Australian Chamber Orchestra

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

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 City's Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Vienna's Musikverein and Washington's Kennedy Center.[2] The ACO is the only frequently touring Australian musical ensemble internationally.[3]

In 2014 an album of the orchestra, featuring the American soprano Dawn Upshaw as soloist, won three Grammy Awards.[4] The orchestra appears in the films Musical Renegades[5] and Musica Surfica[6] and the television series Classical Destinations series two.[7]

In 2005, ACO Collective, a second ensemble combining emerging artists and Australian Chamber Orchestra musicians was formed as a training and regional touring orchestra.[8]

The ACO musicians perform on a collection of ten Golden Age string instruments, including three Stradivarius violins.[9] Richard Tognetti performs on a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin,[10] on loan from an anonymous benefactor. Principal violin Satu Vänskä performs on the 1726 Belgiorno Stradivarius on loan from Guido and Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis,[11] Principal cello Timo-Veikko Valve performs on a 1616 Amati cello on loan from the ACO Instrument Fund[12] and principal violin Helena Rathbone plays a 1732 Stradivarius violin on loan from an anonymous benefactor.[13]

In 2021, the orchestra was described as "extremely online".[14]

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 Brahms: Symphonies 3 & 4 Ensemble Offspring – Songbirds (with Richard Tognetti) Best Independent Classical Album or EP Nominated [15][16]
2022 River (with Richard Tognetti) Best Independent Classical Album or EP Nominated [17][18]
2024 Beethoven (with Richard Tognetti) Best Independent Classical Album or EP Won [19]
2025 Memoir of a Snail Best Independent Classical Album or EP Nominated [20]

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ARIA Music Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
1987 Mozart in Delphi Best Classical Album Nominated [21]
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 Strings Won
Spirit Nominated
1997 Il Tramonto – The Sunset Nominated
2000 Beethoven Violin Concerto & Mozart Symphony No. 40 (with Richard Tognetti) Nominated
2004 Musical Renegades Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Nominated [22]
2007 Bach Violin Concertos (with Richard Tognetti) Best Classical Album Won [21]
2009 Classical Destinations II Nominated
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 Album Nominated [22]
2019 Heroines (with Richard Tognetti) Best Classical Album Nominated [21]
2022 River (with Richard Tognetti) Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album Won [23][24]
2023 Indies & Idols (with Richard Tognetti) Best Classical Album Won [25]
2024 Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 & 3 'Eroica' (with Richard Tognetti) Best Classical Album Nominated [26]

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References

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  1. ↑ a b Verghis, Sharon, "Bach with more bite pays off" Script error: No such module "webarchive". The Sydney Morning Herald, 2 September 2005.
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  4. ↑ Limelight Magazine, "Classical Grammy Awards 2014" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., 27 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Music Australia, "Musical renegades (videorecording) : Australian Chamber Orchestra"Script error: No such module "Unsubst"., National Library of Australia, 12 September 2005.
  6. ↑ Great Southern Communications, "Musica Surfica" Script error: No such module "webarchive"..
  7. ↑ "Classical Destinations" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., SBS, July 2009.
  8. ↑ Duffy, Martin, "Beethoven & the 21st Century review: ACO collective kicks off new season" The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Litson, Jo, "ACO acquires third Golden Age Stradivarius violin", Limelight, 17 June 2022 Template:Subscription
  10. ↑ Iaccarino, Clara, "Joy at $10m violin gift in land of beer and cricket" Script error: No such module "webarchive". The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 January 2007.
  11. ↑ Westwood, Matthew, "ACO’s Satu Vanska takes charge of 1726 Stradivarius", The Australian, 14 February 2018
  12. ↑ "Take a bow: Australian Chamber Orchestra's 400-year-old cello to make its debut" by Misa Han, 5 May 2017, Australian Financial Review
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