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Entries are now open for the 2021 ABC Young Performers Awards, one of Australia’s most prestigious awards for young classical musicians.
The competition re-emerges from hiatus in a new online-only format to accommodate social distancing restrictions. Finals will be live-streamed on ABC Classic in November, 2021.
Roland Gridiger OAM, CEO of the Music & Opera Singers Trust (MOST) the body that took over management of the awards in 2016 says COVID-19 precautions have left many young musicians with few opportunities for performance and exposure.
“We decided that we should present a digital competition … to try to help those instrumentalists that have been confined to home, or haven’t had jobs, exposure, or haven’t had the chance to really take up their instruments and perform,” said Gridiger.