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Sydney Symphony On Demand

Digital Performances

New Concerts

210923 Dvorak and Bartok Gallery v2

Dvořák & Bartók

NOW ON DEMAND: 23 September 2021

Colourful and surprising. This music by Dvořák and Bartók explores the colours of the woodwinds and percussion.
210909 Mozart and Beethoven Gallery

Mozart & Beethoven

9 September 2021

Lively and energetic. Uplifting music by Mozart and Beethoven.
210826 Baroque Delights Bach 5 Gallery

Baroque Delights

26 August 2021

These masterpieces of German Baroque music explore the popular stylised dances of the era, brimming with energy and character.
210812 Tchaikovsky and Elgar Gallery

Tchaikovsky & Elgar

12 August 2021

Impassioned and soulful. Led by our Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, this performance includes gorgeous music by Elgar, Debussy and Tchaikovsky.

Conducted by Simone Young

Feel the intimate power and passion of these specially curated programs.

2021 Great Minds Gallery

Love and Loss

10 December 2020

Explore two sides of the same coin with works by Wagner and Richard Strauss, conducted by Simone Young.
2020 Reunited at Last Gallery

Simone Young conducts great romantics

3 December 2020

We mark Simone Young’s return in this digital recording from the Sydney Town Hall stage.

Chamber Sounds

A digital series featuring Sydney Symphony musicians performing Australian works, audience favourites and lesser-known gems.

210527 SY Chamber Sounds Gallery

CHAMBER SOUNDS WITH SIMONE YOUNG: KNUSSEN & VINE

27 May 2021

Simone Young guides us through two contemporary masterpieces in this performance at the City Recital Hall.
210429 SY Chamber Sounds Listing

CHAMBER SOUNDS WITH SIMONE YOUNG: KORNGOLD, SCHOENBERG & MAHLER

29 April 2021

Vienna has been home to many of classical music’s greatest composers, and Korngold, Schoenberg and Mahler are no exception. These three pieces are some of their earliest compositions, but their genius is unmistakeable.
Chamber Sounds Dvorak Terzetto in C Listing

DVOŘÁK TERZETTO IN C

5 November 2020

Dvořák’s passion for folk music can be traced back to its popularity in his childhood. Fragments of folk music can be heard in most of his pieces, especially Terzetto in C.
Brahms Clarinet Quintet Listing

BRAHMS CLARINET QUINTET

29 October 2020

Considered one of the pieces that brought Brahms back out of retirement, the Clarinet Quintet is a lush masterpiece filled with colour.
Chamber Sounds Beethoven Septet Listing

BEETHOVEN SEPTET

1 October 2020

For Walt Whitman, who devoted an essay to it, Beethoven’s Septet was ‘Nature laughing on a hillside in sunshine’. Hear one of Beethoven's most successful and widely loved pieces.
Chamber Sounds Ben Folds Listing

BEN FOLDS

17 September 2020

Watch the one and only Ben Folds and musicians from the Sydney Symphony collaborate on a spontaneously composed piece of music.
BSN2021 Bottesini Passione Amorosa

BOTTESINI: PASSIONE AMOROSA

10 September 2020

"A miniature Italian opera, with two faintly unlikely impersonators of the soprano and tenor – a pair of double basses."
Chamber Sounds Justin Williams Listing

JUSTIN WILLIAMS: MOVEMENT FOR STRING QUARTET

16 August 2020

Watch the world premiere of Movement for String Quartet, composed by Sydney Symphony Viola Justin Williams.
50 Fanfares William Barton Gallery

WILLIAM BARTON: PETRICHOR AND BIRDSONG AT DUSK

9 August 2020

William Barton and musicians from the Sydney Symphony perform two of Barton's enthralling pieces for string quartet and didgeridoo.
Constable Last Waltz for percussion trio Listing

TIMOTHY CONSTABLE: LAST WALTZ

26 July 2020

Last Waltz has the groove of a Viennese Waltz, but in this case it’s “syncopated and twisted…and kind of loud.”
World Premiere Harry Sdrauligs Hat trick Listing

HARRY SDRAULIG: HAT-TRICK

5 July 2020

Watch the world premiere of Hat-trick, composed by Harry Sdraulig for Joshua Batty, Diana Doherty and Todd Gibson-Cornish.
Paque Souvenir de Curis for cello quartet Listing

PAQUE: SOUVENIR DE CURIS

26 June 2020

Join us for Guillame Paque’s Souvenir de Curis, performed in memory of Peter Weiss AO, lifetime friend and beloved benefactor of the Orchestra.
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Cuatro

A four-part online work, created in isolation, as eight virtuosic artists respond to a new way of life.

Cuatro 1 Gallery

Cuatro 1

5 June 2020

In episode one Sydney Symphony’s Diana Doherty plays Holliger’s Sonata for solo oboe, i. Präludium with dance by Sydney Dance Company’s Charmene Yap.
Cuatro 2 Gallery

Cuatro 2

12 June 2020

Watch the second episode of Cuatro – our four-part collaboration with Sydney Dance Company, created in isolation, as eight virtuosic artists respond to a new way of life.
Cuatro 3 Gallery

Cuatro 3

19 June 2020

Watch Episode three of our online collaboration with Sydney Dance Company, created in isolation, as eight virtuosic artists respond to a new way of life.
Cuatro 4 Gallery

Cuatro 4

26 June 2020

Watch the final part of 'Cuatro', our online collaboration with Sydney Dance Company, created in isolation, as eight virtuosic artists respond to a new way of life.

Collaborations

Brahms Sextet 1 Listing

Brahms String Sextet No.1

5 September 2020

Recorded Live – a special performance in collaboration with Sydney Opera House.
2021 Season Media Kit Sydney Symphony Orchestra credit Jay Patel

Play It on

1 July 2020

We joined forces with luminaries from across Australia’s entertainment industry for Play It On, a unique online concert in support of Australian artists.