Simone Young

Simone Margaret Young AM (born 2 March 1961) is an Australian conductor. She has worked with numerous companies in a principal role, includingthe Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Australia, Hamburg State Opera, Philharmoniker Hamburg, Gulbenkian Orchestra, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. In 2022 she is due to become the chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Young is also the first female conductor to record the complete Ring Cycle of Richard Wagner, and the complete symphonies of Anton Bruckner.

Simone Young

Simone Margaret Young AM (born 2 March 1961) is an Australian conductor. She has worked with numerous companies in a principal role, includingthe Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Australia, Hamburg State Opera, Philharmoniker Hamburg, Gulbenkian Orchestra, and the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. In 2022 she is due to become the chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Young is also the first female conductor to record the complete Ring Cycle of Richard Wagner, and the complete symphonies of Anton Bruckner.