Jessica Zuk – conductor

Jessica is the Zelman Symphony's Assistant Conductor for 2026, Music Director of the Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra, and was delighted to be appointed a 2026 Conductor Fellow of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She has previously conducted the Maroondah Symphony Orchestra and Adelaide Summer Orchestra, and enjoyed two years as a conducting scholar with the Melbourne Bach Choir. She is also a founding co-Artistic Director of Ascolta Qui, a youth-led not-for-profit organisation supporting young musicians.

In 2024, Jess completed an Honours year in conducting at the Elder Conservatorium, studying with Dr Luke Dollman in a program delivered in collaboration with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. She has participated in masterclasses and training programs with Jessica Cottis, Alice Farnham, Guido Rumstadt, and Keitaro Harada.

Jess completed her prior tertiary music studies as a flautist (First Class Hons, University of Melbourne; BMus, Monash University), and has played in the Melbourne Opera Orchestra, the University of Melbourne Symphony and Monash Academy orchestra. She has been the recipient of several awards and prizes including the 2022 Barbara Bishop Hewitt Scholarship (Melbourne University) and the 2019 and 2017 Anna Chmiel Memorial Woodwind Prizes (Monash University).