What's On : April, May, June 2015 by Melbourne Recital Centre

10 APRIL

AngĂŠlique Kidjo

April May June 2015 THIS EDITION David Helfgott returns Rhythm & blues diva Mavis Staples Metropolis New Music Festival 2015 The comic genius of Buster Keaton & Blue Grassy Knoll

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APRIL

Monday

Thursday

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black 1 – p4

Saturday

Beth Hart – p5

Sunday

Lifeblood – p5

Mavis Staples – p4

Opposites Day with Baby Love Music Fun p7

Opposites Day with Baby Love Music Fun – p7

John Mayall – p6

Strings of the Soul Tour p7

Louis Lortie – p11

13 Russian Cello – p15

20 Isang Enders – p18

27 Between two parts there is an intermission of 100,000 years – p21

Discovering Percy Grainger – p25

Mary Carewe & Philip Mayers – p26

Vivaldi Unwired – p25

To Thine Own Self Be True – p26

18 And...Action! – p29 Mostly Mendelssohn p28

Something Borrowed p13

Lagrime Mie: Tears & Lullabies – p13

Augie March – p13

Buster Keaton's Cops, One Week & The Goat p14

NPCO Essence: Gemma Turvey & Karen Heath Duo – p17

From The Homeland p17

Don't Mention the War… – p18 Fairy Tales & Gumboots – p19

Destination: Venice p29 Melbourne Girls Grammar Concert p29

This Time – p17

Undine - The Spirit of Water – p21 Shaun Tan's The Arrival – p22

Beethoven's Spring Sonata – p19

30 Moonfall – p22

02 Eoin Andersen & Daniel de Borah – p31

08 Winter Music – p34 Soloist in the Spotlight - Ian Bostridge – p34

09 Steven Isserlis with Connie Shih – p34

Time Present & Time Past – p32

Percy Grainger – p26

Celebrating Marshall McGuire’s Birthday p25

Peter Sculthorpe Solo Piano Works – p35

The Company of Pianos III with Timothy Stevens – p35

09 There Will Be Blood p24

Il Diabolo – p28

Sondheim on Sondheim – p28

Vivaldi Unwired – p25

17 Mostly Mendelssohn p28

España 1556 – p28

Christian Leotta – p30

Manins & Gould with Sam Evans – p30

Stoneflower Trio – p31

Snow White & Other Grimm Tales – p30

Things She Said – p31

Paris Combo – p33

Paavali Jumppanen p27

Nikolai Demidenko p32

Piano Lessons – p34

Goldner String Quartet – p16

A Bigger Picture – p23

Pharoah Sanders Quartet – p31

The Virtuoso Recorder – p15

Fado ao largo – p20

20 Let's Sell the Horse, Let's Sell the House Just to Dance – p30

VCE Top Class 2015: Top Acts – p20

The Mogilevski Duo p14

Amjad Ali, Amaan & Ayaan in Jugalbhandi p18 Solo Piano Works of Javad Maurofi – p19

University of Melb Orchestra – p10

Nostalghia – p23

13 Schellenberger conducts the Uni of Melb Orchestra – p26

Dark Twin – p23

Light is Calling – p24

JUNE

Melb Piano Trio in Recital – p10

Mostly Mozart: Mozart the Romantic – p12

The Light – p24

Peter & the Wolf – p10

Jake Shimabukuro – p9

Oriental Horizons – p12

Israel Independence Day Concert – p16

Paul Grabowsky – p10

Goldner String Quartet – p16

Angélique Kidjo – p8

Infinite Variations p16

Delicacies of Molten Horror – p21

An Affair to Dismember – p9

Lamentations for a Soldier – p15

Isang Enders – p18

Little Promises – p8

The Romantic English – p7

Soloist in the Spotlight: Sarah Chang – p12

MAY

Friday

07 Hennessy's Beethoven – p33

11 Piano Lessons – p34

12 Piano Lessons – p34

20 Vivaldi's Four Seasons – p36

Vivaldi's Four Season p36

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Steven Isserlis with Connie Shih – p34

Declaration – p36

14 David Helfgott performs the Rach 3 p35

21 2015 Bach Competition – p36

Welcome Join us for inspiring music at Melbourne Recital Centre this autumn. In April, the Centre presents legendary blues and roots artists Mavis Staples, Beth Hart, John Mayall, Angélique Kidjo, and ukulele wunderkind Jake Shimabukuro, while the Great Performers series continues with Canadian pianist Louis Lortie playing the exquisite preludes of Chopin, Fauré and Scriabin. May sees the return of the Metropolis New Music Festival, our annual exploration of fascinating contemporary music in collaboration with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in music inspired by the moving image, including Tan Dun’s score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In June, author/pianist Anna Goldsworthy brings us Piano Lessons, in a unique blend of recital and theatre based on her acclaimed book. In addition to hosting unforgettable concerts, the Centre plays an increasing role in developing the next generation of performers. In January we were thrilled to receive $136,000 in funding from The Department of Education and Training to support the development of selected outstanding young musicians. Four passionate and skilled young performers will gain access to the Centre’s world-class musicians and resources through their participation in ACCELERANDO – a three-year mentoring program for gifted and talented music students in their senior secondary years. If you’re as passionate as we are about providing opportunities for young musicians, consider making a donation to the Centre’s programs when you purchase tickets online or visit melbournerecital.com.au/support to learn more.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is proud to partner with Melbourne Recital Centre. The partnership enables Etihad Airways to enrich the experience of Centre patrons by bringing internationally renowned performers to Melbourne from across the world. This year we are excited to connect the Centre with more cultural hubs than ever before as we expand our global network with eight new destinations including Rome and Zurich. We also look forward to showcasing the quality of our guest experience and our modern Abu Dhabi hub to new, discerning audiences.

I look forward to welcoming you to a concert soon.

MARY VALLENTINE AO CEO, Melbourne Recital Centre

Jon Marshall Acting General Manager Australia & New Zealand Etihad Airways

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Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black Iconic violin works and new compositions Acclaimed violin and piano duo Joe Chindamo and Zoë Black’s first concert for the year embraces one of the 20th century’s most iconic violin works, alongside a range of entirely new compositions for the duo by Chindamo. Charles Ives’ haunting first violin sonata is both nostalgic and avant-garde and complements Chindamo’s arrangement of Handel’s famous aria from Rinaldo.

INFORMATION Wed 1 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) CHINDAMO Symbiosis for violin & piano HANDEL (arr. Chindamo) ‘Cara sposa’ IVES Violin Sonata No.1 Zoë Black violin Joe Chindamo piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Two concert season ticket $65 ($48 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Joe Chindamo and Zoë Black

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

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Mavis Staples

Legendary rhythm & blues diva

For the last 67 years, from her ground-breaking ‘Mavis Staples is the family gospel group The Staple Singers (‘I’ll most underrated Take You There’, ‘If You’re Ready [Come Go diva of the century. With Me], ‘Respect Yourself’) to her solo career, She has an almost Mavis Staples is responsible for blazing a superhuman rhythm and blues trail while never relinquishing her gospel roots. It is now that her ability to implant star is shining brightest. Her two collaborations the pure power with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy ‘You Are Not Alone’ of passion and and ‘One True Vine’, have earned her a emotion.’ Grammy Award and a new generation of fans Rolling Stone whose legions grow with every performance. Mavis Staples is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner, and a National Heritage Fellowship Award recipient. Rolling Stone calls her one of the hundred Greatest Singers of All Time. Staples' passion for freedom and social justice animates her life and music. In the mid-1960s, the Staples were the spiritual and musical voice of the civil rights movement, with close ties to Martin Luther King Jr. The fire has not left her and the 50-year fight for change is not over. ‘One True Vine’ is a dark night of the soul, a journey from a search for faith to glorious relief. It positions her, once again, as a leading, inspiring light in American roots. INFORMATION Wed 1 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Mavis Staples vocals (USA) Premium $95 A reserve $80 ($70 concession) B reserve $65 ($55 concession) C reserve $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Mavis Staples

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Beth Hart

Powerhouse vocals, story & stage presence Incredible vocalist Beth Hart turns the art of singing into an out-of-body experience. Beth has ridden incredible highs, enjoyed A-list collaborations, and experienced heartbreaking lows in the past, but these days she’s reaching new career heights including her nomination for a Blues Music Award in the category: Best Contemporary Blues Female Artist in 2014 and a Grammy nomination with Joe Bonamassa in 2014 for their album Seesaw, which went to number one on the Billboard Blues Album Chart, as did their most recent release Live In Amsterdam. Hart’s most recent solo CD, Bang Bang Boom Boom was released in Australia in 2013 and reached number three on the Billboard Blues Album Chart. Beth’s new solo album is set to be released in early 2015. We can’t wait for her first appearance at Melbourne Recital Centre performing the highlights of a stellar career and brilliant new material. INFORMATION Thu 2 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) ‘Hart is masterful, totally in control of Beth Hart vocals (USA) an incredibly wide swath of emotion, Premium $90 playing with the melodies, and in A reserve $75 ($65 concession) the process inventing the kind of B reserve $65 ($55 concession) vocal stretch that only the greats can C reserve $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre command.’ Goldmine Magazine LOCAL HEROES 2015

Lifeblood tumult of Beethoven’s Piano Trio in C minor, to the beauty and religious solemnity of Kurtág’s ‘Varga Bálint’ Liturgy, and the tragedy and deep love expressed in Arensky’s masterful Piano Trio in D minor. This concert features three truly great compositions for piano trio sure to get the blood flowing. INFORMATION

Streeton Trio

Winners of the 2011 Musica Viva Chamber Music Competition, Streeton Trio has performed to great acclaim in prestigious venues across the globe. Lifeblood takes you on a rollercoaster ride through some of the most intense emotions we experience in life. From the passionate struggle and dramatic

Sat 4 April 3pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in C Minor Op.1, No.3 KURTÁG ‘Varga Bálint’ Liturgy for violin, cello & piano ARENSKY Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.32 Streeton Trio Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Three concert package $97 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Streeton Trio

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John Mayall The godfather of British blues returns John Mayall is a pioneer of the blues. He founded John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers in the 60s which backed legendary musicians including John Lee Hooker and became a launching platform for the likes of Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Mick Taylor, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Don Sugarcane Harris. With a career spanning well over 50 years, Mayall has released over 60 albums including the all-time classic Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton as well as a number of dynamic albums throughout the 80s and 90s including; Behind The Iron Curtain, Chicago Line, A Sense of Place, and the Grammy-nominated Wake Up Call that featured guest artists Buddy Guy, Mavis Staples, Albert Collins and Mick Taylor. In 2002, Mayall with the Bluesbreakers, recorded Stories which debuted on the Billboard Blues Chart at number one. Never one to give up the blues, John Mayall celebrated his 80th birthday in 2013 by producing his first studio album in five years and one of the most criticallyacclaimed and personal albums of his career. A Special Life has a deep devotion to blues and roots music and has received numerous accolades. Mayall has also continued to tour with high acclaim.

