Event Guide: April & May 2013

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April & May 2013 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

James Guan p4

Babar the Elephant p4

Luke Howard Trio p5

Hymne á l’amour p6

Game of Tones p4

The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan p5

Grigoryan Brothers – The Seasons p6

The End of Silence p9

One Pig p10

Sunday

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Posh Playground p10

08

10

Made of Music: One Room p10

15 Transcendent p11

Trapped in Darkness p10

16

Adès' Life Story p10

11

Trapped in Darkness p10

17

18

Australian Voices – Raymond Hanson p11

12

The Wild plays The Cure's Pornography p10

City Jungle p10

13

Mira Calix: Looking for Cowslips p10

19 20

Mira Calix: Fables p10

A Rain from the Shadows p12

22 23

An American in Paris p6

Shadows p10

Fantasy & Song p13

14 Prometheus p13

Morgenstern Trio & Christopher Moore p12

David Jones Drumscapes p13

The Illusionist p15

Sparkling Melodies p15

VCE Top Class 2013 Drama & Theatre Studies p15

VCE Top Class 2013 Drama & Theatre Studies p15

Claudio Monteverdi Masterpieces p16

Inspired by Brahms p17

Sandi Thom p17

Manins, Gould & Grigoryan: Poetry & Virtuosity p18

Mozart’s Last Symphonies p18

29 30 01 02 03 04 Lisa Moore p16

06 07 08 09 10 Tonos Humanos p19

14

Mozart's Last Symphonies p18

Alchemy p19

Spirit of India: Sharvari Jamenis & her dancers p19

Wesley College Music Festival p22

20

Mozart: Arranged p25

Coffee Concert with Wilma & Friends p22

15

Alchemy p19

16

Camilla Tilling p20

Mostly Mozart: Mozart in Paris p23

Pure Ensemble Liaison p24

One Hundred Months, Third of East p23

Sun, Cloud p24

Ingenious Jesting with Art p28

La Dolce Vita p28

17

Family Portraits p25

21 22 23 24

Tokyo String Quartet p27

27 28 29 30

Schubert p26

Alchemy p19

VCE Top Acts p28

Tokyo String Quartet p27

31

11

Manins, Gould & Grigoryan: Poetry & Virtuosity p18 Alchemy p19

18

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Mozart The Great p21

Managing Director, Audi Australia

21

26 27 28

Morgenstern Trio & Christopher Moore p12

Andrew Doyle

Corpus Medicorum p11

12 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Mozart The Great p21

19

26

Thomas Adès

The Best Place to Hear

In April and May, Melbourne Recital Centre is the best place to hear your favourite music and musicians. In the intimacy of the Salon you’ll enjoy masterpieces of chamber music performed by our Local Heroes, part of our year-long celebration of Melbourne’s finest ensembles (plus some friends from other cities). Music can be an adventure in time travel – in the space of a month you can discover the Baroque beginnings of opera with Ludovico’s Band or the music of today with Syzygy Ensemble.

It’s a case of Cool Britannia in April when Melbourne Recital Centre and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra present the Metropolis New Music Festival 2013. As London again resumes the mantle of the cultural capital of a radically different world, what’s the sound of the city? Is it the edgy beauty of Thomas Adès’ orchestral music? Or beats ripped from the nightclubs of the East End? Visit the ultimate 21st-century musical metropolis to find out.

See you there.

The information in this brochure is correct at time of printing.

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE

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

Audi is a proud supporter of Melbourne Recital Centre, and now in our fifth year of partnership, we are delighted that our relationship has added to the rich cultural life of Melbourne.

Through our unique pairing with the Centre, we have been able to offer our customers exceptional experiences. From a world-class design to world-class performances, Melbourne Recital Centre mirrors Audi’s commitment to progressiveness and sophistication. The ongoing partnership between our two successful brands is a great way to give back to the Australian community through cultural endeavours that can be enjoyed and accessed by all Australians.

LUISA PASTRELLO Country General Manager Australia & New Zealand, Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been a proud supporter of Melbourne Recital Centre for over five years. Our partnership is based on our shared commitment to exceptional performance and inspired customer service cultivating a steadfast relationship built on quality and innovation. As Melbourne Recital Centre’s International Airline Partner, Etihad Airways plays an important role in bringing some of the world’s leading musicians to perform in the Centre’s acclaimed performance venues, enriching audience experiences and helping build an international reputation for the Centre. Like Melbourne Recital Centre, we invite you to experience the luxury, convenience and modern Arabian hospitality of the World’s Leading Airline.

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April & May 2013 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

James Guan p4

Babar the Elephant p4

Luke Howard Trio p5

Hymne á l’amour p6

Game of Tones p4

The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan p5

Grigoryan Brothers – The Seasons p6

The End of Silence p9

One Pig p10

Sunday

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Posh Playground p10

08

10

Made of Music: One Room p10

15 Transcendent p11

Trapped in Darkness p10

16

Adès' Life Story p10

11

Trapped in Darkness p10

17

18

Australian Voices – Raymond Hanson p11

12

The Wild plays The Cure's Pornography p10

City Jungle p10

13

Mira Calix: Looking for Cowslips p10

19 20

Mira Calix: Fables p10

A Rain from the Shadows p12

22 23

An American in Paris p6

Shadows p10

Fantasy & Song p13

14 Prometheus p13

Morgenstern Trio & Christopher Moore p12

David Jones Drumscapes p13

The Illusionist p15

Sparkling Melodies p15

VCE Top Class 2013 Drama & Theatre Studies p15

VCE Top Class 2013 Drama & Theatre Studies p15

Claudio Monteverdi Masterpieces p16

Inspired by Brahms p17

Sandi Thom p17

Manins, Gould & Grigoryan: Poetry & Virtuosity p18

Mozart’s Last Symphonies p18

29 30 01 02 03 04 Lisa Moore p16

06 07 08 09 10 Tonos Humanos p19

14

Mozart's Last Symphonies p18

Alchemy p19

Spirit of India: Sharvari Jamenis & her dancers p19

Wesley College Music Festival p22

20

Mozart: Arranged p25

Coffee Concert with Wilma & Friends p22

15

Alchemy p19

16

Camilla Tilling p20

Mostly Mozart: Mozart in Paris p23

Pure Ensemble Liaison p24

One Hundred Months, Third of East p23

Sun, Cloud p24

Ingenious Jesting with Art p28

La Dolce Vita p28

17

Family Portraits p25

21 22 23 24

Tokyo String Quartet p27

27 28 29 30

Schubert p26

Alchemy p19

VCE Top Acts p28

Tokyo String Quartet p27

31

11

Manins, Gould & Grigoryan: Poetry & Virtuosity p18 Alchemy p19

18

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Mozart The Great p21

Managing Director, Audi Australia

21

26 27 28

Morgenstern Trio & Christopher Moore p12

Andrew Doyle

Corpus Medicorum p11

12 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Mozart The Great p21

19

26

Thomas Adès

The Best Place to Hear

In April and May, Melbourne Recital Centre is the best place to hear your favourite music and musicians. In the intimacy of the Salon you’ll enjoy masterpieces of chamber music performed by our Local Heroes, part of our year-long celebration of Melbourne’s finest ensembles (plus some friends from other cities). Music can be an adventure in time travel – in the space of a month you can discover the Baroque beginnings of opera with Ludovico’s Band or the music of today with Syzygy Ensemble.

It’s a case of Cool Britannia in April when Melbourne Recital Centre and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra present the Metropolis New Music Festival 2013. As London again resumes the mantle of the cultural capital of a radically different world, what’s the sound of the city? Is it the edgy beauty of Thomas Adès’ orchestral music? Or beats ripped from the nightclubs of the East End? Visit the ultimate 21st-century musical metropolis to find out.

See you there.

The information in this brochure is correct at time of printing.

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE

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

Audi is a proud supporter of Melbourne Recital Centre, and now in our fifth year of partnership, we are delighted that our relationship has added to the rich cultural life of Melbourne.

Through our unique pairing with the Centre, we have been able to offer our customers exceptional experiences. From a world-class design to world-class performances, Melbourne Recital Centre mirrors Audi’s commitment to progressiveness and sophistication. The ongoing partnership between our two successful brands is a great way to give back to the Australian community through cultural endeavours that can be enjoyed and accessed by all Australians.

LUISA PASTRELLO Country General Manager Australia & New Zealand, Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been a proud supporter of Melbourne Recital Centre for over five years. Our partnership is based on our shared commitment to exceptional performance and inspired customer service cultivating a steadfast relationship built on quality and innovation. As Melbourne Recital Centre’s International Airline Partner, Etihad Airways plays an important role in bringing some of the world’s leading musicians to perform in the Centre’s acclaimed performance venues, enriching audience experiences and helping build an international reputation for the Centre. Like Melbourne Recital Centre, we invite you to experience the luxury, convenience and modern Arabian hospitality of the World’s Leading Airline.

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James Guan

Winner of the recent Great Romantics Competition and recipient of the Best Australian Award at the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition, James Guan proves that the future of Australian classical piano is indeed very bright. Performing diverse works, from the complexity of Bach to the drama of Rachmaninov, this is James’s chance to dazzle Melbourne audiences with his virtuosity.

INFORMATION Tue 2 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) BACH Prelude & Fugue in F minor Book 1, No.12 MOZART Piano Sonata No.13 in B flat, K.333 CHOPIN Etude Op. 10, No.6 RACHMANINOV Six moments musicaux James Guan piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Salon: Solo 2013

Luke Howard Trio

See page 29 for ticketing details

Wed 3 April 11.30am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50 mins no interval) POULENC/Brunhoff The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant Brett Kelly conductor Maude Davey narrator Tickets $18 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Recital Centre children’s programming is supported by the Hugh Williamson Foundation.

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

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Thu 4 April 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Luke Howard Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Luke Howard

play Schumann and Brahms

INFORMATION

Game of Tones

INFORMATION

The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan

Babar the Elephant Children of all ages will enjoy the exciting adventures of Babar the elephant, whose story has been entertaining children since 1931.

With sparkling live orchestral music, see and hear the wonderful story of how Babar leaves the jungle, visits the big city and returns to marry Celeste and become the King of the elephant kingdom.

Recorded at Oslo’s iconic Rainbow Studio with prominent Norwegian recording engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug, the Luke Howard Trio launch their second album, A Dove, A Lion, A Coast, A Pirate. Led by Luke Howard (piano), the album features original works by both Howard and Jonathan Zion (bass). Daniel Farrugia (drums) completes the Trio, who together produce lively sounds that blend elements of improvised and popular music.

Joe Chindamo and Zoë Black perform original works by Chindamo, unique reimaginings of works by Mendelssohn, Gershwin and Purcell, alongside the evocative Prokofiev Five Melodies engaging the listener in a dazzling world of tones, imagined and reimagined.

Daniel Curro (cello)

Taking their name from the opposing alter-egos of Robert Schumann; Eusebius, the dreamer and Florestan, the passionate and volatile romantic, The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan are a new Australian ensemble whose players are drawn from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Craig Hill (clarinet), Sarah and Monica Curro (violin), Christopher Moore (viola) and Daniel Curro (cello), share a mutual love for music of the 19th century, playing on period instruments in the spirit of the first Romantics – energetic, unwavering and poetic.

INFORMATION Thu 4 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour 45 mins incl. interval) SCHUMANN String Quartet in A, Op.41, No.3 BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet, Op.115 The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan Tickets $44 ($34 concession) Presented by The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan

MON–FRI 7AM TIL LATE,

INFORMATION

SAT 8AM–LATE,

Wed 3 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Joe Chindamo piano Zoë Black violin Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black Local Heroes 2013

PERFORMANCES ONLY

SUN OPEN BEFORE AND AFTER

mymexicancousin@gmail.com (03) 9686 3389 Melbourne Recital Centre Cnr of Sturt St & Southbank Boulevard, Southbank

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

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James Guan

Winner of the recent Great Romantics Competition and recipient of the Best Australian Award at the 2012 Sydney International Piano Competition, James Guan proves that the future of Australian classical piano is indeed very bright. Performing diverse works, from the complexity of Bach to the drama of Rachmaninov, this is James’s chance to dazzle Melbourne audiences with his virtuosity.

INFORMATION Tue 2 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) BACH Prelude & Fugue in F minor Book 1, No.12 MOZART Piano Sonata No.13 in B flat, K.333 CHOPIN Etude Op. 10, No.6 RACHMANINOV Six moments musicaux James Guan piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Salon: Solo 2013

Luke Howard Trio

See page 29 for ticketing details

Wed 3 April 11.30am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50 mins no interval) POULENC/Brunhoff The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant Brett Kelly conductor Maude Davey narrator Tickets $18 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Recital Centre children’s programming is supported by the Hugh Williamson Foundation.

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • April

Thu 4 April 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Luke Howard Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Luke Howard

play Schumann and Brahms

INFORMATION

Game of Tones

INFORMATION

The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan

Babar the Elephant Children of all ages will enjoy the exciting adventures of Babar the elephant, whose story has been entertaining children since 1931.

With sparkling live orchestral music, see and hear the wonderful story of how Babar leaves the jungle, visits the big city and returns to marry Celeste and become the King of the elephant kingdom.

Recorded at Oslo’s iconic Rainbow Studio with prominent Norwegian recording engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug, the Luke Howard Trio launch their second album, A Dove, A Lion, A Coast, A Pirate. Led by Luke Howard (piano), the album features original works by both Howard and Jonathan Zion (bass). Daniel Farrugia (drums) completes the Trio, who together produce lively sounds that blend elements of improvised and popular music.

Joe Chindamo and Zoë Black perform original works by Chindamo, unique reimaginings of works by Mendelssohn, Gershwin and Purcell, alongside the evocative Prokofiev Five Melodies engaging the listener in a dazzling world of tones, imagined and reimagined.

