MSO 2025 Chinese New Year Concert Program

IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE

Proudly presented by MSO Premier Partner, Ryman Healthcare

Generously supported by the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Melbourne, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, and the Li Family Trust.

Welcome Dear Friends, Happy New Year! As we celebrate Chinese New Year, on behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Australia I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for the successful hosting of the 12th Chinese New Year Concert. I also wish to express my heartfelt appreciation to the artists from both China and Australia performing tonight. May you all enjoy good fortune and success in the Year of the Snake!

Over the years, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has successfully hosted 12 Chinese New Year concerts, using music as a bridge to beautifully showcase the blending of Eastern and Western cultures, providing audiences with refined artistic enjoyment while contributing to the development of Australia’s multicultural society.

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr David Li for his longstanding efforts in promoting musical collaboration between China and Australia, and offer my highest respect to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for its significant contribution to the friendship between our two nations.

This evening’s concert continues the tradition of integrating Chinese and Western styles, with artists from both countries performing a selection of classical pieces from China and around the world. I am confident this musical celebration will radiate the powerful energy of friendship and peace.

亲爱的朋友们 ： 新年好！值此新春佳节之际，我谨代表中国驻澳大利 亚使馆对墨尔本交响乐团成功举办第 12 届中国新年 音乐会表示热烈祝贺！向今晚参与演出的中澳两国艺 术家表示深切致意。祝福大家蛇年大吉，万事如意！ 墨尔本交响乐团长期以来以音乐为桥梁，成功举办了 12 届中国新年音乐会，很好地诠释了东西方文明的交 融，既为民众的精神生活带来了高雅享受，又为澳大 利亚多元文化社会发展作出贡献。谨此对李大伟先生 长期以来为中澳音乐界交流合作作出的努力表示诚挚 的感谢。对墨尔本交响乐团为两国友好事业作出的贡 献致以崇高的敬意。今晚的音乐会秉承中西合璧的一 贯风格，由中澳两国艺术家精彩演绎中国和世界经典 曲目。我相信这场音乐盛会一定能迸发出友谊与和平 的强大能量。 春节是中国重要的传统节日，传承着中国人崇尚和平、 团圆、和谐的中华文明理念。在中华传统文化中，蛇 象征着力量、生命、财富，祝福大家以今晚的音乐会 为起点，开启丰盛美好的一年。 中华人民共和国驻澳大利亚大使 肖千 阁下

Chinese New Year is one of China’s most important traditional festivals, embodying values of peace, unity, and harmony that are deeply rooted in Chinese civilisation. In Chinese culture, the snake symbolises strength, vitality, and prosperity. May this evening’s concert mark the beginning of a prosperous and fulfilling year for all.

His Excellency Xiao Qian Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Commonwealth of Australia

It’s my absolute pleasure to welcome you to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Chinese New Year concert.

It’s an event to showcase some incredible artistic talent—and to celebrate Chinese culture and the enormous contribution of Chinese Victorians.

May the Year of the Snake bring health, happiness and prosperity to you and your family.

Congratulations to the MSO, your conductor, and everyone who has worked so hard to bring the concert to life.

Enjoy the performance.

我非常荣幸地欢迎各位参加墨尔本交响乐团中国新年 音乐会。 本场音乐会不仅是音乐家展现才华的舞台，更以音乐 庆祝中华文化，表达对维州华人社区贡献的由衷感谢。 值此蛇年到来之际，祝愿您和家人幸福安康、福享新春、 万事亨通！ 同时，也热烈祝贺墨尔本交响乐团、指挥家及所有演 职人员对这场演出的成功筹备。 祝大家观演愉快！ 维多利亚州州长、议员、东本迪戈代表 杰辛塔·艾伦 阁下

Hon. Jacinta Allan MP Premier of Victoria Member for Bendigo East

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Welcome Welcome to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 Chinese New Year Concert. This year the MSO proudly celebrates the 12th anniversary of our annual Chinese New Year’s Concert series—a musical milestone we are delighted to share with you. On behalf of the MSO Board, musicians, and staff, I hope you enjoy tonight’s performance as we usher in the Year of the Wood Snake.

Last year, Chinese New Year celebrations were officially recognised as part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This designation highlights the cultural significance of this traditional festival and its contribution to humanity’s shared cultural heritage.

Our 2025 Chinese New Year program includes enchanting repertoire by GRAMMY nominated Chinese-American composer Zhou Tian and renowned Shaanxi film composer Zhao Jiping. These excellent works will be performed alongside beloved Western masterpieces by Beethoven and Strauss, and work by esteemed Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin. Our talented musicians will be led by the Chief Conductor of the China National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra, Lü Jia, internationally acclaimed pianist Haochen Zhang and prominent Chinese Pipa virtuoso Zhang Hongyan.

欢迎各位参加墨尔本交响乐团 2025 年中国新年音乐 会。今年是这一年度盛会举办的第十二周年，也是值 得庆祝的重要里程碑，我们很荣幸能与各位分享这份 喜悦。在此，我谨代表墨尔本交响乐团董事会、音乐 家和全体工作人员，祝愿各位在乙巳蛇年到来之际， 度过一个美好的夜晚，尽情享受今晚的演出。中国新 年已被联合国教科文组织列为非物质文化遗产。 今年的演出精彩万分，曲目包括获格莱美提名的华裔 美籍作曲家周天的动人作品，以及陕西著名电影作曲 家赵季平的佳作。此外，还涵盖贝多芬和施特劳斯的 西方古典名作，以及澳大利亚作曲家叶莲娜·卡茨· 切尔宁的代表作品。本次演出由中国国家大剧院管弦 乐团首席指挥官吕嘉执棒，由享誉国际的钢琴家张昊 辰和中国知名琵琶演奏家章红艳携手墨尔本交响乐团， 共同谱出完美乐章。 对我个人而言，在我荣休之前，能为本届中国新年音 乐会致辞，让今晚更加意义非凡。在过去 12 年里， 作为乐团董事和董事会主席，我很荣幸能与董事会成 员、管理团队和我们优秀的音乐家们并肩合作，共同 巩固了墨尔本交响乐团作为世界一流交响乐团的地位。

“东西交融”是我最珍视的倡议之一，这一项目致力于 促进文化交流，搭建多元社区之间的桥梁。我非常期 Tonight holds special personal significance, commemorating 待能继续支持墨尔本交响乐团，并延续我们之间的羁 this year’s Chinese New Year concert before my retirement. 绊。我想特别感谢“东西交融”项目的支持者、合作 For the past 12 years tenure as the Director and Chairman of 伙伴和捐助方，包括中华人民共和国驻墨尔本总领馆、 MSO Board, I have had the privilege of collaborating with the Board, management team, and our exceptional musicians to 中华人民共和国文旅部以及我们尊敬的合作伙伴 strengthen the MSO’s standing as a world-class orchestra.

