News

10 March 2025 Musicians

Interview with ACO Principal Viola Stefanie Farrands

Reich's Different Trains, the unique experience of performing in The Neilson concert hall at ACO On The Pier, and what it's like to play with Richard Tognetti in the Australian Chamber Orchestra's 50th Anniversary year.

07 March 2025 Music

Nigel Westlake Interview: Nothing But the Song

Profound personal loss led composer Nigel Westlake to think of music as a vessel for love and human communication. Interview by Eileen Chong.

ACO Subscriber Norma Disher Hawkins stands in her garden next to a fern

06 March 2025 Philanthropy

ACO at 50: Subscriber Stories – Norma Disher Hawkins

102-year-old Sydneysider Norma Disher Hawkins reveals her favourite ACO concert, why her love of live music has endured and her first impressions of Richard Tognetti.

28 February 2025 News Music

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Composers

To celebrate Mardi Gras and Sydney World Pride, we share some of the finest music written by queer composers - from Franz Schubert to Wendy Carlos.

28 February 2025 News

ACO Announces New Recording of Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich

Stream the Australian Chamber Orchestra's recording of Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings and Andante Cantabile, and Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony in C minor.

ACO Foundations launches at Melbourne School

11 February 2025 News

ACO Foundations Launches in Melbourne

Australian Chamber Orchestra and University of Melbourne launch life-changing music program at Belle Vue Park Primary School in Glenroy.

03 February 2025 Musicians

ACO at 50: Who's Most Likely To...

They have performed together for over 30 years, but how well do Artistic Director Richard Tognetti and ACO Principal Violin Helena Rathbone know each other?

ACO 2025 Emerging Artist Program Participants

31 January 2025 News

Introducing the ACO Emerging Artists for 2025

Meet the talented young string players who we welcome to the ACO as Emerging Artists this year – as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary and as the Emerging Artists Program turns 20.

50 ACO Covers to celebrate 50 years of the Orchestra

28 January 2025 News

ACO at 50: 50 Years of ACO Brochures

Enjoy reminiscing over vintage brochure covers, program images and concert posters from the Australian Chamber Orchestra's 50-year history.

Australian Chamber Orchestra, featuring Tim Yu

28 January 2025 Musicians

Meet the newest members of the ACO

Tim Yu and Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba – both graduates of the ACO’s successful Emerging Artist Program – are making their debut as fully fledged members of the Orchestra.

23 January 2025 Music

ACO at 50: An interview with Richard Tognetti

As the Australian Chamber Orchestra celebrates its 50th anniversary, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti is marking 35 years of shaping it into one of the world’s most exciting ensembles.

13 January 2025 Musicians

ACO 2025: Meet Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk

Alexander Gavrylyuk is a world-renowned concert pianist. We get to know him ahead of his performance of Shostakovich and Gershwin with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.