Program SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER | 7.30pm
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Tan Dun conductor Lei Xu soprano Huiling Zhu mezzo-soprano Leonardo Gramegna tenor Shenyang bass-baritone Tan Weiwei vocalist Batubagen vocalist Yining Chen pipa soloist and dancer Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus Warren Trevelyan-Jones chorus master Tan Dun Buddha Passion AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE MSO joint commission with Dresdner Musikfestspiele, New York Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic
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MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
TAN DUN CONDUCTOR
Established in 1906, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an arts leader and Australia’s oldest professional orchestra. Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis has been at the helm of MSO since 2013. Engaging more than 4 million people each year, the MSO reaches diverse audiences through live performances, recordings, TV and radio broadcasts and live streaming. Its international audiences include China, where MSO has performed in 2012, 2016 and most recently in May 2018, Europe (2014) and Indonesia, where in 2017 it performed at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prambanan Temple.
World-renowned artist and UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador, Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world’s music scene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries of classical music, multimedia performance, and Eastern and Western traditions. A winner of today’s most prestigious honours including GRAMMY® and Academy Awards, Grawemeyer Award, Bach Prize, Shostakovich Award, and Italy’s Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, Tan Dun’s music has been played throughout the world by leading orchestras, opera houses, international festivals, and on radio and television. As a conductor, Tan Dun’s most recent season included a five-city tour in Germany with the NDR Radiophilharmonie, as well as engagements with the London Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic and at the Venice Biennale. This season, he will also conduct Orchestre National de Lyon in their tour to China. As a global cultural leader, Tan Dun uses his creativity to raise awareness of environmental issues and to protect cultural diversity. Tan Dun is currently the Honorary Chair of Carnegie Hall’s China Advisory Council and served as “Cultural Ambassador” for the World EXPO Shanghai.
The MSO performs a variety of concerts ranging from symphonic performances at its home, Hamer Hall at Arts Centre Melbourne, to its annual free concerts at Melbourne’s largest outdoor venue, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
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LEI XU SOPRANO
HUILING ZHU MEZZO-SOPRANO
Lei Xu is earning equal attention both from Western and Eastern opera worlds. In 2016, Ms. Xu made her debut solo concert with Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra in Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall. In 2014, she was featured in Houston Grand Opera’s production of Bound, composed by Huang Ruo, in which she sang the leading role, Diane. Other leading roles Ms. Xu has sung include Pamina in the legendary stage director Peter Brook’s award winning production of Une Flûte Enchantée in Paris and Mimì in La Bohème at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She was the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah with Nashville Symphony, and performed as soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem with Santa Cruz Symphony.
Huiling Zhu studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and received her doctoral degree from the Hochschule für Musik, Stuttgart. Her opera repertoire includes Carmen (Carmen), Werther (Charlotte), Cosi fan tutte (Dorabella) and Rigoletto (Maddalena). Besides opera, Ms. Zhu is also an outstanding concert singer and has given Lieder recital in Germany, Japan, Belgium, Switzerland, UK and the USA. She made her opera debut in China in 2013, as Giulietta in Les Contes d’Hoffmann produced by NCPA Beijing. In April 2017, she delivered a triumphant debut as Carmen with Yang Yang and the China National Opera.
A native of Nantong, China, Ms. Xu holds a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School and a Bachelor’s degree from The Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She was a member of The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program from 2009–2013.
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Huiling Zhu is a winner of the Elisa-Meyer Vocal Competition and Timmendorfer Strand Music Festival Singing Competition in Germany, and the Nagasaki Music Competition in Japan. Since 2008, she has been the artistic director of the charitable foundation Stiftung Chinesische Nachwuchskünstler e. V. Hamburg (Germany).
LEONARDO GRAMEGNA TENOR
SHENYANG BASS-BARITONE
Leonardo Gramegna studied at the Conservatorio di Musica in Bari and made his debut singing Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots at the Festival della Valle d’Itria. Recently he attracted the attention of audiences and critics singing Ismaele in Verdi’s Nabucco. Other roles include Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto, Rodolfo in La Bohème, and the title role in Verdi’s Otello.
