Sunday, 5th December 2021 (Concert Cancelled)
“Joyful Celebrations”
with the 2021 Sydney Symphony Fellows
SYDNEY SYMPHONY FELLOWSHIP
At the Sydney Symphony Orchestra we are committed to championing the future of live symphonic music through supporting the next generation of rising stars. The Fellowship has been giving young pre-professional musicians the chance to springboard a career in music for over 20 years. The Fellows work in collaboration with our Sydney Symphony musicians performing in mainstage concerts and receiving world class coaching and mentorship from our musicians and guest artists. They join us on the journey with our community and education programs as we strive to inspire and move broader audiences through our music.
Acknowledgements:
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of our Fellowship patrons, the Australia Council for the Arts and Create NSW.
2021 Sydney Symphony Fellows
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 Brian Hong, violin (Sydney Symphony Biog)Brian Hong completed his Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours and Master of Music Studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under Alice Waten.
Brian has participated in masterclasses with the Emerson String Quartet, Nicola Benedetti, William Coleman, Niklas Schmidt, Jack Liebeck and Eberhard Feltz. A member of the 2015 Sydney Symphony Sinfonia, Brian has since performed as Concertmaster with the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and as a guest musician with the Sydney Symphony and Opera Australia Orchestras. Brian was awarded the 2020 Westheimer String Quartet Fellowship with the Pathos String Quartet. His chamber playing has taken him to Europe, America, Asia and New Zealand.
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 Tim Yu, violin (Sydney Symphony Biog)Melbourne-born Tim Yu studied at the University of Melbourne before completing his Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2019 under Alice Waten.
As a soloist, he has performed in masterclasses with Midori Gotō and Mauricio Fuks and won the 2018 Gisborne International Music Competition. Tim was Concertmaster of the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and has worked with Günter Pichler, Jun Iwasaki, Frank Huang, Oliver Wille, Marcus Becker and Storioni Trio in string quartets and piano trios. In 2019, Tim travelled with the Henderson Travellers Program, participating in a ProQuartet professional training course in Paris and the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival in Finland.
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 Dana Lee, viola (Sydney Symphony Biog)Dana Lee grew up in Sydney, learning violin and piano from a young age before taking up viola at age 11. She is now completing a bachelor’s degree on viola at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Stuart Johnson and Roger Benedict.
Dana is an avid chamber musician and has performed in Europe with her string quartet as a recipient of the Henderson Travellers scholarship in 2018 and 2019 as well as in masterclasses with the Borodin, Emerson, Hagen and Doric Quartets. From 2020, she is an Emerging Artist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and in 2021 will continue her chamber activities as part of the Westheimer String Quartet Fellowship.
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 Miles Mullin-Chivers, cello (Sydney Symphony Biog)Miles Mullin-Chivers began playing the cello when he was 4 years old. At age 19, Miles completed his Bachelor of Music Performance with First Class Honours at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, having studied under Julian Smiles.
He has also been taught by Tamas Varga, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, Phillip Muller and Kasia Hans, whom he continues to study with. Miles performed as a soloist at the Canberra International Music Festival in 2018 and 2019 and won the 2019 Gisborne International Music Competition. Miles has performed as a guest musician with the Sydney Symphony and Opera Australia Orchestras. Later this year, Miles will perform in the Musica Viva Festival.
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 Callum Hogan, oboe (Sydney Symphony Biog)Born in Sydney, Callum Hogan completed his Bachelor of Music in Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2018 under Alexandre Oguey and has played in masterclasses for Jacques Tys, François Leleux and Diana Doherty.
Callum has performed as a guest musician with the Sydney and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, and toured Europe and China in 2019 as Principal Oboe of the Australian Youth Orchestra. Callum made his solo debut in 2018 premiering Daniel Dean’s Solo Concertino for Oboe and Strings with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra. Later in 2021, Callum is excited to work alongside Nigel Westlake, performing his oboe concerto Spirit of the Wild.
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 Richard Shaw, clarinet (Sydney Symphony Biog)Raised on a blueberry farm west of the Gold Coast, Richard Shaw deferred his Masters studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Music to join the Fellowship program in 2020.
During his time abroad Richard performed with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Copenhagen Philharmonic and took lessons and masterclasses with some of the world’s leading performers, including Sabine Meyer, Andreas Sundén, and Oliver Patey. He also developed a passion for cycling and environmental sustainability.
At home, Richard has freelanced throughout Australia and has studied at the Queensland and Melbourne Conservatoriums, from which he holds a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours.
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 Jordy Meulenbroeks, bassoon (Sydney Symphony Biog)Townsville-born Jordy Meulenbroeks started playing bassoon at age 12 and quickly developed a passion for orchestral music. In 2018, Jordy graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, having learnt from Prof. David Seidel (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra) during an international exchange.
Jordy attended the 2015 Estivo Summer School in Italy and in 2018 received a Henderson Travellers scholarship with the KCJ Trio. He has played with the Opera Australia Orchestra and in 2019 toured internationally with the Australian Youth Orchestra. As a soloist, he won the 2016 Australasian Double Reed Society Competition and participated in the 2017 Voksenåsen Summer Academy in Norway.
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 Emily Newham, horn (Sydney Symphony Biog)Hailing from Brisbane, Emily had a musical upbringing, learning the piano from age four, before picking up the horn at age nine. She studied in Queensland with Ysolt Clark and Peter Luff, and in 2017 began her studies at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in Melbourne with Ben Jacks and Saul Lewis.
Emily has performed with the Queensland, West Australian and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras, as well as Orchestra Victoria and the Australian World Orchestra. While at ANAM, Emily also performed in side-by-side projects with the Tasmanian and Australian Chamber Orchestras, and with artists including Andrew Bain, Stefan Dohr and Marie-Luise Neunecker.
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 Fletcher Cox, trumpet (Sydney Symphony Biog)Perth-born Fletcher Cox completed his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia under Brent Grapes and Evan Cromie in 2015, receiving a Wesley Scholarship and the VOSE Memorial Concerto Prize.
From 2016, Fletcher studied at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne with David Elton and Tristram Williams. He won ANAM’s 2016 Chamber Competition and the 2018 Brett & Paul Dean Prize for Outstanding Performance of an Australian Work. Fletcher returned to Perth in 2018 for contracts with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. He has also worked with the Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, including appearances as guest Principal Trumpet, and performed at the 2018 Canberra International Music Festival.
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 Dale Vail, trombone (Sydney Symphony Biog)Dale Vail graduated from the New Zealand School of Music in 2016, before moving to Melbourne to study at the Australian National Academy of Music.
Dale has performed with orchestras in Wellington and Melbourne, toured internationally with the Wellington Brass Band and was Principal Trombone of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra on numerous occasions. Dale is also a composer and performs his own solo repertoire. Dale was awarded the NZSO fellowship in 2016, the 2018 ADFAS Yarra Prize for Most Outstanding Recital Program at ANAM and has won the Gisborne International Music Competition brass award on three occasions.
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