WASO 2011 Program by Ian Wheaton

2011 season

Left to Right: Andrew’s engraved thumb planes - a gift for his 50th from his family, Marilyn deconstructing divine harmonies for the chorus, Robert’s finished restoration work, Margaret with her Cappa violin, 1oo year Violin makers’ books at Andrew’s workshop & Josh’s trombone mouth pieces.

Left to Right: Shaun at home with his cat Jibby, inlay on Andrew’s double bass built by Roger Dawson, an opera score purchased by Marilyn in a dusty little bookshop in London, double bass scroll mid restoration, Margie’s 1940’s hat from Paris, Giovanni and his much loved Valentino tie collection, Josh’s Smurf brass band ensemble, Musicien sign that Marilyn brought back from France, Andrew dusting off a treasured photograph he took of Maestro Cillario in 1987 whilst working for Orchestra Victoria and a horn at Rob’s workshop ready for repair.

Welcome to our 2011 season. Inside this brochure we show you some of our musicians as you may not have seen them before - you’ll certainly learn more about the intriguing lives of the dedicated members of your Orchestra! Our vision is to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Throughout the year we’ll be turning that aspiration into reality, reaching out into the community and touching the lives of people across Western Australia. The 2011 season builds on the great successes of previous seasons, and also introduces some new ideas into our programs. You’ll see a new initiative, the ‘Bonus Track’ series which will introduce you to unexpected and often unknown musical treats at the end of our concerts - come along intrigued and you’ll leave enlightened! We also launch a new chamber music series in the glorious surrounds of St Mary’s Cathedral. With the dedication and shining talent of your WASO musicians, and with your passion and love for music, 2011 will be a year of unforgettable experiences. I am honoured to lead you on this musical adventure.

Paul Daniel Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser

Principal Conductor Partner

Front Cover: Andrew Tait in his workshop dusting off his much loved double bass built by his teacher and mentor Roger Dawson.

West Australian Symphony Orchestra Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser Paul Daniel Partnered by Wesfarmers Arts

Conductor Laureate Vladimir Verbitsky

CHORUS DIRECTOR Marilyn Phillips

Violin

Flute

Partnered by The University of Western Australia

Piccolo

Margaret Blades* Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee Assistant Concertmaster Graham Pyatt A/Principal 1st Violin John Ford Principal 2nd Violin Yacht Grot Chair of Principal 2nd Violin

Zak Rowntree Assoc Principal 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assistant Principal 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Anna Chomicka-Gorecka Stephanie Dean Dorothy Ford Beth Hebert Shaun Lee-Chen* Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Brendon Richards Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Ellie Shalley Jacek Slawomirski Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Rebecca White David Yeh

Viola

Giovanni Pasini Principal Berian Evans Assoc Principal Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Alex Brogan Katherine Drake Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Helen Tuckey

Cello

Rod McGrath Principal Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Eve Silver Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiao Le Wu

Double Bass

Andrew Rootes* Principal Joan Wright Assoc Principal Christine Reitzenstein Louise Ross Andrew Tait Mark Tooby

Andrew Nicholson Principal Mary-Anne Blades Assoc Principal Michael Waye Principal

Oboe

Joel Marangella Principal Leanne Glover Assoc Principal

Clarinet

Allan Meyer Principal Lorna Cook

Bass Clarinet

Alexander Millier Principal

Bassoon

Jane Kircher-Lindner Principal Adam Mikulicz Assoc Principal

Contrabassoon

Simone Walters Principal

Horn

David Evans Principal Malcolm Stewart Assoc Principal Robert Gladstones Principal 3rd Jenny McLeod-Sneyd Rachel Silver

Trumpet

David Elton Principal Commonwealth Bank Chair of Principal Trumpet

Evan Cromie Assoc Principal Peter Miller

Trombone

Joshua Davis Principal Bruce Thompson Assoc Principal

Bass Trombone

Philip Holdsworth Principal

Tuba

Cameron Brook Principal

Timpani

Alex Timcke Principal

Percussion

Tim White Principal Troy Greatz Assoc Principal Percussion & Timpani

Harp

Sarah Bowman Principal * I nstruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes Ă Court, AC.

Choose Your Concerts... Summer Events

Ernst & Young Presents

Gala event

A Night at the Proms.

Masters Series

Stirring, captivating, evocative. The old and the new combine in this thrilling eight concert season with some of the world’s finest musicians. 08

Classics Series

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Tim Minchin.

Water Corporation

Family Series

Especially created for families, this three-concert series opens the door to a world of wonder, fun and delight. 24

In the Community

Eight concerts celebrating the joy of classical music. Pieces you’ve known and loved - laugh, cry and swoon with the classics. 12

Kids’ Cushion Concerts, ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards, The Big Sing, West Australian Opera, West Australian Ballet, City of Perth Symphony in the City. 26

Morning Symphony Series

Booking Details

Five one-hour morning performances of memorable music with your Orchestra. 16

How to Book Prices Artists & Repertoire Calendar

32 36 & 39 40 43

Packaged Subscriptions First Timers Series The perfect introduction to symphonic music, from the straightforward to the sensational! 34 Gala Series The best of the best. One night of Britain’s finest plus four exceptional programs selected from our Masters, Classics and Contempo Series. 34 Choral Series WASO’s resident chorus inspire, performing momentous choral masterpieces. 35 Piano Series A celebration of concerts just for piano lovers! Four stunning programs from our Masters and Classics Series showcase a superb selection of international pianists. 35

Chamber Series - NEW!

Join WASO as it launches its intimate and inspiring one-hour afternoon chamber concerts in St Mary’s Cathedral. 18 Ernst & Young

Contempo Series

A magnificent three-concert series with some of Australia’s finest artists, celebrating the music of legends. 20

WIN Your SUBSCRIption BACK!

Subscribe to the 2011 WASO season and you could win back the cost of your subscription*. Five runners-up will win a 12 month subscription to limelight magazine. To be in the running to win one of three free WASO 2011 subscriptions, simply renew or purchase a WASO Full Series subscription, Packaged subscription or Create Your Own subscription by 5pm, Friday 3 December 2010. *Applies to one subscription for one person. For full terms and conditions visit waso.com.au

Ernst & Young Presents

A Night at the Proms Gala Event 12 August | Friday 7.30pm 13 August | Saturday 7.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

WASO’s Gala celebrates the very best of British music in all its majesty and splendour. From Walton’s Crown Imperial, performed at the Coronation of King George VI, to the exquisite The Lark Ascending, this journey through the music of the British Isles is filled with grandeur. With the combined voices of the WASO and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Choruses, this is a night not to be missed! WALTON Belshazzar’s Feast and Crown Imperial PURCELL Music from King Arthur and The Fairy Queen DELIUS On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending PARRY I Was Glad Paul Daniel, conductor (pictured right) Peter Rose, baritone WASO Chorus Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. The WASO Chorus is supported by Lotterywest.

Special TICKET OFFER By subscribing you can purchase tickets at the concession price to A Night at the Proms. Reserve A B C Full $89.00 $77.00 $45.00 Concession $80.00 $69.00 $40.00

Masters Series Stirring, captivating, evocative. The old and the new combine in this thrilling season with some of the world’s finest musicians. Master Craftsman Growing up on a farm in New South Wales and whittling boats out of willow meant working with wood came naturally to me. When I first started, I was driven by a desire to own the most beautiful instrument I could get my hands on, one that I wouldn’t be able to afford if I had to buy it myself. I love restoration and I’ve been very privileged to work on some great instruments, one over 400 years old is worth many millions of dollars. I am presently working on a beautiful 250 year old London Bass, owned by the Associate Principal Bass of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. It gives me great satisfaction to give a tired old instrument a second life, to bring it back into the fold! But to me there’s nothing quite like the thrill of performing on an instrument that I have made from scratch. To be surrounded by my “children” gives me a real buzz and it’s a whole new level of music making. At the moment, there are four musicians in the Orchestra who play my double basses - Mark, Christine, myself and Libby (our section’s most frequent casual!). It’s an amazing feeling to be able to contribute to the sound of the Orchestra in this way and hear my basses blend with instruments from all over the world. A few years ago I was offered the opportunity to take over the double bass building business of my mentor and teacher Roger Dawson, a business that was started in London in 1715. As luring an opportunity as it was, I would have had to give up performing to take the business on full time. I’m glad I made the right decision to stay in Perth, as it has meant that I’m able to pursue my love of this craft and continue to play in an Orchestra that I love. Andrew Tait, Double Bass Andrew’s 2011 Pick: Mighty Shostakovich

Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5 was first introduced to me by my high school history teacher Joe Thomas who was a remarkable man. He was an abstract artist, a ceramic student of the famous Shigeo Shiga and he translated Chinese poetry in his spare time. He also had a vast knowledge of classical music. As a teenager I played in a successful rock band. Studying this symphony with Joe turned me onto classical music. Left & Right: Andrew in his double bass workshop.

Masters Series Masters Concert 1

Masters Concert 2

Masters Concert 3

Mozart’s

Mighty Shostakovich

Olli Mustonen

11 March | Friday 7.30pm 12 March | Saturday 7.30pm

25 March | Friday 7.30pm 26 March | Saturday 7.30pm

27 May | Friday 7.30pm 28 May | Saturday 7.30pm

24 June | Friday 7.30pm 25 June | Saturday 7.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

WASO opens its season with two of the greatest works of the orchestral repertoire and two works from our time and place. Our very own Margaret Blades performing a World Premiere, alongside Australia’s great Paul Dean and a work from his brother. All in one concert, under the baton of WASO’s Principal Conductor Paul Daniel.

Join WASO for one of Shostakovich’s finest symphonies – a favourite among audiences worldwide. A real tour de force, this work is orchestral writing at its most thrilling. Mozart’s sparkling violin concerto is performed by Akiko Suwanai on a 1714 Stradivarius. WASO brings these great works to life under the direction of Principal Conductor Paul Daniel.

