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Melbourne Recital Centre

Principal Partner

APRIL & MAY 2012

AngĂŠlique Kidjo with Vusa Mahlasela 5 April For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

April & May 2012 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Jupiter 2.30pm – pg 4

Cha Cha Sam 10am & 11.30am – pg 4

Tubby the Tuba 11am – pg 4 George Boyle 6pm – pg 5 Ears Wide Open #1 6.30pm – pg 5

Brave New World 7pm – pg 5 Yann Tiersen 7.30pm – pg 6

Angélique Kidjo 7.30pm – pg 7

Monday April 09

Destination Italy 6pm – pg 6 A Feast of Languages 7.30pm – pg 8

Johannes Roloff 6pm – pg 8

The Fallen Woman 8pm – pg 8

European Nostalgia 6.30pm – pg 9 University of Melbourne Perform Beethoven 7.30pm – pg 9

Songs Without Words 3pm & 6pm – pg 9

La Melodia Antica 6pm – pg 10

Emperor Concerto 8pm – pg 11

Musings Mostly Musical 6pm – pg 12

Musings Mostly Musical 6pm – pg 12 Emperor Concerto 6.30pm – pg 11

Susan Graham 7.30pm – pg 14

On a Wire 8pm – pg 16 Fractured Jams 10pm – pg 16

St Lawrence String Quartet 8pm – pg 13

01 02 03 04 05

08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Wilma & Friends #1 6pm – pg 10

18 19 20 21

16

Monash Sinfonia in Concert 7.30pm – pg 12

Apotheosis 7pm – pg 12

St Lawrence String Quartet 7pm – pg 13

Hallelujah Junction 6pm – pg 16

Music by Steve Reich 8pm – pg 16 Feldman’s Patterns 6pm – pg 16

Pierrot’s New World 6pm – pg 17

Coming Together 8pm – pg 17

Golden Light 7pm – pg 17

Blindman’s Bluff 6pm – pg 17

Musicircus 5pm – pg 17 Waves 8pm – pg 17 Afterparty 10pm – pg 17

Beethoven’s Cello 6pm – pg 18

Tiffany Speight & David McNicol 11am – pg 18 Australian Voices – Liza Lim 6pm – pg 19

Re-Imaginings 6pm – pg 19

Top Class Drama & Theatre Studies 10am, 2pm & 6.30pm – pg 19

Top Class Drama & Theatre Studies 10am & 2pm – pg19 Poetry & Virtuosity 7pm – pg 20

Red Bull Beat Suite 4pm & 8.30pm – pg21

Lotus Moon 7.30pm – pg 21

Destination England 6pm – pg 21

Beethoven & Vasks 7pm – pg 22

Aria 7.30pm – pg 22

22 23 24

26 27 28

29 30 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 09 10 11 12

Melbourne Piano Trio’s Pink Lady Concert 4pm – pg 20

The University of Melbourne Orchestra 7.30pm – pg 23

13 14 15 16 17

Aria 2.30pm – pg 22

Dialogue 2 7pm – pg 23

Trio Dali 7pm – pg 24

Once Upon a Time 7pm – pg 25 Alexander Boyd 7.30pm – pg 25

The King’s Chamber 6pm – pg 27 Silent Inspiration 6.30pm – pg 27

Wesley College Music Festival 7.30pm – pg 27

Symphony of the Gods 11.30am – pg 28 Amir Farid 6pm – pg 29

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • APRIL

Trio Dali 8pm – pg 24

25 26

Songs of Love and Life 6pm – pg 29

27 28 29 30 31

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Corelli, Vivaldi & Bach 6pm – pg 25

20 21 22 23 Stephen Mcintyre’s Birthday Celebration 3pm – pg 26

eighth blackbird

Uwe Hagen Managing Director, Audi Australia

Now in our third year of partnership with Melbourne Recital Centre, Audi is proud of the role its Principal Partnership has played in assisting to establish this new Australian cultural icon and world-renowned music venue.

Our partnership is based on a shared commitment to progressive performance brought to life with a vigour, quality and passion that enables the kind of masterful performance we will all enjoy in the upcoming autumn season.

We look forward to continued shared success, strengthening the partnership between our two great brands in Australia.

I commend the impending concerts to all music aficionados – enjoy!

Principal Partner

The Best Place to Hear Autumn is the perfect time to come inside and discover Melbourne Recital Centre’s exquisite blend of architecture and art. Concerts in the dramatic Elisabeth Murdoch Hall and the intimate Salon resonate in the finest acoustic in Australia for chamber (small ensemble) music.

Classical music is just one of our passions. In April and May, we present Angélique Kidjo (5 April), an acclaimed world music pop star and activist – her concerts are dynamic, uplifting experiences that will have you on your feet.

We welcome mezzo-soprano, Susan Graham, for a recital that ranges from Baroque to Broadway in our Great Performers series (26 April).

She’s America’s favourite mezzo and she’s sure to win Melbourne’s heart, too.

The Metropolis New Music Festival (27 April – 5 May) is a bold new partnership between the MSO and Melbourne Recital Centre. Led by the hottest contemporary music band in the business, eighth blackbird (two-time Grammy-winners), the Festival surveys the state of the art of American music. We’re thrilled that one of the greatest living composers Steve Reich will be present for a talk and concert of his music. In terms of impact, Reich is a musical radical every bit as revolutionary as Beethoven. He’ll be here in spirit at least when pianist Olli Mustonen and the MSO play the king of concertos – Beethoven’s Emperor (19 & 21 April).

Melbourne Recital Centre is the best place to hear every thrilling note.

Join us.

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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April & May 2012 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Jupiter 2.30pm – pg 4

Cha Cha Sam 10am & 11.30am – pg 4

Tubby the Tuba 11am – pg 4 George Boyle 6pm – pg 5 Ears Wide Open #1 6.30pm – pg 5

Brave New World 7pm – pg 5 Yann Tiersen 7.30pm – pg 6

Angélique Kidjo 7.30pm – pg 7

Monday April 09

Destination Italy 6pm – pg 6 A Feast of Languages 7.30pm – pg 8

Johannes Roloff 6pm – pg 8

The Fallen Woman 8pm – pg 8

European Nostalgia 6.30pm – pg 9 University of Melbourne Perform Beethoven 7.30pm – pg 9

Songs Without Words 3pm & 6pm – pg 9

La Melodia Antica 6pm – pg 10

Emperor Concerto 8pm – pg 11

Musings Mostly Musical 6pm – pg 12

Musings Mostly Musical 6pm – pg 12 Emperor Concerto 6.30pm – pg 11

Susan Graham 7.30pm – pg 14

On a Wire 8pm – pg 16 Fractured Jams 10pm – pg 16

St Lawrence String Quartet 8pm – pg 13

01 02 03 04 05

08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Wilma & Friends #1 6pm – pg 10

18 19 20 21

16

Monash Sinfonia in Concert 7.30pm – pg 12

Apotheosis 7pm – pg 12

St Lawrence String Quartet 7pm – pg 13

Hallelujah Junction 6pm – pg 16

Music by Steve Reich 8pm – pg 16 Feldman’s Patterns 6pm – pg 16

Pierrot’s New World 6pm – pg 17

Coming Together 8pm – pg 17

Golden Light 7pm – pg 17

Blindman’s Bluff 6pm – pg 17

Musicircus 5pm – pg 17 Waves 8pm – pg 17 Afterparty 10pm – pg 17

Beethoven’s Cello 6pm – pg 18

Tiffany Speight & David McNicol 11am – pg 18 Australian Voices – Liza Lim 6pm – pg 19

Re-Imaginings 6pm – pg 19

Top Class Drama & Theatre Studies 10am, 2pm & 6.30pm – pg 19

Top Class Drama & Theatre Studies 10am & 2pm – pg19 Poetry & Virtuosity 7pm – pg 20

Red Bull Beat Suite 4pm & 8.30pm – pg21

Lotus Moon 7.30pm – pg 21

Destination England 6pm – pg 21

Beethoven & Vasks 7pm – pg 22

Aria 7.30pm – pg 22

22 23 24

26 27 28

29 30 01 02 03 04 05 07 08 09 10 11 12

Melbourne Piano Trio’s Pink Lady Concert 4pm – pg 20

The University of Melbourne Orchestra 7.30pm – pg 23

13 14 15 16 17

Aria 2.30pm – pg 22

Dialogue 2 7pm – pg 23

Trio Dali 7pm – pg 24

Once Upon a Time 7pm – pg 25 Alexander Boyd 7.30pm – pg 25

The King’s Chamber 6pm – pg 27 Silent Inspiration 6.30pm – pg 27

Wesley College Music Festival 7.30pm – pg 27

Symphony of the Gods 11.30am – pg 28 Amir Farid 6pm – pg 29

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • APRIL

Trio Dali 8pm – pg 24

25 26

Songs of Love and Life 6pm – pg 29

27 28 29 30 31

2

19

Corelli, Vivaldi & Bach 6pm – pg 25

20 21 22 23 Stephen Mcintyre’s Birthday Celebration 3pm – pg 26

eighth blackbird

Uwe Hagen Managing Director, Audi Australia

Now in our third year of partnership with Melbourne Recital Centre, Audi is proud of the role its Principal Partnership has played in assisting to establish this new Australian cultural icon and world-renowned music venue.

Our partnership is based on a shared commitment to progressive performance brought to life with a vigour, quality and passion that enables the kind of masterful performance we will all enjoy in the upcoming autumn season.

We look forward to continued shared success, strengthening the partnership between our two great brands in Australia.

I commend the impending concerts to all music aficionados – enjoy!

Principal Partner

The Best Place to Hear Autumn is the perfect time to come inside and discover Melbourne Recital Centre’s exquisite blend of architecture and art. Concerts in the dramatic Elisabeth Murdoch Hall and the intimate Salon resonate in the finest acoustic in Australia for chamber (small ensemble) music.

Classical music is just one of our passions. In April and May, we present Angélique Kidjo (5 April), an acclaimed world music pop star and activist – her concerts are dynamic, uplifting experiences that will have you on your feet.

We welcome mezzo-soprano, Susan Graham, for a recital that ranges from Baroque to Broadway in our Great Performers series (26 April).

She’s America’s favourite mezzo and she’s sure to win Melbourne’s heart, too.

The Metropolis New Music Festival (27 April – 5 May) is a bold new partnership between the MSO and Melbourne Recital Centre. Led by the hottest contemporary music band in the business, eighth blackbird (two-time Grammy-winners), the Festival surveys the state of the art of American music. We’re thrilled that one of the greatest living composers Steve Reich will be present for a talk and concert of his music. In terms of impact, Reich is a musical radical every bit as revolutionary as Beethoven. He’ll be here in spirit at least when pianist Olli Mustonen and the MSO play the king of concertos – Beethoven’s Emperor (19 & 21 April).

Melbourne Recital Centre is the best place to hear every thrilling note.

Join us.

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Jupiter

Australian Voices – George Boyle In the second concert of our season celebrating Australian music, pianist Timothy Young leads the musicians of ANAM in a program of innovative works by George Boyle, one of our country’s first significant compositional figures.

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s classic start to the year features two of Mozart’s greatest masterpieces framing Beethoven’s concerto for the unusual combination of violin, cello and piano with orchestra.

Here performed by a trio of exciting young artists, experience a work that combines the grandeur of Beethoven’s orchestral style with the subtlety of his chamber music. information

Katherine Lukey

Thu 29 March 7.30pm & Sun 1 April 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture K.492 Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major Op.56 Mozart Symphony No.41 Jupiter K.551 Katherine Lukey violin Michelle Wood cello Timothy Young piano Melbourne Chamber Orchestra William Hennessy director Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

An artist well ahead of his time, Boyle’s music reflects his close association with many key figures of the pre-war European and American avant-garde.

INFORMATION

Tue 3 April 6pm Salon Timothy Young piano/director ANAM Musicians Tickets: $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music

Timothy Young

Cha Cha Sam in Concert Cha Cha Sam returns with her uplifting brand of folk/pop for people who are little and people who are big; for people who love music and dancing, and people who love each other. Expect to hear some of your favourite songs, and some new ones too. Bring the whole family including your Nanna, and share the good times and Cha Cha Sam joy.

Cha Cha Sam

INFORMATION

Mon 2 April 10am & 11.30am Salon (no interval) Tickets $25 ($15 child) This concert is appropriate for children aged 2–8 years.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Music for big-spirited kids and their grownups.

