QSO 2012 Program by Ian Wheaton

Live the music Se as o n 2 0 1 2

Welcome

Queensland Symphony Orchestra 2012 Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2012 season. This is an exciting time to be with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra whether you are coming along to listen, to play or to conduct. There is movement at the studio: from Ferry Road, which was the Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home for decades, we move into a magnificent new studio at South Bank, into the core of the cultural centre of Brisbane. With open rehearsals, education concerts and new series we will throw open our new doors to young and old. There is movement in the Orchestra: during the past five years the Orchestra has acquired twenty inspiring new members. This movement brings about new energy, new ideas, and new relationships. For me it has been an absolute pleasure to work with this superb orchestra. The musicians of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra share my enthusiasm for great music, enthusiasm that inspires dedication, that produces scintillating live performances. Come and experience the 2012 season.

Johannes Fritzsch Chief Conductor

Welcome

A message for Queensland Symphony Orchestra 2012

Penelope Wensley AC

Rachel Nolan mp

Greg Wanchap

Patrick Pickett csm

Governor of Queensland Patron of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Minister for Finance, Natural Resources and The Arts

Chairman of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Welcome to the 2012 Season for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. What a year it promises to be as the Orchestra celebrates its 65th year of creating and sharing beautiful music with audiences across the state.

In 2012, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will embark on an exciting new journey as we explore the entertainment and creative possibilities presented at our new home in the South Bank arts precinct. We look forward to sharing this with you.

This season also marks another significant milestone for the Orchestra as it makes its long-anticipated move into its new home in the heart of the arts and cultural precinct at South Bank.

This season, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will present world class performances that will excite our audiences and engage our communities across the State under the continuing dynamic leadership of our Chief Conductor Johannes Fritzsch. This is a diverse and enlightened program providing the opportunity for our musicians to work in close collaboration with many distinguished guest artists and conductors. Our artistic vibrancy and diversity is at the core of our success.

This season, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will strive to create the most memorable performances with ‘new concepts, in new places’. As we move to the heart of South Bank’s cultural precinct, we anticipate the rise of endless opportunities to engage with our Queensland community. The new building will enable us to host a range of community events and unique concerts with the addition of our Baroque and Concerti series in 2012.

As Patron of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, I am delighted to welcome a new season of performances, designed, with flair and imagination, to impress and please all who have the opportunity to attend them. In 2012 the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will present, from its new base at South Bank, a season that offers lovers of classical music both great variety and great enjoyment. Under the sensitive direction of Maestro Johannes Fritzsch and a number of distinguished guest conductors, the Orchestra will showcase once again the highest standards of technical excellence and musicianship, across a rich program that traverses centuries of music and a panoply of musical styles and genres. The program includes well known works - "old friends" that we look forward to meeting again and hearing with fresh ears - and others less well known, less often performed, whose acquaintance we may be keen to make. There will be wonderful collaborations, concerts built around intriguing themes, a series of concerts in regional Queensland, and music for children of all ages. Above all, the program is a celebration of marvellous music and of our good fortune in having an Orchestra of such distinction that Queensland and Queenslanders can claim proudly as our own. I look forward to sharing this celebration and the pleasures of the 2012 Season with you all.

With exciting international collaborations, comprehensive regional tours and a dynamic subscription season, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s 2012 Season will be a vibrant and energetic experience for all music lovers. I would like to congratulate the Chief Conductor Johannes Fritzsch and the 88 talented orchestra musicians on bringing worldclass music to Queensland and thank them for the ongoing commitment to sharing their gift with audiences all over the state. The Queensland Government is a proud supporter of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and shares a goal of touching the hearts and minds of Queenslanders through the power of music.

Diversity with balance takes courage. In 2012 we present this in our Gala and 20/21 Series and our extensive Regional Concert Series reaches many of our wide spread communities providing the live experience of our world class Queensland Symphony Orchestra. We will expand our engagement in 2012 with young people through our numerous education programs, concerts and workshops to inspire their appreciation of and participation in music, as well as providing learning and development opportunities for aspiring young musicians. Our talented musicians are recognised leaders in our education engagements. We seek your strong advocacy and support as we excite and entertain you with our 2012 program.

As Queensland’s largest performing arts company, our dedicated musicians and administration staff work as a close team to bring you a series of timeless repertoire performed to the highest standard. In 2012 our world-class musicians will perform classical and modern compositions with esteemed national and international stars. I encourage you to experience the superior talent of the state’s only full-time, professional orchestra for our main stage concerts, regional performances and educational programs.

Welcome 2012

Maestro Series

We invite you to join us in our new home this season and ‘live the music’ in 2012 with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Morning Masterworks

Gala

Music on Sundays

20/21

Special concerts

Regional

Education

Philanthropy

Musicians

Concert Dates

Our Partners

Maestro Series

Eivind Aadland

Maestro Series

Maestro Series The QSO’s Maestro concerts comprise our flagship series...

Sarah Wilson

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s Maestro series is now 12 concerts; 12 powerful reasons to subscribe to landmark programs for Queensland music lovers. Each encompasses concert works revered for generations as pillars of mainstream repertoire; conducted and performed by musicians at the zenith of their prestigious international careers or outstanding younger musicians on the cusp of international recognition. In particular, savour the exhilarating synergy between Chief Conductor Johannes Fritzsch and the Orchestra in music as diverse as Dvorák, Mozart and Bruckner’s mighty Eighth Symphony.

Maestro Series

MAESTRO 1

MAESTRO 2

The legendary Stephen Kovacevich plays Beethoven

A celebration of Mozart’s most glorious music

8pm, Saturday 11 February 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

8pm, Saturday 3 March 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Conductor Gerard Schwarz Piano Stephen Kovacevich

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Piano Markus Schirmer

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Shostakovich Symphony No.10

R. Strauss Festliches Praeludium Op.61 Mozart Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 Jupiter Mozart Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491 JanáCek Sinfonietta Experience the exhilarating sound and visceral excitement of nine trumpets and the enlarged Queensland Symphony Orchestra brass section under Chief Conductor, Johannes Fritzsch. Sinfonietta showcases Janácek’s striking originality and dramatically rough-hewn sonorities. Mozart’s later masterpieces demonstrate his genius in transcending the emotional and stylistic boundaries of the eighteenth century. His Piano Concerto in C minor K.491, one of only two in this genre in a minor key, has demonic and intense qualities which make it a favourite of pianists such as Markus Schirmer. The Jupiter Symphony, Mozart’s glorious symphonic swan song, revels in its power while retaining his hallmark elegance and charm.

Markus Schirmer

The Queensland Symphony bursts into 2012 with Maestro Gerard Schwarz. Acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic, the Maestro conducts Shostakovich’s truly epic Tenth Symphony, hailed by many as his finest. This is a work where, in its supposed portrait of the dictator Josef Stalin in all his grim power, the music reaches levels of almost indescribable tension and profound emotional intensity, ultimately released by the euphoria of the finale. Stephen Kovacevich has been beguiling audiences with the colour, warmth and transcendent lyricism of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto for almost half a century. Now it’s Brisbane’s turn to celebrate Kovacevich’s 70th birthday and the magic he weaves with the QSO.