Olli Mustonen is not only one of the great pianists of our time, but also a dynamic conductor and an acclaimed composer. In this program we see him in all three roles, exploring music that is at the core of his creative soul.

WASO’s esteemed Conductor Laureate Vladimir Verbitsky returns in a program rich in melody and glorious orchestral sound. Along with Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23, featuring outstanding Argentinian pianist Ingrid Fliter, WASO will perform works from two Romantic greats. Glinka had great influence over future Russian composers, including Tchaikovsky, whose Symphony No.4 is a fine example of his nation’s music.

BRETT DEAN Amphitheatre MOZART Clarinet Concerto K.622 ROSS EDWARDS Spirit Ground for violin and orchestra

MOZART Violin Concerto No.5 K.219 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5 PLUS BONUS TRACK

OLLI MUSTONEN Three Mysteries BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3 NIELSEN Symphony No.4 The Inextinguishable

GLINKA Valse Fantaisie MOZART Piano Concerto No.23 K.488 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

Clarinet Concerto

Gala Season Opening

WORLD premiere

BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 Paul Daniel, conductor Paul Dean, clarinet (pictured below) Margaret Blades, violin Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts. Spirit Ground is commissioned for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra by Geoff Stearn. Meet the Artist

Paul Dean Friday Post-Concert

Paul Daniel, conductor Akiko Suwanai, violin (pictured below)

Verbitsky Conducts Plays Beethoven Tchaikovsky

Olli Mustonen, piano/director (pictured below)

Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.

Masters Concert 4

Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts. Meet the Artist

Olli Mustonen Friday Post-Concert

Vladimir Verbitsky, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano (pictured below) Meet the MUSICIAN

Andrew Tait Saturday Post-Concert

Masters Concert 5

Masters Concert 6

Masters Concert 7

Masters Concert 8

Simone Young Conducts Mahler

Bach & Bruckner

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

Mozart’s Mass

5 August | Friday 7.30pm 6 August | Saturday 7.30pm

26 August | Friday 7.30pm 27 August | Saturday 7.30pm

14 October | Friday 7.30pm 15 October | Saturday 7.30pm

25 November | Friday 7.30pm 26 November | Saturday 7.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

Simone Young joins WASO for her ninth season in a relationship treasured by Orchestra and audiences alike. Commemorating the centenary of Mahler’s death, WASO joins orchestras around the world in performing his final symphony, rich in stunning and original imagination, completed by Deryck Cooke – a testament to the astonishing life and work of this unique composer.

Bach and Bruckner – a classic combination. Two spiritual composers at the height of their powers in two majestic works. WASO’s Principal Flute Andrew Nicholson shines in Bach’s second suite. Paul Daniel leads the Orchestra in Bruckner’s mighty Symphony No.7, one of his great symphonic essays and featuring the haunting sound of the rarely heard Wagner tubas.

Roy Goodman thrilled audiences in WASO’s 2010 season with Beethoven’s Eighth, and he returns to lead the Orchestra in three of Beethoven’s orchestral masterpieces. This all-Beethoven program reminds us why this heroic and creative genius’ music remains as vivid now as it was when it was first heard – 200 years ago. Dutch pianist Ronald Brautigam makes his Australian debut in these performances.

Mozart’s Mass is a work of sublime beauty, requiring the highest level of vocal agility. Under the baton of Paul Daniel, WASO and its Chorus will be joined by some of Australia’s finest voices in a captivating realisation of this revered work. We also present a new work from James Ledger – the culmination of his time as Composer-inResidence with WASO.

MESSIAEN Concert à quatre

BACH Suite No.2 BWV 1067 BRUCKNER Symphony No.7 PLUS BONUS TRACK

BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3 Eroica

Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess JAMES LEDGER Two Memorials WORLD premiere MOZART Mass in C minor K.427

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

MAHLER compl. cooke Symphony No.10 Simone Young, conductor WORLD ARTIST (pictured below)

TBA, flute TBA, oboe TBA, cello TBA, piano

Paul Daniel, conductor Andrew Nicholson, flute (pictured below)

Roy Goodman, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano

Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.

(pictured below) Meet the MUSICIAN

Simone Young appears courtesy of Lepley Properties.

Robert Gladstones Saturday Post-Concert

Paul Daniel, conductor (pictured below) Sara Macliver, soprano Penelope Mills, soprano Paul McMahon, tenor James Clayton, baritone WASO Chorus Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. The WASO Chorus is supported by Lotterywest. Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts. Two Memorials is commissioned for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra by Australia LNG.

Meet the Artist

James Ledger Friday Post-Concert

Classics Series Eight concerts celebrating the joy of classical music. Pieces you’ve known and loved - laugh, cry and swoon with the classics. 300 Year Old Phoenix Rises from the Ashes Playing the Giofreddo Cappa violin is a joy and a privilege and since I’ve been playing it, I feel I never want to play anything else! I had heard about it through a friend and knew it to be an amazing instrument but it was simply out of my price range. An extremely serendipitous conversation with Janet Holmes à Court quickly led to the purchase of the violin and she now very generously loans it to WASO for me to play. I am very fortunate to be still playing this wonderful instrument as it turns out, as last year there was an incident in which the violin could have been lost forever. We were having a BBQ for family and friends at our new home. Somehow the gas bottle ignited and the next thing we knew the house was on fire! After we made sure everyone was safe, including my dogs, Remy and Nellie, it suddenly occurred to me that the violin was still in there! My husband ran back into the flames twice to try and retrieve it but was unable to due to the heat and fumes. Panic stricken, I ran down the street. I couldn’t bear to watch the instrument burn. When the firemen arrived they were informed of the situation and to my profound relief and gratitude they came out holding the violin, safe and sound. The relief I felt was extraordinary. To have lost such a beautiful instrument would have been heartbreaking. I love the mystery behind this violin. It has so much history yet we know so little about it, which is often the case with rare instruments like this. I often find myself wondering about its past. Was it played in the courts of Venetian royalty or in a market square? Where has it been? Who played it? Imagine all the stories it could tell . . . Margaret Blades, Associate Concertmaster Margie’s 2011 Picks: A Night in Vienna & Tina Arena with WASO

Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss is one of my desert island discs, so I’m really looking forward to A Night in Vienna. I grew up being a fan of Tina Arena on Young Talent Time so I’m also thrilled about playing with her! It’s too hard to pick just one!

Left: Margie relaxes with the Cappa and her dogs Remy and Nellie. Right: Some of Margie’s treasured belongings.

Classics Series Classics Concert 1

Classics Concert 2

Classics Concert 3

Classics Concert 4

Romantic Rachmaninov

Carmina Burana

Slava Grigoryan

Cello fantasy

18 March | Friday 7.30pm 19 March | Saturday 7.30pm

29 April | Friday 7.30pm 30 April | Saturday 7.30pm

3 June | Friday 7.30pm 4 June | Saturday 7.30pm

2 September | Friday 7.30pm 3 September | Saturday 7.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

Be captivated by this enchanting program featuring the brilliant Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud performing Sibelius’ exquisite concerto – a favorite of audiences and performers alike. Rachmaninov’s second symphony is packed with rich colours and stirring melodies, and is simply one of the most passionate of all Russian symphonies.

Under the baton of Giancarlo Guerrero, WASO takes you on a European journey. We begin in Rome with Respighi’s orchestral depiction of four beautiful fountains, followed by Rimsky-Korsakov’s collection of Spanish folk tunes. Orff’s Carmina Burana is extravagant in every sense of the word. With 120 singers in the chorus, this concert is bound to be a highlight of the season.

It’s no surprise that Rodrigo’s glorious concerto was voted into the ABC Classic FM Top 100 Concertos. The composer described his work as capturing “the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains”. WASO’s performance of de Falla’s evocative and sparkling score, and Bartók’s unique instrumental showcase will leave you astounded.

Alban Gerhardt makes his debut with WASO in two illustrious works for cello and orchestra. Acclaimed as one of the most brilliant cellists of his generation, Gerhardt will mesmerise audiences as we journey through the music of these European greats. No stranger to the great opera houses and concert halls of the world, Israeli conductor Asher Fisch returns to conduct these performances.

SIBELIUS Violin Concerto RACHMANINOV Symphony No.2

RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol ORFF Carmina Burana

de FALLA El amor brujo: Ballet Suite [Love, the Magician] RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra PLUS BONUS TRACK

DvoRAk Symphonic Variations SAINT-SAENS Cello Concerto No.1 DvoRAk Silent Woods FRANCK Symphony in D minor

Stefan Asbury, conductor Slava Grigoryan, guitar

Asher Fisch, conductor Alban Gerhardt, cello

Paul Daniel, conductor Henning Kraggerud, violin (pictured below)

Gala Performance

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (pictured below)

Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.

Elisa Wilson, soprano Tobias Cole, counter tenor James Clayton, baritone WASO Chorus The WASO Chorus is supported by Lotterywest. Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts. Meet the Artist

Giancarlo Guerrero Friday Post-Concert

Plays Rodrigo

(pictured below)

(pictured below) Meet the MUSICIAN

Helen Tuckey Saturday Post-Concert

Classics Concert 5

Classics Concert 6

Classics Concert 7

Classics Concert 8

Elgar’s

Cello Concerto

Pictures at an Exhibition

A Night in Vienna

Holst’s

7 October | Friday 7.30pm 8 October | Saturday 7.30pm

21 October | Friday 7.30pm 22 October | Saturday 7.30pm

18 November | Friday 7.30pm 19 November | Saturday 7.30pm

2 December | Friday 7.30pm 3 December | Saturday 7.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

Swiss-born conductor Mario Venzago, joins WASO in this ravishing potpourri of dazzling music. Performing Elgar’s iconic Cello Concerto is Argentine-born Sol Gabetta, renowned for her astonishing intensity. She performs on a rare and valuable Guadagnini cello made in 1759.

