2014 National Concert Season
“If there’s a better chamber orchestra in the world today, I haven’t heard it.” THE GUARDIAN (UK), 2011
(COVER) JULIAN THOMPSON
REBECCA CHAN
Australian Chamber Orchestra A dedicated troupe of diverse musicians, we throw ourselves head first into performances that take us from red-dust regional centres to New York night clubs, and from Australian capital cities to the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and Vienna’s Musikverein. Remarkable Australian violinist Richard Tognetti has been at our helm for the last 25 years. Tognetti challenges, inspires and energises musicians and audiences, programming unique combinations of music spanning six centuries. Under his leadership we perform classical masterworks, world premieres and innovative multimedia projects as a chamber group, symphony orchestra and electro-acoustic ensemble. Several ACO musicians have moved across the world to join our intrepid ensemble. We have coaxed some of the best string players from Canada, England, Finland, Japan and Russia to join the home-grown talent in our ranks. Strengthening these talents are several precious, rare instruments honed by some of history’s finest craftsmen: Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù, Guadagnini and Gasparo da Salò. When not on stage we’re in the recording studio, with over 40 CDs and DVDs in the catalogue, including three-time ARIA Award-winning Bach CDs, internationally awarded surf/music documentary Musica Surfica and acclaimed recordings of Mozart’s violin concertos.
Richard Tognetti Artistic Director Helena Rathbone Principal Violin Satu Vänskä Principal Violin Rebecca Chan Violin Aiko Goto Violin Mark Ingwersen Violin Ilya Isakovich Violin Christopher Moore Principal Viola Nicole Divall Viola Timo-Veikko Valve Principal Cello Melissa Barnard Cello Julian Thompson Cello Maxime Bibeau Principal Double Bass PART-TIME MUSICIANS Zoë Black Violin Veronique Serret Violin Caroline Henbest Viola Daniel Yeadon Cello
MARK INGWERSEN
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For the 2014 season we will play music that aims to remove impurities from your soul, raise spirits in troubled times, offer aspirations to the distressed, honour the departed, suggest an alternative to mainstream religious dogma, motivate courageous exploits, give strength to the forlorn, bring maturity to errant teenagers and alter the course of rivers…
RICHARD TOGNETTI
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TOUR PRESENTED BY TOTAL
Dawn Upshaw, Elgar & Grieg
“[A voice] that pulls the audience along inexorably, breathlessly.” OPERA NEWS, 2013
DAWN UPSHAW
JOHN ADAMS Selections from John’s Book of Alleged Dances GRIEG Holberg Suite GRIEG Solveig’s Song EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA Die Liebenden: Liebes-Lied MARIA SCHNEIDER Winter Morning Walks [AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE] ELGAR Introduction and Allegro — Helena Rathbone Lead Violin Dawn Upshaw Soprano Scott Robinson Alto & Bass Clarinet Jay Anderson Double Bass Frank Kimbrough Piano
Following a hugely successful US tour and a critically acclaimed recording, we finally bring you the Australian premiere of Winter Morning Walks, featuring four-time Grammy Awardwinner Dawn Upshaw. Commissioned specially for the ACO and Dawn Upshaw and featuring a trio of brilliantly versatile US jazz musicians, this touching new piece by fellow Grammy Award-winner Maria Schneider has been called “music to fall in love with the first time – then immediately want to hear again.” (NPR) We match this Australian first with a flourish of Romantic string orchestra works – Elgar’s exhilarating Introduction and Allegro and Grieg’s enduringly popular Holberg Suite, which we intersperse with songs by Grieg and Rautavaara. Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
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Brisbane Mon 17 Feb 8pm Canberra Fri 7 Feb 8pm Melbourne – Arts Centre Sun 23 Feb 2.30pm, Mon 24 Feb 8pm Perth Wed 19 Feb 7.30pm* Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place Tue 11 Feb 8pm, Wed 12 Feb 7pm, Fri 14 Feb 1.30pm, Sat 15 Feb 7pm Sydney Opera House Sun 9 Feb 2pm Wollongong Fri 21 Feb 7.30pm *Presented in association with Perth International Arts Festival
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HELENA RATHBONE
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TOUR PRESENTED BY JOHNSON WINTER & SLATTERY
Haydn & Italian Cello
“Invigorating. Sollima injected so much passion and enthusiasm.” TIME OUT HONG KONG, 2010
GIOVANNI SOLLIMA
RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances: Suite No.3 BOCCHERINI Cello Concerto in G GIOVANNI SOLLIMA L.B. Files [AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE] HAYDN Cello Concerto in C VERDI String Quartet (arr. for string orchestra) — Richard Tognetti Director & Violin Giovanni Sollima Cello
Adelaide Tue 6 May 8pm Brisbane Mon 14 Apr 8pm Canberra Sat 12 Apr 8pm
One of the greatest cello pieces ever written, Haydn’s C major cello concerto is a crowd favourite and the ideal showpiece for passionate Italian cellist Giovanni Sollima’s Australian debut. Sollima is renowned for his invigorating performance style and it is exhilarating to experience him performing alongside Richard Tognetti. We first met Sollima in Tognetti’s musical laboratory in Festival Maribor, Slovenia, where a review of his performance read: “Sollima issued a challenge to all who think the cello is for the faint of heart…this was music that lifted the cello into the realms of the musical gods.” (MusicWeb International) An internationally recognised musician, Sollima has composed for diverse artists including legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma and 70s punk icon Patti Smith. In this concert you will hear Sollima’s Boccherini-inspired L.B. Files flanked by an authentic Luigi Boccherini (L.B.) cello concerto. Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
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Melbourne – Arts Centre Sun 4 May 2.30pm, Mon 5 May 8pm Newcastle Mon 28 Apr 7.30pm Perth Wed 16 Apr 7.30pm Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place Tue 29 Apr 8pm, Wed 30 Apr 7pm, Fri 2 May 1.30pm, Sat 3 May 7pm Sydney Opera House Sun 13 Apr 2pm NATIONAL TOUR PARTNER
TOUR PRESENTED BY VIRGIN AUSTRALIA
Timeline
“Before you go to bed, you’ll have heard forty-two thousand years of music.”
LIFE FLASHES BEFORE YOUR EARS
RICHARD TOGNETTI
Richard Tognetti Director & Violin Ignatius Jones Director Graham Ross Vocal Director Concept by Richard Tognetti
Adelaide Tue 3 Jun 8pm
A kaleidoscopic surge through some forty-two thousand years of music, Timeline traces the evolution of music, from the ancient Australian Aboriginal musical heritage of c. 40,000 BC all the way up to the most recent Western music of today. Bringing together a cappella vocalists, special musical guests and engrossing visual effects, Richard Tognetti directs a fascinating voyage that passes through the sparingly austere music of the 14th century to the voluptuous outpourings of the late Renaissance, accelerating into the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods before exploding into our modern age. Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
Brisbane Mon 26 May 8pm Melbourne – Arts Centre Sun 1 Jun 2.30pm, Mon 2 Jun 8pm Perth Wed 4 Jun 7.30pm Sydney Opera House* Sun 25 May 2pm, Thu 29 May 7pm Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place Tue 20 May 8pm, Wed 21 May 7pm, Fri 23 May 1.30pm, Sat 24 May 7pm Wollongong Mon 19 May 7.30pm Each performance is approximately 3 hours long. * Presented in partnership with Vivid LIVE, part of the Vivid Sydney festival of light, music & ideas
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“One of the finest chamber orchestras in the world.” THE TELEGRAPH (UK), 2010
AIKO GOTO
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TOUR PRESENTED BY BNP PARIBAS
Mahler 4 & Sibelius 6
“Tognetti’s musical revelations charged his forces and transfixed the audience.” THE AUSTRALIAN, 2012
SIBELIUS Symphony No.6 MAHLER Symphony No.4 — Richard Tognetti Director & Violin Kiera Duffy Soprano
Adelaide Tue 24 Jun 8pm Brisbane Mon 16 Jun 8pm
Richard Tognetti’s critically acclaimed and award-winning direction of our large-scale orchestral concerts are an annual highlight. Under his direction, our Beethoven 9 concerts won Limelight’s Best Orchestral Concert in 2012. For the next step in his symphony series, Tognetti tackles the biggest symphonic configuration in ACO history, featuring two ACO premieres penned by two of history’s greatest composers for the form. Tognetti explores how astounding and diverse the symphonic experience can be, pairing the shortest and sweetest of all Mahler’s symphonies, the radiant “Heavenly” Symphony No.4, with Sibelius’ serenely beautiful Symphony No.6, which the composer said always reminded him “of the scent of the first snow.” Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
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Canberra Sat 21 Jun 8pm Melbourne – Arts Centre Sun 22 Jun 2.30pm, Mon 23 Jun 8pm Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place Tue 17 Jun 8pm, Wed 18 Jun 7pm, Fri 27 Jun 1.30pm, Sat 28 Jun 7pm Sydney Opera House Sun 29 Jun 2pm NATIONAL TOUR PARTNER
ZOË BLACK
