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2012 CSO Season at a Glance 2012 Shell Prom Concert: Carnevale di Canberra
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Saturday 18 February 5pm grounds of Government House Marc Taddei conductor Barbara Jane Gilby violin Eva Kong soprano Gaetano Bonfante tenor Join us to celebrate the 30th Prom as a bit of Venice comes to Canberra for this family Carnevale! Supported by the Embassy of Italy 12:1 St.George Corporate & Business Bank Llewellyn Series Wednesday 28 March Thursday 29 March Llewellyn Hall 7.30pm Nicholas Milton conductor Gerard Willems piano BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Op 37 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 6 in B minor Op 74 ‘Pathetique’ 12:2 St.George Corporate & Business Bank Llewellyn Series Wednesday 9 May Thursday 10 May Llewellyn Hall 7.30pm Andrew Mogrelia conductor Shefali Pryor oboe MOZART Cosi Fan Tutti Overture R STRAUSS Oboe Concerto in D major PALMER The Ruritanian Dances BEETHOVEN Symphony No 1 ACTEW Grand Gala: An Evening with George Gershwin Saturday 7 July Llewellyn Hall 7.30pm Nicholas Milton conductor Piers Lane piano Trisha Crowe soprano featuring favourites such as Rhapsody in Blue An American in Paris Summertime I Got Rhythm The Man I Love and many more!
12:3 St.George Corporate & Business Bank Llewellyn Series Wednesday 22 August Thursday 23 August Llewellyn Hall 7.30pm Nicholas Milton conductor William Barton didgeridoo Ji Won Kim violin Roger Benedict viola SCULTHORPE Earth Cry MOZART Sinfonia concertante in E flat major HOLST The Planets Matinee Magic: Dance Fever! Saturday 15 September Llewellyn Hall 2pm Marc Taddei conductor Luda Kroitor & Csaba Szirmai champion dancers Aric Yegudkin & Masha Belash champion dancers Our favourite family afternoon of music and ballroom dance. 12:4 St.George Corporate & Business Bank Llewellyn Series Wednesday 24 October Thursday 25 October Llewellyn Hall 7.30pm Nicholas Milton conductor Julian Smiles cello BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No 1 Op 107 SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No 3 in C minor Op 79 ‘Organ Symphony’
Dear Music Lovers What is there about music that is so fundamental to us? We celebrate our lives with music from birth to death and everywhere in between. Music says things we can’t put in to words; it inspires our imagination. The CSO, our government and corporate partners, our donors, benefactors and patrons share a love not just for music, but also for what music brings to our community. Attending a CSO concert is sharing and contributing to the excitement that can only be possible at a live music performance. This experience brings us together and enriches our lives. And why is this important? Because however impressive our technological achievements in the modern world, we have a fundamental need for simple human connection. We need some things to be real and face-to-face. No matter how fantastic your stereo system, there’s nothing like being in the concert hall with 80 musicians right there in front of you and the music resounding in your solar plexus! If you think CSO concerts are boring, you haven’t been to one lately! Come and discover what others are raving about as our audience numbers continue to grow in response to the exhilarating performances of our Conductors, Soloists and Musicians. Under our inspiring Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Nicholas Milton, your CSO brings fresh, dynamic and memorable artistry to the stage throughout the year. With the generous support of the ACT and Commonwealth Governments, as well as our many dedicated corporate partners, we are growing and engaging with our community like never before. On behalf of us all, I would like to welcome you to the Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s 2012 concert season. Nicholas Milton has devised an inspirational program for you which brings the excitement, passion, beauty and spine-tingling thrills you’ve come to expect from your CSO. Imagine the possibilities! Henry Laska CEO
YOUR CSO chief conductor & artistic director Dr Nicholas Milton concertmaster Barbara Jane Gilby board of directors chair Prof Deane Terrell AO deputy chair Dr Andrew Lu OAM secretary Bob Clark treasurer Alan Bunsell public officer Harry Bluhm Melanie Kontze John Painter AM Barbara Walsh
management team chief executive officer Henry Laska business development, marketing & events manager Sarah Kimball orchestra manager Andrew Heron ticketing & special projects officer Matthew Lendrum philanthropy & giving manager Isobel Griffin finance manager Tamara McKee finance officer Jeanette Simpson orchestra volunteer Gail Tregear
