Miranda Ilchef
Pre-Concert Speaker
Miranda Ilchef is a Sydney-based musician/writer who is in growing demand as a music reviewer and artist interviewer. She has been published in Australia’s premier classical music media outlets Limelight Magazine and Cutcommon Magazine, where she is a Lead Writer under the editorship of Stephanie Eslake. In 2022 she participated in the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Words About Music program and was mentored by Philip Sametz.
Miranda has also performed regularly as a violinist with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Project and Ensemble Apex. She has a passion for orchestral music, new music, Australian music and a burgeoning interest in Historical Performance. In 2023, her affinity for folk music led to her performing as fiddler in the musical Come From Away. Miranda graduated with Bachelor of Music Performance (Honours) in 2022 from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under Professor Alice Waten, where she wrote her thesis on performance anxiety management.
