ABC Classic has announced the 12 semifinalists selected to compete in  for the 2026 ABC Young Performers Awards.

The 2026 ABC Young Performer Awards semifinalists.

This year’s musicians are Alice Morgan (saxophone), Beatrice Colombis (violin), Buddy Lovett (percussion), Charlotte Miles (cello), Connor Whyte (classical guitar), Dillon Chan (piano), Dindin Jingyi Wang (violin), Joshua Han (piano), Lily Bryant (flute), Maggie Wang (cello), Sheng-Yuan Lynch (piano) and Tom Lowe (saxophone).

This year’s finalists include emerging performers who are making waves both internationally and domestically. Twenty-three-year-old Charlotte Miles, featured in Limelight‘s July 2026 issue, was announced as a finalist for the Queen Elisabeth International Cello Competition this year, and earlier this month, Sydney-based Beatrice Colombis won the New Zealand-based Michael Hill International Violin Competition.

Pianist Joshua Han also took home the 2024 National Piano Award. Previously an ABC Classic Performer of the Week, guest Sydney Symphony Orchestra saxophonist Alice Morgan was selected as Ensemble Offspring’s 2024 Hatched Associate Artist.

Open to musicians under the age of 31, the ABC Young Performers Awards grants its winner a $40,000 cash prize and the opportunity to record a solo album with ABC Classic. The...