2012 NATIONAL CONCERT SEASON
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My friends through the lens
Paul Henderson-Kelly
Photos by Richard Tognetti
Richard Tognetti was appointed Artistic Director and Lead Violin in 1989. Under his inspiring leadership, the ACO performs as a flexible and versatile ‘ensemble of soloists’, on modern and period instruments, as a chamber group, symphony orchestra and electro-acoustic collective. The ACO’s unique artistic style encompasses masterworks of the classical repertoire, innovative cross-artform projects and a vigorous commissioning program. In a nod to past traditions, only the cellists are seated – the resulting sense of energy and individuality is one of the most commented-upon elements of ACO performances. Forty-nine international tours across Asia, Europe and the USA have drawn outstanding reviews for the ACO’s performances at the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein and Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center. The ACO has made many acclaimed recordings for labels including ABC Classics, BIS, Sony, Hyperion, EMI and Chandos (see aco.com.au/shop). Highlights include the three-time ARIA Award-winning Bach recordings and complete Mozart Violin Concertos. The ACO appears in the television series Classical Destinations II and the award-winning film Musica Surfica. Several of the ACO’s musicians perform with spectacularly fine instruments. Tognetti plays a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin, on loan from an anonymous Australian benefactor. Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve plays a 1729 Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andreæ cello, on loan from Mr Peter Weiss AM. Principal 2nd Violin Helena Rathbone plays a 1759 Guadagnini violin on loan from the Commonwealth Bank Group. Assistant Leader Satu Vänskä plays a 1728/29 Stradivarius violin owned by the ACO Instrument Fund, which gives investors and donors the opportunity to participate in the ownership of historic instruments. The ACO’s ambitious national education program includes mentoring of outstanding young musicians, the elite training and regional touring orchestra ACO2 and schools programs.
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WIN A HOLIDAY IN JAPAN Subscribe by 30 September 2011 and you will automatically go into the draw to win a holiday for two to Japan, courtesy of Cox & Kings. Cox & Kings is the longest established travel company in the world, with a 250 year history. Cox & Kings organised the first Everest expedition, arranged Gandhi’s 1931 European tour, featured in a Sherlock Holmes story and coined the word ‘posh’. Now Cox & Kings has arrived in Australia (coxandkings.com.au).
Rebecca, who has emerged from our Emerging Artist program, is also a practising doctor; Steve is an accomplished architect; old friends of Helena believe her London accent has been denuded by the 17 years she has lived in Sydney; Chris’ eyebrow piercing has a rude word on it, but this belies his warm-hearted interior; some think Mark resembles George Clooney; Melissa practised ballet and remains enviably flexible; does Max exhibit traits of the elusive Quebecois character?; Julian valiantly improves his tube-riding prowess at Curl Curl and boasts an impressive general knowledge which he happily disseminates in pubs; as evidenced by his photo, Tipi is quite simply gorgeous; Aiko is our number one advocate in and for Japan; Ilya has come to us from Russia through Israel, his is a wonderfully photogenic face and he is good at answering queries about computers; Alice is originally from Perth and lovingly plays her baroque violin; Maddy is a statuesque, evolved Emerging Artist hailing from Perth and, like Chris, plays an Australian instrument by AE Smith; Satu is from Japan, Finland, Germany and Australia and is the proud player of Australia’s Strad; Nikki is a super-mum (pre-requisite, she knits); Richard is a disciple of Derek Hynd’s finless surfing: being a disciple I get to write the gospel.
Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Helena Rathbone Principal 2nd Violin Satu Vänskä Assistant Leader Madeleine Boud Violin Rebecca Chan Violin Alice Evans Violin Aiko Goto Violin Mark Ingwersen Violin Ilya Isakovich Violin Christopher Moore Principal Viola Nicole Divall Viola Stephen King Viola Timo-Veikko Valve Principal Cello Melissa Barnard Cello Julian Thompson Cello Maxime Bibeau Principal Double Bass PART-TIME MUSICIANS Zoë Black Violin Veronique Serret Violin Caroline Henbest Viola Daniel Yeadon Cello
Japan’s Cultural Treasures Escorted Small Group Journey / 9 days, 8 nights This journey offers a taste of the fascinating culture of historic and modern Japan, and its enchanting mountains and gardens. Amongst many highlights you will stay in a traditional Japanese ryokan, visit Mount Fuji and Hiroshima Castle and experience the world-famous bullet train. Preferred Travel Partner
Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto
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ACO PLUS: NEW SYDNEY SERIES In 2012, three special Sydney performances combine in a new 3-concert package: The Reef, Beethoven 9 and Sydney Dance Company.
ALICE EVANS
Ilya isakovich
Internationally renowned for inspired programming and the rapturous response of audiences and critics, the Australian Chamber Orchestra is a product of our country’s vibrant, adventurous and enquiring spirit. In performances across Australia, around the world and on many recordings, the ACO moves hearts and stimulates minds with repertoire spanning six centuries and a vitality and virtuosity unmatched by other ensembles.
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For this year’s brochure, I have essayed a collection of photos of the individual organisms fashioning the ACO. Perhaps you would care to consider some of their diverse features, discrete and joint:
ACO MUSICIANS
Mark Ingwersen
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Like a coral reef, an orchestra is an ecosystem comprising individual organisms functioning symbiotically within a specific measurement of surface. Though it is the whole that attracts, it is of course the particularised components that create the entity.
