What's On : October, November, December 2015

October November December | 2015 THIS EDITION Pianist Simon Tedeschi plays Pictures at an Exhibition Dazzling light show, Lumière II The Australian Chamber Orchestra's Four Seasons Beloved Melbourne band My Friend the Chocolate Cake Rock star organist Cameron Carpenter Enchanting Christmas classic The Snowman

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Mozart's Requiem with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Extraordinary young pianist, Simon Tedeschi Music for lasers, Lumière II The Australian Chamber Orchestra's Four Seasons Beloved Melbourne band My Friend the Chocolate Cake Enchanting Christmas classic The Snowman

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Sunday Great Romantics Competition p4

Pianistic Australiana p4

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La Guitarra Romantica – p7

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Markiyan & Oksana Melnychenko – p7

Joyous Masterworks – Mostly Mozart – p10

Modigliani Quartet p9

John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension p9

Hetty Kate Sings The Standards/New Wave – p11

French Reactionaries p11

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Music on the Mind

Violin Sonatas with Adam Chalabi – p13

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Tchaikovsky's Serenade – p13

Ears Wide Open 3 p14

An Evening with Iiro Rantala – p14

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Melbourne Piano Trio – p17

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American Horizons

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02 NPCO Essence 3: Gemma Turvey & Craig Beard – p19

From Ether with Gian Slater & Geoff Hughes p10 The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – p10

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16 Omega Ensemble p26

23 Die schöne Müllerin p29

Rothschild-Riddle Duo – p20

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Brave New Worlds p26

Where Saltwater meets Sweetwater p27

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02 The Four Seasons p31

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Plastic Fantastic p35

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Poetry in Motion p11

Modigliani Quartet p9

17 Indivisible Violin & Piano – p12

Something…

Unexpected – p15

Alan Holley – p17

Transcend – p18

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Les Chansons de Paris – p16

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My Friend the Chocolate Cake p16

Young Genius – p18

06 Eroica – p20 Mozart's Jupiter & A Piano Virtuoso – p21

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21 Race Against Time p28

Brahms & Tchaikovsky p27

Melbourne String Ensemble – p28

The Company of Pianos IV with Barney McAll – p30

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22 Corpus Medicorum p28

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Noël! Noël! – p32 Daughter's Fever p30

03 The Grigoryan Brothers with Sharon Draper & Luke Howard – p35

Brahms & Tchaikovsky – p27

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8 Hits – p30

08 Teddy Tahu Rhodes & the Melbourne Welsh Male Choir p21

A Little Night Music – p26

Eggner Trio – p19

Piano Masterpieces p27

Riccardo Minasi p18

07 Spanish Connections p21

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Robert Henke – p25

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In a Soulful Mood p11

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Fantasies & Rondos p15 Il Bel Canto, Emma Matthews & Ensemble Liaison – p15

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Gaia - The Goddess of the Fertile Earth p29

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Clint Mansell – p8

Clint Mansell – p8

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Dedications – p7

Q&R – p12

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black – p20

Cameron Carpenter p24

The Human – p29

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Riccardo Minasi – p18

Dean Emmerson Dean – p22 A Musical Portrait p22 Hauschka – p23

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London Haydn Quartet – p8

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Eggner Trio – p19

Old Instrument, New Voice – p22

04 Frank Yamma & David Bridie – p34

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05 The Snowman – p33

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Zulya & The Children of the Underground p35

Christmas with the Australian Boys Choir – p33

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The Grand Tour – Mostly Mozart – p36

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04 Beethoven, Hedonism & Jubilation – p19

Julien Wilson Trio p6

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Piano Heaven with Hoang – p12

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Pictures at an Exhibition – p6

Mozart's Requiem p5

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Yalka Dayan – p4

Songs of the Home Front – p5

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • The information in this brochure is correct at time of printing.

Welcome Welcome to the new edition of What’s On at Melbourne Recital Centre.

This spring, discover the power of music performed in the Centre’s two sublime spaces by brilliant Australian and international artists.

In October, the Melbourne Festival brings legendary guitarist John McLaughlin and visionary film composer Clint Mansell to Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, in addition to celebrating the art of the string quartet with the London Haydn Quartet and the stylish Modigliani Quartet from France.

The Centre’s Local Heroes present Melbourne’s most diverse array of classical concerts in our perfectly-sized Salon. These early evening concerts are a great place to discover something new or enjoy your favourite chamber music; an affordable luxury with tickets from $38 to $50.

If pop is your thing, relive the best moments of My Friend the Chocolate Cake’s catalogue, or experience magical sounds of Hauschka’s prepared piano and audio-visual spectacular Lumière II by electronic artist Robert Henke.

In November, classical music’s rock-star organist Cameron Carpenter will lift the roof on Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. The fabulous young musician has been storming concert halls around the world, and ours is next. I hope you’ll join us for this and much more soon.

MARY VALLENTINE AO CEO, Melbourne Recital Centre

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is proud to be a partner of Melbourne Recital Centre.

By bringing internationally acclaimed artists from around the world, Etihad Airways is able to enrich the experience of Centre patrons. With a second daily flight to Abu Dhabi and beyond to five continents, we can now connect Victorians to more of the world’s arts and cultural hubs.

We trust you will enjoy the superior quality of our guest experience and make a stopover to marvel at the wonders of our home, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

SARAH BUILT General Manager, Australia/New Zealand

More bouquets for Les Arts Florissants In July, Les Arts Florissants and William Christie, who performed at Melbourne Recital Centre to great acclaim in March 2015, were honoured with two prestigious Helpmann Awards – the Australian performing arts industry’s ‘Oscars’. Les Arts Florissants and Le Jardin des Voix – Un jardin à l’italienne won the Helpmann for Best Chamber and/or Instrumental Concert, and William Christie, the conductor and musical director of Les Arts Florissants, won the award for Best Individual Musical Performance. This takes the total number of Helpmanns won by the Centre’s presentations and artists to five. Other Melbourne Recital Centre artists nominated in the 2015 Helpmann Awards were violinist Christian Tetzlaff and choral ensemble The Sixteen.

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Yalka Dayan The name Yalka Dayan is from the Yorta Yorta language group and translates to 'child's play'.

The Yalka Dayan Cultural Education Program led by facilitator Thomas Harrison (a descendent of the Yorta Yorta/Dja Dja Wurrung people) is a child and family-friendly interactive workshop which takes participants on a cultural journey involving traditional games, Aboriginal dance, artefacts workshops and storytelling. Parents and children alike will be delighted by this presentation, while also learning about Victoria's strong Aboriginal culture and important local history.

THOMAS HARRISON

INFORMATION Thu 1 October 10am & 12 noon Salon (One hour no interval) Dardee Balagamdail Aboriginal Dance Group Thomas Harrison facilitator Tickets $20 Suitable for children 6-12 years Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by Betty Amsden AO PIANISTIC AUSTRALIANA

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Pianistic Great Romantics Competition Australiana

GREAT ROMANTICS COMPETITION 2014 FINALISTS

Melbourne Recital Centre's Great Romantics Competition returns. Now in its sixth year, this important national competition provides a platform for young musicians and ensembles passionate about Romantic repertoire, including such luminaries as Brahms, Liszt and Schumann. Open to soloists, duos or small ensembles, Australia's talented young musicians will battle it out for the prestigious Elisabeth Murdoch Prize, which includes a combination of cash plus performance and recording opportunities. Come and listen to a talented array of budding young performers and enjoy an afternoon of Romantic repertoire in the sublime surrounds of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

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INFORMATION Sun 4 October 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre FREE – tickets required with entry. Details at melbournerecital.com.au Supported by Annamila Pty Ltd, Mrs Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross Visit melbournerecital.com.au for information and competition guidelines.

Join the students of the Sir Zelman School of Music on an unforgettable journey of the beauty, passion, power and brilliance of piano music written by Australian composers. With commentaries by Dr Joel Crotty, you will be guided through the marvels of Australian music history. This is a concert of exciting and expressive performances of piano solo and piano works for four and six hands, performed by the brightest and most gifted musicians from the Classical Piano Program at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University.

The pyrotechnics at the keyboard and the profound artistry of these young artists sound world bring to life emotions of selected works

by Australian composers.

INFORMATION Thu 1 October 7pm Salon (70-mins incl. interval) Students from the Piano Classical Program Tamara Smolyar & Kenji Fujimura music directors Joel Crotty presenter Tickets $10 ($5 concession) Presented by Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University

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Songs of the Home Front In times of war, composers the world over have used their talents to raise spirits, provide consolation and somehow try to make sense of the upheaval around them. Sacred or secular, for the concert hall or to be shared with friends, the pieces composed during these times are a powerful response to humanity’s most extreme experiences.

The Consort of Melbourne presents Songs of the Home Front, a selection of wartime music from those left behind.

INFORMATION Wed 7 October 2pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) ELGAR Serenade, The Shower POULENC Un soir de neige HOLST Nunc dimittis SCHÜTZ Die mit Tränen säen Plus choral arrangements of popular wartime songs.

The Consort of Melbourne Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Consort of Melbourne

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Mozart’s Requiem

Benjamin Northey leads the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, soloists and Chorus in an exuberant jubilee celebrating 50 years of the MSO Chorus (formerly known as Melbourne Chorale). Guest Chorus Master, Warren Trevelyan-Jones will direct the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus in music paying tribute to the Chorus' muchloved tradition of a cappella performance, followed by Mozart’s resplendent Requiem, the composer’s final masterpiece with its inimitable force and tremendous climaxes.

