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  1. Australian Chamber Orchestra. conducted by Richard Tognetti

    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.

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    When Britten discovered the magic of Mozart

    For the precociously talented young Benjamin Britten, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an inspiration who became an eternal spiritual presence. Paul Kildea explores the connections between the two composers.

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    Timo-Veikko Valve On Jaakko Kuusisto’s Cello Concerto

    A note from ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve on his very personal connection with Jaakko Kuusisto’s Cello Concerto.

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  4. ACO Principal Violin Helena Rathbone, ACO Principal Violin Satu Vanska, ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve, ACO Violin Anna da Silva Chen

    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.

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  5. ACO Story Hero

    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.

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  6. Dark with Excessive Bright

    Posted on 9 May 2018 by ACO

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    Discover hidden messages in braille and Morse Code at ACO On The Pier

    Famous quotes from Ludwig van Beethoven, Rita Dove, John Ruskin, Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche carry secret messages communicating the power of music throughout ACO On The Pier.

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    Understanding Shostakovich

    The National Gallery of Victoria’s Senior Curator of International Art sheds light onto the historical context that surrounded Dimitri Shostakovich. 

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    Interpreting the Beethoven Violin Concerto

    Composer, writer & presenter Andrew Ford speaks to Richard Tognetti about the scope for interpretation in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto.

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    Musical Accents

    In this excerpt from our Brahms & Dvořák concert program composer, broadcaster and writer Andrew Ford unpacks Johannes Brahms, Antonín Dvořák and nationalism in music.

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