Satu V채nsk채
Stephen King
TOUR ONE
CHOPIN & MENDELSSOHN’S OCTET “Polina has Russia in her blood and a fantastic dichotomy in her character: insouciance that belies incredible passion. Chopin is her lingua franca.” Richard Tognetti
Combining sparkling virtuosity with tender lyricism, Chopin’s First Piano Concerto is an ideal vehicle for the unique talents of Polina Leschenko. Although Henryk Górecki is best known for his haunting and heartfelt Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, his Piano Concerto bristles with driving rhythms and energy. Mendelssohn’s Octet is a staple of the ACO’s repertoire, its carefree exuberance belying its fiendish technical intricacies. “The enthusiasm and tightness of the ACO was nowhere better shown than in the Mendelssohn with its joyful, sweeping opening movement, quicksilver scherzo and romping closing figure.” Cumberland Newspapers Aiko Goto
Polina Leschenko
Marco Borggreve
“Eight players from the orchestra revelled in the musical high jinks of Mendelssohn’s Octet.” Adelaide Advertiser
“Some of the most poetic and devastatingly beautiful piano playing I have heard...What a night.” The Herald
The tonal riches of the ACO’s three legendary violins – Stradivari, Guarneri and Guadagnini – are revealed in Richard Tognetti’s specially created arrangement of Paganini’s dazzling Caprices. PAGANINI (arr. Tognetti) Caprice on Caprices MORRICONE Exercises I: Adagio CHOPIN (arr. Tognetti) Piano Concerto No.1 GÓRECKI Piano Concerto MENDELSSOHN Octet Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Polina Leschenko Piano ADELAIDE Tue 21 Feb 8pm BRISBANE Mon 13 Feb 8pm CANBERRA Sat 18 Feb 8pm MELBOURNE TOWN HALL Sun 19 Feb 2.30pm, Mon 20 Feb 8pm NEWCASTLE Thu 16 Feb 7.30pm PERTH Wed 22 Feb 7.30pm SYDNEY – CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Tue 14 Feb 8pm, Wed 15 Feb 7pm, Sat 11 Feb 7pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sun 12 Feb 2pm
TIMO-VEiKKO VALVE
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TOUR TWO
TOUR THREE // PRESENTED BY BNP PARIBAS
DANIELLE DE NIESE
THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE “What an honour: the greatest small vocal ensemble in the world collaborating with the ACO.” Richard Tognetti
“An Australian with a stellar international reputation making her Australian professional debut with the ACO.” Richard Tognetti
The Hilliard Ensemble is famous for mesmerising performances and chart-topping recordings of early and contemporary vocal music. Gregorian chant and French medieval hymn hypnotically intertwine with Edwards’ orchestral setting of Veni Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit). A cappella prayers from 15th century England and Arvo Pärt join Raskatov’s Russian Orthodox chant setting, written for The Hilliard Ensemble and string orchestra.
Danielle de Niese was born in Melbourne and won Young Talent Time aged nine, then moved to Los Angeles, won an Emmy and made her debut with the LA Opera aged 15. She has blossomed into one of the hottest properties in opera, enrapturing audiences in roles like Cleopatra, Euridice and Susanna at Glyndebourne, the Metropolitan Opera and on screen. To celebrate her professional debut in her home country, de Niese sings a specially commissioned Australian work, which also marks the centenary of Australia’s Nobel laureate Patrick White. She also shines in Mozart’s joyous Exsultate jubilate, matched with a flourish by a symphony from one of Mozart’s early operas.
“Peerless” Sun Sentinel “Hypnotic” LA Weekly
ELGAR Serenade for strings SHERYNGHAM Ah, gentle Jesu RASKATOV Obikhod (Australian Premiere) PÄRT Most Holy Mother of God GREGORIAN CHANT Veni Creator Spiritus ANON. (FRENCH MEDIEVAL) Veni Creator Spiritus EDWARDS Veni Creator Spiritus ARENSKY Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky Helena Rathbone Lead Violin The Hilliard Ensemble ADELAIDE Tue 13 Mar 8pm BRISBANE Mon 12 Mar 8pm CANBERRA Sat 10 Mar 8pm MELBOURNE TOWN HALL Sun 18 Mar 2.30pm, Mon 19 Mar 8pm SYDNEY – CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Tue 20 Mar 8pm, Wed 21 Mar 7pm, Sat 17 Mar 7pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sun 11 Mar 2pm WOLLONGONG Thu 22 Mar 7.30pm
Schubert’s haunting song, Death and the Maiden, is at the heart of his famous and dramatic quartet.
Danielle de Niese
Chris Dunlop
The Hilliard Ensemble
Friedrun Reinhold
This concert also celebrates the luscious ACO string sound with two opulent works by Elgar and Arensky after Tchaikovsky.
“De Niese has a voice made for Mozart: bright, beautiful, agile and creamy.” National Public Radio “The joy of singing radiates from her.” The Times
MOZART Symphony K196/121, “La finta giardiniera” VINE New work (text by Patrick White) MEALE Cantilena Pacifica MOZART Exsultate jubilate SCHUBERT (arr. Tognetti) Death and the Maiden SCHUBERT (arr. Tognetti) String Quartet No.15, “Death and the Maiden” Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Danielle de Niese Soprano ADELAIDE Wed 20 Jun 8pm BRISBANE Mon 25 Jun 8pm MELBOURNE TOWN HALL Sun 17 Jun 2.30pm, Mon 18 Jun 8pm SYDNEY – CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Tue 12 Jun 8pm, Wed 13 Jun 7pm, Sat 9 Jun 7pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sun 24 Jun 2pm WOLLONGONG Thu 7 Jun 7.30pm NATIONAL tour partner
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TOUR FOUR // PRESENTED BY TRANSFIELD
TROUT QUINTET & QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME “The Trout Quintet, inspired by fish, is Schubert’s grand leisurely musical conversation with fellow humans. The Quartet for the End of Time, inspired in small part by birds, is Messiaen’s communion with the heavens. Ostensibly contrasting works that fit together like continents.” Richard Tognetti
This concert pairs two great works inspired by very different experiences away from home, both written for the musicians available and, as a result, for unusual combinations of instruments. Aged 22, Schubert had his first holiday in the country. In the Trout, he captures the mood of those carefree summer days and his ecstatic delight in the countryside, in warm, beguiling melodies and harmonies.
