sydney arts guide
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Simone Young
MENDELSSOHN’S ELIJAH: OPEN REHEARSAL WITH SIMONE YOUNG
A Report by Eric Myers
Sydney Arts Guide, October 31, 2026
On October 28, 2026, a friend and I attended an open rehearsal in the concert hall of the SOH, when Simone Young, the SSO’s chief conductor, ran the orchestra and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs (SPC) through excerpts from Mendelssohn’s ambitious oratorio Elijah. The first thing to say is something elementary: that it was gratifying as always to be able to hear the SSO playing, an orchestra with such a great sound, that one never tires of hearing it. The rehearsal of course involved the SPC, and its artistic and music director Brett Weymark was present, sitting in the front stalls. The choir was amassed behind the SSO, and sounded truly magnificent, given the splendid acoustics of the concert hall…