Daniel Curro (cello)

Taking their name from the opposing alter-egos of Robert Schumann; Eusebius, the dreamer and Florestan, the passionate and volatile romantic, The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan are a new Australian ensemble whose players are drawn from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Craig Hill (clarinet), Sarah and Monica Curro (violin), Christopher Moore (viola) and Daniel Curro (cello), share a mutual love for music of the 19th century, playing on period instruments in the spirit of the first Romantics – energetic, unwavering and poetic.

INFORMATION Thu 4 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour 45 mins incl. interval) SCHUMANN String Quartet in A, Op.41, No.3 BRAHMS Clarinet Quintet, Op.115 The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan Tickets $44 ($34 concession) Presented by The Friends of Eusebius and Florestan

MON–FRI 7AM TIL LATE,

INFORMATION

SAT 8AM–LATE,

Wed 3 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Joe Chindamo piano Zoë Black violin Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black Local Heroes 2013

PERFORMANCES ONLY

SUN OPEN BEFORE AND AFTER

mymexicancousin@gmail.com (03) 9686 3389 Melbourne Recital Centre Cnr of Sturt St & Southbank Boulevard, Southbank

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

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Grigoryan Brothers The Seasons

Leonard & Slava Grigoryan

The Seasons, a 12-movement piano suite by Tchaikovsky, has been arranged for two guitars by Edward Grigoryan for his sons Slava and Leonard, who together are one of the world's leading guitar duos. With its movements characterising the 12 months of the year, The Seasons comprises mini melodic showpieces that were commissioned to be printed as monthly instalments for readers of the music magazine, Nouvellist in 1876.

This unique arrangement breathes new life into the classical guitar repertoire while retaining the original masterpiece, presenting it in a totally different setting and giving it a new voice. Slava and Leonard will perform selections from The Seasons and some of their

favourite works, including compositions from all corners of the world and pieces that display their improvisational skills.

INFORMATION Fri 5 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours & 30 mins incl. interval) TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons – highlights (arr. Edward Grigoryan) A selection of favourites Slava & Leonard Grigoryan guitar Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & RAZ music

Hymne à l’amour

Amir Farid

Siobhan Stagg

Following their success in the 2012 Mietta Song Competition, Siobhan Stagg and Amir Farid were invited to record Hymne à l'amour, a collection of exquisite art songs from across the eras. To celebrate its release, Siobhan returns to Melbourne from Europe for this special recital with Melbourne’s beloved pianist, Amir Farid. Hymne à l'amour illustrates the frailty of the human condition through flirtations, deepest love and heartbreaking truths. Highlights of this captivating program include Edith Piaf’s Hymne à l'amour, Schubert’s Du bist die Ruh,

Delibes' Les Filles de Cadix, as well as works

by Liszt, Duparc, Elgar and a new piece by Australian composer Dermot Tutty.

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Metropolis New Music Festival

INFORMATION Sat 6 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Siobhan Stagg soprano Amir Farid piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

An American in Paris The talented students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music return to Melbourne Recital Centre in 2013 with a concert of much-loved works by Ravel and Gershwin.

Conducted by Melbourne-favourite and University Alumnus Benjamin Northey, the program features Gershwin’s depiction of 1920s Paris in An American in Paris, alongside two of Ravel’s best known works: the enigmatic and virtuosic Piano Concerto in G and the rousing and ever-popular Bolero.

The orchestra will be joined by special guest musicians from the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School.

PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE & MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

INFORMATION Sat 6 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins incl. interval) WADE Symphony for winds, brass & percussion RAVEL Piano Concerto in G GERSHWIN An American in Paris RAVEL Bolero University of Melbourne Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Peter Toohey piano FREE – tickets required with entry details on the website Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

2013 8–20 April

Metropolis New Music Festival 2013 brings the sound of contemporary London to Melbourne Recital Centre. London’s splendour and squalor is the ultimate hotbed of creativity and this year’s festival explores this vast maze of music. The sonic magic of composer/conductor/pianist Thomas Adès’ chamber and orchestral music meets the iconoclastic electronica of Matthew Herbert. Drum ‘n’ Bass, luminous choral music, DJs, politics and chamber opera easily (and sometimes uneasily) share the same space.

Three leading composer/performers will be in residence to present their works and a world wide web of their musical influences and obsessions in concerts, talks and DJ sets.

For the complete festival schedule, visit melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis

Grigoryan Brothers The Seasons

Leonard & Slava Grigoryan

The Seasons, a 12-movement piano suite by Tchaikovsky, has been arranged for two guitars by Edward Grigoryan for his sons Slava and Leonard, who together are one of the world's leading guitar duos. With its movements characterising the 12 months of the year, The Seasons comprises mini melodic showpieces that were commissioned to be printed as monthly instalments for readers of the music magazine, Nouvellist in 1876.

This unique arrangement breathes new life into the classical guitar repertoire while retaining the original masterpiece, presenting it in a totally different setting and giving it a new voice. Slava and Leonard will perform selections from The Seasons and some of their

favourite works, including compositions from all corners of the world and pieces that display their improvisational skills.

INFORMATION Fri 5 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours & 30 mins incl. interval) TCHAIKOVSKY The Seasons – highlights (arr. Edward Grigoryan) A selection of favourites Slava & Leonard Grigoryan guitar Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & RAZ music

Hymne à l’amour

Amir Farid

Siobhan Stagg

Following their success in the 2012 Mietta Song Competition, Siobhan Stagg and Amir Farid were invited to record Hymne à l'amour, a collection of exquisite art songs from across the eras. To celebrate its release, Siobhan returns to Melbourne from Europe for this special recital with Melbourne’s beloved pianist, Amir Farid. Hymne à l'amour illustrates the frailty of the human condition through flirtations, deepest love and heartbreaking truths. Highlights of this captivating program include Edith Piaf’s Hymne à l'amour, Schubert’s Du bist die Ruh,

Delibes' Les Filles de Cadix, as well as works

by Liszt, Duparc, Elgar and a new piece by Australian composer Dermot Tutty.

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • April

Metropolis New Music Festival

INFORMATION Sat 6 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Siobhan Stagg soprano Amir Farid piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

An American in Paris The talented students of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music return to Melbourne Recital Centre in 2013 with a concert of much-loved works by Ravel and Gershwin.

Conducted by Melbourne-favourite and University Alumnus Benjamin Northey, the program features Gershwin’s depiction of 1920s Paris in An American in Paris, alongside two of Ravel’s best known works: the enigmatic and virtuosic Piano Concerto in G and the rousing and ever-popular Bolero.

The orchestra will be joined by special guest musicians from the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School.

PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE & MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

INFORMATION Sat 6 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins incl. interval) WADE Symphony for winds, brass & percussion RAVEL Piano Concerto in G GERSHWIN An American in Paris RAVEL Bolero University of Melbourne Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Peter Toohey piano FREE – tickets required with entry details on the website Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

2013 8–20 April

Metropolis New Music Festival 2013 brings the sound of contemporary London to Melbourne Recital Centre. London’s splendour and squalor is the ultimate hotbed of creativity and this year’s festival explores this vast maze of music. The sonic magic of composer/conductor/pianist Thomas Adès’ chamber and orchestral music meets the iconoclastic electronica of Matthew Herbert. Drum ‘n’ Bass, luminous choral music, DJs, politics and chamber opera easily (and sometimes uneasily) share the same space.

Three leading composer/performers will be in residence to present their works and a world wide web of their musical influences and obsessions in concerts, talks and DJ sets.

For the complete festival schedule, visit melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis

Thomas Adès

What’s On

‘Thomas Adès’ writing creates visions of musical possibility that are new for today, or for any time.’

Mon 8 April

6.30pm Ensemble Offspring Posh Playground (Salon)

Tom Service, The Guardian (UK)

As composer, conductor and pianist, Thomas Adès is one of the major musical figures of our time. Born in 1971, he was only 36 when the Barbican in London presented a retrospective festival of his work. He has been the focus of Radio France's annual contemporary music festival, and Helsinki's Ultimo festival. His opera The Tempest was commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and will soon be premiered at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Simon Rattle programmed Adès' Asyla for his opening concert as Artistic Director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2002, and subsequently commissioned one of the major works featured in the 2012 Metropolis New Music Festival, Tevot.

8pm Matthew Herbert Made of Music: One Room (Hall)

Adès' music has attracted numerous awards and prizes, including the Grawemeyer Award (2000), of which he is the youngest-ever recipient. He is the only composer to have won the Royal Philharmonic Prize for large-scale composition three times.

Following his appearance with the MSO at the 2010 Melbourne Festival, the Orchestra and Melbourne Recital Centre are proud to present Thomas Adès, a major presence in the world of music.

Thu 11 April

8pm MSO and Thomas Adès Adès’ Life Story (Hall)

Fri 12 April

6pm The Wild plays The Cure's Pornography (Salon) 8pm Matthew Herbert The End of Silence (Hall)

Thomas Adès and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform two concerts built around some of Adès’ most celebrated works.

Sat 13 April

thomasades.com

8pm Matthew Herbert One Pig (Hall)

Tue 16 April

Mira Calix

Matthew Herbert

‘[Calix’s] Playful, deeply moving orchestration continually poses new questions about music's own language.’

Pitchfork

Mira Calix is not afraid to challenge musical convention or cross genre boundaries.

She creates music of unconventional beauty, working with found sound, electronics, voice and classical instrumentation. Her prolific and innovative approach to composition has led to a critically-acclaimed catalogue of work. She has been commissioned to set both the words of one of Britain’s most acclaimed and award winning contemporary poets, Alice Oswald and that of its most established, William Shakespeare, to music.

She has released music alongside avant-garde classical composers like Sir Harrison Birtwistle and Jonathan Harvey and collaborated with

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6pm Syzygy Trapped in Darkness (Salon)

indie innovators such as Malcolm Middleton (Arab Strap) and Brian McComber (Dirty Projectors). She has supported Radiohead on a leg of their Kid A tour and composed Nunu for the London Sinfonietta and a chorus of insects. She has release five albums on Warp Records.

Two concerts and a DJ set will showcase the breadth of Mira Calix’s work, including a brand new composition commissioned

by Melbourne Recital Centre for its Made of Music project. miracalix.com

Wed 17 April

‘In an age of such infinite and brilliant possibilities of technique, combined with the urgent politics of now, why have music and musicians lost the urge to challenge, investigate, invent and unite?’

Matthew Herbert

Composer, DJ, performer, producer and agent provocateur, Matthew Herbert is an idiosyncratic voice in contemporary music.

‘Matthew Herbert makes music out of sound.

Specific sounds. Simple as that seems, it is a practice that was only possible as a result of one of the most radical and transformative inventions of the 20th century – that of magnetic tape. Once that was introduced into the field of recording, music could be sourced from the entire sonic world, recontextualised, reshaped. The possibility now existed to make anything out of anything… One Pig, is perhaps Herbert's most remarkable and challenging sonic foray into the politics of consumption. The album follows the life, death and ultimate fate on

a dinner plate of a single animal. Herbert spent several months on a farm collating the necessary sounds, from its eerily quiet birth, to the noisy trauma of feeding time, to its removal and solitary, shuffling last journey to the abattoir, alone in a trailer.’ David Stubbs Herbert has remixed musicians as diverse as Bjork and Mahler, has scored film, dance and theatre and is now Creative Director of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Matthew Herbert presents three evenings – One Pig, The End of Silence, and a new commission for Melbourne Recital Centre’s Made of Music project – and a DJ set. matthewherbert.com

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

6pm Syzygy Trapped in Darkness (Salon)

Fri 19 April

6pm & 9.30pm Speak Percussion City Jungle (Salon) 8pm Mira Calix Fables and other works for choir, electronics & ensemble (Hall)

Sat 20 April

6pm Mira Calix Looking for Cowslips (Salon) 8pm Thomas Adès and MSO Shadows (Hall)

For a complete schedule, including talks and DJ sets, please visit melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis

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Thomas Adès

What’s On

‘Thomas Adès’ writing creates visions of musical possibility that are new for today, or for any time.’

Mon 8 April

6.30pm Ensemble Offspring Posh Playground (Salon)

Tom Service, The Guardian (UK)

As composer, conductor and pianist, Thomas Adès is one of the major musical figures of our time. Born in 1971, he was only 36 when the Barbican in London presented a retrospective festival of his work. He has been the focus of Radio France's annual contemporary music festival, and Helsinki's Ultimo festival. His opera The Tempest was commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and will soon be premiered at the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Simon Rattle programmed Adès' Asyla for his opening concert as Artistic Director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2002, and subsequently commissioned one of the major works featured in the 2012 Metropolis New Music Festival, Tevot.

8pm Matthew Herbert Made of Music: One Room (Hall)

Adès' music has attracted numerous awards and prizes, including the Grawemeyer Award (2000), of which he is the youngest-ever recipient. He is the only composer to have won the Royal Philharmonic Prize for large-scale composition three times.

Following his appearance with the MSO at the 2010 Melbourne Festival, the Orchestra and Melbourne Recital Centre are proud to present Thomas Adès, a major presence in the world of music.

Thu 11 April

8pm MSO and Thomas Adès Adès’ Life Story (Hall)

Fri 12 April

6pm The Wild plays The Cure's Pornography (Salon) 8pm Matthew Herbert The End of Silence (Hall)

Thomas Adès and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform two concerts built around some of Adès’ most celebrated works.

Sat 13 April

thomasades.com

8pm Matthew Herbert One Pig (Hall)

Tue 16 April

Mira Calix

Matthew Herbert

‘[Calix’s] Playful, deeply moving orchestration continually poses new questions about music's own language.’

Pitchfork

Mira Calix is not afraid to challenge musical convention or cross genre boundaries.

