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BR Klassik honors Simone Young on her 65th birthday
On 2 March 2026, BR Klassik will celebrate Simone Young’s 65th birthday with a special broadcast. In the series “Klassik-Stars,” … More
Simone Young conducts Ravel and Korngold
On 6 February 2026, Simone Young will make her debut with the WDR Symphony Orchestra. The program includes Maurice Ravel’s „Pavane … More
Debut with the NDR Elbphiharmonie Orchestra
In December 2025, Simone Young will return to Hamburg for concerts for the first time since the end of her … More
Honorary doctorate for Simone Young
In September 2025, Simone Young was awarded an honorary doctorate in music by the University of Sydney. With this award, … More
Simone Young extends tenure with SSO
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that Chief Conductor Simone Young will extend her contract for a further three years, … More
BR Klassik: List of outstanding conductors of our time
Simone Young is one of the most outstanding conductors of our time. The editors of BR-KLASSIK have included the conductor … More
Simone Young conducts the "Ring" in Bayreuth
Simone Young returns to the Bayreuth Festival this summer for two complete „Ring“ cycles. In 2024, she became the first … More
The Milan ‘Ring’ will be continued
On 6 June 2025, the acclaimed new Milan „Ring des Nibelungen“ will enter the next round: „Siegfried’“, the third part … More
Mahler CD No. 1 in Australia
The recording of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 by Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has been number 1 … More
New CD: Gustav Mahler's 2nd Symphony released by Deutsche Grammophon
To mark the opening of the new concert hall at the Sydney Opera House in July 2022, Simone Young and … More