Hamish John McKeich (born 13 May 1967) is a New Zealand bassoon player and conductor.
[3] During his 10 years in Europe he studied conducting under Ilya Musin, Valery Gergiev, Sian Edwards and Peter Eötvös.
[6] He has also conducted other orchestras in New Zealand: the Southern Symphonia, the Auckland Philharmonia and the Christchurch Symphony.
[2][4][6][9] In 2021, after conducting a performance of Stravinsky's The Soldiers Tale, McKeich had a stroke which left him paralysed on his right side.
[10] In 2012 McKeich was awarded a citation by the Douglas Lilburn Trust for outstanding services to music in New Zealand.