Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 2014 Season

Sir andrew davis chief conductor

2014 season The Mahler cycle begins The lord of the rings concludes

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CONTENTS Welcome to 2014

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Bookings 37

The Very Best of 2014 Your Pass to Great Classical Music Subscribe and be Rewarded

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How Do I Subscribe?

Booking Form Single Ticket Prices

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Series 7

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Emirates Master Series Thursday 8 Emirates Master Series Friday 10 Saturday Night Symphony 12 Saturday Matinees 14 Great Classics on Mondays 16 Geelong 19 Monash 20 Melbourne Recital Centre 21 Melbourne Town Hall Proms 23 MSO Pops 24 Metropolis New Music Festival 26 Chamber Series 28 Ears Wide Open 29 Special Events 30 Choose Your Own 34 UPBEAT 34

January 45 February 45 March 46 April 49 May 49 June 50 July 52 August 52 September 53 October 53 November 54 December 54

About the MSO

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Look out for these SIR ANDREW DAVIS Concerts conducted by the MSO’s Chief Conductor, Sir Andrew Davis.

Mahler cycle This symbol denotes concerts that are part of Sir Andrew Davis’ cycle of Mahler symphonies (see page 3 for more information).

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Orchestra Listing 58 Chorus 59

From top: Geoff Lierse horn, Julie Payne trumpet, Ji Won Kim violin *Calculated on the full price of individually purchased tickets.

Get Involved Education and Community MSO Supporters Composer Index

In 2014 the MSO celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Richard Strauss. Concerts featuring some of his major works are indicated by this symbol.

YOUR MSO SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE – GREAT MUSIC, GREAT VALUE An MSO subscription package takes you on an exciting journey through the season, offering you unforgettable performances right through the year.

23 September 2013. This means that an MSO Season Pass subscription to these series represents exceptional value for money. See page 37 for details.

Your passion for the music, your wish to experience the world’s greatest artists, and your interest in great Australian talent is at the heart of our commitment to you.

In order to make the MSO ever more accessible, we are proud to introduce a new D Reserve that is even more affordable for subscribers in Hamer Hall and Melbourne Town Hall.

In bringing you the best possible musical entertainment, we are working hard to provide great value for money. So we have taken the return to Hamer Hall, with its new seating configuration, as a cue to re-examine MSO ticket prices across the board. As a subscriber you will continue to enjoy substantial discounts on the price of single tickets, equating to approximately one free concert in your reserve, per subscription.

We know it is as important to you as it is to us that as many people experience the Orchestra as possible, creating a real understanding in the community about the MSO’s vital place in our cultural fabric.

And as our special gift to you for 2014, when you subscribe to Master Series Thursday, Master Series Friday, Saturday Night Symphony, Saturday Matinees or Great Classics on Mondays you will enjoy a bonus concert if you renew before

With best wishes for your enjoyment of the Orchestra in 2014.

André Gremillet Managing Director

Welcome to 2014 MUSIC TO MOVE YOU This is a great orchestra. I first conducted the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2009, and the musicians captured my heart right away. Now, as Chief Conductor, I want to capture the hearts of you, our audience, as well.

Your listening experiences with your Orchestra in 2014 will be studded with memorable events and music that highlights the outstanding musicianship of the orchestral players and choristers.

THE MAHLER CYCLE BEGINS This year we begin our journey through the symphonies of Gustav Mahler – a milestone in the life of an orchestra. If you think about composers whose symphonies take you on a journey as you progress through them – Beethoven, Brahms, Sibelius – it is Mahler’s symphonies that provide the most astonishing development through the cycle. From the First Symphony – a young man’s piece – through the tragedy of the Sixth and the resignation of the final works, we take an emotional journey quite unlike anything else in the history of music.

YEFIM BRONFMAN AND EMANUEL AX Two of the most poetic pianists of today are working with the MSO in 2014. I love Yefim Bronfman’s sound in Brahms – he has the most wonderful richness of tone and exactly the virtuosity you need for this music. His performances with us of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No.2 will be a highlight of the year. So, too, of course will be the appearances by Emanuel Ax in June. He is the most sensitive and generous of musical colleagues, and I am thrilled he will be joining us for Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4.

EXCEPTIONAL GUESTS There are many more of the world’s great artists coming to perform with your Orchestra in 2014, from musicians who have performed with the MSO regularly in recent years, such as violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann and conductor Jakub Hrůša, to artists making their first appearances with the Orchestra, including two remarkable young artists – Canadian soprano Erin Wall and Palestinian pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar.

A YEAR TO REMEMBER

PHOTO: Lucas Dawson Photography

The variety of repertoire through the year is as exciting as you’ve ever seen. Those of you who are faithful supporters of the Orchestra will be more excited than ever and, for those of you coming to hear the MSO for the first time, you’ll be able to experience an extraordinary variety of music, and a spirit of artistic adventure unsurpassed anywhere in the country.

Do join us in 2014.

Sir Andrew Davis Chief Conductor 1

THE very best of 2014 With a year SO full of exciting performances, it can be difficult to choose which ones to experience.

We’ve done the job for you by selecting the ‘not to be missed’ highlights of 2014.

Most of these concerts can be purchased as part of a Season Pass subscription.

Or you can choose your own concerts (see page 34) to put together your own package of season highlights.

In 2014, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is working to make performances accessible to more people than ever before. We’re introducing a new seating reserve across many of our series, and if you subscribe to Master Series Thursday, Master Series Friday, Saturday Night Symphony, Saturday Matinees or Great Classics on Mondays you can enjoy a free bonus concert if you renew or purchase before 23 September 2013. Subscription prices in Geelong will remain the same in 2014 as for 2013, and if you subscribe to the concert series at Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University or Melbourne Town Hall Proms, your subscription price will be slightly lower than it was in 2013.

This year Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis performs some of the most compelling orchestral music of all time,

by Mahler, Strauss, Beethoven and Berlioz. Superstar soloists from around the world, including pianists Emanuel Ax, Piers Lane and Joyce Yang, cellist Truls Mørk, violinists James Ehnes, Nicola Benedetti and Frank Peter Zimmermann and guitarist Xuefei Yang, become local treasures when they partner with the Orchestra in 2014.

Whether you love Beethoven or Sibelius, the cello or the guitar, whether this is your first year subscribing or your 40th – our 2014 Season has something for everyone to enjoy.

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Doctor Who SYMPHONIC SPECTACULAR Get ready for an invasion, as Australia welcomes back the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, a musical celebration of the iconic BBC series.

Featuring brand new content, join the mayhem in the auditorium whilst the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ben Foster performs Murray Gold’s captivating music from the Doctor Who series, accompanied by a big screen featuring specially edited sequences of Matt Smith’s performance as the 11th Doctor. Keep checking over your shoulder though, as you may see some iconic Doctor Who monsters roaming the aisles. Beware appearances from the spine-chilling Silence and aweinspiring Cybermen and Daleks, to name but a few.

MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 30 MARCH 29

Opening Night Gala We kick off your 2014 Season in style with a blockbuster program followed by a black-tie cocktail party. Diego Matheuz, Principal Guest Conductor of the MSO, directs a concert featuring Joyce Yang, described as ‘the most gifted young pianist of her generation’, who will be soloist in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. After this exhilarating concert, join us for a cocktail event with Diego and Joyce and enjoy the excitement of the beginning of another year of amazing music.

This Opening Night Gala performance is part of the Saturday Night Symphony Series. For more information about the Opening Night Gala and cocktail event, see page 30.

Sir Andrew Davis

Diego Matheuz

This program, Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody, is also the opening concert in Master Series Thursday and Master Series Friday.

MORE DETAILS about this concert ON PAGEs 8,10 AND 12

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Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular

Mahler: The Cycle Begins Mahler’s symphonies are among the most ambitious and inspiring ever created.

Gustav Mahler

To perform the complete cycle of Mahler symphonies is a highlight in the life of a great orchestra; to have Sir Andrew Davis perform it with the MSO presents an exceptional opportunity to experience a master artist at the height of his powers. In 2014 Sir Andrew begins a journey that will continue over the coming years, as he conducts all of Mahler’s symphonies with your orchestra. You’ll want to be there for the first two programs in this historic series of events.

Mahler 1 in July and Mahler 2 in November are part of Master Series Thursday (p.9), Master Series Friday (p.11) and Saturday Night Symphony (p.13). april

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Metropolis New Music Festival

Diego Matheuz Conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

Composer, pianist, and conductor Olli Mustonen’s recent performances of the Beethoven piano concertos with the MSO brought capacity audiences to their feet in acclaim. He returns to Melbourne to program and direct Australia’s most important festival of contemporary music, Metropolis, which will feature magnificent Australian violinist Kristian Winther in a major solo role.

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Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, featuring Emanuel Ax 2014 is a year of sensational soloists, from violinist James Ehnes to pianist Yefim Bronfman.

One of the major events of the year in music will be the partnership of Sir Andrew Davis and pianist Emanuel Ax in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4. Ax, hailed by The Los Angeles Times for ‘his greatness, his overwhelming authority,’ is a poet of the piano, and this collaboration with the MSO is not to be missed.

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, Featuring Emanuel Ax is part of Saturday Matinees, Great Classics on Mondays and Geelong Series.

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 14, 16 AND 19 Nicola Benedetti

Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz is a dynamic young maestro, and in a powerhouse program which includes Tchaikovsky’s much-loved Pathétique Symphony, he is joined for Beethoven’s Violin Concerto by another of the world’s leading young musicians, Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti. With these two dazzling artists in partnership with your Orchestra, your musical enjoyment is guaranteed.

Diego Matheuz Conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky is part of Master Series Friday, Saturday Night Symphony and Great Classics on Mondays.

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 11, 13 AND 16 november

American Panorama: BERNSTEIN, GERSHWIN, WILLIAMS, BRUBECK From the scintillating overture to Leonard Bernstein’s Candide to the cool sounds of Dave Brubeck’s Take Five, Boston Pops’ Chief Conductor Keith Lockhart takes you on a syncopated journey through American music, culminating in a thrilling new concerto written for and starring the genredefying group Time for Three.

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YOUR PASS TO GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC A Season Pass subscription is a collection of hand-picked concerts which take you on a journey through the rich and varied repertoire of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

With a Season Pass subscription you’ll experience an exciting series of concerts, while saving on the cost of buying individual tickets.

Ranging from three-concert to eight-concert series, weeknights or weekends, matinees or evening performances, each series will leave you with unforgettable musical memories.

Series

Venue

Day

Time

Price

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Master Thursday 8 concerts plus bonus free concert*

HH

Weekday

8pm

$$$$

8

Master Friday 8 concerts plus bonus free concert*

HH

Weekday

8pm

$$$$

10

Saturday Night Symphony 6 concerts plus bonus free concert*

HH

Weekend

8pm

$$$

12

Saturday Matinees 6 concerts plus bonus free concert*

HH

Weekend

2pm

$$$

14

Great Classics on Mondays 6 concerts plus bonus free concert*

HH

Weekday

6.30pm

$$$

16

Geelong Series 5 concerts

GEEL

Weekday

8pm

$$

19

Monash Series 5 concerts

MON

Weekday

8pm

$$

20

Melbourne Recital Centre 3 concerts

MRC

Weekday or Weekend

8pm or 6.30pm

$$

21

Melbourne Town Hall Proms 4 concerts

MTH

Weekday

7.30pm

$$

23

HH

Weekend

2pm or 7pm

$$

24

Metropolis New Music Festival 3 concerts

MRC

Weekday or Weekend

8pm

$

26

Chamber 4 concerts

IWA

Weekend

11am

$

28

Ears Wide Open 3 concerts

MRC

Weekday

6.30pm

$

29

Ears Wide Open Plus 6 concerts

Various

Various

Various

$$

29

Choose Your Own and Choose Your Own Plus 6 or 10 concerts

Various

Various

Various

$$$-$$$$

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MSO Pops 3 concerts

LEGEND

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Series includes Mahler 1 and 2.

HH Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall | MTH Melbourne Town Hall | MRC Melbourne Recital Centre MON Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton | GEEL Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong IWA Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre *If purchased before 23 September 2013. See page 37 for details.

Ji Won Kim Violin

SUBSCRIBE AND BE REWARDED A Season Pass subscription is the most flexible and affordable way to enjoy the MSO. Not only does it offer exceptional value, it also comes with a range of great benefits.

See more and pay less In 2014, we’re working to make performances accessible to more people than ever before. We’re introducing a new seating reserve across all Hamer Hall and Melbourne Town Hall series. If you subscribe to Master Series Thursday, Master Series Friday, Saturday Night Symphony, Saturday Matinees or Great Classics on Mondays you can enjoy a free bonus concert if you renew or purchase before 23 September 2013. Subscription prices in Geelong will remain the same in 2014 as for 2013, and if you subscribe to the concert series at Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University or Melbourne Town Hall Proms, your subscription price will be slightly lower than it was in 2013.

Your seat awaits As a subscriber, the seat you choose at the start of the year will be waiting for you at every concert in your Series. And if you renew, it will be there for you next year, and every year after that.*

No hidden charges Once you pay for your Season Pass subscription, that’s it. There is no need to worry about transaction fees, booking fees, credit card fees or any other hidden fees, even when you purchase additional tickets.

Lost or misplaced your ticket? The MSO Box Office will replace it for free.

Buy now, pay later Only subscribers have the option to pay on an instalment plan. You can secure your seats today and spread the cost over four months. See page 38 for more information.

Subscriber news As a member of our subscriber family, you’ll receive regular newsletters with all the latest news and offers from the MSO. If you wish to receive this via email, please visit mso.com.au/subsenews.

Exclusive discounts Your Season Pass subscriber card gives you access to a range of discounts and special offers from our cultural partners across Australia, and selected retailers. Visit mso.com.au/benefits for details.

Personal attention As a valued subscriber you will receive personalised service and preferential treatment. Visit us Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm at the MSO Box Office, 22 Fanning St, Southbank or at the customer service desk until the end of interval at each MSO performance. Or you can call us on (03) 9929 9600. *Excludes Choose Your Own, Choose Your Own Plus, Ears Wide Open and Chamber Series subscriptions.

Save on extra tickets Want to see more than just the concerts in your Series? Season Pass subscribers can buy additional tickets to MSO concerts and enjoy a 10% discount.

Ticket exchanges Sometimes your plans can change. If you can’t attend one of your Series concerts, you can exchange your tickets up to two business days prior to the performance – and your first two exchanges are free.

Some conditions apply. Please refer to Terms and Conditions of Sale at mso.com.au

Move to the head OF the queue Season Pass subscribers can purchase additional tickets before seats go on sale to the general public.

As an MSO subscriber, you need never miss out on tickets to sell-out events like Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular or The Lord of Rings: The Return of the King.