Chinese-born Shenyang studied at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and went on to graduate from Julliard. He was propelled into the spotlight in 2007 when he was crowned BBC Cardiff Singer of the World. Performance highlights include the title role in Le nozze di Figaro, as well as Masetto in Don Giovanni under Sir Andrew Davis at the Metropolitan Opera. Concert appearances have played a pivotal role in Shenyang’s career, including with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
Leonardo performs concerts and recitals around the world, including within the walls of the forbidden city of Xi’An with the Xi’An Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Tan Dun; Oriental Dreams at the Moscow International House of Music; and performances at the Niigata Concert Hall Ryutopia, Ginza’s Oji Hall in Tokyo, and recently at Vienna’s Musikverein. His recordings include Salomé by Richard Strauss, and Proserpine by G. Paisiello. He is currently voice teacher at the “Tito Schipa” Conservatory of Lecce in Ceglie Messapica.
Shenyang embodies a bridge between the cultures of East and West, breathing life into the vocal treasures of his native heritage. He has been Artist in Residence with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra where he performed varied programmes with conductor Long Yu including works by Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninov and Mahler. In 2015, Shenyang and the Stradivari Quartet presented Schubert’s Die Winterreise in a specially-commissioned arrangement at Shanghai’s Symphony Hall to exceptional critical acclaim.
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TAN WEIWEI VOCALIST
BATUBAGEN VOCALIST
Tan Weiwei’s music crosses over freely between rock and folk, and she is known as the queen of folk-rock in China. Recently, she combined Huayin Laoqiang opera, an operatic tradition from Shaanxi province, with rock music, premiering the piece Huayin Laoqiang Opera: Boastful Cry at the nationally broadcast CCTV New Year’s Gala.
Batubagen grew up in Inner Mongolia and learned Khoomei overtone singing when he was sheep farming in his early years. He furthered his studies with Khoomei Master Aodusurong, and joined Hanggai Band in 2006 as Morin Khuur (Horsehead fiddle) player and overtone vocalist.
Tan Weiwei studied at the Sichuan Music Conservatory and graduated top of her class. She has since toured both in China and internationally. Career highlights include a performance at the MSO’s 2017 Chinese New Year concert, and premiering a work composed by Tan Dun at the Grand Opening Gala of Shanghai Disneyland in 2016. Her TV appearances include I am a Singer, where her pieces ‘The Lighthouse’ and ‘Ulanbator’s Night’ were selected as best live music performance of the year. Her recordings include the albums Heart of Grassland and 3. In 2011, she was named Best Chinese Female Singer at the 11th China Music Media Awards.
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An outstanding Morin Khuur player, Batubagen’s musical style pays homage to traditional music while exploring modern possibilities with a unique understanding of the instrument’s timbre and performance styles. Batubagen has performed with Hanggai Band internationally in music festivals including Roskilde, Lowlands, Fuji Rock, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Vancouver Folk Music Festival, and Sydney Festival. Batubagen has led Hanggai Band to two national musical awards in China, including the National Champion of Chinese popular reality music show Sing My Song in 2015, and the Best Folk Musician of the 11th Chinese Music Media Award in 2011. Batubagen will return to Melbourne with the full Hanggai Band line-up at the MSO's 2019 Chinese New Year.
YINING CHEN PIPA SOLOIST & DANCER
MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS
Enrolled in Beijing Dance Academy in 2016, Chen Yining has studied music and dance since young. In 2008, she won the Special Gold Award in Chinese music, and Gold Award in dance in the “Star and Torch” Competition.
For more than 50 years the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus has been the unstinting voice of the Orchestra’s choral repertoire. The MSO Chorus sings with the finest conductors including Sir Andrew Davis, Edward Gardner, Mark Wigglesworth, Bernard Labadie, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Manfred Honeck, and is committed to developing and performing new Australian and international choral repertoire.
In 2010, she won top prize in the Children’s group of the First Liuqin Competition. From 2010 to 2016, she studied in the Middle School Affiliated to Beijing Dance Academy. As a student there, she took part in the dance drama The Book of Songs by China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater, and was lauded for her performance in China Arts. In 2017, she won First Prize in the Fifteenth Beijing Dance Competition. Her original choreography includes The Swordwoman, Nezha and Chasing Dream.
