BY BEN APFELBAUM on March 31 2017
"Beethoven’s Romance for Violin and Orchestra No 2 featured Rachael Beesley as the soloist. Beesley played with tenderness and warmth, and created a wonderful dialogue with the woodwind section."
BY JOHN TUCKER ON MARCH 27, 2017
"The Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra (ARCO) brought a touch of Italian Romance to the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday night ... A splendid way to end a wonderful evening’s entertainment. Highly recommended – get yourself along to a performance, and take your friends!"
BY CLIVE PAGET ON MARCH 27, 2017
"What a great time to be a HIPster ... there’s an infectious energy and a sense of enthusiasm that turns an ARCO concert into an event ... There was a tangible solidity to the ARCO sound, from the resolute opening through the bosom-heaving dramatics, and all done with impeccable intonation."
by Nicky Gluch, February 2017
"It takes a village to raise a child, what does it take to raise an orchestra? Nurturing, clearly, funding, without a doubt, and an overall belief in its purpose seem a good start"
