Queensland Symphony Orchestra has named soprano Nina Korbe as its 2027 Artist-in-Association. Korbe has had a long-standing relationship with the orchestra, performing in their popular cinematic concerts and serving in QSO’s First Nations’ Advisory Group.

Nina Korbe. Photo supplied

Korbe is an advocate for Indigenous representation in the creative industries as a Koa, Kuku Yalanji, Wakka Wakka woman, and was the first Aboriginal Australian to be accepted into the Royal Academy of Music in London for a Master of Arts (Performance). She is a Queensland Conservatorium of Music graduate, studying under Margaret Schindler.

Korbe made her Opera Australia debut in 2024 as Maria in its Opera on the Harbour production of West Side Story and will star as Musetta in its 2027 production of La Boheme in January 2027. Korbe also sings the lead role in Opera Australia’s of The Drover’s Wife.

In her new role, Korbe will perform with the Orchestra in Holst’s The Mystic Trumpeter, Handel’s Messiah and in their cinematic concerts throughout the year, as well as hosting and presenting concerts as a part of the Orchestra’s work in education and family concerts.