Ryman Healthcare。 A notable initiative I cherish is the creation and support of the East meets West concert series, a groundbreaking program that promoted cultural exchange and united diverse communities. I look forward to further connecting and supporting this great orchestra.

I extend my special thanks and appreciation to our East meets West supporters, partners, and donors, including Program Supporters the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Melbourne and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, and Prestigious Partner Ryman Healthcare.

我们祝福各位在蛇年万事如意，新的一年幸福安康、 事事顺心、金银满堂。 澳大利亚勋章获得者 李大伟博士 墨尔本交响乐团董事会主席

We wish you all a prosperous Chinese New Year, filled with good health, joy and abundance in the year ahead.

David Li AM Chairman Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Artists

艺术家

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

墨尔本交响乐团

Lü Jia conductor

吕嘉 指挥

Haochen Zhang piano

张昊辰 钢琴

Zhang Hongyan pipa

章红艳 琵琶

Program Zhou Tian Gift [9'] Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 [34'] – Interval [20’] – J. Strauss II Die Fledermaus: Overture [9'] Zhao Jiping Pipa Concerto No.2 [20'] Elena Kats-Chernin Momentum [7']

演出曲目 周天《礼献》[9分钟] 贝多芬《第四钢琴协奏曲》[34分钟] - 中场休息 [20分钟] 小约翰·施特劳斯《蝙蝠序曲》[9分钟] 赵季平《第二琵琶协奏曲》[20分钟] 叶莲娜·卡茨·切尔宁《动力》[7分钟]

Running time: approx. 2 hours and 15 minutes including interval. Timings listed are approximate.

This performance opens with our musical Acknowledgment of Country, Long Time Living Here

by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO. In consideration of your fellow patrons, the MSO thanks you for silencing and dimming the light on your phone.

预计演出时长：2小时15分钟（含中场休息） 本场音乐会的开场节目《对原住民表示敬意——恒久生活于斯》由澳大利亚勋章获得者黛博拉·齐塔演出。 考虑到其他观众，请各位将手机调至静音并调暗亮度。

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Acknowledging Country In the first project of its kind in Australia, the MSO has developed a musical Acknowledgment of Country with music composed by Yorta Yorta composer Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, featuring Indigenous languages from across Victoria.

Generously supported by Helen Macpherson Smith Trust and the Commonwealth Government through the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, the MSO is working in partnership with Short Black Opera and Indigenous language custodians who are generously sharing their cultural knowledge.

The Acknowledgement of Country allows us to pay our respects to the traditional owners of the land on which we perform in the language of that country and in the orchestral language of music.

About Long Time Living Here As a Yorta Yorta/Yuin composer the responsibility I carry to assist the MSO in delivering a respectful acknowledgement of country is a privilege which I take very seriously. I have a duty of care to my ancestors and to the ancestors on whose land the MSO works and performs.

As MSO continues to grow its knowledge and understanding of what it means to truly honour the First people of this land, the musical acknowledgment of country will serve to bring those on stage and those in the audience together in a moment of recognition as as we celebrate the longest continuing cultures in the world.

– Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO

Australian National Commission for UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

对原住民表示敬意 墨尔本交响乐团以音乐方式对原住民表示敬意，音乐由约 塔约塔原住民部落作曲家、澳大利亚勋章获得者黛博拉· 齐塔创作，以维州各地原住民语言为特色；以音乐表示敬 意，属全澳首创。在海伦·麦克弗森·史密斯信托基金和 联邦政府的大力支持下，通过教科文组织澳大利亚全国委 员会，墨尔本交响乐团正与慷慨分享其文化知识的Short Black歌剧团和原住民语言监护人开展合作。 《对原住民表示敬意》让我们有机会向这片土地的传统主 人表达敬意，我们在这片土地上，用原住民所说的语言、 用音乐所表达的管弦语言进行表演。

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恒久生活于斯 作为一名来自约塔约塔/尤文部落的作曲家，我为自己能肩 负起这项责任，与墨尔本交响乐团携手传递对澳大利亚原 住民的敬意而深感荣幸，也非常珍视这个机会。我始终牢 记自己的使命，致敬并守护我的祖先及墨尔本交响乐团演 出所在地的原始所有者。 随着墨尔本交响乐团不断加深对从真正意义上尊重原住民 的理解与认识，台上台下的各位能够通过《对原住民表示敬 意》这一节目，共同庆祝这一全球历史最悠久的文化。 —— 澳勋章获得者：黛博拉·齐塔

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is Australia’s preeminent orchestra, dedicated to creating meaningful experiences that transcend borders and connect communities. Through the shared language of music, the MSO delivers performances of the highest standard, enriching lives and inspiring audiences across the globe.

Woven into the cultural fabric of Victoria and with a history spanning more than a century, the MSO reaches five million people annually through performances, TV, radio, and online broadcasts, as well as critically acclaimed recordings from its newly established recording label.

In 2025, Jaime Martín continues to lead the Orchestra as Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor. Maestro Martín leads an Artistic Family that includes Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor—Learning and Engagement Benjamin

Northey, Cybec Assistant Conductor Leonard Weiss, MSO Chorus Director Warren Trevelyan-Jones, Composer in Residence Liza Lim AM, Artist in Residence James Ehnes, First Nations Creative Chair Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, Cybec Young Composer in Residence Klearhos Murphy, Cybec First Nations Composer in Residence James Henry, Artist in Residence, Learning & Engagement Karen Kyriakou, Young Artist in Association Christian Li, and Artistic Ambassadors Tan Dun, Lu Siqing and Xian Zhang.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the people of the Eastern Kulin Nations, on whose un‑ceded lands we honour the continuation of the oldest music practice in the world.

墨尔本交响乐团 墨尔本交响乐团是澳大利亚杰出的交响乐团，致力于创造能够打破边界、充当文化桥梁的非凡体验。 通过音乐这一共同语言及其卓越的演出水平，墨尔本交响乐团不仅丰富了世界各地观众的文化体验，也开拓了他们的视 野。乐团拥有逾一个世纪的悠久历史，已成为维多利亚州文化的重要组成部分。每年，通过演出、电视节目、电台广播和 网络放送及其新成立的唱片公司，乐团可触及约五百万位观众。 2025年，杰米·马丁继续以首席指挥和艺术总监的身份领导墨尔本交响乐团。这位指挥大师带领的艺术大家庭包含担 任主要指挥和艺术指导的本杰明·诺西（学习和参与）、赛贝克助理指挥伦纳德·韦斯、乐团合唱总监沃伦·特里维利安 -琼斯、驻团作曲家澳大利亚勋章获得者林瑞玲、驻团艺术家詹姆斯·埃恩斯、原住民创意主席澳大利亚勋章获得者黛 博拉·奇瑟姆·弗雷隆、赛贝克驻团青年作曲家克里尔霍斯·墨菲、赛贝克驻团原住民作曲家詹姆斯·亨利、驻团艺术家 （学习和参与）凯伦·克里亚克、青年艺术家协会李映衡、艺术大使谭盾、吕思清、张弦等。 墨尔本交响乐团对原住民东库林部落人民表示敬意，在其永久生活的土地上，我们对世界上最古老音乐的延续表示敬意。

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Lü Jia conductor

Haochen Zhang piano

Born into a musical family in Shanghai, Lü Jia studied piano, cello, and later conducting at Beijing’s Central Conservatory under Zheng Xiaoying. At 24, he continued his studies in Berlin with Hans-Martin Rabenstein and Robert Wolf. In 1989, he won first prize and jury’s prize at the Antonio Pedrotti International Conducting Competition in Italy, launching his conducting career.

