What's On: October, November, December 2017

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OCTOBER, NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 2017 Melbourne Festival draws the spotlight as it takes over the Centre this October The sounds of summer: Justin Townes Earle, Tilman Robinson, Megan Washington & The Temper Trap Get festive with Lah-Lah’s Stripy Christmas, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & The Snowman PHOTO: KRISTAIN HOEBERMANN PP1000016130

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Sunday Mendelssohn’s Octet — p4

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01 House of the Beehives — p4

Streeton Trio — p5

Russian Lullaby — p6

Ferruccio Furlanetto — p4

Continuum — p5 See Me As I Am — p5

Aled Jones One Voice — p6

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ANAM Artists in Concert— p12

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Schumann/Grabowsky — p12

09 Justin Townes Earle — p14

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75 Years: A Portrait of Meredith Monk — p15

From My Life — p16 The End of Time — p16

05 Alexis Taylor — p8 MSO Plays Beethoven 8 — p13

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The Peggy GlanvilleHicks Address — p21

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment — p26

Emma Kirkby & Jakob Lindberg — p25

Mozart Plus Brahms — p27

Monteverdi — The Grand Madrigals — p28

Paul Grabowsky in conversation — p29

Beginnings — p27

Ariel Pink — p28

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28 Paul Lewis Master Class — p32

Telepathy — p22

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Sweet is the Torment — p30

Merlyn Myer Music Commission — p30

The Weaver’s Knot — p30

Julia Messenger Quintet— p15

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27 Tilman Robinson — p20

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David Hobson with Victoria Welsh Choir — p15 A Night of Music — p15

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Music of the Spheres — p24

Megan Washington — p23

Alexander Gavrylyuk — p24

Prism — p26

Josh Cohen School of Music — p27

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Sous le ciel de Paris — p29

The Temper Trap Unplugged — p30

Winter in the Forgotten Valley — p31

The Company of Pianos with Sam Keevers — p31

Sounds of Spring — p31

Marwood’s Beethoven — p31

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30 In Conversation with Chloe Hooper — p33

Night Music — p33

Gawurra — p34

05 The Phonos Project — p24

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12 Letters from Tchaikovsky — p27

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment — p26

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Hoang Pham with Zelman Symphony — p32

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Euromash — p34

29 Bittersweet Obsessions — p20

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European Sonatas — p22

Jazz & the Silver Screen — p29

Pictures — Corpus Medicorum — p33

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The Snowman — p35 Euromash — p34

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Takeoff! — p34

08 Prancer & Vixen — p35

Noël! Noël! — p35

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Lah-Lah’s Stripy Christmas — p35 Prancer & Vixen — p35

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28 Acacia Quartet — p20 Bittersweet Obsessions — p20

Mozart & Papa Haydn — p29

Book 2, Part 3 — Peter de Jager — p33

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Tenebrae Choir — p11

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14 Sound Text — p11

Like Running Water — p10

08 Unforgettable Songs — p13

Joep Beving — p8

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Impressions — p21

Bohemian Rhapsody — p26

A Child of Earth & Heaven — p26

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The Bob Dylan Songbook — p19

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Emma Kirkby Master Class — p25

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Alexis Taylor — p8

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Video Sonic Quartet — p17

Souvenir De Florence — p17

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Tony Gould Duo: Duos 3 — p13

How We Remember — p17

Andrew Goodwin & Daniel de Borah — p21

PLEXUS: Prophecy — p24

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In Conversation with Ella Thompson — p10

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12 'Round Midnight — p9

Secret Songs — p18

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Where We At? — p12

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Unspoken Dialogues — p18

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Glories of the French Baroque — p7

In conversation with Gawurra — p34

Music on the Mind: Audience Wellbeing — p14

Ears Wide Open: Schumann — p16

Luke Howard — p6

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10 Double Manual — p8

Las Minas Puerto Flamenco — p6

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

WOMINJEKA, WELCOME At Melbourne Recital Centre, great performance sounds like an acclaimed solo pianist one night and an indie-rock band the next. This variety and sense of discovery is part of the magic of Australia’s home of music. In October, the Melbourne Festival’s dazzlingly diverse concert program takes over the Centre. You’ll hear the beguiling voices of Ella Thompson, Clio Renner and Sui Zhen with lush visuals in Like Running Water (20 October). Celebrated American soprano Brenda Rae performs the exquisite operatic arias of French Baroque composer Jean-Philipe Rameau with the Australian National Academy of Music Orchestra — music that is the last word in 18th-century chic (6 October). British choir Tenebrae in Joby Talbot’s contemporary choral classic Path of Miracles (21 October), and Spotify sensation Joep Beving’s minimalist piano music (14 October) will hypnotise you.

Spring sees a host of Australia’s best and brightest singers in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. The dream team of Kate Ceberano, Paul Grabowsky and Joe Camilleri explore The Bob Dylan Songbook (2 November), with a jazz-inflected take one of the 20th-century’s most vital musicians. Vocalist Megan Washington revisits her own formidable catalogue, and some of her favourite songs with orchestra (10 November), and Gawurra, one of the newest voices in the vibrant world of Indigenous song writing, will move you with his soulful voice and stories (7 December). From Melbourne to the world, The Temper Trap has become an international force: and now returns home for an exclusive acoustic gig (24 November), while American alt-country royalty Justin Townes Earle (16 October) and electro-pop provocateur Ariel Pink strut their stuff (21 November).

Soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and lutenist Jakob Lindberg perform the ‘pop’ music of the Renaissance, the works of singer-songwriters such as John Dowland. It will be a rare treat to hear legendary early musicians in repertoire that is so close to their hearts. Pianist Paul Lewis begins his three-year journey into the soul of the piano through the music of Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms, revealing the poetry and power of his instrument. Finally, unwrap some festive musical gifts with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Christmas tradition Noël! Noël!

(9 December), the family fun of Lah Lah’s Stripy Christmas (16 December) and The Snowman (9 December). For grownups — both naughty and nice — our untraditional Christmas cabaret Prancer and Vixen (16 & 17 December) is an irreverent take on Yuletide pop classics.

On behalf of Melbourne Recital Centre, thank you for your wonderful support this year, and for sharing hundreds of unforgettable experiences with us.

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CEO, Melbourne Recital Centre P.S. We’re delighted to congratulate the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and its director, violinist Joshua Bell for their wins at the 2017 Helpmann Awards in July. The orchestra’s Australian Tour performances in April won the Helpmann for best Chamber and/or Instrumental Concert and Joshua Bell won the Helpmann for Best Individual Classical Performance. These prestigious awards are voted for by Australia’s performing arts community. Also nominated for awards were our friends the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Italiano, Daniil Trifonov and Richard Tognetti.

Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the people of the Kulin nation on whose land the Centre stands.

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House of the Beehives The masters of classical repertoire, re-inventors of past works and performers of the new, Inventi Ensemble highlights works by female composers in this program, House of the Beehives.

Including works by Australia’s Melody Eötvös, Melbourne based Nikki Edgar and Kaija Saariaho from Finland, the title piece was premiered by the Ensemble in 2015 at the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music to great acclaim. House of the Beehives is a work that includes film which will be projected at the performance as will the semi-graphic score of Confirmation Bias

by Nikki Edgar, providing the audience with a complete visual and aural experience.

INFORMATION Mon 2 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MELODY EÖTVÖS House of the Beehives KAIJA SAARIAHO Noa Noa CYRUS MEURANT Monuments NIKKI EDGAR Confirmation Bias

Inventi Ensemble Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Inventi Ensemble

FERRUCCIO FURLANETTO

Mendelssohn’s Octet Full to the brim with infectious vitality, Mendelssohn’s Octet is one of the true life-affirming pinnacles of Western music.

Practically inventing the genre of a work for eight strings, the creation by the 16-year-old child genius has never been bettered. Join Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s flagship chamber ensemble, Australian Octet, for a performance of Mendelssohn’s Octet, matched with Brahms’ tender Sextet No.1 and a new octet by contemporary classical British composer Douglas Weiland.

INFORMATION Sun 1 October 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) DOUGLAS WEILAND Winterreise MENDELSSOHN Octet, Op.20 BRAHMS Sextet for strings No.1 in B-flat, Op.18 Australian Octet Premium $106 ($95 concession) A reserve $85 ($74 concession) B reserve $63 ($52 concession) C reserve $42 ($35 concession) Under 40s $40 Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

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Glamorous divas and showy tenors are used to the spotlight, but it’s a rare performer who can take a sonorous bass and make it world famous. Ferruccio Furlanetto is that performer: a gifted singer-actor with a captivating voice. He is sought after worldwide, from the Metropolitan Opera to La Scala, to sing the conflicted fathers, tortured priests and playful devils of great operatic works. Join Ferruccio Furlanetto for one night only, performing with pianist Igor Tchetuev.

The program explores the soulful poetry of Russian art song. Only the vast expanse of a Russian winter could inspire Mussorgsky’s Songs and Dances of Death and Rachmaninoff’s moody romances. Somehow, the music captures the darkness, cold and longing of a people waiting for the sun, for life and love to return — sparks of light and hope in a bleak night.

INFORMATION Mon 2 October 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70-mins no interval) RACHMANINOFF ‘Fate’, ‘A dream’, ‘The lilacs’, ‘In the silent night’, ‘How fair this spot’, ‘I was with her’, ‘This time’, ‘Stay don’t leave me’ & ‘Spring waters’.

MUSSORGSKY ‘The leaves are sadly rustling’, ‘For you the words of love’, ‘Song of the old man’, ‘The night’, ‘The winds are howling’ & Songs and Dances of Death.

Ferruccio Furlanetto tenor (Italy) Igor Tchetuev piano (Ukraine) Premium $115 ($104 concession) A reserve $100 ($90 concession) B reserve $85 ($77 concession) C reserve $60 ($54 concession) Presented by Opera Australia

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CONTINUUM

SEE ME AS I AM Tinalley String Quartet reflects on the intimacy of music and the heartfelt origins of compositions conceived deep within the composer’s soul but destined for greatness.

Beethoven’s Quartet Op.95 ‘Serioso’ is imbued throughout with gravitas and tension. Never intended by the composer to be performed in public, the piece is intensely personal, tightly coiled and breathless until the coda of the final movement, which heralds a sparkling, almost nonchalant conclusion to a troubled musical journey. Acclaimed pianist Daniel de Borah joins Tinalley for Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet. Written at the request of the Beethoven Quartet who commissioned the work so that Shostakovich could play with them, it is one of the most famed chamber works of the 20th century. Tchaikovsky’s beloved first string quartet is a fitting close to Tinalley’s concert series which is inspired by the words of Tolstoy.

The celebrated writer was reportedly moved to tears upon hearing the exquisite Andante Cantabile movement for the first time.

INFORMATION Tue 3 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval) BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95, ‘Serioso’ SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57 TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11

Tinalley String Quartet Daniel de Borah piano Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tinalley String Quartet

Arcadia Winds presents a program of continuous music spanning the continuum of time. From Monteverdi madrigals to a Berio Sequenza, this concert features pieces for solo and ensemble winds that flow seamlessly together, blending with and complementing each other in new and wonderful ways. Each instrument in the wind quintet will feature separately, in Giacinto Scelsi’s Ko-Lho, Luciano Berio’s Sequenza VII, Katy Abbott Kvasnica’s MultiSonics and Paul Stanhope’s Dawn Lament.

Timeless Monteverdi madrigals, originally for five voices and now arranged for the five instruments of the wind quintet, will tie these pieces together. The concert culminates with the world premiere of Elliott Gyger’s new wind quintet Et in Arcadia Ego, itself a continuum of fascinating and diverse miniature sound worlds.

INFORMATION Tue 3 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MONTEVERDI Madrigals (arr. for wind quintet) BERIO Sequenza VII for solo oboe PAUL STANHOPE Dawn Interlude for solo horn KATY ABBOTT KVASNICA MultiSonics for solo bassoon SCELSI Ko Lho ELLIOTT GYGER Et In Arcadia Ego (world premiere) Arcadia Winds Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Arcadia Winds

Streeton Trio Plays Beethoven In a rare Melbourne appearance, one of Australia’s leading piano trios offers up an unassailable pillar of the repertoire — Beethoven’s mighty ‘Archduke’ Trio, here set alongside the tiny Romantic jewel of Suk’s haunting Elegie. Full of gorgeous melodies, this program suits the Streeton Trio beautifully, showcasing their love for these European classics, and their passionate connection to it that reaches beyond the stage to warm all hearts.

