Adriel Sukumar is a young Australian composer in his fourth year of a Bachelor of Music (Composition) Honours at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under Carl Vine AO. His music often explores interesting harmonic sonorities and has been played by various ensembles including the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra and New Music Ensemble, the Australian and Sydney Youth Orchestras, Steel City Strings, Ensemble Offspring, the Goldner String Quartet, the Australian String Quartet, Caesura Ensemble, SAGA Collective, and the Choir and Organists of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Parramatta.

Adriel is currently taking part in the Australian Haydn Ensemble's inaugural Illuminated Now! emerging composer program, where he is working on a new commissioned work for period instruments. 

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 a 2022, 2023, and 2024 Academic Merit Prize from the University of Sydney.

Aside from his composing Adriel sings regularly as a Bass Scholar with the Choir of Saint Patrick's Cathedral Parramatta. He is currently also a Conducting Scholar with River City Voices.

Current as of September 2025