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“The Australian Chamber Orchestra [is] probably the finest string ensemble on the planet.” THE TELEGRAPH (UK), 2012
CHRISTOPHER MOORE
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TOUR PRESENTED BY TRANSFIELD
Piano Quintets
“Sheer virtuoso firepower.” BOSTON GLOBE
PAAVALI JUMPPANEN
LUTOSLAWSKI Subito SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet in A, Op.81 — Satu Vänskä Violin Rebecca Chan Violin Christopher Moore Viola Timo-Veikko Valve Cello Paavali Jumppanen Piano
Adelaide Tue 22 Jul 8pm Canberra Sat 19 Jul 8pm Melbourne Recital Centre Mon 21 Jul 8pm
Satu Vänskä performs firecracker showpiece Subito on the ACO’s Stradivarius violin, launching us into a chamber music concert of Slavic melancholy and joy. Written just prior to the Nazi invasion of the USSR, Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet is a dramatic and harrowing premonition of the coming terror. Melting away the turbulence of Shostakovich is the bright, melodious joy of Dvořák’s piano quintet, one of the greatest pieces of chamber music in the canon. Internationally regarded for performances of “immense power and an extraordinary range of colours” (New York Times), Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen is our perfect partner for these stirring works. Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
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Newcastle Thu 17 Jul 7.30pm Perth Wed 23 Jul 7.30pm Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place Tue 15 Jul 8pm, Wed 16 Jul 7pm, Fri 11 Jul 1.30pm, Sat 12 Jul 7pm Wollongong Thu 10 Jul 7.30pm NATIONAL TOUR PARTNER
TOUR PRESENTED BY IBM
Intimate Letters
“Have we ever heard Janáček so raw and driven? Here were the best, playing at their very best.” THE AUSTRALIAN, 2010
PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH BELL SHAKESPEARE
MOZART Divertimento in F, K.138 SMETANA String Quartet No.1 “From My Life” (arr. for string orchestra) JANÁČEK String Quartet No.2 “Intimate Letters” (arr. for string orchestra) — Gordan Nikolic Guest Director & Violin Peter Evans Co-Artistic Director, Bell Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare Actors to be announced Concept by Timo-Veikko Valve
In a dramatic collaboration with Bell Shakespeare, we perform Janáček’s Intimate Letters and Smetana’s From My Life, sharing the stage with esteemed actors who give life to the stories which inspired the music. Our theatrical staging of Janáček’s first quartet, the Kreutzer Sonata, received glowing reviews and it is exciting to give his second quartet Intimate Letters the same treatment, performing an arrangement for string orchestra under the direction of London Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Gordan Nikolic. Inspired by more than 700 passionate letters written between Janáček and his much younger, married muse, Intimate Letters explores their overwhelming and obsessive love. Smetana’s autobiographical From My Life soars with the joy and hope of childhood which gradually derails and ultimately descends into despair, as the composer faces the inescapable fate of impending deafness. Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
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Adelaide Tue 2 Sep 8pm Brisbane Mon 18 Aug 8pm Canberra Sat 23 Aug 8pm Melbourne – Arts Centre Sun 31 Aug 2.30pm, Mon 1 Sep 8pm Newcastle Wed 20 Aug 7.30pm Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place Tue 26 Aug 8pm, Wed 27 Aug 7pm, Fri 29 Aug 1.30pm, Sat 30 Aug 7pm Sydney Opera House Sun 24 Aug 2pm NATIONAL TOUR AND FOUNDING PARTNER
MELISSA BARNARD
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MAXIME BIBEAU
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Tognetti in Recital
“Tognetti was at his creative best... [he] created a magical atmosphere.” THE AUSTRALIAN
RICHARD TOGNETTI
ARVO PÄRT Fratres PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No.2 DEBUSSY Violin Sonata BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.10 in G — Richard Tognetti Violin Steven Osborne Piano
Melbourne Recital Centre Mon 25 Aug 8pm
Pianist Steven Osborne’s recent concerts with us were hailed as “the most thrilling musical memory of the entire 2012 season” (The Australian), “an evening of pure delight” (West Australian) and “a ripsnorter of a performance” (News Local) so it’s no surprise Richard Tognetti chose Osborne to partner in this rare and intimate recital. Together they perform three violin sonatas, Prokofiev’s virtuosic and lyrical showpiece, Debussy’s powerful last-ever completed work and the final and most reflective of Beethoven’s violin sonatas. Of the concert’s opening piece Fratres, Tognetti says: “From the now iconic arpeggiated opening through the typical lulling yet unnerving second section, this is Arvo Pärt at his instrumental best.” Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
