FEEL EVERY MOMENT SEASON 2023
Under the leadership of Jaime Martín and our Artistic Family, I am thrilled to share a season of highlights with Inyou.addition to our mainstage program, 2023 will also see the MSO make an impact offstage. Through our performances and engagement with regional Victorians, our deepening relationships with international partners, and our digital concert hall MSO.LIVE, we strive to reach music lovers wherever they are. My deepest thanks go to MSO musicians and staff for their continued passion for our wonderful organisation.
Jaime Martín Chief Conductor Sophie Galaise Managing Director Season
I trust you will find joy in witnessing our Orchestra and amazing guest soloists perform five of the greatest violin concertos ever. This Season we also profile Sergei Rachmaninov’s 150th Anniversary. I thank the MSO musicians and the entire team behind the scenes for their tireless dedication in helping me curate a year filled with classics, hidden treasures, and a surprise or two. I am excited to give you our 2023 Season.
And, of course, to you; whether you are renewing your subscription, joining for the first time or reconnecting after a few years out of the concert hall, as an MSO subscriber you are part of the lifeblood that will see us thrive for generations to come.
Thank you. I look forward to welcoming you in the concert hall.
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The beauty and power of the natural world has always been an inspiration to me. As we embrace a more sustainable approach to music-making, it is fitting that nature is central to much of this year’s programming. You are warmly invited to join us on this journey, on stage and behind the scenes. One of the MSO’s strengths is its ability to dedicate itself equally to Australian and First Nations voices as to the European composers; it is a thread that you will explore through this year’s program as you discover a bounty of local composers.
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Welcome 02 How to Subscribe 04 Subscriber Rewards 05 Season Highlights 08 Meet our Artists in Residence 14 Concerts 15 January 15 February 17 March 20 April 22 May 24 June 26 July 29 August 32 September 34 October 38 November 40 December 42 Jams for Juniors and Classic Kids 44 Support your MSO 46 Series Hamer Hall Thursday Nights and Friday Nights 48 Hamer Hall Saturday Matinees and Saturday Nights 49 Quick Fix at Half Six 50 MSO Mornings 50 Melbourne Town Hall 51 Recital Centre 51 Monash 52 Geelong 52 Chamber 53 Ears Wide Open 53 Create Your Own 54 Add-on ticket prices 57 Emerging Artists 58 Music and Ideas 59 Connect with us 64 MSO partners 65 Contents 7 SEASON 2023 The MSO respectfully acknowledges the people of the Eastern Kulin Nations as the Traditional Custodians of the un-ceded land on which we work. We acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging and honour the world’s oldest continuing music practice.
Nature Chinese New Year (p.17) Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life (p.19) Nature’s Majesty (p.20) Abundant Spring (p.34) Homelands (p.35) Nature’s Transcendence (p.42) Be transported from the concert hall to the mountaintops and beyond. From Richard Strauss’ An Alpine Symphony to Schumann’s musical depiction of Spring, in 2023 the MSO explores works inspired by the natural world. Experience the majesty of nature through music at these stunning performances. Look for the nature symbol throughout Season 2023, or visit mso.com.au/nature to view all events in this theme, and learn more about the MSO’s Green Orchestra initiative. HIGHLIGHTS 8 Highlights2023Season
New work is in the MSO’s DNA.
Look for the symbols throughout Season 2023, or visit mso.com.au/australian to view all events in this theme and learn more about the Australian and First Nations artists we collaborate with.
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Friends and Admirers (p.31) Reflected Light (p.32)
Australian music & First Nations arts
NAIDOC Week Celebration (p.30)
The 2023 Season features 17 new commissions, with more than half by female composers. The MSO also celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers program.
Metropolis: Stabat Mater (p.37) Metropolis: Peace Concerto (p.37) Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace
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Deborah Cheetham AO joins us for Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace on 14 October. Join the MSO’s First Nations Giving Circle to support the Orchestra’s First Nations initiatives. Donate at mso.com.au/give 9
The MSO continues to work respectfully in partnership with First Nations artists and communities to create a more vibrant Australian arts sector.
Women in Music Masterclass with Siobhan Stagg Celebrating International Women’s Day Nature’s Majesty MSO Mornings: Brahms’ Violin SummonsConcertoandSignals The Kreutzer Sonata Great female composers, conductors and soloists from Australia and overseas are featured throughout Season 2023. We invite you to celebrate their contributions to the arts at our International Women’s Day events in March. Visit mso.com.au/women to learn more about these events and our commitment to equitable gender representation. EVENTS (P.20–21) Elena Schwarz conducts the MSO on 10 and 11 March. 10 Highlights2023Season
Li-Wei Qin performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto this June at A Snapshot in Time.
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Look for the East meets West symbol throughout Season 2023 or visit mso.com.au/emw to view all East meets West events.
