We look at opera's love affair with wine, the Australian Chamber Orchestra's new project River, and Virginia Gay's emergence as a playwright. We also salute Paul Goodchild, doyen of Australian brass.

Anna Melville, former Head of Programming at the ACO, discusses moving countries during a pandemic to take up a role at City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the challenges for arts programming.

How the Australian Chamber Orchestra went with the flow for its latest film project.

Sublime music, sublimely played by Tognetti & Co.

With Richard Tognetti and his players embracing change, Bach and the Beyond certainly feels like a taste of things to come.

This concert by the Australian Chamber Orchestra represents a statement of intent, a step on the road to cultural revolution.

The ACO rescues a beautifully constructed program of Soviet music from the ashes of 2020.

Oud virtuoso and composer Joseph Tawadros’ took out the award for Best World Music Album in the 2020 ARIA Awards.

From the wild ride of Anna Clyne's Stride to a bristling Grosse Fuge, the ACO reminds us of what we've been missing with the concert halls closed.

The ACO’s hybrid live and digital offerings include world premieres by Thomas Adès and Holly Harrison, along with collaborations with Belvoir and a brand new cinematic work, River.

Rare outings score over same old-same old, new wine in old bottles, and do we really need more Beethoven?

The pair’s recording of violin sonatas by Beethoven and Mozart has won Best Independent Classical Album or EP at this year’s awards presented by the Australian Independent Record Labels Association.