Tubby the Tuba The wonderful story of Tubby the Tuba has been entertaining children and adults alike since 1941. Tubby Tuba is tired of just playing ‘oompah, oompah’ and wants to perform a melody like the violins or the flute. That night, while sitting by the river, the unhappy tuba meets a bullfrog, who sings a beautiful tune.

The next day, inspired by his new friend, Tubby enthusiastically plays the melody for the orchestra, winning the praise of the conductor and the other instruments.

This favourite is paired with another classic, The Musicians of Bremen by the Brothers Grimm, where a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster head off to live a life free of masters and become musicians.

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • APRIL

Richard Gill

Roger Jonsson, Benjamin Martin & Josephine Vains

Brave New World Firebird Trio

INFORMATION

Tue 3 April 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval) Tickets $25 ($15 child) This concert is appropriate for primary school age children.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Recital Centre children’s programming is supported by The Hugh Williamson Foundation.

A morning of great family entertainment

Ears Wide Open #1 ‘I could not refuse my melancholy nature the satisfaction of composing an overture to a tragedy’, Brahms wrote of his Tragic Overture. If you want to know more about this favourite orchestral classic, join Richard Gill and the MSO for Ears Wide Open, an interactive 80-minute journey into music.

INFORMATION

As a fitting tribute to the prophetic qualities of Brave New World, the Huxley Titles Series opens with a trio by perhaps music’s greatest visionary – Beethoven. Then Firebird traverses the cultural threads of the New World via Aaron Copland’s ancestral homage and Charles Ives’ extraordinarily innovative score. Completing the program, composer/ pianist Benjamin Martin offers a trio arrangement of Stravinsky’s seminal ballet score, celebrating the magic of the firebird.

Joined by guest speaker and Australian Living Treasure Dr Barry Jones.

INFORMATION

Wed 4 April 7pm Salon BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E flat major, Op.1 No.1 IVES Piano Trio COPLAND Vitebsk STRAVINSKY Four movements from The Firebird (arr. Ben Martin) Firebird Trio Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Three concert subscription package $115 ($89) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Firebird Trio

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Tue 3 April 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Brahms Tragic Overture Op.81 (excerpts) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Richard Gill conductor/presenter Tickets $20 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Introducing Brahm’s Tragic Overture

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Jupiter

Australian Voices – George Boyle In the second concert of our season celebrating Australian music, pianist Timothy Young leads the musicians of ANAM in a program of innovative works by George Boyle, one of our country’s first significant compositional figures.

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s classic start to the year features two of Mozart’s greatest masterpieces framing Beethoven’s concerto for the unusual combination of violin, cello and piano with orchestra.

Here performed by a trio of exciting young artists, experience a work that combines the grandeur of Beethoven’s orchestral style with the subtlety of his chamber music. information

Katherine Lukey

Thu 29 March 7.30pm & Sun 1 April 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture K.492 Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major Op.56 Mozart Symphony No.41 Jupiter K.551 Katherine Lukey violin Michelle Wood cello Timothy Young piano Melbourne Chamber Orchestra William Hennessy director Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

An artist well ahead of his time, Boyle’s music reflects his close association with many key figures of the pre-war European and American avant-garde.

INFORMATION

Tue 3 April 6pm Salon Timothy Young piano/director ANAM Musicians Tickets: $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music

Timothy Young

Cha Cha Sam in Concert Cha Cha Sam returns with her uplifting brand of folk/pop for people who are little and people who are big; for people who love music and dancing, and people who love each other. Expect to hear some of your favourite songs, and some new ones too. Bring the whole family including your Nanna, and share the good times and Cha Cha Sam joy.

Cha Cha Sam

INFORMATION

Mon 2 April 10am & 11.30am Salon (no interval) Tickets $25 ($15 child) This concert is appropriate for children aged 2–8 years.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Music for big-spirited kids and their grownups.

Tubby the Tuba The wonderful story of Tubby the Tuba has been entertaining children and adults alike since 1941. Tubby Tuba is tired of just playing ‘oompah, oompah’ and wants to perform a melody like the violins or the flute. That night, while sitting by the river, the unhappy tuba meets a bullfrog, who sings a beautiful tune.

The next day, inspired by his new friend, Tubby enthusiastically plays the melody for the orchestra, winning the praise of the conductor and the other instruments.

This favourite is paired with another classic, The Musicians of Bremen by the Brothers Grimm, where a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster head off to live a life free of masters and become musicians.

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • APRIL

Richard Gill

Roger Jonsson, Benjamin Martin & Josephine Vains

Brave New World Firebird Trio

INFORMATION

Tue 3 April 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval) Tickets $25 ($15 child) This concert is appropriate for primary school age children.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Recital Centre children’s programming is supported by The Hugh Williamson Foundation.

A morning of great family entertainment

Ears Wide Open #1 ‘I could not refuse my melancholy nature the satisfaction of composing an overture to a tragedy’, Brahms wrote of his Tragic Overture. If you want to know more about this favourite orchestral classic, join Richard Gill and the MSO for Ears Wide Open, an interactive 80-minute journey into music.

INFORMATION

As a fitting tribute to the prophetic qualities of Brave New World, the Huxley Titles Series opens with a trio by perhaps music’s greatest visionary – Beethoven. Then Firebird traverses the cultural threads of the New World via Aaron Copland’s ancestral homage and Charles Ives’ extraordinarily innovative score. Completing the program, composer/ pianist Benjamin Martin offers a trio arrangement of Stravinsky’s seminal ballet score, celebrating the magic of the firebird.

Joined by guest speaker and Australian Living Treasure Dr Barry Jones.

INFORMATION

Wed 4 April 7pm Salon BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E flat major, Op.1 No.1 IVES Piano Trio COPLAND Vitebsk STRAVINSKY Four movements from The Firebird (arr. Ben Martin) Firebird Trio Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Three concert subscription package $115 ($89) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Firebird Trio

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Tue 3 April 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Brahms Tragic Overture Op.81 (excerpts) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Richard Gill conductor/presenter Tickets $20 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Introducing Brahm’s Tragic Overture

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Yann Tiersen

‘ It was one of those rare moments at a live gig when you realise you’ve been in the presence of greatness.’

Multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and street musician, Yann Tiersen brings the dreamy, romantic and gorgeously-detailed sound of his latest album, Skyline, to Melbourne for one concert only. Quietly famous in his native France until 2001, Tiersen shot to international fame with the release of the film Amelie, which he provided with a delicate, whimsical and instantly appealing musical score. Since then he has collaborated with Jane Birkin, one of the Cocteau Twins and continued to create his elegant and eclectic albums. Tiersen’s life-affirming and hook-laden music transcends genre – it’s not pop, it’s not indie and it’s not classical because, as Tiersen says: ‘It is not my job to define my music.

To keep the enthusiasm for creating, an artist should not care about genres.’

A Yann Tiersen live concert is an emotive and spontaneous experience. Don’t miss one of France’s quirkiest and most uplifting musical sensibilities.

INFORMATION

Wed 4 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Yann Tiersen Premium $75 A reserve $65 ($55 concession) B reserve $50 ($40 concession) C reserve $40 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

With Vusi Mahlasela

Destination Italy Ludovico’s Band

Love Italy? Join Ludovico’s Band as they journey through the 17th century visiting exotic Venice with its spice traders, mysterious Lenten masks, golden St Mark’s Basilica and the music of Castello and Bassano. Cross the Po Valley to Florence, the city of the Renaissance, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci and the birth place of opera. Travel to Rome where Frescobaldi so entranced his patrons and peers with his magnificent playing in St Peter’s Basilica. Hear some of the first sonatas ever written. This was music of the avant-garde, exciting, edgy, flamboyant and full of joy and sprezzatura.

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • APRIL

Angélique Kidjo ‘ Joyously powerful soul vocals’

INFORMATION

Tue 10 April 6pm Salon (no interval) Ludovico’s Band Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Four concert subscription package $112 ($80) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

An extraordinary singer and storyteller, Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest forces in African music. Kidjo brings her powerful voice and ‘dynamic and unstoppable’ (NY Times) music to Melbourne Recital Centre’s Elisabeth Murdoch Hall for one concert only.

Exiled from her homeland, the West African state of Benin for her role as an outspoken humanitarian activist, Kidjo has used her music to bring global attention to the plight of women and children in Africa. According to The Guardian (UK), Kidjo is one of the

100 most inspiring women in the world.

The Grammy-award winning artist is a global pop star and has collaborated with artists as diverse as Alicia Keys, John Legend and Dianne Reeves and drawn inspiration from Miriam Makeba, James Brown, Otis Redding and the music of Benin.

Sharing the bill is musician-activist Vusi Mahlasela whose songs of hope connect apartheid-scarred South Africa with its promise for a better future. Known simply as ‘The Voice’ in his homeland, Mahlasela is celebrated for his distinctive, powerful voice and his poetic, optimistic lyrics.

Kidjo’s concerts are joyous and exuberant.

With a richly powerful voice, commanding stage presence and a dramatic past, Kidjo is an icon: ‘Africa’s premier diva’. Her Melbourne concert is essential for anyone interested in the way music can shape and be shaped by history.

information

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Thu 5 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Angélique Kidjo, Vusi Mahlasela Premium $120 A reserve $100 ($90 concession) B reserve $80 ($70 concession) C reserve $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Yann Tiersen

‘ It was one of those rare moments at a live gig when you realise you’ve been in the presence of greatness.’

Multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and street musician, Yann Tiersen brings the dreamy, romantic and gorgeously-detailed sound of his latest album, Skyline, to Melbourne for one concert only. Quietly famous in his native France until 2001, Tiersen shot to international fame with the release of the film Amelie, which he provided with a delicate, whimsical and instantly appealing musical score. Since then he has collaborated with Jane Birkin, one of the Cocteau Twins and continued to create his elegant and eclectic albums. Tiersen’s life-affirming and hook-laden music transcends genre – it’s not pop, it’s not indie and it’s not classical because, as Tiersen says: ‘It is not my job to define my music.

To keep the enthusiasm for creating, an artist should not care about genres.’

A Yann Tiersen live concert is an emotive and spontaneous experience. Don’t miss one of France’s quirkiest and most uplifting musical sensibilities.

INFORMATION

Wed 4 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Yann Tiersen Premium $75 A reserve $65 ($55 concession) B reserve $50 ($40 concession) C reserve $40 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

With Vusi Mahlasela

Destination Italy Ludovico’s Band

Love Italy? Join Ludovico’s Band as they journey through the 17th century visiting exotic Venice with its spice traders, mysterious Lenten masks, golden St Mark’s Basilica and the music of Castello and Bassano. Cross the Po Valley to Florence, the city of the Renaissance, Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci and the birth place of opera. Travel to Rome where Frescobaldi so entranced his patrons and peers with his magnificent playing in St Peter’s Basilica. Hear some of the first sonatas ever written. This was music of the avant-garde, exciting, edgy, flamboyant and full of joy and sprezzatura.

6

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • APRIL

Angélique Kidjo ‘ Joyously powerful soul vocals’

INFORMATION

Tue 10 April 6pm Salon (no interval) Ludovico’s Band Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Four concert subscription package $112 ($80) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

An extraordinary singer and storyteller, Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest forces in African music. Kidjo brings her powerful voice and ‘dynamic and unstoppable’ (NY Times) music to Melbourne Recital Centre’s Elisabeth Murdoch Hall for one concert only.

Exiled from her homeland, the West African state of Benin for her role as an outspoken humanitarian activist, Kidjo has used her music to bring global attention to the plight of women and children in Africa. According to The Guardian (UK), Kidjo is one of the

100 most inspiring women in the world.

The Grammy-award winning artist is a global pop star and has collaborated with artists as diverse as Alicia Keys, John Legend and Dianne Reeves and drawn inspiration from Miriam Makeba, James Brown, Otis Redding and the music of Benin.

Sharing the bill is musician-activist Vusi Mahlasela whose songs of hope connect apartheid-scarred South Africa with its promise for a better future. Known simply as ‘The Voice’ in his homeland, Mahlasela is celebrated for his distinctive, powerful voice and his poetic, optimistic lyrics.

Kidjo’s concerts are joyous and exuberant.

With a richly powerful voice, commanding stage presence and a dramatic past, Kidjo is an icon: ‘Africa’s premier diva’. Her Melbourne concert is essential for anyone interested in the way music can shape and be shaped by history.

information

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Thu 5 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Angélique Kidjo, Vusi Mahlasela Premium $120 A reserve $100 ($90 concession) B reserve $80 ($70 concession) C reserve $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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European Nostalgia

‘ Immortal classic meets music of today inspired by great masters.’

