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SUMMARY:Met Concert #2
DESCRIPTION:Scroll Down For Tickets \nThe Metropolitan Orchestra’s second Met Concert for 2026 promises a night of dazzling colour and elemental rhythm. Led by Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams\, this performance showcases the orchestra’s longtime support for talented Australian musicians when TMO present a world premiere work from composer Graeme Brown titled Endangered Species. “Endangered Species” is a sweeping new orchestral work that weaves the voices of the Bengal Tiger\, Polar Bear\, Eagle\, and Hope for us all\, portraying a shared struggle for the survival of our fragile planet. Rimsky-Korsakov’s sparkling Capriccio Espagnol is inspired by Spanish folk melodies and characterized by its brilliant use of orchestral colour to unleash Spanish fire on the audience\, while Ravel’s exquisite Pavane offers a moment of poised beauty in this nostalgic and evocative piece\, notable for its beautiful and moving. The concert will blaze with shimmering magic as the musicians present Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite (1919)\, a masterpiece of orchestral brilliance. \nProudly supported by Inner West Council. 
URL:https://www.metorchestra.com.au/event/met-concert-flare/
LOCATION:Verbrugghen Hall\, Verbrugghen Hall\, Sydney Conservatorium of Music\, 1 Conservatorium Road\,\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000
CATEGORIES:Met Concerts
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SUMMARY:TwoSet Violin
DESCRIPTION:Global classical music phenomena TwoSet Violin – aka Australian violinists Brett Yang and Eddy Chen – return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for two performances on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 June as part of their Sacrilegious Games World Tour. \nFollowing their sold-out Opera House concert in 2024\, the wildly popular and irreverent duo will perform with Sydney-based The Metropolitan Orchestra\, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams\, in two high-energy\, virtuosic performances that playfully challenge tradition with their signature razor-sharp wit and infectious stage presence. \nTwoSet Violin said: “We’ve been practicing 40 hours a day for this moment! Returning to Australia to take over the Sydney Opera House feels surreal\, and we’re bringing our biggest concert yet. Expect plenty of laughs\, music\, and a celebration of everything we love about classical music in the digital world. Get ready for the Sacrilegious Games!” \nRising to global prominence through their YouTube channel\, TwoSet Violin have built a massive following across social platforms\, with more than 1.5 billion views worldwide. After giving up their spots in the Sydney and Queensland Symphony Orchestras in 2016 and embarking on the first-ever crowd-funded classical world tour in 2017\, Yang and Chen have revolutionised the presentation of classical music\, gaining fans around the globe while collaborating with internationally acclaimed soloists such as Lang Lang\, Hilary Hahn\, Janine Jansen\, James Ehne and Maxim Vengerov. Known for their viral musical challenges\, candid embrace of “imperfection” and deep respect for the artform\, Yang and Chen have become powerful ambassadors for classical music in the digital age. \nSydney Opera House Director of Programming\, Brenna Hobson\, said: “TwoSet Violin breakdown barriers as part of a new generation of classical artists. Combining extraordinary musicianship with humour\, accessibility and cultural relevance\, their work reflects exactly the kind of bold innovation we champion at the Sydney Opera House. Joyful\, fearless and deeply musical\, TwoSet Violin’s return to the Concert Hall with the esteemed The Metropolitan Orchestra\, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams\, redefine what a classical concert can be.” \nProgram \nMozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture (orchestra only)\nVivaldi: Four Seasons ‘Summer’\nSarasate: Zigeunerweisen\nGardel: Por una cabeza\nRimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee\nPaganini: 24 Caprices\, Op. 1\, No. 24 in A Minor\, Finale\nPaganini: La Campanella\nSibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor\, Op.47\nTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major\, Op. 35\nVivaldi: Four Seasons ‘Winter’\nNicholas Ma: Anti-Brainrot Concerto\nSarasate: Navarra Op. 33
URL:https://www.metorchestra.com.au/event/twoset-violin/2026-06-09/
LOCATION:Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:TwoSet Violin