Dear Friends It gives me enormous pleasure to welcome you to another season of thrilling music-making with your Canberra Symphony Orchestra. All of you who were with us for our spectacular concerts over the past few years know exactly what I am talking about when I refer to the inspiring, fascinating, and thrilling experiences we have shared together. It really is a privilege and an extraordinary pleasure for me personally to make music with the remarkable musicians of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. I want to thank all of our musicians, from the bottom of my heart, for their exceptional concentration and energy during the often intense and exhausting rehearsal periods that culminate in the wonderfully uplifting concerts we are proud to share with you, our passionate and supportive audience. May I also take this opportunity to express my thanks to our small management team, whose tireless work behind the scenes makes possible the undisputed success of our orchestra. My personal and deep thanks to our incredible Chief Executive, Henry Laska, who is the most passionate advocate for our orchestra and whose dedication makes my job significantly more enjoyable. Henry encourages all of us and leads a truly inspirational and motivated team—a family, really, that you are invited to join for another extraordinary year in 2012. This brochure offers you a glimpse into what I promise will be a treasure trove of exquisite riches for our imagination. As always, the CSO musicians and I have invited exciting guest artists to join us to interpret for you some of the most glowing masterpieces of the literature. With each program, we will experience a tremendous excursion into the resplendence of human emotion. Music is food for our souls, and each of the concerts you share in 2012 with us will be a feast of perfect proportions. I think that orchestras are quite miraculous organisms—humans getting together to try to make something absolutely stunningly beautiful happen at a particular moment in time. It’s quite remarkable when you think about it, and I often contemplate this tiny miracle that happens when I am privileged enough to stand in front of fellow musicians. I am increasingly and passionately convinced that the CSO is not only a unique and extraordinary organisation, but a quiet miracle-worker for good in our city. Thank you for sharing our passion for exquisite music in 2012. Together we inspire and nourish the essential imagination in our lives. Warmest regards Nicholas Milton
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2012 Shell Prom // family fun with face painting and strolling minstrels //
SHELL
Prom 2012
->Carnevale
di Canberra Marc Taddei conductor Barbara Jane Gilby violin Eva Kong soprano Gaetano Bonfante tenor
_ _ Supported by the Embassy of Italy featuring selections from VIVALDI, PUCCINI, ROSSINI, MASSENET and many more! _ _
================ The 30th annual Prom takes on a carnival atmosphere in our 2012 performance as we join with the Embassy of Italy for the ‘Carnevale di Canberra’! Featuring orchestral blockbusters inspired by the festivity of the richly exciting Carnevale tradition, we feature Dvorak’s rousing
Saturday 18 February 2012 grounds of Government House, Yarralumla 5pm (gates open at 3.45pm)
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Pip Thompson, violin; Michael Dixon, principal french horn; Barbara Jane Gilby, concertmaster
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‘Carnival Overture’, the ‘Barber of Seville Overture’ by Rossini, and selections from Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ performed by CSO Concertmaster, Barbara Jane Gilby while our guest vocalists thrill with love duets from ‘La Boheme’. What Italian feast would be complete without the ‘Triumphal March’ from Verdi’s ‘Aida’, or a spine-tingling rendition of ‘Nessun Dorma’?
Thanks to Shell, we’ve been able to reduce Prom ticket prices, so bring your family and celebrate the Carnivale with your CSO in the stunning setting of the gardens at Government House! ================
beethoven Egmont Overture
LS 12:1 // something for piano lovers
Beethoven Piano concerto # 3 in C minor, Op 37
Nicholas Milton conductor Artistic Patronage of Nicholas Milton courtesy of ActewAGL
Gerard Willems soloist
Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
================ Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Nicholas Milton opens our 2012 Llewellyn Season with a powerful selection of masterpieces. We begin with the drama of Beethoven’s ‘Egmont Overture’ with its stunning power and ferocious heroism, before Australia’s foremost Beethoven interpreter, Gerard Willems,
Kai-Kai Toh, violin; Bjorn Pfeiffer, tuba; Michael Bailey, trombone; Julia Clancy, viola
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Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 March 2012 7.30pm Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music
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Tchaikovsky #6 Symphony
in B minor, op 74 ‘Pathetique’
brings his virtuosity to the intense sound world of the 3rd Piano Concerto. After interval, Tchaikovsky’s emotionally charged Sixth Symphony, which debuted just days before his sudden death, is a deep and turbulent masterpiece to conclude a memorable concert experience. ================
LS 12:2 // Andrew Mogrelia last conducted the CSO in Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral Symphony’
================ Llewellyn 2 is an evening of refined elegance with Guest Conductor Andrew Mogrelia making a welcome return to the CSO stage. Associate Principal Oboe of the Sydney Symphony and winner of the Symphony Australia Young Performer Awards, Shefali Prior showcases the intimate and beautiful ‘Oboe Concerto’ by Richard Strauss,
