Australian Chamber Orchestra

“The Australian Chamber Orchestra is uniformly high-octane, arresting, and never ordinary.” — The Australian

The Australian Chamber Orchestra lives and breathes its craft, making waves around the world for its explosive performances that redefine orchestral music. With their fearless leader of thirty-five years, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, the Orchestra is celebrating fifty years of invention, disruption, and unforgettable music-making.

The ACO performs more than 100 concerts each year, with programs that embrace celebrated classics alongside new commissions and ground-breaking collaborations working with artists and musicians who share their ideology.

Program: 

Purcell, Fantasia upon One Note, Z. 745

Handel, Concerto Grosso in A major, Op. 6, No. 11

John Luther Adams, Horizon

Intermission

Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending (arr. Adam Johnson)

Mendelssohn Hensel, String Quartet in E-flat major (arr. strings)