Season Finale Showcases Rising Stars in “Dana Alison and Friends” 23rd November 2025
The 2025 concert season concluded with an exceptional performance titled “Dana Alison and Friends,” featuring flautist Dana Alison, cellist Noah Lawrence, and pianist Paul Cheung.
Alison and Lawrence, both 2025 Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellows, joined forces with Cheung, a well-known pianist admired by local audiences for his previous appearances in “Paul Cheung and Friends.”
The program highlighted the trio’s virtuosity with thrilling works including Borne/Bizet’s Carmen Fantasie and Debussy’s Piano Trio in G Major, delivering a captivating finale to the year’s concert series.
Dana is an emerging Sydney-based flautist and the 2025 Flute Fellow with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She holds a Master of Performance from the Royal College of Music, London, and while there performed as a chamber musician at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues, including Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and Abbey Road Studios.
Noah is a dynamic young cellist hailing from Bendigo, Victoria, who has performed side-by-side with most of Australia’s professional orchestras. He was Principal Cello of the Australian Youth Orchestra in 2024 and is now excited to be a Fellow with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Pianist Paul Cheung has performed solo, concerto, chamber and orchestral repertoire across Australasia, Europe, and South America. He won the 2023 Geoffrey Parsons award, the inaugural David Miller award, and prizes at the Australian National Piano Award 2022.
Paul was also Sutherland Music Club’s 2011 Youth Music Awards’ winner!