QSO with Markus Schirmer

Johannes Fritzsch

QSO with Kovacevich

Stephen Kovacevich

Maestro Series

MAESTRO 3

MAESTRO 4

The Mt. Everest of piano concertos

Strauss’ great tone poem brings Don Quixote to life

8pm, Friday 30 March 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

8pm, Saturday 21 April 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Conductor Arturo Enrique Diemecke Piano Sergio Tiempo

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Oboe Alexei Ogrintchouk Cello David Lale Viola Yoko Okayasu

QSO with Sergio Tiempo

QSO with Johannes Fritzsch

Debussy Nocturnes Debussy La mer Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Venezuelan Martha Argerich protégé, Sergio Tiempo, made one of the most sensational debuts ever in his 2011 Brisbane concerts, hailed as much for the deep insights and emotional fervour he brings to virtuoso showpieces as for his electric virtuosity. In 2012, he returns in triumph to perform Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3, the paragon of arch romantic piano concertos. Mexican firebrand, Arturo Enrique Diemecke, leads the orchestra with panache in Debussy's Nocturnes and La mer's delightful melodies, confirming the theory that Debussy deserves more frequent performances.

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Principal Cello, David Lale, and Principal Viola, Yoko Okayasu, shine respectively as the hero and his faithful servant Sancho Panza in Richard Strauss’ masterful tone poem, Don Quixote; the work which captures the spirit of Cervantes’ novel and portrays the poignant images of this sublime human tragic-comedy. Ernest Newman wrote “for wit, humour, pathos and humanity, there is nothing like it in all music.” Before interval Principal Oboe of Amsterdam’s illustrious Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Alexei Ogrintchouk, brings a special lustre to Mozart’s sparkling Oboe Concerto and Beethoven, in his equally sparkling, witty and brief Eighth Symphony, proves that he was also the god of small things.

Alexei Ogrintchouk

Beethoven Symphony No.8 Mozart Oboe Concerto R Strauss Don Quixote

David Lale

Sergio Tiempo

Gold Coast bus available

Yoko Okayasu

Arturo Enrique Diemecke

Maestro Series

MAESTRO 5

MAESTRO 6

A festival of Russian classics

We welcome the return of Roger Woodward and Mahler’s searing Ninth Symphony

QSO with Valery Polyansky

Conductor Valery Polyansky Piano Tatiana Polyanskaya Trumpet Sarah Wilson

Only a Russian conductor like Valery Polyansky can invest Borodin's music with the uniquely Slavic sense of yearning; nowhere is this more heartfelt that in his Second Symphony. Let Maestro Polyansky and QSO envelope you in its gorgeously sinuous melodies. In total contrast, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1 is a walk on the wild side and reveals the composer at his most subversively and mischievously satirical. At the premiere of his Festival Overture, composed to commemorate the 37th anniversary of the October Revolution, the audience was ordered to applaud. Modern audiences need no encouragement.

8pm, Saturday 16 June 2012 QPAC Concert Hall Conductor Eivind Aadland Piano Roger Woodward JS Bach Keyboard Concerto No.1 in D Minor Mahler Symphony No.9

Roger Woodward

Shostakovich Festival Overture Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky Marche Slave Borodin Symphony No.2

Roger Woodward, whose Bach performances were described as the most searching since Glenn Gould’s, makes his only Australian appearance in his 70th birthday year. The Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor, Eivind Aadland, returns to conduct Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, the crowning glory of the great AustroGermanic symphonic tradition which began with Haydn and Mozart. The Ninth is a work of genius, with passages of anguished beauty juxtaposed with mock-gaiety and sardonic wit. The final adagio is one of Mahler’s most profound and moving statements, full of majestic resignation and far from earthly tribulations.

Eivind Aadland

8pm, Saturday 12 May 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

QSO with Eivind Aadland

Valery Polyansky

Maestro Series

MAESTRO 7

MAESTRO 8

American inspiration with Lane and Fritzsch

The great Wagnerian returns in partnership with QSO and Bruckner’s massive Eighth

QSO with Piers Lane 8pm, Friday 13 July 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

8pm, Saturday 11 August 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Piano Piers Lane

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Soprano Lisa Gasteen

Bernstein Candide Overture Gershwin Piano Concerto in F Dvoràk Symphony No.9 From the New World Leonard Bernstein’s Candide Overture is the musical equivalent of opening a bottle of champagne, while George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F radiates all the confidence and brashness of 1920s New York, with art deco skyscrapers and dazzling neon signs. Piers Lane, who regularly inspires the critics, performs this concerto, a spectacularly successful marriage of jazz-inspired idiom and classical form. However much Dvoràk may have been captivated by the big sky and wide open prairies of the US when he wrote his New World Symphony, the lilt and freshness of this most beloved symphony tell us that his heart and soul remained in his native Bohemia. Gold Coast bus available

QSO with Lisa Gasteen

Wagner/arr. Mottl Wesendonck Lieder Bruckner Symphony No.8

Piers Lane

Johannes Fritzsch and the QSO demonstrate the synergy they have created in their magisterial Bruckner cycle with the most awesome of all, the Eighth; a work conductors and orchestras don’t perform as much as construct out of hewn granite. Despite its dark, sinister beginning, it ends in a blaze of glorious optimism, as befitted the God-fearing Bruckner. The intimacy and restrained passion of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder capture the intensity of forbidden love, anticipating the atmosphere of his opera, Tristan & Isolde and provide an opportunity for internationally acclaimed Australian soprano and Wagner specialist, Lisa Gasteen to captivate Brisbane audiences with rapturous singing.

Trouble hearing? We hear you! QPAC has a Sennheiser infra-red personal audio system for hearing impaired patrons. Book this when you book your tickets.

Lisa Gasteen

Maestro Series

MAESTRO 9

MAESTRO 10

Aadland conducts the ultimate love story

Rachmaninov concerto: a dazzling display of virtuosity

QSO with Esther Yoo

Conductor Eivind Aadland Violin Esther Yoo

Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel Piano Nikolai Demidenko

Sibelius Finlandia Sibelius Violin Concerto Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite

Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.4 Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

The sight of young artists fearlessly conquering concertos which strike fear into the hearts of much older players is familiar now, but 17 year old Esther Yoo’s heart-stopping blend of confidence and bravura tempered by poise is indescribably exciting, especially in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, with which she won the 2010 Sibelius Competition in Helsinki. With its dark brooding opening, song-like slow movement and restlessly dancing finale, it’s widely regarded as the most taxing in the repertoire. Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet ballet is one of the greatest scores of the twentieth century, its transcendent “symphonic” qualities make it widely performed in the concert hall where it never fails to move audiences with its power and eloquence.

Russian Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel returns to Brisbane with Tchaikovsky’s symphonic poem Francesca da Rimini, a musical vortex of anguished love where the music demonstrates a lyrical and dramatic genius. In the final work Maestro Tchivzhel and the orchestra will sweep the audience into total submission with Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances, darkly glamorous, even slightly wicked music and his last orchestral work... In between, Russian pianist Nikolai Demidenko, once described as a force of nature at the keyboard, in Rachmaninov’s spikily brilliant Fourth Piano Concerto. Both works prove Rachmaninov’s creative power remained undimmed at the end of his life.

