Biography
Simone Young is considered one of the most important conductors of our time. After completing her musical studies in her native Sydney, Ms. Young began her career on the podium in Germany. This launched her international career, which has taken her to nearly all the most important opera houses and symphony orchestras around the world. Ms. Young starts her position as Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony in autumn 2020. As a guest conductor this season she leads productions at the Berlin State Opera (Verdi Gala, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Der Rosenkavalier), the Vienna State Opera (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Das verratene Meer) and the Bavarian State Opera (Tannhäuser). Alongside her work in Sydney this season, Ms. Young will guest conduct such orchestras as the Orchestre de Chambre de Laus
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today to 2025
Past performances 1995 — 2024
Also Sprach Zarathustra, PärtBrittenStrauss
Dallas Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSimone Young Conducts Gurrelieder, Schoenberg, Arnold
Sydney Symphony OrchestraConductor
View cast and crewSchumann’s Second Symphony With Simone Young, Glanville-HicksBeethovenSchumann
Sydney Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSimone Young Conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, PépinMahler
Sydney Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSymphony No. 8 in C Minor, WAB 108 (Symphony No. 8 in G Minor Op.26), Bruckner
Orchestre National de LyonConductor
View cast and crewFeatured past performances
Also Sprach Zarathustra, PärtBrittenStrauss
Dallas Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crew
Simone Young Conducts Gurrelieder, Schoenberg, Arnold
Sydney Symphony OrchestraConductor
View cast and crew
Schumann’s Second Symphony With Simone Young, Glanville-HicksBeethovenSchumann
Sydney Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crew
Simone Young Conducts Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, PépinMahler
Sydney Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewUpcoming performances
47Simone Young conducts Also sprach Zarathustra Lise de la Salle plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9, SaariahoMozartStrauss
National Symphony Orchestra, USConductor
View program, cast and crewSun17:00
Berlin, GermanyThu18:00
Berlin, GermanySun18:00
Berlin, GermanyThu18:00
Berlin, Germany
Biography
Simone Young is considered one of the most important conductors of our time. After completing her musical studies in her native Sydney, Ms. Young began her career on the podium in Germany. This launched her international career, which has taken her to nearly all the most important opera houses and symphony orchestras around the world. Ms. Young starts her position as Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony in autumn 2020. As a guest conductor this season she leads productions at the Berlin State Opera (Verdi Gala, Die Frau ohne Schatten, Der Rosenkavalier), the Vienna State Opera (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Das verratene Meer) and the Bavarian State Opera (Tannhäuser). Alongside her work in Sydney this season, Ms. Young will guest conduct such orchestras as the Orchestre de Chambre de Laus