INFORMATION Wed 7 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) MOZART Requiem Mass in D minor, K.626 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Benjamin Northey conductor Warren Trevelyan-Jones chorus master Sara Macliver soprano Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano Henry Choo tenor Christopher Richardson bass Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Premium $150 A reserve $130 ($125 concession) B reserve $105 ($100 concession) C reserve $79 ($74 concession) * Prices are subject to change without notice

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Pictures at an Exhibition Extraordinary young pianist, ‘IT'S IN THE SOLO WORKS THAT Simon Tedeschi performs one of the TEDESCHI'S ART IS BEST SAVOURED. greatest works in the keyboard literature, HERE, TEDESCHI REALLY SOARS.’ Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. In LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE this all-Russian program, Tedeschi also performs Tchaikovsky's delightful and innocent Album for the Young, and Prokofiev's altogether darker Visions Fugitives. Celebrating the launch of his highly anticipated new recording for ABC Classics, Tedeschi brings his own magic to these works in an unforgettable evening of INFORMATION sweeping, Russian Romantic music. Simon Thu 8 October 7.30pm is one of Australia’s most renowned and Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & sought-after pianists, performing 40-mins incl. interval) throughout Europe, North America and TCHAIKOVSKY Album for the Young, Asia, including at Carnegie Hall. Winner of Op.39 many prestigious prizes in Australia and PROKOFIEV Visions Fugitives, Op.22 overseas, he has performed for world MUSSORSKY Pictures at an Exhibition leaders such as the Crown Prince and Simon Tedeschi piano Princess of Denmark, Nelson Mandela Tickets $45 and the Dalai Lama.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

SIMON TEDESCHI

Julien Wilson Trio

Formed in 2004, Melbourne-based Julien Wilson Trio weave sounds with a level of unified phasing that only experience can bring. Mesmerising, the music moves from serene to jagged to dense to angelic in a single breath. The Trio has performed at jazz festivals across the world, including ‘RAVISHINGLY BEAUTIFUL MUSIC... sold-out concerts at Berlin Jazz Festival ENCHANTING LYRICISM... THE and Melbourne Festival. Following their EPITOME OF UNDERSTATEMENT.’ popular release Trio-Live in 2007, they now present their first studio album THE AGE Swailing, a ‘prescribed burn to encourage regrowth’ which, in this spirit, contains some of their oldest contrasting their newest material.

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Fri 9 October 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Julien Wilson Trio Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Jazz Co-operative

BENAUD TRIO

LOCAL HEROES 2015

SALON: SOLO

Dedications The gift of music can be a most profound gesture. Haydn and Beethoven honoured the special people in their lives with some of their most beautiful music. Beethoven’s noble masterpiece was dedicated to a dear friend and student Archduke Rudolph of Austria, while Haydn wrote passionately for his English lover, Rebecca Schroeter. Centuries later, we all are the beneficiaries. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Benaud Trio and as such their concerts look nostalgically to some favourite pieces but also enthusiastically into the future with new music from composers with whom the Trio feels a special connection.

Markiyan & Oksana Melnychenko INFORMATION Sat 10 October 3pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) HAYDN Piano Trio in D, Hob.XV/24 BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-flat, Op.97, ‘Archduke’ Benaud Trio Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Benaud Trio

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La Guitarra Romantica 19th-century music for guitar duo and guitar trio Sydney early guitar specialist, Tommie Andersson joins Continuo Collective (Samantha Cohen and Geoffrey Morris), in a recital of 19th-century music for guitar duo and guitar trio. Repertoire includes works by Fernando Sor, Anton Diabelli and Antoine de L’Hoyer performed on authentic Romantic guitars and period reproductions.

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CONTINUO COLLECTIVE

MARKIYAN MELNYCHENKO

Mon 12 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Music by SOR, DIABELLI & L’HOYER Continuo Collective & Tommie Andersson Romantic guitars Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Continuo Collective

Melbourne Recital Centre is delighted to introduce the 2014 Great Romantics Competition winner, Markiyan Melnychenko, in an exciting Salon debut. Already an accomplished young violinist, UkrainianAustralian Markiyan has had solo performances in New York (Alice Tully Hall), Washington DC (Kennedy Center), Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. He has made a number of solo appearances with orchestras including the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra, Kobe City Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. In 2014 not only did he win the Elisabeth Murdoch Prize in Melbourne Recital Centre’s Great Romantics Competition but was also awarded the Australian Development Prize from the Michael Hill International Violin Competition.

In 2013 he was equal first in the Oleh Krysa International Violin Competition in Ukraine and was selected to perform in a quartet at the U.S. Capitol for the Inaugural Luncheon at Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration.

INFORMATION Tue 13 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) RAVEL Tzigane BRAHMS Sonata for violin & piano in D minor, Op.108 KREISLER Caprice Viennois, Op.2 KREISLER Tambourin Chinois, Op.3 WIENIAWSKI Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op.20 Markiyan Melnychenko violin Oksana Melnychenko piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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MELBOURNE FESTIVAL

8–25 OCTOBER 2015

LONDON HAYDN QUARTET Widely considered to be the greatest exponents of Haydn’s work in the world today, the London Haydn Quartet has spent more than a decade reinvigorating the composer’s reputation and sound, bringing his peerless music to new audiences around the globe. In a remarkable program selected from across Haydn’s lifetime, this concert event demonstrates the scintillating potential of the string quartet in full flight – pure, sublime and utterly enthralling.

LONDON HAYDN QUARTET

FRI 9 OCTOBER 7PM Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 20-mins incl. interval) HAYDN String Quartet in F No.17, Op.17, No.2 String Quartet in C No.37, Op.50, No.2 String Quartet in E No.44, Op.54, No.3 London Haydn Quartet (UK) A RESERVE $59 ($49 CONCESSION) B RESERVE $49 ($39 CONCESSION) Presented by Melbourne Festival in association with John & Janet Calvert-Jones and The Brenda Shanahan Charitable Foundation

CLINT MANSELL AN OTHER-WORLDLY TOUR THROUGH THE WORKS OF A MUSICAL VISIONARY. Over the last 15 years Clint Mansell has emerged as perhaps one of the most acclaimed film composers of his generation. His eerie, expansive scores layer dozens of movies – including all of Darren Aronofsky’s projects, from Pi and Requiem for a Dream to The Fountain, Black Swan and Noah. Drawing on rock, minimalism, chamber music and electronica, Mansell’s unique compositions have seen him join forces with artists as diverse as the Kronos Quartet, Mogwai, Patti Smith and Trent Reznor.

Backed by the might of a nine-piece band complete with string section, this concert event sees Mansell present a sweeping retrospective of his film compositions, twinned with haunting visuals – an otherworldly tour through the works of a musical visionary.

CLINT MANSELL

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SAT 10 & SUN 11 OCTOBER 8PM Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90–mins no interval) Clint Mansell (UK) A RESERVE $69 ($59 CONCESSION) B RESERVE $59 ($49 CONCESSION) Presented by Melbourne Festival

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL

8–25 OCTOBER 2015

MODIGLIANI QUARTET

Since their first Australian tour, the Modigliani Quartet has gone from strength to strength, and is now well-placed to assume the mantle of top French quartet of their generation.

Elegant and masculine, the crisp articulation and rich timbres of this acclaimed ensemble are a perfect match for masterpieces which demand both strength and clarity. The Modigliani Quartet brings its Gallic style and precision to a selection of string quartet masterpieces by Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, Dohnányi and Westlake.

MODIGLIANI QUARTET

TUE 13 & SAT 17 OCTOBER 7PM Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) Tue 13 October HAYDN String Quartet No.44 in E, Op.54, No.3 WESTLAKE String Quartet No.2 SCHUBERT String Quartet No.12 in C minor, Quartettsatz DOHNÁNYI String Quartet No.3 in A minor, Op.33 Sat 17 October HAYDN String Quartet No.36 in B-flat, Op.50, No.1 SCHUBERT String Quartet No.10 in E-flat, Op.125 WESTLAKE String Quartet No.2 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95, Serioso Modigliani Quartet (France) PREMIUM $118 ($102 CONCESSION) A RESERVE $98 ($85 CONCESSION) B RESERVE $69 ($60 CONCESSION) C RESERVE $46 ($40 CONCESSION) Presented by Musica Viva in association with Melbourne Festival

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN & THE 4TH DIMENSION A former protégé of Miles Davis and the true pioneer of electric jazz, John McLaughlin wields a fiercely virtuosic style that straddles everything from R‛n’B groove to rock‛n’roll skronk to the razor-sharp rhythms of traditional Indian music.

Renowned for technically precise and blisteringly fast guitar work, McLaughlin’s live shows have become a thing of legend – bursting with improvisational energy, unexpected textures and moments of transcendent beauty.

WED 14 OCTOBER 8PM Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) John McLaughlin guitar (UK) Etienne M’Bappe bass Gary Husband keyboard/drums Ranjit Barot drums PREMIUM $119 A RESERVE $99 ($89 CONCESSION) B RESERVE $89 ($79 CONCESSION) Presented by Melbourne Festival JOHN MCLAUGHLIN

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MOSTLY MOZART

Joyous Masterworks This joyous program shows that great art need not always be serious. Three sunny creations usher out winter and welcome spring with their joyous melodies and bouncy rhythms.

J.S. Bach’s celebrated Brandenburg Concerto No.3 is a triumph of virtuoso string writing. Its kaleidoscopic array of ever-changing textures beautifully demonstrates the lighter side of Bach’s genius. Mozart’s famous Horn Concerto No.4 in E-flat features some of the composer’s most celebrated and playful melodies bringing the horn’s bucolic hunting ancestry to the fore in the work’s high spirited finale. Composed in 1812, Beethoven’s Symphony No.8 shows a rare moment of cheerfulness in the troubled composer’s otherwise stormy output. Referred to by Beethoven himself as ‘my little Symphony in F’, its string of musical jokes and unexpected surprises leads to a good humoured finale.

INFORMATION Wed 14 October 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70–mins no interval) BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 MOZART Horn Concerto No.4 in E-flat, K.495 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93 Kara Hahn French horn (ANAM soloist) Orchestra Victoria Wilma Smith leader Colin Fox host Tickets $47 ($38 concession/senior) – includes morning tea Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

From Ether

Devised and led by pianist and composer Andrea Keller, the music of From Ether accompanies a film of still photographic images, which were tweeted down to Earth by Commander Chris Hadfield during his term residing and working on the International Space Station. In collaboration with vocalist Gian Slater and guitarist Geoff Hughes, the electro/acoustic infused new music of From Ether becomes the live and visceral soundscape for Hadfield's impression of our world.

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The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Be enthralled by The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a showcase program of major works for orchestra, opera excerpts and Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1.

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Thu 15 October 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Gian Slater vocals Geoff Hughes guitar Andrea Keller piano Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Andrea Keller

INFORMATION Thu 15 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl.

Interval) BIZET Carmen (selections) LISZT Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat HUGHES Natural Light Below (world premiere) STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Joshua Hooke piano Kate Amos, Cristina Russo, Emma MuirSmith, Elizabeth Lewis, Michael Petruccelli, Nathan Lay & Matthew Tng vocals FREE – tickets required with entry (available from 1 September) Details at melbournerecital.com.au Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne

Poetry in Motion

ELISSA RODGER

In a Soulful Mood After two successful sell-out shows in Melbourne Recital Centre’s American Songbook Festival in 2013, Melbourne's own Julia Messenger is delighted to be back with her show In a Soulful Mood. Julia’s exquisite vocal technique and unique ability to get to the heart and soul of a song have earned her rave reviews around the world. The versatile singer-songwriter, with her voice expressing an incredible range of tone, mood and emotion, along with her magnetic stage presence, has a busy career both in Australia and abroad and is currently in the process of recording an album of her new compositions.

