Season Opening Gala
SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS MAHLER’S THIRD SYMPHONY
The eight horns opening Mahler’s Third Symphony set the tone for the monumental drama about to unfold. Bold and glowing, with just a hint of suspense, it’s a riveting introduction to our 2025 Season.
SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS MAHLER’S THIRD SYMPHONY
The eight horns opening Mahler’s Third Symphony set the tone for the monumental drama about to unfold. Bold and glowing, with just a hint of suspense, it’s a riveting introduction to our 2025 Season.
Music for Everyone at Sydney Town Hall
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES NOW ON SALE
Experience the magic of a live symphony orchestra performing some of the most beautiful music ever written in these special performances at the Sydney Town Hall in February 2025.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES NOW ON SALE
Experience the magic of a live symphony orchestra performing some of the most beautiful music ever written in these special performances at the Sydney Town Hall in February 2025.
Disco Wonderland: A Night at Studio 54
ONE NIGHT ONLY
You are invited behind the velvet ropes of New York’s Studio 54, as the boundless hedonism and pulsating music of the glory days of disco is brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in this unique experience.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
You are invited behind the velvet ropes of New York’s Studio 54, as the boundless hedonism and pulsating music of the glory days of disco is brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in this unique experience.
Upcoming Performances
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Our collection of high-quality instruments is not only a cornerstone of our history but also vital to shaping the future of the Sydney Symphony’s sound and legacy. Your gift will directly support the acquisition of essential new instruments, such as the timpani and the celeste.
2025 Season
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Discover a season full of extraordinary music, from the grand and exhilarating and tender and intimate. From timeless favourites to tomorrow’s classics, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
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.
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.
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…
A Spotlight on our 2024 Young Musicians Workshop
7 November 2024
Our 2024 Young Musicians Workshop was held in Parramatta from 9–11 October. Browse through some of the highlights.
Johannes Moser wants to Connect
30 October 2024
The celebrated German cellist explains what inspires him to keep performing and unpacks Saint-Saëns’ First Cello Concerto ahead of his first visit to Sydney since 2010 – and our final concerts for 2024.
‘A Lifetime Is Not Enough to Discover This Music’: Ingrid Fliter on Chopin
22 October 2024
Ingrid Fliter is one of the great interpreters of Frederic Chopin’s music, and her connection to his music has been a lifelong relationship – and perhaps even longer. Here she speaks of her love of Chopin and her fond memories of Sydney ahead of her long-awaited return.
Hearing Is Believing: Nobuyuki Tsujii Returns
14 October 2024
Blind since birth, Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii is a phenomenon, learning scores by ear and giving performances praised for their virtuosity and profound artistry. Ahead of his long-awaited return to Sydney, he shares his memories of his first visit and the challenge of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto.
Introducing Ying Fang
23 September 2024
The superstar soprano and star of New York’s Metropolitan Opera makes her Australian debut in September. Here she discusses studying at Juilliard, working with Sir Donald Runnicles, and her excitement at the thought of meeting a wombat!
Musical Storytelling: Karen Gomyo on Dvořák’s Violin Concerto
19 August 2024
Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo fell in love with Dvořák’s Violin Concerto at an early age – and now she’s on a mission to restore it to its rightful place in the pantheon of violin repertoire.
A Musical Feast Cooked Up by Sir Donald Runnicles
9 August 2024
Sir Donald Runnicles is renowned for the way he designs his concerts, something he describes as like balancing a beautiful meal. Here he explores the musical feasts he has prepared for Sydney in September – one French, and one German…
New to Sydney Symphony on Demand
Simone Young conducts Das Rheingold
Wagner’s extraordinary vision would take pages to describe – it should only be experienced, and ideally, as a purely musical performance. Watch Part 1 of Wagner's 15 hour Ring Cycle, recorded from our November 2023 performance at Sydney Opera House.
