13 August 2025 Performances
A Spectrum of Darkness and Light
ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve and recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey on music as solace in dark times.
11 August 2025 Musicians
Helena Rathbone: ‘I've Always Known This Was My Passion’
For Principal Violin Helena Rathbone, this year celebrating her 30th anniversary with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performance is a passion.
01 August 2025 Music
Celebrating 40 Years of Theme & Variations
As the Australian Chamber Orchestra celebrates 50 years of shaping Australia's musical landscape, we also share a milestone with one of our most valued partners – Theme & Variations, as it marks its 40th anniversary.
29 July 2025 Music
Composer David Lang on ‘flute and echo’
The award-winning American composer on his new commission for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, flute and echo, which will be premiered by recorder virtuoso, Genevieve Lacey, during A Musical Awakening (4–21 September).
24 July 2025 Music
What does a Stradivarius violin sound like?
ACO Principal Violin Satu Vänskä explains what makes a Stradivarius violin so special, and demonstrates the unique tone of the instrument she plays at the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
22 July 2025 Music
Max Richter’s ‘On the Nature of Daylight’ in film and television
From The Last of Us to The Handmaid’s Tale, TV shows and films have often opted for the poignant Max Richter string orchestra piece to elevate the emotion in their scenes.
22 July 2025 Performances
ACO Academy Showcase Highlights
This month, we celebrated a wonderful showcase of performances by talented school-aged string players, at the end of another inspiring instalment of our week-long ACO Academy program.
18 July 2025 Music
Six of the best pieces by Max Richter
We celebrate some of Max Richter’s most sublime and grounding music, ahead of our concert tour, A Musical Awakening.
18 July 2025 Philanthropy
ACO 50: Subscriber Stories – Ian Lansdown
Ian Lansdown first encountered the ACO thirty years ago and has been a subscriber ever since.
16 July 2025 Music
Six of the Best Works by George Gershwin
From Rhapsody in Blue to Summertime, we celebrate some of the greatest music written by the genius American composer.
10 July 2025 Musicians
Alexander Gavrylyuk: “I started to realise what inner freedom really means”
Ahead of his much-anticipated debut with the ACO, where he will perform Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1, Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk discusses his musical memories, how moving to Australia changed his life, and why music is the strongest diplomatic tool we have.
03 July 2025 Musicians
On the Side: Anna da Silva Chen
ACO Musicians tell us about their other loves.
24 June 2025 Philanthropy
ACO at 50: What I remember...
We hear from YOU, about what you remember most fondly from the last half-a-century of the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
13 June 2025 Philanthropy
ACO at 50: How did your ACO story begin?
We meet people from all sides of the ACO family – from musicians and ACO Foundations graduates, to long-time donors and administration staff, to discover their ACO origin stories.
12 June 2025 Performances
ACO at 50: Essence & Vitality
After violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s last-minute withdrawal, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s essence – nimbleness, renewal and individual virtuosity – came to the fore.
