Richard Tognetti

Violinist Richard Tognetti has established an international reputation for his compelling performances and artistic individualism. Richard has been the Artistic Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra since 1990 and together they have built the reputation as a chamber ensemble of global recognition and acclaim.

In a solo capacity, Richard performs on period, modern and electric instruments and has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras as director/conductor and soloist.

He frequently appears as a guest artist with orchestras including the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra (Poland) Artik Philharmonic (Norway) Orchestra D’Auvergne (France) and Tapiola Sinfonietta (Finland) amongst many others. In 2016 Richard was appointed the first Artist-in-Residence at the Barbican Centre’s Milton Court and he was Artistic Director of the Festival Maribor in Slovenia from 2008 to 2015.

Richard is the recipient of six ARIA awards, including three consecutive wins for his recordings of Bach’s violin works. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2010, holds honorary doctorates from three Australian universities and was made a National Living Treasure in 1999. In 2017 was awarded the JC Williamson Award for longstanding service to the live performance industry.