Melbourne Recital Centre What's On

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Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling returns Metropolis New Music Festival 2016 explores music of the city Melbourne International Jazz Festival Opening Night Piers Lane performs Chopin under the magic of candlelight Singer/songwriter Lior joins Tinalley String Quartet

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An Evening with Low p7

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In Tempore Paschali p7

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06 Songs to a Distant Beloved — p11

13 Music, Mind & Mozart p14

Sunday

(Listen) To the Silence, To the Sound — p4

Jazz & the Silver Screen p4

The Blind Boys of Alabama — p5

Ed Kuepper: Solo & Electric — p6

07 Peter Sculthorpe — p11

12 Shakespeare's Music p13

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Camilla Tilling — p8

05 Michael Barenboim p10

The Romantic Soul p12

Thursday

Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir — p9

08 Monique diMattina — p11

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Handel Messiah with The Choir of Trinity College — p9

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Warm End of the Cool Sound/The Songs that Saved Your Life — p12

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Lowther Hall: Songs at the Salon — p14

University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra — p6

03 Corpus Medicorum: Tchaikovsky Spectacular — p9

10 The Gypsy Palace — p12

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Synthi-100 in Concert p14

Stephen Hough — p13

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20 7 Great Inventions of the Modern Industrial Age — p15

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25 Schubert's Flights of Fantasie — p18

26 Unrepresentative Swill p19

02 METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL — p22

JUNE

04 Mozart & the Emperor p21

05 METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL — p22

Continental Shift — p16 With Love and Fury p17

Stephen Hough — p13

29 Nadia Ratsimandresy p20

30 Mozart Requiem: 100 Voices — p20

VCE Top Acts 2016 p20

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METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL — p22

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METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL — p22

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The Lonely Planet p26

A Russian Affair — p26

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Enso String Quartet p29

02 Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto — p29

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08 Flames Within — p30

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15 anon. — p32

Canzoni Di Mio Padre: Songs My Father Taught Me — p18

01 Mozart Requiem: 100 Voices — p20

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Suyeon Kang & Stephen de Pledge — p34

The Moment In & Of Itself — p31 Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton — p30

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Van Morrison's Masterpieces — p28

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I am Lost to the World p36 Midori — p35

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This Sun-breathing Earth — p31

11 Umberto Clerici & Karin Schaupp — p31

17 Liaisons — p33

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23 Mister Maker — p36 Hommage a Mozart with Chris & Martina Jarrett — p36

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Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto — p29

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Robert Glasper Trio p28

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Damien Ricketson p32

Mister Maker — p36

We present three Great Performers recitals that you won’t want to miss: Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling, Ukrainian-Australian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk and one of the world’s most beloved violinists, Midori . A musician of breathtaking artistry, Midori has been an international soloist from her early teens. We’re delighted that Eva Besen ao and Marc Besen ac are providing generous support for Midori’s recital.

Thank you also for your support — whether you’re a ticket buyer or a donor, you’re helping make Melbourne Recital Centre the best place to hear. If you would like to consider contributing to our Share the Music program which makes the Centre accessible to people whose personal circumstances make it hard to enjoy music on a regular basis, please visit melbournerecital.com.au/sharethemusic Your tax-deductible donation may change someone’s life.

Chopin by Candlelight p21

Enso String Quartet p29

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Liaisons — p33

12 Bach: Spirit & Spectacle p31

19 Bach Competition 2016 p34

Roger Woodward — p33

Buonamente — p34

The worlds of soul, pop and rock are well represented in autumn, with The Blind Boys of Alabama’s roof-raising gospel, virtuoso guitarist Ed Kuepper and U.S. rockers Low.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is proud to be a partner of Melbourne Recital Centre. By bringing internationally acclaimed artists from around the world, Etihad Airways is able to enrich the experience of Centre patrons. With a second daily flight to Abu Dhabi and beyond to five continents, we can now connect Victorians to more of the world’s arts and cultural hubs. We trust you will enjoy the superior quality of our guest experience and make a stopover to marvel at the wonders of our home, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Wind Symphony Day p27

27 Gary Bartz Quartet p28

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Autumn brings music to inspire, provoke and delight in Melbourne Recital Centre’s two exquisite spaces. The Metropolis New Music Festival, our annual collaboration with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, explores the sound of the city from Los Angeles to the streets of 15th-century Paris and Melbourne’s laneways. In addition to three MSO concerts conducted by American maestro Robert Spano, you’ll encounter the Australian Art Orchestra and Canadian turntablist/composer Nicole Lizée, Australia’s finest chamber ensembles, and the local singer-songwriters who are a vital part of our city’s vibrant musical culture.

Heart is Racing — p26

Rhapsody — p27

Alice Giles — p32

Theme & Variations p18

METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL — p22

Follies in Concert — p25

Bach's Circle — p29

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Follies in Concert — p25

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METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL — p22

Aotearoa & Beyond p26

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Revolution — p32

Through Nature to Eternity — p19

The Voices of Angels with Ian Munro — p25

30 Alexander Gavrylyuk p40

28 The Company of Pianos V with Tony Gould p20

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Lee Abrahmsen & Omega Ensemble — p16

Stephen McIntyre — p19

03 Ears Wide Open #2 p21

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Homage to the Classics p25

Noir — p15

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BBC Proms Chamber Music Australia 2016 In a unique collaboration between the BBC Proms, ABC Classic FM, Musica Viva Australia and Melbourne Recital Centre, the BBC’s Petroc Trelawny and the ABC’s Mairi Nicholson host four free chamber music concerts in the Salon showcasing the talents of BBC New Generation Artists and outstanding young Australian musicians. Tickets are free and extremely limited. Visit melbournerecital.com.au/bbcproms for more information.

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(Listen) To the Silence, To the Sound

‘LACEY IS AN INSPIRING PERFORMER WHO LIGHTS UP THE STAGE WITH HER FEVERED CASCADES OF NOTES AND SOULFUL LYRICISM.’ THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Recorder virtuoso and serial collaborator Genevieve Lacey joins Imogen Manins and Tony Gould for a concert of intimate musical conversations, giving generously to the audience with their weaving of contemporary and ancient music. This unique performance will be one of prepared collusion and spontaneous improvisation. All the time the trio will be engaging in the fine art of listening and reminding the audience to do likewise, to the silence, to the sound.

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GENEVIEVE LACEY

Fri 1 April 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Genevieve Lacey recorders Imogen Manins cello Tony Gould piano Tickets $45 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Manins & Gould

The Blind Boys of Alabama The Blind Boys of Alabama has the rare distinction of being recognised around the world as both living legends and modern-day innovators. Not just gospel singers borrowing from old traditions, the group helped to define those traditions in the 20th century and almost single-handedly created a new gospel sound for the 21st. Since the original members first sang together as kids at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in the late 1930s, the band has persevered through seven

decades to become one of the most recognised and decorated Gospel Soul music groups in the world. In the early 1960s, the band sang at benefits for Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and were a part of the soundtrack to the Civil Rights movement. It’s almost unbelievable that a group of blind, AfricanAmerican singers, who started out touring during a time of whites-only bathrooms, restaurants and hotels, went on to win five Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime

Achievement Award, be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and to perform at the White House for three different presidents.

INFORMATION Fri 1 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (75-mins no interval) The Blind Boys of Alabama (USA) A reserve $99 ($79 concession) B reserve $89 ($69 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

‘SEEING THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA IN CONCERT IS PART LIVING HISTORY, PART CONCERT, ALL UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE ... THE BEST MOMENTS COME WHEN THE GROUP JOIN FORCES FOR STIRRING HARMONIES ... INSPIRED AND RELEVANT ...

BORDERS ON THE MIRACULOUS.’ THE WASHINGTON POST

Jazz & the Silver Screen Jazz & the Silver Screen is the latest performance event by innovative violinist and arranger, Roger Young. The project delves into the vast wealth of music that started life on the big screen. It features works that are regarded as jazz ‘standards’ today, and interesting, eclectic selections from film scores interpreted through the vernacular of jazz. Roger’s line-up is comprised of some of Melbourne’s most versatile musicians from the world of musical theatre, jazz and the classical concert hall.

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ROGER YOUNG COLLECTIVE

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Sat 2 April 6pm & 8pm Salon (One hour no interval) Music by Irving Berlin, Richard Rogers, Michel Legrand, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and more.

Roger Young Collective Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Artful Roger

BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA

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University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

An Evening with Low ‘AFTER TWO DECADES, A BAND THAT COULD EASILY FEEL PART OF THE WALLPAPER REMAINS HUNGRY TO SHOW THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT LIES BENEATH.’ UNCUT

In Tempore Paschali If ever someone set out to demonstrate the joy of singing in polyphony, Monteverdi’s ‘Missa In illo tempore’ — published together with his famous Vespers and dedicated to Pope Paul V — would be a natural choice. With incredible six-part detail and the contrapuntal skill the composer was so keen to show off to Rome, its gloriously harmonious part-writing glows from beginning to end. Set within the context of Easter and the Gombert motet on which it’s based, Monteverdi’s mass still sounds as new as the day it was written.

From its beginnings in 1984, a cappella ensemble The Song Company has grown to exemplify its aim of providing for Australia a group capable of international standard performances in the field of vocal chamber music. The ensemble’s repertoire covers vocal music from the 12th century to contemporary classical works, and is unique in its stylistic diversity.

The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs a program of orchestral works from the 20th century, led by American conductor Kevin Noe. The concert program includes John Adams’ jazz-inflected foxtrot for orchestra The Chairman Dances, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Piazzolla’s Oblivion and the second Suite from Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe.

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ED KUEPPER

Ed Kuepper: Solo & Electric Four decades after the release of his first record, the iconic Australian classic (I’m) Stranded by The Saints, Ed Kuepper returns with an album that may well be considered a high point in his lengthy and uncompromising career. Recorded over three days in August at Gasworks Studio, Brisbane, Lost Cities is Ed Kuepper’s 50th release (excluding compilations) and is the 21st on his own Prince Melon Records label. It is Ed’s first entirely solo and electric release, a format he likes to refer to as ‘solo orchestral’.

‘When I was a kid I always processed recordings as a kind of singular whole, so when I started to play the guitar I wanted my playing to be the entire orchestra/band rather than just the guy strumming in the corner.

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Lost Cities continues that approach but also moves into the tonal opposite of what I did when I started.’ To celebrate the album release Ed Kuepper takes to the road, taking in as many city and regional areas over as many months as possible as he presents these brand new works with old, treasured favourites.

INFORMATION Sat 2 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Ed Kuepper guitar/vocals (AUS) A reserve $58.90 B reserve $48.90 Presented by Feel Presents Pty Ltd

Sun 3 April 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) JOHN ADAMS The Chairman Dances VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme

by Thomas Tallis PIAZZOLLA Oblivion RAVEL Daphnis et Chloe Suite No.2 The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Kevin Noe conductor FREE — tickets required with entry (available from 16 March) Details at melbournerecital.com.au Presented by The University of Melbourne

LOW

‘ONES AND SIXES IS ALL AT ONCE BEAUTIFUL, UGLY, TENSE, WARM, INVITING AND REPELLENT. IT’S AN EMOTIONAL AND SONIC JUGGLING ACT WHERE EVEN THE SLIGHTEST BUM-NOTE WOULD DRAW ATTENTION TO ITSELF.’ PITCHFORK A band doesn’t always need to rely on brute force or volume to overwhelm an audience’s senses. Sometimes deft use of space and soulful, spiritual lyrics will achieve the same effect — just ask veteran U.S. minimalists Low who are thrilled to be taking the stage at Elisabeth Murdoch Hall for one very special evening. For more than 20 years, Minnesota’s finest have been conjuring both hypnotic beauty and debilitating tension with their distinctive brand of delicate, space-infused music. Low’s austere aesthetic initially found them at the vanguard of the ‘slow-core’ genre in the ‘90s, a movement developed as a direct foil to the nihilistic heaviness of then-dominant grunge. Low outgrew that restrictive moniker long ago expanding their musical palette with each album. Low’s music is an art-form of intertwining dark themes and undercurrents

with gently gorgeous and uplifting music.

Low’s nucleus is husband-and-wife Alan Sparhawk (guitar/vocals) and Mimi Parker (percussion/vocals) – abetted by bassist Steve Garrington. Low have reached a career high water mark with their recently-released 11th studio album, Ones and Sixes, a stunning collection which has brought them universal acclaim from both critics and fans alike.

