FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
TUESDAY 25 & WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH 2025
FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
TUESDAY 25 MARCH
PROGRAM
Johann Christian Bach (1735-1782)
Symphony in G minor Op.6 No.6
I. Allegro
II. Andante, più tosto Adagio
III. Allegro molto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Concerto No.9 in E-flat K.271
I. Allegro
II. Andantino
III. Rondeau. Presto
INTERVAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Concerto No.5 in A K.219
I. Allegro aperto
II. Adagio
III. Rondeau. Tempo di Menuetto
Symphony No.40 in G minor K.550
I. Molto allegro
II. Andante
III. Menuetto
IV. Allegro assai
ARTISTS
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano
Gottfried von der Goltz Musical Director, violin
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
The Freiburger Barockorchester (FBO) is one of today’s leading ensembles for historic performing practice. It has had a significant presence on the international music scene for more than 35 years, and continues to set musical standards with its concerts and recordings.
The FBO was founded in 1987 by former students of the Freiburg College of Music. The new ensemble soon became one of the most sought-after ensembles playing on historic instruments, and made an international reputation for itself.
The orchestra’s core repertoire consists of works from the Baroque and Classical periods, but it also performs works by Romantic composers. Following the principles of historic performing practice, the FBO plays without a conductor for the most part. But for selected projects such as opera performances or orchestral works calling for a large ensemble, it works together with wellknown conductors like Pablo Heras-Casado, Sir Simon Rattle or Teodor Currentzis. The FBO has an especially intense musical friendship with René Jacobs and Kristian Bezuidenhout (Principal Guest Director). The orchestra’s artistic directors are Gottfried von der Goltz and Cecilia Bernardini (both violin). Both artists also appear as soloists.
The FBO’s exceptional musical diversity is documented on numerous recordings, which have been awarded many prizes, including several Echo Klassik awards, Grammy nominations and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
Kristian Bezuidenhout
Kristian Bezuidenhout is one of today’s most notable and exciting keyboard artists, equally at home on the fortepiano, harpsichord, and modern piano.
Kristian is an Artistic Director of the Freiburger Barockorchester and Principal Guest Director with the English Concert. He is a regular guest with leading ensembles including Les Arts Florissants, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester; and has guest-directed (from the keyboard) the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, Tafelmusik, Collegium Vocale, Juilliard 415, Kammerakademie Potsdam and Dunedin Consort (St Matthew Passion).
He has performed with celebrated artists including John Eliot Gardiner, Philippe Herreweghe, Frans Brüggen, Trevor Pinnock, Giovanni Antonini, JeanGuihen Queyras, Isabelle Faust, Alina Ibragimova, Carolyn Sampson, Anne Sofie von Otter, Mark Padmore & Matthias Goerne.
Kristian’s rich and award-winning discography on Harmonia Mundi includes the complete solo keyboard music of Mozart. Recent releases include Winterreisse with Mark Padmore, Bach sonatas for violin and harpsichord with Isabelle Faust, Haydn piano sonatas and the complete Beethoven Concerti with Freiburger Barokorchester.