‘Mayall celebrated his 80th birthday with a dynamic and flawless onstage blues performance.’ Examiner ‘At 80, he moves, plays, and tours like he was in his 20s. The flame still burns bright.’ BAM magazine INFORMATION Tue 7 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) John Mayall vocals/guitar (UK) A reserve $95 ($88 concession) B reserve $80 ($73 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Opposites Day with Baby Love Music Fun

Fun-filled interactive concerts for babies and toddlers return these Easter Holidays with Opposites Day. Join opera singer Melanie Maslin and her team as she leads you and your baby or toddler through key musical and movement activities that babies find fun and which stimulate their development. This fun concert will incorporate well known music such as Justine Clarke's ‘Opposite Day’, Bjork's ‘It's Oh So Quiet’, ‘Ants Go Marching’, ‘Open Shut Them’ and more. These concerts feature live singing, projection, dancing, props and facilitated movement to enhance you and your baby or toddler's experience of music. INFORMATION Tue 7 & Wed 8 April 10am & 11.30am Salon (45-mins no interval) Baby Love Music Fun Tickets $20 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Suitable for children up to three years of age

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The Romantic English Wilma Smith presents a moveable chamber music feast that showcases different performers and instrumentation in each concert. The only constant is curator and violinist Wilma herself who puts together a guest roster of some of the finest musicians performing engaging and often seldom-heard repertoire in combinations guaranteed to create chemistry. The Romantic English focuses on the horn trio and the beautiful romantic repertoire for this most satisfying combination by some less known English masters. INFORMATION Wed 8 April 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) HOLBROOKE Horn Trio BERKELEY Trio for horn, violin & piano, Op.44 JOSEPHS Horn Trio Andrew Bain horn Wilma Smith violin Ian Munro piano Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert season ticket $128 ($102 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Wilma Smith and Friends

Strings of the Soul Tour Santiago Cañón Valencia in Concert Passionate, sensual, playful, the outstanding international virtuoso cellist Santiago Cañón Valencia, direct from the U.S., returns to Australia with the Strings of the Melbourne Sinfonietta led by Roger Jonsson. Having been hailed by a critic as ‘a phenomenon who is without doubt already one of the finest cellists on the world stage today’, the young virtuoso cellist has established himself as one of the most exciting new musical talents. INFORMATION Wed 8 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) GRIEG From Holberg’s Time, Op.40 RACHMANINOFF Vocalise (arr. for cello & string orchestra) BRUCH Kol Nidrei Op.47 HAYDN Cello Concerto in C Santiago Cañón Valencia Strings of the Melbourne Sinfonietta Roger Jonsson leader Tickets $99.75 ($94.50) Presented by Skyhigh Promotions

Santiago Cañón Valencia

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Wilma Smith

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Little Promises

Alex & Nilusha

Alex & Nilusha presents music from their new, critically acclaimed album Tales to Tell. Recorded in Melbourne, Cuba, Argentina, England and the U.S.A., Tales to Tell takes listeners on an alluring journey with sounds gathered from around the globe showcasing original compositions by Alex Pertout and Nilusha Dassenaike and features an eclectic cast of outstanding guests.

INFORMATION Thu 9 April 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) – in cabaret mode Nilusha Dassenaike vocals Alex Pertout percussion Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Alex and Nilusha

MOOD INDIGO Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest forces in African music, a creative energy with 12 international albums to her name. An extraordinary singer and storyteller, Angelique Kidjo packed Melbourne Recital Centre in 2011 bringing the audience to their feet calling for more. Exiled from her homeland, the West African country of Benin for her role as an outspoken humanitarian activist, Kidjo has used her music to bring global attention to the plight of women and children in Africa. According to The Guardian (UK), Kidjo is one of the Hundred Most Inspiring Women in the World.

Angélique Kidjo

‘I like to tell people that if you don’t know Angélique, you haven’t lived because there’s not one person who would be in her presence and not be changed.’ Alicia Keys

One of the greatest forces in African music

The Grammy Award-winning artist is a global pop star and has collaborated with artists as diverse as Alicia Keys, John Legend and Dianne Reeves and drawn inspiration from Miriam Makeba, James Brown, Otis Redding and the music of Benin. She has also collaborated with the greats from the jazz and pop worlds – including Philip Glass, Peter Gabriel, Branford Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Bono, Josh Groban, Carlos Santana, Dave Matthews, Dr John and Joss Stone. Kidjo’s concerts are joyous and exuberant. With a richly powerful voice, commanding stage presence and a dramatic past, Kidjo is an icon: ‘Africa’s premier diva’. Her Melbourne concert is essential for anyone interested in the way music can shape and be shaped by history. INFORMATION

Angélique Kidjo

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Fri 10 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) Angélique Kidjo vocals (BENIN/USA) Premium $130 A reserve $109 ($95 concession) B reserve $85 ($75 concession) C reserve $65 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Jake Shimabukuro

Jake Shimabukuro, a wizard with the ukulele, returns on an Australian tour with his most ambitious and magical album yet, Grand Ukulele, produced by Alan Parsons (Dark Side of The Moon, Abbey Road). He found fame initially on YouTube with his rendition of George Harrison’s ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ which led to collaborations with the likes of Jimmy Buffett, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Bette Midler, Yo-Yo Ma, Cyndi Lauper, Ziggy Marley, Levon Helm, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Les Paul, Dave Koz and Chris Botti.

‘Forget everything you know about the ukulele.’ Time magazine

Let Jake Shimabukuro open your mind to his incredible uke-world

In a relatively short career, Jake Shimabukuro has already redefined a heretofore under-theradar instrument, been declared a musical ‘hero’ by Rolling Stone, won accolades from the disparate likes of Eddie Vedder, Perez Hilton and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, wowed audiences on TV (Jimmy Kimmel, Conan), earned comparisons to Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis, and even played in front of the Queen of England. INFORMATION

Jake Shimabukuro

Sat 11 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) Jake Shimabukuro ukulele (USA) Tickets $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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An Affair to Dismember If you have ever lost in love you will appreciate this pithy historical survey of the art of the break-up song. Hear how they did it in 1915. Hear them break up in Paris, New Orleans, Sicily and Dubbo, via Django Reinhardt, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Paul Kelly and more. Versatile pianist and songwriter Monique diMattina takes you on a comic, sonic journey through heartbreak – with a twist ending you won't forget. INFORMATION Fri 10 April 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Monique diMattina in Trio Tickets $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Monique diMattina

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Monique diMattina

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Paul Grabowsky

Paul Grabowsky is a prominent feature in Australia’s jazz landscape as a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and programmer. A distinguished artist, Grabowsky has won four ARIA awards, two Helpmann Awards, several Bell Awards and a Deadly award. He returns to Melbourne Recital Centre to perform original works for solo piano.

University of Melbourne Orchestra with Fabian Russell

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Paul Grabowsky

Peter & the Wolf Peter & the Wolf is an interactive concert for the whole family composed and written by Sergei Prokofiev and performed by Melbourne Piano Trio. This delightful program introduces the audience to the elements of music, such as melody and rhythm and invites them to become a part of the music making and storytelling experience. INFORMATION Sun 12 April 11am & 2pm Salon (One hour no interval) PROKOFIEV (arr. Patrick Miller) Peter & the Wolf Melbourne Piano Trio Patrick Miller narrator Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Patma Music Family Concerts Suitable for children 5 to 15 years of age

Sat 11 April 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Paul Grabowsky piano Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Paul Grabowsky

Melbourne Piano Trio in Recital Following three sold out concerts at Melbourne Recital Centre, Holly, Chris and Rhodri of Melbourne Piano Trio return to perform a powerful recital of Eastern European piano trios; Dvořák’s Piano Trio No.4, Op.90, Dumky and Babajanian’s Trio in F-sharp minor. Musicians and audiences love Dvořák’s Dumky for its deep emotion, and the ensemble is thrilled to present the stunning, little-known gem piano trio by Armenian composer Arno Babajanian. INFORMATION Sun 12 April 5pm Salon (One hour & 40-mins no interval) DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No.4, Op.90, Dumky BABAJANIAN Piano Trio in F-sharp minor Melbourne Piano Trio Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Piano Trio

The University of Melbourne Orchestra, conducted by principal guest conductor Fabian Russell, begin their 2015 season with a French-inspired program. The concert will feature the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music 2014 Concerto Competition winner, saxophonist Justin Kenealy, performing Tomasi’s Saxophone Concerto, alongside Debussy’s ever-popular Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite and Ravel’s Rhapsodie Espagnole. INFORMATION

Melbourne Piano Trio

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Sun 12 April 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90- mins incl. interval) DEBUSSY Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune TOMASI Saxophone Concerto STRAVINSKY Pulcinella: Suite RAVEL Rhapsodie Espagnole University of Melbourne Orchestra Justin Kenealy saxophone Fabian Russell conductor FREE – tickets required with entry. Details at melbournerecital.com.au Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne

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Lortie

Poet of the Piano GREAT PERFORMERS 2015

‘Lortie’s sparkling and swarthy playing is impressively glamorous.’ BBC Music Magazine

The ‘ever imaginative, ever immaculate’ Canadian pianist Louis Lortie has become a regular visitor to Australia in the last 10 years. Audiences are ever keen to hear how this sophisticated artist picks his way through the lush extravagances of the Romantic repertoire. Playing Chopin with grand bravado is one thing; inhabiting it, finding the quiet heart and communicating that with an earnest clarity is quite another. This is where Lortie comes in. Lortie’s early studies in Montreal were with Yvonne Hubert, herself a student of the legendary Alfred Cortot, famous for her interpretations of Chopin. Lortie has thus taken the wisdom of two generations and added his own, searching insights to

create a unique and compelling sound world. But Chopin is just the beginning for this program. Gabriel Fauré and Alexander Scriabin both took inspiration from Chopin’s Preludes as they began exploring the sonic possibilities of the piano and, like Lortie, they brought their own, highly individual voices to the genre. To mark the centenary of Alexander Scriabin’s death, Lortie performs his Op.11 Preludes in their entirety, alongside the sometimes terse, sometimes elegiac Preludes of Gabriel Fauré, written as he faded gently from life. This is not just piano music. This is three-dimensional sound, lovingly sculpted to reveal the delicate lines, the invisible dances, the unspoken words of three poets of the piano.

