Concert Guide Library
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2026 Season Concert Guides
Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler's Sixth Symphony: 9 & 11 April
Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter: 25–28 March
An Organ Recital with Anna Lapwood: 22 & 28 March
Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony: 19–21 March
Cocktail Hour with Timothy Constable: 13 & 14 March
Elden Ring Symphonic Adventure: 12–14 March
Listen to This: Discover Tchaikovsky: 10 March
Simone Young conducts Britten & Vaughan Williams: 6 & 7 March
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
2025 Season Concert Guides
Marvel’s Infinity Saga Concert Experience: 5–7 December
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 2 & 3 December
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Simone Young: 26–29 November
Simone Young conducts Siegfried: 13 & 16 November
Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition: 1 & 2 November
Farewelling our Fellows: 31 October
Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition: 31 October
Daniel Müller-Schott performs Tchaikovsky: 22–25 October
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet in Recital: 20 October
Lime Cordiale with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 16–18 October
Kutcha Edwards & the Sydney Symphony: 14 October
Mozart & Harrison: 10 & 11 October
The Sydney Symphony performs Beethoven & Schubert: 10 & 11 October
Orchestral Magic with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Harry Bennetts performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto: 9 October
The Sydney Symphony performs Orchestral Favourites: 8–10 October
The Music of Joe Hisaishi: 24–27 September
Donald Runnicles conducts Sibelius and Wagner: 19 & 20 September
Donald Runnicles conducts Sibelius and Wagner: 18 September
Our Fellows Celebrate Australian Music Month: 18 September
Marc-André Hamelin in Recital: 15 September
Donald Runnicles conducts Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony: 12–14 September
Simone Young conducts Richard Strauss: 3–6 September
Mozart & Beethoven: 29 & 30 August
Schoenberg & Williams: 29 & 30 August
Stephen Layton conducts Bach, Mozart & Handel: 21 & 23 August
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert: 14–17 August
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs Dvořák and Strauss: 8 August
Lyrical Woodwinds in the City: 7 August
Javier Perianes performs Saint-Saëns: 30 July–2 August
Listen to this: Discover Sibelius: 22 July
Toy Story in Concert: 16–19 July
Eva Gevorgyan in Recital: 7 July
Arabella Steinbacher performs Prokofiev: 2–5 July
Bernstein & Korngold: 27 & 28 June
Signature Choir & the Sydney Symphony: 20 & 21 June
Lang Lang and the Sydney Symphony: 18 June
Donald Runnicles conducts Strauss & Beethoven: 13 & 14 June
Stephen Hough performs Mendelssohn: 4–7 June
The Sydney Symphony performs Orchestral Favourites: 29 & 30 May
A Serenade of Strings with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 23 May
Stirring Strings in the City: 22 May
Stephen Hough performs Brahms: 17 & 18 May
Stephen Hough performs Brahms: 16 May
Daniel Lozakovich performs Sibelius’ Violin Concerto: 7–10 May
Sounds of Australia: 2 & 3 May
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony: 2 & 3 May
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony: 1 May
Bach, Stravinsky & Spohr: 11 April
Lise de la Salle in Recital: 7 April
Gladiator Live in Concert: 3–5 April
Schubert’s Swan Songs: Trifonov & Goerne in Recital: 30 March
Daniil Trifonov performs Rachmaninov: 28 & 29 March
Schubert’s Winterreise: Trifonov & Goerne in Recital: 26 March
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs Brass Masterpieces: 21 & 22 March
Glowing Brass in the City: 20 March
Disney in Concert: 12–15 March
Boccherini & Berwald: 7 & 8 March
James Ehnes performs Brahms' Violin Concerto: 8 March
James Ehnes performs Brahms' Violin Concerto: 6 & 7 March
Simone Young conducts Elgar & Vaughan Williams: 28 February–2 March
Simone Young conducts Mahler's Third Symphony: 19–22 February
Relaxed Classics with the Sydney Symphony: 15 February
Romantic Classics with the Sydney Symphony: 14 February
Lunchtime Classics with the Sydney Symphony: 14 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
2023 Season Concert Guides
Professor Brian Cox: Symphonic Horizons: 1–2 December
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 in Concert: 7–9 December
Anne‑Sophie Mutter & the music of John Williams: 9–11 November
Simone Young conducts Das Rheingold: 16 & 18 November
Alexander Gavrylyuk Performs Tchaikovsky: 1–4 November
Li‑Wei Qin performs Haydn's Cello Concerto No.1: 28 October
Li‑Wei Qin performs Haydn's Cello Concerto No.1: 26 October
The Sydney Symphony performs Mozart: 20 October
Daniel de Borah performs Mozart: 19 October
Lilya Zilberstein in Recital: 16 October
Birds of Tokyo and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 28–30 September
Beethoven 7 & Bruch's Violin Concerto: 16 September
Beethoven 7 & Bruch's Violin Concerto: 15 September
Nicola Benedetti performs Marsalis: 6–9 September
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra: 2 & 3 September
Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Sydney Symphony: 31 August & 1 September
The Sydney Symphony performs Britten's Serenade: 25 August
Andrew Haveron directs Britten’s Serenade: 24 August
Dvořák's Symphony No.7: 18–20 August
Diana Doherty performs Ross Edwards: 11 & 12 August
Simone Young conducts Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony: 2–5 August
Black Panther In Concert: 27–29 July
Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky: 12–15 July
Beethoven & Mozart: 21 & 22 July
Introduce your Family to the Magic of the Orchestra: 16 July
Simone Young conducts Tchaikovsky's Ballet Music: 7–9 July
Simone Young & Steven Isserlis: 1 July
Simone Young & Steven Isserlis: 30 June
Britten & Prokofiev: 30 June & 1 July
The Music of Hans Zimmer: 23 & 24 June
Spinifex Gum & the Sydney Symphony: 21 June
Sydney Symphony Brass Musicians: 16 June
Sydney Symphony Brass Musicians: 15 June
Steve Reich & Bach: 9 & 10 June
Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor: 7–10 June
The Sydney Symphony performs Beethoven: 29 May – 2 June
The Sydney Symphony performs Beethoven: 24 & 25 May
Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov 1: 17–20 May
Stephen Hough in Recital: 15 May
Respighi's Roman Trilogy: 12 May
Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov 2: 13 May
Stephen Hough performs Rachmaninov 2: 11 May
Arabella Steinbacher performs Lentz: 28 & 29 April
Elgar's Cello Concerto: 19–22 April
Donald Runnicles conducts Brahms 2: 12–16 April
JS Bach's Magnificat in D: 1 April
JS Bach's Magnificat in D: 30 & 31 March
Mozart's Gran Partita Serenade: 31 March
Mozart's Gran Partita Serenade: 30 March
The Princess Bride In Concert: 24–25 March
Pictures at an Exhibition: 8–11 March
Marie‑Ange Nguci in Recital: 6 March
Dvořák's String Quintet No.3: 3 & 4 March
Disney 100: The Concert: 23–25 February
Mo’Ju with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra: 21
Janáček’s String Quartet No.2: 17 & 18 February
Rimsky‑Korsakov's Scheherazade: 18 February
Rimsky‑Korsakov's Scheherazade: 16 & 17
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 in Concert: 2–5 February
Simone Young conducts Mahler's First Symphony: 8–11 February