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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.
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21 October 2022 Musicians Tours

Australian Chamber Orchestra tour of Europe

Follow the Orchestra as it tours to Berlin and London to perform special concerts at the beautiful Pierre Boulez Saal concert hall, and at the iconic Barbican Centre as part of our ongoing residency.
The American New York Skyline

20 October 2022 Music Performances Tours

American Dreams

In the American national psychodrama, composers from classical music traditions have always been the outsiders. Written by Alex Ross.
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17 October 2022 Music Musicians Performances Tours

Samuel Adams Interview

On working with uncertainty. Contemporary composer Samuel Adams shares his desire to give audiences a little clarity in the midst of the world’s mess in conversation with Australian author Kate Holden.
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05 October 2022 Music Musicians Performances

Stefanie Farrands on her ACO Up Close program

ACO Principal Viola lets us in on her upcoming recital program, which features a beautiful new piece inspired Thomas Tallis and a precious Romantic work by an underrated viola virtuoso.
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20 September 2022 Performances Music

How to stage a children’s show

We share the secrets and wonders that come with with turning Oliver Jeffers’ beloved children’s book, How to Catch a Star into a magical new ACO Family Show.
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15 September 2022 Tours

ACO Collective on tour in WA

ACO Principal Violin Helena Rathbone and ACO Violin Aiko Goto share dispatches from life on tour with ACO Collective.