Commissions include Brett Dean’s Katz und Spatz, Ross Edwards’ Mountain Chant, and Paul Stanhope’s Exile Lamentations. Recordings by the MSO Chorus have received critical acclaim. It has performed across Brazil and at the Cultura Inglese Festival in Sao Paolo, with The Australian Ballet, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, at the AFL Grand Final and at Anzac Day commemorative ceremonies.
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WARREN TREVELYAN-JONES MSO CHORUS MASTER
PROGRAM NOTES TAN DUN Buddha Passion
Warren Trevelyan-Jones is the Head of Music at St James’, King Street in Sydney and is regarded as one of the leading choral conductors and choir trainers in Australia. Warren has had an extensive singing career as a soloist and ensemble singer in Europe, including nine years in the Choir of Westminster Abbey, and regular work with the Gabrieli Consort, Collegium Vocale (Ghent), the Taverner Consort, The Kings Consort, Dunedin Consort, The Sixteen and the Tallis Scholars. Warren is also Director of the Parsons Affayre, Founder and Co-Director of The Consort of Melbourne and, in 2001 with Dr Michael Noone, founded the Gramophone award-winning group Ensemble Plus Ultra. Warren is also a qualified music therapist.
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A Dunhuang mural entitled Nirvana is gradually revealed: a reclining Buddha occupies the entire stage, reposeful with eyes half closed. Behind him are his disciples, who will be characters in the following acts. Accompanied by music, the mural dissolves and the characters walk out elegantly from the mural, with Little Prince, the Bird of All Lives, and the Bodhi Tree leading the way. Act One begins. Act One: The Bodhi Tree An ancient chorale chants at the foot of the Himalayas. Little Prince and a group of boys are frolicking with birds. A bird falls from the sky. The saddened Prince asks who could ease his sorrow. All of a sudden, the sky opens up a crack and the voice of Mantra is heard: “Be at peace. Place the poor dead bird on one side of the scale. Cut a piece of thy own flesh and place it on the other. If the scale balances, thou shall be pacified.” The boys execute Mantra’s decree for the Prince, but surprisingly, the scale does not balance. Mantra reappears and tells Little Prince that all lives – tiny as an ant or giant as a dinosaur – are equal. With that being true, the Prince ought to place his entire body on the scale in order to achieve balance. Little Prince is enlightened. He walks towards a Bodhi tree as lotus flowers manifest with his every step. He meditates under the tree for 49 days and becomes Buddha. The dead bird revives, hovers around Buddha,
Photo credit: Duhuang Academy (Photographer: Wu Jian)
and identifies itself as the Bird of All Lives sent by the Mantra. The Ode to Compassion: Equality (Created from and inspired by Buddha’s Light Prayers by Master Hsing Yun) rises, lauding “men shall love all creatures and all shall be in harmony” and celebrates the dawn of enlightenment. Act Two: The Deer of Nine Colours The beautiful Deer of Nine Colours and her sisters are strolling along a mysterious lake when they hear a plea for help. Against her sisters’ wishes, the Deer of Nine Colours rushes to save the Drowning Man, who recognises that his saviour is the very creature the King has been fervently pursuing.
