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  1. Violinist Helena Rathbone

    What’s In My Case? Helena Rathbone

    ACO Principal Violin Helena Rathbone shares the special illustrations, keepsakes and stories that accompany her on every tour, safely contained in her violin case.

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  2. How to Catch a Star, book v show

    From Book to Stage: How to Catch a Star

    See how the ACO has transformed Oliver Jeffers’ beautiful children’s book into vivid scenes for the stage, in side-by-side comparisons of illustrations and their equivalent show moment.

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  3. Australian Chamber Orchestra violinist conducts University of Melbourne masterclass

    University of Melbourne renews ACO partnership

    University of Melbourne and Australian Chamber Orchestra partnership renewal highlights music and education at every level.

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  4. Jakub Jankowski

    Slowing Time: Jakub Jankowski Interview

    Rising Adelaide composer Jakub Jankowski draws from the patterns of the natural world and instinct in a new work that is both tribute and exploration.

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  5. ACO 2025

    ACO at 50: Why I Joined the ACO

    Our musicians, who are from all over Australia – and all over the world  share the stories behind where they were when they first heard of the Orchestra, and what motivated them to join.

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  6. Richard Tognetti and the ACO

    ACO at 50: The ACO in Three Words

    We gave our musicians one simple task: describe the Australian Chamber Orchestra in three words. Here is what they said.

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  7. Child Prodigies

    14 of the Most Extraordinary Child Prodigies in History

    From tiny child composers, to women who turned around entire wars with their exceptional teenaged talents, here are some of history’s most extraordinary child prodigies.

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  8. Cellist John Painter and violinist Richard Tognetti

    ACO at 50: A Tribute to John Painter

    Fifty years ago, this extraordinary Australian, John Painter, formed the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He also played a crucial role in the evolution of our Australian National Academy of Music and served as the Director of both the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Canberra School of Music. Richard Tognetti pays tribute.

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  9. Hellie Still for Email

    ACO at 50: Donate Today

    Help us step boldly together into our next chapter with the same free thinking, creativity and ambition which have characterised the first 50 years we have shared.

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  10. Mountain

    How do orchestras perform with films live in concert?

    ACO musicians share the secrets of what’s involved in performing film scores live in concert – and how ACO film projects differ from traditional orchestral film presentations.

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