What's On: October - December 2019

Experience the best live music

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2019

Nemanja Radulović FRI 25 OCTOBER Virtuosic, elegant & passionate, violinist Nemanja Radulovic joins Ensemble Liaison for chamber music at its best.

Robert Henke’s ecstatic light & sound work returns for Melbourne Music Week Kimberley Echoes captures the unique beauty of the Kimberley Beloved Christmas story The Snowman comes to life with a live score PP1000016130

PHOTO: CHARLOT TE ABRAMOW

Beethoven string quartets played by the great chamber ensemble Quatuor Ebène

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Lambert

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1 Fri

Nineteen to the Dozen

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1 Sun

Patriots Concert 3

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2 Sat

Mirusia & the Original Seekers Sound the Trumpet Fem Belling

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2 Mon

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3 Sun

Shostakovich 1 Quartets on Track

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Free Music The Apotheosis of Corelli Peter Bence

2 Wed

American Songs Angie McMahon

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3 Thu

Remy van Kesteren

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4 Fri

Paco Peña Esencias

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7 Mon

Free Music First Impressions

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8 Tue

ANAM Prize Winners Concert 2

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9 Wed

A Multitude of Voices

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10 Thu

Joan As Police Woman

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11 Fri

Brendan Gallagher Jimmy Little's Messenger

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12 Sat

Nevermind

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13 Sun

A Thousand Thoughts

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14 Mon

Baroque Birds & Beasts A Thousand Thoughts

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15 Tue

Even the Blood Must Sleep Nevermind

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Seraphim Trio & Martin Alexander

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5 Thu

Sculptress

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7 Thu

Karin Schaupp in Recital

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6 Fri

Stoneflower

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8 Fri

From the Caravan to the Club

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7 Sat

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Selby & Friends The Four Seasons Georgia Fields

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The Snowman Noël! Noël!

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10 Tue

Wet Ink

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11 Wed

Thin Places

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10 Sun

The Four Seasons

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11 Mon

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12 Thu

The Barber of Seville

Behzod Abduraimov

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2018 MICMC Winners - Trio Marvin Velvet Revolution

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13 Fri

Celebrating Richard Mills

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14 Sat

13 Wed

The Belgian Violin PLEXUS: Paracosm

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The Barber of Seville Iaki Vallejo

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15 Sun

Christmas Greetings

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14 Thu

The Lost Clog Melody of Japan: Animation, Film & Classics with Mai Fujisawa

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15 Fri

Beethoven, Haydn & Schubert

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Stalin's Piano

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16 Sat

18 Fri

Lina Andonovska Spring: Lu Siqing in Recital

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Dance Until the Sunrise Skride Piano Quartet

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17 Sun

TANEC: 70 Year Jubilee

p28

19 Sat

Ghost Gamelan

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18 Mon

Magical Brahms Robert Henke: Lumière IIIx

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19 Tue

From Russia With …

Skride Piano Quartet

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20 Wed

Mozart & Haydn Death & the Maiden Music Victoria Awards

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21 Thu

Anja & Zlatna The Light Within

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22 Fri

British Connections

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23 Sat

Anouska Taylor: Eva Cassidy Unplugged Steve Davislim & Daniel de Borah

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20 Sun

Wind Symphony & Concert Band

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21 Mon

Ben Winkelman Trio

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23 Wed

Antarctica Herald Sun Aria with Melbourne Opera

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24 Thu

From My Life

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25 Fri

Nemanja Radulović with Ensemble Liaison Tasmanian Stories

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Brahms' Requiem Johannes Luebbers Dectet

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24 Sun

Mozart the King

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Hoang's Concerto Concert with Geelong Symphony Orchestra

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25 Mon

Mad Dog: The Elizabethan Lute

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26 Tue

Modern Masters

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27 Wed

Apoorva Krishna & the Australian Sruthi-Laya Quintet

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28 Thu

William Barton, Kalkadoon Man Inventi Plays Mozart Church Sonatas Mozart the King

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29 Fri

Andrea Keller & Stephen Magnusson Mojo Juju

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Happy Axe & Kcin Kimberley Echoes

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29 Tue

A Storytelling Bach's Art of Fugue

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30 Wed

YPA 2018 Winner Recital Quatuor Ebène

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p39

Free Music

17 Thu

Sabin, Holst, Rimsky-Korsakov Intimate Bach

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Nico Muhly and the New

6 Wed

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28 Mon

Coming Together

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Translations Red Bull Music Festival SYNTHESIS

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The information in this brochure is correct at the time of printing. Artist lineup and program subject to change without notice.

Wominjeka, Welcome

Inside this issue

GHOST GAMELAN

p10 Melbourne Recital Centre is situated right in the heart of our city’s vibrant Arts Precinct. Our neighbour, the brand new Ian Potter Southbank Centre has started to come alive with students and faculty, and we’re delighted to welcome them to the precinct. Look out for a new series of concerts presented in the Conservatorium’s 380-seat Hanson Dyer Hall, starting with a performance by Melbourne Baroque ensemble Ludovico’s Band (2 November). This is the perfect opportunity to visit the Conservatorium’s state-of-the-art Centre and discover Melbourne’s newest venue.

In June we announced the appointment of Professor Andrea Hull AO as the new Chair of our Board of Directors. No stranger to the Melbourne Arts Precinct, Andrea has had an extraordinary career in the arts, government and education sectors, including serving as the Director of the Victorian College of the Arts for many years. See page 12 to learn more about her.

This year has been a landmark year for the Centre, with artists, audiences and friends coming together night after night to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. It started with our 10th Birthday Gala Concert in February, and the performances we have planned for you over the next few months will give you new reasons to keep joining in our musical party.

Melbourne Recital Centre is the best place to hear great artists from Australia and around the world, such as phenomenal Great Performer, pianist Behzod Abduraimov (11 November).

Acclaimed French ensemble Quatuor Ebène (30 October) treats you to an all-Beethoven evening of exquisite string quartets. German sound artist Robert Henke (18 November) recreates his audio-visual spectacular Lumière IIIx in a special extended version for Melbourne Recital Centre and Melbourne Music Week.

Admired for her unearthly voice and incandescent stage presence, don’t miss singer Susheela Raman’s live Melbourne Festival show featuring young gamelan virtuosos alongside her extraordinary band.

NEMANJA RADULOVIĆ We’re excited to present Australian R'n'B, hip-hop and soul artist Mojo Juju (29 November), who has just won Album and Song of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards. Not to be missed is Kimberley Echoes (30 November) a cross-cultural collaboration exploring the people and landscape of the Kimberley, featuring Aboriginal artists Mark Atkins and Stephen Pigram.

Thrilling Melbourne International Arts Festival performances include the return of Kronos Quartet (13 & 14 October), Stalin’s Piano (17 October), the powerful story of Joseph Stalin and Maria Yudina told by pianist Sonya Lifschitz with video projections, and Ghost Gamelan, an enchanting contemporary exploration of Javanese gamelan music (19 October).

If you or a music-lover you know has never visited the Centre before, go to melbournerecital.com.au and explore our $10 ticket offer. It’s our birthday gift to you and an opportunity to secure tickets for just $10 to selected 2019 Melbourne Recital Centre Presents concerts.* Thank you for celebrating our 10th Anniversary with us this year. I look forward to welcoming you to more performances that will move, inspire and entertain you for many years to come.

p15 Serbian-French violinist Nemanja Radulović has taken the classical music world by storm with his thrilling virtuosity, depth of expression and adventurous programming.

An electrifying concert of Khachaturian, Bartók and Brahms with local artists Ensemble Liaison.

BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV

p25 Behzod Abduraimov burst onto the international scene in 2009 winning the London International Piano Competition.

Don’t miss his much-anticipated return to the Centre performing piano masterpieces by Chopin, Debussy and Mussorgsky.

MOJO JUJU

p35 EUAN MURDOCH

Melbourne Recital Centre proudly stands on the land of the Kulin Nation and we pay our respects to Melbourne’s First People, to their Elders past and present, and to our shared future.

CEO, Melbourne Recital Centre

*Terms and conditions apply.

Australian music trailblazer Mojo Juju pulls back the curtain on the raw, honest and intrinsically political stories behind the songs on her third album, Native Tongue, in a live, emotionally charged performance.

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE

About the artists Angie McMahon (pictured below) performed in a nine-piece soul band called The Fabric before beginning her solo career.

Lambert

Melbourne Art Song Collective

Angie McMahon

LOCAL HEROES

Lambert

American Songs

Angie McMahon

German neo-classical composer Lambert is the masked man at the piano. A character without history. A phantom haunting the space between romanticism and pop culture. His music guides the listener through an intimate, emotional journey, traversing rhythm-oriented pop and classically rooted styles. The grandiose simplicity of his compositions is enchanting.

Melbourne Art Song Collective showcases the variety and richness of the art song tradition, as well as selected masterpieces from solo piano and chamber music repertoire. This concert celebrates a plurality of voices from across America. It embraces the Romanticism of pioneering composer Amy Beach, the charm and sophistication of Ned Rorem's work, and a joyous tribute to George Gershwin.

Australian songwriter Angie McMahon is the twenty-something heroine you can relate to and root for – the star of her charming, honest songs about life, love, and comfort food. Drawing inspiration from Bruce Springsteen, Lianne La Havas and Big Thief, her music ranges from punchy rock to whispering ballads, but hums with the humanity and realness of a true original.

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Wed 2 October 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Four hours incl. interval) Angie McMahon vocals With support act to be announced Tickets $40 Presented by Hear Hear Group and WME

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Tue 1 October 7.30pm Primrose Potter Salon (75-mins no interval) Lambert piano (Germany) Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Four Tone Artists

Wed 2 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Ned Rorem Women's Voices Beach Three Browning Songs, Op.44 G. Gershwin selected songs Jacqueline Porter vocals Esita Morgan vocals Eidit Golder piano Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Art Song Collective

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Remy van Kesteren

Remy van Kesteren

Paco Peña Esencias

Free Music

Dutch harpist Remy van Kesteren rose to fame as a classical artist. Recently his sound has evolved into something far more contemporary.

New release Shadows, his second with Deutsche Grammophon, draws inspiration from all corners of the musical world, from hip-hop and pop to modern classical and jazz. An emotional and beguiling journey on harp not to be missed.

One of the world’s leading traditional flamenco players, Paco Peña is part of the phenomenon that has transformed perceptions of flamenco around the world. Featuring voice, guitar, percussion and dance, this performance is for both flamenco lovers and first timers. Inspiring, entertaining and dazzling, Paco Peña’s virtuosity is nothing short of remarkable.

Come along to a wonderful hour of free music with Melbourne’s finest chamber musicians.

Happening once a month in the exquisite surrounds of Primrose Potter Salon, it’s an open door policy for you to see the artists try out new works, new programs and new ideas.

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Thu 3 October 7.30pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval)

Fri 4 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)

Remy van Kesteren harp (Netherlands) Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Four Tone Artists

Paco Peña guitar (Spain) Tickets $99/$89 Presented by Abstract Entertainment

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Mon 7 October 12 noon Primrose Potter Salon (One hour) FREE Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Paco Peña

Bookings at melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 | Transaction & delivery fees may apply | Prices subject to change

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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE

OCTOBER

1 Strelitzia Ensemble 2 Eliza Shephard 3 Arcadia Winds 4 Jimmy Little

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First Impressions Strelitzia Ensemble performs fine music by female composers from the Romantic to the contemporary. A dramatic piano trio by Gayaneh Tchebodarian reflects the exuberance of traditional Armenian folk dances, Jennifer Higdon's Trio is suffused with colour and contrasting moods, and Lighthouse by Sydney's Alicia Grant invokes stunning images of stormy seas.

