The Finale is finally here! Pianist Leonardo Hawco, violinist Nathan Wayne and pianist Lawrence Wang battle it out for first place, as decided by season mentor Kevin Tamanini and guest mentor Warwick Stengårds.

The three finalists, Audience Prize winner and Mentor's Commendation Award winner receive a selection of prizes from The Talent's generous sponsors Musica Viva, CutCommon Magazine, Melbourne Recital Centre, Cinema Nova, 3MBS, Forest Collective and Melbourne Chamber Orchestra!

Leonardo performs:
Colonial Song by Percy Grainger 
Gumsuckers March by Percy Grainger 

Nathan performs (with associate artist Dr. Leigh Harrold):
Abodah by Ernest Bloch
Little Chrissietina's Magic Fantasy  by Matthew Hindson

Lawrence performs:
Numa Ame by Zhao Zhang
Lantern Rite Theme from Genshin Impact by Yu-Peng Chen arr. Scott Zheng and Jasper Hu

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Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller

Mentors: Kevin Tamanini and Julia Hastings

Producer and podcast editor: Sarah Stancombe

Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey, Mark Kerr

The Finale is finally here! Pianist Leonardo Hawco, violinist Nathan Wayne and pianist Lawrence Wang battle it out for first place, as decided by season mentor Kevin Tamanini and guest mentor Warwick Steng&aring;rds.
The three finalists, Audience Prize winner and Mentor's Commendation Award winner receive a selection of prizes from&nbsp;The Talent's generous sponsors Musica Viva, CutCommon Magazine, Melbourne Recital Centre, Cinema Nova, 3MBS, Forest Collective and Melbourne Chamber Orchestra!
Leonardo performs:
<ul>
<li>Colonial Song by Percy Grainger&nbsp;</li>
<li>Gumsuckers March by Percy Grainger&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Nathan performs (with associate artist Dr. Leigh Harrold):
<ul>
<li>Abodah by Ernest Bloch</li>
<li>Little Chrissietina's Magic Fantasy&nbsp; by Matthew Hindson</li>
</ul>
Lawrence performs:
<ul>
<li>Numa Ame by Zhao Zhang</li>
<li>Lantern Rite Theme from Genshin Impact by Yu-Peng Chen arr. Scott Zheng and Jasper Hu</li>
</ul>
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Host:&nbsp;Kyla Matsuura-Miller
Mentors:&nbsp;Kevin Tamanini and Julia Hastings
Producer and podcast editor: Sarah Stancombe
Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey, Mark Kerr

The Talent is an exciting live performance program which assists young performers at the start of their careers by broadcasting recitals by musicians who are currently studying at tertiary institutions or have recently graduated.

The Talent

Since 2013 The Talent has been assisting young and emerging artists by providing live-to-air performance experience coupled with feedback from respected industry mentors.

Since 2013 The Talent has been assisting young and emerging artists by providing live-to-air performance experience coupled with feedback from respected industry mentors.