Alerted by the Man’s malignancy, the Deer requests him not to disclose her whereabouts or he “shall reap what he sows”. The Man swears that he will never betray her. Back in the city, the King promises an enticing reward for whomever can capture the Deer of Nine Colours: “Most precious creature, her skin will make women glow, her horns and bones will increase men’s longevity, whoever discloses her whereabouts, the king hereby offers a hefty reward – millions of gold and numerous jewels and endless land.” Tempted by the promised reward, the Man betrays his saviour and leads the King and his guards to capture the Deer of Nine Colours. The Deer cries out desperately to Buddha for help, but is 9
stabbed to death by the Man. When the King and his guards learn that the Deer once rescued the Man from drowning, they shed regretful tears. The Ode to Compassion: Karma (Created from and inspired by Buddha’s Light Prayers by Master Hsing Yun) rises as karma befalls the Drowning Man, who cramps, rots, and dies slowly beside the dead Deer of Nine Colours. Act Three: A Thousand Arms and A Thousand Eyes In a magnificent palace, the Emperor enjoys a hallucinatory apsara dance performed by his three daughters – Miaoyin (alto), Miaoshan (soprano), and Miaoqing (pipa soloist/dancer). Suddenly, a Court Guard rushes in to report that a woman is in urgent need of a pair of arms and eyes to save her from dying. No one volunteers to help except for Miaoshan — the fairest of the three daughters: “Parents gave me my eyes and arms. Buddha gave me my heart and soul.” In order to save the lives of the dying mother and her baby, she willingly decides to offer her eyes and arms. Out of love for his daughter the Emperor voices his strong objection. A father and daughter’s love runs long and deep in tears. Eventually Miaoshan convinces her father and gives over her fairest eyes and arms in a solemn ritual – kneeling in a circle around her, the chorus watches Miaoshan as she floats above them shedding her eyes and arms. The funereal music begins: Ode to Compassion: Sacrifice (Created from and inspired by Buddha’s Light Prayers by Master Hsing Yun). In the midst of the wild dance, rises as a sculpture of Bodhisattva with a thousand arms and 10
a thousand eyes, her arms caress our human wounds and her eyes watch out for our human suffering. The ritual continues as all dance passionately. INTERVAL Act Four: Zen Garden Inside Songshan Mountain, where Zen Buddhism originated, nature’s water music is heard accompanied by aweinspiring visuals. Monks meditate and chant the Mantra of Nine, contemplating the philosophy of life. Master Monk (i.e. Daman Hongren, the fifth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism) teaches his disciples to listen for sounds in silence and observe forms with no shape. A Woodcutter (i.e. the future Huineng, the sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism) passes by and begins to speak about his unusual understanding of Zen. Provoked Monks rush in and challenge the Woodcutter to a Kungfu combat. Master Monk pacifies them by stating his wish to “hear everyone’s own understanding of Zen. That has been understood from each individual’s life practice and meditation”. Woodcutter and Master Monk engage in a lively philosophical debate: “the body is a Bodhi tree” vs. “Bodhi in essence is not a tree”; “the mind is a clear mirror” vs. “the mind/mirror is inherently without form”; “clean the mirror/mind often to free it from dust” vs. “the mirror/mind cannot gather dust since there is originally never a thing”. After the debate, Master Monk is deeply moved and tries to convince Woodcutter to stay and meditate with him and his disciples. The Ode of Compassion: Zen Dreams (Created from and inspired by Dajian Huineng and Monk Wuchao poems) rises amid organic music and sounds of water, wind, and stone.
Act Five: Heart Sutra Under a rare total solar eclipse, a Fire Ballet manifests in the desert of the Mountain of Flames. A Minstrel Monk named Kongxian returns to Dunhuang when he encounters Nina, a dying woman from the West. Kongxian chants mantras and revives her by sacrificing his very last drop of water to give to her. He finds baby silkworms and pupae woven in Nina’s hair, as Nina explains that after her hometown silkworms died away from an unexplained epidemic, she went on a journey to Suzhou to collect these species. But now, she is afraid she will not be able to complete her journey home to the opposite end of the Silk Road. In the bitter cold of the night, Kongxian and Nina huddle together for survival in order to warm themselves, but Nina dies in Kongxian’s arms… To commemorate this tragic encounter that occurred during Kongxian’s arduous journey of bringing the Heart Sutra from the West to the East, the Monks pick up their ancient musical instruments and join together with Kongxian in The Ode to Compassion: The Heart Sutra (Translated by Master Xuanzang).
life and the human mind. In grief, the disciples request whether they can ask one last question, and Buddha agrees. The disciples ask Buddha, “Are you God?” Buddha answers, “No, I am not.” “Are you the Son of God?” “No, I am not.” “Are you sent by God?” “No, I am not.” “Please enlighten us: what are you?” “I am… awake…” as Buddha closes his eyes and leaves for Nirvana. Moon and sun disappear. Mountains and rivers shudder. All goes into darkness. Bells toll. The Ode to Compassion: Heaven Earth Mankind rises, accompanied by a shining moon.