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SERIES/ The MSO offers a wide range of series to which you can subscribe. From our flagship Master Series Thursday and Friday to the light, popular classics of MSO Pops – there’s something for every music lover to enjoy.

In the following pages, you’ll find details of each subscription series, including concert details, dates, times and prices. To preview some of the great music described in the following pages, visit mso.com.au

Master Series Thursday

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Our flagship series will satisfy the most passionate classical music lovers with eight concerts full of big and bold repertoire, performed by the MSO with internationally renowned conductors and superstar soloists.

Master series friday

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The MSO brings great classical music and the finest international soloists and conductors to the state-of-the-art Costa Hall in Geelong.

Monash series

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Explore the richness and depth of the chamber music repertoire in this delightful Sunday morning series, showcasing the musicians of the MSO.

Ears Wide Open

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Whether you’re new to classical music or want to take your appreciation to a new level, Ears Wide Open is an entertaining, educational journey into classical masterworks.

Choose Your Own

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Choose the MSO experiences you want on the days and times that work for you – and have the option to include Special Events.

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Robert Blackwood Hall is one of Melbourne’s finest concert halls, and the Orchestra’s five-concert series offers musical events right at home in this beautiful acoustic.

Melbourne Recital Centre

One of the most stimulating musicians of our time, Olli Mustonen, returns to Melbourne to program and direct Australia’s most important Festival of contemporary music.

Chamber Series

Musical riches can be yours on a weeknight, at the convenient starting time of 6.30pm.

There’s plenty of time to catch up with friends over a meal or a drink.

geelong series

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Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of afternoon classical concerts in the home of the MSO, Hamer Hall.

great classics on mondayS

MSO Pops Featuring the great classics of the popular repertoire, MSO Pops celebrates the music you know and love.

Make a night of it with Saturday Night Symphony. Enjoy dinner in the city before settling in for an evening of great classical music in the magnificent new Hamer Hall.

saturday matinees

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Eddie Perfect hosts a program of popular classics, with the MSO joined by all-Australian conductors and soloists, in one of Melbourne’s most iconic locations.

Master Series Friday stands alongside Master Series Thursday as the MSO’s flagship series. Performed by world-class conductors and soloists, Master Series Friday presents a big repertoire of masterworks.

saturday night symphony

Melbourne Town Hall Proms hosted by Eddie Perfect

upbeat

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If you’re a full-time student, UPBEAT allows you to attend three MSO concerts of your choice for just $45.

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One of Australia’s supreme venues for music plays host to three programs tailor-made for enjoyment in this award-winning space.

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Master Series Thursday Join us before each concert for a free 20-minute talk in the Hamer Hall stalls foyer at 7pm.

Our flagship series will satisfy the most discerning classical music lovers with big and bold repertoire from much-loved composers, internationally renowned conductors and superstar soloists.

This series delivers a rich selection of great classical music and will ensure you have the best seats in the house for the beginning of the Mahler cycle with Sir Andrew Davis. International guest artists include Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz, Joyce Yang, Truls Mørk, Saleem Abboud Ashkar, Erin Wall, Osmo Vänskä and Frank Peter Zimmermann.

8 concerts for the price of 7 Subscribe to this series by 23 September 2013 to receive a complimentary ticket for a ninth concert.

See page 37 for details.

8-concert subscripTion ADULT

CONCESSION

premium

$980

$812

A reserve

$782

$648

b reserve

$620

$512

c reserve

$422

$360

D reserve

$298

book now (03) 9929 9600 MSO.com.au

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Thursday 27 March

Thursday 5 June

Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Sibelius Symphony No.2

Brahms Tragic Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Beethoven Symphony No.4

Diego Matheuz conductor Joyce Yang piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus This season opening event begins with Orchestra and Chorus in the savage, sensuous music by Borodin later heard so unforgettably in the musical Kismet.

(Remember Stranger in Paradise?) Pianist Joyce Yang is soloist in Rachmaninov’s powerhouse piano showcase before Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz reveals the breathtaking landscape of Finland in Sibelius’ evocative masterwork.

PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

Charismatic Australian-born pianist Piers Lane was the sensational soloist in Grieg’s Piano Concerto when the MSO returned to Hamer Hall in 2012. Now he returns by popular demand in the concerto in which Beethoven bade farewell to the 18th century and ushered in a new era of emotional expression.

4 THE ROMANTICS: BRAHMS, SCHUMANN AND STRAUSS

2 WIGGLESWORTH CONDUCTS RACHMANINOV

Thursday 3 July

Thursday 1 May

Brahms Academic Festival Overture Schumann Cello Concerto Strauss Don Juan Grainger The Warriors

Schnelzer A Freak in Burbank Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 Mark Wigglesworth conductor Saleem Abboud Ashkar piano

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Truls Mørk cello

Celebrated Palestinian pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar makes his MSO debut with British conductor Mark Wigglesworth. Wigglesworth brings his legendary flair to Rachmaninov’s passionate, luxuriously melodic symphony.

The MSO’s Chief Conductor is joined by a cellist ‘of angelic grace and purity of tone’ (London Telegraph) for the heartfelt lyricism of Schumann’s concerto, a key work in the world of musical Romanticism.

- STRAUSS

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FOR MORE CONCERT INFORMATION AND TO HEAR MUSIC FROM THIS SERIES, VISIT MSO.COM.AU/THURSDAY

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Olari Elts conductor Piers Lane piano

Piers Lane

PHOTO: © KLAUS RUDOLPH

8 concerts at 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

1 RACHMANINOV’S PAGANINI RHAPSODY

PHOTO: CLIVE BARDA

ABOUT THIS SERIES

Frank Peter Zimmermann

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Thursday 24 July

Thursday 13 November

Strauss Four Last Songs Mahler Symphony No.1

Mahler Symphony No.2 Resurrection

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano A major event in Melbourne’s musical life begins with this first concert in Sir Andrew Davis’ cycle of the complete Mahler symphonies, which will be a feature of Sir Andrew’s work as Chief Conductor in coming seasons. In this unmissable musical experience, he brings together one of Mahler’s first masterworks – his bold and exciting First Symphony – with the Four Last Songs Strauss created as his swan-song to the world of vocal music.

- AS PART OF THE MAHLER CYCLE (p.3) - STRAUSS

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6 CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ Thursday 2 October Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Tan Dun Guitar Concerto Australian premiere

Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Debussy Iberia Benjamin Northey conductor Xuefei Yang guitar Hailed by the New York Sun as ‘one of the most extraordinary instrumentalists in the world,’ Chinese-born guitarist Xufei Yang makes her Australian debut playing one of the most popular pieces of Spanish music ever written, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.

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Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Mahler’s music is at once epic and intimate, exultant and despairing, the revelations of a humanist in search of faith.

He described his Second Symphony as ‘the most important thing that I have done.’

The finale is radiant with the certainty of eternal life.

For these landmark concert events – the second part of Sir Andrew’s multi-season cycle of Mahler symphonies – the Orchestra’s Chief Conductor will be joined by the MSO Chorus and superb international soloists.

- AS PART OF THE MAHLER CYCLE (p.3)

8 BEETHOVEN’S EROICA SYMPHONY Thursday 27 November Aho Minea

Australian premiere

Sibelius Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.3 Eroica Osmo Vänskä conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Beethoven famously discarded the original dedication of his Eroica symphony to Napoleon, on finding that his hero had crowned himself Emperor. But the Eroica is more than a significant political statement: it was the grandest and most ambitious orchestral work of its time.

Superb Finnish maestro Osmo Vänskä, conductor of an acclaimed Beethoven symphony cycle on CD, returns to Melbourne for this brilliant season finale.

He partners one of the great violinists of our time in Sibelius’ powerful concerto.

Wilma Smith Harold Mitchell AC Concertmaster Chair

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Master Series friday 8 concerts at 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Join us before each concert for a free 20-minute talk in the Hamer Hall stalls foyer at 7pm.

Master Series Friday stands alongside Master Series Thursday as the MSO’s flagship series. From great composers to world-class conductors and soloists, Master Series Friday presents a repertoire of masterworks.

This series will ensure you’re there for the beginning of Sir Andrew’s Mahler cycle and will impress with its international line-up, including Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz, Joyce Yang, Truls Mørk, Saleem Abbuoud Ashkar, Erin Wall and Nicola Benedetti.

1 RACHMANINOV’S PAGANINI RHAPSODY

3 PIERS LANE PLAYS BEETHOVEN

Friday 28 March

Friday 6 June

Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Sibelius Symphony No.2

Brahms Tragic Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Beethoven Symphony No.4

Diego Matheuz conductor Joyce Yang piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus

8 concerts

This season opening event begins with Orchestra and Chorus in the savage, sensuous music by Borodin later heard so unforgettably in the musical Kismet.

(Remember Stranger in Paradise?) Pianist Joyce Yang is soloist in Rachmaninov’s powerhouse piano showcase before Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz reveals the breathtaking landscape of Finland in Sibelius’ evocative masterwork.

Subscribe to this series by 23 September 2013 to receive a complimentary ticket for a ninth concert.

2 WIGGLESWORTH CONDUCTS RACHMANINOV

for the price of 7

See page 37 for details.

4 THE ROMANTICS: BRAHMS, SCHUMANN AND STRAUSS Friday 4 July

$980

$812

A reserve

$782

$648

b reserve

$620

$512

c reserve

$422

$360

D reserve

$298

Brahms Academic Festival Overture Schumann Cello Concerto Strauss Don Juan Grainger The Warriors

Schnelzer A Freak in Burbank Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 Mark Wigglesworth conductor Saleem Abboud Ashkar piano

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Truls Mørk cello

Celebrated Palestinian pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar makes his MSO debut with British conductor Mark Wigglesworth. Wigglesworth brings his legendary flair to Rachmaninov’s passionate, luxuriously melodic symphony.

The MSO’s Chief Conductor is joined by a cellist ‘of angelic grace and purity of tone’ (London Telegraph) for the heartfelt lyricism of Schumann’s concerto, a key work in the world of musical Romanticism.

- STRAUSS

150 YEARS PHOTO: Lucas Dawson Photography

CONCESSION

premium

book now (03) 9929 9600 MSO.com.au FOR MORE CONCERT INFORMATION AND TO HEAR MUSIC FROM THIS SERIES, VISIT MSO.COM.AU/FRIDAY

PROUDLY PRESENTED BY

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Charismatic Australian-born pianist Piers Lane was the sensational soloist in Grieg’s Piano Concerto when the MSO returned to Hamer Hall in 2012. Now he returns by popular demand in the concerto in which Beethoven bade farewell to the 18th century and ushered in a new era of emotional expression.

Friday 2 May

8-concert subscripTion ADULT

Olari Elts conductor Piers Lane piano

Sir Andrew Davis

PHOTO: Universal, Simon Fowler

ABOUT THIS SERIES

Nicola Benedetti

7 CONCIERTO DE ARANJUEZ

Friday 25 July

Friday 3 October

Strauss Four Last Songs Mahler Symphony No.1

Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Tan Dun Guitar Concerto

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano A major event in Melbourne’s musical life begins with this first concert in Sir Andrew Davis’ cycle of the complete Mahler symphonies, which will be a feature of Sir Andrew’s work as Chief Conductor in coming seasons. In this unmissable musical experience, he brings together one of Mahler’s first masterworks – his bold and exciting First Symphony – with the Four Last Songs Strauss created as his swan-song to the world of vocal music.

- AS PART OF THE MAHLER CYCLE (p.3)

MSO SERIES/

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Australian premiere

Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Debussy Iberia Benjamin Northey conductor Xuefei Yang guitar Hailed by the New York Sun as ‘one of the most extraordinary instrumentalists in the world’, Chinese-born guitarist Xufei Yang makes her Australian debut playing one of the most popular pieces of Spanish music ever written, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.

- STRAUSS

150 YEARS

6 DIEGO MATHEUZ CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN AND TCHAIKOVSKY Friday 12 September Beethoven Leonore: Overture No.3 Beethoven Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 Pathétique Diego Matheuz conductor Nicola Benedetti violin Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz directs this thrilling program, which culminates in Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony; in its melodic richness and emotional power, this is one of the greatest of all Romantic orchestral works.

Scottish-born violinist Nicola Benedetti ‘brings ... a degree of heat, subtlety and quicksilver colours only achieved by the world’s best.’ (The Times, London.)

She is soloist in Beethoven’s supreme concerto for the violin.

8 MAHLER 2: RESURRECTION Friday 14 November Mahler Symphony No.2 Resurrection Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Mahler’s music is at once epic and intimate, exultant and despairing, the revelations of a humanist in search of faith. He described his Second Symphony as ‘the most important thing that I have done.’ The finale is radiant with the certainty of eternal life.

For these landmark concert events – the second part of Sir Andrew’s multi-season cycle of Mahler symphonies – the Orchestra’s Chief Conductor will be joined by the MSO Chorus and superb international soloists.

- AS PART OF THE MAHLER CYCLE (p.3)

Damien Eckersley double bass

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Saturday Night Symphony ABOUT THIS SERIES 6 Concerts at 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Join us before each concert for a free 20-minute talk in the Hamer Hall stalls foyer at 7pm.

Make a night of it with Saturday Night Symphony. Enjoy dinner in the city before settling in for an evening of great classical music in the magnificent surrounds of Hamer Hall. Then, if the mood suits, you have plenty of options for a post-concert nightcap.

This year’s series includes two major highlights: Season 2014 Gala Opening Night and the beginning of Sir Andrew’s Mahler cycle.

Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Strauss and the finest international soloists round out this marvellous series.

6 concerts for the price of 5 Subscribe to this series by 23 September 2013 to receive a complimentary ticket for a seventh concert.

See page 37 for details.

1 RACHMANINOV’S PAGANINI RHAPSODY

2 PIERS LANE PLAYS BEETHOVEN

Saturday 29 March

Saturday 7 June

Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Sibelius Symphony No.2

Brahms Tragic Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Beethoven Symphony No.4

Diego Matheuz conductor Joyce Yang piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus This thrilling season opening event begins with Orchestra and Chorus in the savage, sensuous music by Borodin that was later heard so unforgettably in the musical Kismet. (Remember Stranger in Paradise?) Superstar pianist Joyce Yang is soloist in Rachmaninov’s powerhouse piano showcase before Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz reveals the breathtaking landscape of Finland in Sibelius’ evocative masterwork.

A special black-tie cocktail reception with Diego, Joyce and MSO musicians will be held after the performance to welcome in a great new season of music-making.

