Sydney Symphony Orchestra

May 2013

Northern Lights

Adès conducts Sibelius

Thomas Adès conducts a Beethoven overture, a poetic Sibelius symphony and music that breathes the air of our own time.

Dates

Wed 1 May 6:30pm
Thu 2 May 6:30pm
Fri 3 May 11:00am

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Ashkenazy conducts Beethoven

Pastoral Symphony

The star of this all-Beethoven program is one of Vladimir Ashkenazy’s absolute favourite symphonies, the Pastoral.

Dates

Thu 9 May 1:30pm
Fri 10 May 8:00pm
Sat 11 May 2:00pm
Mon 13 May 7:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Ashkenazy's Favourites

Tchaikovsky, Strauss & Walton

Vladimir Ashkenazy has many musical favourites! But for this concert he’s agreed to name just three, beginning with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet.

Dates

Wed 15 May 8:00pm
Fri 17 May 8:00pm
Sat 18 May 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Mozart's Gran Partita

This concert shows off the Sydney Symphony winds – a team of virtuosos and a virtuoso team.

Dates

Thu 30 May 7:00pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony - Canberra

Hear Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony at the Llewellyn Hall, ANU Canberra with members of the Sydney Sinfonia.

Dates

Wed 22 May 7:30pm

Venues

Llewellyn Hall, ANU Canberra

Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony - Albury

Hear Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony at the Albury Entertainment Centre with members of the Sydney Sinfonia.

Dates

Sat 25 May 8:00pm

Venues

Albury Entertainment Centre

Mozart's Gran Partita - Newcastle

Mozart’s intensely brooding Gran Partita under the guest direction of former Berlin Philharmonic solo oboist Hansjörg Schellenberger.

Dates

Fri 31 May 7:00pm

Venues

Civic City Hall, Newcastle

June 2013

Organ Symphony

Dutoit and the Symphony

Hear the Sydney Symphony shine under the baton of Charles Dutoit with two great symphonies.

Dates

Wed 5 Jun 8:00pm
Fri 7 Jun 8:00pm
Sat 8 Jun 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Spellbound

Mendelssohn's violin concerto

Our most magical program of the season – from the vitality of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring to the beguiling sounds of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.

Dates

Thu 13 Jun 1:30pm
Fri 14 Jun 8:00pm
Sat 15 Jun 2:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

All Stops Out!

David Drury at the Organ

Sydney’s favourite organist returns to the console of the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ for another breathtaking recital.

Dates

Fri 14 Jun 11:00am

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Discover Chopin's Second Concerto

Discover Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 with Richard Gill as your guide.

Dates

Tue 18 Jun 6:30pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

Barry Humphries, Dame Edna & Other Marsupials

“Hello possums!” It’s Dame Edna (and her alter ego Barry Humphries) in a concert strictly for the young at heart.

Dates

Fri 21 Jun 8:00pm
Sat 22 Jun 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Peter & the Wolf with Dame Edna

'Hello possums!' Dame Edna is the chaperone in a concert for the young and the young at heart.

Dates

Sun 23 Jun 2:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Idina Menzel with the Sydney Symphony

Bewitching and unforgettable – this is your opportunity to hear Defying Gravity sung by the star of the original Broadway and West End seasons, and an event not to be missed! One performance only.

Dates

Wed 26 Jun 8:00pm
Thu 27 Jun 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Disney's Fantasia

Experience Disney's groundbreaking marriage of music and vision with high-definition animations projected on the big screen.

Dates

Sat 29 Jun 2:00pm
Sat 29 Jun 7:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

July 2013

Verdi's Requiem

Robertson conducts

Verdi’s Messa di Requiem – his mass for the dead – is an undisputed masterpiece, thrilling and dramatic.

Dates

Wed 10 Jul 8:00pm
Fri 12 Jul 8:00pm
Sat 13 Jul 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

The Flying Dutchman

An Opera in concert

The drama and spectacle of opera comes to the Concert Hall when David Robertson conducts Wagner’s first great opera, The Flying Dutchman.

Dates

Sat 20 Jul 7:00pm
Mon 22 Jul 7:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Bohemian Adventure

Dvořák Symphony No.8

Bartók, Mozart and Dvořák: hear three great composers at their most melodic and serene.

Dates

Thu 25 Jul 1:30pm
Fri 26 Jul 8:00pm
Sat 27 Jul 2:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Jonathan Biss in Recital

Jonathan Biss returns to Sydney with four great Beethoven piano sonatas in his luggage.

Dates

Mon 29 Jul 7:00pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

Wagner Madness

A miracle of a symphony, a dream of a flute concerto, and Wagner madness.

Dates

Wed 31 Jul 6:30pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

August 2013

Wagner Madness

A miracle of a symphony, a dream of a flute concerto, and Wagner madness.

Dates

Thu 1 Aug 6:30pm
Fri 2 Aug 11:00am

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Lisa Gasteen Returns

Wagner & Bruckner

Experience the richness of the Romantic orchestral sound and the power of the voice when Wagner and Bruckner.

Dates

Wed 7 Aug 8:00pm
Fri 9 Aug 8:00pm
Sat 10 Aug 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

The Whitlams and the Sydney Symphony

Tim and the boys are back! In their first Sydney performance in three years, Tim, Jak, Warwick and Terepai will be giving their hits the full orchestral treatment with the help of the Sydney Symphony.

Dates

Wed 14 Aug 8:00pm
Thu 15 Aug 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

George Benson & the Sydney Symphony

Tribute to Nat King Cole

An Unforgettable night.

