Musicians seem to adore Jaime Martín, as do audiences. Clive Paget talks to the irrepressible Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra about his move to the podium, his insatiable curiosity for music, his passion for cooking and his decision to pick up the flute again as a soloist for MSO.

Jaime Martín. Photo © Samantha Meuleman

Should you happen to be out and about in Melbourne, the chance of bumping into Jaime Martín is not as unlikely as you might imagine. When the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor is away from the family home in Teddington, a leafy Thameside suburb on the outer fringes of London, he enjoys nothing more than stocking his kitchen at Melbourne’s local markets or joining the Sunday morning guided tours...