Since his gold medal win at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009, Haochen Zhang has captivated audiences in the United States, Europe, and Asia with a unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination, and spectacular virtuosity.

Lü Jia is Artistic Director of Music at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and Music Director of the China NCPA Orchestra. He also directs the Macao Orchestra and previously led the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted major orchestras worldwide, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Chicago Symphony.

Highlights of this season include his recital debut at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, tours with the Munich and Hong Kong philharmonics, and reengagements with The Philadelphia Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony. Haochen was appointed as Artist-in-Residence at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Haochen records exclusively for BIS Records. His most recent albums include a recording with The Philadelphia Orchestra of the complete Beethoven concerti and a solo album of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes.

Haochen is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied under Gary Graffman. He was previously trained at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music where he studied with Professor Dan Zhaoyi.

吕嘉 指挥家

张昊辰 钢琴

吕嘉出生于上海的音乐世家，曾学习钢琴、大提琴，后在北京中 央指挥学院师从郑小瑛学习指挥。24岁时，他跟随汉斯-马丁·拉 本斯坦和罗伯特·沃尔夫前往德国深造。1989年，他在意大利获 得了安东尼奥·佩得罗第国际指挥大赛一等奖和评审奖，正式开 始了指挥生涯。

自2009年第十三届国际钢琴竞赛夺冠后，张昊辰就以其对音乐 的细腻敏感、大胆无畏的想象和出彩的演奏能力赢得了美国、欧 洲及亚洲观众的喜爱。

吕嘉现任中国国家大剧院音乐艺术总监及国家大剧院管弦乐团 音乐总监，同时担任澳门乐团指挥。他曾领导过西班牙特内里费 交响乐团，并在许多世界知名交响乐团担任指挥，包括皇家音乐 厅管弦乐团，莱比锡布商大厦管弦乐团、慕尼黑爱乐乐团、圣塞 西莉亚国家学院管弦乐团、伯明翰市交响乐团、皇家利物浦爱乐 乐团、旧金山交响乐团和芝加哥交响乐团。

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他本季的焦点演出包括在巴黎香榭丽舍剧院的首次独奏音乐会、 与慕尼黑爱乐乐团和香港爱乐乐团的巡回演出，以及与费城交响 乐团和墨尔本交响乐团的再次合作演出。 此外，张昊辰还为BIS唱片公司录制演奏作品。他最新的专辑包 括一张与费城交响乐团合作的贝多芬《协奏曲》全集，以及一张 李斯特《超技练习曲》个人独奏专辑。 张昊辰毕业于费城的柯蒂斯音乐学院，师从加里·格拉夫曼。他 曾在上海音乐学院和深圳艺术学校接受培训，并师从但昭义。

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Zhang Hongyan pipa Zhang Hongyan, a prominent Chinese Pipa virtuoso and educator, is a Level II professor, a PhD supervisor, and a member of the Academic Committee at the Central Conservatory of Music. Zhang currently serves as the dean of the Department of Traditional Chinese Music Instruments and director of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Research Center at the Central Conservatory of Music. Zhang is the Vice Chairperson of the Pipa Society of China Musicians Association and a former visiting scholar at Columbia University in the United States. Zhang is also a disseminator of music culture, promoting music in Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Oceania.

Zhang is a keen and devoted public music educator. She launched her “Playing Whilst Talking” lecture concert series in 2008 and offered free lectures on music culture for ten years, promoting the cause of social music education and contributing to the development of Chinese folk music.

章红艳 琵琶 章红艳是中国著名琵琶演奏家及教育家，现任中央音乐学院中 国传统乐器系主任，兼任国家级非物质文化遗产保护与研究中 心负责人、中央音乐学院学术委员会成员，以及中国音乐家协会 琵琶学会副会长，也曾任美国哥伦比亚大学访问学者。她致力 于音乐推广，将音乐的美好传播至亚洲、欧洲、美洲、非洲和大 洋洲各地。 作为一位具有热忱的公众音乐教育家，章红艳于2008年开始 了“且弹且谈”音乐会，并在十年间举办了多场免费音乐文化 讲座，积极推动社会音乐教育，为中国民乐的传承和发展作出 了重要贡献。

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Program Notes Zhou Tian (b. 1981) Gift The composer writes: I consider Gift something of a homecoming. As I began a residency with the Shanghai Symphony, I wanted to create a reminder of the joy of music making, and along the way explore my own musical identity after 18 years of living abroad. The title, Gift (礼献), came from a poem titled Music as a Gift of Decency by Shen Yue from the Northern and Southern dynasties (ca. 400).

Beethoven’s experimental quest reaches its apotheosis in the middle movement. The mood is operatic. Specifically, the high drama of recitative obligé, where voice and accompaniment stand in sharp contrast—the string accompaniment severe and emphatic, the voice (or, in this case, the piano) cantabile and expressive. To accentuate further the difference between the two, Beethoven instructs the pianist to utilise the soft pedal (una corda) throughout.

The piece is shaped around a folky 4-note motif, which rises and falls against a large orchestral palette throughout its 10-minute duration. In a nutshell, this is my gift to fellow musicians.

The middle movement segues into the very fast rondo finale, Vivace, which opens with a soft, drumming gesture on the strings building to a ten-bar theme. Taken up and elaborated by the piano, the theme then assumes its full military colours when trumpets and timpani (silent in the first two movements) ring out in the fortissimo orchestral tutti. A secondary theme offers a moment of hymn-like stasis but the mood is overwhelmingly joyous with scintillating piano figuration and a race to the finish for soloist and orchestra.

Zhou Tian © 2019

Robert Gibson © 2019

Ludwig van Beethoven

Johann Strauss II

(1770–1827)

Piano Concerto No.4 in G, Op.58 I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto – III. Rondo: Vivace

(1825–1899)

Die Fledermaus: Overture Johann Strauss II is known mainly as a composer of waltzes.

He wrote some 300, and The Blue Danube and the Emperor Waltz are among his best-loved pieces to this day.

Soloist Haochen Zhang piano

Two of his operettas still hold the stage—Die Fledermaus (The Bat) and Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron).

