The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) has announced the seven young musicians selected for its 2026 Emerging Artists program. In its 21st year, the program is connecting talented emerging musicians with the ACO for one-to-one mentorship as well as professional performance opportunities.

The selected musicians are violinists Olivia Kowalik, Benjamin Lam, Lydia Sawires and Theonie Wang; violist Sebastian Coyne, cellist Max Wung and double bassist Harrison Young.

Max Wung, Harrison Young, Theonie Wang, Benjamin Lam, Lydia Sawires, Sebastian Coyne and Olivia Kowalik.

Cellist Max Wung has performed with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Fremantle Chamber Orchestra and Vienna Pops Orchestra, and he hosted a fundraising concert for the victims of the 2019–2020 Australia Bushfires, raising more than $3,000.

Harry Young is currently studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He was a 2025 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellow and has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra.

As a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Benjamin Lam has regularly performed in Australian Youth Orchestra programs and has performed as Concertmaster for the Sydney Conservatorium orchestras. As a...