Tue 5 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) GOMBERT ‘In illo tempore’ MONTEVERDI ‘Missa In illo tempore’ ANTHONY PITTS ‘Thou wast present as on this day’ The Song Company Tickets $50 ($45 concession) Two concert 2016 package $85 ($70 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Song Company

INFORMATION Mon 4 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval) Low (USA) With special guest Mike Noga A reserve $69 B reserve $59 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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THE SONG COMPANY

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GREAT PERFORMERS 2016

Camilla Tilling with Leigh Harrold Love & Life

Camilla Tilling’s recitals are lessons in superb storytelling: with consummate poise and radiant voice, Tilling weaves magical spells in song. It’s a talent that has her in demand on concert and opera stages from Berlin to Los Angeles — and, naturally, Melbourne. Her highly acclaimed recordings of Schubert and Strauss have won her fans around the world, but the best way to experience what makes Tilling special is to see her sing live. Tilling’s purity of tone is complemented by the warmth of her personality. It makes her the perfect Mozart interpreter, for example, but also makes her ideal for Schumann’s great song cycle, Frauenliebe und —leben, a woman’s journey from the first flush of love through marriage and finally the death of her beloved. One of Schumann’s most personal utterances, the cycle begs for an artist of great emotional candour who can embody youthful passion and mature grief. The piano is a true partner in these songs,

One chance encounter with Argentinean tango in Paris at the age of 23 and Australian classical mandolinist, Ruth Roshan, fell in love with the dance and music. Now, with her quintet, Tango Noir, she has recorded three acclaimed albums of melodic tango inspired pieces and songs, and gathered an exceptional group of musicians around her in the process. Grand piano, violin, accordion, jazz flute, cello, bass and mandolin create a luscious musical landscape, with tango classics and original compositions. As chanteuse, Ruth Roshan is a sassy woman; she lures you in to her music with a deceptive sweetness and then delivers songs with charmingly cheeky ‘attitude’.

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Exemplary Melbourne-based pianist Leigh Harrold is the associate artist.

Berg’s moody and voluptuous early songs are an ecstatic response to nature and to love, rising out of rapt nocturnal silence before blowing away on a summer wind. Love reigns in Berlioz’s cycle Nuits d’été — but love is always just out of reach. The cheerfully poignant masterpiece gets a rare performance in its original version for soprano and piano to open an evening celebrating love and longing.

INFORMATION Sat 9 April 3.30pm & 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ruth Roshan

INFORMATION Fri 8 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm BERLIOZ Les nuits d’été, Op.7 (Summer Nights) SCHUMANN Frauenliebe und —leben, Op.42 (Woman’s Love and Life) BERG Seven Early Songs Camilla Tilling soprano (Sweden) Leigh Harrold piano Premium $115 A reserve $100 ($50 concession) B reserve $85 ($50 concession) C reserve $60 ($50 concession) Four concert Great Performers series package from $204 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Series partner: Legal Friends of Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners: The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM, Hans & Petra Henkell & Great Performers Leadership Circle

Corpus Medicorum: Tchaikovsky Spectacular RUTH ROSHAN & TANGO NOIR

Handel’s Messiah with The Choir of Trinity College The Choir of Trinity College and conductor Jonathan Grieves-Smith are renowned for performances of excellence and searing intensity.

Here at Eastertide, with four outstanding international soloists, they sing the most-loved and thrilling oratorio of them all. Written in just 24 days in 1842 and performed for the first time that year in Dublin, Handel’s Messiah tells of the prophecy, birth, suffering and resurrection of Jesus in music of intimacy and grandeur, desolation and joy. It is a superb operatic drama written for the intensity of the concert hall and is impossible to hear unmoved.

INFORMATION Sat 9 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) HANDEL Messiah Amy Moore soprano Max Riebl counter-tenor Richard Butler tenor Oliver Mann bass-baritone Jonathan Grieves-Smith conductor The Choir of Trinity College The Impossible Orchestra Premium $95 A reserve $75 B reserve $55 ($45 concession) C reserve $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Trinity College, The University of Melbourne

Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky and more Tchaikovsky! Is there any danger of overdosing on Tchaikovsky? Not with the medicos of Corpus Medicorum in the house, there isn’t.

However, we do recommend you get your blood pressure checked before the concert as there will be a cannon. Yes, a real cannon fired by the steady hand of a Royal Melbourne Hospital neurosurgeon, none the less. The cannon will be in the 1812 Overture, of course. Cellist Julian Smiles will enrapture you with the delicacy of Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations for cello and orchestra and the entire orchestra will breathe fire and passion in the vigorous Symphony No.4.

You’ll be so energized after this concert that you won’t need vitamins, just a cup of Tchai to finish off the evening.

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CAMILLA TILLING THE CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE

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Sun 10 April 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 1812 Overture Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33 Corpus Medicorum Julian Smiles cello Keith Crellin oam conductor Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by The Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation

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AUSTRALIAN VOICES

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Songs to a Distant Beloved Songmakers Australia welcomes its newest core member, Sydney-based international tenor Andrew Goodwin, with a program of old and new favourites. The concert begins with Mozart’s beautiful Notturni for three voices, followed by Beethoven’s heart wrenching tribute ‘To the Distant Beloved’ on the bicentenary of its composition. The ensemble turns to quartet mode to conclude with a performance of the Spanisches Liederspiel as originally intended by Schumann. One of Australia’s leading ensembles, Songmakers Australia brings together some of the country’s most prominent singers and instrumentalists in a diverse repertoire comprising some of the pinnacles of chamber music.

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‘These Sculthorpe pieces have a special place in my heart. My teacher was the first Australian to play Songs of Sea & Sky, and it really stands at the pinnacle of Australian clarinet music for its beauty and beguiling sonorities. Tabuh Tabuhan is a piece I have played many times including several times in the presence of the composer.

In fact, the last time we were together I was talking to Peter about the mistakes in the new score and I at last have an excuse to revisit the work with both my scores (old and new) and correct the new one so performances in the future can be much more as Peter wanted them. And the 8th string quartet, well, it’s a true Australian icon.’ Paul Dean

Wed 13 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MOZART Six Notturni INFORMATION BEETHOVEN An die ferne Geliebte, Op.98 SCHUMANN Spanisches Liederspiel, Op.74 Thu 14 April 6pm Songmakers Australia Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $39 ($29 concession) SCULTHORPE Two concert 2016 package $66 ($49 concession) Songs of Sea & Sky for clarinet & piano Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tabuh Tabuhan Songmakers Australia String Quartet No.8 Paul Dean curator/clarinet ANAM Musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

Monique diMattina MICHAEL BARENBOIM

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‘Your parents can make you practise, but they can’t make you want to be an artist,’ says Michael Barenboim. That practice paid off, because Michael’s reputation as a soloist and as concertmaster looks likely to match that of his famous pianist parents’, and on his own very substantial merits. With a repertoire that stretches from Bach to Boulez, Michael’s playing is a blend of the cerebral and the visceral — the emphasis is on finding connections and stimulating thought.

In his Melbourne debut, Michael performs four of Bach’s most sublime, yet intimate works — they’re like eavesdropping on soliloquies that seem to touch upon every human emotion from tragedy to joy, solemnity and dancing grace.

INFORMATION Tue 12 April 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) J.S. BACH Partita No.3 in E, BWV 1006 Sonata No.3 in C, BWV 1005 (Adagio & Allegro Assai) Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV 1001 Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Michael Barenboim violin (UK) A reserve $85 ($50 concession) B reserve $65 ($50 concession) C reserve $50 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

‘MONIQUE’S WITTY SONGS ARE ON A PAR WITH THE BROADWAY SONGSMITHS OF THE 1930S. AND SHE DOES SMART COVERS OF DYLAN AND BLONDIE. HOW REFRESHING TO HEAR HER INTELLIGENCE BRINGING POPULAR MUSIC AND JAZZ TOGETHER AGAIN.’ ABC RADIO NATIONAL Off the back of her sell out show ‘An Affair to Dismember’, Monique diMattina presents her latest release — ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’ — songs on fast lust, French fantasy, platonic pacts, parasitic attachments, star-crossed train wrecks and more. This prolific gem of the Australian jazz/roots scene has released five albums since her return to Melbourne from New York City in 2009, her signature versatility weaving impressionist piano fantasias with classic sweet jazz and bawdy barrelhouse.

INFORMATION Fri 15 April 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Monique diMattina vocals/piano James Sherlock guitar Tickets $40 ($35 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Monique diMattina

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The Gypsy Palace Warm End of the Cool Sound After a sell-out launch, a whirlwind Asian tour and another spell in the studio, The Kimba Griffith Septet debuts at Melbourne Recital Centre. Kimba offers jazz standards from her recent album as well as original works by Ryan Griffith and Peter Emptage, the composer behind the album’s stand-out track ‘Sickness and Health’. Kimba Griffith’s trademark sound is one of light-footed swinging vocals, finely enunciated lyrics and a gift for finding the heart of the song. Along with her septet, Kimba pairs her timeless and elegant vocals with lush horn arrangements, virtuosic soloing and a driving rhythm section to deliver a cohesive and dynamic selection of tunes that are instantly captivating.

The Songs that Saved Your Life Jazz chanteuse Kimba Griffith is lauded for her gift of drawing out the intricacies of a song’s deeper story and retelling it in a fashion that leaves audiences laughing out loud, or quietly weeping into their wine. The chrysalis for this lyrical facility came from far outside the jazz

canon; the hours of nostalgia, longing, and musical obsession that characterised Kimba’s pent-up teenage years in small-town Canberra during the early 1990s. Gathering seminal tunes from The Smiths, Nirvana, The Violent Femmes, David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), Kimba joins some of Australia’s most celebrated improvisational musicians, Julien Wilson, Niko Schauble, Ryan Griffith and Mark Shepherd. The result is one of contrasts: the sensitive rendering of iconic songs with the wild meandering power of jazz improvisation.

INFORMATION Sat 16 April Warm End of the Cool Sound 4pm Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $30 ($25 concession) The Songs that Saved Your Life 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $30 ($25 concession) The Kimba Griffith Septet Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Kimba Griffith

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Shakespeare’s Music 400 years after his death, William Shakespeare remains one of the greatest English poets of all time. His works have inspired centuries of music, from lute songs to musicals such as West Side Story and beyond. This program features music inspired by the Bard during his lifetime, including works by Robert Johnson, William Byrd, Alfonso Ferrabosco, Antony Holborne and John Dowland. Ludovico’s Band is one of Australia’s most dynamic Baroque bands acclaimed for its performances of music from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

The combination of multiple plucked string instruments with soaring violins and a rich bowed bass creates a unique and exotic sound world.

A program featuring music inspired by the great William Shakespeare.

INFORMATION Tue 19 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Ludovico’s Band Rodney Hall narrator Works by Robert Johnson, William Byrd, Alfonso Ferrabosco, Antony Holborne and John Dowland.

Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Three concert 2016 package $99 ($73 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Ludovico’s Band

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

REBECCA CHAN

Nearly 300 years ago in Eastern Europe, hundreds of gypsy melodies were collected for the Uhrovska Collection, providing a rare and unique snapshot of a folk tradition that existed alongside the courtly music of the Baroque.

In this evocative ensemble project, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Virtuosi director Rebecca Chan weaves a colourful and entrancing musical tapestry, tracing the spirit and energy of gypsy music across half a millennium of music. Witty dances by Telemann, virtuosic concerti by Vivaldi and Haydn and a spectacular string symphony of CPE Bach will transport you with their infectious vitality.

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The Romantic Soul Pianist Stewart Kelly gathers some of Melbourne’s finest chamber musicians to explore forgotten gems of the Romantic repertoire, paired with familiar masterpieces. The concert begins with a virtuosic early work of English composer Arnold Bax that demonstrates his colourful harmonic language and rhythmic complexity and beautifully contrasts with the luscious melodic brooding of Kodály’s sombre Adagio, a rare moment in the spotlight for the melting tone of the viola.

The recital finishes with Schumann’s sole masterpiece for piano quartet.

INFORMATION Mon 18 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) ARNOLD BAX Trio in one movement for violin, viola & piano, Op.4 KODÁLY Adagio for viola & piano SCHUMANN Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op.47 Francesca Hiew violin Tom Higham viola Rebecca Proietto cello Stewart Kelly piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Stewart Kelly & Friends

Sun 17 April 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) UHROVSKA COLLECTION Gypsy Baroque selections TELEMANN Suite in G minor, La musette TWV 55:g1 JOSQUIN 'Ave Maria' (arr string orchestra) VIVALDI Concerto in D, RV533 Cello Concerto in A minor, RV419 CPE BACH String Symphony in B-flat, Wq182/2 GESUALDO ‘O dolce mio tesoro’ (arr string orchestra) CARL VINE Smith’s Alchemy: III Finale HAYDN Violin Concerto in G, Hob.V IIa:4 Rebecca Chan director/violin Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Virtuosi Premium $99 ($91 concession) A reserve $79 ($71 concession) B reserve $59 ($51 concession) C reserve $39 ($31 concession) Under 40 $40 Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

STEPHEN HOUGH

Stephen Hough is acclaimed throughout the world as a superb pianist, with a wideranging intellect and thoughtful spirituality. He is also a noted connoisseur of fine tea, perfume and hats. This wonderful recital program lightly references some of these extra-musical things, offering a listening experience of great emotion and brilliance in works by Franck, Liszt, Schubert and Hough. These pieces demand virtuosity with elegance — not a bad description of the performer himself.

