18 January 2023 Music Musicians Performances News
Reuniting with the Tawadros Brothers
The Four Seasons is back on tour this March!
09 January 2023 Music Musicians Performances
Interview with Composer Harry Sdraulig
Drawing from the richness of the early 20th century, rising Australian composer Harry Sdraulig reaches for passion and complexity in his work. Interview by Steve Dow.
09 January 2023 Music Musicians Performances News
Master of Strings
A violinist’s violinist, the virtuosity of Ilya Gringolts means that he can play almost anything, writes Kate Holden.
This article was written when Ilya Gringolts visited Australia in 2023. In 2026, Gringolts returns for The Devil's Violin, touring Wollongong, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra, 12-28 March.
You can also see Ilya in concert with Richard Tognetti on 27 March 2026 for ACO Up Close: Tognetti and Gringolts at ACO On The Pier at Sydney's Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.
05 January 2023 Musicians Performances
ACO Musicians on Ilya Gringolts
Our musicians let us in on what they love most about working with violinist Ilya Gringolts, ahead of his tour with the ACO in February.
22 December 2022 News Philanthropy
How Theme & Variations piano services support the ACO
Another year working with Theme & Variations Piano Services.
20 December 2022 Performances
Your Dear Santa letters
The most hilarious Santa Letters from our ACO fans young and… young at heart.
09 December 2022 Musicians
ACO Musicians have been sharing their favourite festive flashback photos
The holiday season is upon us, and our Musicians are feeling as nostalgic for festive times past as we are. We asked them to dig out some old family photos from the holiday season, and the responses did not disappoint...
09 December 2022 News
Australian Chamber Orchestra releases Albéniz with Slava Grigoryan
ACO's latest recording on ABC Classic is out now.
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.
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.
17 November 2022 Musicians
ACO 2023: Musician Highlights
What our musicians are most looking forward to in the ACO 2023 Season.
11 November 2022 Music Musicians Performances Tours
Sam Adams: "we bonded over electronic music"
The American composer on his memories of first meeting Artistic Director Richard Tognetti.
02 November 2022 Musicians
On the Side: Julian Thompson
ACO Musicians tell us about their other loves.
27 October 2022 Performances
What to expect at an ACO Relaxed Performance
There is something very magical about the energy at ACO Pier 2/3 on a weekday morning when an ACO Relaxed Performance is on.
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.