East meets West is supported by: HIGHLIGHTS
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2023 MSO East meets West Program, please contact Jayde Walker, Head of Partnerships, at walkerj@mso.com.au or 0417 864 702.
East meetsChineseWestNewYear(p.17) A Tchaikovsky Spectacular (p.18) A Snapshot in Time (p.26) Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) Abundant Spring (p.34) Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (p.35) Homelands (p.35) In 2023 we mark ten years of our annual Chinese New Year concert, and welcome great artists from across Asia in programs across the Season.
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MSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín continues his exploration of the complete symphonies of Gustav Mahler and Antonin Dvoˇrák – two masters of the form. 2023 marks Sergei Rachmaninov’s 150th Anniversary. Known for his heartachingly romantic melodies, prepare to be swept away by Rachmaninov’s beautiful music throughout our Season 2023.
Rachmaninov Vespers (p.26) Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) Homelands (p.35) Rachmaninov and Smetana (p.36) Rachmaninov's Rhapsody (p.42)
Look for the R150 symbol throughout Season 2023 or visit mso.com.au/rach150 to learn more about these performances. Look for the Mahler and Dvořák symbols throughout Season 2023 or visit mso.com.au/cycles to learn more about these concerts. Composers Mahler & Dvořák Rachmaninov 150 HIGHLIGHTS
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Mahler Symphony No.5 at Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life (p.19) Dvořák Symphony No.6 at Friends and Admirers (p.31) Dvořák Symphony No.5 at Nature’s Transcendance (p.42)
Beethoven’s Violin Concerto (p.41)
Hear the voice of the MSO’s choral repertoire at concerts throughout Season 2023, plus two special concerts at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
Some of the most exciting violinists from home and abroad perform five spectacular concertos – by Brahms, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn and Beethoven.
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Rachmaninov Vespers (p.26) Coronation Anthems (p.36)
Visit mso.com.au/chorus to view all MSO Chorus concerts, and create your own choral series in 2023.
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Look for the violin symbol throughout Season 2023 or visit mso.com.au/violin to learn more about these concerts.
Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29)
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto (p.35)
Brahms’ Violin Concerto (p.20) Summons and Signals (p.20) Northern Reflections (p.23)
Abundant Spring (p.34)
Ears Wide Open: Great Violin Concertos (p.35)
The music of the innovative Australian composer Mary Finsterer is performed throughout the world. Her award–winning work can be heard on concert stages and on screen, including music for the Hollywood blockbuster Die Hard 4. Her style takes its musical cues from contemporary practice and the Renaissance with equal ease. Her first opera, Biographica, premiered in 2017 and was described as “an outstanding new opera that deserves a permanent place in the repertoire”. Her second opera, Antarctica, recently premiered at the Holland Festival and was described as “magnificent, a milestone for Australian opera”. Finsterer is published by Schott Music, and holds the position of CALE Creative Fellow at the College of Arts, Law and Education at the University of Tasmania.
Meet our Artists in Residence
Founded by Lyn Williams AM in 1997, Gondwana Voices is Australia’s national children’s choir for treble singers aged 10–17. It regularly performs with the country’s leading ensembles and has built a reputation for performances of outstanding musicianship. The choristers of Gondwana Voices come from all around Australia, from the cities, the suburbs and the bush to perform captivating and challenging music. The choir tours nationally and internationally and has taken part in international choral festivals including the World Symposium on Choral Music in Rotterdam and the BBC Proms. In 2019, Gondwana Voices performed Brett Dean’s Vexations and Devotions with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra under maestro Vladimir Jurowksi at the Berlin Philharmonie. The choir has recorded three albums for ABC Classic. In 2023 we welcome some extraordinary artists to our Artistic Family.
Mary Finsterer’s position as MSO’s 2023 Composer in Residence is generously supported by Kim Williams AM.
Soloist in Residence
Mary Finsterer Composer in Residence
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Soprano Siobhan Stagg is one of the most outstanding young artists to emerge from Australia in recent years. After graduating from the University of Melbourne, Siobhan began her career in the Salzburger Festspiele’s Young Singers Project and as a soloist at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She has sung title roles for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Dutch National Opera, and Victorian Opera, (for which she received the Green Room Award for Best Female Lead in an Opera), and in concert with the London Symphony Orchestra and Berliner Philharmoniker, among many others. Siobhan became a Director of the Melba Opera Trust Board in October 2020, their first scholarship alumna to be appointed, and the first International Director. Gondwana Voices Ensemble in Residence
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FREE EVENT! RSVP required at mso.com.au/cybec
New MSO commissions by Naomi Dodd, Joseph Franklin, Christopher Healey, and Julia Potter.
