YPA Stage III Finalists announced
12 finalists in the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards have been announced. Divided between the three categories - Keyboards, Strings and Other Instruments, the finalists will compete in June in finals in Brisbane, Adelaide and Hobart for the opportunity to perform in the Grand Final in Melbourne in September.
Assistant Conductor Appointed at MSO
Rising Australian conductor Paul Fitzsimon has been appointed Assistant Conductor at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and will take up this position in early 2008 for one year.
Young Performer of The Year Announced
Shaun Lee-Chen is the 2007 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year.
Symphony Australia Young Vocalist 2007
The 2007 winner of the Symphony Australia Young Vocalist Award is 25-year-old soprano Emily Mary-Jean O'Doherty of New South Wales.
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YPA Stage III finals
Stage III finals take place in June 2008:
Keyboards
Friday 13 June, Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane, with The Queensland Orchestra conducted by Pietari Inkinen
Strings
Thursday 19 June, Adelaide Town Hall, with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Verbitsky
Other Instruments
Thursday 26 June, Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marc Taddei