Sydney Symphony Orchestra Announces 2016 Fellows

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has today named 16 of Australia's best young classical musicians who have been selected to participate in its 2016 Fellowship program. This is the largest intake in the 15-year history of the internationally-renowned musician training program, providing even more aspiring young musicians the opportunity to be mentored by Australia's flagship orchestra.

The 16 musicians - all aged under 30 - were selected from hundreds of applicants across the country following two rounds of highly competitive auditions. They will spend 12 months working intensively with the SSO, where they will gain the experience and training they need in order to secure highly-coveted positions in professional orchestras around the world.

The 2016 Fellows are:

Bridget O'Donnell, 23, violin (ACT)

Benjamin Tjoa, 25, violin (NSW)

Brett Yang, 23, violin (QLD)

Julia Doukakis, 22, viola (NSW)

Nathan Greentree, 22, viola (NSW)

HyungSuk Bae, 25, cello (NSW)

Bethan Lillicrap, 23, cello (NSW)

John Keene, 19, double bass, (NSW)

Stephanie Vici, 24, flute (NSW)

Joshua Oates, 23, oboe (SA)

Sandra Ismail, 22, clarinet (NSW)

Justin Sun, 22, bassoon (ACT)

Ben Messenger, 23, horn (QLD)

Daniel Henderson, 24, trumpet (WA)

Andrew Nissen, 28, trombone (NSW)

Hugh Tidy, 23 percussion (VIC)

The 2016 Fellows will be making their debut with violin virtuoso James Ehnes this Friday 19 February, 11am in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

Concert details as follows:

Serenade: Mozart & Strauss

Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House

Fri 19 Feb, 11am

R STRAUSS Serenade in E flat for 13 winds

MOZART Violin Rondo in B flat, K269

R STRAUSS Metamorphosen

MOZART Violin Rondo in C, K373

James Ehnes violin-director

2016 SSO Fellows & SSO Musicians