Artistic Advisors

In 2024 the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra is excited to be working with a wonderful team of Artistic Advisors, who will step onto our podium with each MetSO season.

Bruce Herriman - MetSO Distinguished Conductor,
Sara Duhig,
Rob Gladstones &
Izaak Wesson.

Combining both youth and experience, old friends and new voices, we are thrilled to be working with such an outstanding team of Western Australian musical talents.

Plus :
MetSO Chamber Orchestra (MCO) lead by world class WA Virtuoso Violinist & Conductor Ronald Thomas AM
&
MetSO Intermediate String Orchestra (MISO) / Avanti (Entry Level Ensemble) with fabulous musical educator Lynette Swarbrick. Very excited that the wonderful Hannah Herriman is also joining MISO/Avanti in 2024.

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Burhan Güner

MetSO Artistic Director. (2020-2022)
Burhan is an outstanding conductor and musician, with deep roots in the Perth music community.

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Christopher Dragon
MetSO Music Director
(2012-2020)

“Conducting is not something that you can teach”
— Christopher Dragon 2016 - Colorado Symphony Spotlight | The Dragon

The MetSO recognised and nurtured Chris’s conducting talent from right back in 2012. The MetSO gave Chris the opportunity to conduct the lion’s (dragon’s) share of our 2012, 2013 & 2014 seasons. Chris was appointed MetSO Music Director in 2012.

During 2013 Chris was picked up by the WASO as Asher Fisch’s Assistant Conductor. He held this position for the next 3 years, before becoming the Associate Conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.

Chris continues to go from strength to strength – recently being promoted to Resident Conductor at the Colorado Symphony, and winning the position of Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra.

We are very proud of our long and productive musical relationship with Christopher Dragon, and are glad to have helped him to hone his craft.