The Cybec Foundation supports the MSO to present the Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers’ Program each year
Cybec Showcase: 20th Anniversary DEAKIN EDGE, FEDERATION SQUARE 15 JANUARY
Saturday 28 January / 6.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Carlo Antonioli* conductor
This event is the culmination of a mentorship program of this year’s participants by leading Australian composers. You’ll hear four new works by these participants performed by the MSO, after which one participant will be chosen as the Cybec Young Composer in Residence for 2024. Since 2003 when the program was introduced, 80 composers from across Australia have had works commissioned and performed by the MSO. All have continued on to widely diverse creative practices and the MSO has offered several subsequent commissions to graduates of the program. Conductor
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Love the MSO? Join our memberships program in 2023! ofFRIENDSthe MSO mso.com.au/friends Benefits include: • Priority ticket access • Event invitations • Free drinks at Hamer Hall • Ticket offers • MSO.LIVE membership …and more! Kick off the 2023 concert season with an exclusive Friends of the MSO event! Enjoy a drink with your fellow Friends while being serenaded by MSO musicians – the perfect summer afternoon. Complimentary invitations will be issued to the first 100 people who sign up to a 2023 Friends membership! SIGN UP TODAY –more detail, including our special venue, to follow. Welcome Party Sunday 29 January
Saturday 4 February / 7.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Musicians of the Sichuan Orchestra of China Darrell Ang conductor Guan Xia Symphonic Overture No.1 Graeme Koehne Elevator Music Tchaikovsky The Sleeping Beauty Suite Ye Xiaogang Sichuan Image (Excerpts) Julian Yu Evolution Celebrate the year of the Rabbit at MSO’s 10th annual Chinese New Year Concert. Inspired by the exhilarating natural beauty of Sichuan Province this festive concert will feature guest musicians from the Sichuan Orchestra of China, conducted by their Artistic Director, Darrell Ang. YearNewChinese ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL Landscape at Moon Hill, Yangshuo, China. Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase. 17 FEBRUARY
Free Concerts
Saturday 18 February / 7.30pm Melbourne Youth Orchestra Curtain Raiser at 6pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Hannah Shin* piano Stacey Alleaume soprano Paul McMahon tenor Warwick Fyfe bass-baritone MSO WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones chorus director Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Orff Carmina Burana *Winner of Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition Carmina BuranaMosaics Wednesday 15 February / 7.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Nomad vocalist^ ELAURA vocalist^ HVSH vocalist^ Ag Johnson vocalist^ Sangam Ensemble^^ Celebrate the diversity of Melbourne at this program featuring a new fanfare by Melissa Douglas* and contemporary voices mentored by GRID Series. Then, Sangam joins the MSO for a showcase of South Asian arts, with choreography and text by Priya Srinivasan, and composition and arrangement by Hari Sivanesan, Uthra Vijay and Alex Turley. ^Presented in collaboration with GRID series ^^Produced by Insite Arts *Cybec Young Composer in Residence Wednesday 8 February / 7.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Johannes Fritzsch conductor Richard Narroway cello Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Polonaise Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Tchaikovsky Selections from Swan Lake Khachaturian Spartacus Suite No.1 Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture A Tchaikovsky
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SIDNEY MYER
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MUSIC BOWL
The MSO has been performing outdoor concerts for more than 90 years, and has presented our annual free concert series at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl since 1959. Gates open at 4.30pm with entry on a first-in basis. The Sidney Myer Free Concerts are made possible by the MSO Sidney Myer Trust Fund, in association with:
Friday 24 February / 7.30pm GALA PERFORMANCE Saturday 25 February / 2pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jaime Martín conductor Siobhan Stagg^^ soprano Mary Finsterer^ Mysterium I* R. Strauss Four Last Songs Mahler Symphony No.5 MSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín and Soloist in Residence Siobhan Stagg open Season 2023 with achingly beautiful music by Richard Strauss and Mahler. Mary Finsterer begins her tenure as MSO Composer in Residence with a serene and majestic new work inspired by a renaissance-style motet. ^^Soloist in Residence *World premiere of an MSO Commission ^MSO Composer in Residence OpeningSeason ofZenithGalaLife ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL Open Rehearsal with Jaime Martín Thursday 23 February / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Part of Music and Ideas. ADDITIONAL EVENTS 24 February performance available as part of a Create Your Own Series or add this event to a subscription purchase. 25 February performance available as part of the Saturday Matinee series. 19 FEBRUARY
Summons and SignalsBrahms' Violin Concerto
Saturday 11 March / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Friday 10 March / 11am Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Celebrating International Women's Day Wednesday 1 March / 6.30pm ABC Southbank, Iwaki Auditorium Masterclass with Siobhan Stagg
Thursday 2 March / 7.30pm Friday 3 March / 7.30pm
What do a bugle, a bell tower, and a child prodigy violinist have in common? Find out as the MSO explores a series of star-crossed summons and signals led by Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz – formerly a prestigious Dudamel Fellow at the LA Philharmonic. Available as part of the MSO Mornings series.
