The Music of Joe Hisaishi
FINAL DATE ADDED
Due to popular demand, a fifth and final performance has been added on Wednesday 24 September. Presented by Art of the Score and led by conductor Nicholas Buc, this special event will showcase the composer’s beloved Studio Ghibli scores alongside rarely heard masterpieces from Hisaishi’s concert works, performed live at the Sydney Opera House.
FINAL DATE ADDED
Due to popular demand, a fifth and final performance has been added on Wednesday 24 September. Presented by Art of the Score and led by conductor Nicholas Buc, this special event will showcase the composer’s beloved Studio Ghibli scores alongside rarely heard masterpieces from Hisaishi’s concert works, performed live at the Sydney Opera House.
Stephen Hough performs Brahms
16–18 MAY | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
Experience the astounding talents of Sir Stephen Hough, one of the world's great pianists, as he performs Brahms’ fiery Piano Concerto No.1 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
16–18 MAY | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
Experience the astounding talents of Sir Stephen Hough, one of the world's great pianists, as he performs Brahms’ fiery Piano Concerto No.1 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Stirring Strings in the City
22 MAY, CITY RECITAL HALL | 23 MAY, NEWCASTLE CITY HALL
String instruments are capable of so much, from lush, sweeping crescendos to urgent, driving rhythms. Experience the full expressive potential of these beloved instruments as the strings of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra take centre stage.
22 MAY, CITY RECITAL HALL | 23 MAY, NEWCASTLE CITY HALL
String instruments are capable of so much, from lush, sweeping crescendos to urgent, driving rhythms. Experience the full expressive potential of these beloved instruments as the strings of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra take centre stage.
Donald Runnicles conducts Strauss & Beethoven
COMING SOON | 13 & 14 JUNE
Embark on an epic hero’s quest with Principal Guest Conductor Sir Donald Runnicles in this concert of myth and fantasy. Cinematic in scale, with an orchestra to match, you’ll be on the edge of your seat for the whole ride.
COMING SOON | 13 & 14 JUNE
Embark on an epic hero’s quest with Principal Guest Conductor Sir Donald Runnicles in this concert of myth and fantasy. Cinematic in scale, with an orchestra to match, you’ll be on the edge of your seat for the whole ride.
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.
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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.
Shostakovich: The Autobiographical Symphonist
9 May 2025
Dmitri Shostakovich is regarded as one of the great composers – but what makes his music so arresting? With the Sydney Symphony performing two Shostakovich symphonies in 2025, broadcaster, writer and self-avowed Shostakovich devotee Paolo Hooke explains why his work remains so compelling and so relevant today.
“True Music Is a Revelation, It’s a Medicine”: Daniel Lozakovich Spreads the Good Word
7 April 2025
Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich is a young man full of passion for life and music. Ahead of his Australian debut in May he talks about the transcendent power of art and the ‘otherworldly’ Sibelius Violin Concerto.
Sir Stephen Hough: ‘Brahms stops us from being completely taken over by the machines.’
2 April 2025
British pianist Sir Stephen Hough returns to Sydney in 2025 for two concerts, performing the first piano concertos by Brahms and Mendelssohn a couple of weeks apart. Here he discusses the similarities between the two men, the magic in their music, and why the flesh and blood of music like this is our best defense against the soulless void of AI.
On The Road with Matthias Goerne
25 March 2025
Hit the road with the German baritone as he takes us on a journey through the works of Schubert, his own career, and the joys of the road less travelled ahead of two very special recital in Sydney this week.
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.
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