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Winners of the 2023 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, Ziggy and Miles are two of Australia’s finest young musicians forging an international career. Their performances are known for their “deeply considered musicianship, immaculate care and superlative technique” (5MBS). The brothers became the first guitar duo and second guitarists to receive this prestigious award in the organization’s history.

With over 50 awards between them in guitar competitions and local Welsh music Eisteddfods across their home city of Melbourne, Ziggy and Miles proved their artistry as soloists and a duo from a young age. Among their early accolades are major prizes in competitions hosted by the Guitar Foundation of America, the Adelaide International Guitar Festival and the Melbourne Recital Center.

Their long-awaited new album, Sidekick, was featured as one of New York’s WQXR’s “Best New Classical Albums of 2023.” Praised by Soundboard Magazine, it showcases new works written for the brothers, their own “transfixingly beautiful” (Limelight) arrangement of Debussy’s Clair de Lune, and works that have shaped their musical identity from Spain, Latin America, and Australia.

Actively involved in community engagement, they have a passion for providing education and music to people without access to live performances or high-quality music education. They have collaborated with organizations across Australia and the U.S. Graduates of The Juilliard School, Ziggy and Miles were the first Australians and first guitar duo accepted into the school’s prestigious Artist Diploma program, where they also received the Norman Benzaquen Career Advancement Grant.