A D E L A I D E S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A
season 2017
Welcome to Season 2017
CONTENTS The Hon Jack Snelling MP Minister for the Arts
Master Series
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Great Classics Series
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Showcase Series
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Special Events
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Subscription Booking Form Liftout Classics Unwrapped
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Mozart at Elder - Matinees
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Gigs at Grainger
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Learning / Family
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Live Pass
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Remastered 36 Under 30s
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ASO & Community Engagement
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Art Talks
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Repertoire & Artists
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Meet the Orchestra
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Behind the Scenes
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Support the ASO
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80th Season Artwork
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Ticket Prices
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Adelaide is proud to be a UNESCO City of Music – and since 1936 the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra has been bringing music into the lives of South Australians. The ASO is South Australia’s largest performing arts organisation with a reputation that continues to soar. 2017 is the ASO’s second year of its exciting new artistic leadership team with Principal Conductor Nicholas Carter, Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Adviser Jeffrey Tate, and Artist-in-Association, Pinchas Zukerman. Bringing world-class programming to our city that caters for everyone’s tastes and curiosities, in Season 2017 the ASO will present 33 international conductors and soloists and no fewer than 16 Australian artists as well as 7 South Australian artists. A major cultural resource for our Festival State, the ASO’s focus on nurturing our future musicians, audiences and citizens through education and community outreach programs highlights its long-term commitment to music education in our great state. I hope you enjoy the Season as our great orchestra brings the world’s best orchestral music to Adelaide, and continues to play its major role in the cultural, artistic and economic vibrancy of our great city.
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Nicholas Carter Principal Conductor
In business, creativity and innovation help drive organisational sustainability and success. In the arts, these are operating mantras that help sponsors and audiences alike to approach our world with curiosity and a sense of possibility.
When I began to think about the ASO’s 2017 Season, I asked myself: what is it that keeps audiences coming back to the ASO to experience orchestral concerts today? I believe that we are drawn, whether as audience members or musicians on stage, to the wonder of this art form. Humans have always sought to communicate the indescribable, be moved by the inexpressible, and have our souls nourished by the intangible. To experience this during live performance can be electrifying, and this is our aim in each of our concerts.
I am delighted to enter our 18th year as Principal Partner of the ASO and continue to support the incredible contribution the ASO brings to South Australians. Santos continues to support the ASO in key areas of its audience diversification and community engagement, to ensure its future success. In 2017 we maintain our exciting initiatives such as the Remastered program for Under 30s and the ever popular Out-of-the-CBD series connecting to outer metropolitan and regional South Australians. I look forward to being part of what looks to be a very exciting 2017 Season.
In 2017, we’ve created a rich and varied program. I have personally curated the ASO’s Great Classics series, with a theme of storytelling. In these concerts in the Adelaide Town Hall, you will experience some of the most-loved and evocative music by the world’s finest composers. Our flagship Master Series returns, featuring internationally renowned conductors and soloists from around Australia and the world, such as Akiko Suwanai (violin), Li-Wei Qin (cello), Louis Lortie (piano) and conductor Mark Wigglesworth. We have new music by two of Australia’s leading composers – Brett Dean and Ian Munro. We continue to introduce new audiences to the orchestra through our Showcase, Classics Unwrapped and successful Gigs at Grainger series, our Family concerts and our under-30s Remastered program. As well as our own programs, the ASO continues to collaborate with some of Australia’s leading creative bodies. Over the 2017 Season, you can look forward to ASO performances with the Adelaide Festival in Saul and Peter and the Wolf, our theatrical tribute to David Bowie, and our special collaboration with the State Theatre Company South Australia inspired by Romeo and Juliet. I hope you enjoy the many aspects of this Season; there really is something for everyone. Join us in continuing to nurture the cultural life of our vibrant city by supporting the extraordinary Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: your orchestra!
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February
March
Gigs at Grainger 1
Great Classics 1
Special Event 1
Special Event 2
Special Event 3
Have violin, will travel
Rhapsody & Symphony
David Bowie: Nothing has changed
Saul
Peter and the Wolf
Fri 3 & Sat 4
Sat 11
Thu 16 & Fri 17
Fri 3, Sun 5, Tue 7, Thu 9
Sat 11 & Sun 12
p 33
p 14
p 23
p 24
p 25
June
Master Series
Family 1
Family 2
Master Series 4
Matinee
Classics Unwrapped 2
Out of this world
Happy Town
Fateful Tchaikovsky
Mozart at Elder 2
Passion
Great Classics
Showcase Series
Wed 7
Sat 10
Fri 16 & Sat 17
Wed 21
Wed 28
p 35
p 35
p8
p 30
p 28
Special Event 4
Great Classics 3
Classics Unwrapped 3
Special Event 5
Master Series 7
Romeo & Juliet
Of Knights & Legends
Home
Zukerman Trio
In Nature’s Realm
Thu 7 & Fri 8
Sat 16
Wed 20
Wed 27
Fri 29 & Sat 30
p 26
p 16
p 29
p 27
p 10
Special Events
September Classics Unwrapped
Gigs at Grainger
Matinees
Family
April
May
Showcase Series 1
Master Series 1
Classics Unwrapped 1
Matinee
Master Series 2
Master Series 3
Scotland the Brave
Silver & Gold
Once upon a time…
Mozart at Elder 1
Nordic Adventures
Youthful Genius
Fri 24 & Sat 25
Fri 31 Mar & Sat 1 Apr
Wed 5
Wed 12
Fri 28 & Sat 29
Fri 26 & Sat 27
p 18
p6
p 28
p 30
p7
p7
July
August
Master Series 5
Showcase Series 2
Great Classics 2
Showcase Series 3
Master Series 6
Matinee
Dedication
A Night in Vienna
Puppets & Pranksters
Movie Masterpieces II: The Sequel
Portraits & Variations
Mozart at Elder 3
Fri 7 & Sat 8
Fri 21 & Sat 22
Sat 29
Fri 4 & Sat 5
Fri 11 & Sat 12
Wed 16
p9
p 19
p 15
p 20
p9
p 31
October
November
December
Master Series 8
Gigs at Grainger 2
Showcase Series 4
Matinee
Master Series 9
Classics Unwrapped 4
Pilgrimage of the Soul
Taking Flight
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™ in Concert
Mozart at Elder 4
Beauty & Defiance
Party time
Fri 13 & Sat 14
Fri 27
Sat 4
Wed 8
Fri 1 & Sat 2
Wed 6
p 11
p 33
p 21
p 31
p 12
p 29
SEASON 2017 INSPIRED BY MUSIC
In our Season 2017 brochure we give you artwork inspired by music. Each piece elicits an imaginative response, yet is abstract. Music. Interpreted. Translated for the eye. Colour and form evoking sounds. Capturing movement, tempi, rhythms, emotion. Connecting eye, ear and soul. Breathe. Imagine. Let the music in‌
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MASTER SERIES
Music is everything. We’re completely spellbound by the way it moves us. Without the use of words or images. Something so powerful deserves to be heard at its very best. This is the ASO’s flagship Master Series. Nine concerts in the beautiful acoustic of the Adelaide Town Hall. With the finest conductors and soloists from Australia and around the world. From Mendelssohn, Korngold and Tchaikovsky to new music by acclaimed Australian composer Brett Dean – stories told and re-told through music. Round out your music experience by joining us for Classical Conversations, free thirty-minute pre-concert talks with personal reflections from soloists and guest speakers who will explore the music of the Masters with you. Reward your passion for the essential classics. Experience the music you love. Be moved. Be stirred. Be inspired. Join us.
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STRAUSS KO R N G O L D BRAHMS
MASTER SERIES 1
Silver & Gold A Viennese hot chocolate in musical form. Start at the top with the decadent cream of a Strauss waltz, sip on the tantalising sweetness of Korngold, and delight in the rich flavours of Brahms. All this served up by the ASO’s regular guest Mark Wigglesworth, with violinist Akiko Suwanai joining us for the first time. Korngold brought Vienna with him when he fled Nazi Germany for Hollywood. His 1945 Violin Concerto brims with the best qualities of his film music: sweeping romantic tunes, with a dash of American pizzazz. Brahms’s Second Symphony is all blue lakes, green fields and distant mountains. He had spent 15 years writing the First Symphony – but his Second needed little more than a summer holiday in southern Austria, where the composer found “so many melodies flying about that you must be careful not to tread on any”.
