2019 Sidney Myer Free Concerts

SIDNEY MYER FREE CONCERTS 8, 16 & 20 February 2019

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Welcome A message from the Premier

A message from the Minister for Creative Industries

I welcome everyone to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s 2019 Sidney Myer Free Concert series.

Welcome to another year of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Sidney Myer Bowl Concerts. This year marks 90 years of the free concerts and 60 of those years at our much-loved Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

This year’s concerts bring together works from some of the world’s most renowned composers, led by conductors Benjmin Northey and Tianyi Lu. This year we also celebrate a special milestone: 90 years of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra hosting free summer concerts for the people of Victoria – and 60 years of those concerts taking place at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

I’d like to thank the MSO for sharing the gift of music with Victorians for so many years, and for reinforcing our city’s reputation as Australia’s arts and culture capital.

I hope everyone enjoys this year's concerts in one of our most iconic venues.

The Hon Daniel Andrews MP Premier

The annual summer concerts are a gift of the Myer family and an iconic event in our city.

Each year the MSO brings its talents outdoors to share a series of concerts featuring acclaimed Australian and international conductors and performers.

I’m sure that many of us have favourite memories of MSO concerts here at the Bowl – and will add to those memories again in 2019.

These concerts provide a taste of what the MSO has in store for its coming season and I hope they inspire you to discover many more cultural experiences in our creative state in the year ahead.

The Hon Martin Foley MP Minister for Creative Industries

Cover image Dan Aulsebrook

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A message from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

A message from Arts Centre Melbourne

Welcome to the 2019 Sidney Myer Free Concert Series presented by the MSO in partnership with the University of Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne.

Arts Centre Melbourne congratulates the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in this, the 60th anniversary year of these free concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

This year we celebrate the legacy of Sidney Myer whose love of music established a Melbourne tradition of open-air music performance.

Together with the Orchestra we are pleased to continue to provide remarkable experiences for all Victorians through these special family performances.

Thanks to Sidney Myer’s generosity, Melbourne has enjoyed MSO’s free outdoor concerts for 90 years. Our annual series in ‘the Bowl’ are a perennial family favourite and a highlight of our city’s summer events.

Year after year, friends and families, the young and the young-at-heart, gather to share the experience of live, symphonic music in this perfect open-air setting.

I hope you enjoy tonight’s concert with your friends and family as you soak up the beautiful sounds in this iconic Melbourne venue.

If tonight is your introduction to classical music, I know you will be thrilled by the sights and sounds you are about to witness.

If you are already familiar with the MSO, this is sure to be another memorable experience.

Michael Ullmer AO Chairman Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

And don’t forget the dedicated Melbourne Symphony Orchestra box office which operates in Hamer Hall, where you can find out more about the 2019 season and purchase tickets to another remarkable orchestral concert.

Enjoy.

Claire Spencer Chief Executive Arts Centre Melbourne

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GERSHWIN AND FRIENDS

MELBOURNE YOUTH ORCHESTRA CURTAIN-RAISER

Friday 8 February / 7.30pm

Saturday 16 February / 6pm

ARTISTS

ARTISTS

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Melbourne Youth Orchestra

Benjamin Northey conductor

Brett Kelly conductor

Olivia Chindamo soprano Daniel Tang Le piano

Presented by Alice Keath

REPERTOIRE

REPERTOIRE

George Gershwin (1898–1937) Cuban Overture

Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) La Forza del destino: Overture

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Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) Manon Lescaut: Intermezzo

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Capriccio Italien

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Joe Chindamo (born 1961) Fantaskatto for voice and orchestra Olivia Chindamo, soprano

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[22']

Interval

[20']

George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Daniel Tang Le, piano

[15']

George Gershwin An American in Paris

[17']

The MSO wish to advise all three Sidney Myer Free Concerts will be broadcast on ABC Classic.

In addition, your image may be used in MSO printed and electronic publications for promotional purposes, and may be made available to the media and other third parties, or published on the internet.

All timings listed on this page are estimates.