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“Intoxicating and exhilarating... a performance for the history books.” THE AUSTRALIAN, 2012
TIMO-VEIKKO VALVE
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Tognetti’s Beethoven
“This brilliant young pianist exhibits an infectious hunger for his repertoire... Thrilling.” GRAMOPHONE, 2010
YEVGENY SUDBIN
JONNY GREENWOOD New Work [AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE] BEETHOVEN Coriolan – Overture BEETHOVEN Symphony No.1 BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto — Richard Tognetti Director & Violin Timo-Veikko Valve Cello Yevgeny Sudbin Piano
Canberra Sat 1 Nov 8pm Melbourne – Arts Centre Sun 26 Oct 2.30pm, Mon 27 Oct 8pm Perth Wed 29 Oct 7.30pm
Our recent Beethoven concerts have been reviewed with enormous enthusiasm: “[ACO] play particularly well when the fire is in their belly, and nobody puts it there like Beethoven.” (Sydney Morning Herald) This concert features three bold Beethoven works: his majestic first foray into symphonic writing, the stormy and drama-filled Coriolan – Overture and his Triple Concerto, featuring playful dynamism between Richard Tognetti, ACO principal cellist Timo-Veikko Valve and emotionally expansive Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin. We’re thrilled to premiere the long-awaited new piece by acclaimed musician Jonny Greenwood. Following his latest international tour with legendary band Radiohead, Greenwood joined us in the studio writing a new work especially for us. One of the world’s greatest guitarists, Greenwood also writes great orchestral music. He composed the awardwinning film score for There Will Be Blood, was composer-in-residence with the BBC Concert Orchestra and has written scores for films The Master, Norwegian Wood and We Need to Talk About Kevin. Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more. 21
Sydney Opera House Sun 2 Nov 2pm, Mon 3 Nov 8pm
Marwood’s Serenade
“Boundless energy, intellectual curiosity and creative wizardry.” BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
ANTHONY MARWOOD
STRAVINSKY Divertimento (arr. for string orchestra) DVOŘÁK Serenade for Strings ENESCU Octet, Op.7 (arr. for string orchestra) — Anthony Marwood Guest Director & Violin
Adelaide Tue 18 Nov 8pm Brisbane Mon 24 Nov 8pm
Acclaimed British violinist Anthony Marwood is loved by audiences, critics and players for his distinctive playing, golden sound and inspiring leadership. An excellent opening for this showcase of string orchestra repertoire, Stravinsky’s balletic tribute to Tchaikovsky was recently recorded by Marwood in a performance hailed as “scintillating from start to finish” (BBC Music Magazine). One of our favourite string works, Dvořák’s uplifting Serenade fills the hall with pure, unadulterated joy. A natural extension of the Dvořák and Tchaikovsky Serenades, late-Romantic composer Enescu’s gutsy piece is “a powerful work of genius…in concert, it would undoubtedly bring down the house” (Edition Silvertrust). Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
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Melbourne – Arts Centre Sun 16 Nov 2.30pm, Mon 17 Nov 8pm Newcastle Thu 27 Nov 7.30pm Sydney – City Recital Hall Angel Place Tue 25 Nov 8pm, Wed 19 Nov 7pm, Fri 14 Nov 1.30pm, Sat 22 Nov 7pm Sydney Opera House Sun 30 Nov 2pm Wollongong Thu 20 Nov 7.30pm
Paganini/Tognetti LOCATELLI Violin Concerto in D “The Harmonic Labyrinth” RICHARD TOGNETTI Caprice on Paganini Caprices (DEVA) PAGANINI / TOGNETTI Deviance on Paganini’s Caprice No.24 RICHARD TOGNETTI Mutant Mutations on the Queen of the Night Aria [WORLD PREMIERE] PAGANINI (arr. Tognetti) Caprice No.5 PAGANINI La campanella KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI String Quartet No.1 HINDEMITH Trauermusik SCHUBERT Quartettsatz WOJCIECH KILAR Orawa — Richard Tognetti Director & Violin Satu Vänskä Violin Christopher Moore Viola
Italian showpieces written by some of the earliest violin virtuosos and high octane 20th-century string works. Invoking the diabolical technical wizardry of Paganini, Tognetti performs numerous reworked Paganini caprices more devilishly difficult than the originals. Schubert was utterly enraptured by Paganini’s talent. The flashing scales of Schubert’s Quartettsatz require breakneck virtuosity from the violins and it is a thrilling piece to play and to experience live. Hindemith’s melody provides a touching moment of repose in this otherwise full-throttle concert. Visit aco.com.au for music, videos and more.