Of Beethoven’s five piano concertos, the Concerto No.4, which was completed in 1806, is the most experimental. It is as though Beethoven had decided to take the concerto apart and put it back together a different way. Conventions are overturned. Expectations are thwarted.

It is said to have been Offenbach who suggested to Strauss that he should write an operetta. A first attempt, The Merry Wives of Windsor, was abandoned when one of the leading singers withdrew; another, Indigo and the Forty Thieves, enjoyed success at the time.

Take, for instance, the way it opens—with a brief meditation for the solo instrument. This was a first. Seemingly simple, the opening five bars offer rich interpretative possibilities. A full G major chord in the piano’s middle register (marked soft and ‘dolce’, sweetly) is followed by a further series of chords which harmonise a stepwise melody (which will soon be given fuller treatment in the orchestra) leading to a rhythmic ‘bump’ (an unexpected accent on the second beat of the bar) which in turn leads to a decorated, but unemphatic, cadence on the dominant. Thus ends the brief opening solo, and the piano now disappears for the better part of 70 bars. But the opening solo with its odd, five-bar shape and rhythmic quirks proves to be the germinating seed of the movement’s principal theme, and one of the motifs derived from it—a two-note falling figure, traditionally held to be a musical ‘sigh’— pervades much of the musical argument. The piano makes its second entry almost as an aside. It arrives with none of the fanfare and dramatic preparation traditionally afforded the solo instrument but, rather, softly makes its presence known with some gentle musings on the principal theme. In fact, the piano exerts a light touch throughout much of the movement and partakes in a remarkable amount of surface decoration.

This is not a concerto where the soloist seeks to bend the orchestra to its will; on the contrary, the solo piano cajoles, caresses and teases out the seemingly endless decorative possibilities of the thematic material. A word has to be said on Beethoven’s tonal adventurousness. His key choices are often surprising, beginning with B major in bar six (the orchestra’s initial entry). Elsewhere, we encounter important themes presented in keys some distance from our home base of G: B flat major, E flat major and, strangest of all, C sharp minor.

However, friends suggested that the missing ingredient in all these early efforts was a suitable libretto. Perhaps this was the reason why the Viennese impresario, Steiner, bought for Strauss, sight unseen, a libretto entitled Die Fledermaus, written by Offenbach’s librettists Meilhac and Halévy. When he eventually read it, however, Steiner was disappointed with his purchase—a costume drama set in Paris on Christmas Eve. Nevertheless the publisher Gustav Levy suggested it could be adapted for German taste. The resultant adaptation, by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, so delighted Strauss that he was inspired to write in only 43 days a work which has become the epitome of Viennese operetta. From the moment the overture begins it is a score which captures not only the giddy hedonism of contemporary society but an excellently drawn cast of characters. The famous Fledermaus waltz: `Happy is he who forgets that which cannot be changed’ could almost be taken as a motto for Strauss’ life itself!

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Zhao Jiping

Elena Kats-Chernin

Pipa Concerto No.2

Momentum

Soloist Zhang Hongyan pipa

The composer writes:

(b. 1945)

The composer writes: In 2012 I was approached by pipa virtuoso Wu Man to write a concerto. Having known and admired Wu Man for many years, I was immediately taken by the prospect and, in fact, had been wanting to write something that could feature her incredible artistry. This is my second concerto for pipa, an instrument that resonates so closely to my heart.

Wu Man has a unique perspective on the interpretation of music, particularly on the integration of eastern sounds with western ensembles. I see this piece not so much as a traditional concerto, but more an exploration of poetic expression of thoughts and emotions, able to stimulate many levels of the audience’s imagination.

A few years ago, I was fortunate to hear a concert of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (the lead commissioner for this concerto) and was immediately struck by the virtuosity of the musicians. With that sound in mind my goal is to create a pipa concerto with a strong Chinese flavour combined with global musical language sense. The movements represent various expressions in different textures and tempos, inspired by the most elegant Chinese traditional music style, Ping Tang (评弹), from Wu Man’s hometown in the Su Hong (苏杭) area. I am confident that this powerful collaboration will touch a new light!

(b. 1957)

When I was about to start writing Momentum, everything in the world had come to a standstill owing to the inescapable pandemic.

I found myself at my piano in Coogee, Sydney, wondering what would happen next for the world in general and music in particular. It seemed to me that momentum had stopped.

There was a part of me that thought of it as a blank canvas.

In a way I had nothing to do but everything to do. I still had works to write even though I did not know when or even whether they would ever be played. I started to look back at some of my earlier pieces, doing some revisions, making some arrangements, but I also felt compelled to write a piece or part of a piece every day. Those daily imaginings led me to what has become the basis of this fanfare, some kind of a music urgency, something that wanted to be kickstarted, to be born and to propel itself into the future. There is a pressing pulse in this work that includes certain recurring elements of my music, such as rag, clusters, dance, major versus minor harmonies. Brass and percussion have prominent roles in the most ‘fanfare-like’ moments.

Ultimately what I was trying to do with this piece is write a musical ‘pick me up’ if that is at all possible.

Elena Kats-Chernin © 2022

Based on notes by Wu Man and Zhao Jiping © 2013. Reprinted courtesy of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

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周天

(生年：1981)

《礼献》 作曲家自述： 我认为《礼献》是一部充满“归属感”的作品。在始任上海 交响乐团驻团作曲家时，我希望能创作一部提醒自己创作 乐趣的作品，也借此探索在海外生活18年后的自我音乐身 份认同。标题《礼献》源于南北朝（约公元400年）沈约的 诗《梁雅乐歌·献雅》。 整首作品围绕一个民乐风格的四音动机展开，在10分钟的 曲子中，该动机在宏伟的管弦乐起伏流转。简而言之，这是 我给音乐家伙伴们的一份“礼献”。 周天 © 2019

路德维希·范·贝多芬 (1770–1827)

《G大调第四钢琴协奏曲，作品58号》 I. 中庸的快板 II. 流畅的快板 III. 回旋曲：甚快板 独奏 张昊辰 钢琴 在贝多芬的五部钢琴协奏曲中，完成于1806年的《第四钢 琴协奏曲》是最具实验性的一部作品。乐曲的结构仿佛是 贝多芬将协奏曲解构后，以全新的方式重新组合，颠覆了 传统，同时打破了人们的预设框架。 以开篇为例，这部作品以钢琴独奏的一段短暂沉思开始， 这是前所未有的设计，而看似简单的五小节开头却蕴含 着丰富的诠释空间。乐曲从钢琴中音区一个完整的G大调 和弦开始（标记为柔和且“甜美”），随 后是一系列和弦 为逐步进行的旋律提供和声支持（这些旋律稍后会在管 弦乐中更充分地展现）。接下来出现了一个节奏上的“突 兀”——在小节的第二拍出现意外的重音，紧接着以装饰 性的但并不突出的属和弦终止开篇。这段奇特的五小节钢 琴独奏结束后，钢琴在接下来的70多小节中消失不见。然 而，这短短的独奏却成为乐章主题的源头，其衍生出的一 个动机——一个被传统上视为音乐“叹息”的两个音下行 音型——贯穿了整个作品的主要音乐结构。钢琴的第二次 进入几乎是随意而低调的，并没有按照传统为独奏乐器准 备的戏剧性或仪式感而登场，而是通过温和的旋律沉思轻 声宣告其存在。事实上，钢琴在这一乐章的大部分时间里 都保持着轻盈的触感，并参与了丰富的旋律装饰。这并不 是一部钢琴独奏试图压倒管弦乐的协奏曲；相反，钢琴通 过细腻的引导、抚慰和挖掘，展现出主题素材几乎无穷的 装饰潜力。谈到贝多芬的调性探索，有件事不可不提。他的