INFORMATION Tue 3 October 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) SUK Elegie for piano, violin & cello, Op.23 BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in B-flat, Op.97, ‘Archduke’

Streeton Trio Tickets $52 (incl. cake & refreshments from 10am) Under 30s $20 Presented by Musica Viva

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Aled Jones One Voice

RUSSIAN LULLABY Songmakers Australia brings together some of the country’s leading singers and instrumentalists in a diverse repertoire comprising some of the pinnacles of chamber music. Nursery rhymes and lullabies are insightful windows into the parent-child relationship. Love and death, desires and fears are reflected in the lyrics, some of them allegoric and some outright confronting.

Songs and duets by Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Mussorgsky and Kabalevsky frame the centrepiece of this program, Shostakovich’s most touching, unusual and melancholy song cycle From Jewish Folk Poetry.

INFORMATION Wed 4 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) GLINKA ‘Cradle Song’ TCHAIKOVSKY ‘Winter Evening’, ‘Cradle Song’ & ‘The Cuckoo’ KABALEVSKY ‘There Was an Old Woman’ MUSSORGSKY ‘With Nurse’ & ‘The Cat & the Birdcage’ KABALEVSKY ‘Five Little Pigs’ SHOSTAKOVICH From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op.79 Songmakers Australia Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Songmakers Australia

Las Minas Puerto Flamenco

Following the release of the #1 selling album One Voice, former boy soprano and global singing sensation Aled Jones returns to Australian shores in a unique concert where Aled duets with his younger self. Featuring Aled’s classic folk songs including ‘Lark in the Clear Air’, ‘Danny Boy’ and ‘Eriskay Love Lilt’.

Using projections of his younger self, Aled sings duets from One Voice and renowned favourites, joined on-stage by a local Melbourne choir.

INFORMATION Wed 4 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Aled Jones vocals (U.K.) VIP $162.61 (visit the website for details) Gold $92.15 Silver $76.77 Presented by Live Nation

Luke Howard with String Ensemble

Las Minas Puerto Flamenco is a musical show in which 11 artists showcase the talents that have made them worthy of winning the Cante de las Minas prizes. This is not just another Flamenco show but rather a unique, non-stop event. The singing is accompanied by guitars that are in turn accompanied by dancing and percussion, Flamenco flutes, saxophone and cajons. A show full of sensitivity and imagery, journey through the history of Flamenco that has passed through ports, interacting with music from across the world: habaneras, colombianas, rondeñas, vidalitas, milongas and guajiras, which fuse with the Flamenco soleás, tanguillos, alegrías and bulerías.

INFORMATION Thu 5 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours no interval) Cante de las Minas Prizewinners

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Tickets $89 ($79 concession) Presented by Las Minas World Wide Tour, S.L

Australian Music Prize-nominated composer Luke Howard’s writing has been described as ‘absolutely heavenly’ (BBC Radio 6). A pianist since childhood, Luke has scored films and performed with artists as diverse as Lior and Jeff Mills, capturing audiences with contemporary classical arrangements that curl and twist around the boundaries of a particular emotion. Though wordless, Howard’s songs perform a function unique to music as a medium — that of evoking without describing, bringing listeners to a feeling which defies articulating. Having recently signed to the Mercury KX label, alongside contemporaries such as Lambert, Olafur Arnalds and Solomon Grey, Luke presents a selection of solo piano and ambient works from his records Sun, Cloud and Two Places, along with new material before heading to Europe on tour.

INFORMATION Fri 6 October 7pm Salon (75-mins no interval) Luke Howard piano & electronics Aaron Barnden, Natasha Conrau, Elizabeth Welsh, Sharon Draper, Charlotte Jacke & Ben Robertson strings Tickets $30 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Luke Howard

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GLORIES OF THE FRENCH BAROQUE BRENDA RAE SINGS RAMEAU Highly sought-after American soprano Brenda Rae sings arias by Jean-Philippe Rameau — the greatest composer you’ve never heard of! Audiences from Vienna and Paris to New York and Glyndebourne have fallen in love with Brenda Rae, and now it’s Melbourne’s turn to see what all the excitement is about. The stunning young coloratura soprano has won accolades for her golden voice, and now, in association with Melbourne Festival, she joins the ANAM Orchestra for her exclusive Australian debut. Rameau’s fantastical imagination transformed the face of French opera. He was ahead of his time with his theories and works inspiring such succeeding operatic innovators as Gluck and Wagner and influencing musical thinkers over two centuries later.

A profoundly gifted composer, he created a series of bracing theatrical masterpieces full of dramatic tension. This Rameau program brings these treasures to light with Brenda Rae and young musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) under the direction of Benjamin Bayl in the acoustic excellence of the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

INFORMATION Fri 6 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) RAMEAU Arias and orchestral works from the operas: Les Paladins, Castor et Pollux, Platée, Zoroastre, Les Boréades & Les Indes galantes Brenda Rae soprano (U.S.A.) Benjamin Bayl harpsichord/director ANAM Orchestra Premium $85 A reserve $75 ($68 concession) B reserve $65 ($58 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in association with Melbourne Festival

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JOEP BEVING ALEXIS TAYLOR Alexis Taylor, front man of electro-pop royalty Hot Chip, sets aside the synths for a heartstring-strumming evening with a deeply personal bent. The death of a close friend was the inspiration behind Taylor’s solo album of last year, Piano. Comprising original works along with stripped back versions of songs by Hot Chip and Taylor’s side project About Group, the album is a tender, affecting recital for voice and piano, and a reminder that behind the musical pyrotechnics is a songwriter of rare ability. Join Taylor for a sensitive and soulful session on the keys.

INFORMATION Thu 12 & Sat 14 October 6pm & 9.30pm Salon (75-mins no interval) Alexis Taylor vocals/keyboard/guitar (U.K.) Tickets $49 ($39 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Melbourne Festival

When amateur Dutch pianist Joep Beving posted a self-recorded album online, it was on little more than a whim. Eighty-five million plays and a record company bidding war later, it’s safe to say that Beving is the kind of classical sensation only our times could produce.

The delicate, atmospheric compositions may initially have been written for the mere enjoyment of friends and family, but their stirring effect and Beving’s meditative performances have connected with people the world over. ‘It’s the type of music that can easily tell stories’, says Beving: the emotive, cinematic landscapes summoned in the songs are spaces to fall into. A second album, Prehension, was released earlier this year and Beving’s star has only continued to rise.

INFORMATION Sat 14 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (75-mins no interval) Joep Beving piano (Netherlands)

A reserve $49 ($39 concession) B reserve $39 ($29 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Melbourne Festival

DOUBLE MANUAL

Pianist Peter de Jager is a force of nature whose musical mind would adorn the cultural life of any city on the planet, bar none. His recitals are not just recitals; they are journeys into wild and wonderful terrain. Having conquered the peaks of Boulez, Ives and Alkan — simply unscalable for most pianists — de Jager now leads his audience into the miraculous world of Iannis Xenakis, composer, architect, engineer and polymath. The five works de Jager has chosen offer not only proof of Xenakis’ bona fide claim to genius, but also a succinct history of new music from 1961 to 1984. Equally at home on piano and harpsichord, de Jager will shine a light on one of the most interesting composers of the recent era.

INFORMATION Tue 17 October 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) XENAKIS Evryali, Khoaï, Mists, Naama and Herma.

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Peter de Jager harpsichord/piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in association with Melbourne Festival

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LAMBCHOP Chameleonic Nashville icons Lambchop might have earned their stripes in the ‘90s alt-country movement but the subsequent two decades have proven the band’s soul is that of a nomad, passing through post-rock, lounge, electronica and folk.

While no two albums of the 12 they’ve released sound the same, a singular spirit of human generosity and wistful optimism hover above each. The Lambchop line up has been just as amorphous — indeed, the band is more a loose, shifting collective with Kurt Wagner the only constant. Understated but ripe with meaning, technically masterful but with an unexpected catchiness, Lambchop’s music is the kind you have to fight not to fall for.

INFORMATION Wed 18 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (80-mins no interval) Lambchop (U.S.A.) Support act — The Double A reserve $69 ($59 concession) B reserve $59 ($49 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Melbourne Festival

‘ ROUND MIDNIGHT INFORMATION

Thu 19 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) JOHN ADAMS China Gates JUDD GREENSTEIN First Ballade GEORGE CRUMB Eine Kleine Mitternachtmusik TALIB RASUL HAKIM Sound Gone FREDERIC RZEWSKI Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues Emanuele Arciuli piano (Italy) A reserve $69 ($59 concession) B reserve $59 ($49 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Melbourne Festival

The sheer virtuosity of Italian pianist Emanuele Arciuli is matched only by an insatiable appetite for discovery, with a staggering catalogue of repertoire ranging from Bach to the present moment. Alongside releases with numerous awards — including a Grammy nomination — in 2011 Arciuli’s genius was recognised with the most important Italian critic’s prize, the Premio Franco Abbiati. Arciuli has a special affinity with American music and is a leading interpreter of John Adams, George Crumb and Chick Corea, to name a few, but is also an acclaimed champion of America’s diverse musical identity, by way of two landmark commissions that pay tribute to the famous theme by Thelonius Monk, ’Round Midnight.

Reimagined as suites these have not only become a signature, but also a symbol of how Arciuli thinks, crossing the bridge from jazz to avant—garde in a single handspan.

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LIKE RUNNING WATER

Like Running Water is a new work by Ella Thompson (GL, Dorsal Fins) in collaboration with Sui Zhen, Clio Renner and visual artists Prue Stent and Honey Long. Performed alongside a string and woodwind quartet, the group’s long oeuvre will explore the deconstruction of pop music, through themes of water and what is strong is soft, fluid and moves in cycles. This will manifest not only in the music itself, but also in the multi-sensory scale of the performance.

With her infectious pop vocals, synth-heavy melancholia and heaving rhythms, this performance intertwines Ella Thompson’s distinctive sound with the classically oriented modes of contemporary composition.

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Fri 20 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Ella Thompson vocals/sampler Clio Renner piano/synthesizer/vocals Sui Zhen samplers/synthesizer/vocals

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IN CONVERSATION WITH

Ella Thompson, Clio Renner & Sui Zhen Join Ella Thompson, Clio Renner and Sui Zhen with 3RRR’s Lauren Taylor to hear insights into the creative process behind the group’s new Melbourne Festival show, musings on their careers — and possibly a few songs along the way. This is a unique opportunity for an intimate audience to participate in the creative conversation and learn from these remarkable musicians.

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Prue Stent & Honey Long visual art Samuel Boon string arrangements Tickets $29 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Festival

Sat 7 October 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Ella Thompson, Clio Renner & Sui Zhen Lauren Taylor moderator FREE — tickets required with entry Visit melbournerecital.com.au for details

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TENEBRAE CHOIR

Joby Talbot’s modern masterpiece Path of Miracles was first performed in 2005 following the traumatic aftermath of the July 7 bombings in London. In celebration of Tenebrae’s 15th anniversary, the award-winning group founded and directed by Nigel Short returns to this ground-breaking work alongside the premiere of a new commission by Owain Park, Footsteps, which moves through the seasons as seen by a lonely traveller. Latin for ‘shadows’, Tenebrae’s name also refers to the religious service in which candles are successively extinguished, and both meanings offer a hint of the emotional timbre of this choir’s performances. The evocative depths of these two works are the perfect introduction to the immersive audience experience of a group who regularly performs by candlelight, from memory and encouraging movement throughout the performance space.

INFORMATION Sat 21 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (80-mins no interval) OWAIN PARK Footsteps (Australian premiere) JOBY TALBOT Path of Miracles Tenebrae Choir (U.K.) A reserve $69 ($59 concession) B reserve $59 ($49 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Melbourne Festival

The language of protest and resistance provides the music for this thoughtprovoking small chamber opera. In Sound Text, political writings are ingeniously transcribed into harmonies and then layered with historical song melodies ranging from Reconstruction-era spirituals to French Revolutionary ballads. Created by renowned U.S.A. conceptual artist Charles Gaines, with musical arrangements by Sean Griffin of Opera Povera, Sound Text is a unique fusion of art and music. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Score at The Ian Potter Museum of Art. INFORMATION

SOUND TEXT

Sat 21 October 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) CHARLES GAINES (arr Sean Griffin) Sound Text (Australian premiere) Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne in association with Melbourne Festival Engaged through The University of Melbourne-Melbourne Recital Centre Learning Partnership.

