David Robertson bids a fond farewell to the SSO with gifts from home.

Behzod Abduraimov gives a thrilling, powerhouse performance of a Russian warhorse.

Sir Andrew Davis, Alondra de la Parra and David Robertson are about to conduct their final concerts as artistic chiefs of the Melbourne, Queensland and Sydney Symphony Orchestras respectively. Here’s a look back on their time Down Under.

Donald Runnicles and the SSO pair Messiaen and Bruckner in a concert that touches on the divine.

Through rain, hail and shine, Andrew Haveron and the SSO take us through four seasons from the old world and the new.

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.