INFORMATION Tue 19 & Sat 30 April 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No.14, D.784 FRANCK Prelude, Chorale & Fugue HOUGH Piano Sonata III (Trinitas) LISZT Valses oubliées No.1 & 2 Transcendental Études

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STEWART KELLY

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Music, Mind & Mozart

MUSIC ON THE

MIND

Does listening to Mozart make you smarter?

Can we experience intellectual transfer effects when learning a musical instrument?

Internationally acclaimed music educators and psychologists Professors Jane Davidson and Gary McPherson offer critical insights to unpick the impact of music on the mind.

INFORMATION Wed 20 April 5.30pm Salon (90-mins no interval) Prof Jane Davidson & Prof Gary McPherson speakers This is a FREE event however tickets are required for entry.

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Music, Mind & Wellbeing initiative at The University of Melbourne

Lowther Hall: Songs at the Salon

Synthi-100 in Concert The legendary Synthi-100 under Tonmeister Les Craythorn, returns to Melbourne with a performance of works by Grainger, Stockhausen and Tahourdin as well as the premiere of a tribute to one of Australia’s major figures in the world of improvisation — VCA Improvisation’s founding head Brian Brown. In homage to Brian Brown staff from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music join the Synthi for what is believed to be the first ever live interactive performance.

7 Great Inventions of the Modern Industrial Age

SYZYGY ENSEMBLE

Humanity has always sought to extend the boundaries of knowledge through innovation and discovery. Yet, just over 100 years ago there was no space travel, bionic ear, cinema, telephone network… or atomic bomb. The innovation of the 20th century created opportunities and choices like never before. And it changed us. This is the premiere of Australian composer Sally Greenaway’s new work, the product of the inaugural Merlyn Myer Composing Women’s Commission, initiated by the Merlyn Myer Fund and co-developed by the Fund and Melbourne Recital Centre. Melbourne-based contemporary music champions Syzygy Ensemble and actress Anni Ha take you on a provoking and

entertaining journey through seven innovations that continue to shape humanity, the way we behave and the way we think.

INFORMATION Wed 27 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SALLY GREENAWAY 7 Great Inventions of the Modern Industrial Age (world premiere) Syzygy Ensemble Anni Ha actress Tickets $25 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Initiated by the Merlyn Myer Fund with Melbourne Recital Centre

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Noir

INFORMATION Sat 23 April 4pm & 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) GRAINGER Free Music 1 & 2 PETER TAHOURDIN 3 Mobiles STOCKHAUSEN Sirius CRAYTHORN, MURRAY, BRENNAN, IMMEL, NEVILLE In Homage to Brian Brown Les Craythorn Synthi-100 Peter Neville percussion Joel Brennan trumpet Don Immel trombone Ken Murray guitar Tickets $25 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Conservatorium of Music

ENSEMBLE LIAISON

LOWTHER HALL ANGLICAN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

A dazzling cabaret-inspired evening.

With 96 years of musical tradition to their name, Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School is at the forefront of excellence in vocal talent. In the wake of their highly successful Annual Music Concert in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall in September 2015, Senior Vocalists from Years 9 to 12 now bring you Songs at the Salon — a dazzling cabaret-inspired evening showcasing an exquisite array of songs from classical, jazz and musical theatre styles.

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Encounter the inspiring and astonishing talent of these young artists as they present what is sure to be an unforgettable evening.

INFORMATION Thu 21 April 7pm Salon (90-mins incl. interval) Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School Senior Vocalists from Years 9 to 12 Tickets $24 Presented by Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School

LES CRAYTHORN

Ensemble Liaison is a unique chamber music partnership between David Griffiths (clarinet), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) and Timothy Young (piano) who this year celebrate their 10 year collaboration with a program of wonderful musical experiences supported by a talented group of guest artists. For Noir they are joined by Sophie Rowell and Elizabeth Sellars (violin), Christopher Moore (viola) and Roman Ponomariov (horn) for an epic concert of boisterous, haunting and ethereal sonorities. Ernest Bloch’s beautiful Nocturnes are mesmerizing character pieces by turns

haunting, lyrical and restless. The unusual combination of instruments in Dohnányi’s Sextet provides the quasi orchestral palette to express his sly wit, turbulent drama and fun. Instead, Golijov adopts the Klezmer clarinet to join forces with the string quartet in their ‘search for something that arises from tangible elements but transcends them.’

INFORMATION Wed 27 April 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 40-mins incl. interval)

BLOCH Three Nocturnes DOHNÁNYI Sextet in C, Op.37 GOLIJOV The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind Ensemble Liaison Sophie Rowell & Elizabeth Sellars violin Christopher Moore viola Roman Ponomariov horn Tickets $50 ($40 concession & under 30 $30) Three concert 2016 package $129 ($102 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Liaison

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SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Lee Abrahmsen & Omega Ensemble Critically acclaimed soprano Lee Abrahmsen joins Sydney’s Omega Ensemble for a chamber recital exploring works by Schubert, Strauss and Poulenc. Richard Strauss is today best known for his grand orchestral work and operas, but was in fact also a brilliant miniaturist. Strauss’ Four Songs Op.27 were the result of a wedding gift from Strauss to his wife Pauline, a soprano. Francis Poulenc is one of the finest 20th-century art song composers.

Poulenc chose modern poems, texts free from tired imagery and romantic clichés and often replete with humour and a quintessentially modern sense of irony. This concert also features his colourful clarinet and piano Sonata and concludes with Schubert’s much-loved Shepherd on the Rock.

With Love and Fury — The Brodsky Quartet with Katie Noonan A unique combination of creative powerhouses, inspired by the poetry of Judith Wright.

Katie Noonan, one of Australia’s most versatile and beloved vocalists, joins the U.K.’s perpetually intrepid Brodsky Quartet in a stunning new collaboration. Inspired by the evocative poetry of Judith Wright, Noonan and the Brodsky Quartet perform specially commissioned works by Australian composers including Carl Vine, David Hirschfelder, Andrew Ford, Elena Kats-Chernin, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Dean and John Rodgers. This is an exquisite, spine-tingling performance of world-class proportion, with a distinctly Australian voice.

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LEE ABRAHMSEN

Thu 28 April 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) STRAUSS selected works for soprano & piano POULENC Sonata for clarinet & piano in B-flat Selected works for soprano & piano SCHUBERT Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) Lee Abrahmsen soprano Omega Ensemble Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Omega Ensemble Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

‘HERE IS A RARE TALENT WITH A VOICE OF EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY AND VERSATILITY.’ THE AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION Fri 29 April 8pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Katie Noonan vocals (AUS) The Brodsky Quartet (UK) Tickets $65 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Continental Shift Duo Chamber Melange is a wonderful partnership between internationally acclaimed musicians, Ivana Tomaskova (violin) and Tamara Smolyar (piano). The Duo’s diverse repertoire embraces classical and contemporary music in moving and engaging performances. In this concert, the duo takes you on a journey through the timeless Brahms Sonata in G — a work that Clara Schumann reportedly cried tears of joy upon hearing for the first time. They also perform Janáček’s Sonata for violin and piano, a work full of outbursts of passion amidst the familiarity of Czech folk tunes, before concluding with the world premiere piano work by leading contemporary Romanian composer, Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea.

‘THEY ARE ONE OF A HANDFUL OF STRING QUARTETS THAT HAVE COME TO REPRESENT AN ELITE IN REDEFINING THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF A STRING QUARTET ENSEMBLE.’ THE SCOTTISH HERALD

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DUO CHAMBER MELANGE

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Fri 29 April 6.30pm Salon (One hour no interval) BRAHMS Sonata for violin & piano in G, Op.78 Scherzo for violin & piano in C minor JANÁČEK Sonata for violin & piano LIVIA TEODORESCU-CIOCĂNEA Enceladus piano solo (world premiere) Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Two concert 2016 package $66 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange

KATIE NOONAN

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SOUTHBANK SERIES

Theme & Variations

STREETON TRIO

SOUTHBANK SERIES

SOUTHBANK SERIES Throughout the ages, one of the most popular INFORMATION forms of music composition has been the Sat 30 April 3pm & 6pm Theme and Variations. Of all the forms, this is Salon (70-mins no interval) the one that is most easily understood by the MOZART Piano Trio in G, K.496 wider public and can be a great vehicle for SMALLEY Trio for violin, cello & piano making plain the art of the composer. The BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No.4 in B-flat, Op.11 Theme and Variations was a favourite form for ‘Gassenhauer’ lesser composers who would routinely make Streeton Trio variations on popular tunes of the day.

Tickets $39 ($29 concession) However, in the hands of the great composers Two concert 2016 package $66 ($49 concession) the Theme and Variations can become the Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & ideal form for creative invention. This program Streeton Trio explores three masterful examples of the Theme and Variations form in action, realised in three very different ways.

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Schubert’s Flights of Fantasie

Unrepresentative Swill A musical narrative inspired by famous speeches.

Queensland’s Topology and The Australian Voices bring provocative text and exceptional musicianship together to create a musical narrative inspired by famous speeches delivered throughout Australian history.

Composed by Topology’s masterminds Robert Davidson and John Babbage, plus musical powerhouse Gordon Hamilton, the performance traverses pivotal moments that have shaped our nation. Unrepresentative Swill takes the words right out of our Prime Ministers’ mouths, including Menzies’ ‘Melancholy Duty’, Whitlam’s ‘Well May We Say’, Gillard’s Misogyny speech and Abbott’s ‘A Stain on Our Soul’.

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Canzoni Di Mio Padre: Songs My Father Taught Me

SHANUL SHARMA

With all the passion that Italy is known and loved for, Canzoni Di Mio Padre bursts onto the stage of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at Melbourne Recital Centre for two presentations of pure auditory bliss. The brainchild of talented musician, orchestrator, arranger and conductor Daniele Ciurleo, Songs My Father Taught Me is a nationally acclaimed collection of Neapolitan and popular Italian songs performed by tenor soloists, executed in the style of legends such as Enrico Caruso, Claudio Villa and Luciano Pavarotti. With the backing of a 55 piece orchestra, Daniele’s unique style of arrangement successfully sees music of the past and future collide, leaving audiences spellbound and wanting more. Presented for the first time in Daniele’s hometown of Melbourne, the city’s best musicians will

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form the grand orchestra and will be joined on stage by tenors Shanul Sharma and David Visentin. Taking audiences on a journey through Italy’s music history, Daniele’s unique and much loved style promises to wow music lovers of all ages and backgrounds.

INFORMATION Sun 1 May 2pm & 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Daniele Ciurleo-Larubina conductor/ orchestrator/arranger Shanul Sharma & David Visentin tenor Premium $135 ($125 concession) A reserve $95 ($85 concession) Presented by Eventcepts & La Dolce Italia

KRISTIAN CHONG

In 2016 distinguished Australian pianist Kristian Chong pairs up with three of Australia’s most accomplished musicians in performances of sheer delight, brilliance and musical decadence. Schubert’s Flights of Fantasie sees the wonderful pairing of renowned Australian violinist Sophie Rowell and Kristian. The duo performs Mozart’s exuberant Sonata for piano and violin in B-flat followed by a hot-blooded and explosive work by Australian composer Andrew Schultz. One of the greatest duo works, Schubert’s Fantasie for violin and piano, completes the program — a notoriously virtuosic work at times, it is intensely beautiful and emotionally provoking, providing a fitting conclusion to this exceptional recital.

INFORMATION Mon 2 May 6pm Salon (One hour on interval) MOZART Sonata for piano & violin in B-flat, K.454 ANDREW SCHULTZ Night Flight SCHUBERT Fantasie for violin & piano in C Sophie Rowell violin Kristian Chong piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Three concert 2016 package $99 ($72 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Kristian Chong & Friends

Through Nature to Eternity

Tue 3 May 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) The Australian Voices Topology Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Two concert 2016 package $66 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Australian Voices

THE AUSTRALIAN VOICES

LIOR

Singer/songwriter, Lior is renowned for his beautiful voice and lyrics that radiate truth and sincerity, and as the world searches for compassion and understanding, the importance of music as a means of communication cannot be undervalued. In this musical narrative of love, loss and compassion, Tinalley String Quartet premieres a new song cycle by Ade Vincent and Lior, plus three of Dvořák’s rousing love songs from his collection of Cypresses. These echoes of love cherished, tormented and forgotten are paired with Barber’s haunting Adagio from his String Quartet Op.11 and Lior’s achingly beautiful ‘My Grandfather’. In a final quest for peace, Lior and Nigel Westlake reimagine ‘Sim Shalom’ (Grant Peace) from Compassion, merging the symphonic world with that of the string quartet.