She creates music of unconventional beauty, working with found sound, electronics, voice and classical instrumentation. Her prolific and innovative approach to composition has led to a critically-acclaimed catalogue of work. She has been commissioned to set both the words of one of Britain’s most acclaimed and award winning contemporary poets, Alice Oswald and that of its most established, William Shakespeare, to music.

She has released music alongside avant-garde classical composers like Sir Harrison Birtwistle and Jonathan Harvey and collaborated with

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6pm Syzygy Trapped in Darkness (Salon)

indie innovators such as Malcolm Middleton (Arab Strap) and Brian McComber (Dirty Projectors). She has supported Radiohead on a leg of their Kid A tour and composed Nunu for the London Sinfonietta and a chorus of insects. She has release five albums on Warp Records.

Two concerts and a DJ set will showcase the breadth of Mira Calix’s work, including a brand new composition commissioned

by Melbourne Recital Centre for its Made of Music project. miracalix.com

Wed 17 April

‘In an age of such infinite and brilliant possibilities of technique, combined with the urgent politics of now, why have music and musicians lost the urge to challenge, investigate, invent and unite?’

Matthew Herbert

Composer, DJ, performer, producer and agent provocateur, Matthew Herbert is an idiosyncratic voice in contemporary music.

‘Matthew Herbert makes music out of sound.

Specific sounds. Simple as that seems, it is a practice that was only possible as a result of one of the most radical and transformative inventions of the 20th century – that of magnetic tape. Once that was introduced into the field of recording, music could be sourced from the entire sonic world, recontextualised, reshaped. The possibility now existed to make anything out of anything… One Pig, is perhaps Herbert's most remarkable and challenging sonic foray into the politics of consumption. The album follows the life, death and ultimate fate on

a dinner plate of a single animal. Herbert spent several months on a farm collating the necessary sounds, from its eerily quiet birth, to the noisy trauma of feeding time, to its removal and solitary, shuffling last journey to the abattoir, alone in a trailer.’ David Stubbs Herbert has remixed musicians as diverse as Bjork and Mahler, has scored film, dance and theatre and is now Creative Director of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

Matthew Herbert presents three evenings – One Pig, The End of Silence, and a new commission for Melbourne Recital Centre’s Made of Music project – and a DJ set. matthewherbert.com

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

6pm Syzygy Trapped in Darkness (Salon)

Fri 19 April

6pm & 9.30pm Speak Percussion City Jungle (Salon) 8pm Mira Calix Fables and other works for choir, electronics & ensemble (Hall)

Sat 20 April

6pm Mira Calix Looking for Cowslips (Salon) 8pm Thomas Adès and MSO Shadows (Hall)

For a complete schedule, including talks and DJ sets, please visit melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis

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Metropolis New Music Festival Highlights please check melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis for full details Mon 8 April 6.30pm

Fri 12 April 8pm

Fri 19 April 8pm

Ensemble Offspring

Matthew Herbert

Mira Calix

Posh Playground Ensemble Offspring’s favourite UK composers, Christopher Fox, Laurence Crane, Jennifer Walshe and Matthew Shlomowitz headline this playful look at music in Britain in the 21st century.

Salon (1 hour no interval) Ensemble Offspring

The End of Silence Matthew Herbert and his colleagues have devised a fully-improvised work based entirely on a 10-second sound recording. It is of war photographer Sebastien Meyer being bombed by a Gadaffi war plane in Libya in 2011. On first hearing the recording is terrifying. At the end of the program will you still feel the same way?

Fables and other works A survey of Mira Calix’s works for ensemble and electronics, including the wonderfully strange Nunu for musicians and a choir of insects, and works by Adès, Ligeti and Saariaho. Mira also premieres her Made of Music commission inspired by Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour no interval) Matthew Herbert & ensemble $25

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins incl. interval) Mira Calix composer & electronics Melbourne musicians $25

(world premiere) Matthew Herbert

Sat 13 April 8pm

Sat 20 April 6pm

Using sounds generated by the Hoop Pine which wraps the interior of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall and samples of music performed here in the past, Matthew brings this exquisite space to life, demonstrating how the Hall is made of music.

Matthew Herbert

Mira Calix

$35/$25

Mon 8 April 8pm

Made of Music: One Room

One Pig

Looking for Cowslips

Matthew Herbert tells the life story of a pig through its sounds with instruments made from the pig itself and the sty-harp. One of the most talked-about works of contemporary music of the last few years, it was condemned by PETA, but celebrated by thoughtful music (and pork) lovers.

Intimate works for electronics, singers and instrumentalists in the Melbourne Recital Centre’s most intimate space. Stay after the MSO concert for Mira’s DJ set to close Metropolis in true London Underground style.

Thu 11 April 8pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour no interval) Matthew Herbert & ensemble $25

Salon (60 mins no interval) Mira Calix composer & electronics Melbourne musicians $35/$25

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Tue 16 & Wed 17 April 6pm

Sat 20 April 8pm

Syzygy

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour no interval) Matthew Herbert & ensemble $25

Adès’ Life Story

Thomas Adès’ Life Story is a provocative setting of a poem by Tennessee Williams, teasingly exploring the tragicomedy of the human condition. Adès also directs his vertiginous Concerto Conciso from the piano and duets with pianist Zubin Kanga in the rhythmic impossibilities of Nancarrow’s studies.* Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Thomas Adès conductor/piano Hila Plitmann soprano David Thomas clarinet Zubin Kanga piano $54/$44

Fri 12 April 6pm

The Wild plays The Cure's Pornography The Wild

The Wild, featuring pianist Erik Griswold, bassist Sam Pankhurst and drummer Ritchie Daniell creates a re-imagining of the goth rock classic by English super group The Cure. Pornography was the band's fourth album and is considered to be a major musical landmark by fans and critics alike.

Salon (1 hour no interval) $35/$25

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Trapped in Darkness

Shadows

Doomed to forever be prisoners, Bony Anderson and Eliza Donnithorne were exiled from the daily experiences of life that most take for granted, and their tragic stories form the basis of two chamber operas. Anderson, the unruly convict and Donnithorne, the jilted bride are brought to life in this melancholic performance.

Kai by British maverick Mark-Anthony Turnage is a viscerally emotive elegy performed by the MSO and star cellist Steven Isserlis under Thomas Adès’ direction. Adès also conducts a suite of dances from Powder Her Face, his notorious pitch-black comic opera about the life of Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll.*

Salon (60 mins no interval) Syzygy Ensemble Judith Dodsworth mezzo soprano Chris Richardson baritone $35/$25

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Thomas Adès conductor Steven Isserlis cello $54/$44

Fri 19 April, 6pm & 9.30pm

please check melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis for full details

City Jungle

Speak Percussion

Corpus Medicorum Following its successful 10th-anniversary season, Corpus Medicorum returns to play its first ever all Czech program alongside esteemed cellist Michael Dahlenburg.

Corpus Medicorum, Music for the Soul was founded in 2002 by Cardiothoracic Surgeon Mr Phillip Antippa. Inspired by the Australian Doctors Orchestra, Corpus Medicorum began with musical doctors who wanted to continue the fine tradition of music performance whilst raising funds for Lung Cancer Services at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the celebrated Corpus Medicorum play the heart and soul of Dvořák’s most popular masterpiece.

A not to be missed concert which demands an emotional involvement of both performers and audience alike.

INFORMATION Sun 21 April 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in A DVOŘÁK Symphony No.7 in D minor, Op.70 Orchestra of The Royal Melbourne Hospital Keith Crellin conductor Michael Dahlenburg cello Tickets $57 ($47 concession & $26 child) Presented by Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation

*Concert includes a new work commissioned as part of the MSO’s Cybec 21st-Century Australian Composers Program.

Raymond Hanson

Greta Bradman

Transcendent Beautiful and moving music written for soprano and string quartet, Transcendent brings together works that possess a deep and profound beauty where the use of poetry is inspired by nature to depict elements of humanity. Italian composer and violinist Ottorino Respighi used an Italian translation of Shelley's poem The Sunset to portray the rising of a new day and new hope.

John Tavener’s Akhmatova Songs, set in the original Russian, depict mountains, rivers and sunset against a backdrop of grief for a loved one lost. Paul Stanhope's time transcending and award-winning Sea Chronicles and Golijov's Lúa Descolorida complete this transcendental voyage.

INFORMATION Mon 22 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) RESPIGHI Il tramonto (The Sunset) TAVENER Akhmatova Songs STANHOPE Sea Chronicles GOLIJOV Lúa descolorida Greta Bradman soprano Flinders Quartet Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Greta Bradman Local Heroes 2013

City Jungle explores the dramatic soundworld of Jungle and Drum’n’Bass, two of the hallmark British electronica genres from the 1990s transcribed for virtuoso percussionists and electronics.

Salon (1 hour no interval) Speak Percussion Terminal Sound System programming & composition $25

Australian Voices

Michael Dahlenburg

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

Michael Kieran Harvey

In affirming our country's significant musical lineage, Melbourne Recital Centre and ANAM continue to celebrate the work of leading Australian composers in this chamber series directed by ANAM faculty and special guests, performed alongside ANAM musicians.

A highly regarded teacher and mentor to many prominent Australian musicians, Raymond Hanson was himself largely self-taught. With celebrated teaching abilities and gifted improvisatory skills, Hanson struggled to gain recognition for his talents as a composer for much of his career. Choosing to steer away from prevailing trends, his music was consequently deemed ‘unfashionable’ and therefore ignored by many of his contemporaries. Late in life however, his distinctive personal style began to receive greater recognition with his work now held in high esteem.

INFORMATION Tue 23 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) HANSON Piano Quintet Piano Sonata Dedication Michael Kieran Harvey piano ANAM Musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music Australian Voices 2013

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Metropolis New Music Festival Highlights please check melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis for full details Mon 8 April 6.30pm

Fri 12 April 8pm

Fri 19 April 8pm

Ensemble Offspring

Matthew Herbert

Mira Calix

Posh Playground Ensemble Offspring’s favourite UK composers, Christopher Fox, Laurence Crane, Jennifer Walshe and Matthew Shlomowitz headline this playful look at music in Britain in the 21st century.

Salon (1 hour no interval) Ensemble Offspring

The End of Silence Matthew Herbert and his colleagues have devised a fully-improvised work based entirely on a 10-second sound recording. It is of war photographer Sebastien Meyer being bombed by a Gadaffi war plane in Libya in 2011. On first hearing the recording is terrifying. At the end of the program will you still feel the same way?

Fables and other works A survey of Mira Calix’s works for ensemble and electronics, including the wonderfully strange Nunu for musicians and a choir of insects, and works by Adès, Ligeti and Saariaho. Mira also premieres her Made of Music commission inspired by Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour no interval) Matthew Herbert & ensemble $25

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins incl. interval) Mira Calix composer & electronics Melbourne musicians $25

(world premiere) Matthew Herbert

Sat 13 April 8pm

Sat 20 April 6pm

Using sounds generated by the Hoop Pine which wraps the interior of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall and samples of music performed here in the past, Matthew brings this exquisite space to life, demonstrating how the Hall is made of music.

Matthew Herbert

Mira Calix

$35/$25

Mon 8 April 8pm

Made of Music: One Room

One Pig

Looking for Cowslips

Matthew Herbert tells the life story of a pig through its sounds with instruments made from the pig itself and the sty-harp. One of the most talked-about works of contemporary music of the last few years, it was condemned by PETA, but celebrated by thoughtful music (and pork) lovers.

Intimate works for electronics, singers and instrumentalists in the Melbourne Recital Centre’s most intimate space. Stay after the MSO concert for Mira’s DJ set to close Metropolis in true London Underground style.

Thu 11 April 8pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour no interval) Matthew Herbert & ensemble $25

Salon (60 mins no interval) Mira Calix composer & electronics Melbourne musicians $35/$25

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Tue 16 & Wed 17 April 6pm

Sat 20 April 8pm

Syzygy

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (1 hour no interval) Matthew Herbert & ensemble $25

Adès’ Life Story

Thomas Adès’ Life Story is a provocative setting of a poem by Tennessee Williams, teasingly exploring the tragicomedy of the human condition. Adès also directs his vertiginous Concerto Conciso from the piano and duets with pianist Zubin Kanga in the rhythmic impossibilities of Nancarrow’s studies.* Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Thomas Adès conductor/piano Hila Plitmann soprano David Thomas clarinet Zubin Kanga piano $54/$44

Fri 12 April 6pm

The Wild plays The Cure's Pornography The Wild

The Wild, featuring pianist Erik Griswold, bassist Sam Pankhurst and drummer Ritchie Daniell creates a re-imagining of the goth rock classic by English super group The Cure. Pornography was the band's fourth album and is considered to be a major musical landmark by fans and critics alike.

Salon (1 hour no interval) $35/$25

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • April

Trapped in Darkness

Shadows

Doomed to forever be prisoners, Bony Anderson and Eliza Donnithorne were exiled from the daily experiences of life that most take for granted, and their tragic stories form the basis of two chamber operas. Anderson, the unruly convict and Donnithorne, the jilted bride are brought to life in this melancholic performance.

Kai by British maverick Mark-Anthony Turnage is a viscerally emotive elegy performed by the MSO and star cellist Steven Isserlis under Thomas Adès’ direction. Adès also conducts a suite of dances from Powder Her Face, his notorious pitch-black comic opera about the life of Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll.*

Salon (60 mins no interval) Syzygy Ensemble Judith Dodsworth mezzo soprano Chris Richardson baritone $35/$25

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Thomas Adès conductor Steven Isserlis cello $54/$44

Fri 19 April, 6pm & 9.30pm

please check melbournerecital.com.au/metropolis for full details

City Jungle

Speak Percussion

Corpus Medicorum Following its successful 10th-anniversary season, Corpus Medicorum returns to play its first ever all Czech program alongside esteemed cellist Michael Dahlenburg.