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调性处理往往出人意料，例如第六小节中由管弦乐引入的 B大调。此外，乐曲中的重要主题还出现在与主调G大调相 距甚远的调性中，如B♭大调、E♭大调，甚至是最为奇特的 C♯小调。 贝多芬的实验性创作在中段乐章达到了巅峰。这一乐章 具有强烈的戏剧性氛围，特别是在声音与伴奏的对比中展 现出宣叙调风格：弦乐伴奏严肃而有力，而“声音” （此处 为钢琴）则如歌般抒情且充满表现力。为了进一步强调二 者的对比，贝多芬特意指示钢琴演奏者全程使用弱音踏板 （una corda）。 接下来的终乐章是一段节奏明快的回旋曲（Vivace），自 然地从中段乐章过渡而来。弦乐以轻柔的鼓点动作开篇， 带出了一个十小节的主题。钢琴接过旋律并加以发展，随 后在全奏的齐奏段中，小号与定音鼓（在前两个乐章中保 持沉默）以强音加入，令主题展现出强烈的管弦乐色彩。 副主题则提供了一瞬间如赞美诗般的静谧，但整体情绪依 然以极度喜悦为主。钢琴炫技般的音型与独奏和管弦乐的 竞速式结尾，将整部作品推向了高潮。 罗伯特·吉布森 © 2019

小约翰·施特劳斯 (1825–1899)

《蝙蝠序曲》 小约翰·施特劳斯是以圆舞曲而闻名的作曲家。他一生创 作了约300首圆舞曲，其中《蓝色多瑙河》和《皇帝圆舞 曲》至今依然深受人们喜爱。 他创作的两部轻歌剧《蝙蝠》和《吉普赛男爵》更是长盛不 衰，至今仍是舞台常客。 据说，施特劳斯开始尝试创作轻歌剧的灵感源于奥芬巴赫 （Offenbach）的建议。而他的初次尝试《温莎的风流娘 儿们》因一位主演退出而被迫中止；另一部作品《靛蓝与 四十大盗》则在当时取得了一定的成功。 朋友们认为，他早期的轻歌剧作品缺乏的是一部合适的歌 词剧本。或许正因如此，维也纳剧院经理施泰纳未见实物 就为施特劳斯购得了轻歌剧唱本《蝙蝠》，该唱本由奥芬巴 赫的剧作家梅拉克与阿莱维共同创作。然而，当施泰纳阅 读该唱本时，他对这部以巴黎圣诞夜为背景的历史剧并不 满意。不过，出版商古斯塔夫·列维建议将其改编以迎合德 国观众的口味。在卡尔·哈夫纳和理查德·格内的改编后， 最终版本深深打动了施特劳斯。他仅用了短短43天，就完 成了堪称维也纳轻歌剧典范的作品。 从序曲开始，这部作品不仅捕捉了当时社会轻浮享乐的风 气，还刻画了一群生动鲜明的角色。那首著名的《蝙蝠圆舞 曲》中有一句歌词： “能忘却无法改变之事的人，正是快乐 之人。”这几乎可以作为施特劳斯一生的座右铭！ 国际交响乐服务 © 2020

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叶莲娜·卡茨·切尔宁

(生年：1945)

(生年：1957)

《第二琵琶协奏曲》

《动力》

独奏 章红艳 琵琶

作曲家自述：

作曲家自述：

那时我在悉尼的库吉，坐在钢琴前思考着世界与音乐文 化未来的发展。对我而言，那种感觉就像动力突然停下 了一样。

2012年，琵琶演奏家吴曼邀请我创作一首协奏曲。我们相 识多年，我也非常敬佩她，因此欣然答应，并决定创作一首 能够展现她才华的作品。琵琶一直是与我内心紧密共鸣的 乐器，这也是我创作的第二首琵琶协奏曲。 吴曼在音乐诠释上独具匠心，特别是在东方乐声与西方 交响乐方面。对我而言，这首曲子并非传统意义上的协奏 曲，更像是一种诗意的表达方式，用以探索情感和想法， 激发观众多层次的想象。 几年前，我有幸观看了这首协奏曲的主要委约方——悉尼 交响乐团的一场演出，对乐团音乐家的精湛技艺感到由衷 赞叹。有鉴于那次演出，这首曲子的创作目标便是谱写一 首能够将中国传统音乐风格与全球音乐元素巧妙融合的 琵琶协奏曲。灵感来源于最优雅的中国传统音乐风格，源 于吴曼故乡苏杭的评弹，各乐章通过不同的织体和节奏表 达出多样的情绪。我对这首融合中西特色的作品充满信 心，它将会激发出全新的想象！

正当我开始创作《动力》时，世界因疫情而陷入停滞。

然而，另一种感受是，那段时期仿佛一块空白的画布。我 觉得自己无所事事，却又好像什么都可以去做。我还有未 完成的作品需要继续创作，尽管当时的我并不知道它们何 时会被演奏，甚至能否被演奏。我开始回顾早期的作品， 进行修改和编曲，但我也感觉自己每天都必须创作点新东 西。那些日常的创作，成了开场小曲的基础；那是对音乐的 急迫、对开始的渴望、对诞生与未来的期许。 这首曲子的律动较为快速，融入了我作品中常见的元素， 比如散拍、音簇和大音阶对比小音阶和声等。铜管乐和打 击乐则在最具“开场小曲”风格的部分扮演了重要角色。 归根结底，我想要创作的是一部能够“振奋人心”的音乐 作品。 叶莲娜·卡茨·切尔宁 © 2022

来源于吴曼和赵季平的笔记 © 2013 感谢悉尼交响乐团授权重印

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Violas

Flutes

Horns

Anne-Marie Johnson

Christopher Moore

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Nicolas Fleury

Acting Assistant Concertmaster David Horowicz#

Peter Edwards

Assistant Principal

Sarah Curro

Dr Harry Imber

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Peter Fellin Deborah Goodall Lorraine Hook Kirstin Kenny Michelle Ruffolo Anna Skálová Emily Beauchamp* Michael Loftus-Hills*

