About
Hayden was the 2024 Bassoon Fellow with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He is studying a Bachelor of Music Performance and International Relations at the University of Sydney and is currently learning with Andrew Barnes, Matthew Wilkie, and Noriko Shimada (Contrabassoon).
Hayden has been a guest principal with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and was the principal bassoon on the Sydney Conservatorium’s 2022 European Tour to the UK, Germany, and the Czech Republic. He performed Beethoven’s Septet with The Academy of St Martin in the Fields in the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House in 2023. Hayden has been a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestra and the Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra.
Hayden has also been part of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music’s Winterschool program and is a founding member of the Sydney-based Wollemi Quintet and Chamber Society.
Notable masterclasses include Joshua Bell (Academy of St Martin in the Fields), Axel Benoit (Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig), and Helma van den Brink (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra).
Photography: Daniel Boud
Australian Youth Orchestra