Corpus Medicorum, Music for the Soul was founded in 2002 by Cardiothoracic Surgeon Mr Phillip Antippa. Inspired by the Australian Doctors Orchestra, Corpus Medicorum began with musical doctors who wanted to continue the fine tradition of music performance whilst raising funds for Lung Cancer Services at The Royal Melbourne Hospital. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the celebrated Corpus Medicorum play the heart and soul of Dvořák’s most popular masterpiece.

A not to be missed concert which demands an emotional involvement of both performers and audience alike.

INFORMATION Sun 21 April 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in A DVOŘÁK Symphony No.7 in D minor, Op.70 Orchestra of The Royal Melbourne Hospital Keith Crellin conductor Michael Dahlenburg cello Tickets $57 ($47 concession & $26 child) Presented by Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation

*Concert includes a new work commissioned as part of the MSO’s Cybec 21st-Century Australian Composers Program.

Raymond Hanson

Greta Bradman

Transcendent Beautiful and moving music written for soprano and string quartet, Transcendent brings together works that possess a deep and profound beauty where the use of poetry is inspired by nature to depict elements of humanity. Italian composer and violinist Ottorino Respighi used an Italian translation of Shelley's poem The Sunset to portray the rising of a new day and new hope.

John Tavener’s Akhmatova Songs, set in the original Russian, depict mountains, rivers and sunset against a backdrop of grief for a loved one lost. Paul Stanhope's time transcending and award-winning Sea Chronicles and Golijov's Lúa Descolorida complete this transcendental voyage.

INFORMATION Mon 22 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) RESPIGHI Il tramonto (The Sunset) TAVENER Akhmatova Songs STANHOPE Sea Chronicles GOLIJOV Lúa descolorida Greta Bradman soprano Flinders Quartet Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Greta Bradman Local Heroes 2013

City Jungle explores the dramatic soundworld of Jungle and Drum’n’Bass, two of the hallmark British electronica genres from the 1990s transcribed for virtuoso percussionists and electronics.

Salon (1 hour no interval) Speak Percussion Terminal Sound System programming & composition $25

Australian Voices

Michael Dahlenburg

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

Michael Kieran Harvey

In affirming our country's significant musical lineage, Melbourne Recital Centre and ANAM continue to celebrate the work of leading Australian composers in this chamber series directed by ANAM faculty and special guests, performed alongside ANAM musicians.

A highly regarded teacher and mentor to many prominent Australian musicians, Raymond Hanson was himself largely self-taught. With celebrated teaching abilities and gifted improvisatory skills, Hanson struggled to gain recognition for his talents as a composer for much of his career. Choosing to steer away from prevailing trends, his music was consequently deemed ‘unfashionable’ and therefore ignored by many of his contemporaries. Late in life however, his distinctive personal style began to receive greater recognition with his work now held in high esteem.

INFORMATION Tue 23 April 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) HANSON Piano Quintet Piano Sonata Dedication Michael Kieran Harvey piano ANAM Musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music Australian Voices 2013

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Prometheus

Morgenstern Trio & Christopher Moore Piano quartets that combine piano, violin, viola and cello are often the forgotten treasures of chamber music. Musica Viva presents one of Europe’s most electrifying new ensembles, the Morgenstern Trio and charismatic Australian violist, Christopher Moore in a virtuosic collaboration and celebration of chamber music. Featuring Mahler’s only instrumental chamber work and Schumann’s masterpiece from Schumann’s ‘year of chamber music’, experience this rich and rewarding program performed at the highest professional level.

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s exploration of Beethoven’s orchestral works continues in this concert, coupling the dramatic Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus with the sunny and joyous Symphony No.4, a favourite work for many Beethoven lovers. Written in the lyrical, quasi-pastoral style that has become one of the signatures of his music, British composer Douglas Weiland's Clarinet Concerto stands as a magnificent successor to the clarinet concertos of Mozart and Nielsen.

INFORMATION Tue 23 April 7pm & Sat 27 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) MAHLER Piano Quartet movement in A minor BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No.6 in E flat, Op.70 No.2 EDWARDS Piano Trio SCHUMANN Quartet in E flat, Op.47 Morgenstern Trio Christopher Moore viola Premium $109 ($95 concession) A reserve $91 ($79 concession) B reserve $64 ($56 concession) C reserve $43 ($37 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

INFORMATION

Christopher Moore Trio Anima Mundi

A Rain from the Shadows

Zephyr Quartet

Stemming from Zephyr Quartet's collaborative work with local and international poets, A Rain from the Shadows is a mesmerising and poignant reflection on human existence.

Zephyr Quartet’s third release of compositions for string quartet combines bittersweet harmonies, soaring melodies and hypnotic rhythms in an enthralling program of musical commentaries on a myriad of life experiences – from the appreciation of awe-inspiring natural wonders, to the beauty and hope born of a new day. Inspired by the poetry of Iraqi-Australian Yahia Al-Samaway, MexicanAmerican Gary Soto and Australian Rob Walker,

A Rain from the Shadows distils global influences to paint a confident and sensual picture of contemporary classical music in Australia today.

INFORMATION Fri 26 April 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Zephyr Quartet Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Zephyr Quartet

NIGHTS OF COLOUR, PASSION AND TRANSCENDENT SKILL. Jordi Savall & Andrew Lawrence-King, Marielle & Katia Labèque, Paul Lewis, Murray Perahia, Arabella Steinbacher, Sergio Tiempo, Susan Bullock, Joyce Yang and Camilla Tilling 2013 SEASON TICKETS ON SALE

2 013 C O N C E R T S E R IE S

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • April

melbournerecital.com.au/greatperformers

Fantasy & Song Melody and song permeate this quintessentially Romantic program, ravishing the listener with an abundance of passion, nostalgia and joy. The four vignettes of Schumann's Fantasiestücke explore a widespread array of emotions from the amorous Romanze and Duet, the witty Humoreske, to the spirited March. Korngold's Piano Trio, a remarkable first opus, captures youthful exuberance in astonishing harmonies while the final work in this program is from the master of song, Schubert.

David Griffiths

Sun 28 April 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. Interval) BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture WEILAND Clarinet Concerto, Op.30 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.4, Op.60 David Griffiths clarinet Fabian Russell conductor Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

David Jones Drumscapes

INFORMATION Sat 27 April 3pm Salon (90 mins incl. interval) SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke in A minor for piano trio Op.88 KORNGOLD Piano Trio in D, Op.1 SCHUBERT Piano Trio No.1 in B flat, D.898, Op.99 Trio Anima Mundi Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Three concert series package $102 ($76.50 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Trio Anima Mundi Local Heroes 2013

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

Music inspired by nature, trains and a cup of coffee.

Following the success of David Jones' last solo concert Energy Through Matter, David returns with a new solo program featuring drum kit, percussion and electronic wave drum. David hears music from the moment he begins his day – from music in natural environments and the hum of machinery that follows his city life to the clink of a teaspoon stirring his morning coffee. These are the sounds that inspire Drumscapes, a mesmerising and toe-tapping evening celebrating the rhythm of life.

An award-winning drummer, David's awesome skill on the drum kit is superbly entertaining.

He manipulates rhythms and grooves, and makes them his own, offering the audience an escape from the hum-drum of daily life.

INFORMATION Tue 30 April 7pm Salon (70 mins no interval) David Jones drums, percussion, wavedrum & soundscapes Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & David Jones

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Prometheus

Morgenstern Trio & Christopher Moore Piano quartets that combine piano, violin, viola and cello are often the forgotten treasures of chamber music. Musica Viva presents one of Europe’s most electrifying new ensembles, the Morgenstern Trio and charismatic Australian violist, Christopher Moore in a virtuosic collaboration and celebration of chamber music. Featuring Mahler’s only instrumental chamber work and Schumann’s masterpiece from Schumann’s ‘year of chamber music’, experience this rich and rewarding program performed at the highest professional level.

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s exploration of Beethoven’s orchestral works continues in this concert, coupling the dramatic Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus with the sunny and joyous Symphony No.4, a favourite work for many Beethoven lovers. Written in the lyrical, quasi-pastoral style that has become one of the signatures of his music, British composer Douglas Weiland's Clarinet Concerto stands as a magnificent successor to the clarinet concertos of Mozart and Nielsen.

INFORMATION Tue 23 April 7pm & Sat 27 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) MAHLER Piano Quartet movement in A minor BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No.6 in E flat, Op.70 No.2 EDWARDS Piano Trio SCHUMANN Quartet in E flat, Op.47 Morgenstern Trio Christopher Moore viola Premium $109 ($95 concession) A reserve $91 ($79 concession) B reserve $64 ($56 concession) C reserve $43 ($37 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

INFORMATION

Christopher Moore Trio Anima Mundi

A Rain from the Shadows

Zephyr Quartet

Stemming from Zephyr Quartet's collaborative work with local and international poets, A Rain from the Shadows is a mesmerising and poignant reflection on human existence.

Zephyr Quartet’s third release of compositions for string quartet combines bittersweet harmonies, soaring melodies and hypnotic rhythms in an enthralling program of musical commentaries on a myriad of life experiences – from the appreciation of awe-inspiring natural wonders, to the beauty and hope born of a new day. Inspired by the poetry of Iraqi-Australian Yahia Al-Samaway, MexicanAmerican Gary Soto and Australian Rob Walker,

A Rain from the Shadows distils global influences to paint a confident and sensual picture of contemporary classical music in Australia today.

INFORMATION Fri 26 April 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Zephyr Quartet Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Zephyr Quartet

NIGHTS OF COLOUR, PASSION AND TRANSCENDENT SKILL. Jordi Savall & Andrew Lawrence-King, Marielle & Katia Labèque, Paul Lewis, Murray Perahia, Arabella Steinbacher, Sergio Tiempo, Susan Bullock, Joyce Yang and Camilla Tilling 2013 SEASON TICKETS ON SALE

2 013 C O N C E R T S E R IE S

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • April

melbournerecital.com.au/greatperformers

Fantasy & Song Melody and song permeate this quintessentially Romantic program, ravishing the listener with an abundance of passion, nostalgia and joy. The four vignettes of Schumann's Fantasiestücke explore a widespread array of emotions from the amorous Romanze and Duet, the witty Humoreske, to the spirited March. Korngold's Piano Trio, a remarkable first opus, captures youthful exuberance in astonishing harmonies while the final work in this program is from the master of song, Schubert.

David Griffiths

Sun 28 April 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. Interval) BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture WEILAND Clarinet Concerto, Op.30 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.4, Op.60 David Griffiths clarinet Fabian Russell conductor Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

David Jones Drumscapes

INFORMATION Sat 27 April 3pm Salon (90 mins incl. interval) SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke in A minor for piano trio Op.88 KORNGOLD Piano Trio in D, Op.1 SCHUBERT Piano Trio No.1 in B flat, D.898, Op.99 Trio Anima Mundi Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Three concert series package $102 ($76.50 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Trio Anima Mundi Local Heroes 2013

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

Music inspired by nature, trains and a cup of coffee.

Following the success of David Jones' last solo concert Energy Through Matter, David returns with a new solo program featuring drum kit, percussion and electronic wave drum. David hears music from the moment he begins his day – from music in natural environments and the hum of machinery that follows his city life to the clink of a teaspoon stirring his morning coffee. These are the sounds that inspire Drumscapes, a mesmerising and toe-tapping evening celebrating the rhythm of life.

An award-winning drummer, David's awesome skill on the drum kit is superbly entertaining.

He manipulates rhythms and grooves, and makes them his own, offering the audience an escape from the hum-drum of daily life.

INFORMATION Tue 30 April 7pm Salon (70 mins no interval) David Jones drums, percussion, wavedrum & soundscapes Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & David Jones

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Sparkling Melodies This concert sparkles from beginning to end with beautiful melodies. Mozart's restrained brilliance and the Romantic passion of Grieg and Rachmaninov is coupled with the fiery, hot-blooded power that is contained in Falla's instrumental Spanish folk songs.

Duo Chamber Melange perform a program of glorious tunes and raw, energised rhythms to engage the discerning concert-goer.

INFORMATION

Seraphim Trio

The pulse of progress.

Introducing the innovative new Audi A4.

It’s a model of progressive performance. A new and improved expression of a car already a leader in its class – with sophisticated new design highlights, leading edge driving dynamics and next generation driver assist and infotainment systems. A model so advanced, one of its powerfully efficient engines – the 3.0 TDI multitronic® – is acknowledged as Australia’s most efficient 6-cylinder diesel*.

This is the pulse of progress. This is the new Audi A4.

To experience the pulse of progress for yourself, visit your preferred Audi Dealer or audi.com.au

Audi, proud partner of the Melbourne Recital Centre. *ADR 81/02 fuel consumption combined cycle - Source: JATO, 5 June 2012.

Overseas model shown. AUDI5451/A4/MRC/FPC/OCT

The Illusionist Seraphim Trio pays tribute to the great illusionist, Maurice Ravel, in a multi-faceted recital showcasing his classicism alongside his impressionism. This rare concert offers the opportunity to hear the trio in different configurations. Seraphim Trio also premieres a new work by Melbourne-based composer, Benjamin Martin, inspired by the concept of the 'cartoon', before concluding with Ravel's ravishing piano trio.

INFORMATION Wed 1 May 7pm Salon (2 hours incl. interval) RAVEL Jeux d'eau Violin Sonata Piano Trio in A minor MARTIN Cartoon Seraphim Trio Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Three-concert series package $115 ($89 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Seraphim Trio Local Heroes 2013

Thu 2 May 6.30pm Salon (60 mins no interval) MOZART Sonata for violin & piano No.21 in E minor, K.304 TEODORESCU-CIOCANEA Calypso for piano solo RACHMANINOV Oh, do not grieve (arr. for piano by Earl Wild) FALLA Suite of Spanish Folk Songs GRIEG Violin Sonata No.2, Op.13 in G Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Two-concert series package $63 ($45 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange Local Heroes 2013

Ivana Tomaskova & Tamara Smolyar

VCE Top Class 2013 Drama & Theatre Studies Be captivated by the Top Class concert series in Drama and Theatre Studies performed

by VCE students who achieved outstanding results in the 2012 performance examinations.