INFORMATION Tue 14 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm FAURÉ Préludes, Op.103 SCRIABIN 24 Preludes, Op.11 CHOPIN 24 Preludes, Op.28 Louis Lortie piano (Canada) Premium $105 A reserve $95 ($55 concession) B reserve $79 ($55 concession) C reserve $55 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & Montblanc

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Oriental Horizons

Firebird Trio

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Local artists Firebird Trio performs a concert dedicated to the influence of Orientalism in music. Takemitsu’s Between Tides offsets the compass with its exquisite irregularities of metre and harmony, while Paul Grabowsky’s new work will shift the radius even further. Liszt’s tone-poem Orpheus is realised in a luminous arrangement by Keith Humble, while Beethoven’s variations on a theme from Muller’s opera and Rachmaninoff’s stirring trio round off the concert.

Soloist in the Spotlight: Sarah Chang

Wed 15 April 7pm Salon (One hour & 40-mins incl. interval) TAKEMITSU Between Tides GRABOWSKY new work for Firebird Trio LISZT (arr. Humble) Orpheus Symphonic Poem No.4 BEETHOVEN Ten Variations on ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’, Op.121a RACHMANINOFF Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor Firebird Trio Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert season ticket $128 ($102 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Firebird Trio

One of the most gifted violinists of her generation, Sarah Chang gave an electrifying performance of Barber’s Violin Concerto with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2013. Now she returns to perform Brahms’ Violin Sonata No.3, a four-movement symphony in miniature, along with Bartók’s Romanian Folk Dances and Tchaikovsky’s late masterpiece, Souvenir de Florence. INFORMATION

Sarah Chang

Wed 15 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances BRAHMS Violin Sonata No.3 TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence Sarah Chang violin Caroline Almonte piano Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Mozart the Romantic

Premiered in 1787, the dramatic overture to Don Giovanni went on to serve as an inspiration for many of the great composers of

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Spend an hour with good company, great music & light refreshments the Romantic era, from Beethoven and Liszt to Tchaikovsky. By contrast, the celebrated Symphony No.35, Haffner, was originally conceived as a serenade to celebrate the ennoblement of one of Mozart’s patrons and thus embodies all the highest ideals of grace and nobility that one expects from Mozart’s most elegant music. Composed when he was only 19 years old, the highly operatic Violin Concerto No.5, K.219, is one of Mozart’s most daring and original works. From its fiery opening bars to its frenzied ‘Turkish’ finale, it’s easy to see why this extraordinary piece quickly became the benchmark against which all other violin concerti are measured.

INFORMATION Thu 16 April 11am (morning tea from 10.15am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70-mins no interval) MOZART Overture to Don Giovanni, K.527 Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K.219, Turkish Symphony No.35 in D, K.385, Haffner Zoe Freisberg violin (ANAM soloist) Orchestra Victoria Wilma Smith leader Colin Fox host Tickets $47 ($38 concession/senior) – includes morning tea Four concert season ticket $141 ($114 concession/senior) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

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Lagrime Mie: Tears & Lullabies

Vivien Hamilton

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Something Borrowed

The Continuo Collective revels in rarely heard works with members Samantha Cohen (theorbo) and Geoffrey Morris (Baroque guitar) dedicating their talent to exploring the lute and guitar families in early music. In this concert, they perform songs by women and about women that are brimming with raw emotion and bursting with inner strength. From the extraordinary passion and skill of Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini to the chilling Nina Nana lullaby of Tarquinio Merula, these exponents of the ‘seconda pratica’ were in the centre of Italian New Music in the 17th century.

INFORMATION Thu 16 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Selected songs by Merula, Caccini & Strozzi. Continuo Collective Vivien Hamilton soprano Ryan Williams recorders Reidun Turner viola da gamba Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Two concert season ticket $65 ($48 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Continuo Collective

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Trio Anima Mundi explores borrowed ideas for compositions

Trio Anima Mundi

Something Borrowed presents three works which use material borrowed from other sources. In the case of the variations by Ludwig van Beethoven, the main theme is from Wenzel Müller’s song ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’. For the works by Bedrich Smetana and Kenji Fujimura, each composer has ‘borrowed’ material from their own previous compositions; the theme of the final movement of the Smetana Piano Trio is taken from his earlier Piano Sonata in G minor, and Fujimura borrows ideas from his own earlier work Au Revoir for violin and piano. INFORMATION Fri 17 April 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) BEETHOVEN Ten Variations on ‘Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu’, Op.121a FUJIMURA new work SMETANA Piano Trio in G minor, Op.15 Trio Anima Mundi Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Three concert season ticket $97 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Trio Anima Mundi

Augie March

In 2014, one of Australia's finest and mostloved bands Augie March announced their return from a six-year hiatus. This very welcome news was swiftly followed by the news that the band had quietly been creating a fifth studio album, Havens Dumb, over the preceding three years. For Melbourne Recital Centre in 2015, Augie March - Glenn Richards, Kiernan Box, Edmondo Ammendola, Adam Donovan and Dave Williams, plus long-time alumni The Arnold Horns - will play a special concert featuring songs from throughout their 17-year career. For a band that creates rare sounds on a regular basis, and take great care to get their wonderful songs just how they would like them, this concert promises to be one for the ages. Augie March's return to the live stage after the hiatus came in the form of playing a show a few streets away from the scene of their

first-ever show 16 years earlier, in Brunswick Victoria. They ended up playing for five nights, by popular demand. It was indeed a triumphant return, with the band in best-ever form, enjoying themselves for the first time in a long time. Taking to the stage ahead of Augie March will be local troubadour Fraser A Gorman, described by The Music as 'A concoction of old-west country tunes and Australian charm-of-youth conversation... fresh and familiar.' INFORMATION Fri 17 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) Augie March With special guest Fraser A Gorman Tickets $60 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Buster Keaton's Cops, One Week & The Goat Melbourne Recital Centre favourites Blue Grassy Knoll is back as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to present the scores to three hilarious Buster Keaton short films. But this time, the Blue Grassy Knoll crew is joined by some friends. Some of this city's favourite comedians performing as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival will join the fellas on stage, sharing their perspectives, thoughts and observations on the genius of Buster Keaton. These films showcase Buster's most creative, anarchic and influential period of comedy filmmaking, and audiences today still marvel at the breathtaking skill and gracefulness this master comedian commanded. Blue Grassy Knoll has been performing live scores to these films since 1996, and has become synonymous with Keaton's comedy, receiving five-star reviews everywhere from Edinburgh to New York. INFORMATION Sat 18 April 4pm & 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) KEATON & BLUE GRASSY KNOLL Cops, One Week & The Goat Blue Grassy Knoll Stars from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Tickets $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Blue Grassy Knoll

‘This splendid entertainment is a breathing, shared creative triumph.’ ***** The Scotsman

The Mogilevski Duo

Mark Mogilevski

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The Mogilevski Duo (Mark and Elena Mogilevski) formed in 1972 when two talented young musicians met each other while studying at the Kharkov Conservatory. During the following five years the duo honed their chamber and ensemble skills, broadening their repertoire under the direction of the best music teachers in the USSR. Mark and Elena immediately established a name for themselves when they arrived in Melbourne two decades ago. Mark joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as Associate Concertmaster and wife Elena began teaching piano at the Victorian College of the Arts. Since then they have been an invaluable part of Melbourne's cultural life as teachers, performers and mentors. This program

Featuring students of Mark Mogilevski

includes violin solos, duets and quartets, performed by Mark and his students, celebrating the couple’s contribution to Melbourne’s performing arts community. INFORMATION Sat 18 April 6pm Salon (90-mins incl. interval) Works by Schubert, Vivaldi, Sarasate, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich and others Mark Mogilevski, Helen Ayres, Matt Tomkins, Sarah Curro, Phillipa West, Ji Won Kim & Lachlan Bramble violin Elena Mogilevski piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

The Virtuoso Recorder

INFORMATION

Sun 19 April 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) HANDEL Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Concerto Grosso in D, Op.6, No.5 A sparkling celebration of Baroque recorder music with Genevieve Lacey RAVEL (arr. Buc) Menuet sur le nom Haydn Ma mere l’oye: Le jardin féerique A musician of unrivalled finesse and intensity, Menuet antique utterly devoted to her craft, recorder virtuoso TELEMANN Recorder Concerto in C, Genevieve Lacey is deservedly one of TWV51:C1 Australia’s best-loved soloists. Genevieve BUC new work for string orchestra (world performs with Melbourne Chamber premiere) Orchestra in Bach’s ever-popular BABELL Recorder Concerto in C Brandenburg Concerto No.4 and two joyful BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.4 concerti by Telemann and Babell. Genevieve Lacey recorder Interweaving the program are gorgeous Ravel Melbourne Chamber Orchestra menuets and brilliant music by Handel, William Hennessy director including his famous Arrival of the Queen of Premium $119 ($109 concession) Sheba. To top off a program of delights, the A reserve $99 ($89 concession) Orchestra has commissioned a new work by B reserve $79 ($69 concession) Nicholas Buc, whose Rhapsody for All Seasons C reserve $59 ($49 concession) was rapturously received by audiences in MCO Under 40s $40 Virtuosi’s 2014 season. Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Genevieve Lacey

Russian Cello ‘A well-balanced partnership indeed.’ The Age INFORMATION Launching their fifth CD on the MOVE label, Zoe Knighton and Amir Farid enter the world of Russia. A duo that relishes playing unknown works alongside much loved classics, they perform brilliant pieces by Rachmaninoff, Gretchaninoff, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Glière in a concert that celebrates a romanticism in composition inspired by the combination of cello and piano.

Mon 20 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Gretchaninoff, Glazunov, Stravinsky, Glière, Prokofiev & Rachmaninoff Zoe Knighton cello Amir Farid piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Zoe Knighton & Amir Farid

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Lamentations for a Soldier As they enter their fourth decade, Australia’s most innovative vocal ensemble, The Song Company, continues to explore new territory and revisit the familiar. The haunting sound of the Turkish flute or ney, form the anchor of the ensemble’s 2015 Easter program which features Oguz Mülayim (Turkey) on ney, and composer/performance artist Ekrem Mülayim (Australia). East and West collide through the juxtaposition of Robert White’s beautiful setting of the biblical Lamentations and traditional music from the Sufi tradition going back to the central figure of Rumi.