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Mon 7 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Tchebodarian Piano Trio Jennifer Higdon Piano Trio Alicia Grant Lighthouse Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op.11 Strelitzia Ensemble Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Strelitzia Ensemble

LOCAL HEROES

ANAM Prizewinners Concert 2 Spend an hour reveling in the talents of two of the Australian National Academy of Music’s dazzling young prizewinners: flautist Eliza Shephard and Partridge Quartet. The artists' creativity takes to the fore in a technically demanding program featuring Greg Pattillo's groundbreaking piece for beatboxing flute and the masterfully lyrical string quartet by Ravel.

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Tue 8 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Greg Pattillo Three beats for Beatbox flute Lowell Liebermann Sonata for flute & piano, Op.23 Foote Scherzo Ravel String Quartet in F Eliza Shephard flute Alex Waite piano Partridge Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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A Multitude of Voices Experience one of Australia’s most exciting young ensembles Arcadia Winds performing a program of multiple voices coming together in many different ways. This theme is explored through the idea of counterpoint in a Trio Sonata by J.S. Bach, in the winning piece from the 2019 Arcadia Winds Composition Prize, and with a brand new work for wind quintet and tape by Andrew Ford.

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Wed 9 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Steve Reich Vermont Counterpoint J.S. Bach Trio Sonata for Organ, No.6 in G, BWV 530 Arcadia Winds Composition Prize Andrew Ford Scenes from Streeton* (world premiere) Arcadia Winds Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Arcadia Winds

*Commissioned in celebration of Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10th Anniversary

Brendan Gallagher — Jimmy Little's Messenger Forty-three years after his debut record, Jimmy Little released Messenger, an album saluting great Australian songwriters that reinvigorated Jimmy’s legacy as a seminal contemporary Indigenous artist. In this new multi-media concert, Brendan Gallagher together with friends and artists who are close to Jimmy celebrate the music and impact of the album, shining a light on one of the true greats of Australian music.

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Fri 11 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Brendan Gallagher vocals/guitar Tickets $89.90/$69.90 Presented by David Roy Williams Entertainment

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Joan As Police Woman ‘This woman is a phenomenon.’

THE ARTS DESK

PHOTO: ALLISON MICHAEL ORENSTEIN

New York’s Joan Wasser is the one police officer whose tickets you want to get your hands on. This intimate solo concert strips away the trimmings to reveal the essence of Joan As Police Woman’s incredible songwriting. Within the acoustically sublime Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Joan performs on piano and guitar, affording her many fans the event they’ve longed to hear.

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Thu 10 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Joan As Police Woman (U.S.A.) Tickets $59 ($49 conc) Presented by Melbourne International Arts Festival

Bookings at melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 | Transaction & delivery fees may apply | Prices subject to change

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Nevermind French ensemble Nevermind is rewriting the rules of Baroque music.

Performing with virtuoso expertise and unpretentious charm, its thoroughly engaging period-instrument concerts have delighted audiences internationally. Now making its Australian debut, discover why this disarmingly relaxed ensemble is a breath of fresh air in the classical music scene.

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Sat 12 & Tue 15 October 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (100-mins incl. interval)

Kronos Quartet might be one of the world’s most recognisable musical groups, but you’ve never experienced them like this before. See these modern icons enter a new dimension as Sam Green and Joe Bini’s documentary feature devoted to the group is scored live by its own subjects. Don’t miss this tribute to a veritable musical icon that will woo newcomers and reward old fans alike.

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Program One: 15 October Works by J.S. Bach & Telemann Program Two: 12 October Works by Marais, F Couperin, Telemann, Quentin and Guillemain.

Nevermind (France) Tickets from $58 ($50 conc) Presented by Musica Viva in association with Melbourne International Arts Festival

Nevermind

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A Thousand Thoughts Sun 13 & Mon 14 October 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (85-mins no interval) Kronos Quartet (U.S.A.) Tickets from $79 ($69 conc) Presented by Melbourne International Arts Festival

Kronos Quartet

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Stalin’s Piano STAFF PICK

‘Clever and sensitive interplays of harmony, tone, timing shifts and to-the-millisecond accuracy.’

THE ADELAIDE REVIEW The formidable pianist Maria Yudina was one of the most outspoken critics of Joseph Stalin’s tyranny, and for her efforts was banned, suspended and exiled. But when the dictator was found dead in his bedroom, it was Yudina who was spinning on his record player. Pianist Sonya Lifschitz takes to the piano at the heart of this electrifying new work, conceived by Australian composer Robert Davidson with and for the Ukranian-born Lifschitz. Davidson’s

Sonya Lifschitz

bracing and brilliant compositions here are performed with virtuosic talent, but spiralling out from them is an audio-visual epic that charts a maelstrom of history, politics, art and rebellion. This powerful and affecting work is an accelerating ride through some of the biggest themes in contemporary history, and a chance to reimagine the world in which we find ourselves today.

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Thu 17 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Robert Davidson Stalin’s Piano Sonya Lifschitz piano (AUS/Ukraine) Tickets $50 ($40 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in association with Melbourne International Arts Festival

Lina Andonovska Curiosity, fearlessness and versatility carry Australian flautist Lina Andonovska's artistry around the globe, and she returns home with a performance that invokes a staggering range of musical contrasts and demands on the performer. A name that you'll discover on both the pages of Rolling Stone and the Australian Chamber Orchestra roster, audiences will be quick to see why Andonovska is a rare breed in the flute world. Here we reveal a solo voice surveying the peaks of contemporary composition, culminating with the world premiere of Donnacha Dennehy's Bridget: a work commissioned by Andonovska based on repetition, accumulation and manipulation of layering inherent in the works of British visual artist Bridget Riley.

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Fri 18 October 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Brett Dean Demons John Fonville Music for Sarah Jennifer Higdon rapid ♦ fire Donnacha Dennehy Bridget Lina Andonovska flute Tickets $39 $29 (conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in association with Melbourne International Arts Festival

Bookings at melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 | Transaction & delivery fees may apply | Prices subject to change

Lina Andonovska

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OCTOBER PHOTO: ANDREW CATLIN

Ghost Gamelan What do Erik Satie, Sonic Youth, Philip Glass and Miles Davis share? A fascination inspired by gamelan, traditional ensemble music from Indonesia.

‘Wildly original.’

THE GUARDIAN (U.K.)

‘Mesmerising.’

FINANCIAL TIMES

The music’s shimmering, looping resonance has made its way into everything from modal jazz to electronic dance music. British-Australian singer Susheela Raman's creative journey has embraced the diverse: from Byzantine chant, post-punk art-pop and ecstatic Pakistani Qawwali to the South Indian music her parents gifted her. For their album Ghost Gamelan, Raman and long-time co-writer and guitarist Sam Mills travelled to Java to transform their songs with contemporary Javanese gamelan composer Gondrong Gunarto. It's a haunting combination. With its compulsive guitar rhythms and otherworldly vocal harmonies, Ghost Gamelan is full of ancient echoes but achieves something unique, thrilling and contemporary.

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Sat 19 October 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (75-mins no interval) Susheela Raman vocals (AUS/U.K.) Sam Mills guitar (U.K.) Tickets $69 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne International Arts Festival Ghost Gamelan tour produced by Far & Away Productions

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Ossicle Duo

Evergreen Ensemble Flinders Quartet

LOCAL HEROES

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Baroque Birds & Beasts

Even the Blood Must Sleep

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With an ability to seamlessly cross the genres and performance styles of folk and art-music, Evergreen Ensemble possesses a unique musical language. Bringing together the best of Australia's early music talent and folk icons, the Ensemble weaves stories back through time, rediscovering the sounds of folk melodies performed on period instruments.

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Mon 14 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Arrangements of works by Biber, Nisbet, Oswald, Bremner and Saint-Saëns and traditional tunes.

Evergreen Ensemble Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Evergreen Ensemble

Flinders Quartet celebrates chamber music as a global language. Stuart Greenbaum’s new work joins East and West by matching the Chinese er-hu with the European tradition of string quartet and recorder. And dazzling Chinese composer Zhao Zhang’s Totem offers an array of striking similarities with Debussy’s celebrated string quartet, the musical colours illustrating the way music unites cultures.

Ossicle Duo explores great music for trombone and percussion, ranging from post minimalism to the avant-garde. Joined for this performance by their friends on saxophone and piano, the Duo transforms into a vibrant collective.

Harmony vies with discord, brutality with beauty, and normality with a chorus of ACME siren whistles in a dazzling and boundary-pushing show.

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Wed 16 October 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (100-mins incl. interval) Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op.10 Huang Hai Huai (arr. Julian Yu) 'Horse Race’ Zhang Zhao Totem Stuart Greenbaum Translations*

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Tue 15 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Michael Smetanin Bellevue II Mike Svoboda Music for Trombone, Piano & Percussion Dror Feiler Even the blood must sleep

Genevieve Lacey recorders Hao Zheng er-hu Flinders Quartet Tickets $50 ($40 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet

Ali Fyffe saxophone Alex Waite piano Ossicle Duo Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ossicle Duo

*Commissioned by Carrillo Gantner for his wife, Ziyin Wang Gantner.

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Meet our new Chair, Prof Andrea Hull AO

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rof Andrea Hull commenced her term of Chair of Melbourne Recital Centre in June this year. Andrea brings with her a wealth of experience in Australia’s cultural and not-for-profit sectors. We recently sat down with Andrea for a chat to learn about her passion for music and her vision for the future of the Centre.

What is a cherished memory of music for you?

My first memory of music is via the ABC Radio.

It was always on in our home. When I was young my parents moved to Cairns in Far North Queensland and Dad’s Aunt had given him her old John Broadwood & Sons piano, an early, small upright which accompanied us north.

She was a pianist of the old style with family gatherings around her piano and large fat books of melodies. I loved to ‘play’ when we visited her.

What was your musical education like?

I desperately wanted to learn to really play, and the only place to learn was at St Monica’s Convent in town, three miles away. So, having just turned five, I took the bus into town twice a week to be taught by Sister Ruth. Her method was to place a penny on the top of my hand and if it fell as I played, I’d be lightly smacked with a ruler. Amazing I didn’t develop RSI!

PHOTO: MARK CHEW

And so, I learned the piano for many years, and the recorder and the treble recorder as part of an enlightened headmaster’s belief in the importance of music education. It was a small bush school and every child participated in the school orchestra. If I was the Prime Minister, I’d ensure every child had a quality music education, at least until they were 12. Substantial research supports the benefits to cognition, fine motor skills and well-being.

My love of music continued to be fostered by the ABC, by Arts Council tours and when we returned to Sydney by concerts in the Sydney Town Hall.

How important is music in your life and why?

Throughout my life I’ve regularly attended concerts and been a subscriber to the opera and ballet. I have ABC Classic FM in the car, in my office and at home. I travel too for music.

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Since retiring from the VCA I aim to attend at least one new music festival per year. Last year it was Berlin for Daniel Barenboim’s Easter music festival which also featured Martha Argerich and Barenboim playing together.

Travels have included Italy for Angela Hewitt’s Trasimeno Festival and the Linari Classico (for which I was a patron); Maribor in Slovenia for Richard Tognetti’s Festivals, and next year Glyndebourne, Garsington and Grange Park Opera. I love the combination of excellent music, fine fayre and good company, which the best music festivals both in Australia and overseas offer.

