The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra (ARCO) has announced its 2025 program with a promise to enthral audiences with a lineup of concerts and tours celebrating historically informed performance (HIP).

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ARCO will continue to break new ground in 2025, this time with a monumental performance of Mendelssohn’s 19th-century arrangement of Bach’s St Matthew Passion.

Presented on 17 April in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in collaboration with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, this Australian premiere of a historically informed rendition features rare period instruments and an exceptional line-up of soloists and singers including Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Penelope Mills and Andrew Goodwin.

Jason Blake, Limelight
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