Events: June & July 2013

This Edition Martha Wainwright comes home Motown royalty Mary Wilson The world’s best orchestra Win a trip to Europe

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Christian McBride Trio p4

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Mike Stern Band p4

Monash University Jazz Futures p5

Solo in Red p6

Solo in Red p6

And Our Winner Is… p7

Maria Schneifer/ Darcy James Argue p5

James Carter Organ Trio p6

Australian Voices Gordon Kerry p9

Cats & Dogs with Baby Love Music Fun p9

Cats & Dogs with Baby Love Music Fun p9

Barb Jungr p16

Barb Jungr p16

Ears Wide Open p9

Mahler Chamber Orchestra p12

Improvisations – p9

Martha Wainwright p15

Martha Wainwright p15

Inspirations p20

St Michael’s Grammar School p22

Michelle Nicolle Quartet p16

Michelle Nicolle Quartet p16

Bach Competition p22

Lady Rizo p17

Octet p25

The Archer & the Dancer p6

Melb Int Singers Festival 2013 p7

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 Music on the Mind p20

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Wilma & Friends #1 p22

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Arabella Steinbacher p21

Sergio Tiempo p23

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Mahler Chamber Orchestra – p12

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An Evening with Molly Ringwald p17

12 Études and a Toccatissimo p25

Lady Rizo p17

Gretchen: Faust & Love p27

Mary Carewe p19

Stormy Weather p18

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Kreutzer p25

Jian Wang & Bernadette Harvey p26

Lady Rizo p17

Mary Carewe p19

Jian Wang & Bernadette Harvey p26

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 David Jones The Light Trio p27

The Barber of Seville p27

Mary Carewe p19

Mostly Mozart: Viennese Sweets p28

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08 09 La Guitarra Española p28

Music on the Mind p30

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Li-Wei Qin & Kristian Chong p30

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Clarinet Romance p31

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Benjamin Britten A Birthday Hansel p31

Wilma & Friends #2 p33

Old Kings in Exile p34

Poet’s Love p34

Holy See p36

Die Schöne Müllerin p36

Games, Riddles & Puzzles p36

On a Clear Day p19

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Bernadette Robinson p19

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Extended Play p32

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Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition p29

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Nat Boys Choir of Australia in concert p33

19 20 Celebrazione! p35

Celebrazione! p35

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ANDREW DOYLE Managing Director, Audi Australia

Welcome MARY VALLENTINE CEO, Melbourne Recital Centre I am thrilled to introduce you to the extraordinary range of concerts being presented at Melbourne Recital Centre over the next few months. For me the chance to revisit the jazzy, soulful and popular hits of the American Songbook as performed by its greatest interpreters is a ‘must’ and the elegance and virtuosity of violinist Arabella Steinbacher will be a dazzling tour de force.

And I can guarantee that your spirits will be lifted by the inspiring performances of our best chamber musicians!

The visit of an international orchestra is a rare and special event, an adventure for both orchestra and audience. I’m so excited and proud that we have the Mahler Chamber Orchestra performing at the Centre in June. Violinist Christian Tetzlaff plays Beethoven’s noble Violin Concerto (13 June) and cellist Alisa Weilerstein performs Shostakovich’s searing Cello Concerto No.1 (12 June) while the ringing themes of the symphonies of Dvořák (From the New World) and Schumann (Rhenish) conducted by Daniel Harding will live in the memory for a long time.

In the sublime surrounds of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall these are sure to be unforgettable concerts. Do join us!

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Melbourne Recital Centre is an important part of Victoria’s cultural landscape, and one which Audi is pleased to support. We are excited that our involvement adds to the enrichment of the Victorian community through musical performance. Providing exceptional experiences to our customers, and the people of Victoria through our partnership with Melbourne Recital Centre is just one example of how Audi, as a premium brand, can give back to those who support the development of our brand in the state. With its commitment to world-class performances, Melbourne Recital Centre’s philosophy matches our own commitment to progressive performance. We hope you will enjoy the season.

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

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is a founding partner of Melbourne Recital Centre and is proud to be its exclusive International Airline Partner.

I am delighted to announce that the Centre is now a partner of our Etihad Guest loyalty program – an award-winning, free program that enables members to earn and redeem Etihad Guest Miles on Melbourne Recital Centre purchases as well as use their Etihad Guest Miles to book flights in Australia and across the world. To celebrate five years of partnership, we are giving away over half a million Etihad Guest Miles for three people to experience an Etihad Airways European destination as part of the Centre’s ‘Be Our Guest’ competition. For more information and to enter, see page 14 of this brochure or visit melbournerecital.com.au/etihadguest

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May 31 to June 09 2013

Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Christian McBride

Mike Stern

Christian McBride Trio Mike Stern Band ‘ McBride performs superbly in so many contexts that one can never anticipate what kind of musical quest he’s going to take in any given situation.’ Los Angeles Times

‘ Mike Stern is one of the best electric guitarists of his generation.’

By 19 he was already working with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Bobby Watson and Roy Hargrove, and has gone on to perform and record with jazz legends (Freddie Hubbard, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea), pop artists (Sting, Carly Simon) and neo-soul musicians (D’Angelo, Queen Latifah). In 2012 the Grammy Award-winner also topped both the DownBeat Critics Poll and Jazz Journalists Association Awards.

With deep respect for the jazz tradition and irrepressible creativity, McBride and his trio are masterful exponents of ‘the sort of feel-good enlightenment once routinely expected of modern–jazz’ (New York Times). Don’t miss their heady mix of driving rhythms, bright melodic lines and brilliantly inventive solos.

Since his days with Blood, Sweat & Tears in the mid-70s, followed by stints with Billy Cobham, Miles Davis and Michael Brecker in the 80s, Mike Stern has used his jazz roots as a base to explore rock, swing, funk, blues and world music. With a solo career spanning nearly 30 years, the six-time Grammy nominee and recipient of Guitar Player magazine’s Certified Legend Award for 2012 is not afraid to bring numerous styles and ideas – however diverse – into the same place just to see what happens, moving between straight-ahead jazz and rock fusion with consummate skill. He takes to the stage with his long-time collaborators, the brilliant drummer Dave Weckl (George Benson, Robert Plant, Chick Corea Elektric Band), soulful tenor saxophonist Bob Franceschini (Paul Simon, Michel Camilo, Willie Colón) and masterful bassist Tom Kennedy (Lee Ritenour, Steps Ahead).

INFORMATION Sat 1 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Christian McBride Trio Alex & Nilusha opening act A reserve $69 ($61 concession) B reserve $59 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival

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International Herald Tribune

INFORMATION Tue 4 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Mike Stern Band A reserve $69 ($61 concession) B reserve $59 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Maria Schneider

Monash University

Jazz Futures

with Open Loose

Maria Schneider / Darcy James Argue

with the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra

Celebrating excellence in jazz education, The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music students explore the spirit of collective improvisation with leading international artists.

Two of the world’s most sought-after contemporary big band composers conduct Australia’s leading jazz orchestra in a ground-breaking Festival exclusive.

Mark Helias, Tony Malaby and Gerald Cleaver are Open Loose, fearsome innovators on the New York avant-garde scene and outstanding practitioners in their field.

Maria Schneider ranks among America’s foremost composers. Her critically-acclaimed, multi-award-winning work soars beyond standard categorisations such as jazz or classical and has in turn been described as ‘sumptuous, beautifully crafted… symphonic and mesmerising’ (The Guardian).

