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M A X I M V E N GERO V P L AY S B R A H M S

welcome to the

2017 Season!

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With the hectic pace of life, and our access to technology, you might wonder why thousands of Sydneysiders come out every week to see the SSO in live concerts.

Because technology – no matter how dazzling – can never deliver the full experience of hearing your favourite music played by incredible musicians in an amazing place like the Sydney Opera House.

From the first notes when you fall under the composer’s spell; when you watch a hundred musicians weave magic on instruments that could be 300 years old; when the music hits you in the solar plexus; when you share that unique moment with your partner, your friends, or your child. It’s the human connection of an experience that is deeply personal and private and yet shared between souls.

That’s why we come to live concerts.

There can be no better way to escape the routine, or explore something new than with the musicians and artists of the SSO. I invite you to explore the season and choose the concerts that will inspire you.

M A RTH A A RGERICH P L AY S B EETHO V E N

David Robertson

The Lowy Chair of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

What’s Inside the concerts

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CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y /// I’ve sat through various accounts...but none have moved or exhilarated me as much as that by David Robertson... All sections of the SSO covered themselves in glory.

Limelight Magazine, 2016

Victory Lap

Mozart & Haydn in the City Thu 2 Feb / 7pm City Recital Hall Fri 3 Feb / 11am Sydney Opera House complimentary morning tea from 10am

MOZART Piano Concerto No.12 in A, K414 HAYDN Symphony No.68

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Keith Saunders

February

Toby Thatcher conductor Andrey Gugnin piano Winner of the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition

...[Vengerov] plays with sparkling panache and his unassailable technique is combined with deeply rooted musical feeling...

Vengerov ensures the romantic heart of the music is constantly

F E B RU A RY

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The Telegraph, UK, 2015

Maxim Vengerov

Music under the Moon

Lantern Festival Celebration Special Event

Sat 11 Feb / 8pm TAN DUN Passacaglia – Secret of Wind and Birds Australian premiere BARTÓK The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite TAN DUN Nu Shu – The Secret Songs of Women Tan Dun conductor Louise Johnson harp

Robertson conducts Colour & Movement Ravel’s Bolero Tchaikovsky Mon 20 Feb / 7pm LIGETI Romanian Concerto BARTÓK Four Orchestral Pieces TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 David Robertson conductor

Vengerov plays Brahms

Tchaikovsky 5

Wed 22 Feb / 6.30pm Thu 23 Feb / 1.30pm Emirates Metro Concert

Fri 24 Feb / 8pm LIGETI Romanian Concerto WESTLAKE Oboe Concerto Premiere BARTÓK Four Orchestral Pieces RAVEL Bolero David Robertson conductor Diana Doherty oboe

Special Event

Premier Partner Credit Suisse

Benjamin Ealovega (Vengerov); Nana Watanabe (Dun)

Organ Grandeur

Joseph Nolan in Recital Fri 17 Feb / 11am

complimentary morning tea from 10am

LISZT Fantasy and Fugue on ‘Ad nos, ad salutarem undam’, S.259 WIDOR Organ Symphony No.5 Joseph Nolan organ

Fri 17 Feb / 8pm Sat 18 Feb / 8pm BRAHMS Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 David Robertson conductor Maxim Vengerov violin

Tan Dun

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CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y /// Trifonov’s performance was a marvel, a mixture of exuberance and fabulous subtlety, as remarkable for the delicate precision... [and] the irrepressible energy...

The Guardian, UK, 2014

Young Russians Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich APT Master Concerts

Wed 1 Mar / 8pm Fri 3 Mar / 8pm Sat 4 Mar / 8pm

Daniil Trifonov

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Gustavo Gimeno conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Daniil Trifonov’s performances are generously supported by the Berg Family Foundation

Dario Acosta Deutsche Grammophon (Trifonov)

March

PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No.1 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.1

Symphony for the Common Man

Mon 6 Mar / 7pm City Recital Hall

Wed 15 Mar / 6.30pm Fri 17 Mar / 11am*

SCHUMANN Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) Toccata, Kreisleriana SHOSTAKOVICH 24 Preludes and Fugues: selections STRAVINSKY Three Movements from Petrushka

complimentary morning tea from 10am

Sat 18 Mar / 2pm FORD Headlong RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No.4* COPLAND Symphony No.3* Benjamin Northey conductor Simon Tedeschi piano

Kate Miller-Heidke and the SSO Fri 24 Mar / 8pm Sat 25 Mar / 8pm ■■

Simon Tedeschi

Leah’s Playlist

Olympic Orchestra – Music for Sport

MARCH

Daniil Trifonov in Recital

An SSO Family Concert Sun 26 Mar / 2pm WALDTEUFEL The Skaters’ Waltz COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man MILLS Countdown Fanfare RAVEL Bolero DVOŘÁK Largo from the New World Symphony HOLST Jupiter from The Planets R STRAUSS Thus Spake Zarathustra: Introduction CONTI Rocky: Fanfare and Theme (Gonna Fly Now) WILLIAMS Olympic Fanfare Toby Thatcher conductor Guy Noble compere

