14/10/2026
SPOTLIGHT ON IZAAK WESSON, SSSO MUSIC DIRECTOR
(https://www.izaakwesson.com/
Izaak Wesson is a conductor and musicologist based in Perth. A graduate of the UWA Conservatorium of Music, Izaak completed undergraduate studies in French Horn performance and a master’s degree in musicology that focused on medievalism in the contemporary operas of John Adams. He is an alum of the WASO’s Emerging Conductors Program, as well as the Melbourne Youth Orchestra’s Conductor Development Program.
For five years, Izaak was Conductor and Artistic Director of the Perth Orchestra Project, a critically acclaimed chamber orchestra which he founded in 2017. From 2021–2023, he was also Music Director of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of WA. Since 2023, Izaak has held dual appointments as the Music Director of the South Side Symphony Orchestra, and as Conductor and Artistic Advisor to the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. In 2026 he debuts with both the Philharmonic South West, and UWA Choral Society (UWACS). A passionate advocate of new music, Izaak has commissioned and premiered more than a dozen works for orchestra, and conducted the Western Australian premiere of numerous other pieces.
We are thrilled to have Izaak in the SSSO leadership role and feel privileged to be working with such a talented young Perth musician. Izaak is contributing to SSSO’s development, building on from the wonderful legacy of Rob Gladstones and his predecessors.
Come and see Izaak in action at our SSSO 15th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT.
📅 Sunday 22 November
🕒 2:30pm
📍 Corpus Christi College Theatre
Tickets are already flying!
🎟 https://trybooking.com/DPBOV
THE SSSO IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY The City of Melville