In a Soulful Mood delves into songs of the great ‘ladies in jazz and cabaret’ across the decades.

Julia will delight you as she places a spotlight on heartfelt and timeless pieces along with some more recent songs of note, now modern favourites. She will also showcase a composition or two of her own.

Upcoming jazz vocalist Elissa Rodger – a performer from a young age – launched her career after undertaking studies at the Victorian College of the Arts and Monash University. She was inspired to explore the world of jazz after being exposed to the Coltrane and Hartman ballads album when she was 15. The Elissa Rodger Band formed after a recent trip to New York and goes from strength to strength. Influenced by artists such as Nancy Wilson, Cannonball Adderly and Kurt Elling, the ensemble strives to challenge each other and explore new musical ideas.

Poetry in Motion is a collection of pieces celebrating the spoken word featuring the works of E.E. Cummings, Theodore Roethke and other fantastic lyricists.

INFORMATION Fri 16 October 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Elissa Rodger Band Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Elissa Rodger Band

Hetty Kate Sings The Standards New Wave Jazz vocalist Hetty Kate has made a name for herself in Australia and internationally, performing classics and curios from the great American Songbook. Join Hetty and her band for a concert of beautiful vintage music, perfect for reminiscing, singing along and enjoying. For her second concert, previewing her upcoming album Virtually Meaningless, Hetty collaborates with Ben Grayson, Danny Farrugia and James Sherlock for a new project exploring and combining transoceanic and disparate musical genres. Drawing from an eclectic collection of British new wave, pop and rock, the group reinterpret and reharmonise this iconic music with a jazz sensibility.

HETTY KATE

INFORMATION Tue 20 October Hetty Kate Sings the Standards 2pm Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $40 ($35 concession) New Wave 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Hetty Kate

INFORMATION Sat 17 October 4pm & 7pm Salon (70-mins no interval) Julia Messenger Quintet Tickets $45 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Brunswick Industry

LOCAL HEROES 2015

French Reactionaries Melbourne Winds comprises five outstanding members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. French Reactionaries features French music for wind ensemble, elegant music by Debussy, Ravel, Poulenc and Milhaud. Pianist Kristian Chong joins the ensemble for Poulenc's witty Sextuor and Debussy's Premiere Rhapsody for clarinet and piano.

MELBOURNE WINDS

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JULIA MESSENGER

Wed 21 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin MILHAUD Le cheminée du roi René pour Quintette à vent DEBUSSY Premiere Rhapsody

POULENC Sextuor Melbourne Winds Kristian Chong piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Winds

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Q&R

Unique in Australia’s musical landscape, Songmakers Australia brings together some of the country’s leading singers and instrumentalists in a diverse repertoire comprising pinnacles of chamber music. They perform inspired programs that feature a dynamic interplay of song and chamber music.

Merlyn Quaife and Sally-Anne Russell engage in a musical duel of songs and duets encompassing all styles. This tour de force takes us from Purcell’s Baroque to Shostakovich’s politically charged Jewish folk poetry songs via Brahms and Wolf’s poignant and quirky settings of Eduard Mörike.

SONGMAKERS AUSTRALIA

INFORMATION Fri 23 October 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) Songs by PURCELL, WOLF, BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH, BRITTEN and ROSSINI. Songmakers Australia Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Songmakers Australia

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Piano Heaven with Hoang

Indivisible Violin & Piano The Marigold Southey Signature Series presents a unique afternoon of romantic chamber music for friends. Young virtuosi, Ji Won Kim (violin) and Young Kwon Choi (piano), winners of the 2009 and 2012 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer Awards, represent the next generation of ‘global musical talent’. This concert not only showcases the genius of the Romantic composers, but also these fresh, vibrant and utterly committed musicians which is the hallmark of their youth and virtuosity.

A concert celebration of young and scintillating talent.

INFORMATION Sun 25 October 5pm Salon (One hour no interval) BRAHMS Sonata No.1 in G for violin & piano HALVORSEN Passacaglia for violin & viola CHOPIN Ballade No.4 WIENIAWSKI Fantaisie Brilliante, Op.20 Ji Won Kim violin Young Kwon Choi piano Caleb Wright viola Tickets $38.90 ($28.90 concession) Presented by Skyhigh Foundation

FLINDERS QUARTET

One of Melbourne’s favourite pianists, Hoang Pham, joins Flinders Quartet to open the concert with the sublime Schumann piano quintet. Complementing Schumann’s impassioned piece is Beethoven’s youthful String Quartet, Op.18, No.6, a quartet so incredibly inventive that it has the artists forever on their toes. In between these two chamber music masterpieces will be a new work by Tom Henry, winner of the 2013 Melbourne Recital Centre composition prize.

Since 2000 Flinders Quartet has performed with some of the country’s greatest musicians, toured nationally and internationally, and commissioned numerous Australian works for string quartet. Fifteen years on, the Quartet is thrilled to continue its journey with performances that showcase their passion for playing the greatest music written for the string quartet.

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INFORMATION Mon 26 October 7pm Salon (One hour & 40-mins incl. interval) BEETHOVEN String Quartet in B-flat, Op.18, No.6 HENRY new work (world premiere) SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op.44 Flinders Quartet Hoang Pham piano Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet

JI WON KIM AND YOUNG KWON CHOI

ADAM CHALABI

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Violin Sonatas with Adam Chalabi Elgar’s rarely performed Violin Sonata and Vaughan Williams’ evergreen The Lark Ascending find the ideal advocate in English violinist Adam Chalabi, well-known to Melbourne audiences as leader of the Tinalley String Quartet and former concertmaster of Orchestra Victoria. Mozart’s striking Sonata in G, K.379 completes the program with Melbourne-based pianist Daniel de Borah.

INFORMATION Tue 27 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MOZART Sonata for piano & violin in G, K.379 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending ELGAR Violin Sonata Op.82 Adam Chalabi violin Daniel de Borah piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Daniel de Borah

RICHARD TOGNETTI

Tchaikovsky’s Serenade Tchaikovsky knew he had created something special when he wrote his Serenade for Strings. Achingly beautiful, it is an audience favourite. It is also a perfect partner for Pēteris Vasks’ glowing Fantasia for violin and strings.

Vasks wrote Vox Amoris for the unique sound of Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra in 2008, and over the last seven years the Orchestra has taken its mesmerising sound around the world.

Now the ACO brings Vox Amoris home.

Put Tchaikovsky and Vasks together with the classical invention of CPE Bach and you are hearing the essence of the ACO’s sound: direct, intense, truthful. An exciting addition to the program is Britten's exquisite song cycle and poems by Arthur Rimbaud Les Illuminations, featuring leading Australian soprano Taryn Fiebig.

INFORMATION Mon 26 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) CPE BACH String Symphony in B-flat major BRITTEN Les Illuminations VASKS Vox Amoris TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings Australian Chamber Orchestra Richard Tognetti director/violin Taryn Fiebig soprano A reserve $120 ($104 concession) B reserve $98 ($83 concession) C reserve $73 ($61 concession) D reserve $51 ($45 concession) Under 30s $49 Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Ears Wide Open 3 Richard Gill discusses Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings

An Evening with Iiro Rantala Iiro Rantala is an energetic keyboard lion, who crosses music genres and styles with flair and excitement, playing at his exhilarating and adventurous best. Zany, unconventional and occasionally wicked, yet always entertaining and uncompromising, Iiro is one of the most internationally visible Finnish musicians, and is unsurpassed in keyboard technique and flaring showmanship. Since starting his career 25 years ago he has performed in 50 countries including a number of times in Australia and released 15 albums.

A homage to the works of Mozart, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings merges the rigours of classical form with a Romantic sensibility. Rich timbres and an effortless flow of melodies – including the principal Russianinspired theme of its Finale – make this one of the composer’s most inspired works. Join Australia’s most charismatic musical personality Richard Gill and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra on an interactive journey through this immortal piece of music.

INFORMATION Tue 27 October 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings (excerpts) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Richard Gill conductor/host Tickets $40 ($35 concession)

RICHARD GILL

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Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

‘A VIRTUOSO WHO RAISES VERSATILITY TO ANOTHER LEVEL, IIRO’S A HERO.’ THE EVENING STANDARD (UK)

INFORMATION Wed 28 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) Repertoire to include highlights from recent solo albums and original interpretations on the songs of John Lennon.

Iiro Rantala piano (Finland) Premium $65 ($55 concession) A reserve $55 ($45 concession) B reserve $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Henk van Leeuwen

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IIRO RANTALA

Time-limited Guided Imagery & Music

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Musicians have the most wonderful profession; to create music as an art form.

However, being trained and working as a musician also means confronting one’s physical, mental and existential well-being.

This presentation addresses time-limited guided imagery and music with professional musicians: exploring music listening as a health resource. Music on the Mind is a series of free talks exploring the relationship between music and the human brain and the related links to social well-being, participation, learning and development and the role of music in our contemporary communities.

Wed 28 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Gro Trondalen speaker This is a FREE event however tickets are required for entry.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Music, Mind & Wellbeing initiative at The University of Melbourne

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Fantasies & Rondos

Il Bel Canto, Emma Matthews & Ensemble Liaison

Something…

Unexpected

Mozart’s rondo ‘Alla turca’ and Beethoven’s 'Moonlight' sonata are among the favourite works to be presented in this enlightening program of classical treasures. Melbourne pianist Julie Haskell will shed light on the concepts of improvisation and fantasies in the Classical era by performing these contrasting works on the Centre’s forte-piano. By showcasing well-known sonata movements by Mozart and Beethoven, the audience will be introduced to the excitement of Turkish Janissary music (all the rage in 18th-century Vienna), with its full, percussive effects and to the mysterious musical moods captured by the use of the early ‘una corda’, or soft pedal.

After two previous critically acclaimed collaborations, Ensemble Liaison is delighted to welcome back one of Australia’s most in-demand sopranos, Emma Matthews.

Together they perform an evening of her favourite arias by Bellini in chamber arrangements by Ensemble Liaison. The concert will take a detour to Argentina for Piazzolla’s Four Seasons and also features the world premiere of a new work by the recently appointed Chamber Music Australia Chair of Composition at Monash University, Mary Finsterer.

Trio Anima Mundi’s final concert at the Centre for the year is Something… Unexpected.