Brad Cohen joins WASO to present three magnificent and well-known orchestral works. Wagner’s overture from The Flying Dutchman is rich with musical motives depicting the characters found in this romantic opera, and is an energetic preface to Schumann’s only piano concerto. After interval, the Perth Concert Hall will be transformed into a gallery of ten fascinating musical pictures in Mussorgsky’s much loved work.

In the centenary of Richard Strauss’s opera Der Rosenkavalier, we present highlights of this moving masterpiece, packed full of gorgeous tunes, and sung by a stellar cast. Strauss, Mozart and Vienna are inextricably linked, and Mozart’s Symphony No.40 is one of his greatest compositions. Join WASO as we perform some of the most exquisite music ever written.

Alisa Weilerstein’s technical brilliance, incredible sound and passionate playing style will stand out in Shostakovich’s concerto – one of the most difficult in the repertoire. In Holst’s famed The Planets WASO will take you on an astrological journey with a little help from the heavenly voices of the WASO Chorus.

LISZT Mephisto Waltz No.1 ELGAR Cello Concerto RAVEL Alborada del gracioso RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2

WAGNER The Flying Dutchman Overture SCHUMANN Piano Concerto MUSSORGSKY arr. RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition PLUS BONUS TRACK

MOZART Symphony No. 40 K.550 STRAUSS, R Excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier

STRAVINSKY Scherzo Fantastique SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No. 1 HOLST The Planets

Brad Cohen, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano

(pictured below)

Gala Performance

Mario Venzago, conductor Sol Gabetta, cello

(pictured below)

Paul Daniel, conductor Cheryl Barker, the Marschallin Sara Macliver, Sophie Catherine Carby, Octavian

The Planets

Paul Daniel, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello (pictured below)

WASO Chorus

(pictured below)

Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts.

Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.

Meet the Artist is supported by Wesfarmers Arts.

The WASO Chorus is supported by Lotterywest.

Meet the Artist

Sol Gabetta Friday Post-Concert

Meet the Artist

Cheryl Barker Friday Post-Concert

Meet the MUSICIAN

Marilyn Phillips Saturday Post-Concert

A Polished Sound It’s great fun bringing brass instruments back to life yet it’s something I just fell into doing. I taught myself by reading up on repairs and then just started having a go. I do a lot of services, dent work and resoldering of broken joints. Brass instruments tend to deteriorate with age unlike wood instruments which gain value. I hang on to old instruments and use them for spare parts so my workshop is a bit of a graveyard! I’ve had the odd brass emergency come my way, like when Dave from the Orchestra threw a trumpet at me (that he’d dropped and dented) and needed it fixed in time for the concert that very night. I believe he still owes me a drink! Robert Gladstones, Principal 3rd Horn Rob’s 2011 Pick: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

The Eroica is always a great pleasure to play. There are only three horns which is a bit unusual. Sometimes I am part of the section, other times I am off on my own. The highlight for us is the trio in the Scherzo where we launch into an exuberant hunting horn tune, but the final Presto is also great fun with plenty of horn gymnastics!

Morning Symphony Series Morning Concert 1

Morning Concert 3

Morning Concert 4

Morning Concert 5

Romantic Verbitsky Rachmaninov Conducts Tchaikovsky

Symphonic Variations

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

A Morning in Vienna

17 March Thursday 11am

23 June Thursday 11am

1 September Thursday 11am

6 October Thursday 11am

17 November Thursday 11am

Perth Concert Hall

Rachmaninov’s second symphony is packed with four movements of rich colours from the full Orchestra, combined with stunning tunes. Under the baton of Principal Conductor Paul Daniel, this will be an hour of music to make you swoon.

WASO’s esteemed Conductor Laureate Vladimir Verbitsky returns in a program of two Romantic greats. Glinka had great influence over future Russian composers, including Tchaikovsky, whose Symphony No.4 is a fine example of his nation’s music.

Asher Fisch returns to WASO to conduct music of the BelgianFrench composer César Franck, whose works remain as some of the most distinguished contributions to French repertoire. Dvořák’s trademark rich orchestrations and rollicking rhythms are ever present in his Variations.

Swiss-born conductor Mario Venzago leads WASO in this ravishing potpourri of dazzling music. Performing Elgar’s iconic Cello Concerto is Argentineborn Sol Gabetta, renowned for her astonishing intensity. She performs on a rare and valuable Guadagnini cello made in 1759.

In the centenary of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier we present excerpts from this magnificent opera. Strauss, Mozart and Vienna are inextricably linked, and Mozart’s Symphony No.40 is one of the greatest of all his compositions.

RACHMANINOV Symphony No.2

GLINKA Valse Fantaisie TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

DvoRAk Symphonic Variations FRANCK Symphony in D minor

RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2 ELGAR Cello Concerto

Vladimir Verbitsky, conductor

Asher Fisch, conductor

(pictured below)

MOZART Symphony No.40 K.550 MOZART The Marriage of Figaro, ACT II: Porgi Amor K.492 STRAUSS, R Excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier

Paul Daniel, conductor

Morning Concert 2

(pictured below)

Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.

Mario Venzago, conductor Sol Gabetta, cello (pictured below)

Enjoy a free tea or coffee prior to the concert and stay afterwards for a $13.55 soup and pasta buffet lunch (bookings essential). Wesfarmers Arts free Pre-Concert Talks take place on the stage of the Perth Concert Hall at 9.40am prior to each Morning concert.

Left: Rob in his very special version of ‘Dad’s Shed’ where he repairs and restores brass instruments.

Paul Daniel, conductor Cheryl Barker, soprano (pictured below)

Paul Daniel appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts.

Destination Perth Life as a musician can often mean living out of a suitcase, with a hotel for a home, and I’ve spent the last year doing so! It’s great to be on the road, seeing new places, learning new languages and meeting new people, but after a while you miss having your things around you. I missed my library, my kitchenware, having things on walls! I’m so happy to be in Perth now and I’m excited about making a home and a life for myself in this beautiful city. I first visited WA in 2009 and fell in love with this place. It is such an incredible part of the world, filled with special places like Margaret River and Monkey Mia. I’m still getting to know the city so I’m spending a lot of time reading the Perth street directory! I might be a long way from Sardinia but I feel lucky to have joined such a wonderful and dynamic orchestra full of musicians who are dedicated to making beautiful music. Giovanni Pasini, Principal Viola Giovanni’s 2011 Pick: Simone Young Conducts Mahler

Mahler 10 is obviously a masterpiece of its own; plus, it has one of the most sophisticated, exposed and yet beautifully shaped viola parts in the history of orchestra music. It gives all the viola players a chance to find a sound where we all merge into a one powerful, yet bleak and sorrowful voice. Simone Young, one of my favourite conductors, will be the perfect match for WASO to deliver a great performance.

Chamber Series Chamber Concert 1

Chamber Concert 2

Chamber Concert 3

Best of Baroque

String Serenade

Mozart & Mozart

15 April | Friday 2pm

15 July | Friday 2pm

4 November | Friday 2pm

St Mary’s Cathedral

Paul Dyer makes his debut with WASO to open our new series of concerts at the newly refurbished St Mary’s Cathedral. The acclaimed artistic director and founder of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra will lead the WASO Chamber Players in some of the most charming music of the Baroque period, all directed from the harpsichord. Revel in the sounds of the Baroque in the glorious surrounds of St Mary’s.

We present a perfect afternoon program of works for string orchestra. Featuring some of the most beautiful music for strings, from Grieg’s joyous Holberg Suite to Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, this is a chance to get up close to our wonderful string players.

Mozart wrote his Clarinet Quintet in 1789, and it has since been a favourite of audiences around the world. It’s a model of restraint and perfection, containing sublime melodies and lush harmonies, and an invigorating set of variations to conclude the work. It is in partnership with the elegant Horn Quintet, rarely heard yet as charming as anything Mozart wrote. A wonderful opportunity to hear two Mozart masterpieces played by some of your favourite WASO musicians.

VIVALDI Giustino Sinfonia DALL’ABACO Concerto a piu Instrumenti BIBER Battaglia WEICHLEIN Canon über das Post-Hornl CAZZATI arr. Dyer Passacaglia and Ciaconna HEINIKEN Concerto in F major

GRIEG Holberg Suite VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves CORELLI Christmas Concerto RESPIGHI Selections from Ancient Airs and Dances

MOZART Horn Quintet K.407 MOZART Quintet for Clarinet and Strings K.581 Allan Meyer, clarinet (pictured below)

David Evans, horn

Paul Dyer, director (pictured below)

Left: Giovanni with a world of unpacking and in the background the Champagne bottle he opened to celebrate his arrival to Perth and on his Viola case the lucky charm he always keeps on his travels that his first student gave him.

A Musical Arrangement I grew up in the Salvation Army and hence had brass music around me from a young age. My dad was a wonderful trombonist and so I developed a love for brass music. I began arranging music for various ensembles during high school, again partly because dad was (and is) such a wonderful arranger. I began carefully transcribing music from CD recordings, writing down exactly what was on the recordings so I could play with it - it was a great way to learn from the masters. I’ve arranged everything from nursery rhymes to television themes to orchestral works. It’s been a thrill to start arranging for WASO! You might hear some of my work in anything from a Kids’ Cushion Concert to a brass ensemble. I love arranging for Cushion Concerts as they get young people listening to and interested in classical music. Joshua Davis, Principal Trombone Josh’s 2011 Pick: Bach & Bruckner

I can’t wait for Bach & Bruckner. These are two pieces (and composers) that don’t often get featured in the concert halls. Bruckner 7 is one of my favourite pieces and this will be my first time playing Bruckner in an orchestra. The Bach will also be a great highlight and with Andrew Nicholson featuring it is sure to be a magical night!