FREIBURG
BAROQUE ORCHESTRA & SIOBHAN STAGG
WEDNESDAY 26 MARCH
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
La finta giardiniera K.196 (Overture)
Chi sà, chi sà, qual sia K.582
Vado, ma dove? K.583
Ch’io mi scordi di te K.505
Piano Concerto No.23 in A K.488
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro assai
INTERVAL
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No.29 in A K.201/186a
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
IV. Allegro con spirito
Bella mia fiamma K.528
ARTISTS
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano
Gottfried von der Goltz Musical Director, violin
Siobhan Stagg soprano
This Signature Event presentation is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Signature Event Circle: Robert Peck AM, Yvonne von Hartel AM, Rachel Peck and Marten Peck of peckvonhartel architects (Signature Event Benefactors), Jim Cousins AO and Libby Cousins AM, Andrew Wheeler AM and Jan Wheeler, and Di Bresciani OAM and Lino Bresciani OAM
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Siobhan Stagg
Soprano Siobhan Stagg is one of the most exceptional young artists to have emerged from Australia in recent years. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, Siobhan began her career in the Salzburger Festspiele’s Young Singers Project and as a soloist at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Siobhan has sung the title role in Cendrillon for the Lyric Opera of Chicago; Pamina and Susanna for the Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Sophie Der Rosenkavalier for the Opernhaus Zurich; Susanna for Komische Oper Berlin; Mélisande for Opera de Dijon and Australia’s Victorian Opera (for which she received the Green Room Award for Best Female Lead in an Opera); Gilda, Blonde and Cordelia in Reimann’s Lear for the Hamburgische Staatsoper; Lady Magnesia and Najade Ariadne auf Naxos for the Bayerische Staatsoper; Blonde for the Dutch National Opera; staged performances of Mozart’s Requiem at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence; Woglinde for the Deutsche Staatsoper and Morgana Alcina and Marzelline Fidelio for the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
The 2024/25 Season sees Siobhan revisit important relationships with major orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Gürzenich Orchester Köln, Müncher Rundfunkorchester, Tasmanian Symphony and Aalborg Symphony. Other concert highlights include her debut with Toronto Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Orquesta y Coro de Radio Televisión Española and Freiburger Barockorchester.
Upcoming opera engagements of the coming season include Idomeneo on tour with Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, Angelica Orlando in the new production at the Théatre du Châtelet Paris, a revival of Lady Magnesia at the Bayerische Staatsoper as well as her role debut of Despina Così fan tutte and a new opera Dark Side of the Moon by Unsuk Chin for the Hamburgische Staatsoper.
Siobhan became a Director of the Melba Opera Trust Board in October 2020, their first scholarship alumna to be appointed, and the first International Director.
MUSIC CIRCLE
Thank you to the donors who support the depth and vibrancy of the Centre’s musical program and play a crucial role in ensuring we can continue to present a broad range of the greatest musicians and ensembles from Australia and around the globe.
Salon Program Benefactor
Lady Primrose Potter AC
Beacon Benefactors
Peter McMullin AM & Ruth McMullin
$30,000+
Joy Selby Smith
$20,000+
Anonymous (1)
Alan & Mary-Louise Archibald Foundation
Konfir Kabo & Monica Lim
Robert Peck AM, Yvonne von Hartel AM, Rachel Peck & Marten Peck of peckvonhartel architects (Signature Event Circle Benefactors)
$10,000+
John & Lorraine Bates
Warwick & Paulette Bisley
Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins AM (Signature Event Circle)
