The Australian conductor, violinist, and arranger Richard Tognetti is artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and a soloist appearing with major ensembles. He is also a composer who has written or contributed to several major film scores. Tognetti has a substantial recording catalog, recorded largely but not exclusively with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. In 2025 he and the ACO released an album of works by Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich on the ABC Classics label.
Tognetti was born in Canberra, Australia's capital, on August 4, 1965. He grew up mostly in Wollon...