2018 Freedman Classical Fellowship Concert
Image: Thea Rossen
After a nation-wide search for the Australia’s best young classical musicians aged 30 and under, the three finalists – violinist Courtenay Cleary, percussionist Thea Rossen and clarinettist Oliver Shermacher – will compete live in concert for the title of 2018 Freedman Classical Fellow, and the career-changing $20,000 cash prize to undertake a proposed creative project.
The Freedman Fellowship Awards are among the most prestigious offered to Australian musicians. They are awarded annually to a classical music instrumentalist and a jazz musician. Distinguished musicians from each Australian state and territory, excepting the NT, are invited to nominate candidates from amongst whom three finalists are selected.
All nominees for the award are already very well established and at the top of their profession.
This will be a great night to discover the next wave of great Australian talent, but it doesn’t end there. While the judges there will be a very special guest performance from former Freedman Fellow, didgeridoo player William Barton. William won the Freedman Classical Fellowship in 2003, and this is an extraordinary opportunity to see him perform.
Sep 29. Eugene Goossens Hall, 700 Harris St, Ultimo. FREE (but reservations required). Tickets & Info: www.sima.org.au
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