Duo Chamber Melange

Michelle Wood, Adam Chalabi, Lerida Delbridge & Justin Williams

A Feast of Languages Tinalley String Quartet Australia’s internationally celebrated Tinalley String Quartet returns with a dynamic season celebrating the tremendous breadth of repertoire the string quartet genre offers. This program opens with selected movements of J.S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Witness the Quartet provoking, murmuring and reflecting... yet not a word is spoken! Shostakovich’s concise 7th Quartet is an epitaph of loneliness, scaling the emotional heights of rage, fear, isolation and tender reminiscence. In a program celebrating language, discourse and humanity, the Quartet closes with Beethoven’s Op.59, No.2; symphonic in scale, the work showcases Tinalley’s tonal riches and exuberant playing style.

The Fallen Woman ‘ Tsiavos illustrates the instrument’s brooding strength and breadth of communicative impact, as well as exploring its unexpectedly wide range and remarkable powers of resonance.’

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • APRIL

INFORMATION

Tue 10 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall BACH The Art of Fugue SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.7 in F sharp minor Op.108 HAYDN String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No.5 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E minor Op.59 No.2, Razumovsky Tinalley String Quartet Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert subscription package $135 ($105) Presented by Tinalley String Quartet

‘ ...a class act ... crafted with moments of great beauty.’

Johannes Roloff With the two contrasting sonatas, Beethoven’s intimate Sonata No.30 and Chopin’s expansive No.3, German pianist Johannes Roloff performs in the Salon for the first time. Johannes’ international career spans both recitals and orchestral repertoire, including performances with the Berlin Symphoniker and Deutsches Symphonieorchester. He has twice recorded Bach’s Well Tempered Klavier and is also an active composer and arranger for film and stage.

INFORMATION

Fri 13 April 6.30pm Salon (no interval) Schnittke Suite in the Old Style Pavlova Impromptu for violin & piano Rotaru Debumessquisse Prokofiev Sonata for violin & piano No.2 in D major, Op.94 Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert subscription package $89.25 ($63.75) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange

Tamara Smolyar & Ivana Tomaskova

The University of Melbourne Orchestra performs Beethoven

Songs Without Words Benaud Trio

INFORMATION

Wed 11 April 6pm Salon Schoenberg Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op.19 Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109 Chopin Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 Johannes Roloff piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

With celebrated soprano Deborah Kayser and versatile Melbourne favourite Nick Tsiavos, the female voice and the contrabass combine to create a rich aesthetic experience.

In this performance, the duo embarks on an exploration of rapture and its residue; creating an intimate sound-world that is as beautiful in its limpid stillness as it is intense in its violent energies.

Amir Farid, Lachlan & Ewan Bramble

Mendelssohn makes a welcome return with one of the most loved trios ever written. For a composer of his genius, words are simply not required. Australia’s Nigel Westlake is renowned worldwide for his music for film and concert hall.

Urban Myths showcases his uncanny gift for melody. Likewise, Haydn’s E flat Trio is full of euphonious inspiration and innovation. Nothing less could be expected from the piano trio’s inventor!

In this Sidney Myer Free Concert, conductor Max McBride directs the University of Melbourne Orchestra in an all-Beethoven program featuring international soloists Li Wei Qin, Natsuko Yoshimoto and Kristian Chong. A concert not to be missed!

INFORMATION

Thu 12 April 8pm Salon (no interval) Montéclair Brunettes Kassia The Fallen Woman Abelard Dolorum Solatium Deborah Kayser soprano Nick Tsiavos contrabass Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Lyrical melodies and shimmering, fast-paced music is the focus of this concert which features Titans of 20th century Russian music, Sergei Prokofiev and Alfred Schnittke.

Duo Chamber Melange is delighted to introduce to Melbourne audiences a collection of Australian premieres including Romanian composers Dan Dediu and Diana Rotaru, renowned for vivid and wonderfully structured works that engage from start to finish, and American-Russian Anna Pavlova (yes, a composer, not a ballerina!) with her distinct poetic style of music.

INFORMATION

Fri 13 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major Op.56

Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.60 The University of Melbourne Orchestra Max McBride conductor Li Wei Qin cello Natsuko Yoshimoto violin Kristian Chong piano FREE event – general admission Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and supported by The Sidney Myer and MSO Trust, the Colin & Cicely Rigg Bequest and Simplot

Deborah Kayser & Nick Tsiavos

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Sat 14 April 3pm & 6pm Salon (no interval) Haydn Piano Trio No.42 in E flat major, Hob XV:30 Westlake Urban Myths Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49 Benaud Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Benaud Trio

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European Nostalgia

‘ Immortal classic meets music of today inspired by great masters.’

Duo Chamber Melange

Michelle Wood, Adam Chalabi, Lerida Delbridge & Justin Williams

A Feast of Languages Tinalley String Quartet Australia’s internationally celebrated Tinalley String Quartet returns with a dynamic season celebrating the tremendous breadth of repertoire the string quartet genre offers. This program opens with selected movements of J.S. Bach’s The Art of Fugue. Witness the Quartet provoking, murmuring and reflecting... yet not a word is spoken! Shostakovich’s concise 7th Quartet is an epitaph of loneliness, scaling the emotional heights of rage, fear, isolation and tender reminiscence. In a program celebrating language, discourse and humanity, the Quartet closes with Beethoven’s Op.59, No.2; symphonic in scale, the work showcases Tinalley’s tonal riches and exuberant playing style.

The Fallen Woman ‘ Tsiavos illustrates the instrument’s brooding strength and breadth of communicative impact, as well as exploring its unexpectedly wide range and remarkable powers of resonance.’

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INFORMATION

Tue 10 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall BACH The Art of Fugue SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.7 in F sharp minor Op.108 HAYDN String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No.5 BEETHOVEN String Quartet in E minor Op.59 No.2, Razumovsky Tinalley String Quartet Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert subscription package $135 ($105) Presented by Tinalley String Quartet

‘ ...a class act ... crafted with moments of great beauty.’

Johannes Roloff With the two contrasting sonatas, Beethoven’s intimate Sonata No.30 and Chopin’s expansive No.3, German pianist Johannes Roloff performs in the Salon for the first time. Johannes’ international career spans both recitals and orchestral repertoire, including performances with the Berlin Symphoniker and Deutsches Symphonieorchester. He has twice recorded Bach’s Well Tempered Klavier and is also an active composer and arranger for film and stage.

INFORMATION

Fri 13 April 6.30pm Salon (no interval) Schnittke Suite in the Old Style Pavlova Impromptu for violin & piano Rotaru Debumessquisse Prokofiev Sonata for violin & piano No.2 in D major, Op.94 Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert subscription package $89.25 ($63.75) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange

Tamara Smolyar & Ivana Tomaskova

The University of Melbourne Orchestra performs Beethoven

Songs Without Words Benaud Trio

INFORMATION

Wed 11 April 6pm Salon Schoenberg Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op.19 Beethoven Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109 Chopin Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 Johannes Roloff piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

With celebrated soprano Deborah Kayser and versatile Melbourne favourite Nick Tsiavos, the female voice and the contrabass combine to create a rich aesthetic experience.

In this performance, the duo embarks on an exploration of rapture and its residue; creating an intimate sound-world that is as beautiful in its limpid stillness as it is intense in its violent energies.

Amir Farid, Lachlan & Ewan Bramble

Mendelssohn makes a welcome return with one of the most loved trios ever written. For a composer of his genius, words are simply not required. Australia’s Nigel Westlake is renowned worldwide for his music for film and concert hall.

Urban Myths showcases his uncanny gift for melody. Likewise, Haydn’s E flat Trio is full of euphonious inspiration and innovation. Nothing less could be expected from the piano trio’s inventor!

In this Sidney Myer Free Concert, conductor Max McBride directs the University of Melbourne Orchestra in an all-Beethoven program featuring international soloists Li Wei Qin, Natsuko Yoshimoto and Kristian Chong. A concert not to be missed!

INFORMATION

Thu 12 April 8pm Salon (no interval) Montéclair Brunettes Kassia The Fallen Woman Abelard Dolorum Solatium Deborah Kayser soprano Nick Tsiavos contrabass Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Lyrical melodies and shimmering, fast-paced music is the focus of this concert which features Titans of 20th century Russian music, Sergei Prokofiev and Alfred Schnittke.

Duo Chamber Melange is delighted to introduce to Melbourne audiences a collection of Australian premieres including Romanian composers Dan Dediu and Diana Rotaru, renowned for vivid and wonderfully structured works that engage from start to finish, and American-Russian Anna Pavlova (yes, a composer, not a ballerina!) with her distinct poetic style of music.

INFORMATION

Fri 13 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Beethoven Triple Concerto in C major Op.56

Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B flat major, Op.60 The University of Melbourne Orchestra Max McBride conductor Li Wei Qin cello Natsuko Yoshimoto violin Kristian Chong piano FREE event – general admission Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and supported by The Sidney Myer and MSO Trust, the Colin & Cicely Rigg Bequest and Simplot

Deborah Kayser & Nick Tsiavos

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Sat 14 April 3pm & 6pm Salon (no interval) Haydn Piano Trio No.42 in E flat major, Hob XV:30 Westlake Urban Myths Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49 Benaud Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Benaud Trio

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La Melodia Antica La Compañia

‘ Full marks for musicianship, variety and particularly for enjoyment value.’

La Compañia celebrates in the joy of the popular Italian secular song known as the frottola. Usually driven by a theme of love, these songs were poetic, rhythmic and danceable in style. The frottola flourished during the Renaissance and were an early influence on the madrigal and the French chanson. On period instruments, early music experts, La Compañia explore the frottola in all their colourful variations. information

Wed 18 April 6pm Salon (no interval) La Compañia Danny Lucin director Siobhan Stagg soprano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert subscription package $89.25 ($63.75) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & La Compañia

Wilma & Friends #1 In the first concert of the new chamber music series entitled Wilma & Friends, violinist Wilma Smith presents an enchanting program of Dvorˇák and Brahms with an illustrious group of friends. Principal First Violinist of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Kossov, and well-known Melbourne violist, Simon Oswell, join Wilma to perform Dvorˇák’s ingenious and delightful Terzetto.

Then clarinettist Philip Arkinstall and cellist Howard Penny join them for a performance of Brahms’ sublime Clarinet Quintet.

Wilma Smith

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INFORMATION

Mon 16 April 6pm Salon (no interval) ˇák Terzetto for 2 violins & viola, Op.74 DvoR Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115 Wilma Smith & Daniel Kossov violin Simon Oswell viola Howard Penny cello Philip Arkinstall clarinet Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Three concert subscription package $102 ($76.50) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Wilma & Friends

Olli Mustonen

Emperor Concerto ‘ Mustonen brings great energy to his performances, particularly the more rumbustious opening movement of the lengthy Fifth, whose colossal aspect clearly offers no obstacles to his abilities.’

The culmination of a special three-year collaboration between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Finnish pianist, composer and conductor, Olli Mustonen, this concert is a showcase of Mustonen’s prodigious musical intelligence and talent.

Beethoven’s last piano concerto, his fifth, is aptly nicknamed Emperor, a fitting adjective that aptly evokes the work’s impressive scale and majesty. The work transcends the typical role of the concerto as a mere virtuoso vehicle – indeed it is virtually symphonic in conception with its expansive form and grand character granting the concerto a place among the defining works in the composer’s heroic vein.

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Thu 19 April 8pm & Sat 21 April 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15 Mustonen Jehkin Iivana Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 Emperor Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Olli Mustonen piano/director Premium $129 A reserve $109 ($87 concession) B reserve $89 ($71 concession) C reserve $69 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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La Melodia Antica La Compañia

‘ Full marks for musicianship, variety and particularly for enjoyment value.’

La Compañia celebrates in the joy of the popular Italian secular song known as the frottola. Usually driven by a theme of love, these songs were poetic, rhythmic and danceable in style. The frottola flourished during the Renaissance and were an early influence on the madrigal and the French chanson. On period instruments, early music experts, La Compañia explore the frottola in all their colourful variations. information

Wed 18 April 6pm Salon (no interval) La Compañia Danny Lucin director Siobhan Stagg soprano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert subscription package $89.25 ($63.75) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & La Compañia

Wilma & Friends #1 In the first concert of the new chamber music series entitled Wilma & Friends, violinist Wilma Smith presents an enchanting program of Dvorˇák and Brahms with an illustrious group of friends. Principal First Violinist of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Kossov, and well-known Melbourne violist, Simon Oswell, join Wilma to perform Dvorˇák’s ingenious and delightful Terzetto.