Compered by VCE assessors in each study, drama students present inventive and original works and theatre studies students perform interpretations of existing monologues in an evening that celebrates live performance.

INFORMATION Drama Fri 3 May 10am & 6.30pm & Sat 4 May 2pm Theatre Studies Fri 3 May 2pm & Sat 4 May 10.30am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Tickets $14 ($12 regional concession) Presented by the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

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

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Sparkling Melodies This concert sparkles from beginning to end with beautiful melodies. Mozart's restrained brilliance and the Romantic passion of Grieg and Rachmaninov is coupled with the fiery, hot-blooded power that is contained in Falla's instrumental Spanish folk songs.

Duo Chamber Melange perform a program of glorious tunes and raw, energised rhythms to engage the discerning concert-goer.

INFORMATION

Seraphim Trio

The pulse of progress.

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This is the pulse of progress. This is the new Audi A4.

To experience the pulse of progress for yourself, visit your preferred Audi Dealer or audi.com.au

Audi, proud partner of the Melbourne Recital Centre. *ADR 81/02 fuel consumption combined cycle - Source: JATO, 5 June 2012.

Overseas model shown. AUDI5451/A4/MRC/FPC/OCT

The Illusionist Seraphim Trio pays tribute to the great illusionist, Maurice Ravel, in a multi-faceted recital showcasing his classicism alongside his impressionism. This rare concert offers the opportunity to hear the trio in different configurations. Seraphim Trio also premieres a new work by Melbourne-based composer, Benjamin Martin, inspired by the concept of the 'cartoon', before concluding with Ravel's ravishing piano trio.

INFORMATION Wed 1 May 7pm Salon (2 hours incl. interval) RAVEL Jeux d'eau Violin Sonata Piano Trio in A minor MARTIN Cartoon Seraphim Trio Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Three-concert series package $115 ($89 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Seraphim Trio Local Heroes 2013

Thu 2 May 6.30pm Salon (60 mins no interval) MOZART Sonata for violin & piano No.21 in E minor, K.304 TEODORESCU-CIOCANEA Calypso for piano solo RACHMANINOV Oh, do not grieve (arr. for piano by Earl Wild) FALLA Suite of Spanish Folk Songs GRIEG Violin Sonata No.2, Op.13 in G Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Two-concert series package $63 ($45 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange Local Heroes 2013

Ivana Tomaskova & Tamara Smolyar

VCE Top Class 2013 Drama & Theatre Studies Be captivated by the Top Class concert series in Drama and Theatre Studies performed

by VCE students who achieved outstanding results in the 2012 performance examinations.

Compered by VCE assessors in each study, drama students present inventive and original works and theatre studies students perform interpretations of existing monologues in an evening that celebrates live performance.

INFORMATION Drama Fri 3 May 10am & 6.30pm & Sat 4 May 2pm Theatre Studies Fri 3 May 2pm & Sat 4 May 10.30am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Tickets $14 ($12 regional concession) Presented by the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

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

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Lisa Moore

Inspired by Brahms Lisa Moore performs with mesmerizing theatricality and compelling emotional power.

Based in and around New York, she has carved a niche for herself in the city’s vibrant new music scene and was the founding pianist for the revolutionary and wildly entertaining ensemble, Bang on a Can All-Stars. In this concert Lisa presents some of her favourite works, including the memorable, finger-busting finale, American Berserk, by John Adams.

INFORMATION

Lisa Moore

Claudio Monteverdi Masterpieces

Mon 6 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) HAYDN Sonata in E flat Hob. XVI:52 JANÁČEK In the Mist BARTÓK Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm ADAMS American Beserk BRESNICK Ishi's Song Lisa Moore piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Salon: Solo 2013

Sutherland Trio embarks on an exploration of Brahms through the inspired writings of renowned composers Andrew Ford and Reza Vali. The Trio present their own interpretation of Brahms’ exquisite piano trio in C minor as well as his lively Hungarian Dance.

INFORMATION Wed 8 May 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) BRAHMS Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.101 VALI Three Romantic Songs for violin & piano (Hommage à J.B.) FORD Nine Fantasies about Brahms BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No.6 Sutherland Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Sutherland Trio Local Heroes 2013

Sutherland Trio

Sandi Thom

Ludovico’s Band celebrates the music of 17th-century master Claudio Monteverdi.

Acclaimed for their recent performances of Monteverdi’s works, the Band welcomes a selection of guest singers to present this program of miniature gems from L'Orfeo, and from the 8th Book of Madrigals, including his astonishing musical setting of the Battle Between Tancredi and Clorinda.

INFORMATION

Scottish singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist, Sandi Thom performs in an intimate, stripped back performance. With a compelling vocal range, resonant of other female icons like Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt, Grace Potter and Shawn Colvin, her songwriting is rich in detail and brutally honest.

The storytelling is emotional and moving, propelling these songs to cross over multiple genres, be it blues, pop or country. Best known for her worldwide hit I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) in 2006, Thom will enchant audiences with her breadth of talent and range.

Tue 7 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) MONTEVERDI L’Orfeo: prologue, SV 318 Lamento della ninfa, SV 163 Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153 Zefiro Torna, SV 108 Si dolce e il tormento, SV 332 Ludovico's Band Tyrone Landau tenor Greta Bradman soprano Nicholas Dinopoulos bass-baritone Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band Local Heroes 2013 Ludovico's Band

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INFORMATION

Sandi Thom

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

Thu 9 May 7pm Salon (90 mins no interval) Sandi Thom piano/guitar Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Lisa Moore

Inspired by Brahms Lisa Moore performs with mesmerizing theatricality and compelling emotional power.

Based in and around New York, she has carved a niche for herself in the city’s vibrant new music scene and was the founding pianist for the revolutionary and wildly entertaining ensemble, Bang on a Can All-Stars. In this concert Lisa presents some of her favourite works, including the memorable, finger-busting finale, American Berserk, by John Adams.

INFORMATION

Lisa Moore

Claudio Monteverdi Masterpieces

Mon 6 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) HAYDN Sonata in E flat Hob. XVI:52 JANÁČEK In the Mist BARTÓK Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm ADAMS American Beserk BRESNICK Ishi's Song Lisa Moore piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Salon: Solo 2013

Sutherland Trio embarks on an exploration of Brahms through the inspired writings of renowned composers Andrew Ford and Reza Vali. The Trio present their own interpretation of Brahms’ exquisite piano trio in C minor as well as his lively Hungarian Dance.

INFORMATION Wed 8 May 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) BRAHMS Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.101 VALI Three Romantic Songs for violin & piano (Hommage à J.B.) FORD Nine Fantasies about Brahms BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No.6 Sutherland Trio Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Sutherland Trio Local Heroes 2013

Sutherland Trio

Sandi Thom

Ludovico’s Band celebrates the music of 17th-century master Claudio Monteverdi.

Acclaimed for their recent performances of Monteverdi’s works, the Band welcomes a selection of guest singers to present this program of miniature gems from L'Orfeo, and from the 8th Book of Madrigals, including his astonishing musical setting of the Battle Between Tancredi and Clorinda.

INFORMATION

Scottish singer-songwriter and multiinstrumentalist, Sandi Thom performs in an intimate, stripped back performance. With a compelling vocal range, resonant of other female icons like Mavis Staples, Bonnie Raitt, Grace Potter and Shawn Colvin, her songwriting is rich in detail and brutally honest.

The storytelling is emotional and moving, propelling these songs to cross over multiple genres, be it blues, pop or country. Best known for her worldwide hit I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) in 2006, Thom will enchant audiences with her breadth of talent and range.

Tue 7 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) MONTEVERDI L’Orfeo: prologue, SV 318 Lamento della ninfa, SV 163 Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153 Zefiro Torna, SV 108 Si dolce e il tormento, SV 332 Ludovico's Band Tyrone Landau tenor Greta Bradman soprano Nicholas Dinopoulos bass-baritone Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band Local Heroes 2013 Ludovico's Band

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

INFORMATION

Sandi Thom

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

Thu 9 May 7pm Salon (90 mins no interval) Sandi Thom piano/guitar Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Mozart’s Last Symphonies

Tonos Humanos

Douglas Boyd returns to Melbourne to direct Mozart’s last three symphonies, each a masterpiece in its own right, in one stunning program. Boyd was the conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s recent Beethoven Festival, described by The Age as ‘an experience to treasure’. Each of Mozart’s final symphonies is a world of sublime music and to feature all of them in one evening is richness of a rare order.

The notoriety of José Marín’s music is matched only by his infamy. Convicted of murder and theft in the 17th century, this defrocked priest left a treasure-trove of captivating songs to be explored, including Spanish works for voice and Baroque guitar. This concert also includes songs by Juan Hidalgo and instrumental works by Francisco Guerau and Antonio de Santa Cruz.

INFORMATION

17th Century Spanish works for voice and Baroque guitar

Thu 9 May 8pm & Sat 11 May 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) MOZART Symphony No.39 Symphony No.40 Symphony No.41 Jupiter Douglas Boyd conductor Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Premium $133 A reserve $112 ($90 concession) B reserve $92 ($73 concession) C reserve $71 ($57 concession) Presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Manins, Gould & Grigoryan: Poetry & Virtuosity

Sharvari Jamenis

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The charismatic and multi-award winning artist Sharvari Jamenis is joined onstage by an ensemble of tabla, harmonium voice and flute.

Kathak is a popular North Indian classical dance, originating in temples as a storytelling technique and later influencing the development of Spanish flamenco. With the vigour of flamenco as well as the grace and lyricism of Indian classical dances, Kathak choreography features intricate footwork performed to intensely saturating tempi. The tightly woven rhythms of Indian Kathak dance contain humour, fast-paced movements and propulsive jumps, set to a syncopated vocal score.

INFORMATION Tue 14 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Sharvari Jamenis Kathak dance Nikhal Phatak tabla Chinmay Kolhatkar harmonium Manoj Desai vocals Sandeep Kulkarni flute Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Alchemy

INFORMATION

Tony Gould & Imogen Manins

Tue 14 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Continuo Collective Tyrone Landau tenor Geoffrey Morris Baroque guitar Samantha Cohen Baroque guitar/theorbo Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Two-concert series package $63 ($45 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Continuo Collective Local Heroes 2013

Spirit of India: Sharvari Jamenis and her Dancers

Manins, Gould and Slava Grigoryan will inspire with the integrity of their musical performance in a diverse program of art music and improvisation. Sharing a love for art music of many kinds and from many places, their collective sense of joy and celebration culminates in an intimate program of new works composed by the trio and masterpieces from the guitar repertoire.

Fri 10 & Sat 11 May 7pm Salon (70 mins no interval) – in cabaret mode Imogen Manins cello Tony Gould piano Slava Grigoryan guitar Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Imogen Manins & Tony Gould

INFORMATION

Ali McGregor

Accomplished cabaret and jazz performer Ali McGregor presents her new show Alchemy.

Creating unique hybrids of popular songs, standards and blues, she is inspired by the divas of opera, burlesque and trashy 80s pop.

Featuring unique mash-ups and genre-defying versions of Madonna, Salt 'n’ Pepa, Radiohead and Elvis as if they were sung by a 40's siren in a Las Vegas club, Ali is one of Australia’s most versatile singers. With an incredible vocal range and entertaining and emotive performance style, she is accompanied by one of Australia's finest jazz pianists and arrangers, Sam Keevers and his trio.

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

INFORMATION Wed 15 – Fri 17 May 7pm & Sat 18 May 7.30pm Salon (1 hour 50 mins incl. interval) – in cabaret mode Ali McGregor vocals Sam Keevers piano Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

‘ ...sparkles with sexy playfulness, moving simplicity and a beautiful warm tone.’ The Age 19

Mozart’s Last Symphonies

Tonos Humanos

Douglas Boyd returns to Melbourne to direct Mozart’s last three symphonies, each a masterpiece in its own right, in one stunning program. Boyd was the conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s recent Beethoven Festival, described by The Age as ‘an experience to treasure’. Each of Mozart’s final symphonies is a world of sublime music and to feature all of them in one evening is richness of a rare order.

The notoriety of José Marín’s music is matched only by his infamy. Convicted of murder and theft in the 17th century, this defrocked priest left a treasure-trove of captivating songs to be explored, including Spanish works for voice and Baroque guitar. This concert also includes songs by Juan Hidalgo and instrumental works by Francisco Guerau and Antonio de Santa Cruz.

INFORMATION

17th Century Spanish works for voice and Baroque guitar

Thu 9 May 8pm & Sat 11 May 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) MOZART Symphony No.39 Symphony No.40 Symphony No.41 Jupiter Douglas Boyd conductor Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Premium $133 A reserve $112 ($90 concession) B reserve $92 ($73 concession) C reserve $71 ($57 concession) Presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Manins, Gould & Grigoryan: Poetry & Virtuosity

Sharvari Jamenis

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

The charismatic and multi-award winning artist Sharvari Jamenis is joined onstage by an ensemble of tabla, harmonium voice and flute.

Kathak is a popular North Indian classical dance, originating in temples as a storytelling technique and later influencing the development of Spanish flamenco. With the vigour of flamenco as well as the grace and lyricism of Indian classical dances, Kathak choreography features intricate footwork performed to intensely saturating tempi. The tightly woven rhythms of Indian Kathak dance contain humour, fast-paced movements and propulsive jumps, set to a syncopated vocal score.

