Spooky Classics with the Sydney Symphony

Spooky Classics with the Sydney Symphony invites you to a spine‑tingling voyage through the most iconic and hair‑raising orchestral works ever written. The program unfurls like a midnight thriller: sink into the swirling dread of Mussorgsky’s *Night on Bald Mountain*, then recoil at the stabbing strings of Herrmann’s *Psycho* Suite. Feel the palpable tension of Prokofiev’s *Romeo & Juliet* and the eerie thrill of Berlioz’s *Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath*, before the ghoulish frenzy explodes. The Sydney Town Hall Organ roars to terrifying life in Bach’s *Toccata & Fugue*—dark, dramatic, instantly recognisable—while Dukas’ *Sorcerer’s Apprentice* sprinkles musical mischief with tiptoeing winds, glinting glockenspiel, and sudden brass jolts. The evening includes Saint‑Saëns’s haunting *Danse Macabre*, Sibelius’s melancholic *Valse Triste*, and a selection from J. J. Williams’s *Jaws*, weaving a tapestry of terror and thrill. Conducted by James Judd, whose inspired, passionate music‑making has been praised by *The Independent*, this collection delivers a spell‑binding set of short works with wicked twists. Dare to join us, and let the music take over. Explore details and tickets in the external link.