Welcome to the 2025 Season
FEEL THE CONNECTION
In 2025, feel the connection with the world’s leading artists, including Chief Conductor Simone Young, in a season full of timeless favourites and tomorrow’s classics, all brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in world-class venues, including the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
FEEL THE CONNECTION
In 2025, feel the connection with the world’s leading artists, including Chief Conductor Simone Young, in a season full of timeless favourites and tomorrow’s classics, all brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in world-class venues, including the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
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.
Donald Runnicles conducts the Duruflé Requiem
20 & 21 SEPTEMBER AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
One of the undisputed masterpieces of the choral repertoire, Maurice Duruflé's Requiem is exquisitely beautiful, and a poignant reflection on life. Allow your spirit to soar on the delicate vocal harmonies and swelling strings.
20 & 21 SEPTEMBER AT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
One of the undisputed masterpieces of the choral repertoire, Maurice Duruflé's Requiem is exquisitely beautiful, and a poignant reflection on life. Allow your spirit to soar on the delicate vocal harmonies and swelling strings.
New Performance Added
HOME ALONE IN CONCERT
Due to popular demand, we've added a fourth and final performance to Home Alone in Concert. Join us on Saturday 7 December at 2pm for this beloved comedy classic.
HOME ALONE IN CONCERT
Due to popular demand, we've added a fourth and final performance to Home Alone in Concert. Join us on Saturday 7 December at 2pm for this beloved comedy classic.
Upcoming Performances
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.
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…
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.
Plan Your Visit
We can listen to music anywhere. But a live performance needs a space that vibrates with every note. A place that gives it room to move and expand. A stage that takes the experience to another level without taking over.
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.
Sydney Symphony on Demand
Catch up on our digital series. Featuring Sydney Symphony musicians performing Australian works, audience favourites and other great gems.