For more DETAILS see page 30

6-concert subscripTion ADULT

CONCESSION

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$756

$609

A reserve

$609

$483

b reserve

$477

$378

c reserve

$330

$273

D reserve

$222

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Olari Elts conductor Piers Lane piano Charismatic Australian-born pianist Piers Lane was the sensational soloist in Grieg’s Piano Concerto when the MSO returned to Hamer Hall in 2012. Now he returns by popular demand in the concerto in which Beethoven bade farewell to the 18th century and ushered in a new era of emotional expression.

3 THE ROMANTICS: BRAHMS, SCHUMANN AND STRAUSS Saturday 5 July Brahms Academic Festival Overture Schumann Cello Concerto Strauss Don Juan Grainger The Warriors Sir Andrew Davis conductor Truls Mørk cello

Diego Matheuz

The MSO’s Chief Conductor is joined by a cellist ‘of angelic grace and purity of tone’ (London Telegraph) for the heartfelt lyricism of Schumann’s concerto, a key work in the world of musical Romanticism. Sir Andrew then takes you on a journey through the ardour and heroics of the world’s greatest lover, as imagined in Richard Strauss’ musical adventure.

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Saturday 26 July

Saturday 15 November

Strauss Four Last Songs Mahler Symphony No.1

Mahler Symphony No.2 Resurrection

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano A major event in Melbourne’s musical life begins with this first concert in Sir Andrew Davis’ cycle of the complete Mahler symphonies, which will be a feature of Sir Andrew’s work as Chief Conductor in coming seasons. In this unmissable musical experience, he brings together one of Mahler’s first masterworks – his bold and exciting First Symphony – with the Four Last Songs Strauss created as his swan-song to the world of vocal music.

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Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Mahler’s music is at once epic and intimate, exultant and despairing, the revelations of a humanist in search of faith.

He described his Second Symphony as ‘the most important thing that I have done.’

The finale is radiant with the certainty of eternal life.

For these landmark concert events – the second part of Sir Andrew’s multi-season cycle of Mahler symphonies – the Orchestra’s Chief Conductor will be joined by the MSO Chorus and superb international soloists.

- AS PART OF THE MAHLER CYCLE (p.3)

SATURDAY 13 September Beethoven Leonore: Overture No.3 Beethoven Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 Pathétique Diego Matheuz conductor Nicola Benedetti violin Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz directs this thrilling program, which culminates in Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony; in its melodic richness and emotional power, this is one of the greatest of all Romantic orchestral works.

Joyce Yang

Scottish-born violinist Nicola Benedetti ‘brings ... a degree of heat, subtlety and quicksilver colours only achieved by the world’s best.’ (The Times, London.) She is soloist in Beethoven’s supreme concerto for the violin.

Erin Wall

David Thomas Elisabeth Murdoch Principal Clarinet Chair

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Saturday Matinees Join us before each concert for a free 20-minute talk in the Hamer Hall stalls foyer at 1pm.

Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of afternoon classical performances while still having the full concert experience in the home of the MSO, Hamer Hall. Saturday Matinees leave you time to get home before dark, after hearing the greats of classical music.

Sir Andrew Davis and Beethoven feature prominently in this year’s program. International guests include Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz, Emanuel Ax, Jakub Hrůša, James Ehnes and Yefim Bronfman.

6 concerts for the price of 5 Subscribe to this series by 23 September 2013 to receive a complimentary ticket for a seventh concert.

See page 37 for details.

6-concert subscripTion ADULT

CONCESSION

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$609

A reserve

$609

$483

b reserve

$477

$378

c reserve

$330

$273

D reserve

$222

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Saturday 22 March Shostakovich Festive Overture Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 Beethoven Symphony No.5

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Saturday 28 June Ives Orchestral Set No.2 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Diego Matheuz conductor Ray Chen violin

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Emanuel Ax piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus

No piece of instrumental music has been so influential, or continues to be so spellbinding, as Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The MSO’s Principal Guest Conductor is joined for this powerful program by a young violinist enjoying a meteoric international career. Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, Ray Chen is soloist in the passionate and involving Violin Concerto No.1 by Shostakovich.

This program features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, a work tailor-made for the poetic and luminous playing of Emanuel Ax. In its extravagant story of a spurned lover’s imagined revenge and its vivid changes of mood, Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique is one of the key signposts of the Romantic imagination.

2 TOGNETTI, BRAHMS AND THE MSO

4 SMETANA’S MÁ VLAST, FEATURING THE MOLDAU

Saturday 10 May Lutosławski Livre Beethoven Romances for Violin and Orchestra Brahms Symphony No.1

Saturday 19 July Smetana Má vlast (complete) Jakub Hrůša conductor

Richard Tognetti director/violin

Composed in 1867, Má vlast (My Country), is a cycle of six tone poems in which Smetana celebrates in music the landscape, legends and folklore of the Czech nation. Featuring beautiful musical pictures The Moldau and From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields, Má vlast is a rare and magical concert treat, particularly when conducted by Smetana’s countryman, Jakub Hrůša.

National cultural icon and ‘one of the most characterful, incisive and impassioned violinists to be heard today’ (London Telegraph), Richard Tognetti joins the MSO for this rare appearance, in a sublime program which contrasts the sweet delicacy of Beethoven’s Romances with the ravishing beauty of Brahms’ grand-gestured symphony.

FOR MORE CONCERT INFORMATION AND TO HEAR MUSIC FROM THIS SERIES, VISIT MSO.COM.AU/matinees

*Yefim Bronfman’s visit is supported through the Marc Besen AO and Eva Besen AO International Guest Chair.

3 BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO.4, FEATURING EMANUEL AX

Yefim Bronfman

Photo: © Benjamin Ealovega

6 Concerts at 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

1 BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH

Photo: © Dario Acosta

ABOUT THIS SERIES

James Ehnes

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5 SIR ANDREW CONDUCTS BERLIOZ AND BEETHOVEN Saturday 8 November Berlioz Harold in Italy Berlioz Reverie and Caprice for violin and orchestra Beethoven Symphony No.7 Sir Andrew Davis conductor James Ehnes viola and violin The heart of Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 is the sublime Allegretto, a walking tune subject to transformations that must have seemed tremendously novel to the work’s first audience in 1813, but now seem dreamlike in their perfection. Sir Andrew’s survey of Berlioz’ major works continues in the company of James Ehnes. As Gramophone magazine said of this magnificent musician: ‘You get the feeling every time he puts bow to string that something special will, quite naturally, just happen.’

6 YEFIM BRONFMAN PLAYS BRAHMS Saturday 22 November Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 Elgar Symphony No.1 Sir Andrew Davis conductor Yefim Bronfman piano*

Photo: Chris Dunlop

Elgar is a composer close to Sir Andrew’s heart, and the Symphony No.1 is a grand, beautiful, gloriously involving orchestral showpiece. The program begins with Grammy Award-winning piano master Yefim Bronfman in Brahms’ towering concerto, in which orchestra and soloist unite to create one of the grand statements of the Romantic spirit.

Ray Chen

Julie Payne trumpet

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great classics on mondays 6 Concerts at 6.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Join us for a free 20-minute post-concert event in the Hamer Hall stalls foyer, commencing ten minutes after the conclusion of each concert.

Great Classics on Mondays offers musical riches on a weeknight, at the convenient starting time of 6.30pm.

There’s plenty of time to catch up with friends over a meal or a drink.

What a great way to start the week!

This series offers an appealing selection of classical music from around the world and includes appearances from Sir Andrew Davis, Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz, Emanuel Ax and James Ehnes.

6 concerts for the price of 5 Subscribe to this series by 23 September 2013 to receive a complimentary ticket for a seventh concert.

See page 37 for details.

6-concert subscripTion ADULT

CONCESSION

premium

$756

$609

A reserve

$609

$483

b reserve

$477

$378

c reserve

$330

$273

D reserve

$222

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1 TOGNETTI, BRAHMS AND THE MSO

3 SMETANA’S MÁ VLAST, FEATURING THE MOLDAU

Monday 12 May

Monday 21 July

Lutosławski Livre Beethoven Romances for Violin and Orchestra Brahms Symphony No.1

Smetana Má vlast (complete)

Richard Tognetti director/violin National cultural icon and ‘one of the most characterful, incisive and impassioned violinists to be heard today’ (London Telegraph), Richard Tognetti joins the MSO for this rare appearance, in a sublime program which contrasts the sweet delicacy of Beethoven’s Romances with the ravishing beauty of Brahms’ grand-gestured symphony.

2 BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO.4, FEATURING EMANUEL AX Monday 30 June Ives Orchestral Set No.2 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Sir Andrew Davis conductor Emanuel Ax piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus This program features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, a work tailor-made for the poetic and luminous playing of Emanuel Ax. In its extravagant story of a spurned lover’s imagined revenge and its vivid changes of mood, Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique is one of the key signposts of the Romantic imagination.

Jakub Hrůša conductor Composed in 1867, Má vlast (My Country), is a cycle of six tone poems in which Smetana celebrates in music the landscape, legends and folklore of the Czech nation. Featuring beautiful musical landscapes The Moldau and From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields, Má vlast is a rare and magical concert treat, particularly when conducted by Smetana’s countryman, Jakub Hrůša.

4 DIEGO MATHEUZ CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN AND TCHAIKOVSKY Monday 15 September Beethoven Leonore: Overture No.3 Beethoven Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 Pathétique Diego Matheuz conductor Nicola Benedetti violin Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz directs this thrilling program, which culminates in Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique Symphony; in its melodic richness and emotional power, this is one of the greatest of all Romantic orchestral works.

Scottish-born violinist Nicola Benedetti ‘brings ... a degree of heat, subtlety and quicksilver colours only achieved by the world’s best.’ (The Times, London). She is soloist in Beethoven’s supreme concerto for the violin.

Photo: Lisa Marie Mazzucco

ABOUT THIS SERIES

FOR MORE CONCERT INFORMATION AND TO HEAR MUSIC FROM THIS SERIES, VISIT MSO.COM.AU/monday

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Richard Tognetti

Emanuel Ax

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5 SIR ANDREW CONDUCTS BERLIOZ AND BEETHOVEN Monday 10 November Berlioz Harold in Italy Berlioz Reverie and Caprice for violin and orchestra Beethoven Symphony No.7 Sir Andrew Davis conductor James Ehnes viola and violin The heart of Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 is the sublime Allegretto, a walking tune subject to transformations that must have seemed tremendously novel to the work’s first audience in 1813, but now seem dreamlike in their perfection. Sir Andrew’s survey of Berlioz’ major works continues in the company of James Ehnes. As Gramophone magazine said of this magnificent musician: ‘You get the feeling every time he puts bow to string that something special will, quite naturally, just happen.’

6 BEETHOVEN’S EROICA SYMPHONY Monday 1 December Aho Minea Australian premiere Sibelius Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.3 Eroica Osmo Vänskä conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Beethoven famously discarded the original dedication of his Eroica symphony to Napoleon, on finding that his hero had crowned himself Emperor. But the Eroica is more than a significant political statement: it was the grandest and most ambitious orchestral work of its time. Superb Finnish maestro Osmo Vänskä returns to Melbourne for this brilliant season finale, in which he partners one of the great violinists of our time in Sibelius’ powerful concerto.

Rohan de Korte cello

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Gabrielle Halloran viola

ABOUT THIS SERIES 5 Concerts at 8pm Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong Join us before each concert for a free 20-minute talk at 7pm.

Five times a year, the MSO brings great classical music and the finest international soloists and conductors to the state-of-the-art Costa Hall in Geelong. From Sir Andrew Davis conducting Beethoven, Berlioz and Brahms to Bach’s majestic Mass in B Minor, this Series brings performances of distinction to the people of Geelong.

5 concerts for the price of 4 5-concert subscripTion ADULT

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$305

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$255

c reserve

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$145 SCHOOL

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$85

c reserve

$75

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FRIday 21 March

FRIday 8 august

Shostakovich Festive Overture Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 Beethoven Symphony No.5

Bach Mass in B Minor Stephen Layton conductor Siobhan Stagg soprano Christopher Lowery counter-tenor Nicholas Mulroy tenor Derek Whelton bass Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Diego Matheuz conductor Ray Chen violin No piece of instrumental music has been so influential, or so spellbinding, as Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The MSO’s Principal Guest Conductor is joined by a young violinist enjoying a meteoric international career. Born in Taiwan and raised in Australia, Ray Chen is soloist in the passionate and involving Violin Concerto No.1 by Shostakovich.

The MSO and Chorus, and a team of international soloists, come together under one of the world’s leading Baroque specialists for this celebration of Bach’s immortal genius.

4 MOZART FAVOURITES FEATURING THE CLARINET CONCERTO

2 BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO.4, FEATURING EMANUEL AX

FRIday 19 september Mozart Serenade No.10 for winds Gran Partita Mozart Clarinet Concerto Mozart Symphony No.34

FRIday 27 June Ives Orchestral Set No.2 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Michael Collins director/clarinet In the movie Amadeus, the composer Salieri speaks of the Adagio of Mozart’s Gran Partita as a moment ‘of such delight it had me trembling.’ Under superb British clarinettist Michael Collins, this sumptuous, elegant work is part of a spellbinding collection of Mozart masterpieces, including the concerto voted Australia’s favourite by ABC Classic FM listeners.

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Emanuel Ax piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus This program features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, a work tailor-made for the poetic and luminous playing of Emanuel Ax. In its extravagant story of a spurned lover’s imagined revenge and its vivid changes of mood, Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique is one of the key signposts of the Romantic imagination.

5 YEFIM BRONFMAN PLAYS BRAHMS FRIday 21 November PHOTO: Dario Acosta

FOR MORE CONCERT INFORMATION AND TO HEAR MUSIC FROM THIS SERIES, VISIT MSO.COM.AU/geelong

1 BEETHOVEN’S FIFTH

If you reside in the Geelong and Surf Coast area and would like to become involved more closely with the MSO, please contact the Hon. Secretary, Geelong Friends of the MSO, PO Box 1140, Geelong, VIC 3220.

Alternatively, phone (03) 5250 1155 or email geelongfriends@mso.com.au

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Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 Elgar Symphony No.1 Sir Andrew Davis conductor Yefim Bronfman piano* The program begins with Grammy Awardwinning piano master Yefim Bronfman in Brahms’ towering concerto, in which orchestra and soloist unite to create one of the grand statements of the Romantic spirit.

Sir Andrew Davis

*Yefim Bronfman’s visit is supported through the Marc Besen AO and Eva Besen AO International Guest Chair.

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Monash Series ABOUT THIS SERIES 5 Concerts at 8pm Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton Join us before each concert for a free 20-minute talk at 7pm.

There’s no need to fight the crowds in the city when the MSO performs in one of Melbourne’s finest concert halls right in the heart of Monash. Classical repertoire of the highest standard, excellent acoustics plus free on-site parking provide good reasons to make a trip out to the suburbs.