Then clarinettist Philip Arkinstall and cellist Howard Penny join them for a performance of Brahms’ sublime Clarinet Quintet.

Wilma Smith

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INFORMATION

Mon 16 April 6pm Salon (no interval) ˇák Terzetto for 2 violins & viola, Op.74 DvoR Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115 Wilma Smith & Daniel Kossov violin Simon Oswell viola Howard Penny cello Philip Arkinstall clarinet Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Three concert subscription package $102 ($76.50) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Wilma & Friends

Olli Mustonen

Emperor Concerto ‘ Mustonen brings great energy to his performances, particularly the more rumbustious opening movement of the lengthy Fifth, whose colossal aspect clearly offers no obstacles to his abilities.’

The culmination of a special three-year collaboration between the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Finnish pianist, composer and conductor, Olli Mustonen, this concert is a showcase of Mustonen’s prodigious musical intelligence and talent.

Beethoven’s last piano concerto, his fifth, is aptly nicknamed Emperor, a fitting adjective that aptly evokes the work’s impressive scale and majesty. The work transcends the typical role of the concerto as a mere virtuoso vehicle – indeed it is virtually symphonic in conception with its expansive form and grand character granting the concerto a place among the defining works in the composer’s heroic vein.

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Thu 19 April 8pm & Sat 21 April 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15 Mustonen Jehkin Iivana Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 Emperor Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Olli Mustonen piano/director Premium $129 A reserve $109 ($87 concession) B reserve $89 ($71 concession) C reserve $69 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Musings Mostly Musical David Scheel

Pianist-comedian David Scheel has made something of a speciality of having fun at the expense of classical music. Following sell out performances of his award winning show, Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player, David returns for two nights only. In his new show Musings Mostly Musical, David traces the rise and fall of this unique art of the pianist-composer, with illustrations both from and in the styles of the great masters. He will also show the audience how a composer’s mind works, even going as far as composing pieces on the spot, sometimes with the help of suggestions from the audience.

Monash Sinfonia in Concert Characterised by its eclectic programming, Monash Sinfonia is the premier string ensemble of the Monash School of Music – Conservatorium. Since its formation in 1996, the Sinfonia has frequently collaborated with local artists and has developed an international profile performing abroad.

Their inaugural Melbourne Recital Centre performance includes music inspired by neo-classicism. Works featured include Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No.3 based on the lute and guitar music

INFORMATION

Fri 20 April 6pm & Sat 21 April 6pm Salon (no interval) David Scheel piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

St Lawrence String Quartet & Diana Doherty

‘ A master of the keyboard with an incredible facility for parodying musical styles.’

of the Renaissance, and Bloch’s famous Concerto Grosso No.1 which draws upon the instrumental style of the 18th century.

The Sinfonia will also play Elgar’s beautiful Sospiri – a piece reminiscent of the rich sonorities of Mahler.

INFORMATION

Sun 22 April 7.30pm Salon Bloch Concerto Grosso No.1 Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances – Suite No.3 Elgar Sospiri, Op.70 Monash String Sinfonia Elizabeth Sellars director Tickets $15 ($10 concession) Presented by Monash University Academy of Performing Arts St Lawrence String Quartet

Apotheosis

As one of the best oboists in the world, Diana Doherty does more than merely play her instrument; she makes it dance. With the dynamic St Lawrence String Quartet as her partner, Doherty almost turns the concert hall stage into a dance floor as she moves seamlessly through works as disparate as Hindson and Mozart. Not to be outdone the St Lawrence String Quartet is energetic and exciting to watch in its own right, with brilliant displays of Haydn, Beethoven and Dvorˇák. These five outstanding performers will give you the sneaking suspicion that inside every musician is the heart of a dancer.

Latitude 37

Composers of the French High Baroque couldn’t speak highly enough of their departed colleagues. Latitude 37 presents the ultimate ‘tribute’ concert with masterpieces of homage by the two Couperins, Marin Marais, and the aptly-named Rebel. This exciting period instrument trio of Baroque violin, harpsichord and viola da gamba consists of members drawn together by their passion for historically-informed performance of 16th, 17th and 18th century music. Their spontaneity is inspired by a passion for the art of improvisation, communication and the

humanity of a genre of music intended to charm and enchant its audience.

INFORMATION

Mon 23 April 7pm Salon (no interval) Latitude 37 Miranda Hutton Baroque violin Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert subscription package $89 ($64) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Latitude 37 Diana Doherty

Julia Fredersdorff, Laura Vaughan & Donald Nicolson

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For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Tue 24 April 7pm & Sat 28 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall HAYDN String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No.5 KERRY Elegy for string quartet MOZART Oboe Quartet in F major K370 HINDSON Rush BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.4 in C minor Op.18 No.4 (24 April only) ˇák String Quartet No.14 in A flat major DvoR Op.105 (28 April only) St Lawrence String Quartet Diana Doherty oboe Premium $109 ($96 concession) A reserve $92 ($80 concession) B reserve $64 ($56 concession) C reserve $43 ($37 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

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Musings Mostly Musical David Scheel

Pianist-comedian David Scheel has made something of a speciality of having fun at the expense of classical music. Following sell out performances of his award winning show, Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player, David returns for two nights only. In his new show Musings Mostly Musical, David traces the rise and fall of this unique art of the pianist-composer, with illustrations both from and in the styles of the great masters. He will also show the audience how a composer’s mind works, even going as far as composing pieces on the spot, sometimes with the help of suggestions from the audience.

Monash Sinfonia in Concert Characterised by its eclectic programming, Monash Sinfonia is the premier string ensemble of the Monash School of Music – Conservatorium. Since its formation in 1996, the Sinfonia has frequently collaborated with local artists and has developed an international profile performing abroad.

Their inaugural Melbourne Recital Centre performance includes music inspired by neo-classicism. Works featured include Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No.3 based on the lute and guitar music

INFORMATION

Fri 20 April 6pm & Sat 21 April 6pm Salon (no interval) David Scheel piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

St Lawrence String Quartet & Diana Doherty

‘ A master of the keyboard with an incredible facility for parodying musical styles.’

of the Renaissance, and Bloch’s famous Concerto Grosso No.1 which draws upon the instrumental style of the 18th century.

The Sinfonia will also play Elgar’s beautiful Sospiri – a piece reminiscent of the rich sonorities of Mahler.

INFORMATION

Sun 22 April 7.30pm Salon Bloch Concerto Grosso No.1 Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances – Suite No.3 Elgar Sospiri, Op.70 Monash String Sinfonia Elizabeth Sellars director Tickets $15 ($10 concession) Presented by Monash University Academy of Performing Arts St Lawrence String Quartet

Apotheosis

As one of the best oboists in the world, Diana Doherty does more than merely play her instrument; she makes it dance. With the dynamic St Lawrence String Quartet as her partner, Doherty almost turns the concert hall stage into a dance floor as she moves seamlessly through works as disparate as Hindson and Mozart. Not to be outdone the St Lawrence String Quartet is energetic and exciting to watch in its own right, with brilliant displays of Haydn, Beethoven and Dvorˇák. These five outstanding performers will give you the sneaking suspicion that inside every musician is the heart of a dancer.

Latitude 37

Composers of the French High Baroque couldn’t speak highly enough of their departed colleagues. Latitude 37 presents the ultimate ‘tribute’ concert with masterpieces of homage by the two Couperins, Marin Marais, and the aptly-named Rebel. This exciting period instrument trio of Baroque violin, harpsichord and viola da gamba consists of members drawn together by their passion for historically-informed performance of 16th, 17th and 18th century music. Their spontaneity is inspired by a passion for the art of improvisation, communication and the

humanity of a genre of music intended to charm and enchant its audience.

INFORMATION

Mon 23 April 7pm Salon (no interval) Latitude 37 Miranda Hutton Baroque violin Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert subscription package $89 ($64) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Latitude 37 Diana Doherty

Julia Fredersdorff, Laura Vaughan & Donald Nicolson

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For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Tue 24 April 7pm & Sat 28 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall HAYDN String Quartet in F minor Op.20 No.5 KERRY Elegy for string quartet MOZART Oboe Quartet in F major K370 HINDSON Rush BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.4 in C minor Op.18 No.4 (24 April only) ˇák String Quartet No.14 in A flat major DvoR Op.105 (28 April only) St Lawrence String Quartet Diana Doherty oboe Premium $109 ($96 concession) A reserve $92 ($80 concession) B reserve $64 ($56 concession) C reserve $43 ($37 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

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Susan Graham Susan Graham is probably the only singer to have a day named in her honour: in her hometown of Midland, Texas, every fifth of September is Susan Graham Day. It’s a measure of the impact that America’s favourite mezzo has had, and the affection that she inspires from audiences, composers and fellow musicians. Her luscious, creamy voice, intelligent musicality, down-to-earth character and passionate advocacy of old and new music have won her fans around the world.

Graham’s international career began auspiciously with a Covent Garden debut in 1994. Since then, she’s performed at most of the world’s major opera houses in roles as

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diverse as Purcell’s tragic Dido to the heroines (and heroes) of Mozart and Rossini.

She’s also a champion of new operas, creating the role of Sister Prejean in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking and Jordan Baker in John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby. As a recitalist, her programs of French and American art song have captivated audiences at Carnegie Hall and won her a Grammy Award.

Susan Graham makes her Melbourne Recital Centre debut with a program of songs from the Baroque to Broadway with her long-time musical collaborator Malcolm Martineau.

Expect a concert that gets to the very heart of the music: passionate, smart and sublime.

INFORMATION

Thu 26 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Songs by Purcell, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Poulenc, Porter, Sondheim and more.

Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Premium $105 A reserve $85 ($50 concession) B reserve $65 ($50 concession) C reserve $50 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partner The Langham Melbourne Part of Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Performers 2012 series

‘ If we’re listening deeply, if we’re listening carefully, if we’re listening with our broadest awareness, both noise and silence lead us to the same understanding, which is that the whole world is music.’

Presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Recital Centre 27 April – 5 May 2012

From the stark beauty of the Alaskan wilderness to the pulsating energy of New York City, the 2012 Metropolis New Music Festival is an exhilarating road-trip across the United States driven by contemporary music’s hottest band, eighth blackbird. Luminary composer Steve Reich will be in residence for a Melbourne-exclusive conversation and performances of his most important works.

John Luther Adams

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

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Susan Graham Susan Graham is probably the only singer to have a day named in her honour: in her hometown of Midland, Texas, every fifth of September is Susan Graham Day. It’s a measure of the impact that America’s favourite mezzo has had, and the affection that she inspires from audiences, composers and fellow musicians. Her luscious, creamy voice, intelligent musicality, down-to-earth character and passionate advocacy of old and new music have won her fans around the world.

Graham’s international career began auspiciously with a Covent Garden debut in 1994. Since then, she’s performed at most of the world’s major opera houses in roles as

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diverse as Purcell’s tragic Dido to the heroines (and heroes) of Mozart and Rossini.

She’s also a champion of new operas, creating the role of Sister Prejean in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking and Jordan Baker in John Harbison’s The Great Gatsby. As a recitalist, her programs of French and American art song have captivated audiences at Carnegie Hall and won her a Grammy Award.

Susan Graham makes her Melbourne Recital Centre debut with a program of songs from the Baroque to Broadway with her long-time musical collaborator Malcolm Martineau.

Expect a concert that gets to the very heart of the music: passionate, smart and sublime.

INFORMATION

Thu 26 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Songs by Purcell, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Poulenc, Porter, Sondheim and more.

Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Malcolm Martineau piano Premium $105 A reserve $85 ($50 concession) B reserve $65 ($50 concession) C reserve $50 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partner The Langham Melbourne Part of Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Performers 2012 series

‘ If we’re listening deeply, if we’re listening carefully, if we’re listening with our broadest awareness, both noise and silence lead us to the same understanding, which is that the whole world is music.’

Presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Recital Centre 27 April – 5 May 2012

From the stark beauty of the Alaskan wilderness to the pulsating energy of New York City, the 2012 Metropolis New Music Festival is an exhilarating road-trip across the United States driven by contemporary music’s hottest band, eighth blackbird. Luminary composer Steve Reich will be in residence for a Melbourne-exclusive conversation and performances of his most important works.

John Luther Adams

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

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On a Wire

Music by Steve Reich: A Conversation + Concert

We launch you on this wild ride across the landscapes of contemporary American orchestral music with the frenzied, chaotic journey through LA that is Michael Gordon’s Dystopia and a collection of other colourful show pieces.

