I don’t need to write that the Sydney Opera House is one of the world’s most iconic architectural masterpieces, nestled between the Botanic Gardens, the central business district and it’s Circular Quay and the equally iconic Harbour Bridge. What better way to enjoy Sydney than to experience the symphonic orchestra performing one of the world’s great classical composers. Most commonly- and incorrectly pronounced “Bate-hoven”, anyone of any classical training (like me) knows that the correct pronunciation of his name is in fact “Beeth-oven”.

To cut a long story short, we treated ourselves to a couple of cheap seats for a one and a half hour’s worth of Beethoven in the grandest of the halls in the Opera House. I’ve got no doubt that the orchestra played the pieces flawlessly. It was just a shame that we didn’t recognise a single tune.

Funniest moment included the shocked an angry audience reaction to a Chinese tourist’s bedside alarm clock going off in the middle of a delicate piano rendition. Cue verbal tuts, tusks and vigorous head shaking. I love the cheap seats, you just never know what’s going to happen!

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