5 concerts for the price of 4 5-concert subscripTion ADULT

1 TOGNETTI, BRAHMS AND THE MSO

3 SMETANA’S MÁ VLAST, FEATURING THE MOLDAU

FRIday 9 May

FRIday 18 July

Lutosławski Livre Beethoven Romances for Violin and Orchestra Brahms Symphony No.1

Smetana Má vlast (complete) Jakub Hrůša conductor Composed in 1867, Má vlast (My Country), is a cycle of six tone poems in which Smetana celebrates in music the landscape, legends and folklore of the Czech nation. Featuring beautiful musical pictures The Moldau and From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields, Má vlast is a rare and magical concert treat, conducted

by Smetana’s countryman, Jakub Hrůša.

Richard Tognetti director/violin Richard Tognetti joins the MSO for this rare appearance, in a sublime program contrasting the delicacy of Beethoven’s Romances with the beauty of Brahms’ grand-gestured symphony.

4 SIR ANDREW CONDUCTS BERLIOZ AND BEETHOVEN

2 VIVALDI, HAYDN AND MOZART: BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL MASTERS

FRIday 7 November Berlioz Harold in Italy Berlioz Reverie and Caprice for violin and orchestra Beethoven Symphony No.7

FRIday 20 June

CONCESSION

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$288

$245

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$228

$204

c reserve

$148

$133 SCHOOL

A reserve

$105

b reserve

$85

c reserve

$75

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Sir Andrew Davis conductor James Ehnes viola and violin Sir Andrew’s survey of Berlioz’ major works continues in the company of James Ehnes. As Gramophone magazine said of this magnificent musician: ‘You get the feeling every time he puts bow to string that something special will, quite naturally, just happen.’

Elizabeth Wallfisch director/violin Raphael Wallfisch cello Husband-and-wife team of Australian violinist Elizabeth and British cellist Raphael Wallfisch join the MSO for Baroque and Classical masterworks, from Haydn’s sublime concerto to the dazzling virtuosity of Danzi’s variations on a duet from Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

5 BEETHOVEN’S EROICA SYMPHONY Friday 28 November

Photo: Greg Helgeson

FOR MORE CONCERT INFORMATION AND TO HEAR MUSIC FROM THIS SERIES, VISIT MSO.COM.AU/monash

Mozart Symphony No.23 Haydn Cello Concerto in C Danzi Variations on Là ci darem for cello and orchestra Vivaldi Concerto in F major RV 574 per molti strumenti Haydn Symphony No.22 The Philosopher

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Aho Minea Australian premiere Sibelius Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.3 Eroica Osmo Vänskä conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony was the grandest and most ambitious orchestral work of its time. Superb Finnish maestro Osmo Vänskä returns to Melbourne for this brilliant season finale, in which he partners with one of the great violinists of our time in Sibelius’ powerful concerto.

ABOUT THIS SERIES 3 Concerts at Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre Join us one hour before each concert for a free 20-minute talk.

Enjoy the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a comfortable and relaxed environment with world-class acoustics located in a convenient Southbank location. This series presents music chosen especially for this stunning venue.

3-concert subscripTion ADULT premium

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$282

$225

b reserve

$240

$192

c reserve

$183

$147

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1 VIVALDI, HAYDN AND MOZART: BAROQUE AND CLASSICAL MASTERS

3 MOZART FAVOURITES FEATURING THE CLARINET CONCERTO

Thursday 19 June at 8pm Saturday 21 june at 6.30pm

Thursday 18 September at 8pm Saturday 20 September at 6.30pm

Mozart Symphony No.23 Haydn Cello Concerto in C Danzi Variations on Là ci darem for cello and orchestra Vivaldi Concerto in F major RV 574 per molti strumenti Haydn Symphony No.22 The Philosopher

Mozart Serenade No.10 for winds Gran Partita Mozart Clarinet Concerto Mozart Symphony No.34

Elizabeth Wallfisch director/violin Raphael Wallfisch cello The extraordinary husband-and-wife team of Australian violinist Elizabeth and British cellist Raphael Wallfisch join forces with the MSO for this combination of Baroque and Classical masterworks, from Haydn’s concerto to the dazzling virtuosity of Danzi’s variations on a duet from Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

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Michael Collins director/clarinet In the movie Amadeus, the composer Salieri speaks of the Adagio of Mozart’s Gran Partita as a moment ‘of such delight it had me trembling.’ Under superb British clarinettist Michael Collins, this sumptuous, elegant work is part of a spellbinding collection of Mozart masterpieces, including the concerto voted Australia’s favourite by ABC Classic FM listeners.

2 Bach’s Mass in B Minor Thursday 7 August at 8pm Saturday 9 August at 6.30pm Bach Mass in B Minor Stephen Layton conductor Siobhan Stagg soprano Christopher Lowery counter-tenor Nicholas Mulroy tenor Derek Whelton bass Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Siobhan Stagg

Bach’s final completed composition, the Mass in B Minor was never performed in its entirety during his lifetime, and it was more than 100 years before the world heard this sacred masterwork for the first time. Now hailed as one of the greatest compositions in the history of music, the MSO and Chorus, and a team of international soloists, come together under one of the world’s leading Baroque specialists for this celebration of Bach’s immortal genius.

Raphael Wallfisch

Stephen Layton

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ABOUT THIS SERIES 4 Concerts at 7.30pm Melbourne Town Hall

1 BEETHOVEN AND DVOŘÁK FRIday 14 March

Ticketholders can enjoy a free 30-minute recital before each concert on the Town Hall organ, commencing at 6.30pm.

Actor, composer and comedian Eddie Perfect joins the MSO in 2014 to present four programs of popular classics. Performed in one of Melbourne’s most iconic locations and with a 7.30pm starting time, Eddie is joined by the MSO’s Patricia Riordan Associate Conductor, Benjamin Northey, and all-Australian guest artists in this series, which will see him introducing each work from the stage. Eddie will guide the audience through the music with his unique brand of humour and insight. Join us for a great night out at the Melbourne Town Hall.

Dvořák Overture: Carnival Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 Dvořák Symphony No.8 Benjamin Northey conductor Jayson Gillham piano Australian prize winner at the 2012 Leeds International Piano Competition, Jayson Gillham is soloist in Beethoven’s youthful second concerto, while the concert opens and closes with two Dvořák masterpieces blazingly alive with the fiery rhythms of Czech folk music.

2 MUSICAL TALES FROM CHILDHOOD FRIday 23 May

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$195

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Ravel Mother Goose: Suite Strauss Duet-Concertino L. Mozart Toy Symphony Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Suite Nicholas Carter conductor Woodwind soloists of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra This enchanting program for the young at heart opens with Ravel’s impressionistic evocation of Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty in his Mother Goose suite, and concludes with music from the widely loved operatic version of Hansel and Gretel, including the Evening Prayer.

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Melbourne Town Hall HOSTED BY PROMS EDDIE PERFECT FRIday 26 SEPTEMBER Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture and Nocturne Berlioz Romeo and Juliet: orchestral excerpts Weber Oberon: Overture Gounod Faust: Jewel Song Thomas Hamlet: Mad Scene Brad Cohen conductor Emma Matthews soprano Enjoy great musical entertainment and a look back at one of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s most important early supporters, legendary Australian singer Dame Nellie Melba. Australia’s leading soprano of our day, Emma Matthews, performs showpieces made famous by Dame Nellie while, under Australian maestro Brad Cohen, you’ll hear beautiful orchestral music inspired by Shakespeare, including the miraculous overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mendelssohn composed when he was just 16.

4 ARABIAN NIGHT FRIday 5 December Nielsen Aladdin: Seven Pieces Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.5 Egyptian Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Benjamin Northey conductor Andrea Lam piano It’s said that Saint-Saëns heard one of the sensuous themes of his Egyptian Concerto sung by Nubian boat-men as he was sailing down the Nile – and wrote it down on his shirt-cuff then and there.

Australian pianist Andrea Lam, lauded for her ‘thrilling virtuosity’ (Sydney Morning Herald) joins the MSO for this exciting concerto – part of a celebration of great orchestral music inspired by the Middle East, which culminates in RimskyKorsakov’s magical collection of tales from the 1001 Nights, Scheherazade.

proudly supported by Eddie Perfect

Benjamin Northey

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MSO POPS ABOUT THIS SERIES 3 Concerts at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Featuring the great classics of the popular repertoire, MSO Pops celebrates the music you know and love.

In 2014, MSO Pops includes the very best of jazz trumpet with legendary James Morrison, unforgettable musical theatre tunes and all-American greatest hits with Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart.

3-concert subscripTion ADULT

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$330

$300

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$300

$255

b reserve

$231

$183

c reserve

$183

$135

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$108

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1 A JOURNEY THROUGH JAZZ: FROM LOUIS ARMSTRONG TO HERBIE HANCOCK Saturday 8 March at 7pm Sunday 9 March at 2pm Benjamin Northey conductor James Morrison trumpet Take a hip trip through the history of jazz in the company of Australia’s master of the jazz trumpet, James Morrison. With conductor Benjamin Northey, Morrison will be your guide on this panoramic survey of syncopation, taking you on a journey from Dixieland to Bop, from the Birth of the Blues to Birdland.

2 TEDDY TAHU RHODES ON BROADWAY Saturday 14 June at 7pm Sunday 15 June at 2pm Program includes songs from Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and Les Misérables.

Benjamin Northey conductor Teddy Tahu Rhodes bass-baritone He’s been a dangerous Don Giovanni on the opera stage and a suave, sensational Emile de Becque in South Pacific. Now international opera star Teddy Tahu Rhodes brings his unique vocal magic to the Broadway song book for these MSO Pops performances.

3 American Panorama: Bernstein, Gershwin, Williams and Brubeck Saturday 1 November at 7pm Sunday 2 November at 2pm Bernstein Candide: Overture Gershwin Three Preludes Copland Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes Williams Far and Away: Suite Dave Brubeck Take Five, Unsquare Dance and Blue Rondo à la Turk Chris Brubeck Travels in Time for Three Keith Lockhart conductor Time for Three instrumental ensemble The members of the groundbreaking, category-shattering trio Time for Three describe themselves as ‘the world’s first classically-trained garage band.’ Under the direction of Boston Pops’ Chief Conductor Keith Lockhart, they give the Melbourne premiere of a concerto written for them by Chris Brubeck (son of jazz legend Dave Brubeck), which combines classical elements with jazz and bluegrass.

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metropolis new music festival ABOUT THe festival

1 TAPIOLA

3 orchestral concerts at 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre Additional performances, talks and activities at Melbourne Recital Centre to be announced soon.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Recital Centre recapture the time when the world was full of mystery, and the ancients ruled the land. Myths about gods, heroes and nature have played a central role in the development of human culture and continue to inspire us to this day. The mysteries and majesty of the cosmos and its creation have captivated many composers, especially the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, whose Tapiola is a meditation on the ancient, mysterious Northern forests. This work has had a profound influence on many of the composers and artists featured in this year’s Festival.

Composer, pianist and conductor, Olli Mustonen is one of the most stimulating and thoughtprovoking musicians of our time. His 2012 performances of the Beethoven piano concertos with the MSO brought capacity audiences to their feet in acclaim. He returns to Melbourne to lead Australia’s most important festival of contemporary music, which will feature magnificent Australian violinist Kristian Winther in a major solo role in two programs.

In addition to the three orchestral programs featuring Olli Mustonen plus a piano recital from the Finnish master, guest pianist Joanna MacGregor’s time-travelling recital will encompass Bach and Shostakovich, the musical toys of Sofia Gubaidalina and birdsong from the Baroque to today. The Metropolis Festival also presents an eclectic collection of performances, talks and activities that dig deeper into the beginnings of our world and the stories and music we have weaved about it since the start of time.

The full Festival program will be available in early 2014 at mso.com.au/metropolis

Saturday 5 april at 8pm Sibelius Tapiola Rautavaara Violin Concerto Mustonen Symphony No.1 Olli Mustonen conductor Kristian Winther violin Juha Kotalainen baritone This concert will also include a new work commissioned as part of the MSO’s Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program.

2 FRESCOES OF DIONYSIUS wednesday 9 april at 8pm Shchedrin Frescoes of Dionysius Mustonen Sonata for Violin and Orchestra WORLD premiere

The orchestral works I have chosen for the Metropolis Festival consist entirely of music with which I have a very strong personal connection.

Shchedrin Sotto voce concerto for cello and orchestra

A special emphasis is given to the visionary and profound music of the great Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin; I consider my collaboration with him one of the most important and inspiring aspects of my musical life. In addition to my own works, the music of my own country, Finland, is featured through the compositions of my teacher, Einojuhani Rautavaara, his contemporary Joonas Kokkonen, and Ilari Kaila, one of the most original voices among the younger generation of composers in Finland. Our first MSO concert opens with one of Sibelius’ final works, Tapiola – an important influence to all other composers featured in these three concerts.

Olli Mustonen conductor Kristian Winther violin Marko Ylönen cello This concert will also include a new work commissioned as part of the MSO’s Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program.

3 CONCERT CHAMPÊTRE saturday 12 april at 8pm

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CHAMBER Series ABOUT THIS SERIES 4 Concerts at 11am Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank

Exploring the richness and depth of the chamber music repertoire in an intimate setting, the Chamber Series features MSO musicians performing on four Sunday mornings in the Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank.

The 2014 series features landmarks of the chamber repertoire alongside rarely performed works that are sure to delight you, from Tchaikovsky’s grand, elegiac Piano Trio to Moszkowski’s charming suite for two violins.

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Sunday 16 March

Sunday 21 September

Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano Sculthorpe Dream Tracks for violin, clarinet and piano Strauss (arr. Mooser) Der Rosenkavalier: Concert Waltzes Nielsen Wind Quintet

Milhaud Sonata for two violins and piano Moszkowski Suite for two violins and piano Brahms Horn Trio

Matthew Tomkins violin Andrew Macleod flute Michael Pisani oboe Philip Arkinstall clarinet Brock Imison bassoon Saul Lewis horn Kristian Chong piano Nielsen’s masterful Quintet is the culmination of this rich and varied program celebrating 20th century chamber music.

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2 BEETHOVEN AND TCHAIKOVSKY Sunday 25 May Beethoven Piano Trio Op.97 Archduke Tchaikovsky Piano Trio Ji Won Kim, Kathryn Taylor violin David Berlin, Miranda Brockman cello Kenji Fujimura, Hoang Pham piano

Isin Çakmakcioglu, Robert Macindoe, Kathryn Taylor violin Saul Lewis horn Caroline Almonte, Amir Farid piano Join musicians of the MSO on a musical journey from Milhaud’s piquant sonata to Brahms’ pastoral Trio.