Syzygy Ensemble

Pierrot’s New World

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The charismatic Syzygy Ensemble surveys American chamber music from the last decade by composers from Gens Y (Shepherd and Itoh) and X (Pulitzer Prizewinner Higdon). Discover today’s diversity of voices and styles, from the hard-edged to the accessible.

Fri 27 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Norman Unstuck Illean Veils Higdon On a Wire Kernis Musica Celestis Gordon Dystopia eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Timothy Weiss conductor

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Friday 27 April 10pm Foyer eighth blackbird FREE

Hallelujah Junction

Tue 1 May 6pm Salon Shepherd Lumens Shepherd Aperture In Shift Itoh Parallel Divergence Lang Sweet Air Higdon Zaka Syzygy Ensemble

Eighth blackbird throw down the gauntlet, flinging themselves into Bermel’s Balkan romp. MSO players join the party for John Adams’ Shaker Loops, while Philip Glass’ Music in Similar Motion caps off this enthralling journey across America’s musical universe.

Steve Reich

‘ There’s just a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history and Steve Reich is one of them.’

A rare, intimate concert and conversation experience with America’s greatest living composer. The erudite, witty and frank Steve Reich will be joined by members of eighth blackbird for a bracing discussion as a prelude to an all-Reich concert.

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Part One: Steve Reich in Conversation Part Two: Music by Steve Reich Reich Clapping Music Vermont Counterpoint Different Trains Drumming – Part One eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Eugene Ughetti Kroumata

American works for piano duo in three flavours: Lowell Liebermann’s lush neo-Romanticism, a mystical ‘dance’ through the cosmos from avant-garde master George Crumb and an exuberant minimalist showpiece by John Adams.

Monday 30 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

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Feldman’s Patterns

The Consort of Melbourne

Golden Light Luminous American choral works by Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Steven Stucky and Edwin Fissinger — soaring, resonant music whose warmth appeals to the soul as much as the ear.

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • 2012 METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Mon 30 Apri 6pm Salon Feldman Patterns In A Chromatic Field Judith Hamann cello James Rushford piano

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Wed 2 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Bermel Tied Shifts Adams Shaker Loops Reich Double Sextet Glass Music in Similar Motion eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Thur 3 May 7pm Salon The Consort of Melbourne Warren Trevelyan-Jones director

Blindman’s Bluff

Sun 29 April 6pm Salon Liebermann Three Lullabies, Op.76 Crumb Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV) Feldman’s delicate pieces explore the very nature of musical sound. Like his painter Adams Hallelujah Junction Circuit Duo (Amir Farid, Leigh Harrold pianos) colleagues – Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko – Feldman creates abstract objects for quiet contemplation of texture, colour and harmony.

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Coming Together

Fractured Jams Eighth blackbird, DJs and guests Join the ‘super-musicians’ of eighth blackbird for a late-night jam session.

eighth blackbird

Thierry de May and others explore unconventional ways to make music with iPods, multitracked recordings, table-tops and blindfolded percussionists.

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Fri 4 May 6pm Salon Music by Glass, Reich, John Luther Adams Ensemble Offspring

Musicircus Modern music’s puckish icon John Cage wrote instructions for an event where ‘you simply bring together under one roof as much music (as many musical groups and soloists) as practical under the circumstances.’ We’ve done just that.

Roll up, roll up!

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Sat 5 May 5pm Foyer Cage Musicircus eighth blackbird Musicians of ANAM and others

Afterparty Guest DJs and musicians Join us in the foyer after the final MSO concert of the Festival as DJs hit the decks and spin beats, loops, funk and electronic.

Hit the foyer bar where you can purchase a beverage or two.

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Sat 5 May 10pm Foyer FREE

Waves

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Experience the otherworldly beauty of a vast, rolling sea at night in musical form with John Luther Adams’ Dark Waves, followed by the dawn of a vivid bright ocean vista in Reich’s epic masterpiece.

FOUR ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL CONCERTS $129 Standard / $119 Concession ALL EVENTS (FOUR EMH, FIVE SALON) $249 Standard / $215 Concession

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Single Concerts

Sat 5 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Sullivan Vidova Gora – Svitanje Adams Dark Waves Reich Music for 18 Musicians eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Timothy Weiss conductor

ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL CONCERTS $59 Standard / $53 Concession SALON CONCERTS $35 Standard / $25 Concession

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Foyer Events

FREE

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On a Wire

Music by Steve Reich: A Conversation + Concert

We launch you on this wild ride across the landscapes of contemporary American orchestral music with the frenzied, chaotic journey through LA that is Michael Gordon’s Dystopia and a collection of other colourful show pieces.

Syzygy Ensemble

Pierrot’s New World

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The charismatic Syzygy Ensemble surveys American chamber music from the last decade by composers from Gens Y (Shepherd and Itoh) and X (Pulitzer Prizewinner Higdon). Discover today’s diversity of voices and styles, from the hard-edged to the accessible.

Fri 27 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Norman Unstuck Illean Veils Higdon On a Wire Kernis Musica Celestis Gordon Dystopia eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Timothy Weiss conductor

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Friday 27 April 10pm Foyer eighth blackbird FREE

Hallelujah Junction

Tue 1 May 6pm Salon Shepherd Lumens Shepherd Aperture In Shift Itoh Parallel Divergence Lang Sweet Air Higdon Zaka Syzygy Ensemble

Eighth blackbird throw down the gauntlet, flinging themselves into Bermel’s Balkan romp. MSO players join the party for John Adams’ Shaker Loops, while Philip Glass’ Music in Similar Motion caps off this enthralling journey across America’s musical universe.

Steve Reich

‘ There’s just a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history and Steve Reich is one of them.’

A rare, intimate concert and conversation experience with America’s greatest living composer. The erudite, witty and frank Steve Reich will be joined by members of eighth blackbird for a bracing discussion as a prelude to an all-Reich concert.

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Part One: Steve Reich in Conversation Part Two: Music by Steve Reich Reich Clapping Music Vermont Counterpoint Different Trains Drumming – Part One eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Eugene Ughetti Kroumata

American works for piano duo in three flavours: Lowell Liebermann’s lush neo-Romanticism, a mystical ‘dance’ through the cosmos from avant-garde master George Crumb and an exuberant minimalist showpiece by John Adams.

Monday 30 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

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Feldman’s Patterns

The Consort of Melbourne

Golden Light Luminous American choral works by Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Steven Stucky and Edwin Fissinger — soaring, resonant music whose warmth appeals to the soul as much as the ear.

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • 2012 METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Mon 30 Apri 6pm Salon Feldman Patterns In A Chromatic Field Judith Hamann cello James Rushford piano

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Wed 2 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Bermel Tied Shifts Adams Shaker Loops Reich Double Sextet Glass Music in Similar Motion eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Thur 3 May 7pm Salon The Consort of Melbourne Warren Trevelyan-Jones director

Blindman’s Bluff

Sun 29 April 6pm Salon Liebermann Three Lullabies, Op.76 Crumb Celestial Mechanics (Makrokosmos IV) Feldman’s delicate pieces explore the very nature of musical sound. Like his painter Adams Hallelujah Junction Circuit Duo (Amir Farid, Leigh Harrold pianos) colleagues – Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko – Feldman creates abstract objects for quiet contemplation of texture, colour and harmony.

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Coming Together

Fractured Jams Eighth blackbird, DJs and guests Join the ‘super-musicians’ of eighth blackbird for a late-night jam session.

eighth blackbird

Thierry de May and others explore unconventional ways to make music with iPods, multitracked recordings, table-tops and blindfolded percussionists.

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Fri 4 May 6pm Salon Music by Glass, Reich, John Luther Adams Ensemble Offspring

Musicircus Modern music’s puckish icon John Cage wrote instructions for an event where ‘you simply bring together under one roof as much music (as many musical groups and soloists) as practical under the circumstances.’ We’ve done just that.

Roll up, roll up!

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Sat 5 May 5pm Foyer Cage Musicircus eighth blackbird Musicians of ANAM and others

Afterparty Guest DJs and musicians Join us in the foyer after the final MSO concert of the Festival as DJs hit the decks and spin beats, loops, funk and electronic.

Hit the foyer bar where you can purchase a beverage or two.

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Sat 5 May 10pm Foyer FREE

Waves

Packages

Experience the otherworldly beauty of a vast, rolling sea at night in musical form with John Luther Adams’ Dark Waves, followed by the dawn of a vivid bright ocean vista in Reich’s epic masterpiece.

FOUR ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL CONCERTS $129 Standard / $119 Concession ALL EVENTS (FOUR EMH, FIVE SALON) $249 Standard / $215 Concession

Information

Single Concerts

Sat 5 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Sullivan Vidova Gora – Svitanje Adams Dark Waves Reich Music for 18 Musicians eighth blackbird Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Timothy Weiss conductor

ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL CONCERTS $59 Standard / $53 Concession SALON CONCERTS $35 Standard / $25 Concession

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Foyer Events

FREE

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Re-Imaginings Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

Marshall McGuire

Zoe Knighton & Amir Farid

Beethoven’s Cello ‘ K nighton and Farid make a sensitive and attentive duo.’

Amir Farid and Zoe Knighton have been combining forces since 2009. As the cellist of Flinders Quartet and pianist of Benaud Trio respectively, they bring together a wealth of experience and musical insight.

Two earlier recordings, one of Mendelssohn cello works and the other of Argentine cello pieces, have been met with widespread critical acclaim. They recently began work on two new CD recordings featuring the complete works of Beethoven for cello and piano. Beethoven’s cello works span his whole lifetime and deliver a poignantly intimate window into this profound composer’s life.

INFORMATION

Mon 7 May 6pm Salon (no interval) BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata Op.5, No.1 Cello Sonata Op.69 Variations for cello & piano on Bei Männern WoO 46 Variations for cello & piano in G major on See the Conqu’ring Hero comes WoO 45 Zoe Knighton cello Amir Farid piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Tiffany Speight & David McNicol

Tiffany Speight

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • MAY

Two of Melbourne’s favourite musicians unite to perform a recital full of contrasts, promising a wonderful morning’s entertainment. A marvellous selection of songs and arias show off their versatility, moving easily from the nostalgic glow of songs by Novello into the heartrending beauty of Rusalka’s Song to the Moon.

Tiffany Speight’s sparkling soprano voice is matched by her famously warm and engaging stage presence. Pianist David McNicol is the perfect, sensitive collaborator in this program which is offered in tribute to the late Dame Joan Hammond, whose centenary is celebrated this month.

INFORMATION

Tue 8 May 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval) Songs and arias by GF Handel, Dvorˇák, Grieg, Puccini and Cole Porter.

Tiffany Speight soprano David McNicol piano Tickets $42 Presented by Musica Viva

‘ Tiffany Speight sings with bright rounded clarity and naturalness.’

Australian Voices – Liza Lim The richly hued sound world and dense textures of Australian compositional icon Liza Lim come to life in the third concert of our Australian Voices series. Harpist Marshall McGuire directs the musicians of ANAM through a cross section of recent masterpieces by this often challenging but always rewarding and thought provoking composer.

INFORMATION

Tue 8 May 6pm Salon Marshall McGuire harp/director ANAM Musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

This exciting new collaboration between two celebrated artists from different worlds promises to be tempestuous, passionate and romantic. The repertoire is drawn from eclectic and sometimes unlikely sources – from Mozart, Bach, Couperin, Chopin and Dolly Parton – skilfully arranged by pianist/ composer Joe Chindamo, who adds his own compositions to the mix. Formerly from Firebird Trio, Zoë Black has long been thought of as a violinist’s violinist whose soulful playing and exquisite tone is the

perfect partner to Joe’s virtuosic pianistic elegance and unique compositional and arranging gifts. Together they create a unique sonic world without boundaries.

INFORMATION

Wed 9 May 6pm Salon (no interval) Zoë Black violin Joe Chindamo piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Top Class Drama & Theatre Studies Part of the VCE Season of Excellence 2012 Be captivated by the Top Class concert series in Drama and Theatre Studies performed by VCE students who achieved outstanding results in the 2011 performance examinations. Drama students present inventive works through original scripts, expressive skills, timing and focus. Theatre Studies students present interpretations of existing monologues from well-known texts. Concerts are compered by the Chief Assessor for each study.

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Thu 10 May 10am*, 2pm* & 6.30pm^ Fri 11 May 10am^ & 2pm* (*Drama & ^Theatre Studies) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Tickets $13.50 ($11.50 regional concession) Three Thursday concerts $33 ($28 regional concession) Two Friday concerts $24 ($20 regional concession) Presented by The Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Re-Imaginings Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

Marshall McGuire

Zoe Knighton & Amir Farid

Beethoven’s Cello ‘ K nighton and Farid make a sensitive and attentive duo.’