INFORMATION Tue 14 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Sharvari Jamenis Kathak dance Nikhal Phatak tabla Chinmay Kolhatkar harmonium Manoj Desai vocals Sandeep Kulkarni flute Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Alchemy

INFORMATION

Tony Gould & Imogen Manins

Tue 14 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Continuo Collective Tyrone Landau tenor Geoffrey Morris Baroque guitar Samantha Cohen Baroque guitar/theorbo Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Two-concert series package $63 ($45 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Continuo Collective Local Heroes 2013

Spirit of India: Sharvari Jamenis and her Dancers

Manins, Gould and Slava Grigoryan will inspire with the integrity of their musical performance in a diverse program of art music and improvisation. Sharing a love for art music of many kinds and from many places, their collective sense of joy and celebration culminates in an intimate program of new works composed by the trio and masterpieces from the guitar repertoire.

Fri 10 & Sat 11 May 7pm Salon (70 mins no interval) – in cabaret mode Imogen Manins cello Tony Gould piano Slava Grigoryan guitar Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Imogen Manins & Tony Gould

INFORMATION

Ali McGregor

Accomplished cabaret and jazz performer Ali McGregor presents her new show Alchemy.

Creating unique hybrids of popular songs, standards and blues, she is inspired by the divas of opera, burlesque and trashy 80s pop.

Featuring unique mash-ups and genre-defying versions of Madonna, Salt 'n’ Pepa, Radiohead and Elvis as if they were sung by a 40's siren in a Las Vegas club, Ali is one of Australia’s most versatile singers. With an incredible vocal range and entertaining and emotive performance style, she is accompanied by one of Australia's finest jazz pianists and arrangers, Sam Keevers and his trio.

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

INFORMATION Wed 15 – Fri 17 May 7pm & Sat 18 May 7.30pm Salon (1 hour 50 mins incl. interval) – in cabaret mode Ali McGregor vocals Sam Keevers piano Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

‘ ...sparkles with sexy playfulness, moving simplicity and a beautiful warm tone.’ The Age 19

Camilla Tilling Camilla Tilling's voice and stage presence have critics using superlatives like 'radiant', 'spellbinding' and 'flawless'. Is it any wonder then that she's often called on to play angels and princesses?

Tilling is one of those sopranos who prioritise purity of sound and phrasing over sheer power, not that this has stopped her from treading the boards in the biggest and most prestigious opera houses – the Metropolitan, Covent Garden and Glyndebourne – in repertoire ranging from Figaro to Rosenkavalier and beyond. On record, she has worked with early music specialists, and in recital she’s performed at Wigmore and Carnegie Hall among many others. Tilling has made a speciality of the late-Romanticism of Richard Strauss, bringing a disarming freshness and bloom to some of the most voluptuous lieder in the catalogue. These songs find Strauss in more reflective, serene and candid moods than his operas. Strauss writes rapturously for the female voice (he was married to a soprano), setting a vocal line like a gem within the finely-wrought accompaniment. Even more luscious are the Seven Early Songs of Alban Berg, where the voice soars over a surreally beautiful harmonic landscape. Berg and Strauss’s underrated Viennese contemporary, Alexander von Zemlinsky, wrote a handful of Waltz-Songs, lilting showcases for a gorgeous voice. No concert of German lieder is complete without the work of the master songwriter, Schubert – songs in which Tilling, spontaneous and smiling, is ‘a joy to the ear’.

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Mozart the Great

In 2009, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra presented a sold-out concert series of Mozart's Requiem. Paul Dyer had been waiting his whole career to conduct his own interpretation of this work and it was unforgettable for audiences and musicians alike. Mozart wrote yet another masterpiece – a work that sends shivers down the spine and brings tears to the eyes. A glorious piece, similar to the Requiem: his Mass in C minor, known as The Great. With a double voice choir, four vocal soloists and a huge orchestra, it is sparkling and dramatic with thrilling moments throughout. To open the concert, Paul has programmed a pasticcio of small Mozart pieces. Close your eyes and listen to an innocent lullaby, a cheeky canon, a duet for horns and two of the most breathtaking pieces Mozart ever wrote – the Adagio from his Gran Partita and one of his last works, the Ave verum corpus motet for choir and organ.

INFORMATION Thu 16 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Songs of Schubert, Strauss, Zemlinsky and Berg.

Camilla Tilling soprano Anthony Legge piano Premium $110 A reserve $90 ($50 concession) B reserve $70 ($50 concession) C reserve $50 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners The Langham Melbourne, Limelight & ABC Classic FM Great Performers 2013

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Camilla Tilling

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

Sara Macliver

© Rhydian Lewis

INFORMATION Sat 18 May 7pm & Sun 19 May 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall MOZART Two Basset Horn duets Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusic K.525 Two Horn duets Andante from violin & piano sonata No.17 K.296 Difficile lectu in F K.559 Adagio from Gran Partita K.361 Ave verum corpus in D K.618 Mass in C minor K.427 The Great Sara Macliver soprano Fiona Campbell mezzo soprano Paul Dyer AO artistic director/conductor Brandenburg Choir Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Premium $140 A reserve $120 B reserve $95 ($65 concession) C reserve $60 ($46 concession) Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

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Camilla Tilling Camilla Tilling's voice and stage presence have critics using superlatives like 'radiant', 'spellbinding' and 'flawless'. Is it any wonder then that she's often called on to play angels and princesses?

Tilling is one of those sopranos who prioritise purity of sound and phrasing over sheer power, not that this has stopped her from treading the boards in the biggest and most prestigious opera houses – the Metropolitan, Covent Garden and Glyndebourne – in repertoire ranging from Figaro to Rosenkavalier and beyond. On record, she has worked with early music specialists, and in recital she’s performed at Wigmore and Carnegie Hall among many others. Tilling has made a speciality of the late-Romanticism of Richard Strauss, bringing a disarming freshness and bloom to some of the most voluptuous lieder in the catalogue. These songs find Strauss in more reflective, serene and candid moods than his operas. Strauss writes rapturously for the female voice (he was married to a soprano), setting a vocal line like a gem within the finely-wrought accompaniment. Even more luscious are the Seven Early Songs of Alban Berg, where the voice soars over a surreally beautiful harmonic landscape. Berg and Strauss’s underrated Viennese contemporary, Alexander von Zemlinsky, wrote a handful of Waltz-Songs, lilting showcases for a gorgeous voice. No concert of German lieder is complete without the work of the master songwriter, Schubert – songs in which Tilling, spontaneous and smiling, is ‘a joy to the ear’.

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Mozart the Great

In 2009, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra presented a sold-out concert series of Mozart's Requiem. Paul Dyer had been waiting his whole career to conduct his own interpretation of this work and it was unforgettable for audiences and musicians alike. Mozart wrote yet another masterpiece – a work that sends shivers down the spine and brings tears to the eyes. A glorious piece, similar to the Requiem: his Mass in C minor, known as The Great. With a double voice choir, four vocal soloists and a huge orchestra, it is sparkling and dramatic with thrilling moments throughout. To open the concert, Paul has programmed a pasticcio of small Mozart pieces. Close your eyes and listen to an innocent lullaby, a cheeky canon, a duet for horns and two of the most breathtaking pieces Mozart ever wrote – the Adagio from his Gran Partita and one of his last works, the Ave verum corpus motet for choir and organ.

INFORMATION Thu 16 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Songs of Schubert, Strauss, Zemlinsky and Berg.

Camilla Tilling soprano Anthony Legge piano Premium $110 A reserve $90 ($50 concession) B reserve $70 ($50 concession) C reserve $50 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners The Langham Melbourne, Limelight & ABC Classic FM Great Performers 2013

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Camilla Tilling

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

Sara Macliver

© Rhydian Lewis

INFORMATION Sat 18 May 7pm & Sun 19 May 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall MOZART Two Basset Horn duets Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusic K.525 Two Horn duets Andante from violin & piano sonata No.17 K.296 Difficile lectu in F K.559 Adagio from Gran Partita K.361 Ave verum corpus in D K.618 Mass in C minor K.427 The Great Sara Macliver soprano Fiona Campbell mezzo soprano Paul Dyer AO artistic director/conductor Brandenburg Choir Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Premium $140 A reserve $120 B reserve $95 ($65 concession) C reserve $60 ($46 concession) Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

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Coffee Concert with Wilma & Friends

Wesley College Music Festival

Mostly Mozart: Mozart in Paris

Jack Schiller

Georgina Roberts

Nicholas Evans

Georgia Ioakimidis-Macdougall

One Hundred Months, Third of East

Wilma Smith

A celebration of music from the community of Wesley College St Kilda Road campus.

Featuring ensembles from Junior, Middle and Senior Schools including outstanding student soloists and student composers, this is the opportunity to showcase and support the school orchestras and concert bands, the Pop Choir and A Cappella choirs, string orchestras and the legendary Wesley College Big Band.

INFORMATION Mon 20 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Students from Wesley College, St Kilda Road Tickets $42 ($24.50 concession) Presented by Wesley College, St Kilda Road

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Michelle Wood

Wilma Smith is not only the revered Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, but also an enthusiastic chamber player. Her regular chamber music series, Wilma & Friends, showcases a host of talented musicians including Caroline Henbest and Michelle Wood. These three artists come together especially for Musica Viva, to present string trios that are rarely heard on the professional stage, and feature some of their composers’ most engaging music – perfect for a delightful morning.

Caroline Henbest

INFORMATION Tue 21 May 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (60 mins no interval) BEETHOVEN String Trio No.4 in C minor, Op.9 No.3 DOHNÁNYI Serenade in C, Op.10 Wilma Smith violin Caroline Henbest viola Michelle Wood cello Tickets $45 Presented by Musica Viva

With a nod to Mozart at his most cheeky, Britten’s Simple Symphony is as boisterous, playful, sentimental and frolicsome as its movement titles suggest. Mozart’s Paris Symphony on the other hand is anything but simple. It’s full of scintillating effects designed to show off a virtuoso orchestra and dazzle the picky Parisian audience. From the same trip to Paris, the Sinfonia Concertante really is ‘mostly Mozart’ – debate rages about how much of it is actually by him. Mozart’s fingerprints are all over the solo wind parts at least, where four friends engage in witty and tuneful conversation.

INFORMATION Wed 22 May 11am (morning tea from 10.15am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70 mins no interval) BRITTEN Simple Symphony, Op.4 MOZART Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn & orchestra, K.297b MOZART Symphony No.31 in D, K.297 Paris Jack Schiller bassoon Nicholas Evans clarinet Georgina Roberts oboe Georgia Ioakimidis-Macdougall horn Orchestra Victoria Colin Fox host Tickets $35 ($26 concession/senior) Three-concert series package $84 ($62.40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & Australian National Academy of Music Mostly Mozart 2013

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

Nick Tsiavos

Nick Tsiavos takes the listener on a wild ride, oscillating between a visceral brutalism and restless stillness through to a terrible beauty.

Some may call it Fauvist Minimalism, some may call it sacred music that strayed from the path. Explore a sound world where the rich, sepulchral beauty of Byzantium collides with the anarchic energies of Modernism; its residue an intimate study of frayed memory and the loneliness of the psyche.

INFORMATION Wed 22 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Nick Tsiavos contrabass Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Nick Tsiavos

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Coffee Concert with Wilma & Friends

Wesley College Music Festival

Mostly Mozart: Mozart in Paris

Jack Schiller

Georgina Roberts

Nicholas Evans

Georgia Ioakimidis-Macdougall

One Hundred Months, Third of East

Wilma Smith

A celebration of music from the community of Wesley College St Kilda Road campus.

Featuring ensembles from Junior, Middle and Senior Schools including outstanding student soloists and student composers, this is the opportunity to showcase and support the school orchestras and concert bands, the Pop Choir and A Cappella choirs, string orchestras and the legendary Wesley College Big Band.

INFORMATION Mon 20 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Students from Wesley College, St Kilda Road Tickets $42 ($24.50 concession) Presented by Wesley College, St Kilda Road

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Michelle Wood

Wilma Smith is not only the revered Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, but also an enthusiastic chamber player. Her regular chamber music series, Wilma & Friends, showcases a host of talented musicians including Caroline Henbest and Michelle Wood. These three artists come together especially for Musica Viva, to present string trios that are rarely heard on the professional stage, and feature some of their composers’ most engaging music – perfect for a delightful morning.

Caroline Henbest

INFORMATION Tue 21 May 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (60 mins no interval) BEETHOVEN String Trio No.4 in C minor, Op.9 No.3 DOHNÁNYI Serenade in C, Op.10 Wilma Smith violin Caroline Henbest viola Michelle Wood cello Tickets $45 Presented by Musica Viva

With a nod to Mozart at his most cheeky, Britten’s Simple Symphony is as boisterous, playful, sentimental and frolicsome as its movement titles suggest. Mozart’s Paris Symphony on the other hand is anything but simple. It’s full of scintillating effects designed to show off a virtuoso orchestra and dazzle the picky Parisian audience. From the same trip to Paris, the Sinfonia Concertante really is ‘mostly Mozart’ – debate rages about how much of it is actually by him. Mozart’s fingerprints are all over the solo wind parts at least, where four friends engage in witty and tuneful conversation.

INFORMATION Wed 22 May 11am (morning tea from 10.15am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70 mins no interval) BRITTEN Simple Symphony, Op.4 MOZART Sinfonia Concertante in E flat for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn & orchestra, K.297b MOZART Symphony No.31 in D, K.297 Paris Jack Schiller bassoon Nicholas Evans clarinet Georgina Roberts oboe Georgia Ioakimidis-Macdougall horn Orchestra Victoria Colin Fox host Tickets $35 ($26 concession/senior) Three-concert series package $84 ($62.40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & Australian National Academy of Music Mostly Mozart 2013

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

Nick Tsiavos

Nick Tsiavos takes the listener on a wild ride, oscillating between a visceral brutalism and restless stillness through to a terrible beauty.

Some may call it Fauvist Minimalism, some may call it sacred music that strayed from the path. Explore a sound world where the rich, sepulchral beauty of Byzantium collides with the anarchic energies of Modernism; its residue an intimate study of frayed memory and the loneliness of the psyche.