Edvard Tchivzhel

Nikolai Demidenko

Esther Yoo

8pm, Saturday 29 September 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Gold Coast bus available

QSO with Edvard Tchivzhel

8pm, Friday 7 September 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Tim Marchmont

Maestro Series

MAESTRO 11

QSO with Jack Liebeck Liebeck and Fritzsch perform the great violin concerto 8pm, Saturday 27 October 2012 QPAC Concert Hall Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Violin Jack Liebeck

No composer’s works symbolize the spirit of Habsburg Vienna more vividly than the Strauss family and their immortal waltzes, with Johann Strauss the Younger’s masterpiece in 3/4 time, On the Beautiful Blue Danube, the favourite of them all. After the dance, luxuriate in the voluptuous sounds of QSO’s strings in one of the last and greatest outpourings of Romantic Viennese music, Arnold Schonberg’s Transfigured Night. In his annual pilgrimage to Queensland, British violinist Jack Liebeck, reprises his 2011 success with Brahms’ profound and moving Violin Concerto; a work which enshrines the composer’s soul.

Eldar Nebolsin

Strauss On the Beautiful Blue Danube SchÖnberg Transfigured Night Brahms Violin Concerto

Jack Liebeck

MAESTRO 12

QSO with Eldar Nebolsin Nebolsin debuts with Tchaikovsky’s glorious Second Concerto 8pm, Saturday 24 November 2012 QPAC Concert Hall Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Piano Eldar Nebolsin Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.2 Mussorgsky arr.Gorchakov Pictures at an Exhibition Gold Coast bus available

Long overshadowed by the ubiquitous First, Tchaikovsky’s Second Piano Concerto is finally receiving its just acknowledgement. Here is a rare chance to hear this marvelously expansive work in its entirety and marvel at the long reverie during the slow movement where the piano participates in a dialogue with cello and violin. It is performed by Eldar Nebolsin, who has garnered accolades for his recordings of Romantic music. Another revelation is the Gorchakov arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Many leading conductors believe this orchestration conveys more of the colour, vitality and earthiness of old Russia. This sensational version is like looking at the pictures with decades of varnish removed.

Masterworks

Thomas Allely

Alexis Kenny

Masterworks

From L to R: Thomas Allely, Jann Keir Haantera, Craig Allister Young, Alexis Kenny

Morning Masterworks Morning concerts; a convenient time to enjoy greatly loved classics.

Relax, sit back and enjoy convivial morning refreshments with your friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How civilized!â&#x20AC;? we hear you say. Exactly! Not to mention the convenient time. Once the music begins, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll experience the pleasure of encountering old musical friends and making new ones among the most beloved pieces in the repertoire. The only surprises at Morning Masterworks are the brilliant insights which a fabulous array of conductors and soloists bring to the music.

Masterworks

Morning Masterworks 1

Morning Masterworks 3

11am, Thursday 15 March 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

11am, Thursday 3 May 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Haydn Symphony No.88 BOIELDIEU Harp Concerto Elgar Enigma Variations Gold Coast bus available

Conductor Valery Polyansky Piano Tatiana Polyanskaya

Marshall McGuire

conductor Nicholas Braithwaite Harp Marshall McGuire

Like so many of Haydn’s named symphonies, no one quite knows how the Symphony No.88 came to be nicknamed The Letter V. None of this matters when you hear the blend of wit, charm and inventiveness of this wonderful score. Elgar’s Enigma Variations, another quintessentially English masterpiece, immortalized his affectionate portraits of tweedy eccentrics but the noble strains of the Nimrod variation are among the most moving and beloved English music ever composed. Marshall McGuire, an extraordinary harp player, plays Boieldieu's Harp Concerto with a lyricism that will delight.

QSO plays Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fanstasy Overture Arensky Fantasia on Themes by Ryabinin Op.48 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.3 Polish

A program no romantic should miss! Shakespeare’s play takes almost three hours but in twenty minutes Tchaikovsky distilled the drama and emotion in his Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture as no other composer ever could. Tchaikovsky’s Polish Symphony was named for the spectacular polonaise in the finale, but this five-movement work is brimming with other wonderful melodies and great musical ideas from first note to last and everyone who hears it for the first time will want to hear it more often. Tatiana Polyanskaya spices this Russian spectacular with Arensky’s colourful Fanstasia on Themes by Ryabinin.

Morning Masterworks 2

Morning Masterworks 4

11am, Thursday 5 April 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

11am, Thursday 16 August 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Conductor Arturo Enrique Diemecke Piano Sergio Tiempo

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Piano Duo Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg

Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 Beethoven Symphony No.6 Pastoral

Mendelssohn Concerto for Two Pianos in E major Beethoven Symphony No.4

Sergo Tiempo, a pianist one critic hailed as “irresistible” in Chopin, performs his magnum opus, which, despite its larger scale remains unmistakably and triumphantly Chopinesque and a tribute to the unique emotions the composer poured into it, epecially in the slow movement, which is really an exquisite nocturne. Beethoven’s ever fresh Pastoral Symphony shows how a genius like Beethoven could even improve on the perfection of nature in this favourite work.

Experience the amazing keyboard synergy of this phenomenal duo who think and play as one in the scintillating Concerto for Two pianos in E major by Mendelssohn. Beethoven's Symphony No.4 is one of the composer's least known and highlights his great individuality.

Gold Coast bus available

QSO plays Mendelssohn

Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg

QSO plays Beethoven

Valery Polyansky

QSO plays Elgar

Arturo Enrique Diemecke

Morning Masterworks is proudly co-produced by QPAC and is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council

Gala

Evan Lewis

Gala

Irene Garrahy

Gala

A night to remember... Put the champagne on ice and glam up to the maxâ&#x20AC;ŚThe Queensland Symphonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gala series offers musical occasions with a special Wow! factor.

Gala

Tama Matheson

Gala 2

Gala 1

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7pm, Saturday 7 July 2012 QPAC Concert Hall Conductor Benjamin Northey Director Tama Matheson ACTORs 4MBS Classic Arts Production SOPRANO Milica Ilic MEZZO-SOPRANO Georgia Hawes CHoIR Womens chorus, directed by Réka Csernyik

Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring Original score performed live with film - Composed by Howard Shore 7pm, Friday 3 August 2012 2pm, Saturday 4 August 2012 7pm, Saturday 4 August 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

A reprise of the popular event of 2011; savour both the best moments from William Shakespeare’s woodland comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Felix Mendelssohn’s immortal and atmospheric score, complete with soprano and mezzosoprano, soloists, actors and chorus. The performance includes the famous Overture, the meltingly beautiful Nocturne and the brilliant Wedding March.