4 MENDELSSOHN AND STRAUSS Sunday 7 December Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 Strauss Piano Quartet Monica Curro, Ji Won Kim violin Gabrielle Halloran viola Michelle Wood cello Stefan Cassomenos, Kristian Chong piano If you love the orchestral works of Richard Strauss you’ll be delighted to discover his Piano Quartet, a masterly work composed when he was just 19 years old.

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Two towering masterworks in the history of chamber music come together in one unforgettable concert.

keys to music SATURDAY 24 MAY AT 11AM Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Ravel Mother Goose: Suite Graham Abbott host Nicholas Carter conductor

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If you love Ears Wide Open, then Keys to Music is another perfect live experience designed to enhance your enjoyment of classical music. Join Graham Abbott to experience his popular radio program

live, as he presents an in-depth analysis of Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite with the MSO and conductor Nicholas Carter.

This event will be recorded for national broadcast on ABC Classic FM. add this concert to your ears wide open or ears wide open plus subscription for only $15.

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All events start at 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre Conducted by Richard Gill

Whether you are a newcomer or want to take your appreciation of classical music to the next level, Ears Wide Open is an entertaining, educational experience.

Australia’s most charismatic musical personality, Richard Gill, takes you on an interactive journey through immortal pieces of classical music. You’ll hear the Orchestra perform live on stage while learning more about the music.

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1 Introducing Sibelius’ Symphony No.2 Monday 17 March Richard Gill takes you to the breathtaking Finnish landscape of Sibelius’ musical imagination.

2 Introducing Beethoven’s Symphony No.4 Monday 19 May Journey with Richard Gill into the mind of one of the greatest composers of all time.

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3 Introducing Mozart’s Gran Partita Tuesday 9 September The summit of classical beauty awaits you in this enthralling guide to one of Mozart’s greatest creations.

PLEASE NOTE: EARS WIDE OPEN concerts ARE GENERAL ADMISSION

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ears wide OPEN PLUS ABOUT THIS SERIES

1 Introducing Sibelius’ Symphony No.2

Pair Ears Wide Open with the matching concert that features the work played in its entirety, later in the season.

Monday 17 March

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2 Introducing Beethoven’s Symphony No.4

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MATCHING CONCERT Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody 27, 28 OR 29 March MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 8, 10 AND 12

Monday 19 May

3 Introducing Mozart’s Gran Partita Tuesday 9 September

MATCHING CONCERT Piers Lane Plays Beethoven 5, 6 OR 7 June MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 8, 10 AND 12

MATCHING CONCERT Mozart Favourites Featuring The Clarinet Concerto 18 OR 20 September MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 19 AND 21

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special events

Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz

OPENING NIGHT GALA Celebrate the beginning of a new concert season with the MSO performing in partnership with two of the world’s most charismatic and exciting musicians – the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Diego Matheuz and the Korean-born pianist Joyce Yang, praised by The New York Times for her ‘vivid and beautiful playing’ and for her ‘compelling virtuosity and sensitivity’ by The Los Angeles Times.

Under Diego Matheuz’ dynamic direction, this thrilling season opening event begins with the savage, sensuous music from Borodin’s Prince Igor, featuring the MSO and MSO Chorus. Following Rachmaninov’s powerhouse piano showcase, Diego Matheuz reveals the breathtaking landscape of Finland in Sibelius’ evocative masterwork.

As a subscriber, you can secure the best available seats to this glittering occasion as soon as you renew – long before any remaining seats go on sale to the general public.

This black-tie event will be followed by a special cocktail reception, in which conductor, soloist and MSO musicians will join you in welcoming in a great new season of music-making.

Saturday 29 March at 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Friday 31 January at 7.30pm Saturday 1 February at 2pm PLENARY HALL, MELBOURNE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE

RACHMANINOV’S PAGANINI RHAPSODY

Get ready for an invasion, as Australia welcomes back the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, a musical celebration of the iconic BBC series.

Featuring brand new content, join the mayhem in the auditorium whilst the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ben Foster performs Murray Gold’s captivating music from the Doctor Who series, accompanied by a big screen featuring specially edited sequences of Matt Smith’s performance as the Eleventh Doctor. Keep checking over your shoulder though, as you may see some iconic Doctor Who monsters roaming the aisles. Beware appearances from the spine-chilling Silence and awe-inspiring Cybermen and Daleks, to name but a few.

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Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Sibelius Symphony No.2 Diego Matheuz conductor Joyce Yang piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Concert prices are as per Hamer Hall pricing on p.41 Opening Night Cocktail Party: $120 Standard MSO exchange practice applies if you wish to exchange into this concert from another series. This includes Masters Thursday and Friday subscribers who would otherwise be attending this program on a different date.

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special events Friday 28 February and Saturday 1 March at 7pm Sunday 2 March at 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall National Boys Choir of Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Following the presentations of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra returns for the final instalment of Peter Jackson’s epic The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Howard Shore’s Academy Award®-winning score will be performed live to the epic motion picture by the MSO, MSO Chorus, National Boys Choir of Australia and soloists.

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EAST MEETS WEST: MSO CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION WITH TAN DUN Friday 7 February at 6.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Tan Dun Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Tan Dun The Triple Resurrection AUSTRALIAN premiere

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Selections Tan Dun conductor Lu Siqing violin Xie Yudan pipa David Berlin cello Adoria Li piano Tan Dun, one of the most important musicians of our time, returns to Melbourne to help the city celebrate Chinese New Year, in this special

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concert in which two of his major works share the program with classics from the Western tradition.

His concerto for Pipa was inspired by China's Ghost Opera tradition, where shamans communicate with spirits from the past and future and establish dialogues between nature and the human soul. In his Triple Resurrection, Dun celebrates the bicentenary of Wagner’s birth with a spectacular piece of orchestral drama.

Lu Siqing, one of China’s finest violinists, is soloist in Mendelssohn’s eternally popular violin concerto, and this program concludes with powerfully emotional music from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet ballet score.

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Yefim Bronfman

Emanuel Ax

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handel’s messiah

Two of the world’s greatest pianists - Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman - combine music for solo piano with chamber works in which they will be joined by musicians of the MSO. These richly rewarding events in Melbourne’s musical calendar, at the Melbourne Recital Centre, are available to MSO Season Pass subscribers at 10% off the regular single ticket price.

Saturday 13 December at 7pm Sunday 14 December at 5pm Arts Centre melbourne, Hamer Hall

EMANUEL AX plays brahms and schumann

Yefim bronfman plays schubert's trout quintet

Tuesday 24 June at 7.30pm

Tuesday 18 November at 7.30pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre Brahms Piano Sonata No.2 Schumann Piano Quintet Emanuel Ax piano Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Schumann’s magisterial quintet is one of the richest of all chamber works for piano and strings.

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre Program to include Schubert Trout Quintet Yefim Bronfman piano* Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The beloved Trout Quintet has the joy, sadness and songfulness that make Schubert’s music unforgettable.

FOR TICKET PRICES AND TO BOOK, PLEASE REFER TO YOUR BOOKING FORM OR CALL THE MSO BOX OFFICE ON (03) 9929 9600.

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Handel Messiah Matthew Halls conductor Siobhan Stagg soprano Christopher Field counter-tenor Andrew Kennedy tenor Christopher Purves bass-baritone Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Messiah is a unique musical experience: its dramatic story of faith, suffering and redemption includes many treasured musical moments, including Rejoice greatly, the Hallelujah chorus, I know that my Redeemer liveth and The trumpet shall sound – all part of a masterpiece of the Baroque, one which offers a message of belief that continues to resonate through time. The MSO Chorus joins a magnificent cast, conducted by one of the world’s most widely acclaimed interpreters of the work, for these superb performances.

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special events 2014 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EUROPEAN TOUR Sir Andrew Davis conductor Featuring soloists Erin Wall soprano Truls Mørk cello In August 2014 the MSO embarks on a European Tour, including performances at summer festivals in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

Repertoire will include works by Richard Strauss, Berlioz, Elgar, Schumann and Percy Grainger.

For further updates, please check the website in 2014 at mso.com.au/EuropeanTour

sidney myer free concerts

LIOR AND NIGEL WESTLAKE – SONGS OF COMPASSION SATURDAY 15 february FREE pre-concert entertainment from 5pm

3 Concerts beginning 7pm at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Summer in the city means outdoor musical bliss, with the MSO’s Sidney Myer Free Concerts, presented in association with the University of Melbourne. These events bring great classics and great artists together in Australia’s favourite outdoor space for music.

Admission is free.

Full conditions of entry will be available from January 2014 at mso.com.au.

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Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Gershwin An American in Paris Westlake/Lior Songs of Compassion Benjamin Northey conductor Nigel Westlake conductor Lior vocals The world premiere of Nigel Westlake’s Missa Solis – Requiem for Eli at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl was a landmark musical event of 2011. Now Westlake, in partnership with singer/songwriter Lior, returns to the Bowl for the first Melbourne performance of a new work they have created together.

ROMANTIC VIOLIN wednesday 19 february Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Stravinsky Petrushka Andrew Gourlay conductor Katerina Nazarova violin Supremely talented Australian violinist Katerina Nazarova – winner of the ABC Symphony Australia 2012 Young Performers Award – is soloist in one of the world’s favourite Romantic concertos.

RACHMANINOV AND TCHAIKOVSKY Saturday 22 february FREE pre-concert entertainment from 5pm Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 Pathétique Andrew Gourlay conductor Caroline Almonte piano in association with

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Hailed as a rising star by BBC Music Magazine, Andrew Gourlay conducts this exciting all-Russian program. Melbourne’s own Caroline Almonte is soloist in the concerto everyone knows from Shine as ‘the Rach 3.’

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choose your own ABOUT THIS SERIES If you love live orchestral music at its best, but don't want to commit to specific dates in a set series of concerts, Choose Your Own is the most flexible way to subscribe to the MSO. Choose Your Own Plus offers even greater flexibility, allowing you to add Special Events such as Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to your series.

Refer to our season highlights on pages 2 and 3 for some more ideas to help you create a package that’s just right for you.

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Choose Your Own offers all the benefits of being a subscriber including: • Preferential seating before tickets go on sale to general public • Ticket exchanges • Exclusive discounts • The option to pay by instalments

In offering you the flexibility to choose your concerts in this package, we are not able to offer renewable seating. We will endeavour to allocate the best seating available, but your seating may vary from concert to concert.

choose your own 6-concert subscripTion ADULT

Use our month-by-month calendar (pages 42-55) to choose your concerts then use the booking instructions on page 38 or go straight to mso.com.au

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The ideal package for full-time students

any 3 MSO concerts for only $15 eacH* If you’re a full-time student, UPBEAT allows you to attend MSO concerts f or the cost of a movie ticket.

To purchase your UPBEAT three-concert package for $45, make your selection from the 2014 season and book at mso.com.au/upbeat or by calling (03) 9929 9600.

To purchase an UPBEAT subscription you will need to send us a copy of your student ID, by mail to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Box Office, GPO Box 2992, Melbourne VIC 3001 or scan and email it to boxoffice@mso.com.au. Alternatively, you can bring your ID to the MSO’s Customer Service Representative at your first concert to collect your ticket package.

A special UPBEAT price is also available for teachers, and for parents accompanying children under the age of 18.

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*Must be purchased in a three-concert package. Excludes Chamber and Ears Wide Open concerts. For a full list of up-to-date exclusions and terms and conditions, please visit mso.com.au.

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bookings/ In 2014, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is working to make your performances easier to attend than ever before. As a subscriber you will continue to enjoy substantial discounts on the price of single tickets, equating to approximately one free concert in your reserve, per subscription.

In addition, when you subscribe in 2014 to Master Series Thursday, Master Series Friday, Saturday Night Symphony, Saturday Matinees or Great Classics on Mondays you will enjoy a bonus concert if you renew or purchase before 23 September 2013. This means that an MSO Season Pass subscription to these series represents exceptional value for money.

The table below shows the bonus concerts you can select from after purchasing your chosen series. Your redeemable bonus concert voucher will be mailed with your tickets. For more information, please contact the MSO Box Office on (03) 9929 9600.

BONUS TICKETS Series

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Master Series Thursday

Sir Andrew Conducts Beethoven and Berlioz on Monday 10 November at 6.30pm (see p.17 for details)

Master Series Friday

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, Featuring Emanuel Ax on Monday 30 June at 6.30pm (see p.16 for details)

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Tognetti, Brahms and the MSO on Monday 12 May at 6.30pm (see p.16 for details)

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Smetana’s Má vlast, Featuring The Moldau on Monday 21 July at 6.30pm (see p.16 for details)

Saturday Night Symphony

Smetana’s Má vlast, Featuring The Moldau on Monday 21 July at 6.30pm (see p.16 for details)

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A Journey Through Jazz: From Louis Armstrong to Herbie Hancock on Saturday 8 March at 7pm (see p.24 for details)

Saturday Matinee

The Romantics: Brahms, Schumann and Strauss on Saturday 5 July at 8pm (see p.12 for details)

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Concierto de Aranjuez on Friday 3 October at 8pm (see p.11 for details)

Great Classics on Mondays

Piers Lane Plays Beethoven on Saturday 7 June at 8pm (see p.12 for details)

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Wigglesworth Conducts Rachmaninov on Friday 2 May at 8pm (see p.10 for details)

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HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE? It’s never been easier to renew or purchase your Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Season Pass subscription.

Payment

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You can pay by cheque, money order, cash (in person only) or by major credit card*. Cheques should be made payable to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Instalment payments are available for credit card purchases. Four equal instalments will be deducted from your credit card on the first Friday of each of the four months following your purchase.

No money will be deducted at the time of purchase, unless you purchase online, in which case a $30 deposit will be taken at the time of purchase. *Visa, Mastercard or American Express

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Phone Call the MSO Box Office on (03) 9929 9600 Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm

Mail MSO Box Office GPO Box 2992, Melbourne, Vic 3001

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Subscriber group discounts

Email Scan and email your booking form to boxoffice@mso.com.au

In Person MSO Box Office 22 Fanning Street, Southbank Complete the booking form included in your renewal pack or, if subscribing for the first time, use the form included in this brochure.

• If you do not have your booking form, please call us on (03) 9929 9600.

• To secure the best available seats, place your order as early as possible.

• Choose Your Own subscribers and new orders are processed in order of receipt.

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Concessions Concessions are available in most reserves for all beneficiaries of means-tested age, invalid, supporting parent and unemployed benefits, full-time students and anyone aged 20 and under with a valid ID for 2014. Proof of concession details need to be provided to the MSO Box Office.

Seniors Card concessions are only available for the Chamber Series and Melbourne Town Hall Proms.

Disability facilities When booking your seats, please indicate if you require accessibility seating.

For further information regarding wheelchair accessibility and companion seating, please call (03) 9929 9600.