Saleem Abboud Ashkar
“His brilliant technique allowed him to play with wonderful phrasing and tender shimmering sounds.” Der Bund
Monica Rittershaus
A prisoner of war, Messiaen wrote the Quartet for the End of Time for the musicians he found in the camp, premiering it to an audience of inmates and guards. “Never,” he said, “was I listened to with such rapt attention and comprehension.” Critic Alex Ross calls it “the most ethereally beautiful music of the 20th century...as overpowering now as it was on that frigid night in 1941.” ACO Principals are joined by clarinettist Paul Dean and dynamic young Israeli-Palestinian pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar, making his Australian debut. SCHUBERT Piano Quintet, “Trout” MESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time Helena Rathbone Violin Christopher Moore Viola Timo-Veikko Valve Cello Maxime Bibeau Double Bass Paul Dean Clarinet Saleem Abboud Ashkar Piano ADELAIDE Tue 24 Jul 8pm BRISBANE Wed 11 Jul 8pm CANBERRA Sat 21 Jul 8pm MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE Mon 16 Jul 8pm, Sun 22 Jul 2.30pm, Mon 23 Jul 8pm NEWCASTLE Thu 12 Jul 7.30pm SYDNEY – CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Tue 17 Jul 8pm, Wed 18 Jul 7pm, Sat 14 Jul 7pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sun 15 Jul 2pm WOLLONGONG Thu 19 Jul 7.30pm
Presented by the ACO and Tura New Music
THE REEF “A desert odyssey is an obligatory undertaking for any Australian. This odyssey takes us to where the desert meets the ocean and opens up our dialogue between surfing, the oldest extant musical culture on earth and the music we play.” Richard Tognetti
In his most adventurous project to date, Richard Tognetti takes musicians and surfers to the rugged surf coast and tough desert landscape of northern Western Australia to create a new performance piece at the intersection of music and nature. Travelling with Tognetti from Darwin to Perth via world heritagelisted Ningaloo Reef, making music and surfing with the locals along the way, is a remarkable collection of artists: photographer Jon Frank, director Mick Sowry, composer Iain Grandage, didjeridu master Mark Atkins and the young musicians of ACO2. Together they’ll create a performance using music and film to delve further into the links between surfing, the ocean, landscape and music previously illuminated in Musica Surfica and The Glide. Tognetti also directs ACO2, the next generation of Australia’s top string players, in Shostakovich, Bach and more. GRANDAGE New work for strings and film CRUMB Black Angels (excerpts) SHOSTAKOVICH Chamber Symphony Op.110 BACH Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041 Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Mark Atkins Didjeridu Jon Frank Photographic Images and Footage A CO 2 PERTH Wed 18 Jul 7.30pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Mon 23 Jul 7pm This concert is included in the Perth subscription series and Sydney ACO Plus package. Single tickets for Sydney may be booked with a subscription. There will also be performances in Broome, Carnarvon, Darwin, Geraldton, Karratha and Kununurra. CO-PRESENTer
ACO PRESENTING PARTNER
ACO2 PRINCIPAL PARTNER
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Jon Frank
NATIONAL tour partner
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TOUR FIVE // PRESENTED BY IBM
TOUR SIX // PRESENTED BY VANGUARD
BEETHOVEN 9, ODE TO JOY
MOZART, HANDEL & VIVALDI CONCERTOS
“Beethoven 9 is the apotheosis of human musical endeavour.” Richard Tognetti
“Wherever I travel, people talk about Richard Egarr and ask if we’ve performed with him. At last I can say yes.” Richard Tognetti
The ACO’s internationally-acclaimed Beethoven symphony series reaches its climax with Symphony No.9, featuring one of the finest British choirs and an exceptional line-up of soloists.
One of the world’s finest keyboard players, respected conductor and historian, and director of the Academy of Ancient Music, musical firebrand Richard Egarr directs this concert of rousing Baroque music from the harpsichord and performs Mozart’s delightful Piano Concerto No.12 on the fortepiano.
Critics called the ACO’s recent Beethoven concert in London “the finest concert of the summer” and spoke of “thrilling playing”, “vibrant drive” and “total involvement”, concluding, “this compact chamber orchestra matches anything Europe can offer in energy, precision and interpretative rigour.”
Egarr’s program displays all the invention and innovation that abounded through the 17th and 18th centuries, calling on virtuosic techniques that still excite the ear. Egarr introduces the music in talks one hour before each concert.
Building to the symphony, a trio of serene yet intense works, swelling to Beethoven’s depiction of a sea voyage.
Satu Vänskä plays a dashing Vivaldi concerto on the ACO’s Stradivarius violin.