Do you have a favourite composer?

My current favourite composers are Elgar and Cohen, probably because a number of funerals have recently featured them, and they resonate.

Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor (especially as played by Jacqueline du Pre) and his Enigma Variations (especially the Nimrod) and Leonard Cohen’s The Anthem (there is a crack in everything, that is how the light gets in).

What do you hope the Centre achieves in coming years, and what does this mean for you?

My abiding passion has been to contribute to an authentic, distinctive and inclusive Australian cultural life. It has been a privilege to work in the cultural sector for over four decades in pursuit of this. The opportunity to Chair the Centre really is the icing on the cake.

The Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10th Anniversary is a chance to reflect on the ingredients that underpin the success of the Centre. The Board, led for the last nine years by Kathryn Fagg AO is excellent, the staff led by CEO Euan Murdoch is outstanding, the programs are rich and attract an increasingly diverse audience, and the generous support from our donors and from government make so much possible. And of course, the beauty and the acoustics of the Hall and the Salon make the visiting experience a sensory delight. The next period we hope builds on our successes and also includes the completion of the building’s fourth floor, strengthening relationships within the cultural precinct and enhancing our outreach activities.

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Spring: Lu Siqing in Recital Spend an evening with Lu Siqing, Chinese violin virtuoso and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s 2019 Soloist-in-Residence.

Joined by pianist Angela Li, this Australian-exclusive performance revolves around Beethoven’s ‘Spring’ Sonata.

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Fri 18 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Debussy Violin Sonata Beethoven Violin Sonata No.5 in F, ‘Spring’ Lei Zhenbang Why Are the Flowers so Red Han Kun Sha Pastoral Kreisler Praeludium & Allegro Svendsen Romance, Op.26 Sarasate Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op.20 Lu Siqing violin (China) Angela Li piano Tickets from $50 ($45 conc) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Wind Symphony & Concert Band: Suite Images The Suite Images concert showcases both of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music’s wind ensembles: the Concert Band and Wind Symphony. The performance highlights Gustav Holst’s iconic First Suite in E-flat and Steven Bryant’s re-imagination of the same work, creatively titled Suite Dreams. Adam Schoenberg’s new Picture Studies, which recreates the concept of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, illuminates a musical journey of four art pieces from the worldclass Nelson-Atkins Art Museum.

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Sun 20 October 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Steve Danyew Magnolia Star Rodrigo (arr. Alyssa Grey) Adagio Holst Suite in E-flat Steven Bryant Suite Dreams Sousa On the Campus Vaughan Williams Rhosymedre Schoenberg Picture Studies John Mackey The Frozen Cathedral Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Concert Band & Wind Symphony FREE – tickets available from 1 October Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

Ben Winkelman Trio Stellar contemporary jazz outfit Ben Winkelman Trio (Ben and long term colleagues Sam Anning and Ben Vanderwal), performs inventive and surprising numbers off the back of its latest release, Balance. Praised as a 'thing of beauty' (Downbeat), Winkelman's music explores diverse interests filtered through a jazz perspective, from Afro-Cuban to gospel and classical music, with a focus on Latin rhythms.

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Mon 21 October 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Ben Winkelman Trio Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ben Winkelman Trio

Antarctica Harpist Alice Giles commemorates the centenary of the first Australasian Antarctic expedition.

A personal journey through music and film to honour her grandfather Dr C.T. Madigan, she performs sentimental favourites and new works by Australian composers, melded together with spoken word and voice. This multi-media performance features sounds and footage from Aurora Australis.

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Wed 23 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Dvořák, Larry Sitsky, Martin Wesley-Smith, Nigel Westlake, Jim Cotter, Joshua McHugh, Alice Giles, Mary Doumany and more.

Alice Giles harps/voice Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Alice Giles

1 Lu Siqing & Angela Li 2 Wind Symphony & Concert Band 3 Ben Winkelman 4 Alice Giles

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Herald Sun Aria with Melbourne Opera A night of opera – watch the drama and anticipation unfurl as five finalists compete against each other accompanied by the Melbourne Opera Orchestra under the baton of Greg Hocking. Finalists perform two arias each, giving the audience an insight into various world operas in a night of sophisticated exhilaration.

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Those who know the rules are best placed to break them. Haydn, having co-authored the rule book for string quartets, throws convention aside in his daring G minor Quartet. This is paired with Smetana's evocative quartet From My Life. Performed by the virtuosic Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Quartet, this intimate concert includes gourmet canapés, premium wine, a pre-concert briefing and an opportunity to meet the artists post-performance.

A trio of acclaimed Australian musicians, bassist Nick Haywood, pianist Colin Hopkins and drummer Niko Schauble, take the listener on an aural journey through Tasmania's natural beauty and its dark past. Cape Barren Island traditional songs and original material are launchpads for the Trio’s mesmerising improvisations.

Thu 24 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (Two hours no interval) Haydn String Quartet in G minor, Op.20, No.3, Hob III:33 Smetana String Quartet No.1, From My Life

Herald Sun Aria finalists Greg Hocking conductor Melbourne Opera Orchestra Tickets $47 ($42 conc) Presented by Herald Sun in partnership with Melbourne Opera

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Quartet Tickets $163 Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

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Wed 23 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Three hours incl. interval)

1 Rebecca Rashleigh 2 Merewyn Bramble, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Quartet 3 Colin Hopkins, Nick Haywood & Niko Schauble

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Fri 25 October 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Nick Haywood Kunanyi Nick Haywood Bay of Fires Traditional Old Cape Barren Colin Hopkins Bob Niko Schauble Clear Waters Nick Haywood Trio Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Nick Haywood Trio

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Ensemble Liaison with

PHOTO: MIL AN DJAKOV

Nemanja Radulovi�

Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulović has taken the classical music world by storm.

Bringing people together with his unique energy and candour, he joins Ensemble Liaison for a concert of thrilling great works.

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Bach and Handel reflect the elegance of the Baroque, Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances gets everything moving, and to top it off, hear virtuosic chamber music at its best in a folk-inspired quartet by Brahms.

Nemanja Radulović violin (Serbia) Ensemble Liaison Tickets $50 ($40 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Liaison

Fri 25 October 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (100-mins incl. interval) J.S. Bach Clarinet Sonata in D minor, BWV 1034 Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia for violin & cello Khachaturian Trio in G minor for clarinet, violin & piano Bartók Romanian Folk Dances Brahms (arr. Griffiths) Piano Quartet in G minor, Op.25, No.1

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Brahms’ Requiem Recognised as one of the greatest choral works ever written, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem is a message of hope, consolation and compassion. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus – appearing without orchestra for the first time since 2015 and accompanied by piano – will bring this most beautiful piece to life.

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Sat 26 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Schütz Selig sind die Toten Schütz Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem Lee Abrahmsen soprano Simon Meadows baritone Tom Griffiths piano Donald Nicolson piano Warren Trevelyan-Jones conductor MSO Chorus Tickets from $49 Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Johannes Luebbers Dectet Blending orchestral colours such as flute and oboe with the jazz sounds of saxophone, bass and drums, the Johannes Luebbers Dectet is an ensemble unique within the Australian jazz landscape. Featuring six world premieres, this concert continues the ensembles previous explorations of collaborative compositional practices.

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Sat 26 October 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Johannes Luebbers Dectet Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Johannes Luebbers Dectet

Hoang’s Concerto Concert with Geelong Symphony Orchestra Two orchestral tone poems by Gershwin and Sibelius bookend this fabulous piano concerto concert featuring pianist Hoang Pham and the Geelong Symphony Orchestra. Gershwin composed his Rhapsody in Blue on a train trip to Boston and later described it as a ‘kaleidoscope of America’. In the same way, Grieg’s Piano Concerto makes a multicoloured tribute to Norwegian folk music.

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Sun 27 October 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) G. Gershwin An American in Paris G. Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 Jean Sibelius Finlandia, Op.26 Hoang Pham piano Fabian Russell conductor Geelong Symphony Orchestra Tickets from $78 ($70 conc) Presented by Hoang Pham Productions

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Sabin, Holst, Rimsky-Korsakov Melbourne Chamber Players explores contemporary and 20th-century composers whose daring music is praised for capturing a national identity. A premiere of Nigel Sabin dazzles with distinctive Australianness, Imogen Holst captures the English pastoral aesthetic, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Quintet reveals all the brilliance and playfulness of his colourful style.

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Mon 28 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Nigel Sabin Quintet for clarinet & string quartet Holst Phantasy for string quartet Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in B-flat Melbourne Chamber Players Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Chamber Players

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Intimate Bach

A Storytelling

Explore the genius of J.S. Bach with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Richard Tognetti is joined by Erin Helyard on harpsichord and Brett Dean on viola for a captivating concert featuring Bach’s inventive and striking Brandenburg Concertos.

Celebrate new Australian music with Horsley & Williams Duo. Compositions for voice, ukulele, uilleann pipes, recorders and electric bass have been created especially for this performance.

Diverse approaches to Australian song and storytelling reflect classical, jazz, pop and folk sensibilites. A remarkable collaboration of the country’s leading artists.

Bach’s Art of Fugue

YPA 2018 Winner Recital – Emily Sun

In his ultimate, enigmatic masterpiece, The Art of Fugue, J.S. Bach traverses the full spectrum of contrapuntal possibilities with endlessly astonishing inventiveness. This compelling new take on the masterpiece sees KIAZMA Piano Duo (Tomoe Kawabata & Aura Go) move seamlessly between solo, four-hand and two-piano playing.

The Duo brings to life Bach’s scope for deep introspection and sublime joy.

Join violinist Emily Sun, 2018 ABC Young Performer of the Year, and acclaimed Australian pianist Clemens Leske for a recital exploring two of the violin repertoire’s most loved sonatas.

Beethoven’s virtuosic and adventurous final Sonata of the Op.12 set is combined with the romantic lyricism of a young Strauss in his Violin Sonata written in his early twenties.

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Mon 28 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) J.S. Bach Andante from Sonata for Solo Violin No.2 in A minor J.S. Bach Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No.2 in A György Kurtág Hommage à J.S.B. from Signs, Games and Messages J.S. Bach selections from Three-Part Inventions Marais Sonnerie de SainteGeneviève du Mont de Paris Brett Dean Approach (Prelude to a Canon) — Australian premiere J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B-flat

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Tue 29 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Lucy Wise, Julie Wise, Claire Cross and Kate Moore.

Lucy Wise vocals/ukulele/guitar Claire Cross electric bass Horsley & Williams Duo Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Horsley & Williams Duo

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Tue 29 October 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (80-mins no interval) J.S. Bach The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 KIAZMA Piano Duo Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & KIAZMA Piano Duo

Richard Tognetti director/violin Brett Dean viola Erin Helyard harpsichord Australian Chamber Orchestra Tickets from $49 Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Wed 30 October 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Beethoven Violin Sonata No.3 in E-flat, Op.12 R. Strauss Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op.18 Emily Sun violin Clemens Leske piano Tickets $39 ($29 Concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

1 Brett Dean 2 Horsley & Williams Duo 3 KIAZMA Piano Duo 4 Emily Sun

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n October one of Australia’s most exciting young ensembles Arcadia Winds, known for its energetic, joyful and spontaneous performances, premieres English-born Australian composer Andrew Ford’s Scenes from Streeton. The composition is one of the 10 new works commemorating the Centre’s anniversary and we spoke with Andrew ahead of the world premiere to learn more.

