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Ways to experience the ACO

Experience the Australian Chamber Orchestra through live concerts, international tours, acclaimed recordings, ACO StudioCasts films, videos and other content on ACO On Demand, and through education and outreach initiatives at our ACO Pier 2/3 venue and beyond.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra lives and breathes music, making waves around the world for its explosive performances and brave interpretations. Discover where you can experience the Orchestra, on and beyond the concert stage.

Led by Artistic Director Richard Tognetti since 1990, the Australian Chamber Orchestra performs more than 100 concerts each year. Whether performing in Manhattan, New York, or Wollongong, NSW, the ACO is unwavering in its commitment to creating transformative musical experiences. The Orchestra regularly collaborates with artists and musicians who share its ideology, from instrumentalists, to vocalists, to cabaret performers, to visual artists and film makers.

In addition to its national and international touring schedule, the Orchestra has an active recording program across CD, vinyl and digital formats. Recent releases include Water | Night Music, the first Australian produced classical vinyl for two decades, the ARIA award-winning live concert recording, Indies & Idols, and the ARIA award-winning soundtrack, River.

In 2023 the ACO launched its digital streaming platform, ACO On Demand, which hosts the Orchestra’s award-winning season of cinematic concert films, ACO StudioCasts, alongside live concert streams and premium on demand content.

Discover the ACO where you are.

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Live Performances

Watch the ACO performing in concerts and festivals in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Newcastle, Wollongong and beyond, throughout Australia.
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International Tours

The ACO performs overseas often, including in the UK, USA, Japan and Hong Kong.
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ACO Recordings

The ACO is known for its catalogue of acclaimed recordings, including our ARIA Award-winning discs, River (Soundtrack), and Indies & Idols, and our vinyl release of Jonny Greenwood's Water.
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ACO On Demand

Watch the ACO wherever and whenever with our official streaming platform, home of ACO StudioCasts, ACO In Concert broadcasts, Pier 2/3 Sessions, and more.
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ACO StudioCasts

ACO StudioCasts are beautifully shot, immersive films capturing electrifying performances from the ACO with high quality audio.
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Our Venue

ACO Pier 2/3 in Sydney’s Walsh Bay Arts Precinct is the home of the ACO, and the location of our custom-built concert hall, The Neilson, and several other performance, rehearsal and entertainment spaces.
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ACO Families

We have produced a series of stage shows, concerts and events designed to offer young audiences an inspirational introduction to classical music.
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Community & Education Programs

We have a range of community and education initiatives, based at ACO Pier 2/3 and around Australia, including ACO Foundations, ACO Academy, Emerging Artists and more.
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On social media

Head to your favoured social media platform , and you’re bound to find the Australian Chamber Orchestra there. We’re on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, X, Threads and TikTok. See you there!