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20 May 2025 Music Performances

How do orchestras perform with films live in concert?

ACO musicians share the secrets of what’s involved in performing film scores live in concert – and how ACO film projects differ from traditional orchestral film presentations.

15 May 2025 Philanthropy

ACO 50: What we have achieved thanks to you

Defining ACO moments we have shaped together.

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14 May 2025 Music

ACO 50: Subscriber Stories – Freya & Josh

Discover the ACO experience through the eyes of Josh and Freya who, at 7 and 5, must be some of our youngest subscribers.

14 May 2025 Musicians

Interview with Satu Vänskä

The ACO Principal Violin on the magic of Shostakovich, the power of Bach, and performing on home soil.

The Princess, The Pea (And The Brave Escapee) Best Bits

05 May 2025 Performances

The best bits from our reimagined ‘Princess and the Pea’

Take an adventure through our favourite moments of the returning ACO Families show, The Princess, The Pea (and The Brave Escapee).

The Princess, The Pea (And The Brave Escapee) star, Michaela Ellis

05 May 2025 Performances News

Meet actor Micaela Ellis: The Princess, The Pea (and The Brave Escapee)

Actor Micaela Ellis on playing our reluctant princess in The Princess, The Pea (and The Brave Escapee). “It is reclaiming the princess archetype in a really touching, fun and hilarious way”

05 May 2025 Music Performances

How the ACO adapted a ‘Princess and the Pea’ origin story

Award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer has turned the Hans Christian Andersen classic into an inspiring stage production celebrating the small things in life.

01 May 2025 Philanthropy

ACO at 50: Donate Today

Help us step boldly together into our next chapter with the same free thinking, creativity and ambition which have characterised the first 50 years we have shared.

28 April 2025 Music

How to Write New Music for the Theremin

Australian composer Holly Harrison on what it's like composing for a theremin virtuoso, how to avoid writing 'clichés' for the theremin, and what it feels like to write a new commission for the Australian Chamber Orchestra in its 50th year.

17 April 2025 Musicians

ACO 50: Who's Most Likely To...

They have performed together for over 20 years, but how well do the members of the ACO cello section know each other?

16 April 2025 Music

7 great pop songs that feature the theremin

From The Beach Boys to Portishead, here are some of the greatest bands to feature the iconic ‘invisible’ instrument in their songs.

16 April 2025 Music

Best Theremin Cameos in TV

From Severance to The Simpsons, the theremin has popped up unexpectedly in TV shows and films ever since its invention. Here are some of the most memorable appearances of the unusual electronic instrument on screen.

15 April 2025 Musicians

Carolina Eyck Interview: Creating a Universe

The theremin is often thought of as a novelty, but between the masterly hands of Carolina Eyck it becomes an instrument of classical majesty and contemporary brilliance. Interview by Shaad D’Souza.

15 April 2025 Philanthropy

ACO 50: Subscriber Stories – Margaret Eva

Brisbane Subscriber Margaret Eva has had an enduring love of chamber music ever since she was a little girl.

18 March 2025 Musicians

A Cellists' Cellist: our musicians on Abel Selaocoe

ACO cellists Timo-Veikko 'Tipi' Valve, Melissa Barnard and Julian Thompson share their excitement and anticipation about our upcoming tour with fellow cellist Abel Selaocoe.

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