IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Dorcas McClean Scholarship and ANVC Festival Pass

The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music is proud to be hosting the Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship performances alongside the inaugural Australian National Violin Conference. This festival pass grants you a ticket to all four performances as well as access to all ANVC events.

Hosted by the University of Melbourne, the Dorcas McClean Travelling Scholarship is the most prestigious violin competition in Australia, attracting the nation’s most talented young players. Each of the six contestants will present a full-length recital in Hanson Dyer Auditorium at the Ian Potter Southbank Centre at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music on 10 and 11 February 2022. Three finalists will be selected to perform a complete Mozart violin concerto on 13 February, accompanied by the Melbourne Conservatorium’s Camerata Orchestra with conductor Richard Davis. The event will also feature a guest artist recital on 12 February.

Representing the Australian National Academy of Music, Colburn Conservatory of Music (Los Angeles), Hochschule für Musik und Theater (Munich), Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at the University of Melbourne, competitors include: David Carreon, Leanne McGowan, Mana Ohashi, Emily Su, Jackie Wong and Grace Wu.

Alongside the competition, the Conservatorium will present the inaugural Australian National Violin Conference. The ANVC will present performances, master classes, lectures and interviews exploring the rich heritage of Australian violin playing and teaching, its roots and traditions, and leading exponents of violinists through the generations.

Please join us for the Dorcas McClean competition and the ANVC. Together, these incredible events offer a unique opportunity for lovers of music and musicians of all ages to explore the rich, living history of the violin in Australia!