Andrew Ford is a composer, writer and broadcaster and has won awards in all these capacities, including the 2004 Paul Lowin Prize for his song cycle Learning to Howl, a 2010 Victorian Green Room Award for his opera Rembrandt’s Wife and the 2012 Albert H Maggs Prize for his large ensemble piece, Rauha.

He has been composer-in-residence for the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. In 2014 he was Poynter Fellow and Visiting Composer at Yale University, in 2015 he became the Visiting Lecturer at the Shanghai Conservatory, and in 2018 he was recognised as an H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellow at ANU. Ford has written widely on all manner of music and published nine books, most recently The Memory of Music (Black Inc., 2017). Since 1995, he has presented The Music Show each weekend on ABC Radio National.

What is the new work about?

I looked at Arthur Streeton’s Victorian landscapes and wondered how the places had changed in the century since he painted them, so I asked some people who cultivate the land today: Eda Ritchie, Vivienne Ritchie and Gwenda and Ian Langford. I also spoke to writer Bruce Pascoe about how the landscape had already changed in the hundred years before Streeton. All these voices are in the piece, forming a counterpoint with each other and with the instruments of the wind quintet.

Where did you get your inspiration from?

Composing is my job, and usually all the inspiration I need is a commission. In this case, my inspiration was Marshall McGuire, asking me to write something for the Centre’s 10th birthday. In discussing the nature of the piece, it became clear I’d never written for wind quintet and always wanted to, so the commission became linked to Arcadia Winds.

But there was also my memory of the Recital Centre’s opening on 7 February 2009. We broadcast ‘The Music Show’ live from the foyer that Saturday morning and I remember emerging at midday into the terrible heat. I flew back to New South Wales and it was only the

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Andrew Ford

following morning I learnt about the fires that had killed so many people. I felt Scenes from Streeton had to commemorate them in some way, too. Talking about the landscape and the climate was a way to do that.

What musical styles influenced you when creating this piece?

Style is the outward trappings of music, and as a young composer I was obsessed by it. Now that I’m no longer young, I hardly think about at all. It must be there, but I’m oblivious to it.

However, there are two musical references in this piece. One is to birdsong and other sounds of nature, the other is to Ireland. The third of the five movements is a response to Streeton’s painting ‘The Selector’s Hut (Whelan on the Log)’ and I wanted to put in something Irish for Whelan. I tried a few things, but in the end, adapted a tune of my own, written just before Scenes from Streeton. It’s the setting of Yeats’s poem ‘The Lake Isle of Innisfree’ that ends my song cycle, Nature.

Arcadia Winds premieres Andrew's work Scenes from Streeton on Wednesday 9 October in the Primrose Potter Salon. The work was commissioned in celebration of Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10th Anniversary. See page 6 for further details.

Arthur Streeton The selector's hut (Whelan on the log) 1890 oil on canvas 76.7 x 51.2 cm National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

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QUAT UOR E BÈ N E Quatuor Ebène has been called ‘a string quartet that can easily morph into a jazz band’. While you won’t hear any jazz in the Quartet’s all-Beethoven evening, the same sense of improvisation and spontaneity animates this band of four’s music-making.

Quatuor Ebène’s direct and authentic approach is ideal for the string quartets of Beethoven, where passion and drama, humour and tragedy jostle together. In 2014 New York’s Carnegie Hall secured them six years in advance to perform the complete Beethoven String Quartet cycle in 2020, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. This invitation engendered the idea of playing Beethoven around the world across five continents and eighteen countries, at venues such as the Philharmonie de Paris, the Vienna Konzerthaus, and London’s Wigmore Hall. Miraculously, the tour has also brought them to Australia for the very first time, where they perform at just two venues: Melbourne Recital Centre, and the UKARIA Cultural Centre.

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Wed 30 October 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Beethoven String Quartet in G, Op.18, No.2 Beethoven String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.95, ‘Serioso’ Beethoven String Quartet in E-flat, Op.74, ‘Harp’ Quatuor Ebène (France) Tickets from $62 ($55 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by Uniting AgeWell.

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About the artist Mirusia (pictured above) has been touring with the Dutch violinist and conductor André Rieu since 2007 as his star soprano.

1 Mirusia 2 The Original Seekers 3 Bernie Van Tiel 4 Fem Belling

Nineteen to the Dozen Composers from across the country fill a segment of time with sounds that draw on the rich heritage of The Song Company’s first 35 years. These 19 commissions form a dialogue about the nature of vocal music and musical expression. An up-to-the-moment a cappella conversation without words.

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Fri 1 November 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (75-mins no interval) Music by Alice Chance, Bernie Van Tiel, Lyle Chan, Matthew Hindson, Owen Elsley, Sally Whitwell and many more.

The Song Company Tickets $65 ($60 conc) Presented by The Song Company

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Mirusia & the Original Seekers A celebration of The Seekers’ story featuring Mirusia and the original members of the legendary Australian supergroup. Don’t miss this special performance by two of Australia’s greatest musical exports, performing all the classics including 'I’ll Never Find Another You', 'The Carnival Is Over', 'Georgy Girl' and more.

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Sat 2 November 1.30pm & 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Mirusia vocals Athol Guy bass/vocals Keith Potger guitar/vocals Bruce Woodley guitar/vocals Michael Cristiano guitar/vocals Tickets from $89.90 ($79.90 conc) Presented by John Cristian Productions

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Fem Belling – The Wives Fem Belling brings five of Australia’s finest musicians together to salute the women songwriters who helped shape the sound of jazz.

In an all-female line-up, hear immortalised tunes from trailblazers Billy Holiday, Dorothy Fields, Mary Lou Williams and more.

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Sat 2 November 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Songs by Higginbottom, Ronell, Fields, Armstrong, Carter and Fem Belling.

Fem Belling vocals/violin Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Fem Belling

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Sound the Trumpet

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As part of a new relationship with the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne Recital Centre has been given the opportunity to present three concerts this November in the newly completed Hanson Dyer Hall, a state of the art 380seat recital hall located next door.

Then in the 1960s singers began to develop the falsetto range of their voice, and the ‘countertenor’ was born. Melbourne’s own countertenor Max Riebl soars to the heights of 17th-century song, as he joins Ludovico’s Band in a program of favourite works by Purcell, Handel and Dowland.

Ludovico’s Band is delighted to be the first ensemble to perform as part of this suite of concerts, giving an opportunity for artists, ensembles and audiences to experience this brand new auditorium.

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Hanson Dyer Hall is located on Level 3 of the Ian Potter Southbank Centre, which is located alongside Melbourne Recital Centre on Sturt Street.

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Sat 2 November 7pm Hanson Dyer Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (One hour no interval) Works by Purcell, Handel and Dowland.

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Shostakovich 1

Quartets on Track

Free Music

Experience Melbourne Youth Orchestra’s fourth and final concert in its 2019 series. Led by guest conductor Fabian Russell, the talented young musicians of the Orchestra bring to life Shostakovich’s Symphony No.1, written at just 19 as his graduation piece. Also featured are a symphonic poem by Respighi and, from the contemporary edge of the spectrum, Tenebrae by celebrated Australian composer Richard Mills.

John Noble’s Quartet Program offers inspiring mentoring and performance opportunities to emerging string players across Victoria and this concert celebrates their amazing talents. A lively feast of chamber music, it features violinists Jo Beaumont and John Noble, Flinders Quartet and students and community members from all over the state in a joyous afternoon of music-making.

Melbourne Recital Centre opens the doors of its intimate Salon on one day each month for free open rehearsals featuring the very best of Melbourne’s chamber musicians. On each selected day the artists will use this opportunity to rehearse new works, new programs and try out new ideas for you, in this informal, open and free event.

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Sun 3 November 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) Richard Mills Tenebrae Respighi Fountains of Rome Shostakovich Symphony No.1 in F minor, Op.10

Sun 3 November 4pm Primrose Potter Salon (90-mins no interval) Vivaldi Concerto for violin & two cellos in C, RV 561 Vivaldi Concerto for strings in D minor, RV 127 Haydn String Quartet in C, Hob.III:76, ‘Emperor’ Mozart String Quartet in C, K.465, ‘Dissonance’ Albinoni Violin Concerto in C, T.Co 2 J. Strauss II Der Musikalische Salon from Die Fledermaus Grainger Molly on the Shore

Mon 4 November 12 noon Primrose Potter Salon (One hour) FREE Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Fabian Russell guest conductor Melbourne Youth Orchestra Tickets $35 ($30 conc) Presented by Melbourne Youth Orchestras

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Jo Beaumont violin John Noble violin Flinders Quartet Students of John Noble’s Quartet Program Tickets $30 ($20 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Itet – John Noble’s Quartet Program

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Seraphim Trio & Martin Alexander

Vardos Karin Schaupp

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Seraphim Trio & Martin Alexander

Karin Schaupp in Recital

From the Caravan to the Club

Delighting audiences for decades with its 'absolute sonic cohesion and uniform musical maturity' (The Australian), Seraphim Trio returns to its roots in a celebration of its formative years at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). Joined by recent ANAM alumnus, violist Martin Alexander, the outstanding ensemble performs Mozart and Dvořák masterworks of the piano quartet repertoire.

Karin Schaupp is an outstanding guitarist on the international scene. In a stunning solo concert, she performs compelling narrative works and beloved musical treasures both old and new. The highlight is Richard Charlton’s newly composed Suspended in a Sunbeam, composed especially for Karin.

Vardos delves into eclectic modern folk music from Romania, tracing the beloved musical tradition to its Eastern sources. In contemporary Romania, synthesisers and electric violins have crept in, but here Vardos plays traditional instruments in the classic ‘Taraf’ formation of violin, accordion and double bass. These rousing works unearth a trove of mysterious and striking wonders.

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Wed 6 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (70-mins no interval) Mozart Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, K.478 Dvořák Piano Quartet No.2 in E-flat, Op.87 Martin Alexander viola Seraphim Trio Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Thu 7 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Regondi, Giuliani, Schubert, Mertz, Houghton, Paul Stanhope and Richard Charlton.

Karin Schaupp guitar Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Passionata Trust

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Fri 8 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) A selection of Romanian folk music.

Vardos Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Vardos

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Hanson Dyer Hall

Selby & Friends: Mozart & Brahms The series Selby & Friends unites pianist Kathryn Selby AM with many of the finest musicians from Australia and around the world.

Joining Kathryn for a program of first and final piano trios by great composers are violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto and cellist Danny Yeadon.

Mozart’s final piano trio is flawlessly crafted with beautiful interplay between the strings and piano. Brahms’s iconic first piano trio is one of the most important and celebrated in the genre.

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Sat 9 November 7pm Hanson Dyer Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (One hour no interval) Mozart Piano Trio No.6 in G, K.564 Brahms Piano Trio No.1 in B, Op.8 Natsuko Yoshimoto violin Daniel Yeadon cello Kathryn Selby piano Tickets $39 ($29 conc) – general admission Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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The Four Seasons

Georgia Fields

Brace against a biting Italian winter and feel the eruption of a summer storm in this inventive reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons by the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Moving from the seasons to the sea, Georg Philipp Telemann’s Water Music is an imaginative orchestral suite, evoking wrathful sea gods, mischievous water nymphs and the rulers of the winds.

Magnetic art-pop composer Georgia Fields previews new material in an intimate Salon showcase. Joined by a full band, Fields’s new works ignite universal themes of love, loss and longing. Praised as a ‘voice that you simply cannot unhear’ (Frankie magazine), she defly moves between instruments with her musical alchemy on full display.

