Scholarship Winners

NSW Drs Orchestra Sydney Eisteddfod Instrumental Scholarship (16 – 25 years)

The NSW Doctors Orchestra’s Instrumental Scholarship is a major highlight of the Sydney Eisteddfod program. It attracts the finest talent from Australia, and since beginning in 2006, just under 350 aspiring instrumentalists have performed on its stages. Investing in the arts is always worthwhile, and over the past eight years, this scholarship has contributed some $75,000 to the cultural capital of the nation by making it possible for eight outstanding young musicians to study abroad. 

Earlier winners are now pursuing musical careers, while all the more recent ones are doing brilliantly in their studies. In 2010, flautist Rosie Gallagher won the scholarship on the eve of her departure for the Juilliard School in New York. The 2011 winner violinist Emily Sun is now engrossed in her studies at the Royal College of Music in London.  Brilliant classical guitarist Andrey Lebedev, who won in 2012, is another thankful recipient, while the 2013 winner, violinist Anna Da Silva Chen, is now preparing to follow her dream in the United States.  All winners enthusiastically acknowledge the value of this scholarship.

These success stories all stem from the fortuitous partnership Sydney Eisteddfod formed through NSW Doctors Orchestra’s founder and Manager Dr Cathy Fraser in 2009.