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ACO Dear Santa Rachael Beck and violinist

25 November 2022 Music Performances

Rachael Beck on the joy of Christmas
Actor and singer Rachael Beck has been sharing her favourite things about Christmas, ahead of starring in our new ACO Families show Dear Santa.
ACO UP CLOSE - Satu

24 November 2022 Music Musicians Performances

ACO Up Close: Satu Vänskä
ACO Principal Violin Satu Vänskä shares personal insights into the music closest to her heart, ahead of her recital at ACO Pier 2/3.
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26 October 2022 Music Tours Performances

A concert of firsts
From the first Black American woman to have a work performed by a major US symphony orchestra, to the first composer to write with modern graphic notation, our national tour, The American, showcases true pioneers in American classical music.
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21 October 2022 Musicians Tours

Australian Chamber Orchestra tour of Europe
Follow the Orchestra as it tours to Berlin and London to perform special concerts at the beautiful Pierre Boulez Saal concert hall, and at the iconic Barbican Centre as part of our ongoing residency.
The American New York Skyline

20 October 2022 Music Performances Tours

American Dreams
In the American national psychodrama, composers from classical music traditions have always been the outsiders. Written by Alex Ross.
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17 October 2022 Music Musicians Performances Tours

Samuel Adams Interview
On working with uncertainty. Contemporary composer Samuel Adams shares his desire to give audiences a little clarity in the midst of the world’s mess in conversation with Australian author Kate Holden.
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05 October 2022 Music Musicians Performances

Stefanie Farrands on her ACO Up Close program
ACO Principal Viola lets us in on her upcoming recital program, which features a beautiful new piece inspired Thomas Tallis and a precious Romantic work by an underrated viola virtuoso.