a gorgeously lyrical work that makes great virtuosic demands on the soloist. George Palmer’s intoxicating dances for orchestra overflow with energy and melodic appeal before the program’s joyful conclusion with Beethoven’s triumphant First Symphony. ================
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oboe concerto
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george palmer
Kristen Sutcliffe, bassoon; Megan Billings, principal oboe; Justin Bullock, double bass; Caroline O’Donnell, oboe
the ruritanian dances
beethoven #1 Symphony
“The Strauss concerto is a special work for oboists and really the pinnacle of our solo repertoire. It asks for such depth of expression and technical mastery that make it the type of work that you can spend your entire life discovering.” Shefali Pryor
Andrew Mogrelia conductor Shefali Pryor oboe Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 May 2012 7.30pm Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
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COSI FAN TUTTE OVERTURE
ACTEW Grand Gala // book now because it always sells out
_ _with favourites such as Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Piano Concerto in F, I Got Rhythm, Someone to Watch Over Me and more!_ _
**2012 actew grand
gala
an evening with
George Gershwin
===== In 2012, we present a very special Gala event—An Evening with George Gershwin. Effervescent pianist Piers Lane joins us for a bewitching rendition of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ and Canberra-favourite, Trisha Crowe sings some of the most beloved show tunes penned
by George and Ira Gershwin, including ‘Stairway To Paradise’, ‘S Wonderful’ and ‘Summertime’. Nicholas Milton and the CSO add a saxophone section and go into bigband mode to perform the extraordinary ‘American in Paris’, Gershwin’s everpopular portrayal of the city of love. Another sold-out Gala concert is on the cards so book early! ==========
Nicholas Milton conductor Artistic Patronage of Nicholas Milton courtesy of ActewAGL
Piers Lane piano Trisha Crowe soprano
Max McBride, principal double bass; Leanne Bear, violin
Saturday July 7 2012 7.30pm Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music “Playing Gershwin’s two ma in works for piano and orchestra is Nic e Work If You Can Get It. S’wonderful music, with Fascinatin’ Rhythm and Tha t Cer Feeling. I’m Just Bidin’ My Tim tain e till we can Strike Up The Band and Sla p That Bass! I hope you’ll Clap Yo’ Hands even if it’s A Foggy Day, But Not for Me—fo r The Man I Love, George Gershwin!” Pie rs Lane
Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
LS 12:3 // 80 musicians on stage!
‘Earth Cry’ while the second act journeys across ‘The Planets’, Gustav Holst’s mighty showpiece. These two musical spheres orbit around the centerpiece of the evening, Mozart’s brilliant ‘Double Concerto for Violin and Viola’ featuring the heavenly talents of Ji Won Kim and Roger Benedict. ========
Olga Haydn, viola; Vernon Hill, principal flute, Hayley Bullock, violin
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======== In Llewellyn 3 Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Nicholas Milton returns for a massive concert of astrological proportions. Acclaimed soloist William Barton opens the evening as the didgeridoo and orchestra blend with soaring lyricism in Sculthorpe’s moving
“Mozart’s glorious double t concerto is always a real trea h bot ed play art Moz . play to the violin and viola himself and he understood perfectly how to write for them. In the sublime slow movement the r two instruments sing togethe is t tha t due ly ven hea a in simply out of this world” Roger Benedict
sculthorpe –> Earth Cry –> mozart Sinfonia concertante -> in E flat major
holst⋆ the planets
Nicholas Milton conductor Artistic Patronage of Nicholas Milton courtesy of ActewAGL
William Barton didgeridoo Ji Won Kim violin Roger Benedict viola
Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 August 2012 7.30pm Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
Matinee Magic // fun for the whole family
matinee
magic dance
fever!
===== Spice up your Saturday afternoon with the CSO as we feature international champion couples from the exciting world of ballroom dance. You’ve seen Luda Kroitor (five time World Salsa Champion), Csaba Szirmai (Australian and Asian Salsa Champion), Masha Belash and Aric Yegudkin (World Super
Stars Adult Latin American Champions) on TV shows such as ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘Strictly Dancing’—now you can see them in person dancing with your CSO! What better way to celebrate the arrival of spring and Floriade than with this is family concert featuring a fiery salsa, gorgeous waltz and passionate tango just to name a few. This concert has sold out in previous seasons, so book early and join the fun! ==========
Marc Taddei conductor Luda Kroitor & Csaba Szirmai champion dancers Aric Yegudkin & Masha Belash champion dancers
Michael Bailey, trombone; Kai-Kai Toh, violin; Veronica Walshaw, percussion; Dorit Herskovits, double bass; Clayton Fiander, bass trombone; Bjorn Pfeiffer, tuba; Julia Clancy, viola; Robert Harris, viola
Saturday 15 September 2012 2pm Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music
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LS 12:4 // This symphony from Saint-Saens was the theme music in the movie ‘Babe’.