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Fri 31 March, 8pm Sat 1 April, 6.30pm
Strauss Emperor Waltz Korngold Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony No 2
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Mark Wigglesworth Conductor Akiko Suwanai Violin
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SIBELIUS
B E E T H O V E N
MASTER SERIES 2
MASTER SERIES 3
Nordic Adventures
Yo u t h f u l Genius
Land ahoy! The Atlantic coast of Cornwall comes into view, and perched atop the cliffs stands the ruined Tintagel Castle. Bax’s tone poem takes the breath away; this orchestral cruise past the ancient scene of Arthurian legend has become his best-known work.
And here’s something an eight-year-old wrote…
Polymath pianist Boris Giltburg joins us as we sail further north, to the west coast of Norway. Here Grieg’s Piano Concerto mirrors the grandeur of the fjords. With its striking harmonies and folk-dance finale, this was the young composer’s break-through work in Europe. Finally, Rory Macdonald – the young Scottish conductor who is our captain for this voyage – steers us into the ocean of Sibelius’s Second Symphony. The horizons stretch out endlessly in this remarkably spacious work. Calm seas become stormy in the final movement, but the orchestra rides out the waves and a stirring melody brings us safely home.
April Fri 28, 8pm Sat 29, 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Arnold Bax Tintagel Grieg Piano Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 2 Rory Macdonald Conductor Boris Giltburg Piano
Anthony Marwood returns to direct with his violin, bringing a selection of rarely heard early works from some favourites. Young Mozart wasn’t allowed to play the piano while his dad was unwell, so he composed a symphony instead. It’s a famous story, but what does the music of this precocious child actually sound like? To hear it is like checking out the artwork on the Mozart family fridge – a revealing insight into the home of a genius. Mendelssohn wrote his first Violin Concerto as a teenager, and evidently had a great time working out how to piece all the parts together – it’s a wonderfully intricate work. Beethoven waited until he was nearly 30 to write his First Symphony, but he was still young at heart.
May Fri 26, 8pm Sat 27, 6.30pm
Mozart Symphony No 1 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minor Beethoven Symphony No 1
A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Anthony Marwood Director/Violin
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S H O S TA K O V I C H T C H A I K O V S K Y MASTER SERIES 4
Fateful Tc h a i k o v s k y No-one does heart-on-the-sleeve honesty like Tchaikovsky. In his enduringly popular Fourth Symphony, the iron hand of Fate looms over the tenderness of the human heart. Is there any escape from that opening monolithic brass fanfare? Adelaide favourite Li-Wei Qin, armed with only a cello, leads the desperate fight against a similar shadow of doom in Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto. Its elegiac slow movement is all the more devastating for its softness, as though crying out from behind glass.
for his incredibly vivid and dramatic music. Amphitheatre is an aural fantasy that wanders amidst ancient Roman ruins – it’s as though you can hear the giant weathered stones telling of their past.
“… there is not a single line in my symphony which I have not felt deeply, and which does not echo true and sincere emotions.” Tchaikovsky
Leading Australian composer Brett Dean – who, with Nicholas Carter, has spent much time in Berlin – is known
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June Fri 16, 8pm Sat 17, 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Brett Dean Amphitheatre Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 Nicholas Carter Conductor Li-Wei Qin Cello
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B R A H M S M U N R O BEETHOVEN
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MENDELSSOHN MASTER SERIES 5
Dedication Mendelssohn visited Scotland as a 20-year-old. It made a lasting impression that he was able to share, years later, in music. Stand with the composer in the ruins of Holyrood’s ruined chapel, and listen for the ghosts of Scottish history murmuring in the gathering dusk. Then hike through the Highlands, enjoying the fleeting sunshine of the second movement, and the pervasive chilly gloom of the third. Visit old battlefields, take shelter from storms, and enjoy the misty, rugged wilderness – all in one symphony. The first half of the program is warm indoor music. Louis Lortie, longtime friend of the ASO, plays the popular Second Piano Concert by Saint-Saëns The piano skips sublimely, then helter-skelter, over an eclectic score. Le tombeau de Couperin is a colourful recreation of French Baroque elegance, and each movement is dedicated to the memory of a friend of the composer who died fighting in World War I. Ravel’s genius makes the orchestra as graceful as a dancer in this gentle tribute.
July Fri 7, 8pm Sat 8, 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 2 Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 ‘Scottish’ Christoph König Conductor Louis Lortie Piano
MASTER SERIES 6
Portraits & Variations A simple theme can hold many surprises. In 1898, Elgar sat down at his piano, played a wistful little tune, and then began to unwrap from it a series of musical portraits of his friends. The wealth of invention in the Enigma Variations has captivated audiences for over a hundred years. There’s always more to find. Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Haydn also opens up from an unassuming little pilgrim’s hymn into a miniature symphony. A model of musical variation, this work has all the twists and turns of a good story. Another surprise awaits you in a brand new Flute Concerto from Australian composer Ian Munro. The ASO’s very own Geoffrey Collins, a keen devotee of contemporary music, will be giving this Adelaide premiere. And after that, Beethoven’s Prometheus Overture hurtles past, carrying a torch of stolen fire… another small ‘theme’ with big consequences.
August Fri 11, 8pm Sat 12, 6.30pm
Brahms Haydn Variations Ian Munro Flute Concerto Beethoven Prometheus: Overture Elgar Enigma Variations
A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Matthew Halls Conductor Geoffrey Collins Flute
E L G A R DVOŘÁK MOZART
MASTER SERIES 7
I n N a t u r e ’s Realm The legendary Pinchas Zukerman is back, joining the ASO in a joyful celebration of the natural world. The 19-year-old Mozart must have been feeling even more chirpy than usual when he wrote his Violin Concerto No 3. It is overflowing with winsome melodies, and its last movement is as quick-witted as a comic opera in miniature.
In Waldesruhe (‘Silent Woods’), for solo cello and orchestra, Dvořák takes us on a quiet walk through an enchanted forest. And our spring evening begins with some of the gentlest sounds imaginable – soft strings and harp breathing out deeply felt phrases of yearning in Elgar’s Sospiri (‘Sighs’).
Dvořák’s Symphony No 8 was clearly written from a similarly happy place – somewhere with lots of fresh air, judging by its sublimely spacious slow movement. The music is proudly Bohemian in flavour, depicting both the countryside and people of the composer’s homeland.
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September Fri 29, 8pm Sat 30, 6.30pm
Elgar Sospiri Dvořák Waldesruhe Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 Dvořák Symphony No 8
A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Pinchas Zukerman Director/Violin Amanda Forsyth Cello
W I L L I A M S E L G A R
MENDELSSOHN MASTER SERIES 8
Pilgrimage of the Soul There is something endlessly mesmerising about a wood fire, and Edward Elgar’s Second Symphony entrances people in much the same way. It burns brightly, the music continually flaring up with fervour and passion, and yet you find yourself looking deeper and deeper within at the dark coals that lie beneath. Elgar poured his soul into this symphony, and its many layers of meaning make for a rich and rewarding listening journey.
Our quest begins in the clear daylight of Ralph Vaughan Williams’s The Wasps. This is an overture bursting with unmistakeably ‘English’ melodies, evidence of the composer’s keen interest in folksong.
“I do but hide under these notes, like embers, every spark of that which has consumed me.” Edward Elgar
Jeffrey Tate has charted this pilgrimage, and for its middle stage Saleem Ashkar joins the ASO for the first time in Mendelssohn’s fiery and inventive First Piano Concerto.
October Fri 13, 8pm Sat 14, 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Vaughan Williams The Wasps: Overture Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 1 Elgar Symphony No 2 Jeffrey Tate Conductor Saleem Ashkar Piano
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S I B E L I U S RACHMANINOV SHOSTAKOVICH
MASTER SERIES 9
Beauty & Defiance The darkest hour is just before the dawn. The will is crumbling, the enemy is closing in…but our Master Series ends with music against the odds. Shostakovich wrote his Fifth Symphony during the darkest days of the Soviet Union. What could his music say? His life was on the line, and Stalin demanded something simple and happy. It may finish with the requisite triumphant ending, but the subversive symphonic struggle that precedes has made this a deeply moving work for generations – music expressing what words cannot. Rachmaninov nearly despaired over his Second Piano Concerto – until years of self-doubt and writer’s block were broken by the most meltingly beautiful music. Alexander Gavrylyuk’s 2016 performance of the Rachmaninov First Concerto was epic, and we’re delighted to welcome him back for the Second. Sibelius’s En Saga is a valiant quest through Nordic forests that whisper with the wind.
