Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Feeling all the feels at today's Ears Wide Open rehearsal for Max Richter's The Four Seasons Recomposed 🥹 Who's got a ticket?

Who's coming to see Katy Abbott's Hidden Thoughts II: Return to Sender this week? We cannot wait to perform this concert for you!

There are also still tickets to Hidden Thoughts III: Stories of Awe which we will be premiered next week. Cannot wait to see you there 🖤 https://bit.ly/4bZd2pB

✨ Are you a student member? Book your student price tickets to any of these concerts now!

Click here 👉 https://www.mso.com.au/student-memberships/student-member-concerts

Join baritone Roderick Williams and soprano Siobhan Stagg for an intimate evening of conversation, fine food, wine – and of course music! – as we raise funds for the MSO’s Artistic Program.

Seats are still available for this is memorable evening, we hope to see you there.

https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2024-guests-of-note-roderick-siobhan

Some of our favourite highlights from the last few weeks with Jaime Martin. Always a blast! See you in November, Maestro❤

We’re very happy to say our website is back up and running and ready to complete your ticket purchases once again.

If you run in to any issues at all please email us at [email protected] and we’ll respond on Monday.

Enjoy your weekend! 🎵

Performing Romeo and Juliet for you this morning was a lovely way to ease into the weekend. If you'd like to experience this concert but can't face this very chilly weather then by all means join us for the free livestream at 7.30pm Saturday 20th July over at https://watch.mso.live/livestreams

🔔 Please note that our ticketing platform is currently down, and we are unable to process transactions. Please email [email protected] with your details and request and we will respond on Monday, in the order that we have received your request.

Tickets for Jet and the MSO are still available via Ticketek.

Thank you for your patience. 🎵

Live orchestral music possesses a distinctive power to deeply immerse both musicians and audiences into the essence of a work. In 2025, delve into a flow of emotion between the stage and concert hall and experience the MSO like you never have before.

Did my heart love till now? forswear it, sight! For I ne’er saw true beauty till this night.

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Prokofiev's Suite from Romeo and Juliet along with Tchaikovsky's The Tempest make up an evening of sublime music and Shakespeare. What more could you want? Rehearsals are underway! We hope to see you in the concert hall for this stunning program on the 18th and 20th July, 7.30pm. Tickets at mso.com.au

Jaime Martin

Season 2025 starts here.

As we open another chapter of performances, we invite you to discover a spectacular year of live orchestral music with your MSO.

We will be livestreaming our Season Launch event over at You Tube. Please join us there at 7.15pm.

Click here 🎼 https://www.youtube.com/live/ftUlonX1NYg?si=BPjcBfL0NTA0c8wY

We are really looking forward to welcoming Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson back to share the stage with us on the 3rd August for The Man From Snowy River in Concert.

We took a look back at the 2023 performances and were reminded of what a special film this is and how extraordinary Bruce Rowlands' score is. If you haven't already bought your tickets, there is still time.

Click here for more ✨ https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2024-the-man-from-snowy-river-in-concert

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) The Man From Snowy River In Concert

This is your last opportunity to apply for our 2025 MSO Academy program with applications closing on Monday 22 July 2024.

We are accepting applications for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, tenor trombone, bass trombone*, violin, viola, cello and double bass.

Good luck!

MSO Academy | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Providing young instrumentalists a vital final bridge to a successful career, the MSO Academy is a paid opportunity best suited to post-graduate musicians…

It was truly an honor to collaborate with Dan Sultan to bring this stunning concert to life over the weekend. The hall was filled with love and appreciation for the significance and beauty of the work. What a way to finish a very special NAIDOC week.

There are so many people to congratulate and thank including Conductor, Aaron Wyatt, Alex Turley who, in collaboration with Dan arranged the music for orchestra, Jarra Karalinar Steel who created the absolutely stunning artwork.

Were you in the audience? We would love to hear about you evening!

This concert was proudly presented by MSO Major NAIDOC Week Partner, Equity Trustees. Co-presented with Arts Centre Melbourne with production support provided by MSO Major Production Partner, CVP.

Photography by Nico Photography

Jet & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 🔥 TICKETS ON SALE NOW

So one, two, three, take my hand and come with me to get your tickets to Jet in November! Available now via the link 👉 https://bit.ly/3XT7TvK

Jet and the MSO, thanks to Major Media Partner Triple M Melbourne 105.1.

Members of our Orchestra and management team are in Yogyakarta, Indonesia this week for a very special program of engagements and performances. Here are some highlights so far.

The production crew worked 24/7 to build the stage for the performance.
We were treated to a performance under the stars by the Royal Yogyakarta Orchestra.
In rehearsal with local music students ahead of the performance at Prambanan.
Prepping the final touches before the final rehearsal.
Member of the arts management workshop presenting to Prince Notonegoro.

KPH Notonegoro


Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is supported by the Australian Government through
the Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program.

Dan Sultan x MSO rehearsals are underway and we cannot wait to present this show to you all 🖤

NAIDOC Week is presented by Equity Trustees.

Hello everyone! In preparation for our 2025 Season Launch, the MSO Box Office will be closed today.

If you wish to speak with one of our friendly team, then please call us on (03) 9929 9600, leave a voicemail with your name and contact details, as well as your customer or order number if you have one and we will return your call within one business day. Alternatively, you can email your enquiry through to [email protected].

Thank you all for your patience during this busy period 💛🎼

JUST ANNOUNCED 💥 Jet & Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Secret's out! This November, we join forces Aussie rockers Jet and conductor Nicholas Buc in a Melbourne-exclusive concert!

Presale on now. Tickets on sale Friday 12 July. More info via the link 👉 https://bit.ly/3XT7TvK

Jet and the MSO, thanks to Major Media Partner Triple M Melbourne 105.1.

Welcome to NAIDOC Week 2024! Let's unite to embrace the wisdom, traditions, and contributions of Indigenous communities.

Each year, we feel so honoured to be able to share the stage with so many talented First Nations artists 🖤💛❤

NAIDOC Week is presented by Equity Trustees.

Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our Winter Gala where we performed with extraordinary yidaki virtuoso William Barton, as well as the dramatic Carmina Burnana with the MSO Chorus, Young Voices of Melbourne, soloists Kathryn Radcliffe, Andrew Goodwin, Christopher Tonkin, led by our Chief Conductor Jaime Martin! Can't wait to do it all over again tonight and tomorrow!

If you can't make it out to the Hall to join us in person, then tune in on MSO.LIVE TONIGHT from 7:30pm to watch the performance live online! See you in the comments ❤ https://bit.ly/44a0xo0

📸 Laura Manariti Photographs

The MSO Gala series is proudly presented by MSO Premier Partner, Ryman Healthcare Australia.

Back to the Future in Concert is on sale now! October 23-25 at Hamer Hall, Melbourne. Whether you're a fan from way back or only discovering this blockbuster cult classic now, you'll love experiencing Back to the Future with a full Symphony Orchestra performing Alan Silvestri’s dazzling musical score live in synch with the movie.

Book now at 👉 https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2024-back-to-the-future

Get ready! This October, experience the thrill of Back to the Future like never before! Join us as we perform Alan Silvestri's score from the unforgettable 1985 blockbuster film.

With the full forces of the MSO, join Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and a time traveling DeLorean for the adventure of a lifetime.

In this special live orchestra presentation, you'll be treated to twenty minutes of brand new music, added by award-winning composer Silvestri.

Back to the Future in Concert
23-25 October, Hamer Hall Melbourne

Tickets on sale Thursday 4 July, or join the presale waitlist now.
https://www.mso.com.au/performance/2024-back-to-the-future