Must-See Events in 2022

To kick-start your 2022 Season browsing, we’ve selected some must-see artists and events to experience in our iconic venues.

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FEATURING OUR CHIEF CONDUCTOR, SIMONE YOUNG

SPECIAL EVENTS

AWARD-WINNING VIOLINISTS IN CONCERT

WORLD-CLASS PIANISTS IN CONCERT

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Featuring our Chief Conductor, Simone Young

Simone Young conducts Mahler 2

20–24 July 2022

Join us in our first performances back at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.

Simone Young conducts A German Requiem

5–7 August 2022

Powerful music to feed the soul.

People's Choice Concert

17–19 November 2022

A celebration of music where audiences can choose the music.

Special Events

Max Richter: The Four Seasons

19 & 20 August 2022

Vivaldi’s masterpiece recomposed.

A Midsummer Night's Dream with Simone Young

26 & 27 August 2022

A celebration of music and theatre.

Simone Young conducts Beethoven's Fidelio

24 & 26 November 2022

A love story. A tale of rebellion.

Award-winning violinists in concert

Simone Young & Hilary Hahn

28–30 July 2022

Hilary Hahn makes her long-awaited return to Sydney.

Ray Chen performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

18 & 21 August 2022

Brilliant Australian violinist Ray Chen performs uplifting and joyful music.

Augustin Hadelich performs Brahms

21–24 September 2022

Grammy-award winning violinist Augustin Hadelich makes his Sydney debut.

James Ehnes performs Beethoven

9–12 November 2022

James Ehnes returns to Sydney to perform Beethoven.

Beethoven's Violin Sonatas with James Ehnes

20 November 2022

James Ehnes explores three of Beethoven’s most famous violin sonatas.

Holst's The Planets & Britten

7–10 December 2022

Concertmaster Andrew Haveron’s fabulous artistry is on display with this powerful music.

World-Class pianists in concert

Brahms & Tchaikovksy

4–7 May 2022

Power and passion with Simon Trpčeski.

Alexander Gavrylyuk performs Rachmaninov 2

1–4 June 2022

Rachmaninov’s passion finds an exciting voice in pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk.

Alexander Gavrylyuk in Recital

6 June 2022

Alexander Gavrylyuk returns with dreamy classics.

Javier Perianes performs Beethoven

10–13 August 2022

Dramatic. Heroic. Triumphant. Javier Perianes performs Beethoven.

Yeol Eum Son in Recital

5 September 2022

Yeol Eum Son performs themes and variations in her Sydney debut.

Yeol Eum Son performs Mozart

9 & 10 September 2022

Yeol Eum Son brings her captivating touch to Mozart’s dramatic Piano Concerto No.20.

Andrea Lam performs Mozart

6 & 9 October 2022

Andrea Lam reveals the striking beauty of Mozart’s popular Piano Concerto No.22.

Ravel's Piano Concerto

12–15 October 2022

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet brings his technical versatility and flair to Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G.

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Recital

17 October 2022

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet performs French masterpieces for piano.

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