01 October 2025 Musicians
ACO 2026: Meet Trio Mediæval
Get to know the Grammy-nominated trio from Norway ahead of their Australian Chamber Orchestra debut in 2026.
01 October 2025 Performances
A New Collaboration: ACO Collective & Co3
Last month, ACO Collective embarked on a striking new collaboration with contemporary dance company Co3.
23 September 2025 Musicians
ACO 2026: Meet Lawrence Power
Get to know British violin and viola virtuoso Lawrence Power ahead of his ACO debut in 2026.
23 September 2025 News
Open Letter of Thanks to John Painter AM
16 September 2025 Musicians
ACO 2026: Meet Pianist Dejan Lazić
Get to know piano virtuoso Dejan Lazić ahead of his return to perform music including Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini as part of our 2026 National Concert Season.
16 September 2025 Musicians News Music
ACO 2026 Season: Musician Highlights
Our musicians let us in on what they're most looking forward to in the ACO 2026 Season.
21 August 2025 Philanthropy
ACO 50: Subscriber Stories – Susan Maxwell-Stewart
Susan Maxwell-Stewart always had a preference for indie music, until she went along to her first ACO concert in the 1990s and was blown away by the Orchestra’s ‘wild exhilarating brilliance’.
20 August 2025 News
Welcome to ACO 2026 from Richard Tognetti
ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti and ACO Managing Director Richard Evans welcome you to the ACO 2026 Season.
13 August 2025 Performances
A Spectrum of Darkness and Light
ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve and recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey on music as solace in dark times.
11 August 2025 Musicians
Helena Rathbone: ‘I've Always Known This Was My Passion’
For Principal Violin Helena Rathbone, this year celebrating her 30th anniversary with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performance is a passion.
01 August 2025 Music
Celebrating 40 Years of Theme & Variations
As the Australian Chamber Orchestra celebrates 50 years of shaping Australia's musical landscape, we also share a milestone with one of our most valued partners – Theme & Variations, as it marks its 40th anniversary.
29 July 2025 Music
Composer David Lang on ‘flute and echo’
The award-winning American composer on his new commission for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, flute and echo, which will be premiered by recorder virtuoso, Genevieve Lacey, during A Musical Awakening (4–21 September).
24 July 2025 Music
What does a Stradivarius violin sound like?
ACO Principal Violin Satu Vänskä explains what makes a Stradivarius violin so special, and demonstrates the unique tone of the instrument she plays at the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
22 July 2025 Music
Max Richter’s ‘On the Nature of Daylight’ in film and television
From The Last of Us to The Handmaid’s Tale, TV shows and films have often opted for the poignant Max Richter string orchestra piece to elevate the emotion in their scenes.
22 July 2025 Performances
ACO Academy Showcase Highlights
This month, we celebrated a wonderful showcase of performances by talented school-aged string players, at the end of another inspiring instalment of our week-long ACO Academy program.
