It’s our final interview special delving into what it’s like to be a young performer in today’s competitive world! In this episode, The Talent host Teddy Darling chats with pianist Karl Chiu and violist Jamie Miles. They discussed experience at competitions, the valuable experience ensemble playing gives, the musicians they look up to, and more.

Each of our performers has chosen a piece of music that inspires them. You can find a Spotify playlist of their inspiration pieces here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6W9CHCylShvba23catIv1T?si=2a950934ff394e70

Host: Teddy Darling
Guests: Karl Chiu, Jamie Miles
Podcast production: Teddy Darling and Jess Carrascalao Heard
Executive Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard

The Talent is made possible with the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

It’s our second interview special delving into what it’s like to be a young performer in today’s competitive world. This week, The Talent host Teddy Darling (remotely) sat down for a chat with cellist & Composer Ceridwen McCooey, flautist Matthew Mulherin and soprano Harmony Lee. They discussed experience at competitions, the valuable experience ensemble playing gives, what motivates them and how they became interested in their instruments.

Each of our performers has chosen a piece of music that inspires them. You can find a Spotify playlist of their inspiration pieces here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qD9fpGvDVqJAhzqcltvsz?si=4c44080d679f43f4

Host: Teddy Darling
Guests: Ceridwen McCooey, Matthew Mulherin, Harmony Lee
Podcast production: Teddy Darling and Jess Carrascalao Heard
Executive Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard

The Talent is made possible with the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

Missing The Talent? Well, we’ve been missing you, too, and most of all, we’ve missed showcasing our emerging performers!

With the pandemic leading to the postponement of Season 2, we wanted to touch base with our performers, and find out what it means to be a young performer today. What are the highlights? What are the struggles? What do they see ahead in their careers? What motivates them? Over the next three weeks, you’ll hear several of our young performers chat about these questions and more with our host Teddy Darling.

This week’s episode features:
- Violist Hillary Cheng
- Cellist Isaac Lee
- Pianist, composer and marimba player Jasmine Lai

Each of our performers has chosen a piece of music that inspires them. You can find a Spotify playlist of their inspiration pieces here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4w50dkBk0L8nclfvL4RZ9M?si=52ec704853bc4167

- Hillary’s inspiration: Mvt 1, Violin Concerto in C Minor Op. 25, by York Bowen
- Isaac’s inspiration: The Moldau, by Smetana
- Jasmine’s inspiration: Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach

Host: Teddy Darling
Guests: Hillary Cheng, Isaac Lee, Jasmine Lai
Podcast production: Jess Carrascalao Heard and Teddy Darling
Executive Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard

The Talent is made possible with the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

The Talent is back for another season! In Episode 1, cellist Isaac Lee and pianist Nicholas Khong performed a wonderful array of pieces that saw us go from Hindson to Shostakovich, and from Sculthorp to Messiaen! Host Teddy Darling returns for another season and tonight was joined by two wonderful guest mentors, pianist Julia Hastings and cellist Zoe Knighton, who provided feedback for our performers tonight.

Isaac Lee (with associate artist Stewart Kelly) performed:
- Hindson: Jungle Fever
- Fauré: Apres un Reve
- Shostakovich: Mvt 2, Sonata for Piano & Cello

Nicholas Khong performed:
- Sculthorpe: Mountains
- Messiaen: "I sleep, but my heart keeps awake" - Reflections of the Infant Christ, No. 19

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The Talent credits:
Host: Teddy Darling
Guest Mentor: Zoe Knighton
Guest Mentor: Julia Hastings
Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Sound Engineer: Kieren McCoey
Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard

The Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

It's the Season 1 Grand Final, and it's an all-piano affair! Join host Teddy Darling with season mentor, pianist Dr Kenji Fujimura, and special guest mentor, conductor Richard Davis, as they listen to our three finalists play one last time and battle it out for first, second and third prize. Hear pianists Hannah Shin, Ray Liang and Brian Luo perform works by Ravel, Rachmaninov, Beethoven and Kapustin. Who will win?

Hannah performed:
- Beethoven: Mvt 1, Piano Sonata No. 29, Op. 106 (“Hammerkalvier”)

Ray performed:
- Rachmaninov: Mvt 2: Non Allegro, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36
- Kapustin: Etude Op. 40, No. 3 “Toccata”

Brian performed:
- Ravel: Mvt 3 “Scarbo” from Gaspard de la Nuit

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The Talent Credits:
Host: Teddy Darling
Season Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Richard Davis
The Talent producer: Jess Carrascalão Heard
Audio technical production: Joe Gofron
Video technical production: Sam Bignell
Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalão Heard

The Talent is possible with the generous support from the Robert Salzer foundation.

It's the second week of lockdown, which means it's the second week of our best ofs! Join host Teddy Darling and relive performances by cellist Ji Woo Yoon (2nd Prize, Season 1 2019), multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lynch (Season 1, 2018) and catch up with Invictus Quartet (Audience Prize, Season 2 2017) as they chat about what they've been up to since being on The Talent.

