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Coming up on ACO HomeCasts 
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tuesday 7 july, 10am aest

Music & Art: Lesson Plan Six

We’ve just released the sixth lesson in our eight-part Music & Art program. This lesson teaches children about the choices composers have to make when they decide to write a piece.
Liz

friday 10 july, 7pm aest

ACO Home to Home: Viola Duo

Filmed over April and May, violists Nicole Divall and Elizabeth Woolnough give an insight into their life during lockdown with this performance of Australian composer Ross Edwards’ Ecstatic Dances for Two Violas.
Samuel Adams - Movements for us and them

ACO Originals

We're pleased to announce a new series of digital releases - ACO ORIGINALS – featuring four world premiere recordings of works commissioned by our orchestra in recent years. The four works chosen – by Samuel Adams, Missy Mazzoli, Olli Mustonen and Brett Dean - will be released fortnightly from May 29. 
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ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti

Paganini Dreaming

Richard performs Paganini's Caprice No. 21 in this brand-new recording.
ACO Premiere

Arvo Pärt's 'Tabula Rasa'

The musicians of the ACO perform Arvo Pärt’s sublime Tabula Rasa in isolation in this special video produced by Richard Tognetti and cinematographer Jon Frank.
Orawa

sATURDAY 23 MAY, 8PM AEST

ACO in Concert: Kilar's 'Orawa'

A favourite of the Orchestra and ACO audiences, Orawa evokes a band of folk fiddlers who reach a stirring rhythmic frenzy in the broad expanse of the breathtaking Tatra highlands.
Shostakovich

Shostakovich String Quartet No.8

Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, Principal Violin Satu Vänskä, Principal Viola Stefanie Farrands and Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve give a spellbinding performance of Shostakovich’s Eighth String Quartet.
Maja

ACO Backstage: The Balkan Express

Infused with virtuosic performances of folk music, traditional dancing, and evocative imagery, ACO violinist Maja Savnik has created a quirky and stirring tribute to her Balkan heritage, filmed from her Sydney home.
DA PACEM DOMINE

ACO Home to Home: Da Pacem Domine

A brand-new filmed recording of Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, Principal Violin Satu Vänskä, Principal Viola Stefanie Farrands and Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve performing Arvo Pärt’s Da Pacem Domine, recorded live from their homes to yours.
Tipi and Liisa

ACO Home to Home: Liisa Pallandi & Timo-Veikko Valve

Join ACO violinist Liisa Pallandi and Principal Cello Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve for an intimate duet recital performed from their Sydney home.
ACO Up Close

ACO Backstage: Up Close with Ike and Liz 

ACO violinist Ike See and ACO violist Elizabeth Woolnough give an intimate performance in the spectacular Shakespeare Room within the State Library of NSW (filmed earlier in the year).
Musica Surfica

Musica Surfica

Musica Surfica, directed by Mick Sowry and featuring Derek Hynd, combines Richard's two greatest passions - music and surfing - and is the project that launched his fascination with blending genres and experiencing music in a multi-sensory way.
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I don't use social media. Can I still access ACO HomeCasts?

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I missed an ACO HomeCast. Can I access it later on demand?

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