Sydney Symphony Orchestra
An orchestra of world standing
Founded in 1932 by the Australian Broadcasting Commission, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra of world standing and one of the leading orchestras in the Asia-Pacific region. The Sydney Symphony performs approximately 150 concerts each year to an annual audience of more than 350,000. The Orchestra not only performs core symphonic repertoire but engages in collaborations with other art forms and commissions new works by Australian and international composers to ensure the vibrancy of orchestral music for generations to come.
This is an orchestra worthy of sharing the international stage with America and Europe’s finest. Limelight Magazine
2026 Season
Bryce Dessner & the Sydney Symphony
Thu 24 Sep, 7pm
Composer, guitarist and two-time Grammy Award-winner Bryce Dessner brings his distinctive musical voice to City Recital Hall in a powerful collaboration with the Sydney Symphony.
2027 Season
Gustav Mahler once said that the symphony must be like the world and contain everything, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s 2027 Season sounds like the whole world, in all its complexity, beauty, mystery and wonder.
This year the Orchestra presents a new concert series at City Recital Hall, called Spotlight. Across four dazzling programs you won’t see anywhere else, three brilliant soloists – and the Orchestra’s own Percussion section – shine in curated programs of their favourite pieces, in collaboration with the musicians of the Sydney Symphony.
We hope you will join us for a season of thrilling music.
Alexander Gavrylyuk & the Sydney Symphony
Thu 1 Apr, 7pm
Brilliant Australian-Ukrainian pianist Alexander Gavryulyuk joins longtime friends and collaborators in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for a sparkling program of music by Mozart and Bach.
Chad Kelly & the Sydney Symphony
Thu 8 Jul, 7pm
Keyboardist and conductor Chad Kelly takes the Sydney Symphony on a journey through London in the 1700s, with the sparkle of the harpsichord the cornerstone.
Xavier De Maistre & the Sydney Symphony
Thu 26 Aug, 7pm
French harp virtuoso Xavier de Maistre shows off the sparkling, elegant voice of the harp, together with musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Percussionists of the Sydney Symphony
Thu 21 Oct, 7pm
The percussionists of the Sydney Symphony take centre stage in this program that explores the full expressive range of their many fascinating instruments.