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SATURDAY NIGHT SYMPHONY

A SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION

Saturday 16 February / 7.30pm

Wednesday 20 February / 7.30pm

ARTISTS

ARTISTS

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Tianyi Lu conductor

Benjamin Northey conductor

Leon Fei violin

Calvin Bowman organ Veriko Tchumburidze violin Christian Li violin

Presented by Jacinta Parsons

Presented by Mairi Nicolson

REPERTOIRE

REPERTOIRE

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale [7']

Mark Holdsworth (born 1990) A Hero’s Journey

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) Pelléas and Mélisande: Suite, Op.80: Sicilienne

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Chen Gang / He Zhanhao (born 1933) / (born 1935) The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: final movement [5'] Leon Fei, violin Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) Pohjola's Daughter

[17']

Interval

[20']

Iain Grandage (born 1970) Deep: A Silent Poem for Sir Douglas Mawson

[7']

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Romeo and Juliet

[19']

Paul Dukas (1865–1935) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Max Bruch (1838–1920) Scottish Fantasy Veriko Tchumburidze, violin Interval

[5']

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Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) Introduction and Rondo capriccioso [10'] Christian Li, violin Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 Organ Calvin Bowman, organ

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A Gift to Melbourne – The Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Sidney Myer loved music. During the summers of 1929 and 1930, now 90 years ago, he gave £1,000 per year to enable the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to stage free open-air public concerts.

These concerts were held in the Royal Botanic Gardens and they were a phenomenal success.

In 1932 he established a Trust to fund free outdoor symphony concerts, but died suddenly in 1934. In recognition of Sidney Myer’s vision for a permanent site, the Trustees of the Sidney Myer Fund provided for the development of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. In its 60th anniversary year, the Myer Music Bowl celebrates six decades of music and hallmark events at Melbourne’s iconic open-air performance stadium.

Most memorable in the venue’s history is the Seekers concert in 1967, where 200,000 people packed the Bowl and the surrounding areas.

In keeping with its genesis and Sidney Myer’s wishes, the Bowl is the venue for the annual Sidney Myer Free Concerts with the Melbourne Sydney Orchestra.

For Sidney Myer, the reward was in the giving. I hope you enjoy the music and know of the pleasure that he would have in seeing these concerts bring such joy to all who attend.

Sid Myer AM Chairman, Estate of Late Sidney B. Myer

Join the Celebration As we celebrate 90 years of free MSO concerts and 60 years at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we want to hear from you!

Share your memories and photos using #msobowl on social media to be a part of this special anniversary celebration.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 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 the 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.

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. The MSO also delivers innovative and engaging programs and digital tools to audiences of all ages through its Education and Outreach initiatives.

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Benjamin Northey conductor

Tianyi Lu conductor

Benjamin Northey is Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Tianyi Lu is active as a guest conductor in the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and New Zealand. She is the Cybec Assistant Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor of the St. Woolos Sinfonia, and was recently a Dudamel Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.

Benjamin appears regularly as guest conductor with all major Australian symphony orchestras, Opera Australia (Turandot, L’elisir d’amore, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, Carmen), New Zealand Opera (Sweeney Todd) and State Opera South Australia (La sonnambula, Les contes d’Hoffmann). His international appearances include concerts with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg.

An Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, his awards include the prestigious 2010 Melbourne Prize Outstanding Musician’s Award as well as multiple awards for his numerous recordings with ABC Classics.

Tianyi Lu works closely with Sir Andrew Davis in Melbourne, and has recently assisted Gustavo Dudamel, Susanna Mälkki and Matthias Pintscher in the USA. She has been mentored by conductors including Carlo Rizzi, Bernard Haitink and Sir Mark Elder. In 2014 she was voted a finalist at the ‘Interaktion Dirigentenwerkstatt des Kritischen Orchesters’ by players from the Berlin Philharmonic and other professional orchestras in Germany.

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Olivia Chindamo soprano

Daniel Tang Le piano

Olivia Chindamo is best known for her natural and effortless ability to improvise.

As the 2016 Bell Award winner for “Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year”, Olivia firmly cemented her place in Australia’s flourishing jazz scene and is now being recognised internationally.

Hailed by Arts Review for his “show stopping virtuoso piano rendering,” Australian pianist Daniel Tang Le has enjoyed an international career spanning four continents. Beginning his piano studies at the age of three, Daniel received a music scholarship to the Melbourne Grammar School at the age of eleven.

By fourteen, he attended the Australian National Academy of Music Young Academy Program and gave his first live radio performances on the Australian Broadcasting Company and 3MBS.

Often labelled as a “musician’s singer”, she has already earned the respect of many of her peers and has performed on stages of all sizes, including Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, The Basement (Sydney), Melbourne’s iconic Hamer Hall and several large scale festivals and concerts, including Sydney’s Twilight at Taronga Zoo Summer Series 2015 and 2016.

