Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | MSO

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra | MSO

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are Australia's longest running Orchestra and reach millions of people every year.

Each year the MSO engages with more than 5 million people through live concerts, TV, radio and online broadcasts, international and regional tours, recordings and education programs.

The MSO is a vital presence, both onstage and in the community, in cultivating classical music in Australia. Internationally acclaimed, the Orchestra nurtures strong cultural partnerships throughout South East Asia. The MSO is the only Australian orchestra partnered with UNITEL, the world's leading distributor of classical music programs for film, television and video.

The MSO regularly attracts great artists from around the globe; including Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lang Lang, Renie Fleming and Thomas Hampson, while bringing Melbourne's finest musicians to the world through tours to China, Indonesia, Europe and the United States.

The nation's first professional orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has been the sound of the city of Melbourne since 1906. The MSO was the first Australian orchestra to perform overseas (1965) and the first to debut at Carnegie Hall (1970).

From its home at Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, to free summer concerts at Melbourne's largest outdoor venue, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, to its Secret Symphony performances at unique inner-city locations, the MSO inspires a broad range of audiences with more than 160 concerts a year.

Committed to shaping and serving the city it inhabits, the MSO regularly reaches beyond the customary classical audience by collaborating with artists such as Sting, Professor Brian Cox, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Flight Facilities, Kate Miller-Heidke, Tim Minchin and Laura Mvula.

As a national ambassador for the arts and a champion of music education, the MSO campaigns for the rights of all people to access and learn music. Boasting carefully curated learning programs, a regional touring schedule, accessible concerts and free community events, the MSO provides opportunities for music lovers to be involved with the Orchestra, no matter their age or location.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level
General Enquiries GPO Box 9994, Melbourne, 3001

Upcoming Performances


MSO: Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience
MSO: Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience
 -  Southbank
An Epic Cinematic Journey Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience is a new film concert that takes fans on an epic on-screen cinematic journey covering twenty-three fi.. Show More..

MSO: An Evening of Fairy Tales
MSO: An Evening of Fairy Tales
 -  Melbourne
Since time immemorial fairy tales have been a source of fantasy and wonder for the world's greatest composers. Let your imagination run free as magical music from the worlds of bal.. Show More..

MSO: Star Wars - The Force Awakens in Concert
MSO: Star Wars - The Force Awakens in Concert
 -  Southbank
Thursday 22 May 2025 7:30pm at Hamer Hall Friday 23 May 2025 7:30pm at Hamer Hall Saturday 24 May 2025 1:00pm at Hamer Hall Experience the magic of the latest Star Wars tr.. Show More..

MSO: Open Rehearsal with Elim Chan
MSO: Open Rehearsal with Elim Chan
Southbank
Take a peek behind the scenes at an open rehearsal with conductor Elim Chan. Join us for an hour in some of the best seats in the house as Elim and the musicians of the MSO rehe.. Show More..

MSO: Grieg's Piano Concerto
MSO: Grieg's Piano Concerto
 -  Southbank
Every note in Grieg's Piano Concerto is a delight from the iconic opening to the gorgeous lyricism of the slow movement. Electrifying pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk brings stunning vi.. Show More..

MSO: Jams for Juniors: Mozart's Symphony No.40
MSO: Jams for Juniors: Mozart's Symphony No.40
 -  Southbank
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore play and join in at these popular 30-.. Show More..

MSO: Scheherazade
MSO: Scheherazade
Southbank
Rimsky-Korsakov's sweeping symphonic suite follows the stories of One Thousand and One Nights with music as immersive as the tales spun by the storyteller Scheherazade. Conjurin.. Show More..

MSO: First Voices Showcase
MSO: First Voices Showcase
Southbank
Celebrate one of MSO's most exciting artist development programs the First Voices First Nations Composer program at this showcase event. Hear the premiere of works by First Nati.. Show More..

MSO: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™ in Concert
MSO: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™ in Concert
 -  Southbank
Relive the film that started it all. Watch the wand choose the wizard a troll run amok and magic mirrors in high-definition while the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs John .. Show More..

MSO: A Reflection in Time
MSO: A Reflection in Time
 -  Southbank
Symphonic powerhouses The twentieth century produced some of the most passionate and dramatic music ever written. MSO Principal Conductor Benjamin Northey joins forces with Aust.. Show More..

MSO + ANAM: Masterclass with Jaime Martin
MSO + ANAM: Masterclass with Jaime Martin
Southbank
Before turning to conducting full time in 2013 MSO's Chief Conductor Jaime Martin spent many years as a highly regarded flautist. This masterclass for wind musicians is a unique.. Show More..

MSO: Lang Lang in Recital
MSO: Lang Lang in Recital
Southbank
Pure piano brilliance Experience the pure brilliance of the most adored pianist of our time in this special solo recital. Lang Lang performs works by Chopin including an asso.. Show More..

MSO Mornings: Pictures at an Exhibition
MSO Mornings: Pictures at an Exhibition
Southbank
Experience Mussorgsky's vivid musical translation of watercolours and drawings by the composer's friend Viktor Hartmann. Mussorgsky's work was later orchestrated by Maurice Rav.. Show More..

MSO: Ryman Healthcare Winter Gala - Lang Lang
MSO: Ryman Healthcare Winter Gala - Lang Lang
Southbank
Dazzling charm and extroverted drama The singular piano sensation of this century returns for one night only with the MSO and Chief Conductor Jaime Martin. Lang Lang brings .. Show More..

MSO: Mozart and the Mendelssohns
MSO: Mozart and the Mendelssohns
Melbourne
Chief Conductor Jaime Martin presents a joyful program of classical and early romantic treasures. Join us for an evening of pure musical bliss beginning with Fanny Mendelssohn'.. Show More..

MSO: Yinya dana - lighting the path
MSO: Yinya dana - lighting the path
Southbank
Co-presented by MSO and Short Black Opera Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO Friday 11th July 2025 @ Hamer Hall To mark this year's 50th anniversary of NAIDOC week Melbourne S.. Show More..

The Whitlams with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
The Whitlams with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
 -  Southbank
raft Music and Concert Lab presents The Whitlams with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 5 - 6 September | Hamer Hall The Whitlams joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in .. Show More..

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❊ Also See... ❊


Hamer Hall

Lime Cordiale and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & VB

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Classic 100 in Concert

MSO + ANAM: Masterclass with Jaime Martin

MSO Mornings: Pictures at an Exhibition

MSO: A Reflection in Time

MSO: A Reflection in Time - Relaxed Performance

MSO: An Evening of Fairy Tales

MSO: Bruckner and Strauss

MSO: First Voices Showcase

MSO: Grieg's Piano Concerto

MSO: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™ in Concert

MSO: Jams for Juniors: Mozart's Symphony No.40

MSO: Journey to the Americas

MSO: Journeys

MSO: Lang Lang in Recital

MSO: Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience

MSO: Mozart and the Mendelssohns

MSO: Mozart's Great Mass

MSO: Open Rehearsal with Elim Chan

MSO: Ryman Healthcare Winter Gala - Lang Lang

MSO: Scheherazade

MSO: Star Wars - The Force Awakens in Concert

MSO: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto

MSO: The Music of Joe Hisaishi presented by Art of the Score

MSO: Yinya dana - lighting the path

The Whitlams with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra


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