Ernst & Young

Contempo Series Contempo Concert 1

Tina Arena

Contempo Concert 2 A Tribute to Louis Armstrong with

Contempo Concert 3 Strike Up The Band – The Music of

George Gershwin

with WASO

James Morrison

8 April | Friday 7.30pm 10 April | Sunday 7.30pm

29 July | Friday 7.30pm 30 July | Saturday 7.30pm

11 November | Friday 7.30pm 13 November | Sunday 7.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

Tina made a legendary career debut as a child star in the late 70’s and has since gone on to become one of Australia’s greatest living icons. Now based in France where she is hailed as a national hero for her unique blend of French, Italian and Anglo music, Tina Arena is a performer with a supreme voice, boundless range and energy, and charm to spare. These performances with WASO are a very special collaboration, celebrating her rich talent and mixing the great sound of the Orchestra with her unique voice and an eclectic mix of songs and styles.

Louis Armstrong. Satchmo. Ambassador Satch. The man who defined American jazz for more than 60 years with his trademark humour, virtuosity and sheer brilliance. The man who appeared in Hello Dolly and High Society, who played the theme music for the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Other jazz musicians wanted to be him; audiences idolised him. He is a true legend in the history of music. And now James Morrison, our very own jazz virtuoso par excellence, pays tribute to this mightiest of jazzmen with some of Satchmo’s greatest hits.

George Gershwin arguably wrote more hit songs in his short life than any other composer. Remember I Got Rhythm? Strike up the Band? Rhapsody in Blue? Fascinatin’ Rhythm? Porgy and Bess? An American in Paris? All from the pen of this great musical genius, who in many ways defined the sound of American music. Join Grammy Award-winning conductor Bramwell Tovey, music director of the LA Philharmonic’s Hollywood Bowl summer series, as we go on a journey through the very best of Gershwin’s music.

Nicholas Buc, conductor Tina Arena, vocalist

Benjamin Northey, conductor James Morrison, trumpet

(pictured below)

Gala Performance

Bramwell Tovey, conductor/piano (pictured below)

Tracy Dahl, soprano

Left: Josh is pictured amongst his much loved collections of trombone mutes, music, films and C.S. Lewis editions.

Bach to Bikes I enjoy cycling very much. For me it is a form of escapism and adventure. The connection that one has with a bicycle can be continuously refined, and this is no different in violin playing. Sometimes I do find myself inadvertently hearing music in my head while I cycle (which can be a little dangerous because I should be concentrating on what’s in front of me!). I feel that it’s a real privilege to play the violin, because I revere and follow in the tradition of the amazing musicians and characters that have influenced and shaped how we hear the instrument today. There is a certain responsibility in honouring and upholding these traditions while at the same time striving for innovation and spontaneity to maintain the evolution of our art. Shaun Lee-Chen, Violin Shaun’s 2011 Pick: Romantic Rachmaninov

Henning Kraggerud is awesome!

Summer Events Ernst & Young Presents

Supported by triple j

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa with WASO

Tim Minchin VS The West Australian Symphony Orchestra

25 February | Friday 8pm

4 March | Friday 8pm

Pioneer Women’s Memorial, Kings Park & Botanic Garden Gates open 5pm

Pioneer Women’s Memorial, Kings Park & Botanic Garden Gates open 4.30pm

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is one of the most renowned opera singers of our time. A great star of the opera houses of the world, she continues to delight with her sparkling charm and ravishing voice. In this special performance, Dame Kiri returns to Perth with a program of exceptional beauty, singing some of the arias and songs that have endeared her to audiences worldwide.

“One of our all time favourite comics. This remarkable Aussie is a musical genius and quite unlike anyone else out there. Just go and see him”. - Time Out, UK

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

Tim Minchin, comedian (pictured below) Benjamin Northey, conductor

Comedy rock superstar, Tim Minchin, is back on the road with his biggest live show ever. Featuring brand new songs as well as those much loved Minchin classics, but this time, as you’ve never heard before - with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

(pictured below)

Brian Castles-Onion, conductor Tickets General Admission General Admission - WASO Subscribers Groups 10+

$109.50 $99.00 $99.00 each

Book now on 08 9326 0000 or waso.com.au Group Bookings 08 9326 0075. For Gold and Silver reserved seating details contact Ticketmaster 136 100.

Left: Shaun at home with his bike collection and the Rocca violin.

Tickets General Admission

$77.00

Book now on 08 9326 0000 or waso.com.au For Gold and Silver reserved seating details contact Ticketmaster 136 100.

Mum’s the Word My earliest musical memories are from the cot, hearing music drift from our radio or my mother, Shirley playing piano. She remains an important influence, inspiring, supporting and encouraging me. Growing up with parents as teachers gave me a passion for lifelong learning, and the obligation to give something back and share knowledge. Hearing an orchestra was a rare and impressionable event in my childhood – a 6th birthday Nutcracker, later a free Melbourne Symphony concert. Consequently at age twelve I started viola in addition to piano. Music education and orchestral community events are absolutely vital – that’s where the love comes from and what gives people a taste for music that they may never have heard before. It is my hope that sharing music, through playing and teaching, will inspire people of all ages to remain totally enchanted and addicted to music, as I am. Helen Tuckey, Viola Helen’s 2011 Pick: Cello Fantasy

I’m in a delightful quandary, with so many temptations on offer. Asher Fisch conducting the epic Franck Symphony in D minor will be spellbinding, as will the rollercoaster of enormous emotions in the British Proms program. And all of August will be sensational – Bach, Andrew Nicholson, Simone Young, Wagner tubas, Bruckner and Mahler!

Water Corporation

Family Series Family Concert 1

Family Concert 2

Justine Clarke

Peter AND the Wolf Bach to & Other Musical Adventures! the Future

6 February | Sunday 6.45pm

24 July | Sunday 3pm

6 November | Sunday 3pm

Perth Zoo Gates open 5.30pm

Perth Concert Hall

Prokofiev’s classic orchestral tale of Peter and the Wolf comes to life on the Perth Concert Hall stage. Featuring many other musical stories with their own secret adventures, this concert will be a musical romp for the young at heart!

When Corky accidentally combines the ingredients of a magical musical spell, she finds herself on an adventure with some of the world’s most fascinating composers – Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák, Shostakovich and more! Join Corky as she attempts to recreate the musical formula that will bring a happy ending to a time travel experiment gone awry. WASO welcomes back the award winning Platypus Theatre Company in this enchanting tale of music throughout the ages.

Meets the Orchestra

Renowned children’s entertainer and Play School presenter Justine Clarke joins WASO in our popular outdoor Family Series event. Bring the whole family along and enjoy an evening of music, song, dance and of course fun at the Perth Zoo, with your West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Suitable 4 - 12 year olds.

Suitable 2 - 7 year olds.

Justine Clarke, singer

Family Concert 3

Suitable 4 - 10 year olds.

(pictured below)

Warwick Potter, conductor

Platypus Theatre Company

Tickets General Admission $29.00 Under 2 Yrs Free (ticket required) On sale now.

Left: Helen in her home studio with her mum Shirley where she teaches students Viola.

A Collective Voice I have the privilege of working with a wonderfully enthusiastic and dedicated group of singers drawn from all sections of the community. Collectively they love singing as much as I do, which clearly shows in their performances. At all times my aim is to encourage every singer to attain their full potential. The WASO Chorus has been truly rewarding in this aspect – seeing their growing confidence and listening to their increasingly impressive tone and musicianship makes the effort absolutely worthwhile for all of us. Marilyn Phillips, WASO Chorus Director Marilyn’s 2011 Pick: The Music of George Gershwin

I love the energy and verve of Gershwin’s music, the rhythm of numbers such as Fascinatin’ Rhythm, I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise, as well as the gorgeous melancholy of songs like Lady be Good. His songs (invariably with words by his brother Ira) are almost operas in only 32 bars, and his piano music is just terrific!

In the Community ABC Symphony Australia

KIDS’ Cushion Concerts

Young Performers Awards 2011 Stage III Final

The Big Sing 2011 Free Event

4, 5, 7, 14 May | 20-23 September

9 June | Thursday 6pm

4 September | Sunday 1.30pm

Perth

Perth Concert Hall

Join the Education Chamber Orchestra (EChO) as they explore the wonder and fun of classical music and the instruments of the Orchestra. These 50 minute concerts are a brilliant introduction to music for young ones and include sing-alongs and other interactive elements including “have a go” on instruments.

WASO is pleased to once again host one of the Stage III finals of the prestigious ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards. Join us as we bring some of Australia’s finest young musicians to the stage of the Perth Concert Hall, performing their chosen repertoire for a panel of adjudicators and live audience, with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Bunbury Entertainment Centre

Tickets One Reserve

Marilyn Phillips, director WASO Chorus

18 September | Sunday 1.30pm

Wardle Room, Perth Concert Hall 4 May | Wed 9.45am & 11.15am 5 May | Thurs 9.45am & 11.15am 14 May | Sat 9.45am & 11.15am 20 September | Tues 9.45am & 11.15am 21 September | Wed 9.45am & 11.15am 22 September | Thurs 9.45am & 11.15am 23 September | Fri 9.45am & 11.15am Perth Town Hall 7 May | Sat 9.45am & 11.15am More concerts in venues around the metro area will be announced later in 2010. Please check waso.com.au for details. Tickets General Admission $10.00 Under 2 Yrs Free (ticket required)

$25.00

On sale 13 December 2010.

