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ACO UP CLOSE - Max

14 April 2023 Music Musicians Tours

Interview: Maxime Bibeau on performing in Canada
"It seems to give me that extra energy when performing for people I know, particularly on home turf!" ACO Principal Bass Maxime Bibeau tells us how it feels to be touring to Canada with the ACO.
Musician Favourite Seasons v2

07 March 2023 Musicians Tours

ACO Musicians' favourite seasons
Our Musicians reminisce about past times spent in their favourite seasons, ahead of our national tour of The Four Seasons.
SUBS 2 Hero Four Seasons Tawadros

23 February 2023 Music Musicians Performances Tours

Joseph Tawadros: About My Music
Oud virtuoso introduces us to his approach to music, and the program he and Richard Tognetti have collaborated on for The Four Seasons.
Joseph Tawadros

23 February 2023 Music Musicians Performances Tours

The Colours of Passion
Despite his cheerful demeanour, the music of oud master Joseph Tawadros stems from a deep inner sense of lament. Written by Yassmin Abdel-Magied Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese diaspora writer, broadcaster and award-winning social advocate.
Musicians from Australian National Academy of Music

21 February 2023 Music Musicians News Performances

ANAM musicians on performing with the ACO
Young Australian National Academy of Music students share what it's like performing with the ACO and ACO & ANAM Up Close director Timo-Veikko Valve.
LGBTQ+ Composers

17 February 2023 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.
Marco Ricci Landscape

14 February 2023 Music Performances Tours

The poems that inspired Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Four violin concertos, each with three movements evoking the colours, sensations and moods of Earth’s varied seasons with a rare viscerality. These are the words that go with them.