We are delighted to announce our 2019 Tait Awardees. We thank our loyal Tait Friends, our Donors and all of our Supporters for providing the funds for us to financially assist 23 young performing artists from Australia & New Zealand. Applications rose by 23% and the standard was very high which made the job of selection all the more difficult for our Music Board (Chaired by Jessica Cottis), and the Leanne Benjamin Ballet Awards Board (Chaired by Leanne Benjamin AM OBE).
| Name | Artform | Aus/NZ | Institution Private Studies | Award Names |
| Iona Allan | Violin | QLD | Dartington International Summer School | John Amis Award |
| Lotte Betts-Dean | Mezzo-Soprano | VIC | Dartington International Summer School & Private Studies | John Amis Award |
| Eliza Boom | Soprano | NZ | National Opera Studio | Frost/Frank & Viola Tait Award |
| Kathy Chow | Piano | VIC | Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Tait Award |
| Samantha Clarke | Soprano | WA | Private Studies | Thornton Award |
| Kiandra Howarth * | Soprano | QLD | Private Studies | Bel Canto Award & White Loewenthal Award |
| Amy Huang ** | Violin | NSW | Royal College of Music | Tait Scholar |
| Frederick Jones | Tenor | NZ | National Opera Studio | White Loewenthal Award |
| Paull-Anthony Keightley | Bass | WA | Private Studies | Julian Baring Award |
| Jeremy Kleeman *** | Baritone | VIC | Royal College of Music Opera School | John Frost Award |
| Tara Minton | Harp/Voice – Jazz | VIC | Private Studies | White Loewenthal Award |
| Daniel Pini **** | Cello | NSW | Southbank Sinfonia | Tait Sir Charles Mackerras Award |
| Joshua Ryan | Organ | NSW | Royal Academy of Music | Tait Award |
| Luke Styles | Composition | NSW | Private Studies | VEC Acorn Trust Award |
| Claudia Tarrant-Matthews | Violin | NZ | Royal Academy of Music | Tait Award |
| Benson Wilson | Baritone | NZ/Samoa | National Opera Studio | Tait Royal Over-Seas Award |
| Bronte Zemlic | Mezzo-Soprano | VIC | Private Studies | Tony & Jaki Bryant Award |
| Zoe Brady | Ballet | QLD | English National Ballet School | Leanne Benjamin Awards |
| Ruby Cross | Ballet | QLD | Royal Ballet School | Leanne Benjamin Awards |
| Mason King | Ballet | NZ | Royal Ballet School | Leanne Benjamin Awards |
| Jordan Micallef | Ballet | NSW | English National Ballet School | Leanne Benjamin Awards |
| Hannah Nash | Ballet | NSW | English National Ballet School | Leanne Benjamin Awards |
| Charlotte Woodworth ***** | Ballet | NSW | English National Ballet School | Leanne Benjamin Awards |
*Sponsored by the Julian Baring Family
** Winner of the 2019 Bel Canto Award, Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation
*** As part of the Australian International Opera Awards
**** Jointly sponsored by a bequest from the Estate of Lady Mackerras and the TMT
*****Sponsored by The Linbury Trust