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Mahler survives unusual pairing as the Sydney Symphony opens its new season

Alexandra Ionis, Simon O’Neill and Simone Young
© Jay Patel
Simon O’Neill, Alexandra Ionis, Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
© Jay Patel
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“those Tang Dynasty poets certainly appreciated their wine!”
Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sydney on 25 February 2026
Gershwin, 'I Got Rhythm' Variations
Chen, Er Huang (Australian premiere)
Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano
Alexandra Ionis, Mezzo-soprano
Simon O'Neill, Tenor
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young, Conductor
Cello whisperer Kian Soltani debuts in Sydney
****1
Daniel Müller-Schott plays Tchaikovsky with the Sydney Symphony
****1
Sublime Burleske in the Sydney Symphony's Strauss concert
****1
18th-century fireworks from Stephen Layton and the Sydney Symphony
****1
Majestic Brahms from Sir Stephen Hough and Elim Chan in Sydney
****1
This Rite was just not right: Vasily Petrenko and the Sydney Symphony
***11
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