Dominic Azzi is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he studied under Ole Bohn for his Bachelor and Masters degrees. In 2022 he undertook the Patricia H. Reid Orchestral Fellowship with Opera Australia and in 2023, the Fellowship program with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Dominic was awarded third prize at the Kendall National Violin Competition in 2020. He was also the recipient of the 2022 Henderson’s Scholarship, participating in the Kuhmo Chamber Music festival under the tutelage of Quatuor Danel as well as Professors Johannes Meissl and Gregor Sigl. He has also played in masterclasses with Augustin Hadelich in 2022 and Ray Chen in 2023.

Rain Liu completed his Bachelor of Music Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2021, where he studied under Professor Alice Waten. Rain has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia Orchestra and has toured Europe and Asia with the Australian Youth Orchestra. Rain was the recipient of the 2019 Henderson Travellers Scholarship, participating in the ProQuartet course in Paris, France under the guidance of Alban Berg Quartet First Violinist Günter Pichler.

Harrison (Harry) Swainston graduated with distinction from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and graduated from the Australian National Academy of Music, in 2023, under the mentorship of Caroline Henbest. As a soloist and member of the Artamidae String Quartet, he recently joined forces with the Australian String Quartet for the Project Ludwig tour. Swainston has collaborated on new compositions with esteemed composers such as Richard Mills, Paul Dean, and Melody Eötvös, and has worked with the Melbourne, Auckland and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras.

Joseph began studying cello with Brian Blake at age seven and in 2021 completed his Bachelor of Music with Honours at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, performing as Principal Cello in the University Symphony Orchestra on many occasions. In 2023 Joseph studied at the Australian National Academy of Music under Howard Penny. He has worked with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra under Chief Conductor Eivind Aadland. Joseph plays on a Giovanni Battista Gabrielli cello from circa 1770.

Alexandra (Lexie) Elvin began her Bachelor of Music at the University of Queensland in 2019, learning from Phoebe Russell. In this time she also attained a Bachelor of Mathematics from UQ. Elvin is a casual with the Queensland, Melbourne and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras and Orchestra Victoria. She has also performed with prominent chamber groups, most notably performing Paul Dean’s 7 Lockdown Miniatures with Phoebe Russell. Lexie has previously been selected for Australian Youth Orchestra Fellowships with Adelaide and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras.

Sydney-born Laura Cliff received her Bachelor of Music in Performance at Queensland Conservatorium, studying with Virginia Taylor. She went on to study at ANAM with Alison Mitchell, was awarded the Nick Deutsch Prize for Most Outstanding First-Year Musician. Laura is a casual musician with the Queensland, Tasmanian and Sydney Symphony Orchestras and Orchestra Victoria, and has performed with Auckland Philharmonia, Opera Australia and the Melbourne and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. Laura won the NSW Flute Society Open Age Competition in 2017 and the Queensland Flute Guild’s James Carson Memorial Prize in 2021.

Miriam began oboe lessons at eight years old, studying with Celia Craig, Mark Bruwel, Shefali Pryor and Nicola Bell. While completing her performance degree at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Miriam attended a semester exchange at the Royal Danish Academy of Music under the tutelage of Professor Max Artved. She has been the principal oboe of the Sydney Youth Orchestra’s flagship orchestra for four years, and toured to Europe with SYO in 2017. Cooney has participated in programs with SYO, Australian Youth Orchestras, Australian Romantic & Classic Orchestra and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

From the Blue Mountains, Clare completed a Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium in 2019, where she was a recipient of the University of Sydney ‘Sydney Scholars Award’. She was Principal Clarinet for the Australian Youth Orchestra from 2020-2022, is a casual musician with the Adelaide and Canberra Symphony Orchestras, Opera Australia, Orchestra Victoria and Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, and has appeared with Arcadia Winds. Her teachers include Christopher Tingay and Dean Newcomb, and David Thomas at the Australian National Academy of Music.

Hayden is currently studying a Bachelor of Music Performance and International Relations at the Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney. Hayden has been a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestra and the Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, and was recently principal bassoon on the Sydney Conservatorium’s 2022 European Tour. Hayden has also been part of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music’s Winterschool program and is a founding member of the Sydney-based Wollemi Quintet and Chamber Society.

Stefan Grant recently completed his Bachelor of Music (Honours) at the University of Melbourne under the tutelage of Carla Blackwood and Nicolas Fleury. Since 2022 he has also been a student at the Australian National Academy of Music and has performed with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Joel Walmsley completed a Bachelor of Music with Honours and a Masters of Orchestral Performance at the University of Melbourne, studying with Joel Brennan, Mark Fitzpatrick, Rosie Turner, Shane Hooton and Owen Morris, and spent three years at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) under the tutelage of Yoram Levy and David Elton. Joel has performed with Orchestra Victoria, Auckland Philharmonia, and the Melbourne, Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony Orchestras, and in 2023 made his professional solo debut with the Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra.

Originally from Cairns, Jordan has recently completed his Bachelor of Music in Sydney where he studied with Ashley Carter, Nigel Crocker and Scott Kinmont. He then pursued further study at ANAM in 2022 with Scott Kinmont and Colin Prichard, where he developed a love for both orchestral and chamber music. As a keen orchestral musician, Jordan has performed with the Melbourne and West Australian Symphony Orchestras and Orchestra Victoria, as well as the Australian Youth Orchestra, the Momentum Ensemble and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in Dortmund, Germany.

Jack Peggie completed his Bachelor of Music at Sydney Conservatorium under Daryl Pratt and Shaun Trubiano, and is currently obtaining his Masters at Sydney Conservatorium under Kevin Man. Jack has also studied with Jacob Nissly at the San Francisco Conservatorium. Jack has performed with Australian Youth Orchestra as the Principal Timpanist and his professional engagements include professional engagements include Ensemble Offspring (Mechanical Fiddle), Victorian Opera (Sweeney Todd) and Salut Baroque. He also has an AMusA and LMusA with distinction on Saxophone, and conducted a performance of Purcell’s Fairy Queen with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music students.