Amir Farid and Zoe Knighton have been combining forces since 2009. As the cellist of Flinders Quartet and pianist of Benaud Trio respectively, they bring together a wealth of experience and musical insight.

Two earlier recordings, one of Mendelssohn cello works and the other of Argentine cello pieces, have been met with widespread critical acclaim. They recently began work on two new CD recordings featuring the complete works of Beethoven for cello and piano. Beethoven’s cello works span his whole lifetime and deliver a poignantly intimate window into this profound composer’s life.

INFORMATION

Mon 7 May 6pm Salon (no interval) BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata Op.5, No.1 Cello Sonata Op.69 Variations for cello & piano on Bei Männern WoO 46 Variations for cello & piano in G major on See the Conqu’ring Hero comes WoO 45 Zoe Knighton cello Amir Farid piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Tiffany Speight & David McNicol

Tiffany Speight

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • MAY

Two of Melbourne’s favourite musicians unite to perform a recital full of contrasts, promising a wonderful morning’s entertainment. A marvellous selection of songs and arias show off their versatility, moving easily from the nostalgic glow of songs by Novello into the heartrending beauty of Rusalka’s Song to the Moon.

Tiffany Speight’s sparkling soprano voice is matched by her famously warm and engaging stage presence. Pianist David McNicol is the perfect, sensitive collaborator in this program which is offered in tribute to the late Dame Joan Hammond, whose centenary is celebrated this month.

INFORMATION

Tue 8 May 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval) Songs and arias by GF Handel, Dvorˇák, Grieg, Puccini and Cole Porter.

Tiffany Speight soprano David McNicol piano Tickets $42 Presented by Musica Viva

‘ Tiffany Speight sings with bright rounded clarity and naturalness.’

Australian Voices – Liza Lim The richly hued sound world and dense textures of Australian compositional icon Liza Lim come to life in the third concert of our Australian Voices series. Harpist Marshall McGuire directs the musicians of ANAM through a cross section of recent masterpieces by this often challenging but always rewarding and thought provoking composer.

INFORMATION

Tue 8 May 6pm Salon Marshall McGuire harp/director ANAM Musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

This exciting new collaboration between two celebrated artists from different worlds promises to be tempestuous, passionate and romantic. The repertoire is drawn from eclectic and sometimes unlikely sources – from Mozart, Bach, Couperin, Chopin and Dolly Parton – skilfully arranged by pianist/ composer Joe Chindamo, who adds his own compositions to the mix. Formerly from Firebird Trio, Zoë Black has long been thought of as a violinist’s violinist whose soulful playing and exquisite tone is the

perfect partner to Joe’s virtuosic pianistic elegance and unique compositional and arranging gifts. Together they create a unique sonic world without boundaries.

INFORMATION

Wed 9 May 6pm Salon (no interval) Zoë Black violin Joe Chindamo piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Top Class Drama & Theatre Studies Part of the VCE Season of Excellence 2012 Be captivated by the Top Class concert series in Drama and Theatre Studies performed by VCE students who achieved outstanding results in the 2011 performance examinations. Drama students present inventive works through original scripts, expressive skills, timing and focus. Theatre Studies students present interpretations of existing monologues from well-known texts. Concerts are compered by the Chief Assessor for each study.

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Thu 10 May 10am*, 2pm* & 6.30pm^ Fri 11 May 10am^ & 2pm* (*Drama & ^Theatre Studies) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Tickets $13.50 ($11.50 regional concession) Three Thursday concerts $33 ($28 regional concession) Two Friday concerts $24 ($20 regional concession) Presented by The Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Lotus Moon

Shu-Cheen Yu – Gala Concert extends right through to popular musical theatre such as Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Gershwin.

This very special concert will showcase Shu-Cheen Yu’s remarkable career in Australia over the last 25 years. Shu-Cheen will perform her favourite songs and arias from Handel, Mozart and Caccini, plus some beautiful Chinese folk and art songs.

INFORMATION

Mon 14 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Shu-Cheen is one of Australia’s most Shu-Cheen Yu soprano delightful and sought-after sopranos.

Donna-Marie Dunlop soprano A multi-award winning international star, she Mark Fitzpatrick trumpet brings to every performance a captivating Dr Christopher Lawrence host presence that can move an audience to tears The Melbourne Sinfonietta and then, within seconds, have them Brett Kelly conductor laughing like a child. Her vast repertoire A reserve $70 ($50 concession) starts with opera, oratorio, lieder, Chinese B reserve $50 ($35 concession) folk and art songs, oriental folk songs and Presented by Lotus Moon Productions Shu-Cheen Yu

Slava Grigoryan

Imogen Manins

Tony Gould

Poetry & Virtuosity This concert of cello, piano and guitar features the extraordinary gifts of Slava Grigoryan – a guitarist known internationally both for his virtuosity and his sense of musical poetry. Like Imogen Manins (cello) and Tony Gould (piano), he shares a love for art music of many kinds and from many places and always brings to his performances

a great sense of joy and celebration of the art. The repertoire will include new works composed by the trio and some masterpieces from the guitar repertoire.

Melbourne Piano Trio’s Pink Lady Concert

INFORMATION

Fri 11 May 7pm Salon (no interval) Manins & Gould Slava Grigoryan guitar Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Manins & Gould

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • MAY

Ludovico’s Band

Celebrate Mother’s Day 2012 with a special concert by Melbourne Piano Trio in support of Breast Cancer Network Australia.

Melbourne Piano Trio is an exciting, young chamber group of three of Australia’s leading emerging musicians, Ji Won Kim (violin), Chris Howlett (cello) and Hoang Pham (piano). Enjoy their wonderful music, along with a glass of Sanguine Estate wine, and help support women affected by breast cancer and their families.

Proudly supporting Breast Cancer Network Australia

Ji Won Kim, Chris Howlett & Hoang Pham

Destination England

Sun 13 May 4pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor MOZART Piano Trio in G major K.496 BRAHMS Piano Trio No.1 in B major Op.8 Melbourne Piano Trio Tickets $50 ($35 concession) Presented by Breast Cancer Network Australia

John Dowland (1563-1626) and Henry Purcell (1659-1695) were two of the greatest English musicians of any time. Their profound insights into the human soul, with Dowland expressing a deeply melancholic view of life, and Purcell a rich theatrical extravagance, have provided us with some of the greatest songs and music from an astonishing era.

Notably influencing contemporary artists such as Sting (Songs from the Labyrinth) and Michael Nyman and Peter Greenaway (Prospero’s Books, The Draughtsman’s Contract) the timeless quality of this extraordinary music comes to life in this concert. This

program journeys through their music, their lives, their joys and sorrows, in music of exquisite beauty and refinement.

INFORMATION

Tue 15 May, 6pm Salon (no interval) Lute music and songs by Dowland, sonatas & songs by Purcell Ludovico’s Band Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Four concert subscription package $112 ($80) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Aloe Blacc

Red Bull Beat Suite The Red Bull Beat Suite is a drawing together of cultures which is as ambitious as it is thrilling. Take the nation’s best turntablists and beat producers, put them on stage with the Australian Youth Orchestra, throw in US soul singer and hip hop luminary Aloe Blacc plus special guest singers and musicians, and cast them under the intrepid direction of The Raah Project’s Tamil Rogeon.

Red Bull Beat Suite is a homage to the last 25 years of urban beats and electronic music genres, told by Australia’s and the world’s most cutting edge musicians, producers and vocalists through a ‘mix tape’ of orchestra, turntables and live beats. Utilising their own award-winning 3D projection-mapping technologies, Melbourne’s own, and worldrenowned, eness studios will create a never-before-seen interactive visual display to accompany this cutting edge performance.

INFORMATION

Sat 12 May 4pm & 8.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval) Aloe Blacc vocals Tamil Rogeon composition Members of the Australian Youth Orchestra strings Tickets $45 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Red Bull

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Lotus Moon

Shu-Cheen Yu – Gala Concert extends right through to popular musical theatre such as Andrew Lloyd-Webber and Gershwin.

This very special concert will showcase Shu-Cheen Yu’s remarkable career in Australia over the last 25 years. Shu-Cheen will perform her favourite songs and arias from Handel, Mozart and Caccini, plus some beautiful Chinese folk and art songs.

INFORMATION

Mon 14 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Shu-Cheen is one of Australia’s most Shu-Cheen Yu soprano delightful and sought-after sopranos.

Donna-Marie Dunlop soprano A multi-award winning international star, she Mark Fitzpatrick trumpet brings to every performance a captivating Dr Christopher Lawrence host presence that can move an audience to tears The Melbourne Sinfonietta and then, within seconds, have them Brett Kelly conductor laughing like a child. Her vast repertoire A reserve $70 ($50 concession) starts with opera, oratorio, lieder, Chinese B reserve $50 ($35 concession) folk and art songs, oriental folk songs and Presented by Lotus Moon Productions Shu-Cheen Yu

Slava Grigoryan

Imogen Manins

Tony Gould

Poetry & Virtuosity This concert of cello, piano and guitar features the extraordinary gifts of Slava Grigoryan – a guitarist known internationally both for his virtuosity and his sense of musical poetry. Like Imogen Manins (cello) and Tony Gould (piano), he shares a love for art music of many kinds and from many places and always brings to his performances

a great sense of joy and celebration of the art. The repertoire will include new works composed by the trio and some masterpieces from the guitar repertoire.

Melbourne Piano Trio’s Pink Lady Concert

INFORMATION

Fri 11 May 7pm Salon (no interval) Manins & Gould Slava Grigoryan guitar Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Manins & Gould

INFORMATION

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • MAY

Ludovico’s Band

Celebrate Mother’s Day 2012 with a special concert by Melbourne Piano Trio in support of Breast Cancer Network Australia.

Melbourne Piano Trio is an exciting, young chamber group of three of Australia’s leading emerging musicians, Ji Won Kim (violin), Chris Howlett (cello) and Hoang Pham (piano). Enjoy their wonderful music, along with a glass of Sanguine Estate wine, and help support women affected by breast cancer and their families.

Proudly supporting Breast Cancer Network Australia

Ji Won Kim, Chris Howlett & Hoang Pham

Destination England

Sun 13 May 4pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor MOZART Piano Trio in G major K.496 BRAHMS Piano Trio No.1 in B major Op.8 Melbourne Piano Trio Tickets $50 ($35 concession) Presented by Breast Cancer Network Australia

John Dowland (1563-1626) and Henry Purcell (1659-1695) were two of the greatest English musicians of any time. Their profound insights into the human soul, with Dowland expressing a deeply melancholic view of life, and Purcell a rich theatrical extravagance, have provided us with some of the greatest songs and music from an astonishing era.

Notably influencing contemporary artists such as Sting (Songs from the Labyrinth) and Michael Nyman and Peter Greenaway (Prospero’s Books, The Draughtsman’s Contract) the timeless quality of this extraordinary music comes to life in this concert. This

program journeys through their music, their lives, their joys and sorrows, in music of exquisite beauty and refinement.

INFORMATION

Tue 15 May, 6pm Salon (no interval) Lute music and songs by Dowland, sonatas & songs by Purcell Ludovico’s Band Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Four concert subscription package $112 ($80) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

Aloe Blacc

Red Bull Beat Suite The Red Bull Beat Suite is a drawing together of cultures which is as ambitious as it is thrilling. Take the nation’s best turntablists and beat producers, put them on stage with the Australian Youth Orchestra, throw in US soul singer and hip hop luminary Aloe Blacc plus special guest singers and musicians, and cast them under the intrepid direction of The Raah Project’s Tamil Rogeon.

Red Bull Beat Suite is a homage to the last 25 years of urban beats and electronic music genres, told by Australia’s and the world’s most cutting edge musicians, producers and vocalists through a ‘mix tape’ of orchestra, turntables and live beats. Utilising their own award-winning 3D projection-mapping technologies, Melbourne’s own, and worldrenowned, eness studios will create a never-before-seen interactive visual display to accompany this cutting edge performance.

INFORMATION

Sat 12 May 4pm & 8.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval) Aloe Blacc vocals Tamil Rogeon composition Members of the Australian Youth Orchestra strings Tickets $45 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Red Bull

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Aria

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven & Vasks Sutherland Trio

The University of Melbourne Orchestra In this Sidney Myer Free Concert, conductor Fabian Russell directs the University of Melbourne Orchestra in an engaging program featuring music by Russian greats Stravinsky and Prokofiev, as well as Melbourne’s own Stuart Greenbaum.