Act Six: Nirvana The mural Nirvana reappears onstage, recalling the Prologue. Buddha solemnly tells his disciples that he would soon enter Nirvana. Everyone weeps, however Buddha speaks calmly and compassionately, wittily imparting his wisdom on life and the other shore: “The scenery in life is as beautiful as poems and paintings.” The inspired disciples engage in a lively exchange with Buddha on the philosophy of 11
Celebrating Tan Dun: MSO Artistic Ambassador Tonight the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra proudly appoints Maestro Tan Dun as MSO Artistic Ambassador. This rare and prestigious appointment acknowledges the connection between Maestro Tan and the MSO, and celebrates his extraordinary contribution to classical music. As a composer and conductor Tan Dun is one of the greatest living artists. His work seamlessly weaves together Eastern and Western classical traditions. From the Academy Award®-winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to radically experimental compositions for organic materials such as water, paper and wind, Tan Dun has again and again been proven as one of the truly compelling musical forces of this era. Maestro Tan’s connection with the MSO began in 2013 with a performance of Martial Arts Trilogy. A year later, he returned to conduct the Australian 12
premiere of his Concerto for String Orchestra and The Triple Resurrections. Since then Tan has been very closely associated with the MSO’s annual Chinese New Year concert which he will again conduct in 2019. Tan Dun’s latest masterpiece, Buddha Passion (which will receive its Australian premiere tonight) was commissioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra with Dresdner Musikfestspiele, New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. When asked about his relationship with the MSO, Tan Dun says: “ The high quality of the musicians is why I return and why it is always a pleasure to work with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. As a conductor and a composer I can achieve everything I want with this fine orchestra and I am deeply honoured to accept the title of MSO Artistic Ambassador.”
Chinese New Year Celebrate the Year of the Pig with Tan Dun and the thrilling traditional-meets-rock band Hanggai. WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2019 | 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
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MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Sir Andrew Davis Chief Conductor
Benjamin Northey Associate Conductor Anthony Pratt#
Tianyi Lu
Cybec Assistant Conductor
Tan Dun
Artistic Ambassador
Hiroyuki Iwaki
Conductor Laureate (1974–2006)
FIRST VIOLINS Dale Barltrop Concertmaster
Sophie Rowell
Concertmaster The Ullmer Family Foundation#
Peter Edwards
Assistant Principal John McKay and Lois McKay#
Kirsty Bremner Sarah Curro
Michael Aquilina#
Peter Fellin Deborah Goodall Lorraine Hook Anne-Marie Johnson Kirstin Kenny Ji Won Kim Eleanor Mancini Chisholm & Gamon#
Mark Mogilevski Michelle Ruffolo Kathryn Taylor Michael Aquilina#
Aaron Barnden* Zoe Black* Amy Brookman* Karla Hanna* Madeleine Jevons* Nicholas Waters* Christine Wang*
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SECOND VIOLINS
VIOLAS
Matthew Tomkins
Christopher Moore
Robert Macindoe
Fiona Sargeant
Monica Curro
Lauren Brigden
Principal The Gross Foundation# Associate Principal
Assistant Principal Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind#
Mary Allison Isin Cakmakcioglu Tiffany Cheng Freya Franzen Cong Gu Andrew Hall Isy Wasserman Philippa West Patrick Wong Roger Young Jacqueline Edwards* Susannah Ng*
Principal Di Jameson#
Associate Principal Mr Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn Tillman#
Katharine Brockman Christopher Cartlidge Michael Aquilina#
Anthony Chataway
Dr Elizabeth E Lewis AM#
Gabrielle Halloran Maria Solà#
Trevor Jones Cindy Watkin Elizabeth Woolnough Caleb Wright William Clark* Beth Condon* Ceridwen Davies* CELLOS David Berlin
