Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
5 - 18 February 2026
Performance Info
Join Richard Tognetti and the ACO at our annual festival at TarraWarra Museum of Art in Victoria.
For the 2026 TarraWarra Festival, Richard Tognetti and the ACO will perform a unique suite of concerts at The Eva & Marc Besen Centre.
The Festival consists of three concerts and an open workshop:
12.30pm Saturday 28 February (1 hour concert)
6pm Saturday 28 February (90 minute concert)
11am Sunday 1 March (1 hour workshop)
2.30pm Sunday 1 March (1 hour concert)
For enquiries about the Festival weekend, please contact TarraWarra Museum of Art directly, on +61 3 5957 3100.
Program 1
Sat 28 Feb at 12.30pm
Richard Tognetti, director and violin
David Griffiths, clarinet
Australian Chamber Orchestra
OSVALDO GOLIJOV The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
JOHN ADAMS Shaker Loops
Program 2
Sat 28 Feb at 6pm
Richard Tognetti, director and violin
Ike See, violin
Maxime Bibeau, double bass
Australian Chamber Orchestra
FRANZ SCHUBERT Quartettsatz in C minor, D.703
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass
BÉLA BARTÓK Divertimento for String Orchestra, Sz.113
FRANZ SCHUBERT (arr. Richard Tognetti) String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810 “Death and the Maiden”
Program 3
Sun 1 Mar at 2.30pm
Richard Tognetti, director and violin
David Griffiths, clarinet
Australian Chamber Orchestra
with musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music
with musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music
HENRY PURCELL Fantazia upon One Note, Z.745
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL Concerto Grosso in A major, Op.6 No.11, HWV329
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (arr. strings) Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (arr. Adam Johnson) The Lark Ascending
About TarraWarra Museum of Art
TarraWarra Museum of Art is a leading not-for-profit public art gallery that features inventive and stimulating exhibitions and programs about twentieth and twenty-first century art, and holds one of the country’s most important collections of Australian art from the 1930s to the present day. The permanent collection was established through the generous donation of over 600 artworks by founding patrons, the late Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO. TarraWarra actively engages with art, place and ideas in a remarkable environment and immersive atmosphere, inspiring curiosity and providing a retreat for the imagination.
In 2025 TarraWarra will launch a major new building, the Eva and Marc Besen Centre. A breathtaking architectural concept designed by Kerstin Thompson Architects with landscape design by OCULUS and Wurundjeri horticulturalist and artist Craig Murphy-Wandin, the state-of-the-art building is a multi-purpose learning and performance space for family and children’s programs, talks, forums, workshops, live arts and educational programs.
The Centre will also offer a unique behind-the-scenes look at works from the TarraWarra Museum of Art collection. Presented in visible art storage racks, the general public will have viewing access to the works of some of Australia’s most significant modern and contemporary artists.
About ANAM
*The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is internationally renowned as the only purely performance classical music training academy in Australia, and one of the few in the world.
ANAM alumni are found in many of the world’s leading orchestras and ensembles, and ANAM’s intensive schedule brings together a global network of artists and performers, alongside an esteemed Faculty, who provide mentorship and guidance for emerging young musicians through public performances, in-residence masterclasses and other programs.