As well as fronting her own bands, Olivia often appears as a guest vocalist with James Morrison’s Big Band and performs and collaborates with many other Australian bands and projects.

Daniel has performed at venues including Lincoln Center in New York, Melbourne Recital Centre, Queensland Performing Arts Theatre and Engadin Summer Piano Academy in Switzerland. Currently based in New York City, Daniel is pursuing his Master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music as the Ruby Fae Ellenger Overstreet Scholar.

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Leon Fei violin

Calvin Bowman organ

Leon Fei was born in Melbourne and started learning violin and piano at five years old. He was invited to perform as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in New York at age ten after winning first prize and “Judges’ Favourite Award” at the 2015 International Piano and Strings Competition held in the U.S.

Born in Ararat, Victoria, Calvin Bowman is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, and was the first Australian to graduate with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Yale University, with the assistance of a Fulbright scholarship.

In 2017 Leon became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Australia National Fine Music Young Virtuoso Award, following his winning of the 2017 3MBS Fine Music Young Performer Award and Audience Choice Award in Melbourne.

Leon has performed, toured and undertaken master classes in Germany, Prague and Spain. He was awarded a Licentiate Diploma in Music with Distinction in 2018 and is Concertmaster of Scotch College Middle School Symphony Orchestra.

Dr Bowman's major focus as a composer is in the composition of artsong, and he has been commissioned by organisations such as Ars Musica Australis and Symphony Australia. He has also composed two operas: Lost to the Music, written for the National Boys’ Choir, and The Magic Pudding – The Opera, commissioned by Victorian Opera.

As a performer he has presented the complete Bach organ works twice in public, most recently in 2009 for the Melbourne International Festival where he performed them in a single seventeenhour sitting.

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Veriko Tchumburidze violin

Christian Li violin

Born in Turkey, Veriko Tchumburidze began her education at Mersin University State Conservatory and continued her studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna. In 2013, the Turkish music magazine Andante awarded Tchumburidze the title of the country’s “Best Emerging Musician”. She performed at the opening concert of the 41st Istanbul Music Festival with the Borusan Symphony Orchestra, and has played with such international orchestras as the Züricher Kammerorchester and the Münchener Kammerorchester.

In January 2016, she recorded John Williams’ music to Schindler’s List with the Brandenburgisches Kammerorchester.

Born in Melbourne, Christian Li began violin at the age of five, and studies under Dr. Robin Wilson at the Australian National Academy of Music.

In 2016, Veriko Tchumburidze won First Prize at the prestigious International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition.

Since 2016, Tchumburidze has been playing a 1756 Giambattista Guadagnini instrument generously provided by the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.

In April 2018, at the age of ten, Christian became the youngest-ever joint Junior First Prize-winner of the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in Geneva. Christian made his solo orchestral debut with the Australasian Orchestra, and his solo concerto debut performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Orchestra Victoria. Future performances include appearances at the Melbourne Recital Centre and at festivals in Belgium, Norway, Germany and the UK. In June 2017, Christian performed at Carnegie Hall in the American Protégé Showcase. Christian plays a rare ¾ size Amati violin made in 1733, on generous loan from Reuning & Son Violins, Boston.

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FILM WITH LIVE ORCHE STRA

26–27 APRIL

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

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Your MSO Sir Andrew Davis Chief Conductor

Benjamin Northey Associate Conductor

Tianyi Lu

Cybec Assistant Conductor

Hiroyuki Iwaki

Conductor Laureate (1974–2006)

FIRST VIOLINS Dale Barltrop Concertmaster

Sophie Rowell

Concertmaster The Ullmer Family Foundation#

Peter Edwards

Assistant Principal

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#

SECOND VIOLINS Matthew Tomkins

Principal The Gross Foundation#

Robert Macindoe Associate Principal

Monica Curro

Assistant Principal Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind#

Mary Allison Isin Cakmakcioglu Tiffany Cheng

DOUBLE BASSES

Freya Franzen Cong Gu Andrew Hall Isy Wasserman Philippa West Patrick Wong Roger Young