Nature's Majesty Part of Music and Ideas. Part of
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Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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Tuesday 28 February / 6.30pm ABC Southbank, Iwaki Auditorium
Available as part of the Thursday and Friday Night Hamer Hall series.
Available as part of the Saturday Night Hamer Hall series.
The enduring success of Brahms’ knockout Violin Concerto was in no small way influenced by a fated musical encounter with violinist Joseph Joachim, who had a significant hand in its composition. International powerhouse violinist Clara-Jumi Kang puts her distinctive musical stamp on this astonishing work.
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Elena Schwarz conductor Clara-Jumi Kang violin Natalie Williams Fourth Alarm Brahms Violin Concerto
Jaime Martín conductor Siobhan Stagg* soprano Sutherland Haunted Hills Debussy (arr. Dean) Ariettes oubliées R. Strauss An Alpine Symphony Travel with the MSO without leaving your seat in this odyssey through the German Alps, Parisian streetscapes and Dandenong Ranges, all under the baton of Jaime Martín.
Elena Schwarz conductor Clara-Jumi Kang violin Natalie Williams Fourth Alarm Martinů Symphony No.1 Brahms Violin Concerto
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Sunday 26 March / 11am Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Michelle Wood curator Bach Partita No.2: Chaconne for Two Cellos
Mozart
Carlo ^Melbourne*CybecAntonioli.AssistantConductorTownHallperformance
Regional WorkshopVictoriaTour 14–18 March
Iwaki
Carlo conductor Stefan Cassomenos piano Mairi Nicolson presenter^ Coriolan Overture Piano Concerto No.23 Symphony No.8 an evening of pure Mozart and Beethoven bliss with the MSO, Melbourne pianist Stefan Cassomenos and our Assistant Conductor only as part of the Melbourne Town Hall and Geelong series.
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The final battle begins. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performs Alexandre Desplat’s iconic score as the film is projected onto a high-definition screen that puts you in the middle of the action. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to witness Harry and his friends face off for the last time against their foes. M (Fantasy themes and violence). WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s22)
Part 2 In Concert The Kreutzer SonataMozart and Beethoven Bliss 21 MARCH
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Thursday 23 March / 7.30pm Organ Recital at 6.30pm Melbourne Town Hall
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Friday 24 March / 7.30pm Costa Hall, Geelong Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Harry Potter the Deathly Hallows™
At the heart of Leo Tolstoy’s scandalous novella The Kreutzer Sonata lies Beethoven’s 1803 work that inspired it. Tolstoy’s dramatic story in turn ignited the imaginations of countless composers including Janáček and Anna Clyne. Join curator and MSO cellist Michelle Wood in exploring the musical and literary crosspollination of these extraordinary works. Available as part of the Chamber series. Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase.
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Janáček Kreutzer Sonata for String Nonet Anna Clyne Shorthand Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata for String Quintet
Thursday 30 March / 7.30pm Friday 31 March / 7.30pm Saturday 1 April / 1pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Wednesday 5 April / 9pm 75 minutes, no interval. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Ingrid Martin conductor / presenter Alex Turley New work* Arturo Márquez Danzón No.2 Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1911) *World premiere of an MSO Commission, as part of the 2022 Cybec Young Composer Program Are you classical curious? Chances are you’ve heard an orchestra – maybe even us! From the Sidney Myer Music Bowl to movie soundtracks, orchestral music is everywhere. But what is it that makes an orchestra so electrifying and exciting? Why do certain sounds instantly ignite our imagination, tell a story and transport us to other worlds? Experience the full power of the MSO – from blazing romance to searing drama. With conductor Ingrid Martin as your guide, discover the people and stories behind the music, and uncover how the orchestra sparks our emotions and imaginations. Perfect for your first MSO experience or to introduce someone new to the Orchestra. All tickets $50. IgnitedImaginations ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase. 22 APRIL
23 APRIL/MAY
Northern Reflections: Sibelius and Shostakovich
Britten’s War Requiem was composed for the 1962 opening of a newly-built cathedral in Coventry, England – situated next to the ruins of its predecessor, obliterated during the Second World War. Prepare for one of the biggest, boldest MSO performances of the
Monday 1 May / 6.30pm Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Britten's War Requiem
Prodigious young Australian violinist Christian Li joins the MSO and Queensland Symphony Orchestra Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici for a concert of thrilling works from north of the equator.
Carlo Antonioli* conductor Nicholas Bochner presenter Soloist from Australian National Academy of ExcerptsMusic^from Elgar’s Cello Concerto Composed in 1919 but only achieving widespread popularity with Jacqueline du Pré’s iconic recording in the 1960s, Elgar’s Cello Concerto has become a mainstay of the orchestral repertoire.
