Upcoming Performances

Browse upcoming Australian Chamber Orchestra performances, tours, festivals and special events, as well as events presented at our venue, ACO On The Pier.

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  • ACO On The Pier
  • ACO Families
  • On The Pier - ACO

ACO Families: Carols on the Pier

18 - 22 December 2025

Celebrate Christmas by the water with beautiful carols and world-class music for the whole family.

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2026 Season

  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: Kankawa Nagarra

8 January 2026

Sydney Festival presents a multilingual musical sensation, Kankawa Nagarra who embodies the blues like no other.
  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: Lonnie Holley

9 January 2026

Master improviser Lonnie Holley shares his boundless artistry at Sydney Festival.  
  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: Lonnie Holley & Kankawa Nagarra

10 January 2026

Visionary musician Lonnie Holley continues his Sydney Festival residency with special guest Kankawa Nagarra.
  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: Lonnie Holley & Yasmina Sadiki

10 January 2026

Visionary musician Lonnie Holley closes his Sydney Festival residency with Sydney-based singer-songwriter Yasmina Sadiki.
  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: Enji

16 January 2026

Sydney Festival presents Mongolian jazz shapeshifter Enji makes her Sydney Festival debut.
  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: CHAII

17 January 2026

Step into a fast-rising star’s kaleidoscopic world.
  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: Mare Advertencia & INKABEE

23 January 2026

From global hip-hop powerhouse, Mare Advertencia to homegrown rap and R&B sensation INKABEE, the future of First Nations rap is bright.
  • Festival
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Sydney Festival: Milan Ring the sound of rain on dust

24 January 2026

An immersive sound bath by one of Australia’s most exciting artists
  • National Concert Season
  • ACO 2026 Season

Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody

5 - 18 February 2026

A musical revelation starring pianist Dejan Lazić, with a world premiere from John Luther Adams.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - ACO

ACO Up Close: William Barton and the Brodsky Quartet

27 February 2026

The Brodsky Quartet joins Australian icon William Barton to present an enthralling program of music with a deep connection to place and people.
  • ACO 2026 Season
  • Festival

ACO 2026: TarraWarra Festival

28 Feb - 1 Mar 2026

Experience the Australian Chamber Orchestra at TarraWarra Museum of Art in Healesville, Victoria. 
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - ACO

ACO Up Close: Olli Mustonen plays Beethoven Sonatas

7 March 2026

Olli Mustonen is a composer, conductor, and concert pianist famous for his technical prowess and invention.
  • National Concert Season
  • ACO 2026 Season

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.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - ACO

Luminescence Chamber Singers: Gesualdo Tenebrae II

19 March 2026

In the second instalment of their Gesualdo Tenebrae triennium, Luminescence confronts the harrowing epicentre of the Tenebrae cycle. Tenebrae factae sunt: all was made dark.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - ACO

ACO Up Close: Tognetti and Gringolts

27 March 2026

Two of the world’s greatest violinists. One intimate, unforgettable concert.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Omega Ensemble: Howl

2 May 2026

A riot of musical defiance and untamed brilliance, this program unites five leading voices of contemporary music.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Australian Haydn Ensemble: Beethovens 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 On The Pier
  • On The Pier - ACO

ACO Up Close: Leonkoro Quartet

5 May 2026

Hear the dynamic foursome play one of the great touchstones of chamber music.
  • National Concert Season
  • ACO 2026 Season

Schubert’s Fantasy & Octet

14 - 30 May 2026

Richard Tognetti leads an ACO octet to celebrate the greatest of musical poets.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

Australian String Quartet: Interwoven

20 May 2026

The Australian String Quartet's Interwoven captures the deeply human impulse to create, connect and express.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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.
  • National Concert Season
  • ACO 2026 Season

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.
  • National Concert Season
  • ACO 2026 Season

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 On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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 On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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 On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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.
  • Special Event
  • ACO 2026 Season

Mozart’s Last Symphonies

19 - 25 September 2026

Experience one of the greatest chamber orchestras in the world at its joyous and inspirational best.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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.
  • National Concert Season
  • ACO 2026 Season

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.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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.
  • ACO On The Pier
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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.
  • National Concert Season
  • ACO 2026 Season

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.
  • On The Pier - Presenter

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.
  • Special Event
  • ACO 2026 Season

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

8 - 11 December 2026

Celebrate the festive season with Bach’s revelatory choral masterpiece.
  • ACO 2026 Season
  • ACO Collective

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.
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