A BMW Season Highlight

Featuring songs by Kate Miller-Heidke, including Last Day on Earth, O Vertigo!, Sarah and highlights from The Rabbits Benjamin Northey conductor Kate Miller-Heidke vocalist, keyboard Keir Nuttall guitar

Maja Baska (Tedeschi); Ken Butti (Lynn); Jo Duck (Miller-Heidke); Keith Saunders (Noble)

Tue 7 Mar / 6.30pm City Recital Hall Guy Noble

Music by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Janáček, Shostakovich, Bernstein and Herrmann Music from Vertigo and Taxi Driver. with Leah Lynn Assistant Principal Cello

Leah Lynn

Kate Miller-Heidke

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Harriet Krijgh

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Lübeck News, Germany, 2014

Marco Borggreve (Krijgh)

March– April

[Harriet Krijgh’s] playing delights through engagement and emotional depth and on top of that, her baroque cello from the year 1620 simply sounds marvellous...

M A R C H / A PRI L

Songs & Vistas

An Alpine Symphony APT Master Concerts

Wed 29 Mar / 8pm Fri 31 Mar / 8pm Sat 1 Apr / 8pm DORMAN After Brahms – Three Intermezzi for orchestra BRAHMS Song of Destiny BRAHMS Song of the Fates R STRAUSS An Alpine Symphony Asher Fisch conductor Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Symphony, Suite & Slides

Rachmaninoff’s Third Wed 5 Apr / 6.30pm Thu 6 Apr / 1.30pm RACHMANINOFF Symphony No.3 VINE Five Hallucinations for trombone and orchestra

Australian premiere

WAGNER Die Meistersinger: Suite

Sim Canetty-Clarke (Wigglesworth); Chris Gonz (Fisch); Keith Saunders (other photos)

Mark Wigglesworth conductor Michael Mulcahy trombone

Michael Mulcahy

Elgar’s Cello Concerto Thu 20 Apr / 1.30pm Emirates Metro Concert

Fri 21 Apr / 8pm Sat 22 Apr / 2pm KNUSSEN The Way to Castle Yonder ELGAR Cello Concerto VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No.5 Robert Spano conductor Harriet Krijgh cello Asher Fisch

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CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y /// Hélène Grimaud played with cracking vitality and bite... the perpetual-motion finale played with such panache that the audience would not stop applauding.

New York Times, 2015

Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique APT Master Concerts

Wed 10 May / 8pm Fri 12 May / 8pm Sat 13 May / 8pm Mon 15 May / 7pm

Hélène Grimaud

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Andris Poga conductor Baiba Skride violin

May Hennek/DG (Grimaud);

May

WAGNER Rienzi: Overture PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.6, Pathétique

MAY

Morning Inspiration

Mozart & Haydn in the City Thu 25 May / 7pm City Recital Hall

HAYDN Symphony No.6, Morning MOZART arr. Haveron String Quintet in G minor, K516, for violin, viola and orchestra Andrew Haveron violin-director Roger Benedict viola Baiba Skride

Hélène Grimaud in Recital Special Event

Mon 22 May / 7pm City Recital Hall

Marco Borggreve (Skride) ; David Cooper (Tovey); Keith Saunders (Haveron)

Bramwell Tovey

Hélène Grimaud plays Brahms Emirates Metro Concert

Fri 19 May / 8pm Special Event

Sat 20 May / 8pm ■■

A BMW Season Highlight

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.1 DVOŘÁK Symphony No.8 Bramwell Tovey conductor Hélène Grimaud piano

BERIO Wasserklavier (Water Piano) TAKEMITSU Rain Tree Sketch II FAURÉ Barcarolle No.5 RAVEL Jeux d’eau (Fountains) ALBÉNIZ Almería (Iberia, Book 2) LISZT Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este JANÁČEK In the Mists: Andante DEBUSSY La Cathédrale engloutie BRAHMS Sonata No.2

Andrew Haveron

Nick’s Playlist Tue 30 May / 6.30pm City Recital Hall Music by Mozart, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Perry, Berlioz and HANDEL The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba with Nick Byrne Trombone 11

CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y /// [Martha Argerich] plays the piano the way a gazelle leaps from one crag to another, with mesmerising natural mastery.

