Originally from the UK, Madeleine Aarons is a horn player from Sydney. She completed her Bachelor of Music (Performance) at Queensland Conservatorium, under the tutelage of Peter Luff and Malcolm Stewart and was awarded best brass recital for her final recital in 2022.
Since completing her studies in Queensland and during her first year at ANAM, Madeleine has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO), Queensland Ballet, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Auckland Philharmonic and Victorian Opera. She has also worked on multiple recordings for Marvel and other solo artists as well as teaching horn at several of Sydney’s top private schools. In 2024 she won the Ursula Hoff Performance Award for Most Outstanding Chamber Music Performance with two of her ANAM colleagues.
Madeleine is a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) and performed with the AYO Chamber Players in 2022. She has also toured with Sydney Youth Orchestra to Europe and the UK, and was a finalist in the Fine Music Radio Young Musician of the Year Competition.
She has had the privilege of playing in masterclasses for Stefan Dohr, Katy Woolley, Sarah Willis, Ben Jacks, Robert Johnson and Andrew Bain. Madeleine is excited to be in second year at ANAM, studying with Carla Blackwood and Ben Jacks.
When she is not in the practice room and covered in slide grease, Madeleine enjoys cooking, going for adventures in nature and dancing rather badly to her Spotify playlists.
FROM: Sydney, NSW. Lands of the Gadigal people.
Madeleine is the 2024 Albert Scholar.
She is further supported by ANAM Syndicate donors Arnis Dzedins, Mike and Jane Hall, Lee and Greg Ridder, Anna and Mark Yates.
Photo by Pia Johnson