Students rehearse and perform with Open Loose and faculty members Rob Burke, Paul Williamson and Jordan Murray.

INFORMATION Wed 5 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Open Loose Faculty & students of the Monash University School of Music Tickets $28 ($20 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Darcy James Argue

Since his ambitious 2009 debut release Infernal Machines, Darcy James Argue has become one of the most talked-about figures in jazz. Credited with ‘reinventing the jazz big band for the 21st century’ (The Guardian), Argue’s trademark steampunk-inspired style of composition has earned him widespread critical and popular acclaim. Celebrating their

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10th anniversary, the Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra, led by Artistic Director David Theak, boasts many of Australia’s finest improvisers, creating a modern big band sound steeped in tradition.

INFORMATION Thu 6 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 45-minutes incl. interval) Maria Schneider composer/conductor Darcy James Argue composer/conductor Jazzgroove Mothership Orchestra David Theak artistic director A reserve $69 ($61 concession) B reserve $59 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival

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Collider

Alastair Kerr

Solo in Red

The Archer and the Dancer

Solo in Red, by acclaimed Melbourne composer Kynan Robinson, is a musical exploration of the sparseness and fragility of Cormac McCarthy’s writing. With the novels Blood Meridian, Suttree and The Border Trilogy as inspiration, Robinson’s composition is textured, multifaceted and complex, a hauntingly beautiful work. Following its heralded debut in 2012, Solo in Red brings together a unique fusion of words, music and images, performed by renowned Melbourne sextet, Collider.

This new suite by Melbourne composer and percussionist, Alastair Kerr, brings the aesthetic of Brazilian rhythms – exciting, multi-layered and diverse – to contemporary Australian jazz. Expansive and beguiling, mischievous and beautiful, The Archer and the Dancer is inspired by the berimbau, a single-string Brazilian percussion instrument which represents The Archer and forms part of the traditional musical accompaniment to the Brazilian martial art, capoeira, which signifies The Dancer. The interplay between the two was central to the development of capoeira as an art form, where mischievousness, beauty and improvisation combine.

INFORMATION Thu 6 & Fri 7 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Kynan Robinson composer/trombone Collider Cormac McCarthy words Aphids projections Kynan Robinson composer/trombone Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

INFORMATION Sat 8 June 3pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Alastair Kerr Panorama do Brasil Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

James Carter Organ Trio James Carter is a powerhouse musician and one of the most admired saxophonists of his generation. Raised in Detroit, he grew up surrounded by music, absorbing everything from funk and fusion to rock, soul and acoustic jazz. Since bursting onto the New York circuit under the auspices of Lester Bowie, Carter has spent the last quarter century propelling jazz full-tilt into the future with his technical proficiency and enthralling improvisations.

Equally expressive on soprano, alto, tenor and baritone sax, his boundless musical fluency traverses the full spectrum of jazz from swing, blues, boogaloo and bop through to more avant-garde styles. Match him with Hammond B3 star Gerard Gibbs and veteran Detroit trap master Leonard King, and you’ve got a killer trio that is the very embodiment of cool.

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James Carter Organ Trio

‘ [Carter] is the complete musician, a technician with no apparent limits and a poet of deep sensibility.’ Detroit News

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Fri 7 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. 20-min interval) James Carter Organ Trio James Sherlock Trio opening act A reserve $69 ($61 concession) B reserve $59 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Melbourne International Singers Festival 2013 Melbourne International Singers Festival (MISF) proudly presents some of Australia’s most outstanding international artists in an exciting new Mastersingers Series with three stunning concerts. The first concert features a superb classical recital from two of Australia’s greatest operatic talents, contralto Liane Keegan and soprano Rosamund Illing singing some of the greatest German Lied and French Art songs accompanied by acclaimed pianists Dobbs Franks and Raymond M Lawrence.

The Festival Choirs perform their own Showcase Concert and ABC award winning recording artists, a capella quartet, The Idea of North thrill with their world-class singing and virtuosity, along with the winners of the first Melbourne International Singers Festival Cabaret Competition.

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Dmitry Onishchenko

And Our Winner Is... ‘ They create wonderful new synergies, setting sparks flying as player bounced off player with the skill, simpatico and exhilaration of a jazz combination.’ Courier Mail Major prize-winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition, Dmitry Onishchenko, stunned audiences in Sydney with his arresting technique and thoughtprovoking interpretations. Flinders Quartet is thrilled to welcome him to the stage for the emotional power of Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet. Bringing light into the darkness is Ravel’s luminescent String Quartet and Ian Munro’s Divertissement sur le nom d’Erik Satie.

Flinders Quartet is instantly recognisable as one of Australia’s most loved chamber music ensembles. Their dynamic and stirring performances of a full spectrum of repertoire have audiences and critics articulating their esteem, and the Quartet is now a highly respected force in Australian chamber music.

INFORMATION Wed 5 June 7pm (Two hours incl. interval) MUNRO Divertissement sur le nom d’Erik Satie RAVEL String Quartet in F SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op.57 Flinders Quartet Dmitry Onishchenko piano Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert series package $127.50 ($102 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet Local Heroes 2013

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Sun 9 June 1pm, 4.30pm & 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Exploring Wagner & Brahms / Le Bel Age – 1pm MISF Choirs Showcase Concert – 4.30pm The Idea of North & the MISF Cabaret Winners Showcase – 8pm Liane Keegan contralto Rosamund Illing soprano Dobbs Franks piano Raymond M Lawrence piano The Festival Choirs The Idea of North Winners of the first Melbourne International Singers Festival Cabaret Competition Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Two concert package $65 ($55 concession) Three concert package $95 ($70 concession) Presented by Melbourne Street Choirs

The Idea of North

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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

Ears Wide Open:

Introducing Elgar’s Enigma Variations Ears Wide Open is an interactive 80-minute journey into music, live on stage conducted and presented by Australia’s most charismatic musical personality, Richard Gill. Join thousands of other Melbourne music lovers who take their listening enjoyment to a new level.

If you love great classical music, and want to know more, don’t miss Ears Wide Open.

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Gordon Kerry

Tue 11 June 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (80 mins no interval) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Richard Gill conductor Tickets $20 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Australian Voices

Improvisations

Gordon Kerry

Album launch

Melbourne Recital Centre and Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) continue to celebrate the work of leading Australian composers in this chamber series curated by ANAM faculty and special guests who also perform alongside ANAM musicians.

Gordon Kerry’s music ranges from symphonic and chamber music to choral music and opera, frequently incorporating varied literary associations. A University of Melbourne composition graduate, he has combined his composing with music journalism, writing and arts administration. Kerry is regularly commissioned by Australian orchestras, chamber ensembles, festivals and soloists, as well as ensembles in the USA and Europe.

Join Marshall McGuire and ANAM musicians as they showcase Kerry’s music.

INFORMATION Tue 11 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) KERRY And the nothing that is Aria Blue Latitudes Out of the woods Nocturne Marshall McGuire director ANAM Musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music Australian Voices 2013

Richard Gill

Cats & Dogs

with Baby Love Music Fun Fun-filled interactive concerts for babies and toddlers return with the award-winning Baby Love Music Fun. Join opera singer Melanie Maslin and her team as she leads you and your baby or toddler through key musical and movement activities that babies find fun and stimulate their development. Incorporating well-known tunes, these concerts feature live singing, puppets, props and facilitated movement for an enhanced musical experience.

This performance is suitable for children up to 3 years of age (all children must be ticketed and accompanied by an adult).

