Search ACO
Go

ACO | Media Releases

Media Releases

For media enquiries or images, please contact Georgia Rivers ACO Marketing Manager on 02 8274 3825 

16/08/2008

2009 Season Brochure

Download a PDF version of the 2009 Season Subscription Brochure.

14/08/2008

2009 Season Launched

The Australian Chamber Orchestra launches it's 2009 Season, celebrating Richard Tognetti's 20th anniversary as leader.

11/06/2008

ACO releases 2007 Annual Report

The Australian Chamber Orchestra has released its Annual Report for the 2007 calendar year, highlighting significant artistic achievements and financial success. Download complete Annual Report below.

10/06/2008

Alina Ibragimova performs Vivaldi's Four Seasons

22 year old violinist Alina Ibragimova, one of the hottest young stars in classical music, tours eight Australian cities directing the Australian Chamber Orchestra and starring as soloist in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

6/06/2008

Steven Isserlis - Intense

World-famous cellist Steven Isserlis is renowned for the intensity of his playing and his broad range of passionate interests. He returns to the ACO to perform a virtuoso concerto by CPE Bach and a Romantic rarity.

6/06/2008

The Red Tree

An uplifting new work from the imaginations of Richard Tognetti, Michael Yezerski and Shaun Tan for the ACO and Gondwana Voices.

15/04/2008

APN Emerging Frontiers Tour - ACO2

In May 2008, ACO2, the talented emerging artists orchestra of the ACO, will tour regional NSW and Queensland - with a Mozart inspired performance visiting Parramatta, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Toowoomba and Noosa.

2/04/2008

Audacious

Finnish violinist/conductor John Storgards will guest direct the ACO in an innovative program that catapults across the globe - with music from Finland, Lithuania, Poland and Japan.

28/02/2008

ACO signs with IMG Artists from 2010

The ACO has announced its international tours will be managed by IMG Artists across the globe commencing in 2010.

20/02/2008

2008 European Tour

In April 2008, the ACO will embark on its fourteenth European tour - visiting Slovenia, Germany, Austria, UK and Luxembourg.

5/02/2008

Katie Noonan sings Purcell to Radiohead

The divine Katie Noonan performs four centuries of English song from Purcell to Radiohead.

4/02/2008

ACO featured artists in Classical Destinations Series II

The Australian Chamber Orchestra is pleased to announce they will be the featured artists in 13 episodes of the Classical Destinations TV Series II.

13/12/2007

Vital

The ACO's 2008 season begins with the welcome return of wonder-pianist Melvyn Tan, a master of Mozart. He will perform Mozart's lively and vivacious Piano Concerto No. 19 - a perfect fit.

27/09/2007

APN Emerging Frontiers Tour

In October 2007, Richard Tognetti will lead a unique concert experience which will tour from Newcastle to Noosa. This audio-visual event incorporates classical, world and rock music, set to a stunning visual backdrop of surf footage on Tasmania's King Island.

24/09/2007

Rapture

ACO's final tour for 2007 features soloist Genevieve Lacey. The dazzling program includes Corelli’s Concerto, two new works by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür’s and Perth composer James Ledger, and Verdi's 'String Quartet in E minor'.

5/09/2007

Sonic

The ACO presents its sixth tour for 2007, Sonic featuring special guests Michael Leunig, Anthony Pateras and Drew Forsythe.

14/08/2007

2008 National Concert Season Media kit

Click below to download the media kit for the ACO's 2008 National Concert Season.

1/08/2007

Adventurous

‘Ultra-trombonist’ Christian Lindberg returns to perform with the ACO in a concert showcasing his vast talent as a soloist and composer.

1/07/2007

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja debuts in Hope

Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja makes her debut Australian appearance with a program suited to her reputation: virtuosic, intriguing and unconventional.

1/06/2007

Enchanted Tour

Traditional singer Danny Spooner and fiddler Mike Kerin join Richard Tognetti and other members of the ACO for a concert of surprising contrasts and enchanting discoveries. The program moves from folk works to Brahm's first Sextet.

1/05/2007

Changes to 2007 ACO Canberra concerts

Due to storm damage at Llewellyn Hall, the remaining 2007 Canberra concerts have been relocated to Canberra Theatre at Canberra Theatre Centre.

2/04/2007

ACO's North American Tour

In April 2007, the ACO will embark on its ninth North American tour led by Artistic Director and Lead Violin, Richard Tognetti. Acclaimed Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey will join the Orchestra for the tour.

8/03/2007

Wollongong Concert Cancelled

The ACO has made the decision to cancel the 15 March subscription concert - Radiant - at Anita's Theatre in Thirroul. At this late date it could not be guaranteed that the public occupancy licence for the new venue would definitely be in place.

4/03/2007

Radiant

Olli Mustonen, one of the most acclaimed and original pianists performing today, brings to life Mozart's Piano Concerto K.413.

5/02/2007

Revolution

The ACO kicks off the 2007 concert season with Richard Tognetti taking on Beethoven's massive Violin Concerto - and the even more colossal Third Symphony, the 'Eroica'.

30/01/2007

Violin Announcement

An anonymous private benefactor has aquired one of the world's rarest violins, valued at AUD$10,000,000, for the use of the ACO's Artistic Director, Richard Tognetti.