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Richard Tognetti Conductor Choir of Clare College, Cambridge (Graham Ross Director) Lucy Crowe Soprano Fiona Campbell Mezzo Soprano Allan Clayton Tenor Matthew Brook Bass ADELAIDE Tue 14 Aug 8pm BRISBANE Mon 6 Aug 8pm CANBERRA Sat 4 Aug 8pm MELBOURNE – THE ARTS CENTRE Sun 12 Aug 2.30pm, Mon 13 Aug 8pm PERTH Wed 15 Aug 7.30pm SYDNEY – CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Tue 7 Aug 8pm, Wed 8 Aug 7pm, Sat 11 Aug 7pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sun 5 Aug 2pm, Thu 9 Aug 8pm
Richard Egarr
“‘The Bernstein of Early Music’...He’s one of the most exciting and delightful musicians of our time.” National Public Radio
Marco Borggreve
MESSIAEN Prayer of Christ ascending towards his Father, from L’Ascension BRAHMS Geistliches Lied BEETHOVEN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9
CORELLI Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1 CASTELLO Two Sonatas, “per stromenti d’arco” BIBER Battalia VIVALDI Violin Concerto, RV190 MOZART Piano Concerto No.12 HANDEL Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1 Richard Egarr Guest Director, Harpsichord, Fortepiano Satu Vänskä Lead Violin ADELAIDE Tue 9 Oct 8pm CANBERRA Sat 6 Oct 8pm MELBOURNE – THE ARTS CENTRE Sun 7 Oct 2.30pm, Mon 8 Oct 8pm NEWCASTLE Thu 18 Oct 7.30pm PERTH Wed 10 Oct 7.30pm SYDNEY – CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Tue 16 Oct 8pm, Wed 17 Oct 7pm, Sat 13 Oct 7pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sun 14 Oct 2pm WOLLONGONG Mon 15 Oct 7.30pm
An extra performance has been scheduled for the Sydney Opera House NATIONAL tour partner
Jon Frank
NATIONAL tour and founding partner
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TOUR SEVEN // PRESENTED BY Commonwealth Bank
SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY
RUSSIAN VISIONS
A collaboration between our two Australian but international companies is long overdue. Rameau was the king of French Baroque drama. In his time, the music served the drama. Ironically, though, it is the music that has survived.” Richard Tognetti
“Steven is in the upper echelon of pianists and plays with a compelling inner drama.” Richard Tognetti
A mutual passion for Rameau’s perfumed and powerful French Baroque dance music sparks this new production by Rafael Bonachela and Richard Tognetti. Rameau’s flair for rhythm and melody, and feeling for choreography, leads many to name him the greatest-ever ballet composer, certainly the most influential. Bonachela’s dynamic choreography, innate musicality and theatricality serve to illuminate this brilliant music.
As soon as he played with the ACO, Steven Osborne wanted to return with Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1, for it requires an immensely virtuosic string orchestra, flexibility and humour veering on craziness. The time has now come with this allRussian concert. Brimming with carefree energy, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir is an exuberant postcard from an Italian summer holiday. “The ACO...set the audience in a spin with its heady version of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. Richard Tognetti was intent on making the most of the Russian nostalgia, romancing his violins, sending the audience into a clapping frenzy.” Herald Sun
“Sydney Dance Company is at the peak of its powers...some of the most exciting contemporary dance I’ve seen in years.” Sun-Herald RAMEAU Dances from Dardanus, Les Boréades, Castor et Pollux and others
PROKOFIEV (arr. Barshai/Tognetti) Visions fugitives SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No.1 SHOSTAKOVICH Octet TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence
Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Rafael Bonachela Artistic Director and Choreographer Sydney Dance Company SYDNEY THEATRE Mon 29 Oct 8pm, Tue 30 Oct 8pm, Wed 31 Oct 12pm, Wed 31 Oct 6.30pm, Thu 1 Nov 8pm, Fri 2 Nov 8pm, Sat 3 Nov 4pm, Sat 3 Nov 8pm Single tickets may be booked with a subscription, except for the performances on 29 Oct and 31 Oct 12pm.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
Steven Osborne
“Steven Osborne unleashed a spectacular performance…packed to the roof with fun, wit, fireworks, dazzling pianism.” The Herald
Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Steven Osborne Piano David Elton Trumpet BRISBANE Mon 19 Nov 8pm CANBERRA Sat 10 Nov 8pm MELBOURNE – THE ARTS CENTRE Sun 11 Nov 2.30pm, Mon 12 Nov 8pm NEWCASTLE Thu 22 Nov 7.30pm PERTH Wed 14 Nov 7.30pm SYDNEY – CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE Tue 20 Nov 8pm, Wed 21 Nov 7pm, Sat 17 Nov 7pm SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Sun 25 Nov 2pm NATIONAL tour partner
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FESTIVALS The ACO performs three intimate weekend-long festivals in three extraordinary locations.
NISEKO WINTER MUSIC FESTIVAL 12–14 January The Niseko ski fields in Hokkaido, Japan, are famous for powder snow, stunning views, amazing food and the number of Australians who visit each winter. Richard Tognetti, ACO musicians and members of the ACO’s Qantas Emerging Artist Program perform several concerts. Details and bookings at aco.com.au/niseko2012.
INTERNATIONAL TOURS “The Australians are a remarkably talented group, and they performed with rare, often stunning, virtuosity.” Wall Street Journal, 2011 “Richard Tognetti and his badass classical band, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, don’t play New York nearly often enough. But, on the rare occasion that they do come in from Down Under, they leave an indelible mark on the city’s music scene.” Time Out New York, 2010 “The ACO is a crack ensemble, the playing strictly disciplined and streamlined. But they couldn’t be anything but Aussies: there is a huge warmth and unaffected openness about them, their sound upfront without being brash.” The Guardian, 2010
The ACO has performed 442 concerts in 252 cities in 38 countries on 49 international tours. 2012 international tour details will be published at aco.com.au/international2012.
TARRAWARRA FESTIVAL Niseko
3–4 March
JAPAN
The stunning TarraWarra Museum of Art is just an hour from Melbourne in the Yarra Valley. Concerts take place in the 200-seat gallery.
12–14 January Niseko Winter Music Festival
NORTH AMERICA
3 March 12pm / Concert featuring Bach’s A minor Violin Concerto and Grieg’s Holberg Suite. 6pm / Concert featuring Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.4 and Pachelbel’s Canon.
