Our Conductors

Conductor, Symphonic Winds

Born in Adelaide, Kate Mawson graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Jazz, Saxophone) from the Elder Conservatorium of Music (University of Adelaide) in 2004.

Director, Percussion Ensemble

Sami Butler joined the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in 2022 as Associate Principal Percussion and Timpani, having previously worked with them as a guest musician since 2015.

Conductor, Wind Ensemble
Jessica Manning is a dedicated Music Director, Conductor, and Music Educator currently engaged in Education and Community Programming at the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Artistic Director & Conductor, Adelaide Youth Orchestra
Keith Crellin OAM

From 2001-2016, Keith Crellin OAM held the positions of Head of the String Department and Conductor-in-Residence at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music.

Conductor, Adelaide Youth Strings

Born in London, Martin Butler began learning to play violin at the age of 8. At 11, he received a scholarship to attend the Guildhall School of Music.

Conductor Adelaide Youth Sinfonia

Minas Berberyan was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. At the age of 9 he was accepted to the Special Music School in Sofia, where he studied with Joanna Strateva, later continuing his studies at the Bulgarian National Academy of Music, studying under Prof. Josef Radionov.