The Australian Youth Orchestra is one of the world’s most prestigious and innovative training organisations for young pre-professional musicians. Orchestra members are selected through a highly competitive annual audition process and represent the best young musical talent in the nation.
One of the peak programs for gifted musicians engaged in chamber music, this year’s AYO Chamber Players program is integrated into the 2019 Musica Viva Festival, and offers over 30 of Australia’s best and brightest young musicians the opportunity to work with some of the world’s greatest chamber musicians.
AYO Chamber Players culminates in a series of public concerts comprising five string quartets, three piano trios and a wind quintet.
* Final programs will be selected from the following repertoire lists.
AYO String Quartet 3
Partridge String Quartet
William Huxtable violin
Mana Ohashi violin
Eunise Cheng viola
Daniel Smith cello
BARTÓK String Quartet no 4
BEETHOVEN String Quartet no 16 in F major, op 135
AYO Piano Trio 2
Asha Mae Piano Trio
Kate Worley violin
Raechel Suh cello
Imogen Scott-Parker piano
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat major, op 1 no 3
WESTLAKE Piano Trio
AYO String Quartet 4
The Lark Quartet
Amanda Chen violin
Emily Beauchamp violin
Aiden Sullivan viola
Hamish Jamieson cello
PROKOFIEV String Quartet no 1 in b minor, op 50
HAYDN String Quartet in D major, op 64 no 5 ‘The Lark’
AYO Piano Trio 1
Th Quokka Trio
Jasmine Baric violin
Mason Stanton cello
Paul Cheung piano
BRAHMS Piano Trio in B major, op 8
HAYDN Piano Trio no 43 in C major, HOB.XV:27
AYO String Quartet 1
Bilby String Quartet
Scarlett Gallery violin
Rebekah Hall violin
Isabella Fonti viola
Caleb Murray cello
SCHUBERT String Quartet no 15 in G major, D887
HAYDN String Quartet in G minor, op 74 no 3 ‘Rider’
AYO String Quartet 2
The Bryan Quartet
Fiona Qiu violin
Clare Cooney violin
Ruby Shirres viola
James Morley cello
BEETHOVEN String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 ‘Razumovsky’
VINE String Quartet no 3 ‘Alchemy’
AYO Piano Trio 3
The Macquarie Trio
Phoebe Masel violin
Michael Gibson viola
Julia Hastings piano
DVORAK Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, op 90 ‘Dumky’
RAVEL Piano Trio
AYO Wind Quintet
Tempest Quintet
Cassie Slater flute
Callum Hogan oboe
Claudia Jelic clarinet
Alison Wormwell bassoon
Timothy Allen-Ankins horn
FRANÇAIX Wind Quintet no 1
WILLIAMS Animalia
AYO Concert #1 - 26 April 2019 | 11:30am – 1pm
AYO Concert #2 - 26 April 2019 | 4:45pm – 6:15pm
AYO Concert #3 - 27 April 2019 | 11:30am – 1pm
AYO Concert #4 - 27 April 2019 | 4:45pm – 6:15pm
AYO Concert #5 - 28 April 2019 | 2:30pm – 3:15pm
$10 at the Festival Box Office or cash at the door
Free for Festival Subscribers
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