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4 March 11am / Masterclass by Richard Tognetti 3pm / Concert featuring music by Rameau, Debussy, Paganini and Prokofiev. TarraWarra Museum of Art
Weekend Package / $240 for 3 concerts Individual Concerts / $90 Masterclass / $20 Concert, dining and accommodation details at aco.com.au. Book at aco.com.au or phone 1800 444 444.
6–15 September The ACO will be the orchestra in residence at the Maribor Festival in Slovenia as part of a European Tour.
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Carnegie Hall, New York
Greg Barrett
7–9 December
Vasse Felix Winery
Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Atlanta GA Norton Center for the Performing Arts, Danville KY DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, South Bend IN Symphony Hall, Chicago IL Modlin Center for the Performing Arts, Richmond VA Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Gainesville FL Royal Conservatory Koerner Hall, Toronto ON Kingston Grand Theatre, Kingston ON Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts, Hanover NH Bailey Auditorium, Ithaca NY Carnegie Hall, New York NY
EUROPE
VASSE FELIX FESTIVAL The ACO performs three concerts for just 260 people at Vasse Felix in Margaret River, Western Australia. Concerts are set in the Art Gallery of Margaret River’s oldest vineyard and winery. Tickets and dining packages are available. Book by contacting Vasse Felix from 1 July 2012 on 08 9756 5016 or by emailing michelle.grigg@vassefelix.com.au.
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PATRONS
& REGIONAL TOURS ACO2 AT THE FOUR WINDS FESTIVAL 3–8 April Bermagui, Wollongong Music by Sallinen, Piazzolla and Arensky directed by Helena Rathbone with classical accordionist James Crabb.
ACO2 NORTHERN WAVES TOUR 16–26 May Ningaloo Residency 8–18 July Broome, Carnarvon, Darwin, Geraldton, Karratha, Kununurra, Perth The creation and tour of The Reef (see page 9). ACO PRESENTING PARTNER
ACO2 connects the next generation of talented young Australian string players with ACO musicians, creating a combined ensemble with a fresh, energetic performance style. In 2012, ACO2 and an ensemble of ACO musicians tour throughout regional Australia, performing concerts and working with school students. Links to performance details and venues will be published at aco.com.au/ACO2-2012. ACO2 PRINCIPAL PARTNER
Peter Weiss AM, Patron The ACO has established its Instrument Fund, to offer patrons and investors the opportunity to participate in the ownership of a bank of historic stringed instruments. The Fund’s first asset is Australia’s only Stradivarius violin, now on loan to Satu Vänskä, Assistant Leader of the Orchestra. The ACO pays tribute to its Founding Patrons of the Fund, who have made donations to the Orchestra to assist the
9–15 July Albany, Katanning, Manjimup, Narrogin
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
ACO ACADEMY
The Chairman’s Council is a limited membership association of high level executives and enlightened individuals who support the ACO’s international touring program and
10–20 October Devonport, Hobart, Launceston, Port Arthur, Stanley, St Helen’s, Zeehan Music by Dvorák, Meale, Handel and Mozart directed by Helena Rathbone.
ACO ENSEMBLE QUEENSLAND TOUR 23 October–3 November Bundaberg, Emerald, Mt Isa MAJOR PARTNER
enjoy exclusive private events. Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Chairman / Australian Chamber Orchestra & Joint Managing Director / Transfield Holdings Mr Michael Andrew Australian Chairman / KPMG Mr Philip Bacon AM Director / Philip Bacon Galleries Mr David Baffsky AO Honorary Chairman / Accor Asia Pacific Mr Brad Banducci Chief Executive Officer / Cellarmasters Group Mr Jeff Bond General Manager / Peter Lehmann Wines Mr & Mrs Michael & Helen Carapiet The Hon. Stephen Charles QC & Mrs Jenny Charles Mr & Mrs Robin Crawford Rowena Danziger AM & Kenneth G. Coles AM
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Mr John Grill Chief Executive Officer / WorleyParsons
Mr & Mrs Simon & Katrina Holmes à Court Observant Pty Limited
QUARTET - $50,000–$99,000 John and Anne Leece
ACO2 TASMANIA TOUR
Mr Angelos Frangopoulos Chief Executive Officer / Australian News Channel
VISIONARY - $500,000–$1m Peter Weiss AM
ACO ENSEMBLE WESTERN AUSTRALIA TOUR
Secondary school students who play the violin, viola, cello or double bass come together for a week of rehearsals and performances with ACO musicians at the ACO’s Sydney Studio. Program details will be published at aco.com.au in late 2011.
Dr Bob Every Chairman / Wesfarmers Mr Robert Scott Managing Director / Wesfarmers Insurance
Mrs Janet Holmes à Court AC
OCTET - $100,000–$199,000 Amina Belgiorno-Nettis
July Sydney
Mr Craig Drummond Chief Executive Officer and Country Head / Bank of America Merrill Lynch Australia
Fund to acquire the Stradivarius violin.