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Sat 9 November 7pm & Sun 10 November 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Telemann Concerto for 4 violins in G, TWV 40:201 Telemann Water Music, TWV 55:C3 Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op.8

Sat 9 November 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Georgia Fields vocals/guitar/toy pianos/piano Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Georgia Fields

Paul Dyer artistic director Shaun Lee-Chen Baroque violin Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Tickets from $30 Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra 1 Kathryn Selby 2 Shaun Lee-Chen, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra 3 Georgia Fields

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Behzod Abduraimov GREAT PERFORMERS

PHOTO: CRISTIAN FATU

‘Following his phenomenal performance in Great Performers 2017, we immediately invited Behzod back to Melbourne Recital Centre for our 10th Anniversary year. This is a rare chance to experience the next chapter in Behzod’s story, one that we’ll be talking about for years to come.’

MARSHALL MCGUIRE, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING

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The artistry of Behzod Abduraimov continues to dazzle audiences around the world with performances combining ‘brilliance of execution’ with ‘remarkably well-realised emotional insight’.

Mon 11 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm Chopin 24 Preludes, Op.28 Debussy Children’s Corner Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

His music-making is powerfully moving and effortlessly virtuosic. Chopin’s 24 Preludes, Op.28, are the ideal vehicle for Abduraimov’s talents, contrasting delicate filigree with bravura fireworks. Debussy sees the world through the eyes his daughter ‘Chou-Chou’: Children’s

Behzod Abduraimov piano (Uzbekistan) Tickets from $62 ($55 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Series Partner: Legal Friends of Melbourne Recital Centre Program Partner: The Langham Melbourne

Corner is a place as mysterious as it is exuberant. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is a show-stopping tour de force for Abduraimov, a pianist with a palette of vivid colour at his fingertips.

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2018 MICMC Winners – Trio Marvin The Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition is one of the world’s finest. As part of their prizes, the winners are offered a series of engagements in Australia, including this concert. Trio Marvin was crowned Grand Prize Winner following its thrilling performance of Weinberg’s Piano Trio, Op.24. Now hear the ensemble perform two immortal trios by Brahms and Shostakovich.

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Tue 12 November 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Brahms Piano Trio No.3 in C minor, Op.101 Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 in E minor, Op.67 Trio Marvin (Germany) Tickets $54 Presented by Musica Viva

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Velvet Revolution

PLEXUS: Paracosm

Piano maverick Sonya Lifschitz, French horn virtuoso Darryl Poulsen and violist extraordinaire James Wannan explore the wondrous possibilities of this beautiful combination of instruments. Lifschitz-PoulsenWannan Trio delves into the revolutions of eastern Europe in Elena Kats-Chernin, the deconstruction of tonality by Roger Smalley, and journeys into the new with Jack Symonds.

Combining English texts from the Book of Revelation with the Latin Mass for the Dead, Stefan Cassomenos’s 21st-century requiem blasts the line between the sacred and profane. Performed by the composer with PLEXUS, soloists and choral ensemble Vox Plexus, the Requiem is just one highlight of a thrilling all-Australian program featuring world premieres by Deborah Cheetham and Samantha Wolf.

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Tue 12 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Smalley Trio for horn, violin & piano Elena Kats-Chernin Velvet Revolution Jack Symonds Trial and Error

Wed 13 November 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Stefan Cassomenos Requiem for the End of Time Deborah Cheetham AO new work (world premiere) Stuart Greenbaum Dance Music for Concert Halls Samantha Wolf new work (world premiere)

Lifschitz-Poulsen-Wannan Trio Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Lifschitz-Poulsen-Wannan Trio

Deborah Cheetham soprano Liane Keegan contralto Michelle Wood cello Damien Eckersley double bass Michael Dahlenburg conductor Vox Plexus PLEXUS Tickets $50 ($40 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & PLEXUS

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The Belgian Violin

The Lost Clog

The Belgian school of violin playing produced some of the worlds greatest violinists, who in turn created great music of their own as well as inspiring their compatriots to do so.

Ukranian-Australian motherson duo Markiyan & Oksana Melnychenko perform works from three of Belgium's finest musicians, Eugène Ysaÿe, Henri Vieuxtemps and César Franck.

The Lost Clog brings together 10 of Melbourne’s most-loved Lithuanian singers for a tonguein-cheek celebration of folk songs passed down over generations.

The singers put their spin on archaic songs spanning all manner of silly and serious topics from love and war to talking horses and drunken goddesses.

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Wed 13 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Ysaÿe Sonata for solo violin No.4 in E minor, Op.27 Vieuxtemps Two Romances sans paroles from Op.7 Franck Sonata for violin & piano in A, M.8 Markiyan Melnychenko violin Oksana Melnychenko piano Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Markiyan & Oksana Melnychenko

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Thu 14 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) The Lost Clog Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Boite

1 Markiyan & Oksana Melnychenko 2 The Lost Clog 3 Mai Fujisawa 4 Gábor Takács-Nagy

Melody of Japan: Animation, Film & Classics with Mai Fujisawa Japanese singer and lyricist Mai Fujisawa performs beloved songs from Studio Ghibli’s renowned films. With piano accompaniment and backing vocals, Mai captures the beauty of all your favourite songs such as ‘Reprise’ from the Oscar-winning Spirited Away. Her heart-wrenching vocals are loved not only throughout Japan, but also around the world.

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Thu 14 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Songs and music from Castle in The Sky, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away.

Mai Fujisawa vocals (Japan) Tickets from $69 Presented by Castiglione Arts & Culture

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Beethoven, Haydn & Schubert Gábor Takács-Nagy directs ANAM musicians in a feast of music from Vienna’s golden age. Mozart composed his miraculous Symphony No.25 when he was just 17, whereas Haydn’s jubilant Symphony No.90 can only be the product of rich maturity. Woven in-between are captivating overtures by Beethoven and Schubert.

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Fri 15 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Schubert Die Zauberharfe: Overture Mozart Symphony No.25 in G minor, K.183 Beethoven König Stephan: Overture Haydn Symphony No.90 Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor (Hungary) ANAM Musicians Tickets $75 ($48 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

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LOCAL HEROES

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Dance Until the Sunrise

Skride Piano Quartet

TANEC: 70 Year Jubilee

Anja & Zlatna continue a Balkan journey where the music and stories make you feel just like you are there. What happens when you fall in love? Could you relate to a girl who loves to take off her shoes and dance until sunrise? Have you been to Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance? Wonderful Balkan music played by Anja & Zlatna brings these stories to life.

A new classical supergroup of four leading European soloists, Skride Piano Quartet plays with a palpable sense of joy, mutual respect and endless invention.

Piano quartets are less often heard than piano trios, but the simple addition of a rich-toned viola seems to inspire composers to create music of outstanding lyricism. The form is a superb match for these stunning virtuosi.

Lauded as the soul of Macedonia, TANEC is revered in folk dancing circles and competitions worldwide. It makes its way from Skopje to Melbourne for one night only to showcase Macedonian culture through dance and music.

Celebrating 70 years, TANEC is joined by a 10-piece orchestra of traditional folk instruments, a choir, vocalists and over 20 precision dancers that must be seen to be believed.

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Sat 16 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Traditional works from the Balkans.

Anja & Zlatna Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Anja & Zlatna

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Sat 16 & Tue 19 November 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)

Sun 17 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) A selection of Macedonian folk music.

Program One: 19 November Mozart Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, K478 Graeme Koehne new work (world premiere) R. Strauss Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.13

TANEC Tickets $120/$66 Presented by TOŠE – Australian Macedonian Dance Ensemble

Program Two: 16 November Beethoven Piano Quartet No.1 in E-flat, WoO 36 Graeme Koehne new work Brahms Piano Quartet No.1 in G minor, Op.25 1 Anja & Zlatna 2 Skride Piano Quartet 3 TANEC 4 Kristian Chong

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Magical Brahms Experience two of Brahms’s sophisticated and profound earlier works: his majestic Piano Quartet Op.26 and the rarely heard Variations on an Original Theme for piano, a series of 11 intimate and rich variations on a beautiful theme. These magical works are performed by celebrated pianist Kristian Chong and his friends from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, co-concertmaster Sophie Rowell, principal viola Christopher Moore, and associate principal cello Rachael Tobin.

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Mon 18 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Brahms Variations on an Original Theme for piano, Op.21, No.1 Brahms Piano Quartet No.2 in A, Op.26, Sophie Rowell violin Christopher Moore viola Rachael Tobin cello Kristian Chong piano Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Kristian Chong & Friends

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NOVEMBER

Robert Henke Lumière IIIx

‘His contribution to the art and culture of techno and electronic music is immeasurable.’

TIMELINE MUSIC

After enchanting audiences in 2015, German sound artist Robert Henke (Monolake/ Ableton Live) returns to the exquisite surrounds of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall to present his laser spectacular in its latest incarnation for Melbourne Music Week.

An extended version of the original Lumière IIIx has been specifically created for Henke's return to Melbourne Music Week in celebration of both Melbourne Music Week and Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10 year anniversaries.

In his Lumière project, Henke teaches lasers to dance. Powerful lasers draw rapid successions of

morphing shapes and connected points in space, precisely synched with carefully crafted sonic events to create a situation of total audiovisual synaesthesia.

Lumière has been presented more than 70 times in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, North- and South America.

The project has been staged in theatres, concert halls, vast industrial spaces, the yard of a castle and

projected on a giant marble wall in a quarry. Each performance is site-specific and unique, and the project is constantly evolving.

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The experience is ecstatic for both performer and audience.

No photograph or video can approximate the sensation of being caught in this audiovisual maelstrom.

Robert Henke (Germany) Tickets $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Music Week

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Mon 18 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70-mins no interval)

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LOCAL HEROES

MOSTLY MOZART

SOUTHBANK SERIES

From Russia With …

Mozart & Haydn

Death & the Maiden

Quartz champions two masters of emotion, composers Haydn and Tchaikovsky, in works of lush excitement. Listen closely to hear ripples of laughter in Haydn’s Russian Quartet No.2, aptly nicknamed ‘The Joke’. Then experience Tchaikovsky’s melodic Quartet No.1, featuring one of classical music’s most treasured works, his Andante Cantabile, which is said to have moved Leo Tolstoy to tears.

ANAM Artistic Director Nick Deutsch, with the ANAM Orchestra led by Gábor Takács-Nagy, perform Mozarts's timeless Oboe Concerto. With its light orchestration, the oboe shines in both slow, elegiac and quick bouncy movements, such as its Haydnesque finale. In Haydn’s Symphony No.90, themes build into energetic and joyous surprises throughout. And the finale contains one of his famous jokes: just when you think it’s over …

Orava Quartet brings dazzling intensity and passion to a thrilling, pensive and soul nourishing concert. Experience sacred works from the Renaissance by William Byrd and Tomás Luis de Victoria arranged for string quartet. And a masterpiece of considerable emotive power, Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ string quartet, based on the song that vividly tells the story of a young maiden who begs Death to pass her by.

