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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.

  • Nick Galvin

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor Simone Young.

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Our critics look over some of the latest shows around town.

  • Peter McCallum and John Shand
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs at the Concert Hall.

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.

  • Joyce Morgan

The January 28 Edition

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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.

  • David Leser
Opera House chief executive Louise Herron

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.

  • Helen Pitt
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Emma Dunch, chief executive of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

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.

  • Linda Morris
Simone Young: ‘There is a sensation of sheer joy in the concert halls and opera houses at the moment.’

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.

  • Nick Galvin
Simone Young will lead the Sydney Symphony Orchestra back to the Sydney Opera House in 2022.

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.

  • Linda Morris
Simone Young: SSO is an orchestra I know and love.

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.

  • Linda Morris

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