Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud joins the Australian Chamber Orchestra as soloist and guest director for a September national tour, Grieg and Beyond, which celebrates the music of Norway’s most well-known composer. The concert includes a world premiere by Ross Edwards and the Australian premieres of music by Kraggerud himself. Henning Kraggerud is Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic…
Kristian Bezuidenhout returns to Sydney to reprise his appearances with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO). Bezuidenhout will play with an intimate ensemble of ACO musicians, including Artistic Director Richard Tognetti, Principal Violin Helena Rathbone, Guest Principal Viola Florian Peelman and Principal Cello Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve. Together, they will perform some of the moving music written…
The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s new album release Bach | Beethoven: Fugue on ABC Classics, couples the contrapuntal writing of Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, highlighting their similarities, whilst contrasting the styles in which they were written. Richard Tognetti leads his ensemble of 20 musicians, augmented with players from the Sydney and Melbourne Symphony…