Principal Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio#

Associate Principal

Andrew Macleod Principal Piccolo

Lauren Brigden

Joolee Kim^

Anthony Chataway Peter T Kempen AM #

William Clark

Morris and Helen Margolis

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Aidan Filshie Gabrielle Halloran Jenny Khafagi

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Johannes Grosso Principal

Ann Blackburn

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Rachel Curkpatrick

Clarinets David Thomas Principal

Marie-Louise Slaytor*

Isabel Morse*

Oksana Thompson*

Cellos

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David Berlin

Jonathan Craven

Matthew Tomkins

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Jos Jonker

Associate Principal

Mary Allison Isin Cakmakçioglu

Principal

Elina Faskhi

Assistant Principal Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio#

Rohan de Korte

Andrew Dudgeon AM #

Rebecca Proietto

Tiffany Cheng

Peter T Kempen AM

Andrew Hall

Caleb Wong

Glenn Sedgwick#

Robert Macindoe Philippa West

Andrew Dudgeon AM #

Patrick Wong Cecilie Hall

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Roger Young

Shane Buggle and Rosie Callanan#

Jacqueline Edwards*

Craig Hill

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Angela Sargeant Michelle Wood Jonathan Chim* Joshua Jones^

Double Basses Benjamin Hanlon

Acting Assistant Principal Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio#

Principal Margaret Jackson AC#

Abbey Edlin

The Hanlon Foundation#

Josiah Kop Rebecca Luton* Roman Ponomariov*

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Rosie Turner

Dr John and Diana Frew#

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Michael Lo^

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Tuba

Bassoons

Timothy Buzbee

Elise Millman

Associate Principal

Tasman Compton* Brock Imison

Principal Contrabassoon

Principal

Timpani Matthew Thomas Principal

Percussion Shaun Trubiano Principal

John Arcaro

Tim and Lyn Edward#

Robert Cossom

Drs Rhyl Wade and Clem Gruen#

Hugh Tidy*

Harp Yinuo Mu

Suzanne Lee

Principal Pauline and David Lawton#

Stephen Newton

Piano

Acting Associate Principal

Caitlin Bass*

Laurence Matheson

Hamish Gullick* Vivian Qu Siyuan*

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Thank you to David Li The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra would like to dedicate the 2025 Chinese New Year concert in honour of our retiring Chairman, Dr David Li AM.

墨尔本交响乐团谨以2025年中国新年音乐会，向即将荣 休的董事会主席、澳勋章获得者李大伟博士致以感谢。

Since joining the Board in 2013, Dr Li has been instrumental in the development of groundbreaking artistic initiatives that have helped the MSO build its global reputation as an innovative symphonic powerhouse promoting rich cultural exchange.

自2013年加入董事会以来，李博士致力于推动创新艺术项 目，使MSO成为享誉国际的文化交流先锋交响乐团。2014 年，他启动了“东西交融”项目，至今已让全球超过2.4亿听 众共同感受音乐之美。该项目曾请到谭盾、朗朗、久石让、 康珠美、谭维维等上百位亚洲知名艺术家前来墨尔本演出， 为MSO迎来更加丰富多样的机会。这一屡获殊荣的项目广 受联邦政府、维州政府及业界赞誉，在进行期间，更获得多 达50家企业合作伙伴及私人捐助者的支持。

His great legacy, the East meets West program, has reached over 240 million people globally since its inception in 2014. It has brought hundreds of acclaimed Asian artists such as Tan Dun, Lang Lang, Joe Hisaishi, Clara-Jumi Kang, and Tan Weiwei to the Melbourne stage.

This award-winning program has been lauded by the federal and state government and industry and supported by over fifty corporate partners and private donors across its duration.

Dr Li’s impact on the MSO has stretched beyond the East meets West program, directly supporting our musicians as Chair Sponsor of the MSO Concertmaster and working tirelessly with Board and Management to help realise the MSO’s vision. Dr Li’s visionary leadership and significant contributions will be honoured and remembered.

More broadly, Dr Li’s generous philanthropic support across the arts and education sectors has provided great artistic opportunity for established and emerging artists, helping shape the cultural landscape of modern Australia.

We thank Dr David Li AM for his incredible contribution to the MSO.

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李博士的贡献远不止“东西交融”项目。他作为本团首席小 提琴手的首席赞助者，直接支持着我们的音乐家；同时，他 与董事会及管理层紧密合作，为MSO的未来愿景付出了不 懈努力与坚定支持。本团再次向李博士致以崇高敬意，铭 记他卓越的远见与伟大的奉献精神。 更广泛而言，李博士在艺术与教育领域的慷慨支持，为艺 术家及新兴艺术人才提供了多元机会，助力塑造澳大利亚 的现代文化风貌。 我们诚挚感谢李大伟博士，感谢他长期以来对墨尔本交响 乐团的奉献与支持。

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Mary Davidson and the late Frederick Davidson AM Andrew Dudgeon AM

Sophie Oh

Val Dyke

Jan and Keith Richards

Jaan Enden

Dr Rosemary Ayton and Professor Sam Ricketson AM

MSO Academy Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio, Mary Armour Jams in Schools Melbourne Airport, Department of Education, Victoria – through the Strategic Partnerships Program,, AWM Electrical, Jean Hadges, Hume City Council, Marian and EH Flack Trust MSO Regional Touring AWM Electrical, Freemasons Foundation Victoria, Robert Salzer Foundation, Sir Andrew and Lady Fairley Foundation, Rural City of Wangaratta Sidney Myer Free Concerts Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund and the University of Melbourne, City of Melbourne Event Partnerships Program Instrument Fund Tim and Lyn Edward, Catherine and Fred Gerardson, Pauline and David Lawton, Joe White Bequest

Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM

Kim and Robert Gearon Dr Mary-Jane H Gething AO Cecilie Hall and the late Hon Michael Watt KC Hanlon Foundation David Horowicz Peter T Kempen AM Peter Lovell Dr Ian Manning Rosemary and the late Douglas Meagher Ian and Jeannie Paterson Hieu Pham and Graeme Campbell Janet Matton AM & Robin Rowe

Gary and Ros McPherson The Mercer Family Foundation Myer Family Foundation Suzie and Edgar Myer Newton Family in memory of Rae Rothfield

Guy Ross Kate and Stephen Shelmerdine Foundation Helen Silver AO and Harrison Young Brian Snape AM Dr Michael Soon P & E Turner Mary Waldron Janet Whiting AM and Phil Lukies The Yulgilbar Foundation Igor Zambelli Anonymous (3)

Liliane Rusek and Alexander Ushakoff Glenn Sedgwick Athalie Williams and Tim Danielson Lyn Williams AC

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Associate Patrons $2,500+

Player Patrons ($1,000+)