Ravel’s effusive String Quartet opens the program. Critics and public alike rejected the quartet when it was first performed, and yet now it is one of the genres most beloved works.

At times wistful and at other times melancholic, even devastating, the work is in itself a reminder of the changeable nature of public sentiment.

INFORMATION Wed 4 May 7.30pm (90-mins incl. interval) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall RAVEL String Quartet in F ADE VINCENT & LIOR ATTAR Song Cycle* (world premiere) DVOŘÁK Cypresses for string quartet, B.152, No.2, 3 & 4 LIOR ATTAR ‘My Grandfather’ BARBER Adagio from String Quartet Op.11 LIOR ATTAR & NIGEL WESTLAKE ‘Sim Shalom’ from Compassion for string quartet & voice^ *commissioned by Melbourne Recital Centre & The University of Melbourne with the support of Majlis Pty Ltd ^commissioned by Julian Burnside ao qc

Tinalley String Quartet Lior voice/guitar Tickets $50 ($40 concession & under 30 $30) Two concert 2016 package $84 ($68 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Tinalley String Quartet

SALON SOLO

Stephen McIntyre Stephen McIntyre am, one of Australia’s most eminent pianists and teachers, performs a program of great Romantic piano masterpieces. Starting with Schubert’s late, great Sonata No.18, described by Schumann as the ‘most perfect in form and conception’, the virtuosic Symphonic Études of Schumann and two of Liszt’s towering compositions — including his wonderful transcription of Wagner’s ‘Liebestod’ — complete this feast of grand Romantic works.

INFORMATION Wed 4 May 6pm Salon (75-mins no interval) SCHUBERT Sonata No.18 in G SCHUMANN Symphonic Études, Op.13 LISZT/WAGNER ‘Liebestod’ from Tristan & Isolde LISZT Funerailles Stephen McIntyre piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

STEPHEN MCINTYRE

‘MAGICAL TRILLS FROM PIANO WIZARD.’ THE AGE

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Nadia Ratsimandresy — the magic of the ondes martenot

VCE Top Acts 2016

INFORMATION

A spectacular concert of contemporary and classical music, dance, drama and theatre performances plus original music works — Top Acts features outstanding VCE performing arts students selected from the Top Class 2016 concert series. The concert offers a one-off chance to see some of the state’s best young performing artists.

INFORMATION Fri 6 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Tickets $32 ($28 concession) Part of the VCE Season of Excellence 2016 presented by the Victorian Curriculum & Assessment Authority

For the very first time, Melbourne Recital Presents a solo recital featuring one of the most distinctive and mysterious instruments of the 20th century. You’ve probably heard the ethereal voice of this early electronic instrument the ondes martenot in Olivier Messiaen’s symphonic music, in the TV series Thunderbirds, in film scores including Ghostbusters, The Revenant and countless horror and sci-fi movies, in popular recordings of Edith Piaf or on Radiohead’s 2000 album Kid A. This is a rare opportunity to hear and see this unique instrument in a program of new works performed by the energetic and dynamic French ondist, Nadia Ratsimandresy.

Fri 6 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) MICHAEL LEVINAS Froissements d'ailes (Australian premiere) JACQUES CHARPENTIER Suite Karnatique (Australian premiere) ANTOINE TISNÉ Hommage à Messiaen — Monodie VI pour un Espace Sacré (Australian premiere) KONSTANTIN KOUKIAS Epirus An Ancient Voice (world premiere) ALAIN LOUVIER Raga (Australian premiere) TRISTAN MURAIL La Conquête de l'Antarctique (Australian premiere) NADIA RATSIMANDRESY Improvisation — Urban Yawk (world premiere) Nadia Ratsimandresy ondes martenot Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

INFORMATION Thu 5 May 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) Andrea Keller & Tony Gould piano Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Andrea Keller

ANDREA KELLER

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Maurice Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin

Mostly Mozart: Mozart & the Emperor

INFORMATION Tue 10 May 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) RAVEL Le tombeau de Couperin (The Tomb of Couperin) — excerpts Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Richard Gill conductor/host Tickets $35 ($30 concession)* *Prices are subject to change without notice

RICHARD GILL

Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Chopin by Candlelight

The Company of Pianos V with Tony Gould Pianist and composer Andrea Keller has established herself as an important contributor to Australian jazz and contemporary music.

Described as having one of Australia’s most consistently interesting musical minds (Doug Spencer), she has released numerous albums as leader, toured nationally and internationally and received commissions from a wide array of musicians, ensembles and organisations.

The Company of Pianos is a series, created by Andrea, which is now entering its third year.

Masterful pianist/improviser and composer, Tony Gould joins Keller for an hour of improvisations and songs played on two pianos. The repertoire features compositions

by Keller and her guests, and others from the Australian songbook.

Ears Wide Open 2

Conductor Richard Gill guides his audience through Maurice Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin (The Tomb of Couperin). Ravel’s suite of piano pieces was composed in 1917 and later orchestrated. It pays tribute not only to an age of French grandeur, but to Ravel’s friends who died in the Great War. Charismatic musical personality Richard Gill and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra take you on an interactive journey through this immortal piece of music.

Mozart Requiem: 100 Voices The voices of 100 children and the Brandenburg Choir weave through the extraordinary beauty of the Renaissance and climax with Bach’s famous Cantata 140 ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’ (Sleepers Wake) and the rousing, celebratory chorus from Handel’s Messiah, the Hallelujah Chorus.

A composer of unchallenged genius, at the height of his powers, desperately tries to finish a lucrative commission — a requiem mass for the dead – while he himself is dying. It is impossible not to be moved by the poignant irony of Mozart’s Requiem. Beginning in the Renaissance and ending in the Classical period, this majestic and moving concert features the Brandenburg Choir united with a spectacular children’s choir, selected in each city for this tour.

INFORMATION Sat 7 May 7pm & Sun 8 May 5pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Program includes music by Orlande de Lassus, William Byrd, Victoria, Monteverdi, Purcell, Bach, Handel and Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor, K.626.

Brandenburg Choir & Children’s Choirs Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Paul Dyer artistic director/conductor Premium $158 A reserve $135 B reserve $98 ($71 concession & $44 student) C reserve $68 ($51 concession & $33 student) Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Piers Lane holds a unique place in classical ‘NO PRAISE COULD BE HIGH music. One of Australia’s most internationally ENOUGH FOR PIERS LANE WHOSE acclaimed pianists, he has performed in all PLAYING THROUGHOUT IS OF A the world’s great concert halls and attracted remarkable reviews for his brilliant and evocative SUPERB MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE, performances. He is also Artistic Director of both SENSITIVITY, AND SCINTILLATING the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the BRILLIANCE.’ GRAMOPHONE Sydney International Piano Competition. In this, his most extensive Australian tour, Piers presents a spell-binding evening of popular works by one of the best loved composers of the Romantic era, in the magical atmosphere of a stage bathed in candlelight. Audiences will be transported to a world of enchantment in this very special recital.

INFORMATION Sun 15 May 4pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) CHOPIN Impromptu No.1 in A-flat, Op.29 Fantasie in F minor, Op.49 Etude in E, Op.10, No.3 ‘Tristesse’ Ballade No.3 in A-flat, Op.47 Bacarolle Op.60 Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54 Nocturnes Op.62, No.1 in B & No.2 in E Mazurka Op.17, No.4 Polonaise in F-sharp minor Piers Lane piano A reserve $89 ($79 concession) B reserve $69 ($59 concession) Presented by Andrew McKinnon

PAAVALI JUMPPANEN

Both Mozart and Beethoven were prolific composers for the piano, writing concertos, sonatas, variations, fantasias, suites and fugues.

The sonata for two pianos of Mozart is an example of his genius at its most galant, a finely crafted classical work full of musical joy. Within its pages are elements of the wondrous Mozart humour. The last of Beethoven’s five piano concertos is a grand and splendid work, indeed an emperor among concertos. Beginning with resplendent majesty, the opening three chords are an impressive introduction to a work of monumental classical beauty. Melbourne Recital Centre favourite, Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen returns to lead the Australian National Academy of Music Orchestra in a morning of great classical piano music.

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PIERS LANE

Wed 11 May 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70-mins no interval) MOZART Sonata in D for 2 pianos, K.448 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.5, Op.73, Emperor Paavali Jumppanen piano/director (Finland) ANAM pianists ANAM Orchestra Tickets $47 ($40 concession/senior) — includes morning tea Three concert season ticket $120 ($102 concession/senior) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

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METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016 THE METROPOLIS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 9 — 21 MAY (2016) IS SPECIALLY METROPOLITAN IN CONTENT AND SPIRIT. ITS THEME, MUSIC OF THE CITY, EXAMINES ALL FACETS OF CITY LIFE, THROUGH TIME, PLACE AND HISTORY. Directing the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2016’s Festival is dynamic American conductor, pianist and composer Robert Spano.

Australia’s premier musicians give brilliant chamber performances enriched by talks and free activities.

HYMNS TO PAREIDOLIA

A highly-charged concert traversing new music, electronica, turntablism and experimental jazz with the Australian Art Orchestra featuring celebrated Canadian composer and turntablist, Nicole Lizée. Lizée makes her Australian debut premiering a new work. The concert also sees the premiere of a newly-commissioned piece

by AAO Artistic Director, Peter Knight inspired

by Italo Calvino’s novella, Invisible Cities, plus works by young Sydney-based conceptualist, Austin Buckett.

AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA

JESS RIBEIRO DUO Award-winning singer songwriter Jess Ribeiro is inspired by artists as diverse as The Velvet Underground and Dusty Springfield. Her 2012 debut, My Little River, was awarded ABC Radio National Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2012 AIR Awards. She performs this intimate set with her brother Ben. Fri 13 May 6pm — 7pm Ground Floor Foyer — FREE JESS RIBEIRO

Mon 9 May 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.30pm NICOLE LIZÉE Hymns to Pareidolia new work (world premiere) AUSTIN BUCKETT new work Nicole Lizée has been called a ‘brilliant musical PETER KNIGHT new work scientist’ and lauded for ‘creating a stir with Nicole Lizée turntables/electronics (CAN) listeners for her breathless imagination and Australian Art Orchestra ability to capture Gen-X and beyond generation.’

Tickets $54 ($45 concession) She creates new music from an eclectic mix of

STEPHEN NEWTON & HUE BLANES Stephen Newton has composed music to the incredibly detailed observant and mimetic poetry of 20th-century American poet William Carlos William's final work Pictures from Brueghel. Hue Blanes performs songs from his latest song cycle World Leaders & the Illuminati; a work of startling intimacy, beauty and virtuosity — equal parts classical and contemporary.

Wed 11 May 7pm — 8pm Ground Floor Foyer — FREE

IMMERSION Cities are always built upon the remains of older cities; the new grows out of the residue left by the old. Immersion is a durational work that explores the liminality between the gritty, yet beautifully discordant energy of the new metropolis, as it clashes with the dark, sensuous anarchy of the Byzantine. Immersion is a hypnotic three-hour vigil from extraordinary contabassist Nick Tsiavos and his collaborators.

Mon 9 May 6pm Salon (3 hours no interval — guests are encouraged to roam freely in and out of the Salon) — FREE

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influences including the earliest MTV videos, turntablism, rave culture, Hitchcock, Kubrick, 1960s psychedelia and 1960s modernism.

CAM BUTLER Guitarist and composer Cam Butler’s dark, lush and rich guitar sound perfectly evokes an all-encompassing atmosphere of lost cities and dark urban journeys.

‘Lush visions of sound in motion.’ The Age Fri 20 May 5pm — 6pm Ground Floor Foyer — FREE

THE LETTER STRING QUARTET The Letter String Quartet performs new works by local, national and international composers.

They explore the collision of nature in urban spaces; songs of bees, desire, disturbance and altered states.

Wed 18 May 7pm — 8pm Ground Floor Foyer — FREE

ATTICUS BASTOW INSTALLATION Sound designer Atticus Bastow explores the prolific high-rise buildings and complex structures that surround us through harmonic and compositional arrangements.

Mon 9 May 5.30pm — 7.30pm Ground Floor Foyer — FREE

SACRED CITIES ELISION explores cities real and imagined, the mythological and utopian. From Troy and Melos to Dis and Adocentyn, the program presents sonic visions of cities as sacred and urban places that promise life and hope, yet experience the disturbances of history that all too often mar and disrupt civilisation. ELISION is Australia's premiere new music ensemble, comprised of 16 virtuoso musicians living in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Cologne, Bern and Singapore.