Conductor Ludwig Wicki Soprano Kaitlyn Lusk

Benjamin Northey

Composer Howard Shore brings J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary imagination to vivid life with his Academy®- and Grammy® Award-winning score to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Shore’s music expresses Peter Jackson’s film as an immense symphonic work—a uniquely developed vision drawn from centuries of stylistic tendencies. The music of The Lord of the Rings is counted among film music’s most complex and comprehensive works. This unique performance sets the score to the film, but allows the music to bear the narrative weight, creating a wholly new and dramatic live concert experience. Shore’s score not only captures Fellowship’s sweeping emotion, thrilling vistas and grand journeys, but also echoes the very construction of Tolkien’s Middle-earth. Styles, instruments and performers collected from around the world provide each of Tolkien’s cultures with a unique musical imprint. In operatic fashion, these musical worlds co-mingle, sometimes

combining forces for a culminated power, other times violently clashing…and always bending to the will of the One Ring and its own ominous family of themes.

"My first score for The Lord of the Rings trilog y, The Fellowship of the Ring , was the beginning of my journey into the world of Tolkien and I will always hold a special fondness for the music and the experience." Howard Shore

Gala

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Towards the Flame 7pm, Saturday 17 November 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Dancers Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts, directed by Penny Mullen and Marcus Hughes Dancers Expressions Dance Company, directed by Natalie Weir Beethoven Prometheus: Overture Stravinsky Fireworks Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919 version) -ACPA Shchedrin Carmen Suite - Expressions Ballet Dancers from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) join with Expressions Dance Company and the QSO to perform a moving and dramatic production including a smouldering version of Carmen performed by Expressions (which recently won two Helpmann awards) and ACPA presenting Igor Stravinsky's most popular work, 'The Firebird Suite'.

Gala 4

Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah 7pm, Saturday 1 December 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Expressions Dance Company - Riannon McLean

Conductor Tecwyn Evans soprano Susannah Andersson Mezzo-soprano Georgia Hawes Tenor Henry Choo Baritone David Wakeham Choir Brisbane Chorale, directed by Emily Cox

Composed in just three weeks Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah has enthralled and transported people of all faiths for more than 250 years. This work has proven to be one of the transcendent glories not just of Western music, but Western civilization itself. Former Glyndebourne Chorus Master Tecwyn Evans heads a performing cast of acknowledged Handel specialists and the Brisbane Chorale.

Music on Sundays

Andre Duthoit

Alexis Kenny

Jann Keir Haantera

Craig Allister Young

Music on Sundays

Music on Sundays L to R: Alexis Kenny, Jann Keir Haantera, Andre Duthoit, Craig Allister Young, Tim Corkerin, Thomas Allely and Amelia Coleman

The newspapers been read and the lazy Sunday breakfast eatenâ&#x20AC;Ś now what? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve devoured the Sunday papers, the perfect scrambled eggs and the coffee, now, Music on Sundays presents a mouth-watering smorgasbord of musical morsels designed to set the seal on a perfect weekend. Wittily compered by the gregarious Guy Noble, Music on Sundays is a gorgeous morning concert of shorter popular repertoire, usually based on an entertaining theme enhanced by attractive family and group prices. Music on Sundays is also a wonderful way for less experienced music lovers and children to dip their toes in and test the waters!

Music on Sundays

Kang Wang

Sarah WIlson

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2012

Guy Noble

Music on Sundays 1

Music on Sundays 2

ESPANA!

Romance QSO Great and Passion Favourites

11.30am, Sunday 11 March 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

11.30am, Sunday 24 June 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

11.30am, Sunday 22 July 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Presenter Guy Noble Soprano Kiandra Howarth BARITONE José Carbo

Conductor Eivind Aadland Presenter Guy Noble Soprano Milica Ilic Tenor Kang Wang Violin Warwick Adeney

Conductor/Presenter Guy Noble Trumpet Sarah Wilson

Is there any country in the world whose music sets the pulse racing and heals tapping more than Spain? The glare of the Iberian sun, the plaintive wail of the gypsy, the click of the heels in flamenco dances, the roar of the bullfight crowd…Maestro Fritzsch, the QSO and Guy will transport you with magical music, including excerpts from Carmen and culminating in Ravel’s Boléro. Can you resist its powerful spell? Why not follow with a glass of sangria and tapas… what’s Spanish for heaven?

What is this thing called love? Whatever it is, it certainly makes the world, and music, go round. Love and romance have been the most powerful source of inspiration to composers of all ages: the euphoric love of Romeo and Juliet… even Beethoven (forever unlucky in love) who entrusted his love song to a solo violin. Eivind Aadland, Kang Wang and Milica Ilic, QSO, spiced with a few typically wry comments from the permanently lovestruck Guy Noble, explore some of music’s pinnacles of passion.

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Season Tickets

Venue information and seating plans

Season tickets are a package of tickets to QSO's 2012 season, offered at a discounted rate.

Maestro and Music on Sundays: All seating options available including choir balcony All other series: Only stalls available

Season ticket holders get  Savings of around 35% off single ticket prices  First pick of the concerts and seats before they go on sale to the general public. Single ticket sales go on sale Tuesday 10 January 2012  First option to buy tickets to specials and community concerts  Maestro season ticket holders keep their preferred seats every year that they renew  The option to exchange tickets for another performance if unable to attend (ticket exchange fee applies plus upgrade costs, if applicable)  Exclusive discounts and unique offers through Queensland Symphony Orchestra Subscriber Loyalty Card (full details at www.qso.com.au)  Exclusive invitation to the 2013 Season Launch Concert

B RES

How do I buy?

Concert Hall

Choose: 1. Maestro Set Series, which is all 12 concerts; or 2. Choose Your Own (CYO4+) package. Each person selects a minimum of four concerts across any series, giving you total flexibility to pick and choose! Please note the following points:

These you have loved. We’ve assembled your favourite pieces from our Music on Sundays programs over the years, the melodies which may have changed your lives and become the ones you want to hear more and more. Swoon to the strains of all your old favourites by composers including Mozart, Elgar and Tchaikovsky, all packaged together with the incomparable Guy Noble hosting the event.

A RES

 Select four or more concerts per person  Select the same seat reserve for each concert (i.e. All A RES)  Each member of your party must select the same group of concerts. If a member of your party wants a different selection of concerts, they must fill out a separate form and staple together with yours.  To sit with friends submitting their own forms, please submit all forms stapled together  Excludes specials  Regular newsletters to keep you informed You don’t have to pay for it all right away – deferred payment is available for purchasers paying by credit card. A bus from the Gold Coast to QPAC is available for highlighted concerts. For more information call 3833 5000 or visit qso.com.au

How to lodge the booking form In person: QPAC Box Office CNR Melbourne and Grey Street, South Brisbane Monday - Saturday | 9.00am - 8.30pm By Phone: qtix 136 246 Monday - Saturday | 9.00am - 8.30pm By Post: Queensland Symphony Orchestra Subscriptions QPAC Reply Paid 3567 South Bank QLD 4101

Seating preference Let us know if you have a preferred seat location for your chosen concerts. Please note, seating requests are subject to availability Maestro 1- 12: QPAC CONCERT HALL  A RES  Stalls  Balcony  Boxes  Wheelchair Access  B RES  Stalls  Balcony  Choir Balcony  Wheelchair Access GALA 1-4: QPAC CONCERT HALL  A RES  Stalls  Wheelchair Access  B RES  Stalls  Wheelchair Access mornings masterworks 1-4: QPAC CONCERT HALL

 A RES  Stalls  Wheelchair Access  B RES  Stalls  Wheelchair Access music on sundays 1-6: QPAC CONCERT HALL

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20/21 1-2: QSO Studio South Bank  General Admission Baroque 1-3: QSO Studio South Bank

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11.30am, Sunday 2 September 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

11.30am, Sunday 7 October 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

11.30am, Sunday 11 November 2012 QPAC Concert Hall

Conductor Eivind Aadland Presenter Guy Noble Violin Warwick Adeney

Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel Presenter Guy Noble Tenor Kang Wang

Marvel at the majestic landscapes these composers depicted and also at the unique voices and colours they achieved. Be transported to beautiful Nordic fields and romantic images of pastoral scenes then be brought back to earth with music with a more tragic side. Edvard Grieg, perhaps the most beloved of all Nordic composers, wrote music bursting with lyrical beauty.