THE TELEGRAPH, UK, 2015

Don Quixote

Fantastic Variations Thu 15 Jun / 1.30pm Fri 16 Jun 11am*

complimentary morning tea from 10am

Sat 17 Jun / 2pm

Mar tha Argerich

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David Robertson conductor Umberto Clerici cello Tobias Breider viola

Adriano Heitman (Argerich)

June– July

HAYDN Symphony No.60 (Il distratto)* CARTER Variations for Orchestra R STRAUSS Don Quixote*

Opera in the Concert Hall APT Master Concerts

Fri 23 Jun / 7pm Sat 24 Jun / 7pm Wed 28 Jun / 7pm DEBUSSY Pelléas et Mélisande

Orli Shaham in Recital Mon 3 Jul / 7pm City Recital Hall

J UNE / J U L Y

Pelléas et Mélisande

Program to include: BRAHMS Six Piano Pieces, Op.118 DORMAN After Brahms DEAN Hommage à Brahms BRAHMS Four Piano Pieces, Op.119

Sung in French with English surtitles

J. Henry Fair (Shaham); Priska Ketterer (Dutoit); Keith Saunders (audience)

Charles Dutoit 2017 represents the 40th year of Charles Dutoit’s collaboration with the SSO. In 1977 he conducted Stravinsky’s Petrushka in the recently opened Sydney Opera House.

Since then he has become a regular visitor to Sydney – a true musical friend, respected and admired by musicians and audiences alike. He is perhaps one of the most authoritative conductors of French music in the world today and on his most recent visit in 2015, conducting Ravel and Debussy, he was praised as “a master of quiet, supremely refined delicacy”.

Charles Dutoit conductor Sandrine Piau soprano (Mélisande) Elliot Madore baritone (Pelléas) Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Martha Argerich plays Beethoven

Colours of Spain Special Event

Premier Partner Credit Suisse

Thu 29 Jun / 8pm Fri 30 Jun / 8pm Sat 1 Jul / 8pm NICOLAI The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.1 FALLA The Three-Cornered Hat: Suites RAVEL La Valse Charles Dutoit conductor Martha Argerich piano

Orli Shaham

High Noon

Mozart & Haydn in the City Thu 6 Jul / 7pm City Recital Hall Fri 7 Jul / 11am Sydney Opera House complimentary morning tea from 10am

MOZART Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K491 HAYDN Symphony No.7, Noon Andrew Haveron conductor Orli Shaham piano

Thanks for all the years of great music-making, Maestro!

Mar tha Argerich & Charles Dutoit (1970s)

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CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y /// Alina Ibragimova, the most questing and lively young violinist of our time…

The Arts Desk, London, 2012

Dancing with the Orchestra

Alina in the Spotlight Thu 13 Jul / 1.30pm Emirates Metro Concert

Alina Ibragimova

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KODÁLY Dances of Galanta BARTÓK Violin Concerto No.2 RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances James Gaffigan conductor Alina Ibragimova violin

Eva Vermandel (Ibragimova)

July– August

Fri 14 Jul / 8pm Sat 15 Jul / 2pm

J U L Y / A UGUST

Mahler 3

Heartwarming Voices APT Master Concerts

Wed 19 Jul / 8pm Fri 21 Jul / 8pm Sat 22 Jul / 8pm Mon 24 Jul / 7pm MAHLER Symphony No.3 David Robertson conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Women’s Voices of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Sydney Children’s Choir

Night Lounge Join SSO musicians for chamber music and drinks in the Northern Foyer after the Sat 22 July concert.

Ravishing Ravel

Spinning Tales Thu 27 Jul / 1.30pm Fri 28 Jul / 11am*

complimentary morning tea from 10am

Sat 29 Jul / 2pm STRAVINSKY Fireworks, Op.4 RAVEL Shéhérazade* RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé – Ballet* David Robertson conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Pieter Wispelwey plays the Bach Cello Suites Special Event

Mon 7 Aug / 7pm City Recital Hall (2 hours 45 mins, including two intervals)

JS BACH Cello Suites Nos. 1 to 6 Pieter Wispelwey cello

Tue 8 Aug / 6.30pm City Recital Hall Music by JS Bach, Haydn, Britten, Sibelius, Mendelssohn and MAHLER Finale to Symphony No.4 Toby Thatcher conductor Lorina Gore soprano with Shefali Pryor Associate Principal Oboe

Evening Salon

Mozart & Haydn in the City Thu 10 Aug / 7pm City Recital Hall

Benjamin Ealovega (Wispelwey); Keith Saunders (audience)

Shefali’s Playlist

HAYDN Symphony No.8, Evening MOZART Serenade for winds, K388 HAYDN Cello Concerto No.2 in D Pieter Wispelwey cello-director

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Peter Wispelwey

…Hearing Wispelwey’s performance of the first three Bach suites for cello was a musical experience of a lifetime...

The Australian, 2013

Susan Graham

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CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y /// Imogen Cooper... offers a near-perfect balance of head and heart... her expressive technique and musical personality wholly in the service of the composer.

