Sydney Symphony On Demand

Digital Performances

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Join us LIVE on Wednesday 7 December from 8pm for a musical journey that is out of this world. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with conductor James Judd performs Gustav Holst’s spellbinding The Planets, Benjamin Britten’s lyrical Violin Concerto led by our Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, and a new work by acclaimed Australian composer Paul Stanhope.

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Recent Performances

Bach's Invention No.1

6 June 2022

Sympathetic expressions, chamber music at its finest.

Stephen Lalor's 'Kolo Kolo'

20 May 2022

High spirits and infectious energy.

Diana Doherty plays Agrell

18 April 2022

Rhythm and blues.

Diana Doherty plays Ross Edwards

11 April 2022

Vibrant and brilliant.

Orchestral Favourites

Andrew Haveron and Tobias Breider play Halvorsen

29 March 2022

Bold and passionate.

David Elton plays Höhne

23 March 2022

Dramatic and expressive.

David Elton plays Haydn

15 March 2022

Bright and uplifting.

Beethoven: Quintet for Piano & Winds

24 February 2022

Wistful and tranquil.

Finnish Tango

21 December 2021

Passionate, energetic and spirited.

Dvořák & Bartók

23 September 2021

Colourful and surprising. This music by Dvořák and Bartók explores the colours of the woodwinds and percussion.

Mozart & Beethoven

9 September 2021

Lively and energetic. Uplifting music by Mozart and Beethoven.

Baroque Delights

26 August 2021

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

Tchaikovsky & Elgar

12 August 2021

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

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Australian Music

Stephen Lalor's 'Flying'

3 February 2022

Soaring and swirling. Our string musicians are in full flight in this breathtaking music by Australian composer Stephen Lalor.

Timothy Constable's 'Last Shaman'

13 January 2022

Watch the World Premiere of 'Last Shaman', composed by Sydney Symphony Percussion Timothy Constable.

Conducted by Simone Young

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

Love and Loss

10 December 2020

Explore two sides of the same coin with works by Wagner and Richard Strauss, conducted by Simone Young.

Chamber Sounds

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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 String Sextet No.1

5 September 2020

Recorded Live – a special performance in collaboration with Sydney Opera House.

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.