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ANAM Artists in Concert Where We At? Alex Raineri, Lloyd van’t Hoff & Jack Bailey

This dazzling program by ANAM Artists trio Alex Raineri, Lloyd van’t Hoff and Jack Bailey features Luigi Bassi’s enchanting Concert Fantasia on Motives from Rigoletto, the virtuosic and romantic Piano Sonata No.4 by Scriabin, and Martinů’s Variations on a Theme of Rossini, intense in both its melodic expression and rhythmic drive. Lastly, gathering the group together, is Brahms’ Trio which encompasses a broad range of emotions and musical styles, showcasing the breadth of the composer’s talents and influences.

INFORMATION Mon 9 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MARTINŮ Variations on a Theme of Rossini, H.290 SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No.4 in F-sharp, Op.30 BASSI Concert Fantasia on Motives from Rigoletto BRAHMS Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op.114

Lloyd van’t Hoff clarinet Jack Bailey cello Alex Raineri piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

Schumann/ Grabowsky

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‘On February 27 1854, Robert Schumann threw himself into the Rhine, the climax of a psychotic episode during which he was assailed by visions both exhilarating and terrifying.

His music is rich in melody, artful structure and great expressive depth, and it has been fascinating for me to reflect on a composer grappling with severe mental illness, a quality which places him in a direct relationship to the contemporary world. I have long wanted to perform his beautiful E-flat major Piano Quartet Op.47, written during a happier phase of his life, in 1842, a year during which he wrote a large amount of chamber music. The third movement, marked Andante Cantabile features one of the most beautiful melodies in the repertoire. I have interpolated four Glosses between the movements, which look at the material through a refracted prism, perhaps suggesting the less linear tumult never far from Schumann’s thoughts. It is indeed an honour to be taking the stage with these three great musicians, for whom I have such high regard.' Paul Grabowsky INFORMATION Tue 10 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op.47 including Four Schumann Glosses by Paul Grabowsky Erkki Veltheim violin Brett Dean viola

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This powerful event will unpack and define the current state of the Australian identity.

Nkechi Anele and Lucille Cutting are friends who connected through difference. As two Nigerian-Australian women of a similar age and background, Nkechi and Lucie had vastly different upbringings. One grew up in an urban environment surrounded by many cultures and the other in a small town in country Victoria. Questions about race, identity and culture form the basis of their friendship and led to the development of The Pin ­­­— a online discussion platform run by biracial Australians for all Australians.

Everyone deserves to feel safe to THINK about who they are, MEET amazing people and EXPRESS themselves. A lineup of thought-provoking guests will join award winning journalist and moderator Santilla Chingaipe for Where We At? — a live forum exploring contemporary thought on race, identity and culture in Australia.

Rosanne Hunt cello Paul Grabowsky piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by The Vizard Foundation, Peter Jopling AM QC & Dr Sam Mandeng

Wed 11 October 7pm Salon (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval) Santilla Chingaipe moderator Remi Kolawole Carly Findlay Aamer Rahman Abe Nouk Sukhjit Kuar Khalsa Sasha Sarago Performances by Cool Out Sun Sista Zai Tickets $25 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in association with The Pin

Tony Gould Duo: Duos 3

Featuring the music of one of Australia’s most accomplished and vibrant compositional talents, Elena Kats-Chernin, don’t miss the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra showcasing the power and versatility of woodwind. In this special one-off concert, British clarinet virtuoso Michael Collins returns to play with and conduct the MSO in a riveting series of works, including the dynamic Ornamental Air, written for him by MSO’s Composer in Residence Elena Kats-Chernin.

Also on the program is Dvořák’s ‘old worldy’ Serenade for Winds and one of Mendelssohn’s Konzertstücke, in which Collins will be joined by the 2015 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year, Brisbane-born Lloyd Van’t Hoff. This work is followed by Beethoven’s Symphony No.8, which the composer fondly referred to as his ‘little Symphony in F’.

Piano, trombone and voice improvisation comes together lyrically in this close impromptu performance by two of Australia’s finest jazz musicians, Tony Gould and Ben Gillespie. Tony Gould is one of Australia’s most revered pianists and respected musicians and Australia’s first professor of jazz. His career has embraced many styles of music, not least jazz and other improvisatory music in addition to traditional and contemporary classical music. He is joined

by Ben Gillespie, a member of the diverse Melbourne music scene for over 25 years, having studied at the Victorian College of the Arts under Brian Brown and Tony Gould and graduating in 1992. A magical hour of improvisation awaits you.

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MSO PLAYS BEETHOVEN 8

Thu 12 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) DVOŘÁK Serenade for Winds ELENA KATS-CHERNIN Ornamental Air MENDELSSOHN Konzertstücke No.1, Op.113 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.8

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Michael Collins clarinet Premium $115 ($110 concession)* A reserve $99 ($94 concession)* B reserve $79 ($74 concession)* C reserve $59* *Prices are subject to change without notice

Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Unforgettable Songs In this concert, James Yang sings well-known Chinese, Japanese and Western art songs, Peking Opera, Huangmei Opera, and two songs composed by internationally acclaimed Chinese born Australian composer Julian Yu. Yang’s rich, sonorous voice is supported by the artistry of EnsembLinx, comprising four of Melbourne’s finest musicians whose aim is to link the audience with music from many cultures, particularly Asian. Three highly

Fri 13 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Tony Gould piano Ben Gillespie voice/trombone Tickets $45 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tony Gould

entertaining short instrumental pieces by Julian Yu fill out the musical texture and demonstrate his remarkable imagination, emotional range and compositional mastery.

INFORMATION Sun 15 October 5pm Salon (One hour no interval) James Yang tenor EnsembLinx Tickets $24.95 Presented by James Yang & EnsembLinx

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Alt-country heartthrob Justin Townes Earle returns to Australian shores with full band, making his Melbourne Recital Centre debut. Joined by Nashville mainstay Joshua Hedley (who’s played with Jack White, Dan Auberach and Nikki Lane), Justin Townes Earle will spend an evening with Melbourne audiences introducing his newest album, Kids In The Street and revisiting fan favourites. Once compared to a man who wears many suits, in 35 short years Earle has experienced more than most. Having launched a career only a decade ago, his songwriting prowess has established him with a reputation as a singular leading light in the Americana music community. His ability to craft infectious melodies, brimming with fearless, personally charged lyrical insights has already cemented his place as being a young veteran singersongwriter armed with a rich body of work.

Son of country-rock iconoclast Steve Earle, Justin received his middle name in honour of the great Texan songwriter, Townes Van Zandt. His ability to walk the line between tradition and his own modernity is apparent in his knack for delivering emotional performances, laying bare his often harsh life experiences through song. Having first taken the hearts of Australian audiences during a tour in late 2008, Justin Townes Earle’s steady rise of regular tours of Australia has seen him play some of our biggest festival stages. Settle in for a mesmerizing performance by one America’s greatest voices of melancholic eloquence in an evening with Justin Townes Earle.

An evening with

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE

INFORMATION Mon 16 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. support) Justin Townes Earle & full band (U.S.A.) Supported by Joshua Hedley (U.S.A.) Tickets $65 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre MUSIC ON THE MIND

Audience Wellbeing: How are you going?

Jane Davidson and Jody Evans work at the University of Melbourne, both holding engagement portfolios in their respective schools: Jane at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Jody at the Melbourne Business School. Both investigate audience experience, Jane focusing on socio-emotional wellbeing and Jody exploring the building of arts audiences and their collective impact. In this talk, these experienced researchers will engage with their audience to discuss among other things: what music audiences want and feel; how music audience experience contributes to wellbeing; and what can be done to improve music audience experiences?

INFORMATION Mon 16 October, 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Professor Jane Davidson Associate Professor Jody Evans

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Tickets $10 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Engaged through The University of MelbourneMelbourne Recital Centre Learning Partnership

A Night of Music Julia Messenger Quintet In a tribute to some of the great American singers and songwriters of our time, internationally acclaimed Melbourne vocalist Julia Messenger, along with her quintet, presents a program entitled, Lush Life: Songs of the Great American Songbook. Earning rave reviews around the world for her exquisite vocal technique and ability to get to the heart of a song, Julia Messenger is a truly versatile singer-songwriter, with a voice expressing an incredible range of tone, mood and emotion.

Lush Life showcases the greats of jazz featuring songs from the deep repertoire sources of George Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein. Delight in songs from the Great American Songbook with Julia Messenger and her Quintet.

INFORMATION Fri 20 October 7pm Salon (70-mins no interval) Julia Messenger Quintet Tickets $45 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

David Hobson is one of Australia’s best known operatic tenors, a concert and stage performer, a composer and recording artist.

He has sung many roles for both state and international opera companies, including his award-winning performances as Rodolfo and Orphée. Victoria Welsh Choir, led by Faleiry Koczkar OAM and accompanied by Lorna Ogilvie, is a traditional Welsh male voice choir, singing in four-part harmony. Come for an afternoon of glorious music, listening to the choir’s beautiful harmonies and David’s enchanting tenor voice. Victoria Welsh Choir’s last Recital Centre concert with David was in 2014 so tickets will be highly sought.

A Night of Music is a traveling music concert that features some of the greatest young Vietnamese artists from around the world. The repertoire combines music from the classical genre with a touch of Broadway, Vietnamese classics and a pinch of crossover pizzazz. One of the featured artists, Teresa Sangeeta Mai, a soprano from the U.S.A. and 2016 Global Peace Song Award winner, will enchant the audience with her angelic voice and beauty.

The concert also features AustralianVietnamese virtuosic pianist and composer Van Anh Nguyen. With two iTunes #1 singles under her belt, Van Anh’s versatile playing, contagious high energy and personality will get you jumping out of your seats! The night also includes the internationally touring classical guitarist Le Hoang Minh as well as the talented tenor and Vietnam Idol judge Nam Khanh. Be ready to experience a powerful, exciting and beautiful night of music.

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Sun 22 October 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) David Hobson tenor Victoria Welsh Choir A reserve $80 ($75 concession) B reserve $70 ($65 concession) C reserve $45 ($40 concession) Presented by Victoria Welsh Choir

Sun 22 October 5pm Salon (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Teresa Sangeeta Mai soprano (U.S.A.) Van Anh Nguyen piano Le Hoang Minh guitar Nam Khanh tenor (Vietnam) Hai Hoang Nguyen baritone/guitar Tickets $65 ($45 concession) Presented by Hai Foundation

David Hobson with Victoria Welsh Choir

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

75 Years: A Portrait of Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk’s music is intoxicatingly playful, achingly personal and instantly recognisable, exploring the human voice at its most ethereal, acrobatic and startling. Rubiks Collective and Invenio Singers celebrate Monk’s 75th birthday with a retrospective of her musical output, pairing some of her most recent offerings with beloved works from her early career. In Monk’s world, ‘voices are like instruments and instruments are like voices’. Gotham Lullaby and Urban March showcase the charming melodies, wordless vocalising and astonishing range that have defined Monk’s works for singers, while Backlight is an exploration of breath and colour in instrumental writing. Tendrils of melody and modal harmonies weave together in Realm Variations, representing the newest chapter in this fearless artist’s ever-evolving career.

INFORMATION Mon 23 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MEREDITH MONK Backlight, Masks, Gotham Lullaby, Urban March and Realm Variations.

Rubiks Collective Invenio Singers Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Rubiks Collective Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

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Ears Wide Open: Schumann One of Schumann’s finest orchestral creations, the Manfred Overture, brings Byron’s semiautobiographical poem to the concert stage. Schumann loved a challenge and threw himself wholeheartedly into creating what was described as a ‘dramatic poem with music in three parts’. First performed in 1852, the broader work consisted of the overture, an entr’acte, melodramas, solos and choruses, but as the production was almost impossible to stage, the sands of time have left us more familiar with Schumann’s Overture. Interestingly, it is claimed by music historian Peter Ostwald that Schumann’s Manfred was in fact written when the composer was facing ‘exquisite suffering’ from ‘inner voices’ — a storyline full of ghosts and supernatural elements might not have helped his condition.

INFORMATION Mon 23 October 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) SCHUMANN Manfred Overture Op.115 — excerpts LOCAL HEROES

Graham Abbott conductor/host Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Tickets $49 ($44 concession)*

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Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra LOCAL HEROES

The End of Time

FROM MY LIFE Quartz’s unique programs shine a light on the string quartet repertoire by highlighting well-known pieces of beauty and energy.

