Australian Chamber Orchestra

  • Cellists star with ACO2

      German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott joins ACO2, with ACO Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve and Director and Violinist Richard Tognetti,  for a programme of Vivaldi cello concerti, string works by Handel, Rautavaara, Stravinsky and Bartók, and Bloch’s From Jewish Life. Richard Tognetti, calls this program “a classic showcase of string orchestra repertoire”.  Daniel Müller-Schott plays a 1727 Venetian made “Ex Shapiro” Matteo…

  • ACO’s programming integrates guest cellist

    The Australian Chamber Orchestra has created a programme with a purpose for its August performances. Members of the ensemble will be joined by guest cellist from Finland, Jan-Erik Gustaffson. Gustaffson’s presence has enabled the programming of Schubert’s String Quintet D 956, his final chamber work, published posthumously and scored for string quintet with two cellos…