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Tue 19 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Haydn String Quartet Op.33, No.2 in E-flat, ‘The Joke’ Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.11

Wed 20 November 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Mozart Oboe Concerto in C, K.314 Haydn Symphony No.90 in C, Hob.I:90

Wed 20 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Victoria O Magnum Mysterium Schubert String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D.810, ‘Death and the Maiden’ Byrd Ave verum corpus

Quartz Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Quartz

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Nick Deutsch oboe Gábor Takács-Nagy director ANAM Orchestra Tickets $49 ($42 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Supported by Lendlease Over 55s Living

Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Orava Quartet Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Orava Quartet

Mostly Mozart 2019

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In 2019 the Music Victoria Awards is excited to be returning to Melbourne Recital Centre. Now in its 14th year, the Awards are one of the most anticipated music industry events on the Melbourne Music Week calendar.

Celebrating the state’s outstanding achievements and best new releases, performers, venues and festivals, a highlight of the evening is the announcing of the Hall of Fame Inductees. This year a number of tickets will be available to the public and industry to attend the ceremony and live performances, allowing music fans to mingle with their favourite local artists and celebrate Victoria’s vibrant music community.

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Anja & Zlatna

The Light Within

British Connections

Drawing on music and storytelling, SARAY Iluminado transports you to the ancient Balkans during the time when nights, mermaids, story tellers, dervishes and even demons played the world as if it was a song.

Such is the mystic world of sevdah and Sephardic Jewish music conjured by SARAY Iluminado.

The acclaimed Duo Chamber Melange brings its virtuosic playing to a concert of unique variety. Hear a world premiere by prolific Romanian composer Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea. Revel in the delights of an undisputed masterwork by Handel and enjoy Elgar’s Sonata for violin and piano, a major British gem highlighting the composer’s daring genius.

Adopting a casual attitude to sound and movement, the Centre’s series of Relaxed Performances provides the same exceptional artists in the best place to hear, with an environment particularly suitable for audience members with autism, learning disabilities or sensory sensitivities. This last performance in the series for 2019 features the melodic lines and complex rhythms of Anja & Zlatna.

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Thu 21 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Traditional sevdah and Sephardic Jewish music.

Thu 21 November 12 noon Primrose Potter Salon (45-mins no interval) Anja & Zlatna Tickets $10 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

SARAY Iluminado Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & SARAY Iluminado

Wed 20 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Tickets available from 21 October – visit the website for more details Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Music Victoria

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Relaxed Performance

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Fri 22 November 6.30pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Handel Sonata No.13 in D for violin & piano, Op.1 Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea Berenice for solo piano (world premiere) Elgar Sonata in E minor for violin & piano, Op.82 Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange

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Hanson Dyer Hall

Steve Davislim & Daniel de Borah

Accomplished vocalist and performer Anouska Taylor celebrates the music of the extraordinarily talented Eva Cassidy. Anouska and her band performs tributes to Eva’s iconic interpretations of soul, jazz, blues and folk classics such as ‘Over the Rainbow’ and ‘A Natural Woman’. Anouska strips back the arrangements, showcasing the rawness and soaring beauty of her own soulful vocals.

There are few voices in Australia – or indeed the world – that come anywhere close to matching Malaysian-born Australian tenor Steve Davislim.

A deeply expressive musician with a mesmeric stage presence, Steve has a voice that will break your heart. With pianist Daniel de Borah they celebrate the four pillars of Austro-German art song: Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Hugo Wolf and Richard Strauss.

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Sat 23 November 6pm & 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Songs arranged by Eva Cassidy.

Sat 23 November 7pm Hanson Dyer Hall, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (90-mins incl. interval) Songs by Schubert, Brahms, Wolf and R. Strauss.

Anouska Taylor vocals Zachary Johnston violin Diego Villalta guitar Ainsley Finn piano Tickets $54 ($49 conc) Presented by Anouska Taylor

Steve Davislim tenor Daniel de Borah piano Tickets $50 ($40 conc) – general admission Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Mozart the King Majestic, elegant and expansive, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.22 highlights Mozart’s ever-present gift for melody. Performing it with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is much-loved pianist Stefan Cassomenos. Haydn’s 98th symphony is a coded tribute to Mozart, quoting God Save the King and other works. With Beethoven’s intimate Romance performed by outstanding violinist Natalia Harvey, this is simply a Classical feast.

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Sun 24 November 2.30pm & Thu 28 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Cimarosa The Secret Marriage: Overture Mozart Piano Concerto No.22 in E-flat, K.482 Beethoven Romance No.2 for violin & orchestra, Op.50 Haydn Symphony No.98 in B-flat, Hob.I:98, The King William Hennessy AM violin/director Natalia Harvey violin Stefan Cassomenos piano Michael Dahlenburg conductor Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Tickets from $65 ($54 conc) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

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Mad Dog: The Elizabethan Lute Hopkinson Smith is best known as a virtuoso lutenist, but it is tempting to call him a master time traveller too. Effortlessly guiding listeners through the rich harmonies and lyrical intensity of early music, his captivating musicianship resembles pure magic. Hopkinson’s charisma, emotional immediacy and technical assurance is a divine match for the highly charged music of John Dowland, Anthony Holborne, John Johnson and William Byrd.

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Mon 25 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Music by John Dowland, Anthony Holborne, John Johnson and William Byrd.

Hopkinson Smith lute Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Modern Masters Melbourne Guitar Quartet champions era-defining modern composers with original arrangements for guitar. The Quartet captures the beauty and mysticism entwined within Arvo Pärt’s Fratres and Vasks’s Quartet No.4, the delightfully soulful musings of Keith Jarrett and the wistful essence of Philip Glass, with its own captivating and memorable interpretations.

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Tue 26 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Arvo Pärt (arr. MGQ) Fratres Phillip Glass (arr. MGQ) Selections from String Quartet No.3, Mishima Keith Jarrett (arr. MGQ) Selections from The Köln Concert Pēteris Vasks (arr. MGQ) Selections from String Quartet No.4 Melbourne Guitar Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Guitar Quartet

MUSICAL EXPLORATIONS

Apoorva Krishna & the Australian Sruthi-Laya Quintet Apoorva Krishna is a star on the rise in the Carnatic traditions.

With Australian Sruthi-Laya Quintet, she performs Carnatic masterpieces by the Trinity composers of the 18th century.

Following the teachings of Lalgudi Bani, the most enviable school for violin in Carnatic music, the performance starts with a traditional approach and finishes with Apoorva’s own compositions.

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Wed 27 November 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) Apoorva Krishna violin Australian Sruthi-Laya Quintet Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Multicultural Arts Victoria

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William Barton, Kalkadoon Man Join Melbourne Recital Centre’s 2019 Artist-in-Residence William Barton for a Musical Explorations talk featuring film, music and conversation. Complete with a screening of Brendan Fletcher’s documentary Kalkadoon Man, this talk delves deep into William’s 10day quest to make a didgeridoo. A rare insight into the life of one of Australia’s most respected musicians.

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Thu 28 November 12 noon Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) William Barton speaker Tickets $10 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by the Vizard Foundation & Message Consultants

1 Hopkinson Smith 2 Melbourne Guitar Quartet 3 Apoorva Krishna 4 William Barton

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Mozart wrote his 17 Church Sonatas between 1772 and 1780, the period in which he was Konzertmeister to the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg.

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Inventi Plays Mozart Church Sonatas

Andrea Keller & Stephen Magnusson

A dynamic chamber ensemble, Inventi Ensemble reinvents old classics and premieres new ones. Mozart’s Church Sonatas are exquisite gems that are rarely performed. Inventi brings back treasured friend and keyboard virtuoso Peter de Jager to perform these works on Melbourne Recital Centre’s chamber organ as well as Wagenseil’s Organ Concerto and a new work by New York-based composer Luciano Chessa.

Spend an evening with two of Australia’s best jazz musicians. Having played together for over a decade in many ensembles, beloved jazz artists Stephen Magnusson (guitar) and Andrea Keller (piano) perform their original compositions in an intimate concert as a duo.

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Stephen Magnusson guitar Andrea Keller piano Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Andrea Keller

Thu 28 November 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Mozart Church Sonatas Wagenseil Concerto in G, WV 306 Luciano Chessa Organ Sextet Peter de Jager organ Inventi Ensemble Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Inventi Ensemble

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Fri 29 November 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval)

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Happy Axe & Kcin Two compelling artists join forces – balancing nature with technology, harmony with texture – in an evening of immersive and intimate soundscapes. Happy Axe is multi-instrumentalist and musical polymath Emma Kelly, an artist who uses violin, voice and musical saw to build spellbinding ambient pop music. Intimate and highly visceral, Kcin (drummer and producer Nicholas Meredith) music explores themes of uncertainty and environmental change.

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Sat 30 November 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval) Happy Axe violin/voice/musical saw Kcin drums/electronics Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Spirit Level

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NOVEMBER

mojo juju NATIVE TONGUE

‘One of the most thematically vital Australian albums of the year.’

THE AUSTRALIAN

In 2018 Mojo Juju released her biggest album to date garnering rave reviews for the brutally honest title track ‘Native Tongue’ and its accompanying video. Mojo Ruiz de Luzuriaga, a.k.a. Mojo Juju, continues to amass new fans collecting a slew of accolades and a healthy bundle of awards.

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Mojo and her band perform the critically acclaimed Native Tongue. Raw, honest, emotional and intrinsically political, the show contemplates her mother's Indigenous heritage, her father's experience as a Filipino immigrant and her own place in the cultural landscape of modern Australia.

Mojo Juju Russall S. Beattie director Tickets from $40 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Village Sounds

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Fri 29 November 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval)

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KIMBERLEY ECHOES

Kimberley Echoes is a powerful cross-cultural celebration created over five years of musical collaboration and experiences across the Kimberley, its landscapes and its people.

Curated by Tura New Music, The Narlis ensemble has evolved featuring Aboriginal artists Mark Atkins (didgeridoo/vocals) and Stephen Pigram (vocals/guitarist) with cellist Tristen Parr, violinist Erkki Veltheim, guitarist Stephen Magnusson, percussionist Joe Talia and flautist Tos Mahoney.

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Sat 30 November 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (80-mins no interval) The Narlis Tickets from $45 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tura New Music

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Corpus Medicorum

Arcangelo Corelli

LOCAL HEROES

Patriots Concert 3

Free Music

Corpus Medicorum presents music of two cultures, worlds apart. Hear Sibelius’s grand Finnish Symphony No.2, a reflection of the country’s fight for independence which he described as ‘a confession of the soul’, together with the Australian premiere of Stefan Cassomenos’s joyful Concerto for two pianos. Performed here with Stefan and Aura Go on pianos, the Concerto celebrates the Greek diaspora in Australia.

Step into the Primrose Potter Salon for a wonderful hour of free music. Featuring Melbourne’s finest chamber musicians, it’s a delightful opportunity for you to hear the artists rehearse new works, new programs and new ideas. Just turn up any time during the session – the doors are always open, so you can come and go as you please.

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Mon 2 December 12 noon Primrose Potter Salon (One hour) FREE Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Sun 1 December 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Stefan Cassomenos Concerto for two pianos (Australian premiere) Sibelius Symphony No.2 in D, Op.43

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Stefan Cassomenos piano Aura Go piano Benjamin Northey conductor Corpus Medicorum Tickets $50 ($40 conc) Presented by Corpus Medicorum

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The Apotheosis of Corelli Latitude 37’s exploration of composer Arcangelo Corelli’s genius culminates with a dazzling historically informed performance of his seminal works and music by composers who were profoundly influenced by him. Through the lens of Corelli’s exquisite trio sonatas, the beauty of music

by François Couperin, J.S. Bach and Francesco Veracini comes into ever clearer focus.

