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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.
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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.
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ACO at 50: Subscriber Stories – Margaret Eva
Brisbane Subscriber Margaret Eva has had an enduring love of chamber music ever since she was a little girl.
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ACO 50: Subscriber Stories – Ian Lansdown
Ian Lansdown first encountered the ACO thirty years ago and has been a subscriber ever since.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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