The doubt expressed by Beethoven’s teacher Joseph Haydn as to whether the Op.1, No.3 piano trio should be published, wary that audiences may not appreciate or understand Beethoven’s bold voice, highlights the new and ‘unexpected’ nature of this work. The introduction of a mystery work – chosen by Trio Anima Mundi’s subscribers earlier this year – continues the overall theme. This concert also presents the world premiere performance of the winning work from the Trio Anima Mundi International Composition Prize.

INFORMATION Thu 29 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MOZART Piano Sonata in A, K.311, ‘Alla turca’ Fantasia No.3 in D minor, K.397/385g BEETHOVEN Rondo in C, Op.51, No.1 Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.27, No.2, 'Moonlight' Julie Haskell piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

JULIE HASKELL

INFORMATION Thu 29 October 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour 50-mins incl. interval) SCHUMANN 3 Fantasy Pieces for clarinet & piano, Op.73 FINSTERER Angelus (world premiere) BELLINI ‘O rendetemi la speme… Qui la voce’ from I Puritani ‘Casta diva’ from Norma ‘Eccomi in lieta vesta… O quante volte’ from I Capuleti e i Montecchi ‘Ah non credea… Ah non Giunge’ from La Sonnambula PIAZZOLLA Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Ensemble Liaison Emma Matthews soprano Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Liaison

INFORMATION Fri 30 October 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in C minor Op.1, No.3 Mystery work announced SCHUBERT Notturno in E-flat, D.897 Winning work of the 2015 Trio Anima Mundi International Composition (world premiere) Trio Anima Mundi Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Trio Anima Mundi

EMMA MATTHEWS

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Les Chansons de Paris

Janet Seidel invites Melbourne piano great, Joe Chindamo to join her trio members for a night of romance in music, performing Janet’s favourite songs from her 20 plus CD releases and more. The Janet Seidel Trio is fresh from Shanghai where Janet was described as the Australian singer ‘with the perfect voice’. Both Janet and Joe enjoy an ardent following in Japan, frequently topping the jazz charts. Find out why Janet is described as the ‘First Lady of Australian jazz vocals’ and why Joe Chindamo is described as one of the world’s greatest pianists – secure your seat to this laid-back night of acoustic instrumental interplay.

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JANET SIEDEL TRIO

My Friend the Chocolate Cake Relive your favourite hits when beloved Melbourne pop-noir band My Friend the Chocolate Cake perform their first two albums back to back; the eponymous debut release My Friend The Chocolate Cake (1991) and Brood (1994). Their debut LP was recorded in a day – as a side project for David Bridie and Helen Mountfort's band, Not Drowning Waving. Having played songs from this release for over 25 years, MFTCC will be dusting off a few of the less played numbers such as ‘Neighbourhood Watch’ and John Cale’s ‘Buffalo Ballet’. Their second release Brood was recorded in Melbourne and mixed in New York at Tom Verlaine’s Soho loft studio complete with a bathroom that played Mahler, a Goth studio manager and tarantulas. Brood features the band’s most successful song to date ‘I’ve Got a Plan’, as well as ‘Throwing It Away’, their ode to the Kennett era, ‘Song from Under the Floorboards’ and ‘Jimmy Stynes’. The multi ARIA-award winning group with their distinct sound perform their first two albums in a concert fans will not want to miss.

Sat 31 October 3pm & 7pm Salon (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) — in cabaret mode Janet Seidel Trio Joe Chindamo piano Tickets $45 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Back to Back Track for Track

INFORMATION Sat 31 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) My Friend the Chocolate Cake Tickets $50 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & My Friend the Chocolate Cake MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE

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‘ABOUNDS WITH BEAUTY AND LIFE.’ SUNDAY HERALD SUN

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Melbourne Piano Trio Melbourne Piano Trio has quickly established itself as one of the most dynamic and sought-after chamber groups in Australia.

Following three sold out performances in 2014 in the Salon, Holly Piccoli (violin), Chris Howlett (cello) and Rhodri Clarke (piano) combine once again to perform two contrasting works from the 18th and 19th centuries; Mozart’s elegant and charming Piano Trio in B-flat and one of Arensky’s most passionate masterworks, his first Piano Trio in D minor.

INFORMATION Mon 2 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MOZART Piano Trio No.3 in B-flat, K.502 ARENSKY Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.32 Melbourne Piano Trio Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Piano Trio Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation LOCAL HEROES 2015

MELBOURNE PIANO TRIO

AUSTRALIAN VOICES

American Horizons Alan Holley Firebird Trio explores contemporary American music with works by two composers from the Julliard School, Sebastian Currier and Benjamin Martin. The music of Currier has become increasingly well-known ever since he won the Grawemeyer Award in 2007.

His music is fantastically crafted and utilises ingenious conceptual ideas often characterised by interplay between instruments. Firebird pianist and resident composer Benjamin Martin contributes a new work plus Bernstein’s poppy Piano Trio features the brilliance of Paul Dean.

INFORMATION Wed 4 November 7pm Salon (90-mins incl. interval) CURRIER Verge for clarinet, violin & piano SCHOENFIELD Cafe Music MARTIN new work (word premiere) BERNSTEIN Piano Trio Firebird Trio Paul Dean clarinet Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Firebird Trio

Trumpeter, conductor and composer Alan Holley composes works that have been regularly performed and broadcast in Australia since the mid-1970s. His body of work includes the opera Dorothea, five song cycles and numerous works for small ensembles and solo instruments. Often finding inspiration in nature, Holley explains ‘much of my music is a response to the birds in our garden throughout the year.’ In this performance, curated by trumpeter David Elton, ANAM musicians will explore Holley’s chamber works including the soaring Ornithologia for solo trumpet and The Winged Viola for solo viola.

INFORMATION Thu 5 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) HOLLEY Canzona for Ligeti Ornithologia Loaded with Dream The Estuaries of Time The Winged Viola David Elton curator/trumpet ANAM Musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

DAVID ELTON

FIREBIRD TRIO

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Transcend

TRANSCEND

To end its 30th-anniversary year, the Australian String Quartet brings life to Schubert’s masterpiece for string quartet, Death & the Maiden. Considered one of the benchmark works of the string quartet repertoire, this piece was written when the composer was facing his own mortality following serious illness. The work ends with a frenzied rush to the finish line, almost triumphant, thus ending an epic journey filled with heartache, hope and acceptance. Brett Dean’s And once I played Ophelia for soprano and string quartet is full of drama, lament and Dean’s characteristic rhythmic drive and punch. Australian soprano Allison Bell joins the Quartet for this exciting and visceral work.

Juan Crisostomo de Arriaga was known as the ‘Spanish Mozart’ and his rarely heard, wonderful third quartet opens the program.

Written when the composer was only 16,

this work includes a highly inventive and programmatic pastorale and a musical style that seems to evoke Beethoven.

INFORMATION Fri 6 November 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) ARRIAGA String Quartet No.3 in E-flat DEAN And once I played Ophelia* SCHUBERT String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810, Death & the Maiden Australian String Quartet Allison Bell soprano Sophie Rowell violin Francesca Hiew violin Tickets $76 ($57 concession) Under 30s $30 *co-commissioned by the Australian String Quartet, Britten Sinfonia & Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Presented by Australian String Quartet

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Young Genius Chopin composed his Piano Trio in G minor when he was aged only 19. He went on to become one of the most celebrated composers and performers of his day. George Enescu was only 22 when his Serenade lointaine was composed. He is now known as one of the greatest Romanian composers ever to have lived. Felix Mendelssohn was only 30 when he wrote his masterful Piano Trio in D minor, which is now one of the most-loved works in the piano trio repertoire. Celebrate the genius of youth with the young and vibrant Streeton Trio.

Riccardo Minasi THE NEAPOLITANS, ITALIAN BAROQUE VIOLIN

INFORMATION Sat 7 November 3pm & 6pm Salon (65-mins no interval) CHOPIN Piano Trio in G minor, Op.8 ENESCU Serenade lointaine for piano trio MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio in D minor, Op.49 Streeton Trio Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Streeton Trio

RICCARDO MINASI

Naples in the Baroque period was an important centre of music and culture, and this is reflected in the depth and diversity of Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s program. The names of these composers may be unfamiliar, but their work remains vital and influential. Guest Director Riccardo Minasi is a fearless yet lyrical Italian Baroque violinist and one of the world’s most in demand musical figures. He has selected music of personal resonance, centering on the music of Baroque Naples.

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Sat 7 November 7pm & Sunday 8 November 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)

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DE MAJO Sinfonia in D RAGAZZI Violin Concerto in G minor Sonata Op.1, No.4 in F minor Imitatio in Salve Regina, Mater Misericordiae SARRO Sinfonia from Demofoonte LEO Concerto for four violins in D FIORENZA Violin Concerto in C JOMMELLI Sinfonia from La Betulia liberate Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Riccardo Minasi guest director/violin Premium $152 A reserve $130 B reserve $102 ($71 concession) C reserve $68 ($48 concession) Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

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Beethoven, Hedonism & Jubilation floats above everything, encompassing the whole work.’ The rarely heard Beethoven Op.30 No.1 Sonata is centred in the intense beauty of its music, and concludes this wonderful concert with elegance, gentleness, tenderness and poise.

You’re among friends at this wonderful exposé of wit, hedonism and jubilation.

KRISTIAN CHONG

Pianist Kristian Chong and renowned violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto complete their cycle of Beethoven piano and violin sonatas, starting with the tempestuous and heated Op.23. Contrasting this are the impassioned and exuberant melodies of Faure’s A-major violin sonata, of which Saint-Saëns expressed; ‘In this sonata you can find everything to tempt a gourmet, new forms, excellent modulations, unusual tone colours, and the use of unexpected rhythms. And a magic

INFORMATION Tue 10 November 2pm & 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) BEETHOVEN Sonata for piano & violin in A minor, Op.23 FAURÉ Sonata for violin & piano in A, Op.13 BEETHOVEN Sonata for piano & violin in A, Op.30, No.1 Natsuko Yoshimoto violin Kristian Chong piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Kristian Chong & Friends

Eggner Trio GEMMA TURVEY

NPCO Essence 3: Gemma Turvey & Craig Beard New Palm Court Orchestra’s 2015 Essence series concludes with NPCO percussionist and Melbourne’s own virtuoso jazz vibraphonist Craig Beard joining pianist and composer Gemma Turvey in a vibrant concert of colour and warmth. Beard is a mesmerising performer and improviser, best known for his work with jazz ensemble Frock. The concert features an eclectic selection of their own compositions and arrangements for vibraphone and piano, influenced by the great Milt Jackson and Gary Burton.