Melbourne Recital Centre Wed 10 Dec 8pm
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Festivals TARRAWARRA FESTIVAL — VICTORIA 5–6 April 2014 A blend of fine art, live music and rolling hills, this weekend-long music festival in the Yarra Valley features intimate concerts led by Richard Tognetti for just 200 guests. The Festival includes three concerts in the stunning TarraWarra Museum of Art, a master class, a gala dinner and guided tours of the current art exhibition. Buy tickets and explore the festival details at aco.com.au/tarrawarra2014.
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VASSE FELIX FESTIVAL — WESTERN AUSTRALIA 12–14 December 2014 A summer festival that always sells out quickly, the Vasse Felix Festival is a great excuse to hear concerts led by Richard Tognetti, drink some of Australia’s most awarded wines and visit WA’s picturesque Margaret River region. Join us for three magical concerts at the Vasse Felix Art Gallery, each with an accompanying dining package. For more information, please email info@vassefelix.com.au.
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International Tours “The Australian Chamber Orchestra's visits to Britain deserve to be cherished just as much as those by great symphony orchestras like the Cleveland or the Royal Concertgebouw. There's no string band in the northern hemisphere that communicates such energy, such joy in its music-making as the ACO does.” THE GUARDIAN (UK), 2012
CANADA & USA 14–24 March 2014 We return to Chicago’s Orchestra Hall as part of the Chicago Symphony’s Truth to Power festival, perform in a New York nightclub and embark on a new creative residency in Canada. Full details at aco.com.au. EUROPE 28 September – 14 October 2014 An 18-day tour including concerts in London, Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, Cologne, Birmingham, Frankfurt, Luxembourg and Dublin. Full details at aco.com.au. Tour Europe with us Commencing in Amsterdam on 26 September, Alumni Travel’s 2014 ACO European Tour includes our concerts in Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Vienna as well as opera performances in Hamburg and Vienna. The tour also includes city tours of Haarlem and Lübeck, pre-concert talks by guest speakers, a Danube cruise to the opera in Bratislava, a visit to Austria’s wine-growing region and a chance to meet us for a reception in Amsterdam. Bookings and details at alumnitravel.com.au.
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AC O 2 Regional Tours Our outstanding regional touring orchestra AC O2 has performed over 100 concerts in every state in Australia, including major concert halls such as the Sydney Opera House. For concert details and bookings visit aco.com.au. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 3–13 April Albany, Bunbury, Katanning, Mandurah, Margaret River, Narrogin & Perth Helena Rathbone Director & Violin PRESENTING PARTNER
TASMANIA TOUR 13–21 November Burnie, Hobart, Launceston, Port Arthur & St Helens Henning Kraggerud Guest Director & Violin
“AC O2’s young players displayed an ideally warm tone, allied with the familiar discipline of their older sibling.” LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE, 2013
ACO VIRTUAL Our new virtual orchestra installation features projections of 13 musicians surrounding you on all sides, with the sound of each player coming from the direction of their projection. It's like standing in the middle of the stage during one of our concerts. In 2014, ACO VIRTUAL tours regional centres throughout Australia. For dates and venues visit aco.com.au/acovirtual.
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“Such a beautifully intimate listening and visual experience.” AUDIENCE FEEDBACK, 2013
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RENEW YOUR PACKAGE Renew by Mon 23 Sep 2013 to keep your seats. After this date your seats will be released for sale. Mail Return the personalised form that was mailed with your brochure. Web Log into aco.com.au/renew using your email address. Phone 1800 444 444 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) In Person Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) Seating change requests must be made when renewing. Changes, where possible, will be made primarily in date order of receipt. Where it is not possible to satisfy a change request, the original seats will be allocated. CONCESSION TICKETS Please enclose photocopied proof of age/ concession card with your booking form.
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DONATIONS We ask for a tax-deductible donation to be included with your subscription to help us maintain the ACO as Australia’s finest orchestra and to help us provide essential support for our education work. We receive less than 15% of our funding from government sources (compared to 40–70% for the symphony orchestras) so we rely on the generosity of our supporters. Thank you for your contribution.
ACO+ Package The ACO+ Package features the three most adventurous programs of the year, each of which brings together eclectic collaborators and art forms – a great way to introduce friends and family to the ACO. Available in Sydney and Melbourne, this year’s ACO+ Package includes: Timeline featuring special musical guests and visual projections (see page 10 for details).
Under 30-year-olds save up to 50%. Veterans’ Affairs pensioners, Full-time Students, Centrelink-issued Pension and Health Care card holders are eligible for concession price tickets. Seniors Cards are not eligible for concession prices. The Friday matinee series at City Recital Hall Angel Place is an exception to this rule.
