In this special episode of Tall Poppies: The Podcast, host Breandáin O’Shea sits down with a new generation of Australian musicians making their mark abroad. Violinists Leanne McGowan, Josephine Chung and Harry Ward, three remarkable artists and all alumni of the Australian National Academy of Music, left Australia and found a new creative home in Berlin. From the Curtis Institute to the Karajan Academy, from the Mahler Chamber Orchestra to a seat in the Berlin Philharmonic itself, each tells a story of ambition, culture shock, and the particular gravity that draws young Australian artists to Europe today. Along the way, the conversation turns to harder questions too, about arts funding at home, the 2023 Voice referendum, and what it means for this new generation to carry an Australian identity from a distance. Honest, warm, and full of insight for anyone who’s ever wondered what it takes to build a life in music far from home.