Youth Concerto Competition Winners

Since 1988 the orchestra has held an annual Youth Concerto Competition which gives young musicians the opportunity to play a concerto with a symphony orchestra.

YCC 2024 Contestants and Conductor Andrew Groch
2024 Contestants and Conductor, Andrew Groch
YearPerformerInstrumentMusic
2024Overall winner:
Maggie Wang

Audience Prize:
Derek Chen Ao Wei
Cello


Double Bass
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme


Koussevitsky Concerto for double bass
2023Overall Winner:
Jasmine Lai

Audience Prize:
Nicholas Feng
Piano

 

Violin
Beethoven piano concerto no 1

 

Lalo Symphonie Espagnole for violin
2022Overall Winner:
Ben Fu

Audience Prize:
Yuro Lee
Piano

 

Violin
Prokofiev Concerto no 3, 1st movement


Mendelssohn Violin concerto in E minor, 1st movement
2021No contest held due to COVID
2020No contest held due to COVID
2019Overall Winner:
Leon Fei

Audience Prize:
Leon Fei
ViolinTchaikovsky violin concerto in D (mvts 2 and 3)
2018Overall Winner:
Grace Wu

Audience Prize:
Grace Wu
ViolinMendelssohn Violin Concerto Op. 64 (mvt 1)
2017Overall Winner:
Charlotte Miles

Audience Prize:
Charlotte Miles
CelloTchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo theme
2016Overall Joint Winners:
Clare Juan
Charlotte Miles

Audience Prize:
Clare Juan
Piano

Cello
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 (mvts 2 and 3)

Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor (mvt 1)
2015Overall Winner:
Lily Higson-Spence

Audience Prize:
Lily Higson-Spence
ViolinSibelius: Violin Concerto (mvt 1)
2014Overall Winner:
Yebin Yoo

Audience Prize:
Yebin Yoo
ViolinKhachaturian: Violin Concerto (mvt 1)
2013Overall Winner:
Karla Hanna

Audience Prize:
Caleb Wong

Conductor’s prize
William Soo
Violin


Cello


Piano
Elgar: Violin Concerto


Dvorak: Cello Concerto


Saint Saens: Piano Concerto No 2
2012Michael LiPianoBrahms: Piano Concerto No.1 (1st mvt)
2011Kevin LiuPianoGrieg: Piano Concerto mvt 1
2010Magdalenna KrstevskaClarinetManevich: Clarinet Concerto
2009Adele XiangCelloTchaikovsky: Rococo Variations for Cello
2008Anne-Marie JohnsonViolinBruch: Violin Concerto
2007Dasha OskolkovViolinKhachaturian: violin concerto
2006Xenia Deviatkina-LohViolinLalo: Symphonie Espagnole op 21
2005Kana OhashIViolinBruch: Violin Concerto
2004Ben XiangViolinTchaikowsky: Violin Concerto
2003Reuben LipoharPianoLiszt: Piano Concerto No 2
2002Cara-Jayne BehPianoChopin: Piano Concerto No 1
2001Tessa HoViolinWieniawski: Violin Concerto No 2
2000Eliza QuiritViolinBruch: Violin Concerto No 1
1999Cameron HillViolaWalton: Viola Concerto
2023 Contestants and Conductor, Gerald Keuneman OAM
2023 Contestants and Conductor, Gerald Keuneman OAM
2022 Contestants and Conductor, Gerald Keuneman OAM
Contestents and conductor Ingrid on the stairs
2016 Contestants and Conductor at Northcote Town Hall
Photo
Cameron Hill
Photo
Adele Xiang
Photo
Michael Li

Past participants have included Li Wei Qin, Louisa Breen, Rohan de Korte, Eidit Golder, Aaron Barnden, Ngaire de Korte, Anna Condos, Ellen Mentiplay.