This work is so massive,the Opera House stage has had to be rebuilt

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.

  • byNick Galvin

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Love Wagner? See this. Don’t know Wagner? See it anyway.
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Love Wagner? See this. Don’t know Wagner? See it anyway.

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

  • byPeter McCallum andJohn Shand
Opera House stage to double in size for mammoth new concert

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.

  • byJoyce Morgan
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Yes,maestro:the cult of the conductor

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.

  • byDavid Leser
Sydney Opera House lifts curtain on newly renovated Concert Hall

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.

  • byHelen Pitt
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Inside the battle that divided the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Opera House

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.

  • byLinda Morris
Refurbished Sydney Opera House concert hall reopens with new work

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.

  • byNick Galvin
Tears and joy as SSO returns to the live stage

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.

  • byLinda Morris
Simone Young named new chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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.

  • byLinda Morris
Lunch with conductor Simone Young:Time for a big fish to come home

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".

  • byLinda Morris