INFORMATION Mon 9 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Craig Beard vibraphone Gemma Turvey piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The New Palm Court Orchestra

There is a special connectedness that lights up the stage when the Eggner brothers perform.

The almost telepathic power of any good chamber ensemble is, with them, magically enhanced by lifelong familiarity. Christoph, Georg and Florian Eggner make a welcome return, sharing their joy in music full of warmth and passion.

Their programs draw listeners into the emotional intensity of the 19th century, seen through the lens of Johannes Brahms and his friends Robert and Clara Schumann. The melodiousness and technical assurance of Clara’s Trio was praised by Mendelssohn – and may have inspired her husband Robert to try his hand at the same extended form. His third Trio was admired by Clara as ‘unique, and full of passion.’ Brahms’ youthful Trio Op.8 was quickly taken up by both amateur and professional performers drawn to its nobility (and gorgeous tunes) and no doubt was well-known to Dvořák, whose irresistible ‘Dumky’ is a perfect fit for the Eggners.

INFORMATION Tue 10 & Sat 21 November 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) Tue 10 November program CLARA SCHUMANN Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17 HOLLAND Piano Trio BRAHMS Piano Trio No.1 in B, Op.8 Sat 21 November program ROBERT SCHUMANN Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op.110 HOLLAND Piano Trio DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, Op.90, Dumky Eggner Trio (Austria) Premium $125 ($108 concession) A reserve $104 ($90 concession) B reserve $73 ($64 concession) C reserve $49 ($43 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

Music from wartime Melbourne by Dulcie Holland, created in 1944 when war had cut short her London studies, offers a fascinating musical and societal contrast and parallel. Her extensive career as an award-winning composer is sometimes overshadowed by her educational work – but this Trio is rightly described as a gem of Australian music, crammed with inventiveness, and richly satisfying.

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SALON: SOLO

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black – Love Tokens

RothschildRiddle Duo The Marianne Rothschild (violin) and Glenn Riddle (piano) duo have been performing, recording and commissioning new works for over a decade – both locally and internationally.

This recital explores music in a variety of musical styles composed especially for them

by Melbourne composers Linda Kouvaras, Stuart Greenbaum and William James Schmidt from their recently-released CD The Sky is Melting. This concert features the ‘Bundanon’ Sonata, a work inspired by the Arthur Boyd estate of Bundanon, bequeathed to the nation and now an artists’ retreat situated on the picturesque Shoalhaven River. The pair performs music that is soulful, intriguing and rewarding. A snapshot of Australian musical voices, brought to life in vivid performances that reflect the times we live in.

MARIANNE ROTHSCHILD & GLENN RIDDLE

INFORMATION Wed 11 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) GREENBAUM Occasional Pieces for violin & piano KOUVARAS The Sky is Melting SCHMIDT Argentinian Etching Marianne Rothschild violin Glenn Riddle piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Eroica Duo Chamber Melange is a wonderful partnership stemming from a decade-long collaboration between acclaimed musicians, Ivana Tomaskova (violin) and Tamara Smolyar (piano). The Duo perform Beethoven’s masterpiece the Eroica Sonata, a statement of the finest traditions of chamber music with its intertwining melodies and a sense of innovation. The concert also features the Gallipoli sonata by Australian composer Frederick Kelly, a reflective tribute to the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landings in Gallipoli. Schumann’s unjustly neglected first violin sonata closes the concert, capturing imaginations with a whirlwind of brooding emotions that break into ravishing melodies, all the while a turbulent struggle exists underneath, moving towards its tragic end.

INFORMATION Fri 13 November 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) KELLY Violin Sonata, Gallipoli, excerpt.

BEETHOVEN Sonata for piano & violin No.7 in C minor, Op.30, No.2 SCHUMANN Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor, Op.105 Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange

IVANA TOMASKOVA & TAMARA SMOLYAR

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‘BLENDING CLASSICAL, JAZZ AND ORIGINAL MUSIC IN A REFRESHING AND EXCITING WAY.’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A series of musical vignettes, based on objects which given in love, act as a memento of a life.

A coin, a photograph, a locket… each have a unique story. This concert celebrates the unbreakable bonds we create throughout our lives, often despite the tyranny of distance and time. Love tokens are the gateways to our past and a reminder of those who have touched us most deeply.

INFORMATION Thu 12 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Music by Joe Chindamo Zoë Black violin Joe Chindamo piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

JOE CHINDAMO & ZOË BLACK

Mozart’s Jupiter & A Piano Virtuoso Award-winning conductor of more than 600 concerts in London’s famous church of St Martin in the Fields, Peter G. Dyson returns to Melbourne Recital Centre with the Chamber Orchestra at St Paul’s to perform a wonderful Mozart concert including his greatest symphony, No.41, the Jupiter. They are joined by Australian international pianist, Lachlan Redd, for the beautiful Concerto No.27 in B-flat.

INFORMATION Fri 13 November 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (95-mins incl. interval) MOZART Overture to La Finta Semplice, K.51 Concerto for Piano No.27 in B-flat, K.595 Symphony No.41 in C, Jupiter The Chamber Orchestra at St Paul’s Lachlan Redd piano Peter G Dyson guest conductor Tickets $52 ($24.50 concession) Presented by Down-Under Concert Direction

Spanish Connections ‘LA COMPAÑIA’S WORK IS UNFAILINGLY ENJOYABLE.’ THE AGE The Spanish Empire during the Golden Age was a global super power with far reaching territories and rich cultural influences. The music was vibrant and colourful. On period instruments, La Compañia embarks on a musical journey beginning on the Iberian Peninsula during the Renaissance, where a distinctive style emerged celebrating a newly united Spain and travels deep into the Latin American Baroque to discover the vast riches in a glorious cross-cultural fusion of musical connections.

LA COMPAÑIA

INFORMATION Sat 14 November 4pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) La Compañia Danny Lucin director Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by La Compañia

TEDDY TAHU RHODES & THE MELBOURNE WELSH MALE CHOIR

TEDDY TAHU RHODES

Teddy Tahu Rhodes is most famous for his portrayal of Mozart’s Don Giovanni but has also proved his versatility in many other musical fields. Here he will be singing songs from stage and screen, from such shows as South Pacific, Les Misérables and Sweeney Todd. He is joined by the Melbourne Welsh Male Choir, fresh from their tour of Salzburg and Vienna, singing popular songs from around the world.

INFORMATION Sun 15 November 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. Interval) Teddy Tahu Rhodes operatic baritone Melbourne Welsh Male Choir Tickets $60 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Welsh Male Choir

PETER G DYSON

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Old Instrument, New Voice Harpsichord virtuoso Donald Nicolson brings more than just his Baroque sensibility to this concert which presents old and new music for his favourite instrument. Featuring a 2015 Melbourne Recital Centre commission by Matthew Westwood written especially for Wilma & Friends, and a catchy work by Bohuslav Martinů that guarantees to leave you smiling.

International flute star, Marya Martin and exciting new Melbourne cellist Alvin Wong join Wilma Smith (violin) for this intriguing foray into the modern harpsichord complemented by iconic works from Bach and Rameau.

INFORMATION WILMA SMITH

Mon 16 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval)

MARTINŮ Promenades for flute, violin & harpsichord BACH 3-part Ricecar from Musical Offering Trio Sonata in C minor from Musical Offering for flute, violin & continuo WESTWOOD Quartet for harpsichord, flute, violin, cello (world premiere) RAMEAU Pièces de clavecin en concerts for harpsichord, flute, violin & cello Marya Martin flute Wilma Smith violin Alvin Wong cello Donald Nicolson harpsichord Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Wilma & Friends

LOCAL HEROES 2015

A Musical Portrait – music from the court of Charles I STEPHEN EMMERSON, BRETT & PAUL DEAN

Dean Emmerson Dean INFORMATION Brothers Brett and Paul Dean join their long-time friend and colleague Stephen Emmerson for a concert of virtuosic proportions. Fittingly, the program reflects the performers, for at its heart lies the powerful friendship and artistic connections between Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms.

Intrigued by this world of musical codes and references, Martin Bresnick uses Schumann’s secret score annotation ‘***’ as the inspiration for his own extraordinary piece.

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Tue 17 November 11am (morning tea from 10am) SCHUMANN Märchenerzählungen, Op.132 BRESNICK *** BRAHMS (arr. Stephen Emmerson) Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op.23 Brett Dean viola Paul Dean clarinet Stephen Emmerson piano Tickets $49 (includes cake & refreshments) Presented by Musica Viva

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While King Charles I was not a very successful ruler, he did institute the post Master of the King’s Music; a position which still survives today. Lutenist, composer, singer and painter Nicholas Lanier was the first to hold the post.

His art-collecting missions to Italy were a great influence, and he brought a new style of monody to England. This modernity was also reflected in the works of Locke and Lawes, and later influenced Purcell, painting a picture of the King, and the music he loved before his beheading.

INFORMATION Tue 17 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) A selection of works by LANIER, LOCKE, LAWES and PURCELL. Ludovico’s Band Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

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‘GERMAN COMPOSER MAKES ASTONISHING SOUNDS SIMPLY BY MODIFYING THE INTERNAL WORKINGS OF HIS PIANO, TO HAUNTING RESULTS.’ THE STAR MUSIC TORONTO

Master of the prepared piano, Volker Bertelmann – better known as Hauschka – embodies a story of vast musical influences. His music inspires comparisons with Eric Satie, John Cage and Steve Reich.

Volker Bertelmann devoted himself to nine years of classical training and yet, from a young age, his musical mind wandered to new possibilities for the piano. By the age of 18, Bertelmann had already composed his first film score and in the 90s he was rapping and playing keyboards with God’s Favourite Dog – a major hip hop act.

A dalliance with electronica spurred on a fascination to strip back anything that he considered redundant within his compositions. Soon he tried to create the same effect with no electricity whatsoever.

Enter the ‘prepared’ piano which involves placing foreign material within a piano (think super-magnets, art erasers, rubber tubing, ping-pong balls, duct tape, aluminium foil, leather straps and marbles). Hauschka’s unusually broad church of influences makes sense when you listen to his music closely, the sound is both instinctive and fuelled by a love of

rhythm. He is a musician who knows his instrument – quite literally – inside out, and he’s unafraid of approaching it with a fresh sensibility.

INFORMATION Tue 17 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl interval) Hauschka piano/electronics (Germany) A reserve $55 B reserve $45 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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CAMERON CARPENTER ‘A FALLEN ANGEL WHO GIVES THE ORGAN BACK ITS SIN.’ DIE ZEIT

GREAT PERFORMERS 2015 How do you describe Cameron Carpenter?