Comprised of four highly acclaimed Melbourne musicians Kathryn Taylor and Philippa West (violins), Merewyn Bramble (viola) and Zoe Wallace (cello), Quartz’s performances are full of passion and vibrancy.

Composed in 1842, Schumann’s ‘chamber music year’, his three string quartets are dedicated to Mendelssohn and are highly influenced by the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Schumann’s String Quartet No.3 in A is a wonderful perspective on the late Classical and early Romantic period. ‘From My Life’ is the title given to Smetana’s Romantic string quartet and is a reflection on the composer’s own life and his music. The work

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begins with his youthful leanings towards art along with an inexpressible yearning, the happiness of his first love, feeling of national pride, and later the painful regret at remembering the promise of his early career which was affected dramatically by the onset of deafness.

Synesthesia literally means ‘joined perception’.

Many composers and musicians experience this condition where hearing is simultaneously perceived as colour. Ensemble Liaison will provide the audience with another sensory perception alongside the musical experience with the assistance of award winning lighting designer Paul Jackson and their interpretation of Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. Also on the program is Stravinsky’s own concert arrangement of The Soldier’s Tale — the story of a soldier who trades his fiddle to the devil in return for unlimited economic gain.

The concert also features the world premiere of a new work by Samantha Wolf, winner of the Melbourne Recital Centre and University of Melbourne Composition Award for 2017.

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Tue 24 October 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) STRAVINSKY The Soldiers Tale (trio version) SAMANTHA WOLF Splinter (world premiere) INFORMATION SCHUMANN Adagio & Allegro, Op.70 Tue 24 October 6pm MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time Salon (75-mins no interval) Ensemble Liaison SCHUMANN String Quartet No.3 in A, Op.41 Dene Olding violin No.3 Paul Jackson lighting design SMETANA String Quartet No.1, JB1:105 Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Quartz Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Ensemble Liaison Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Quartz Melbourne Recital Centre-The University of Melbourne Emerging Composers Commission is supported by Majlis Pty Ltd.

LOCAL HEROES

ACO: SOUVENIR DE FLORENCE Souvenir de Florence is Tchaikovsky’s exuberant postcard from an Italian summer holiday, brimming with carefree energy and lush melodic fancy. Tchaikovsky’s ability to craft a heart-tugging melody remains hard to beat. Olli Mustonen, one of the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s most popular guests, continues to stun the world with his outstanding compositional talent.

His Nonet No.2 was first performed by the Orchestra in 2001 and from that moment became an audience favourite. Fun, approachable and bursting with lyrical tunes, its centrepiece is the gorgeous, warmly expressive seven-minute Adagio.

Add to this Beethoven’s monumental Grosse Fuge and Shostakovich’s electrifying Two Pieces for String Octet and you have a concert that is quintessentially ACO. From contemporary to classical, swoonful to energetic, this is the Australian Chamber Orchestra performing the very heartland of its repertoire.

INFORMATION Wed 25 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) OLLI MUSTONEN Nonet No.2 BEETHOVEN Grosse Fuge SHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for String Octet TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence Australian Chamber Orchestra Premium $159 ($139 concession) A reserve $149 ($127 concession) B reserve $128 ($110 concession) C reserve $89 ($77 concession) D reserve $54 ($48 concession) Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

A THOUSAND SOUNDS

HOW WE REMEMBER Solstice is a contemporary piano trio based in Melbourne that focus on performing, commissioning and arranging works which move away from the traditional piano trio repertoire and span a wide range of musical genres. With a particular interest in performing works by local composers, Solstice looks to extend the concert experience creating a space for social connection and the sharing of ideas. How We Remember features new music by Australian and international composers which has been crafted around a soundscape of interview material exploring different states of remembering and forgetting.

Crossing styles of contemporary classical,

ambient and post-minimal with electronic elements, How we Remember is a musical exploration into the nature of remembering and forgetting. Through music and sound we examine the strength and fragility of memory and its effect on our lives and its effect on our lives and relationships.

INFORMATION Wed 25 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Solstice Piano Trio Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Solstice Piano Trio

VIDEO SONIC QUARTET Having performed together for six years, The Letter String Quartet presents wildly moving programs of new music for strings and voices through commissions and collaborations with innovative Australian and international composers. Video Sonic Quartet is an audio-visual feast that sees the Quartet collaborating with video/visual artists Megan Evans, Anne WiIson and Sal Cooper. The performance uses the Salon in innovative ways to create a spatialised experience in which the performers move around the space, sometimes playing from behind the audience and sometimes directly in front of a screen with huge images projected onto their white lab coats. The concert also features two world premiere performances. The first is new work

by Alice Humphries, Melbourne Recital Centre 2016 Composition Commission winner. The second, a collaboration by film maker Peter Humble and TLSQ’s Artistic Director Biddy Connor, is an exciting new composition for film footage, string quartet and electronics.

INFORMATION Sat 28 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) ZOE BARRY/SAL COOPER Undertakings ALICE HUMPHRIES new work BIDDY CONNOR/MEGAN EVANS Strangers PETER HUMBLE/BIDDY CONNOR new work STEPH O’HARA/ANNE SCOTT WILSON Twice The Letter String Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Letter String Quartet Melbourne Recital Centre-The University of Melbourne Emerging Composers Commission is supported by Majlis Pty Ltd.

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SECRET SONGS

Unspoken Dialogues Share in this sonorous feast as Caroline Almonte (piano) and Blair Harris (cello) offer their vivid interpretations of four masterpieces spanning the last 100 years. Frank Bridge and Benjamin Britten are two of the key figures in 20th-century British music, who both explored the ever-evolving language that is passed down from one generation to the next in their monumental sonatas for cello and piano. Caerwen Martin’s work, Heart of Yours Heart of Mine, written especially for this concert, is a highly evocative and emotional outpouring, showcasing the subtleties of our current musical dialect.

Complemented by the stillness and serenity of Brenton Broadstock’s Clear Flame Within reminding us to take respite from everyday life and bathe in the beauty of love, this performance delves into the very core of human emotion, not only connecting us to one another, but reconnecting with ourselves.

INFORMATION BRIDGE Cello Sonata in D minor Blair Harris cello Caroline Almonte piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Blair Harris and Caroline Almonte

Mon 30 October 6pm Salon (75-mins no interval) BRITTEN Sonata for piano & cello in C, Op.65 BRENTON BROADSTOCK Clear Flame Within CAERWEN MARTIN Heart of Yours Heart of Mine (world premiere)

Vibraphone virtuoso Nick Parnell unveils musical treasures centre-stage in his new performance, Secret Songs, paired with piano accompaniments by Michael Ierace. Parnell’s magical mallets have a way of dazzling across the keys of a vibraphone, seamlessly blending the sounds and styles of jazz, world and classical into one singular voice. Prepare for a highly energetic performance as Nick presents works by vibraphone legend Gary Burton, Galactic Dances by Australian composer Joe Chindamo, and a lesser-known version of An American in Paris by George Gershwin.

INFORMATION Tue 31 October 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) FABRIZIO FESTA Clandestino Songs JOE CHINDAMO Galactic Dances ALBÉNIZ Tango GARY BURTON Singing Song GERSHWIN (arr. Parnell) An American in Paris SATIE Gymnopédie No.1 SAMUELS/FREIDMAN Carousel Nick Parnell vibraphone Michael Ierace piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

48 WAYS OF LOOKING AT BACH

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Part 2 with Elizabeth Anderson Bach specialist Elizabeth Anderson eats, sleeps and breathes the music of Johann Sebastian. In this rare solo recital, she shares her passions and deep understanding by the music of the master.

INFORMATION Thu 2 November 6pm Salon (80-mins no interval) TEMPELTON Bach Goes to Town BACH Prelude & Fugue No.9 – No.16 HELLIER Prelude from Ein wenig über B-A-C-H PALMER Fugue & Blues in D Minor

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Elizabeth Anderson harpsichord Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

THE BOB DYLAN SONGBOOK

Join two of Australia’s most popular and celebrated contemporary vocalists, Kate Ceberano and Joe Camilleri as they pair with Melbourne Recital Centre Artist-in-Residence, and six-time ARIA award winner Paul Grabowsky and the Paul Grabowsky Quartet, transforming the songbook of one of the 20th-century’s greatest songwriters and poets, Bob Dylan.

‘The songs of Bob Dylan have become part of the inner fabric of our lives, and his creative journey has recently brought him around to the Great American Songbook, which has traditionally formed the basis for many extraordinary jazz performances. Now we return the favour, with an investigation from a jazz perspective of his masterpieces, interpreted by two of our greatest vocalists, Joe Camilleri, himself a deep Dylan devotee, and Kate Ceberano, whose song choices will surprise and delight,’ says Grabowsky. With repertoire spanning Dylan’s finest songs, experience the artistry of Kate Ceberano, Joe Camilleri and Paul Grabowsky in an unmissable evening bringing to life the song-writing genius of a true luminary.

INFORMATION Thu 2 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Kate Ceberano & Joe Camilleri vocals Paul Grabowsky musical director/piano Rob Burke saxophone Jonathan Zion double bass Luke Andresen drums

A reserve $80 B reserve $70 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & RAZ Music

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Tilman Robinson Tilman Robinson is a Melbourne composer, producer and sound designer — a creator of electro-acoustic music which moves across a range of genres including classical minimalism, improvised, experimental, electronic and ambient. Academy trained in the fields of both classical and jazz composition, Tilman’s diverse output focuses on the psychological impact of sound. For this intimate performance Tilman performs pieces from his acclaimed second album Deer Heart as well as new compositions for string quartet and electronics. Immerse yourself in the depth of Tilman’s unique sound-world as he’s joined by members of The Letter String Quartet in what promises to be an immersive and challenging aural performance.

Bittersweet Obsessions: Monteverdi & Bach Laughter. Tears. Vengeance.

Join the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra for an inventive concert experience, a dramatic staged event that will traverse the highs and lows of emotional experience: three stories of heartbreak, passion and comic revelry in a suppressive world. This is the emotional narrative of one woman in three stories; she tells us her stories of beautiful sadness, of obsession turned from despair into laughter, still tinged with grief.

Directed by Constantine Costi and dressed by Charlotte Mungomery and Genevieve Graham, the creative team behind the Brandenburg’s runaway success Handel’s Messiah, Bittersweet Obsessions will have you weeping and laughing in equal measure.

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Fri 3 November 7pm Salon (70-mins no interval) Tilman Robinson electronics & effects Lizzy Welsh violin Biddy Connor viola Zoë Barry cello Chloë Smith double bass Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tilman Robinson

Sat 4 November 7pm & Sun 5 November 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) MONTEVERDI Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda and Lamento della Ninfa.

BACH Coffee Cantata, BWV211 Additional works by KAPSBERGER, FLACONIERI and TABACI.

Acacia Quartet: Rhythm & Texture

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Premium $160 A reserve $140 B reserve $110 ($73 concession) C reserve $80 ($53 concession) D reserve $55 E reserve $30 Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

It’s about rhythms and textures in this string quartet program by Acacia Quartet. The concert starts with Osvaldo Golijov’s Tenebrae, featuring pulsating, vibrating and aerial textures under haunting melodies. Dmitri Shostakovich’s String Quartet No.7 is dedicated to his first wife, written in 1960, five years after her death. Although short, the quartet shows all the drama of Shostakovich’s work — nervous energy and rapid pulses next to hypnotic lyrical passages. Lyle Chan’s new work Andante Moderato is more subtle and subdued, while Javier Alvarez’s Metro Chabacano, a dedication to one of Mexico City’s subway stations, is characterized by a continuous eighth-note movement with short melodic solos for all instruments. And finishing on Ravel’s hopeful prizewinning work, String Quartet in F which he composed in 1903 as an entry to the prestigious Rome Prize, set out to impress his teacher Gabriel Fauré, sadly winning neither prize nor his teacher’s praise.