Russian music, like the land itself, is a universe. This wonderful program is not just a journey through this vast, mysterious country, but a not-to-be-missed exploration of the Russian soul through its music, led by Russian Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel. The program ranges from the exquisite melancholy of Shostakovich's Gadfly to the gorgeous fantasy of RimskyKorsakov's Sadko.

Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Presenter Guy Noble Tenor Kang Wang Tap Dancer Bill Simpson

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Today’s children are reliant on more sophisticated forms of entertainment than the circus, but a glance at the list of composers featured in this wonderful concert reveals the creative impact of the circus and the fairground atmosphere on musicians of highly diverse characters. Enjoy Gould's Concerto for Tap Dancer and Orchestra as well as Stravinsky's Circus Polka written with the subtitle “composed for a baby elephant” as a parody. Yet not everything is bright and gaudy: Nino Rota’s score for Fellini’s classic La Strada “The Road”, evokes a nostalgic tenderness towards these nomadic performers.

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Elena Kats-Chernin, QSO's Composer in Residence again in 2012, continues to delight international audiences with her new works.

David Lale

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Music from the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries. The QSO continues its focus on building a contemporary music audience with leading edge scores, including world premieres.

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Special Concerts

QSO with Benjamin Northey

Baroque Series

Amy Dickson redefines the Saxophone

Baroque I

Kats-Chernin Heaven is Closed Isaacs Serenade for Orchestra (world premiere) Kats-Chernin Winter from the Seasons (based on Spheres) Stanhope Fantasia on a Theme of Vaughan Williams Glass Violin Concerto No.1 arr. for Saxophone by A. Dickson

Directed by Simon Murphy

Baroque II 7pm, Saturday 2 June 2012 QSO South Bank Studio Directed by Simon Murphy

Baroque III

QSO with Andrew Mogrelia Jack Liebeck stars in the Lindberg Violin Concerto

Conductor Andrew Mogrelia Violin Jack Liebeck Kats-Chernin Obsidian Light Kats-Chernin Mater Lindberg Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No.7

“ The hottest property on the European baroque scene” The Australian

7pm, Saturday 9 June 2012 QSO South Bank Studio

“Simon Murphy is clearly a conduc tor to watch for."

Directed by Warwick Adeney

American Record Guide

Concerti Series An entirely new series, designed to showcase the talented individuals of the QSO.

20/21 Two

7pm, Friday 2 November 2012 QSO South Bank Studio

Join QSO for a delightful series of wonderfully inspiring music from the Baroque period, led by Conductor Simon Murphy and QSO Concertmaster Warwick Adeney.

Magnus Lindberg, sometimes dubbed the bad boy of contemporary music, composed his Violin Concerto in 2006 and it has made rapid inroads into the repertoire of several leading violinists. Miraculously, Lindberg creates shimmering sonorities with the Mozart-sized orchestra and a rhapsodic solo role for the violinist. Kats-Chernin's two pieces are beautiful explorations of her quirky talent.

Concerti I

Concerti 2

7pm, Thursday 5 July 2012 QSO South Bank Studio

7pm, Thursday 26 July 2012 QSO South Bank Studio

Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams tuba Thomas Allely viola Bernard Hoey harp Jill Atkinson flute Hayley Radke

Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams oboe Amelia Coleman trombone Jason Redman timpani Tim Corkeron

Vaughan-Williams Tuba Concerto Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto Hindemith Concerto for Viola (Kammermusik No.5)

Lovelock Concertino for Trombone Vaughan Williams Oboe Concerto Matthus Timpani Concerto 'Der Wald'

Tim Corkeron

Conductor Benjamin Northey SAXophone Amy Dickson

Few other composers in Australia or anywhere else can boast that their music has been heard as part of the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics, as the occasional theme to Philip Adams cerebral late night talk fest on Radio National and in a Lloyds’ Bank commercial. Elena Kats-Chernin is not only one of Australia’s most eclectic composers – her output ranges from opera to miniatures and often showcases her off-beat take – but also one of the most prolific. She frequently has up to six compositions on the go simultaneously. Following the great success of her Composer-in-Residency last year, we are delighted to welcome her back in 2012. Amy Dickson recently released a new recording, in which she re-defines the saxophone as a classical instrument through her choice of indisputably beautiful and innovative repertoire, including Glass's Violin Concerto No.1.

Amy Dickson

7pm, Saturday 28 April 2012 QSO South Bank Studio

7pm, Saturday 26 May 2012 QSO South Bank Studio

Simon Murphy

20/21 One

Andrew Mogrelia

Special Concerts

TIM MINCHIN VERSUS THE ORCHESTRAS - ROUND II 8pm, Saturday 28 January, 2012 Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Bank Tim Minchin Versus The Orchestras returns to Australia after a sold out national tour in March. This epic show has already thrilled 38,000 Australians, and its arena tour of the UK - which included performances at the O2 and the Royal Albert Hall - was hailed as "a thing of jaw-dropping wonder". Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

"If there's an artist more naturally disposed to a hybrid of pop and orchestration, I do not know his name". The Age, Melbourne

Symphony at the Movies with Michael Parkinson 7:30pm, Saturday 4 February, 2012 Brisbane Convention and Entertainment Centre, South Bank

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Michael Parkinson

He was a welcome guest in your lounge room on Saturday nights for decades, dispensing wit, wisdom and warmth. Now Brisbane can welcome Australia’s favourite Yorkshireman Michael Parkinson up close and personal. He’s not only a cricket tragic, he’s also a film buff and will share not only his love for cinema but reminiscences about the some of the famous stars he’s interviewed over 30 years. Luxuriate as the QSO plays music from films such as Casablanca, The Magnificent Seven, Mission Impossible, Goldfinger and Ben Hur, spiced with songs like Blue Skies and Blue Moon

Tim Minchin

Regional

Regional Priscilla Hocking and Graham Simpson

Concert Series

Join us where ever you are in Queensland With a mission to touch the hearts and minds of all Queenslanders QSO travels thousands of kilometres all over the state sharing music at workshops, concerts and community engagement events.

