Under the guidance of Principal Violin Helena Rathbone, ACO Collective is the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s critically-acclaimed ensemble that brings together the musicians of the ACO with Australia’s most talented young professional string players.

In May 2025, ACO Collective travels to UKARIA for an intensive residency during which the ACO Emerging Artists will work side-by-side with their ACO Mentors. Together, they will immerse themselves in favourites from Romantic chamber repertoire and new Australian music.

You are invited to experience the culmination of this week-long residency and hear a showcase of Romantic string quartets and quintets by Antonín Dvořák, Robert Schumann and George Onslow, as well as a world premiere from Australian composer Bryony Marks in collaboration with playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer.