The Australian Chamber Orchestra presents a grand symphonic event in which Richard Tognetti will lead an augmented ACO featuring 36 musicians on stage, starring guest artist Slava Grigoryan. With the ACO, Grigoryan plays Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, which he considers “a fantastic jewel in the repertoire, an exceptionally important piece for all guitarists, without doubt…
The Australian Chamber Orchestra today releases a new album Celebrating 40 Years, on ABC Classics, (ABC 481 4571). The double CD which is also available digitally, marks four decades of excellence in music-making, combined with the ACO’s hallmark spirit of innovation and the thrill of musical adventure. The album opens with Irkana IV by…
Giovanni Sollima Giovanni Sollima, the Sicilian cellist famous for strolling about the stage as he performs, returns to Sydney as part of a national tour with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sequenza Italiana, a programme that spans 500 years of Italian music. ACO Artistic Director Richard Tognetti met Giovanni Sollima at the Festival Maribor in Slovenia…