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Group discounts are available in most reserves for bookings of ten (10) or more Season Pass subscriptions booked in a single transaction. Contact the MSO Box Office for more information. Please note that ticket exchanges are not available for group Season Pass subscription bookings.

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3. PARKING VOUCHERS Please include parking vouchers for the Australian Ballet Centre carpark (for easy access to Hamer Hall or Melbourne Recital Centre) with my Season Pass subscription.

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4. DONATIONS Did you know that ticket sales cover only 30% of our expenses? Please consider a gift to enable more young people to access the MSO in 2014 through our audience access initiatives.

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JANUARY SATURDAY 25 JANUARY AT 6.30PM

Friday 31 January AT 7.30pm

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Plenary Hall, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

CYBEC 21ST CENTURY AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERs PROGRAM

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular

Newly commissioned works by four young Australian composers.

Ben Foster conductor MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 30 proudly supported by

FEBRUARY Saturday 1 February AT 2pm

Wednesday 19 February AT 7pm

Plenary Hall, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular Ben Foster conductor MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 30 proudly supported by

Romantic Violin Wagner Tannhäuser: Overture Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Stravinsky Petrushka Andrew Gourlay conductor Katerina Nazarova violin MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 33

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

EAST MEETS WEST: MSO CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION WITH TAN DUN

Saturday 22 February AT 7pm

Tan Dun Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor Tan Dun The Triple Resurrection Australian premiere Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Selections

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 Pathétique

Tan Dun conductor Lu Siqing violin Xie Yudan pipa David Berlin cello Adoria Li piano

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky

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Friday 7 February at 6.30pm

Andrew Gourlay conductor Caroline Almonte piano MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 33 proudly supported by

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Friday 28 February AT 7pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

SATURDAY 15 February AT 7pm Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Lior and Nigel Westlake - Songs of Compassion Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Gershwin An American in Paris Westlake/Lior Songs of Compassion Benjamin Northey conductor Nigel Westlake conductor Lior vocals

THE Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King National Boys Choir of Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 31 proudly supported by

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MARCH SaturdaY 1 March AT 7pm Sunday 2 March AT 2pm

Saturday 8 March AT 7pm Sunday 9 March AT 2pm

Friday 14 March AT 7.30pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

THE Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

A Journey Through Jazz: From Louis Armstrong to Herbie Hancock

Beethoven and Dvořák

Shore The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King National Boys Choir of Australia Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 31 proudly supported by

Includes music made famous by Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald Benjamin Northey conductor James Morrison trumpet

Melbourne Town Hall

Hosted by Eddie Perfect Dvořák Overture: Carnival Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 Dvořák Symphony No.8 Benjamin Northey conductor Jayson Gillham piano MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 23 proudly supported by

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Sunday 16 March AT 11am

Monday 17 March AT 6.30pm

Friday 21 March AT 8pm

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

Dream Tracks

EARS WIDE OPEN 1: Introducing Sibelius’ Symphony No.2

Bartók Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano Sculthorpe Dream Tracks for violin, clarinet and piano Strauss (arr. Mooser) Der Rosenkavalier: Concert Waltzes Nielsen Wind Quintet Matthew Tomkins violin Andrew Macleod flute Michael Pisani oboe Philip Arkinstall clarinet Brock Imison bassoon Saul Lewis horn Kristian Chong piano - STRAUSS

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Thursday 27 March AT 8pm Friday 28 March AT 8pm Saturday 29 March AT 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody Borodin Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Sibelius Symphony No.2 Diego Matheuz conductor Joyce Yang piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 8, 10 AND 12

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Richard Gill conductor MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 29

Saturday 22 March AT 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Beethoven’s Fifth Shostakovich Festive Overture Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 Beethoven Symphony No.5 Diego Matheuz conductor Ray Chen violin MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 14 AND 19

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MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS A SUBLIME PROGRAM WHICH CONTRASTS THE SWEET DELICACY OF BEETHOVEN’S ROMANCES WITH THE RAVISHING BEAUTY OF BRAHMS’ GRAND-GESTURED SYMPHONY

Lutosławski Livre Beethoven Romances for Violin and Orchestra Brahms Symphony No.1

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april Saturday 5 April AT 8pm

Wednesday 9 April AT 8pm

Saturday 12 April AT 8pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

2014 Metropolis New Music Festival: Tapiola

2014 Metropolis New Music Festival: Frescoes of Dionysius

2014 Metropolis New Music Festival: Concert Champêtre

Shchedrin Frescoes of Dionysius Mustonen Sonata for Violin and Orchestra WORLD premiere Shchedrin Sotto voce concerto for cello and orchestra

Kaila Cello Concerto Shchedrin Music for strings, oboes, horns and celeste Kokkonen ...durch einen Spiegel...

Mustonen Concert champêtre

Olli Mustonen conductor Kristian Winther violin Marko Ylönen cello

Olli Mustonen conductor Marko Ylönen cello

Sibelius Tapiola Rautavaara Violin Concerto Mustonen Symphony No.1 Olli Mustonen conductor Kristian Winther violin Juha Kotalainen baritone MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 26 proudly supported by

may Thursday 1 May AT 8pm Friday 2 May AT 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Schnelzer A Freak in Burbank Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 Mark Wigglesworth conductor Saleem Abboud Ashkar piano MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 8 AND 10

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Friday 9 May AT 8pm Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

Saturday 10 May AT 2pm Monday 12 May AT 6.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Saturday 17 May AT 10am, 11.15am AND 1pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Family Classic Kids 1 MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 61

Tognetti, Brahms and the MSO

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Lutosławski Livre Beethoven Romances for Violin and Orchestra Brahms Symphony No.1

Monday 19 May AT 6.30pm

Richard Tognetti violin/director MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 14, 16 AND 20

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Wigglesworth Conducts Rachmaninov

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Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

EARS WIDE OPEN 2: Introducing Beethoven’s Symphony No.4 Richard Gill conductor MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 29

Friday 23 May AT 7.30pm

Saturday 24 May AT 11am

SUNday 25 May AT 11am

Melbourne Town Hall

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Keys to Music Ravel Mother Goose: Suite

Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

Graham Abbott host Nicholas Carter conductor

Beethoven Piano Trio Archduke Tchaikovsky Piano Trio

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Kathryn Taylor, Ji Won Kim violin David Berlin, Miranda Brockman cello Kenji Fujimura, Hoang Pham piano

Musical Tales from Childhood Hosted by Eddie Perfect Ravel Mother Goose: Suite Strauss Duet-Concertino L. Mozart Toy Symphony Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel: Suite Nicholas Carter conductor Eddie Perfect host Woodwind soloists of the MSO MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 23

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Saturday 31 May AT 10am AND 11.15am

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Melbourne Town Hall

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JUNE Thursday 5 June AT 8pm Friday 6 June AT 8pm Saturday 7 June AT 8pm

Saturday 14 June AT 7pm Sunday 15 June AT 2pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Teddy Tahu Rhodes on Broadway

Piers Lane PLAYS Beethoven Brahms Tragic Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Beethoven Symphony No.4 Olari Elts conductor Piers Lane piano MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 8, 10 AND 12

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Includes music from Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and Les Misérables Benjamin Northey conductor Teddy Tahu Rhodes bass-baritone MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 24 proudly supported by

Thursday 19 June AT 8pm

Tuesday 24 June AT 7.30pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Friday 20 June AT 8pm

Emanuel Ax plays Brahms and Schumann

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

Saturday 21 June AT 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart: Baroque and Classical Masters Mozart Symphony No.23 Haydn Cello Concerto in C Danzi Variations on Là ci darem for cello and orchestra Vivaldi Concerto in F major RV 574 per molti strumenti Haydn Symphony No.22 The Philosopher Elizabeth Wallfisch violin/director Raphael Wallfisch cello MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 20 AND 21

Brahms Piano Sonata No.2 Schumann Piano Quintet Emanuel Ax piano Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 32 proudly supported by

Friday 27 June AT 8pm Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

Saturday 28 June AT 2pm Monday 30 June AT 6.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, featuring Emanuel Ax Ives Orchestral Set No.2 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique Sir Andrew Davis conductor Emanuel Ax piano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 14, 16 AND 19

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JULY Thursday 3 July AT 8pm Friday 4 July AT 8pm Saturday 5 July AT 8pm

Friday 18 July AT 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Saturday 19 July AT 2pm Monday 21 July AT 6.30pm

The Romantics: Brahms, Schumann and Strauss Brahms Academic Festival Overture Schumann Cello Concerto Strauss Don Juan Grainger The Warriors Sir Andrew Davis conductor Truls Mørk cello

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

Mahler 1: The Cycle Begins

Smetana’s MÁ Vlast, Featuring The Moldau

Strauss Four Last Songs Mahler Symphony No.1

Smetana Má vlast (Complete) Jakub Hrůša conductor MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 14, 16 AND 20 proudly supported by

proudly supported by

Thursday 7 August AT 8pm

Late August

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

UK, The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark

Friday 8 August AT 8pm

2014 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra European Tour

Bach’s Mass in B Minor Bach Mass in B minor Stephen Layton conductor Siobhan Stagg soprano Christopher Lowery counter-tenor Nicholas Mulroy tenor Derek Whelton bass Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 19 AND 21 proudly supported by

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Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano

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Saturday 9 August AT 6.30pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 8, 10 AND 12

Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

Thursday 24 July AT 8pm Friday 25 July AT 8pm Saturday 26 July AT 8pm

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano Truls Mørk cello MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 33

SEPTEMBER Tuesday 9 September AT 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

EARS WIDE OPEN 3: Introducing Mozart’s Gran Partita Richard Gill conductor MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 29

Friday 12 September AT 8pm Saturday 13 September AT 8pm Monday 15 September AT 6.30pm

Thursday 18 September AT 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Friday 19 September AT 8pm

Diego Matheuz conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky Beethoven Leonore: Overture No.3 Beethoven Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 Pathétique Diego Matheuz conductor Nicola Benedetti violin MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 11, 13 AND 16

Sunday 21 September AT 11am

Friday 26 September AT 7.30pm

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Melbourne Town Hall

Brahms Horn Trio

Isin Çakmakcioglu, Robert Macindoe, Kathryn Taylor violin Saul Lewis horn Caroline Almonte, Amir Farid piano MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 28

Costa Hall, Deakin University Geelong

Saturday 20 September AT 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Mozart Favourites featuring the Clarinet Concerto Mozart Serenade No.10 for winds Gran Partita Mozart Clarinet Concerto Mozart Symphony No.34 Michael Collins director/clarinet MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 19 AND 21

Tribute to Dame Nellie Melba, featuring Emma Matthews Hosted by Eddie Perfect Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture and Nocturne Berlioz Romeo and Juliet: orchestral excerpts Weber Oberon: Overture Gounod Faust: Jewel Song Thomas Hamlet: Mad Scene

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Milhaud Sonata for two violins and piano Moszkowski Suite for two violins and piano Brahms Horn Trio

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Brad Cohen conductor Emma Matthews soprano MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 23 proudly supported by

OCTOBER Thursday 2 October AT 8pm Friday 3 October AT 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Concierto de Aranjuez Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Tan Dun Guitar Concerto Australian premiere

Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Debussy Iberia Benjamin Northey conductor Xuefei Yang guitar

Saturday 18 October AT 7.30pm Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo

Sunday 19 October AT 3pm St. Mary’s Basilica, Geelong

Friday 31 October AT 8pm

Saturday 25 October AT 10am, 11.15am AND 1pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Family Classic Kids 3

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne

MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 61

Rachmaninov Vespers

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 59

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NOVEMBER Saturday 1 November AT 7pm Sunday 2 November AT 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

American Panorama: Bernstein, Gershwin, Williams and Brubeck Bernstein Candide: Overture Gershwin Three Preludes Copland Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes Williams Far and Away: Suite Dave Brubeck Take Five, Unsquare Dance and Blue Rondo à la Turk Chris Brubeck Travels in Time for Three Keith Lockhart conductor Time for Three instrumental ensemble MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 24

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

Saturday 8 November AT 2pm Monday 10 November AT 6.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Sir Andrew Conducts Berlioz and Beethoven Berlioz Harold in Italy Berlioz Reverie and Caprice for violin and orchestra Beethoven Symphony No.7 Sir Andrew Davis conductor James Ehnes viola and violin

Thursday 13 November AT 8pm Friday 14 November AT 8pm Saturday 15 November AT 8pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Mahler 2: Resurrection Mahler Symphony No.2 Resurrection Sir Andrew Davis conductor Erin Wall soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 9, 11 AND 13

- AS PART OF THE MAHLER CYCLE (p.3)

proudly supported by

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 15, 17 AND 20

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Tuesday 18 November AT 7.30pm

Friday 21 November AT 8pm

Thursday 27 November AT 8pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Costa Hall, Deakin University Geelong

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Saturday 22 November AT 2pm

Friday 28 November AT 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

Yefim Bronfman Plays Schubert’s Trout Quintet Program to include Schubert Trout Quintet Yefim Bronfman piano* Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 32 proudly supported by

Yefim Bronfman Plays Brahms Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 Elgar Symphony No.1 Sir Andrew Davis conductor Yefim Bronfman piano*

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony Aho Minea Australian premiere Sibelius Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.3 Eroica Osmo Vänskä conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 15 AND 19

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 9 AND 20

Monday 1 December AT 6.30pm

Friday 5 December AT 7.30pm

Sunday 7 December AT 11am

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Melbourne Town Hall

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

Arabian Night

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 17

Nielsen Aladdin: Seven Pieces Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.5 Egyptian Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

DECEMBER

Saturday 13 December AT 7pm Sunday 14 December AT 5pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Hosted by Eddie Perfect

Benjamin Northey conductor Andrea Lam piano

HANDEL's Messiah

MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 23

Handel Messiah

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Matthew Halls conductor Siobhan Stagg soprano Christopher Field counter-tenor James Gilchrist tenor Christopher Purves bass-baritone Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus 54

Friday 7 November AT 8pm

MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 32

Mendelssohn and Strauss Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2, Strauss Piano Quartet Monica Curro, Ji Won Kim violin Gabrielle Halloran viola Michelle Wood cello Stefan Cassomenos, Kristian Chong piano MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 28

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about THE mso

What lies behind the Orchestra that you see on stage?

Who are the members of the Orchestra and Chorus?

Find out more about your Orchestra and help ensure that it remains an integral part of our community for years to come.

Explore the composer index to find the concerts which include repertoire from your favourite composer. Don’t forget to pin up your pull-out calendar to keep up-to-date with this year of magical music.