Steve Reeves Principal

Andrew Moon

Associate Principal

Sylvia Hosking

Assistant Principal

Damien Eckersley Benjamin Hanlon Suzanne Lee Stephen Newton

VIOLAS Christopher Moore Principal Di Jameson#

Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser#

Lauren Brigden Katharine Brockman Christopher Cartlidge

FLUTES Prudence Davis

Michael Aquilina#

Principal Anonymous#

Anthony Chataway

Dr Elizabeth E Lewis AM#

Wendy Clarke

Gabrielle Halloran

Associate Principal

Maria Solà#

Sarah Beggs

Trevor Jones Fiona Sargeant Cindy Watkin Elizabeth Woolnough

PICCOLO Andrew Macleod

Principal John McKay and Lois McKay#

CELLOS

OBOES

David Berlin

Principal MS Newman Family#

Jeffrey Crellin

Rachael Tobin

Thomas Hutchinson

Principal

Associate Principal

Associate Principal

Nicholas Bochner

Ann Blackburn

Assistant Principal Anonymous*

The Rosemary Norman Foundation#

Miranda Brockman

Geelong Friends of the MSO#

COR ANGLAIS

Rohan de Korte

Michael Pisani

Keith Johnson Sarah Morse Angela Sargeant

CLARINETS

Principal

Andrew Dudgeon#

David Thomas Principal

Maria Solà

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Philip Arkinstall

Michelle Wood

Andrew and Theresa Dyer

#

Associate Principal

Craig Hill

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BASS CLARINET

PERCUSSION

contrabassoon

Jon Craven

Robert Clarke

Grzegorz Curyla†

BASSOONS

John Arcaro

Ian Wildsmith

Jack Schiller

Robert Cossom

Tristan Rebien

Drs Clem Gruen and Rhyl Wade#

Guest Associate Principal trumpet

Associate Principal

HARP

Jonathon Ramsay^

Natasha Thomas

Yinuo Mu

Principal

Principal

Elise Millman

CONTRABASSOON Brock Imison Principal

HORNS Saul Lewis

Acting Associate Principal

Abbey Edlin

Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM#

Trinette McClimont Rachel Shaw TRUMPETS Shane Hooton

Associate Principal

William Evans Rosie Turner

John and Diana Frew#

TROMBONES Brett Kelly Principal

Richard Shirley

Tim and Lyn Edward#

Mike Szabo

Principal Bass Trombone

TUBA Timothy Buzbee Principal

TIMPANI** Christopher Lane Principal

Principal

Tim and Lyn Edward#

Principal

GUEST MUSICIANS

appearing across the Sidney Myer Free Concert series

Aaron Barnden violin Zoe Black violin Jacqueline Edwards violin Karla Hanna violin Cameron Jamieson violin Madeleine Jevons violin Michael Loftus-Hills violin Lynette Rayner violin Nicholas Waters violin Merewyn Bramble viola William Clark viola Ceridwen Davies viola Lisa Grosman viola Helen Ireland viola Isabel Morse viola Katie Yap viola Zoe Knighton cello Kalina Krusteva-Theaker

Guest Principal horn Guest Principal third horn

Guest Associate Principal trombone

Christine Turpin timpani Matthew Brennan percussion Timothy Hook percussion Peter Neville percussion Evan Pritchard percussion Lara Wilson percussion Louisa Breen piano Leigh Harrold piano/celeste Laurence Matheson

piano/celeste

Luke Carbon

tenor/baritone saxophone

Lachlan Davidson

alto/tenor saxophone

Tim Wilson alto saxophone

cello

Mee Na Lojewski cello Anna Pokorny cello Josephine Vains cello Kylie Davies double bass Rob Nairn double bass Vivian Qu Siyuan double bass Emma Sullivan double bass Esther Toh double bass Giovanni Vinci double bass Rachel Curkpatrick oboe Colin Forbes-Abrams

# Position supported by * Guest Musician ** Timpani Chair position supported by Lady Potter AC CMRI † Courtesy of Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra ^ Courtesy of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra 15

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Supporters MSO PATRON The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria

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 The Cybec Foundation The Pratt Foundation The Ullmer Family Foundation Anonymous (2)

ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS Orchestral Leadership Joy Selby Smith Cybec Assistant Conductor Chair Tianyi Lu The Cybec Foundation Concertmaster Chair Sophie Rowell The Ullmer Family Foundation 2019 Mid-Season Gala Artist Lang Lang is supported

by Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO Young Composer in Residence Ade Vincent The Cybec Foundation

PROGRAM BENEFACTORS 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

PLATINUM PATRONS $100,000+ Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel AC

The Gross Foundation David and Angela Li MS Newman Family Foundation Anthony Pratt The Pratt Foundation Lady Potter AC CMRI Ullmer Family Foundation Anonymous (2)

VIRTUOSO PATRONS $50,000+ Di Jameson David Krasnostein and Pat Stragalinos Harold Mitchell AC Kim Williams AM