Rasa Duende is a collaboration between internationally acclaimed musicians Bobby Singh (tabla), Adrian McNeil (sarod) and Damian Wright (Flamenco guitar). A true musical journey from the rich, vibrant tapestry of India to the rolling olive groves and old world taverns of southern Spain. Flamenco music was created by what began as an extensive journey by the original Gypsies from northern India through the Middle East, North Africa finally arriving in Andalusia in the south of Spain. Rasa Duende express a meeting of the two distant points of this journey through a deep understanding of Indian classical and the folk music of India, as well as the songs, dances and rhythms of Flamenco.

INFORMATION Thu 13 June 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Rasa Duende Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Top Shelf

INFORMATION Wed 12 & Thu 13 June 10am & 11.30am Salon (45 mins no interval) Tickets $20 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 12 & 13 JUNE

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ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA ‘THE ORCHESTRA SOUNDED SUPERB, LIGHT AND ROBUST, GRACEFUL AND FULL. THE AUDIENCE CHEERED AND CHEERED AND CHEERED.’ NEW YORK SUN With the finest musicians from over 20 European countries, stellar conductors and a globetrotting schedule, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra (MCO) is one of the most acclaimed ensembles on the scene. MCO was established by luminary conductor Claudio Abbado with the vision of being an independent international orchestra of the highest calibre.

By 2008, the French newspaper Le Monde was calling the MCO ‘the best orchestra in the world.’ The MCO’s musicians live all over Europe and perform repertoire ranging from Baroque to contemporary and from opera to symphonies. Whatever they play, they play with a ‘chamber’ philosophy: intimate interplay between musicians, intensity and attentiveness. Every concert is an adventure. mahler-chamber.de

DANIEL HARDING, CONDUCTOR ‘HARDING’S SKILL TOGETHER WITH A NATURAL AFFINITY FOR FLEXIBLE RHYTHMS PUTS HIM IN THE TOP LEAGUE OF BRITISH CONDUCTORS.’ EVENING STANDARD, LONDON In 2011, Daniel Harding was designated lifetime Conductor Laureate of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the summation of a 14-year relationship with the Orchestra as Principal Conductor. Harding shares the MCO’s adventurous spirit. He says, ‘I think the MCO is about quality, concentration, passion and a fanatical devotion to the music.’ The same could be said about him. A protégé of Sir Simon Rattle and Claudio Abbado, Harding already has the credentials and the maturity to be a consequential conductor and a leader for a new generation of musicians. danielharding.com

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ALISA WEILERSTEIN, CELLO ‘HER TECHNICAL ABILITIES SERVE A TASTE FOR SWEEP AND INTENSITY; SHE PERFORMS WITH SOULFUL EXPRESSION AND PHYSICAL ABANDON.’ NEW YORK TIMES

Alisa Weilerstein has quickly become one of the most sought-after musicians of her generation, and the heir-apparent to the title of Great American Cellist. Intense, sensitive and spontaneous, Weilerstein is a natural communicator and a commanding virtuoso. alisaweilerstein.com

Shostakovich’s white-knuckle cello concerto is the ideal vehicle for Alisa Weilerstein, whose intense and dramatic reading of this work has a devastating power. Shostakovich is emblematic of the bitter facts of Soviet Russian life but Dvorˇák’s Symphony No.9 is the grandly optimistic opposite. Inspired by the USA, its unforgettable melodies (‘Goin’ Home’) and emotional sweep have made it the ultimate Romantic symphony.

Both are ideal showcases for the brilliant Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

PROGRAM 1 WED 12 JUNE 7.30PM Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) HENZE Sonata for strings SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107 ˇ ÁK DVOR Symphony No.9 From the New World Premium $219 A reserve $199 ($179.10) B reserve $149 ($134.10) C reserve $99 ($89.10) D reserve $49

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B E E T H OV E N V I O L I N C O N C E R TO

C H R I S T I A N T E T Z L A F F, V I O L I N ‘TETZLAFF RAISED THE LEVEL OF THE PROCEEDINGS TO THE SUPERLATIVE AND BEYOND. SENSATIONAL.’ THE GUARDIAN

Christian Tetzlaff’s uncompromising approach has made him one of the most fascinating and formidable musicians you’ll ever hear.

He inhabits the music, perfectly realising the composer’s intentions, with flawless technique and impeccable taste. ‘What ultimately moves people is the emotional openness and deep sincerity of Tetzlaff’s playing.’ Boston Globe

Composers like Beethoven and Schumann are the foundation of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra’s repertoire, the gold standard of an orchestra’s prowess. Christian Tetzlaff and his ventriloquist’s skill for letting a composer speak through his playing will make this performance of Beethoven’s epic concerto unforgettable. Under the baton of conductors like Daniel Harding, Schumann’s symphonies are at last being heard for the works of genius they are. The Rhenish is full of high-spirits, high ideals – the work of a Romantic visionary in love with nature and with life.

christiantetzlaff.com

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PROGRAM 2 THU 13 JUNE 7.30PM Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) DEAN Testament BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No.3 Rhenish Premium $219 A reserve $199 ($179.10) B reserve $149 ($134.10) C reserve $99 ($89.10) D reserve $49

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GUEST

& WIN A SHARE OF MORE THAN

500,000 ETIHAD GUEST MILES To celebrate the launch of Etihad Guest at Melbourne Recital Centre, we’re giving you the chance to experience one of three Etihad European Destinations.

1. Become an Etihad Guest member for free Visit etihadguest.com to join 2. Enter the draw Visit facebook.com/melb.recital.centre for your chance to win 3. Dust off your passport Winners announced late September For more information visit melbournerecital.com.au/etihadguest

London Calling

From The Barbican to Buckingham Palace, The Ritz to Royal Albert Hall and West End to Westminster Abbey, discover London – a thriving city steeped in history.

Melbourne Recital Centre in partnership with Etihad Guest gives you the opportunity to experience the inspired service and comfort of the world’s leading airline, Etihad Airways.

Etihad Guest is a unique, free and flexible loyalty program designed exclusively around you. Now you can earn Etihad Guest Miles when you purchase tickets for Melbourne Recital Centre’s concerts and redeem your Etihad Guest Miles for Melbourne Recital Centre gift vouchers, which are valid for any performance at the Centre.

I Amsterdam

Cruise the Emperor’s Canal, visit the Concertgebouw and admire the art of Rembrandt and Van Gogh as you cycle through the cobble-stone streets of this postcard city.

Paris, je t’aime

Visit the Eiffel Tower and explore Le château de Versailles.

Peruse Parisian sites from the Louvre to Le Moulin Rouge and fall in love with this sparkling city.

*You must be a member of Etihad Guest in order to enter this promotion and to claim a prize. Prize consists of a pool of Etihad Guest Miles that will be shared between three separate winners as required to provide a return GuestSeat from Melbourne to either London, Amsterdam or Paris in Coral Economy Class with Etihad Airways. GuestSeats are subject to availability and do not include the applicable taxes associated with flights which will need to be covered by the winner. All terms and conditions of the Etihad Guest Programme apply to the use of the prize miles. For full terms and conditions please visit melbournerecital.com.au/etihadguest Competition closes 5pm Friday 6 September 2013.

‘ …a grand, glowering gravitas – part Patti Smith, part Leonard Cohen.’