Gramophone Magazine, 2010

Gnarly Buttons

SSO at Carriageworks

Imogen Cooper

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ADAMS Gnarly Buttons NEAL New Work Premiere BOULEZ …explosante-fixe…

David Robertson conductor Francesco Celata clarinet

Sussie Ahlburg (Cooper)

August– September

Sun 13 Aug / 5pm Carriageworks

Robertson conducts Dvorˇák 9 APT Master Concerts

Wed 23 Aug / 8pm Fri 25 Aug / 8pm Sat 26 Aug / 8pm

Beethoven & Bruckner

Simone Young Conducts

MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides MACKEY Mnemosyne’s Pool

Australian premiere

A selection of new material and favourites from studio albums, I Believe You Liar, Insomnia and There There.

Benjamin Northey conductor Megan Washington vocalist

A-Musing Animals

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.2 BRUCKNER Symphony No.5

Fri 22 Sep / 11am

complimentary morning tea from 10am

Simone Young conductor Imogen Cooper piano

Cybele Malinowsk (Washington); Keith Saunders (audience)

A BMW Season Highlight

Saint-Saëns in the Morning

Fri 18 Aug / 8pm Sat 19 Aug / 2pm

BEETHOVEN 7 Bagatelles, Op.33 HAYDN Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI:20 BEETHOVEN Variations on ‘La stessa, la stessissima’ ADÈS Darknesse Visible BEETHOVEN Sonata in A flat, Op.110

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David Robertson conductor

Emirates Metro Concert

Mon 21 Aug / 7pm City Recital Hall

Fri 22 Sep / 8pm Sat 23 Sep / 8pm

DVOŘÁK Symphony No.9, New World

Thu 17 Aug / 1.30pm

Imogen Cooper in Recital

Megan Washington and the SSO

A UGUST / SEPTEM B ER

New World Memories

Megan Washington

SAINT-SAËNS The Muse and the Poet, for violin, cello and orchestra SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals with words by Bradley Trevor Greive Toby Thatcher conductor Richard Morecroft narrator Kirsty Hilton violin Catherine Hewgill cello

The ‘Rach 2’ Thu 31 Aug / 1.30pm Emirates Metro Concert

Fri 1 Sep / 8pm Special Event

Sat 2 Sep / 2pm ADAMS The Chairman Dances RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No.2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No.5 David Robertson conductor George Li piano

Richard Morecrof t

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CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y ///

now and it’s honest. It’s like a child.

Paavo Järvi, conductor, ON JANINE JANSEN

September– November

Janine Jansen

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Carnival of the (Australian) Animals

An SSO Family Concert Sun 24 Sep / 2pm HINDSON Dangerous Creatures SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals with words by Bradley Trevor Greive Toby Thatcher conductor Richard Morecroft narrator

Sussie Ahlburg (Cooper)

She plays like she is. She’s a person of genuine warmth, genuine feeling, genuine expression.

There’s nothing fake, nothing manufactured or prepared. The expression feels like it’s happening

Sibelius & Mahler

SSO at Carriageworks

Janine Jansen Returns

Sun 15 Oct / 5pm Carriageworks

APT Master Concerts

VELTHEIM New Work Premiere HULLICK New Work Premiere LIM The Heart’s Ear DEAN Dream Sequence ŽIVKOVIĆ On the Guarding of the Heart Brett Dean conductor

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Wed 25 Oct / 8pm Fri 27 Oct / 8pm Sat 28 Oct / 8pm ■■

A BMW Season Highlight

Mon 30 Oct / 7pm SIBELIUS King Christian II: Highlights from the Suite SIBELIUS Violin Concerto MAHLER Symphony No.1 Thomas Søndergård conductor Janine Jansen violin

filled with enchantment…

Noonan’s voice, bare and beautiful against husband Zac Hurren’s intimate soprano sax and Stephen Magnusson’s expert jazz guitar, shines like

Marco Borggreve (Jansen); Meg Collins/SUM Management (Noonan); Keith Saunders (young boy)

Gratitude and Grief Fri 3 Nov / 8pm Sat 4 Nov / 8pm ■■

A BMW Season Highlight

A program showcasing this unique new collaboration with Michael Leunig and some Elixir favourites Iain Grandage conductor Katie Noonan soprano Stephen Magnusson guitar Zac Hurren saxophone

The Bush Concert

An SSO Family Concert Sun 5 Nov / 2pm FERGUSON The Bush Concert (based on the book by Helga Visser) Toby Thatcher conductor Barry Conrad narrator

a midnight star.

