Amy Dickson
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As a soloist Amy Dickson performs throughout the world with many of the great orchestras and in recent seasons has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House and the Konzerthaus, Vienna. As a highly sought-after chamber musician she has performed in prestigious series, in venues including the Berliner Philharmonie and the Wigmore Hall, and she regularly appears at international chamber music festivals.
Amy is deeply committed to the development of new repertoire for the saxophone and has made a substantial contribution to the orchestral, chamber and solo repertoire. As a Sony Classical recording artist she has released six albums on the label which highlight the versatility of her musicianship and the varied capabilities of the saxophone. She has recorded with orchestras including the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National, Melbourne and Sydney Symphony orchestras. Twice GRAMMY-nominated, Amy made history in 2013 by becoming the first saxophonist and the first Australian to win a Classic Brit Award, as Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
Now based in London, Amy was born in Sydney, Australia and began musical studies at the age of two, taking her first saxophone lesson aged six. She made her concerto debut at 16, and on her 18th birthday made her first recording as soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. That year she moved to London to study at the Royal College of Music, and then at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She was recipient of the James Fairfax Australian Young Artist of the Year award, and has won a string of major competitions including the Gold Medal at the Royal Overseas League Competition, the Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year Competition and the Prince’s Prize. No saxophonist had ever won any of these titles before.
She is proud to be the International Ambassador of the Australian Children’s Music Foundation and an ambassador for UK-based charity Children and the Arts.
