Young Virtuoso Award

A Brief History

In 1980 2MBS-FM introduced a series of broadcasts featuring young performers. Due to the overwhelming success of these initial broadcasts the Young Performers program was established in the following year as a regular series.

In 1984 with sponsorship from Vogel’s Bread, the Young Performers series became a competition, with an initial prize of $500. Vogel’s continued their sponsorship of the Young Performer, with increase prizemoney of $1000, through to 1992 when they were bought by Fielders.

The honour roll of the Young Performer Award features many household names including Nicholas Parle, Richard Tognetti, Duncan Gifford, Tamara Anna-Cislowska and Simon Tedeschi to name just a few.

In recent years the Young Performer Award has changed to the Young Virtuoso Award and the winner has gone on to represent 2MBS at the National MBS Network Young Virtuoso Awards.

Young Virtuoso Award (Young Performer Award) Honour Roll

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