Join MSO Assistant Conductor Carlo Antonioli and presenter Nicholas Bochner to discover what makes this contemplative and elegiac work so enduring.
*Cybec Assistant Conductor
Part of Music and Ideas.
Ears Wide Open: Elgar Cello Concerto
Toby Spence tenor David Greco baritone Gondwana Voices* Lyn Williams AM children’s chorus director MSO WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones chorus director Britten War Requiem
Available as part of the Friday and Saturday Night Hamer Hall series. Available as part of the Thursday Night and Saturday Matinee Hamer Hall series.
Tuesday 11 April / 6.30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Part of Music and Ideas.
Friday 14 April / 7.30pm Saturday 15 April / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín conductor Samantha Clarke soprano
Northern Victoria Tour 26–28 April Mahler's World Friday 21 April / 6.30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Masterclass with Toby Spence
Umberto Clerici conductor Christian Li* violin Sibelius Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No.6
*Young Artist in Association
^This event is part of ANAM and MSO’s Orchestral Training Partnership. Available as part of the Ears Wide Open series. Hear the full work at ‘A Snapshot in Time’ with Li-Wei Qin (p.26).
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Thursday 20 April / 7.30pm Saturday 22 April / 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Adams, Debussy and Ravel
Three massive works paint vivid musical pictures – from a tanker ship taking off like a rocket in John Adams’ Harmonielehre, to the ocean swells of Debussy’s La Mer, to the dreamlike French Impressionism of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2. Mahler 7
Saturday 6 May / 7.30pm London Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle conductor Mahler Symphony No.7
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Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add these events to a subscription purchase.
Friday 5 May / 7.30pm London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle conductor John Adams Harmonielehre Debussy La mer Ravel Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2
Composed in a furious burst of creative inspiration, Mahler’s Seventh is described by Sir Simon Rattle as one of the ‘most astonishing, surprising, and most forward-looking’ of Mahler’s symphonies.
ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL Conversation with Sir Simon Rattle
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Thursday 4 May / 6.30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Part of Music and Ideas. Symphony Orchestra performances are supported by the Gandel Foundation through the MSO’s Now & Forever Future Fund.
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Torrio!Paul Grabowsky piano / co-curator
Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 11 May / 7.30pm Organ Recital at 6.30pm Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Available as part of the Chamber series.
Friday 26 May / 6.30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Part of Music and Ideas.
Sunday 21 May / 11am Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre David Thomas curator Mozart Clarinet Quintet Sculthorpe String Quartet No.12 From Ubirr Lachlan Skipworth Clarinet Quintet Coleridge-Taylor Clarinet Quintet
Rather than being a group of five clarinets as the name suggests, a clarinet quintet is actually an ensemble comprised of a single clarinet and string quartet. Discover this magical combination with MSO Principal Clarinet David Thomas in this intimate program of exceptionally diverse and mesmerising works.
Available as part of the Recital Centre and Monash series.
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Mirko Guerrini saxophones / flutes Niko Schauble drums Ives The Unanswered Question Paul Grabowsky New Work* Ives Central Park in the Dark John Adams Son of Chamber Symphony Haydn Symphony No.83 La Poule Paul Grabowsky AO brings his exciting trio alongside the MSO to explore the intersection of jazz and classical, and just how far those genres can overlap.
Jessica Cottis conductor David Thomas basset clarinet Mairi Nicolson presenter Mendelssohn The Hebrides Mozart Clarinet Concerto Sibelius Symphony No.2 Highly celebrated Australian conductor Jessica Cottis makes her MSO debut with this varied and lyrical program inspired by nature and place, featuring MSO Principal Clarinet David Thomas.
Thursday 18 May / 7.30pm Melbourne Recital Centre Friday 19 May / 7.30pm
Available as part of the Melbourne Town Hall series.
First Voices Showcase
Mozart's Concerto
Torrio! Jazz in Contrast
Open Rehearsal with Jessica Cottis
Thursday 11 May / 10.30am Melbourne Town Hall MSO for Schools
*World premiere of an MSO Commission
25 MAY
Clarinet Quintets
Christopher Moore director / conductor
Clarinet
VespersA Snapshot in Time: Elgar's Cello Concerto Available as part of the Thursday and Saturday Night Hamer Hall series. Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase. Nature and Music Wednesday 31 May / 6.30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Part of Music and Ideas. 26 JUNE
ADDITIONAL EVENTS Friday 2 June / 7.30pm St Patrick’s Cathedral MSO WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones conductor Rachmaninov All Night Vigil A monumental and sublimely pared-back setting of Russian Orthodox texts, Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil draws on Russian, Greek, and Kievan chants. Join the MSO Chorus to bathe in this meditative and deeply moving music in the stunning acoustic of St Patrick’s Cathedral. Thursday 1 June / 7.30pm Saturday 3 June / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Li-Wei Qin cello Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps Elgar Cello Concerto Prokofiev The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite Lili Boulanger D’un soir triste Ravel La valse Travel back in time for this snapshot of Europe in 1918–1919, when manifold compositional lineages collided with the lifechanging events of the First World War.