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EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY

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melbourne symphony orchestra 2014 Sir Andrew Davis Chief Conductor Diego Matheuz Principal Guest Conductor Benjamin Northey Patricia Riordan Associate Conductor Chair

FIRST VIOLINS Wilma Smith Harold Mitchell AC Concertmaster Chair Dale Barltrop Concertmaster Katherine Lukey Principal Peter Edwards Assistant Principal Kirsty Bremner MSO Friends Chair Sarah Curro Lerida Delbridge Peter Fellin Deborah Goodall Lorraine Hook Kirstin Kenny Ji Won Kim Eleanor Mancini Anne Martonyi Mark Mogilevski Michelle Ruffolo Kathryn Taylor

SECOND VIOLINS Matthew Tomkins Principal Robert Macindoe Associate Principal Monica Curro Assistant Principal Mary Allison Isin Çakmakcioglu Cong Gu Andrew Hall Rachel Homburg Christine Johnson David Shafir Isy Wasserman Philippa West Patrick Wong Roger Young

VIOLAS Fiona Sargeant Associate Principal Trevor Jones Assistant Principal Lauren Brigden Katharine Brockman Christopher Cartlidge Simon Collins Gabrielle Halloran Cindy Watkin Justin Williams Caleb Wright 58

CELLOS

HORNS

David Berlin Principal Rachael Tobin Associate Principal Nicholas Bochner Assistant Principal Miranda Brockman Rohan de Korte Keith Johnson Sarah Morse Angela Sargeant Michelle Wood

Zora Slokar Principal Geoff Lierse Associate Principal Saul Lewis Principal Third Trinette McClimont Rachel Silver

DOUBLE BASSES Steve Reeves Principal Andrew Moon Associate Principal Sylvia Hosking Assistant Principal Damien Eckersley Benjamin Hanlon Suzanne Lee Stephen Newton

TRUMPETS Geoffrey Payne Principal Shane Hooton Associate Principal William Evans Julie Payne

TROMBONES Brett Kelly Principal Kenneth McClimont Associate Principal

BASS TROMBONE Eric Klay Principal

FLUTES

TUBA

Prudence Davis Principal Wendy Clarke Associate Principal Sarah Beggs

Timothy Buzbee Principal

PICCOLO

Christine Turpin Principal

Andrew Macleod Principal

PERCUSSION

OBOES

Robert Clarke Principal John Arcaro Robert Cossom

Jeffrey Crellin Principal Vicki Philipson Associate Principal

TIMPANI

COR ANGLAIS Michael Pisani Principal

CLARINETS David Thomas Elisabeth Murdoch Principal Clarinet Chair Philip Arkinstall Associate Principal Craig Hill

BASS CLARINET Jon Craven Principal

BASSOONS Jack Schiller Principal Elise Millman Associate Principal Natasha Thomas

CONTRABassoON Brock Imison Principal This page is correct at time of printing

melbourne symphony orchestra chorus 2014 The MSO Chorus is Australia’s flagship chorus, renowned for its performances with the finest conductors, including Sir Andrew Davis, Mark Wigglesworth, Bernard Labadie, Stephen Layton, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Manfred Honeck.

The Chorus is committed to creating new choral repertoire; recently commissioned works include Calvin Bowman’s ‘…far, far way…’, Andrew Ford’s Meeting the Barbarians, Brett Dean’s Katz und Spatz (co-commissioned with the Swedish Radio Choir), Paul Stanhope’s Exile Lamentations (with Sydney Chamber Choir and London’s Elysian Singers), and Gabriel Jackson’s To the Field of Stars (with the Netherlands Chamber Choir and Stockholm’s St Jacob’s Chamber Choir). The Chorus has premiered music by MacMillan, Pärt, Henze, Schnittke, Bryars, Silvestrov, Maskats, Machuel and Vasks.

The Chorus has toured Brazil, sung with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

in Kuala Lumpur, with The Australian Ballet, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Barbra Streisand; at the 2011 AFL Grand Final and the Sydney Olympic Arts Festival. The Chorus records for ABC Classics and MSO Live, and continues its relationship with Chandos with the recent release of Grainger’s choral works with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis.

Interested in joining the Chorus?

necessarily trained) voice and enjoy singing, please get in touch at mso.com.au/chorusauditions

Interested in supporting the Chorus?

Each year, the MSO raises funds to support its much-loved Chorus (and its ongoing work).

To find out how you can contribute, please contact the MSO on (03) 9626 1248 or philanthropy@mso.com.au

We welcome new singers and hold regular auditions for prospective new members, so if you have a good (not

mSO chorus EVENTS in 2014 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 28 february, 1 AND 2 march MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 31

27, 28 AND 29 MARCH

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 8, 10 AND 12

For Rachmaninov, his setting of the All-Night Vigil was his crowning achievement as a composer, a radiant masterpiece that pulsates with the ancient and powerful traditions of the Russian Orthodox church.

BENDIGO Saturday 18 October at 7.30pm

27, 28 AND 30 JUNE

St. Mary’s Basilica, Geelong

7, 8 AND 9 august

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 19 AND 21

MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 9, 11 AND 13

messiah 13 AND 14 december

MORE DETAILS ON PAGE 32

Presented by The Capital, Bendigo Box Office: (03) 5434 6100

GEELONG

Bach’s Mass in B minor

13, 14 AND 15 november

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo

BEETHOVEN’S PIANO CONCERTO No.4, featuring Emanuel Ax MORE DETAILS ON PAGES 14, 16 AND 19

Mahler 2: Resurrection

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RACHMANINOV’S PAGANINI RHAPSODY

Rachmaninov vespers

Sunday 19 October at 3pm Presented by the Geelong Friends of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets available from GPAC and at the door. Adult: $30 Concession: $25 Box Office: (03) 5225 1200

MELBOURNE Friday 31 October at 8pm St. Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne Presented by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Tickets: $30.00 (flat price) Box office: (03) 9929 9600

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get involved support the music This is a great orchestra that will continue to grow only with your support.

Sir Andrew Davis Chief Conductor, May 2013

DONATIONS ARE VITAL TO MANY ASPECTS OF THE MSO'S WORK. A donation of: $45 helps subsidise our UPBEAT program, and will bring one young person to three MSO concerts. $100 helps provide a beginner instrument for children in The Pizzicato Effect program. $400 will pay for a pre-concert visit by two MSO musicians to a disadvantaged school. $1,500 will support 40 disadvantaged students attending an MSO performance during Education Week.

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Make your gift Online at mso.com.au/support

Send a cheque payable to Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd, Philanthropy Manager, MSO, GPO Box 9994, Melbourne 3001

By phone: please call (03) 9626 1248 EFT: Please include your name in the description: BSB 083-004 Account 89-393-2381

In person at our Box Office at

22 Fanning Street, Southbank or to MSO staff at your concert

Add to your next ticket order Make a gift in your Will

Thank you for your support. We are delighted to involve donors with the Orchestra's world at close quarters, through our Patron program.

For more information call (03) 9626 1248 or email philanthropy@mso.com.au.

We would love to hear your thoughts about including the MSO in your giving this year.

The MSO is a registered charity and gifts of $2 and more are fully tax-deductible.

I know young people respond 110% to the experience of the live orchestra. Donating to the MSO’s UPBEAT program will mean more young people in the audience, more often. It’s that simple.

Betty Amsden OAM MSO Patron and supporter of the MSO UPBEAT program.

High school students with Associate Principal Clarinet, Philip Arkinstall

education AND community The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Education and Community Outreach programs offer concerts and activities designed to inspire active participation in music for all ages. We work to create an inclusive and accessible learning environment, which integrates education and entertainment and fosters a lifelong interest in music and learning.

Through initiatives like Education Week, Symphony in a Day, The Pizzicato Effect, MSO Jams and the MSO ArtPlay Ensemble program, we are constantly refining how best to engage with our community.

Highlights in 2014 include Education Week at the Melbourne Town Hall from 27 to 31 May, including a third Symphony in a Day project on Saturday 31 May with musicians from communities across Victoria, MSO Jams for Juniors and MSO Family Jams. We also continue to develop our on-going partnerships with the City of Melbourne’s ArtPlay, and Meadows Primary School in Broadmeadows, where our string instrumental music program The Pizzicato Effect goes from strength to strength.

For more information on these programs visit mso.com.au, or to request a copy of our 2014 MSO Education and Community Outreach brochure, please email education@mso.com.au indicating ‘Education 2014’ in the subject line.

The MSO Pizzicato Effect Ensemble

MSO Symphony in a Day Project

Family Classic Kids

With the children sitting right next to the Orchestra, there are opportunities to sing along, respond to the music with movement and actions, follow the story and maybe even conduct!

Saturday 17 May 10am, 11.15am and 1pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank

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Family Classic Kids is the MSO’s popular program of concerts for children aged three to eight years of age – and a great way to introduce young people to the magic of orchestral music.

Saturday 31 May 10am and 11.15am Melbourne Town Hall Saturday 25 October 10am, 11.15am and 1pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank You can book for these events when you purchase your Season Pass subscription. Every threeconcert Family Classic Kids package you purchase comes with a free child’s three-parks pass to Phillip Island Nature Parks, which includes entry to the Penguin Parade, Koala Conservation Centre and Churchill Island Heritage Farm.

To book please refer to your subscription booking form or call (03) 9929 9600.

3-CONCERT PACKAGE ADULTS $48 CHILDREN $30

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MSO supporters ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

PROGRAM BENEFACTORS

Harold Mitchell AC Concertmaster Chair Patricia Riordan Associate Conductor Chair Elisabeth Murdoch Principal Clarinet Chair Joy Selby Smith Orchestral Leadership Chair Marc Besen AO and Eva Besen AO International Guest Chair, MSO Friends Chair

Mrs Elizabeth Chernov Education and Outreach Patron Sir Elton John CBE Life Member Professor John Hopkins OBE AM Life Member Geoffrey Rush Ambassador

Meet the Orchestra Made possible by the Ullmer Family Endowment MSO UPBEAT supported by Betty Amsden OAM

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

Cybec Foundation Erica Foundation Ivor Ronald Evans Foundation, as administered by Mr Russell Brown and Equity Trustees The Ian Potter Foundation

Pratt Foundation The Schapper Family Foundation The Perpetual Foundation - The Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment Zinnell/Hughes Trust, managed by Perpetual

Jill and Robert Grogan Louis Hamon OAM Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM Hartmut and Ruth Hofmann Peter and Jenny Hordern Vivien and Graham Knowles Peter Lovell Mr and Mrs D R Meagher Ian and Jeannie Paterson Maria Sola and Malcolm Douglas In memory of John William Symons Gai and David Taylor Barbara and Donald Weir KSJ Kee Wong and Wai Tang YMF Foundation Anonymous (1)

Mr Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn Tillman William and Jenny Ullmer Bert and Ila Vanrenen The Hon. Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall Brian and Helena Worsfold George Worthington and Cameron Mowat Anonymous (4)

Ken and Asle Chilton Trust, managed by Perpetual The Phyllis Connor Memorial Trust, as administered by Equity Trustees Limited

IMPRESARIO PATRONS M P Chipman Perri Cutten and Jo Daniell John McKay and Lois McKay Bevelly and Harold Mitchell AC Mrs Margaret S Ross AM and Dr Ian C Ross Inés Scotland Trevor and Judith St Baker

MAESTRO PATRONS Michael Aquilina Jennifer Brukner Andrew and Theresa Dyer Tim and Lyn Edward Rachel and Hon. Alan Goldberg AO QC Robert and Jan Green Ilma Kelson Music Foundation Norman and Betty Lees David and Angela Li Mimie MacLaren Onbass Foundation Elizabeth Proust AO The Gabriela and George Stephenson gift in tribute to the great Romanian pianist Dinu Lipati The Ullmer Family Endowment Lyn Williams AM Anonymous (3)

PRINCIPAL PATRONS

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Dr Bronte Adams Christine and Mark Armour Kaye and David Birks David and Emma Capponi Paul Carter and Jennifer Bingham The Cuming Bequest Dominic and Natalie Dirupo Susan Fry and Don Fry AO Mr Greig Gailey and Dr Geraldine Lazarus

ASSOCIATE PATRONS Will and Dorothy Bailey Bequest Peter Biggs CNZM and Mary Biggs Mrs S Bignell Stephen and Caroline Brain Bill and Sandra Burdett Jan and Peter Clark John and Lyn Coppock Mary and Frederick Davidson AM Peter and Leila Doyle Lisa Dwyer and Dr Ian Dickson Dr Helen M Ferguson Colin Golvan SC and Dr Deborah Golvan Susan and Gary Hearst Gillian and Michael Hund Sylvia Lavelle Dr Elizabeth Lewis AM Christopher and Anna Long Allan and Evelyn McLaren Don and Anne Meadows Marie Morton Dr Paul Nisselle AM Ann Peacock with Andrew and Woody Kroger Rae Rothfield Diana and Brian Snape AM

PLAYER PATRONS David and Beverlie Asprey, Marlyn and Peter Bancroft OAM, Dr Julianne Bayliss, Barbara Bell in memory of Elisa Bell, M Ward Breheny, Mr John Brockman OAM and Mrs Pat Brockman, Jill and Christopher Buckley, Dr Lynda Campbell, Ms D Cooney and Mr C Halek, Ann Darby in memory of Leslie J. Darby, Panch Das and Laurel Young-Das, Pat and Bruce Davis, Sandra Dent, John and Anne Duncan, Jane Edmandson OAM, William J Forrest AM, Joanna Foulkes, Barry Fradkin OAM and Dr Pam Fradkin, David I Gibbs and Susie O’Neill, Merwyn and Greta Goldblatt, Dina and Ron Goldschlager, George H Golvan QC, Dr Marged Goode, Jean Hadges, Stuart and Sue Hamilton, Tilda and Brian Haughney, Julian and Gisela Heinze, Hans and Petra Henkell, Dr Alastair Jackson, Stuart Jennings, John and Joan Jones, George and Grace Kass, Irene Kearsey, Dr Anne Kennedy, Norman Lewis in memory of Dr Phyllis Lewis, Dr Anne Lierse, Ann and George Littlewood, Violet and Jeff Loewenstein, Elizabeth H Loftus, Vivienne Hadj and Rosemary Madden, Sandra and Leigh Masel, Trevor and Moyra McAllister, John and Ann McArthur, David and Beverley Menzies, Jan Minchin, John and Isobel Morgan, Wayne and Penny Morgan, Ian Morrey, The Novy Family, Laurence O’Keefe and

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The MSO proudly THANKs ITS SUPPORTERS

THE CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Jenny Anderson, Joyce Bown, Ken Bullen, Luci and Ron Chambers, Sandra Dent, Lyn Edward, Alan Egan JP, Louis, Hamon OAM, Tony Howe, John and Joan Jones, C P Kemp, Mrs Sylvia Lavelle, Elizabeth Proust AO, Penny Rawlins, Joan P Robinson, Pamela Swansson, Dr Cherilyn Tillman, Mr and Mrs R P Trebilcock, Michael Ullmer, Mr Tam Vu, Marian and Terry Wills Cooke, Mark Young, Anonymous (15)

We gratefully acknowledge support received from the Estates of Gwen Hunt, Peter Forbes MacLaren, Prof Andrew McCredie, Miss Sheila Scotter AM MBE, Jean Tweedie, Herta and Fred B Vogel.