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Mon 2 December 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Corelli Trio Sonata in D, Op.3, No.2 J.S. Bach Fugue on a Theme by Corelli, BWV 579 Corelli Trio Sonata in G minor, Op.2, No.6 Corelli & Veracini Dissertazione sopra l’Opera Quinta del Corelli: Violin Sonata in C, Op.5, No.3 Corelli Trio Sonata in G, Op.4, No.10 Couperin L’Apothéose de Corelli Lucinda Moon Baroque violin Latitude 37 Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Latitude 37

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Peter Bence

Australian Chinese Music Ensemble

Peter Bence

Coming Together

Internationally acclaimed artist and the world’s ‘Fastest Piano Player’ Peter Bence returns to thrill Australian audiences with his incredible talent. Experience the agility and dexterity that Bence brings to the piano when he performs the cover tracks that have brought him fame and notoriety on YouTube, as well as compositions from his debut album, The Awesome Piano.

For more than two decades, the Australian Chinese Music Ensemble has captivated audiences with its precise musicianship. Joined by acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Adam Simmons and his trio, Origami, the Ensemble performs George Dreyfus’s transporting New Golden Mountain, crossculture favourites and a new work by Ros Bandt specially commissioned for Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10th Anniversary.

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Mon 2 December 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval)

Tue 3 December 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) George Dreyfus New Golden Mountain Wang Guowei Teahouse Ros Bandt new work* (world premiere) Adam Simmons & Zheng-Ting Wang Soliloquy* (world premiere)

Peter Bence piano (Hungary) Tickets from $66 Presented by Nice Events & TEG Dainty

Zheng-Ting Wang director Australian Chinese Music Ensemble Origami Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melburne Recital Centre *Commissioned in celebration of Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10th Anniversary with support from the Playking Foundation

Relax, unwind and soak up the springtime vibes of Southbank at Blondie Bar, located on the ground floor at Melbourne Recital Centre.

Locals can enjoy Happy Hour prices all year round, open most afternoons and evenings for pre-show drinks, or any casual occasion.

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DECEMBER

Nico Muhly

Staff Picks

Alistaire Bowler, Philanthropy Manager, is a regular concert-goer who loves piano recitals, having studied the piano with the late Geoffrey Tozer.

Stalin’s Piano An astonishing program of powerful political speeches set to remarkable music by Australian composer Robert Davidson. Sonya Lifschitz is one of this country’s most fearless pianists and is the perfect musician to bring this unique multi-media work to life.

Thu 17 October | More on page 9

Nico Muhly & the New Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto returns to Melbourne to direct ACO Collective in an exciting program of contemporary music based around the world premiere of phenomenal American composer Nico Muhly’s Concerto for violin and strings. Nico straddles multiple genres of music including writing opera and chamber music, and this program is curated by him in collaboration with Pekka Kuusisto.

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Quatuor Ebène An exciting opportunity to hear one of the most talked-about young quartets on the international circuit today.

Wed 30 October | More on page 19

Steve Davislim & Daniel de Borah One of the great tenors of our age, Steve Davislim is joined by the refined and sensitive pianism of Daniel de Borah next door in the brand new Hanson Dyer Hall.

Sat 23 November | More on page 32

Wed 4 December 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) ACO Collective Drone Meditation Steve Reich Duet Missy Mazzoli You Know Me From Here (Australian premiere) Andrea Tarrodi Birds of Paradise (Australian premiere) Alex Mills One is Fun (world premiere) Nico Muhly Concerto for violin & strings* (world premiere)

Breaking Ground – Post-Concert Performance Please join us after the concert for an exclusive performance by violinst Pekka Kuusisto and composer/pianist Nico Muhly in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian Chamber Orchestra

Pekka Kuusisto director/violin ACO Collective Tickets from $49 Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

*Co-commissioned by Melbourne Recital Centre with the generous support of Maria Sola, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Mahler Chamber Orchestra with the kind support of the MCO Foundation and Scottish Chamber Orchestra in celebration of Melbourne Recital Centre’s 10th Anniversary

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Stoneflower

With a refined interest in storytelling and cross-art collaboration, Rubiks Collective delights audiences with its unique programming and dazzling virtuosity. Sculptress is a celebration of female artists who are reshaping contemporary music by re-examining our past. New approaches to sound, notation and genre play against tributes to early electronic music pioneers, field recordings and the 1950s golden age of American advertising.

Australian trio Stoneflower’s evocative musical journeys through vocal jazz, Brazilian bossa nova and melodic pop have stolen hearts around the country.

The ensemble combines the artistry of guitarist Stephen Magnusson and Tamara Murphy (bass/backing vocals) with the silken voice of Jacqueline Gawler (Coco’s Lunch). Launching their second album together, they produce an energy and sound that is soulful, passionate and entirely magnetic.

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Thu 5 December 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Anna Thorvaldsdottir Fields Sara Glojnaric Indispensable Ms. Jones (Australian premiere) Gemma Peacocke Quiver (Australian premiere) Christine McCombe new work (world premiere) Nicole Lizée Sculptress (Australian premiere)

Fri 6 December 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Stoneflower Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Jazz Co-operative

Rubiks Collective Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Rubiks Collective

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About the artists Award-winning young chamber ensemble Penny Quartet received Melbourne Recital Centre's 2018 Contemporary Masters Award.

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LOCAL HEROES

LOCAL HEROES

Thin Places

Iaki Vallejo

Wet Ink provides a journey around the world through some of the latest compositions written for Ensemble Three. In addition to a world premiere by Melbourne's own Tim Dargaville, the award-winning trio performs works from its recent residency at Princeton University by Chinese composer Yihan Chen and American Anna Meadors, and a thrilling new piece by London-based Dai Fujikura.

A concept coined by the ancient Celts, thin places are the spaces between the holy and the human, heaven and Earth, air and soil. In this program including works from Jörg Widmann and Maurice Ravel, Penny Quartet explores this indefinable feeling, this element of humanity, from the sublime to the uncomfortable. Thin places are not necessarily sacred or peaceful, though they can be both – they are places of dissonance, beauty and conflict.

Singer and composer Iaki Vallejo’s vivacious music is an expression of her Colombian heritage and the stories she’s collected from her travels around the world. Her upbeat numbers fuse together an intoxicating diversity of styles: Afro-Colombian rhythms, jazz, soul, salsa, afro-beat, funk and reggae. Interactive and immersive, Iaki draws inspiration from the many different collaborations and cultures she works with and within.

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Wed 11 December 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Erkki-Sven Tüür String Quartet No.1, ‘In memoriam Urmas Kibuspuu’ Jorg Widmann String Quartet No.2, ‘Chorale Quartet’ Ravel String Quartet in F

Sat 14 December 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval)

Wet Ink

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Tue 10 December 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Tim Dargaville new work (world premiere) Dai Fujikura Three Dai Fujikura Chance Monsoon Yihan Chen new work Anna Meadors new work Ensemble Three Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Three Engaged through The University of MelbourneMelbourne Recital Centre Learning Partnership

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Penny Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Penny Quartet

Iaki Vallejo vocals Tickets $30 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Multicultural Arts Victoria

1 Ensemble Three 2 Penny Quartet 3 Iaki Vallejo

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The Barber of Seville

Celebrating Richard Mills

The Barber of Seville

Celebrating Richard Mills

Prepare for an evening of huge laughs with Rossini’s most popular opera, a delightful romp full of farcical frivolity. Featuring some of opera’s most recognisable music, this madcap masterpiece is a paean to impertinence that will make you beam with joy and grin with delight. Don’t miss Rossini at his best with this hilarious night at the opera.

Celebrate the musical achievements of a lifetime as prolific Australian composer and conductor Richard Mills turns 70. Join Victorian Opera and Orchestra Victoria for an evening of music-making dedicated to Mills’s 40-year contribution to the Australian music scene – many of his pieces are Australian classics. Mills conducts his award-winning music, from intimate works to the full colours and powers of the orchestra.

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Thu 12 December 7.30pm & Sat 14 December 1pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 25-mins incl. interval) Rossini The Barber of Seville Brenton Spiteri Count Almaviva Warwick Fyfe Doctor Bartolo Chiara Amarù Rosina José Carbó Figaro Paolo Pecchioli Don Basilio Stephen Marsh Fiorello Kathryn Radcliffe Berta Richard Mills conductor Elizabeth Hill-Cooper director Orchestra Victoria Tickets from $39 Presented by Victorian Opera

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Fri 13 December 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Works by Richard Mills and Vaughan Williams.

Star-studded lineup of local artists conducted by Richard Mills, including Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Emma Matthews, Greta Bradman, José Carbó, PLEXUS, Flinders Quartet, Orchestra Victoria and more.

Tickets from $39 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Victorian Opera & Orchestra Victoria

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DECEMBER

TING CHRISTMAS STO RY AN ENCHAN

FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

S AT U R DAY 7 D EC E M B E R 1 0 A M & 1 1.3 0 A M ( 5 0 - M I N S N O I N T E RVA L )

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 and will delight kids of all ages.

Conducted by Brett Kelly, narrated by Christopher Lawrence and performed by The Impossible Orchestra.

Babes in arms ticketing applies.

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TICKETS $26 | FAMILY TICKET $86 (2 ADULTS & 2 CHILDREN) © Snowman Enterprises Limited. 'The Snowman' by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin

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Noël! Noël!

Christmas Greetings

Noël! Noël! shimmers with all the spark and celebration of the starting summer. Experience the pure spiritual joy of rare festive pieces and muchanticipated classics. The ethereal Brandenburg Choir joins the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra and a highly celebrated guest artist in a concert brimming with joyful twists and soulful serenity. Expect to be surprised, moved and then float from the concert hall into the festive season.

Celebrate Christmas this year with the Australian Boys Choir in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. Featuring outstanding young soloists from Australia’s 'first and finest' choir for boys and one of the country’s premier all-male vocal ensembles, The Vocal Consort, artistic director Nicholas Dinopoulos leads nearly 200 singers of the Australian Boys Choral Institute on stage in this traditional festive gala event.

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Sat 7 December 5pm & 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Traditional Christmas music and songs including ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ and ‘Stille Nacht’.

Sun 15 December 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) A selection of choral favourites, rarities and gems for the Christmas season.

