ABC Young Performers Award
Applications have now closed for the ABC Young Performers Award
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Tue 3 Nov, 2026, 7.00pm
Not a young performer? Join the waitlist to be the first to know when the grand final concert goes on sale. See the brightest young stars in classical music alongside the Sydney Symphony, conducted by Benjamin Northey.
Applications for the ABC Young Performers Award have now closed.
Are you Australia’s next big star in classical music?
You could take the stage at the Sydney Opera House accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the grand final concert on Tuesday 3 November— plus there’s $60,000 in prize money up for grabs.
Applications have closed. Competitors progressing to the semi-finals will be announced in the coming weeks, and tickets for semi-final concerts will go on sale in June.