INFORMATION Tuesday 21 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) WHITE Lamentations for six voices MÜLAYIM new setting of Rumi verse TRADITIONAL selection of traditional Sufi music (Turkish) The Song Company Oguz Mülayim ney (Turkey) Ekrem Mülayim performance artist Tickets $59 ($54 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Song Company

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Goldner String Quartet

A piece too dangerous to perform behind the Iron Curtain; a heartfelt, lyrical offering of thanksgiving after a lifethreatening illness; and a new work tailor-made just for them: this is how Australia’s pre-eminent chamber ensemble celebrates its 20th anniversary. Be moved by the intense emotions in music by Ligeti, Beethoven and Paul Stanhope. INFORMATION Tue 21 April & Sat 2 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) LIGETI String Quartet No.1 Métamorphoses nocturnes STANHOPE String Quartet No.3* BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132 Goldner String Quartet Premium $118 ($102 concession) A reserve $98 ($85 concession) B reserve $69 ($60 concession) C reserve $46 ($40 concession) *commissioned for Musica Viva by Huntington Estate & friends

Goldner String Quartet

Presented by Musica Viva Australia

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Infinite Variations

A unique perspective from which to experience Bach’s greatest keyboard work J.S. Bach’s timeless masterpiece, The Goldberg Variations, is re-imagined for two pianos. Premiered by Stephen Emmerson and Sonya Lifschitz in 2012 at the Four Winds Festival, this mesmerising arrangement conjures up the same sense of awe that comes from watching a sunrise, touching sandstone, or listening to the patterns in the sounds of the rain. The exquisite counterpoint and the transcendent spiritual beauty of Bach’s masterpiece, made poignant and irresistible by the two pianists engaging in a musical dialogue, add a sheen of pure wonder to the totality of musical experience. 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg is a present-day reflection and sonic commentary on Bach’s most revered work, re-conceptualised by America’s leading composers from the perspective of a post-

modern epoch. The past and the present are seamlessly interwoven, affording the listener a unique perspective from which to experience Bach’s greatest keyboard work. INFORMATION Wed 22 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BACH (arr. Emmerson) Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (arr. two pianos) 13 Ways of Looking at the Goldberg: New Variations on the Goldberg Theme (selections) Stephen Emmerson & Sonya Lifschitz piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Two concert season ticket $65 ($48 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Emmerson-Lifschitz Duo

Israel Independence Day Concert - Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebrate 67 years of Israel’s independence with a festive concert featuring a selection of familiar and contemporary Israeli music performed by local artists. This celebration brings together a diverse group of talent, young and old, and showcases a range of Israeli musical styles, creating a festive atmosphere that will resonate long after the last note is played. INFORMATION Wed 22 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Adam Starr musical director Yom Ha’atzmaut Band Premium $67 A reserve $38 ($20 youth) Family $105 (2A + 2C) Presented by Zionist Council of Victoria

Sonya Lifschitz & Stephen Emmerson

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LOCAL HEROES 2015

This Time, guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan's latest album and 6th duo release, highlights the brothers’ astounding skills which are at the core of the critical acclaim they have achieved in Australia and on the international stage. They perform works from this new album which was recorded in Norway at the legendary RainbowStudio and features music by Nigel Westlake, William Lovelady, Shaun Rigney, Luke Howard, Ralph Towner and original compositions by Leonard Grigoryan. It is fitting, then, that this concert is in tribute to the Horwood Brothers of Preston, some of our ANZAC Local Heroes whose stories we are sharing throughout the year. INFORMATION

This T ime Slava & Leonard Grigoryan

Thu 23 April 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) Music by Nigel Westlake, William Lovelady, Shaun Rigney, Luke Howard, Ralph Towner and originals by the brothers. Slava & Leonard Grigoryan guitar Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert season ticket $117 ($91 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Grigoryan Brothers and Friends

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NPCO Essence: Gemma Turvey & Karen Heath Duo

Gemma Turvey

A fresh take on a 20th-century tradition, the New Palm Court Orchestra's Essence series brings together some of Melbourne’s best jazz, classical and improvising musicians, led by pianist and composer Gemma Turvey. In this Essence series debut, Gemma Turvey is joined by multi-instrumentalist Karen Heath, described by ABC Classic FM as ‘virtuosic’, to perform original compositions and improvisations for piano and woodwind. They also explore the rich and colourful arrangements of Brazilian and Argentinean folk music.

INFORMATION Thu 23 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Gemma Turvey piano Karen Keath clarinet/bass clarinet/flute Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The New Palm Court Orchestra

LOCAL HEROES 2015

From the Homeland

Duo Chamber Melange

Dvořák and Smetana produced beautiful works full of Czech nationalistic fervour with their joyously infectious folk music themes. This year Duo Chamber Melange, Ivana Tomaskova (violin) and Tamara Smolyar (piano) celebrate their remarkable 15-year partnership. They perform Smetana’s enchanting ‘From the Homeland’, Martinů’s stirring sonata alongside a new piano work written by Melbourne based composer Paul Grabowsky. The concert highlights music sans frontières as it seamlessly connects the jazz and classical worlds. This is a program of great colour and rich variety – music without borders.

INFORMATION Fri 24 April 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) SMETANA ‘From the Homeland’ JB 1:118 GRABOWSKY new work for solo piano DVOŘÁK Four Romantic Pieces, Op.75 MARTINŮ Sonata No.3 Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Two concert season ticket $65 ($48 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange

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Amjad Ali, Amaan & Ayaan in Jugalbhandi ‘It was like watching an Indian classical answer to Eric Clapton… it was easy to see why great Indian music can be as exciting as classic blues and rock.’ The Guardian (UK)

Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali & Ayaan Ali

Amjad Ali is the world's foremost player of the sarod (Indian lute-like stringed instrument) and he returns to Australia by popular demand. Universally admired for his unique hypnotic style and virtuoso inventiveness, Amjad is an international celebrity whose sublime music regularly reverberates throughout concert halls in Europe and the USA. On this occasion he is accompanied by his sons Amaan and Ayaan. This performance includes a jugalbhandi (duet) between father and sons in what promises to be exciting evening of Indian classical performance. Amaan and Ayaan are now eminent musicians in their own right, performing solo, together

and with their father in India as well as overseas. They are expected to carry on the great family tradition which you can hear first-hand live on stage in the brilliant acoustics of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. INFORMATION Fri 24 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali & Ayaan Ali sarod (INDIA) Satyajit Talwalkar tabla (INDIA) A reserve $75 ($65 concession) B reserve $65 ($55 concession) C reserve $50 Presented by Nataraj Cultural Centre Inc

SALON: SOLO

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Don't Mention the War...

Isang Enders David Barnard

Two of Australia’s leading recitalists take you on a comical romp through some of the best loved and popular cabaret song repertoire from Australia, France, Germany, the USA and England. Seated in cabaret style, be transported to the nightclubs of Berlin, the music halls of London, Paris’ burlesque nightlife and country Australia. Songs by Novello, Coward, Granger, Lehrer and some modern comic surprises. INFORMATION Wed 29 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) – in cabaret mode Works by Novello, Coward, Lehrer, Seegar, Albert, Grainger, Dumont & more Brad Cooper tenor David Barnard piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

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Isang Enders

An exciting musician who spans the Baroque through to the rich Classical-Romantic repertoire and the newest music by emerging composers, Isang Enders is causing a stir on the international scene. Born in Frankfurt to German and Korean parents, both of whom were musicians, don't miss the Australian debut of this thrilling young artist performing three Bach cello suites, which form part of his latest CD release for Sony Classical.

INFORMATION Mon 27 & Tue 28 April 6pm Salon (75-mins no interval) BACH Cello Suite No.1 in G Cello Suite No.2 in D minor Cello Suite No.6 in D Isang Enders cello Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Fairy Tales & Gumboots Classical & modern masterpieces

Ensemble Liaison presents two classic masterpieces alongside what can only be described as a modern masterpiece, David Bruce’s Gumboots. Opening with Ensemble Liaison’s own arrangement of Schumann’s delightful Märchenerzählungen (Fairy Tales), the program’s mix of masterpieces concludes with Brahms’ glorious Piano Quintet in F minor. Joining the Ensemble are three of Australia’s finest chamber musicians, violinists Paul Wright, Elizabeth Sellars and violist Cameron Hill. INFORMATION

Ensemble Liaison

Wed 29 April 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) SCHUMANN (arr. Ensemble Liaison) Märchenerzählungen, Op.132 BRUCE Gumboots BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34a Ensemble Liaison Paul Wright & Elizabeth Sellars violin Cameron Hill viola Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert season ticket $128 ($102 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Ensemble Liaison & Friends

LOCAL HEROES 2015

Beethoven's Spring Sonata

In the opening concert of Kristian Chong and Friends for 2015, Melbourne pianist Kristian Chong teams up with outstanding Australian violinist Sophie Rowell in what is most likely the most popular Beethoven sonata for piano and violin, the Spring Sonata. Showing how quickly and adeptly the sonata developed over the next century, Saint-Saens’ spirited, virtuosic and animated first sonata for violin and piano is placed before this, and Beethoven’s first creation in the genre, the Op.12 No.1 Sonata, already showing the consummate characteristics of his contribution to the duo sonata form opens the program. This promises to be an exceptional performance of beauty, exhilaration and elegance from two renowned performers. INFORMATION

Kristian Chong

Thu 30 April 2pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BEETHOVEN Sonata for piano & violin in D, Op.12, No.1 Sonata for piano & violin in F, Op.24, Spring SAINT-SAËNS Sonata for violin & piano in D minor, No.1, Op.75 Sophie Rowell violin Kristian Chong piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Three concert season ticket $107 ($82 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Kristian Chong and Friends

Solo Piano Works of Javad Maurofi Persian-Australian pianist Amir Farid explores the piano works of one of Iran's greatest musical figures, Javad Maroufi. A classicallytrained pianist, Maroufi was greatly influenced by the output of Chopin, Mozart and Beethoven. But it was his ability to meld these Western sounds with traditional Persian music styles that resulted in a unique and immensely loved body of work that is sure to please. INFORMATION Fri 1 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MAUROFI solo piano works Amir Farid piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Amir Farid

VCE Top Class 2015: Top Acts

Top Acts showcases VCE performing arts students who achieved outstanding results in Dance, Drama, Theatre Studies, Music Performance, Music Investigation and Music Style and Composition in 2014. This two-hour concert comprises stunning performances of solo and ensemble contemporary and classical music, scripted and originally devised drama and dance pieces. Top Acts offers current students, their teachers, families and the general public the opportunity to see some of Victoria’s finest emerging performing artists.

