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Sydney Mozart Society | Selby & Friends

Kathryn Selby AM, one of Australia’s highly acclaimed chamber musicians, closes our season at the end of her first year as Patron of the Society.  Alexandra Osborne (violin) and Simon Cobcroft (cello) make up the trio.  Both are relatively recently appointed to the Sydney S­ymphony Orchestra and also known as skilled, experienced chamber musicians. This concert promises a captivating journey

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Tony Burke

Akiko Suwanai Shines in Mozart’s Turkish Delight

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Mozart & Beethoven 30 August, 2025, Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, NSW Pre-concert talks. usually by well-informed amateur musicologists are often well-attended. As a novelty, the talk before Saturday’s concert was given by the SSO’s Associate Principal cellist Simon Cobcroft and there was standing room only! In a relaxed and informative way, Simon waxed lyrical about

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Daniel Kaan

SSO winds get their day in the sun – a diverting concert

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Lyrical woodwinds in the city 7 August 2025, City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney, NSW PROGRAM R Strauss: Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat, Op.7 (1881) R Strauss: Suite in B flat, Op.4 (1884) Dvořák: Serenade in D minor, B77 (Op.44) (1878) This short one hour concert in the Recital Hall featured works all

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Alan Holley

Javier Perianes performs an exemplary Saint-Saëns with SSO

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Javier Perianes performs Saint-Saëns Wednesday 30 July, 2025, Sydney Opera House, NSW KEVIN JOHN EDUSEI conductor JAVIER PERIANES piano  ROSSINI (1792–1868)   Overture William Tell  SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921)   Piano Concerto No.5 in F major, Op.103, The Egyptian  SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)   Symphony No.15 in A major, Op.141 (1972)   Shostakovich’s 15th Symphony is a work that after experiencing

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Alan Holley

The ‘heavenly’ Olivier Latry with SSO

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony July 10, 2024, Sydney Opera House, NSW STÉPHANE DENÈVE conductor OLIVIER LATRY organ GUILLAUME CONNESSON (born 1970) – Flammenschrift (2012) Australian premiere FRANCIS POULENC (1899–1963) – Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS (1835–1921) – Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 (‘Organ’ Symphony) The opportunity to hear one of

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Osmo Vänskä’s Sibelius with SSO totally sumptuous!

Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Osmo Vänskä conducts the music of Sibelius COLOURFUL MYTHS AND LEGENDS April 26, 2024, Sydney Opera House OSMO VÄNSKÄ conductor HELENA JUNTUNEN soprano SIBELIUS Pohjola’s Daughter Three Songs: Höstkväll Hertig Magnus Våren flyktar hastigt The Bard Luonnotar Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends from the Kalevala) Op.22 (1893-95) At around 50 minutes the Lemminkäinen Suite is a similar

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