Regional

Gold Coast Gold Coast 1

Gold Coast 2

Gold Coast 3

Russian Favourites

Romance QSO Great and Passion Favourites

7pm, Friday 11 May 2012 Arts Centre Gold Coast

7pm, Friday 22 June 2012 Arts Centre Gold Coast

7pm, Friday 20 July 2012 Arts Centre Gold Coast

Conductor Valery Polyansky Piano Tatiana Polyanskaya

Conductor Eivind Aadland Presenter Guy Noble Soprano Milica Ilic Tenor Kang Wang Violin Warwick Adeney

Conductor/Presenter Guy Noble Trumpet Sarah Wilson

What is this thing called love? Whatever it is, it certainly makes the world, and music, go round. Love and romance have been the most powerful source of inspiration to composers of all ages even Beethoven (forever unlucky in love) who entrusted his love song to a solo violin. Eivind Aadland, Kang Wang, Milica Ilic and Warwick Adeney join with the QSO, spiced with a few typically wry comments from the permanently love-struck Guy Noble, explore some of music’s pinnacles of passion.

Toowoomba

Caloundra

Toowoomba

Caloundra

Nordic Fantasy

7:30pm, Wednesday 5 September 2012 Marvel at the majestic landscapes these composers depicted and also at the unique Empire Theatre Conductor Eivind Aadland Presenter Guy Noble Violin Warwick Adeney

voices and colours they achieved. Sibelius, the grand old man of Scandinavian music, wrote monumental symphonies, often likened to the fjords themselves. Sibelius wrote works full of wit and humour, such as his Humoresques for Violin and orchestra. Edvard Grieg, perhaps the most beloved of all Nordic composers, wrote music bursting with lyrical beauty.

Toowoomba

Circus! Circus!

7:30pm, Thursday 15 November 2012 Empire Theatre

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Conductor Johannes Fritzsch Presenter Guy Noble Tap Dancer Bill Simpson Tenor Kang Wang

Crossbows 10-13 May 2012 Crossbows is a collaboration of QSO, ABC and Queensland Conservatorium.

Over thirty free and ticketed events across Brisbane’s South Bank precinct Crossbows celebrates the excellence and inventiveness of music for small ensembles in Queensland’s musical ecosystem. Crossing the familiar with the unfamiliar, heritage with the future, it will feature an amazing array of established and emerging ensembles in classical music, jazz, world, rock and pop. For detailed program, visit: griffith.edu.au

Buy tickets to the Toowoomba concerts by calling 1300 655 299 or by going to www.empiretheatre.com.au. These concerts are proudly co-produced by the Empire Theatre. Matthew Jones and Yoko Okayasu

QSO plays Elgar

7pm, Friday 16 March 2012 The Events Centre Caloundra Conductor Nicholas Braithwaite Harp Marshall McGuire Like so many of Haydn’s named symphonies, no one quite knows how the Symphony No.88 came to be nicknamed The Letter V. None of this matters when you hear the blend of wit, charm and inventiveness of this wonderful score. Elgar’s Enigma Variations, another quintessentially English masterpiece, immortalized his affectionate portraits of tweedy eccentrics but the noble strains of the Nimrod variation are among the most moving and beloved English music ever composed. Marshall McGuire, an extraordinary harp player, plays Boieldieu's Harp Concerto with a lyricism that will delight. Caloundra tickets available at 07 5491 4240.

Regional

Cairns

Rockhampton-Gladstone-Mackay

Cairns

Russian Spectacular

QSO Great Favourites 7pm, Tuesday 28 August 2012 Cairns Civic Theatre Conductor/Presenter Guy Noble Trumpet Sarah WIlson These you have loved. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve assembled your favourite pieces from our Music on Sundays programs over the years, the melodies which may have changed your lives and become the ones you want to hear more and more. Swoon to the strains of all your old favourites by composers including Mozart, Elgar and Tchaikovsky, all packaged together with the incomparable Guy Noble hosting the event.

Rockhampton 7:30pm, Tuesday 9 October 2012 The Pilbeam Theatre

Gladstone 7:30pm, Wednesday 10 October 2012 Gladstone Entertainment Centre

Mackay

Dine in style at a set price The Lyrebird Restaurant at QPAC is now offering a special set price dinner that you can add to your booking. For $70 per person * for two courses plus a glass of wine or $85 per person * for three courses and a glass of glass of wine, you can dine well and be in time for your show.

7:30pm, Friday 12 October 2012 Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre Conductor Edvard Tchivzhel Presenter Guy Noble Tenor Kang Wang

Book when you buy your tickets online or by calling 136 246 Lyre Bird Restaurant *Available for pre-paid bookings only

Yoko Okayasu

Graham Simpson Rebecca Seymour

Education

Paul Rawson

Education

The Queensland Symphony Orchestra is fully committed to nurturing and inspiring the musicians of tomorrow. Evan Lewis and Yoko Okayasu

Sharing the magic of music with students of all ages through a number of initiatives including school partnerships, Master Classes, Open Rehearsals, School Concerts and competitions, QSO provides support to students from prep to tertiary.

Education

Kiddies Cushion Concerts

Pete & Viv’s Carols Excellent with Adventure Cushions Season 1

Season 2

10am & 11.30am 23-25 February 2012 QSO Studios, South Bank

10am & 11.30am 12-15 December 2012 QSO Studios, South Bank

Conductor Peter Luff Presenter Vivienne Collier-Vickers

Toddler – Year 2 Duration 50 minutes

Wave your magic wand and introduce your children, grandchildren or school group to the magic of music with the ever popular Queensland Symphony Orchestra 'Kiddies Cushion Concerts'. The young and young at heart will be treated to a musical journey that allows them to listen, dance, and enjoy a range of popular classics performed by the wonderful QSO musicians. Join Pete and Viv for this exciting, high energy concert experience.

Education Regional Touring

What’s An Orchestra? Wednesday, 29 August 2012 – Cairns, Cairns Civic Theatre Wednesday, 10 October 2012 – Rockhampton, Rockhampton Pilbeam Theatre Thursday, 11 October 2012 – Gladstone, Gladstone Entertainment Centre Friday, 12 October 2012 – Mackay, Mackay Entertainment Centre

Years 5-12 Duration 50 mins

Queensland Symphony Orchestra hits the road to bring some musical magic to regional Queensland on their annual tour. This year, presenter Viv Collier-Vickers and Conductor Peter Luff will lead students on a musical journey through time. Students will enjoy the chance to hear music from across the ages and from a variety of settings including music written for ballet and opera and the big screen. Don’t miss this chance for your students to hear Queensland’s state orchestra LIVE in a venue close to home.

Primary Schools

Middle Schools

Maximus Musicus

Olympic Symphonic Aspirations Spectacular

10:30am and 12pm Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 November 2012 QSO Studios, South Bank

10:30am and 12pm Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 August 2012 QSO Studios, South Bank

Years 3-6 Duration 55 minutes

Years 7 – 9 Duration 55 minutes

Conductor Nathan Aspinall Presenters Tama Matheson Maxi the Mouse Elizabeth Smalley

Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams

Hear the story of the mouse Maximus Musicus come to life with Queensland Symphony Orchestra! With the story and music adapted from the best-selling children’s book Maximus Musicus Visits the Orchestra, this concert will enable you and your students to engage with classical music in a fun and adventurous way. Join Maxi the mouse as he discovers the concert hall and listens to the range of instrumental sounds the Orchestra can produce.