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Sibelius En Saga Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 Shostakovich Symphony No 5
A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Nicholas Carter Conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk Piano
GREAT CLASSICS
Older than the written word. Older than civilisation. Storytelling has long played a central role in society. Tales to convey our desires, fears, hopes and dreams. Histories passed down, from one generation to the next. Each of these amazing musical pieces has a story to tell. To inspire. To recount and immortalise. Cautionary tales, lessons. To help us connect with the past. And with each other. To help us understand where and how we fit in this world. Curated by Principal Conductor Nicholas Carter, our Great Classics series moves to the Adelaide Town Hall – the spiritual home of the ASO in 2017. Leap in to experience the full force of your orchestra performing the big music by some of the biggest names in classical music, including Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Strauss and Beethoven. Be uplifted. Be elevated. Be moved. Come home.
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B E R L I O Z GERSHWIN
RACHMANINOV
G R E AT C L AS S I C S 1
Rhapsody & Symphony There’s nothing like the opening page of a new book. Berlioz’s daring overture Le corsaire provides the punchy opening sentence. And then it’s to the smoke and the buzz of New York City for the much-awaited World Premiere of George Gershwin’s jazz-infused rhapsody. Sergei Rachmaninov is there. Listening. It’s a small world. And our first chapter ends in Russia, with a wander through the vast garden of Rachmaninov’s own beloved Second Symphony where all the best melodies seem to be blooming at once.
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February Sat 11, 7.30pm
Berlioz Le corsaire Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Rachmaninov Symphony No 2
A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Nicholas Carter Conductor Simon Tedeschi Piano
STRAUSS ST R AV I N S K Y PROKOFIEV
H A Y D N G R E AT C L AS S I C S 2
Puppets & Pranksters Catch me if you can! The dynamic second chapter of our Great Classics promises to leave everyone – audience and orchestra – breathless and happy. Expect a night of musical tricks, games and high spirits. It’s no easy feat to keep up with the whirlwind adventures of Till Eulenspiegel, the unruly German folk hero of Richard Strauss’s brilliant symphonic story. Hear the ASO at their exuberant best in this sensational showpiece that laughs till it dies… and then laughs again.
July Sat 29, 7.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Prokofiev surprised early audiences with the delicate lyricism of his First Violin Concerto. The fearless Russian-born Alina Ibragimova will channel her inner butterfly to flitter up above the orchestra’s changing streetscapes and away to freedom. Pulcinella is a quirky, loving restoration of Italian Baroque music and shows Stravinsky’s lighter side. Like good Champagne, it sets up the night perfectly – you’ll even be laughing at the classic Dad Joke in Papa Haydn’s Symphony.
Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 Haydn Symphony No 94 ‘Surprise’ Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Nicholas Carter Conductor Alina Ibragimova Violin
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BEETHOVEN B R U C K N E R
G R E AT C L AS S I C S 3
Of Knights & Legends Close your eyes, breathe deeply and let music calm the storms of life. In our final chapter of Great Classics, it’s the virtues of patience and quietude that ensure a happy ending. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet knows that he must be “an architect, a poet and a virtuoso” in order to bring out the full character of Beethoven’s intimate Fourth Piano Concerto. As the piano and orchestra exchange remarks, it’s like listening to a relationship developing over time. When the orchestra gets grumpy in the second movement, the piano speaks
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September Sat 16, 7.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
softly in reply, and gradually the two characters are brought closer together in time for the happy finale. Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony takes us outdoors into an idyllic world of medieval romance and chivalry. Stories of knights and damsels play out on the music’s surface, and underneath it all we feel a solid foundation, constant and dependable.
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Bruckner Symphony No 4 ‘Romantic’
Nicholas Carter Conductor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Piano
SHOWCASE SERIES
From Scotland to Hogwarts, Vienna to Hollywood: our eclectic Showcase Series has something for everyone. Hear the patriotic sounds of Scotland, ancient and soul stirring as the Highlands in Scotland the Brave in the Festival Theatre. Relive the wizardry magic of Harry and friends in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in Concert™ in the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena. Let the absolute essence of Viennese classical music fill your heart in A Night in Vienna in the Festival Theatre. Be swept away by the brilliant orchestral showpieces that are the signature themes of some of the greatest movies of all time in Movie Masterpieces II: The Sequel in the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre. This is our Showcase Series. Spectacular. Popular. Book early!
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ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND ANDREW MCKINNON IN ASSOCIATION WITH ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE PRESENT
SHOWCASE 1
Scotland the Brave The international smash hit celebration Features popular works such as of the best of traditional Scottish music, Amazing Grace, Highland Cathedral, song and dance returns to Adelaide. The Gael, Ye Banks and Braes, Auld Lang Syne, Blue Bells of Scotland With its rousing sing-a-long anthems and many others. and dashing performances, Scotland the Brave has captivated audiences Don’t miss this exciting concert throughout Australia, in New Zealand event which is sure to delight and across North America for the audiences of all ages. past decade. In this spectacular production, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra is joined on the Festival Theatre stage by over 100 choral singers, dancers, pipe-band and drum corps, soloists, Highland dancers and Celtic fiddlers.
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March Fri 24 & Sat 25 7.30pm Festival Theatre
‘Grand enough to curl ye kilt’ Dominion Post, NZ
Sean O’Boyle Conductor Greg Moore Tenor Elder Conservatorium Chorale and Graduate Singers Marcus Holden Celtic Fiddler City of Adelaide Pipe Band Andrew Fuller Pipe Major
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A Night in Vienna Walking through the streets of Vienna, the melodies of the imperial era resound…and the absolute essence of Viennese classical music fills your heart. Inspired by Vienna’s New Year’s Day concert tradition, Principal Conductor Nicholas Carter steps onto the podium for this special concert. Be swept away by the lively and nostalgic music from the vast repertoire of the family of Johann Strauss.
July Fri 21 & Sat 22 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Full of charm and the lilting sound of waltzes, polkas and operetta tunes, this concert features the most popular pieces by Johann Strauss Jr, including On The Beautiful Blue Danube, Tales from the Vienna Woods, as well as Lehár’s Gold and Silver Waltz. Set off on a musical journey in this all-romantic concert, and prepare for something magical.
Nicholas Carter Conductor Jacqueline Porter Soprano
Following these two concerts, Festival Theatre will close for renovation for the remainder of 2017.
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SHOWCASE 3
Movie Masterpieces II: The Sequel It’s hard to imagine great movies without their equally great soundtracks – and by popular demand, Guy Noble and Margaret Pomeranz are back for Movie Masterpieces II: The Sequel. Co-presented by Foxtel Arts presenter of Stage & Screen Margaret Pomeranz, these two stunning concerts feature music from some of the world’s best-loved films, from John Williams’s epic Star Wars and Hans Zimmer’s bombastic Gladiator to Shostakovich’s elegant, heart-onyour-sleeve melody from The Gadfly
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and Nigel Westlake’s playful Babe plus Maurice Jarre’s heartfelt Doctor Zhivago and more. Join us on a wonderful adventure, walk down the red carpet, and delight in the brilliant orchestral showpieces that are the signature themes of some of the greatest movies of all time.
August Fri 4 & Sat 5 7.30pm Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre
Guy Noble Conductor Margaret Pomeranz Host
SHOWCASE 4
Harry Potter and the P h i l o s o p h e r ’s S t o n e ™ in Concert Do you remember the excitement? The magic? The music? From the book that sparked our imagination came the movie that captured the hearts of millions.
This unforgettable Oscar-nominated film score by award-winning American composer and conductor John Williams perfectly captures the childhood mischief, wizardry, and adventure.
Relive the magic of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™ like never before in this special live concert with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena.
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone™ in Concert. Journey beyond your imagination and let the magic begin.
Watch the first film in this beloved fantasy series on a giant screen while the ASO performs every haunting and whimsical note from the movie. HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © JKR. (s16)
November Sat 4, 7pm Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena
Single tickets go on sale 1 December 2016 Join the wait list aso.com.au
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SPECIAL EVENTS
By definition, special events are better, greater, or otherwise different from the ordinary. Over the years the ASO has created memorable moments and again in 2017, our Special Events series is sure to surprise and delight. We open with a theatrical salute to the musical legacy of David Bowie, featuring some of the best Australian artists. Next, opera returns to the Adelaide Festival in Handel’s enthralling Saul, with the brilliant and provocative Australian director, Barrie Kosky at the helm. In a special collaboration with the Adelaide Festival, we re-tell the enduring story of a boy named Peter and delve into a wonderful music adventure in Peter and the Wolf. We join hands with Adelaide’s flagship theatre company, State Theatre Company South Australia and together give you a fantasy of words and music, inspired by the greatest love story ever told, Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. The final chapter stars one of the greatest musicians of our era, the legendary Pinchas Zukerman in an intimate concert event in the Adelaide Town Hall, the Zukerman Trio. This is our Special Events series. Musical innovators. Legends. Australian Premieres. Get ready for the extraordinary. Join us.