Donations are vital to the Orchestra's work, supporting access, artists, education, outreach programs and more.

We are delighted to involve donors in the MSO's world at close quarters, through events and our supporter newsletter, The Full Score.

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Christopher James, Mrs W. Peart, John and Betty Pizzey, Lady Potter AC, Peter Priest, Jiaxing Qin, In Honour of Norma and Lloyd Rees, Dr Sam Ricketson, Tom and Elizabeth Romanowski, Delina Schembri-Hardy, Max and Jill Schultz, David Shavin QC, Chris and Jacci Simpson, Gary Singer and Geoffrey A Smith, Dr Sam Smorgon AO and Mrs Minnie Smorgon, Dr Michael Soon, Geoff and Judy Steinicke, Mrs Suzy and Dr Mark Suss, Pamela Swansson, Prof Seong-Seng Tan and Jisun Lim, Frank and Miriam Tisher, Margaret Tritsch, Mrs Barbara Tucker, P and E Turner, Mary Vallentine AO, The Hon. Rosemary Varty, Sue Walker AM, Elaine Walters OAM, Erna Werner and Neil Werner OAM, Nic and Ann Willcock, Marian and Terry Wills Cooke, Pamela F. Wilson, Ruth Wisniak OAM and Dr John Miller AO, Joanne Wolff, Peter and Susan Yates, Mark Young, Anonymous (11)

MSO Patrons contribute at the following levels or more: $100 (Friend), $1,000 (Player), $2,500 (Associate), $5,000 (Principal), $10,000 (Maestro), $20,000 (Impresario).

The MSO Conductor’s Circle members have notified of a planned gift in their Will.

All donors are recognised on our website.

Inquiries: (03) 9626 1107 philanthropy@mso.com.au This page is correct at time of printing.

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COMPOSER INDEX Composer

WORK

PageS

Composer

Aho Bach Bartók Beethoven

Minea Mass in B Minor Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano Piano Concerto No.3 Symphony No.4 Symphony No.3 Eroica Leonore: Overture No.3 Violin Concerto Symphony No.5 Romances for Violin and Orchestra Piano Concerto No.4 Symphony No.7 Piano Concerto No.2 Piano Trio Archduke Symphonie fantastique Harold in Italy Reverie and Caprice for violin and orchestra Romeo and Juliet: orchestral excerpts Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances Tragic Overture Academic Festival Overture Symphony No.1 Piano Concerto No.2 Piano Sonata No.2 Horn Trio Violin Concerto No.1 Stardust Variations on La ci darem for cello and orchestra Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Iberia Overture: Carnival Symphony No.8 Symphony No.1 Don't Get Around Much Anymore It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Sketches of Spain Porgy and Bess Fascinating Rhythm An American in Paris Desafinado A Night in Tunisia Manteca Seven Come Eleven Faust: Jewel Song The Warriors Chameleon Messiah Cello Concerto in C Symphony No.22 The Philosopher Hansel and Gretel: Suite Orchestral Set No.2 Cello Concerto ...durch einen Spiegel...

Songs of Compassion Livre Symphony No.1 Symphony No.2 Resurrection Piano Concerto No.1 A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture and Nocturne Piano Trio No.2 Violin Concerto in E minor Sonata for two violins and piano

9, 17, 20 19, 21 28 8, 10 , 12 8, 10 , 12 9, 17, 20 11, 13, 16 11, 13, 16 14, 19 14, 16, 20 14, 16, 19 15, 17, 20 23 28 14, 16, 19 15, 17, 20 15, 17, 20

Moszkowski Mozart

Berlioz

Bernstein Borodin Brahms

Bruch Carmichael Danzi Debussy Dvořák Elgar Ellington

Evans Gershwin

Gilberto & Getz Gillespie Goodman Gounod Grainger Hancock Handel Haydn Humperdinck Ives Kaila Kokkonen Lior Lutosławski Mahler Mendelssohn

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Milhaud

23 33 8, 10, 12 8, 10, 12 8, 10, 12 14, 16, 20 15, 19 32 28 33 24 20, 21 9, 11 9, 11 23 23 15, 19 24 24 24 24 24 33 24 24 24 24 23 8, 10, 12 24 32 20, 21 20, 21 23 14, 16, 19 26 26 33 14, 16, 20 9, 11, 13 9, 11, 13 8, 10 23 28 31 28

WORK

PageS

Suite for two violins and piano Symphony No.23 Serenade No.10 for winds Gran Partita Clarinet Concerto Symphony No.34 Mozart, L Toy Symphony Mustonen Symphony No.1 Sonata for Violin and Orchestra Concert champêtre Nielsen Aladdin: Excerpts Wind Quintet Noble Cherokee Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: selections Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Symphony No.2 Ravel Mother Goose: Suite Rautavaara Violin Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Rodgers Music from Oklahoma!

Music from The Sound of Music Music from South Pacific Music from Carousel Music from State Fair Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez

28 20, 21 19, 21 19, 21 19, 21 23 26 26 26 23 28 24 8, 10, 12 31 33 8, 10, 12 8, 10 23, 28 26 23 24 24 24 24 24 9, 11

Saint-Saëns Schnelzer Schönberg Schubert Schumann

23 8, 10 24 32 8, 10, 12 32 28

Sculthorpe Shchedrin

Shore Shostakovich Sibelius

Smetana Strauss

Stravinsky Tan Dun

Tchaikovksy Thomas Vivaldi Wagner Waller Weber Westlake Williams Zawinul

Piano Concerto No.5 Egyptian A Freak in Burbank Les Miserables Trout Quintet Cello Concerto Piano Quintet Dream Tracks for violin, clarinet and piano Frescoes of Dionysius Sotto voce concerto for cello and orchestra Music for strings, oboes, horns and celeste The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Festive Overture Violin Concerto No.1 Symphony No.2 Violin Concerto Tapiola Má vlast Don Juan Four Last Songs Duet-Concertino Der Rosenkavalier: Concert Waltzes Piano Quartet Petrushka Guitar Concerto Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa The Triple Resurrection Symphony No.6 Pathétique Piano Trio Hamlet: Mad Scene Concerto in F major RV 574 per molti strumenti Tannhäuser: Overture Honeysuckle Rose Oberon: Overture Songs of Compassion Basin Street Blues Birdland

26 26 26 31 14, 19 14, 19 8, 10, 12 9, 17, 20 26 14, 16, 20 8, 10, 12 9, 11, 13 23 28 28 33 9, 11 31 31 11, 13, 16, 33 28 23 20, 21 33 24 23 33 24 24

SPONSORSHIP AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS principal partner

government partners

MAESTRO PARTNER

CONCERTMASTER PARTNERS

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS

SUPPORTING ­PARTNERS

SUPPLIERS Kent Moving and Storage

Quince’s Scenicruisers

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd ABN 47 078 925 658 120 –130 Southbank Boulevard Southbank VIC 3006 Postal Address GPO Box 9994, Melbourne VIC 3001 E info@mso.com.au www.mso.com.au twitter.com/melbsymphony facebook.com/melbournesymphony All details are correct at the time of printing.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to vary without notice programs, artists and/or venues as may become necessary.

Melbourne Brass and Woodwind

Board Harold Mitchell AC Chairman André Gremillet Managing Director Dr. Bronte Adams Peter Biggs CNZM Hon. Alan Goldberg AO QC Rohan Leppert David Li Alastair McKean Ann Peacock Michael Ullmer Kee Wong Oliver Carton Company Secretary

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2014 season at a glance

january

march

APRIL

25

9

12

SATURDAY, 6.30PM

CYBEC 21ST CENTURY AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERs PROGRAM IWAKI AUDITORIUM, ABC SOUTHBANK CENTRE

31

friday, 7.30pm

Doctor Who symphonic spectacular Plenary Hal l, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

february 1

saturday, 2pm

7

friday, 6.30pm

EAST MEETS WEST: MSO CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION WITH TAN DUN Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

15

14 16

17

22

21

22

27

friday, 8pm

28

29

Beethoven’s Fifth

Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody

saturday, 8pm

Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody

april

1

5

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall sunday, 2pm

THE Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

8

saturday, 7pm

A Journey Through Jazz: From Louis Armstrong to Herbie Hancock Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

12

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

9

17

Tognetti, Brahms and the MSO

saturday, 2pm

Tognetti, Brahms and the MSO

monday, 6.30pm

Tognetti, Brahms and the MSO

saturday, 10am, 11.15am AND 1pm

Family Classic Kids 1 Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

19

monday, 6.30pm

EARS WIDE OPEN 2: Introducing Beethoven Symphony No.4 Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

23

friday, 7.30pm

Musical Tales from Childhood melbourne town Hall

24

saturday, 11AM

keys to music Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

wednesday, 8pm

2014 Metropolis New Music Festival: Frescoes of Dionysius

friday, 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

saturday, 8pm

2014 Metropolis New Music Festival: Tapiola

Wigglesworth Conducts Rachmaninov

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

friday, 8pm

march

2

10

thursday, 8pm

Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody

friday, 8pm

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

THE Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

9

Beethoven’s Fifth

saturday, 2pm

Wigglesworth Conducts Rachmaninov

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

THE Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

saturday, 7pm

2

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky friday, 7pm

EARS WIDE OPEN 1: Introducing Sibelius’ Symphony No.2

thursday, 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

28

1

Dream Tracks

monday, 6.30pm

2014 Metropolis New Music Festival: Concert Champêtre

may

Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

Romantic Violin saturday, 7pm

sunday, 11Am

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

wednesday, 7pm Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Beethoven and Dvořák

saturday, 8pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

19

friday, 7.30pm Melbourne Town Hall

SATURDAY, 7pm

Lior and Nigel Westlake Songs of Compassion

A Journey Through Jazz: From Louis Armstrong to Herbie Hancock Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Doctor Who symphonic spectacular Plenary Hall, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

sunday, 2pm

25

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

sunday, 11AM

Beethoven and Tchaikovsky Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

31

saturday, 10am AND 11.30am

Family Classic Kids 2 Melbourne Town Hall

june

june

august

5

30

7

thursday, 8pm

PIERS LANE PLAYS BEETHOVEN Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

6

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

7

14

Teddy Tahu Rhodes on Broadway

18

thursday, 8PM

19

Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart: Baroque and Classical Masters

24

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

24

Emanuel Ax plays Brahms and Schumann

25

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

27

friday, 8PM

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, featuring Emanuel Ax Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

28

26

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Bach’s Mass in B Minor Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

9

saturday, 6.30pm

Bach’s Mass in B Minor Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

friday, 8pm

2014 MSO European tour

The Romantics: Brahms, Schumann and Strauss

UK, The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark

saturday, 8pm

The Romantics: Brahms, Schumann and Strauss

september 9

tuesday, 6.30pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

EARS WIDE OPEN 3: Introducing Mozart’s Gran Partita

friday, 8pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Smetana’s MÁ Vlast, Featuring The Moldau

12

saturday, 2pm

Smetana’s MÁ Vlast, Featuring The Moldau

13

monday, 6.30pm

Smetana’s MÁ Vlast, Featuring The Moldau

Diego Matheuz conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky

saturday, 8pm

Diego Matheuz conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

15

thursday, 8Pm

Mahler 1: The Cycle Begins

friday, 8Pm

friday, 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

monday, 6.30pm

Diego Matheuz conducts Beethoven and Tchaikovsky Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

18

thursday, 8pm

Mahler 1: The Cycle Begins

Mozart Favourites featuring the Clarinet Concerto

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

saturday, 8Pm

Mahler 1: The Cycle Begins

19

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

friday, 8pm

Mozart Favourites featuring the Clarinet Concerto Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

saturday, 2PM

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, featuring Emanuel Ax

friday, 8pm

late august

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

tuesday, 7.30PM

Bach’s Mass in B Minor

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

saturday, 6.30PM

Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart: Baroque and Classical Masters

8

The Romantics: Brahms, Schumann and Strauss

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

21

thursday, 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

friday, 8PM

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

21

5

Teddy Tahu Rhodes on Broadway

Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart: Baroque and Classical Masters

thursday, 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

sunday, 2pm

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

20

4

saturday, 7pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

19

3

Piers LANE PLAYS Beethoven

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

15

july

saturday, 8pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, featuring Emanuel Ax Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

friday, 8pm

Piers LANE PLAYS Beethoven

monday, 6.30PM

20

saturday, 6.30pm

Mozart Favourites featuring the Clarinet Concerto Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

SEPTEMber

november

november

21

1

21

sunday, 11am

Brahms Horn Trio

saturday, 7pm

American Panorama: Bernstein, Gershwin, Williams and Brubeck

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

26

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

friday, 7.30pm

Tribute to Dame Nellie Melba, featuring Emma Matthews

2

sunday, 2pm

october 2

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

7

thursday, 8pm

3

Concierto de Aranjuez

18

saturday, 7.30pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

rachmaninov vespers

10

monday, 6.30pm

Sir Andrew Conducts Berlioz and Beethoven

sunday, 3pm

13

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Family Classic Kids 3 Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

31

14

friday, 8Pm

Mahler 2: Resurrection

friday, 8pm

15

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

18

tuesday, 7.30Pm

Yefim Bronfman Plays Schubert’s Trout Quintet

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

friday, 8Pm

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

DECEMber 1

monday, 6.30pm

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

5

friday, 7.30pm

Arabian Night melbourne town hall

7

sunday, 11am

Mendelssohn and Strauss Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre

saturday, 8Pm

Mahler 2: Resurrection

thursday, 8Pm

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

rachmaninov vespers st. patrick’s cathedral, east melbourne

28

thursday, 8Pm

Mahler 2: Resurrection

Yefim Bronfman Plays Brahms

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

rachmaninov vespers saturday, 10am, 11.15am and 1pm

27

saturday, 2pm

Sir Andrew Conducts Berlioz and Beethoven

St. Mary’s basilica, geelong

25

8

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

sacred heart cathedral, bendigo

19

Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, Clayton

saturday, 2Pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Sir Andrew Conducts Berlioz and Beethoven

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall friday, 8pm

22

friday, 8pm

Concierto de Aranjuez

Yefim Bronfman Plays Brahms Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong

American Panorama: Bernstein, Gershwin, Williams and Brubeck

Melbourne Town Hall

friday, 8Pm

13

saturday, 7pm

Handel’s Messiah Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

14

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre

sunday, 5pm

Handel’s Messiah Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

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