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Gustav Klimt and Beethoven

20 February 2024 Music

Gustav Klimt and Beethoven

Discover the monumental Gustav Klimt mural painted in honour of the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
Films featuring Beethoven

19 February 2024 Music

Nine iconic uses of Beethoven’s music in film

From unforgettable scenes in Die Hard, to soul-searching moments in Dead Poets Society, here are some of the most striking times Beethoven’s enduring music has been heard through the silver screen.
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12 January 2024 Performances Tours

River: One Living Organism

Director Jennifer Peedom explores the extraordinary collaboration between filmmakers and musicians that led to the making of River.
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01 January 2024 News

Rivers of Paradise

Environmental writer Huw Kingston explores why humanity needs to fight to keep our rivers alive.
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01 January 2024 News

Deep Waters

Indigenous writer Tristen Harwood yarns with composer and leading didgeridoo player William Barton about the profound meanings of rivers.
Janet and Patrick Forbes

15 December 2023 Philanthropy

A lifetime dedicated to the love of music

We meet some long-running ACO supporters, Patrick and Janet Forbes from Adelaide, as they visit our Pier 2/3 home during a visit to Sydney for Janet's 90th birthday.
Stuart Skelton

08 December 2023 Musicians

ACO 2024: Meet Tenor Stuart Skelton

Stuart Skelton is one of the great tenors of our time. Here’s how the Australian singer from Sydney became famous around the world for interpreting the notoriously demanding music of Wagner and Mahler.