AUSTRALIA
– date of birth: 3rd of March 1992
– studies at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester (Prof. Hannah Roberts)
– performed as a soloist with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Westmorland Orchestra and the U3A Hawthorn Orchestra
– participated in masterclasses at the Kronberg Academy, IMS Prussia Cove, the London Masterclasses and the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival in Los Angeles, working with maestros Ralph Kirshbaum, Steven Isserlis, Gary Hoffman, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Torleif Thedéen, Richard Aaron, Marko Ylönen, Jian Wang, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Philippe Muller and Frans Helmerson
Prizes: Laureate of Wallace International Cello Competition, Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition, Gisborne International Music Competition , Sir John Barbirolli Cello Prize in 2017
Program:
First Round
Piatti Caprice no. 6 op. 25
Haydn Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major
Schumann Adagio and Allegro op. 70
Second Round
Brahms Sonata op. 99
Ligeti Sonata for Solo Cello
Popper Elfentanz op. 39
Semifinal
Enescu Sonata no. 2 in C major op. 26
Debussy Sonata in D minor
Final
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante in E minor op. 125