CONCERTO - $200,000–$499,000 Naomi Milgrom AO
Alex Weltlinger
Helena Rathbone, Thomas Chawner, Daniel Kowalik, Stephen King, Aiko Goto
CO-PRESENTER
ACO INSTRUMENT FUND
Mr John James Managing Director / Vanguard Mr Warwick Johnson Managing Director / Optimal Fund Management Ms Catherine Livingstone AO Chairman / Telstra Mr Steven Lowy AM Chief Executive Officer / Westfield Mr Didier Mahout CEO Australia & NZ / BNP Paribas Mr John Marshall & Mr Andrew Michael Apparel Group Limited Mr Peter Mason AM Chairman / AMP Limited & Mrs Kate Mason Mr David Mathlin Senior Principal / Sinclair Knight Merz Mr Michael Maxwell & Mrs Julianne Maxwell Mr Geoff McClellan Chairman / Freehills Mr John Meacock Managing Partner NSW / Deloitte Ms Naomi Milgrom AO Ms Jan Minchin Director / Tolarno Galleries
Mr Glen Sealey General Manager / Maserati Australia & New Zealand
CORE CHAIRS
Mr Ray Shorrocks Head of Corporate Finance, Sydney / Patersons Securities
Mark Ingwersen ~ Violin
Mr & Mrs Clive Smith Mr Andrew Stevens Managing Director / IBM Australia & New Zealand Mr Michio (Henry) Taki Managing Director & CEO / Mitsubishi Australia Ltd Mr Alden Toevs Group Chief Risk Officer / Commonwealth Bank of Australia Mr Michael Triguboff Managing Director / MIR Investment Management Ltd
Mr Alf Moufarrige OAM Chief Executive Officer / Servcorp Mr Scott Perkins Head of Global Banking / Deutsche Bank, Australia/New Zealand Mr Peter Schiavello Managing Director / Schiavello Group
Alice Evans ~ Violin Jan Bowen The Davies The Sandgropers Ilya Isakovich ~ Violin Australian Communities Foundation – Connie & Craig Kimberley Fund Madeleine Boud ~ Violin Terry Campbell AO & Christine Campbell Stephen King ~ Viola Philip Bacon AM
Ms Vanessa Wallace Director / Booz & Company
Nicole Divall ~ Viola Ian & Nina Lansdown
Mr Kim Williams AM Chief Executive Officer / FOXTEL
Melissa Barnard ~ Cello The Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation
Mr Peter Yates AM Chairman / Royal Institution of Australia and Peony Capital
Julian Thompson ~ Cello The Clayton Family
SUPPORTED BY
Brian Nixon ~ Principal Timpani Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert
MEDICI PROGRAM In the time-honoured tradition of the great Medici family, the ACO’s Medici Patrons support individual players’ Chairs and assist the Orchestra to attract and retain musicians of the highest calibre. Mrs Amina Belgiorno-Nettis, Patron PRINCIPAL CHAIRS Richard Tognetti AO ~ Lead Violin Michael Ball AM & Daria Ball Joan Clemenger Wendy Edwards Prudence MacLeod Helena Rathbone ~ Principal 2nd Violin
Mr Jim Minto Managing Director / TAL Mr Clark Morgan Vice Chairman / UBS Wealth Management Australia
Aiko Goto ~ Violin Andrew & Hiroko Gwinnett
GUEST CHAIRS
FRIENDS OF MEDICI Mr R. Bruce Corlett AM & Mrs Ann Corlett
LIFE PATRONS IBM Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Mrs Barbara Blackman Mrs Roxane Clayton Mr David Constable AM Mr Martin Dickson AM & Mrs Susie Dickson Mr John Harvey AM Mrs Alexandra Martin
Satu Vänskä ~ Assistant Leader Robert & Kay Bryan Christopher Moore ~ Principal Viola Tony Shepherd
Mrs Fay Parker Mr John Taberner & Mr Grant Lang Mr Peter Weiss AM
Timo-Veikko Valve ~ Principal Cello Peter Weiss AM Maxime Bibeau ~ Principal Double Bass John Taberner & Grant Lang
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HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
SEASON DATES
As a subscriber, you receive tickets for seven concerts in Sydney and Melbourne; six in Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra; five in Perth and four in Newcastle and Wollongong. A new 3-concert package is being offered in Sydney only. Programs and pre-concert talks (45 minutes before every concert) are included. Please agree to receive our enewsletter so we can send you invitations to special events and information about concerts.
This shows which concerts are included in each subscription series. For prices, see the booking form.
RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS To keep your seats, please return the personalised renewal form you received with your brochure or renew online by logging into aco.com.au by 30 September 2011. After this date, non-renewed seats will be released. NEW SUBSCRIBERS Please complete the booking form in this brochure or subscribe at aco.com.au.
DONATIONS On the booking form, we ask for a tax-deductible donation to be included with your subscription payment. We seek this contribution to help offset the ever-increasing cost of maintaining the ACO as Australia’s finest orchestra and to provide essential support for the ACO’s education work. We thank you for your contribution.
CONCESSIONS Full-time students, Centrelink-issued pension card holders, Veterans’ Affairs pensioners and Health Care card holders are eligible for concession prices. Seniors Card holders are not eligible. To claim a concession, please enclose photocopied proof with your booking form. UNDER 30 If you are aged under 30 you save up to 50%. Please enclose photocopied proof of age with your booking form. PROCESSING OF SUBSCRIPTION APPLICATIONS Tickets will be allocated primarily in date order of receipt within each subscription category. The categories are prioritised as follows: renewing subscriptions without changes; renewing subscriptions with changes; new subscriptions. Subject to availability.
