Leonard Weiss

Leonard Weiss is an Australian conductor and educator. He is the 2024-25 Cybec Assistant Conductor with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Canberra Sinfonia. He is known as a champion of new Australian music, including conducting the 2022 world premiere of Dulcie Holland's Piano Concertino with pianist Ronan Apcar, and as well as for his regular work as an operatic conductor. In 2025, Weiss was selected as a Tanglewood Conducting Fellow, where he will learn with Andris Nelsons and make his debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2026.