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Classical music comes from the life of the creator, from their heart to yours. Delve into the history of the music you’ve experienced by exploring our concert guides.
Our Concert Guides contain a world of information, from information about our guest artists and conductors to insights into the music. All that and more awaits you here in our Concert Guide Library.
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This Week's Concert Guides
Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Recital
23 February 2026
Simone Young conducts Mahler's Song of the Earth
25–28 February 2026
2026 Season Concert Guides
Simone Young conducts Mahler's Song of the Earth: 25–28 February
Jean-Yves Thibaudet in Recital: 23 February
Romantic Classics with the Sydney Symphony: 14 February
Relaxed Classics with the Sydney Symphony: 14 February
Spooky Classics with the Sydney Symphony: 13 February
Lunchtime Classics with the Sydney Symphony: 13 February
The Music of John Williams: 7 February
2024 Season Concert Guides
What The World Needs Now: A Celebration of Burt Bacharach with the Sydney Symphony: 14 December
Home Alone in Concert: 5–8 December
Vasily Petrenko conducts The Rite of Spring: 27–30 November
Simone Young conducts Die Walküre: 15 & 17 November
Simone Young conducts Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony: 9 November
Simone Young conducts Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony: 8 November
Ingrid Fliter performs Chopin: 30 October–2 November
Nobuyuki Tsujii in Recital: 28 October
Elgar’s Enigma Variations: 25 & 26 October
Electric Fields with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 19 October
George Gershwin's An American in Paris: 17 & 18 October
Berlioz & Ravel: 11 & 12 October
Mozart and Poetic Inspirations: 11 October
Transfigured Night: 10 October
Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Fourth Symphony: 25–28 September
Donald Runnicles conducts the Duruflé Requiem: 20 & 21 September
Karen Gomyo performs Dvořák's Violin Concerto: 14 & 15 September
Eumeralla, A War Requiem for Peace by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon: 11 September
The Cat Empire with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 5–7 September
Beethoven's Septet: 30 & 31 August
How to Train Your Dragon in Concert: 24 August
Augustin Hadelich and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 17 & 18 August
Augustin Hadelich and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 15 August
Augustin Hadelich performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto: 7–10 August
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony: 2 & 3 August
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: 27 & 28 July
Wata: a gathering for songmen, improvising soloists and orchestra: 24 July
The Symphonic World of Dance: 20 July
Janáček, Ravel & Piazzolla: 19 & 20 July
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Jess Gillam: 19 July
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with Jess Gillam: 18 July
Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony: 10–13 July
Dalia Stasevska conducts Sibelius' Fifth Symphony: 5 & 6 July
Handel & Sparkling Baroque: 28 June
Alexander Melnikov in Recital: 24 June
Alexander Melnikov performs Shostakovich: 22 & 23 June
Vaughan Williams & Shostakovich: 14 & 15 June
The Music of John Williams: 13–16 June
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with the Australian String Quartet: 7 & 8 June
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra with the Australian String Quartet: 6 June
The Splendour of the Baroque: 7 June
Ngapa William Cooper: 24 & 25 May
Joyce Yang performs Grieg’s Piano Concerto: 18 & 19 May
Dvořák & Bernstein: 17 & 18 May
When George Met Arnold: 15 May
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony: 8–11 May
Ngaiire & the Sydney Symphony Orchestra present FIREFLIES with GODTET: 4 May
A Musical Tempest with John Bell: 2 & 3 May
Osmo Vänskä conducts the music of Sibelius: 24–27 April
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert: 17–20 April
Mendelssohn's Octet: 12 & 13 April
Singin' in the Rain A Symphonic Night at the Movies: 12 & 13 April
Donald Runnicles conducts The Protecting Veil: 27 & 28 March
Beethoven's Third Symphony: 20–23 March
Víkingur Ólafsson performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations: 18 March
Simone Young conducts Gurrelieder: 15 & 16 March
Schumann's Second Symphony with Simone Young: 9 March
Schumann's Second Symphony with Simone Young: 8 March
Simone Young conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony: 28 February–2 March
Meg Washington with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 3 February