Richard Tognetti and the Parramatta String Players
TOUR 4 TROUT
TOUR 5 TOUR 6 BEETHOVEN EGARR
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Tue 24 Jul
Tue 14 Aug
Brisbane QPAC Concert Hall, 8pm Mon 13 Feb Mon 12 Mar Mon 25 Jun
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Wed 11 Jul
Mon 6 Aug
CANBERRA Llewellyn Hall, 8pm
Sat 18 Feb
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Sat 21 Jul
Sat 4 Aug
Melbourne Sun 2.30pm Mon 8pm
Sun 19 Feb Sun 18 Mar Sun 17 Jun Mon 20 Feb Mon 19 Mar Mon 18 Jun
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Sun 22 Jul Mon 16 Jul Mon 23 Jul
Sun 12 Aug Mon 13 Aug
NEWCASTLE City Hall, 7.30pm
Thu 16 Feb
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Perth Concert Hall, 7.30pm
Wed 22 Feb
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Sydney City Recital Hall, 8pm City Recital Hall, 7pm City Recital Hall, 7pm
Tue 14 Feb Tue 20 Mar Tue 12 Jun Wed 15 Feb Wed 21 Mar Wed 13 Jun Sat 11 Feb Sat 17 Mar Sat 9 Jun
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Opera House, 2pm
Sun 12 Feb
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ADELAIDE Town Hall, 8pm
TOUR 1 CHOPIN
TOUR 2 HILLIARD
TOUR 3 DE NIESE
Tue 21 Feb
Tue 13 Mar
Wed 20 Jun
SYDNEY ACO Plus Package
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WOLLONGONG Town Hall, 7.30pm
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Sat 10 Mar
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THE REEF
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Sun 24 Jun ~
Mon 23 Jul
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Mon 19 Nov
Sat 6 Oct
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Sat 10 Nov
Sun 7 Oct Mon 8 Oct
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Sun 11 Nov Mon 12 Nov
Thu 18 Oct
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Thu 22 Nov
Wed 15 Aug Wed 10 Oct
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Wed 14 Nov
Tue 17 Jul Wed 18 Jul Sat 14 Jul
Tue 7 Aug Wed 8 Aug Sat 11 Aug
Tue 16 Oct Wed 17 Oct Sat 13 Oct
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Tue 20 Nov Wed 21 Nov Sat 17 Nov
Sun 15 Jul
Sun 5 Aug
Sun 14 Oct
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Sun 25 Nov
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Thu 9 Aug
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Mon 29 Oct Tue 30 Oct* Wed 31 Oct Thu 1 Nov Fri 2 Nov Sat 3 Nov
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Requests for a seating change must be made in writing when renewing. Changes, where possible, will be made primarily in date order of receipt. Where it is not possible to satisfy a change request, you will retain your existing seats. Your credit card will be debited or your cheque or money order banked on receipt of your application. If you choose to pay in two instalments, you will be charged 50% on receipt of your application and 50% in December 2011. Any money due to applicants as a result of the ACO being unable to satisfy ticket requests will be automatically refunded. Tickets will be mailed by December 2011. TICKET EXCHANGE After 13 December 2011, subscription tickets can be exchanged to any other subscription concert, subject to availability. Tickets are not refundable. For terms and conditions of sale, see aco.com.au/terms-and-conditions.
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Thu 22 Mar
Thu 7 Jun
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TOUR 7 RUSSIAN
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SYDNEY DANCE
Thu 19 Jul
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Julian Thompson at Matraville Soldiers Settlement School
Wollongong: all concerts take place at Wollongong Town Hall.
SINGLE TICKET SALES Single tickets go on sale on Tuesday 13 December 2011. Visit aco.com.au or phone 1800 444 444 on 13 December for prices, availability and bookings.
Melbourne: Tours 1, 2 and 3 take place at Melbourne Town Hall; Tour 4 takes place at Melbourne Recital Centre; Tours 5, 6 and 7 take place at The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall. *ACO Plus package buyers will be automatically given a ticket for the Sydney Dance Company performance on Tuesday 30 October and may exchange to another performance date after 13 December 2011. The 2012 National Concert Season brochure is correct at time of printing. The ACO reserves the right to change programs, artists and venues without notice.
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NEW SUBSCRIBER BOOKING FORM
SEATING PREFERENCE Please refer to the venue maps on page 20 and number your preferred seating area below, 1 (most preferred) to 3 (least preferred). Every effort will be made to seat you in your preferred area.
Surname
Phone
All other venues
Stalls
Circle
Level 3
Box
Balcony
Gallery
Choir
Sydney Dance Company at Sydney Theatre
Address State
Level 2
ADD PRIORITY TICKETS FOR SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY & THE REEF Select the date you would like to attend and indicate the number of tickets you would like in each reserve. These prices have already been discounted for subscribers. Tickets may only be purchased with a subscription at this time.
fill in your details
Suburb
Level 1
Special requirements – if you use a wheelchair or have any other seating needs, please tell us here:
Subscribe at aco.com.au or complete both sides of this form. If you subscribed to the 2011 Season and have not received a renewal notice, please call 1800 444 444.
Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss First Name
City Recital Hall Angel Place
Tue 30 Oct 8pm
Postcode
Wed 31 Oct 6.30pm
Thu 1 Nov 8pm
Premium
A RES
x $90
Please do not send me the ACO e-newsletter, customer service emails and invitations.
Fri 2 Nov 8pm
Sat 3 Nov 4pm
B RES
x $71
Sat 3 Nov 8pm
Under 30
x $53
x $43
Mon 23 July 7pm
A RES
B RES
x $90 CHOOSE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES Indicate the number of packages you require in each reserve.
C RES
x $71
Under 30
x $53
x $43
PAYMENT Subscription package/s total $
ADELAIDE
A RES Conc.
A RES B RES Under 30 Full
B RES Conc.
