Sydney Festival: Enji
16 January 2026
Sydney Festival presents Mongolian jazz shapeshifter Enji makes her Sydney Festival debut.
2026 Season
Sydney Festival: CHAII
17 January 2026
Step into a fast-rising star’s kaleidoscopic world.
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.
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
Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody
5 - 18 February 2026
A musical revelation starring pianist Dejan Lazić, with a world premiere from John Luther Adams.
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: TarraWarra Festival
28 Feb - 1 Mar 2026
Richard Tognetti and the ACO present three concerts and an open workshop at The Eva & Marc Besen Centre.
Annahstasia
28 February 2026
Annahstasia arrives in Australia for the first time this February, bringing her soulful, poetic and deeply intimate songcraft to stages across the country.
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.
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.
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 Up Close: Tognetti and Gringolts
27 March 2026
Two of the world’s greatest violinists. One intimate, unforgettable concert.
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: 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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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