Tue 10 May 6pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (One hour no interval) JOHN RODGERS Gigianti RICHARD BARRETT Adocentyn Aurora AARON CASSIDY new work ALESSANDRO SOLBIATI Vezelay MATTHEW SERGEANT ymrehanne krestos ELISION

GRAND SALVO Grand Salvo is the project of Melbourne based musician and composer Paddy Mann.

His quiet songs can be both mournful and sparse or richly orchestrated and joyful, and often explore loss, death, decay and transformation.

He presents a selection of songs that reflect the city’s presence, whether explicitly or as a frame of reference and is accompanied by a small ensemble.

Fri 13 May 7pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (70-mins no interval) Grand Salvo

CRASHING THROUGH FENCES The hustle, interaction and moments of calm of urban life are brought together through acoustic and electronic sound. Steve Reich's Vermont Counterpoint builds up and winds down in a jagged and undulating way; Rob Davidson's City Portraits, orchestrates text on urbanisation for speaking pianist; and Griswold's In Patterns of Shade sets an image of shadows dancing on surfaces.

Sat 14 May 6pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (70-mins no interval) STEVE REICH Vermont Counterpoint ROBERT DAVIDSON City Portraits MARTIN FRIEDEL Three Urban Preludes PAUL DEAN new work CHRIS CERRONE Hoyt-Schermerhorn BEAT FURRER Presto con Fuoco TIMO ANDRES Crashing Through Fences Press, Play Sean M Whelan spoken word Kaylie Melville percussion

SYZYGY ENSEMBLE PLEXUS

PLEXUS: PULSATIONS

CRAMPED SPACE

PLEXUS presents five world premieres by composers hailing from five diverse cities in a celebration of the pulsating energy that courses through the veins of modern urban life. These inspired artists, from five very different backgrounds and stylistic visions, represent a fascinating cross section of today’s compositional landscape.

Cities are places of busy congestion. Staking out personal space can be difficult and exhausting.

This concert is a study in small numbers of people acting in close quarters — John Adams’ Road Movies views the wide-open plains of America from the cramped confines of a car, while in Scelsi’s Kho Lho a flute and clarinet need to be musically tethered in order to create a single, combined sound.

Wed 11 May 6pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (70-mins no interval) New works by Andrew Batt-Rawden, Jesmond Grixti, Graeme Koehne, John Parker and James Wade.

PLEXUS Three concert 2016 package $99 ($73 concession)

Thu 12 May 6pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (One hour no interval) JOHN ADAMS Road Movies GIACINTO SCELSI Kho Lho JACOB TER VELDHUIS Tatatata ANNA CLYNE 1987 CHARLOTTE BRAY The Upflight of Butterflies Syzygy Ensemble

SENSUALITY IN THE CITY Forest Collective brings together sexuality and sensuality in metropolitan centres through music and visual elements with a focus on queer composers. Soprano Rosemary Ball will thrill you with her cheeky rendition of Recitation No.5

by George Apherghis while two Australian premieres by Philip Venables (F**k Forever and Fight Music) will have you on the edge of your seats. The program is accompanied by visual elements from Jake Preval.

Wed 18 May 6pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (One hour no interval) PHILIP VENABLES F**k Forever Fight Music MARC YATES Lines & Distances SCHUMANN (arr Evan Lawson) Im wunderschoenen Monat Mai SCHUBERT (arr Evan Lawson) Ganymede & Gerfrone Thranen GEORGE APHERGHIS Recitation No.5 LUKE PAULDING Repose & Vertigo in Diluvia Light Forest Collective

THE SONG COMPANY

GO INTO THE CITY Conceived as a 21st-century cantata, The Cries of Melbourne juxtaposes crowd-sourced found sounds and the collaborative effort of local composers, inspiring The Song Company to Go into the City, where polytextual motets from Mediaeval Europe meet contemporary commentary.

Thu 19 May 6pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (One hour no interval) The Cries of Melbourne — a crowd composed cantata interwoven with; ANON Missa Tournai/Ite missa est PAULINE OLIVEROS Sound Patterns THE CATCH CLUB Joy in the Gates MONTPELLIER CODEX On parole de batre /A Paris soir et matin/Frese nouvele ANTONY PITTS Lamentations 5 ADAM DE LA HALLE Hareu (rondeau 3) TIM HANSEN songs from Howls of the House The Song Company

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CITY LIFE

CITYSCAPES

HEAVENLY CITIES

Experience the urgent restlessness of two great American cities: Los Angeles’ famous Sunset Strip as depicted by Michael Daugherty; and Steve Reich’s City Life, his brilliant account of the surging, cacophonous streets of New York City teeming with the sounds of car horns, sirens and pile-drivers.

Unsuk Chin’s Graffiti — a celebration of street art in all its forms, and Alex Turley’s City of Ghosts, commissioned through the Cybec 21st-Century Australian Composers Program complete the urban soundscape.

Threaded through this program are the sounds of city streets through the ages — as composed by Orlando Gibbons of Tudor England and Luciano Berio of 20th-century Italy. It includes Aaron Copland’s gritty Music for a Great City and two works inspired by Atlanta, Georgia: Jennifer Higdon’s City Scape, and Michael Kurth’s Everything Lasts Forever.

Cities of the imagination dominate this program including Olivier Messiaen’s celestial city of many colours and Heiner Goebbels’ self-descriptive ‘phenomenon of the city from various sides’. New works by two Australian composers — Barry Conyngham’s Diasporas and Michael Bakrnčev’s Sky Jammer commissioned through the Cybec 21st-Century Australian Composers Program — finish the celestial journey.

Sat 14 May 8pm — $54 ($44 concession) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) CHIN Graffiti TURLEY City of Ghosts DAUGHERTY Sunset Strip REICH City Life Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano conductor (USA)

Wed 18 May 8pm — $54 ($44 concession) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) COPLAND Music for a Great City GIBBONS Cries of London KURTH Everything Lasts Forever BERIO Cries of London HIGDON City Scape Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano conductor The Song Company

Sat 21 May 8pm — $54 ($44 concession) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) KNUSSEN The Way to Castle Yonder CONYNGHAM Diasporas (world premiere) MESSIAEN Couleurs de la cité celeste BAKRNČEV Sky Jammer GOEBBELS Surrogate Cities: Samplersuite Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Robert Spano conductor Michael Kieran Harvey piano

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Homage to the Classics Inventi Ensemble pays homage to great composers in this concert featuring artistic directors Melissa Doecke (flute) and Ben Opie (oboe) with music for flute, oboe and strings.

J.C. Bach, Mozart, Britten and Prokofiev each found their own unique voice and trail blazed new styles. Inspired by this pursuit across the ages, Inventi Ensemble continues this tradition by reinventing Prokofiev’s ‘Classical’ Symphony in an exciting new arrangement.

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The Voices of Angels with Ian Munro

An urban keyboard extravaganza, featuring original multi-keyboard works by Michael Kieran Harvey. The concept of the city is explored as dystopia and as creative wellspring through music conceived through the keyboard, an instrument that reflects and encapsulates the digital age as no other.

DANIEL DE BORAH

Follies in Concert The sensational Broadway hit.

TOMOE KAWABATA & AURA GO

MESSIAEN’S VISIONS

MICHAEL KIERAN HARVEY

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Composed shortly after the Olivier Messiaen’s release from Stalag VII and in the midst of World War II, Visions de l’Amen, an hour-long devotional fresco was given a clandestine premiere in Nazi-occupied Paris. At the pianos were Messiaen himself and the brilliant young pianist Yvonne Loriod, later his wife and muse.

It was the first of a lifetime of collaborations.

Sharing the apocalyptic imagery and coruscating musical language of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, Visions de l’Amen is a fiercely beautiful, exquisitely sensuous meditation on heavenly power and love.

Messiaen said his faith was the ‘grand drama’ of his life; Visions de l’Amen is one of his most majestic performances. Virtuosi Aura Go and Tomoe Kawabata close the 2016 Metropolis New Music Festival with this profoundly moving masterpiece, a pendant to the MSO’s Heavenly Cities concert.

Sat 21 May 10.30pm — $25 (general admission) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) MESSIAEN Visions de l’Amen Aura Go & Tomoe Kawabata pianos

INVENTI ENSEMBLE

LOCAL HEROES 2016

CITY OF SNAKES

Friday 20 May 6pm — $39 ($29 concession) Salon (One hour no interval) MICHAEL KIERAN HARVEY Piano Sonata No.3 City of Snakes From The Walls of Dis (after Robert Smithson) Deaths Head Mandala N Chromium No.6 from 48 Fugues For Frank (Zappa) — G-spot tornado No.6 from The Green Brain – Beetles Budapest Sunrise (after Saxby Pridmore) Kazohinia (after Sándor Szathmári) Michael Kieran Harvey piano

J.C. BACH Quintet in D, Op.11 No.6 MOZART Flute Quartet in D, K. 285 BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet PROKOFIEV Symphony No.1 in D, ‘Classical’ (arr by Inventi Ensemble for quintet) Inventi Ensemble Jessica Bell violin Phoebe Green viola Blair Harris cello Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Two concert 2016 package $66 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Inventi Ensemble

Two of Australia’s most formidable pianists, Daniel de Borah and Ian Munro, join forces performing works for four hands — a must-see concert for all lovers of the piano. Schumann’s exotic ‘Pictures from the East’ (Bilder aus Osten) and the exceedingly charming ‘Children’s Ball’ (Kinderball) are paired with Brahms’ homage to his friend and mentor, Variations on a theme of Schumann, Op.23.

INFORMATION Tue 24 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SCHUMANN Bilder aus Osten, Op.66 Kinderball, Op.130 BRAHMS Variations on a theme of Schumann, Op.23 Daniel de Borah & Ian Munro piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Three concert 2016 package $99 ($73 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Daniel de Borah

For three performances only, a stellar line up of Australian musical theatre and opera stars lead by David Hobson, Lisa McCune and Nancye Hayes come together for a must-see theatrical event, the celebrated Follies in Concert. With book by James Goldman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and presented with a full orchestra playing the original orchestrations it promises to be an evening long remembered. Originally produced on Broadway in 1971, directed by Harold Prince (The Phantom of the Opera) and Michael Bennett (A Chorus Line), Follies was nominated for 11 Tony Awards, winning seven including Best Score. The show features the classic hits ‘Broadway Baby’, ‘I’m Still Here’, and ‘Losing My Mind’.

Follies is set at a reunion of the soon-to-be demolished Weismann Theatre, once the home of the Weismann Follies. Before the wrecking ball demolishes the fated building to make way for a parking lot, the former stars of the Follies gather to relive their past experiences, renew old friendships… and lie about themselves a little.

The evening promises to be a rare gathering of Australia’s biggest and brightest musical theatre and opera stars in what will be one of the year’s most talked about theatrical events.

INFORMATION Tue 24 May 7pm & Wed 25 May 1pm & 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Three hours incl. interval) Book by James Goldman, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim David Hobson Lisa McCune Nancye Hayes Premium $159.90 ($129.90 concession) A reserve $119.90 ($109.90 concession) B reserve $99.90 ($89.90) Presented by Storeyboard Entertainment Pty Ltd

DAVID HOBSON

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SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Aotearoa & Beyond: the New Zealand Chamber Soloists From the classicism of 18th-century Vienna, to Czech folk music, the romanticism of 19thcentury Prague and the traditional Greek dances and contemporary classical techniques, this concert takes listeners on a journey through time and culture. This melting pot of influences and styles defines the New Zealand Chamber Soloists as a piano trio, and capture what it means to be a New Zealand classical musician in the 21st century.

Melbourne Conservatorium of Music — Wind Symphony Day

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NEW ZEALAND CHAMBER SOLOISTS

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Wed 25 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) HAYDN Piano Trio in C, Hob. XV/27 SMETANA Piano Trio in G Minor, Op.15 PSATHAS Corybas

New Zealand Chamber Soloists Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & New Zealand Chamber Soloists Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

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Heart is Racing A Russian Affair: SALON: SOLO

The Lonely Planet

Sat 28 May 1pm, 3.30pm & 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins, one hour & two hours respectively) MCM Concert Band Christian College Geelong Wind Symphony Melbourne Youth Music Symphonic Winds Eltham High School Symphonic Band Blackburn High School Symphonic Band MCM Wind Symphony FREE — tickets required with entry (available from 24 March) Details at melbournerecital.com.au Presented by The University of Melbourne

Aaron Liu

THE LETTER STRING QUARTET

FLINDERS QUARTET

Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven; together, their string quartets have inspired and intimidated composers for centuries. Australian composer, Stuart Greenbaum cites Mozart as having been a guiding force in his string quartet writing, stating ‘… in the best works of Mozart, the elegance is genuine from the smallest harmonic sequence through to the larger architectural design. I’m also intrigued by Mozart’s melodic contours, whose notes loop back inside others like an interlocking pattern you might see in Escher.’ Flinders Quartet performs string quartets that inspire and delight from the great masters of the genre, and premiere a new work by Melbourne’s own Stuart Greenbaum.

