Austin O'Toole, Asia Movsovic, & Adriel Sukumar
Austin O’Toole (clarinet)
Asia Movsovic (pianoforte) &
Adriel Sukumar (composer)
3 pieces for Solo Clarinet (2026) - Adriel Sukumar
I. ‘Dolce, singing’
II. ‘Solemn, legato sempre’
III. ‘Toccata-esque’
Vier Stücke for Clarinet and Piano Op.5 (1913) - Alban Berg
I. Mäßig
II. Sehr langsam
III. Sehr rasch
IV. Langsam
Piano Sonata (2024) - Adriel Sukumar
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2023) - Adriel Sukumar
Austin O’Toole is an emerging clarinettist based in Sydney’s inner-west. He has been trained by renowned tutors Peter Jenkin, Deborah De Graaff and Frank Celata. Austin’s journey first saw him perform as the principal clarinettist of the Arts Unit Orchestra from 2018-2021, including multiple performances at the Opera House and Town Hall. From 2022-2025 he was the principal clarinettist of the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra and concertmaster of the Wind Symphony. He performed as associate principal clarinet in the 2024 program of The Orchestra Project. In 2025, he won the Sydney Conservatorium’s Clarinet Concerto Competition and was runner-up in the Woodwind Concerto Competition. Austin was the 2021 school captain of the Sydney Conservatorium High School and currently serves as a choral scholar at St. Stephen’s Uniting Church and Inner West Voices. He recently graduated with First Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music (Performance).
Asia Movsovic is a British pianist from Reading, currently studying at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) under the mentorship of Helen Krizos. She is presently undertaking an exchange year at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where she continues her studies with Helen and Natalia Ricci while expanding her artistic horizons in an international context.
Asia began studying piano at the age of seven, though her musical curiosity and affinity for the instrument were evident from an even earlier age. At 15, she was accepted into the Royal College of Music Junior Department, where she studied with Ann Martin-Davis and Christine Stevenson. During her time there, she earned a Distinction in the DipABRSM diploma and passed Grade 8 theory, affirming her commitment to a professional career in music.
Renowned for her versatility and expressive depth, Asia is equally devoted to solo and ensemble performance. At RNCM, she has performed as a core member of the Spirit Trio—winners of the 2024 Nossek Prize, where she was among the youngest recipients in the award’s history—and with the ONYX Ensemble, which has given a recital series at Manchester Cathedral and completed a concert tour of Wales. She has also performed solo recitals in both the UK and Sydney.
Asia is a sought-after collaborative pianist, regularly accompanying choirs, instrumentalists, and orchestras. Her ability to adapt across diverse musical settings reflects a broad artistic sensibility and strong interpretive insight.
Her solo accomplishments include first prizes in both solo and recital categories at the Woodley, Berkshire, and Oxford Music Festivals. In 2024, she made her concerto debut as a soloist with the Manchester Beethoven Orchestra, performing Ernő Dohnányi’s Variations on a Nursery Theme to critical acclaim.
Adriel Sukumar is a young Australian composer currently based in Western Sydney. His music, often inspired by the universe, the natural world, and the sacred, explores resonance and interesting harmonic sonorities, aiming to be always interesting and full of character.
He has received commissions from Steel City Strings, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, the Macquarie Singers, the Choir of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta, SAGA Collective, and Caesura Ensemble. Other works of his has also been performed by various ensembles including the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra, New Music Ensemble, and Saxophone Orchestra; the Australian and Sydney Youth Orchestras, Steel City Strings, Ensemble Offspring, the Goldner String Quartet, and the Choir and Organists of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta. His music has also been presented in workshops and masterclasses with the Australian String Quartet, Sydney Chamber Choir, and Finnish composer and pianist Olli Mustonen.
Adriel was awarded second prize (The Highly Commended Award) in the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 Young Composer Award. He has also been awarded the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s 2022 Horace Keats Memorial Prize for Composition, their 2023 Frank Albert Music Prize, their 2024 Ignaz Friedman Memorial Prize, and their 2025 Frank Albert Music Prize.
In 2025 Adriel completed his undergraduate studies in composition at the Sydney Conservatorium with first class Honours, studying under Carl Vine AO.
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