Ethan is a passionate musician from Brisbane and is currently in his second year at ANAM in 2026, studying with Jeffrey Crellin.
Ethan began his oboe studies with Natasha Kalous, continuing with Eve Newsome at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University where he completed his Bachelor of Music. He was the recipient of the Rudolph Pekarek Oboe Prize and was awarded the Griffith Award for Academic Excellence for three consecutive years.
Ethan then studied microbiology completing a Bachelor of Science at the University of Queensland before returning to the oboe and joining ANAM in 2025.
Ethan was a finalist in the ANAM Concerto Competition in 2025, performing Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314 with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Johannes Fritzsch. Ethan was also selected for the Mahler Chamber Orchestra Academy’s 2026 program.
Although an experienced chamber and solo musician, Ethan feels most at home in the orchestra. His recent performance highlights include performing Brahms’ 4th Symphony at the Crescendo Summer Institute and Mahler’s 3rd Symphony with the Auckland Philharmonia.
It is Ethan’s belief that playing the oboe is typically frustrating, always a challenge, and sometimes completely ridiculous, but that this makes the rare moments where it shines all the more special.
FROM: QLD. Lands of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples.
Ethan is supported by ANAM Syndicate donor Kerry Landman.
Photo by Pia Johnson