Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Australian Chamber Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra
Short nameACO
Founded1975 (1975)
Location Walsh Bay Wharves Precinct, Sydney
Concert hall City Recital Hall
Music director Richard Tognetti
Website www.aco.com.au

The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) is an Australian orchestra focused on chamber music based in Sydney.

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History

The Australian Chamber Orchestra was founded by cellist John Painter in 1975. [1] Richard Tognetti was appointed lead violin in 1989 and subsequently appointed artistic director. [1]

As well as frequent Australian tours, the Sydney-based Australian Chamber Orchestra often tours Asia, Europe and the US, including regular performances at London's Wigmore Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Vienna's Musikverein and Washington's Kennedy Center. [2]

In 2014 an album of the orchestra, featuring the American soprano Dawn Upshaw as soloist, won three Grammy Awards. [3] The orchestra appears in the films Musical Renegades [4] and Musica Surfica [5] and the television series Classical Destinations series two. [6]

In 2005, ACO Collective, a second ensemble combining emerging artists and Australian Chamber Orchestra musicians was formed as a training and regional touring orchestra. [7]

The ACO musicians perform on a collection of 11 Golden Age string instruments, including three Stradivarius violins. [8] Richard Tognetti performs on a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin, [9] on loan from an anonymous benefactor. Principal Violin Satu Vanska performs on the 1726 Belgiorno Stradivarius on loan from Guido and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis, [10] Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve performs on a 1616 Brothers Amati Cello on loan from the ACO Instrument Fund [11] and Principal Violin Helena Rathbone plays a 1732 Stradivarius violin on loan from an anonymous benefactor. [12]

In 2021, the Orchestra was described as Extremely Online. [13]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2021 Brahms: Symphonies 3 & 4 Ensemble Offspring - Songbirds (with Richard Tognetti)Best Independent Classical Album or EPNominated [14] [15]
2022 River (with Richard Tognetti)Best Independent Classical Album or EPNominated [16] [17]
2024 Beethoven (with Richard Tognetti)Best Independent Classical Album or EPPending [18]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1987 Mozart in Delphi Best Classical Album Nominated [19]
1993 Janáček: Kreutzer Sonata for Strings, Barber: Adagio for Strings, Walton: Sonata for Strings (with Richard Tognetti)Won
1994 Mendelssohn: Octet in E Flat for Strings Op. 20 Sinfonia No. 9 in C. Swiss (with Richard Tognetti)Nominated
Symphony Serenades and Suites (with Richard Tognetti)Nominated
1996 Peter Sculthorpe: Music for StringsWon
SpiritNominated
1997 Il Tramonto - The SunsetNominated
2000 Beethoven Violin Concerto & Mozart Symphony No. 40 (with Richard Tognetti)Nominated
2004 Musical Renegades Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [20]
2007 Bach Violin Concertos (with Richard Tognetti) Best Classical Album Won [19]
2009 Classical Destinations IINominated
2010 Mozart Violin Concertos (with Richard Tognetti & Christopher Moore)Nominated
2011 Mozart Violin Concertos Vol 2 (with Richard Tognetti)Nominated
2016 Mozart's Last Symphonies (with Richard Tognetti)Nominated
2017 Mountain (with Richard Tognetti)Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show AlbumNominated [20]
2019 Heroines (with Richard Tognetti) Best Classical Album Nominated [19]
2022 River (with Richard Tognetti)Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast AlbumWon [21] [22]
2023 Indies & Idols (with Richard Tognetti)Best Classical AlbumWon [23]

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  3. ↑ Limelight Magazine, Classical Grammy Awards 2014 Archived 18 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine , 27 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Music Australia, Musical renegades (videorecording) : Australian Chamber Orchestra [ permanent dead link ], National Library of Australia, 12 September 2005.
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