Australian Music Foundation
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
supporting young Australian musicians since 1975
Australian Music Foundation
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS
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 studies overseas.
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.
Announcing our 2025 Classical Awards
We are proud to recognise twelve outstanding young Australian musicians as the recipients of our 2025 Classical Awards. These Awards are only possible thanks to your generosity and the vital support of our major donors: The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, The Goodridge Foundation, The Breen Family Foundation, Maestro Richard Bonynge AC CBE, the Donus Australia Foundation and the Lynn Foundation.
We had a record number of impressive applicants for the second year in a row.
The judging process took place over two months in two rounds and was finalised over July/August.
The demand was greater than ever and it highlights the impact your donation makes on our Awardees’ development and careers.
Meet our 2025 Awardees
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Megan Yang
VIOLIN
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
OVERSEAS STUDY AWARD
supported by The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust -
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James Emerson
BARITONE
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
YVONNE KENNY AWARD
supported by The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust -
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Hayley Lau
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Anna Rabinowicz
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Emmalena Huning
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Lewis Blanchard
CLARINET
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
CLASSICAL AWARD
supported by the Breen Family Foundation -
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Leanne McGowan
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Eklavya Mudgil
ACCOMPANIST
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
RICHARD BONYNGE AWARD
donated by Maestro Richard Bonynge AC CBE -
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Victoria Wong
VIOLIN
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
CLASSICAL AWARD
supported by the Donus Australia Foundation
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Bernice Chua
PIANO
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
TRUSTEES AWARD
supported by the Trustees of the Australian Music Foundation -
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Ella Orehek-Coddington
MEZZO SOPRANO
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
YVONNE KENNY ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
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Josephine Chung
VIOLIN
AUSTRALIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION
CLASSICAL AWARD
supported by the Lynn Foundation
and the Australian Music Foundation
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World Premiere of Australian Composer
Andrew Schultz’s Piano Concerto
Cadogan Hall | Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 @ 7:30pm
TICKETS FROM £17 - £37
The London Chorus, one of the city’s most prestigious choirs, will present a very special concert this October under the baton of guest conductor Adrian Brown. This inspiring programme highlights a strong Australian collaboration, supported by the Australian Music Foundation.
The evening will feature five distinguished Australian artists, including Australian Music Foundation alumni Alexandra Flood (Soprano, 2015 Awardee) and Duncan Rock (Baritone, 2008 Awardee), alongside Deborah Humble (Mezzo-Soprano), Brad Cooper (Tenor), and the renowned concert pianist Rosemary Tuck.
The concert opens with Brahms’ Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), a powerful choral work setting Hölderlin’s moving text contrasting divine serenity with human struggle.
The centrepiece of the programme is the world premiere of Australian composer Andrew Schultz’s Piano Concerto, Op. 114, performed by Rosemary Tuck. This beautiful and deeply expressive new work, in two movements, continues the theme of enlightenment and self-discovery, echoing the contrasts first explored by Brahms.
The evening culminates with a performance of Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor — one of the greatest and most beloved masterpieces in the choral repertoire — performed by The London Chorus, the New London Orchestra, and the four outstanding Australian soloists.
Programme
Brahms: Schicksalslied
Andrew Schultz: Piano Concerto, Op. 114 (World Premiere)
Mozart: Requiem
Performers
Rosemary Tuck — Concert Pianist
Alexandra Flood — Soprano
Deborah Humble — Mezzo-Soprano
Brad Cooper — Tenor
Duncan Rock — Baritone
Adrian Brown — Conductor
The London Chorus
New London Orchestra
This concert is dedicated to the memory of the late Ronald Corp, who served as Musical Director of The London Chorus for over 30 years and whose legacy continues to inspire.
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