Miriam grew up in a large musical family, finding immense joy through a shared passion for music. She commences her third year at ANAM in 2026 and is thrilled to continue learning from Adam Chalabi.
With immense gratitude to her former teacher Michele Walsh, Miriam graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. She was awarded the Rotary Club of Brisbane Endowment Award and Griffith Award for Academic Excellence.
While studying at the Queensland Conservatorium, Miriam was joint winner of the Matilda Jane Aplin Prize alongside her colleague Theonie Wang. Miriam and Theonie, with Angelina Kim (viola) and Cindy Masterman (cello) formed the Tarilindy String Quartet (TSQ). TSQ was honoured to represent Australia in Montreal, Canada, for the International Chamber Music Festival ‘Musical Chairs’. In 2024, the quartet won the Milan Kantor Prize from the ‘Great Romantics’ competition and were residents of the 2025 Bendigo Chamber Music Festival.
While Miriam hopes to further pursue her performance career, she equally loves to teach and sees teaching as one of her ultimate goals as a musician. In 2024, she was awarded ANAM Volunteers’ Prize for an Outstanding ANAM Citizen which speaks to her leadership and desire to uplift those around her.
Miriam is a strong advocate for the arts as a result of experiencing herself the powerful emotions that music can evoke within.
FROM: QLD. Lands of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples.
Miriam is supported by ANAM Syndicate donors Lyndsey Hawkins, Michael Schwarz and David Clouston, Michael Tyazhkyy and Mila Tyazhka.
Photo by Pia Johnson