INFORMATION Wed 22 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Nick Tsiavos contrabass Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Nick Tsiavos

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Pure Ensemble Liaison

Family Portraits

In 2013, Ensemble Liaison presents Pure Ensemble Liaison, a concert of critics and audience favourites from the ensemble's first six seasons featuring Ensemble Liaison in solo, duo and trio forms. The program culminates in the sublime and magnificent Trio in A Minor by Brahms.

INFORMATION Thu 23 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) YOUNG Improvisation GLUCK Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for solo clarinet SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata for cello & piano in D minor Op.40 BRAHMS Trio for clarinet, cello & piano in A minor Op.114 Ensemble Liaison Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three-concert series package $127.50 ($102 concession) Local Heroes 2013

INFORMATION

Ensemble Liaison

Sun, Cloud

‘ a welcome balm for weary souls.’ The Age Composer Luke Howard conjures rich cinematic soundscapes using piano, pipe organ, string quintet and electronics. In this concert he performs music from his album Sun, Cloud. Recorded over the past year in Australia, Iceland and Norway, Sun, Cloud draws upon the minimalist approach of his previous projects Magnolia and the Luke Howard Trio.

Andrea Keller

Ironwood presents a gem of Mozart and a gem of an arrangement. Neal Peres Da Costa (fortepiano) and Alexandra Bellamy (oboe) with Alice Evans (violin), Nicole Forsyth (viola) and Daniel Yeadon (cello) conjure Mozart's symphonic colours in the perfectly formed and dramatic G-minor fortepiano quartet plus a contemporaneous arrangement in minature of Mozart's Gran Partita by Christian Schwenke.

Thu 23 May 7.30pm Salon (1 hour 15 mins no interval) Luke Howard piano Monica & Sarah Curro violin Erkki Veltheim viola Michelle Wood & Alister Barker cello Leonard Grigoryan guitar Benjamin Edgar lap steel guitar Ben Robertson bass Mike Katz electronics Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Luke Howard

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Fri 24 May 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Andrea Keller piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Mozart: Arranged

INFORMATION

Luke Howard

Performing music that is both friendly and deep, three-time ARIA Award-winning jazz pianist Andrea Keller returns for a solo concert featuring work from her new album Family Portraits. Described as a daring and fascinating composer, Andrea produces work that surprises with its blend of traditional lyricism and improvisation. Family Portraits is a series of piano pieces composed by Keller in dedication to her ancestors and loved ones, an aural family tree created from a desire to preserve the little that is known for her future generations. The pieces capture the love, humour and sadness of a small and geographically disparate family. Since the release of her first album in 2000, Andrea Keller has established herself as an important contributor to Australian jazz and contemporary music. Described as having ‘one of Australia's most consistently interesting musical minds’ (Doug Spencer 2007), she has been the recipient of three ARIA Awards, three Australian Jazz 'Bell' Awards, an Art Music Award and two major fellowships. Recorded in the Salon in 2012, this concert marks the release of Family Portraits on the Tall Poppies label.

INFORMATION

Ironwood

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

Mon 27 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) MOZART Fortepiano Quartet in G minor Serenade in B Flat Gran Partita Ironwood Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ironwood Local Heroes 2013

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Pure Ensemble Liaison

Family Portraits

In 2013, Ensemble Liaison presents Pure Ensemble Liaison, a concert of critics and audience favourites from the ensemble's first six seasons featuring Ensemble Liaison in solo, duo and trio forms. The program culminates in the sublime and magnificent Trio in A Minor by Brahms.

INFORMATION Thu 23 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) YOUNG Improvisation GLUCK Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for solo clarinet SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata for cello & piano in D minor Op.40 BRAHMS Trio for clarinet, cello & piano in A minor Op.114 Ensemble Liaison Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three-concert series package $127.50 ($102 concession) Local Heroes 2013

INFORMATION

Ensemble Liaison

Sun, Cloud

‘ a welcome balm for weary souls.’ The Age Composer Luke Howard conjures rich cinematic soundscapes using piano, pipe organ, string quintet and electronics. In this concert he performs music from his album Sun, Cloud. Recorded over the past year in Australia, Iceland and Norway, Sun, Cloud draws upon the minimalist approach of his previous projects Magnolia and the Luke Howard Trio.

Andrea Keller

Ironwood presents a gem of Mozart and a gem of an arrangement. Neal Peres Da Costa (fortepiano) and Alexandra Bellamy (oboe) with Alice Evans (violin), Nicole Forsyth (viola) and Daniel Yeadon (cello) conjure Mozart's symphonic colours in the perfectly formed and dramatic G-minor fortepiano quartet plus a contemporaneous arrangement in minature of Mozart's Gran Partita by Christian Schwenke.

Thu 23 May 7.30pm Salon (1 hour 15 mins no interval) Luke Howard piano Monica & Sarah Curro violin Erkki Veltheim viola Michelle Wood & Alister Barker cello Leonard Grigoryan guitar Benjamin Edgar lap steel guitar Ben Robertson bass Mike Katz electronics Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Luke Howard

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Fri 24 May 7pm Salon (60 mins no interval) Andrea Keller piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Mozart: Arranged

INFORMATION

Luke Howard

Performing music that is both friendly and deep, three-time ARIA Award-winning jazz pianist Andrea Keller returns for a solo concert featuring work from her new album Family Portraits. Described as a daring and fascinating composer, Andrea produces work that surprises with its blend of traditional lyricism and improvisation. Family Portraits is a series of piano pieces composed by Keller in dedication to her ancestors and loved ones, an aural family tree created from a desire to preserve the little that is known for her future generations. The pieces capture the love, humour and sadness of a small and geographically disparate family. Since the release of her first album in 2000, Andrea Keller has established herself as an important contributor to Australian jazz and contemporary music. Described as having ‘one of Australia's most consistently interesting musical minds’ (Doug Spencer 2007), she has been the recipient of three ARIA Awards, three Australian Jazz 'Bell' Awards, an Art Music Award and two major fellowships. Recorded in the Salon in 2012, this concert marks the release of Family Portraits on the Tall Poppies label.

INFORMATION

Ironwood

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

Mon 27 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) MOZART Fortepiano Quartet in G minor Serenade in B Flat Gran Partita Ironwood Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ironwood Local Heroes 2013

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Schubert

Tokyo String Quartet

The weightless song of the first violin has put a stamp on Joseph Haydn's quartet Op.64 No.5, nicknamed the Lark. Just as the lark's song heralds the European spring, this quartet evokes the season's fragrant freshness. A string quartet is often considered the reflection of a composer's innermost beliefs, and Béla Bartók's third quartet, composed in 1926, is the credo of a very bold artist. Intense and untamed, the one-movement work dives headlong into mysterious depths, with its folk influences, percussive gestures and wild glissandi. Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve joins the Australian String Quartet for Schubert's String Quintet. The 31-year-old Schubert produced an astonishing amount of music in the last year of his life. Among the finest was the quintet for strings in C major with its innovative use of two cellos playing a succession of duos. High-spirited and defiant, with a heartbreaking slow movement, it is an extraordinary landmark work. It is as if the compositional mould was irreparably broken when Schubert died, with few composers attempting quintets with a second cello since.

Do not miss this oppurtunity to celebrate the final performances of a landmark ensemble of our time.

After more than 40 years, the undisputed grand masters of the string quartet, Tokyo String Quartet, now bid a graceful farewell to the concert platform. Their last programs ever for Australia include some of the pieces which cemented their stellar reputation, in performances which will touch all hearts.

Playing a famous collection of Stradivarius instruments, the Tokyo String Quartet offers

INFORMATION Mon 27 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.10pm HAYDN String Quartet Op.64 No.5 Lark BARTÓK String Quartet No.3 SCHUBERT String Quintet in C, D956 Australian String Quartet Timo-Veikko Valve cello Tickets $72.60 ($53.10 concession) Presented by Australian String Quartet

a polished beauty of sound matched by none, and a special insight into music which only comes through years of hard-won experience.

It will be a highly charged, emotional tour for the members of this ensemble. ‘We would like to finish our careers by playing the pieces we love most,’ says Kikuei Ikeda; so the music includes Schubert’s last, great quartet and a masterpiece of late Beethoven. A Sculthorpe quartet recalls the immediate and striking response it received from Australian audiences when the Tokyo String Quartet first played it.

And there is Bartók’s ultimate work in this genre – ‘The way he expressed himself through music is universal, that’s why his music has such power,’ adds Kazuhide Isomura.

Rachel Johnston

M O S T LY

M O ZA RT 2013

Our mid-week morning concerts of wonderful music amongst friends continues in 2013 featuring Orchestra Victoria and soloists from the Australian National Academy of Music.

Wednesday 22 May: Mozart in Paris Tuesday 9 July: Viennese Sweets Wednesday 18 December: Christmas Concerto Subscribe to all three concerts from $84 ($62.40 conc).

INFORMATION Tue 28 May 7pm & Thu 30 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Program I (Tue 28 May) SCULTHORPE String Quartet No.16* BARTÓK String Quartet No.6, Sz114 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 Program II (Thu 30 May) SCULTHORPE String Quartet No.16* MOZART String Quartet No.20 in D, K.499 Hoffmeister SCHUBERT (1797-1828) String Quartet No.15 in G, D887 *Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by Julian Burnside AO QC Tokyo String Quartet Premium $125 ($108 concession) A reserve $104 ($90 concession) B reserve $73 ($64 concession) C reserve $49 ($43 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

Transaction fees may apply

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

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

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Schubert

Tokyo String Quartet

The weightless song of the first violin has put a stamp on Joseph Haydn's quartet Op.64 No.5, nicknamed the Lark. Just as the lark's song heralds the European spring, this quartet evokes the season's fragrant freshness. A string quartet is often considered the reflection of a composer's innermost beliefs, and Béla Bartók's third quartet, composed in 1926, is the credo of a very bold artist. Intense and untamed, the one-movement work dives headlong into mysterious depths, with its folk influences, percussive gestures and wild glissandi. Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve joins the Australian String Quartet for Schubert's String Quintet. The 31-year-old Schubert produced an astonishing amount of music in the last year of his life. Among the finest was the quintet for strings in C major with its innovative use of two cellos playing a succession of duos. High-spirited and defiant, with a heartbreaking slow movement, it is an extraordinary landmark work. It is as if the compositional mould was irreparably broken when Schubert died, with few composers attempting quintets with a second cello since.

Do not miss this oppurtunity to celebrate the final performances of a landmark ensemble of our time.

After more than 40 years, the undisputed grand masters of the string quartet, Tokyo String Quartet, now bid a graceful farewell to the concert platform. Their last programs ever for Australia include some of the pieces which cemented their stellar reputation, in performances which will touch all hearts.

Playing a famous collection of Stradivarius instruments, the Tokyo String Quartet offers

INFORMATION Mon 27 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.10pm HAYDN String Quartet Op.64 No.5 Lark BARTÓK String Quartet No.3 SCHUBERT String Quintet in C, D956 Australian String Quartet Timo-Veikko Valve cello Tickets $72.60 ($53.10 concession) Presented by Australian String Quartet

a polished beauty of sound matched by none, and a special insight into music which only comes through years of hard-won experience.

It will be a highly charged, emotional tour for the members of this ensemble. ‘We would like to finish our careers by playing the pieces we love most,’ says Kikuei Ikeda; so the music includes Schubert’s last, great quartet and a masterpiece of late Beethoven. A Sculthorpe quartet recalls the immediate and striking response it received from Australian audiences when the Tokyo String Quartet first played it.

And there is Bartók’s ultimate work in this genre – ‘The way he expressed himself through music is universal, that’s why his music has such power,’ adds Kazuhide Isomura.

Rachel Johnston

M O S T LY

M O ZA RT 2013

Our mid-week morning concerts of wonderful music amongst friends continues in 2013 featuring Orchestra Victoria and soloists from the Australian National Academy of Music.

Wednesday 22 May: Mozart in Paris Tuesday 9 July: Viennese Sweets Wednesday 18 December: Christmas Concerto Subscribe to all three concerts from $84 ($62.40 conc).

INFORMATION Tue 28 May 7pm & Thu 30 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) Program I (Tue 28 May) SCULTHORPE String Quartet No.16* BARTÓK String Quartet No.6, Sz114 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 Program II (Thu 30 May) SCULTHORPE String Quartet No.16* MOZART String Quartet No.20 in D, K.499 Hoffmeister SCHUBERT (1797-1828) String Quartet No.15 in G, D887 *Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by Julian Burnside AO QC Tokyo String Quartet Premium $125 ($108 concession) A reserve $104 ($90 concession) B reserve $73 ($64 concession) C reserve $49 ($43 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

Transaction fees may apply

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

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

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Ingenious Jesting with Art This program's title is Domenico Scarlatti's description of his own compositional process, but it refers equally well to the performance of Baroque music, especially in the hands of Italian virtuoso Davide Monti. Davide returns with Jacqueline Ogeil in a program of Italian and German masterworks. Corelli takes pride of place on the tercentenary of his death, with both a sonata for violin and continuo and an early 19th-century keyboard transcription of one of the concerti grossi. A rarely played sonata for violin and continuo by Domenico Scarlatti completes the Italian segment.

Germany is represented by the great Biber Passacaglia for solo violin and the last of Bach's six sonatas for harpsichord with violin obbligato.

Keep Me Informed

Wed 29 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) CORELLI Sonata in D, Op.5 No.1 CORELLI Concerto grosso in F, Op.6 No.9 SCARLATTI Sonata in D minor, K90 BIBER Passacaglia in G minor BACH Sonata No.6 in G for harpsichord & violin BWV 1019 Davide Monti Baroque violin Jacqueline Ogeil chamber organ & harpsichord Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Davide Monti is proudly supported by the Woodend Winter Arts Festival

Davide Monti

How to Book Online melbournerecital.com.au

By Phone +61 3 9699 3333 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) Jacqueline Ogeil

TOP Acts 2013 Top Acts showcases VCE performing arts students who achieved outstanding results in Dance, Drama, Theatre Studies, Music Performance, Music Investigation and Music Style and Composition in 2012. This two hour concert comprises stunning performances including contemporary and classical music performed by soloists and ensembles, scripted and originally devised drama and dance pieces. Top Acts offers current students, their teachers, families and the general public the opportunity to see some of Victoria's finest emerging performing artists.

