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Richard Tognetti directs the Australian Chamber Orchestra in a thrilling season finale featuring Beethoven’s epic and transportive Sixth Symphony
To see Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra perform Beethoven is to experience a ‘magnificent unanimity’∗ of vision, drama and expressive force. In this majestic and uplifting finale to our 2026 National Concert Season, Richard and an expanded ACO perform an all-Beethoven program that takes audiences on a journey through creation and wonder, beginning with the dramatic Coriolan Overture before culminating in the master craftsman’s Pastoral Symphony.
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony is a love letter to the countryside. But it’s more than a musical picture of languid hills and changing seasons. Beethoven set out to capture how being immersed in nature feels. The awe of a sudden storm, and the inner peace that descends when it passes. The sense of wonder in a calling bird. Beethoven wanted you to feel his Pastoral Symphony, not just hear it.
Russian Australian pianist Konstantin Shamray shares a remarkable musical synergy with Richard Tognetti and ACO Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve. It is fitting that this trio come together for Beethoven’s lyrical Triple Concerto, a work that basks in the joy of collaboration.
∗Sydney Morning Herald
Presented by the Australian Chamber Orchestra
Beethoven’s Pastoral is on Sunday 15 November 2026, 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm (Sydney time).
Beethoven’s Pastoral is at Opera House Concert Hall, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 200, Australia.
Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 200, Australia
Opera House Concert Hall is in City, Sydney.
12 other events in Sydney, 4 of them Classical, from Sun 8 Nov 2026 to Fri 20 Nov 2026.
Tickets for Beethoven’s Pastoral are listed at $30 to $199.
Beethoven’s Pastoral starts at 2:00 pm and finishes at 4:00 pm, Sydney time.
Beethoven’s Pastoral is listed under Classical and Orchestral.