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Johannes Fritzsch conductor Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1911)
Symphony in a Day
Classic Kids: Forces of Nature
27 JUNE
The next generation of orchestral musicians from the Melbourne Youth Orchestra join members of the MSO and esteemed conductor Johannes Fritzsch for a very special performance of Stravinsky’s glittering Firebird Suite.
Side by MelbourneSide:Youth Orchestra
Saturday 10 June / 10am & 12pm* Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Johannes Fritzsch conductor Applications open January 2023
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Available as part of the Classic Kids series. Add this event to a subscription purchase.
*12pm – relaxed performance
Thursday 8 June / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Featuring Melbourne Youth Orchestra side by side with members of the MSO
Saturday 10 June / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Friday 9 June / 10.30am & 12.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Forces of Nature
Ingrid Martin conductor MSO for Schools
Ingrid Martin conductor Join the MSO as they navigate the forces of nature that impact on the environment, from the seasons to extreme weather events. This program will connect well-known classical repertoire from Vivaldi and Beethoven with science and geography.
Featuring community musicians side by side with members of the MSO
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Thursday 29 June / 7.30pm GALA PERFORMANCE Saturday 1 July / 2pm Monday 3 July / 6.30pm* Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Friday 30 June / 7.30pm Costa Hall, Geelong Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jaime Martín conductor Ray Chen violin Ligeti Concerto Românesc Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 Let the MSO take your breath away with some of the most lush, emotive, and romantic music ever written. Winter Gala Ray performsChen Tchaikovsky Available as part of the Thursday Night and Saturday Matinee Hamer Hall series, and Geelong Series. *3 July performance available as part of the Quick Fix at Half Six series. Does not include Rachmaninov Symphony No.2. One hour, no interval. Masterclass with Ray Chen Wednesday 28 June / 6.30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Part of Music and Ideas. ADDITIONAL EVENTS 29 JUNE/JULY
Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase. Thursday 6 July / 7.30pm Friday 7 July / 7.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jaime Martín conductor Join Jaime Martín and the MSO over two special performances that will profile First Nations music and artists. Explore the rich history of the oldest music practice on earth at this inspiring evening of cultural collaboration, live in Hamer Hall.CelebrationWeekNAIDOC ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL 30 JULY
Our Spanish maestro and a Spanish pianist present a deeply personal concerto by Brahms. Plus, inspiration abounds with Dvořák’s sweeping Sixth Symphony and a brand new work by Australian living legend Paul Grabowsky AO.
*Ensemble in Residence Melbourne Music Summit 24–27 July MSO’s annual conference for Victoria’s educators, supported by the Department of Education and Training, Victoria, through the Strategic Partnerships Program. Schedule to be announced April 2023
WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones chorus director
Monday 17 July / 6.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Lili Boulanger Psalm 129 Brett Dean Vexations and Devotions
Jaime Martín conductor Gondwana Voices*
Friday 21 July / 7.30pm Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 20 July / 7.30pm Saturday 22 July / 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Jaime Martín conductor Javier Perianes piano Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 Paul Grabowsky New work* Dvořák Symphony No.6
Friday 14 July / 7.30pm Saturday 15 July / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Lyn Williams AM children’s chorus director MSO
*World premiere of an MSO Commission Available as part of the Thursday Night and Saturday Matinee Hamer Hall series, and Monash Series. Available as part of the Quick Fix at Half Six series. One hour, no interval.
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Friends and AdmirersSymphonie FantastiqueFantastic Devotions 31 JULY
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Dreams and nightmares collide in this truly epic concert of escapist fantasy. Under the baton of Jaime Martín, the MSO is joined by the monumental forces of the MSO Chorus and Gondwana Voices.
Jaime Martín conductor Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique French composer Berlioz’s epic Symphonie Fantastique is a prime example of programmatic music – that is, music with a clear story that the music seeks to evoke. You’ll experience the protagonist’s melodious, energetically-heaving, and sometimes horrifying fever dream of love, death, and the supernatural. Available as part of the Friday and Saturday Night Hamer Hall series.
Available as part of the Melbourne Town Hall and Monash series. Available as part of the Classic Kids series.