Musical genius? Mad inventor? Rockstar?

Whatever you call him, his fans are in agreement: this is an artist who combines intelligence, showmanship and virtuosity with a determination to smash the pious stereotype of the classical pipe organ.

Born in North Carolina and trained at the Juilliard School, Carpenter has been breaking rules and wowing audiences since his debut world tour in 2006. Until 2014, his performances have necessarily been at venues with their own organ (including a sell-out recital playing the Grand Organ at Melbourne Town Hall in 2012). All that changed this year, when Carpenter unveiled his International Touring Organ, a purposebuilt digital organ created by Massachusettsbased organ builders Marshall & Ogletree. The instrument, which fits on a large truck and takes three hours to assemble, consists of a console (with five keyboards and one set of foot pedals) and a bank of speakers through which Carpenter orchestrates sounds sampled from organs from around the world, from cathedrals to Wurlitzers. And how does it sound? ‘Terrific’, says New York Times music critic, Anthony Tommasini, who witnessed its debut at the Lincoln Center earlier this year.

Cameron Carpenter is now touring the world with his new creation. Hear this extravagantly talented renegade play music from Bach to Bernstein and beyond in a recital that will be challenging, immersive and unforgettable.

INFORMATION Wed 18 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Selections from Cameron Carpenter’s repertoire of classical organ repertoire, arrangements and original compositions.

Cameron Carpenter organ (USA) Premium $105 A reserve $95 ($55 concession) B reserve $79 ($55 concession) C reserve $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & Montblanc

CAMERON CARPENTER

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • NOVEMBER

ROBERT HENKE – LUMIÈRE II Sound is vision is sound, treated as one absolute unity.

‘IT WAS A FULL-BODY EXPERIENCE, WITH PIERCINGLY BRIGHT LASERS DANCING ON A SCREEN AND CHEST-VIBRATING SUB-BASS PERFECTLY PAIRED WITH THE VISUALS.’ NOW TORONTO Robert Henke is a German sound artist who builds and operates machines that create sounds, shapes and structures.

He is also responsible for ground-breaking techno productions under the Monolake moniker, which epitomises the 'Berlin' sound. In his new project, Lumière II, Henke teaches lasers to dance. Powerful lasers draw rapid successions of morphing shapes and connected points in space, precisely synched with carefully crafted sonic events to create a situation of total audio-visual synesthesia. Perfect geometric figures are contrasted with floating organic structures, the archaic sign language of an alien culture communicating via traces of light. Massive and overwhelming at times, fragile and delicate at others, Lumière II explores the limits of what can be done with lasers, pushing the medium to the extreme and playing with its very own

properties to create previously unseen images of excessive brightness or near complete darkness, pure white or colors impossible to achieve with video, shapes and movements between boldness and complex elegance. The constantly refined software written by Henke himself makes it possible to compose in a process that always links sound and vision. Lumière II is a performance where concert and visual arts meet and is the second iteration of a long term exploration of a commonly underrated medium. The title lumière simply means ‘light’ in French but also refers to the pioneers of early cinema, Auguste and Louis Lumière. The experience is ecstatic for both performer and audience. No photograph or video can approximate the sensation of being caught in this audio-visual maelstrom.

INFORMATION Thu 19 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Robert Henke, Monolake/Ableton Live (Germany) Tickets $50 This production contains smoke, quadrophonic sound and lasers.

Workshop Fri 20 November 5.30pm Salon (Two hour incl. interval) Tickets $25 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Music Week in association with The Goethe-Institut Australia

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A Little Night Music Sparkling serenades, swoon-worthy nocturnes, moonlit street parties – let the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Virtuosi carry you away into the emotional world of the night. The program features stunning Tchaikovsky andantes for cello and strings, performed by soloist Michael Dahlenburg; Boccherini’s evocative homage to street music in 18th-century Madrid; and the most famous night-music ever written, Mozart’s joyous Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

Sun 22 November 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BOCCHERINI La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid TCHAIKOVSKY Nocturne for cello & string orchestra Andante Cantabile for cello & string orchestra BUC A Little Night Music (world premiere) MOZART Divertimento in F major K138 Serenade No. 13, K525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik HOLST St Paul’s Suite Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Virtuosi Michael Dahlenburg cello Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $79 ($71 concession) B reserve $59 ($51 concession) C reserve $39 ($31 concession) Under 40s $40 Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

MICHAEL DAHLENBURG

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Omega Ensemble OMEGA ENSEMBLE

‘COMMITTED ENSEMBLE PLAYING OF THE FIRST RATE.’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Celebrating their 10th-anniversary season, Sydney-based Omega Ensemble makes its Melbourne debut with two of the best loved pieces for clarinet, viola and piano. One of the last works from the pen of Robert Schumann, Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales) combines an elfin light-heartedness with an agitated tinge of melancholy. Jean Françaix’s Trio is a tour de force of neoclassical refinement and ebullient wit, whilst Bruch's lyrical and deeply romantic Eight Pieces explores the uniquely rich and mellow timbres of the clarinet and viola.

INFORMATION Mon 23 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SCHUMANN Märchenerzählungen, Op.132 FRANÇAIX Trio for clarinet, viola & piano BRUCH Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola & piano, Op. 83 (arr. clarinet, viola & piano) Omega Ensemble Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Omega Ensemble

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Brave New Worlds The Sutherland Trio – Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Molly Kadarauch (cello) and Caroline Almonte (piano) – performs classics of the chamber repertoire and celebrates exciting new directions in composition. The Trio trace family footprints during World War I paying homage to previous generations with music from worlds old and new. In America, Charles Ives was creating new musical worlds, as he combined European traditions with the everyday sounds and folk songs of America – a nation soon to be drawn into the war.

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INFORMATION Tue 24 November 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) IVES Piano Trio DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No.3 in F minor, Op.65 Sutherland Trio Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Sutherland Trio

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SUTHERLAND TRIO

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Where Saltwater meets Sweetwater Four well known Melbourne musicians deeply immersed in the music traditions of Indonesia, India, Japan and Europe come together to write and perform as Fine Blue Thread. They create music which is exquisite, intimate and uniquely Australian. With subtly poetic lyrics telling stories of characters journeying through our region, Helen Mountfort (cello), Ria Soemardjo (vocals) and Sam Evans (tabla) with special guest Anne Norman (shakuhachi), perform sweet, moody and surprising music.

‘A WELCOME ADDITION TO AUSTRALIAN MUSIC – THREE VERY TALENTED MUSICIANS CREATING A SUBLIME, EXQUISITE AND DYNAMIC MUSICAL WORLD WITH VOICE, CELLO AND TABLA.’ ABC RADIO NATIONAL

FINE BLUE THREAD

INFORMATION Wed 25 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Fine Blue Thread Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

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Piano Masterpieces – Janine Sowden Described by The Times (UK) as having ‘a delicate mixture of poetry with virtuosity’, pianist Janine Sowden’s international career has seen her record and perform in many of the world’s great concert venues. Surveying some of the greatest masterpieces of the piano literature, this program highlights the range and versatility of her pianistic technique; from Beethoven’s improvisatory Piano Sonata in E-flat, Op.27, No.1, through the moonlit eroticism of Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit, to the brutal, mechanistic angularity of Prokofiev’s Toccata. Two of Percy Grainger’s highly characteristic transcriptions bring a local flavour to the program; the rhapsodically lush ‘Ramble’ on the Love Duet from Richard Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier is a tour de force of pianistic virtuosity whilst the dreamily bucolic ‘Pastoral’ from In a Nutshell highlights the unique originality of Grainger’s piano writing.

INFORMATION Thu 26 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.13 in E-flat, Op.27, No.1, Quasi una fantasia RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit GRAINGER/STRAUSS Ramble on the last love duet from Der Rosenkavalier GRAINGER Pastoral from In a Nutshell PROKOFIEV Toccata, Op.11 Janine Sowden piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

KOLJA BLACHER

Brahms & Tchaikovsky Divertimento, Béla Bartók’s dark take on the Baroque, kick-starts this night of European festivities with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Brahms’ Violin Concerto delivers a fiery, gypsy-inspired rondo, while Tchaikovsky’s homage to the serenades of Mozart thrills with its breathtaking, resonant strings and Russian-influenced themes.

INFORMATION Thu 26 November 8pm & Sat 28 November 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BARTÓK Divertimento BRAHMS Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings Kolja Blacher violin/director (Germany) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Premium $133 A reserve $125 – $90 B reserve $107 – $73 C reserve $85 – $57 *Prices are subject to change without notice

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LOCAL HEROES 2015

Race Against Time Juxtaposing works by British and Australian World War I composers with Brahms’ final piano quartet masterpiece, the Australia Piano Quartet returns for an evening of passionate performance celebrating the piano quartet.

Septimus Kelly’s Fragment for piano quartet premiered at the 2014 Canberra International Music Festival, reconstructed from wartime sketches taken from the composer’s diary. An accomplished pianist, Kelly performed a Brahms Piano Quartet at the Aeolian Hall in London in 1913 but was tragically killed in action during the Battle of the Somme in 1916.

In an exciting Melbourne premiere, Sydney Chamber Opera’s director Jack Symonds’ Responsories utilises a pre-recorded electronic

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viola d’amore track and the resulting digital piano quartet is imbued with hypnotic beauty and compositional detail.

INFORMATION Fri 27 November 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) KELLY Piano Quartet (Fragment) BLISS Piano Quartet in A minor, Op.5 SYMONDS Responsories BRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.60 Australia Piano Quartet Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australia Piano Quartet

AUSTRALIA PIANO QUARTET

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Melbourne String Ensemble 30th Anniversary Concert Players from the String Ensemble’s 30 year history will come together for this wonderful celebratory concert with collaborative performances by past music directors, professional players and current players as well as mass ensemble works by current members and alumni. Works will include Vivaldi’s concerto for 4 violins, Bach's triple violin concerto, Tippett's Concerto for Double String Orchestra and Popper’s Requiem.

INFORMATION Fri 27 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) VIVALDI Concerto for 4 violins in B minor, RV580 BACH Triple Violin Concerto in D, BWV1064 TIPPETT Concerto for Double String Orchestra POPPER Requiem, Op.66 Melbourne String Ensemble Tickets $35 ($25 concession, Under 18s $20 & family $90) Presented by Melbourne String Ensemble

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CORPUS MEDICORUM

Corpus Medicorum Corpus Medicorum’s final concert for 2015 opens with a world premiere by highly talented guest artist Stefan Cassomenos.

