Simone Young
This work is so massive, the Opera House stage has had to be rebuilt
Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor Simone Young has long had a passion for monumental works.
- by Nick Galvin
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- by Peter McCallum and John Shand
Opera House stage to double in size for mammoth new concert
As well as taking on Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder next year, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform a work featured in Tar, starring Cate Blanchett.
- by Joyce Morgan
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Yes, maestro: the cult of the conductor
Conductors have entered the zeitgeist with two new films. But what exactly do they do? Australia’s greatest living maestro, Simone Young, tries to explain.
- by David Leser
Sydney Opera House lifts curtain on newly renovated Concert Hall
The Sydney Opera House has revealed the $150 million final renovations of its largest performance space, the Concert Hall, which reopens next week.
- by Helen Pitt
Inside the battle that divided the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Opera House
Two of the most powerful women in the city’s arts scene have locked horns.
- by Linda Morris
Refurbished Sydney Opera House concert hall reopens with new work
A work from First Nations composer and didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton will be the first music to be heard when the hall finally reopens next year.
- by Nick Galvin
Tears and joy as SSO returns to the live stage
Playing before a live audience again is a huge relief for Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor-designate.
- by Linda Morris
Simone Young named new chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young is only the third Australian to be appointed chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
- by Linda Morris
Lunch with conductor Simone Young: Time for a big fish to come home
The SSO did not have to "beg" to secure one-time Manly girl Simone Young as the new Chief Conductor. It was the "right fit at the right time".
- by Linda Morris
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