Sunday Herald Sun

Katie Noonan’s Elixir with Michael Leunig

SEPTEM B ER / O C TO B ER

Dream Sequence

Katie Noonan and Elixir

Rachmaninoff on Fire Wed 18 Oct / 6.30pm Thu 19 Oct / 1.30pm Emirates Metro Concert

Fri 20 Oct / 8pm SIBELIUS Scene with Cranes from Kuolema DEAN Fire Music RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No.3 Brett Dean conductor Piers Lane piano 19

CHO I CE + f l e x i b i l i t y

Dramatic Shostakovich

Ashkenazy’s Shostakovich Tribute Special Event

Premier Partner Credit Suisse

November– December

Fri 10 Nov / 8pm Sat 11 Nov / 2pm Mon 13 Nov / 7pm SHOSTAKOVICH Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Passacaglia Violin Concerto No.1 Symphony No.5 Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Ray Chen violin ///

Vladimir Ashkenazy

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Keith Saunders (Ashkenazy)

Vladimir Ashkenazy’s affinity with the musical imagination of Dmitri Shostakovich is legendary. A towering composer of the 20th century, Shostakovich encapsulates the turbulence and grim realities of life under the Soviet regime in music of piercing expression, searing drama, defiance, humour and the optimism of a mere human against a machine.

With Ashkenazy, these concerts are the real deal Shostakovich.

Emirates Metro Concert

Fri 24 Nov / 8pm Sat 25 Nov / 2pm EÖTVÖS Halleluja – Oratorium balbulum

Australian premiere Sung in German with English surtitles and English narration

NO V EM B ER / DE C EM B ER

Belshazzar’s Feast

WALTON Belshazzar’s Feast

Gripping Shostakovich

Ashkenazy’s Shostakovich Tribute APT Master Concerts

Wed 15 Nov / 8pm Fri 17 Nov / 8pm Sat 18 Nov / 8pm SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1 Symphony No.8 Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Daniel Müller-Schott cello

Alexander Gavrylyuk in Recital Mon 20 Nov / 7pm City Recital Hall JS BACH trans. Busoni Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 HAYDN Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI:32 CHOPIN Etudes, Op.10: selections SCRIABIN Piano Sonata No.5 RACHMANINOFF 3 Preludes, Op.23 Nos.1, 5 & 2 RACHMANINOFF Sonata No.2 in B flat minor (1931)

Night Lounge Join SSO musicians for chamber music and drinks in the Northern Foyer after the Sat 18 Nov concert.

Series Maiwolf (Müller-Schott); Keith Saunders (SSO Musicians); Shirley Suarez (Relyea)

David Robertson conductor Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano Topi Lehtipuu tenor Andrew Foster-Williams bass-baritone (Walton) Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

John Relyea

Bluebeard’s Castle

With Bach & Brahms APT Master Concerts

Wed 29 Nov / 8pm Fri 1 Dec / 8pm Sat 2 Dec / 8pm

Beethoven One

Marwood and the SSO Fellows

JS BACH Cantata No.82 – Ich habe genug BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody BARTÓK Bluebeard’s Castle

Fri 17 Nov / 11am

Sung in Hungarian with English surtitles

complimentary morning tea from 10am

David Robertson conductor Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano Andrew Foster-Williams bass-baritone (Bach) John Relyea bass (Bartók) Opera Australia Chorus

BEETHOVEN Symphony No.1 VASKS Distant Light – Violin Concerto Anthony Marwood violin-director SSO Fellows Daniel Müller-Schot t

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seating maps All Sydney Symphony Orchestra concerts are at the Sydney Opera House or City Recital Hall unless otherwise indicated.

If you would like to book wheelchair or disabled access spaces at either venue, please call us on (02) 8215 4600, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm.

For more information visit sydneysymphony.com Special Event and Gala concert seating differs from these maps.

Sydn e y Op e r a H o u s e

Stalls Boxes Circle Gallery Wheelchair Premium A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve D Reserve

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When a concert includes a choir we may need to relocate patrons to other seats in an equivalent seating reserve or to the upper circle of the Concert Hall.

2017

booking form

Simply cut out this form and use it to choose any number of concerts and series. For further assistance with making your selection, please call (02) 8215 4600.

5 E A S Y W A Y S TO S U B CRI B E HOW DOES A SUBSCRIPTION WORK? Each year between February and December the SSO presents a season of about 100 concerts. With a Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection you may hand-pick 4, 6 or 8 concerts that most appeal to you. Call us on (02) 8215 4600 Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm if you would like any assistance.

1. Online

2. Mail

3. Telephone

5. In person

Visit sydneysymphony.com and explore the season and hear samples of the music.

If you have any difficulties, click LIVE CHAT for real time response during business hours.

Return your booking form and payment in the enclosed reply paid envelope, or mail Sydney Symphony Orchestra Subscriptions, GPO Box 4338, Sydney NSW 2001.

(No stamp required if mailed within Australia.)

Call the SSO Customer Service staff on (02) 8215 4600, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm.

Visit the SSO at The Clocktower, cnr Argyle and Harrington streets (enter from Argyle Street), The Rocks, Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm.

4. Fax Complete the enclosed booking form and fax it to (02) 8215 4660.

step 1 CONNOISSEUR'S SELECTION – May include Special Events. We do not recommend including Family, SSO at Carriageworks, Playlist or Cocktail Hour concerts – we suggest adding these small, inexpensive packs to your order in the top section of this form.