Principal MS Newman Family#
Rachael Tobin
Associate Principal
Nicholas Bochner Assistant Principal
Miranda Brockman
Geelong Friends of the MSO#
Rohan de Korte
Andrew Dudgeon#
Keith Johnson Sarah Morse Angela Sargeant Maria Solà#
Michelle Wood
Andrew and Theresa Dyer#
Eliza Sdraulig*
DOUBLE BASSES
CLARINETS
TROMBONES
Steve Reeves
David Thomas
Brett Kelly
Andrew Moon
Philip Arkinstall
Richard Shirley
Sylvia Hosking
Craig Hill
Mike Szabo
Principal
Associate Principal Assistant Principal
Damien Eckersley Benjamin Hanlon Suzanne Lee Stephen Newton
Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser#
Shannon Birchall* Grace Elliot* Vivian Siyuan Qu* Esther Toh*
Principal
Associate Principal
BASS CLARINET Jon Craven Principal
BASSOONS Jack Schiller Principal
Elise Millman
Associate Principal
Principal
Tim and Lyn Edward# Principal Bass Trombone
TUBA Timothy Buzbee Principal
TIMPANI** Christopher Lane PERCUSSION
Natasha Thomas Jenna Schijf*
Robert Clarke
FLUTES
CONTRABASSOON
Tim and Lyn Edward#
Prudence Davis
Brock Imison
Principal Anonymous#
Wendy Clarke
Associate Principal
Paula Rae*
Guest Associate Principal
Sarah Beggs PICCOLO
Principal
HORNS Sydney Braunfeld*† Guest Principal
Saul Lewis
Acting Associate Principal
Abbey Edlin
Andrew Macleod
Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM#
OBOES
Trinette McClimont Alexander Morton*
Jeffrey Crellin
TRUMPETS
Principal
Principal
Thomas Hutchinson Associate Principal
Ann Blackburn
The Rosemary Norman Foundation#
Annabelle Farid* COR ANGLAIS Michael Pisani Principal
Principal
John Arcaro
Robert Cossom Robert Allan* Shanie Klas* HARP Yinuo Mu Principal
Julie Raines*
Shane Hooton
Associate Principal
William Evans Rosie Turner
John and Diana Frew# # Position supported by * Guest Musician ** Timpani Chair position supported by Lady Potter AC CMRI † Courtesy of Orchestra Victoria 15
MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHORUS
CHORUS MASTER
ALTO
TENOR
Warren Trevelyan-Jones
Satu Aho Ruth Anderson Catherine Bickell Cecilia Bjรถrkegren Kate Bramley Serena Carmel Nicola Eveleigh Lisa Faulks Jill Giese Ros Harbison Sue Hawley Jennifer Henry Kristine Hensel Sara Kogan-Lazarus Joy Lukman Helen MacLean Christina McCowan Stephanie Mitchell Mair Roberts Helen Rommelaar Kerry Roulston Lisa Savige Libby Timcke Jenny Vallins
James Allen Steve Burnett Peter Campbell John Cleghorn Keaton Cloherty Geoffrey Collins James Dipnall Simon Gaites David Henley Lyndon Horsburgh Jessop Maticevski Shumack Michael Mobach Jean-Francois Ravat Nathan Guan Kiat Teo
REPETITEUR Tom Griffiths SOPRANO Eva Butcher Ella Dann-Limon Samantha Davies Michele De Courcy Catherine Folley Susan Fone Camilla Gorman Emma Hamley Penny Huggett Tania Jacobs Gwen Kennelly Anna Kidman Clancye Milne Caitlin Noble Tiffany Pang Tanja Redl Natalie Reid Janelle Richardson Mhairi Riddet Jo Robin Elizabeth Rusli Natalia Salazar Jemima Sim Shu Xian Emily Swanson Fabienne Vandenburie Ivy Weng
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BASS Maurice Amor Alexandras Bartaska Richard Bolitho Roger Dargaville Peter Deane Andrew Ham Jordan Janssen Evan Lawson Gary Levy Vern O'Hara Alexander Owens Liam Straughan Tom Turnbull Maurice Wan Foon Wong Simon Wright
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PROGRAM BENEFACTORS
The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria
Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program The Cybec Foundation East Meets West Supported by the Li Family Trust Meet The Orchestra Made possible by The Ullmer Family Foundation MSO Audience Access Crown Resorts Foundation, Packer Family Foundation MSO Building Capacity Gandel Philanthropy (Director of Philanthropy) MSO Education Supported by Mrs Margaret Ross AM and Dr Ian Ross MSO International Touring Supported by Harold Mitchell AC MSO Regional Touring Creative Victoria, Freemasons Foundation Victoria, The Robert Salzer Foundation, Anonymous The Pizzicato Effect (Anonymous), Collier Charitable Fund, The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust, Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust, Supported by the Hume City Council’s Community Grants Program Sidney Myer Free Concerts Supported by the Myer Foundation and the University of Melbourne