Carlo Antonioli** conductor Richard Vaudrey presenter Britten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
*World premiere of an MSO Commission ^MSO Composer in Residence
Umberto Clerici conductor Calvin Bowman organ Mairi Nicolson presenter* Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Ravel Mother Goose Suite Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 Organ Queensland Symphony Orchestra
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Carlo Antonioli^ conductor Richard Vaudrey presenter Britten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
OrganSaint-Saëns'Symphony
Wednesday 26 July / 11.30am Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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Saturday 19 August / 10am & 12pm* Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Christopher Moore director / viola Stravinsky Concerto in D Mary Finsterer^ Lumen* Zelenka Sinfonia à 8 concertanti Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis MSO Principal Viola and Chamber Music Curator, Christopher Moore, leads a program of string-featured works connecting ancient and modern, including esteemed MSO Composer in Residence Mary Finsterer’s Lumen – a wondrous and vivid representation of ‘light’ inspired by 11th century poetry.
Benjamin Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is a work especially designed to support a young music lover’s understanding of orchestral music.
*Melbourne Town Hall performance only Available as part of the Recital Centre and Geelong series.
JULY/AUGUST
Join presenter Richard Vaudrey as he humorously moves from instrument to instrument, demonstrating the various tone colours that make up the MSO.
Reflected Light
The Making of the Orchestra
Thursday 10 August / 7.30pm Organ Recital at 6.30pm Melbourne Town Hall
*MSO
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Meet the Music: Finsterer and Vaughan Williams
Friday 11 August / 7.30pm Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Classic Kids: The Making of the Orchestra
Friday 18 August / 10.30am & 12.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
^Cybec Assistant Conductor MSO for Schools
**Cybec Assistant Conductor
Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici returns to lead the MSO in a program of orchestral favourites with an epic finale featuring the majestic grand organs of Melbourne Town Hall and Robert Blackwood Hall.
Christopher Moore director Nicholas Bochner presenter Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis Mary Finsterer* Lumen Composer in Residence MSO for Schools
Thursday 27 July / 7.30pm Melbourne Recital Centre Friday 28 July / 7.30pm Costa Hall, Geelong Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Friday Saturday 26 August / 7.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
25 August / 7.30pm
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones chorus director Wynton Marsalis All Rise
Sunday 20 August / 2pm
Benjamin Northey conductor Consort of Melbourne MSO
This performance does not include the MSO.
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Wynton Marsalis composed All Rise in 1999. Representing a series of events, the twelve movements blend the sounds of jazz, blues, classical and indigenous music from around the world to represent humanity’s enduring ascendance over time. Don’t miss this inspiring, genrebending experience as the MSO joins forces with one of the greatest jazz ensembles around! Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add these events to a subscription purchase.
Nine-time GRAMMY® Award-winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is one of the world’s most popular jazz musicians and has received countless accolades throughout his decades-long career. Experience Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra performing some of the biggest hits from the history of jazz music at this special presentation of the worldfamous ensemble.
ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL
All RiseA Journey through Jazz 33 AUGUST
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
*2023 Cybec Young Composer **World premiere of an MSO Commission
Sunday 3 September / 11am Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Melbourne Ensemble Paul Dean Suite for Clarinet & Cello Paul Dean Septet* Françaix ComprisedNonettoofseven current and former members of the MSO, the dynamic Melbourne Ensemble (and friends) return to the MSO Chamber series with intimate works old and new.
*Youngyouth!Artist in Association
Dale Barltrop director / violin Christian Li* violin Caroline Shaw Entr’acte Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 Mendelssohn Symphony No.1 MSO Concertmaster Dale Barltrop and Melbourne teenage legend Christian Li team up for this program celebrating prodigious musical talent. From Mozart to Mendelssohn, this is the musical embodiment of the eagerness and energy of
Established by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra percussionist Robert Cossom in 2004, the MSO Snare Drum Award is designed to encourage the pursuit of excellence in snare drum performance in Australia and New Zealand. Supported by the Hon. Michael Watt QC & Cecilie Hall and Tim & Lyn Edward. Part of Music and Ideas.
Monday 28 August / 6.30pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre
Available as part of the Thursday Night series. Thursday 7 September / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Saturday 6 September / 11.30am Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall MSO for Schools
Abundant
Friday 1 September / 7.30pm Costa Hall, Geelong Saturday 2 September / 7.30pm Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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Xian Zhang conductor Esther Yoo violin Schumann Symphony No.1 Spring Melissa Douglas* New work** Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Open Rehearsal with Xian Zhang
SpringMelbourne Ensemble
Celebrate the arrival of Spring with American superstar violinist Esther Yoo under the baton of MSO Principal Guest Conductor Xian Zhang. This program evokes the abundance of springtime –featuring new beginnings, new life, and a new work by Cybec Young Composer in Residence Melissa Douglas.Available as part of the Chamber series.