Craig & Bernadette Drummond
Dr David Li AM & Angela Li
Cathy Simpson & John Simpson AM
Andrew Wheeler AM & Jan Wheeler (Signature Event Circle)
Youth Music Foundation of Australia Inc (Signature Event Circle)
Igor Zambelli
$7,500+
Alex & Nelly King
$5,000+
Mary Bram & the late Arnold Bram
Maggie Cash
Mary Draper AM
George and Laila Embelton
Ballandry (Peter Griffin Family) Fund
Linda Herd
Diana Lempriere
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Tom Smyth
Jenny Tatchell
Janet Thomson
Vivian Wang
$2,500+
Anonymous (1)
Donald Abell
Michael Bennett & Kate Stockwin
Nigel & Sheena Broughton
Bill Burdett AM & Sandra Burdett
Alastair Campbell & Sue Campbell
Alex & Elizabeth Chernov
Martin Duffy & Patrick Kennedy
Colin Golvan AM KC & Dr Deborah Golvan
Catherine Heggen
Dr Alastair Jackson AM
Paul Jasper
Assoc Prof Sebastian King
Ann Lahore
Michael Cowen & Sharon Nathani
Christopher Menz & Peter Rose
Dr Rosemary Nixon
Sirius Foundation
Maria Sola
The Ullmer Family Foundation
Dr Victor Wayne & Dr Karen Wayne OAM
$1,000+
Anonymous (3)
Liz & Charles Baré
Catherine Belcher
Debbie Brady
Jannie Brown
Heather Carmody & Anthony Baird
Kaye Cleary
Christine & Michael Clough
John & Chris Collingwood
The Hon Mary Delahunty
Brigitte Treutenaere & Paul Donnelly
Assoc Prof Jody Evans
Margaret Farren-Price & Prof Ronald Farren-Price AM
Carrillo Gantner AC & Ziyin Gantner
George Golvan KC & Naomi Golvan
Ann Gordon
Gras Foundation Trust
Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins
Alistair Hay & Dr Jennifer Miller
Dr Robert Hetzel
John Howie AM & Dr Linsey Howie
Penelope Hughes
Prof Andrea Hull AO
In memory of the late Harry & Maria Johnson
Dr Garry Joslin
Angela Kayser
MacKenzie Gobbo Foundation
Janet McDonald
Maria Mercurio
Stephen Newton AO
Dr Paul Nisselle AM
Greg Noonan
Susan Pelka & Richard Caven
Emeritus Professor Margaret Plant
Kerryn Pratchett
Christopher Reed
Eda Ritchie AM
Anne Runhardt & Glenn Reindel
Dr Vaughan Speck
Helen Symon KC & Ian Lulham
John Taberner & Grant Lang
Susan Thacore
Michael Troy
$500+
Anonymous (5)
Lesley Alway
Jenny Anderson
Dr David Bernshaw & Caroline Isakow
Roger & Coll Buckle
Min Li Chong
Emilia Cross
Bruce Dudon
Jean Dunn
Chris Egan
Vivien & Jack Fajgenbaum
Haydn Gibson
Janine Gleeson
Liz Grainger
Helen Herman
Jenny & Peter Hordern
Irene Kearsey & Michael Ridley
Sean King
Daniel Kirkham
Angela & Richard Kirsner
David Klempfner
Helen Lovass
Jennifer K Marshall
Helen Perlen
Erskine Rodan OAM & Christine Rodan
Prof Cheryl Saunders
Terry & Margaret Sawyer
Christine Stott
Dr Alison Street
Lia Tran
Tony Way
ACCESS TO MUSIC AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
Thank you to the donors who support learning and access programs which share the music by bringing high quality music and learning opportunities to people from all walks of life.
$100,000+
Prof Dimity Reed AM
$30,000+
Graeme & Angelina Wise
$20,000+
Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM
$10,000+
Canny Quine Foundation
The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC KC
The Sentinel Foundation
$5,000+
The Jack & Hedy Brent Foundation
Anne Burgi & Kerin Carr
D & X Williamson Family Charitable Fund
$2,500+
Kathy Deutsch & Dr George Deutsch OAM
Prof John Langford AM & Julie Kidd
$1,000+
Keith & Debby Badger
Debbie Brady
Prof David Forrest
Maria Hansen
June K Marks
Ann Miller
The Hon Ralph Willis AO & Carol Willis OAM
$500+
Anonymous (1)
Ellen & B Easton
Doug Hooley
Miriam McDonald
Lorraine Moir
Andrew & Georgina Porter
Dr Ronald Rosanove & Elizabeth Rosanove
Allison Summers
NURTURING ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Thank you to the donors who support our enriching artist development programs to help create a wide range of opportunities for local musicians to ensure a vibrant musical future for the Centre, Victoria and beyond.