The Letter String Quartet (TLSQ) performs an exciting amalgamation of the musical musings of two continents. Central to the performance is the world premiere of Australian/American composer Wally Gunn’s latest string quartet commissioned by TLSQ, Blood, an aural mapping of the circulatory system of the body. Also featuring the works of renown American composers Erik DeLuca and Caroline Shaw (2013 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music) and Australia’s award winning pianist/composer Andrea Keller, this concert will captivate the quartet’s growing cult audience and introduce new listeners to their wild music highs, unique fusing of strings and voices and love of improvisation.

Melbourne Recital Centre 2015 Great Romantics Competition winner Aaron Liu performs a program of Russian masterpieces including works by Tchaikovsky, Balakirev and Mussorgsky. Mily Balakirev’s transcription of Glinka’s song, L’Alouette sets the atmosphere for this concert which also includes Tchaikovsky’s Theme and Variations in F and culminates with Mussorgsky’s most famous and greatest piano work, Pictures at an Exhibition. So profound and virtuosic is the composition that it is evocatively symphonic in its wonderful assortment of tone and colour.

INFORMATION Fri 27 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) GLINKA/BALAKIREV Skylark TCHAIKOVSKY Original Variations in F, Op.19, No.6 MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition Aaron Liu piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

INFORMATION INFORMATION Thu 26 May 7pm Salon (Two hours incl. interval) MOZART String Quartet No. 14 in G, K387 GREENBAUM String Quartet No.6, ‘The Lonely Planet’* HAYDN String Quartet No.2, Op.33 BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.4, Op.18

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LOCAL HEROES 2016

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black I Internationally acclaimed pianist, composer and arranger Joe Chindamo and leading Australian classical violinist Zoë Black form a unique musical partnership. They combine a number of musical styles into a new genre that defies definition but is rather the result of two artists creating a musical dialogue with a combined language. The duo continues their trailblazing commitment to new music with a program of world premieres from Joe’s pen and innovative re-imaginings of well-loved classics, as you’ve never heard them before.

SOUTHERN CROSS SOLOISTS

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Rhapsody Southern Cross Soloists, Ensemble in Residence at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre presents Rhapsody, an enchanting program of lyrical and rhapsodic masterpieces.

A unique chamber music ensemble comprising leading musicians from around Australia, Southern Cross Soloists deliver exciting and uplifting performances in their signature up close and personal style. From Ravel’s fantastically twirling La Valse, to Debussy’s gem Rhapsody for clarinet to Gershwin’s revolutionary Rhapsody in Blue, their performance will charm and delight.

INFORMATION Tue 31 May 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) RAVEL La Valse BERLIOZ Les nuits d'été FAURÉ Elegie, Op.24 DEBUSSY Premiere Rhapsody GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue Southern Cross Soloists Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Southern Cross Soloists Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

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Sat 28 May 4pm & 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) WALLY GUNN Blood (world premiere) The Letter String Quartet Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Three concert 2016 package $75 ($63 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Letter String Quartet

Mon 30 May 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Zoë Black violin Joe Chindamo piano Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Two concert 2016 season package $66 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

*commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Julian Burnside ao qc

Flinders Quartet Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Three concert 2016 package $129 ($102 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet

A celebration of the excitement and colour of the Wind Symphony as explored by Australian composers performed by some of Melbourne’s leading ensembles across three concerts. The day begins with performances from the MCM Concert Band, Christian College Geelong Wind Symphony and Melbourne Youth Music Symphonic Winds. The second concert features the Eltham High School Symphonic Band and the Blackburn High School Symphonic Band.

To close the day, Kevin Cameron conducts the MCM Wind Symphony with a scintillating program that includes the very latest works written for wind ensemble, including multiple world premiere performances.

JOE CHINDAMO & ZOË BLACK AARON LIU

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Gary Bartz Quartet

GARY BARTZ

Robert Glasper Trio

Having not only witnessed but helped create jazz as we know it today, Gary Bartz has been at the forefront of jazz for nearly six decades.

With a career ranging across post-bop, jazz-funk and free jazz, Bartz is counted amongst the pantheon of jazz greats, having shared the stage with Art Blakey, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Pharaoh Sanders and many more. Renowned for his legendary, non-stop live performances, Bartz’s compelling blend of earthiness and elegance infuses decades of experience into every note, creating a ‘furnace of power and passion’. For the Opening Night of the 2016 Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Bartz is joined by his long-standing Quartet, comprising Greg Bandy, one of the original drum stylists, bassist James King, and Melbourne’s very own Barney McAll,

Having spent the past decade reinterpreting and reimagining modern jazz, Robert Glasper has firmly cemented himself as a master of a new generation. A prodigiously talented pianist, Glasper rose to prominence through his striking combination of acoustic jazz, hip-hop and R&B and his ground-breaking Black Radio album.

Yet, it was his desire to perpetually reinvent himself that gave rise to his Grammy-nominated record, Covered — his ode to those that have influenced him. In a long-awaited return to an acoustic trio format, Glasper has reunited with long-term collaborators Vicente Archer and Damion Reid to reconfigure the music of John Legend, Radiohead, Harry Belafonte and Joni Mitchell — alongside jazz standards and a number of Glasper originals.

Van Morrison’s Masterpieces Featuring Vince Jones & the Astral Orchestra After the sold-out success of Here Comes the Night, Australia’s foremost jazz vocalist Vince Jones leads a celebration of one of rock music’s greatest performers. Effortlessly blending genres from jazz to Celtic-rock, Morrison is beloved the world over for enduring classics such as ‘Gloria’, ‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ and ‘Have I Told You Lately’. A remarkable interpreter of jazz songs, Vince Jones will lead the specially formed seven-piece Astral Orchestra, spearheaded by musical director Matt McMahon, as they bring to life two of Van’s most cherished albums: Astral Weeks — a poetic, mercurial blend of jazz, blues and folk — and Moondance, his seminal soul-jazz sensation.

INFORMATION Fri 10 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Vince Jones trumpet/vocals Astral Orchestra A reserve $79 ($71 concession) B reserve $69 ($61 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival Exclusive pre-sale until 15 March.

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to perform their latest project — Coltrane Rules, Tao of a Music Warrior — honouring the icon with classic Coltrane renditions that would make him proud.

INFORMATION Fri 3 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 10-mins incl. interval) Gary Bartz Quartet (USA) Opening act Andrea Keller’s Transients A reserve $79 ($71 concession) B reserve $69 ($61 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival Exclusive pre-sale until 15 March. Use the promo code EVOLUTION to book tickets before the general public.

INFORMATION Sat 4 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 10-mins incl. interval) Robert Glasper Trio (USA) Opening act Ross McHenry Trio A reserve $79 ($71 concession) B reserve $69 ($61 concession) Presented by Melbourne International Jazz Festival Exclusive pre-sale until 15 March. Use the promo code EVOLUTION to book tickets before the general public.

ENSŌ STRING QUARTET

Ensō String Quartet Ensō String Quartet brings sparkling sonorities and joyous teamwork to the stage.

Their first Australian program brings bold flavours, from Argentinian composer Ginastera, featured on the Quartet’s Grammynominated first album as well as Turina’s luscious, Spanish Serenata. In the second program, Spanish music appears again, but this time centuries older, among three compelling transcriptions of Renaissance pieces. The Ensō acknowledges two of the cornerstones of a quartet’s life in Beethoven’s beloved ‘Harp’ Quartet, and in Ravel’s amazing, and only, foray into the form. In keeping with the group’s forward-looking nature, there is also a brand-new work written just for them, by revered Australian composer Brenton Broadstock am.

INFORMATION Tue 7 & Sat 18 June 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) BRENTON BROADSTOCK new work* (world premiere) BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.10 in E-flat, Op.74, ‘The Harp’ TURINA Serenata for string quartet, Op.87 (7 June only) GINASTERA String Quartet No.2, Op.26 (7 June only) Renaissance Medley — arr. Maureen Nelson (18 June only) RAVEL String Quartet in F (18 June only) * commissioned for Musica Viva by an anonymous donor

Ensō String Quartet (USA) Premium $124 ($108 concession) A reserve $103 ($90 concession) B reserve $72 ($63 concession) C reserve $48 ($42 concession) Under 30s $30 Presented by Musica Viva

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Bach’s Circle Latitude 37 is an exciting Baroque trio, a favourite on the early music scene whose members were drawn together by their passion for historically informed performances of 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century music. They present a feast from high Baroque Germany exploring the music of the great J.S. Bach and pieces written by contemporary composers whom he admired, such as Telemann, Buxtehude, Erlebach and Handel.

J.S. BACH Violin Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023 TELEMANN Trio Sonata in E Latitude 37 Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Latitude 37

INFORMATION Tue 14 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) J.S. BACH Toccata in G, BWV 916 ERLEBACH Sonata Quarta in C HANDEL ‘Col partir la Bella Clori’ from Ah Che Pur, HWV 77 BUXTEHUDE Trio Sonata No.4 in C minor, Op.2

EOIN ANDERSON

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Eoin Andersen directs the MSO in a fascinating program of music by Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky and Felix Mendelssohn (his beloved Violin Concerto, with Andersen as soloist). It has been noted that the full title of Strauss’ tone poem Till Eulenspiegel takes almost as long to say as the piece does to perform: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche nach alter Schelmenweise in Rondeauform für grosses Orchester gesetz (Till Eulenspiegel’s merry pranks, after the old rogue’s tale, set for large orchestra in rondo-form). The version of the work which will be heard in this performance is arranged for chamber orchestra by Australian composer Brett Dean.

Opening the program is Strauss’ Serenade for 13 wind instruments, written when he was just 17. And at nine minutes, it is the soul of brevity.

INFORMATION Thu 9 June 8pm & Sat 11 June 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval) R. STRAUSS Serenade for Winds MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto R. STRAUSS (arr. Dean) Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks STRAVINSKY Pulcinella: Suite Eoin Andersen violin/director Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Premium $133* A reserve $112* ($90 concession) B reserve $92* ($73 concession) C reserve $71* ($57 concession) *Prices are subject to change without notice

LATITUDE 37

Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Bach: Spirit & Spectacle

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Flames Within

THE CONSORT OF MELBOURNE

Melbourne’s premier vocal ensemble, The Consort of Melbourne, champions both historic and contemporary chamber vocal repertoire. Flames Within focuses on the powerful element of fire. The image of fire as an allegory for human passion appears throughout literary history, giving birth to a vast and diverse repertoire of fiery vocal music. Flames Within is an exploration of this repertoire, centred around the explosive madrigals of Monteverdi, Gesualdo and Orlande de Lassus, and reaching back as far as the chants of Hildegard von Bingen and forward as far as Australian composers Nigel Butterley and Peter Sculthorpe.

INFORMATION Wed 15 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Hildegard von Bingen, Orlande de Lassus, Nigel Butterley, Carlo Gesualdo, Peter Sculthorpe, Claudio Monteverdi and more.

The Consort of Melbourne Hannah Lane Baroque triple harp Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Two concert 2016 package $66 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Consort of Melbourne

Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton

AUSTRALIA PIANO QUARTET

This Sun-breathing Earth The Australia Piano Quartet (APQ) embraces the high romanticism of Richard Strauss, from the searing energy and virtuosity of the formidable Piano Quartet in C minor to his sumptuous lied ‘Morgen’, re-imagined here for tenor and piano quartet. APQ is joined by leading Australian tenor Andrew Goodwin in this concert which features a newly commissioned song cycle by Paul Dean celebrating nature and humanity's place within it.

INFORMATION Fri 17 June 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) PAUL DEAN Generations R. STRAUSS ‘Morgen’, Op. 27, No.3 (arr. for piano quartet) Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.13 Australia Piano Quartet Andrew Goodwin tenor Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Three concert 2016 package $99 ($73 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australia Piano Quartet

The Moment In & Of Itself

INFORMATION interplay and rich walls of unified meta-sound.

All are virtuosos on their instruments and renowned for their contributions all over the musical map. This concert celebrates the release of their debut album The Moment In & Of Itself.

