Rebecca Chambers
Rebecca Chambers (born 1975) is a concert pianist from Victoria, Australia. In 1996 she was named Young Australian of the Year.[1][2][3] She was educated at Victorian College of the Arts. She won the piano section of the ABC Young Performers Awards in 1993 and has performed around Australia with top symphony orchestras. She received the Roy Rubinstein Award while pursuing her master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music. A solo performance with the Manhattan Symphony at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York was her professional debut.[2] She also received the John Gaitskell Mensa Award for highest academic and performance achievement.[4]
| “ | I am very proud of being Australian. I appreciate it much more now I’ve gone overseas. We have a unique personality, which is very refreshing.[2] | ” |
When interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald in 2003 for a story about how winners of the Young Australian of the Year Award thought their country had changed Rebecca stated:
| “ | Sometimes you have no idea what defines you or your nation until you've spoken to other people and have their perspective. … We all want happiness, we all want to avoid pain and suffering. I so hate war.[5] | ” |
[edit] See also
- "Gardner & Wife's Past Productions :: A Night on Broadway". gardnerandwife.com. 2010 [last update]. http://www.gardnerandwife.com/08_broadway.asp. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- "Australian Phenomena - Music for your special occasion". australianphenomena.com.au. 2010 [last update]. http://www.australianphenomena.com.au/classical.php. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ "Australian of the Year Awards - YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR". australianoftheyear.org.au. 2010 [last update]. http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/pages/page139.asp?size=increase. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Australian of the Year Awards - Rebecca Chambers". australianoftheyear.org.au. 2010 [last update]. http://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/?m=rebecca-chambers-1996. Retrieved 4 February 2010. "Named Young Australian of the Year in 1996"
- ^ Australian Government, National Capital Authority (2010 [last update]). "Australians of the Year Walk". nationalcapital.gov.au. http://www.nationalcapital.gov.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=210&Itemid=205. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Zelman Symphony - Rebecca Chambers". zelmansymphony.org.au. 2010 [last update]. http://zelmansymphony.org.au/Performers/RebeccaChambers. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ Gaensler, Bryan (January 25, 2003). "Keeping the faith in a world less certain". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/24/1042911552378.html. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
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