Intimate Letters featuring Bell Shakespeare actors (see page 16 for details). Tognetti’s Beethoven featuring the premiere of Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s new piece (see page 21 for details). PICTURE CREDITS Additional photos by Patrick Ryan (page 6); Franco Zecchin / Picturetank (page 9); Paul Henderson-Kelly (page 12); Petri Puromies (page 15); Uwe Krejci (page 16); Clive Barda (page 21); Ben Marden (top page 26); and Will Huxley (bottom page 26).
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Season Dates Which concerts are included in each subscription package?
ADELAIDE Town Hall
BRISBANE QPAC Concert Hall
CANBERRA Llewellyn Hall
MELBOURNE Arts Centre
MELBOURNE Recital Centre
Tue 8pm — Haydn Cello 6 May
Mon 8pm — Dawn Upshaw 17 Feb
Sat 8pm — Dawn Upshaw 7 Feb (Fri)
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Timeline 3 Jun
Haydn Cello 14 Apr
Haydn Cello 12 Apr
Mahler 4 24 Jun
Timeline 26 May
Mahler 4 21 Jun
Piano Quintets 22 Jul
Mahler 4 16 Jun
Piano Quintets 19 Jul
Intimate Letters 2 Sep
Intimate Letters 18 Aug
Intimate Letters 23 Aug
Marwood’s Serenade 18 Nov
Marwood’s Serenade 24 Nov
Tognetti’s Beethoven 1 Nov
Dawn Upshaw Sun 23 Feb, Mon 24 Feb Haydn Cello Sun 4 May, Mon 5 May Timeline Sun 1 Jun, Mon 2 Jun
Piano Quintets Mon 21 Jul Tognetti in Recital Mon 25 Aug Paganini/Tognetti Wed 10 Dec
Mahler 4 Sun 22 Jun, Mon 23 Jun Intimate Letters Sun 31 Aug, Mon 1 Sep Tognetti’s Beethoven Sun 26 Oct, Mon 27 Oct Marwood’s Serenade Sun 16 Nov, Mon 17 Nov MONDAY
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Timeline 4 Jun
Timeline 25 May
Marwood’s Serenade Thu 27 Nov
Piano Quintets 23 Jul
Mahler 4 29 Jun
Tognetti’s Beethoven 29 Oct
Intimate Letters 24 Aug
Dawn Upshaw Tue 11 Feb, Wed 12 Feb, Fri 14 Feb, Sat 15 Feb Haydn Cello Tue 29 Apr, Wed 30 Apr, Fri 2 May, Sat 3 May
Tognetti’s Beethoven 2 Nov Marwood’s Serenade 30 Nov
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New Subscriber Booking Form
Subscribe at aco.com.au or complete both sides of this form. If you subscribed to the 2013 Season and have not received a renewal notice, please call 1800 444 444. If you would like to add concerts that are not in your subscription series, please book at aco.com.au or phone 1800 444 444.
FILL IN YOUR DETAILS Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss First Name Surname Address
Suburb State Postcode
Phone Email Please do NOT send me customer service emails and ACO monthly enewsletters. If you are subscribing for more than one person, please attach their details on a separate sheet so they can receive a subscriber card and be emailed news and invitations. CHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE Indicate the number of packages you require in each reserve. A Res Full
A Res Conc.
A Res B Res Under 30 Full
B Res Conc.
B Res C Res Under 30 Full
C Res Conc.