INFORMATION Sat 4 November 6.30pm Salon (Two hours incl. interval) OSVALDO GOLIJOV Tenebrae SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.7 in F-sharp minor, Op.108 LYLE CHAN Andante Moderato

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JAVIER ALVAREZ Metro Chabacano RAVEL String Quartet in F Acacia Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Acacia Quartet

SOUTHBANK SERIES

LOCAL HEROES

Impressions Andrew Goodwin & Daniel de Borah ‘THE GROWING SYNERGY BETWEEN TENOR ANDREW GOODWIN AND PIANIST DANIEL DE BORAH HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN PERFORMANCE SCENE IN RECENT YEARS. GOODWIN MUST BE ONE OF THE FINEST LIEDER SINGERS PERFORMING ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT TODAY.’ LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE

Daniel de Borah is one of Australia’s foremost pianists, highly sought after as a solo recitalist, collaborative pianist and concerto soloist. In this concert Daniel welcomes one of Australia’s most compelling singers, Andrew Goodwin, to explore the rich and diverse worlds of Russian song. Romances by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, and Benjamin Britten’s haunting setting of verses by Pushkin, The Poet’s Echo.

INFORMATION Wed 8 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) TCHAIKOVSKY ‘Not a word, o my friend’, ‘On this moonlit night’, ‘Do not believe, my friend’, ‘None but the Lonely Heart’ & ‘Whether day reigns’.

BRITTEN The Poet’s Echo, Op.76

RACHMANINOFF ‘The migrant wind’, ‘When yesterday we met’, ‘Night is mournful’ & ‘I am no prophet’.

Andrew Goodwin tenor Daniel de Borah piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Daniel de Borah

Individually, Joe Chindamo and Zoë Black have forged stellar careers and are amongst the most respected musicians in Australia. As a duo, they have established themselves as one of the most innovative voices in contemporary chamber music. Bristling with modernity and creative curiosity, they continue to challenge themselves and their audiences through constant evolution. In five years, they have recorded three albums, two of them receiving ARIA nominations for best classical release and have played Carnegie Hall and all the major festivals in Australia. Now lending their unique brand of cool to the music of the great 20th-century masters, this program features Debussy’s Violin Sonata in G minor, works by Prokofiev and Schnittke, and an original composition by Joe himself.

INFORMATION Thu 9 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) DEBUSSY Violin Sonata in G minor SCHNITTKE Sonata for violin & piano, No.1 PROKOFIEV Five Melodies, Op.35 JOE CHINDAMO new work Zoë Black violin Joe Chindamo piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

THE PEGGY GLANVILLE-HICKS ADDRESS 2017 Presented by the New Music Network, the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address is a key moment in the contemporary art music calendar in Australia. Established in 1999, the Address aims to ignite the national conversation around contemporary art music, whilst connecting the national new music community and broader arts network around the country. In 2017, the address will be given by Kim Williams, whose career as a media executive and composer has seen him head prominent organisations such as Foxtel, Musica Viva Australia, Sydney Opera House Trust, News Corp. Australia (formerly News Limited), and the Australian Film Commission.

INFORMATION Wed 8 November 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Kim Williams speaker

FREE — tickets required with entry Visit melbournerecital.com.au for details Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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BAND OF BROTHERS TELEPATHY

The similarities are uncanny: both sets of brothers come from musical families and were brought up in environments that encouraged music and individuality. Each duo has garnered acclaim both locally and internationally. Each has ARIA awards (7 awards and 35 nominations in total) and each has collaborated with some of the world’s finest musicians in genres as diverse as jazz, classical, bluegrass, folk and contemporary music from around of the globe. Challenging traditional musical forms and pushing boundaries is what they do best. Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, Joseph and James Tawadros — one super group, two sets of siblings, four internationally acclaimed musicians. Whichever way you look at it, this brotherly collaboration displays sibling revelry at its best. Slava and Leonard Grigoryan are regarded as two of Australia’s finest classical guitarists. Joseph Tawadros is a master of the oud, whilst James has made a name for himself as a world-class percussionist specialising on the req, an Egyptian tambourine. Performances by Band of Brothers are marked by group artistry of the highest order with repertoire that crosses cultural and stylistic barriers. Combining technical virtuosity and improvisation, audiences are taken on a musical journey defying categorisation.

INFORMATION Thu 9 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Slava & Leonard Grigoryan guitar Joseph Tawadros oud James Tawadros req Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Grigoryan Brothers

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EUROPEAN SONATAS

Duo Chamber Melange is a wonderful partnership between internationally acclaimed musicians, Ivana Tomaskova (violin) and Tamara Smolyar (piano). The Duo’s versatile repertoire embraces classical and contemporary music as well as world premieres of renowned Australian, European and American composers. There is only one word that encapsulates the essence of this concert — kaleidoscopic. Journey from the Romantic nationalism of Grieg, through the 20th-century rhythmic dynamism of Poulenc into the 21st-century inspiration with a world premiere for solo piano by Kenji Fujimura. This mosaic of genres is truly fascinating: Grieg’s Sonata is the ‘work of a youth who has seen the sunny as well as quite dark and turbulent side of his life’, lyrical symmetry of a piano premiere by Fujimura and Poulenc’s masterpiece, composed during World War II and dedicated to the memory of victims of war.

INFORMATION Fri 10 November 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) GRIEG Sonata No.1, Op.8 for violin & piano KENJI FUJIMURA New work for solo piano (world premiere) POULENC Sonata for violin & piano

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Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange

MEGAN WASHINGTON WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE ORCHESTRA

Megan Washington has taken the music world by storm over the last decade.

Known for her quirky lyrics and instantly appealing songs, she has forged a unique identity and embedded herself in the fabric of the Australian music scene. Many are unaware that she started her musical life as a jazz artist, collaborating with Australian artists like Paul Grabowsky, Sean Foran and Jamie Oehlers. In this performance with The Impossible Orchestra get ready to hear new songs and favourites from jazz to indie pop and alternative rock. Following Washington’s recently sold-out Sydney Opera House concert which brought the audience and Megan to tears she joins The Impossible Orchestra with new songs and a selection of favourites from her three studio albums. Don't miss one of the defining Australian female singers of our age in this special collaboration.

INFORMATION Fri 10 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Megan Washington vocals Brett Kelly conductor The Impossible Orchestra A reserve $99 B reserve $79 C reserve $59 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Orchestral arrangements commissioned and provided by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

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ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK IN RECITAL Following his huge success in the Great Performers series of 2016, dazzling piano virtuoso Alexander Gavrylyuk returns for one performance only. Alexander is a virtuoso in the grand manner of a Horowitz, Richter or Rubinstein — a barnstorming, red-blooded Romantic.

He started learning piano at seven, moved from the Ukraine to Sydney aged 13, and commenced his prize-winning career aged 15. The young master has effortlessly transitioned from prodigy to busy international soloist while still in his early 30s: highlights of Gavrylyuk’s extraordinary career have included concertos with the Concertgebouw, the New York, Israel, and Moscow Philharmonic and Cincinnati Symphony orchestras, headlining at the Hollywood Bowl and recitals in Budapest, London, Vienna, Moscow and Tokyo.

Music of the Spheres The Goldner String Quartet has widespread and long-standing recognition for excellence, not only as Australia’s pre-eminent string quartet, but as an ensemble of international significance. Carl Czerny described the sublime slow movement from Beethoven’s Quartet Op.59, No.2 as the composer’s contemplation of a starry sky and his thoughts on the music of the spheres. The Goldner String Quartet begins this concert with the famous ‘Quartettsatz’ by Schubert, a succinct and dramatic movement which alternates between high intensity and almost painful beauty. Between these masterworks, the group will perform the Victorian premiere of a new Quartet by Australian composer Matthew Hindson.

INFORMATION Sat 11 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval) BACH (arr Busoni) Toccata & Fugue in D minor HAYDN Sonata in B minor, No.47 XVI:32 CHOPIN Etudes Op.10, No.8—No.12 SCRIABIN Sonata No.5

The Phonos Project

INFORMATION Sat 11 November 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) SCHUBERT String Quartet No.12 in C minor, ‘Quartettsatz’ MATTHEW HINDSON new work BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 8 in E minor, Op.59, No.2 Goldner String Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Goldner String Quartet SOUTHBANK SERIES

PLEXUS: Prophecy

Music of Stockhausen & More Celebrating Karlheinz Stockhausen’s music 10 years after his earthly departure, The Phonos Project brings to the stage the wonder of his compositions as well as new music from Australia and Sweden. Join The Phonos Project on an adventure through some of Stockhausen’s most seminal works for flute, clarinet and trumpet, while

RACHMANINOFF Preludes Op.23, No. 1, No. 2 & No. 5 RACHMANINOFF Sonata No.2 (2nd edition) Alexander Gavrylyuk piano A reserve $89 ($79 concession) B reserve $69 ($59 concession) Presented by Andrew McKinnon Presentations

discovering new music from Swedish composer Henrik Denerin and Australian composer Karen Heath.

INFORMATION Sun 12 November 7.30pm Salon (Two hours incl. interval) STOCKHAUSEN In Freundschaft, Oberlippentanz, Ypsilon, Tanze Luzefa! & Entführung HENRIK DENERIN Fluchtlinien-D, Monade, Totenkopf KAREN HEATH Antheira: Goddess of Gardens, Flowers, Nature & Mortal Love (world premiere) The Phonos Project Tickets $35 ($29 concession) Presented by The Phonos Project

PLEXUS brings together the talents of three of Melbourne’s most vibrant and versatile musicians, Monica Curro, Philip Arkinstall and Stefan Cassomenos. PLEXUS continues its celebration of wonderful Melbourne artists with a program which includes world premieres by three esteemed and very diverse composers — Brenton Broadstock, Christine McCombe and Christian O’Brien. PLEXUS continues on its mission to perform works commissioned by the Verdehr Trio, with the Tibetan Dance from 2001 by Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng. PLEXUS joins forces with extraordinary guest artists Deborah Cheetham, Michelle Wood and Damien Eckersley, in Stefan Cassomenos’ intimate arrangement of the exquisite Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss.

INFORMATION Mon 13 November 6pm Salon (90-mins incl. interval) BRENTON BROADSTOCK new work CHRISTINE MCCOMBE new work CHRISTIAN O’BRIEN new work BRIGHT SHENG Tibetan Dance R. STRAUSS (arr. Cassomenos) Four Last Songs

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PLEXUS Deborah Cheetham soprano Michelle Wood cello Damien Eckersley double bass Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & PLEXUS

GREAT PERFORMERS

EMMA KIRKBY with Jakob Lindberg

‘Their engaging music-making simply draws you into its magic.’ MARSHALL MCGUIRE

Dame Emma Kirkby played a leading role in a musical revolution that changed our understanding of the sound of history. Since the early ‘70s, Emma’s voice has illuminated the works of Renaissance, Baroque and Classical composers with a blend of scrupulous scholarship and sure-footed intuition. Listening to Emma is to be immersed in the past as her pure soprano voice embodies the unique virtues of each era she explores. Her recordings of Vivaldi, Bach and Mozart testify to her bravura and her pioneering spirit — in many cases she was the first to champion these lost or overlooked masterpieces — and her fruitful collaboration with other legendary period musicians.

Lutenist Jakob Lindberg is just such a musician. One of the finest exponents of his exquisite and ancient instrument, Lindberg has committed the complete works of Dowland to record; nobody knows this music more intimately. Emma has called the lute the ‘biggest inspiration’ in her career, and Jakob has been her musical partner for decades. Emma and Jakob have chosen a gorgeous collection of jewels from the vast treasure-house of songs for the natural pairing of voice and lute. Communicating their wit and pathos requires a storyteller’s art, a gentle touch and a voice coloured by experience. Reaching a flourishing peak in the early Baroque, the lute song preserves the ethos of their time: fanciful, lyrical, melancholy, courtly and bawdy and a true partnership of word and music.

EMMA KIRKBY

Master Class Join Emma Kirkby for a revelatory master class and discover more about the music you love.

Melbourne Recital Centre’s Master Class program provides essential artistic development opportunities that benefit young Australian artists and offer insights and learning for patrons as well.

Tue 14 November 6pm Tickets $10 Salon (One hour no interval) Supported by Ensemble Giovane

INFORMATION Wed 15 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Program to include jewels of the Renaissance and Baroque featuring works by DOWLAND, JONES, BOESSET, BALLARD and others.

Dame Emma Kirkby soprano (U.K.) Jakob Lindberg lute (Sweden)

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‘KIRKBY REMAINS ONE OF THE TREASURES OF THE MUSICAL WORLD.’ THE GLOBE AND MAIL (TORONTO)

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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Rachel Podger Britain’s most revolutionary orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, makes its first, widely anticipated full tour of Australia for Musica Viva. Led by acclaimed violinist Rachel Podger, their concerts match brilliant execution with gleeful enjoyment. Played on original instruments, symphonies by Haydn and J.C. Bach, as well as two violin concertos by Mozart, make for an engaging program of grace and verve.

