For the first episode in our new season, Heather Fletcher welcomes season mentor Evan J Lawson and guest mentor Rollin Zhao to hear performances by violinist Alicia Choo and pianist Chris Wang. 

Alicia performs: 
A.Vivaldi: The Four Seasons mvt.3 “Winter”
J.B.Accolay: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor

With associate artist Stewart Kelly



Chris performs: 
J.S.Bach: Toccata in E minor BWV 914
P.I.Tchaikovsky (arr.M.Pletnev): Pas de Deux



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Host: Heather Fletcher 
Regular mentor: Evan J Lawson 
Producer: Jem Sherwill 
Sound engineers: Joe Gofron, Kieran McCoey, Greg Matheson, Tom Hayman, William Loveday 
Podcast producer: Jem Sherwill 

For the first episode in our new season, Heather Fletcher welcomes season mentor Evan J Lawson and guest mentor Rollin Zhao to hear performances by violinist Alicia Choo and pianist Chris Wang. 
Alicia performs: 
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">A.Vivaldi: The Four Seasons mvt.3 “Winter” </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">J.B.Accolay: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor </li>
</ul>
With associate artist Stewart Kelly 
 
Chris performs: 
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">J.S.Bach: Toccata in E minor BWV 914 </li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">P.I.Tchaikovsky (arr.M.Pletnev): Pas de Deux </li>
</ul>
 
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Host: Heather Fletcher  Regular mentor: Evan J Lawson  Producer: Jem Sherwill  Sound engineers: Joe Gofron, Kieran McCoey, Greg Matheson, Tom Hayman, William Loveday  Podcast producer: Jem Sherwill

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.

Violinist Alicia Choo and pianist Chris Wang

Ahead of the Finale Episode next week, Kyla and Coady look back at the performance highlights of Season 2, 2025. 

Featuring performances from: 
Tom Lowe 
Paulina Huang 
Nikki Jian 
Beverly Kwan 
Daniel Wang 
Marcus Ho 
Lawrence Wang 

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Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller 
Mentor: Coady Green
Producer: Jem Sherwill 
Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey 
Podcast edited by: Sarah Stancombe 

 

Ahead of the Finale Episode next week, Kyla and Coady look back at the performance highlights of Season 2, 2025.&nbsp;
Featuring performances from:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Tom Lowe&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Paulina Huang&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Nikki Jian&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Beverly Kwan&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">Daniel Wang&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">Marcus Ho&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="20" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1">Lawrence Wang&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller&nbsp; Mentor: Coady Green Producer: Jem Sherwill&nbsp; Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey&nbsp; Podcast edited by: Sarah Stancombe&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Season 2 2025 Highlights

Our final "heats” episode of the season features pianists Noreen Suyudy and Seth Raudam, along with valuable insight and discussion from mentors Coady Green and Kevin Tamanini, with host Kyla Matsuura-Miller. 

Noreen performs: 
Mirrie Hill: The Leafy Lanes of Kent  
Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Sonata no. 2, 1st and 3rd mvmt  

 

Seth performs: 
Carl Vine: Five Bagatelles  
Alberto Ginastera: Argentinian Dance No. 3 "Danza del gaucho matrero"  

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Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller 
Mentors: Coady Green and Kevin Tamanini 

Producer: Jem Sherwill 
Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey

Podcast edited by: Sarah Stancombe 

 

Our final "heats&rdquo; episode of the season features pianists Noreen Suyudy and Seth Raudam, along with valuable insight and discussion from mentors Coady Green and Kevin Tamanini, with host Kyla Matsuura-Miller.&nbsp;
Noreen performs:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Mirrie Hill: The Leafy Lanes of Kent &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Grazyna Bacewicz: Piano Sonata no. 2, 1st and 3rd mvmt &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Seth performs:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="19" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Carl Vine: Five Bagatelles &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="19" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Alberto Ginastera: Argentinian Dance No. 3 "Danza del gaucho matrero" &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller&nbsp; Mentors: Coady Green and Kevin Tamanini&nbsp;
Producer: Jem Sherwill&nbsp; Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey
Podcast edited by: Sarah Stancombe&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Pianists Noreen Suyudy & Seth Raudam

The ninth episode of the season features cellist Hugo Wang and pianist Lawrence Wang, with Kyla Matsuura-Miller joined by mentors Rosanne Hunt and Kevin Tamanini. 

 

Hugo performs: 
Cassado: Suite 1st Mvt Preludio Fantasia  
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata C Major Opus 119 - Moderato - 2nd movement 

 

With associate artist Otis Wang 

 

Lawrence performs: 
Mieczysław Karłowicz: Sonatine in D minor; I. Allegro moderato  
Jozef Wieniawski: Valse De Concert Op. 3  

 

Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller 
Mentors: Coady Green and  
Producer: Jem Sherwill 
Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey 
Podcast edited by: Sarah Stancombe 

The ninth episode of the season features cellist Hugo Wang and pianist Lawrence Wang, with Kyla Matsuura-Miller joined by mentors Rosanne Hunt&nbsp;and Kevin Tamanini.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Hugo performs:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1">Cassado: Suite 1st Mvt Preludio Fantasia &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1">Prokofiev: Cello Sonata C Major Opus 119 - Moderato - 2nd movement&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
With associate artist Otis Wang&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Lawrence performs:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1">Mieczysław Karłowicz: Sonatine in D minor; I. Allegro moderato &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li aria-setsize="-1" data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;134225954&quot;:true,&quot;134225961&quot;:true,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Jozef Wieniawski: Valse De Concert Op. 3 &nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Host: Kyla Matsuura-Miller&nbsp; Mentors: Coady Green and &nbsp; Producer: Jem Sherwill&nbsp; Sound engineers: Tom Hayman, Greg Matheson, Kieran McCoey&nbsp; Podcast edited by: Sarah Stancombe&nbsp;

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