Concert name

Date

Number of tickets / Reserve / Price

Subtotal

1 2 3 4

Premium $576

A $472

B $376

C $304

$

Premium $780

A $672

B $546

C $438

$

Premium $936

A $848

B $696

C $576

$

5 6 7 8

Total SIGNATURE SELECTION – Season concerts only. We do not recommend including Family, SSO at Carriageworks, Playlist or Cocktail Hour concerts – we suggest adding these small, inexpensive packs to your order in the top section of this form.

Concert name

Date

Number of tickets / Reserve / Price

Subtotal

1 2 3 4

Premium $496

A $412

B $336

C $264

$

Premium $696

A $606

B $498

C $372

$

Premium $864

A $744

B $584

C $440

$

5 6 7 8

Total add a FIXED PACKAGE

FULL

No. of concerts

CONCESSION

Subtotal

Family Concerts

Sundays only

3

$90

No reserves. Allocated seating.

Not Applicable

$

Playlist

Tuesdays only

3

$102

No reserves. Allocated seating.

Not Applicable

$

SSO at Carriageworks

Sundays only

2

$70

General Admission

Not Applicable

$ TOTAL

Yes, I want to support the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Donations over $2 are tax deductible. My tax-deductible gift is:

$

Grand Total

$

$

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Office Use Only CSR Date Day Pkg. Payment options Full 20%

details

Waitlist Reserve

Seated

Partial

Part of the joy of attending concerts is sharing the music with others. The person who accompanies you to Sydney Symphony Orchestra concerts can also share the benefits of subscribing. Simply enter their details below so that we can send your companion a subscriber card. If you have more than one companion and need more space, please attach additional information.

Subscriber Please amend contact details if necessary.

Title

Mr

Mrs

First name

Ms

Your companion Dr

Initial

Title

Mr

Mrs

First name Last name

Street address

Street address Postcode

Daytime tel.

Evening tel.

Suburb

Postcode

Daytime tel.

Evening tel.

Mobile

Mobile

Email

Email

Date of birth (for a birthday surprise)

Date of birth (for a birthday surprise)

I wish to claim a concession as a: Pensioner Full-time student

Youth (30 & under)

Please email me Stay Tuned for news, special offers and information about concerts I am a member of Emirates Skywards frequent flyer program www. skywards.com I would like to receive more information about the benefits of the Skywards program

Dr

Initial

Last name

Suburb

Ms

I wish to claim a concession as a: Pensioner Full-time student

Youth (30 & under)

Please email me Stay Tuned for news, special offers and information about concerts Please enclose photocopied proof of age and/or student card and/or pension details.

Special assistance: please attach your requirements to this booking form if you require special seating.

Payments Please select your payment amount otherwise the full amount will be charged.

I wish to pay the full amount now. Insert grand total on previous page.

I wish to pay a 20% non-refundable deposit on my subscription package(s) now (option available before 2 December 2016 only). Credit card balances will automatically be deducted on 6 January 2017. Cash or cheque payments will have the balance invoiced and due on 6 January 2017.

I wish to pay in 2 equal instalments.* The balance will be automatically deducted on 6 January 2017.

4 equal instalments.* Only available for subscriptions received before 31 October 2016. Payments will be automatically I wish to pay in 3 deducted on the first Friday of each month. *Only available for credit card purchases. Tickets will be posted once final payment has been received.

Payment Details Please tick ONE of the following payment methods: Cheque payable to Sydney Symphony Orchestra (please staple to form) Cash (do not mail, please pay at Sydney Symphony Orchestra Box Office) Visa

Diners

Name on card

Card number

Expiry date Cardholder's signature

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Mastercard

Amex

Post Use the enclosed reply paid envelope or our FREEPOST address: Sydney Symphony Subscriptions Reply Paid 4338 Sydney NSW 2001 No stamp required if mailed from within AUS PHONE

(02) 8215 4600

Fax

ALL forms to (02) 8215 4660

In Person

C locktower Square Cnr Argyle & Harrington Streets The Rocks, Sydney (enter from Argyle Street) Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm

Your tickets will be mailed to you as soon as possible after your order has been processed and payment has been received in full.

Please refer to your brochure for a summary of our subscription fulfilment process. If you have further questions, please call (02) 8215 4600 (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm).

s ub s c r i b e r t i c k e t e x c h an g e s Can’t make a concert? You can easily exchange your ticket for another concert. Just call our customer service team on (02) 8215 4600 Mon–Fri 9am–5pm).

We will need to receive the tickets you wish to exchange (by mail or at our box office) or proof of their destruction (photo of torn tickets via

phone/email/fax) two working days before the concert. This is an industry standard anti-fraud measure.

Depending on your subscription series, you will receive one, two or three complimentary exchanges. See below for more details.

Subscribers also enjoy a priority period to complete exchanges and buy single tickets ahead of the general public from Monday 21 to Monday 28 November 2016.