Embrace the Olympic spirit and celebrate the 2012 Olympic Games in London with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. Experience the fanfare atmosphere with works from Williams’ Olympic Fanfare and Vangelis’s theme from Chariots of Fire. You’ll want to jump the highest and run the farthest to take part in the Olympic Aspirations concert conducted by SarahGrace Williams.

Secondary Schools

11am Wednesday 7 March 2012 QPAC Concert Hall Years 10-12 Duration 75 minutes Conductor Luke Dollman Soloist Young Instrumentalist Competition Winner 2012 It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s Queensland Symphony Orchestra! Be blown away by the strength, power and ambition of a full orchestral sound in our Symphonic Spectacular. With their armour of instruments, see the QSO musicians conquer the tunes written by musical heroes along with spectacular music from famous superhero soundtracks including Batman and Lord of the Rings. Visit us at QPAC in the heart of South Bank’s cultural precinct to experience the superhuman powers of music.

Open Rehearsals Check www.qso.com.au for dates!

Rebecca Seymour

Conductor Peter Luff Presenters Vivienne Collier-Vickers

Matthew Jones and Yoko Okayasu

Follow the musical trail into the depths of the rehearsal rooms where you will find the Queensland Symphony Orchestra adding the finishing touches to its performances. The mysteries of the orchestra are solved when the doors are swung open to include you in a close-up experience of a lifetime. Add a chapter to your musical story when you learn about the lifestyle of the musicians during a question and answer session with orchestra personnel.

Secondary Showcase is proudly co-produced by QPAC.

Education

Young Instrumentalist Competition

Professional Development Day

Treading

Monday 22 October 2012

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Dare to dream with Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s great line-up of professional development activities designed to encourage and inspire. Each year the orchestra holds a professional development day to help teachers recharge and reskill for the year ahead. Join us for a great range of workshops along with inspirational keynote speakers and fantastic clinicians with all hours counted towards QCT registration. Check the website for more details at www.qso.com.au

Expand your wings and fly with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra by being part of the Young Instrumentalist Competition in 2012. The winner will transform into the main character and take centre stage with the Orchestra in a special concert performance in the QPAC Concert Hall.

on the earth

School Partnerships Experience the magic of Queensland’s finest musicians in your classroom with Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s School Partnership program. Students and teachers are treated to specially designed musical experiences to enhance current curriculum and add value to the school music program. QSO musicians help lead students through your choice of workshop topics, giving your students a wonderful experience designed to enthuse and inspire.

Queensland Symphony Orchestra is proud to continue our “tread softly” awareness raising projects for Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and the Australian Rainforest Foundation Adopt a Square Project. In raising awareness of these important programs, we contribute to the protection and longevity of our precious flora and fauna as well as further improving our eco-footprint and environmental approach to our work.

Sprinkle some magical music dust over your students as you welcome Queensland’s finest musicians into your classroom with QSO’s School Partnership program. For more information about this wonderful program or to register your interest please contact the QSO Education Officer on (07) 3833 5035.

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Monday 6 February 2012

Student Subscription

Stage 2 Recital

Full time students can now join Queensland Symphony Orchestra on a journey of discovery by attending four or more concerts of their choice throughout the 2012 season for just $15 each concert. From the thrill of some of the greatest masterworks in our Maestro series, to our easy-going and enjoyable Music on Sundays series, there is something for every musical taste in our 2012 season. Student subscriptions are on sale from 7 September 2011, so get in quick to secure a great seat. Subscriptions available (with copy of student card) from qtix on 136 246.

6.30pm, Monday 20 February 2012 Performance

Wednesday 7 March 2012 Eligibility Open to secondary students performing on an orchestral instrument (including saxophone) at a minimum standard of AMEB Grade 7. Audition pieces must be a movement from a standard concerto for soloist and orchestra. This movement must be no longer than 10 minutes in length.

Student subscriptions: Purchase four or more tickets to any main stage concert for$15 each* Student Rush: $20* one hour prior to concert Single Ticket: $30*

Share the magic! Queensland Symphony Orchestra provides magical experiences for people of all ages and there are many ways to keep up to date with our concerts and events. Teachers are treated to a special Education e-newsletter once a term and also our Tune-In newsletter once a fortnight. Sign up via our website at www.qso.com.au.

How to Enter Competition entry forms can be downloaded from the education section of our website, by phoning our Education Officer on (07) 3833 5035 or by emailing info@qso.com.au. Entry fee $40.

You can also keep up to date on all the latest news, behind the scenes information, exclusive photos and competitions via Facebook and Twitter. qso.com.au/facebook

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School Group Bookings The best way to ensure your school group (of 10 or more students) can join us on the learning trail at one of our many educational events is to book now! Teachers are well supported with a range of teaching and curriculum activities for all main education events with further support available upon request. To reserve your seats please call the qtix school hotline on (07) 3840 7127 (9am-5pm Mon to Fri) or email groups@qtix.com.au. Forms can also be faxed to (07) 3010 6268. Open Rehearsal bookings through the Education Officer on (07) 3833 5035. Groups: All education concerts and Open Rehearsals $10* per student, one teacher free per 10 students Single tickets: $12*

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For more information visit the Currumbin website at www.cws.org.au. More information about the Australian Rainforest Foundation is at www.arf.net.au

Tim Corkeron

Craig Allister Young Thomas Allely

Philanthropy

Andre Duthoit

Philanthropy

Philanthropy Play your part in our future

Many people are not aware that the cost of a ticket to an Orchestral concert only goes half way to meeting the real cost of sustaining our State orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic standard. Passionate and committed individuals are essential for the orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic development and longevity. QSO has a range of programs that help us achieve our goal to touch the hearts and minds of all Queenslanders through the magic of music. Amelia Coleman

This is your invitation to become part of the QSO family and really make a difference to what you see on stage.

Philanthropy

We want you to be our Friend Would you like to meet orchestra members, guest artists and other concert goers? Are you a keen advocate of the QSO and want to support and celebrate our activities and achievements? Share your love of the orchestra with like-minded friends and become a member or purchase a gift membership for someone special. QSO Friends offers you the following opportunities and experiences: Time Out From left: Craig Allister-Young (cello), Thomas Allely (tuba), Andre Duthoit (cello), Tim Corkeron (timpani)

Opportunities to enjoy the company of QSO musicians, and other music lovers, in a social environment at a pre-concert or post-concert function Invitation to QSO Friends exclusive Open Rehearsals to watch the musicians prepare for performances Retail, dining and entertainment discounts Regular invitations and updates including the QSO newsletter Bravo!

Join now and enjoy the benefits Please complete the membership form below.QSO Alumni receive complimentary membership and should complete the membership form for our records. If you would like to receive invitations and newsletters via email, please provide your email address and indicate your preference below.

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“I love the entire concert experience. The sheer energ y of intense involvement…it’s captivating. QSO is a part of Queensland and it’s part of me!”

To play your part, nominate your gift on the subscription form, or download a donation form from the “Support Us” section of our website.

