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2025 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition...
Event Date: 29/06/2025, 03:00 pm
Finals playing at The Concourse, Chatswood
Six super talented individual finalists – and a sensational young duo – will perform their selected concerto with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2025 NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition at the Concourse, Chatswood, on Sunday afternoon 29 June.
These outstanding young musicians – who have battled through heat and semi-final rounds to reach the prestigious event - are competing for invaluable performance 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 41st year and again attracted more than 100 entrants.
The final will be adjudicated by internationally recognised musicians, including Timothy Kantor, newly appointed Senior Lecturer of violin at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
The 2025 finalists are:
Junior division:
Diana Kim of Beecroft (Yr8 Wahroonga Adventist), Concertstück pour Harpe Op.39 by Pierne
Elijah Baker, Woodcroft (Yr9 Conservatorium) Concerto for Trombone in F min by Grondahl
Tong Wu, Chiswick (Yr 7 Meriden) Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso Op28, for violin by Saint Saens
Senior division:
Jessica Ma, North Sydney (Yr 12 Abbotsleigh) Violin Concerto No.1 in D Op.19 by Prokofiev
Mirabelle Chen, Chatswood (Yr 11 Barker College) Oboe Concerto in C K314 by Mozart
Amily He, Allaway (Yr 11, Conservatorium) Flute Concerto in D minor Op.69 by Molique
Multiple Concerto winners:
Connie Liu (Ermington) & Symphony Shi (Carlingford) Yr 11 and Yr 9 Meriden
Concerto for Violin and Piano in D minor MWV04 by Mendelssohn