DESCRIPTION:Global classical music phenomena TwoSet Violin – aka Australian violinists Brett Yang and Eddy Chen – return to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for two performances on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 June as part of their Sacrilegious Games World Tour. \nFollowing their sold-out Opera House concert in 2024\, the wildly popular and irreverent duo will perform with Sydney-based The Metropolitan Orchestra\, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams\, in two high-energy\, virtuosic performances that playfully challenge tradition with their signature razor-sharp wit and infectious stage presence. \nTwoSet Violin said: “We’ve been practicing 40 hours a day for this moment! Returning to Australia to take over the Sydney Opera House feels surreal\, and we’re bringing our biggest concert yet. Expect plenty of laughs\, music\, and a celebration of everything we love about classical music in the digital world. Get ready for the Sacrilegious Games!” \nRising to global prominence through their YouTube channel\, TwoSet Violin have built a massive following across social platforms\, with more than 1.5 billion views worldwide. After giving up their spots in the Sydney and Queensland Symphony Orchestras in 2016 and embarking on the first-ever crowd-funded classical world tour in 2017\, Yang and Chen have revolutionised the presentation of classical music\, gaining fans around the globe while collaborating with internationally acclaimed soloists such as Lang Lang\, Hilary Hahn\, Janine Jansen\, James Ehne and Maxim Vengerov. Known for their viral musical challenges\, candid embrace of “imperfection” and deep respect for the artform\, Yang and Chen have become powerful ambassadors for classical music in the digital age. \nSydney Opera House Director of Programming\, Brenna Hobson\, said: “TwoSet Violin breakdown barriers as part of a new generation of classical artists. Combining extraordinary musicianship with humour\, accessibility and cultural relevance\, their work reflects exactly the kind of bold innovation we champion at the Sydney Opera House. Joyful\, fearless and deeply musical\, TwoSet Violin’s return to the Concert Hall with the esteemed The Metropolitan Orchestra\, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams\, redefine what a classical concert can be.” \nProgram \nMozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture (orchestra only)\nVivaldi: Four Seasons ‘Summer’\nSarasate: Zigeunerweisen\nGardel: Por una cabeza\nRimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee\nPaganini: 24 Caprices\, Op. 1\, No. 24 in A Minor\, Finale\nPaganini: La Campanella\nSibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor\, Op.47\nTchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major\, Op. 35\nVivaldi: Four Seasons ‘Winter’\nNicholas Ma: Anti-Brainrot Concerto\nSarasate: Navarra Op. 33
URL:https://www.metorchestra.com.au/event/twoset-violin/2026-06-10/
LOCATION:Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:LOUDER
DESCRIPTION:25 – 28 June 2026 \nClassical reimagined with bodies \n\n\n\n\nThe intensity is turned up as the beauty and precision of classical music meet the daring physical mastery of circus. When these two disciplines collide\, tradition isn’t abandoned\, it’s reimagined and brought thrillingly to life. \nCreated by multi-award-winning Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker\, LOUDER is a powerful new work responding to the noise and complexity of the modern world through the enduring language of classical music. \nOn the Opera House stage\, eight world-class acrobats share the space with 22 musicians from The Metropolitan Orchestra\, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams\, in a finely balanced exchange of sound and movement.  \nThe acrobats’ physicality becomes a visual interpretation of the music itself\, from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major to newly composed works from Sxip Shirey and Quincey Grant. Human towers rise and fall\, bodies are launched and caught\, structures build and dissolve\, all meticulously calibrated to the conductor’s beat. \nThough they come from different artistic worlds\, both musicians and acrobats are guided by the same principles: timing\, trust\, discipline and precision.  \nPresented by Sydney Opera House\, created by Gravity & Other Myths in collaboration with the Brandenburger Symphoniker and co-produced by Brandenburger Theater and Chamäleon Berlin.
URL:https://www.metorchestra.com.au/event/louder/
LOCATION:Sydney Opera House\, Bennelong Point\, Sydney\, NSW\, 2000\, Australia
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