12 September 2024 Musicians Music
Why I Joined the ACO
Our musicians, who are from all over Australia – and all over the world – share the stories behind where they were when they first heard of the Orchestra, and what motivated them to join.
11 September 2024
A Tribute to John Painter
Fifty years ago, this extraordinary Australian, John Painter, formed the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He also played a crucial role in the evolution of our Australian National Academy of Music and served as the Director of both the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Canberra School of Music. Richard Tognetti pays tribute.
11 September 2024 Musicians
Slowing Time: Jakub Jankowski Interview
Rising Adelaide composer Jakub Jankowski draws from the patterns of the natural world and instinct in a new work that is both tribute and exploration.
05 September 2024 News
14 of the Most Extraordinary Child Prodigies in History
From tiny child composers, to women who turned around entire wars with their exceptional teenaged talents, here are some of history’s most extraordinary child prodigies.
27 August 2024 Musicians News Music
ACO at 50: Musicians' Memories
As the Australian Chamber Orchestra approaches its 50th Anniversary Season, ACO musicians share their favourite memories with the Orchestra.
22 August 2024 Musicians News Music
ACO 2025 Season: Musicians' Highlights
Our musicians let us in on what they're most looking forward to in the Australian Chamber Orchestra's 50th Anniversary Season.
21 August 2024 News
Welcome to ACO 2025 from Richard Tognetti
ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti and ACO Managing Director Richard Evans reflect on the Australian Chamber Orchestra's 50th Anniversary Season.
20 August 2024 News
Wesfarmers becomes ACO Principal Partner
The Principal Partnership commences with the announcement of the ACO 2025 Season, our 50th anniversary season.
16 August 2024 Music
The Enigma of JS Bach
The world wasn’t ready for Johann Sebastian Bach’s musical genius in his lifetime. Almost 300 years later, we know better.
05 August 2024 Music
9 Best Uses of Bach in Film and TV
We celebrate some iconic uses of Bach’s beautiful Baroque music on the big and small screen.
25 July 2024 Performances Musicians
ACO 2024: Meet Choreographer Rafael Bonachela
Sydney Dance Company’s Artistic Director is famous for choreographing Kylie Minogue, mixing with the fashion set, and his emotionally expressive contemporary dance. Now he is collaborating with the Australian Chamber Orchestra once again, this time for a divine exploration of JS Bach and Arvo Pärt.
22 July 2024 Musicians
The Sounds of Silence
Satu Vänskä, who this year celebrates 20 years with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, talks about the paradoxical but profound relationship between music and silence.
18 July 2024 Music
The Music of the Soul
Broadcaster and writer Stan Grant draws on his faith as he contemplates how the music of Arvo Pärt and Johann Sebastian Bach reaches toward the divine.
15 July 2024 Music
9 Greatest Pieces of Music by Arvo Pärt
We celebrate some of the most affecting works by the beloved Estonian composer.
09 July 2024 Performances
From Book to Stage: There's a Sea in My Bedroom
See how the ACO has transformed author Margaret Wild and illustrator Jane Tanner's beautiful children’s book into vivid scenes for the stage, in side-by-side comparisons of illustrations and their equivalent show moment.
