This month Pekka Kuusisto embarks upon a tour of Australia with ACO Collective to mark the start of the orchestra’s 2016 season in his new role as Artistic Director. 

Performances begin in Newcastle on 4 February and continue to Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane before finishing in Sydney on 19 February. Along with works from Beethoven and Sibelius, Kuusisto leads the orchestra in contemporary compositions by Muhly, Tüür, Tippett and Dessner.