MARTHA WAINWRIGHT Come Home to Mama Uncut Magazine

With a hugely expressive voice and an arsenal of powerful songs, Martha is a beguiling entertainer and a refreshingly different force in music. Daughter of folk legends Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and sister of singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, she spent her childhood immersed in music and often performing with her parents. Martha has since had an incredible career of her own – contributing to albums by Dan Bern, Rufus Wainwright, Snow Patrol, and Teddy Thompson, among others, as well as performing live with Cyndi Lauper, Van Morrison, Neko Case, Snow Patrol, Pete Townshend and Sean Lennon. Following her sell-out concerts here in 2011, Martha returns with a very special concert featuring material from across her career to date, including show stoppers from her emotionally-charged debut album to her acclaimed tribute to Edith Piaf, as well as music from her latest LP of original material, Come Home to Mama.

During the North-American winter of 2009-2010, Martha gave birth to her first child and her mother passed away. Come Home to Mama, her first collection of original music in four years, was borne of this experience and features a multi-instrumental soundscape that showcases Martha’s raw, confessional poetry with undeniable style and grace. She can, within a single verse, play both angel and demon. Be enlightened as Martha Wainwright swoops and soars.

INFORMATION Fri 14 & Sat 15 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) Martha Wainwright vocals/guitar With trio & special guests Premium $95 A reserve $85 ($75 concession) B reserve $75 ($65 concession) C reserve $65 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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2013 14 June–18 July

American Songbook

Barb Jungr

Barb Jungr Michelle The New American Songbook

Following her sold-out performances in 2010, Barb Jungr returns to Melbourne with an uplifting program of contemporary American song. Long acknowledged as a unique interpreter of popular song, Barb Jungr brings her acclaimed interpretive skills to the music of some of her favourite American artists, including Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, Joni Mitchell, David Byrne, Paul Simon, Jimmy Webb and Neil Diamond.

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The best of American popular song performed by an incredible range of artists

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Michelle Nicolle

Fri 14 June 7pm & Sat 15 June 3pm & 8pm Salon (One hour & 40-mins incl. interval) – in cabaret mode Barb Jungr vocals Simon Wallace piano Tickets $45 ($40 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save

Nicolle Quartet Plays Jimmy Van Heusen

Melbourne-based jazz darling Michelle Nicolle returns with her ensemble to perform the music of one of the giants of the Tin Pan Alley era, Jimmy Van Heusen. The prolific film, television and theatre composer wrote some of the most enduring songs from the late 1930s through to the 60s. Winning Academy Awards and sung by some of the greats including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby, his beautifully crafted songs include All the Way, Swinging On A Star, Come Fly With Me, But Beautiful and Like Someone In Love. Since 1999 the Michelle Nicolle Quartet has been critically acclaimed as one of the most prolific and inventive jazz ensembles in the country.

For these concerts the Quartet continues on its endless mission... re-imagining the great songs from the American Songbook.

INFORMATION Fri 21 June 7pm & Sat 22 June 3pm & 8pm Salon (Two hours incl. interval) – in cabaret mode Michelle Nicolle Quartet Tickets $45 ($40 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save

Lady Rizo

Lady Rizo ‘ If you only see one cabaret show this year, see Lady Rizo.’

Time Out (London)

Molly Ringwald

An Evening with

Molly Ringwald Critically-acclaimed actress, author and singer, Molly Ringwald, brings her love of American standards to Melbourne for one-night only.

Inspired and taught by her father, acclaimed jazz pianist Bob Ringwald, the iconic actress presents an intimate and revealing night of stories and song. Often called one of the ‘greatest teen stars’ (Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Facts of Life), Molly has also starred in Broadway revivals of Cabaret and Sweet Charity. Touring Australia for the first time after the release of her debut CD Except...Sometimes, Ringwald is joined on stage by her quartet.

INFORMATION Fri 21 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Molly Ringwald vocals Accompanied by her quartet A reserve $65 ($55 concession) B reserve $50 ($40 concession)

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Making her Australian debut, Lady Rizo, the New York cabaret superstar, comedienne and chanteuse revives the genre by combining vintage arrangements and theatrical explorations of American pop songs from the 20th and 21st centuries. Revel in the luscious vocals of this Grammy-winning diva as she combines glamour, wit and insane charm.

A fascinating mix of bawdy humour and polished hyper-femininity, the brazen blonde will have you rolling with laughter while she ‘blows your heart and goes down on your mind’ (Village Voice).

INFORMATION Thu 27 & Fri 28 June 8pm & Sat 29 June 4pm & 8pm Salon (80-mins no interval) – in cabaret mode Lady Rizo & band Tickets $45 ($40 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save Part of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival

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Stormy Weather

Melbourne Recital Centre presents

American Songbook 2013

The Lena Horne Project starring Mary Wilson

INFORMATION Fri 28 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Mary Wilson vocals James Gavin narrator The Larry Dunlap Trio A reserve $55 ($45 concession) B reserve $45 ($40 concession) Presented in association with University of Melbourne Part of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival

Mary Carewe Over the Piano In this beguiling program, Mary Carewe explores the diversity of the American Songbook with her long-time collaborator and arranger, Philip Mayers. With standards from stage and screen alongside theatrical art-song, this program reflects America’s multifaceted society. Featuring Ives’ highly individual early 20th-century stylings, Bernstein’s I Can Cook Too, the Shaker hymn Simple Gifts as well as Cathy Berbarian’s hilarious evocation of the world of the comic-strip, this daring program presents Gershwin and Schoenberg in the same company – indeed, in Los Angeles, these two were neighbours and tennis partners.

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Mary Carewe & Philip Mayers

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Motown royalty and founding member of The Supremes, Mary Wilson, stars in this epic production that follows the life and career of Hollywood’s first African-American goddess, Lena Horne. Based on the celebrated biography

by James Gavin, Stormy Weather follows Lena Horne’s career as singer, entertainer and civil rights activist. This thrilling and moving production is peppered with insights by Gavin, rare audio, imagery and interviews with Horne herself, alongside Mary Wilson’s formidable renditions of Horne’s songs. Expect heartwrenching performances of Horne’s wonderful repertoire, including the melancholic Stormy Weather and poignant Bein’ Green – a perfect summation of Lena’s struggle as an activist for African-American rights.

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Thu 4 & Fri 5 July 7pm & Sat 6 July 8pm Salon (Two hours incl. interval) – in cabaret mode Mary Carewe vocals Philip Mayers piano Tickets $45 ($40 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save Part of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival

Bernadette Robinson

Bernadette Robinson ‘ Robinson is a consummate performer with impeccable vocal skills and a riveting stage presence. Bravissima!’ Herald Sun Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday – three legends of American music, each from a different chapter of the American Songbook.

Judy Garland was the queen of Broadway and film; Patsy Cline was the most successful country music star of her time; and Billie Holiday was the lady who sang the blues.

Join Bernadette Robinson, direct from her triumphant performances in Songs For Nobodies, as she brings to life the songs of these incandescent somebodies. The performance will include Judy’s iconic version of Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg’s Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Willie Nelson’s Crazy, which Patsy was the first to record, and Billie’s signature song Lady Sings The Blues, which she wrote with pianist Herbie Nichols.

INFORMATION Fri 12 July 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (75 min no interval) Bernadette Robinson Paul Noonan musical director And band A reserve $55 ($45 concession) B reserve $45 ($40 concession)

Jay Laga’aia

On a Clear Day Hits from Stage and Screen A company of Australia’s best entertainers take to the stage to perform showstoppers from Broadway and the movies, including evergreen classics from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Sondheim’s A Little Night Music and Bernstein’s West Side Story. Leading the roll-call of hits are Jay Laga’aia and Gian Slater and a stellar jazz band and chamber orchestra.