B RES C RES Under 30 Full
$450
$360
$216
$354
$288
$186
$450
$360
$216
$354
$288
$186
$270
$450
$360
$216
$354
$288
$186
Melbourne Sun 2.30pm
$574
$497
$252
$462
$378
Mon 8pm
$574
$497
$252
$462
$378
$272
$204
$144
$375
$300
$180
$295
$240
$155
$225
$574
$497
$252
$462
$378
$231
Wed 7pm City Recital Hall
$574
$497
$252
$462
$378
Sat 7pm City Recital Hall
$574
$497
$252
$462
Sun 2pm Opera House
$574
$497
$252
$462
$129
$219
$144
$216
Brisbane CANBERRA
NEWCASTLE Perth Sydney Tues 8pm City Recital Hall
SYDNEY ACO PLUS WOLLONGONG
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TOTALS
$168
$
$270
$204
$168
$
$231
$343
$280
$196
$
$231
$343
$280
$196
$
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$
$170
$140
$
$343
$280
$196
$
$231
$343
$280
$196
$
$378
$231
$343
$280
$196
$
$378
$231
$343
$280
$196
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$99
$153
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$87
$
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$
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Sydney Dance Company ticket/s total
$
The Reef ticket/s total $
$204
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C RES Under 30
$
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C RES Conc.
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I would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support the ACO
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TOTAL PAYMENT $ Payment Method Cheque or money order made payable to ‘Australian Chamber Orchestra Pty Ltd’ Credit card Full amount OR Visa
Charge 50% to my credit card now and 50% in December 2011 (card must be valid until Dec 2011).
Mastercard
Diners
American Express
Credit Card Number
Expiry Date
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Amex ID
Cardholder’s Name Signature
Date
I have included photocopied proof to qualify for a discounted price Under 30 proof of age Full-time student card, Centrelink Pensioner concession card, Veteran’s Affairs pensioner card or Health Care card
$279 $272
~ $204
~ $176
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The Reef at Sydney Opera House (Perth included in subscription)
If you are subscribing for more than one person, please attach each subscriber’s details on a separate sheet so they can receive a subscriber card and be emailed news and invitations.
A RES Full
Total
$120
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SUB-TOTAL $
SUBMIT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Website aco.com.au Post ACO Subscriptions, PO Box R21, Royal Exchange NSW 1225 Fax (02) 8274 3887 Phone 1800 444 444 (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm) In person Australian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm)
Total $
SEATING PLANS A RESERVE
Stalls
Circle
Gallery
Boxes
Restricted View
C RESERVE
B RESERVE
Stalls
Boxes
Stalls
Balcony
Gallery
Alcoves
Stage
Stage
Stage Alcoves
ADELAIDE / Town Hall 128 King William Street
BRISBANE / QPAC Concert Hall Cnr. Melbourne & Grey Streets, Southbank
CANBERRA / Llewellyn Hall, ANU Childers Street
Circle Balcony Stalls Restricted View
Balcony
Balcony Stalls
Stalls Restricted View
Restricted View
Circle
Stalls Restricted View
melissa barnard Stalls
Stage
Stage
Stage Restricted View
Stage
Restricted View
MELBOURNE EVENING / Town Hall Cnr. Swanston & Collins Streets
Stage Restricted View
Stalls
Stage
MAXIME BIBeau
Stalls
Restricted View
MELBOURNE SUNDAY / Town Hall Cnr. Swanston & Collins Streets
Gallery
Stalls
Balcony
Balcony
Stage
MELBOURNE / The Arts Centre, Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Road
Level 2
Lower Gallery
Level 1
Level 3
Stage Stage
NEWCASTLE / City Hall 290 King Street
PERTH / Concert Hall 5 St George’s Terrace
Stalls
Boxes
SYDNEY / City Recital Hall Angel Place 1 Angel Place
Christopher MOORE
Circle Gallery
Stage
Stalls
A
B C D
U E
V
Choir
W X
Stage
Y
Boxes
SYDNEY / Opera House Concert Hall Bennelong Point 20
WOLLONGONG / Town Hall Kembla Street NICOLE DIVALL
Helena Rathbone
MADELEINE BOUD
ACO PARTNERS The ACO would like to thank its 2012 partners for their generous support.
AC O2 PRINCIPAL PARTNER
FOUNDING PARTNER
NATIONAL TOUR PARTNERS
OFFICIAL PARTNERS
PERTH SERIES AND WA REGIONAL TOUR PARTNER
CONCERT AND SERIES PARTNERS
Preferred Travel Partner
Margaret Olley AC
Peter Weiss AM
ACCOMMODATION AND EVENT PARTNERS Bar Cupola
JULIAN THOMPSON
CAROLINE HENBEST
DANIEL YEADON
VERONIQUE SERRET
Helen White
REBECCA CHAN
NATIONAL EDUCATION PARTNERS PATRONS:
Janet Holmes à Court
Marc Besen AO & Eva Besen AO
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS: Holmes à Court Family Foundation
The Neilson Foundation
The Ross Trust
Limb Family Foundation
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
The ACO is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body
The ACO is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW
The Australian Government is proud to be associated with the ACO through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia
aco.com.au Visit aco.com.au to listen to the music in the season and watch video introductions to the concerts and footage of the ACO in concert.
Australian Chamber Orchestra Pty Ltd A not for profit company registered in NSW. ABN 45 001 335 182 Artistic Director Richard Tognetti AO General manager Timothy Calnin Post PO Box R21, Royal Exchange NSW 1225, Australia Street Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 1800 444 444 (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm) Fax (02) 8274 3887 / Email aco@aco.com.au Brochure Design www.leadinghand.com.au
If you would like to be sent a copy of the text in this brochure printed in a larger font, please phone 02 8274 3800.
The ACO cares for the environment by using the following products and procedures in the production of this document. Paper: Monza Satin 55% recycled, ISO 14 001 environmental accreditation, FSC mixed source certified. Paper: Stephen Scrambled White 50% recycled, ISO 14 001 environmental accreditation, FSC mixed source certified. Printing: Printed using soy based vegetable inks and all excess paper and off cuts from the printing process are recycled.
Photo of Richard Tognetti by Richard Tognetti