T e r m s & C o nd i t i o n s You can find the full Terms & Conditions and detailed Privacy Policy at sydneysymphony.com, or call (02) 8215 4600.

Subscriptions to Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) performances are subject to the SSO’s Conditions of Sale and to the requirements of the venue at which the performances are presented.

The SSO will issue you with your own personal subscriber number which will appear on your subscriber card. Please record this number to quote in any further correspondence or contact with the SSO regarding your tickets.

CHANGE OF ARTIST OR PROGRAM The SSO reserves the right to vary, substitute or withdraw advertised programs, artist, venue and seating arrangements, and to vary prices.

RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS The deadline to renew the same seats from season to season was Friday 23 September. After this date we will endeavour to seat you in the same or close to same seats. If we cannot accommodate your request, we will contact you to discuss options..

You can: ■■ renew your subscription with no changes, or ■■ request a change to your seating, number of seats or series (subject to availability), or ■■ transfer your seats to another patron if you know you’ll be away. Simply request a transfer form from the box office.

■■ In the majority of series, only full-pack subscribers are guaranteed the same seats for the concerts each season.

The flexible Connoisseur’s and Signature Selection seating will be allocated on a best available basis within each reserve. It is not possible to guarantee the same seats at every concert in these series.

NEW SUBSCRIBERS New subscribers are offered the best available seats after existing subscribers have been allocated their seats. Tickets will be sent as soon as possible after we receive payment in full.

YOUTH SUBSCRIBERS Youth subscriptions are not available with the Connoisseur’s and Signature Selections. For other series, youth subscriptions are available to people aged 30 years or under on 1 January 2017. Proof of age must be supplied when booking and may be required before admission to each concert. See detailed terms and conditions.

CONCESSIONS The Connoisseur’s and Signature Selections are not discounted for Concessions. Concession subscriptions are available in our fixed-concert series to current holders of means-tested Australian pensions (Aged, Disability, Veterans’ Affairs, Supporting Parent) and to Australian full-time students. Proof of concession eligibility must be supplied when booking and may be required before admission to each concert. Tickets will not be posted until such proof is supplied.

PROCESSING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION After 9 August 2016, we will process orders by the date in which they are received for each series category.

The categories are prioritised as follows: 1. Renewing full pack without change requests.

2. Renewing full pack with change requests.

3. New full-pack orders.

4. Renewing Connoisseur’s and Signature Selection and part-pack orders.

5. New Connoisseur’s and Signature Selection and part-pack orders.

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PAYMENT OPTIONS Payment by credit card, cheque, money order or cash must accompany your booking. Cash payments can be made in person at the SSO, Clocktower Square, cnr Argyle & Harrington streets, The Rocks.

If you choose an instalment payment plan your first deposit is non-refundable after initial payment is processed.

Subsequent payments will be deducted from your credit card on the first Friday of each month. All payments completed in January 2017. Final credit card deduction on 6 January 2017.

Once we receive your order and payment in full, we will mail your subscription pack (including tickets, subscriber card, concert diary and diary stickers). If you have elected to pay in instalments, your tickets will be mailed to you after the balance of your payment is paid. Credit card transactions will be automatically deducted at this time without further notice from us. If you have paid by cheque, we will mail you a reminder to pay each instalment.

REFUNDS Any monies due to subscribers as a result of the SSO being unable to satisfy ticket requests will be refunded automatically.

In other cases, refunds are not available, except as specified in the Entertainment Code of Fair Practice.

EXCHANGES Subscribers may exchange tickets between Monday 21 November and Monday 28 November 2016.

■■ Alternatively, subscription tickets may be exchanged up to two working days before the performance for which tickets were originally issued. Depending on your package and frequency of exchanges, you may be liable to pay a $5/ticket fee plus an upgrade cost – the full single ticket price of the concert you are moving to less your 10% subscriber saving.

1. S ubscribers in Master Series 9, Metro 8, Connoisseurs 8, Signature 8, Tea & Symphony 8 and Great Classics 7 are entitled to three (3) exchanges with no fee. Subsequent changes will incur fees and upgrades.

2. S ubscribers in Master Series 6, Connoisseur 6, Signature 6, Mondays @ 7 and Thursday Afternoon Symphony 5 are entitled to two (2) exchanges with no fee. Subsequent changes will incur fees and upgrades.

3. S ubscribers in Metro 4A or B, Tea & Symphony 4A or B, Master Series 4, Great Classics 4, Thursday Afternoon Symphony 4, Kaleidoscope, Connoisseur 4, Signature 4, Meet the Music, Mozart in the City, International Pianists in Recital, Playlist, Family Series, SSO at Carriageworks and the Cocktail Hour are entitled to one (1) exchange with. Subsequent changes will incur fees and upgrades.

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Exchanges may not be available for all concerts and are subject to the availability.

Exchanges can only be processed through the SSO’s Box Office during business hours.

Fees and upgrade costs are payable at the time your exchange is made.