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Bowie mural by James Cochran (Jimmy. C)
ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN ASSOCIATION WITH ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE PRESENT A SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRODUCTION
SPECIAL EVENT 1
David Bowie: Nothing has changed Celebrate the legacy of an icon and artist who spanned generations. “There’s a starman waiting in the sky. He’d like to come and meet us, but he thinks he’d blow our minds.” From the producers of A Long Way to The Top, 30 David Bowie masterpieces performed live in a spectacular concert event. Featuring the vocal brilliance of Australian artists including iOTA, Tim Rogers, Steve Kilbey, Deborah Conway and Adalita with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Following a sell out debut in Sydney, in 2016, now it’s Adelaide’s turn to experience this theatrical salute to the musical legacy of legendary British singer-songwriter, David Bowie. Conductor Nicholas Buc returns to the ASO with hits including Changes, China Girl, Life on Mars, Let’s Dance, Starman and many more. Don’t miss this tribute to David Bowie, in full symphonic sound, as we remember the man, the magic… and his music.
February Thu 16 & Fri 17 7.30pm
Nicholas Buc Conductor Amanda Pelman Creative Director Ashley Naylor Musical Director iOTA, Tim Rogers, Steve Kilbey, Deborah Conway, Adalita Performers
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Photo: Bill Cooper
PRESENTED BY ADELAIDE FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH STATE OPERA OF SA, A GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL OPERA PRODUCTION
SPECIAL EVENT 2
Saul
BY GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL, DIRECTED BY BARRIE KOSKY
The brilliant and provocative Barrie Kosky returns to Adelaide with his masterpiece, George Frideric Handel’s Saul. Kosky, who directed the now legendary 1996 Adelaide Festival, has created an operatic work of stunning beauty, thrillingly replete with rich theatrical imagination and human drama. Massive choruses, a heartbreaking score and a lavish, baroque world bring this mythic tale of a Lear-like mad king and his crumbling family to life. After inspiring euphoric reviews upon its premiere at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2015, Kosky’s virtuosic Saul will play in an Australian exclusive performance series. 24
March F r i 3 , S u n 5 , Tu e 7 & T h u 9 7.30pm Festival Theatre
Erin Helyard Conductor Barrie Kosky Director Katrin Lea Tag Designer Joachim Klein Lighting Designer Otto Pichler Choreographer Donna Stirrup Revival Director Brett Weymark Chorus Master/ Associate Conductor With Christopher Purves, Christopher Lowrey, Adrian Strooper, Mary Bevan, Taryn Fiebig, Kanen Breen and Stuart Jackson With the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the State Opera Chorus
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Image: Andy Gotts
SPECIAL EVENT 3
PRESENTED BY ADELAIDE FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Peter and the Wolf Could there be a better introduction to the orchestra and storytelling than the warm, whimsical and occasionally wicked Miriam Margolyes? Join her and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra with Principal Conductor, Nicholas Carter, for a superb program of gorgeous tunes and orchestral thrills for the young and young at heart. With a twinkle in her eye, Madame M will introduce you to the instruments of the orchestra and their animal counterparts in Prokofiev’s timeless Peter and the Wolf. Also on the bill is the narrated version of Benjamin Britten’s mini-masterpiece The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, a set of stunningly witty vignettes for each
March Sat 11, 7.30pm Sun 12, 2pm Festival Theatre
instrumental group, rounded by a dazzling fugue. And experience a magical tale of love and fantasy with Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen as well as a Star Wars-like adventure featuring the famous Polovtsian dances from Borodin’s Prince Igor. This concert promises to raise the roof, the goose bumps on young necks and even their musical IQs!
Nicholas Carter Conductor Miriam Margolyes Narrator Naomi Edwards Director Age 6+ On sale now adelaidefestival.com.au
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ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IN ASSOCIATION WITH STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA PRESENTS
SPECIAL EVENT 4
Romeo & Juliet “Did my heart love till now?” Following the success of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 2015, the ASO and State Theatre Company South Australia join hands once again to present a fantasy of words and music inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Join us in Adelaide Town Hall for a magical night of storytelling as Shakespeare’s timeless tale of Verona’s star-cross’d lovers is brought to life. With music by Sergei Prokofiev, Hector Berlioz, Piotr-Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Nino Rota, and a cast of leading Australian actors, it will be an evening to remember.
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September Thu 7 & Fri 8 7.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Nicholas Carter Conductor Geordie Brookman Director Gavin Norris Lighting Designer
C H O P I N B E E T H O V E N A R E N S K Y
SPECIAL EVENT 5
Zukerman Tr i o When they’re not in front of an orchestra, Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth love playing chamber music. Come and hear the more intimate side of this remarkable musical partnership, as the married couple is joined by their good friend pianist Angela Cheng for an evening of good company and beautiful music. Sonatas for violin or cello were still a relatively novel idea when young Beethoven started writing them. In these two early works, Beethoven delights in the
opportunities for musical conversation between piano and soloist, a musical to-and-fro between distinct individuals. After interval, all three musicians come together for Arensky’s Piano Trio, a hidden gem of the repertoire. Anton Arensky was a Russian composer greatly influenced by Tchaikovsky, and his Trio is a model of clarity and directness. It’s all about melody here – whether buoyant or melancholy, light or sombre, this music always sings.
September We d 2 7 , 7 . 3 0 p m
Chopin Cello Sonata Beethoven Violin Sonata No 1 Arensky Piano Trio No 1
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Pinchas Zukerman Violin Amanda Forsyth Cello Angela Cheng Piano
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CLASSICS UNWRAPPED ASO favourite, conductor and ABC Classic FM presenter Guy Noble is back to unwrap the best bite-sized bits of classical music. And this year, Guy has a surprise for you! At each concert, Guy will welcome a special guest on stage to chat about the music that has shaped his or her own life. So, whether you’re deeply knowledgeable about music or just dipping your toe into this world, come along, dressed as you are. Bring a friend. Take a drink to your seat. And join us for a fun evening of great music – without the formality.
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CLASSICS UNWRAPPED 1
CLASSICS UNWRAPPED 2
Once upon a time…
Passion
Classics Unwrapped #1 is inspired by stories from faraway places. Featuring tales from the depths of the Black Forest and medieval times to one man’s epic journey to the four corners of the globe.
Love is pervasive in music, as it is in life. And composers have long been inspired by tales of the heart and passionate encounters.
Let Guy Noble and special guest, columnist Amanda Blair be your guides on this fairytale journey of classical musical discovery.
Rossini William Tell: Overture Grieg Peer Gynt: Suite ‘Morning’ Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel (The Witch’s Ride) Djawadi (orch. Guy Noble) Game of Thrones Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé (excerpt)
April We d 5 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Guy Noble Conductor/Presenter Amanda Blair Special Guest
Melodic and sumptuous, Classics Unwrapped #2 is a depiction of love and passion. Guy Noble and special guest, former Crows footballer (and viola player) Nigel Smart will be your guides for this tribute to the greatest love stories through pure music. Bizet Carmen Suite No 1 (excerpt) Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet (excerpt) Tchaikovsky Sérénade mélancolique Sibelius Valse triste
June We d 2 8 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Guy Noble Conductor/Presenter Cameron Hill Violin Nigel Smart Special Guest
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CLASSICS UNWRAPPED 3
CLASSICS UNWRAPPED 4
Home
Party time
Classics Unwrapped #3 pays tribute to the composers known for drawing creative inspiration from the notions of home.
Let’s get this party started!
Guy Noble and special guest, ardent music lover, Professor Tanya Monro take you to the lavish dreamlike Parisian home of Debussy and Arnold’s heartstirring Celtic dances of the Scottish Highlands, to Russia and the Australian outback, until finally we lay down our hat in the Wild West of the USA. Debussy Clair de lune Malcolm Arnold Four Scottish Dances Bizet L’Arlésienne (excerpt) Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1: 2nd movement Peter Sculthorpe Small Town Copland Rodeo (Corral Nocturne & Hoedown)
September We d 2 0 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Guy Noble Conductor/Presenter Konstantin Shamray Piano Prof Tanya Monro Special Guest
Classics Unwrapped #4 wraps up a fantastic concert series in true party mode! With an exhuberant collection of classical favourites, Guy Noble and special guest, Lord Mayor Martin Haese kick off this holiday season in great style. Fun and festivities, waltzes, clowns – and even a sleigh ride. Come celebrate! Shostakovich Festive Overture Strauss On the Beautiful Blue Danube Tchaikovsky Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin) Malcolm Arnold The Holly & the Ivy Rimsky-Korsakov Dance of the Clowns (from The Snow Maiden) Leroy Anderson Sleigh Ride
December We d 6 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Guy Noble Conductor/Presenter Lord Mayor Martin Haese Special Guest
M O Z A R T S C H U M A N N
M O Z A R T C O P L A N D M AT I N E E S
M AT I N E E S
Mozart at Elder 1
Mozart at Elder 2
In our first Mozart at Elder concert for 2017, ASO Concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto directs the orchestra in a performance of Mozart’s masterful ballet music from his opera, Idomeneo. This concert is rounded out by Copland’s Appalachian Spring which has been described as “capturing the essence of an ideal America, one of open fields and endless possibilities”.
