TarraWarra Festival 2024
4 - 5 May 2024
Join Richard Tognetti and the ACO at our annual festival at TarraWarra Museum of Art in Victoria.
2024 Events
ACO Music & Movement
6 May - 1 Jul 2024
Join us for weekly music classes designed for 2.5 – 5 year olds, expertly led and based on well-founded music education principles at our ACO Pier 2/3 venue in Sydney’s Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.
ACO Collective: The Lark Ascending
7 - 18 May 2024
A concert that will set your heart soaring with music full of beauty and spirit, directed by Principal Violin Helena Rathbone.
Mahler's Song of the Earth
12 - 26 May 2024
Stuart Skelton and Catherine Carby star in this extraordinary encounter with Mahler’s monumental song cycle, directed by Richard Tognetti.
Cyrus Meurant: Chamber Works
16 May 2024
Composer Cyrus Meurant presents a recital of his chamber works in The Studio at ACO Pier 2/3.
Relaxed Performance: The Lark Ascending
17 May 2024
An accessible, 50-minute concert featuring Vaughan Williams’s enduringly beloved The Lark Ascending, presented in a relaxed, welcoming setting at ACO Pier 2/3 in Sydney's Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.
Synergy Percussion: Assembly
18 May 2024
Percussion Australia presents a concert taking us on an evening-length journey of sound and theatrics, through the virtuosic possibilities of found and everyday objects.
ACO Up Close: ACO Underground
1 June 2024
ACO Underground returns to The Neilson with Satu in the Beyond.
ACO Family Days
2 Jun - 8 Sep 2024
Bring the whole family to ACO Pier 2/3 to experience a classical music concert and take part in inspiring creative play activities.
ACO Total Immersion
7 - 8 June 2024
The return of our sell-out festival piece featuring a series of intimate, immersive performances given throughout different architectural spaces at ACO Pier 2/3.
Altstaedt Plays Haydn & Tchaikovsky
14 - 30 June 2024
The world-renowned cellist and master storyteller makes his ACO debut as soloist and guest director.
ACO Up Close: Nicolas Altstaedt solo
28 June 2024
Experience a one-off recital from the sensational cellist, in the flawless acoustics of our custom-built concert hall, The Neilson.
Sydney Chamber Choir: Fireside
29 June 2024
Sydney Chamber Choir presents an evening of lush choral delights to keep out the winter’s chill.
ACO Schools: How To Catch A Star
2 - 4 July 2024
Experience Oliver Jeffers’ magical children’s book brought to life on stage with live music performed by ACO musicians.
ACO Families: How To Catch A Star
6 - 11 July 2024
Experience Oliver Jeffers’ magical children’s book brought to life on stage with live music performed by ACO musicians.
Omega Ensemble: Alchymia
27 July 2024
Omega Ensemble presents a concert of music by Missy Mazzoli, Thomas Adès, Samuel Adams and Christopher Cerrone.
Silence & Rapture
2 - 19 August 2024
A mesmerising collaboration with Sydney Dance Company featuring countertenor Iestyn Davies and the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Arvo Pärt.
ACO Up Close: Omar Musa and Mariel Roberts
2 August 2024
The award-winning artist is bringing his music, poetry and theatre performance, The Offering, to The Neilson at ACO Pier 2/3 in collaboration with cellist Mariel Roberts.
ACO Up Close: Intimate Bach & Pärt
24 - 26 August 2024
The exquisite music of Baroque master JS Bach and Estonian modernist Arvo Pärt reach across nearly three centuries to fuse in this unmissable evening of heavenly music.
Tognetti. Mendelssohn. Bach.
5 - 23 September 2024
Sparks fly and melodies soar when Richard Tognetti directs music close to the ACO’s heart.
ACO Up Close: Baroque Unveiled
7 September 2024
Chad Kelly directs ACO Collective in a program celebrating the timeless beauty of Baroque music.
Relaxed Performance: Tognetti. Mendelssohn. Bach
13 September 2024
An accessible, 50-minute classical music concert presented in a relaxed, welcoming setting at ACO Pier 2/3 in Sydney's Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.
ACO Up Close: Phil Slater Quintet
18 October 2024
The jazz trumpeter is gathering a quartet of musicians to join him in The Neilson for a one-night-only ACO Up Close performance presenting his award-winning recording, Immersion Lure.
Australian World Orchestra: Andreas Scholl
23 - 24 October 2024
The Australian World Orchestra presents a program of classical music, joined by world-renowned countertenor Andreas Scholl, at ACO Pier 2/3.
Luminescence Chamber Singers: Old Airs
30 October 2024
Luminescence Chamber Singers present ancient melodies, troubadour songs, and timeless tunes in a performance that breathes new life into old airs. Conducted by Roland Peelman AM.
Scotland Unbound
7 - 20 November 2024
Guitarist Sean Shibe makes his Australian debut in this inspired and thrilling season closer, directed by Richard Tognetti.
ACO Up Close: Sean Shibe solo
15 November 2024
Innovative Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe brings a solo recital to The Neilson at ACO Pier 2/3.
Omega Ensemble: Force Fatale
30 November 2024
Omega Ensemble presents Intricate harmonies and sharp textures.
Vasse Felix 2024
6 - 8 December 2024
The ACO makes its annual appearance in Western Australia's Margaret River.
ACO On Demand
Rent or buy individual ACO StudioCasts films, exclusive ACO In Concert Performances and more.
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