Sinfonietta has been commissioned especially for Corpus Medicorum and will be followed by the dazzling Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 with Stefan as soloist. The ever-popular Beethoven Symphony No.5 ends the program and a highly successful year for Corpus Medicorum music-making.

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INFORMATION Sun 29 November 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (95-mins incl. interval) CASSOMENOS Sinfonietta SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor, Op.35 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67 Corpus Medicorum Stefan Cassomenos piano Michael Dahlenburg conductor Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Corpus Medicorum

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Die schöne Müllerin Schubert’s heartbreaking tale of love and loss Michael Smallwood’s concerts have been a highlight of Melbourne Art Song Collective’s activities over the last five years. Smallwood joins Eidit Golder, piano, for Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin, an apotheosis of the song cycle form, and an enchanting vehicle for this experienced duo’s powers of poignant characterisation and storytelling. The Melbourne Art Song Collective (MASC) has been delighting audiences since 2009. Their programs are diverse, often combining iconic and well-loved song cycles with brand new compositions in a way that respects the history of Art Song while showing it to be a vibrant and evolving genre.

LOCAL HEROES 2015

The Human For the past 10 years the gifted and passionate musicians of Kegelstatt Ensemble have worked together joyfully and fruitfully in bringing great chamber music to life. This year their program has been curated by their audience featuring favourites from their past performances and is a beautiful selection of 20th-century music that examines the human condition and the human desire to transcend it and touch on something more universal and ethereal.

INFORMATION Tue 1 December 6pm Salon (65-mins no interval) SCHNITTKE Piano Quartet After a Sketch by Mahler BARTÓK Contrasts for violin, clarinet & piano PENDERECKI Sextet for clarinet, horn, piano, violin, viola & cello Kegelstatt Ensemble Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Kegelstatt Ensemble

INFORMATION Mon 30 November 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) SCHUBERT Die schöne Müllerin Michael Smallwood tenor Eidit Golder piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & MASC

KEGELSTATT ENSEMBLE

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Gaia – The Goddess of the Fertile Earth

SYZYGY ENSEMBLE

In this final concert of their 2015 season, Syzygy Ensemble connects with Nature in her truest form via works which celebrate life that springs from the Earth. The architectural shape of tree-branches is transformed into sound in Andrew Aronowicz’s Arborescence, while Johnathan Harvey celebrates the vivid colourfulness of the lotus-flower in his complex quartet. The evening finishes with a new work from Brenton Broadstock, a long-time mentor and friend of Syzygy who has continually assisted in giving the ensemble life, and who has encouraged and enabled the musicians to blossom in a myriad of wonderful and unexpected ways.

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EIDIT GOLDER & MICHAEL SMALLWOOD

Wed 2 December 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) ARONOWICZ Arborescence YUN Quartet for flute, violin, viola & piano HARVEY Lotuses

BROADSTOCK Syzygy Syzygy Ensemble Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Syzygy Ensemble

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The Company of Pianos IV with Barney McAll

Following the resounding influence of McAll's project Graft, dream dual-piano partners Andrea Keller and Barney McAll are back together to explore their favourite Australian jazz musicians and some original compositions.

INFORMATION Thu 3 December 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Andrea Keller & Barney McAll piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Andrea Keller

BARNEY MCALL

8 Hits Vanessa Tomlinson is half of the innovative and energetic ensemble Clocked Out and also heads the percussion department at the Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University.

8 Hits is eight new works for solo percussion – written by the leading Australian composers of Tomlinson’s generation; Natasha Anderson, Erik Griswold, Cat Hope, Rosemary Joy, Peter Knight, Kate Neal, Lindsay Vickery and

Vanessa Tomlinson herself. For more than 20 years percussionist Vanessa Tomlinson has been at the forefront of contemporary music making in Australia. Providing the nation with Australian premieres by composers as diverse as Ferneyhough, Xenakis, Reich and Feldman along with more than 100 new works by Australian composers, she has cemented herself as a vital part of the Australian soundscape.

In 2013 she was awarded an Australia

Council Project Fellowship to continue this work, the result being 8 Hits.

INFORMATION Fri 4 December 7pm Salon (90-mns no interval) Vanessa Tomlinson percussion Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Clocked Out

VANESSA TOMLINSON

Daughter’s Fever

DAUGHTER'S FEVER

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This is music that is impossible to categorise: strange but accessible, abstracted but also melodic. This is music that exists in the meeting point between folk-pop and nu-jazz/ improv/sound art. Daughter’s Fever is a collaborative project co-led by singer/ songwriter Paddy Mann of legendary Melbourne alt-folk group, Grand Salvo, and progressive composer, sound artist, trumpeter Peter Knight (artistic director of the Australian Art Orchestra). Featuring leading experimental/new jazz musicians: Erik Griswold on prepared piano and toy piano, Vanessa Tomlinson on percussion, Rosiland Hall on saxophone and Joe Talia on drums/ Revox B77. This performance coincides with the launch of the album Daughter’s Fever.

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INFORMATION Sat 5 December 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Paddy Mann vocals & guitar Peter Knight trumpet, bass & electronics Joe Talia drums/Revox B77 tape machine Erik Griswold toy piano & prepared piano Vanessa Tomlinson junk percussion/ marimba/vibraphone Rosiland Hall saxophone Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & hellosQuare Recordings

The Four Seasons

WITH OUD VIRTUOSO JOSEPH TAWADROS

‘A FABULOUS EVENING'S ENTERTAINMENT IS GUARANTEED.’ LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE ‘TOGNETTI'S INTERPRETATION OF THE FOUR SEASONS WAS TRULY ORIGINAL.’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s criticallyacclaimed 2015 Season highlight concert returns to Melbourne for one night only.

Experience Richard Tognetti’s unique exploration of musical connections between East and West, as he pairs Vivaldi’s Baroque masterpiece with original compositions by ARIA Award-winning oud virtuoso, Joseph Tawadros.

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has undergone many reincarnations since it was first played by the talented orphans of the Ospedale della Pietà in 18th-century Venice. Now, Richard Tognetti and Joseph Tawadros bring their own blend of musical alchemy to this program, reminding us that Venice is barely a day’s sail from Cairo.

INFORMATION Wed 9 December 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) JOSEPH TAWADROS selections from Permission to Evaporate and original works exploring the crossroads of oud and string orchestra VIVALDI The Four Seasons MARCELLO Il pianto e il riso delle quattro stagioni: Sinfonia (selections) GABRIELI Sonata con tre violini Richard Tognetti director/violin Joseph Tawadros oud James Tawadros percussion Australian Chamber Orchestra A reserve $142 ($120 concession) B reserve $120 ($104 concession) C reserve $85 ($73 concession) D reserve $51 ($45 concession) Under 30s $49 Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Noël! Noël!

For a breathtakingly beautiful Christmas, Noël! Noël! is filled with surprises and musical treasures from around the world and across the ages. From the modern to the Medieval, old favourites and glorious new interpretations, don’t miss this rich and festive event. Traditions deliver so much pleasure offering both familiarity and new discoveries every year. The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Noël! Noël! provides a peaceful and beautiful setting in which audiences can reflect on what the Christmas period means to them. Each year, this concert’s repertoire remains a surprise, revealed only on the eve of the concert. Join the Brandenburg for this much-loved Christmas celebration.

INFORMATION Sat 5 December 5pm & 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) These concerts include Gregorian chant, Medieval carols, French and German hymns, English Christmas songs and many favourites.

Brandenburg Choir Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Paul Dyer artistic director/conductor Premium $152 A reserve $130 B reserve $102 ($71 Pensioner, $44 Student) C reserve $68 ($48 Pensioner, $31 Student) Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

BEN DOLLMAN

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • DECEMBER

The Snowman The Snowman is an enchanting Christmas story for children of all ages. This family friendly Christmas concert, an annual Melbourne Recital Centre tradition, includes a live orchestra along with a screening of the animated film The Snowman. One morning James wakes to see his backyard covered in a thick blanket of snow. Overjoyed, he sets about building a snowman. That night, unable to sleep, he gets up to check on his creation.

There’s magic in the air as he opens the back door and James can’t believe his eyes, the snowman has come to life!

INFORMATION Sat 12 December 11.30am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50-mins no interval) Raymond Briggs creator Howard Blake music & lyrics Brett Kelly conductor Grant Smith narrator Melbourne Recital Centre Orchestra Tickets $25 This concert is appropriate for primary school age children.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Recital Centre’s children’s programming is supported by Betty Amsden AO See page 37 for ticketing details

AUSTRALIAN BOYS CHOIR

Christmas with the Australian Boys Choir

INFORMATION ‘We all like figgy pudding,’ asserts the old carol, and most of us do. Rich, intriguing, sweet-butnot-too-sweet and long in the preparation, there is something very special – and satisfying – about Christmas pudding.

The boys of the Australian Boys Choir and the men of The Vocal Consort invite you to share just such a special experience to celebrate Christmas in 2015. William Mathias’ Salvator Mundi is the featured major work.

Sun 13 December 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) MATHIAS Salvator Mundi The Australian Boys Choir The Vocal Consort Noel Ancell OAM conductor Rhodri Clarke piano Tickets $45 ($40 concession) Presented by Australian Boys Choral Institute

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Frank Yamma & David Bridie ‘THE MAN EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT IN THE WORLD MUSIC SCENE IS INDIGENOUS SOULSTER FRANK YAMMA.’

Having spent the Australian winter touring across North America, Europe and UK with shows in Canada, Latvia, Wales, Ireland, England, Scotland and Switzerland, Frank Yamma continues to capture the hearts and emotions of all who see him perform. Back home in Australia he performed at this year’s TEDxSydney in May and is nominated for a National Indigenous Music Award for his new album Uncle.

The new release, a follow up to his hugely successful 2010 album Countryman shows the continuity of a musician who is hitting his peak with grace and conviction. Yamma will be accompanied on piano by fellow Australian performer David Bridie. For over 20 years these two friends have collaborated on live performances, song-writing and recording. Their music has been enjoyed around the globe. This combined performance featuring two of Australia’s celebrated performers will be a rare treat.

INFORMATION Fri 11 December 7pm Salon (75-mins no interval) Frank Yamma guitar David Bridie piano/vocals Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Technomancers

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • DECEMBER

LOCAL HEROES 2015

The Grigoryan Brothers with Sharon Draper & Luke Howard This new and exciting project sees the Grigoryan Brothers teaming up with Australian String Quartet cellist Sharon Draper and local pianist and composer Luke Howard. Highlighting a vast range of influences, they explore unusual arrangements from the Classical repertoire through to new works especially composed for this ensemble and its various formations – duos, trios and as a quartet.