Janet and Ross Lapworth

Barry and Margaret Amond

Dr Sally Adams

Bryan Lawrence

Marlyn Bancroft and Peter Bancroft OAM

Jessica Agoston Cleary

Phil Lewis

Janet H Bell

Helena Anderson

Andrew Lockwood

Allen and Kathryn Bloom

Margaret Astbury

Elizabeth H Loftus

Alan and Dr Jennifer Breschkin

Geoffrey and Vivienne Baker

David Loggia

Drs John D L Brookes and Lucy V Hanlon

Mr Robin Batterham

Chris and Anna Long

Stuart Brown

Richard Bolitho

Wayne McDonald and Kay Schroer

Lynne Burgess

Joyce Bown

Lisa and Brad Matthews

Dr Lynda Campbell

Elizabeth Brown

Lesley McMullin Foundation

Oliver Carton

Suzie Brown OAM and the late Harvey Brown

Dr Eric Meadows

Roger and Coll Buckle

Sylvia Miller

Charles & Cornelia Goode Foundation Leo de Lange Sandra Dent Rodney Dux Diane and Stephen Fisher Steele and Belinda Foster Barry Fradkin OAM and Dr Pam Fradkin Anthony Garvey and Estelle O’Callaghan Susan and Gary Hearst Janette Gill

Jill and Christopher Buckley Dr Robin Burns and Dr Roger Douglas Shayna Burns Ronald and Kate Burnstein Daniel Bushaway and Tess Hamilton Peter A Caldwell Alexandra Champion De Crespigny John Chapman and Elisabeth Murphy

R Goldberg and Family

Joshua Chye

Goldschlager Family Charitable Foundation

Kaye Cleary Mrs Nola Daley

Colin Golvan AM KC and Dr Deborah Golvan

Panch Das and Laurel Young-Das

Jennifer Gorog

Michael Davies and Drina Staples

Miss Catherine Gray Marshall Grosby and Margie Bromilow Mr Ian Kennedy AM and Dr Sandra Hacker AO Amy and Paul Jasper Sandy Jenkins Sue Johnston Melissa Tonkin & George Kokkinos Dr Jenny Lewis David R Lloyd Margaret and John Mason OAM Ian McDonald Dr Paul Nisselle AM Simon O’Brien Roger Parker and Ruth Parker Alan and Dorothy Pattison Ruth and Ralph Renard James Ring Tom and Elizabeth Romanowski Dr Ronald and Elizabeth Rosanove Christopher Menz and Peter Rose Marshall Segan in memory of Berek Segan OBE AM and Marysia Segan Steinicke Family Jenny Tatchell Christina Turner Shirley and Jeffrey Zajac Anonymous (6)

Caroline Davies Rick and Sue Deering John and Anne Duncan Jane Edmanson OAM Christopher R Fraser Applebay Pty Ltd David I Gibbs AM and Susie O’Neill Sonia Gilderdale Dr Celia Godfrey Dr Marged Goode Hilary Hall in memory of Wilma Collie David Hardy Tilda and the late Brian Haughney Cathy Henry

Ian Morrey and Geoffrey Minter Anthony and Anna Morton Laurence O’Keefe and Christopher James George Pappas AO in memory of Jillian Pappas Ian Penboss Kerryn Pratchett Peter Priest Professor Charles Qin OAM and Kate Ritchie Eli and Lorraine Raskin Michael Riordan and Geoffrey Bush Cathy Rogers OAM and Dr Peter Rogers AM Marie Rowland Viorica Samson Martin and Susan Shirley P Shore Janet and Alex Starr Dr Peter Strickland Russell Taylor and Tara Obeyesekere Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam Tisher Margaret Toomey Andrew and Penny Torok Chris and Helen Trueman Ann and Larry Turner

Gwenda Henry

Dr Elsa Underhill and Professor Malcolm Rimmer

Anthony and Karen Ho

Jayde Walker

Rod Home

Edward and Paddy White

Lorraine Hook

Patricia White

Doug Hooley

Nic and Ann Willcock

Katherine Horwood

Dr Kelly and Dr Heathcote Wright

Penelope Hughes

C.F. Yeung & Family Philanthropic Fund

Shyama Jayaswal

Demetrio Zema

Basil and Rita Jenkins

Anonymous (19)

Jane Jenkins Wendy Johnson Angela Kayser Drs Bruce and Natalie Kellett Dr Anne Kennedy Akira Kikkawa Dr Richard Knafelc and Mr Grevis Beard Tim Knaggs Dr Jerry Koliha and Marlene Krelle Jane Kunstler Ann Lahore Kerry Landman

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Ian Merrylees

Overture Patrons $500+ Margaret Abbey PSM Jane Allan and Mark Redmond Jenny Anderson Doris Au Lyn Bailey Robbie Barker Peter Berry and Amanda Quirk Dr William Birch AM Stephen and Caroline Brain Robert Bridgart Miranda Brockman

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Dr Robert Brook

William Ramirez

Tony Howe

Jungpin Chen

Geoffrey Ravenscroft

Lindsay Wynne Jacombs

Robert and Katherine Coco

Dr Christopher Rees

Michael Christopher Scott Jacombs

Dr John Collins

Professor John Rickard

John Jones

Warren Collins

Fred and Patricia Russell

Merv Keehn and Sue Harlow

Gregory Crew

Carolyn Sanders

Pauline and David Lawton

Sue Cummings

Julia Schlapp

Robyn and Maurice Lichter

Bruce Dudon

Madeline Soloveychik

Christopher Menz and Peter Rose

Dr Catherine Duncan

Tom Sykes

Cameron Mowat

Margaret Flatman

Allison Taylor

Brian Florence

Hugh and Elizabeth Taylor

Laurence O’Keefe and Christopher James

Martin Foley

Geoffrey Thomlinson

Elizabeth Foster

Mely Tjandra

Chris Freelance

Noel and Jenny Turnbull

M C Friday

Rosemary Warnock

Simon Gaites

Amanda Watson

George Miles

Michael Whishaw

David and Geraldine Glenny

Deborah and Dr Kevin Whithear OAM

Hugo and Diane Goetze

Adrian Wigney

Anne Kieni Serpell and Andrew Serpell

Louise Gourlay OAM

David Willersdorf AM and Linda Willersdorf

Jennifer Shepherd Suzette Sherazee

Charles and Jill Wright

Professors Gabriela and George Stephenson

The late George Hampel AM KC and Felicity Hampel AM SC Alison Heard

Richard Ye

Dr Jennifer Henry

Anonymous (12)

C M Herd Endowment Carole and Kenneth Hinchliff William Holder Peter and Jenny Hordern Gillian Horwood Oliver Hutton Rob Jackson Ian Jamieson Leonora Kearney Jennifer Kearney John Keys Leslie King Dr Judith Kinnear

Future MSO ($1,000+) Shayna Burns Jessica Agoston Cleary Alexandra Champion de Crespigny Josh Chye Akira Kikkawa Jayde Walker Demetrio Zema