INFORMATION Tue 14 & Sat 18 November 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) HAYDN Symphony No.26 in D minor MOZART Violin Concerto No.1 in B-flat, K.207 J.C. BACH Symphony in G minor, Op.6, No.6 MOZART Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (U.K.) Rachel Podger violin (U.K.) Premium $158 ($138 concession) A reserve $132 ($115 concession) B reserve $92 ($80 concession) C reserve $62 ($54 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Musica Viva

A CHILD OF EARTH & HEAVEN

A Child of Earth and Heaven celebrates two generations of Australian vocal writing, showcasing works by award-winning composers Nigel Butterley and Elliott Gyger inspired by childhood and the natural world. In an all-new collaboration, drawing together renowned performers from around the country, Inventi Ensemble (Melbourne) and Halcyon (Sydney) with guest conductor Matthew Wood (Darwin) present two intriguing song cycles for voice and chamber ensemble. Gyger’s Paul Lowin Award winning composition, giving voice (2013), is an intimate exploration of the theme of early childhood. With diverse texts drawn from eight female Australian writers including his own daughter Sophia, giving voice encapsulates a roller-coaster of emotions – such as fear, wonder, joy and frustration — in eight highly individual songs. Drawing inspiration from the Orpheus myth, Butterley’s Orphei Mysteria (2008) is a work of great beauty whose subtlety painted colours bring forth a richly evocative soundscape and show a master craftsman at the height of his powers.

INFORMATION Wed 15 November 6pm Salon (75-mins no interval) ELLIOTT GYGER Giving Voice NIGEL BUTTERLEY Orphei Mysteria

Inventi Ensemble Halcyon Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Inventi Ensemble and Halcyon

A THOUSAND SOUNDS

PRISM

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LOCAL HEROES

Bohemian Rhapsody The members of Baroque trio Latitude 37 were drawn together by their passion for historically informed performance of 17th and 18th-century music. The special combination of Baroque violin, viola da gamba and harpsichord opens up a wealth of repertoire that is rarely explored by other Australian ensembles. Joining Latitude 37 is violinist Lucinda Moon on a tour of Bohemia’s woods and fields, exploring the diversity of repertoire from this important part of Baroque Europe.

Bohemia, now part of the modern-day Czech Republic, was a visiting ground for many aspiring young musicians from across Europe who were looking to cut their teeth in the music profession. Latitude 37 explores works of exceptional beauty from foreign tourists such as Johannes Pachelbel to locally-grown virtuosos such as Heinrich Biber who captivated listeners with his advanced violin techniques and audacious harmonic language.

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Gemma Turvey and the New Palm Court Orchestra present a delightful excursion through the angles of perception and illusion. Prism features the premiere of artistic director and pianist Gemma Turvey’s composition Prism for piano and string quartet, Arvo Pärt’s transcendent Spiegel im Spiegel and Piazzolla’s Oblivion, plus improvisations and works by Grammy awardwinning cellist Eugene Friesen and emerging Australian composer and saxophonist Rafael Karlen.

Fri 17 November 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) GEMMA TURVEY Prism ARVO PÄRT Spiegel im Spiegel PIAZZOLLA Oblivion

‘THE SYMPHONY BECOMES A GLORIOUS FIERY BEAST.’

Gemma Turvey artistic director/piano New Palm Court Orchestra Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & NPCO Limited

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Thu 16 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BIBER Partita No.3 from Harmonia artificiosoariosa PACHELBEL Trio Sonata (Scordatura) VON BIBER Partita No.6 from Harmonia artificioso-ariosa FINGER Trio Sonata in D minor KASPAR KERLL Batalla Imperial & Trio Sonata PEZ Duplex Genius Sonata Latitude 37 Lucinda Moon violin Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Latitude 37

Josh Cohen School of Music 2017 Student Recitals

The Josh Cohen School of Music is a boutique Melbourne music school based in Malvern and Hawthorn. Offering lessons in piano, guitar and singing, the school provides warm and friendly tuition in professional studios, taught by a team of tertiary-qualified educators from Australia’s leading universities.

In this concert series, the Josh Cohen School of Music is proud to present a diverse program of jazz, classical and contemporary repertoire featuring students of all ages and levels.

INFORMATION Sat 18 November 12pm, 1.30pm & 3pm Salon (One hour no interval) Sat 18 November 5pm Salon (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Josh Cohen School of Music

Letters from Tchaikovsky Virtuosic and intimate, passionate and lyrical, the music of Tchaikovsky is pure Romanticism. This program is a wonderful opportunity to hear the extraordinary talents of Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s string musicians at their best — with Tchaikovsky’s breathtaking showpiece for string orchestra, the Serenade for Strings, the charming Album for the Young and Souvenir d’un lieu cher, imaginative variations by Arensky and witty dances by Shostakovich.

INFORMATION Sun 19 November 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) ARENSKY Variations on a theme of Tchaikovsky, Op.35a SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Crellin) Three Fantastic Dances, Op.5 TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. Dubinsky) Album for the Young, Op.39: selections (for string orchestra) TCHAIKOVSKY (arr. Buc) Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op.42 (for violin & string orchestra) TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings, Op.48

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra William Hennessy director Shane Chen violin Premium $127 ($117 concession) A reserve $106 ($95 concession) B reserve $85 ($74 concession) C reserve $63 ($52 concession) Under 40s $40 Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

LOCAL HEROES

Mozart Plus Brahms

Pianist Kristian Chong is one of Australia’s most sought-after musicians performing as a soloist, chamber musician and concerto pianist. The series Kristian Chong & Friends is literally an assembly of his friends performing together some of the great chamber duo sonatas, trios, quartets and quintets. Enjoy the wonderful sounds of Brahms and Mozart in a thrilling concert guaranteed to leave you wanting more. The newly appointed associate concertmaster of the Philharmonia Orchestra Rebecca Chan joins the striking violist Christopher Moore and gorgeous cellist Rachael Tobin in what promises to be a breathtaking performance of Brahms’ turbulent, fiery and exciting G minor Piano Quartet. This famous work, with its gypsy last movement, will leave you breathless. In contrast, Mozart’s delightful Sonata for piano and violin K.379, is warm, optimistic and simply exquisite.

INFORMATION Mon 20 November 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) MOZART Sonata for piano & violin in G, K.379 BRAHMS Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25 Rebecca Chan violin Christopher Moore viola

BEGINNINGS

Rachael Tobin cello Kristian Chong piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Kristian Chong and Friends

The Australian String Quartet travels across musical time in a program that encompasses Baroque eloquence, Classical grandeur and intense Romanticism at the dawn of the 20th century. The program begins with one of the earliest works for string quartet written by Italian master, Alessandro Scarlatti. Bartók, the undisputed giant of the 20th-century string quartet, makes his first impression in the genre with this sumptuous first quartet. String quartets of the classical era are often described as musical conversations. Beethoven’s first Razumovsky quartet orates with passion, serious intent and grandeur of scale. Composed soon after the revolutionary Eroica Symphony, this quartet carries the same powerful sense of expressiveness and scope.

INFORMATION Mon 20 November 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) A. SCARLATTI Sonata a Quattro No.4 in D minor BARTÓK String Quartet No.1

BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F, Op.59, No.1 Australian String Quartet Tickets $85 ($62 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Australian String Quartet

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MONTEVERDI — THE GRAND MADRIGALS Ludovico’s Band is one of Australia’s most dynamic Baroque bands acclaimed for its performances of music from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Directed by Marshall McGuire (triple harp) and Tommie Andersson (lute, theorbo, Baroque guitar), the group features Rachael Beesley and Julia Fredersdorff (violins), Samantha Cohen (theorbo, lute, Baroque guitar) and Ruth Wilkinson (recorders, viola da gamba). In collaboration with The Consort of Melbourne they present two extended Monteverdi madrigals. The only surviving excerpt from his opera L’Arianna, the heart-wrenching ‘Lament’ contains some of Monteverdi’s most vivid writing. And in a final tribute to this great Italian master the two

ensembles present a rare performance of Il ballo delle ingrate (The Ballet of the Ungrateful Ladies), written for a wedding celebration in Mantua in 1608.

INFORMATION Tue 21 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MONTEVERDI Lamento d’Arianna MONTEVERDI Il Ballo delle ingrate Ludovico’s Band The Consort of Melbourne Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

ARIEL PINK

Los Angeles’ prodigal song-writing son Ariel Pink, accompanied with full band, brings his 11th studio album to Melbourne Recital Centre as part of Melbourne Music Week 2017. In true Ariel Pink style, his latest record, Dedicated to Bobby Jameson, features his signature experimental, impressionistic, lo-fi chill-wave vibes mixed with themes of mismanaged dreams, West Coast mythologies, haunted boulevards and the acceptance of self, all projected through a celluloid filter of controversies.

From rah-rah psych rock tracks to grungy ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ — style breakdowns, Ariel Pink’s way of remaining contained whilst sprawling across an endless spectrum of shimmering pop is singular to his vision of hypnagogic pop storytelling.

As the title suggests, Pink’s latest release is a touching dedicated to L.A. musician Bobby Jameson, a character of the West Coast long presumed dead who re-emerged after 35 years of reclusion.

These songs illustrate the tests, milestones and adversaries Bobby faced pulled together as a singular vision of artistic pop. Through a frenzied portrayal of humanity’s baseness and beauty experience the ups and downs of despair, self-loathing and suspicion contrasted with love, nostalgia and desire. Pink’s long connection to Australia started on his first visit here in 2006 where he credited an Australian backing band with ‘changing his life’ (Sydney Morning Herald) having been the first people to ever truly learn his material. Drawing upon long-forgotten iconoclasts and trailblazers including the Shaggs, The Cure and The Velvet Underground, Pink’s mission has always been to redefine the musical lexicon for himself and others.

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Tue 21 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Ariel Pink (U.S.A.) Tickets $65 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Music Week

MOSTLY MOZART

Paul Grabowsky in conversation with Steve Vizard Join Paul Grabowsky, Melbourne Recital Centre’s inaugural Artist-in-Residence, for a conversation with long-time collaborator and friend, Steve Vizard. Grabowsky, a man who has a thousand and one stories to tell, some of which we’ve heard through his explorations into the works of J.S. Bach, his Torrio! performance, his love of Schumann, and his ongoing partnership with the Bob Dylan Songbook. Hear Paul Grabowsky’s unique storytelling ability in this intimate and undoubtedly entertaining conversation hosted by Steve Vizard.

INFORMATION Wed 22 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Paul Grabowsky Steve Vizard Tickets $10 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and proudly supported by Amplify The Artist-in-Residence program is supported

by Peter Jopling AM QC & Dr Sam Mandeng and The Vizard Foundation.

Mozart & Papa Haydn Sous le ciel de Paris Mozart composed only six works for the convivial combination of piano, violin and cello, one of the most popular home entertainment genres among the dilettantes of Vienna around the turn of the 19th century.

Intended to be played in ‘friendly, musical, social circles’ according to the composer, the final Mostly Mozart concert serves as a fitting occasion. Indeed, the young Mozart and the older Haydn used to play chamber music together. Haydn’s ‘Trauer’ Symphony with its tense opening movement with fierce contrasts of dynamics and one of Haydn’s most remarkable finales brimming with nervous energy concludes a year of music at its very finest.

INFORMATION Thu 23 November 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70-mins no interval) MOZART Piano Trio in G, K.496 HAYDN Symphony No.44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 ‘Trauer’ ANAM Orchestra Anthony Marwood violin/director Tickets $47 ($40 concession/seniors) — includes morning tea Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

From Sidney Bechet to Claude Nougaro, enjoy an intimate concert with Hetty Kate as she shares the songs that inspire her in her new home, Paris. Jazz could easily be considered one of the greatest gifts America has given the world. During World War I it found its way into France, seeping into the musical culture, with many artists embracing the syncopated rhythms and making them their own. After the 1930s many American musicians found inspiration under Paris skies and their music was the alchemy for French jazz, just as it is for British/Australian Hetty Kate. Having a sweet sound and pure tone, Hetty has been a staple of Australian jazz for over a decade. She has entranced the world with her charismatic approach to the Great American Songbook, being described as ‘truly one of the best swing singers on the current scene,’ by author and music critic, Will Friedwald.