The Big Sing is a fun way to spend an afternoon singing with the WASO Chorus. Come and raise the roof as part of one of the largest choruses WA has ever heard! Whether you’re 18 or 80, a trained singer or just someone keen to sing, come along and experience the joy of singing some popular choral works led by Chorus Director Marilyn Phillips.

To book your complimentary seat for the Perth Concert Hall performance, please contact the WASO Box Office on 08 9326 0000 from Monday 11 July 2011. To book your complimentary seat for Bunbury, please contact the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on 1300 661 272 from Monday 11 July 2011.

On sale now.

Left: Marilyn pictured with her tool of trade - her piano, which is covered in post-its with meticulous chorus deconstruction notes and life reminders such as ‘Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever - Brian Wilson.’

In the Community In addition to many performances in our own season, WASO has an extensive performance calendar in partnership with the West Australian Opera and West Australian Ballet. Your Orchestra lies at the very heart of the artistic life of the State, and our creative partnerships with these companies provide opportunities to experience the Orchestra just about every week of the year.

In Partnership with

City of Perth

West Australian Opera

West Australian Ballet

Symphony in the City 2011

City of Perth’s Opera in the Park DIE FLEDERMAUS Free Event 5 February | Saturday 8pm Supreme Court Gardens

Season 2 6 - 22 May Season 4 9 - 24 September

10 December | Saturday 7.30pm

Tosca 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16 April | 7.30pm The Tales of HoffmanN 14, 16, 19, 21, 23 July | 7.30pm Falstaff 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 November | 7.30pm

His Majesty’s Theatre

The West Australian Opera Company, founded in 1967, is resident in the beautiful and historic His Majesty’s Theatre where it presents three fully staged operas annually with WASO. The 2011 opera season includes rich offerings of romance, intrigue, comedy and tragedy.

His Majesty’s Theatre

The West Australian Ballet performs four seasons per year in Perth’s most beautiful venues, including two seasons at His Majesty’s Theatre where it is proud to partner with WASO. Ivan Cavallari’s 2011 season will inspire, delight and make you fall in love all over again.

Free Event The Esplanade, Perth

WASO returns to the Esplanade for the fifth year to present an exciting free event for the people of Perth. This concert has become one of Perth’s most popular outdoor events, and we know that you will once again be thrilled by the sound of the magnificent WASO joined by some of our favourite guest performers.

Guy Noble, conductor WASO Chorus

Tickets Subscriptions On sale 5 Oct 2010. Single Tickets On sale 1 Dec 2010. Book at BOCS on 08 9484 1133.

Tickets Subscriptions On sale 22 Oct 2010. Single Tickets On sale 22 Nov 2010. Book at BOCS on 08 9484 1133.

www.waopera.asn.au

www.waballet.com.au

Education & Outreach Program

DISCOVER! The West Australian Symphony Orchestra’s DISCOVER! Program provides students of all ages with a wide variety of music and educational experiences. Live concerts, dynamic performances and a range of educational resources mean that all Western Australians have access to music experiences of the highest quality, no matter where they live.

Composition Project First introduced in 2009, the project for 2011 will see secondary school composition students given the opportunity to develop their craft with one of Australia’s leading composers and benefit from the guidance of WASO musicians in intensive workshops and rehearsals. WASO Touring In 2011 DISCOVER! will continue to introduce regional students across the state to their Orchestra – from the Kimberley to the Great Southern and beyond. WASO on the Road will visit school students in their classrooms, introducing them to classical music and the instruments of the Orchestra. The Education Chamber Orchestra (EChO) will also travel to regional centres to perform their entertaining concerts. For full details refer to the Discover! brochure available from October 2010. Princess Margaret Hospital For Children Continuing its success from 2010, this program takes small groups of WASO musicians to students at Princess Margaret Hospital to introduce them to the world of orchestral music and its instruments.

Young & Emerging Artists Program

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra understands the importance of supporting and mentoring the next generation of young artists. Our Young & Emerging Artists Program seeks to nurture aspiring performers through unique training opportunities. In conjunction with our DISCOVER! program, WASO provides young musicians with a range of learning experiences through workshops, tutorials, masterclasses and open rehearsals. For further information email education@waso.com.au WASO’s Young and Emerging Artists Program offers a variety of professional experiences aimed at providing pathways for tomorrow’s artists. In 2011 these include: • ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards • Orchestral Training Program • International Artist Masterclasses • Conductor Masterclasses • Choral Conductor Internship • Assistant Ballet Conductor

Below: Cellist Jian Wang with Masterclass participants, 2010.

To obtain a 2011 WASO DISCOVER! brochure or for further information, please contact the Education Coordinator on 08 9326 0022 or education@waso.com.au

These are just some of the talented musicians that make up the Orchestra, which you can support by joining our Private Giving Program...

Private Giving Supporting Your Orchestra Becoming a Patron Please consider joining our community of Patrons. Your contribution makes a difference and you will be warmly welcomed into the Orchestra’s community of Patrons. Donations are fully tax deductible and are proudly acknowledged in concert programs and on the WASO website.

Each year our Private Giving Program becomes more important to WASO’s ability to sustain its vision ‘to touch souls and enrich lives through music’. With a high fixed cost base of over 80 full-time musicians and a busy schedule of concerts and events that touch many thousands of Western Australians annually, WASO relies not only on ticket sales but on significant levels of government funding and corporate support. We are very grateful for this support; however, it is not enough.

To learn more, visit waso.com.au or contact:

Our Patrons Our Patrons support WASO’s vision through their donations, and become part of a special community of individuals who strengthen WASO’s ability to remain the cultural heart of Western Australia. There are many ways to be involved from annual giving, or for supporting a special project, to leaving a lasting gift by making a bequest to WASO. Whichever form the support takes, the link to our Patrons is very important to us and we are committed to strengthening our connection to those individuals who support WASO’s vision through their gifts. We keep in regular contact with Patrons and, throughout the year, we invite them to many different events, including our Friends of WASO events.

Alecia Benzie - Executive Manager, Private Giving Phone 08 9326 0020 benziea@waso.com.au Sarah Gallinagh - Donations & Bequests Coordinator Phone 08 9326 0075 gallinaghs@waso.com.au

Friends of WASO The Friends of WASO is a membership program with a nominal annual membership fee. Friends of WASO have opportunities to learn more about WASO, get to know its musicians and enjoy specially organised events such as our popular Tea & Symphony open rehearsals and Celebrate the Sections events. Friends support WASO through the Friends of WASO Scholarship which aims to provide career and skills development opportunities for

Orchestra members in order to encourage high achievement and retain quality musicians in Western Australia. Friends can also become involved as volunteers. Volunteers provide invaluable support to WASO both in the administration office and at the Perth Concert Hall. For more information please contact the Friends of the WASO on 08 9326 0016 or email friendsofwaso@waso.com.au 31

How to Book WHERE DO I BEGIN?

There are four easy ways for you to experience the music of your West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

YOUR OPTIONS 1. Full Series Subscription Attend every concert in a chosen series, i.e. Masters, Classics, Morning, Contempo, Chamber or Family Series and receive discounts of up to 20% and a host of additional benefits. 2. Packaged Subscription Choose one of our suggested Packaged Subscriptions. See page 34 for details. 3. Create Your Own Subscription Choose four or more concerts with a Create Your Own Subscription. Tailor a package to suit your tastes, schedule and budget for an experience combining passionate performances with fantastic flexibility. For details see page 39. 4. Single Tickets Purchase a ticket to any concert in the 2011 season. Tickets for outdoor events and Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cushion Concerts are on sale now. Single tickets for all other performances go on sale 13 December 2010.

WHY SUBSCRIBE? Better Seats at Lower Prices Enjoy savings of up to 20% off regular Box Office prices and be allocated your seats in advance of the general public. Ticket Exchanges If you are a West Australian Symphony Orchestra Subscriber, you may exchange your subscription tickets for most other 2011 WASO subscription series concerts, subject to ticket availability. The exchange must be processed at least 24 hours prior to the first affected concert. Tickets must be exchanged at the WASO Box Office.

Lost or Stolen Tickets In the event of lost or stolen subscription tickets, please contact the WASO Box Office. (A fee may apply) Exclusive Subscriber Card Enjoy a range of discounts with arts organisations, restaurants and retailers. For details visit waso.com.au Additional Tickets Concession price on additional tickets where applicable. (Adjoining seats cannot be guaranteed) Buy Now, Pay Later Full Series Subscribers can pay half their subscription now and then pay the remainder by 28 January 2011. (A fee of $6.60 applies)

HOW WE PROCESS YOUR ORDER

Subscribers to Masters, Classics, Morning Symphony, Family and Contempo Series have a priority subscription renewal period until Monday 18 October 2010. Seats not renewed by this date will be released for sale. Applications are processed in order of receipt and prioritised as follows: 1. Renewing Full Series 2. Full Series Change Requests 3. New Full Series 4. C reate Your Own Series & Packaged Series 5. Additional Single Tickets for Subscribers Subscription packs will be mailed when processed and paid in full. Packs include tickets, subscriber card(s) and diary stickers.

CUSTOMER INFORMATION Concessions Australian Pensioner Card, TPI Pensioner, Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Affairs, Health Care Card Holders and Full-time Students are eligible for the concession price. To claim a concession, please enclose photocopied proof with your booking form. Note: Seniors Card holders are not eligible for concession prices. Under 30 Years If you are aged under 30 you can receive substantial savings on ticket purchases. Please enclose photocopied proof of age with your booking form. Companion Card Companion Card holders receive one complimentary ticket for their carer. Concessions apply only to the individual named on the card. Single Tickets Single ticket purchases are strictly non-refundable and non-exchangeable. Entertainment Book Vouchers Entertainment Book Vouchers cannot be used as payment on advance orders. They must be presented in person at the Box Office after single ticket sales open on 13 December 2010. Please do not mail Entertainment Book Vouchers with your subscriptions.