INFORMATION Thu 10 December 2pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Slava & Leonard Grigoryan guitars Sharon Draper cello Luke Howard piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Grigoryan Brothers & Friends SHARON DRAPER

LUKE HOWARD

SLAVA & LEONARD GRIGORYAN

Plastic Fantastic Elevator Studios proudly presents their annual production Plastic Fantastic – a dance concert inspired by spinning tops and whirligigs. The concert showcases the talents and creativity of students and choreographers from Elevator Studios in a diverse range of styles including hip hop, jazz, ballet, acrobatics and contemporary. Experience toys as they come to life in a celebration of the joy of movement, colour, music and play.

ZULYA & THE CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND

MOOD INDIGO

Zulya & The Children of the Underground ARIA award-winning Zulya and The Children of the Underground perform exquisite original music inspired by Zulya’s unique Tatar, Russian and Australian identity.

The music defies being labelled, but has been described as ‘Kurt Weillish, Euro-Cabaret jazz colliding with lullabies constructed to tear your heart out.’ The band presents transformative concert music that is nuanced and theatrical, with Zulya’s smouldering vocals supported and enriched by accordion, piano, clarinet, guitar, double bass and percussion. They will be

launching their long-overdue fourth album On Love and Science. Sang in 7 languages, with the story told in English, this is an enchanting and moving tale delivered through beautifully arranged original songs and visual projections.

INFORMATION Mon 14 December 6pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Students & choreographers from Elevator Studios Tickets $55 ($40 concession) Tickets on sale 26 October Presented by Elevator Studios

INFORMATION Sat 12 December 4pm & 7pm Salon (70-mins no interval) Zulya & The Children of the Underground Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Zulya & The Children of the Underground

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MOSTLY MOZART

The Grand Tour

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Join this Grand Tour through Europe with three of the greatest composers.

Beethoven’s gruff and dramatic overture to Goethe’s Egmont, is a concentrated expression of the Dutch hero’s triumph sacrifice in the name of liberty and freedom from the Spanish. Mozart’s youthful Piano Concerto No.12, K.414 is a miracle of the Austrian genius’ maturity beyond his years. Although premiered in London in 1833, Mendelssohn’s Italian symphony was first conceived during a – tour the young composer took through the major capital cities of Italy. He wrote to his sister that ‘it will be the happiest piece I have ever written, especially the last movement’ and certainly a feeling of joyous energy dominates the symphony, which throbs with Italian dance rhythms, from the Roman saltarello to the frenzied Neapolitan tarantella.

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SPEND AN HOUR WITH GOOD COMPANY, GREAT MUSIC & LIGHT REFRESHMENTS. INFORMATION Wed 16 December 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (80–mins no interval) BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture, Op.84 MOZART Piano Concerto No.12 in A, K.414 (385p) MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4, Op.90, Italian Laurence Matheson piano (ANAM soloist) Orchestra Victoria Wilma Smith leader Colin Fox host Tickets $47 ($38 concession/senior) — includes morning tea Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

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THE MERLYN MYER FUND

THE VIZARD FOUNDATION

ENCORE BEQUEST PROGRAM Providing sustained support for all aspects of the Centre’s artistic program through its Public Fund.

Anonymous (2) Betty Amsden AO Jenny Anderson

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Barbara Blackman Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins Dr Garry Joslin

Ken Bullen The Estate of Beverley Shelton & Martin Schönthal Mary Vallentine AO

Inspired Giving LEADERSHIP CIRCLES The Leadership Circles comprise individual lead donors whose gifts of $5,000 to $25,000 support the Centre’s eight program pillars.

Artist Development Colin Golvan QC & Dr Deborah Golvan Children’s & Family Betty Amsden AO Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross Great Performers The John & Jennifer Brukner Foundation Anonymous (2) Brian & Esther Benjamin Paulette & Warwick Bisley Hans & Petra Henkell Geoff & Jan Phillips Lady Primrose Potter AC Skipp Williamson & Carol Haynes

Life-long Learning Kathryn Fagg Local Heroes Lady Marigold Southey AC The Klein Family Foundation Andrew & Theresa Dyer Jean Hadges Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM Craig Reeves Majlis Pty Ltd Master Class Price/Lowy Family in memory of John Price George & Laila Embelton New Music Peter Jopling AM QC Naomi Milgrom AO MUSIC CIRCLE PATRONS PROGRAM Providing support essential to the breadth, diversity and quality of the Centre’s artistic program.

Magnum Opus Circle ($20,000+) Yvonne von Hartel AM & Robert Peck AM Melbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg Peter & Cally Bartlett Stephen Carpenter & Leigh Ellwood Joseph Corponi Paul Donnelly & Brigitte Treutenaere Margaret Farren-Price & Prof Ronald Farren-Price AM Julie Kantor Eda Ritchie AM The Playking Foundation Virtuoso Circle ($10,000+) J.A Westacott & T.M Shannon Composers Circle ($4000+) Anonymous (2) Andrea Goldsmith Jenny & Peter Hordern Alison & David Lansley Maria Sola Drs Victor & Karen Wayne Lyn Williams AM Melbourne Recital Centre Senior Management Message Consultants Australia Pty Ltd Musicians Circle ($2500+) Eva Besen AO & Marc Besen AC Robert & Jan Green Diana Lempriere James Ostroburski

Christine Sather Susan Thacore K ate & Stephen Shelmerdine Family Foundation Prelude Circle ($1000+) Anonymous (7) Charles Baré Adrienne Basser Mary Beth Bauer Helen Brack Bill & Sandra Burdett John & Thelma Castles The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC & Mrs Elizabeth Chernov Maxine Cooper & Michael Wright Kathy & George Deutsch Mary Draper Lord Francis Ebury & Lady Suzanne Ebury Maggie Edmond Susan Fallaw The Leo & Mina Fink Fund William J Forrest AM Martin Ginnane & Ronnie Binding Angela Glover Jan Grant Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris Sue Hamilton & Stuart Hamilton AO Penelope Hughes Prof Andrea Hull AO Darvell M Hutchinson AM Stuart Jennings Liane Kemp Ann Lahore Norene Leslie McCormac Maria Mercurio Sarah & Baillieu Myer AC Stephen Newton AO Elizabeth O’Keeffe Helen L Perlen Dr Robert Piaggio Peter Rose & Christopher Menz Rae Rothfield Samara, Countess of Beekman Robert & Jenni Stent Barbara & Duncan Sutherland Pamela Swansson Elisabeth & Peter Turner Sally Webster Peter Weiss AO Jacqueline Williams & Peter Murnane Supporters ($500+) Peter J Armstrong David Bardas David & Rosemary Houseman Judith Hoy Gerry & Susan Moriarty Kaye Salisbury & Bart Wissink

ELISABETH MURDOCH CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND Named after the Centre’s Founding Patron, this Fund supports projects that make a difference to young artists and accessibility to music. ($20,000+) Annamila Pty Ltd ($10,000+) Betty Amsden AO Naomi Milgrom AO Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross ($4000+) Anonymous (1) Jennifer Brukner Julian Burnside AO QC & Kate Durham Dr Alastair Jackson Sally MacIndoe

Louise & Martyn Myer Foundation Allan Myers AO QC & Maria Myers AO Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu Andrew & Jan Wheeler Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies Youth Music Australia

($2500+) Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM James Ostroburski Yvonne von Hartel AM & Robert Peck AM Lyn Williams AM ($1000+) Anonymous (3) Ashton Raggatt McDougall Architects John & Mary Barlow Adrienne Basser Jane Bloomfield Barbara Burge James Calvert-Jones Sir Roderick Carnegie AC Des & Irene Clark Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins George & Laila Embelton Penny & Grant Fowler Dr Jane Gilmour OAM John Howie AM & Linsey Howie Penelope Hughes Penny Hutchinson John Landy AC MBE & Lynne Landy Christina McCallum & Prof John Langford AM Dr Richard Mills AM Rowly & Judy Paterson Prof David Penington AC & Dr Sonay Penington Geoff & Jan Phillips Rob & Philippa Springall Rob & Jenni Stent Sally Webster ($500+) Anonymous (1) Peter & Cally Bartlett Helen Brack Brian & Esther Benjamin The Hon Mary Delahunty Kathryn Fagg Margaret Farren-Price & Prof Ronald Farren-Price AM Colin Golvan QC & Dr Deborah Golvan Robert & Jan Green Peter & Barbara Kolliner Peter & Susan Mahler Eda Ritchie AM Christine Rodan & Erskine Rodan OAM Dr Peter Rogers & Cathy Rogers Christine Sather Drs Victor & Karen Wayne Skipp Williamson & Carol Haynes Message Consultants Australia

($2500+) Elizabeth O’Keeffe Ralph & Ruth Renard ($1000+) Anonymous (3) Marcia and John K Arthur Peter Bartlett Ingrid Braun Justice David Byrne QC Christine Clough Bruce Curl Colin Golvan QC & Dr Deborah Golvan Dr Gavan Griffith QC AO Robert Heathcote & Meredith King Judge Sara Hinchey & Tom Pikusa Maryanne B Loughnan QC Peter & Avril McGrath Peter & Ruth McMullin David O’Callaghan Meredith Schilling Michael Shand QC

($500+) The Hon Chris Maxwell AC SHARE THE MUSIC PROGRAM This program enables disadvantaged children and adults to attend concerts by providing tickets and transport free of charge. Over 1,000 of these visits take place each year through the generosity of our donors. ($10,000+) Krystyna Campbell-Pretty

($4000+) Anne Burgi & Kerin Carr Wendy & David O‘Callaghan & Alan Kozica ($1000+) Caroline & Robert Clemente Helen Imber Dorothy Karpin Christina McCallum & Prof John Langford AM Dennis & Fairlie Nassau Kerryn Pratchett Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine Sirius Foundation ($500+) Vivien & Jacob Fajgenbaum Dr Robert Hetzel George & Grace Kass Maria Mercurio Barry & Barbara Shying Prof Richard Smallwood & Carol Smallwood Vivien Wertkin

LEGAL FRIENDS OF MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE Each year the group brings together music lovers from the legal profession to help fund the Centre’s special projects and series.

Legal Friends Inaugural Patrons The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon and The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC QC ($4000+) Rachel & Hon Alan Goldberg AO QC Naomi Golvan & George Golvan QC The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon and The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC QC Peter B Murdoch QC List of patrons at 13 August 2015

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