Daniel de Borah, one of Australia’s foremost musicians, consistently praised for his grace and finesse, takes to the stage to perform Mozart’s touching Piano Concerto No 24. Led by the ASO’s Principal Conductor, Nicholas Carter, this work is paired perfectly with Schumann’s Symphony No 3, ‘Rhenish’.
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April We d 1 2 11.30am Elder Hall
Mozart Idomeneo: Ballet music Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite Natsuko Yoshimoto Violin/Director Graham Abbott Presenter
June We d 2 1 11.30am Elder Hall
Mozart Piano Concerto No 24 Schumann Symphony No 3 ‘Rhenish’ Nicholas Carter Conductor Daniel de Borah Piano Graham Abbott Presenter
M O Z A R T
M O Z A R T B A C H M AT I N E E S
M AT I N E E S
Mozart at Elder 3
Mozart at Elder 4
The ASO winds perform Mozart’s masterpiece, Serenade No 10, ‘Gran Partita’, a work that overflows with colour, contrast and a world of ideas.
ASO Concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto leads Mozart’s mystical Adagio & Fugue, complemented by Bach’s transformative Canon & Fugue (Art of Fugue). Mozart’s rhythmic Symphony No 29, replete with the soft, descending octave in the first violins at the beginning, and culminating in a lively finale of virtuoso horns rounds out the program.
Instruments move in and out of the limelight, dictating the mood of its seven movements. A highlight is the lilting introduction to the third movement from which a long sustained note on the oboe suddenly appears. Heart-melting magic.
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August We d 1 6 11.30am Elder Hall
Mozart Serenade No 10 ‘Gran Partita’ Graham Abbott Presenter
November We d 8 11.30am
Mozart Adagio & Fugue Bach (orch. George Benjamin) Canon & Fugue (Art of Fugue) Mozart Symphony No 29
Elder Hall
Natsuko Yoshimoto Director/Violin Graham Abbott Presenter
GIGS AT GRAINGER
Gigs at Grainger is back – the series that brings the ASO and the musical mavericks together. Expect the unexpected when different musical worlds collide. And – if 2016 is anything to go by – act fast: Gigs at Grainger is sure to sell out! “Great to see the ASO ensuring that it is relevant to meet the needs of a diverse audience with different cultural backgrounds and musical preferences.” Audience comment, Gigs at Grainger 2, June 2016 “Unexpected but incredibly exciting. Exceeded all my expectations!” Audience comment, Gigs at Grainger 1, February 2016
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G I G S AT G R A I N G E R 1
G I G S AT G R A I N G E R 2
Have violin, will travel
Ta k i n g flight
Perhaps quite unlike any other instrument, the violin is at the heart of nearly every culture’s music. From Celtic reels to Andalusian Flamenco, American Jazz to Indian Ragas, North Africa to South America, the violin brings to life the stories of people and places.
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything...” Plato
Following the success of last year’s sold out concert with the ASO, jazz violinist Julian Ferraretto returns – drawing upon his unique experience of performing with artists such as Natacha Atlas, Amjad Ali Khan and Eska – to take you and his fiddle on a global adventure.
Inspired by the song of the Pied Butcherbirds of Central Australian deserts to the Whooper Swans of the Arctic Circle, Genevieve Lacey creates a listening experience that collapses time and expands our sense of space. From Jean-Féry Rebel’s 18th-century depiction of chaos preceding creation, through to the World Premiere of Hollis Taylor’s Absolute Bird, this is a lyrical program of poetic imaginings. Music also includes Vivaldi’s aerial feats for a stratospherically high recorder in his Recorder Concerto in C, Einojuhani Rautavaara’s chillingly beautiful Cantus Arcticus and ErkkiSven Tüür’s imagined vision of an Australian landscape Whistles and Whispers from Uluru. 33
February Fri 3 & Sat 4 8pm ASO Grainger Studio
Julian Ferraretto Curator/Performer (Violin) Benjamin Northey Conductor
October Fri 27 8pm ASO Grainger Studio
Genevieve Lacey Curator/Performer (Recorder) Paul Kildea Conductor
FA M I LY PROGRAM
Integral to the role the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra plays in bringing music into the lives of South Australians are its learning activities and family concerts. The Learning Program has seen tremendous growth in participation in recent years and Season 2017 will again bring fresh ways for teachers, students and their families to engage with music – including the Festival of Learning & Participation, led by Paul Rissmann, which returns for the third consecutive year. The full 2017 Learning Program will be available in November. If you would like to receive more information, please sign up to the mailing list at aso.com.au/learning The Learning Program is supported by SA Power Networks
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F A M I LY / F E S T I VA L O F L E A R N I N G
F A M I LY / F E S T I VA L O F L E A R N I N G
Out of this world
Happy To w n
Award-winning British composer and presenter Paul Rissmann returns to the ASO with a performance that will take you out of your seat, and out of this world!
Narrated by the charismatic Paul Rissmann, hear the story of Chutney the Chimpanzee as he transforms the town of Drabsville into a town of colour and joy.
At the centre of the performance will be the Australian premiere of Rissmann’s newest composition, Wonderland, inspired by Lewis Carrol’s book Alice in Wonderland.
Based on the book by Giles Andreae, The Chimpanzees of Happy Town will be brought to life by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as they perform Rissmann’s vibrant score in its Australian Premiere.
Featuring 70 singers from Young Adelaide Voices, and with music by Beethoven, Paul Stanhope, and the bold themes from the movies Star Wars and The Incredibles, we invite you and your family to share in an evening of interactive fun and adventure.
Delightful images by illustrator Guy Parker Rees will be projected above the orchestra, and children are invited to perform with the orchestra through songs and actions. With important messages of how love and care create family and community, this funfilled story is sure to put a smile on the faces of young and old alike. 35
June We d 7 6.30pm A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Paul Rissmann Presenter Graham Abbott Conductor Young Adelaide Voices
June Sat 10 10am A d e l a i d e To w n H a l l
Paul Rissmann Presenter Graham Abbott Conductor Image courtesy: The Chimpanzees of Happy Town by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees first published in the UK by Orchards Books, an imprint of Hachette Children’s Books, Carmelite House, London
LIVE PASS
The Live Pass is the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s student program. At just $50, the LP provides members with rush tickets to thirteen concerts in 2017 – all nine of our Master Series concerts, and all four of our Classics Unwrapped concerts.
“I thought hearing the orchestra in digital was good, but live it is so much more incredible!” Thien, Live Pass Member 2016
Additional benefits include, but are not limited to: – a chance to meet artists and musicians – $25 tickets to #REMASTERED
Images © Baxter Wiles
– updates, news and other offers via PITCH: The LP Publication – opportunities to meet other students who enjoy orchestral music * tickets are subject to availability and communicated via PITCH: The Live Pass Publication and through the Live Pass Facebook group. You must be 15+ and a full-time student. For full terms and conditions visit aso.com.au/lp
#REMASTERED
Enjoy a night at the ASO in the Adelaide Town Hall with your friends, followed by an exclusive after-party. ‘ #REMASTERED is live music, eats, drinks and entertainment for 18 – 30s.
#REMASTERED 2017 Fri 31 Mar Silver & Gold Fri 16 Jun Fateful Tchaikovsky
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Fri 29 Sep In Nature’s Realm Fri 1 Dec Beauty & Defiance
UNDER 30S SUBSCRIPTION
An Under 30s subscription puts you in the best seats in the house, and puts money back in your pocket! If more than 3 concerts have taken your fancy, why not consider a subscription to save you time, money and hassle?