If you request an exchange into an improved seating reserve, you will be liable for the upgrade costs of moving to that better reserve. We cannot refund if you move to a lesser reserve.

Subscribers cannot exchange into Special Events and Galas without upgrade costs.

To avoid or minimise any exchange fees you may wish to consider choosing a flexible Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package instead of a fixed series.

MULTI-PACK DISCOUNTS Anny new and additional package from the 2017 season will be discounted by 20% up to 31 OCTOBER 2016. For new subscribers in 2017 who order more than one package, the discount applies to the less expensive of the two packages selected. The discount does not apply to pre-existing multiple pack renewals. This discount applies to full-priced Premium to C-reserve packs only. Discount does not apply in conjunction with other offers.

ADDITIONAL CONCERTS Subscribers are entitled to 10% discount on extra single tickets to 2017 Season concerts.

Single tickets become available to subscribers ahead of the general public from Monday 21 November 2016.. The subscriber discount does not extend to Commercial concerts outside the core season.

Subscribers can add Special Event concerts and save 10% on one Special Event, 15% discount for 2 Special Event concerts and 20% discount for 3 Special Event concerts.

Add these extra Special Event concerts in your booking form.

Special Event Concerts in 2017 are: ■■ Music Under the Moon – 11 February ■■ Vengerov Plays Brahms – 17, 18 February ■■ Hélène Grimaud Plays Brahms – 20 May ■■ Hélène Grimaud in Recital – 22 May ■■ Martha Argerich Plays Beethoven – 29, 30 June, 1 July ■■ Pieter Wispelwey Plays the Bach Cello Suites – 7 August ■■ The ‘Rach 2’ – 2 September ■■ Dramatic Shostakovich: An Ashkenazy Tribute – 10, 11 November

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please call the SSO on (02) 8215 4600. General terms and conditions for sale can be seen in full at sydneysymphony.com/terms or requested by calling (02) 8215 4600, Mon–Fri 9am–5pm.

P ER S O N AL I N F ORMAT I O N COLLECT I O N S TATEME N T F OR S UB S CR I BER S The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). We collect and hold your personal information, that is, information about you such as your name, contact details and records of our dealings with you. We collect this information for the purpose of providing our products and services, seeking support, otherwise engaging with you as one of our contacts, and generally running the Orchestra.

We collect your personal information directly from you unless it would be impracticable or unreasonable to do so. If you do not provide us with all of the information we require, we may be unable to provide you with our products or services, or otherwise engage with you. We may also collect personal information from other sources. We take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is

accurate. We hold your personal information on a secure database located in Sydney, New South Wales.

During the course of undertaking our business we may disclose your personal information to third parties, such as related organisations, business partners, our service providers, professional advisers and government and related authorities. The third parties to whom we disclose personal information may have their facilities located in other countries. We may use your personal information in order to provide you with information about activities and events that may be of interest to you, or to request your support for the Orchestra. You may opt out of receiving our communications at any time by using opt out provided in each of our communications, or by contacting our Privacy Officer directly on the details provided below.

Our Privacy Policy sets out in more detail our approach to managing your personal information. In particular, it explains how you may seek to access and/or correct the personal information that we hold about you, as well as how to make a complaint about a breach of our obligations under the Privacy Act, and how we will deal with complaints.

We encourage you to view our Privacy Policy at sydneysymphony.com or contact us to have a copy provided to you. If you have any questions, comments or complaints about how we handle your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer.

Privacy Officer (02) 8215 4600 Mon–Fri 9am–5pm privacy@sydneysymphony.com

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Salute The Sydney Symphony Orchestra applauds the leadership role our partners play and their commitment to excellence, innovation and creativity.

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H e l p b r in g o u r

concerts to life.

Inspiring performances require not just great musicmaking on stage, but also an engaged community of people who love to support our wonderful musicians.

Whether it’s in the concert hall, touring regional NSW, performing in concerts for school students, working with primary school teachers to develop music teaching skills or young Australian composers to bring new works to the stage, your Orchestra begins with you.

You buy the tickets, you attend the concerts, you support our ambitions and believe in what we do. The SSO Patrons Program is our way of saying thank you for your generosity. Our Patrons are regularly invited to a number of special events and ‘behind-the-scenes’ opportunities throughout the year. But above all, the Patrons Program is about being connected with your Orchestra.

Join our Patrons Program by making a tax-deductible gift of $250 or more and help us to share the joy of music with people everywhere.

Assistant Principal Cello, Leah Lynn, is supported by our passionate Vanguard members. Pictured: Vanguard Collective members Shefali Pryor, Chris Robertson, Belinda Bentley, Alexandra McGuigan and Bede Moore with Leah Lynn.

Bring our concerts to life and support your musicians today.

Contact Patrons Executive Sarah Morrisby on (02) 8215 4674 or philanthropy@sydneysymphony.com

sydneysymphony.com/donate

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