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Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2025 Review: Siegfried

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(Photo credit: Daniel Boud) At the end of Act one of the Sydney Symphony’s “Siegfried,” on November 13th at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, one may have sensed from the onstage performers’ elation that Simon O’Neill as Siegfried, Gerhard Siegel as Mime, and conductor Simone Young knew they had nailed it. The audience’s applause was long and enthusiastic. A {…}

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra Helps Launch ‘Sottovoce,’ the First Real-Time Performance Management System

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The Australian startup Sottovoce has developed a ground-breaking hardware and software solution of the same name to primarily serve the performing arts industry by providing real-time noise exposure data for musicians. Pioneered by sound designer and audio engineer Des O’Neill and Grammy award-winning studio engineer and software developer Tony David Cray, Sottovoce aims to reduce noise induced hearing loss by {…}

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2024-25 Review: Die Walküre

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Image courtesy of Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Jay Patel. With “Die Walküre,” the second opera of Richard Wagner’s four-opera “Ring” cycle, the epic plot comes down to the human level, having begun in the first opera, “Das Rheingold,” in the realm of gods (albeit flawed), Rhinemaidens, giants, and other immortals. This November 15 and 17’s performances of “Die Walküre” in {…}

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2024 Review: Gurrelieder

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Photo credit: Daniel Boud We can be grateful that the Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Simone Young has a passion for the music of Arnold Schoenberg in this, his 150th anniversary year. On Friday March 15th, it led to the first performance in Sydney of Schoenberg’s concert-drama “Gurrelieder,” a massive work that was first performed in Vienna 111 years ago, {…}

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Simone Young Extends Contract with Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that Simone Young’s contract as Chief Conductor has been extended by two years until the end of 2026. Young’s first two seasons as Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra have been marked by acclaimed performances and landmark events and the announcement of her extension as Chief Conductor has offered Young a chance to reflect {…}

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2023 Review: Das Rheingold

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(Photo credit: Daniel Boud) Concert performances of “Das Rheingold” by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) in the Opera House Concert Hall November 16-18 were the most recent events in what is shaping up to be a bit of a Wagner year in Australia. Next month sees Opera Australia’s much-awaited new “Ring cycle” in Brisbane, delayed twice previously by COVID. Back {…}

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Simone Young Named Chief Conductor Of Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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(Credit: (c)Jay Patel) The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that Simone Young will be the Orchestra’s Chief Conductor from 2022. Following a worldwide search, the orchestra announced that in 12 months prior to her taking up the role, Young will be the Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Designate. The conductor noted in a press release, “I am thrilled to take up this {…}

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Mike Batt Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Fund Recording of ‘Ukraine War’ Symphony

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Composer, recording artist, and conductor Mike Batt has launched a Kickstarter Campaign in order to fund the recording of his newest work, “Ukraine War” Symphony. Once funded, Batt will begin the process of recording with a London Symphony orchestra. The fundraising is now open for contributions, with a target of £38,000. The Kickstarter will close on July 28. Batt said {…}

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Benjamin Northey Joins Sydney Conservatorium of Music

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(Photo: Stefanie Zingsheim) Australian conductor Benjamin Northey has joined the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Per an official press release, he has been appointed as Professor of Conducting and will commence his tenure during Semester one in 2026. Northey, who is the Principal Conductor of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Conductor in Residence at Sydney Symphony Orchestra, will be mentoring and teaching {…}