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CONDUCTING

I love to conduct and music direct! I am currently the conductor and music director for the new North American tour of The Phantom of the Opera. I am also the founding artistic director of Hell's Kitchen Laboratory Orchestra, a project in New York where professional musicians play their secondary instruments.

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​​​My other conducting credits include Opera Australia (The RabbitsWest Side Story), National Theatre of Great Britain (The Secret River), New Zealand Opera (The Mikado), Queensland Theatre, Melbourne Theatre CompanySydney Theatre CompanyBroadway, and Music Talks in New York.

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​​​​ I am also the music supervisor for Muriel's Wedding, which made its Australian premiere in 2017 and its UK premiere at Leicester CURVE in 2025. For this show, I won a Helpmann Award and a Sydney Theatre Award for Best Music Direction.

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​​​I studied conducting at Queensland Conservatorium with Johannes Fritzsch, and have also worked with teachers such as Jorma Panula. This year, I am also a Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellow​

Symphony No. 2
Brahms
II. Adagio non troppo

Slovak Sinfonietta

Pirates of Peznance
Sullivan
Bows (adapted from Overture)

Ad-hoc orchestra, Brisbane, Australia

Firebird Suite (1919)
Stravinsky
Berceuse

Hell's Kitchen Laboratory Orchestra, New York, USA

The Three Cornered Hat
de Falla
The Miller's Dance

Hell's Kitchen Laboratory Orchestra, New York, USA

La Traviata
Verdi
Prelude to Act 4

Hell's Kitchen Laboratory Orchestra, New York, USA

© 2025 Isaac Hayward

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