INFORMATION Fri 1 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) VCE performing arts students Tickets $32 ($28 concession) Presented by Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

MOOD INDIGO

Fado ao largo

Alma Mater will take you back in time, to a world where delicate beauty and unrefined passion walk hand-in-hand down the snaking corridors of an antique city. Alma Mater is a Melbourne-based group that plays fado, the traditional music of Portugal, with a contemporary twist. The music is dramatic and passionate, yet melodic and tantalisingly soft. Alma Mater are Yuliya Mik (voice), Tiago Brissos (guitar) and Julian Scheffer (seven-string guitar). In this performance they launch their debut album, Fado ao largo, meaning ‘fado from offshore’ and are joined by special guests. INFORMATION

Alma Mater

Sat 2 May 6.30pm Salon (75-mins no interval) Alma Mater Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Alma Mater

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BETWEEN TWO PARTS THERE IS AN INTERMISSION OF 100,000 YEARS Moving between two performance spaces, Speak Percussion herald the opening of the Metropolis New Music Festival 2015 with a program of world premieres. Video projections, suspended objects and electronics are combined with shifting instrumentations and audience orientations for each work. Melbourne's award-winning champions of new music present three commissions inspired by the moving image by some of the nation's best emerging composers, Jeanette Olivia Little, Peter de Jager and Alexander Garsden. INFORMATION Mon 4 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall & Salon (One hour & 20-mins no interval) LITTLE new work (world premiere) DE JAGER new work (world premiere) GARSDEN new work (world premiere) Speak Percussion Peter de Jager piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession)

DELICACIES OF MOLTEN HORROR

UNDINE THE SPIRIT OF WATER

Melbourne Piano Trio gives world premieres by two of Australia's leading composers – the second commissioned work for the trio by Paul Dean following the success of Fractured Moments and an exciting new collaboration from film specialist Christopher de Groot. In-between the two premieres, the Trio explores the work of Japan's leading film composer Sakamoto who has won Grammy, Academy and Golden Globe awards for his compositions.

Syzygy Ensemble explores the idea of music as water, of sound as a fluid entity. Marc Yeats’ recent works are deliberately ‘unsynchronised’ – each part is meticulously notated but does not need to vertically align with any other part; Neils Rønsholdt plays with the fluidity of memory, and on the way a single thought can be etched into the brain and yet continually transformed; for Helena Tulve, the analogy is more literal – Stream draws out long lines of liquid sound from each instrument, from the tiniest trickle to great gushing oceans. This concert includes a video collaboration with visual artist Agatha Yim.

INFORMATION Tue 5 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) DE GROOT Delicacies of Molten Horror (world premiere) SAKAMOTO Babel – Bibo no Aozora The Last Emperor Seven Samurai Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence PAUL DEAN new work (world premiere) Melbourne Piano Trio Christopher de Groot live electronics Tickets $38 ($28 concession)

INFORMATION Wed 6 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) TULVE Stream POZNIAK new work YEATS the half-life of facts RØNSHOLDT Burning Syzygy Ensemble Agatha Yim visual artist Tickets $38 ($28 concession)

Melbourne Piano Trio

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Syzygy Ensemble

SHAUN TAN'S THE ARRIVAL The inventive graphic stories by internationally renowned illustrator Shaun Tan have already migrated from page to screen, with the Oscar-winning film The Lost Thing. In Tan's much-loved book The Arrival we follow the melancholic yet hopeful adventures of a refugee in a strange world. Celebrated composer Ben Walsh brings this story to life in a live sonic-scape, performed by a 10-piece band ‘Orkestra of The Underground’, with projections of Tan's exquisite illustrations.

‘Ben Walsh has an innate talent for bringing talented individuals together around musical projects. His Orkestra Of The Underground pools the diverse and creative talent of Australia's music scene towards composition projects.’ Time Out Sydney

World respected percussionist Ben Walsh randomly discovered The Arrival in a bookshop. He fell in love with the work and immediately imagined the whole story brought to life in sound. This masterpiece of visual storytelling has inspired superlative reviews and awards from across the globe. Sequential narrative, devoid of text, places a renewed focus on the illustrations to tell the story. The Arrival’s sepia toned work is some of the most compelling work produced – straddling the line between graphic novel and picture book. Ben Walsh is a musical chameleon straddling genres, styles and performance mediums effortlessly and with aplomb. INFORMATION Wed 6 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) The Arrival illustrations & story by Shaun Tan Ben Walsh Orkestra of The Underground Tickets $55 ($50 concession)

The Arrival Live

Ben Walsh

MOONFALL Multi-disciplinary ensemble Forest Collective is joined by local artists Rubik's Collective for new works encompassing film, dance and new music. The performance features Swedish composer Marcus Fjellström's Odboy & Erordog, a work influenced by 1980s computer games, that centres around a boy and his dog sent off on a mission by a nameless authority. Contrasting this, Moonfall includes two world premieres, Elanor Webber's new dance-music film The Texture of It based on her 2014 live performance and a new work by Evan Lawson.

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INFORMATION Thu 7 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) HOLMS (arr. Lawson) Moonfall from Mystery of Edwin Drood FJELLSTRÖM Odboy & Erordog episodes 1, 2 & 3 (Australian premiere) LAWSON Orpheus and the Cave (world premiere) WEBBER Texture of It (world premiere) Forest Collective Tickets $38 ($28 concession)

DARK TWIN

Zubin Kanga

London-based pianist, Zubin Kanga returns to Melbourne with Dark Twin: music of deception and mystery for piano and multimedia. With a host of world and Australian premieres of works by Julian Day, Cat Hope, Michel van der Aa and Steve Reich, Dark Twin explores the potential for multiple identities, malevolent doppelgängers and mysterious landscapes in music that expands the sonic and visual capabilities of the piano. Whether interacting with distorted and warped piano sounds, playing through an avatar, creating massive walls of sound or grooving within an invisible piano ensemble, the works toy with and subvert the concept of a ‘solo’ piano recital.

INFORMATION

Described as ‘visionary’ by The New Yorker, Australian virtuoso pianist Lisa Moore presents a multi-dimensional solo concert using her voice and projected imagery in works by Philip Glass and Martin Bresnick. This remarkable music is inspired by evocative concepts found in motion pictures, opera, Ghandi, Buddhism and William Blake. Philip Glass' Mad Rush was composed for the Dalai Lama's entrance into New York's St. John the Divine Cathedral; Metamorphosis One and Two were written for the movies The Thin Blue Line and The Hours; and the Act III conclusion to the opera Satyagraha projects the spirit of non-violent resistance. Martin Bresnick's For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise is a 30-minute dramatic solo oratorio-fantasia composed for

a singing and speaking pianist, inspired by William Blake's 1820s original text and template collection using projected imagery of drawings and illuminated manuscripts.

Fri 8 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) VAN DER AA Transit DAY Dark Twin HOPE The Fourth Estate PRINS Piano Hero BLINKHORN frostbYte: chalk outline REICH Piano Counterpoint Zubin Kanga piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession)

A BIGGER PICTURE

Lisa Moore

NOSTALGHIA

Oliver Coates

Takemitsu’s Nostalghia, a meditative tribute to the last film by Russian cinematic giant Andrei Tarkovsky, recalls the director’s signature scenes of darkness and isolation, whilst Schoenberg’s Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene – written to accompany a dramatic scenario of his own imagining – viscerally evokes danger, fear and catastrophe within just eight intense minutes of music. Nico Muhly’s Cello Concerto, acclaimed by The Guardian for its ‘sharply heard orchestral palette’, is performed by British cellist Oliver Coates, to whom it is dedicated. Blow Bright, a darkly atmospheric work from Icelandic composer Daníel Bjarnason – also known for his collaborations with post-rock group Sigur Rós – concludes the program. This concert also includes a new work commissioned as part of the MSO’s Cybec 21st-Century Australian Composers Program.

INFORMATION Sat 9 May 6pm Salon (90-mins incl. interval) GLASS Mad Rush Metamorphosis One & Two Satyagraha Act III BRESNICK For The Sexes: The Gates of Paradise Lisa Moore piano/voice Text and original imagery by William Blake Visuals by Puppetsweat Theatre Tickets $38 ($28 concession)

INFORMATION Sat 9 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) TAKEMITSU Nostalghia ‘In Memory of Andrei Tarkovsky’ SCHOENBERG Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene MUHLY Cello Concerto (Australian premiere) BJARNASON Blow Bright (Australian premiere) Sophie Rowell violin Oliver Coates cello (UK) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra André de Ridder conductor (BELGIUM) Tickets $54 ($44 concession)

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THE LIGHT

LIGHT IS CALLING

Brawny punk energy and electrifying sonic images abound in Fuel, Julia Wolfe’s multimedia collaboration with filmmaker Bill Morrison, which explores the global implications of the fossil fuel economy. Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto, a concert work based on the composer’s Academy Awardwinning score to Ang Lee’s martial arts epic, provides an exquisite contrast with poignant themes unfurling over six movements, connected by a glorious cello cadenza. The Light, Phillip Glass’ first full scoring for symphony orchestra, is a hypnotic, continually evolving reflection on the way great moments of clarity can metaphorically ‘illuminate’ intellectual and scientific endeavour. Its starting point: the famous 1887 Michelson-Morley Experiment, in which American physicists determined the velocity of the speed of light, setting the scene for Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. This concert will also include a new work commissioned as part of the MSO’s Cybec 21st-Century Australian Composers Program.

Ensemble Offspring, masters of innovative new music, delves into the immersive world of sound and image with Light is Calling. This captivating program features virtuosic solos written by minimalist heroes Steve Reich, Michael Gordon and Nico Muhly for percussion, violin and clarinet, and two Australian trios – a world premiere by Brisbane composer Christopher Perrena based on the movement of underwater divers, and the stunning Fractured Again Suite inspired by splintering glass, from the group's co-artistic director Damien Ricketson with video by Andrew Wholley.

INFORMATION Thu 14 May 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) GORDON Light is Calling MUHLY It Goes Without Saying PERREN Divers (world premiere) REICH Vermont Counterpoint RICKETSON Fractured Again Suite Ensemble Offspring Tickets $38 ($28 concession)

INFORMATION Wed 13 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) WOLFE Fuel (Australian premiere) DUN Crouching Tiger Concerto GLASS The Light Oliver Coates cello (UK) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra André de Ridder conductor (BELGIUM) Tickets $54 ($44 concession)

Ensemble Offspring

THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Jonny Greenwood

Launching an evening of ominous works, excerpts from Jonny Greenwood’s soundtrack to There Will Be Blood invokes the dark brutality of pioneering America. John Corigliano’s Baroque-inspired Chaconne from The Red Violin gives a lyrical account of doomed love, while Penderecki’s Polymorphia channels the soundtrack to a swathe of horror films – the piece having featured in such classics as The Shining and The Exorcist. To close out the program, Edgard Varèse’s Déserts is performed alongside a breathtaking visual collage, created by Bill Viola a half-century after the original composition of the avantgarde masterpiece. INFORMATION

André de Ridder

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Sat 16 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) GREENWOOD There Will Be Blood: suite (Australian premiere) CORIGLIANO The Red Violin: Chaconne for violin & orchestra

PENDERECKI Polymorphia VARÈSE Déserts Sophie Rowell violin Melbourne Symphony Orchestra André de Ridder conductor (BELGIUM) Tickets $54 ($44 concession)

Marshall McGuire

Celebrating Marshall McGuire’s Birthday

Melbourne-based harpist Marshall McGuire is one of Australia’s most versatile, busiest and most charming musicians, appearing regularly around the country in contexts as diverse as early music bands, contemporary classical ensembles and in the soloist’s seat with orchestras. His infectious bonhomie and spectacular technique have endeared him to music lovers everywhere. Marshall recently celebrated his 50th birthday, and what better way to celebrate than with a musical soiree. Marshall and his guests share a few of his favourite pieces old and new, some composed especially for him by luminary Australian composers.

