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Home2020sKlara Decker-Stewart
Klara Decker-Stewart The.SYO Concertmaster

Klara is currently in her third year of university, studying a Bachelor of Music Performance and Medicinal Chemistry at the Sydney Conservatorium, University of Sydney under the tuition of Janet Davies. She began studying violin at the age of 5 with Yasuki Nakamura in the Suzuki method and graduated from the Conservatorium High School in 2021.

Her journey with SYO began at the age of 9, performing in many of SYO’s orchestras as well as touring to the UK in 2019 and regional NSW in 2023. Throughout her time at SYO, Klara has worked with and learnt from many esteemed musicians and conductors including Benjamin Northey, Stanley Dodds as well as musicians from the LSO as part of SYO’s LSO Discovery project.

Klara has also played in programs with the Australian Youth Orchestra and Sydney Conservatorium Orchestra. She has a strong passion for chamber music and regularly performs in chamber ensembles, aspiring to study music in Germany one day. In her spare time, Klara enjoys exploring the outdoors!

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