In this final Llewellyn blockbuster for 2012 we open with Berlioz’s dazzling ‘Roman Carnival’ before being joined by one of Australia’s most scintillating artists, cellist Julian Smiles. His interpretation of the remarkable ‘First Concerto’ by Shostakovich is a performance of emotional focus and searing intensity.
The evening concludes with the beloved ‘Organ Symphony’ by Saint-Saëns. This is a magnificent work like no other—with astonishing melodic turns, delicate colours, and above all, a design and architecture of immense grandeur.
roman carnival overture
shostakovich Cello#1 Concerto §
Op 107
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saint-saËns
symphony #3 in c minor op 78 Isobel Farrier, violin; Wyana Etherington, percussion; Timothy Wickham, violin; Alex Voorhoeve, cello
‘Organ Symphony’
“This is one of my favourite cello concertos. It starts with menacing power and ends in a manic fury, but it is in the beauty and sadness of the second movement that the work has its heart. It also has one of the longest and most exciting cadenzas in the repertoire!” Julian Smiles
Nicholas Milton conductor Artistic Patronage of Nicholas Milton courtesy ActewAGL
Julian Smiles cello
Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 October 2012 7.30pm Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
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CSO in the community Canberra Festival Symphony in the Park Already a Canberra Festival favourite after just two years, Symphony in the Park is an exciting initiative of the ACT Government. In 2012 the sensational Rachael Beck and Ian Stenlake join the CSO under the baton of conductor Timothy Sexton for Hollywood Hits!, a sensational tribute to the best-loved music from your favourite movies. Selections from Grease, Beauty & the Beast, Chicago, Cabaret, The Wizard of Oz, and Fame will have you singing along at Stage 88 in Commonwealth Park.
Symphony in the Park: Hollywood Hits! Sunday 11 March 2012 7pm Stage 88 Commonwealth Park Cost: free Parking: Acton Carpark www.events.act.gov.au 13 22 81
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Music for young people The CSO’s Music Education Program, Noteworthy, has inspired over 25,000 young Canberrans since its inception in 2007. This has been possible due to the vision and support of the Macquarie Group Foundation who share our commitment to nurture the future of music with free, interactive music-education concerts for ACT school children. Beginning in 2012, the ACT Government is also supporting Noteworthy so that we may enhance and develop the educational needs of our young people. Concerts are devised for specific age groups with everything from “clap along” rhythm concepts in Noteworthy Kinder to on-stage workshops with senior music students playing alongside our professional musicians. This support gives us the opportunity to further develop Noteworthy Outreach which takes our musicians to schools in our community for students with disabilities.
Rebecca Smith, violin; Lauren Davis, violin; Lindy Rekston, cello
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Isobel Farrier, violin; Wyana Etherington, percussion; Timothy Wickham, violin; Alex Voorhoeve, cello
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HeartStrings
A program of social inclusion For those who may be socially or geographically disadvantaged, the CSO can provide lifechanging inspiration, a chance to experience beauty and possibilities that might otherwise elude them. HeartStrings is an exciting new program which shares the generosity of community-minded donors by providing concert tickets to our young and not so young, and giving them the chance to experience the magic and wonder of a live orchestral experience. This represents a unique opportunity to help educate, entertain and inspire. We invite you talk to us about how you can support the HeartStrings project. Please direct enquiries to Isobel Griffin Philanthropy & Giving Manager on 6247 9191