Jay Laga’aia is best-known to Australian families as a host of Play School and his roles in Home and Away and Star Wars II and III. He also appears regularly on stage, including Wicked and The Lion King. Gian Slater’s distinctive voice and compositions have made her one of Melbourne’s most sought-after

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musicians. Gian and Jay’s jazzy take on the soaring melodies, snappy lyrics, sadness and joy of your favourite show-tunes will make these songs feel younger than springtime.

INFORMATION Thu 18 July 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Graeme Lyle musical director Jay Laga’aia vocals Gian Slater vocals Tony Gould piano With chamber orchestra Tickets $55 ($45 concession)

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MUSIC ON THE

MIND

The language of music, and the music of language Scholars throughout history have contemplated the association between music and language, including Plato, Rousseau and Darwin. Charles Darwin speculated that before our ancestors developed the capacity to communicate through language, they communicated using an earlier music-like ‘protolanguage’ that was highly emotional in nature. This talk explores the emotional nature of music and its association with emotional speech, showing that emotion is a pivotal link between these two forms of human communication.

INFORMATION Mon 17 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Professor Bill Thompson (Head, Department of Psychology , Macquarie University) speaker This is a FREE event and bookings are recommended.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Centre for Music, Mind & Wellbeing at The University of Melbourne Music on the Mind series is proudly supported by The Ian Potter Foundation

Inspirations Melbourne Recital Centre’s Spotlight Series is pleased to introduce the Australia Quartet.

Featuring Tamara Anna Cislowska (piano), Veronique Serret (violin), James Wannan (viola) and Thomas Rann (cello), the Quartet champions contemporary Australian composers and breathes new life into rarely-performed masterpieces while also presenting the best-loved works of the piano quartet canon. The Quartet introduces a newly arranged work by Elena Kats-Chernin, Winter, inspired by her earlier large-scale work The Seasons. Mahler’s youthful passion for the piano quartet is displayed in his early work in A minor, while Schnittke’s Klavierquartett was inspired by a Scherzo fragment, which the master never completed.

INFORMATION Tue 18 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MAHLER Piano Quartet in A minor SCHNITTKE Klavierquartett KATS-CHERNIN Winter from The Seasons (arr. for piano quartet) SUK Piano Quartet in A minor Op.1 Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Robert Salzer Foundation Spotlight Series 2013

Australia Quartet

M O S T LY

M O ZA RT 2013

An hour of wonderful music and the chance to catch up with friends over a cup of tea featuring the music of Mozart with host Colin Fox. Tuesday 9 July 11am: Viennese Sweets Wednesday 18 December 11am: Christmas Concerto Tickets $35 ($26 concession/senior) Transaction fees may apply

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ARABELLA STEINBACHER INFORMATION

‘ Precision, captivating intensity and tone of gloriously golden fire.’

Sydney Morning Herald Arabella Steinbacher’s musical demeanour is equal parts sweetness and grit. Steinbacher and her 1716 Stradivarius have a range that takes in ‘ravishingly pure and lovely’ to a ‘thrilling touch of steel.’ Since making an unexpected debut in Paris aged 22 when she replaced an indisposed colleague, the young German-Japanese virtuoso has developed an international solo career, performing with prestigious orchestras and landing an exclusive recording contract. Perhaps the key to

Steinbacher’s expressivity is her upbringing: the daughter of a singer and a pianist for the Munich opera, she grew up surrounded by song. Steinbacher says, ‘When I perform, it is an opportunity for me to express what I feel most deeply through great music. It is my goal to do nothing superficially, but to share my authentic feelings directly with the audience.’

Steinbacher’s program provides moments of passion, suavity and reflection.

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Tue 18 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm MOZART Sonata for violin & piano in G, KV.301 BEETHOVEN Sonata for violin & piano No.10 in G, Op.96 FRANCK Sonata for violin & piano in A Arabella Steinbacher violin Amir Farid 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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St Michael’s Grammar School

Winter Music

The Winter Music concert highlights the highly successful chamber music program at St Michael’s. Featuring a range of soloists and chamber works ranging from Bach to Sculthorpe, it provides a valuable opportunity for students to demonstrate their skills before a large audience in a superb setting.

INFORMATION Wed 19 June 7pm Salon (90 mins incl. interval) VIVALDI Cello Concerto in B minor RV 432 BACH Keyboard Concerto in G minor RAVEL Don Quichotte (arr. McGartland) SCULTHORPE Little Suite for Strings VIVALDI Concerto Grosso COPLAND Clarinet Concerto (First movement) SCULTHORPE Small Town A selection of soloists from Years 7 to 12 Directed by Mr Pat Miller Tickets $20 ($10 concession/seniors, $50 family) Presented by St Michael’s Grammar School

Wilma Smith

Wilma & Friends # 1 Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Wilma Smith, invites an exciting collection of outstanding musicians to join her for the 2013 series of concerts by Wilma & Friends.

All accomplished solo performers, their lively combination guarantees communicative, music making of the highest calibre.

Andrew Bain, Principal Horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Ian Munro (piano) join Wilma to present the Australian premiere of New Zealand composer Kenneth Young’s beautiful and evocative new work alongside Brahms’ iconic masterpiece for horn, violin and piano.

Competitors from the 2012 competition

Bach Competition Now in its fourth year, Melbourne Recital Centre’s Bach Competition is dedicated to young musicians passionate about JS Bach.

Come and listen to an array of budding young performers battle it out on stage and enjoy an afternoon of the Baroque genius.

Please visit melbournerecital.com.au for information, competition guidelines and an application form.

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INFORMATION Sun 23 June 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Three hours incl. interval) FREE (tickets required) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre The 2013 Bach Competition is supported by Richard Mills AM

INFORMATION Mon 24 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BRAHMS Horn Trio in E flat, Op.40 YOUNG Trio for horn, violin & piano Andrew Bain horn Ian Munro piano Wilma Smith violin Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Three concert series package $115 ($90 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Wilma & Friends Local Heroes 2013

‘ It is no exaggeration to say that Tiempo may well be the most dazzling and spontaneous pianist of his generation.’

Gramophone Magazine (UK) If you want your preconceptions to be challenged, to hear familiar music made new, then firebrand virtuoso Sergio Tiempo’s the musician for you. The fearless pianist isn’t afraid of playing fast and loose with venerable masterpieces, zapping them back into life with his electrifying energy. He has left audiences and orchestras around the world buzzing with excitement.

Great Performer

Sergio Tiempo piano

It’s probably no surprise that the Venezuelanborn Tiempo is the protégé of another iconoclastic musician, Martha Argerich.

His Great Performers recital program is almost an homage to her red-hot interpretations of those stalwarts of the repertoire, Chopin, Ravel and Liszt. But here the comparisons end: Tiempo is an original and finds his own way though these masterpieces. Chopin’s B-minor Sonata is a paradox: turbulent and theatrical, yet intensely introverted. With its aria-like slow movement, it’s more grand opera than chamber music. The three pieces of Maurice Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit are studies in elegant devilry and fiendish technical difficulty, especially the last – Scarbo – where a goblin malevolently flits across the keyboard and into your nightmares. Liszt’s prayer-like Consolation No.3 should soothe your nerves with one of the most ecstatically soaring melodies the composer ever penned,and a demonstration that Tiempo is capable of rapt delicacy as well as the Latin fire of Ginastera’s vivacious Argentinean Dances.