BOOKINGS & SUBSCRIPTIONS Mail WASO Subscriptions PO Box 3041 PERTH ADELAIDE TCE WA 6832 Fax

08 9326 0099 Remember to fax both sides of the booking form!

In Person WASO Box Office 445 Hay Street, PERTH 9am - 5pm, Mon to Fri Phone WASO Box Office 08 9326 0000 9am - 5pm, Mon to Fri Web waso.com.au

Single ticket purchases only (from 13 December 2010)

Perth Concert Hall Restaurant

Situated within the Perth Concert Hall, the à la carte Restaurant offers elegant dining in a comfortable setting. Enjoy a relaxing start to your evening with quality food and excellent service. Dine early and take advantage of the early bird specials available each evening. For the evening’s encore, look no further for your afterconcert delights, enjoy premium coffee and cakes to finish the evening on the perfect note.

Masters and Classics Series A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve Choir Stalls

Upper Gallery Lower Gallery Rear Stalls Front Stalls Choir Stalls

Chef’s Foyer Variations Carvery Conveniently located on the ground floor main foyer of the Perth Concert Hall, the Chef’s Foyer Variations is open two hours prior to each WASO evening performance. Offering a fresh selection of seasonal dishes, the Chef’s Foyer Variations is perfect for a pre-concert meal when time is of the essence.

Beverages

Stage

Foyer bars open for drinks and coffee two hours before, during interval and after each WASO evening performance. Relax and enjoy the whole interval without the queues! We recommend you pre-order your interval drinks for fast service to have your drinks waiting for you. For restaurant bookings please call the Perth Concert Hall on 08 9231 9946 and for general enquires please call 08 9231 9900 or visit www.perthconcerthall.com.au

Contempo Series A Reserve B Reserve Choir Stalls

Morning Symphony, Family Series and Young Performers Awards Upper Gallery Lower Gallery Rear Stalls

One Reserve Choir Stalls

Upper Gallery Lower Gallery Rear Stalls

Front Stalls

Choir Stalls

Stage

Choir Stalls not available for Contempo 1 - Tina Arena.

Choir Stalls not available for the Family Series and Young Performers Awards.

Packaged Subscriptions A Select one of our suggested subscription packages from the following pages (First Timers, Gala, Choral, Piano) made up from concerts featured in our Masters, Classics and Contempo Series and receive discounts of up to 15% and a host of additional benefits.

First Timers Series Package

Carmina Burana

Slava Grigoryan Plays Rodrigo

Holst’s The Planets

29 April | Friday 7.30pm 30 April | Saturday 7.30pm

3 June | Friday 7.30pm 4 June | Saturday 7.30pm

2 December | Friday 7.30pm 3 December | Saturday 7.30pm

RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome

de FALLA El amor brujo: Ballet Suite [Love, the Magician]

STRAVINSKY Scherzo Fantastique

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol ORFF Carmina Burana

RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Stefan Asbury, conductor Elisa Wilson, soprano Slava Grigoryan, guitar Tobias Cole, counter tenor James Clayton, baritone See page 14 for details. WASO Chorus

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1 HOLST The Planets

Paul Daniel, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello WASO Chorus See page 15 for details.

See page 14 for details.

Gala Series Package

Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

Carmina Burana

A Night at the Proms

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Strike Up The Band – The Music of George Gershwin

11 March | Friday 7.30pm 12 March | Saturday 7.30pm

29 April | Friday 7.30pm 30 April | Saturday 7.30pm

12 August | Friday 7.30pm 13 August | Saturday 7.30pm

7 October | Friday 7.30pm 8 October | Saturday 7.30pm

11 November | Friday 7.30pm 13 November | Sunday 7.30pm

BRETT DEAN Amphitheatre

RESPIGHI Fountains of Rome

WALTON Belshazzar’s Feast

LISZT Mephisto Waltz No.1

MOZART Clarinet Concerto

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol

WALTON Crown Imperial

ELGAR Cello Concerto

ROSS EDWARDS Spirit Ground for violin and orchestra

ORFF Carmina Burana

PURCELL Music from King Arthur and The Fairy Queen

RAVEL Alborada del gracioso

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Elisa Wilson, soprano Tobias Cole, counter tenor James Clayton, baritone WASO Chorus

DELIUS On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

George Gershwin arguably wrote more hit songs in his short life than any other composer. Join Bramwell Tovey as we go on a journey through the very best of Gershwin’s music.

WORLD premiere

BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7

Paul Daniel, conductor Paul Dean, clarinet Margaret Blades, violin See page 10 for details.

See page 14 for details.

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending PARRY I Was Glad

Paul Daniel, conductor Peter Rose, baritone WASO Chorus Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus See page 7 for details.

RAVEL. Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2

Bramwell Tovey, Mario Venzago, conductor conductor/piano Sol Gabetta, cello Tracy Dahl, soprano See page 15 for details.

See page 21 for details.

Choral Series Package

Carmina Burana

A Night at the Proms

Mozart’s Mass

Holst’s The Planets

29 April | Friday 7.30pm 30 April | Saturday 7.30pm

12 August | Friday 7.30pm 13 August | Saturday 7.30pm

25 November | Friday 7.30pm 26 November | Saturday 7.30pm

2 December | Friday 7.30pm 3 December | Saturday 7.30pm

Program includes:

ORFF Carmina Burana

WALTON Belshazzar’s Feast

MOZART Mass in C minor K.427

HOLST The Planets

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Elisa Wilson, soprano Tobias Cole, counter tenor James Clayton, baritone WASO Chorus

Paul Daniel, conductor Peter Rose, baritone WASO Chorus Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Paul Daniel, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello WASO Chorus

See page 14 for details.

See page 7 for details.

Paul Daniel, conductor Sara Macliver, soprano Penelope Mills, soprano Paul McMahon, tenor James Clayton, baritone WASO Chorus

See page 15 for details.

See page 11 for details.

Piano Series Package

Olli Mustonen Plays Beethoven

Ingrid Fliter Plays Mozart

Ronald Brautigam Plays Beethoven

Ronald Brautigam Plays Schumann

27 May | Friday 7.30pm 28 May | Saturday 7.30pm

24 June | Friday 7.30pm 25 June | Saturday 7.30pm

14 October | Friday 7.30pm 15 October | Saturday 7.30pm

21 October | Friday 7.30pm 22 October | Saturday 7.30pm

Program includes:

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3

MOZART Piano Concerto No.23 K.488

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4

SCHUMANN Piano Concerto

Olli Mustonen, piano/director

Vladimir Verbitsky, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano

Roy Goodman, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano

Brad Cohen, conductor Ronald Brautigam, piano

See page 10 for details.

See page 11 for details.

See page 10 for details.

See page 15 for details.

Ticket Prices 1. Full Series Subscription Attend every concert in a chosen series and receive up to 20% discount and a host of additional benefits. Full concession* Under 30* C† A B A B C† A B

C†

Masters

8 Concerts

20% discount

513.60 436.80 325.00

461.60 391.20

285.00

256.00 160.00 160.00†

Classics

8 Concerts

20% discount

521.60 444.80 330.00†

468.80 398.40

290.00†

256.00 160.00 160.00†

Morning

5 Concerts

15% discount 233.75 (One Reserve) 199.75 (One Reserve)

85.00 (One Reserve)

5 Concerts

15% disc plus buffet lunch 301.50 (One Reserve) 267.50 (One Reserve)

152.75 (One Reserve)

Chamber

3 Concerts

10% discount 94.50 (One Reserve)

Contempo

3 Concerts

10% discount

Family

3 Concerts

10% discount 62.10 (One Reserve)

62.10 (One Reserve)

†

249.30 198.00 -

†

† Restricted viewing - no discount applies. * For details on applicable concessions see page 32.

2. Packaged Subscription Choose one of our suggested packaged subscriptions and receive up to 15% discount and a host of additional benefits. Full concession* A B C† A B C†

Package A - first timers 3 Concerts

10% discount

222.30 189.90 125.00†

199.80 170.10

110.00†

Package B - gala

5 Concerts

15% discount

378.25 321.30 239.50†

347.65

294.10

219.50†

Package C - CHORAL

4 Concerts

10% discount

302.40 259.20 170.00

271.80 232.20

150.00†

Package D - piano

4 Concerts

10% discount

284.40 241.20 160.00†

255.60 216.00

140.00†

†

† Restricted viewing - no discount applies. * For details on applicable concessions see page 32.

GIFT VOUCHERS GROUP DISCOUNTS

Group bookings of 8 or more receive savings of up to 20% for most performances. Call 08 9326 0075 for further information.

A Gift Voucher from WASO makes a truly delightful present. Giving a voucher allows the receiver to attend a concert of their choice (excluding WA Ballet and WA Opera). You can purchase gift vouchers in any amount from the WASO Box Office on 08 9326 0000 during office hours.

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Masters Fri

C RESERVE† FULL CONC U30

513.60

461.60

256.00

436.80

391.20

160.00

325.00

285.00

160.00

513.60 Sat

461.60

256.00

436.80

391.20

160.00

325.00

285.00

160.00

Classics Fri

521.60

468.80

256.00

444.80

398.40

160.00

330.00

290.00

160.00

521.60 Sat

468.80

256.00

444.80

398.40

160.00

330.00

290.00

160.00

Morning 233.75

199.75

85.00

with buffet lunch

301.50

267.50

152.75

Chamber

94.50

Contempo Fri

249.30

198.00

Sat/Sun

249.30

198.00

Family

62.10

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62.10

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Masters 1

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5 - 7 Concerts

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Ticket Prices [cont.]

