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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Make their day with music experiences from the Australian Chamber Orchestra – either in the form of a night out to the concert hall, or with gifts to be enjoyed from the comfort of home.
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On the Side: Anna da Silva Chen
ACO Musicians tell us about their other loves.
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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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Six of the best pieces by Max Richter
We celebrate some of Max Richter’s most sublime and grounding music, ahead of our concert tour, A Musical Awakening.
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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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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 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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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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