IMPRESARIO PATRONS $20,000+ Michael Aquilina The John and Jennifer Brukner Foundation Mary and Frederick Davidson AM Margaret Jackson AC Andrew Johnston Mimie MacLaren John and Lois McKay Maria Solà Anonymous (1)

MAESTRO PATRONS $10,000+ Kaye and David Birks Mitchell Chipman Tim and Lyn Edward Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind Robert & Jan Green Hilary Hall, in memory of Wilma Collie The Hogan Family Foundation Peter Hunt AM and Tania de Jong AM International Music and Arts Foundation Suzanne Kirkham

The Cuming Bequest Gordan Moffat AM Bruce Parncutt AO Ian and Jeannie Paterson Elizabeth Proust AO Xijian Ren and Qian Li Glenn Sedgwick Helen Silver AO and Harrison Young Gai and David Taylor Juliet Tootell Alice Vaughan Harry and Michelle Wong Jason Yeap OAM – Mering Management Corporation

PRINCIPAL PATRONS $5,000+ Christine and Mark Armour Barbara Bell, in memory of Elsa Bell Stephen and Caroline Brain Prof Ian Brighthope David Capponi and Fiona McNeil May and James Chen Chisholm & Gamon John and Lyn Coppock Wendy Dimmick Andrew Dudgeon AM Andrew and Theresa Dyer Mr Bill Fleming John and Diana Frew Susan Fry and Don Fry AO Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser Geelong Friends of the MSO R Goldberg and Family Leon Goldman Jennifer Gorog HMA Foundation Louis Hamon OAM Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM Hans and Petra Henkell

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Hartmut and Ruth Hofmann Doug Hooley Jenny and Peter Hordern Dr Alastair Jackson AM Rosemary and James Jacoby Dr Elizabeth A Lewis AM Norman Lewis, in memory of Dr Phyllis Lewis Peter Lovell Lesley McMullin Foundation Mr Douglas and Mrs Rosemary Meagher Marie Morton FRSA Dr Paul Nisselle AM The Rosemary Norman Foundation Ken Ong, in memory of Lin Ong Jim and Fran Pfeiffer Andrew and Judy Rogers Rae Rothfield Jeffrey Sher QC and Diana Sher OAM Diana and Brian Snape AM Tasco Petroleum Mr Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn Tillman The Hon. Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall Lyn Williams AM Anonymous (5)

ASSOCIATE PATRONS $2,500+ Dandolo Partners Will and Dorothy Bailey Bequest David Blackwell OAM Anne Bowden Bill Bowness Julia and Jim Breen Roger and Coll Buckle Jill and Christopher Buckley Lynne Burgess Oliver Carton Ann Darby, in memory of Leslie J. Darby

Natasha Davies, for the Trikojus Education Fund Merrowyn Deacon Sandra Dent Peter and Leila Doyle Duxton Vineyards Lisa Dwyer and Dr Ian Dickson AM Jaan Enden Dr Helen M Ferguson Elizabeth Foster Mr Peter Gallagher and Dr Karen Morley Dina and Ron Goldschlager Colin Golvan AM QC and Dr Deborah Golvan Louise Gourlay OAM Susan and Gary Hearst Jenkins Family Foundation John Jones George and Grace Kass Irene Kearsey and M J Ridley The Ilma Kelson Music Foundation Bryan Lawrence John and Margaret Mason H E McKenzie Allan and Evelyn McLaren Alan and Dorothy Pattison Sue and Barry Peake Mrs W Peart Graham and Christine Peirson Julie and Ian Reid Ralph and Ruth Renard Peter and Carolyn Rendit 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 (4)

PLAYER PATRONS $1,000+ David and Cindy Abbey 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 Shane Buggle Dr Lynda Campbell John Carroll Andrew Crockett AM and Pamela Crockett Panch Das and Laurel Young-Das Beryl Dean Rick and Sue Deering John and Anne Duncan Jane Edmanson OAM Grant Fisher and Helen Bird 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 Paula Hansky OAM Merv Keehn and Sue Harlow Tilda and Brian Haughney Anna and John Holdsworth Penelope Hughes Basil and Rita Jenkins Christian and Jinah Johnston Dorothy Karpin Dr Anne Kennedy Julie and Simon Kessel Kerry Landman Diedrie Lazarus 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 new U Mildura Wayne and Penny Morgan Anne Neil Patricia Nilsson Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE and Lady Nossal Laurence O’Keefe and Christopher James Kerryn Pratchett Peter Priest Treena Quarin Eli Raskin Raspin Family Trust Joan P Robinson Cathy and Peter Rogers Peter Rose and Christopher Menz Liliane Rusek