Ji Woo Yoon performed:
- Rossini: Una Larme
- Casado: Dance of the Green Devil

Ryan Lynch performed:
- Elena Kats-Chernin: Frosted Windows
- Katia Beaugeais: Re-Emerging: for Soprano Saxophone
- Ross Edwards: Ulpirra

Invictus Quartet performed:
- Haydn: Mvt 4 "Finale", String Quartet Op. 33 No. 1
- Beethoven: Mvt 1 "Allegro" String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59

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The Talent credits:
Host: Teddy Darling
Guests: Invictus Quartet (Rebecca Wang, Nyssa Sanguansri, Jin Tong Long, Annika Cho)

The Talent is made possible with generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

With lockdown delaying the Season 1 Grand Final, we've dived into the archives to bring you some of the very best performances on The Talent! In the first of our two-part best of episodes, join Teddy Darling and relive performances by guitarist Clancy McLeod (2nd prize, Season 2 2018), pianist Sine Winther (2nd prize, Season 1 2018) and winner of Season 1 2018, flautist Jennifer Timmins. Teddy also caught up with Jennifer to chat about her artistic vision, what she's been up to since appearing on The Talent, and also to get her advice for this year's finalists.

Clancy performed:
- Manuel de Falla: Homage to Debussy
- Heictor Villa-Lobos: Etude No. 12
- Napoléon Coste: Les Départs

Sine performed:
- Bach: "Rondo" and "Capriccio" from Partita No. 2 in C Minor
- Ravel: "Alborada del Gracioso" from Miroir

Jennifer performed:
- Gillian Whitehead: Taurangi
- Paul Dean: Mvt 3 "Epiphany" from Falling Ever Deeper

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Credits:
- Host: Teddy Darling
- Guest: Jennifer Timmins
- Producer: Jess Carrascalão Heard

The Talent is made possible with the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

It’s Episode 10 of The Talent and our final heat episode! Violinist Louise Turnbull and pianist Hannah Shin both performed a diverse programme live-to-air for our industry mentors, violinst Sarah Curro and resident mentor Dr. Kenji Fujimura. Guided by our host Teddy Darling, tune in to hear our performers.

Louise performed:
-Bach: “Praeludio” and “Loure” from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major, BWV 1006
-Ysaye: “Obession” from Sonata No. 2
-Ross Edwards: White Cockatoo Spirit Dance
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Hannah Performed:
-Beethoven: Mvt 4, piano sonata no. 29 opus 106 (“hammerkalvier”)
-Schumann: Davidsbundlertanze, opus 6 no. 14

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Host: Teddy Darling
Regular Mentor: Dr. Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Sarah Curro
Producers: Jess Carrascalao, Jack Burmeister and Sarah Maher
Sound Engineers: Joe Gofron, Jairo Gomez and Kyle Lyon
Podcast Producers: Sarah Maher and Jack Burmeister

It's Episode 9 of The Talent! This week, 10-year-old cellist Jun Gardiner and pianist Thong Truong from Monash University performed live-to-air for our industry mentors, cellist Josephine Vains and pianist Dr Kenji Fujimura. Host Teddy Darling was away this week, but filling keeping the seat warm was The Talent's producer, Jess Carrascalão Heard. The show also featured Jun's associate artist, Song Peik.

Jun performed:
- Haydn: Mvt 3, Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major
- Schumann: Adagio & Allegro, Op. 70

Thong performed:
- Ravel: "Oiseaux Tristes" from Miroir
- Haydn: Mvt 1, Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 52 No. 62
- Rachmaninov: Etude-Tableaux in C Minor, Op. 39 No. 1

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Host: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Josephine Vains
Producers: Jess Carrascalao Heard, Sarah Maher and Jack Burmeister
Sound engineers: Jairo Gomez, Keely Armstrong, Kyle Lyon
Podcast producer: Sarah Maher

The Talent has been made possible with generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.

It was an all-soprano affair on Episode 8 of The Talent! Sopranos Esther Counsel and Piera Dennerstein performed the breadth of vocal repertoire, from Debussy chanson to Australia today, via Puccini, Andre Previn and Bizet. They performed for guest mentor, contralto Liane Keegan and our season mentor Dr Kenji Fujimura, as well as the show's host Teddy Darling. We also heard performances from associate artists, pianists Jacob Abela and Pam Christie.

Esther, with Jacob, performed:
- Debussy: Beau Soir
- Puccini: "Si Mi Chiamano Mimi" from La Boheme
- Previn: "I Want Magic" from A Streetcar Named Desire

Piera, with Pam, performed:
- Puccini: "Quando M'en Vo" from La Boheme
- Bizet: Michaela's aria from Carmen
- Rachel Lewindon: "Aria of the Krill" from The Rapture II

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Host: Teddy Darling
Regular Mentor: Dr Kenji Fujimura
Guest Mentor: Liane Keegan
Producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard
Production Interns: Sarah Maher and Jack Burmeister
Podcast producer: Jess Carrascalao Heard

The Talent is made possible by the generous support from the Robert Salzer Foundation.