Maestro Series Chair Donors Do you have a favourite instrument or musician you would like to support? Become a Maestro Series Chair Donor and form a personal and lasting relationship with an individual musician or section of the orchestra, support their role in the orchestra by continuing our tradition of nurturing our home-grown talent. Four Chair Donor categories are available for the Season 2012 Maestro Series: Player Chair Principal Chair Concertmaster Chair Guest Artist Chair

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Making a gift in your Will is a wonderful way of becoming involved with the QSO and ensures that future generations can experience the inspiration and pleasure that QSO has given you.

Please send me all communication regarding my membership by email

Simply put, a gift in your Will makes it possible for more Queenslanders to attend a classical concert…a simple spark ignited in this way can start a life-long affair with QSO, infusing future generations with joy and inspiration. We couldn’t think of a better way to connect your legacy with their future.

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For more information about becoming a donor, please contact: Gaelle Lindrea Director – Philanthropy, P: 07 3833 5050, E: gaelle.lindrea@qso.com.au.

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We invite you to consider a personal contribution to our 2011 Season as part of your subscription purchase. All gifts will be acknowledged on our website and those over $500 will be acknowledged in the 2011 concert programs and Annual Report. All gifts over $2 are tax deductible.

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Any gift, whatever size, can make a significant difference to the operation of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

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Membership is for a calendar year Jan 1 to Dec 31. Fees are non-refundable. Please attach photocopied proof of eligibility for each Concession and 30 and Under membership. Couples must reside at the same address

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Please return completed form with payment to: Queensland Symphony Orchestra QSO Friends Reply Paid 9994, Brisbane, QLD, 4001. QSO Friends membership charter outlining Friends purpose and benefits may be found at www.qso.com.au For more information phone 3833 5000 or email qsofriends@qso.com.au. Office Use Only PID: Date recd: Confirmation posted: The Queensland Symphony Orchestra Pty Ltd (ABN 97 094 916 444) trading as Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Musicians

Linda Carello

Lynn Cole

Margaret Connolly

Priscilla Hocking

Ann Holtzapffel

Stephen Phillips

Rebecca Seymour

Joan Shih

Brenda Sullivan

Stephen Tooke

Brynley White

John Fardon

Dushan Walkowicz

Anne Buchanan

Alexis Kenny

Hayley Radke

Janine Grantham

Michael O’Loghlin

Simon Dobrenko

Delia Kinmont

Tim Marchmont

Kirsten Hulin-Bobart Jann Keir Haantera

Irene Garrahy

Helen Poggioli

Graham Simpson

Paula Stofman

Nicholas Tomkin David Lale

Matthew Kinmont

Kathryn Close

Andre Duthoit

Jenny Mikkelsen-Stokes Kaja Skorka

Matthew Jones

Craig Allister Young

Alexa Murray

OBOE Sarah Meagher

CLARINET David Mitchell

Evan Lewis

Sarah Wilson

Richard Madden

John Gould

Kate Travers

Peter Luff

Nicholas Harmsen

Ian O’Brien

Vivienne Collier-Vickers Lauren Manuel

Jason Redman

Dale Truscott

TRombone

Bernard Hoey

Cello

Yoko Okayasu

Nicole Tait

TUBA

Harold Wilson

Brian Catchlove

TRUMPET

Helen Travers

bass TRombone

Paulene Smith

Irit Silver

BASSOON

Amelia Coleman

Frances McLean

Ken Poggioli

Tom Coyle

Thomas Allely

Paul Rawson

Timpani

Faina Dobrenko

French horn

Jane Burroughs

HARp

Wayne Brennan

Cor Anglais

VIOLIN 2 Gail Aitken

Paul O’Brien

Percussion

Alan Smith

FLUTE

Warwick Adeney

bass CLARINET

VIOLIN 1

Double bass

Musicians

VIOLA

Jill Atkinson

Tim Corkeron

David Montgomery

Not pictured: Laura Thomson (violin 2), Simon Cobcroft (cello) and Malcolm Steward (french horn)

2012 CONCERT DATES

Join RSL (Queensland Branch) and Queensland Symphony Orchestra for a moving concert tribute to the men and women who have served in our armed forces.

6.30 pm , Tuesday 24 April Piazza South Bank Visit www.qso.com.au or www.rslqld.org for more details.

JANUARY 28th Saturday FEBRUARY 4th Saturday 11th Saturday 23rd Thursday 24th Friday 25th Saturday MARCH 3rd Saturday 7th Wednesday 11th Sunday 15th Thursday 16th Friday 30th Friday APRIL 5th Thursday 21st Saturday 24th Tuesday 28th Saturday MAY 3rd Thursday 11th Friday 12th Saturday 26th Saturday JUNE 2nd Saturday 9th Saturday 16th Saturday 22nd Friday 24th Sunday JULY 5th Thursday 7th Saturday 13th Friday 20th Friday 22nd Sunday 26th Thursday AUGUST 1st Wednesday 2nd Thursday 3rd Friday 4th Saturday 11th Saturday 16th Thursday 28th Tuesday 29th Wednesday SEPTEMBER 2nd Sunday 5th Wednesday 7th Friday 29th Saturday OCTOBER 7th Sunday 9th Tuesday 10th Wednesday 10th Wednesday 11th Thursday 12th Friday 12th Friday 27th Saturday NOVEMBER 2nd Friday 7th Wednesday 8th Thursday 11th Sunday 15th Thursday 17th Saturday 24th Saturday DECEMBER 1st Saturday 12th Wednesday 13th Thursday 14th Friday 15th Saturday

Tim Minchin V The Orchestra: Round 2 Symphony at the Movies with Michael Parkinson Maestro 1 Education Kiddies Cushion Concerts1 Education Kiddies Cushion Concerts1 Education Kiddies Cushion Concerts1 Maestro 2 Education Secondary Schools (Yrs. 10-12) Music on Sunday 1 Morning Masterworks 1 Caloundra Maestro 3

Our Partners Government Partners

Morning Masterworks 2 Maestro 4 Anzac Eve 20/21 1 Morning Masterworks 3 Gold Coast 1 Maestro 5 Baroque Series I

Corporate Partners

Baroque Series II Baroque Series III Maestro 6 Gold Coast 2 Music on Sunday 2 Concerti 1 Gala 1 Maestro 7 Gold Coast 3 Music On Sunday 3 Concerti 2 Education Middle Schools (Yrs. 7-9) Education Middle Schools (Yrs. 7-9) Gala 2 - Lord of the Rings Gala 2 - Lord of the Rings Maestro 8 Morning Masterworks Cairns Cairns Education Concert Music on Sundays 4 Toowoomba 1 Maestro 9 Maestro 10

Media Partners

Music On Sunday 5 Rockhampton Rockhampton Education Concert Gladstone Gladstone Education Concert Mackay Education Concert Mackay Maestro 11 20/21 2 Education Primary Schools (Yrs. 3-6) Education Primary Schools (Yrs. 3-6) Music on Sunday 6 Toowoomba 2 Gala 3 Maestro 12 Gala 4 - Handelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Messiah Education Kiddies Cushion Concerts II Education Kiddies Cushion Concerts II Education Kiddies Cushion Concerts II Education Kiddies Cushion Concerts II

Co-Productions

QSO thanks our partners for their support. Call qtix on 136 246 or go to qso.com.au to book.

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