Australian Chamber Orchestra slams ANU plan as 'cultural vandalism'

Why Richard Tognetti is furious about ANU’s restructure plans

Australian National University wants to abandon one-on-one instrument lessons for ‘multidisciplinary’ teaching of music. Students and orchestra leaders are outraged.

Australian Chamber Orchestra slams ANU plan as 'cultural vandalism'

The Australian Chamber Orchestra's Richard Tognetti has warned that the ANU's plan to axe its School of Music would result in an "act of cultural vandalism", with another Canberra ensemble saying its offer to help has been rejected.

Richard Tognetti savages ANU cuts to School of Music as rebuffed CSO ramps up campaign

ACO, Artistic Director Richard Tognetti and ANU student James Monro: “When the tuition stops, the music stops.” Photos: Martin Ollman. National and overseas arts luminaries are tuning up to save the ANU School of Music, including Richard Tognetti, who made an impassioned speech from the stage on Saturday night against the proposed cuts that the Canberra Symphony Orchestra has labelled a national embarrassment. Tognetti’s intervention came at a p…