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: Jurassic Park in Concert
MSO: Beethoven, Mozart & more! Storm & Serenity
MSO: Sonic Spectacular Package
MSO: Radulovic plays Khachaturian - Great Passions
MSO: Jaime conducts Dvorak, Smetana & Coll
MSO: How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert
MSO: 20th Century Studios' Edward Scissorhands in Concert
Signature Choir x MSO
When: Thursday 23rd April 2026 to Sunday 26th April 2026
Venue: Hamer Hall
The action-packed adventure pits man against prehistoric predators in the ultimate battle for survival. Featuring visually stunning imagery and groundbreaking special effects, this.. Show More..
MSO: Beethoven, Mozart & more! Storm & Serenity
When: Saturday 2nd May 2026
Venue: Hamer Hall
Are you ready for a whirlwind voyage through the history of Western music?
Maybe you've never heard an orchestra, and you're after a jam-packed program to show you what it's al.. Show More..
MSO: Sonic Spectacular Package
When: Saturday 16th May 2026 to Sunday 17th May 2026
Venue: Melbourne Recital Centre
This May, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra takes over the Melbourne Recital Centre for an entire weekend of captivating music.
Each performance reveals the rich colours and tex.. Show More..
MSO: Radulovic plays Khachaturian - Great Passions
When: Thursday 21st May 2026 to Saturday 23rd May 2026
Venue: Hamer Hall
If you're the type of listener who likes to experience the full force of the orchestra, this concert is for you.
Our stage will be packed with musicians from the Melbourne Symp.. Show More..
MSO: Jaime conducts Dvorak, Smetana & Coll
When: Thursday 28th May 2026 to Saturday 30th May 2026
Venue: Hamer Hall
Dvorak's Symphony No.7 brims with Czech nostalgia and folk influences.
And Kirill Gerstein reunites with the MSO for the time in more than a decade for the Australian premiere .. Show More..
MSO: How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert
When: Thursday 27th August 2026 to Sunday 30th August 2026
Venue: Hamer Hall
Winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon 2 is that rare sequel that's a worthy successor to the original.
Hailed by .. Show More..
MSO: 20th Century Studios' Edward Scissorhands in Concert
When: Friday 30th October 2026 to Saturday 31st October 2026
Venue: Hamer Hall
Experience the magic of Tim Burton's 1990 masterpiece like never before as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs Danny Elfman's ethereal and emotive score live to picture.
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Signature Choir x MSO
When: Tuesday 31st January 3026
Venue: Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Be inspired by the spirit of the ocean in this joyous, uplifting concert - combining traditional and contemporary Pacific sounds and an 80-person choir with the Melbourne Symphony .. Show More..
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ www.mso.com.au➼ www.mso.com.au
❊ Also See... ❊
➼ Hamer Hall
➼ Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & VB
➼ MSO: 20th Century Studios' Edward Scissorhands in Concert
➼ MSO: Beethoven, Mozart & more! Storm & Serenity
➼ MSO: Jaime conducts Dvorak, Smetana & Coll
➼ MSO: Jurassic Park in Concert
➼ MSO: Radulovic plays Khachaturian - Great Passions
➼ MSO: Sonic Spectacular Package
➼ Signature Choir x MSO
➼ MSO: How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert
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