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Supporters Elisabeth and Doug Scott 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 Mary Valentine AO The Hon. Rosemary Varty Leon and Sandra Velik Sue Walker AM Elaine Walters OAM and Gregory Walters Edward and Paddy White Nic and Ann Willcock Marian and Terry Wills Cooke OAM Lorraine Woolley Richard Ye Anonymous (20)

MSO PATRON COMMISSIONS Clarinet Concerto Paul Dean Commissioned by Andrew Johnston Snare Drum Award test piece 2019 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 GarnonWilliams 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 AO The Hon. Rosemary Varty Mr Tam Vu Marian and Terry Wills Cooke OAM 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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TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS Collier Charitable Fund Crown Resorts Foundation and the Packer Family Foundation The Cybec Foundation The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Freemasons Foundation Victoria The Gall Family Foundation Gandel Philanthropy The International Music and Arts Foundation The Archie & Hilda Graham Foundation The Ern Hartley Foundation Gwen & Edna Jones Foundation The A.L. Lane Foundation The Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust Helen Macpherson Smith Trust The Harold Mitchell Foundation

The Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund The Thomas O’Toole Foundation The Pratt Foundation The Robert Salzer Foundation Telematics Trust The Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation Anonymous

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO Life Members John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel AC Life Members Sir Elton John CBE Life Member Harold Mitchell AC Life Member Lady Potter AC CMRI Life Member Mrs Jeanne Pratt AC Life Member Tan Dun Artistic Ambassador Geoffrey Rush AC Artistic 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 AO Deputy Chair David Li Managing Director Sophie Galaise Board Directors Danny Gorog Lorraine Hook Margaret Jackson AC Di Jameson David Krasnostein 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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MUSIC MULTITUDE FOR THE

a musical legacy

The year – 1929. The ‘20s were still roaring when Sidney Myer gave £1,000 for a radical idea that would change summer in Melbourne – free open air concerts for the people.

Ninety years and countless picnics later, Melburnians are still enjoying the best quality symphonic music under the stars – for free – thanks to Sidney Myer.

With the huge popularity of those first concerts, Sidney Myer had the foresight to set up a trust to fund them – forever.

His wife, Merlyn Myer, noted “At those Symphony Orchestra Concerts in the Gardens when he saw thousands upon thousands enjoying the music under

glorious surroundings – he was always overjoyed and grateful that he was so privileged to be in a position to do such things for the public.”

Like Sidney Myer, you too can make a lasting difference to Melbourne. By leaving a gift in your Will to the MSO, you will ensure outstanding symphonic music, inspiring education programs and Australian music and musicians always have a home in our city.

Individuals from all walks of life have made gifts of all sizes to the MSO in their Wills.

Won’t you join them in being a part of music in Melbourne forever?

For information on how you can make a gift in your Will to the MSO, please contact Erika Jordan on 03 8646 1109 or jordane@mso.com.au.

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Yes! I want to make a difference to the community by supporting the MSO’s Month of Giving.

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Invest in music for our communi Music speaks louder than words. Our music – and our musicians – exist because of our community. From $10 to $1 million, every donation is an investment in music for all.

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EFT TO NAB ACCOUNT MSO Fund BSB 083 004 Account 89 393 2381 (include your name and 'Month of Giving' in payment description)

ONLINE at mso.com.au/give I am interested in leaving a legacy of wonderful music for years to come: I have made a gift to the MSO in my Will

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I would consider including the MSO in my Will and would like more information PLEASE RETURN TO MSO’s Month of Giving GPO Box 9994 Melbourne VIC 3001 All gifts over $2 are fully tax-deductible

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Government Partners

Premier Partners

Major Partners

Venue Partner

Education Partners

Supporting Partners

Quest Southbank

The CEO Institute

Ernst & Young

Bows for Strings

The Observership Program

Trusts and Foundations

Erica Foundation Pty Ltd, Gall Family Foundation, The Archie & Hilda Graham Foundation, The Gross Foundation, Ern Hartley Foundation, The A.L. Lane Foundation, Gwen & Edna Jones Foundation, Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund, MS Newman Family Foundation, The Thomas O’Toole Foundation, The Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation, The Ullmer Family Foundation

Media and Broadcast Partners

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