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    • Editor's Choice María Dueñas

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Celebrated young Spanish violinist María Dueñas makes her Australian debut in two major orchestral appearances with the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. She first joins the MSO under Chief Conductor Jaime Martín in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, paired with the Australian premiere of Melody Eötvös’s The Deciding Machine and Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra.…
    María Dueñas

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Celebrated young Spanish violinist María Dueñas makes her Australian debut in two major orchestral appearances with the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. She first joins the MSO under Chief Conductor Jaime Martín in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, paired with the Australian premiere of Melody Eötvös’s The Deciding Machine and Strauss’s Also…
    Anna Lapwood

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: An Organ Recital with Anna Lapwood

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    In her Australian debut recital, Lapwood takes the keys to the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ, one of the largest and most majestic instruments in the world. And when Lapwood plays it, the Concert Hall becomes a portal into new realms. In this one-night-only recital, Lapwood explores the organ’s full…
    Anna Lapwood

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Fresh from its 2025 BBC Proms debut, his luminous concerto for organ, orchestra and choir Cosmology receives its Australian premiere. Co-commissioned by the Sydney Symphony and written for and performed by Anna Lapwood – one of classical music’s brightest stars – Cosmology is a radiant showcase for her powerful presence and natural ability to connect. Her…
    Anna Lapwood

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Fresh from its 2025 BBC Proms debut, his luminous concerto for organ, orchestra and choir Cosmology receives its Australian premiere. Co-commissioned by the Sydney Symphony and written for and performed by Anna Lapwood – one of classical music’s brightest stars – Cosmology is a radiant showcase for her powerful presence and natural ability to connect. Her…
    Anna Lapwood

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Fresh from its 2025 BBC Proms debut, his luminous concerto for organ, orchestra and choir Cosmology receives its Australian premiere. Co-commissioned by the Sydney Symphony and written for and performed by Anna Lapwood – one of classical music’s brightest stars – Cosmology is a radiant showcase for her powerful presence and natural ability to connect. Her…
    Anna Lapwood

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Anna Lapwood performs Max Richter

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Fresh from its 2025 BBC Proms debut, his luminous concerto for organ, orchestra and choir Cosmology receives its Australian premiere. Co-commissioned by the Sydney Symphony and written for and performed by Anna Lapwood – one of classical music’s brightest stars – Cosmology is a radiant showcase for her powerful presence and natural ability to connect. Her…

    • Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Mahler’s Sixth Symphony charts a turbulent emotional course. Across four searing movements he wrestles with hope and futility, conjuring moments of delicate beauty and pounding dread. From an innocent lullaby to an unforgiving military march, this symphony spans the full spectrum of feeling. It all culminates in the final movement…
    Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Mahler’s Sixth Symphony charts a turbulent emotional course. Across four searing movements he wrestles with hope and futility, conjuring moments of delicate beauty and pounding dread. From an innocent lullaby to an unforgiving military march, this symphony spans the full spectrum of feeling. It all culminates in the final movement…
    Editor's Choice Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Multi-award-winning violinist Leonidas Kavakos performs Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto on his 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius. Composed in 1947 for David Oistrakh, it reflects the composer’s intensely personal voice against a backdrop of Stalinist purges and rising antisemitism. It is coupled with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, which was completed shortly after a European tour and…
    Editor's Choice Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall
    Multi-award-winning violinist Leonidas Kavakos performs Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto on his 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius. Composed in 1947 for David Oistrakh, it reflects the composer’s intensely personal voice against a backdrop of Stalinist purges and rising antisemitism. It is coupled with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, which was completed shortly after a European…
    Editor's Choice Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Multi-award-winning violinist Leonidas Kavakos performs Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto on his 1734 ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius. Composed in 1947 for David Oistrakh, it reflects the composer’s intensely personal voice against a backdrop of Stalinist purges and rising antisemitism. It is coupled with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, which was completed shortly after a European tour and…