NORTH OF NORTH

‘SHE INHABITS HER SONGS, TAKING LISTENERS ON A JOURNEY FILLED WITH GENEROUS HEART, SOUL AND SPIRITUALITY.’ STAR TRIBUNE

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Lisa Fischer has performed as a backup singer for some of the biggest names in the music business including the Rolling Stones, Sting, Tina Turner, Beyoncé and Chaka Khan.

She’s also one of the stars of the Oscar Awardwinning 2013 documentary feature Twenty Feet from Stardom. On this tour Lisa Fischer takes centre stage, revisiting iconic songs like ‘Gimme Shelter’, ‘Wild Horses’, ‘It’s Only Rock and Roll’, ‘Fever’ and her Grammy Award-winning original ‘How Can I Ease The Pain’. Sharing the stage will be Grand Baton, a virtuosic ethno-funk prog-rock psychedelic soul trio.

Thu 16 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) North of North Tickets $30 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & North of North

Umberto Clerici & Karin Schaupp

was a romantic hybrid instrument akin to both the cello and the guitar) at its core, this sumptuous program travels from Australia through Europe to South America.

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North of North are Anthony Pateras (piano), Scott Tinkler (trumpet) and Erkki Veltheim (violin). Formed in 2015, the trio presents real-time compositions that snake between joyous pointillism, exhilarating rhythmic

LISA FISCHER

KARIN SCHAUPP

The cello-guitar duo of Karin Schaupp and Umberto Clerici brings together two of Australia’s finest and most expressive instrumentalists in a fiery program of music from around the world. With Schubert’s beautiful Arpeggione Sonata (the arpeggione

No name is more synonymous with Baroque music than Bach. Through his prolific output, he brought the musical language of the time to the pinnacle of its expressive power, fusing intellect, technique and emotion into some of the most enduring music of all. Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (MCO) explores the enormous range of contrasting moods and colours in Bach’s music, from the sublime cantatas to his ecstatic and virtuosic string concerti. Sara Macliver is a musical living treasure. Her superb soprano voice is the perfect vehicle for the moving Bach arias she performs with MCO in this program.

Sara also performs Calvin Bowman’s lush song cycle Die Linien des Lebens (The Lines of Life) which was written for her and premiered with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in 2010.

The program also showcases brilliant young violinist Anne-Marie Johnson as the soloist in Bach’s demanding D-minor Violin Concerto.

Sat 18 June 6.30pm Salon (90-mins incl. interval) NATALIE WILLIAMS new work SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata FALLA Nana and El Pano Moruno CASSADO Suite for solo cello (first movement) PIAZZOLLA Cafe 1930 La Muerte del Angel GNATTALI Sonata for cello & guitar Umberto Clerici cello Karin Schaupp guitar Tickets $50 ($40 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & White Lantern Artist Management

Sun 19 June 2.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) J.S. BACH (arr. Leopold Stokowski) ‘Mein Jesu, was vor Seelenweh’, BWV487 J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.3, BWV1048 The Art of Fugue, BWV1080: Contrapunctus V Cantata BWV115: ‘Bete aber auch dabei’ Mass in B minor BWV232: ‘Laudamus te’ Cantata BWV197: ‘Vergnügen und Lust’ Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV1052R CALVIN BOWMAN Die Linien des Lebens Sara Macliver soprano Anne-Marie Johnson violin Melbourne Chamber Orchestra William Hennessy director 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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Paying homage to Russia and France, two countries where social, political and economic unrest fuelled great artistic creation, Tasmania’s Huon Quartet weaves a thrilling program around two ‘revolutionary’ works by string quartet masters Shostakovich and Ravel. The concise and intense Quartet No.7 by Shostakovich, a piece comparable to a diamond in its purity and brilliance, contrasts with Ravel’s luscious and passionate Quartet in F; full of colour and excitement. The program also includes an arrangement of 12th-century French master Pérotin’s beautiful ‘Viderunt Omnes’. Finally, to complete program, the quartet can’t wait to show off a new work by their dear friend, Melbourne’s unbelievably clever Tom Henry.

SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Revolution

INFORMATION Mon 20 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.7 in F-sharp minor, Op.108 PÉROTIN ‘Viderunt Omnes’ (arr. Huon Quartet) TOM HENRY new work RAVEL String Quartet in F Huon Quartet Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Huon Quartet Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

Roger Woodward

HUON QUARTET

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you through classical simplicity, Spanish flavours and a riveting play on rhythmic energy. Emerging chamber music group anon. is increasingly recognised for its innovative approach to programming. Co-founders Nicole Tj (piano) and Thomas Lo (violin) are joined by Timothy Hennessy (cello).

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ALIC E GI LE S

Alice Giles, harp

Celebrated as one of the world’s leading harp soloists, Alice Giles first attracted international notice when she won First Prize in the 8th Israel International Harp Contest at the age of 21. Australia’s own virtuoso solo harpist has since performed extensively both in recital and with orchestras around the world, made numerous recordings and continues to teach internationally. Alice performs three great works by Bach, Britten and Berio, before breaking into some fun with Frenchmen Carlos Salzedo’s concert fantasies and his most romantic work, Ballade. A rare recital packed with variety and colour.

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The piano trios of Haydn, Turina and Australian composer Matthew Hindson stand more than 200 years apart with each representative of the constant evolution of the piano trio form and the drive in searching and creating something new. This program takes AUSTRALIAN VOICES

Damien Ricketson — his mentors & contemporaries their creative skills to his novel forms.

Ricketson’s fragile sounds are complimented by the music of two of his early mentors; the sinewy counterpoint of the late Bozidar Kos and the bold textures of renowned Dutch composer Louis Andriessen.

INFORMATION Tue 21 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) J.S. BACH Lute Suite in E minor, BWV996 BRITTEN Suite for harp in C, Op.83 BERIO Sequenza II SALZEDO Ballade Op.28 Turkey Strut — Concert Fantasy on ‘Turkey in the Straw’ Jolly Piper — Concert Fantasy on the theme of ‘The Sailor’s Hornpipe’ Alice Giles harp Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Wed 22 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) HAYDN Piano Trio in C Hob. XV/27 TURINA Piano Trio No.2 HINDSON Piano Trio anon.

Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & anon.

Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

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CLAIRE EDWARDES

What do ancient manuscripts, forgotten instruments and secret codes sound like?

Enter the imagination of Sydney composer Damien Ricketson when ANAM Musicians, led by Ensemble Offspring Artistic Director and percussionist Claire Edwardes, apply

Thu 23 June 6pm Salon (75-mins no interval) Music by Damien Ricketson, Bozidar Kos, Louis Andriessen and Matthew Shlomowitz.

Claire Edwardes curator ANAM musicians Tickets $25 ($15 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

ROGER WOODWARD

Pianist Roger Woodward is one of Australia’s most revered, critically-acclaimed and lauded musicians. In performances as challenging as they are exquisite, Woodward has explored repertoire from the Baroque to the present day — as adept at the intricacies of Bach as he is at the electrifying sonorities of contemporary music.

During his half-century on stage, Woodward has played the world’s most prestigious concert halls in Europe, the United States and Australia, working with a who’s who of conductors and orchestras. His passionate advocacy of new music is on its own a heroic legacy, premiering important new works by Australian composers and championing Toru Takemitsu, John Cage and Iannis Xenakis. He is also a renowned interpreter of Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy, and has been awarded the Chevalier dans l’ordre des arts et des lettres by the French Republic, the Commander of the Polish Order of Merit and the Companion of the Order of Australia for his services to the music of those nations.

Woodward’s interests animate this recital: the poetry of Claude Debussy’s two books of Images takes flight in the pianist’s hands.

Demanding a musician who is a virtuoso of both imagination and technique, the Images are some of Debussy’s most visionary compositions, inspired by the mysterious sound of the Javanese gamelan, 18th-century France, japonisme and limpid water.

Woodward’s recording of Debussy’s piano music was described as the Independent (UK)

as 'masterful … matchless'. Hearing the music of J.S. Bach led to one of Woodward’s earliest epiphanies: 'I heard Bach and that was the spark that ignited the rocket,' he has said. Bach’s dark and dazzling Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor is a suitably pyrotechnic showcase for Woodward’s artistry. From the next generation of composers Woodward has asked Sydney composer Andrew Batt-Rawden for a new work which receives its world premiere here.

Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata is one of the most uncompromising works of the piano repertoire: sprawling, provocative, physically and intellectually difficult. Woodward has been the master of this immense work for decades, giving the first ever performance of it at the BBC Proms in 1972. He revisits it in 2016 for new discoveries and excitement.

INFORMATION Thu 23 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) DEBUSSY Images Book I & Book II J.S. BACH Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 ANDREW BATT-RAWDEN new work BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.29 in B-flat, Op.106, ‘Hammerklavier’ Roger Woodward piano Tickets $69 ($59 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Roger Woodward

Liaisons — Re-imaging Sondheim from the Piano American concert pianist Anthony de Mare pays tribute to Stephen Sondheim in a fascinating project. De Mare invited composers from a broad variety of genres from Sondheim's own world of musical theatre to jazz, classical, pop, film and beyond to ‘re-imagine’ a Sondheim song of their choice as a solo piano piece. Contributing re-composers included Steve Reich, Wynton Marsalis, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Fred Hersch, Jason Robert Brown, Ethan Iverson, William Bolcom, Duncan Sheik, Nico Muhly, Eve Beglarian, Gabriel Kahane, Thomas Newman, Jake Heggie and more — in total, 36 composers, ranging in age from 30 to 75 and representing seven countries and 29 Grammy, Pulitzer, Tony, Academy and Emmy Awards. ‘Each of the composers is having a conversation with Mr. Sondheim,’ Anthony de Mare told The New York Times, ‘with his material but also his influence, his musical wit and his craft.’ The acclaimed recording on cult record label ECM featured on dozens of best-of lists in 2015.

INFORMATION Fri 24 June 7pm & Sat 25 June 4pm & 7pm Salon (75-mins no interval) — in cabaret mode Anthony de Mare piano Cameron Lukey creative producer Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre FOR BOOKINGS VISIT MELBOURNERECITAL.COM.AU OR PHONE 03 9699 3333 • TRANSACTION & DELIVERY FEES MAY APPLY

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2016 Bach Competition

LOCAL HEROES 2016

Buonamente Giovanni Battista Buonamente may have been a household name, were it not for the loss and destruction of much of the Italian composer’s work over the centuries. A singer and violinist, his vocal works are thought to be of great significance. All that survives of his instrumental music are four of seven books, which contain sonatas, canzonas and dances for violin and continuo. This program features works for two violins, which demonstrate his effortless combination of contrapuntal brilliance with artistic expression. Rachael Beesley, Emma Williams (violin) and Laura Vaughan (lirone, viola da gamba) join Continuo Collective’s Samantha Cohen (theorbo, guitar) and Geoffrey Morris (chitarra attiorbata) to create an exotic 17th-century sound world.

GREAT PERFORMERS 2016

Midori — A Night in Vienna with Özgür Aydin, piano

INFORMATION Mon 27 June 6pm Salon (One hour no interval) BUONAMENTE balli, sonate & canzoni Continuo Collective Rachael Beesley & Emma Williams violin Laura Vaughan lirone/ viola da gamba Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Two concert 2016 package $66 ($49 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Continuo Collective

Suyeon Kang & Stephen de Pledge

Now in its seventh 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 musicians battle it out on stage and enjoy an afternoon of the Baroque genius.

Please visit melbournerecital.com.au for information, competing guidelines and application details.

Midori Goto, or simply Midori, will perform the 33rd concert season of her professional career in 2016, a life in music characterised by excellence, imagination and generosity. She made her debut at the age of 11 with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta and since then she has established herself as one of the world’s leading solo artists, an educator and an innovative community engagement activist, devoted to the cause of changing lives with music. The attentiveness and joy that Midori brings to making music radiates into the concert hall — and not just during her performances: she thinks deeply and writes sensitively about the music she plays. In repertoire that encompasses the Baroque to today, Midori’s eloquence and precision are placed in the service of the music.

Or rather, she inhabits the pieces, finding the purest expression of the composer’s voice,

brought to life with the hall-filling sound of her violin. The sum-total of this sound and this intelligence is simply, wonderfully Midori.

Midori guides us through that most musical of cities, Vienna: home to Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Johann Strauss, Schoenberg and the birthplace of the waltz. The violin is the star of many of the finest Viennese works — graceful, expressive and virtuosic — ideal music for a star violinist like Midori.