We’ve made the online process super simple. Visit aso.com.au/subscribe to pick your concerts, calculate your discount and get excited about your self-curated 2017 concert season with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra!* Alternatively, you can fill out the attached form, or pop in and see the friendly staff at the Grainger Studio, 91 Hindley St, Adelaide. *you must be aged 30 and under to access these prices. Proof of age is required. For more information about any of these initiatives, contact our Audience Development Coordinator – Kane Moroney phone 8233 6245 email moroneyk@aso.com.au
S TAY T U N E D
Join us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Sign up to our fortnightly eNotes Subscribe to our ASO Blog aso.com.au
Be in the know for all matters ASO! Want to connect more deeply with the music?
Come to our free Classical Conversations – one hour prior to all Master Series concerts in the Adelaide Town Hall auditorium, and you’ll be privy to insights from the artists making the music. Download the program notes, available online during the week of the concert so you can learn more about the music you will hear in the concert hall.
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ASO & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We believe music enriches the way people think, feel and live their lives – and our aim is simple: to promote meaningful, lifelong engagement with live music. We are committed to our Community Engagement program and we reach the community in a great number of ways: concerts (self-presented and with commercial partners), learning activities with schools, community outreach, collaborations with other South Australian arts organisations. Since 2015, the ASO with the support of our Principal Partner Santos has been going on the road to meet the greater Adelaide community through its Out-of-the-CBD series in venues such as Hopgood Theatre (Noarlunga), Barossa Arts & Convention Centre (Tanunda), Shedley Theatre (Elizabeth), Centenary Hall (Goolwa), Murray Bridge Town Hall (Murray Bridge) and Investigator College Gymnasium (Victor Harbor). To make sure you hear about Season 2017 community engagement activities as they are announced, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, sign up to eNotes! – our fortnightly eNews and follow our ASO Blog at aso.com.au/blog. See you soon!
“South Australia music lovers are so lucky to have such a hardworking and talented orchestra. Three cheers for you all!” Facebook comment 2016
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“Great community spirit and fantastic for people who can’t easily get into the city. Well done, ASO!” Facebook comment 2016
“Just over two years ago, on a whim, I saw the ASO perform down at Noarlunga. Celia Craig performed the Strauss concerto and it turned my world upsidedown. Witnessing her obvious love for her instrument, the piece, her colleagues and even the audience was a transformative experience. I had previously enjoyed watching live classical music - greatly enjoyed - but until then it hadn’t been something I’d needed.
Images © Shane Reid/ Fotonaut 2016
So come along! It doesn’t matter what kind of day you’ve had, whether you come to the concert hall without a care in the world or utterly depleted; you’ll find something of the human experience - something of your human experience - writ large across that stage.” Facebook comment 2016
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ART TALKS 2017
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra continues its collaboration with The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, University of South Australia in Season 2017 to give you the chance to hear directly from the artists. All talks are free, registration is essential Hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au Allan Scott Auditorium Hawke Building, UniSA City West Campus, North Tce, Adelaide
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Hear ASO Managing Director Vincent Ciccarello speak with Adelaide Festival Co-Artistic Directors Rachel Healy and Neil Armfield about the ecology of the arts: how orchestras and festivals underpin each other’s creative work. Thu 9 Feb, 6pm
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A unique Art Talk that will feature Composer, Pedagogue and Performer Paul Rissmann with other specialists exploring creativity in arts education. Discussion coincides with UNESCO Arts Education Week (May 22–27), DreamBIG Festival (18–27 May) and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s Festival of Learning & Participation (4–10 June). Th u 25 M ay, 6 p m
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As a prelude to the ASO’s collaboration with State Theatre Company SA on Romeo & Juliet, ASO Principal Conductor Nicholas Carter and, State Theatre Company Artistic Director Geordie Brookman will speak about what it takes to marry the two art forms. Mon 4 Sep, 6pm
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A unique ‘in-conversation’ with Genevieve Lacey, recorder virtuoso, serial collaborator and artistic director in which she’ll talk about the art of programming and the collision of musical worlds. Thu 26 Oct , 6pm
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COMPOSER
Arensky Arnold
WORK
Piano Trio No 1 Four Scottish Dances The Holly & the Ivy Bach Canon & Fugue (Art of Fugue) Bax Tintagel Beethoven Symphony No 1 Prometheus: Overture Piano Concerto No 4 Violin Sonata No 1 Berlioz Le corsaire: Overture Bizet Carmen Suite No 1 L’Arlésienne (excerpt) Brahms Symphony No 2 Variations by Haydn Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Bruckner Symphony No 4 ‘Romantic’ Chopin Cello Sonata Copland Rodeo (Corral Nocturne & Hoedown) Appalachian Spring: Suite Dean Amphitheatre Debussy Clair de lune Djawadi Game of Thrones Dvořák Waldesruhe Symphony No 8 Elgar Enigma Variations Sospiri Symphony No 1 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Grieg Piano Concerto Peer Gynt: Suite ‘Morning’ Haydn Symphony No 9 ‘Surprise’ Handel Saul Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel (The Witch’s Ride) Janáček The Cunning Little Vixen Korngold Violin Concerto Lehár Gold and Silver Waltz Leroy-Anderson Sleigh Ride Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in D Minor Symphony No 3 Piano Concerto No 1 Mozart Symphony No 1 Violin Concerto No 3 Ballet music (Idomeneo) Piano Concerto No 24 Serenade No 10 ‘Gran Partita’ Adagio & Fugue Symphony No 29 Munro* Flute Concerto (Adelaide Premiere) Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 Peter and the Wolf Lieutenant Kijé (excerpt) Romeo & Juliet (excerpt) Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 Symphony No 2 Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Rimsky-Korsakov Dance of the Clowns (from The Snow Maiden) Rossini William Tell: Overture Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 2 Schumann Symphony No 3 ‘Rhenish’ Sculthorpe Small Town Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1 Symphony No 5 Festive Overture Sibelius Symphony No 2 En Saga Valse triste Strauss Emperor Waltz Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier Strauss Jr Die Fledermaus: Overture On the Beautiful Blue Danube Tales from the Vienna Woods Stravinsky Pulcinella: Suite Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 Sérénade mélancolique Piano Concerto No 1: 2nd movement Polonaise (from Eugene Onegin) Vaughan Williams The Wasps: Overture
REPERTOIRE &
DATE
27 Sep 20 Sep 6 Dec 8 Nov 28, 29 Apr 26, 27 May 11, 12 Aug 16 Sep 27 Sep 11 Feb 28 Jun 20 Sep 31 Mar, 1 Apr 11, 12 Aug 11, 12 Mar 16 Sep 27 Sep 20 Sep 12 Apr 16, 17 Jun 20 Sep 5 Apr 29, 30 Sep 29, 30 Sep 11, 12 Aug 29, 30 Sep 13, 14 Oct 11 Feb 28, 29 Apr 5 Apr 29 Jul 3, 5, 7, 9 Jun 5 Apr 11, 12 Mar 31 Mar, 1 Apr 21, 22 Jul 6 Dec 26, 27 May 7, 8 Jul 13, 14 Oct 26, 27 May 29, 30 Sep 12 Apr 21 Jun 16 Aug 8 Nov 8 Nov 11, 12 Aug 29 Jul 11, 12 Mar 5 Apr 28 Jun 1, 2 Dec 11 Feb 7, 8 Jul 6 Dec 5 Apr 7, 8 Jul 21 Jun 20 Sep 16, 17 Jun 1, 2 Dec 6 Dec 28, 29 Apr 1, 2 Dec 28 Jun 31 Mar, 1 Apr 29 Jul 21, 22 Jul 21, 22 Jul 21, 22 Jul, 6 Dec 21, 22 Jul 29 Jul 16, 17 Jun 28 Jun 20 Sep 6 Dec 13, 14 Oct
ARTISTS
CONDUCTOR
DATE
Graham Abbott Nicholas Buc Nicholas Carter, Principal Conductor
7 Jun, 10 Jun 16, 17 Feb 11 Feb; 11, 12 Mar; 16, 17 Jun; 21 Jun; 29 Jun; 21, 22 Jul; 7, 8 Sep; 16 Sep; 1, 2 Dec 11, 12 Aug 3, 5, 7, 9 Mar 27 Oct 7, 8 Jul 26, 27 May 28, 29 Apr 5 Apr; 28 Jun; 4, 5 Aug, 20 Sep; 6 Dec 3, 4 Feb 24, 25 Mar 13, 14 Oct
Matthew Halls Erin Helyard Paul Kildea Christoph König Anthony Marwood Rory Macdonald Guy Noble Benjamin Northey Sean O’Boyle Jeffrey Tate, Principal Guest Conductor Mark Wigglesworth Pinchas Zukerman, Artist-in-Association
SOLOISTS
31 Mar, 1 Apr 27 Sep; 29, 30 Sep
DATE
Graham Abbott presenter
