The Season features seven programs touring to venues in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle and Wollongong. Explore the Season below or download our 2025 Season brochure here.

Full-season and Flexi subscriptions are now on sale. Single tickets will become available on Friday 18 October.

Renew Subscription

Full-season Subscriptions

Flexi-subscriptions

Welcome

In 1975, visionary Australian cellist, John Painter, gathered an ensemble of like-minded string players who shared his dream of creating a group where they could control their musical destinies. This ensemble, boldly named the Australian Chamber Orchestra, made its debut that November in Sydney Opera House, performing to a sold-out Concert Hall.

From this inaugural audience, our uniquely extraordinary supporters were born. In the years since, the ACO has gone on to perform over 5000 concerts for audiences around Australia and the world, from that first concert in Sydney Opera House to Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef to London’s Barbican.

Next year the ACO will celebrate our 50th anniversary season, ACO 2025. It is an honour to be the Artistic Director of this extraordinary ensemble of musicians; some of the finest string players on the globe.

However, the greatest privilege in my nearly 35 years as Artistic Director has been performing concerts for you, our loyal audience, without whom there would be no ACO at all. I have always felt that the ACO has the most curious and engaged audiences in the world and as we approach our 50th anniversary year that is truer than ever.

So, on behalf of my colleagues in the ACO, thank you for taking the leap with us each year, and I invite you to join in the celebrations of ACO 2025.

Richard Tognetti
Artistic Director

Subscribe

We offer two subscription packages. 

Full-season Subscription Packages

A set number of concerts, in a set seat, in the venue of your choice.

› Access the best seats in the house and save up to 35% off single ticket prices.
› Sit in the same seat for all your concerts. When it comes time to renew for 2026, we’ll hold your favourite seats for you.
› Enjoy free and easy ticket exchanges throughout the year if your plans change.
› Book now with the option of splitting your payment across four instalments.
› Save 10% on additional tickets you purchase throughout the season.
› Access exclusive subscriber offers and events.

Flexi-subscription Packages

Build your own season by choosing three or more concerts at any venue, on any performance date.

› Access the best seats in the house and save up to 20% off single ticket prices.
› Choose the venues and performance dates that suit you.
› Enjoy free and easy ticket exchanges throughout the year if your plans change.
› Access exclusive subscriber offers and events.

How to subscribe

Here online, right where you are now.
Phone 1800 444 444 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm AEST)
Mail PO Box R21 Royal Exchange NSW 1225
In Person Pier 2/3, Suite 3, 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point 2000