INFORMATION Fri 15 May 6pm Salon (75-mins no interval) Marshall McGuire harp Genevieve Lacey recorder Flinders Quartet Tickets $20 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

‘Marshall McGuire...is plainly a musician of exceptional imagination and flair, reflected in his choice of music as well as in his superbly assured playing.’ The Times (UK)

Vivaldi Unwired

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra reinvigorate Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

Kirsty McCahon

A shared belief in the transformative power of music and a spirit of intrepid adventure led award-winning British composer Max Richter to take a Baroque classic – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – and reimagine it for orchestra and synthesiser, and for Paul Dyer to take up the challenge to present the recomposed piece with period instruments, and to take the reins of the synthesiser himself. The result is an audacious creation that takes the audience through the same landscape of spring, summer, autumn and winter but with a renewed sense of the indestructible genius of

Vivaldi’s work. Staying faithful to the structure of the canon, Richter’s Recomposed Four Seasons is in turns beautiful, peaceful and serene, yet also wild, passionate and intensely emotional. INFORMATION Sun 17 May 5pm & Mon 18 May 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.3, BWV 1048 VIVALDI Concerto Op.3, No.8, RV 522 from L’estro armonico

C.P.E. BACH Concerto for soprano saxophone, Wq 170 RICHTER Vivaldi Recomposed (Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons) Brendan Joyce Baroque violin Christina Leonard soprano saxophone Paul Dyer AO synthesiser Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Premium $152 A reserve $130 B reserve $102 ($71 concession) C reserve $68 ($48 concession) Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

AUSTRALIAN VOICES

Discovering Percy Grainger

Percy Grainger

Penelope Thwaites AM, pianist, composer and broadcaster, has performed and researched Grainger's music for more than three decades and her recordings include an extensive Grainger discography. She is also the editor of The New Percy Grainger Companion, an invaluable source of information on Grainger repertoire and performance. In this special illustrated lecture, Penelope shares perspectives on Melbourne-born Grainger's unique musical world, and introduces an array of recorded examples - orchestral, choral, multi-piano, percussion and wind-band.

This is the perfect supplement to the exciting concert on Thursday 21 May in the Salon, in which Penelope will be joined by students from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in the Australian Voices program, Percy Grainger. INFORMATION Mon 18 May 5.30pm Salon (90-mins no interval) Penelope Thwaites AM piano/presenter Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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To thine own self be true Tinalley String Quartet presents an evening of powerful music making inspired by loss, grief and acceptance. Purcell’s Fantasias, conceived for four viols, an ensemble rapidly losing favour with players and audiences, are pure fantasy, exciting with wild dissonances, complex timbres and visceral discourse. Shostakovich’s Seventh Quartet in the tragic key of F-sharp minor is perhaps a musical study of marriage, composed following the sudden death of his first wife. Beethoven’s Op.59, No.3 Quartet exposes the troubled soul of a man wrestling with his deafness; notes above the sketch cry out ‘Let your deafness no longer be a secret – not even in art’.

INFORMATION

Mary Carewe & Philip Mayers

Schellenberger conducts the University of Melbourne Orchestra

Tue 19 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) PURCELL Fantasias SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.7 in F-sharp minor, Op.108 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.9 in C, Op.59, No.3 Razumovsky Tinalley String Quartet Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Two concert season tickets $65 ($48 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tinalley String Quartet

Principal oboe with the Berlin Philharmonic for over 20 years, Hansjörg Schellenberger teams up with The University of Melbourne Orchestra in this concert of orchestral favourites, including one of the most popular works in the orchestra repertoire, Dvořák’s famous Symphony No.9, From the New World. INFORMATION

Mary Carewe & Philip Mayers

A world of jazz, musical theatre & 1930s Berlin The songs of this ‘serious cabaret’ straddle that enigmatic, intriguing space between high art and light entertainment, where composers dip their toes in the world of jazz, musical theatre or 1930s Berlin. The expressive voice of British singer Mary Carewe is the perfect medium for the witty arrangements of pianist Philip Mayers, in their celebrated partnership.

Wed 20 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) MOZART Overture to Idomeneo Flute concerto in G, K313 DVOŘÁK Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 From the New World University of Melbourne Orchestra Hansjörg Schellenberger conductor (GERMANY) FREE – tickets required with entry. Details at melbournerecital.com.au Presented by Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, The University of Melbourne

Tinalley String Quartet

AUSTRALIAN VOICES

Percy Grainger Led by pianist Penelope Thwaites AM, this concert continues the Australian National Academy of Music’s exploration into the dazzling array of works by Percy Grainger. A musician of incredible vision and innovation, Grainger continues to be an influence on the next generation of Australian musicians and composers. Sure to be a highlight is the Australian premiere performance of Youthful Piano Concerto Movement, written by the composer at age 13 in Frankfurt, and brought to life by Penelope Thwaites and ANAM's young musicians. INFORMATION Thu 21 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) GRAINGER The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare, Green Bushes, My Robin is to the Greenwood Gone, Widow's Party March, Baharilyale v. Palaniyandi, Random Round, Free Music, Molly on the Shore & Youthful Piano Concerto Movement (Australian premiere) Penelope Thwaites AM curator/piano ANAM musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

INFORMATION Tue 19 May 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Music of Britten, Mayers, Gershwin, Schoenberg, Hollaender, Barber, Adès, Bolcom, Sondheim, Vine, Barry & Weill Mary Carewe soprano (UK) Philip Mayers piano Tickets $49 (includes cake & refreshments) Presented by Musica Viva

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Penelope Thwaites

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Paavali Jumppanen Heart on Sleeve Paavali Jumppanen is one of the many musical prodigies to have emerged from the tiny Republic of Finland in recent years. Is it the remote location, the long winters, an enlightened approach to music education, or just happenstance? Whichever way, it is always a pleasure to experience the fresh insights and intense passion of this brilliant young pianist. Since his last visit to Australia, Jumppanen has taken time out from his busy touring schedule to undertake an intensive study of the music of Romantic renegade Robert Schumann.

Schumann’s Piano Sonata No.1, dedicated to Clara Wieck, is not so much a love letter as a personal manifesto, a confessional declaration of this brilliant but troubled artist’s character. That his beloved Clara went on to become his wife proves that truth is a powerful weapon indeed. Alongside Schumann’s passionate outpourings, Jumppanen offers two telling contrasts. The spare poetry and Eastern twang of Claude Debussy’s first book of Préludes cuts through Schumann’s Romanticism

to reveal a very different side of the piano. And finally, who better to play the music of Jean Sibelius, the father of Finnish music, in the sesquicentennial anniversary of his birth? INFORMATION Thu 21 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm DEBUSSY 12 Préludes, Book I SIBELIUS selected pieces for solo piano SCHUMANN Piano Sonata No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.11 Paavali Jumppanen piano (FINLAND) Premium $105 A reserve $95 ($55 concession) B reserve $79 ($55 concession) C reserve $55 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & Montblanc

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Sondheim on Il Diabolo – The Italian Devil Sondheim SPOTLIGHT

His story. His inspiration. His genius.

Accademia Arcadia

ARIA Finalists Accademia Arcadia, led by the formidable and fun maestro Davide Monti, performs a virtuoso program of Italian chamber music, featuring the fiendish and rarely performed Devil's Trill. On tour in Australia generously supported by the Woodend Winter Arts Festival, Monti collaborates with three of the finest Australian performers in historical instruments, Lucinda Moon (violin), Rosanne Hunt (cello) and Accademia Arcadia founder Jacqueline Ogeil in an exciting program that will challenge your perceptions of the Baroque. INFORMATION Fri 22 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) CORELLI Sonata in A minor, Op.1, No.4 Sonata in E, Op.2, No.10 Sonata (Ciacona) in G, Op.2, No.12 CALDARA Sonata in D minor, Op.2, No.1 LOCATELLI Sonata in G, Op.5, No.1 TARTINI Devil’s Trill Sonata VIVALDI La Follia Accademia Arcadia Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Accademia Arcadia Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

An intimate look at the father of the modern musical, Sondheim on Sondheim features re-imagined arrangements of Sondheim's most beloved work. Featuring more than two dozen Sondheim songs performed by a stellar cast, this event includes in-depth video interviews with the composer, providing an intimate view of Stephen Sondheim's personal life and artistic process.

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Experience the youthful vigour, old-world wisdom and dazzling technique of American violin virtuoso Stefan Jackiw, as he takes the solo role in Mendelssohn’s beautiful Violin Concerto, in an intimate arrangement for string orchestra, as well as Mendelssohn’s String Symphony No.9 with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. INFORMATION

Sun 24 May 2.30pm & Mon 25 May 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. INFORMATION interval) MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No.9 Sat 23 May 2pm & 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 40-mins BOTTESINI Gran Duo Concertante for double bass & violin incl. interval) WOLF Italian Serenade Sondheim on Sondheim (Victorian premiere) Cast includes Anton Berezin, Martin Crewes, MENDELSSOHN (arr. Tognetti) Violin Concerto in E minor Amanda Harrison & Lucy Maunder Stefan Jackiw violin (USA) Chris Parker director Satu Vänskä lead violin Kellie Dickerson musical director Maxime Bibeau double bass A reserve $69 ($59 concession) Australian Chamber Orchestra B reserve $59 ($55 concession) A reserve $142 ($120 concession) Presented by Manilla Street Productions B reserve $120 ($104 concession) C reserve $85 ($73 concession) D reserve $51 ($45 concession) Under 30s $49 Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

Stephen Sondheim

España 1556 Period experts La Compañia explores the music of the celebrated Spanish manuscript ‘The Duke of Calabria’s Songbook’, published in 1556. The Duke was the quintessential Renaissance man and his court, in the famed metropolis of Valencia, was filled with music, beauty and culture. This collection of colourful songs, with sensual melodies and

Mostly Mendelssohn with violin virtuoso Stefan Jackiw

Stefan Jackiw

La Compañia

infectious rhythms are deliciously portrayed on diverse and unique instruments, displaying the musical mastery and emotions of the Spanish Renaissance. INFORMATION Sat 23 May 4pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval)

The Duke of Calabria’s Songbook La Compañia Danny Lucin director Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Three concert season ticket $96 ($72 concession) Presented by La Compañia

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And... Action! The emotional power of music in film The film Performance featuring Beethoven’s Op.131 brought this towering piece into focus for many first-time chamber music fans. Inspired by the idea of exploring music in film; Flinders Quartet presents a concert contemplating how our emotions are affected by what we hear, rather than what we see. Flinders Quartet has commissioned two composers to write a score for the same six-minute silent film, Le Sculpteur Express from the National Film and Sound Archive. Audiences experience this silent film in two different ways during the concert, once with a score by Australia’s Andrew Ford and again with a score by Sweden’s Mattias Lysell. Add in the best known quartet by Sibelius, Voces Intimae, and we’re ready for action.

