Sydney Symphony Orchestra

'People are completely gobsmacked by it.'One of Australia's most celebrated musicians, Paul Grabowsky, unpacks the many meanings and influences in 'Wata', a collaborative work that draws on classical and improvised music and the ancient cultures of the people of Arnhem Land.Read more from Paul Gr...

The Sydney Symphony Fellows took pride of place on the @sydneyoperahouse Concert Hall last Friday, in a program of Baroque favourites that highlighted each of their instruments. Did you know that alongside performance opportunities, the professional development program for these young musicians a...

Did you know the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ is thought to be the largest mechanical tracker-action pipe organ in the world? Made up of over 10,000 individual pipes, it is a phenomenal and complicated instrument. And you can hear the Grand Organ in all its glory this July, when acclaimed Frenc...

Congratulations and welcome to our new Associate Concertmaster, Alexandra Osborne! Having studied at the Curtis Institute and the Julliard School of Music, Alexandra has had a stellar career in the United States including as Assistant Concertmaster in The National Symphony Orchestra, Washington ...

Applications are now open for our annual Young Musicians Workshop! Created for aspiring young musicians in Years 412, this years workshop will be held at Parramatta Marist High School in October. Students will learn from Sydney Symphony musicians and Fellows in this immersive three-day program in...

Dont miss out on this year's Family Concert, The Symphonic World of Dance, at the Sydney Opera House this July. Introduce your family to the instruments of the orchestra with a lively variety of cultural music inspired by dance for the whole family to enjoy! All tickets $35*. Book your tickets fr...

One of the worlds great pianists, Alexander Melnikov, explains the enormous influence of Shostakovich, his love of Debussy, Brahms, and Schubert, and the privilege of spending his life engaging with this phenomenal music. Read more on Backstage News from the link in bio!

We spent last week on the road, touring around New South Wales! We love visiting our audience in their hometowns.Performing works by Australian composer Nigel Westlake, and accompanied by vocalist Lior we visited Newcastle, Wyong, Port Macquarie, Tamworth and Taree.Where should we travel to next?

Taking small fragments of Beethovens music, John Adams mesmerising Absolute Jest unfurls into a vast soundworld of a symphony orchestra. Were collaborating with the @australianstringquartet to bring this fresh and inspiring piece to the @sydneyoperahouse Concert Hall this week!Speaking to the mus...

We always have so much fun performing for students in our Schools Concerts! Last week we travelled to the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith for six performances of Building Characters in Music. It was an exciting program of classics from Mozart, Beethoven and Grieg, as well as a p...

Applications are open for a violinist to join our Second Violin section. If youre a passionate violinist looking to join a world-class orchestra, submit your application from our website and download the audition pack. Read more from the link in bio!

On Wednesday evening we had the joy of performing in #VividLIVE at the @sydneyoperahouse with singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Devont Hynes. Conducted by Matthew Lynch and joined by Adam Tendler on piano, it was a truly captivating and moving performance. @jordankmunns