ABC Symphony Australia Announce Young Performers Finalists

Twelve finalists performing on the oboe, flute, violin and piano have been selected to compete in the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year finals for 2014 to take place in Adelaide in August.

Representing New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia, the young musicians Andrew Kawai, Anna Da Silva Chen, Anne-Marie Johnson, Catherine Gregory, David Soo, Glenn Christensen, Grace Clifford, James Jae-Won Moon, Kiran Phatak, Michael Li, Sujin Park and Zoe Freisberg  will vie for prizes totaling more than $50,000 in value.

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