INFORMATION Tue 28 June 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm LISZT Soirées de Vienne after Schubert SCHOENBERG Phantasy, Op.47 BRAHMS Sonata in G, Op.78

MOZART Violin Sonata (TBA) SCHUBERT Fantasie in C, D.934 Midori violin (Japan/USA) Özgür Aydin piano (Hungary/USA) Premium $115 A reserve $100 ($50 concession) B reserve $85 ($50 concession) C reserve $60 ($50 concession) Four concert Great Performers series package from $204 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Midori’s performance is supported

by Eva Besen ao & Marc Besen ac Series partner: Legal Friends of Melbourne Recital Centre Program partners: The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM, Henkell Brothers & Great Performers Leadership Circle

INFORMATION Sun 26 June 3pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 10-mins incl. interval) Works of J.S. Bach.

Victoria’s best young performers FREE (tickets required) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by Richard Mills am, Australian Bach Society, Newsboys Foundation & an anonymous donor

SUYEON KANG & STEPHEN DE PLEDGE

Michael Hill International Violin Competition winner, Suyeon Kang and pianist Stephen de Pledge join together for a dazzling recital.

In June 2015 Suyeon Kang became the first Australian to win the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, taking home both the Audience Prize and the major title.

This esteemed contest has produced notable laureates, and Musica Viva is pleased to partner with the MHIVC by presenting Suyeon in recital as part of her Prize winner’s tour of Australasia. Pianist Stephen de Pledge is a renowned New Zealand chamber musician, and the other essential ingredient of the tour.

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INFORMATION Tue 28 June 11am (morning tea from 10am) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) BLOCH Baal Shem BARTÓK Sonata No.1 Suyeon Kang violin Stephen de Pledge piano Tickets $51 (includes cake & refreshments) Presented by Musica Viva

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I am Lost to the World

EIDIT GOLDER & MICHAEL SMALLWOOD

Mister Maker Get ready Melbourne, Mister Maker is coming back with a brilliant new show. Come join your ultimate arts and craft hero Mister Maker these school holidays. Mister Maker returns to Australia following his sold out 2015 tour with a fun and interactive show that promises once again to be the hottest family ticket for 2016.

Packed full of arty adventures there’ll be a big 'make' to take part in, super songs to join in with, a fabulous supporting cast and not forgetting, The Shapes! Yes, you'll be able to share the fun with Mister Maker's colourful all-dancing friends Circle, Square, Rectangle and Triangle too. This show is tons of arty fun for all the family so get ready to make some amazing arty creations.

INFORMATION Wed 29 June 1pm, Thu 30 June & Fri 1 July 10am & 1pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 20-mins incl. interval) Mister Maker A reserve $44.90 B reserve $39.90 Presented by Live Nation

Much-loved tenor Michael Smallwood’s sold-out concerts have been a highlight of MASC’s activities over the last six years. This recital includes a rare performance of Mahler's recently discovered piano version of Das Lied von der Erde, which editor and renowned scholar Stephen Hefling argues was composed and re-edited alongside the orchestral version as an independent work. Michael is joined by MASC pianist Eidit Golder.

INFORMATION Tue 28 June 6pm Salon (70-mins no interval) MAHLER Rückert-Lieder Das Lied von der Erde (selections) BEETHOVEN ‘Adelaide’ FANNY MENDELSSOHN selected leider Melbourne Art Song Collective Tickets $39 ($29 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & MASC

Hommage à Mozart with Chris & Martina Jarrett

MARTINA JARRETT

This first pianistic collaboration of the couple Martina and Chris Jarrett is made up of newly-interpreted piano music by Mozart and new works inspired by the mastery of the Austrian composer. Each playing solo, the internationally admired pianist Martina Cukrov-Jarrett reinstalls chosen sonatas and fantasies with energy and warmth, while Chris Jarrett performs his newly commissioned compositions: intellectual and emotional representations of his personal ‘sense of Mozart’. Martina Cukrov-Jarrett's Mozart interpretations are blessed with a high level of emotional intelligence and good taste. The courage and clarity of an individual concept are counterbalanced with an unwavering sense of the epoch. Chris Jarrett's two compositions in honour of Mozart were commissioned by the Italian Mozart Society in 2014.

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INFORMATION Thu 30 June 7pm Salon (One hour no interval) MOZART Fantasy & Fugue in C, K.394 Variations on ‘Unser dummer Pöbel meint’ in G, K.455 Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor, K310/300 D JARRETT Hommage à Mozart Rondo à la Woferl Chris & Martina Cukrov-Jarrett piano Tickets $40 ($30 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Thank You

Inspired Giving

Melbourne Recital Centre acknowledges the generous support of its business, philanthropic partners and patrons LEADERSHIP CIRCLES The Leadership Circles comprise individual donors whose lead gifts support the Centre’s core concert program and its mission to be a singular place of inspiration, creativity, self-expression, learning and enrichment through music.

Founding Patron The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch ac dbe Board Members Kathryn Fagg, Chair Peter Bartlett Stephen Carpenter

Joseph Corponi Paul Donnelly Margaret Farren-Price

Artist Development Inaugural Artist Development & Music Education Benefactor Betty Amsden ao

Principal Government Partner

Founding Benefactors The Kantor Family The Calvert-Jones Family Lyn Williams am

Julie Kantor Eda Ritchie am

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Robert Salzer Foundation The Hugh Williamson Foundation

Children’s & Family Betty Amsden ao Mrs Margaret S Ross am & Dr Ian C Ross Life-long Learning Kathryn Fagg* Master Class Price/Lowy Family in memory of John Price George & Laila Embelton Ensemble Giovane*

Business Partners International Airline Partner

Great Performers The John & Jennifer Brukner Foundation Anonymous (2) Brian & Esther Benjamin Eva Besen ao & Marc Besen ac Paulette & Warwick Bisley Hans & Petra Henkell Geoff & Jan Phillips Maria Sola Skipp Williamson & Carol Haynes

Supporting Partners

Signature Events Inaugural Signature Events Benefactors Yvonne von Hartel am & Robert Peck am Lady Primrose Potter ac

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New Music Peter Jopling am qc Naomi Milgrom ao MUSIC CIRCLE PATRONS PROGRAM Providing support essential to the breadth, diversity and quality of the Centre’s artistic program.

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Virtuoso Circle ($10,000+) J.A Westacott & T.M Shannon

ENCORE BEQUEST PROGRAM Providing sustained support for all aspects of the Centre’s artistic program through its Public Fund.

Anonymous (2) Betty Amsden ao Jenny Anderson

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Barbara Blackman Jim Cousins ao & Libby Cousins Dr Garry Joslin

Magnum Opus Circle ($20,000+) Melbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg Peter & Cally Bartlett Stephen Carpenter & Leigh Ellwood Joseph Corponi Paul Donnelly & Brigitte Treutenaere Margaret Farren-Price &

Prof Ronald Farren-Price am Julie Kantor Eda Ritchie am

Ken Bullen The Estate of Beverley Shelton & Martin Schönthal Mary Vallentine ao

Composers Circle ($4000+) Anonymous (2) Andrea Goldsmith Jenny & Peter Hordern Alison & David Lansley Drs Victor & Karen Wayne Lyn Williams am Melbourne Recital Centre Senior Management Message Consultants Australia Pty Ltd

Musicians Circle ($2500+) Robert & Jan Green Diana Lempriere James Ostroburski Robert & Jenni Stent Susan Thacore

($2500+) James Ostroburski Prof David Penington ac & Dr Sonay Penington Christine Sather* Lyn Williams am

Prelude Circle ($1000+) Anonymous (7) Adrienne Basser Helen Brack Bill & Sandra Burdett John & Thelma Castles The Hon Alex Chernov ac qc & Mrs Elizabeth Chernov Maxine Cooper & Michael Wright Kathy & George Deutsch Mary Draper Lord Francis Ebury & Lady Suzanne Ebury Susan Fallaw The Leo & Mina Fink Fund William J Forrest am Martin Ginnane & Ronnie Binding Angela Glover Jan Grant Nance Grant am mbe & Ian Harris Sue Hamilton & Stuart Hamilton ao Penelope Hughes Prof Andrea Hull ao Darvell M Hutchinson am Stuart Jennings Ann Lahore Maria Mercurio Stephen Newton ao Greg Noonan Elizabeth O’Keeffe Helen L Perlen Dr Robert Piaggio Peter Rose & Christopher Menz Rae Rothfield Samara, Countess of Beekman Barbara & Duncan Sutherland Pamela Swansson Elisabeth & Peter Turner Sally Webster Peter Weiss ao

($1000+) Anonymous (3) ARM Architecture Bailey-Lord Family* John & Mary Barlow Adrienne Basser Mary Beth Bauer* Jane Bloomfield Robert Buckingham & Dr John Betts Barbara Burge James Calvert-Jones Sir Roderick Carnegie ac John & Thelma Castles Dr Shirley Chu & Wanghua William Chu Des & Irene Clark Christine & Michael Clough Jean Hadges W K Clark & B Heilemann* Jim Cousins ao & Libby Cousins George & Laila Embelton Penny & Grant Fowler Dr Jane Gilmour oam & Terry Brain* John Howie am & Linsey Howie Penelope Hughes Prof Andrea Hull ao* Penny Hutchinson Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed am Liane Kemp* John Landy ac mbe & Lynne Landy Prof John Langford am & The Late Christina McCallum Peter & Susan Mahler Annette Maluish Norene Leslie McCormac* Dr Richard Mills am Rosemary O’Connor* James Ostroburski° Rowly & Judy Paterson Geoff & Jan Phillips Rob & Philippa Springall Laura Thomas* Sally Webster Gang Yun*

Supporters ($500+) Peter J Armstrong Judith Hoy Gerry & Susan Moriarty ELISABETH MURDOCH CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT FUND Named after the Centre’s Founding Patron, this Fund supports projects that make a difference to young artists and accessibility to music.

($20,000+) Annamila Pty Ltd Anne Kantor ao & Dr Milan Kantor oam ($10,000+) Betty Amsden ao The John & Jennifer Brukner Foundation Krystyna Campbell-Pretty Naomi Milgrom ao Allan Myers ac qc & Maria Myers ac Yvonne von Hartel am & Robert Peck am Angelina & Graeme Wise Louise & Martyn Myer Foundation The Pratt Foundation ($4000+) Julian Burnside ao qc & Kate Durham Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins Dr Alastair Jackson Sally MacIndoe Dr Cherilyn Tillman & Tam Vu Andrew & Jan Wheeler Janet Whiting am & Phil Lukies Youth Music Australia

($500+) Anonymous (3) Brian & Esther Benjamin Bill & Sandra Burdett Ann & Mark Bryce The Hon Alex Chernov ac qc & Mrs Elizabeth Chernov Rachel Faggetter & Barry Jones Margaret Farren-Price & Prof Ronald Farren-Price am Colin Golvan qc & Dr Deborah Golvan Naomi Golvan & George Golvan qc Nance Grant am mbe & Ian Harris Robert & Jan Green Dr Robert Hetzel John Howie am & Linsey Howie Peter Jopling am qc & Dr Sam Mendeng Andy Lloyd-James & Trish Richardson Lloyd-James Margaret & Laurence Lou Peter B Murdoch qc & Helen Murdoch Leon Ponte Prof Richard Smallwood & Mrs Carol Smallwood Robert & Jenni Stent Susan Thacore Drs Victor & Karen Wayne

LEGAL FRIENDS OF MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE Each year the group brings together music lovers from the legal profession to help fund one or more concerts by an artist appearing as part of the Centre’s Great Performers Series.

Legal Friends Inaugural Patrons The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne ac qc

($4000+) Anonymous (1) Rachel & Hon Alan Goldberg ao qc Naomi Golvan & George Golvan qc The Hon Justice Michelle Gordon & The Hon Kenneth M Hayne ac qc Peter B Murdoch qc & Helen Murdoch ($2500+) Elizabeth O’Keeffe Ralph & Ruth Renard ($1000+) Anonymous (2) Marcia and John K Arthur Peter Bartlett Ingrid Braun Justice David Byrne qc Christine Clough Bruce Curl Colin Golvan qc & Dr Deborah Golvan Dr Gavan Griffith qc ao Robert Heathcote & Meredith King Judge Sara Hinchey & Tom Pikusa Maryanne B Loughnan qc Peter & Avril McGrath Peter & Ruth McMullin David O’Callaghan Meredith Schilling Michael Shand qc ($500+) The Hon Chris Maxwell ac SHARE THE MUSIC PROGRAM This program enables disadvantaged children and adults to attend concerts by providing tickets and transport free of charge. Over 500 of these visits take place each year through the generosity of our donors.

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Alexander Gavrylyuk is a virtuoso in the grand manner — a barnstorming, red-blooded Romantic and one of the most talked-about musicians of his generation.

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SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in A, D664 CHOPIN Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49 Nocturne, Op.48, No.1 Polonaise in A-flat, Op.53

PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op.28 RACHMANINOFF Études-Tableaux, Op.33 (selection) BALAKIREV Islamey, Op.18

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