Ethan is a passionate musician from Brisbane and is currently in his second year at ANAM in 2026, studying with Jeffrey Crellin.
He began his oboe studies with Natasha Kalous, continuing with Eve Newsome at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University where he completed his Bachelor of Music. Ethan was the recipient of the Rudolph Pekarek Oboe Prize and was awarded the Griffith Award for Academic Excellence for three consecutive years.
Before returning to the oboe and joining ANAM in 2025, he also studied microbiology completing a Bachelor of Science at the University of Queensland.
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. He 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 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