MSO Guardians Jenny Anderson David Angelovich Lesley Bawden

Katherine Kirby

Peter Berry and Amanda Quirk

Professor David Knowles and Dr Anne McLachlan

Tarna Bibron

Heather Law

Joyce Bown Patricia A Breslin

Peter Letts Helen MacLean Sandra Masel in memory of Leigh Masel Janice Mayfield Gail McKay Jennifer McKean Shirley A McKenzie Richard McNeill Marie Misiurak Joan Mullumby Adrian and Louise Nelson Marian Neumann Ed Newbigin Valerie Newman Dr Judith S Nimmo Amanda O’Brien Brendan O’Donnell Phil Parker Sarah Patterson The Hon Chris Pearce and Andrea Pearce

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B J Brown Jenny Brukner and the late John Brukner Sarah Bullen Peter A Caldwell Luci and Ron Chambers Sandra Dent Sophie E Dougall in memory of Libby Harold Alan Egan JP Gunta Eglite Marguerite Garnon-Williams Dr Clem Gruen and Dr Rhyl Wade

David Orr Matthew O’Sullivan Rosia Pasteur Penny Rawlins Margaret Riches Anne Roussac-Hoyne and Neil Roussac Michael Ryan and Wendy Mead

Pamela Swansson Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam Tisher Mr and Mrs R P Trebilcock Christina Helen Turner Michael Ullmer AO The Hon Rosemary Varty Francis Vergona Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn Tillman Robert Weiss and Jacqueline Orian Terry Wills Cooke OAM and the late Marian Wills Cooke Mark Young Anonymous (17) The MSO gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Estates: Norma Ruth Atwell Angela Beagley Barbara Bobbe Michael Francois Boyt Christine Mary Bridgart Margaret Anne Brien Ken Bullen Deidre and Malcolm Carkeek The Cuming Bequest Margaret Davies Blair Doig Dixon Neilma Gantner Angela Felicity Glover The Hon Dr Alan Goldberg AO QC Derek John Grantham

Louis J Hamon OAM

Delina Victoria Schembri-Hardy

Charles Hardman and Julianne Bambacas

Gwen Hunt

Carol Hay Dr Jennifer Henry Graham Hogarth Rod Home Lyndon Horsburgh Katherine Horwood

Enid Florence Hookey Family and Friends of James Jacoby Audrey Jenkins Joan Jones Pauline Marie Johnston George and Grace Kass Christine Mary Kellam

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C P Kemp

Adopt a Musician

Honorary Appointments

Jennifer Selina Laurent

Margaret Billson and the late Ted Billson

Life Members

Sylvia Rose Lavelle Peter Forbes MacLaren Joan Winsome Maslen Lorraine Maxine Meldrum Prof Andrew McCredie Jean Moore Joan P Robinson Maxwell and Jill Schultz Miss Sheila Scotter AM MBE Marion A I H M Spence Molly Stephens Gwennyth St John Halinka Tarczynska-Fiddian Jennifer May Teague Elisabeth Turner Albert Henry Ullin Jean Tweedie Herta and Fred B Vogel Dorothy Wood Joyce Winsome Woodroffe

Commissioning Circle Cecilie Hall and the Late Hon Michael Watt KC Tim and Lyn Edward

First Nations Circle John and Lorraine Bates Equity Trustees Elizabeth Proust AO and Brian Lawrence Guy Ross Sage Foundation

Ann Blackburn, Jenny Khafagi

Shane Buggle and Rosie Callanan Roger Young

John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel AC Jean Hadges Sir Elton John CBE

Andrew Dudgeon AM

Lady Primrose Potter AC CMRI

Tim and Lyn Edward

Lady Marigold Southey AC

Rohan de Korte, Philippa West John Arcaro

Dr John and Diana Frew Rosie Turner

Dr Mary-Jane Gething AO Monica Curro

The Gross Foundation

Jeanne Pratt AC Michael Ullmer AO and Jenny Ullmer MSO Ambassador Geoffrey Rush AC The MSO honours the memory of Life Members

Dr Clem Gruen and Dr Rhyl Wade

The late Marc Besen AC and the late Eva Besen AO

Jean Hadges

The Honourable Alan Goldberg AO QC

Matthew Tomkins Robert Cossom

Prudence Davis

Cecilie Hall

Patrick Wong

Cecilie Hall and the late Hon Michael Watt KC

John Brockman OAM Harold Mitchell AC Roger Riordan AM Ila Vanrenen

Saul Lewis

The Hanlon Foundation Abbey Edlin

David Horowicz

Anne-Marie Johnson

Dr Harry Imber

Sarah Curro, Jack Schiller

Margaret Jackson AC Nicolas Fleury

Di Jameson OAM and Frank Mercurio Elina Fashki, Benjamin Hanlon, Tair Khisambeev, Christopher Moore

Peter T Kempen AM

Anthony Chataway, Rebecca Proietto

Pauline and David Lawton Yinuo Mu

Morris and Helen Margolis William Clark

Rosemary and the late Douglas Meagher Craig Hill

Professor Gary McPherson Rachel Shaw

Anne Neil

Eleanor Mancini

Newton Family in memory of Rae Rothfield Cong Gu

Patricia Nilsson Natasha Thomas

Glenn Sedgwick

Tiffany Cheng, Shane Hooton

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MSO Artistic family

MSO Board

Jaime Martín

Chairman

Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor

Benjamin Northey

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor – Learning and Engagement

Leonard Weiss CF

Cybec Assistant Conductor

Sir Andrew Davis CBE †

Conductor Laureate (2013–2024)

Hiroyuki Iwaki †

Conductor Laureate (1974–2006)

David Li AM Chair-elect Edgar Myer Co-Deputy Chairs Martin Foley Farrel Meltzer Board Directors Shane Buggle

Warren Trevelyan-Jones

Lorraine Hook

James Ehnes

Gary McPherson

MSO Chorus Director Artist in Residence

Karen Kyriakou

Artist in Residence, Learning and Engagement

Christian Li

Young Artist in Association

Margaret Jackson AC Mary Waldron Company Secretary Randal Williams

The MSO relies on your ongoing philanthropic support to sustain our artists, and support access, education, community engagement and more. We invite our supporters to get close to the MSO through a range of special events.

The MSO welcomes your support at any level. Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible, and supporters are recognised as follows: $500+ (Overture) $1,000+ (Player) $2,500+ (Associate) $5,000+ (Principal) $10,000+ (Maestro) $20,000+ (Impresario) $50,000+ (Virtuoso) $100,000+ (Platinum)

Liza Lim

Composer in Residence

Klearhos Murphy

Cybec Young Composer in Residence

James Henry

Cybec First Nations Composer in Residence

Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO First Nations Creative Chair

Artistic Ambassadors Xian Zhang Lu Siqing Tan Dun

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