INFORMATION Thu 23 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Hetty Kate vocals James Sherlock guitar Ben Robertson double bass Danny Fischer drums Tickets $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Hetty Kate

Jazz & the Silver Screen — Reinventions The Roger Young Collective presents a new concert inspired by the sounds of the silver screen. Experience some of the cinematic masterpieces of the 20th century masterfully reinterpreted in an eclectic mix of genres, styles and instrumentation. Innovative violinist and arranger, Roger Young and Dutch saxophonist, Remco Keijzer will bring new life to the great scores that have accompanied some of the most memorable moments in film. The set list will feature the hauntingly beautiful theme from Schindler’s List, Morricone’s title music for the Italian classic Cinema Paradiso and the much-loved tune Over The Rainbow. The dazzling vocals of Alinta Chidzey will be supported by a line-up of some of Melbourne’s most versatile musicians from the world of jazz and the classical concert hall.

INFORMATION Fri 24 November 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Roger Young Collective

Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Roger Young

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THE TEMPER TRAP UNPLUGGED In homage to the great performances of MTV Unplugged, Melbourne Recital Centre welcomes home ARIA Award winners and multi-platinum chart toppers The Temper Trap for a stripped-back performance in the perfect acoustics of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

One of Australia’s biggest and most-loved bands, The Temper Trap has sold more than one million albums worldwide; their songs have racked up more than 200 million streams on Spotify and their videos another 20 million views on YouTube. Known for the smash hits ‘Sweet Disposition’, ‘Fader’, ‘Love Lost’ and chart-topping albums, Conditions, The Temper Trap and Thick As Thieves, the band’s epic widescreen live shows overflow with rocking singalongs, hints of subtle melancholy, charming optimism and their

ecstatic brand of electronic, pop-rock. This Australian exclusive unplugged concert takes fans through the band’s multi-platinum selling catalogue. The Temper Trap takes their instruments offline with their infectious melodies and extremely danceable anthems bringing you closer to the heart of their music, casting nostalgia and a deep sense of euphoria for even the newest or most dedicated fan.

INFORMATION Fri 24 November 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (2 hours & 30-mins incl. interval) The Temper Trap A reserve $69 B reserve $59 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

The Weaver’s Knot

With a passion for the old and new, Penny Quartet presents works spanning from 1683 to 2013 in their first solo outing at Melbourne Recital Centre. Like kids in a toy store with unlimited choice, Penny Quartet immerses itself in contrasting sound worlds to celebrate the full string quartet experience. With works inspired by everything from Shakespeare to textile manufacturing, this diverse program promises something for everyone.

INFORMATION Mon 27 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) LIZA LIM The Weaver’s Knot STRAVINSKY Three Pieces for String Quartet BIBER Sonata XI — Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F, Op.18, No.1 Penny Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Penny Quartet

Merlyn Myer Music Commission 2017: Andrea Keller

Now in its second year, the Merlyn Myer Music Commission has been awarded to jazz pianist and composer Andrea Keller. Initiated by the Merlyn Myer Fund and co-developed by Melbourne Recital Centre, the commission is an important opportunity for female Australian composers. Andrea’s new work Love In Solitude will be premiered by Ensemble Offspring.

INFORMATION ANDREA KELLER Love In Solitude (world premiere) Ensemble Offspring Tickets $25 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by The Merlyn Myer Fund

Tue 28 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) HOLLY HARRISON Vibe Rant BREE VAN REYK Light for the First Time MARY FINSTERER Silva

Sweet is the Torment

Sweet is the Torment is a collaborative, multi-media work curated by some of Melbourne’s most innovative and creative artists working across a range of media and musical styles. Taking the sensuous splendour of Monteverdi’s madrigals as a point of departure, Sweet is the Torment draws on a range of historical influences to create a musical journey in time from the sumptuous beauty of High Renaissance, via the liturgical purity of Baroque, to the unpredictable whimsy of Modernity. Press, Play, Sonya Lifschitz, Lina Andonovska and their guests invite you on a musical and visual adventure as words, sounds, and images collide and coalesce in a tapestry of seamless beauty and timelessness.

INFORMATION Wed 29 November 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) Works and arrangements of Monteverdi, Scelsi, Saariaho, Crumb and Bach.

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With guest artists Merlyn Quaife soprano Alexandra Sherman mezzo-soprano Kaylie Melville percussion Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Press, Play

LOCAL HEROES

themes will see Eoin together with Melbourne’s own Stefan Cassomenos, who in 2013 was a laureate of the International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn.

The second work on the program, Copland’s powerful evocation of the life of American pioneers in the Appalachian Mountains, will be played in the original version for 13 instruments, lead from the first violin by Andersen. In the second half venture to the southern hemisphere, where Astor Piazzolla mixes the fire of the tango with Vivaldiflourishes in his highly original take on Four Seasons of Buenos Aires for violin and string orchestra.

Winter in the Forgotten Valley Melbourne Guitar Quartet (MGQ) is a brilliant addition to Australia’s musical landscape. As Melbourne’s leading guitar ensemble, MGQ’s blend of innovative arrangements, technical flair and superb ensemble playing is a joy to experience. Winter in the Forgotten Valley celebrates the work of Australia’s leading composers who established and nurtured the quintessence of Australian guitar music. From Nigel Westlake’s rhythmic and colourful Winter in the Forgotten Valley to Robert Davidson’s incredibly evocative River and Cliffs, MGQ explores a landscape of hypnotic interweaving textures, pulsating bass lines and rhythmic vitality; the blend of bass, baritone, standard and treble guitars in Phillip Houghton’s tour de force, News From Nowhere is pure enchantment. Revisiting their acclaimed arrangement of Westlake’s life affirming Omphalo Centric Lecture, MGQ is joined on stage with guest percussionist Steve Falk, culminating in a highly energetic and vibrant celebration of a pioneering allAustralian program set to inspire and thrill.

INFORMATION Thu 30 November 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) NIGEL WESTLAKE Winter in the Forgotten Valley PHILLIP HOUGHTON News from Nowhere NIGEL WESTLAKE (arr. Tonié Field) Omphalo Centric Lecture ROBERT DAVIDSON River and Cliffs Melbourne Guitar Quartet Steve Falk percussion Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Guitar Quartet

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MSO: Sounds of Spring Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Eoin Andersen invites you to enjoy some of his favourite works celebrating the return of spring. Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, bursting with lyricism and pastoral

Thu 30 November 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BEETHOVEN Sonata for violin & piano, Op.24, Spring COPLAND Appalachian Spring: suite PIAZZOLLA Four Seasons of Buenos Aires Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Eoin Anderson violin/director Stefan Cassomenos piano Premium $115 ($110 concession)* A reserve $99 ($94 concession)* B reserve $79 ($74 concession)* C reserve $59* *Prices are subject to change without notice

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The Company of Pianos with Sam Keevers Now entering its fourth year, The Company of Pianos is a series created by Andrea Keller. On this occasion Keller is joined by Australian pianist and composer Sam Keevers. Hear original compositions and improvisations by both Keevers and Keller performed on two pianos.

INFORMATION Fri 1 December 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Andrea Keller & Sam Keevers piano Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Andrea Keller

MARWOOD’S BEETHOVEN

Loved by audiences and unanimously praised by the press, Anthony Marwood is a virtuoso whose musical integrity and commitment reach the same Olympian heights as his formidable technique. Having previously led the ANAM Orchestra in performances of four of the Beethoven symphonies, he now brings us to Beethoven’s great Violin Concerto. His encounter with one of the most loved works in the violin repertoire is sure to be the stuff of revelation, and one of the year’s musical highlights.

INFORMATION Fri 1 December 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 40-mins incl. interval) PROKOFIEV Symphony No.1, Classical HAYDN Symphony No.44 in E minor, Hob.I:44 ‘Trauer’

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto Anthony Marwood violin/director ANAM Orchestra Tickets $65 ($48 concession) Presented by the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

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Master Class Join Paul Lewis for a revelatory master class and discover more about the music you love. Melbourne Recital Centre’s Master Class program provides essential artistic development opportunities that benefit young Australian artists and offer insights and learning for patrons as well.

GREAT PERFORMERS

PAUL LEWIS PIANO

INFORMATION Tue 5 December 6pm Tickets $10 Salon (Two hours no interval) Supported by Arnold & Mary Bram, Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins & Ensemble Giovane

‘PAUL LEWIS EMBARKS ON A JOURNEY INTO THE SOUL OF THE PIANO IN THE UNPARALLELED ACOUSTIC OF ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL. HIS RESTRAINED ELEGANCE AND HIS PIERCING INSIGHT WILL LEAVE YOU WANTING MORE.’ MARSHALL MCGUIRE There’s very little difference between Paul Lewis’s persona onstage and offstage. Direct, honest and intense, Paul Lewis goes straight to the heart of the matter. The transparency and candour of his playing pushes open a door into the music, allowing an intimate communion with the composer. Like his mentor Alfred Brendel, Lewis is more than a musician; his music-making is a philosophy in sound. Lewis embarks on a three-year journey into the music by three radical innovators of his instrument. Joseph Haydn’s sonatas are among the first conceived for the brand new pianoforte, a series of cheeky experiments in texture and melody that set the stage for Beethoven’s own searching investigations. His late Bagatelles are some of the strangest pieces ever written for the piano — moment-by-moment they are lyrical, gruff, spiritual and perverse — and are Beethoven’s farewell to the instrument. The piano is central to Brahms’ work.

Capable of both tempestuous emotion and tender restraint, the instrument is Brahms’ voice, expressing things that are beyond words. One 18th-century critic said of Haydn’s sonatas that they ‘demand the utmost precision and much delicacy in performance’. He might have imagined someone like Paul Lewis as their ideal interpreter. Join Lewis on a new adventure into the very soul of the piano.

INFORMATION Mon 4 December 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm HAYDN Piano Sonata in C, Hob.XVI:50 & Piano Sonata in G, Hob. XVI:40 BEETHOVEN Six Bagatelles, Op.126 BRAHMS Six pieces for piano, Op.118 Paul Lewis piano (U.K.) Premium $115 A reserve $100 ($50 concession) B reserve $85 ($50 concession) C reserve $60 ($50 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Series Partner: Legal Friends of Melbourne Recital Centre Program Partners: The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & Great Performers Leadership Circle

Hoang Pham with Zelman Symphony The piano concerto repertoire contains some of the most virtuosic and emotionally powerful music ever written. In this special concert with Zelman Symphony, award-winning pianist Hoang Pham performs two famous piano concertos. Featuring Brahms’ fun-filled Academic Festival Overture followed by the scintillating virtuosity of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra and finally Brahms well-loved Piano Concerto No.1, a brilliant symphonic-like concerto that is both epic in its proportions and its dramatic power.

INFORMATION Sat 2 December 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture, Op.80 RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op.15

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Hoang Pham piano Mark Shiell conductor Zelman Symphony Premium $99 A reserve $69 ($59 concession) B reserve $49 ($39 concession) C reserve $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Hoang Pham Productions

48 WAYS OF LOOKING AT BACH

Pictures — Corpus Medicorum A picture tells a thousand words — imagine when you then add a grand Russian masterpiece of orchestral composition.

Corpus Medicorum presents its Pictures concert — alive with visual and sound imagery.

The program starts with Dvořák’s boisterous and popular Carnival Overture full of sounds, colours and light, then the Devil dances in Saint-Saëns’ quirky Dance Macabre. And Mussorgsky’s jewel, Pictures at an Exhibition, arranged by Ravel brings alive some of the grand art works of Viktor Hartmann. Join Corpus Medicorum to see, hear and be a part of our rich tapestry of sound!

Peter de Jager has made a name for himself as a performer of unusual, virtuosic and contemporary repertoire. But, like all musicians, he reserves a special place in his soul for Bach. This rumination on Bach will take us on an undefined path through rich musical terrain.

