15-year-old Jasper is in Year 11 at Macleans College. He has spent a decade playing music, starting on the piano. At the age of 10, he started learning the clarinet with Elsa Lam, and currently he is learning from Jonathan Cohen. Jasper enjoys playing the clarinet as it allows him to collaborate with other...
Layla (Jisoo) Choi began playing the flute in Year 6 and completed her Trinity Grade 8 Exam at age 12. She has performed in school musical productions, including Big Fish (2024) and Les Misérables (2025), participated in multiple school orchestras, and shares the principal flute spot in the Rangitoto College Concert Band. Her dedication...
Dennis Liu started playing music with the piano, achieving ABRSM Grade 8. At the age of 9 he transitioned to the clarinet, and currently studies under Jonathan Cohen, after having learned from Tracy Ma for 2 years. Dennis currently serves as the concertmaster of the North Shore Youth Symphonic Winds, a multi-award-winning concert band....
Music has always been an indispensable part of Joy’s life. She started learning piano at the age of 4. When she was 11 she attended a symphony concert, performed by the China Philharmonic Orchestra, which deeply inspired her and sparked her fascination with orchestral music. That experience led her to decide to learn the...
Chloe Xiao is a Year 11 student at Diocesan School for Girls. She started her music journey with piano, and began learning the oboe at the age of 8. She is currently learning under Camille Wells and completed her Trinity Grade 8 exam last year. Chloe enjoys playing in groups, participating in school orchestras...
Music has always been an important part of Eddie’s life. He started playing the violin at age 3, learning with Dr Elena Abramova, and discovered a love for orchestra through his schools and community. Eddie began learning the oboe at 11 with Alison Jepson, and the complexity of the woodwind instrument drew him in....
Alex Wu started playing the oboe at the age of 8. He has recently started learning from Bede Hanley, after having learned from Martin Lee for 4 years. Alex has previously been the principal oboe of Youth Orchestra Waikato and Aotea Youth Symphony. He won the Intermediate section of the New Zealand Double Reed Society...
After moving to NZ in 2014, Anna studied flute under Uwe Grodd and Abigail Sperling through a scholarship from the Pettman National Junior Academy of Music, and recently graduated from the University of Auckland with a First Class Honours Degree in flute performance. She has been actively involved in the NZCT Chamber Contest and...