C Res TOTALS Under 30
Adelaide
$480
$384
$240
$378
$306
$204
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-
$
Brisbane
$480
$384
$240
$378
$306
$204
$288
$216
$186
$
Canberra
$480
$384
$240
$378
$306
$204
$288
$216
$186
$
Melbourne Arts Centre, Sun 2.30pm
$616
$525
$280
$490
$406
$252
$364
$294
$217
$
Melbourne Arts Centre, Mon 8pm
$616
$525
$280
$490
$406
$252
$364
$294
$217
$
Melbourne Recital Centre, 8pm
$264
$225
$120
$210
$174
$108
$ 156
$126
$93
$
Newcastle
$296
$220
$160
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Perth
$400
$320
$200
$315
$255
$170
$240
$180
$155
$
Sydney City Recital Hall, Tue 8pm
$616
$525
$280
$490
$406
$252
$364
$294
$217
$
Sydney City Recital Hall, Wed 7pm
$616
$525
$280
$490
$406
$252
$364
$294
$217
$
Sydney City Recital Hall, Fri 1.30pm
$616
$525
$280
$490
$406
$252
$364
$294
$217
$
Sydney City Recital Hall, Sat 7pm
$616
$525
$280
$490
$406
$252
$364
$294
$217
$
Sydney Opera House, Sun 2pm
$616
$525
$280
$490
$406
$252
$364
$294
$217
$
Wollongong
$296
$220
$160
$232
$192
$132
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$
ACO+ Melbourne Sydney
$294 $294
-
$129 $129
$231 $231
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$129 $129
$165 $165
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$129 $129
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SUBTOTAL $
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SEATING PREFERENCE If you have a preference for where you would like to sit, please tick the relevant section of the hall below. Seating maps are on pages 28–29. City Recital Hall Angel Place
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
All other venues
Stalls
Circle
Box
Balcony
Gallery
Special requirements – if you use a wheelchair or have any other seating needs, please tell us here:
ACO+ PACKAGES Please circle your desired date, one per concert. Melbourne Timeline 1 Jun 2 Jun
Intimate Letters 31 Aug 1 Sep
Tognetti’s Beethoven 26 Oct 27 Oct
Intimate Letters 24 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug
Tognetti’s Beethoven 2 Nov 3 Nov
Sydney Timeline 20 May 21 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 29 May PAYMENT Subscription package/s total
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I would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support the ACO
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TOTAL PAYMENT $ I have included photocopied proof to qualify for a discounted price: Under 30 proof of age Full-time student card, Centre Link Pension card, Veteran’s Affairs pensioner card and Health Care card. Seniors Cards are valid for Sydney Friday matinee subscriptions only. PAYMENT METHOD Cheque or money order made payable to ‘Australian Chamber Orchestra Pty Ltd’ Credit Card Full amount OR VISA
Charge 50% to my credit card now and 50% in December 2013 (card must be valid until Dec 2013).
Mastercard
Diners
American Express
Credit Card Number
Expiry date
Cardholder’s Name Signature Date SUBMIT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Website aco.com.au Post ACO Subscriptions, PO Box R21, Royal Exchange NSW 1225 Phone 1800 444 444 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) In person ACO, Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) 32
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“Intensity and virtuosity are hallmarks of this orchestra.” NEW YORK TIMES, 2012
VERONIQUE SERRET
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ACO Partners
We would like to thank our 2014 Partners for their generous support.
PRINCIPAL PARTNER
FOUNDING PARTNER
FOUNDING PARTNER: ACO VIRTUAL
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
NATIONAL TOUR PARTNERS
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
CONCERT AND SERIES PARTNERS
PERTH SERIES AND WA REGIONAL TOUR PARTNER
EVENT PARTNERS
NATIONAL EDUCATION PARTNERS
Janet Holmes à Court AC Marc Besen AO & Eva Besen AO Forrest Family Foundation
Holmes à Court Family Foundation The Neilson Foundation The Ross Trust 34
ACO Patrons CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
Ms Jan Minchin Director, Tolarno Galleries
Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Chairman, Australian Chamber Orchestra & Executive Director, Transfield Holdings
Mr Jim Minto Managing Director, TAL
Aurizon Holdings Limited Mr Philip Bacon AM Director, Philip Bacon Galleries Mr David Baffsky AO Mr Brad Banducci Director, Woolworths Liquor Group Mr Jeff Bond Chief Executive Officer, Peter Lehmann Wines Mr John Borghetti Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Australia Mr Hall Cannon Regional Delegate, Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific, Relais & Châteaux Mr Michael & Mrs Helen Carapiet Mr Stephen & Mrs Jenny Charles Mr Georg Chmiel Chief Executive Officer, LJ Hooker Mr & Mrs Robin Crawford Rowena Danziger AM & Kenneth G. Coles AM Mr Greg Ellis Chief Executive Officer, REA Group Dr Bob Every Chairman, Wesfarmers
