Isaac Hayward - Performer

Isaac Hayward is an Australian-born, award-winning music director, conductor and arranger who has worked on a wide range of projects internationally.

His credits include Opera Australia, New Zealand, National Theatre London, Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, and Broadway. Isaac has also appeared with orchestras including Auckland Philharmonia, Christchurch Symphony, Perth Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony, Orchestra Victoria, and Albany Symphony. His arrangements have been played around the world by ensembles such as Sydney Symphony, Adelaide Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Chicago Symphony and on stages such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.

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He is the recipient of a Helpmann Award, a Sydney Theatre Award, a Mike Walsh Major Fellowship, the Rob Guest Endowment Musician Award, and was a finalist in the 2024 Mendelssohn International Conducting Competition. In his spare time, he serves as the artistic director of Hell’s Kitchen Laboratory Orchestra, in which professional musicians play their secondary instruments.