3. Create Your Own Subscription Choose 4 or more concerts from the list below and receive up to 20% discount and a host of additional benefits.†† Full concession* A B C† A B C†

MASTERS/CLASSICS

4 Concerts

10% discount

Masters 2 - 8, Classics 1, 3, 4, 6 - 8

5-7 concerts

15% discount

8+ concerts

20% discount

GALA CONCERTs

4 Concerts

10% discount

Masters 1, Classics 2 & 5, A Night at the Proms

5-7 concerts

15% discount

8+ concerts

20% discount

MORNING SYMPHONY

4 Concerts

10% discount 49.50 (One Reserve)

5-7 concerts

15% discount

8+ concerts

20% discount

71.10 60.30 40.00† 67.15 56.95 40.00† 63.20 53.60 40.00†

63.90 60.35 56.80

54.00 51.00 48.00

35.00† 35.00† 35.00†

80.10 69.30 45.00† 75.65 65.45 45.00† 71.20 61.60 45.00†

72.00 68.00 64.00

62.10 58.65 55.20

40.00† 40.00† 40.00†

42.30 (One Reserve) 39.95 (One Reserve) 37.60 (One Reserve)

46.75 (One Reserve) 44.00 (One Reserve)

CHAMBER CONCERTS

4 Concerts

10% discount 31.50 (One Reserve) 31.50 (One Reserve)

5-7 concerts

15% discount

8+ concerts

20% discount

CONTEMPO 1

4 Concerts

10% discount

Tina Arena

5-7 concerts

15% discount

8+ concerts

20% discount

CONTEMPO 2 & 3

4 Concerts

10% discount

James Morrison & George Gershwin (Gala)

5-7 concerts

15% discount

8+ concerts

20% discount

29.75 (One Reserve) 28.00 (One Reserve)

89.10 72.00 - 84.15 68.00 - 79.20 64.00 -

89.10 72.00 84.15 68.00 - 79.20 64.00 -

80.10 63.00 - 75.65 59.50 - 71.20 56.00 -

80.10 63.00 75.65 59.50 - 71.20 56.00 -

†† Create Your Own Subscriptions exclude Summer Events, Family Concerts, Young Performers Awards and Cushion Concerts. *For details on applicable concessions see page 32. † Restricted viewing. No discount applies.

4. Single Tickets** On sale 13 December 2010 (Summer Events and Kids’ Cushion Concerts on sale now).

Full concession* Under 30* Choir† A B C† CHOIR† A B C† CHOIR† A B C†

MASTERS

Masters 2 - 8

79.00 67.00 40.00 25.00

71.00 60.00 35.00 25.00

40.00 25.00 20.00 15.00

CLASSICS

Classics 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

79.00 67.00 40.00 25.00

71.00 60.00 35.00 25.00

40.00 25.00 20.00 15.00

GALA CONCERTS

Masters 1, Classics 2 & 5

89.00 77.00 45.00 25.00 89.00 77.00 45.00

80.00 69.00 40.00 25.00 80.00 69.00 40.00

40.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 40.00 25.00 20.00

CONTEMPO 1 CONTEMPO 2 CONTEMPO 3

Tina Arena

A Night at the Proms James Morrison George Gershwin (Gala)

99.00 80.00 89.00 70.00 45.00 89.00 70.00 45.00

MORNING SYMPHONY with buffet lunch ($13.55)

55.00 (One Reserve) 25.00 47.00 (One Reserve) 25.00 20.00 (One Reserve) 15.00 68.55 (One Reserve) 38.55 60.55 (One Reserve) 38.55 33.55 (One Reserve) 28.55

CHAMBER

35.00 (One Reserve)

Family 1 Justine Clarke - On sale now! 29.00 (General Admission) Family 2 20.00 (One Reserve) Family 3 20.00 (One Reserve) YOUNG PERFORMERS AWARDS 25.00 (One Reserve)

25.00 (One Reserve)

Kids’ CUSHION CONCERTS On sale now! 10.00 (General Admission)

20.00 (One Reserve) 20.00 (One Reserve) 25.00 (One Reserve) 10.00 (General Admission)

SUMMER events

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa 109.50 (General Admission) - On sale now! 99.00 (General Admission WASO Subscribers)

Tim Minchin 77.00 (General Admission)

† Restricted viewing. * For details on applicable concessions see page 32. ** Transaction fees apply to all single ticket purchases booked by phone, mail or internet. Bookings for Justine Clarke, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Tim Minchin will incur an additional $2.50 for Registered Post. Choir stalls not available for Classics 2 & 8, Masters 8, Contempo 1, Family 2 & 3 and A Night at the Proms.

Artists & Repertoire NEW COMMISSIONS Ross Edwards James Ledger

Spirit Ground for Violin and Orchestra Two Memorials

Commissioned for WASO by Geoff Stearn Commissioned for WASO by Australia LNG

11 & 12 Mar 25 & 26 Nov

SOLOISTS

Tina Arena Cheryl Barker Margaret Blades Ronald Brautigam Catherine Carby Justine Clarke James Clayton Tobias Cole Tracy Dahl Paul Dean David Evans Ingrid Fliter Sol Gabetta Alban Gerhardt Slava Grigoryan Henning Kraggerud Sara Macliver Paul McMahon Allan Meyer Penelope Mills Tim Minchin James Morrison Olli Mustonen Andrew Nicholson Peter Rose Bramwell Tovey Akiko Suwanai Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Alisa Weilerstein Elisa Wilson

Vocalist Soprano Violin Piano Mezzo Soprano Family performer Baritone Counter Tenor Soprano Clarinet Horn Piano Cello Cello Guitar Violin Soprano Tenor Clarinet Soprano Comedian Trumpet Piano Flute Baritone Piano Violin Soprano Cello Soprano

8 & 10 Apr 17, 18 & 19 Nov 11 & 12 Mar 14, 15, 21 & 22 Oct 18 & 19 Nov 6 Feb 29 & 30 Apr; 25 & 26 Nov 29 & 30 Apr 11 & 13 Nov 11 & 12 Mar 4 Nov 24 & 25 Jun 6, 7 & 8 Oct 2 & 3 Sept 3 & 4 Jun 18 & 19 Mar 18, 19, 25 & 26 Nov 25 & 26 Nov 4 Nov 25 & 26 Nov 4 Mar 29 & 30 Jul 27 & 28 May 26 & 27 Aug 12 & 13 Aug 11 & 13 Nov 25 & 26 Mar 24 Feb 2 & 3 Dec 29 & 30 Apr

Contempo 1 Morning Symphony 5 Classics 7 Masters 1 Masters 7 Classics 6 Classics 7 Family 1 Classics 2 Masters 8 Classics 2 Contempo 3 Masters 1 Chamber 3 Masters 4 Morning Symphony 4 Classics 5 Classics 4 Classics 3 Classics 1 Classics 7 Masters 8 Masters 8 Chamber 3 Masters 8 Summer Contempo 2 Masters 3 Masters 6 Gala Contempo 3 Masters 2 Summer Classics 8 Classics 2

CONDUCTORS Stefan Asbury Nicholas Buc Brad Cohen Brian Castles-Onion Paul Daniel Paul Dyer Asher Fisch Roy Goodman Giancarlo Guerrero Olli Mustonen Guy Noble Benjamin Northey Warwick Potter Bramwell Tovey Mario Venzago Vladimir Verbitsky Simone Young

3 & 4 Jun 8 & 10 Apr 21 & 22 Oct 24 Feb 11, 12, 25 & 26 Mar; 12, 13, 26 & 27 Aug; 25 & 26 Nov 17, 18 & 19 Mar; 17, 18 & 19 Nov; 2 & 3 Dec 15 Apr 1, 2 & 3 Sept 14 & 15 Oct 29 & 30 Apr 27 & 28 May 10 Dec 4 Mar; 29 & 30 Jul 6 Feb 11 & 13 Nov 6, 7 & 8 Oct 23, 24 & 25 Jun 5 & 6 Aug

Classics 3 Contempo 1 Classics 6 Summer Masters 1, 2, 6, 8 Gala Morning Symphony 1, 5 Classics 1, 7, 8 Chamber 1 Morning Symphony 3 Classics 4 Masters 7 Classics 2 Masters 3 Symphony In the City Summer Contempo 2 Family 1 Contempo 3 Morning Symphony 4 Classics 5 Morning Symphony 2 Masters 4 Masters 5

CHOIRS 40

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus WASO Chorus

12, 13 Aug 29 & 30 Apr; 12 & 13 Aug; 25 & 26 Nov; 2 & 3 Dec

Gala Classics 2 Gala Masters 8 Classics 8

Repertoire Bach

Bartók Beethoven

Biber Bruckner Cazzati arr. Dyer Corelli de Falla Brett Dean Dall’Abaco Delius Dvořák

Ross Edwards Elgar Franck Glinka Grieg Heiniken Holst James Ledger Lizst Mahler compl. Cooke Messiaen Mozart

Mussorgsky arr. Ravel Nielsen Olli Mustonen Orff Parry Prokofiev Purcell Rachmaninov Ravel Respighi Rimsky-Korsakov Rodrigo Saint-Saëns Schumann Shostakovich Sibelius Strauss, R Stravinsky Tchaikovsky Vaughan Williams Vivaldi Wagner Walton Weichlein