INFORMATION Tue 25 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. one 20-min interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm CHOPIN selected Nocturnes CHOPIN Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit LISZT Consolation No.3 GINASTERA Three Argentinean Dances, Op.2 Sergio Tiempo 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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Stefan Cassomenos 12 Études & a Toccatissimo

Stefan Cassomenos

Melbourne pianist, conductor and composer Stefan Cassomenos, one of Australia’s most vibrant and versatile musicians, embarks on a personal quest to discover magnificent music lurking in the outwardly functional étude.

This unique recital showcases 12 of Stefan’s favourite studies by four different composers.

From Liszt’s virtuosic evocations of fairy-tale Romanticism and Rachmaninov’s iconically Russian masterpieces, to Debussy’s palatecleansing sorbet and Ligeti’s electrifying, award-winning tours de force, this recital presents a thrilling journey through four contrasting perspectives on pianism and composition. Making up the baker’s dozen is Carl Vine’s Toccatissimo which is, according to the composer, ‘an extreme toccata, not for the faint-hearted.’

Octet

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Sharon Draper

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra presents a stunning homage to the pure sonorities of strings. Berlin-based, Melbourne-born cello star Sharon Draper returns home exclusively for MCO to perform the dazzling solo in Haydn’s Cello Concerto No.1. Bookending the program are Stravinsky’s compact masterpiece, sometimes called the Basel Concerto after the city in which it was premiered, and Mendelssohn’s joyful and timeless Octet.

Kreutzer

‘ Two genius composers done proud by two master musicians.’

The Age

Daniel de Borah

Daniel de Borah (piano) and Kristian Winther (violin) invite you to experience the sheer grandeur of Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, the most majestic of the composer’s ten sonatas for violin and piano. Prokofiev’s lyrical second violin sonata completes the program. Originally conceived as a flute sonata, this is vintage Prokofiev in the vein of Peter and the Wolf and the Classical Symphony.

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INFORMATION Wed 26 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) VINE Toccatissimo LISZT Transcendental Études, S.139 LIGETI Etudes: Book 1, No.4, Fanfares DEBUSSY Étude No.11, Pour les arpèges composées RACHMANINOV Études-tableaux Op.33 Nos.1 & 4, Op.39 Nos 1, 6 & 9 Stefan Cassomenos piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Salon: Solo 2013

INFORMATION Sun 30 June 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins incl. interval) STRAVINSKY Concerto for strings in D, Basel HAYDN Cello Concerto No.1 in C MENDELSSOHN Octet in E-flat, Op.20 Sharon Draper cello William Hennessy director Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Under 40s $40 Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

INFORMATION Mon 1 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No.2 in D, Op.94a BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.9 in A, Op.47 Kreutzer Daniel de Borah piano Kristian Winther violin Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Daniel de Borah & Kristian Winther Local Heroes 2013

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JIAN WANG &

BERNADETTE HARVEY INFORMATION

‘ What makes Wang’s playing so memorable is the fierce intensity with which he grasps, shapes and projects ideas.’ Sydney Morning Herald Jian Wang (cello) first came to international attention as a diminutive child cellist in the 1970s documentary From Mao to Mozart.

Since then his career has taken off. In 2006 he was part of an incredibly successful collaboration with Australian pianist Bernadette Harvey with both performers enjoying a wonderful and easy partnership. Musica Viva is delighted to rekindle the collaboration, sharing its excitement with a much wider audience.

‘Somehow, playing with Bernadette just brought out the best in me,’ says Jian.

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This repertoire shows off the versatility and wide-ranging interests of the musicians.

Alongside two Brahms sonatas – rightly acknowledged as core repertoire for this instrumental combination – there is also one by Schnittke. The programs also allow the solo talents of each performer to shine.

Jian brings his unique perspective and captivating style to the beloved solo suites

by Bach and Bernadette showcases her trademark virtuosity and imagination in Carl Vine’s legendary Sonata No.1.

Tue 2 July 7pm & Sat 6 July 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Program I (Tue 2 July) BACH Solo Cello Suite No.6 in D, BWV1012 SCHNITTKE Cello Sonata No.1 PUTS Alternating Current BRAHMS Cello Sonata No.2 in F, Op.99 Program II (Sat 6 July) BACH Solo Cello Suite No.1 in G, BWV1007 SCHNITTKE Cello Sonata No.1 VINE Piano Sonata No.1 BRAHMS Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op.38 Jian Wang cello Bernadette Harvey piano Premium $116 ($101 concession) A reserve $97 ($84 concession) B reserve $68 ($59 concession) C reserve $46 ($40 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

David Jones The Light Trio Three of Australia’s premier musicians, with backgrounds in world, classical, ambient, jazz and rock music, present a concert which sees them produce a three piece, orchestral fusion of acoustic, electric and synthesised music.

Between them, the Light Trio can produce extraordinarily beautiful sounds of over 100 instruments, incorporating Spanish, Greek, Middle Eastern and Asian musical influences.

This concert of original music is an ethereal fusion of world, folk and ambient groove music.

INFORMATION Tue 2 July 7pm Salon (70-mins no interval) David Jones drums & percussion Evripides Evripidou bass & effects Michael Johnson celtic harp Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & David Jones

Gretchen: Faust and Love

‘ An ensemble of immense energy and focus.’ The Australian

David Jones

Firebird Trio continues its exploration of Goethe’s Faust. Following Haydn’s humorous Trio in E-flat is Benjamin Martin’s arrangement of Liszt’s Gretchen – the slow movement to his Faust Symphony – a work of great emotive power which greatly influenced Wagner among others. The Faustian theme continues with Andrian Pertout’s illuminating version of Girl of My Dreams, finishing with Beethoven’s sublime Ghost Trio.

INFORMATION Wed 3 July 7pm Salon (Two hours incl. interval) HAYDN Piano Trio in E flat, Hob XV:29 LISZT Faust Symphony, S.108 II. Gretchen (arr. Martin) PERTOUT Girl of My Dreams BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in D, Op.70 No.1 Ghost Firebird Trio Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Firebird Trio Local Heroes 2013

Firebird Trio

The Barber of Seville In a hilarious tale of love at first sight, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is one of the most popular and funniest operas ever written. This 50-minute version is devised especially for families by Opera Australia’s Oz Opera, and brings this delightful opera to life. With its smash hit arias, instantly recognisable overture, this is an entertaining story of a resourceful barber named Figaro, who cleverly solves everyone’s problems – for a price.

See page 37 for ticketing details

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INFORMATION Mon 8 July 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50-mins no interval) ROSSINI The Barber of Seville (excerpts – sung in English) Caesare Sterbini libretto Opera Australia’s Oz Opera Christine Anketell director Brian Castles-Onion musical adaption Tickets $18 This concert is appropriate for primary school age children Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Mostly Mozart: Viennese Sweets Vienna is as much renowned for its sweettooth as its music, and this concert presents a dessert trolley of treats. Mozart’s racy overture to his sublime farce acts as curtain-raiser.

The violinist creates spun-sugar tracery in Schubert’s Rondo, a ‘layer-cake’ where a delicious tune returns again and again.

Mozart’s Symphony in A is widely regarded as his first mature masterpiece, where melody and form, grace and energy, sweetness and savour find perfect balance. There’s a dash of whimsy in its hunting horns and dances and, in the finale, a tantalising foretaste of the skittering excitement of Figaro.