Giving Program Bequests Anonymous 1 Maestro Legacy Circle above $4000 Robert W Crompton The Mundango Charitable Trust Principal Members $1000 to $3999 Prof Brian & Mrs Dianne Anderson Betty Beaver AM Mrs June Gordon Mr Allan Hall AM Barbara M Hall OAM Anthony Hedley Colin & Enid Holmes Sir Richard & Lady Kingsland Marjorie Lindenmayer Mr Arthur R Palmer Dr Pamela Rothwell The Tall Foundation Estate of B M Warden Mr & Mrs Lou Westende OAM Sarah White Mrs Muriel Wilkinson Anonymous 2 Associate Members $500 to $999 Mrs Sue Andrew D & F Beazley Mr Keith Blackburn Jean & Bern Brent Ann & Miles Burgess Peter Carrigy-Ryan Mr Chris & Mrs Rieteke Chenoweth Mr HG & Mrs NM Collis AK & JE Cooper Helen Douglas Ms Sue Dyer B & DJ Guppy Ms Beverly Hammond John & Ros Jackson John Kalokerinos JP Mr Arthur & Mrs Helen Kenyon Andrew Lu OAM Garth & Margaret Mansfield John Mulvaney David Pearse AL Ray Ms Kerry Truelove Anonymous 5
Supporting Members $100 to $499 Nadia D Andrea Mrs Vivianne Anthrak Margaret Archer Margaret Aston Judith Baldwin Allan Baxter Garry Beales Virginia Berger Mrs Phoebe Bischoff OAM Ms Dorothy Black Daryl & Hermina Blaxland Mr Neville & Mrs Joan Boston Bea Brickhill Dr Peter Brown AM Anne Burhop Pauline & Kevin Bryant Noela & Brian Cant Helen Catchatoorian JA Yeend & JG Collins Mrs Helen Connor Mr Tom & Mrs Eileen Cooke Freda Cosgrove Dr & Mrs William Coupland Mrs Merrilyn Crawford William & Dodie Crighton Eddie & Hazel Davenport Susan M Daw Mr Henry Deane Heather Eastwood Dr Miriam Fischer T & W Fitzgerald Mr Peter Fitzgerald Margaret Frey Mrs Gwenyth George Karen & Paul Goldsbrough Barbara Graham Gillian & Ian Graham Ms Rosemary Greaves Mr A & Mrs J Green David & Margaret Griffin Mr Donald Harris Mr Anthony & Mrs Isobelle Hayward Malcolm & Rhondda Hazell Mr & Mrs Peter Henderson Patricia Hewlings Marian Hill Kevin & Margaret Hollis Mr Roger Howard Leonie Hunt DD Hurditch Mr Rod Hurley Mr Mike & Mrs Stephanie Hutchinson M & P Ilbery Suzanne Jennings Christine & Merv Johnston GA Joseph S Kearns & K Campbell David Kennemore Adam Kirk
Melanie Kontze & Leslie Phillips Denise Kraus Dr Paul & Mrs Jan Kriedemann Trish Levick Penny Lloyd Jones Sue Ludwig Mr Slawomir Makula Kathleen Marshall Ms Anita Martin Don & Helen McMichael Judith & Tony McMichael Mr David & Mrs Sheila Middleton Mrs Lyn Moorhouse Jean Moran Mrs Erica Morrison Anne Moten Marie Oakes Margaret Oates Mrs Pamela O’Keeffe Andre & Sylvia Pados Southside Physio Ms Sue Pidgeon Wayne & Linda Roberts Robin Robinson JR & MM Salmon G & K Sarossy Mr David Shelmerdine Dr Kenneth Shepherd Roger & Ann Smith Mr Christopher Haddon Spurgeon Mr & Mrs John Stephens Mrs Susan Sutton Elinor Swan Emily Stewart-Reed Dr Bill Stewart-Thomson Elizabeth Tovey Anne Treleaven Naomi Trennery Mrs Geraldine Triffitt Leonard Tuohy Ms Pamela Weiss Helen Weldon Mrs Helen White James Williams Damaris Wilson Dr R Woods AM Capt W Graham Wright DL Wright Graham & Evelyn Young Anonymous 53
The CSO would also like to acknowledge all donations from our Contributing Members of up to $99. Each and every donation is greatly valued and takes us one step closer to being the very best we can be.
Partners The CSO applauds our Partners for their valued contributions to the orchestra and our community
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
The CSO is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body
BRINDABELLA PARTNER
YARRAMUNDI PARTNER
CULTURAL PARTNER
education partner
BURLEY GRIFFIN PARTNER
STROMLO PARTNER
TIDBINBILLA PARTNER
COTTER PARTNERS
Media partners
WINE PARTNER
TICKET partners
WEB PARTNER
HOTEL PARTNER
DESIGN PARTNER
PHOTOGRAPHY PARTNER
PRINT PARTNER
BROADCAST PARTNER
Lindi Heap Photography
honorary solicitors
honorary auditors
uNIVERSITY PARTNER
Brochure concept, design and art direction by RTM design. Photography by Lindi Heap photography.
The CSO would like to thank the musicians whose participation inspired this brochure, as well as RTM Design, Lindi Heap Photography and Qote!, whose imagination made it real.