The Sydney Symphony Performs Max Richter’s Four Seasons

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Discover the extraordinary expressive potential of string instruments, as the strings of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra take centre stage at Concert Hall, Newcastle City Hall.

The natural world has inspired artists, writers and composers for centuries. But rarely has it been captured more vividly than in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. The warm glow of summer, the biting winds of winter, the soft descent of autumn and the bursting joy of spring.

300 years after Vivaldi, contemporary composer Max Richter reimagined this iconic work, stripping it down to its essence to reveal new sounds and bring familiar ones back into clearer view.
Hear this modern phenomenon alongside Pachelbel’s Canon and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, two of the most exquisite melodies ever written, with warmth and joy in every bar.

In 2026 the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs three concerts in Newcastle, building on nearly a century of taking music across New South Wales. Click here to find out more.

PROGRAM
PACHELBEL Canon
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Max RICHTER Recomposed: Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

ARTISTS
BENJAMIN NORTHEY conductor
HARRY BENNETTS violin
SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA


This concert will run for approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including a 20-minute interval.
 Running times are approximate and subject to change without notice.