INFORMATION

Orchestra Victoria

La Guitarra Española

Tue 9 July 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70 mins no interval) MOZART The Marriage of Figaro – Overture SCHUBERT Rondo in A for violin, D.438 MOZART Symphony No.29 in A, K.201 Shane Chen violin (ANAM alumnus) Orchestra Victoria Colin Fox host Tickets $35 ($26 concession/senior) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & Australian National Academy of Music Mostly Mozart 2013

The Continuo Collective invites you to meet the ancestors of the modern Classical guitar, and explore the rich history of its repertoire.

La Guitarra Española traces the development of the Spanish Guitar from 1550 to 1800 and comprises works of stunning beauty and breadth, highlighting the true greatness and history of the guitar in Spanish Art Music.

Featured repertoire includes instrumental works by Miguel de Fuenllana, Luys de Narvaez, Alonso Mudarra, Gaspar Sanz, Santiago de Murcia, Juan-Antonio de Vargas y Guzmán and Fernando Sor. INFORMATION Tue 9 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Continuo Collective Geoffrey Morris Baroque guitar, vihuela & six-course guitar Samantha Cohen continuo Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Continuo Collective Local Heroes 2013

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Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition 2013

I’m delighted that Melbourne Recital Centre will again host the final round of the Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition. As Melbourne’s home of chamber music, the Centre is the perfect venue: the musicians will be heard to their best advantage and the judges will be able to adjudicate with objectivity in the superb acoustic of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

The Asia-Pacific and International Chamber Music Competitions have become important and much-anticipated highlights of Melbourne’s musical calendar. They’re an opportunity to discover the new talent, immerse ourselves in a week of fabulous music-making and, in the case of the Asia-Pacific competition, engage with a region which is the fastest growing market for classical music in the world. The spotlight that the competition shines on Melbourne positions our city as a cultural centre of excellence in the region.

It’s also extremely gratifying to see ensembles which have been through the baptism of fire of competing go on to have busy careers in Melbourne and Australia, adding to the richness and diversity of Melbourne’s enviable classical music scene. Audiences ‘bond’ with ensembles as they watch them move through the competition and this relationship can endure long afterwards.

Several past competitors perform regularly at Melbourne Recital Centre as part of our Local Heroes program, and their enthusiasm for performing and their rapport with their audience is inspiring.

I look forward to welcoming you to this exciting event.

Kathryn Fagg Chair, Melbourne Recital Centre

‘ Let the music make its mark.’

Rebecca Chan, violinist Australian Chamber Orchestra

Once every four years the prestigious Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition attracts the finest young classical ensembles from the region to compete for coveted prizes and concert engagements. Presented by Chamber Music Australia in association with Melbourne Recital Centre, this competition is internationally regarded as a launching pad to a performing career on the world stage. String quartets and piano trios from Australia, China, Japan and Singapore will compete at ABC’s Iwaki Auditorium with the finals held in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall on Sunday July 14.

INFORMATION Competition Finals Sun 14 July 2.30pm (Piano Trio Finals) Sun 14 July 7pm (String Quartet Finals) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Tickets $65 ($55 concession) per session (Finals packages available) Presented by Chamber Music Australia in association with Melbourne Recital Centre Competition Preliminary Rounds Tue 9 to Fri 12 July Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre, Southbank Boulevard (opp. Melbourne Recital Centre) Tickets $40 ($30 concession) per session (Competition packages available) Tickets on sale 27 May Visit chambermusicaustralia.com.au for further details

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Li-Wei Qin & Kristian Chong At the heart of great chamber music lies the idea of ‘music with friends’. Li-Wei (cello) and Kristian (piano), being good mates as well as stellar performers, offer audiences the chance to experience this genre in its most joyful form.

Soaring cello lines and sparkling keyboard virtuosity combine in beloved masterpieces

by Beethoven, Barber and Paganini.

INFORMATION Tue 16 July 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.5 BARBER Cello Sonata, Op.6 PAGANINI Variations on One String on a theme from Moses by Rossini Li-Wei Qin cello Kristian Chong piano Tickets $45 Presented by Musica Viva

Kristian Chong & Le-Wei Qin

The DAG factor.

Why we like music with contagious emotions

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Many people enjoy music that makes them feel strong emotions. However, music psychologists have become interested in the distinction between felt emotion and the emotion that the music is representing. For example, a piece might make a listener feel little emotion, while the music itself expresses very strong emotions.

Such a simultaneous difference in emotions has only recently been researched, and one study of this difference suggests that people like music when the emotion felt is well matched with the expressed emotion.

This matching has been referred to as the ‘Differential Affect Gap’ (DAG). This Music on the Mind session asks how does the DAG factor work and how might it be explained.

INFORMATION Mon 15 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Associate Professor Emery Schubert (School of Music, University of NSW) speaker This is a FREE event and bookings are recommended.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Centre for Music, Mind & Wellbeing at The University of Melbourne Music on the Mind series is proudly supported by The Ian Potter Foundation

Benjamin Britten A Birthday Hansel This year marks the centenary of the birth of the great English composer, Benjamin Britten.

One of the key elements of his instrumental writing was his close relationship with performers, and his friendship with Osian Ellis produced some great masterpieces for harp.

From the mysterious Canticle V to his joyous birthday tribute to the Queen Mother, this concert celebrates a remarkable life in music.

INFORMATION Tue 16 July 6pm Salon (75-mins no interval) BRITTEN A Birthday Hansel, Op.92 The Second Lute Song from Gloriana, Op.53 Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus Suite for harp, Op.83 Eight Folk Songs Marshall McGuire harp Robert Macfarlane tenor Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Marshall McGuire & Robert Macfarlane

Marshall McGuire

Clarinet Romance

Songmakers Australia A heart-warming exploration of repertoire written for one of music’s most winning combinations, clarinet and soprano.

Continuing the theme of German vocal chamber music tradition, Songmakers Australia showcases the beautiful work of prolific Australian composer Margaret Sutherland.

INFORMATION

Andrea Katz (piano) & Merlyn Quaife (soprano)

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Wed 17 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SPOHR Six Songs for soprano, clarinet & piano, Op.3 SCHUBERT 3 Fantasy Pieces for clarinet & piano, Op.73 SUTHERLAND The Orange Tree MOZART La clemenza di Tito K.621 – ‘Parto, parto’ SCHUBERT The Shepherd on the Rock, D.965 (Op. posth. 129) Songmakers Australia David Griffiths clarinet Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Songmakers Australia Local Heroes 2013

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One of the world’s finest traditional ensembles, re-imagined, re-mixed, re-approached, by the critically acclaimed Raah Project.

The Raah Project (Melbourne), purveyors of modern song encapsulating classical, jazz, hip hop, jungle, soul and electronica, collaborate with the Johann Strauss Ensemble (Vienna) for one night only. Together they perform The Raah Project’s critically acclaimed catalogue and reimagined/remixed works by the original ‘King of Waltz’ – Johann Strauss.

Combining the Johann Strauss Ensemble’s 22-piece international orchestra and the rhythm section, samples, synths and drum machines of The Raah Project, expect a night of genre-bending original modern music that is so beautiful it hurts.

EXTENDED PLAY: The Raah Project featuring the Johann Strauss Ensemble

Ryan Ritchie & Tamil Rogeon

INFORMATION Fri 19 July 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90 mins no interval) Includes original music from The Raah Project’s 2010 album Score and forthcoming record Take Me Elsewhere, as well as a remix of the classic Strauss waltz Blue Danube and further collaborations with the Johann Strauss Ensemble.

