Young Instrumentalist Prize

The Young Instrumentalist Prize has launched the performing dreams of many young musicians. It is an opportunity for exceptional Queensland secondary school students to audition for a panel of Queensland Symphony Orchestra musicians and artistic staff. Six finalists are selected to perform in the Finalists' Recital on Thursday 24 March. Cash prizes and mentoring opportunities are available to each finalist, and an opportunity to work with the Orchestra in 2022 is available to the winner.  

Students must be enrolled in any Queensland secondary school (years 7 to 12), or home schooled, in the year of the competition (2022). Students must play an orchestral instrument (including saxophone but not including keyboard instruments) at a standard which is equivalent to AMEB Grade 8 or higher. Audition repertoire must be a movement or movements from a recognised concerto, or a work for solo instrument and orchestra, between 8-10 minutes in duration. Please read the Young Instrumentalist Prize 2022 Information document below for more detailed information about eligibility requirements and the audition process. 

The Young Instrumentalist Prize is proudly supported by Brisbane Airport Corporation, CP Morris, and Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (ADFAS), Brisbane.

Applications for the 2022 Young Instrumentalist Prize have now closed.