The Scottish maestro is the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s new Principal Guest Conductor. He talks to Clive Paget about early obsessions, managing relationships, and the thorny question of God and music.
Vladimir Ashkenazy pairs a rare Russian giant with Holst’s glittering ode to the heavens.
The SSO strings take the spotlight as Vladimir Ashkenazy returns for a concert of English classics.
The orchestra has followed supermarket chain Coles and others in removing advertising from Sydney radio station 2GB.
Hollywood did exotic better than Khachaturian, but no one does horror like Shostakovich.
Simone Young takes the SSO to hell and back in the first concert of her three-year Visions of Vienna cycle.
With Stalin bearing down on him, Shostakovich withdrew his monumental Fourth Symphony at the very last minute, consigning it to a drawer for the next 25 years. Mark Wigglesworth tells us why the score was so dangerous, and how the composer’s music changed forever.
An incredible mix of colours and sounds in the Sydney Town Hall.
A colourful, folkloric concert that warmed up the Sydney Town Hall for the SSO's seasons to come.
A night that gained in brilliance, ending on a masterful rendition of Ravel and two stunning encores.
Marin Alsop returns with an international Beethoven project, as does violinist Christian Tetzlaff, while the orchestra moves into the Town Hall.
Britten's tale of a persecuted fisherman is brought to vivid, terrifying life in this concert performance.
Along with several special guests, David Robertson celebrates his birthday by breaking out the French bubbly.
