Christmas Gift Guide

Our Christmas picks for everyone on your list.

Give the gift of music this Christmas with these inspirational and unforgettable concert experiences. From the most epic symphonies to the most intimate chamber music, you will feel it all in 2023.

For Dad

For Mum

For that Special Someone...

For those Starting out on their Symphony Journey

For those Craving the New and Unique

For the Jazz Lover

For those with a Taste for the Theatrical

For the kids

For Dad

Li-Wei Qin performs Haydn's Cello Concerto No.1

26 & 28 October 2023

Be inspired by the dynamic talents of cellist Li-Wei Qin in a spirited program featuring Classical favourites of Mozart and Haydn.

Simone Young conducts Mahler's First Symphony

8–11 February 2023

A spellbinding experience from the first note to the thrilling finish.

Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov 2

11 & 13 May 2023

Rachmaninov’s beloved Piano Concerto No.2 is considered one of the greatest of all time. Acclaimed British pianist Stephen Hough shows us why.

Dvořák's Symphony No.7

18–20 August 2023

Revel in the work that many consider Dvořák’s greatest, and experience Stefan Dohr, Principal Horn of the mighty Berlin Philharmonic, performing Richard Strauss’ stunning, virtuosic Horn Concerto No.2.

For Mum

Khatia Buniatishvili performs Tchaikovsky

1–4 November 2023

Piano sensation Khatia Buniatishvili astounds with her exquisite interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.

Simone Young & Steven Isserlis

30 June & 1 July 2023

Experience the grand emotions of Schumann and Walton with Chief Conductor Simone Young and award-winning cellist Steven Isserlis.

Simone Young conducts Tchaikovsky's Ballet Music

7–9 July 2023

Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet music takes centre stage as Simone Young conducts this spellbinding concert.

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade

16–18 February 2023

From its suspense-filled opening, Scheherazade plunges you into a world of high drama.

For that special someone…

Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky

12–15 July 2023

Australia’s own star violinist Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky’s beautiful, poignant Violin Concerto.

Elgar's Cello Concerto

19–22 April 2023

One of the most famous and beloved works in all classical music, Nicolas Altstaedt brings Elgar’s aching, powerful Cello Concerto to life.

The Princess Bride In Concert

24–25 March 2023

Swashbuckling, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles... Experience one of the most loved films of all time, with the power of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Anne Sophie-Mutter & The Music of John Williams

9–11 November 2023

Chief Conductor Simone Young joins forces with star violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in this program of music by John Williams and great Hollywood composers.

For those starting out on their symphony journey…

Donald Runnicles conducts Brahms 2

14–16 April 2023

The full expressive power of the Orchestra is drawn out in these works, led by our Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles.

Simone Young conducts Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony

2–5 August 2023

Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony is an idyllic centrepiece for this program inspired by the beauty of the natural world.

Pictures at an Exhibition

8–11 March 2023

Music imitates art in Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a dramatic suite of ten movements inspired by the artworks of Victor Hartmann.

Beethoven 7 & Bruch's Violin Concerto

15 & 16 September 2023

Experience Bruch’s most famous work and one of the greatest symphonies ever written with Beethoven’s Seventh.

For those craving the new and unique…

Arabella Steinbacher performs Lentz

6–9 September 2023

Remarkable violinist Arabella Steinbacher gives the world premiere of Georges Lentz’s transcendent new Violin Concerto.

Mo'Ju with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

21 February 2023

Award-winning artist Mo’Ju joins forces with the Sydney Symphony in a special Sydney WorldPride 2023 event.

Diana Doherty performs Ross Edwards

11 & 12 August 2023

Celebrate the music of Ross Edwards, one of our most prominent composers, and his unique soundworld that draws on Australia’s natural life and landscape.

Spinifex Gum & the Sydney Symphony

21 June 2023

Experience the high energy and impact of this hauntingly beautiful new project that highlights the injustices faced by Indigenous Australians.

For the jazz lover

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

2 & 3 September 2023

Experience the greatest jazz music ever written led by the incredible Wynton Marsalis, the music woven deep in the fabric of this incredible ensemble.

Jazz at Lincoln Center & Sydney Symphony Orchestra

31 August & 1 September 2023

Experience this extraordinary a tour de force which combines New Orleans jazz, gospel, spirituals, African chant, symphonic modernism, ragtime, blues, folk song and Latin dances with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue

17–19 March 2023

Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi brings Gershwin’s jazz-era masterpiece to life, while Bernstein’s music from West Side Story paints a different picture of New York.

Nicola Benedetti performs Marsalis

28 & 29 April 2023

Grammy Award-winning violinist Nicola Benedetti performs a new concerto by Wynton Marsalis, celebrating the genius of performer and composer.

For those with a taste for the theatrical…

Simone Young conducts Das Rheingold

16 & 18 November 2023

Wagner’s extraordinary vision would take pages to describe – it should only be experienced, and ideally, as a purely musical performance.

Black Panther In Concert

27–29 July 2023

For the first time in Australia, relive the excitement of Black Panther when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar® winning score live to film.

Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor

7–10 June 2023

The powerful Great Mass in C Minor reveals Mozart at the height of his brilliance, mercurial as ever as he confronts formidable themes with fantastic writing.

JS Bach's Magnificat in D

30–31 March & 1 April 2023

The Magnificat is a transformative experience, featuring more than 100 performers on stage for a work of immense beauty.

To start your child on a lifetime of music

Kids come free to Sunday Afternoon Symphony

New in 2023, we have a Family Offer – for every adult, there is free admission for one child under 18 when you purchase a Pack in A or B Reserve*. There has never been a better time to introduce your family to the riches of classical music.

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