Australian Music Foundation

The Australian Music Foundation (AMF) is a charitable organisation (based in the United Kingdom and Australia) which aims to promote and celebrate Australian musical life by offering scholarships, performing opportunities and mentoring to young Australian classical musicians who wish to pursue their post-graduate studies overseas.

DONATE to support our work

2025 marks our 50th Anniversary.

Since 1975, the Australian Music Foundation has helped nearly 300 awardees.

Some of our previous awardees have included Violinist Emily Sun (2015 awardee) who has gone on to win the 2018 ABC Young Performers Award in Sydney, and soprano Lauren Fagan recently appeared as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel at the ROH, Covent Garden and represented Australia in the 2019 Cardiff Singer of the World. Soprano Samantha Clarke made her Opera Australia debut in January 2024, as Violetta in La Traviata. Waynne Kwon joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) as Sub-Principal Cello in March 2024. Other distinguished Alumni include baritone Peter Coleman-Wright, pianist Jayson Gillham, conductor Jessica Cottis, saxophonist Amy Dickson and guitarist Craig Ogden.

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Young Virtuosi @ West Green House
Sunday 15 June 2025

Yvonne Kenny and the Australian Music Foundation with Marylyn Abbott, West Green House invite you to

Y O U N G V I R T U O S I

a luncheon and special concert by our Awardees and Alumni
Samantha Hargreaves (Soprano), Nathan Bryon (Tenor) and Megan Yang (Violin)

to celebrate our 50 years

S U N D A Y, 1 5 J U N E 2 0 2 5

West Green House, Thackham’s Lane, near Hartley Wintney Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8JBA

A glass of sparkling from 12:00 pm | Luncheon with Australian wines 12:45 pm | Concert 2:00pm

£105 per person

to book call 01252 844 611 or go to

westgreenhouse.co.uk/events

All profits to benefit the work of the Australian Music Foundation

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2025 Classical Awards

The Australian Music Foundation has presented awards to nearly 300 young Australian musicians to help support their studies overseas since 1975.

Applications for our 2025 AMF Classical Awards will open on MONDAY, 31 MARCH 2025
and close on Monday, 12th May 2025 at 11:59PM UK BST.

We hope to announce the results towards the end of July / early August.

Subscribe to the AMF Awards Mailing List to receive information about our awards, such as application dates and links to the application form. Please click HERE if you would like to subscribe for information about the Australian Music Foundation Classical Awards.

APPLY FOR AN AWARD

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