The award-winning saxophonist has been named as the 2016 Young Australian Achiever of the Year in the UK.

Australian saxophonist Amy Dickson has been awarded UK Young Australian Achiever of the Year Award for 2016. It’s the latest accolade in a quickly growing list of prizes for the young artist, who made her concerto debut at the age of 16, and her first recording as a soloist on her 18th birthday.

The award, presented by the Australia Day Foundation, recognises exceptional Australians sharing the spirit of Australia in the UK. Dickson was born in Sydney and moved to London to study at the Royal College of Music, undertaking further study at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. “Amy is an outstanding young Australian,” says Australia Day Foundation Director Dick Porter, “and we are delighted to recognise her success with this award.”

Dickson was the first saxophonist to take home the James Fairfax Australian Young Artist of the Year Award, as well as a string of prizes including the Gold Medal at the Royal Overseas League Competition, the Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Competition and the Prince’s Prize. She’s a two-time GRAMMY-nominee, and she made history by...