Suite No.2 BWV 1067 Suite No.1 BWV 1066 Suite No.3 BWV 1068 Concerto for Orchestra Symphony No.7 Piano Concerto No.3 The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture Piano Concerto No.4 Symphony No.3 Eroica Symphony No.5 Leonore Overture No.3 Battaglia Symphony No.7 Passacaglia and Ciaconna Christmas Concerto El Amor Brujo: Ballet Suite [Love, the Magician] Amphitheatre Concerto a piu Instrumenti On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Symphonic Variations Silent Woods Symphony No.9 From the New World Slavonic Dance No.8 Spirit Ground for violin and orchestra Cello Concerto Symphony in D minor Valse Fantaisie Holberg Suite Concerto in F major The Planets Two Memorials Mephisto Waltz No.1 Symphony No.10 Concert à quatre Clarinet Concerto K.622 Violin Concerto No.5 K.219 Piano Concerto No.23 K.488 Horn Quintet K.407 Quintet for Clarinet and Strings K.581 The Marriage of Figaro, ACT II: Porgi Amor Mass in C minor K.427 Symphony No.40 K.550 Pictures at an Exhibition Symphony No.4 The Inextinguishable Three Mysteries Carmina Burana I Was Glad Peter and the Wolf Music from King Arthur and The Fairy Queen Symphony No.2 Daphnis and Chloe: Suite No.2 Alborada del gracioso Pavane for a Dead Princess Fountains of Rome Selections from Ancient Airs and Dances Capriccio Espagnol Concierto de Aranjuez Cello Concerto No.1 Piano Concerto Symphony No.5 Cello Concerto No.1 Violin Concerto Excerpts from Der Rosenkavalier Scherzo Fantastique Symphony No.4 Fantasia on Greensleeves The Lark Ascending Giustino: Sinfonia The Flying Dutchman: Overture Belshazzar’s Feast Crown Imperial Canon über das Post-Hornl

26 & 27 Aug 6 Nov 6 Nov 3 & 4 Jun 11 & 12 Mar 27 & 28 May 14 & 15 Oct 14 & 15 Oct 14 & 15 Oct 6 Nov 6 Nov 15 Apr 27 & 27 Aug 15 Apr 15 Jul 3 & 4 Jun 11 & 12 Mar 15 Apr 12 & 13 Aug 1, 2 & 3 Sept 2 & 3 Sept 6 Nov 6 Nov 11 & 12 Mar 6, 7 & 8 Oct 1, 2 & 3 Sept 23, 24 & 25 Jun 15 Jul 15 Apr 2 & 3 Dec 25 & 26 Nov 7 & 8 Oct 5 & 6 Aug 5 & 6 Aug 11 & 12 Mar 25 & 26 Mar 24 & 25 Jun 4 Nov 4 Nov 17 Nov 25 & 26 Nov 6, 17, 18 & 19 Nov 21 & 22 Oct 27 & 28 May 27 & 28 May 29 & 30 Apr 12 & 13 Aug 31 Jul 12 & 13 Aug 17, 18 & 19 Mar 6, 7 & 8 Oct 7 & 8 Oct 25 & 26 Nov 29 & 30 Apr 15 Jul 29 & 30 Apr 3 & 4 Jun 2 & 3 Sept 21 & 22 Oct 25 & 26 Mar 2 & 3 Dec 18 & 19 Mar 17, 18 & 19 Nov 2 & 3 Dec 23, 24 & 25 Jun 15 Jul 12 & 13 Aug 15 Apr 21 & 22 Oct 12 & 13 Aug 12 & 13 Aug 15 Apr

Masters 6 Family 3 Family 3 Classics 3 Masters 1 Masters 3 Masters 7 Masters 7 Masters 7 Family 3 Family 3 Chamber 1 Masters 6 Chamber 1 Chamber 2 Classics 3 Masters 1 Chamber 1 Gala Morning Symphony 3 Classics 4 Classics 4 Family 3 Family 3 Masters 1 Morning Symphony 4 Classics 5 Morning Symphony 3 Classics 4 Morning Symphony 2 Masters 4 Chamber 2 Chamber 1 Classics 8 Masters 8 Classics 5 Masters 5 Masters 5 Masters 1 Masters 2 Masters 4 Chamber 3 Chamber 3 Morning Symphony 5 Masters 8 Family 3 Morning Symphony 5 Classics 7 Classics 6 Masters 3 Masters 3 Classics 2 Gala Family 2 Gala Morning Symphony 1 Classics 1 Morning Symphony 4 Classics 5 Classics 5 Masters 8 Classics 2 Chamber 2 Classics 2 Classics 3 Classics 4 Classics 6 Masters 2 Family 3 Classics 8 Classics 1 Morning Symphony 5 Classics 7 Classics 8 Morning Symphony 2 Masters 4 Chamber 2 Gala Chamber 1 Classics 6 Gala Gala Chamber 1

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Technology Partner

Keynote Partners

Symphony Supporters

Margaret River Wine Partners

Cape Mentelle Vineyards, Clairault Wines, Cullen Wines, Fraser Gallop Estate, Hamelin Bay Wines, Happs Wines, Howard Park Wines, Juniper Estate, Leeuwin Estate, Lenton Brae Winery, Moss Wood, Pierro Margaret River Vineyards, UMAMU Estate, Vasse Felix, Voyager Estate, Wise Wines, Woodside Valley Estate Funding Partners The West Australian Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Calendar 2011 MONTH

CONCERT

SERIES

LOCATION

Sun

Justine Clarke Meets the Orchestra

Family 1

Perth Zoo

Fri

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa with WASO

Summer

Kings Park

Fri

Tim Minchin vs WASO

Summer

Kings Park

Fri & Sat

Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

Masters 1

Perth Concert Hall

Thurs

Romantic Rachmaninov

Morning Symphony 1

Perth Concert Hall

18 & 19

Fri & Sat

Romantic Rachmaninov

Classics 1

Perth Concert Hall

25 & 26 April

Fri & Sat

Mighty Shostakovich PLUS BONUS TRACK

Masters 2

Perth Concert Hall

8 & 10

Fri & Sun

Tina Arena with WASO

Contempo 1

Perth Concert Hall

Fri

Best of Baroque

Chamber 1

St Mary’s Cathedral

29 & 30

Fri & Sat

Carmina Burana

Classics 2

Perth Concert Hall

May 4&5

Wed & Thurs

Kids’ Cushion Concerts

Education

Wardle Room, Perth Concert Hall

Sat

Kids’ Cushion Concerts

Education

Perth Town Hall

Sat

Kids’ Cushion Concerts

Education

Wardle Room, Perth Concert Hall

27 & 28

Fri & Sat

Olli Mustonen Plays Beethoven

Masters 3

Perth Concert Hall

June 3&4

Fri & Sat

Slava Grigoryan Plays Rodrigo PLUS BONUS TRACK

Classics 3

Perth Concert Hall

Thurs

Young Performers Awards 2011 Stage III Final

Community Event

Perth Concert Hall

Thurs

Verbitsky Conducts Tchaikovsky

Morning Symphony 2

Perth Concert Hall

24 & 25

Fri & Sat

Verbitsky Conducts Tchaikovsky

Masters 4

Perth Concert Hall

July 15

Fri

String Serenade

Chamber 2

St Mary’s Cathedral

Sun

Peter and the Wolf & Other Musical Adventures!

Family 2

Perth Concert Hall

29 & 30

Fri & Sat

A Tribute To Louis Armstrong with James Morrison

Contempo 2

Perth Concert Hall

August 5&6

Fri & Sat

Simone Young Conducts Mahler

Masters 5

Perth Concert Hall

12 & 13

Fri & Sat

A Night at the Proms

Gala

Perth Concert Hall

26 & 27

Fri & Sat

February 6 25 March 4 11 & 12

Bach & Bruckner PLUS BONUS TRACK

Masters 6

Perth Concert Hall

September 1 Thurs

Symphonic Variations

Morning Symphony 3

Perth Concert Hall

2&3 4

Fri & Sat Sun

Cello Fantasy The Big Sing

Classics 4 Community Event

14 27

Perth Concert Hall Perth Concert Hall

Sun

The Big Sing

Community Event

Bunbury Entertainment Centre

20 - 23

Tues - Fri

Kids’ Cushion Concerts

Education

Wardle Room, Perth Concert Hall

October 6

Thurs

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Morning Symphony 4

Perth Concert Hall

7&8

Fri & Sat

Elgar’s Cello Concerto

Classics 5

Perth Concert Hall

14 & 15

Fri & Sat

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony

Masters 7

Perth Concert Hall

21 & 22

Fri & Sat

Pictures at an Exhibition PLUS BONUS TRACK

Classics 6

Perth Concert Hall

November 4

Fri

Mozart & Mozart

Chamber 3

St Mary’s Cathedral

Sun

Bach to the Future

Family 3

Perth Concert Hall

11 & 13

Fri & Sun

Strike Up The Band - The Music of George Gershwin Contempo 3

Perth Concert Hall

Thurs

A Morning in Vienna

Morning Symphony 5

Perth Concert Hall

18 & 19

Fri & Sat

A Night in Vienna

Classics 7

Perth Concert Hall

25 & 26 December

Fri & Sat

Mozart’s Mass

Masters 8

Perth Concert Hall

2&3

Fri & Sat

Holst’s The Planets

Classics 8

Perth Concert Hall

Sat

Symphony in the City

Community Event

The Esplanade, Perth

Thank You

Thank you to the musicians and staff who contributed their time in creating this brochure. Brochure Design Bronwyn Rogers Photography Matt Galligan www.mattgalligan.com.au We would like to thank the musicians that so generously let us into their lives and homes so that we could bring you their wonderful stories. Thanks to Parker and Co. for supplying Paul Daniel’s clothing.

Guest Artist Photo Credits Observatoriet Simax Classics, Bridget Elliott, David Bailey, Tyler Boye, Jon Green, Thomas Rabsch, Marco Borggreve, Perou, Keith Saunders, Lucio Lecce, Philippe Hurlin, Tyler Boye, Saito Kiyotaka, Outi Montosen, Christian Steiner, Reto Klar and Frances Andrijch. St Mary’s Cathedral image - Dean, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth, copyright to The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Perth 2010.

We will do everything in our power to present the programs listed in this brochure, but sometimes things happen that are beyond our control. In these instances we will have to vary the program without notice and we ask for your understanding.

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