INFORMATION

Sat 19 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments GREENBAUM Symphony No.2 Double Planet STRAVINSKY Apollon Musagète University of Melbourne Orchestra Fabian Russell conductor FREE event – general admission Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and supported by The Sidney Myer and MSO Trust, the Colin & Cicely Rigg Bequest and Simplot

Greta Bradman

A wonderful all-Mozart experience featuring arias for soprano and orchestra performed with rising vocal star, Greta Bradman.

The well known and joyous Symphony No.29 begins this Mozart musical feast. The depth of string talent from within the Orchestra steps up for the ever-glorious Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola. This magnificent work is Mozart’s only surviving complete work of this type, a genre that incorporates elements of both the symphony and concerto. The work is notable for its warm expansiveness; the Andante is particularly delectable with its ravishing dialogue between the two soloists, and the scoring is unusually full and rich.

Dialogue 2

INFORMATION

Thu 17 May 7.30pm & Sun 20 May 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall MOZART Symphony No.29 K.201 Popoli di Tessaglia K.316 (concert aria) Ruhe sanft (aria from Zaide) No, no, che non sei capace K.419 (concert aria) Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola in E flat major K.364 Greta Bradman soprano Lerida Delbridge violin Justin Williams viola Melbourne Chamber Orchestra William Hennessy director Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • MAY

Elizabeth Sellars, Caroline Almonte & Molly Kadaraunch

Sutherland Trio open their first Melbourne Recital Centre concert of 2012 with Beethoven’s legendary Archduke Trio.

The Archduke is the last in Beethoven’s series of piano trios and is regarded by many as one of the crowning masterpieces of the chamber repertoire. Peteris Vasks, the great Latvian composer, wrote the eight movements of the Episodi e Canto perpetuo as a tribute to Messiaen. Reminiscent of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, Episodi e Canto is an emotional journey through darkness and light culminating in the climatic love song of the eighth movement.

INFORMATION

Wed 16 May 7pm Salon (no interval) Beethoven Piano Trio Op.97 Archduke VASKS Episodi e Canto perpetuo (Hommage à Olivier Messiaen) Sutherland Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Sutherland Trio

Elysium Ensemble celebrates the music of Boismortier, Telemann and Quantz, drawing from their cycles of solos and duets. True to its name, Elysium Ensemble creates a state of ideal happiness by bringing together musicians whose affinity with Baroque music is combined with a mastery of their instruments. Greg Dikmans (Baroque flute) and Lucinda Moon (Baroque violin) explore the rich and varied repertoire of the 18th century instrumental solo without bass and duo for two melody instruments.

Rarely-performed duos and works by their contemporaries will provide an enlightening context.

INFORMATION

Mon 21 May 7pm Salon Elysium Ensemble Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Elysium Ensemble

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Aria

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven & Vasks Sutherland Trio

The University of Melbourne Orchestra In this Sidney Myer Free Concert, conductor Fabian Russell directs the University of Melbourne Orchestra in an engaging program featuring music by Russian greats Stravinsky and Prokofiev, as well as Melbourne’s own Stuart Greenbaum.

INFORMATION

Sat 19 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments GREENBAUM Symphony No.2 Double Planet STRAVINSKY Apollon Musagète University of Melbourne Orchestra Fabian Russell conductor FREE event – general admission Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and supported by The Sidney Myer and MSO Trust, the Colin & Cicely Rigg Bequest and Simplot

Greta Bradman

A wonderful all-Mozart experience featuring arias for soprano and orchestra performed with rising vocal star, Greta Bradman.

The well known and joyous Symphony No.29 begins this Mozart musical feast. The depth of string talent from within the Orchestra steps up for the ever-glorious Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola. This magnificent work is Mozart’s only surviving complete work of this type, a genre that incorporates elements of both the symphony and concerto. The work is notable for its warm expansiveness; the Andante is particularly delectable with its ravishing dialogue between the two soloists, and the scoring is unusually full and rich.

Dialogue 2

INFORMATION

Thu 17 May 7.30pm & Sun 20 May 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall MOZART Symphony No.29 K.201 Popoli di Tessaglia K.316 (concert aria) Ruhe sanft (aria from Zaide) No, no, che non sei capace K.419 (concert aria) Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola in E flat major K.364 Greta Bradman soprano Lerida Delbridge violin Justin Williams viola Melbourne Chamber Orchestra William Hennessy director Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • MAY

Elizabeth Sellars, Caroline Almonte & Molly Kadaraunch

Sutherland Trio open their first Melbourne Recital Centre concert of 2012 with Beethoven’s legendary Archduke Trio.

The Archduke is the last in Beethoven’s series of piano trios and is regarded by many as one of the crowning masterpieces of the chamber repertoire. Peteris Vasks, the great Latvian composer, wrote the eight movements of the Episodi e Canto perpetuo as a tribute to Messiaen. Reminiscent of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, Episodi e Canto is an emotional journey through darkness and light culminating in the climatic love song of the eighth movement.

INFORMATION

Wed 16 May 7pm Salon (no interval) Beethoven Piano Trio Op.97 Archduke VASKS Episodi e Canto perpetuo (Hommage à Olivier Messiaen) Sutherland Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Sutherland Trio

Elysium Ensemble celebrates the music of Boismortier, Telemann and Quantz, drawing from their cycles of solos and duets. True to its name, Elysium Ensemble creates a state of ideal happiness by bringing together musicians whose affinity with Baroque music is combined with a mastery of their instruments. Greg Dikmans (Baroque flute) and Lucinda Moon (Baroque violin) explore the rich and varied repertoire of the 18th century instrumental solo without bass and duo for two melody instruments.

Rarely-performed duos and works by their contemporaries will provide an enlightening context.

INFORMATION

Mon 21 May 7pm Salon Elysium Ensemble Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Elysium Ensemble

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

TRANSACTION FEES MAY APPLY TO TICKET BOOKINGS

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Once Upon A Time...

Ensemble Liason with Peter Wilson

Be spellbound and taken to a land far away

by Master Puppeteer, Peter Wilson as he creates another world of creatures living and breathing and dancing to the evocative and sublime music of Pärt, Debussy, Prokofiev, Ravel, Grieg and many others. The program also features a selection of Max Bruch’s beautiful pieces for clarinet, cello and piano and Chan Ka Nin’s Among Friends.

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Wed 23 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall BRUCH a selection from Eight Pieces for clarinet, cello & piano Op.83 CHAN KA NIN Among Friends Puppetry and chamber music featuring music by Pärt, Debussy & Grieg Ensemble Liaison Peter Wilson master puppeteer Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Liaison

Svetlana Bogosavljevic, Timothy Young & David Griffiths

Alexander Boyd ‘ Truly breathtaking virtuosity from this careful and intelligent performer.’

International pianist, Alexander Boyd returns to Australia for a recital of Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel – and his acclaimed Chopin. A unique experience for Melbourne to enjoy, Alexander is a fine artist of great subtlety, nuance and virtuosity.

Trio Dali Young, glamorous and very French, Trio Dali is taking the chamber music world by storm.

The new kid on the block has already won awards and turned heads from Osaka to Frankfurt with original and compelling performances, and now it makes its Australian debut. From Gordon Kerry to Maurice Ravel, Trio Dali tackles new and old works head-on with fresh eyes and open minds. You’ll feel as if they’ve just

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discovered something wonderful that they want to share. They’re also not afraid to be a bit different: they’re named after a Chinese marble, not a Spanish artist. But they somehow embody both: strong, polished, highly original and very beautiful.

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Wed 23 May 7.30pm Salon MOZART Sonata in C major K.330 CHOPIN Nocturne No.8 in D flat major, Op.27 No.2 CHOPIN Nocturne No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.1 CHOPIN Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor MENDELSSOHN Songs Without Words RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin Alexander Boyd piano Presented by Battley Artists

Corelli, Vivaldi & Bach This program brings together two players internationally acclaimed for their virtuosity, individuality and spontaneity.

Visiting Italian Baroque violin virtuoso Davide Monti, is joined by Melbourne harpsichordist Jacqueline Ogeil in three major Baroque works: Corelli’s La follia, Vivaldi’s Sonata in D (RV 10) and Bach’s Sonata no. 3 in E (BWV 1016). For Davide ‘the score is a canvas, in which each performance and interpretation is different and in a constantly changing state’.

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Tue 22 May 7pm & Sat 26 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall KERRY Im Winde RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor SCHUBERT Piano Trio No.2 in E flat major, Op.100 Trio Dali Premium $103 ($90 concession) A reserve $86 ($75 concession) B reserve $60 ($52 concession) C reserve $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

Jacqueline Ogeil

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

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Fri 25 May 6pm Salon CORELLI Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.5 No.12 La folia VIVALDI Sonata in D major F.XIII n.6 BACH Sonata No.3 in E major, BWV 1016 SCARLATTI Sonata in G minor K.8 SCARLATTI Sonata in D minor K.141 Davide Monti Baroque violin Jacky Ogeil harpsichord Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Davide Monti appears in association with Woodend Winter Arts Festival

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Once Upon A Time...

Ensemble Liason with Peter Wilson

Be spellbound and taken to a land far away

by Master Puppeteer, Peter Wilson as he creates another world of creatures living and breathing and dancing to the evocative and sublime music of Pärt, Debussy, Prokofiev, Ravel, Grieg and many others. The program also features a selection of Max Bruch’s beautiful pieces for clarinet, cello and piano and Chan Ka Nin’s Among Friends.

INFORMATION

Wed 23 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall BRUCH a selection from Eight Pieces for clarinet, cello & piano Op.83 CHAN KA NIN Among Friends Puppetry and chamber music featuring music by Pärt, Debussy & Grieg Ensemble Liaison Peter Wilson master puppeteer Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Liaison

Svetlana Bogosavljevic, Timothy Young & David Griffiths

Alexander Boyd ‘ Truly breathtaking virtuosity from this careful and intelligent performer.’

International pianist, Alexander Boyd returns to Australia for a recital of Mozart, Mendelssohn, Ravel – and his acclaimed Chopin. A unique experience for Melbourne to enjoy, Alexander is a fine artist of great subtlety, nuance and virtuosity.

Trio Dali Young, glamorous and very French, Trio Dali is taking the chamber music world by storm.

The new kid on the block has already won awards and turned heads from Osaka to Frankfurt with original and compelling performances, and now it makes its Australian debut. From Gordon Kerry to Maurice Ravel, Trio Dali tackles new and old works head-on with fresh eyes and open minds. You’ll feel as if they’ve just

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discovered something wonderful that they want to share. They’re also not afraid to be a bit different: they’re named after a Chinese marble, not a Spanish artist. But they somehow embody both: strong, polished, highly original and very beautiful.

INFORMATION

Wed 23 May 7.30pm Salon MOZART Sonata in C major K.330 CHOPIN Nocturne No.8 in D flat major, Op.27 No.2 CHOPIN Nocturne No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.1 CHOPIN Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor MENDELSSOHN Songs Without Words RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin Alexander Boyd piano Presented by Battley Artists

Corelli, Vivaldi & Bach This program brings together two players internationally acclaimed for their virtuosity, individuality and spontaneity.

Visiting Italian Baroque violin virtuoso Davide Monti, is joined by Melbourne harpsichordist Jacqueline Ogeil in three major Baroque works: Corelli’s La follia, Vivaldi’s Sonata in D (RV 10) and Bach’s Sonata no. 3 in E (BWV 1016). For Davide ‘the score is a canvas, in which each performance and interpretation is different and in a constantly changing state’.

INFORMATION

Tue 22 May 7pm & Sat 26 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall KERRY Im Winde RAVEL Piano Trio in A minor SCHUBERT Piano Trio No.2 in E flat major, Op.100 Trio Dali Premium $103 ($90 concession) A reserve $86 ($75 concession) B reserve $60 ($52 concession) C reserve $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

Jacqueline Ogeil

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

INFORMATION

Fri 25 May 6pm Salon CORELLI Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.5 No.12 La folia VIVALDI Sonata in D major F.XIII n.6 BACH Sonata No.3 in E major, BWV 1016 SCARLATTI Sonata in G minor K.8 SCARLATTI Sonata in D minor K.141 Davide Monti Baroque violin Jacky Ogeil harpsichord Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Davide Monti appears in association with Woodend Winter Arts Festival

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The King’s Chamber King Louis XIV, who began his reign at the tender age of four, had a great love for plucked string instruments. His court lutenist, Robert de Visée was awarded the prestigious position of cantor of the King’s chamber ‘in consideration of the fact that he had the honour to teach the king to play the guitar.’ Allow yourself to be soothed and serenaded by not one but two theorbos. The music of de Visée performed by Samantha Cohen (theorbo) and Tommie Anderson (theorbo/guitars) will transport you to the intimate tranquillity of the King’s Bedroom.