12 Apr, 21 Jun, 16 Aug, 8 Nov Saleem Ashkar piano 13, 14 Oct Daniel de Borah piano 21 Jun Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano 16 Sep Angela Cheng piano 27 Sep Geoffrey Collins flute 11, 12 Aug Julian Ferraretto violin 3, 4 Feb Amanda Forsyth cello 27 Sep, 29, 30 Sep Alexander Gavrylyuk piano 1, 2 Dec Boris Giltburg piano 28, 29 Apr Cameron Hill violin 28 Jun Alina Ibragimova violin 29 Jul Genevieve Lacey recorder 27 Oct Louis Lortie piano 7, 8 Jul Miriam Margolyes narrator 11, 12 Mar Margaret Pomeranz presenter 4, 5 Aug Jacqueline Porter soprano 21, 22 Jul Li-Wei Qin cello 16, 17 Jun Paul Rissmann presenter 7 Jun, 10 Jun Konstantin Shamray piano 20 Sep Akiko Suwanai violin 31 Mar, 1 Apr Simon Tedeschi piano 11 Feb Natsuko Yoshimoto violin 12 Apr, 8 Nov
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MEET THE ORCHESTRA ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP TEAM Nicholas Carter \ Principal Conductor Jeffrey Tate \ Principal Guest Conductor & Artistic Adviser Pinchas Zukerman \ Artist-in-Association Natsuko Yoshimoto ** Concertmaster ASO Chair Colin Dunsford AM & Lib Dunsford
VIOLIN
Alison Heike
CELLO
FLUTE
Cameron Hill ** Associate Concertmaster
Danielle Jaquillard
Simon Cobcroft ** Section Principal
Geoffrey Collins ** Section Principal
Andrew & Gayle Robertson
Pauline Menz
Julie Newman
Ewen Bramble ~ Associate Principal
Lisa Gill
Graeme & Susan Bethune
Barbara Mellor
Emma Perkins
Sarah Denbigh
The Baska Family
Shirin Lim * Principal 1st Violin In the memory of Dr Nandor Ballai and Dr Georgette Straznicky
Michael Milton ** Principal 2nd Violin The Friends of the ASO in memory of Ann Belmont OAM, former Secretary of The Friends
Lachlan Bramble ~ Associate Principal 2nd Violin In the memory of Deborah Pontifex \ Thanks to the generous support of the Conductors’ Circle (see page 44) ** denotes Section Principal
Janet Anderson
Alexis Milton Jennifer Newman
Peter & Pamela McKee
Alexander Permezel Marie-Louise Slaytor Kemeri Spurr Professor Junia V. Melo
VIOLA Juris Ezergailis ** Section Principal In the memory of Mrs JJ Holden
David & Linnett Turner
Imants Larsens ~ Associate Principal
~ denotes Associate Principal
Merry Wickes
Simon & Sue Hatcher
* denotes Principal Player
Gillian Braithwaite
Martin Butler
Mary Dawes BEM
Lesley Cockram
denotes Musical Chair support
Julia Brittain
Anna Hansen
Hilary Bruer
Rosi McGowran
Orchestra image 19 March 2016. Michael Milton, Janet Anderson, Alison Heike, Emma Perkins, Rosi McGowran, Geoffrey Collins & Gregory Frick were on leave.
Marion Wells
Orchestra image is © Shane Reid/ Fotonaut 2016
In the memory of Don Creedy
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Elizabeth Collins Jane Collins Judith Coombe
Johanna & Terry McGuirk
Sherrilyn Handley
Julia Grenfell * Principal Chris & Julie Michelmore
Johanna & Terry McGuirk
Gemma Phillips R & P Cheesman
Ann Axelby Minas Berberyan
Christopher Handley
PICCOLO
David Sharp Dr Aileen F Connon AM
Cameron Waters Peter & Pamela McKee
DOUBLE BASS David Schilling ** Section Principal Mrs Maureen Akkermans
Jacky Chang Harley Gray Bob Croser
Carolyn Mooz
Belinda Kendall-Smith
Michael Robertson
David Phillips
Cecily Satchell
‘For a great bass player, with lots of spirit - love Betsy’
OBOE Celia Craig ** Section Principal In the memory of Geoffrey Hackett-Jones
Renae Stavely Roderick Shire & Judy Hargrave
COR ANGLAIS Peter Duggan * Principal Dr Ben Robinson
BEHIND THE SCENES CLARINET
HORN
BASS TROMBONE
ASO BOARD
Dean Newcomb ** Section Principal
Adrian Uren** Section Principal
Howard Parkinson * Principal
Ollie Clark AM & Joan Clark
Colin Dunsford AM (Chair) Vincent Ciccarello Geoffrey Collins Col Eardley Byron Gregory David Leon Chris Michelmore Andrew Robertson
TI M PAN I
ASO MANAGEMENT
Robert Hutcheson * Principal
EXECUTIVE
Royal Over-Seas League SA Inc
Darren Skelton In the memory of Keith Langley
BASS CLARINET Mitchell Berick * Principal Nigel Stevenson & Glenn Ball
Sarah Barrett ~ Associate Principal Margaret Lehmann
Philip Paine* Principal Anonymous donor
Emma Gregan Alex Miller
BASSOON
TRUMPET
Mark Gaydon ** Section Principal
Owen Morris ** Acting Section Leader
Pamela Yule
TUBA Peter Whish-Wilson * Principal
Drs Kristine Gebbie & Lester Wright
PERCUSSION
Vincent Ciccarello Managing Director Guy Ross Chief Operating Officer Ashlyn Cooper Executive Administrator
Leah Stephenson
Martin Phillipson ~ Associate Principal
Liz Ampt
Richard Hugh Allert AO
Steven Peterka ** Section Principal
Gregory Frick
The Friends of the ASO
ARTISTIC
Gregory Rush
Simon Lord Director, Artistic Planning Stevan Pavlovic Artistic Administrator Emily Gann Learning & Community Engagement Coordinator
CONTRA BASSOON Jackie Newcomb * Principal Norman Etherington AM & Peggy Brock
TROMBONE Cameron Malouf ** Section Principal Virginia Weckert & Charles Melton of Charles Melton Wines
Ian Denbigh
HARP Suzanne Handel * Principal Shane Le Plastrier
FINANCE AND HR Katherine Zhang Accountant Karin Juhl Accounts Coordinator Sarah McBride Payroll Coordinator Emma Wight Administrative Assistant
MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT Paola Niscioli Director, Marketing & Development Fiona Whittenbury Corporate Partnerships Manager Alexandra Bassett Donor Relations Manager Dani Lupoi Development Assistant Tom Bastians Customer Service Manager Kane Moroney Audience Development Coordinator Annika Stennert Marketing Coordinator Michelle Robins Communications & Publications Coordinator Kate Lees Publicist O P E R ATI O N S Karen Frost Orchestra Manager David Khafagi Orchestra Coordinator Naomi Gordon Production & Venue Coordinator Bruce Stewart Orchestral Librarian
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SUPPORT THE ASO
The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra relies on gifts from generous individuals – every donation provides vital support. ASO is a registered not-for-profit organisation with DGR status. There are many ways you can support the ASO. You can add a donation to your subscription, donate to one of our appeals or give online anytime at aso. com.au/support. We also have corporate partnerships that can be customised to suit your needs and interests. Your gift will help us continue our 80+ year tradition of bringing quality orchestral music into the lives and hearts of our community, now and for future generations.
CONDUCTORS’ CIRCLE The Conductor’s Circle is a group of exceptional benefactors who share a vision for world-class orchestral music-making in South Australia. They directly support the ASO’s Artistic Leadership Team and enjoy unique opportunities to engage with the orchestra. They are: –
The Friends of the ASO
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Joan Lyons
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Diana McLaurin
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Robert Pontifex, in memory of Deborah Pontifex, as a tribute “to our enduring friendship with Jeffrey Tate”
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Two anonymous donors
If you would like information on how to be a part of this Circle, please contact Alexandra Bassett, Donor Relations Manager on 08 8233 6221 or bassetta@aso.com.au GRAINGER CIRCLE A bequest to the ASO is a lasting gesture of appreciation for the enjoyment you have received from the orchestra over the years. If you have made provision for the ASO in your Will, you are invited to join the Grainger Circle and enjoy a range of activities across the year. MUSICAL CHAIR DONORS The Musical Chair program enables donors to form a deeper relationship with the orchestra through direct association with individual musicians. Donors are invited to attend events throughout the year and provide significant support to the orchestra in achieving its artistic and community vision. Musical Chair support starts at $2,500 and is renewable annually. CO R P O R ATE PA R TN E R S H I P S We offer unique corporate hospitality and networking opportunities, brand awareness, community engagement and education programs, as well as employee and client rewards. We also have various moments throughout Season 2017 for you to pick and choose in our Encore program for unique corporate hospitality opportunities. Talk with us and we’ll compose a partnership that suits your business needs. For more information on supporting the ASO, please contact:
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Donations Alexandra Bassett, Donor Relations Manager on 08 8233 6221 / bassetta@aso.com.au Corporate Partnerships Fiona Whittenbury, Corporate Partnerships Manager on 08 8233 6231 / whittenburyf@aso.com.au
80TH SEASON ARTWORK
To celebrate the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s 80th year, the orchestra embarked on a unique fundraising collaboration with Aptos Cruz Galleries, to create a tangible memory of the ASO’s 2016 season.