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO Gandel Philanthropy The Gross Foundation Harold Mitchell Foundation David and Angela Li Harold Mitchell AC MS Newman Family Foundation Lady Potter AC CMRI Joy Selby Smith The Cybec Foundation The Pratt Foundation The Ullmer Family Foundation Anonymous (1) ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS Associate Conductor Chair Benjamin Northey Anthony Pratt Orchestral Leadership Joy Selby Smith Cybec Assistant Conductor Chair Tianyi Lu The Cybec Foundation Associate Concertmaster Chair Sophie Rowell The Ullmer Family Foundation 2018 Soloist in Residence Chair Anne-Sophie Mutter Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO Young Composer in Residence Ade Vincent The Cybec Foundation
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S M Richards AM and M R Richards Tom and Elizabeth Romanowski Dr Michael Soon Peter J Stirling Jenny Tatchell Frank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam Tisher Anonymous (5) PLAYER PATRONS $1,000+ David and Cindy Abbey Christa Abdallah Dr Sally Adams Mary Armour Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society Dr Rosemary Ayton and Dr Sam Ricketson Marlyn and Peter Bancroft OAM Adrienne Basser Janice Bate and the Late Prof Weston Bate Janet H Bell John and Sally Bourne Michael F Boyt Patricia Brockman Dr John Brookes Stuart Brown Suzie Brown OAM and Harvey Brown Roger and Col Buckle Jill and Christopher Buckley Shane Buggle John Carroll Andrew Crockett AM and Pamela Crockett Panch Das and Laurel Young-Das Beryl Dean Rick and Sue Deering Dominic and Natalie Dirupo John and Anne Duncan
Jane Edmanson OAM Valerie Falconer and the Rayner Family in memory of Keith Falconer Grant Fisher and Helen Bird Elizabeth Foster Barry Fradkin OAM and Dr Pam Fradkin Applebay Pty Ltd David Frenkiel and Esther Frenkiel OAM David Gibbs and Susie O’Neill Janette Gill Greta Goldblatt and the late Merwyn Goldblatt George Golvan QC and Naomi Golvan Dr Marged Goode Prof Denise Grocke AO Max Gulbin Dr Sandra Hacker AO and Mr Ian Kennedy AM Jean Hadges Michael and Susie Hamson Paula Hansky OAM Merv Keehn & Sue Harlow Tilda and Brian Haughney Anna and John Holdsworth Penelope Hughes Basil and Rita Jenkins Christian and Jinah Johnston Dorothy Karpin Brett Kelly and Cindy Watkin Dr Anne Kennedy Julie and Simon Kessel Kerry Landman Diedrie Lazarus William and Magdalena Leadston Dr Anne Lierse Gaelle Lindrea Dr Susan Linton
Andrew Lockwood Elizabeth H Loftus Chris and Anna Long The Hon Ian Macphee AO and Mrs Julie Macphee Eleanor & Phillip Mancini Annette Maluish In memory of Leigh Masel Wayne McDonald Ruth Maxwell Don and Anne Meadows Ian Morrey and Geoffrey Minter new U Mildura Wayne and Penny Morgan Anne Neil Patricia Nilsson Laurence O’Keefe and Christopher James Kerryn Pratchett Peter Priest Treena Quarin Eli Raskin Raspin Family Trust Joan P Robinson Andrew and Judy Rogers Cathy and Peter Rogers Peter Rose and Christopher Menz Liliane Rusek Martin and Susan Shirley Penny Shore Dr Sam Smorgon AO and Mrs Minnie Smorgon Dr Norman and Dr Sue Sonenberg Lady Southey AC Geoff and Judy Steinicke Jennifer Steinicke Dr Peter Strickland Pamela Swansson Ann and Larry Turner David Valentine 19
