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The Musica Viva and Strike A Chord teams have changed and adapted the format of this year's Strike A Chord Grand Final to ensure that our 12 finalists have the opportunity to perform via livestream in their home states.
We are delighted to announce the Finalists of Strike A Chord 2021, the second iteration of Musica Viva's National Chamber Music Championship for secondary school ensembles.
After two weeks of deliberation, the jury has come to a decision on the twelve groups from across Australia that will be taking part in the Grand Final livestream.
2021 Finalists
The Canberra Reds - ACT
Jayden Lohe, flute
Carl Vitolovich, flute
Lucy Gao, piano
Bartholdy Trio - NSW
Justine Zhang, violin
Vincent Zhu, cello
Fiona Feng, piano
False Relations - NSW
Gabriel Dillon, voice
Archie Tulk, voice
Austin O’Toole, voice
Liam Green, voice
Piccolo String Quartet - NSW
Isabella Sun, violin
Jonah Shi, violin
Hayley Lau, viola
Jack Theakston, cello
Amogus Trio - QLD
Anna Suzuki, violin
Jeremy Sun, piano
Joshua Jones, cello
JPMS Ensemble Spirito - QLD
Yuliana Chen, percussion
Chloe Christofan, percussion
Lachlan Tu, percussion
Abigail Ling, percussion
Theo Hidajat, percussion
"Shell Shocked" Chamber Percussion Ensemble, Sheldon College - QLD
Nicholas Robinson, vibraphone
Hayden Rayner, percussion
Nicholas Yang, marimba 1
David Chiu, marimba 2
Pirulí String Quartet - SA
Jasmine Milton, violin
Haneulle Lovell, violin
Sterling Rieck, viola
Caleb Christian, cello
Scotch College String Quartet - VIC
Leon Fei, violin
Lachlan Chen, violin
Neil Wang, viola
Justin Sheng, cello
Trio Finifugal - VIC
Mia-Chenea Robinson, voice
Sebastian Coyne, piano
Noah Lawrence, cello
Vdub - VIC
Olivia Spyrou, violin
Ian Chiao, violin
Jamie Miles, viola
Sebastian Coyne, viola
Noah Lawrence, cello
Four Strings - WA
Aaron Ooi, violin
Alicia Sun, violin
Mia Hasler, violin
Paula Krause, violin
The Peter Druce Audience Prize
The Peter Druce Audience Prize of $2,000 will be awarded live to the ensemble who receives the most audience votes during the Strike A Chord Grand Final on Sunday 15 August.
Details on how to vote will be announced during the livestreamed event. Voting will take place between 1pm and 4pm AEST. Viewers at home can vote for one ensemble each using their own device, viewers cannot vote more than once on the same device.
First Round Prize Winners
Apart from the finalists above, we are pleased to announce that many ensembles also won other prizes. Find out more about our Yamaha Novice Section winners and our First Round prize winners here.