Annette Bezor Moonlight Sonata
Six artists who have a long association with South Australia were commissioned to create an individual artwork inspired by their response to music and/or the ASO. Featured artists include one of Australia’s foremost painters Annette Bezor, Taipei-based David Reid who is known for his distinctive ink on paper works, two of Australia’s leading contemporary artists Jim Thalassoudis and Dianne Gall, figurative painter and 2015 Archibald finalist Stewart Macfarlane, and London-based James Cochran, aka Jimmy C, who is known for his distinctive street art including his David Bowie mural in Brixton, London (featured as the image for our concert on page 23).
David Reid In Full Flight
Aptos Cruz Galleries and the ASO have produced a limited edition of giclee prints (of each artwork) plus six complete portfolio sets. For more information or to download an order form visit aso.com.au/support/80th-season-artwork. Kindly supported by Commissioning Donor Thomas Foods International Monies raised by the sale of these special limited edition commemorative artworks will go towards the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Jim Thalassoudis Light Symphony
Far left: Stewart Macfarlane Evening Crescendo Left: James Cochran Melodic Storm
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Dianne Gall The music never left my heart
APTOS CRUZ GALLERIES S T I R L I N G
SUBSCRIPTION TICKET PRICES U S E P R I C ES TO CO M P L E T E T H E S U B S C R I P TI O N B O O K I N G F O R M M A S T E R S E R I E S – Adelaide Town Hall G R E AT C L A S S I C S – Adelaide Town Hall S H O W C A S E S E R I E S Scotland the Brave & A Night in Vienna – Festival Theatre S P E C I A L E V E N T Romeo & Juliet – Adelaide Town Hall 12 + C O N C E R T S
9 – 11 C O N C E R T S
6 – 8 CONCERTS
3 –5 CONCERTS
3+ CONCERTS
RESERVE
A D U LT
CONC.
A D U LT
CONC.
A D U LT
CONC.
A D U LT
CONC.
CHILD
30 & UNDER
Prem
$92
$80
$97
$84
$99
$86
$102
$89
$45
–
A
$77
$65
$82
$69
$85
$71
$87
$74
$40
$45
B
$65
$54
$69
$57
$71
$59
$73
$61
$35
–
C
$53
$45
$57
$48
$58
$49
$60
$51
$35
–
RESERVE
A D U LT
CONC.
CHILD
30 & UNDER
Prem
$86
$78
$47
–
A
$79
$70
$42
$70
B
$70
$61
$37
–
C
$61
$57
$32
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S H O W C A S E S E R I E S – Entertainment Centre
Movie Masterpieces II: The Sequel / Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone™ in Concert
SPECIAL EVENTS / CLASSICS UNWRAPPED
SPECIAL EVENT
RESERVE
A D U LT
CONC.
CHILD
30 & UNDER
Prem
$91
$78
$45
–
Zukerman Trio
A
$76
$63
$40
$60
– Adelaide Town Hall
B
$63
$50
$35
–
C
$50
$41
$35
Prem
$46
$46
$35
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CLASSICS UNWRAPPED – Adelaide Town Hall
SPECIAL EVENT
A
$41
$41
$30
$40
B
$37
$37
$30
–
C
$31
$31
$30
–
Prem
$80
–
$45
–
Peter and the Wolf
A
$71
$62
$45
–
– Festival Theatre
B
$62
$53
$35
–
C
$53
$45
$30
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K E Y DATE S
HOW TO BOOK
Subscriber bookings on sale 9am Thursday 29 September 2016
1. Online – visit aso.com.au
Single tickets on sale 9am Thursday 1 December 2016
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2. In person – ASO, 91 Hindley Street, Adelaide (Mon – Fri, 9am - 4.30pm) 3. From BASS and outlets: BASS.net.au/ 131 246
SINGLE TICKET PRICES O N S A L E 1 D E C 2 016 ( E X C E P T F O R C O N C E R T S M A R K E D O N S A L E N O W ) M A S T E R S E R I E S – Adelaide Town Hall G R E AT C L A S S I C S – Adelaide Town Hall S H O W C A S E S E R I E S Scotland the Brave & A Night in Vienna – Festival Theatre S P E C I A L E V E N T Romeo & Juliet – Adelaide Town Hall
RESERVE
A D U LT
CONC.
CHILD
30 & UNDER
F A M I LY
Prem
$115
$99
$45
–
$320
A
$100
$85
$40
$50
$280
B
$85
$71
$35
–
$240
C
$70
$60
$35
–
$210
RESERVE
A D U LT
CONC.
CHILD
F A M I LY
Prem
$101
$91
$47
$296
A
$91
$81
$42
$266
B
$80
$71
$37
$234
C
$72
$67
$32
$208
2 Adults & 2 Children
S H O W C A S E S E R I E S – Entertainment Centre
Movie Masterpieces II: The Sequel / Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone™ in Concert
2 Adults & 2 Children
SPECIAL EVENTS / CLASSICS UNWRAPPED
SPECIAL EVENT
RESERVE
A D U LT
CONC.
CHILD
30 & UNDER
$88
$45
–
Prem
$103
Zukerman Trio
A
$88
$73
$40
$70
– Adelaide Town Hall
B
$73
$59
$35
–
C
$59
$49
$35
–
Prem
$55
$55
$35
–
CLASSICS UNWRAPPED – Adelaide Town Hall
SPECIAL EVENT
A
$49
$49
$30
$40
B
$44
$44
$30
–
C
$38
$38
$30
–
Prem
$89
–
$45
–
Peter and the Wolf
A
$79
$64
$45
$45
– Festival Theatre On sale now
B
$69
$56
$35
$35
C
$59
$47
$30
$30
S P E C I A L E V E N T S / G I G S A T G R A I N G E R / M A T I N E E : M O Z A R T A T E L D E R / F A M I LY C O N C E R T S RESERVE
A D U LT
CONC.
CHILD
30 & UNDER
F A M I LY
Prem
$124
$114
$55
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–
David Bowie: Nothing has changed
A
$110
$100
$45
–
–
– Festival Theatre On sale now
B
$104
$94
$45
–
–
SPECIAL EVENT
C
$85
$75
$45
–
–
Prem
$230
–
–
–
–
Saul
A
$195
$155
–
–
–
– Festival Theatre On sale now
B
$165
$130
–
$70
–
C
$140
$110
–
$60
–
Gigs at Grainger
A
$40
$40
$40
$40
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GA
$30
$28
$28
$28
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SPECIAL EVENT
Mozart at Elder
2 Adults & 2 Children
F A M I LY C O N C E R T S – Adelaide Town Hall Out of this World
GA
$22
–
$20
–
$74
Happy Town
GA
$22
–
$20
–
$74
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THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS G OV E R N M E NT PA R TN E R S
The ASO receives Commonwealth funding through the Australia Council; its arts funding and advisory body
P R I N C I PA L PA R TN E R
M A J O R PA R TN E R S
P H I L A NTH R O P I C PA R TN E R S & PA FS
Friends of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
Thyne Reid Foundation
Lang Foundation
Dr Sing Ping Ting
WO R L D A R TI ST PA R TN E R S
FWH Foundation
A I R LI N E PA R TN E R
C O R P O R AT E PA R T N E R S
M E D IA PA R TN E R S
C O R P O R AT E C L U B
Birnie Sanders Hotel Brokers
Normetals
SEA Gas
Shane Reid Photography
Haigh’s Chocolates
Poster Impact
Size Music
Quest Hotels on King William
Hickinbotham Group
Peregrine Travel
I N D U S T R Y C O L L A B O R AT O R S
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that concert dates, times, prices and other information contained herein are correct at time of publication. Due to reasons beyond the ASO’s control, details may change without notice. We will make every effort to communicate these with you should this eventuate.
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