Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony
2 & 3 AUGUST AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
The iconic blast of the horns at the beginning of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony is the first of many power-packed moments in this program of dramatic contrasts. Conductor Pietari Inkinen draws out all the passion and colour of this immortal work.
2 & 3 AUGUST AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
The iconic blast of the horns at the beginning of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony is the first of many power-packed moments in this program of dramatic contrasts. Conductor Pietari Inkinen draws out all the passion and colour of this immortal work.
Electric Fields with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
ON SALE NOW
Multi-award-winning Australian electronic music duo Electric Fields joins forces with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for a concert that will have you on your feet from the first note – for one night only at the Sydney Opera House.
ON SALE NOW
Multi-award-winning Australian electronic music duo Electric Fields joins forces with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for a concert that will have you on your feet from the first note – for one night only at the Sydney Opera House.
Augustin Hadelich performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
COMING SOON | 7–10 AUGUST
Augustin Hadelich returns with Mendelssohn’s exquisite Violin Concerto – the ultimate star vehicle, equal parts richly expressive and dizzyingly virtuosic – led by Chief Conductor Simone Young with the full power of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
COMING SOON | 7–10 AUGUST
Augustin Hadelich returns with Mendelssohn’s exquisite Violin Concerto – the ultimate star vehicle, equal parts richly expressive and dizzyingly virtuosic – led by Chief Conductor Simone Young with the full power of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Eumeralla, A War Requiem for Peace by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon
ONE NIGHT ONLY | 11 SEPTEMBER
Featuring three vocal soloists and more than 150 singers, the Sydney premiere of this epic work – two thousand generations in the making – tells a powerful story of our shared past.
ONE NIGHT ONLY | 11 SEPTEMBER
Featuring three vocal soloists and more than 150 singers, the Sydney premiere of this epic work – two thousand generations in the making – tells a powerful story of our shared past.
Upcoming Performances
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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 Diana Doherty
24 July 2024
After 27 years, Diana Doherty is stepping down as Principal Oboe of the Sydney Symphony, bringing to an end an incredible period in the Orchestra’s history. But as Diana explains, she’s not retiring – rather this is just another evolution in a career full of them.
Augustin Hadelich Returns
16 July 2024
Violinist Augustin Hadelich took Sydney by storm when he debuted with the Orchestra in 2022, performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto. This August he is back by popular demand to perform another of the great concertos, as well as a rare and thrilling chamber orchestra concert that will showcase his dazzling virtuosity in a different light.
Two Cultures, One World: Deborah Cheetham Fraillon on Eumeralla
4 July 2024
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO is many things: Yorta Yorta/Yuin woman, trained soprano and award-winning composer. As she explains, she had to call on all those parts of her identity when writing Eumeralla: A War Requiem for Peace – an ambitious, large-scale choral work that receives its Sydney premiere in September.
Olivier Latry: The King of the King of Instruments
21 June 2024
As a Deutsche Grammophon recording artist, teacher at the Paris Conservatoire and one of the titled organists at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Olivier Latry is one of the world’s most celebrated organists. Ahead of his return to Sydney, we discuss his place in the rich tradition of French organ music and the unique instrument at the Sydney Opera House.
Something in the Wata
14 June 2024
Paul Grabowsky has spent two decades exploring ways to combine ‘Western’ musical tradition with the traditions of the world’s oldest-continuing culture. With Wata, which receives its Sydney premiere this July, he has arrived somewhere new, old, familiar and unique all at the same time.
A Magical Atmosphere: Xavier de Maistre on the Beauty of the Harp
7 June 2024
People thought Xavier de Maistre was mad to leave his job with the Vienna Philharmonic and strike out solo. But nearly 20 years later, having expanded the repertoire and redefined the possibilities for his instrument, he's never been happier with his choice.
Alexander Melnikov: The Reluctant Virtuoso
4 June 2024
He is one of the world’s most celebrated pianists, but ahead of his Sydney Symphony debut Alexander Melnikov explains that it is the music that keeps him motivated – composers like Shostakovich, Schubert, Debussy and Brahms – not any sense of his own importance.
‘This is who we are.’ Dalia Stasevska on the music of Finland
24 May 2024
Dalia Stasevska has fast become one of the leading younger conductors in the world. As she prepares to make her long-awaited Sydney Symphony debut with an all-Finnish program in July, she describes how her parents set her on her musical path, and why Finns identify so closely with art – and especially with music.
Plan Your Visit
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Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall
Feel the power of music in an enhanced acoustic that has transformed the experience of live symphonic music. From moments of peacefulness and quiet to thunderous finales, the renewed Concert Hall experience is a revelation.
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