Betty Amsden Kids and Family Program Benefactor
The late Betty Amsden AO DSJ
Young Artist Development Benefactor
The Peggy & Leslie Cranbourne Foundation
Merlyn Myer Music Commission
The Aranday Foundation
$60,000+
Margaret S Ross AM & Dr Ian C Ross
$20,000
Jane Kunstler
$10,000+
Julie Kantor AO
The James & Leo Ostroburski Foundation
The Vizard Foundation
$5,000+
Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM
Dr Mary-Jane Gething AO
Angela Kayser*
Rosemary O’Connor
Bruce Parncutt
$2,500+
The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne AC KC*
In memory of the late Harry & Maria Johnson
Martine Letts
$1,000+
Anonymous(1)
Peter J Armstrong
Ken Barelli
Debbie Brady*
Mary Bram*
Mark & Danuta Freeman
Ann Gordon
Penny Hutchinson
Dr Barry Jones AC & Rachel Faggetter*
Rupert Myer AO and Annabel Myer
Anne Runhardt & Glenn Reindel
Joy Selby Smith*
Leslie Thiess
Clayton and Christina Thomas
Sandra Willis
$500+
Russell Basser
Paula Dwyer & Charlie Happell
Kingsley Gee & Zhen Fu*
Graham Goldsmith AO & Deborah Goldsmith
Charles & Cornelia Goode
Peter Jopling AM KC & Richard Parker
Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM
Dr David Li AM & Angela Li
Sue Lloyd-Williams & David Hauser
Clementine Lucas
Richard Murray & Jacquie Blackwell
Peter & Wendy Nottle
A LASTING LEGACY
Thank you to this extraordinary group of donors for supporting the future of Melbourne Recital Centre both now and for generations to come.
Inaugural Patrons
Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins AM
Anonymous (4)
Jenny Anderson
John & Lorraine Bates
The late Betty Amsden AO DSJ
Barbara Blackman AO
Jennifer Brukner OAM
The Estate of Kenneth Bullen
Jen Butler
Emilia Cross
Kingsley Gee & Zhen Fu Guan
Charles Taylor Hardman
Jenny & Peter Hordern
Dr Garry Joslin
Jane Kunstler
Janette McLellan
Rosemary O’Connor
Elizabeth O’Keeffe
Penny Rawlins
Prof Dimity Reed AM
Vivienne Ritchie AM
Christopher Menz & Peter Rose
Sandy Shaw
The Estate of Beverley Shelton & Martin Schönthal
Mary Vallentine AO
TAKE YOUR SEAT
Thank you to the donors who have dedicated an Elisabeth Murdoch Hall seat in the last twelve months.
Warwick & Paulette Bisley
Patricia Daly
Prof Andrea Hull AO
In memory of Margaret Reece
List of patrons as at 14 March 2025
* Marshall McGuire Emerging Composer Commission
COMING UP
Matthias Goerne sings Winterreise with Daniil Trifonov
7.30pm Tuesday 1 April
The Old Rugged Cross
7.30pm Wednesday 2 April
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp
7.30pm Friday 4 April
Allison Russell
7.30pm Tuesday 15 April
Claire Chase – Sex Magic
6pm & 8pm Wednesday 16 April
Erwan Keravec – 8 Pipers for Philip Glass
7.30pm Monday 5 May
Jane Austen’s Music
4pm Saturday 10 May
Daniel Lozakovich
7.30pm Monday 12 May
Genesis Baroque with Sara Macliver
6pm & 8pm Friday 16 May
Stephen Hough
7.30pm Monday 2 June
Last and First Men – Neon Dance
7.30pm Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 June
Pigeons – Speak Percussion
7.30pm Friday 13 & Saturday 14 June
Nobuntu
7.30pm Wednesday 25 June
Matthias Goerne sings Winterreise with Daniil Trifonov
The Old Rugged Cross
Erwan Keravec –8 Pipers for Philip Glass
Daniel Lozakovich
OUR SUPPORTERS
Patrons & Life Members
Founding Patron
The late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE
Thank you to all of our generous donors, whose support plays a crucial role in ensuring that we can continue to present a broad range of the greatest musicians and ensembles from Australia and around the world.
Founding Benefactors
The Kantor Family
The Calvert-Jones Family
Lyn Williams AM
Helen Macpherson
Smith Trust
Robert Salzer Foundation
The Hugh Williamson Foundation
Benefactor Patrons
Lady Primrose Potter AC
The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJ
Peter McMullin AM & Ruth McMullin
Life Members
Lin Bender AM
Deborah CheethamFraillon AO
Jim Cousins AO
Kathryn Fagg AO
Margaret Farren-Price & Ronald Farren-Price AM
Richard Gubbins
Penny Hutchinson
Julie Kantor AO
Stephen McIntyre AM
Richard Mills AO
Jordi Savall
Lady Primrose Potter AC
Mary Vallentine AO
Principal Government Sponsor
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