Available to preorder now, be the first to enjoy this album when it's posted to you on 21 November.
The Australian Chamber Orchestra continues its 50th-anniversary celebrations with the release of a landmark new album, Beethoven & Brahms: Concertos for Violin and Orchestra, featuring Artistic Director Richard Tognetti as soloist. Timed to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of the Orchestra’s very first concert at the Sydney Opera House on 21 November 1975, this release pays tribute to the ACO’s remarkable legacy while also honouring Artistic Director Richard Tognetti’s extraordinary 35 years of leadership.
Recorded live in concert – Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major in 2018 and Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D major earlier this year – the album showcases Tognetti and the ACO at their most vital and alive. These cornerstones of the violin repertoire are reframed with the clarity, intimacy, and daring that have become hallmarks of the ACO’s sound.
Over five decades the ACO has become one of the world’s most dynamic ensembles, renowned for fearless programming, boundary-pushing collaborations and a singular, expressive sound. Tognetti has been at the centre of this transformation, reshaping the Orchestra into a globally recognised force through relentless curiosity and risk-taking artistry. More than a celebration, Beethoven & Brahms: Concertos for Violin and Orchestra is a statement of intent: an affirmation that, at 50, the ACO remains as fearless, passionate, and forward-looking as ever.
Beethoven & Brahms: Concertos for Violin and Orchestra will be available as a special limited-edition vinyl release, with each copy signed by Richard Tognetti, as well as released as a CD and in digital streaming and download formats.
In addition to being individually signed by Richard Tognetti, the first 50 vinyl recordings sold will be accompanied by a free ACO tote bag, made from 100% cotton.
Artists
Richard Tognetti – Director and Violin
Australian Chamber Orchestra
