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Monte-CarloSimone Young – Pablo Ferrández
Mendelssohn, Elgar, Mozart
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Simone Young; Pablo Ferrández
BerlinDeutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin I
Britten, Mahler, Lim, Beethoven
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Simone Young; Francesco Piemontesi
LondonA German Requiem: Diana Damrau & Gerald Finley
Strauss R., Brahms
Philharmonia Orchestra; Simone Young; Diana Damrau; Gerald Finley
ManchesterBBC Philharmonic - Alpine Symphony
Schumann, Strauss R.
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Simone Young; Cédric Tiberghien
ParisKatia Kabanova
Janáček: Kátya Kabanová
Simone Young; Christoph Marthaler; Opéra national de Paris; Aliisa Neige Barrière; Anna Viebrock; Olaf Winter
SydneyBeethoven’s Emperor Concerto
Beethoven
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Simone Young; Javier Perianes
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A cerebral bacchanalia: Young's bold, brainy Messiaen at Disney Hall
Simone Young's take on Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Los Angeles Philharmonic proves a night to remember.
Mahler survives unusual pairing as Sydney Symphony opens new season
Putting Gershwin up against Mahler is a challenge, but Simone Young and Jean-Yves Thibaudet bring it off in the Sydney Symphony's 2026 season opener.
Cello whisperer Kian Soltani debuts in Sydney
Terrific orchestral colours abound in this Sydney Symphony concert under Simone Young, adding to a thoughtful and emotive rendering of one of the best-known cello concertos.
Sublime Burleske in the Sydney Symphony's Strauss concert
Three very different works from the long life of Richard Strauss are performed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Simone Young.
A big night for Bruckner with Simone Young and the NY Phil
The Australian conductor leads a superb performance of Bruckner’s Sixth paired with Steven Isserlis playing Schumann’s Cello Concerto.
Hojotoho! La Scala’s new Walküre opens with a stellar cast
With bad-ass punk valkyries and rich in fantasy overtones, Sir David McVicar's La Scala Ring cycle continues.
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ParisSalomé
Strauss R.: Salome
Simone Young; Lydia Steier; Opéra national de Paris; Momme Hinrichs; Andy Besuch; Olaf Freese; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
StockholmMozart Piano Concerto no. 20
Mozart, Schmidt
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Simone Young; Lise de la Salle
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