La Dolce Vita The dynamic music of the Southern Italian Peninsula in the 16th century was the result of a rich multicultural society with a deep and complex history. La Compañia captures the sound of this time with enchanting folk melodies and ancient rhythms in a program spiced with melodic improvisations. Essential to life, songs and dances, this is fascinating and beautiful music.

La Compañia

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Immerse yourself in our great program of music and events.

To keep informed through our program brochures or to receive updates online select the options below that best suit your needs.

INFORMATION

INFORMATION Wed 29 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) A Reserve $30 B Reserve $25 Groups 10+ $20 Presented by Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

In Person Melbourne Recital Centre Box Office (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm and two hours prior to all performances).

The Box Office is located on the ground floor in the Audi Foyer.

Mail Box Office – Mail Bookings 31 Sturt Street, SOUTHBANK VIC 3006 Concessions Eligible concessions vary according to performances. Please contact the Box Office for details. Proof of concession is required upon ticket collection.

Transaction Fees A transaction fee of between $3.50 and $7 applies to all bookings except for subscriptions and those made in person.

For information on access services please contact 03 9699 3333 or visit the website.

‘ La Compañia gave us unadulterated pleasure.’ The Age INFORMATION Thu 30 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) La Compañia Danny Lucin director Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & La Compañia Local Heroes 2013

All details correct at time of publication but are subject to change where necessary and without notice. Check the website for updates.

Babes in Arms Performances with this symbol have a Babes in Arms policy. Babies under the age of two may attend free of charge and be admitted without a ticket, on the condition that they do not occupy a seat and sit on the lap of a parent or guardian. Everyone else attending these performances must hold a valid ticket. @MelbRecital

Please keep me informed and post new program guides and updates to my address below Please keep me informed by sending your eNews and program updates to my email account below Please provide the following details Please print clearly (fields marked with an asterisk * are optional) Title

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(Please tick as many as applicable) Popular: includes pop, rock, jazz, film music and musical theatre Choral: music for the voice including choral music, opera and song Instrumental: orchestral music including chamber, concerto, early music and Baroque World Music: music from around the world including folk Contemporary: modern music that stretches traditional musical boundaries Children & Families: musical performances and activities for the entire family Please return this entire sheet to us In Person: Hand to our Box Office staff

Fax: 03 9207 2662

Mail (No Stamp Required): Marketing Melbourne Recital Centre Reply Paid 85302 SOUTHBANK VIC 3006 Our Privacy Commitment To You Preserving your privacy is important to us. Information concerning the way Melbourne Recital Centre handles personal information can be viewed at our web site at melbournerecital.com.au

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Ingenious Jesting with Art This program's title is Domenico Scarlatti's description of his own compositional process, but it refers equally well to the performance of Baroque music, especially in the hands of Italian virtuoso Davide Monti. Davide returns with Jacqueline Ogeil in a program of Italian and German masterworks. Corelli takes pride of place on the tercentenary of his death, with both a sonata for violin and continuo and an early 19th-century keyboard transcription of one of the concerti grossi. A rarely played sonata for violin and continuo by Domenico Scarlatti completes the Italian segment.

Germany is represented by the great Biber Passacaglia for solo violin and the last of Bach's six sonatas for harpsichord with violin obbligato.

Keep Me Informed

Wed 29 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) CORELLI Sonata in D, Op.5 No.1 CORELLI Concerto grosso in F, Op.6 No.9 SCARLATTI Sonata in D minor, K90 BIBER Passacaglia in G minor BACH Sonata No.6 in G for harpsichord & violin BWV 1019 Davide Monti Baroque violin Jacqueline Ogeil chamber organ & harpsichord Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Davide Monti is proudly supported by the Woodend Winter Arts Festival

Davide Monti

How to Book Online melbournerecital.com.au

By Phone +61 3 9699 3333 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) Jacqueline Ogeil

TOP Acts 2013 Top Acts showcases VCE performing arts students who achieved outstanding results in Dance, Drama, Theatre Studies, Music Performance, Music Investigation and Music Style and Composition in 2012. This two hour concert comprises stunning performances including contemporary and classical music performed by soloists and ensembles, scripted and originally devised drama and dance pieces. Top Acts offers current students, their teachers, families and the general public the opportunity to see some of Victoria's finest emerging performing artists.

La Dolce Vita The dynamic music of the Southern Italian Peninsula in the 16th century was the result of a rich multicultural society with a deep and complex history. La Compañia captures the sound of this time with enchanting folk melodies and ancient rhythms in a program spiced with melodic improvisations. Essential to life, songs and dances, this is fascinating and beautiful music.

La Compañia

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • May

Immerse yourself in our great program of music and events.

To keep informed through our program brochures or to receive updates online select the options below that best suit your needs.

INFORMATION

INFORMATION Wed 29 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours incl. interval) A Reserve $30 B Reserve $25 Groups 10+ $20 Presented by Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

In Person Melbourne Recital Centre Box Office (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm and two hours prior to all performances).

The Box Office is located on the ground floor in the Audi Foyer.

Mail Box Office – Mail Bookings 31 Sturt Street, SOUTHBANK VIC 3006 Concessions Eligible concessions vary according to performances. Please contact the Box Office for details. Proof of concession is required upon ticket collection.

Transaction Fees A transaction fee of between $3.50 and $7 applies to all bookings except for subscriptions and those made in person.

For information on access services please contact 03 9699 3333 or visit the website.

‘ La Compañia gave us unadulterated pleasure.’ The Age INFORMATION Thu 30 May 6pm Salon (60 mins no interval) La Compañia Danny Lucin director Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Three-concert series package $90 ($64 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & La Compañia Local Heroes 2013

All details correct at time of publication but are subject to change where necessary and without notice. Check the website for updates.

Babes in Arms Performances with this symbol have a Babes in Arms policy. Babies under the age of two may attend free of charge and be admitted without a ticket, on the condition that they do not occupy a seat and sit on the lap of a parent or guardian. Everyone else attending these performances must hold a valid ticket. @MelbRecital

Please keep me informed and post new program guides and updates to my address below Please keep me informed by sending your eNews and program updates to my email account below Please provide the following details Please print clearly (fields marked with an asterisk * are optional) Title

First name

Last name

Position (if applicable) Organisation (if applicable) Address Suburb State Postcode Country Date of Birth*

/

/

Male*

Female*

Phone (Home)* Phone (Work)* Mobile* Email* What kind of performances are you interested in?

(Please tick as many as applicable) Popular: includes pop, rock, jazz, film music and musical theatre Choral: music for the voice including choral music, opera and song Instrumental: orchestral music including chamber, concerto, early music and Baroque World Music: music from around the world including folk Contemporary: modern music that stretches traditional musical boundaries Children & Families: musical performances and activities for the entire family Please return this entire sheet to us In Person: Hand to our Box Office staff

Fax: 03 9207 2662

Mail (No Stamp Required): Marketing Melbourne Recital Centre Reply Paid 85302 SOUTHBANK VIC 3006 Our Privacy Commitment To You Preserving your privacy is important to us. Information concerning the way Melbourne Recital Centre handles personal information can be viewed at our web site at melbournerecital.com.au

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Inspired Giving Participating in the arts gives life richness and meaning and plays a vital role in community wellbeing. With the help of our donors, Melbourne Recital Centre fosters this life-enhancing connection as Victorians of all ages and backgrounds gather here to be moved and delighted by music.

In 2012, the Centre launched seven Leadership Circles to support its artistic pillars of concert presentation, artist development and audience education. We thank the following visionary philanthropists for their support of this initiative.

Artist Development Leadership Circle Colin Golvan sc & Dr Deborah Golvan Life-long Learning Leadership Circle Betty Amsden oam Local Heroes Leadership Circle Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed am

Our Partners

We also thank the following patrons whose generosity ensures the Centre can make a real difference in the lives of young artists and reach the broadest possible audience.

Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the generous support of its business and philanthropic partners

Encore Bequest Program

Prelude Circle

Founding Patron

Jim Cousins ao & Libby Cousins Ken Bullen Mary Vallentine ao

Anonymous (1) Eva Besen ao & Marc Besen ao The Hon Mary Delahunty* William J Forrest am Nance Grant mbe Jan & Robert Green Stuart & Sue Hamilton Barbara Higgins Penelope Hughes Darvell M Hutchinson am Alan Kozica & Wendy Kozica Diana Lempriere Mr Pierre Mercier James Ostroburski Peter Rose & Christopher Menz Rob & Philippa Springall Barbara & Duncan Sutherland Elisabeth Turner Sally Webster Lyn Williams am

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch ac dbe

Magnum Opus Circle Betty Amsden oam* Annamila Pty Ltd* The Playking Foundation Virtuoso Circle Melbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg Stephen Carpenter & Leigh Ellwood Des & Irene Clark Margaret Farren-Price Mr John Higgs & Mrs Betty Higgs Julie Kantor* Composers Circle Anonymous (1) Andrew & Theresa Dyer Colin Golvan sc & Dr Deborah Golvan* Richard Gubbins* Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed am Harold Mitchell ac J.A Westacott & T.M Shannon Melbourne Recital Centre Senior Management Message Consultants Australia Pty Ltd Youth Music Foundation Australia* Musicians Circle Ms Nina Friedman Dr Richard Mills am* Mrs Margaret S Ross am Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Mr Tam Vu* Drs Victor & Karen Wayne

Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg, Chair Peter Bartlett Tommas Bonvino

Stephen Carpenter Des Clark Joseph Corponi

Founding Benefactors

Margaret Farren-Price John Higgs Julie Kantor Principal Government Partner

The Kantor Family Helen Macpherson Smith Trust The Calvert-Jones Family Robert Salzer Foundation Lyn Williams am The Hugh Williamson Foundation Business Partners Principal Partner

Supporters Anonymous (1) Helen Brack Lord Francis Ebury & Lady Suzanne Ebury* Margaret & Baden Hagger Jenny & Peter Hordern Helen Imber Mr Hugh H. Johnson & Ms Loren Kings-Lynn Maria Mercurio Dr N L Scheinkestel

International Airline Partner

Supporting Partners

* Donations directed to the Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development Fund

All donations, big or small, directly impact the Centre’s ability to provide transformative music experiences for everyone. Join us in support of one of the world’s great halls.

To speak to the Director of Development, Sandra Robertson, please call 03 9207 2641 or email sandra.robertson@melbournerecital.com.au

Program Partners

Foundations HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION

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Inspired Giving Participating in the arts gives life richness and meaning and plays a vital role in community wellbeing. With the help of our donors, Melbourne Recital Centre fosters this life-enhancing connection as Victorians of all ages and backgrounds gather here to be moved and delighted by music.

In 2012, the Centre launched seven Leadership Circles to support its artistic pillars of concert presentation, artist development and audience education. We thank the following visionary philanthropists for their support of this initiative.

Artist Development Leadership Circle Colin Golvan sc & Dr Deborah Golvan Life-long Learning Leadership Circle Betty Amsden oam Local Heroes Leadership Circle Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed am

Our Partners

We also thank the following patrons whose generosity ensures the Centre can make a real difference in the lives of young artists and reach the broadest possible audience.

Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the generous support of its business and philanthropic partners

Encore Bequest Program

Prelude Circle

Founding Patron

Jim Cousins ao & Libby Cousins Ken Bullen Mary Vallentine ao

Anonymous (1) Eva Besen ao & Marc Besen ao The Hon Mary Delahunty* William J Forrest am Nance Grant mbe Jan & Robert Green Stuart & Sue Hamilton Barbara Higgins Penelope Hughes Darvell M Hutchinson am Alan Kozica & Wendy Kozica Diana Lempriere Mr Pierre Mercier James Ostroburski Peter Rose & Christopher Menz Rob & Philippa Springall Barbara & Duncan Sutherland Elisabeth Turner Sally Webster Lyn Williams am

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch ac dbe

Magnum Opus Circle Betty Amsden oam* Annamila Pty Ltd* The Playking Foundation Virtuoso Circle Melbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg Stephen Carpenter & Leigh Ellwood Des & Irene Clark Margaret Farren-Price Mr John Higgs & Mrs Betty Higgs Julie Kantor* Composers Circle Anonymous (1) Andrew & Theresa Dyer Colin Golvan sc & Dr Deborah Golvan* Richard Gubbins* Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed am Harold Mitchell ac J.A Westacott & T.M Shannon Melbourne Recital Centre Senior Management Message Consultants Australia Pty Ltd Youth Music Foundation Australia* Musicians Circle Ms Nina Friedman Dr Richard Mills am* Mrs Margaret S Ross am Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Mr Tam Vu* Drs Victor & Karen Wayne

Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg, Chair Peter Bartlett Tommas Bonvino

Stephen Carpenter Des Clark Joseph Corponi

Founding Benefactors

Margaret Farren-Price John Higgs Julie Kantor Principal Government Partner

The Kantor Family Helen Macpherson Smith Trust The Calvert-Jones Family Robert Salzer Foundation Lyn Williams am The Hugh Williamson Foundation Business Partners Principal Partner

Supporters Anonymous (1) Helen Brack Lord Francis Ebury & Lady Suzanne Ebury* Margaret & Baden Hagger Jenny & Peter Hordern Helen Imber Mr Hugh H. Johnson & Ms Loren Kings-Lynn Maria Mercurio Dr N L Scheinkestel

International Airline Partner

Supporting Partners

* Donations directed to the Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development Fund

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Foundations HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION

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