INFORMATION

Mon 28 May 6pm Salon (no interval) The Continuo Collective Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Four concert subscription package $112 ($80) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and The Continuo Collective

Samantha Cohen

Silent Inspiration

Flinders Quartet explores how composers deal with impending deafness and how it enhances or cripples their creativity.

Presented with readings alongside these works, the audience will be able to delve into the composers’ innermost feelings.

Imagine not being able to hear your own work of genius. Three incredible works by three landmark composers.

INFORMATION

Stephen McIntyre’s Birthday Celebration In a special concert to celebrate distinguished Australian artist Stephen McIntyre’s birthday, Stephen is joined by his friends in a program of Stephen’s favourite chamber works by Schubert (The Trout Quintet) Chopin, Rossini, Rachmaninov and Saint-Saëns. As a special birthday present a group of Australia’s notable composers (Gordon Kerry, Stuart Greenbaum, Peter de Jager, Roger Smalley & Michael Kieran Harvey) have joined forces to compose a series of miniatures inspired by one of Stephen’s favourite pieces, Chopin’s Barcarolle.

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INFORMATION

Sun 27 May 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall SCHUBERT Lebensstürme D.947 SCHUBERT selection of lieder ROSSINI Duetto buffo per due gatti SAINT-SAËNS Les Noces d’argent RACHMANINOV Tarantella from Suite for two pianos, Op.17 SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre Cheryl Barker soprano Helen Noonan soprano Michael Leighton-Jones baritone Jeffrey Crellin oboe Prudence Davis flute Wilma Smith violin

Flinders Quartet

Mon 28 May 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall BOWMAN Elegy BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F major Op.135 SMETANA String Quartet No.1 in E minor From My Life Flinders Quartet Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet

Wesley College Music Festival A celebration of music in the community of Wesley College St Kilda Rd Campus featuring ensembles, outstanding student soloists and student composers. The concert showcases the school orchestras and concert bands, the Pop Choir and A Cappella choirs, string orchestras and the legendary Wesley College Big Band.

Trevor Jones viola Rohan De Korte cello Steve Reeves double bass Ian Munro, Caroline Almonte, Anna Goldsworthy, Michael Kieran Harvey, Benjamin Martin, Kristian Chong, Raymond Yong, Stefan Cassomenos, Daniel Yim, Stephen Ma & Stephen McIntyre piano Premium $75 (includes $25 donation to prize fund) A reserve $50 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Proceeds from tonight’s concert will be used to establish a prize in Stephen McIntyre’s honour to be administered by Melbourne Recital Centre.

INFORMATION

Tue 29 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Students of Wesley College St Kilda Road Campus Tickets $40 ($24 concession) Presented by Wesley College

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

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The King’s Chamber King Louis XIV, who began his reign at the tender age of four, had a great love for plucked string instruments. His court lutenist, Robert de Visée was awarded the prestigious position of cantor of the King’s chamber ‘in consideration of the fact that he had the honour to teach the king to play the guitar.’ Allow yourself to be soothed and serenaded by not one but two theorbos. The music of de Visée performed by Samantha Cohen (theorbo) and Tommie Anderson (theorbo/guitars) will transport you to the intimate tranquillity of the King’s Bedroom.

INFORMATION

Mon 28 May 6pm Salon (no interval) The Continuo Collective Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Four concert subscription package $112 ($80) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and The Continuo Collective

Samantha Cohen

Silent Inspiration

Flinders Quartet explores how composers deal with impending deafness and how it enhances or cripples their creativity.

Presented with readings alongside these works, the audience will be able to delve into the composers’ innermost feelings.

Imagine not being able to hear your own work of genius. Three incredible works by three landmark composers.

INFORMATION

Stephen McIntyre’s Birthday Celebration In a special concert to celebrate distinguished Australian artist Stephen McIntyre’s birthday, Stephen is joined by his friends in a program of Stephen’s favourite chamber works by Schubert (The Trout Quintet) Chopin, Rossini, Rachmaninov and Saint-Saëns. As a special birthday present a group of Australia’s notable composers (Gordon Kerry, Stuart Greenbaum, Peter de Jager, Roger Smalley & Michael Kieran Harvey) have joined forces to compose a series of miniatures inspired by one of Stephen’s favourite pieces, Chopin’s Barcarolle.

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INFORMATION

Sun 27 May 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall SCHUBERT Lebensstürme D.947 SCHUBERT selection of lieder ROSSINI Duetto buffo per due gatti SAINT-SAËNS Les Noces d’argent RACHMANINOV Tarantella from Suite for two pianos, Op.17 SAINT-SAËNS Danse macabre Cheryl Barker soprano Helen Noonan soprano Michael Leighton-Jones baritone Jeffrey Crellin oboe Prudence Davis flute Wilma Smith violin

Flinders Quartet

Mon 28 May 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall BOWMAN Elegy BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F major Op.135 SMETANA String Quartet No.1 in E minor From My Life Flinders Quartet Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet

Wesley College Music Festival A celebration of music in the community of Wesley College St Kilda Rd Campus featuring ensembles, outstanding student soloists and student composers. The concert showcases the school orchestras and concert bands, the Pop Choir and A Cappella choirs, string orchestras and the legendary Wesley College Big Band.

Trevor Jones viola Rohan De Korte cello Steve Reeves double bass Ian Munro, Caroline Almonte, Anna Goldsworthy, Michael Kieran Harvey, Benjamin Martin, Kristian Chong, Raymond Yong, Stefan Cassomenos, Daniel Yim, Stephen Ma & Stephen McIntyre piano Premium $75 (includes $25 donation to prize fund) A reserve $50 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Proceeds from tonight’s concert will be used to establish a prize in Stephen McIntyre’s honour to be administered by Melbourne Recital Centre.

INFORMATION

Tue 29 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Students of Wesley College St Kilda Road Campus Tickets $40 ($24 concession) Presented by Wesley College

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

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Amir Farid Winner of the 2006 Australian National Piano Award, pianist Amir Farid has been described as ‘a highly creative musician – a pianist of great intelligence and integrity.

He brings strong musical substance to all that he does, imbuing it with his own particular experience and understanding’.

He has studied at the University of Melbourne with Ronald Farren-Price, the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) with Rita Reichman, Geoffrey Tozer and Timothy Young, and the Royal College of Music London with Andrew Ball. He has performed concerti with the Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Melbourne Youth and ANAM Orchestras, including Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl with the Melbourne

Symphony in front of a capacity 13,000 strong crowd. As a chamber musician, Amir is pianist of the acclaimed Benaud Trio winning the Piano Trio prize at the 2005 Australian Chamber Music Competition, and as an associate artist he was winner of the prize for best pianist at the 2006 Mietta Song Recital award and the 2007 Geoffrey Parsons Award.

INFORMATION

Wed 30 May 6pm Salon (no interval) RACHMANINOV Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op.42 SCHUBERT Sonata in B flat major D.960 Amir Farid piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Songs of Love and Life

Symphony of the Gods Mostly Mozart Mozart’s last symphony is his greatest – a culmination of his intelligence, musical genius and virtuosity presented on the grandest of scales. With its shifting moods of jovial good humour and driving energy, it’s no wonder that this symphony was nicknamed after the king of the gods.

Mozart’s Olympian powers of creation reach their peak in a finale where melodies ecstatically intertwine in masterly polyphony.

The ‘Paganini of the Double Bass’ 19thcentury virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini composed prolifically for his instrument, including three concerti which elegantly

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show just how graceful and fleet-footed this giant can be. And there’s no finer curtainraiser than Rossini’s buoyant overture for his farcical Barber.

INFORMATION

Wed 30 May 11.30am Morning tea served from 10.45am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall ROSSINI The Barber of Seville Overture BOTTESINI Concerto for Double Bass No.2 in B minor MOZART Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 Jupiter

Orchestra Victoria Phoebe Russell double bass Tickets $35 ($26 concessions & seniors) Three concert subscription package $84 ($62.40) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & the Australian National Academy of Music

One of the most enduringly popular composers of all time.

Some say it’s a gem from Schuman’s year of song, others that it is over simplified and politically questionable. Frauenliebe und-lieben continues to charm many while alienating others and shades of everything in between.

A controversial cycle that illustrates the power of song to provoke feelings and reactions across a broad spectrum.

This man’s view of a woman’slove story will be colourfully brought to life by Siobhan Stagg and Eidit Golder. It has been paired for this concert with a selection of songs whichcapture the love affair of a man with his homeland. Chopin’s music isadored by many but even some of his fans are not familiar with his song compositions.

Karen Van Spall will give you a taste of these gorgeous and not often heard delights.

INFORMATION

Thu 31 May 6pm Salon (no interval) SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und –lieben CHOPIN Songs – selection Siobhan Stagg soprano Karen Van-Spall mezzo-soprano Eidit Golder piano Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Art Song Collective

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

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Amir Farid Winner of the 2006 Australian National Piano Award, pianist Amir Farid has been described as ‘a highly creative musician – a pianist of great intelligence and integrity.

He brings strong musical substance to all that he does, imbuing it with his own particular experience and understanding’.

He has studied at the University of Melbourne with Ronald Farren-Price, the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) with Rita Reichman, Geoffrey Tozer and Timothy Young, and the Royal College of Music London with Andrew Ball. He has performed concerti with the Sydney Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Melbourne Youth and ANAM Orchestras, including Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl with the Melbourne

Symphony in front of a capacity 13,000 strong crowd. As a chamber musician, Amir is pianist of the acclaimed Benaud Trio winning the Piano Trio prize at the 2005 Australian Chamber Music Competition, and as an associate artist he was winner of the prize for best pianist at the 2006 Mietta Song Recital award and the 2007 Geoffrey Parsons Award.

INFORMATION

Wed 30 May 6pm Salon (no interval) RACHMANINOV Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op.42 SCHUBERT Sonata in B flat major D.960 Amir Farid piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Songs of Love and Life

Symphony of the Gods Mostly Mozart Mozart’s last symphony is his greatest – a culmination of his intelligence, musical genius and virtuosity presented on the grandest of scales. With its shifting moods of jovial good humour and driving energy, it’s no wonder that this symphony was nicknamed after the king of the gods.

Mozart’s Olympian powers of creation reach their peak in a finale where melodies ecstatically intertwine in masterly polyphony.

The ‘Paganini of the Double Bass’ 19thcentury virtuoso Giovanni Bottesini composed prolifically for his instrument, including three concerti which elegantly

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show just how graceful and fleet-footed this giant can be. And there’s no finer curtainraiser than Rossini’s buoyant overture for his farcical Barber.

INFORMATION

Wed 30 May 11.30am Morning tea served from 10.45am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall ROSSINI The Barber of Seville Overture BOTTESINI Concerto for Double Bass No.2 in B minor MOZART Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 Jupiter

Orchestra Victoria Phoebe Russell double bass Tickets $35 ($26 concessions & seniors) Three concert subscription package $84 ($62.40) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & the Australian National Academy of Music

One of the most enduringly popular composers of all time.

Some say it’s a gem from Schuman’s year of song, others that it is over simplified and politically questionable. Frauenliebe und-lieben continues to charm many while alienating others and shades of everything in between.

A controversial cycle that illustrates the power of song to provoke feelings and reactions across a broad spectrum.

This man’s view of a woman’slove story will be colourfully brought to life by Siobhan Stagg and Eidit Golder. It has been paired for this concert with a selection of songs whichcapture the love affair of a man with his homeland. Chopin’s music isadored by many but even some of his fans are not familiar with his song compositions.

Karen Van Spall will give you a taste of these gorgeous and not often heard delights.

INFORMATION

Thu 31 May 6pm Salon (no interval) SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und –lieben CHOPIN Songs – selection Siobhan Stagg soprano Karen Van-Spall mezzo-soprano Eidit Golder piano Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Art Song Collective

For bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au or phone 03 9699 3333

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Blending the strengths of an SUV with advanced driving dynamics, exceptional efficiency and coupé-inspired lines, the new Q3 is the urban SUV that only Audi could create.

Perfectly attuned to a contemporary urban lifestyle, it is equally at home on busy city streets or a weekend adventure. Performance is also assured, with quattro® permanent all-wheel drive* and dual clutch S tronic transmission* that combines the sportiness of a manual with the convenience of an automatic. The new Audi Q3. It’s the driving experience you’ve been waiting for – and Destination n3xt for progressive drivers.

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