CORE CHAIRS Aiko Goto — Violin Anthony & Sharon Lee
Mr Alf Moufarrige Chief Executive Officer, Servcorp
Violin Chair Terry Campbell AO & Christine Campbell
Mr Robert Peck AM & Ms Yvonne von Hartel AM peckvonhartel architects
Rebecca Chan — Violin Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman
Mr Neil Perry AM Rockpool
Mark Ingwersen — Violin
Mr Mike Sangster Managing Director, Total E&P Australia
Nicole Divall — Viola Ian Lansdown
Ms Margie Seale & Mr David Hardy
Viola Chair Philip Bacon AM
Mr Glen Sealey General Manager, Maserati Australia & New Zealand Mr Tony Shepherd AO President, Business Council of Australia Mr Ray Shorrocks Head of Corporate Finance, Sydney, Patersons Securities Mr Andrew Stevens Managing Director, IBM Australia & New Zealand Mr Mitsuyuki (Mike) Takada Managing Director & CEO, Mitsubishi Australia Ltd
Mr Colin Golvan SC & Dr Deborah Golvan
Mr Gary Wingrove Chief Executive Officer, KPMG Australia Mr Peter Yates AM Chairman, Royal Institution of Australia Director, AIAA Ltd
MEDICI PROGRAM
Mrs Janet Holmes à Court AC
Ms Catherine Livingstone AO Chairman, Telstra Mr Tim Longstaff Managing Director, Corporate Finance Deutsche Bank, Australia/New Zealand
In the time-honoured fashion of the great Medici family, the ACO’s Medici Patrons support the individual players’ Chairs and assist the Orchestra to attract and retain musicians of the highest calibre. MEDICI PATRON MRS AMINA BELGIORNO-NETTIS
Mr Steven Lowy AM Lowy Family Group
PRINCIPAL CHAIRS Richard Tognetti AO — Artistic Director & Lead Violin Michael Ball AM & Daria Ball Wendy Edwards Prudence MacLeod
Mr Didier Mahout CEO Australia & NZ, BNP Paribas
Helena Rathbone — Principal Violin Kate & Daryl Dixon
Mr David Mathlin Senior Principal, Sinclair Knight Merz
Satu Vänskä — Principal Violin Kay Bryan
Ms Julianne Maxwell
Christopher Moore — Principal Viola peckvonhartel architects
Mr Andrew Low Chief Executive Officer, RedBridge Grant Samuel
Mr Michael Maxwell Mr Donald McGauchie AO Chairman, Nufarm Limited Ms Naomi Milgrom AO
FRIENDS OF MEDICI Mr R Bruce Corlett AM & Mrs Ann Corlett
Peter William Weiss AO, Patron
Mr Kim Williams AM Chief Executive Officer, News Limited
Mr & Mrs Simon & Katrina Holmes à Court Observant Pty Limited
GUEST CHAIRS Brian Nixon — Principal Timpani Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP & Ms Lucy Turnbull AO
Mr Richard Freudenstein Chief Executive Officer, FOXTEL
Mr Peter Hislop Chief Executive Officer, Potentia 3
Melissa Barnard — Cello The Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation
ACO INSTRUMENT FUND
Mr Angelos Frangopoulos Chief Executive Officer, Australian News Channel
Mr Andrew & Mrs Hiroko Gwinnett
Julian Thompson — Cello The Clayton Family
Mr Michael Triguboff Managing Director, MIR Investment Management Ltd
Ms Vanessa Wallace Mr Malcolm Garrow Directors, Booz & Company
Mr John Grill Chairman, WorleyParsons
Ilya Isakovich — Violin Australian Communities Foundation – Connie & Craig Kimberley Fund
The ACO has established its Instrument Fund to offer patrons and wholesale investors the opportunity to participate in the ownership of a bank of historic stringed instruments. The Fund’s first asset is Australia’s only Stradivarius violin, now on loan to Satu Vänskä, Principal Violin. The ACO pays tribute to the Founding Patrons of the Fund, who have made donations to the Orchestra to assist the Fund to acquire the Stradivarius violin. VISIONARY – $1M+ Peter William Weiss AO CONCERTO – $200,000–$499,999 Amina Belgiorno-Nettis Naomi Milgrom AO QUARTET – $50,000–$99,999 John Leece AM & Anne Leece The ACO pays tribute to our Founding Investors of the Fund: Guido & Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis Bill Best Benjamin Brady Steven Duchen Brendan Hopkins John Taberner Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman
LIFE PATRONS
Timo-Veikko Valve — Principal Cello Peter William Weiss AO Maxime Bibeau — Principal Double Bass
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IBM Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Mrs Barbara Blackman Mrs Roxane Clayton Mr David Constable AM Mr Martin Dickson AM & Mrs Susie Dickson Mr John Harvey AO Mrs Alexandra Martin Mrs Fay Parker Mr John Taberner & Mr Grant Lang Mr Peter William Weiss AO
aco.com.au Australian Chamber Orchestra Pty Ltd A not for profit company registered in NSW. ABN 45 001 335 182
Richard Tognetti AO Artistic Director Timothy Calnin General Manager PO Box R21, Royal Exchange NSW 1225, Australia Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: 1800 444 444 (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm) Email: aco@aco.com.au
If you would like to be sent a copy of the text in this brochure printed in larger font, please phone 1800 444 444. Brochure design by Christopher Doyle & Co. ACO Musician Portrait Photography by Pierre Toussaint Styling by Jolyon Mason
NICOLE DIVALL