SUPPORTERS Mary Valentine AO The Hon. Rosemary Varty Leon and Sandra Velik David and Yazni Venner Sue Walker AM Elaine Walters OAM and Gregory Walters Edward and Paddy White Nic and Ann Willcock Marian and Terry Wills Cooke Lorraine Woolley Richard Ye Anonymous (16) THE MAHLER SYNDICATE David and Kaye Birks Mary and Frederick Davidson AM Tim and Lyn Edward John and Diana Frew Francis and Robyn Hofmann The Hon Dr Barry Jones AC Dr Paul Nisselle AM Maria Solà The Hon Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall COMMISSIONS 2018 All the World’s a Stage Iain Grandage Commissioned by Mary Davidson in honour of her husband Frederick Davidson AM, on occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary Clarinet Concerto Paul Dean Commissioned by Andrew Johnston and premiered by the MSO to mark the 65th Wedding Anniversary of Andrew Johnston’s parents, Stephanie and David Johnston Missed Tales III – The Lost Mary Finsterer Commissiond by Kim Williams AM 20
Snare Drum Award test piece 2018 Commissioned by Tim and Lyn Edward CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE Current Conductor’s Circle Members Jenny Anderson David Angelovich G C Bawden and L de Kievit Lesley Bawden Joyce Bown Mrs Jenny Brukner and the late Mr John Brukner Ken Bullen Peter A Caldwell Luci and Ron Chambers Beryl Dean Sandra Dent Lyn Edward Alan Egan JP Gunta Eglite Mr Derek Grantham Marguerite Garnon-Williams Drs Clem Gruen and Rhyl Wade Louis Hamon OAM Carol Hay Tony Howe Laurence O’Keefe and Christopher James Audrey M Jenkins John Jones George and Grace Kass Mrs Sylvia Lavelle Pauline and David Lawton Cameron Mowat David Orr Rosia Pasteur Elizabeth Proust AO Penny Rawlins Joan P Robinson Neil Roussac
Anne Roussac-Hoyne Suzette Sherazee Michael Ryan and Wendy Mead Anne Kieni-Serpell and Andrew Serpell Jennifer Shepherd Profs. Gabriela and George Stephenson Pamela Swansson Lillian Tarry Dr Cherilyn Tillman Mr and Mrs R P Trebilcock Michael Ullmer Ila Vanrenen The Hon. Rosemary Varty Mr Tam Vu Marian and Terry Wills Cooke Mark Young Anonymous (27) The MSO gratefully acknowledges the support of the following Estates: Angela Beagley Neilma Gantner The Hon Dr Alan Goldberg AO QC Gwen Hunt Audrey Jenkins Joan Jones Pauline Marie Johnston Joan Jones C P Kemp Peter Forbes MacLaren Joan Winsome Maslen Lorraine Maxine Meldrum Prof Andrew McCredie Miss Sheila Scotter AM MBE Marion A I H M Spence Molly Stephens Jennifer May Teague Jean Tweedie Herta and Fred B Vogel Dorothy Wood
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HONORARY APPOINTMENTS
Collier Charitable Fund Crown Resorts Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation The Cybec Foundation The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Freemasons Foundation Victoria Gandel Philanthropy The International Music and Arts Foundation The Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust The Harold Mitchell Foundation The Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund The Pratt Foundation The Robert Salzer Foundation Telematics Trust Anonymous
Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO Life Members John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel Life Members Sir Elton John CBE Life Member Lady Potter AC CMRI Life Member Mrs Jeanne Pratt AC Life Member Geoffrey Rush AC Ambassador The MSO honours the memory of John Brockman OAM Life Member The Honourable Alan Goldberg AO QC Life Member Ila Vanrenen Life Member
MSO BOARD Chairman Michael Ullmer Managing Director Sophie Galaise Board Members Andrew Dyer Danny Gorog Margaret Jackson AC Di Jameson David Krasnostein David Li Hyon-Ju Newman Glenn Sedgwick Helen Silver AO Company Secretary Oliver Carton
The MSO relies on your ongoing philanthropic support to sustain our artists, and support access, education, community engagement and more. We invite our suporters to get close to the MSO through a range of special events. The MSO welcomes your support at any level. Donations of $2 and over are tax deductible, and supporters are recognised as follows: $1,000+ (Player)
$20,000+ (Impresario)
$2,500+ (Associate)
$50,000+ (Virtuoso)
$5,000+ (Principal)
$100,000+ (Platinum)
$10,000+ (Maestro) The MSO Conductor’s Circle is our bequest program for members who have notified of a planned gift in their Will. Enquiries P (03) 8646 1551 | E philanthropy@mso.com.au
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