VIC
1983
Joan Qiong Shih*
violin
TAS
Margaret Schindler
soprano
QLD
Deborah de Graaff
clarinet
NSW
Paul Ford
piano
VIC
1984
Adele Anthony*
violin
SA
Susan Dunn
soprano
QLD
Katrina Brown
piano
SA
Warwick Tyrrell
trombone
NSW
1985
Diana Doherty*
oboe
VIC
Cameron Retchford
cello
QLD
Yasuko Toba
piano
WA
Miriam Gormley
soprano
QLD
1986
Name changed to ABC Young Performers’ Competition. State finals converted to four category finals. Young Performer of the Year receives extra cash and minimum of three concert performance with ABC orchestras .
Young Performers Award Past Winners
Ji Won Kim* violin
David Papp oboe
Bo An Lu piano
Maxwell Foster* piano QLD
Rebecca Chan violin VIC
Jessica Foot oboe VIC
Shaun Lee-Chen* violin WA
Benjamin Kopp piano NSW
Tristram Williams trumpet VIC
1959 – present day
Starting in 1981, an award for the most ‘Outstanding Competitor’ was introduced which included engagements with ABC orchestras and continues today with the Grand Final in which the winners of the Stage III category finals compete for the title of ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year. From 1981, this outstanding individual is marked with an asterisk (*)