Dates

Fri 16 Aug 8:00pm
Sat 17 Aug 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Hansel & Gretel

Classic fairy tale

Engelbert Humperdinck's popular fairy tale Hansel & Gretel.

Dates

Sat 17 Aug 2:00pm

Venues

The Concourse Concert Hall

John Adams conducts Adams

Beethoven & Pines of Rome

One of American’s most celebrated and popular composers comes to Sydney to conduct his own music and Respighi’s spectacular Pines of Rome.

Dates

Thu 22 Aug 1:30pm
Fri 23 Aug 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

Mozart provides music and inspiration in a concert that embraces ancient myths and fresh new sounds.

Dates

Thu 29 Aug 7:00pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

Mozart's Jupiter Symphony - Orange

Hear Mozart’s great Symphony No.41 in the magnificent surrounds of the Orange Civic Theatre.

Dates

Fri 30 Aug 7:00pm

Venues

Orange Civic Theatre

September 2013

Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

Mozart provides music and inspiration in a concert that embraces ancient myths and fresh new sounds.

Dates

Fri 6 Sep 11:00am

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Lior & Westlake

Songs with Orchestra

Nigel Westlake writes music that can bring tears to your eyes. Lior creates songs that radiate truth and sincerity. Experience their first collaboration.

Dates

Fri 6 Sep 8:00pm
Sat 7 Sep 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

The Last Night of the Proms!

The best of British with the Sydney Symphony

Unfurl your flags! Prepare your best rendition of Jerusalem! Dig into the cupboard for your best red-white-and-blue!

Dates

Fri 13 Sep 8:00pm
Sun 15 Sep 2:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Wagner’s Ring adventure

Fliter plays Chopin

An evening of Wagner without the horned helmets, and the aristocratic elegance of a Chopin piano concerto.

Dates

Wed 18 Sep 8:00pm
Thu 19 Sep 1:30pm
Fri 20 Sep 8:00pm
Sat 21 Sep 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Ingrid Fliter in Recital

Ingrid Fliter performs a program from the heart of the piano repertoire: Haydn, Schubert and Schumann.

Dates

Mon 23 Sep 7:00pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

The Lord of the Rings

Return of the King

A screening of Part III of Peter Jackson’s trilogy with music by Howard Shore performed live on stage.

Dates

Fri 27 Sep 7:00pm
Sat 28 Sep 7:00pm
Sun 29 Sep 2:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

April 2013

French Liaisons

Capuçon plays Saint-Saëns

In this concert there are French connections at every turn: conductor, soloist and three great composers.

Dates

Thu 10 Oct 1:30pm
Fri 11 Oct 8:00pm
Sat 12 Oct 2:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Mozart & Shostakovich

This concert introduces the Mozart prize winner of the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition in a Mozart concerto of their choice. Stay tuned!

Dates

Thu 17 Oct 7:00pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

The Labèque Sisters in Recital

The long-awaited return to Sydney of the Labèque sisters: the world’s most famous, and most glamorous, piano duo.

Dates

Mon 21 Oct 7:00pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

Discover Britten with Katie Noonan

Discover Les Illuminations by Britten with Richard Gill as your guide.

Dates

Tue 22 Oct 6:30pm

Venues

City Recital Hall Angel Place

Latin Fever

with the Labèque Sisters

Hot-blooded orchestral sounds from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru.

Dates

Fri 25 Oct 8:00pm
Sat 26 Oct 8:00pm
Mon 28 Oct 7:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Dvořák’s New World

Explorations in sound

Australia’s best-loved symphony, powerful music to set the scene, and something brand new and exotic!

Dates

Wed 30 Oct 6:30pm
Thu 31 Oct 6:30pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Symphony Chamber Players

Don't miss these performances at St James' Anglican Church 173 King St Sydney (Opposite Hyde Park Barracks). Entry is by donation.

Dates

Wed 10 Apr 1:15pm
Wed 29 May 1:15pm
Wed 14 Aug 1:15pm
Wed 11 Sep 1:15pm
Wed 16 Oct 3:15pm

Venues

St. James' Church

November 2013

Dvořák’s New World

Explorations in sound

Australia’s best-loved symphony, powerful music to set the scene, and something brand new and exotic!

Dates

Fri 1 Nov 11:00am

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Murray Perahia in Recital

at the Sydney Opera House

The first appearance in Australia of one of the great pianists of our time – not just a virtuoso, but a true musician.

Dates

Fri 1 Nov 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

War Requiem

Ashkenazy conducts Britten

Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem – a call for peace with a multinational cast. Music to make you think.

Dates

Fri 8 Nov 8:00pm
Sat 9 Nov 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Ashkenazy, Zukerman & Friends

Two Special Programs

Vladimir Ashkenazy has invited Pinchas Zukerman to join him in concert. Two great musicians, two great musical works.

Dates

Wed 13 Nov 8:00pm
Thu 14 Nov 1:30pm
Fri 15 Nov 11:00am
Sat 16 Nov 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

December 2013

Thibaudet plays Gershwin

Jazz inspirations

Classical crossover goes both ways when Dmitri Shostakovich dabbles in jazz and George Gershwin tries his hand at ‘serious’ music.

Dates

Thu 5 Dec 1:30pm
Fri 6 Dec 8:00pm
Sat 7 Dec 2:00pm
Mon 9 Dec 7:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

Variations on an English theme

Haydn, Brahms & Britten

Take a theme – change it, enhance it, disguise it… Musical variations – the ultimate test of creativity.

Dates

Wed 11 Dec 8:00pm
Fri 13 Dec 8:00pm
Sat 14 Dec 8:00pm

Venues

Sydney Opera House

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