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Sun 3 December 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture SIBELIUS The Swan of Tuonela SAINT-SAëNS Danse Macabre MUSSORGSKY (arr. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition A/Prof Keith Crellin OAM director Corpus Medicorum Orchestra Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by The Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation

Wed 6 December 6pm Salon (80-mins incl. interval) BACH Prelude & Fugue No.17 — No.24 STANCHINSKY Preludes in the form of a Canon: No.2 in G & No.3 in E MEDTNER Skazki Op.34, No.4, ‘Poor Knight’ CHRIS DENCH PdeJ from ‘Heretical Bagatelles’ PETER DE JAGER Polyphony-Medley, a pan-historic & cross cultural survey Peter de Jager piano/harpsichord Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

IN CONVERSATION WITH

Chloe Hooper

Chloe Hooper is our inaugural Writer-in-Residence and during her time at the Centre has been a regular presence at concerts, backstage, in the foyers and talking at length with artists and audiences about their experience of music. Joined by broadcaster and Director of The Wheeler Centre, Michael Williams, this In Conversation with Chloe Hooper delves deeper into the relationship between words and music.

INFORMATION Thu 7 December 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $10 Chloe Hooper writer-in-residence Michael Williams moderator Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Part 3 with Peter de Jager

Night Music Wind down and relax in the company of Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective for a night of perennial favourites. Mozart’s and Dvořák’s most famous serenades, both written explicitly for evening performance, are followed by a nocturne, literally ‘for night time’. But far from putting you to sleep, this is a concert of intriguing depth as well as hypnotic beauty and lilting tenderness. Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is complex and evershifting, defying its apparent simplicity, while Dvořak’s lyrical Serenade is ‘pure goodness’.

Your evening culminates with one of the ACO’s favourite living composers, Latvian Pēteris Vasks. His intensely luminous violin concerto, Distant Light, is a perfect finale to this night time adventure.

INFORMATION Wed 6 December 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) MOZART Eine Kleine Nachtmusik DVOŘÁK Serenade for Strings in E & Nocturne for Strings in B PETERIS VASKS Concerto for violin & strings, Distant Light Pekka Kuusisto director/violin Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective Premium $159 ($139 concession) A reserve $149 ($127 concession) B reserve $128 ($110 concession) C reserve $$89 ($77 concession) D reserve $54 ($48 concession) Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

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IN CONVERSATION WITH

Gawurra

GAWURRA

Join Double J’s Caz Tran for an In Conversation with multi-award winning singer-songwriter, Gawurra discussing the stories behind his music, his passions and influences, and his story.

INFORMATION Thu 19 October 6pm Salon (60-mins no interval) Gawurra Double J’s Caz Tran moderator Tickets from $10 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre with support from Double J & Amplify

Known for his deeply resonate voice and musical sensitivity, the Milingimbi (Yurrwi), North East Arnhem Land and now Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and ARIA award nominee Gawurra makes his Melbourne Recital Centre debut with two special events. Gawurra’s voice is truly mesmerising — you don’t have to understand Gupapuyngu language to become connected to the incredible emotion he demonstrates through his music. Personal and intimate his songs are hypnotic, embedded personal journey which not only tell a Yolngu story, but an Australian story, the connection between cultures. After catapulting onto the music stage nationally last year with his debut album Ratja Yaliyali (Vine of Love), Gawurra has collected a swag of awards and performed extensively across the country to rave reviews. Following its release Ratja Yailyali won Gawurra four National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA) including New Talent of the Year, Album of the Year, Cover Art and Film Clip.

Gawurra also won the Northern Territory Song of the Year Award for the album’s title track.

Gawurra will perform brand new songs from his upcoming record release with a full band and special musical guests an evening that surely will captivate hearts.

INFORMATION Thu 7 December 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Stanley Gawurra Gaykamangu A reserve $50 B reserve $40 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & 123 Agency

Euromash

Madames et Messieurs... wilkommen, bienvenue, hola & welcome.

Draw back on your cigarette and hold on. We’re taking you around the world, a tout le monde.

The music of Édith Piaf, Astor Piazzolla, Michel Legrand, Kurt Weil, Charles Aznavour, Regina Spektor, Georges Bizet, Frederico Fellini, Ennio Morricone, and others. Drawing on her own European heritage, operatic training and jazz experience, Johanna Allen takes us to the Salons of Paris and the Tango Halls of Spain, for there she sings the best of European chanson.

INFORMATION Fri 8 December 7pm & Sat 9 December 4pm & 7pm Salon (70-mins no interval) — in cabaret mode Johanna Allen vocals

Takeoff!

Mark Ferguson piano/accordion/musical director Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Pianists Tomoe Kawabata and Aura Go share an electric musical connection that speaks directly to audiences. Their innovative and thoughtful programming explores seldom-performed works and new music alongside much-loved staples of the repertoire. Takeoff! celebrates the sheer good fun of the two piano genre. At the heart of Milhaud’s toe-tapping romp, Poulenc’s powerfully charged sonata for two pianos and Mozart’s sparkling and and joyful sonata are moments of great poignancy and tenderness. The Kawabata-Go Duo shares the intimacy, intricacy and energy of the piano duo, bringing a fresh approach to these timeless favourites.

INFORMATION Wed 13 December 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MILHAUD Scaramouche POULENC Sonata for two pianos MOZART Sonata for two pianos in D.K448

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Tomoe Kawabata & Aura Go piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Kawabata-Go Piano Duo

Prancer & Vixen

The Snowman

Noël! Noël!

An enchanting Christmas story for kids based on the beloved book The Snowman. Enjoy this family-friendly Christmas concert performed with a live orchestra accompanying the animated film of the classic book projected on the big screen. The Snowman, with gorgeous music composed by Howard Blake, has become a Christmas tradition for families around the world. The story of James and the snowman he creates that magically comes to life has captivated audiences for generations and will delight children of all ages.

All the traditions of Christmas with all the hallmarks of surprise.

INFORMATION Sat 9 December 10am & 11.30am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50-mins no interval) Raymond Briggs creator Howard Blake composer/lyricist Brett Kelly conductor Grant Smith narrator Melbourne Recital Centre Orchestra Tickets $26 ($86 family ticket) See page 37 for details Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre © Snowman Enterprises Limited The Snowman by Raymond Briggs is published

by Puffin

LAH-LAH’S STRIPY CHRISTMAS

It’s joyful and intense. Sacred and secular.

Modern and ancient. Cheerful and solemn.

Deeply moving and uplifting. There could be a cornetto, a saxophone, a pop singer or some hip action. It’s carols and entertainment. You never know what you might get, but with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and Brandenburg Choir you know it will carry all the wonder and surprise of Christmas, with all the sentiment of the season. It’s a special celebration we all hold dear. It’s Noël! Noël!

It’s messy under the mistletoe this year with The Strange Bedfellows presenting an intoxicating Christmas cabaret concoction in Prancer & Vixen. Jacqui Dark, Kanen Breen and Daryl Wallis tackle the silly season with their trademark hilarity, teaming Yuletide classics with the songs of Sinatra, Streisand, Weill and others. Get merrily high with these ding-dongs as they prove it’s more fun to be bad, for goodness sake!

INFORMATION Fri 15 December 7pm & Sat 16 December 4pm & 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) — in cabaret mode Strange Bedfellows Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

INFORMATION Sat 9 December 5pm & 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Brandenburg Choir Premium $160 A reserve $140 B reserve $110 ($73 concession) C reserve $80 ($53 concession) D reserve $55 E reserve $30 Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band is having one very stripy Christmas party and YOU are invited.

Celebrate the festive season with the Band as they perform a spectacular Christmas show.

The award-winning Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band will have everyone up and dancing to their brand new original Christmas tunes, some Christmas favourites with a special Lah-Lah twist, and lots of laughs. Plus there’ll be a special surprise visit from ‘you know who’ — and he’s been practicing his trombone so he can join the band in the fun.

INFORMATION Sat 16 December 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50-mins no interval) Lah-Lah’s Big Live Band Tickets $26 ($86 family ticket) See page 37 for details Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Christmas with the Australian Boys Choir Some of the stories of Christmas are true, some of them could be true and others — well, we wish they were true. But most of them are mysterious and grand — qualities never so well expressed as in the ancient chant O magnum mysterium (O great mystery). The Australian Boys Choir’s 2017 celebration of the festive season includes several settings of this inspiring text — by composers as diverse as William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Francis Poulenc and Ola Gjeilo — as a thread drawn through a fascinating tapestry of Christmas music representing five centuries of musical expression.

INFORMATION Sun 17 December 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) The Australian Boys Choir The Vocal Consort Training choirs of the Australian Boys Choral Institute Noel Ancell conductor/artistic director A reserve $55 ($45 concession) B reserve $50 ($40 concession) Presented by the Australian Boys Choral Institute

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Stories behind the music, the musicians and people that make Melbourne Recital Centre the best place to hear.

BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH PAUL GRABOWSKY AND CHLOE HOOPER Our 2017 Writer-in-Residence Chloe Hooper recently sat in on Australian pianist Paul Grabowsky’s concert rehearsal in the Salon. Chloe observes the musician at work.

Paul Grabowsky has taken off his tattered jacket with its Order of Australia pin, and sits behind the grand piano in the Recital Centre’s Salon, riffling through sheet music. J. S. Bach’s preludes from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One, rest against the music stand—as do pages of the notation’s exact reversals. In two nights, Grabowsky is debuting a work in which he will reorder Bach’s first six preludes and fugues, while interposing his own compositions. Now under the salon’s full lights, he’s about to rehearse the piece with some musicians he admires: the percussionist Eugene Ughetti; the recorder virtuoso, Genevieve Lacey; Erkki Veltheim on viola; and Ben Grayson, with a digital signal processor—all stars themselves of Australia’s classical and experimental music scenes.

‘Each of your voices is totally independent,’ he counsels the musicians, who are playing fragments of Bach, or Bach-inspired parts, including the reversals—a disorientating adjustment causing phrases to start rather than end with an attack, followed by decay. ‘Get into the headspace that what you’re doing is absolutely right.’

ABOUT

The preludes have been a touchstone in Grabowsky’s life since his piano teacher, Mack Jost, introduced him to Bach, the master.

Jost, a debonair but painfully shy man, was a teacher of the Melbourne Conservatorium, and usually did not take on children as students, but he saw something different in Grabowsky. When he began private lessons at Jost’s East Hawthorn house, the seven year-old would wait in the library for his teacher, and look through a leather bound set of Sir James Frazer’s The Golden Bough. It was this precocious study of comparative mythology, he says, that got him thinking music could be filled with ideas.

Surrounded by empty black chairs, the musicians play Grabowsky’s interventions and turn Bach’s pure architecture into a labyrinth of sound. There are blind corners, and wrong and right turns. At times Grayson’s processor transforms the Steinway into a piano accordion; Ughetti runs a bow along the crotales and it sounds like a blade shearing through the music; or Veltheim’s viola makes a rusting hinge-like creaking…

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($2500+) Rohan Mead Lady Primrose Potter AC ($1000+) Helen Brack The Leo & Mina Fink Fund Jenny & Peter Hordern Barbara Kolliner & Peter Kolliner OAM Prof John Langford AM & The Late Christina McCallum Cathy Lowy Dr Robert Piaggio Prof David Penington AC & Dr Sonay Penington Sandra Robertson & Philip Cachia The Ullmer Family Foundation Leonard Vary & Dr Matt Collins QC Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies Angela Wood Igor Zambelli ($500+) Richard & Susan Bunting Barbara Burge The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC & Mrs Elizabeth Chernov Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM Gerry & Susan Moriarty Greg Noonan Helen Perlen Susan M Renouf Lyn Williams AM SHARE THE MUSIC PROGRAM This program enables disadvantaged children and adults to attend concerts by providing tickets and transport free of charge.

Over 500 of these visits take place each year through the generosity of our donors. ($10,000+) Krystyna Campbell-Pretty John & Susan Davies ($4000+) Helen & Michael Gannon ($2500+) Anne Burgi & Kerin Carr Dorothy Karpin ($1000+) Keith & Debby Badger John & Mary Barlow Kaye & David Birks Maria Hansen In memory of Beryl Hooley George & Grace Kass Prof John Langford AM & The Late Christina McCallum Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine Prof Richard Smallwood AO & Carol Smallwood ($500+) Anonymous (4) Caroline & Robert Clemente Vivien & Jacob Fajgenbaum Shulan Guo & Morris Waters Dr Robert Hetzel Dr Kingsley Gee Wendy Kozica, Alan Kozica & David OÇallaghan Dr Marion Lustig Maria McCarthy Ann Miller Dennis & Fairlie Nassau Andrew & Georgina Porter Barry & Barbara Shying Rosemary Walls * Ensemble Giovane: Donors in support of Masterclasses ° A mplify: Young Donors in support of Artist Development List of patrons at 1 August 2017

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