Jessica Gethin - Conductor

REVIEWS | Romeo & Juliet | The Australian Ballet
| Melbourne

Man in Chair:
‘Guest conductor Jessica Gethin (Principal Conductor of the West Australian Ballet) makes the strongest possible impression, leading Orchestra Victoria in a richly detailed performance of Prokofiev’s vibrant score. By turns dreamily romantic and blazingly dramatic, the music has a striking sense of momentum, which Gethin delivers in thrilling style. Strings convey plaintive longing while booming brass, particularly trombones, enhances dramatic intensity.’

The Blurb:
‘All the gaiety, fun and high drama in this tale of love and loss are brilliantly captured in the stunning score by Sergei Prokofiev. These are so deftly realised by maestro Jessica Gethin, concertmaster Sulki Yu and the sublime strains of Orchestra Victoria…. The Australian Ballet has outdone itself with one of the finest productions in its rich and storied history. We see Romeo and Juliet at its gorgeous, devastating best.’

The Australian Ballet: Romeo and Juliet review [Melbourne 2026] Making a welcome return to the Melbourne stage after only four years, John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet consolidates its position as a treasured favourite of dancers and audiences alike.

And that’s a wrap on Dracula! 🧛

A huge thank you to the incredible musicians of for tackling this dark, unique score by Wojciech Kilar, Krzysztof Pastor and creative team for such a powerful vision, the gorgeous (scary!) dancers of ❤️, our production team and crew ( 👏), and and the stellar artistic staff for bringing this thrilling production to life night after night.

Special thanks to for jumping in to conduct 6 shows for me - congrats on your WAB debut!

Grateful to have shared this journey with such an exceptional team. ❤️

Since August last year, I’ve had the privilege of working on this incredibly special project with Harry Connick Jnr. It has been 10 months of hard work, love, care and commitment to bring it to life. To see it come to fruition this past weekend at Carnegie Hall with Harry and the wonderful Orchestra Victoria, alongside the media coverage surrounding the project is something I’m immensely proud of.

Grateful to everyone who helped tell the story and support this journey along the way. Thanks to The Australian, STM Magazine, The Sunday Times, The West Australian and ABC Classic for their interviews. Enjoy reading the story behind ‘Elaboratio’!

(Photo shoot at the new ECU CITY Edith Cowan University (ECU) Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA))

This will be a very special week 🙏🏻

Incredible composition, incomparable piano playing (we’re working on the Aussie accent 😉)

Harry Connick Jr
Orchestra Victoria
Carnegie Hall

Harry Connick Jr’s ode to his mother The global superstar takes to the stage of Carnegie Hall for the first time to fulfil his late mother's wish, on her 100th birthday.

Moments captured from a gorgeous week of music making with the stellar , touring a program of Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Waxman and Wells to the Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Brisbane.

Thanks to the musicians for their artistry, and shout out to the amazing Johnny van Gend, Jess Wells and Ed La Broq for sharing your talent with us.

If you missed the concerts, tune into ABC Classic on June 16!

📷SamMullerMedia

REVIEW | QSO | Stage Whispers

https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/reviews/spirit-violin

“Hosted by the ebullient Ed Le Brocq, the two-hour programme introduced one of the QSO’s newest additions – Johnny van Gend on violin – and also farewelled cellist extraordinaire Craig Allister Young after a 35-year career with the orchestra. Safe in the hands of award-winning conductor Jessica Gethin (currently Principal Conductor with West Australian Ballet, and Head of Orchestral Studies and Conducting at the WA Academy of Performing Arts), the musical choices were bold and bracing, with a ballet and opera watermark”.

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