The Devil’s Violin
12 - 28 March 2026
Virtuoso Ilya Gringolts directs the ACO in a program that pushes the violin to its fiery limits.
2026 Season
ACO Up Close: Tognetti and Gringolts
27 March 2026
Two of the world’s greatest violinists. One intimate, unforgettable concert.
Ensemble Apex: Behind Me Is The Dark
1 - 2 April 2026
Ensemble Apex presents 'Behind me is the dark...' featuring bold new works and Ligeti's iconic Kammerkonzert.
ACO Foundations: Beginner Strings Intensive
13 - 17 April 2026
A five-day beginner violin and cello intensive at ACO On The Pier. The perfect introduction to playing a string instrument for 7 - 10 year olds.
Omega Ensemble: Howl
2 May 2026
A riot of musical defiance and untamed brilliance, this program unites five leading voices of contemporary music.
Australian Haydn Ensemble: Beethoven's Fourth
3 May 2026
AHE in miniature symphonic mode. In 2025, listeners loved Beethoven’s Eighth and Mozart’s “Linz"; now it’s the Fourth and the "Haffner" Symphony, in historical bite-sized arrangement.
ACO Up Close: Leonkoro Quartet
5 May 2026
Hear the dynamic foursome play one of the great touchstones of chamber music.
Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet
14 - 30 May 2026
Richard Tognetti leads an ACO octet to celebrate the greatest of musical poets.
ACO Relaxed Performance: Bach & Pärt
19 May 2026
An accessible, 50-minute concert featuring timeless music by Johann Bach & Arvo Pärt presented in a relaxed, welcoming setting at ACO On The Pier in Sydney's Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.
ACO Collective: Bach, Brahms & Pärt
19 May 2026
A radiant concert of timeless music full of grace, invention, and warmth.
Australian String Quartet: Interwoven
20 May 2026
The Australian String Quartet's Interwoven captures the deeply human impulse to create, connect and express.
Ensemble Offspring: The Oracle
3 June 2026
Consult the oracle and experience an ancient and charismatic vision of the future with Ensemble Offspring and friends.
ACO Up Close: Lawrence Power & Garth Knox
12 June 2026
Two of the greatest violists of our generation – and long-time friends – join forces to showcase the chameleon of string instruments.
Bach Akademie Australia: Collegium Musicum
13 June 2026
Featuring Telemann’s Tafelmusik and Bach’s timeless Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, this program presents works performed at the Collegium Musicum in Leipzig.
Isles of Light
13 - 23 June 2026
A genre-defying voyage from the pastoral majesty of Vaughan Williams to the experimental universe of Kate Bush, directed by British virtuoso Lawrence Power.
June ACO Family Day: Tchaikovsky and Beyond
14 June 2026
Bring the whole family to ACO On The Pier to experience a vibrant 30-minute classical music concert featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Saint‑Saëns and more. After the concert you can try a musical instrument!
ACO Families: Pinocchio
9 - 19 July 2026
Experience the timeless tale of Pinocchio in a brand-new ACO Families production brought to life with live music and a touch of magic.
From Winter’s Stillness
25 Jul - 9 Aug 2026
Trio Mediæval and Arve Henriksen join Richard Tognetti and the ACO for a soul-stirring evocation of ancient landscapes and Northern light.
ACO Up Close: Trio Mediæval with Arve Henriksen
31 July 2026
Step into a sacred space, where the sublime voices of Trio Mediæval and Arve Henriksen bathe the Pier in a luminescent sound.
Australian Haydn Ensemble: Divine Bohemians
2 August 2026
The Australian Haydn Ensemble presents a program of rarely performed Bohemians, the OG 18th-century influencers of Beethoven, Mozart and many more.
ACO Up Close: Attacca Quartet
8 August 2026
The Grammy Award-Winning Attacca Quartet plays at the cutting edge of classical music, echoing the ACO’s relentless appetite for excellence and passion for new work.
Omega Ensemble: New Now
14 August 2026
A celebration of local voices, new directions and bold musical risk-taking, New Now is Omega Ensemble's annual showcase of Australian compositional talent.
ACO Up Close: Satu in the Beyond
20 August 2026
Join ACO Principal Violin Satu Vänskä and ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti on electric violin for the eagerly anticipated album release of Satu in the Beyond: Far Field Theory.
ACO Up Close: Hand to Earth with the ACO Quartet
11 September 2026
An intimate, improvisation-fuelled collaboration that feels both ancient and electrifyingly new.
Ensemble Offspring - Reich: Rejoice: Repeat
12 September 2026
Ensemble Offspring celebrate Steve Reich’s 90th birthday with a joyous retrospective celebrating the hypnotic power of Reich’s signature rhythmic groove.
Mozart’s Last Symphonies
19 - 25 September 2026
Experience one of the greatest chamber orchestras in the world at its joyous and inspirational best.
Sydney Chamber Choir: Time & Tide
19 September 2026
Now in its third edition, Sydney Chamber Choir's much-loved Sessions on the Pier concert series fusing classical, jazz and popular song returns to celebrate the beauty and rhythm of the changing year.
Pekka Kuusisto: Legends & Luminaries
3 - 19 October 2026
Singular artist Pekka Kuusisto makes his long-awaited return to direct the ACO in music that transcends age and time.
October ACO Family Day: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
10 - 11 October 2026
Bring the whole family to ACO On The Pier to experience a 30-minute classical music concert celebrating Vivaldi's beloved Four Seasons. After the concert you can try a musical instrument!
Australian String Quartet: Voyager
19 October 2026
The Australian String Quartet charts a radiant course through beauty, complexity and boundary-breaking innovation in this program of music by Knox, Bartók and Beethoven.
Australian Haydn Ensemble: Haydn's Oxford
2 - 8 November 2026
Haydn's "London" symphonies in chamber arrangement. Far from pale imitations, these are a clever, refreshing and often revelatory take.
Beethoven’s Pastoral
12 - 25 November 2026
Richard Tognetti directs the ACO in a thrilling season finale featuring Beethoven’s epic and transportive Sixth Symphony.
ACO Up Close: Suzanne Ciani
20 November 2026
Suzanne Ciani makes music at the edge of a new world. The doyenne of electronic music, she pioneered sound design with early synthesizers in the 1970s.
Omega Ensemble: The Trout
28 November 2026
This season finale brings together Schubert’s Trout Quintet, Guillaume Connesson’s Sextet, and a luminous new work by Anne Cawrse. Music of flux, movement and irresistible musical energy.
ACO Up Close: Anthony Marwood with ACO Collective
7 December 2026
From a lost Mendelssohn concerto to a love letter for Clara Schumann, join British violinist Anthony Marwood and the ACO Collective for an evening of rare discoveries, connection and breathtaking playing.
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
8 - 11 December 2026
Celebrate the festive season with Bach’s revelatory choral masterpiece.
ACO Collective: Sound & Sense Festival
9 - 13 December 2026
The ACO's orchestra of Emerging Artists performs at Vasse Felix’s Sound & Sense Festival in Margaret River.
ACO Families: The Nutcracker
12 - 21 December 2026
Join Clara and her Nutcracker on a magical journey in this stunning adaptation featuring live classical music and ballet.
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