Paul Dyer artistic director/conductor Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & Choir Tickets from $30 Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & Choir

Australian Boys Choral Institute

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Nicholas Dinopoulos conductor The Australian Boys Choir The Vocal Consort Training Groups of the Australian Boys Choral Institute Tickets from $50 ($40 conc) Presented by the Australian Boys Choral Institute

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Thank you FOUNDING PATRON

The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE BOARD MEMBERS

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Assoc Prof Jody Evans Margaret Farren-Price Eda Ritchie AM Audrey Zibelman

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Inspired Giving 10TH ANNIVERSARY GIFTS 10th Anniversary Benefactor Lady Primrose Potter AC 10th Anniversary Public Activation Program ($50,000) Peter & Ruth McMullin 10th Anniversary Commissions The Aranday Foundation Ulrike Klein AO Jane Kunstler Majlis Pty Ltd. Playking Foundation Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross Maria Sola Helen Symon QC & Ian Lulham The Yulgilbar Foundation Steinway Giving Circle Benefactor Patron Gandel Philanthropy ($30,000+) Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM ($10,000+) Anonymous (1) John Calvert-Jones AM & Janet Calvert-Jones AO Brian Goddard Dr Alastair Jackson AM Lady Primrose Potter AC Skipp Williamson & Carol Haynes ($5000+) Warwick & Paulette Bisley Arnold & Mary Bram Hon Susan Crennan AC QC & Dr Michael Crennan QC Angelina & Graeme Wise ($2500+) Bruce Parncutt AO ($1000+) Anonymous (1) Kaye Cleary Tim Connard Craig K Coulson Janine & Timothy Fredman Roger Gillard & Sohwon Kim Linda Herd David Lee Jay Lee & Muriel Yang Geoff & Jan Phillips Prof Margaret Plant Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian Ross Sirius Foundation Vivian Wei Wang Dr Victor Wayne & Dr Karen Wayne OAM $10 Ticket Program ($20,000+) Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM Yvonne von Hartel AM, Robert Peck AM, Rachel Peck & Marten Peck of peckvonhartel architects ($10,000+) Annamila Pty Ltd Dara Pty Ltd The Robert Salzer Foundation Angelina & Graeme Wise ($4000+) The John and Jennifer Brukner Foundation Julian Burnside QC AO & Kate Durham John Calvert-Jones AM & Janet Calvert-Jones AO Kathryn Fagg AO Katrina & Simon Holmes à Court Silvia & Michael Kantor Susan Thacore

Andrew & Jan Wheeler Igor & Jenny Zambelli ($2500+) Susan Alberti AC & Colin North OAM ($1000+) ARM Architecture Adrienne Basser Carolyn & Tony Baum Jane Bloomfield Helen Brack Barbara Burge Maggie Cash John Castles AM & Thelma Castles OAM Christine & Michael Clough The Hon Mary Delahunty Paul Donnelly & Brigitte Treutenaere Jo Fisher & Peter Grayson Colin Golvan AM QC & Dr Deborah Golvan Naomi Golvan & George Golvan QC Robert & Jan Green Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM Sally MacIndoe Jane Matthews Message Consultants Australia Dr Richard Mills AM Tim Orton & Barbara Dennis James Ostroburski & Leo Ostroburski Prof David Penington AC & Dr Sonay Hussein Geoff & Jan Phillips Shelley Rowlands Christine Sather Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu The Ullmer Family Foundation Mary Vallentine AO Janet Whiting AM & Phil Lukies MUSIC CIRCLE — A VIBRANT AND DIVERSE MUSICAL PROGRAM Donors who support the depth and vibrancy of the Centre’s musical program play a crucial role in ensuring that we can continue to present a rich diversity of the greatest musicians and ensembles from Australia and around the globe. ($30,000+) Yvonne von Hartel AM, Robert Peck AM, Rachel Peck & Marten Peck of peckvonhartel architects (Signature Events Benefactors) ($20,000+) Melbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors Prof Andrea Hull AO Peter & Cally Bartlett Stephen Carpenter & Leigh Ellwood Joseph & Nicole Corponi The Hon Mary Delahunty Paul Donnelly & Brigitte Treutenaere Assoc Prof Jody Evans Margaret Farren-Price & Prof Ronald Farren-Price AM Eda Ritchie AM Audrey Zibelman ($10,000+) John & Lorraine Bates Paulette & Warwick Bisley (Great Performers Leadership Supporters) John & Cathy Simpson

Maria Sola (Local Heroes & Great Performers Leadership Supporter) ($7500+) Esther & Brian Benjamin (Great Performers Leadership Supporters) Message Consultants Australia ($4000+) Anonymous (1) Danielle Davis & Joyce Marks Jenny & Peter Hordern Diana Lempriere Cathy Lowy Geoff & Jan Phillips (Great Performers Leadership Supporters) Mary Vallentine AO Dr Victor Wayne & Dr Karen Wayne OAM ($2500+) Anonymous (1) Ballandry (Peter Griffin Family) Fund Liz & Charles Baré Alastair Campbell & Sue Campbell Kathy & George Deutsch OAM Ann Lahore Shelley & Euan Murdoch Dr Paul Nisselle AM Greg Noonan Ian & Kathleen Nowak James Ostroburski & Leo Ostroburski Jacqueline Schwarz Sirius Foundation ($1000+) Anonymous (1) Adrienne Basser Helen Brack Bill Burdett AM & Sandra Burdett Maggie Cash John Castles AM & Thelma Castles OAM Julie Ann Cox AM & Laurie Cox AO Mary Draper AM Lord Francis Ebury & The Late Lady Suzanne Ebury Maggie Edmond Susan Fallaw The Leo & Mina Fink Fund Angela Glover Ann Gordon Jan Grant Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris Henkell Family Fund In memory of Beryl Hooley Penelope Hughes Stuart Jennings Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM George & Grace Kass Maria Mercurio Baillieu Myer AC & Sarah Myer Rupert Myer AO & Annabel Myer Stephen Newton AO Elizabeth O’Keeffe Helen Perlen Kerryn Pratchett Sandra Robertson & Philip Cachia Cathy & Peter Rogers Peter Rose & Christopher Menz In Memory of Pauline Speedy Barbara & Duncan Sutherland Pamela Swansson Pearl Tang (including matching from Pricewaterhouse Coopers) Dr Michael Troy

($500+) Anonymous (1) Rhonda & Ted Allen Jenny Anderson Peter J Armstrong Alistaire Bowler Min Li Chong Jean Dunn MinterEllison Angela & Richard Kirsner Dr Anne Lierse Jane Morris Dr Diane Tibbits ACCESS TO THRILLING MUSIC AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYBODY Supported by the Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development Fund and the Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund, donors to our learning and access programs help to share the music by bringing high-quality music and learning opportunities to people from all walks of life. ($40,000+) Dr Geraldine Lazarus & Mr Greig Gailey (Regional Touring and Outreach Leadership Supporters) ($30,000+) Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM Lady Marigold Southey AC ($20,000+) Kim Williams AM

(Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund) ($10,000+) Annamila Pty Ltd Linda Herd ($4000+) The Betty Amsden Foundation Jack & Hedy Brent Foundation The John & Jennifer Brukner Foundation Helen & Michael Gannon Kathryn Greiner AO (Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund) Silvia & Michael Kantor Susan Thacore ($2500+) Anonymous (1) Kaye Birks in memory of David Anne Burgi & Kerin Carr Maria McCarthy Margaret Taylor ($1000+) Anonymous (5) Keith & Debby Badger John & Mary Barlow Jane Bloomfield Helen Brack Bill Burdett AM & Sandra Burdett Christine & Michael Clough Paul Donnelly & Brigitte Treutenaere Maria Hansen Christine Haslam Jenny & Peter Hordern (Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund) In memory of Beryl Hooley John Howie AM & Dr Linsey Howie Louise Kornman Prof John Langford AM & The Late Christina McCallum Cathy Lowy (Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund)

Sally MacIndoe Ann Miller Dennis & Fairlie Nassau Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine The Ullmer Family Foundation (Mary Vallentine Limitless Stage Fund) Mary Vallentine AO Vivian Wei Wang Mark & Jane Wilson Audrey Zibelman NURTURING ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT — FOSTERING A BRIGHT MUSICAL FUTURE Supported by the Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development Fund, donors who support our enriching artist development programs help to create a wide range of unique opportunities for local musicians, and help to ensure a vibrant musical future for Victoria and beyond.

Betty Amsden Kids and Family Program Benefactor The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJ ($20,000+) Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross (Artist Development Leadership Supporters) ($10,000+) Peter Jopling AM QC (Artist Development Leadership Supporter) Majlis Pty Ltd. Angelina & Graeme Wise ($4000+) Annamila Pty Ltd Andrew & Theresa Dyer Vivian Ritchie Vivian Wei Wang Lyn Williams AM ($2500+) Anonymous (1) ($1000+) Peter J Armstrong Lin Bender AM In memory of Beryl Hooley In memory of The Late Harry Johnson Martine Letts Ian & Gill McDougall Dr Richard Mills AM ($500+) Australian Bach Society Frederic & Karen Pomeranz GIVING CIRCLES Melbourne Recital Centre Giving Circles are passionate and like-minded groups of donors who come together to collectively celebrate their love of music by supporting special projects.

Ensemble Giovane — Leadership Donors in support of Master classes & young artist development ($10,000+) Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins YMF Australia ($7500+) George & Laila Embelton

($3000+) Christine Sather Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu ($1000+) Peter J Armstrong Bailey-Lord Family Mary Beth Bauer Fiona Bennett Zoe Brinsden Kathryn Fagg AO Dr Jane Gilmour OAM & Terry Brain Prof Andrea Hull AO Liane Kemp Simon Le Plastrier Norene Leslie McCormac Rosemary O’Connor Laura Thomas ($500+) Dianne Jacobs Legal Friends of Melbourne Recital Centre Legal Friends Inaugural Patrons The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC QC ($10,000+) The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC QC ($4000+) Naomi Golvan & George Golvan QC Peter B Murdoch QC & Helen Murdoch Maya Rozner & Alex King ($2500+) Anonymous (1) Colin Golvan AM QC & Dr Deborah Golvan Peter J Stirling & Kimberley Kane ($1000+) Marcia & John K Arthur James Barber Peter Bartlett Annette Blonski & Martin Bartfeld QC The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC & Elizabeth Chernov Christine Clough The Hon Julie Dodds-Streeton Timothy Goodwin Robert Heathcote & Meredith King The Hon Peter Heerey AM QC & Sally Heerey Judge Sara Hinchey & Tom Pikusa John Howie AM & Dr Linsey Howie Pandora Kay & John Larkins Anthony J & Philippa M Kelly Maryanne B Loughnan QC Banjo McLachlan & Paul Mahony Elizabeth O’Keeffe Ralph & Ruth Renard Meredith Schilling Michael Shand AM QC Tom Smyth

Medical Friends of Melbourne Recital Centre ($2000+) Dr Charlotte Slade & Assoc Prof Sebastian King ($1000+) Mr Phillip Antippa & Dr Tracey Huntley Michael Bennett & Kate Stockwin Prof Rod Hunt & Michael Sharpe Dr Jean McMullin & Dr Catherine Brennan Dr John F Mills Seat Dedications Annamila Pty Ltd Lowina Blackman John Calvert-Jones AM & Janet Calvert-Jones AO The Hon Mary Delahunty Kathryn Fagg AO Ronald Farren-Price AM & Margaret Farren-Price Kristin Gill & family Colin & Deborah Golvan Nance Grant AM MBE Brenda Hamilton & family Catherine Heggen Hans & Petra Henkell Kathy Horadam Anne Kantor AO & The Late Dr Milan Kantor OAM Alex King & Sebastian King Diana Lempriere Cathy Lowy Evelyn Pose Katherine Rechtman Ralph & Ruth Renard Kiera Stevens Peter J. Stirling Ian Suren Jenny Tatchell Friends of David Tong Mary Vallentine AO Mary Waldron Vivian Wei Wang Encore Bequest Program — A Lasting Legacy Anonymous (3) The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJ Jenny Anderson Barbara Blackman AO Jennifer Brukner Ken Bullen Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins Dr Garry Joslin Jane Kunstler Janette McLellan Elizabeth O’Keeffe Penelope Rawlins Prof Dimity Reed AM Sandy Shaw The Estate of Beverley Shelton & Martin Schönthal Mary Vallentine AO List of patrons as at 30 July 2019

($500+) Elizabeth Boros Hon Justice David Byrme QC Leslie G Clements The Hon Hartley Hansen QC & Rosalind Hansen The Hon David L Harper AM

($5000+) Hon Susan Crennan AC QC & Dr Michael Crennan QC Jo Fisher Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins Igor Zambelli & Jenny Zambelli

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