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SYO has launched our inaugural Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan!
Sydney Youth Orchestras is committed to contributing to the reconciliation journey and a more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable orchestral practice that truthfully reflects the diversity and richness of our collective
Journeys in Music – Harry Ward and Stanley Dodds
What was the spark that ignited your love for music? Watch as Harry Ward, SYO Alumni and Stanley Dodds, SYO Chief Conductor, reminisce on their first experiences with orchestral music
2026 SYO Odyssey Tour
Four cities. Four iconic stages. One extraordinary journey. In April 2026, The SYO Odyssey Tour Orchestra performs at some of the most celebrated venues in the world, Berlin’s legendary Berliner Philharmonie, the baroque splendour of Prague’s Church of St Simon and Jude, Poland’s acclaimed Cavatina Hall in Bielsko-Biała, and the magnificent St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. From the concert halls where orchestral history was written to the streets where the great composers walked, these young musicians will take the European stage and return to Australia forever changed – Get your tickets for all SYO’s European concerts here.
2026 War Requiem
October 17, 2026 1pm Sydney Opera House Tickets Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem stands as one of the 20th century’s most powerful statements on the devastating cost of conflict. Written for
Big Orchestral Day Out: Wollongong
September 5, 2026 3pm Wollongong Conservatorium of Music Tickets on sale soon Sydney Youth Orchestras present an afternoon of fine music featuring The Symphonic Wind Orchestra. Proudly part of the
2026 Symbiosis
Experience the blazing colour and primal energy of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite with The Sydney Youth Orchestra, as Chief Conductor Stanley Dodds leads The Sydney Youth Orchestra through one of ballet’s most legendary scores. From the mysterious opening that conjures an enchanted forest to the explosive finale that celebrates triumph over darkness, this suite distils the essence of Stravinsky’s breakthrough work, the ballet that launched the 20th century and made the young composer an overnight sensation in Paris. The music pulses with Russian folklore, shimmers with orchestral magic, and explodes in moments of pure visceral power that will leave you breathless.