Flinders Quartet

INFORMATION Mon 25 May 7pm Salon (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) SIBELIUS String Quartet in D minor, Op.56 Voces intimae LYSELL Film Score to Le Sculpteur Express FORD Film Score to Le Sculpteur Express

BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.14 in C-sharp minor, Op.131 Flinders Quartet Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet

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Destination: Venice Ludovico’s Band explores the intricate labyrinth of Venice and some of the most influential composers of 17th-century Italy performing instrumental works by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Cavalli and Marcello.

INFORMATION Tue 26 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) A selection of works by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Cavalli & Marcello Ludovico’s Band Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Three concerts season ticket $97 ($71 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

Ludovico’s Band

Melbourne Girls Grammar Concert The 2015 Melbourne Girls Grammar Concert at Melbourne Recital Centre will be a kaleidoscope of the School's larger Instrumental and Choral Ensembles. The audience will hear the students of the three schools within the larger Merton Hall campus: the Year 5 and 6 students of Wildfell, those of St Hilda's in Year 7 and 8 and the Senior students in Years 9 to 12. The Middle Years Concert Band, the Concert Band and the Stage Band, the String Orchestra and the younger 'training' strings, the Orchestra, the five Choirs will perform throughout the Concert and come together in the spectacular finale.

INFORMATION Tue 26 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Students of Melbourne Girls Grammar Tickets $24.50 ($20 concession) Presented by Melbourne Girls Grammar Tickets on sale 13 April

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Snow White & Other Grimm Tales

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Let's Sell the Horse, Let's Sell the House Just to Dance Luscious strings, gypsy music, tangos and songs… Cosmo Cosmolino, an ensemble of strings, accordion and voices, explores the music of Eastern-Europe and the Mediterranean through new arrangements of their favourite composers, performing their own original works and unique settings of folk tunes. In this concert the group perform a selection of music which is exciting, rhythmic, sometimes tragic, often joyous, both ancient and very modern. There is a sense of mystery and excitement in the harmonies and rhythms, which pervades the vocal and instrumental works of Bartók, Dvořák and Vittorio Monti, the original compositions by Cosmo Cosmolino members, and the folk song about selling the horse and even the house, just to dance.

Cosmo Cosmolino

INFORMATION Wed 27 May 2pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Music by Bartók, Dvořák, Vittorio Monti & others Cosmo Cosmolino Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Two concert season ticket $65 ($48 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Cosmo Cosmolino

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SALON: SOLO

Manins & Gould with Sam Evans

Christian Leotta

Sam Evans

Audiences can always expect an engaging and diverse presentation from the Imogen Manins and Tony Gould duo and this concert will be no exception with renowned tabla player Sam Evans joining as guest soloist. Evans' extraordinary gifts as a musician are founded from over a decade of studying in India and a solid grounding in the tradition of Western Music, including the intricacies of improvised music. Evans brings a whole new, beautiful dimension to music-making. INFORMATION Fri 29 May 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Imogen Manins cello Tony Gould piano Sam Evans percussion Tickets $45 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Manins & Gould

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Italian pianist Christian Leotta has been described as ‘…one of the major Beethoven soloists of our time’ (Pizzicato, Luxemburg). Christian’s affinity to Beethoven’s music has been unanimously recognised thanks to ‘his prodigious technique used to better express the poetry of Beethoven’s music’ (The Whole Note, Toronto). His career goes from strength to strength not least through his completion this past January of the fifth and final volume of his recordings of the complete Beethoven Sonatas and his constant international touring as both a recitalist and concerto soloist. In an intimate performance Christian celebrates the prodigy of Beethoven with his selection of piano sonatas. INFORMATION Thu 28 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.10 in G, Op.14, No.2 Piano Sonata No.30 in E, Op.109 Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 Christian Leotta piano (ITALY) Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

You think you know the fairy tales, but be warned. The original stories have a darker and more sinister tone that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Join Opera Scholars Australia on a journey of discovery, as they present Snow White & Other Grimm Tales, an exciting new work by Gordon Kerry. Australia's finest young singers will be performing with members of the dynamic, Melbourne based, Hopkins Sinfonia. The Queen poisoned the apple but does she survive the wedding? INFORMATION Thu 28 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) KERRY Snow White & Other Grimm Tales (Australian premiere) John Kinsella libretto Opera Scholars Australia Hopkins Sinfonia Louis Sharpe conductor Kyahl Anderson director Jackson Harnwell OSA associate conductor Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Presented by Opera Scholars Australia

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Stoneflower Trio With beauty and craftsmanship, Australian trio Stoneflower steal the hearts of audiences around the country with their evocative journeys through vocal jazz, Brazilian bossa nova and sublime pop adaptations. Stoneflower Trio brings together the artistry of PBS Young Elder of Jazz Award winner Tamara Murphy (bass/vocals) and the silken

Stonef lower Trio

voice of Jacqueline Gawler (singer/ percussionist with Coco's Lunch) with one of Australia's most distinctive and virtuosic guitarists, Stephen Magnusson. After sell-out shows around the country, Stoneflower bring their enchanting brand of elegant pop and contemporary sounds to the Salon for an evening of exquisite music making.

INFORMATION Sat 30 May 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Stoneflower Trio Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Stoneflower Trio

Eoin Andersen & Pharoah Sanders MOOD INDIGO Quartet Things She Said Daniel de Borah Described by Ornette Coleman as the best tenor player in the world, Pharoah Sanders has spent a lifetime as a sonic innovator. Since coming to prominence in John Coltrane’s free-jazz groups of the mid-60s, Sanders went on to establish himself as a pioneer of Eastern-influenced, spiritually-charged free jazz. Possessing one of the most distinctive sounds in the genre, his music is by turns fierce, majestic, lyrical and raw, incorporating musical influences from around the globe. Don’t miss the chance to witness this true living legend of jazz in concert. INFORMATION Thu 4 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Pharoah Sanders Quartet (USA) Joe O’Connor Trio – opening act A reserve $89 ($81 concession) B reserve $79 ($71 concession) Presented by the Melbourne International Jazz Festival Exclusive pre-sale. Use promo code JAZZ to book these tickets before the general public

Pharoah Sanders

Things She Said is a captivating blend of song, spoken word and still imagery. Singer and composer Nilusha Dassenaike has crafted eight new works based on the writings of Australian artist Barbara Hanrahan. The multidisciplinary performance features an array of Australia’s finest contemporary jazz and improvising musicians including vocalists Nilusha herself, Gian Slater and Chantal Mitvalsky, the Wintersweet Vocal Ensemble, percussionists Alex Pertout and Rob Clarke, jazz bassist Frank Di Sario and guitarist, composer Geoff Hughes. All enveloped by the enigmatic artwork of Hanrahan, projected as the performance unfolds. A true celebration of Australian art and a not to be missed special event. INFORMATION Sat 6 June 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Nilusha Dassenaike

A delicious musical assortment: Mozart, Bartók, Schumann & Kreisler Violinist Eoin Andersen and pianist Daniel de Borah offer a delicious musical assortment: two sonatas unveil the sweetness of Mozart and the Hungarian fire of Bartók, before a selection of dazzling miniatures from Schumann and Kreisler rounds out the morning’s program. INFORMATION Tue 9 June 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) MOZART Sonata for piano & violin in E minor, K.304 BARTÓK Sonata for violin & piano No.2, Sz.76 SCHUMANN Novelette Op.21 No.8 KREISLER The Old Refrain; Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven; Midnight Bells Eoin Andersen violin Daniel de Borah piano Tickets $49 (includes cake & refreshments) Presented by Musica Viva

Nilusha Dassenaike

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Eoin Andersen

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Nikolai Demidenko Great Expectations The only predictable thing about a recital by Nikolai Demidenko is that it will be thrilling. Throw away your preconceptions of Russian pianists and Polish composers and prepare to be astonished – Nikolai Demidenko has been surprising audiences for nearly half a century. Brought up in Moscow, he came to the West in the 80s and made England his home in 1990. Since then, he has become an intrinsic part of the musical landscape, teaching, recording and performing with Europe’s great orchestras and leading conductors. His Russian heritage naturally lends him an authority in Russian repertoire, but this powerful and charismatic artist does not confine himself to the great barnstorming works of his homeland. Demidenko is also celebrated as an astute and very different interpreter of Chopin, winning the 2010 MIDEM Special Chopin Award for his recent recording of the 24 Preludes. For this recital he immerses himself in the espaces imaginaires of Chopin, from the agitated Sonata No.2 to the mesmerising stillness of Berceuse. He also brings us a very personal selection of nocturnes and scherzi which, besides offering a dazzling demonstration of pianism, may reveal some radical new ideas about old friends.

INFORMATION Wed 10 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm CHOPIN Selected Nocturnes Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35 Berceuse in D-flat, Op.57 Four Scherzos (Op.20, Op.31, Op.39, Op.54) Nikolai Demidenko piano (RUSSIA) Premium $105 A reserve $95 ($55 concession) B reserve $79 ($55 concession) C reserve $55 ($55 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & Montblanc

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Time Present & Time Past Tracing family footprints during WW1

Sutherland Trio

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • JUNE

Elizabeth Sellars’ grandfather Vernon Sellars was a talented baritone who enlisted in the AIF in 1914, serving in Gallipoli and France where he was wounded in the last weeks of the war. Following his recovery in England, he studied the interpretation of modern English classics at the Royal Academy of Music in London, before returning to Australia at the end of 1919. Time Present & Time Past combines the musical road discovered by Vernon Sellars in London after the war with a Haydn Trio which also began its performance life in London. Bridging the past with the present, this concert also features a new work by Paul Grabowsky written for the Sutherland Trio as a tribute to his grandfather who died at Gallipoli.