Tamil Rogeon composer/performer Ryan Ritchie composer/performer The Raah Project The Johann Strauss Ensemble Russell McGregor conductor/violin A reserve $75 B reserve $55 ($45 concession) C reserve $45 Presented by Eventive One

The Johann Strauss Ensemble

Wilma & Friends #2 National Boys Choir of Australia in concert The National Boys Choir of Australia, one of Australia’s finest choirs, presents a program of superb choral music. This concert includes a staged performance of The Golden Vanity by Benjamin Britten, celebrating Britten’s 100th anniversary as well as works by Lorenzo Perosi, Bob Chilcott, Malcolm John, John Rutter and Jack Noble White.

INFORMATION Sat 20 July 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) BRITTEN The Golden Vanity PEROSI Ave Verum Corpus RUTTER For the Beauty of the Earth JOHN How Good, Lord, to be Here CHILCOTT Irish Blessing WHITE Willow, Show Me The Wind National Boys Choir of Australia Peter Casey artistic director Philip Carmody artistic director Robyn Cochrane accompanist Tickets $40 ($33 concession & $20 child) Presented by the National Boys Choir of Australia

Wilma & Friends #2 presents an exciting group of friends gathered in an electric combination. Cellist Li-Wei Qin, violists Brett Dean and Fiona Sargeant and violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto join Wilma to perform two beautiful quintets featuring two violas by Mozart and Brahms.

INFORMATION Mon 22 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MOZART String Quintet No.6 in E-flat, K.614 BRAHMS Viola Quintet No.2, Op.111 Wilma Smith & Natsuko Yoshimoto violin Brett Dean & Fiona Sargeant viola Li-Wei Qin cello Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Three concert series package $115 ($90 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Wilma & Friends Local Heroes 2013

Fiona Sargeant & Wilma Smith

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Old Kings in Exile:

Brett Dean & Soundstream Collective Violist, conductor and one of the most internationally performed composers of his generation, Brett Dean joins the University of Adelaide’s New Music Ensemble-in-Residence, Soundstream Collective, in an all-Australian program including Richard Meale’s Rimbaudinspired magical sextet, Incredible Floridas, one of the best known pieces of Australian music. Also featured are two of Dean’s favourite Australian contemporary composers, Anthony Pateras and James Ledger. Dean’s Old Kings in Exile was described by Ivan Hewitt of London’s Daily Telegraph as a ‘masterly achievement.’

Brett Dean

INFORMATION Tue 23 July 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) LEDGER new work* DEAN Old Kings in Exile PATERAS Broken, Then Fixed, Then Broken MEALE Incredible Floridas *commissioned with assistance from the Australia Council for the Arts Brett Dean viola/ conductor Soundstream Collective Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & New Music Network

Poet’s Love Michael Smallwood’s sell-out concerts with MASC showed him to be a master communicator at the very peak of his powers.

In this unforgettable concert he presents Schumann’s intensely personal Dichterliebe (The Poet’s Love). For Dichterliebe, born of his ‘year of song’, Schumann arranged Heinrich Heine’s poems to create a narrative describing the journey from passionate obsession through rejection into desolation. Michael Smallwood, celebrated for his ability to vividly convey the essence of Art Song, will be joined by pianist Eidit Golder.

INFORMATION Wed 24 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SCHUMANN Dichterliebe, Op.48 BRAHMS Four Songs, Op.96 BRAHMS Intermezzi, Op.119 Melbourne Art Song Collective Michael Smallwood tenor Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & MASC Local Heroes 2013

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • JULY

CELEBRAZIONE!

Pizza, pasta, gelato and great wine. Armani, Bulgari, Fendi and Prada. Fiat, Vespa, Maserati and Lamborghini. The Vatican, the Colosseum, the Roman Empire, and the Spanish Steps.

Beautiful mountains, hilltop towns, handsome men and glamorous women, fine art and great wine... All this, and Stefano Montanari!

In 2010, a motor bike pulled up outside the Italian café where artistic director of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Paul Dyer was enjoying a morning coffee in Bergamo, a medieval hilltop town 40kms northeast of Milan.

A beaming smile, a handshake and a greeting…

‘Ciao Paul, Ciao!’ It was the stunning Italian virtuoso Baroque violinist, Stefano Montanari.

Together they arranged a program of music for Celebrazione! right then and there.

Fiery and passionate, Stefano plays Baroque violin with exquisite precision. Together, Stefano and Paul have chosen some of the finest Baroque pieces for audiences to enjoy including Veracini, Geminiani, and Brescianello.

Hear sweeping, rich, warm tones from the strings of the Brandenburg and exciting trumpets in full blaze for the opening and closing of the concert complemented by the beautiful tone of Principal Baroque Flute, Melissa Farrow.

INFORMATION

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra A celebration of all the flair and brio of Italy in Baroque music.

Stefano Montanari

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Sat 27 July 7pm & Sun 28 July 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) VERACINI Concerto a otto strumenti (1st movement) HANDEL Concerto grosso in D, Op.3/6 HWV 317 BRESCIANELLO Concerto No.4 in E minor & Chaconne in A TELEMANN Concerto in E minor for flute, violin & strings TWV 52:e3 GEMINIANI La Follia VERACINI Concerto a otto strumenti (2nd & 3rd movements) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Stefano Montanari guest director/Baroque violin Melissa Farrow Baroque flute Paul Dyer AO artistic director Premium $140 A reserve $120 B reserve $95 ($65 concession) C reserve $60 ($46 concession) Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

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Holy See

Die Schöne Müllerin

Throughout history, faith has inspired some of the most beautiful music ever written. Simon Rickard (curtal) joins Baroque trio Latitude 37 in this celebration of 17th-century Italian music with a program exploring the fascinating interplay between sacred and secular, comprising contrafactum madrigal settings

by Monteverdi and da Rore with instrumental music by Fontana, Merula and Castello presented in the sequence of a Catholic mass.

Melbourne-based pianist Daniel de Borah is joined by Andrew Goodwin (tenor) to perform one of Schubert’s most important and widely performed and recorded cycles, Die Schöne Müllerin (Fair Maid of the Mill).

A young man wandering through the woods stumbles across a brook, which leads him to a mill and to the miller’s daughter. Ecstasy soon turns to despair in this collection of 20 poems

by Wilhelm Müller, set to achingly beautiful music by Franz Schubert.

INFORMATION Mon 29 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Latitude 37 Simon Rickard curtal Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Latitude 37 Local Heroes 2013

INFORMATION Latitude 37

Games, Riddles and Puzzles Travelling towards the light involves leaving the darkness where we wander, ponder, fret and falter. The clarinetist in Adès’ Catch plays a mad game of ‘Cat and Mouse’ with the rest of Syzygy Ensemble, Itoh’s Sounds and Shapes presents large architectural sonic sheets for audiences to lose themselves in while Ronsholdt’s Die Wanderin takes the themes associated with pilgrimage, themes which fascinated Schubert, and turns them into nightmares. This is a musical, visual and spatial reflection on the wonderment of learning, growing and changing.

Syzygy Ensemble

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INFORMATION Wed 31 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) ADÈS Catch ITOH Sounds and Shapes SAARIAHO Mirrors RONSHOLDT Die Wanderin Syzygy Ensemble Ashley Smith Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Syzygy Ensemble Local Heroes 2013

Tue 30 July 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SCHUBERT Die Schöne Müllerin, Op.25 D.795 Andrew Goodwin tenor Daniel de Borah piano Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Daniel de Borah & Andrew Goodwin Local Heroes 2013

Andrew Goodwin

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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.

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