Mozart & Bruckner
9–12 APRIL | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
Bruckner’s symphonies are awe-inspiring experiences, every bit as powerful and moving as those of his close friend and student Gustav Mahler. After our immersion in Mahler in recent seasons, the Sydney Symphony is ideally placed to tackle this gigantic piece.
9–12 APRIL | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
Bruckner’s symphonies are awe-inspiring experiences, every bit as powerful and moving as those of his close friend and student Gustav Mahler. After our immersion in Mahler in recent seasons, the Sydney Symphony is ideally placed to tackle this gigantic piece.
Meet the 2025 Fellows
SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FELLOWSHIP
We're thrilled to welcome 12 outstanding young musicians to this year's Sydney Symphony Fellowship program. Over the coming year they'll receive intensive training, including masterclasses with world-renowned artists, dedicated mentorship from Sydney Symphony musicians and performance opportunities across a diverse range of musical styles.
SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FELLOWSHIP
We're thrilled to welcome 12 outstanding young musicians to this year's Sydney Symphony Fellowship program. Over the coming year they'll receive intensive training, including masterclasses with world-renowned artists, dedicated mentorship from Sydney Symphony musicians and performance opportunities across a diverse range of musical styles.
Regional Tour
JUST ANNOUNCED
We’re thrilled to announce that the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is hitting the road again in 2025, with eleven performances across NSW. Between March and October we’ll be travelling from the Riverina to the Hunter, the Central West to the Illawarra, the Southern Highlands and the Shoalhaven. Read on to see where you can find us this year.
JUST ANNOUNCED
We’re thrilled to announce that the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is hitting the road again in 2025, with eleven performances across NSW. Between March and October we’ll be travelling from the Riverina to the Hunter, the Central West to the Illawarra, the Southern Highlands and the Shoalhaven. Read on to see where you can find us this year.
Upcoming Performances
New to Sydney Symphony on Demand
The Cat Empire with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The legendary Australian band bring their beloved tunes and new sounds to a musically immersive orchestral experience with the Sydney Symphony.
What’s New on Backstage News
Interviews with the world’s biggest soloists, dissecting the greatest music, and sneak peeks behind the scenes – find out everything happening at the Sydney Symphony right now.
The Inevitability of Lise De La Salle
21 March 2025
The acclaimed French pianist Lise de la Salle has been a star since her first public performance on French radio, aged just nine. Yet despite her career spanning four decades, in April she will make her Sydney debut – in a solo recital and with the Sydney Symphony. Meet this superb musician and hear why she is packing Mozart, Liszt and Chopin in her suitcase…
Vale Donald Hazelwood AO OBE
10 March 2025
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to former Concertmaster Donald Hazelwood (1930-2025).
"It's Just So Astonishing in Its Impact": James Ehnes on Brahms’ Violin Concerto
26 February 2025
The Canadian superstar is no stranger to Sydney audiences. But in March we finally get to hear him tackle one of the great concertos ever written: Brahms’ Violin Concerto. And as he explains, he couldn’t be more excited to play it for us.
Happy Birthday Maurice Ravel
24 February 2025
2025 marks the 150th birthday of the great French composer Maurice Ravel. What makes Ravel so great? We spoke to some of the world’s most acclaimed interpreters of his works to find out…
Noa Beinart on Mahler, Wagner, Simone Young and Sydney
13 February 2025
Noa Beinart made an unforgettable Sydney debut in Das Rheingold, but this city – and our Orchestra – made quite an impression on her, too. She is making the trip twice in 2025, and shares how excited she is to reacquaint herself with the city, the Orchestra, and especially the audience.
The Sydney Symphony at Sydney Town Hall
7 February 2025
In February the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform four special concerts at Sydney Town Hall, returning to the venue that was its home from 1932 until the opening of the Sydney Opera House. Ahead of these exciting performances, explore some of the history of this exquisite venue.
Farewell Jane Hazelwood
25 November 2024
From the time that Donald joined the Orchestra in 1952 until now, the Hazelwood/Menzies/Pini clan has occupied the very centre of music-making in this city. But with Jane Hazelwood’s retirement after this week’s performances, that connection will come to an end – at least until the next generation…
2025 Season
Schools Program
We’re delighted to welcome you to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 Schools Program. With bespoke new content and new ways for your students to connect to the music – and all taking place in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall – we can’t wait to share an electrifying year of music with you.
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