INFORMATION Wed 10 June 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) HAYDN Piano Trio No.40 in F-sharp minor, Hob XV:26 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Lovely on the Water GRABOWSKY new work (world premiere) BRIDGE Romance PARRY Piano Trio in E minor Sutherland Trio Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Sutherland Trio

Paris Combo

After continuously touring Europe, 20 tours of the USA including two sold-out concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, French quintet Paris Combo returns to Australia for the first time in over a decade. Delightfully cosmopolitan and seductively swinging, Paris Combo is as diverse and sophisticated as the city from which the band hails. Combining gypsy swing with elements of flamenco, chanson and alt-cabaret, the quintet mixes in Latin and North African rhythms for good measure. Holding all the diverse elements together is the sprightly vocalist Belle du Berry, who’s joined by Australian trumpeter/keyboardist David Lewis, jazz bassist Emmanuel Chabbey, French drummer François Jeannin, and Potzi, an Algerian gypsy guitarist whose virtuosic style and natty appearance recalls Django Reinhardt. Formed in the early 1990s, the group had its origin in the retro review Champêtres de Joie, which performed in the historic Berry Zèbre cinema in Paris’ Belleville district and collaborated with renowned choreographer Philippe Decouflé at the closing ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

‘My favorite French cultural export of the decade.’ Seattle Times INFORMATION Thu 11 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Paris Combo (FRANCE) A reserve $85 ($70 concession) B reserve $65 ($55 concession) C reserve $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Hennessy's Beethoven From one of Beethoven’s most sublime creations to Haydn’s incandescent wit, you’re in for a treat. Melbourne Chamber Orchestra’s Artistic Director William Hennessy’s stellar career has seen him perform as soloist in over 250 concerto performances around the world. In celebration of his 60th birthday, William performs as the soloist with MCO in Beethoven’s soaring, spiritual and spectacular Violin Concerto. Get ready for the sheer delight of Il distratto (The Distracted One), the most eccentric of all Haydn’s symphonic creations. With violins stopping to ‘tune’ in the middle of the piece and a stream of musical jests, this is Haydn at his fast-paced, fiercelyimaginative best.

INFORMATION Sun 14 June 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) HAYDN Symphony No.60 in C, Il distratto WALTON Incidental music to Henry V SCHUBERT (arr. Dahlenburg) Quartettsatz D703 BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto Op.61 William Hennessy violin Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Michael Dahlenburg conductor Premium $119 ($109 concession) A reserve $99 ($89 concession) B reserve $79 ($69 concession) C reserve $59 ($49 concession Under 40s $40 Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

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William Hennessy

Winter Music

Soloist in the Spotlight: Ian Bostridge

The St Michael’s Winter Music concert focuses on the School’s talented musicians in Years 6 to 9 performing an eclectic and engaging variety of chamber music. INFORMATION Mon 15 June 7pm Salon (90-mins no interval) St Michael’s Grammar School music students Tickets $21.90 ($11.90 concession) Presented by St Michael’s Grammar School

Steven Isserlis with Connie Shih Steven Isserlis is revered amongst cellists not just for his consummate technical mastery, but also for his enquiring mind that seeks out lesser-known repertoire and the vibrant stage presence that carries his enthusiasm straight to every listener. Joined by brilliant young Canadian pianist Connie Shih, he creates an unforgettable emotional journey, traversing glorious works by four great composers united by their love of all things French.

INFORMATION Tue 16 & Sat 20 June 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) SAINT-SAENS Cello Sonata No.1 in C minor, Op.32 FAURÉ Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.117 ADÈS Lieux retrouvés FRANCK Cello Sonata, from violin sonata in A Steven Isserlis cello (UK) Connie Shih piano (CANADA) Premium $133 ($116 concession) A reserve $111 ($97 concession) B reserve $78 ($68 concession) C reserve $52 ($45 concession) Presented by Musica Viva

A rare opportunity to witness renowned British tenor and distinguished academic Ian Bostridge – hailed by The Guardian for his ‘expressive ability to inhabit character and emotion’ – performing the great Lieder of Schubert and Vaughan Williams’ nostalgic song cycle On Wenlock Edge. Schubert’s Moments musicaux, one of the composer’s most popular piano works, forms the perfect instrumental interlude in this intimate evening with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and one of the world’s most extraordinary voices. INFORMATION Mon 15 June 7.30pm Salon (90-mins incl. interval) SCHUBERT A selection of Lieder Moments musicaux VAUGHAN WILLIAMS On Wenlock Edge Ian Bostridge tenor (UK) Amir Farid piano Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Ian Bostridge Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih

Piano Lessons

Anna Goldsworthy

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • JUNE

Piano Lessons takes the audience inside a musician's journey through a unique real-life performance. Concert pianist Anna Goldsworthy's deeply-felt memoir, Piano Lessons, comes to glorious musical life once more after its world premiere performance at the 2011 Queensland Music Festival. Goldsworthy herself stars in this stage adaptation, which, like the book, elegantly illustrates the intriguing relationship between the young pianist and her Russian teacher. This charismatic enigma inspires and challenges her young charge in equal measure as they work through a program of sublime piano pieces, including selections from Mozart, Liszt and Chopin. Part theatrical

production and part concert, Piano Lessons provides insight into the lives and inspirations of the great masters to expose the process of learning, interpreting and creating music. INFORMATION Wed 17 June 7pm, Thu 18 June 2pm, 7pm & Fri 19 June 7pm Salon (Two hours & 15-mins incl. interval) Piano Lessons Written by Anna Goldsworthy Directed by Michael Futcher Anna Goldsworthy piano/narrator Helen Howard actor Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

David Helfgott performs the Rach 3 One of Australia’s most-loved musicians, pianist David Helfgott, returns to perform the work which earned him worldwide fame in the Academy Award winning film Shine – Rachmnainoff’s Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor. Helfgott is one of Australia’s most prolific and treasured musicians. Almost 20 years on from the film that catapulted him onto the world stage, he continues to tour internationally to critical acclaim and enchant audiences worldwide with his passionate musical interpretations and triumphant personal story. Widely known as one of the most technically demanding piano concerti ever written, Helfgott’s quest to conquer ‘The Rach 3’ was central to the 1996 film Shine. Following his enormous success at the Sydney Opera House in August, Helfgott will once again embark on the rare

challenge of performing the arrangement for two pianos. Helfgott will be joined by internationally acclaimed pianist Rhodri Clarke, a highly sought after accompanist who has performed with many internationally renowned musicians. INFORMATION Sun 21 June 4pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BACH Italian Concerto BWV971 BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 Appassionata RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30 (arr. for two pianos) David Helfgott & Rhodri Clarke piano Tickets $95 ($85 concession) Presented by Andrew McKinnon

David Helfgott

SALON: SOLO

Peter Sculthorpe Solo Piano Works Tamara-Anna Cislowska is one of Australia’s most acclaimed and recognised pianists. Tamara has won international prizes in London, Italy and Greece, including the Rovere d’Oro, and in Australia was the youngest pianist to win ABC Young Performer of the Year at age 14. She is a recipient of the prestigious Freedman Fellowship (2003) from the Music Council of Australia, a 2012 Art Music Award for ‘Performance of the Year’ (ACT) and nominated for a 2014 AIR Independent Music Award. In this special

Salon: Solo recital she will focus on material from her recently released new CD, Peter Sculthorpe: Complete works for Solo Piano. INFORMATION Tue 23 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SCULTHORPE solo piano works Tamara-Anna Cislowska piano Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Tamara-Anna Cislowska

MOOD INDIGO

The Company of Pianos III with Timothy Stevens

Timothy Stevens

Meeting for the first time in concert, two of Australia's favourite jazz pianists and composers unite performing their original music in an intimate two-piano setting. Andrea Keller, described as ‘one of this country's most daring and fascinating composers’, and Timothy Stevens whose work has been reviewed as ‘one of the most original and radical recordings of improvised jazz’ join forces to create Australia’s newest keyboard duo.

INFORMATION Wed 24 June 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Andrea Keller & Timothy Stevens piano Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Andrea Keller

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SPOTLIGHT

Declaration

Part concert, part theatre – an intimate & exhilarating journey

Press, Play sees three of Melbourne’s most acclaimed and diverse musicians, Lina Andonovska (flute), Leah Scholes (percussion) and Sonya Lifschitz (piano), come together to engage listeners in an intimate and exhilarating musical journey. Part concert, part theatre, Declaration explores musical works that demand the musicians engage with the audience. The works on this program challenge established musical traditions and dismantle the walls typically separating the performer from the audience as they play, narrate, speak and sing, creating a unique, whimsical, deeply personal and unforgettable musical experience. INFORMATION Thu 25 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Balter, Globokar, Brady, Davidson, Dean, Rotaru & others Press, Play Tickets $38 ($28 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

Press, Play

Vivaldi's Four Seasons Two of the Baroque era’s most celebrated works are brought to life in this resplendent concert, led by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Dale Barltrop. The understated beauty of Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins is followed by the adrenalinecharged virtuosity of The Four Seasons. The evening also features Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, the playful masterwork that launched Benjamin Britten’s career.

INFORMATION Thu 25 June 8pm & Sat 27 June 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BRITTEN Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op.10 BACH Concerto for Two Violins VIVALDI The Four Seasons Dale Barltrop violin/director Matthew Tomkins violin Members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Premium $133 A reserve $125 ($115 concession) B reserve $107 ($89 concession) C reserve $85 ($69 concession) Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Dale Barltrop

2015 Bach Competition Now in its sixth year, Melbourne Recital Centre's Bach Competition is dedicated to young musicians passionate about J.S. Bach. Come and listen to an array of budding young performers battle it out on stage and enjoy an afternoon of the Baroque genius. Please visit melbournerecital.com.au for information, competing guidelines and an application form.

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INFORMATION Sun 28 June 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Three hours incl. interval) Works of J.S. Bach Victoria's best young performers FREE (tickets required) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre The 2015 Bach Competition is supported by Richard Mills AM & an anonymous donor

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SHAUN TAN'S MUCH-LOVED BOOK THE ARRIVAL COMES TO LIFE IN A LIVE SONIC-SCAPE. The 10-piece band Orkestra of The Underground under the direction of Ben Walsh accompany projections of Tan's exquisite illustrations. ‘A unique and sensitive adaptation with my otherwise still and silent universe, taking it to a new level of intensity through a passionate performance.’ Shaun Tan

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