*Commissioned by Andrew Johnston to mark the 90th birthday of his mother, Stephanie Johnston, for the Melbourne Ensemble. Available as part of the Recital Centre and Geelong series.
Friday 8 September / 11am Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Smetana Má vlast (Vltava, Šárka, and Blaník)
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Join us to explore highlights of some of the greatest concertos for violin and discover the expressive scope of this exhilarating form.
^This event is part of ANAM and MSO’s Orchestral Training Partnership.
*Cybec Assistant Conductor
Perfect for first-time and long-time concertgoers alike, deep connection to place and warm nostalgia are at the heart of this exceptionally beautiful, lyrical program of music inspired by the composers’ homelands. Available as part of the Friday and Saturday Night Hamer Hall series.
Tuesday 12 September / 6.30pm Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Ears Wide Open: The Great Violin Concertos
Homelands Available as part of the MSO Mornings series.
Xian Zhang conductor Joyce Yang piano
Xian Zhang conductor Esther Yoo violin Schumann Symphony No.1 Spring Mendelssohn Violin Concerto At the time of its composition, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto was considered an innovative reinvention of the genre in the way it foregrounded the solo violin. Esther Yoo makes her mark on this sparkling, turbulent, and floridly virtuosic work – described in 1906 by violinist Joseph Joachim as ‘the heart’s jewel’ of violin concertos.
Nicholas Bochner conductor Carlo Antonioli* presenter Soloists from the Australian National Academy of Music^ As the “leader of the band” violinists are spoiled for choice of concertos with at least one violin concerto being an essential work for any serious composer.
Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Friday 15 September / 7.30pm Saturday 16 September / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Available as part of the Ears Wide Open series. Hear the full works at one of our performances featuring the Great Violin Concertos (see p.13 for details).
Xian Zhang conductor Joyce Yang piano Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Smetana Má vlast (Vltava and Šárka)
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Extraordinary pianist Joyce Yang joins the MSO to perform Rachmaninov’s memorable work inspired by the countryside outside of Moscow. Czech composer Smetana’s intimate and powerful expression of his homeland became one of his most celebrated works.
Coronation Anthems
Rachmaninov and Smetana Available as part of the Quick Fix at Half Six series. One hour, no interval. Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase.
Friday 22 September / 7.30pm St Patrick’s Cathedral MSO WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones conductor The MSO Chorus performs music fit for Royalty at this celebratory concert of choral music by Handel, traditionally performed at British coronations. Originally commissioned for the coronation of George II in 1727, the anthems Zadok the Priest, Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, The King Shall Rejoice, and My Heart Is Inditing have regularly been included in coronations since. Monday 18 September / 6.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
David Jones drumkit Carmen Warrington singing bowls / narrator
* plus works by Jacob Obrecht, Caterina Assandra, Claudio Monteverdi, Mariano Garau and Michael Praetorius.
Over the centuries, there has been a vast array of music composed founded in beliefs, which carries with it, a most powerful image. The music that springs from Marian tradition, from the 12th century to this day, has as its single dedication, the poignant moment where a mother is witness to the suffering of her child.
Emma Muir-Smith director Katy Abbott Peace Concerto
MetropolisMater
of a Create Your Own Series or add these events to a subscription purchase.
Judith Dodsworth soprano
In a program of sacred works spanning more than eight hundred years, this iconic image, is featured within the tradition and space of the magnificent St Patrick’s ^MSOCathedral.Composer in Residence
St Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jenny Duck-Chong mezzo-soprano
^Cybec Assistant Conductor
Stabat
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new music festival 37 SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 27 September / 8pm
Available as part
The Stabat Mater has its foundation in a prophecy of Simeon, who foretold that a sword was to pierce the heart of Jesus’ mother, Mary (Luke 2:35). This hymn then depicts the true outcome of that foretelling in Mary’s presence at the foot of the cross during the crucifixion of her Son.
*World premiere of an MSO Commission Peace Concerto
Benjamin Northey conductor Choir of Trinity College Melbourne Mary Finsterer curator Mary Finsterer^ Stabat Mater
Thursday 28 September / 8pm Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
*World premiere of an MSO Commission
Maureen Johnson and Katy Abbott text
Be enveloped in the sound of the MSO with this immersive musical experience at Melbourne Town Hall. Centred around the concept of peace in all its forms, acclaimed composer Katy Abbott’s Peace Concerto places the audience at the centre of the work – think surround-sound, non-traditional seating, and a curated, intimate space to invite a reflective experience.
MSO’s
Carlo Antonioli^ conductor
Ashlyn Tymms mezzo-soprano Hannah Fraser mezzo-soprano
peace Friday 13 October / 11.30am Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall MSO for Schools ADDITIONAL EVENTS 38 OCTOBER
Benjamin Northey conductor Deborah Cheetham AO soprano (Yorta Yorta)
Linda Barcan mezzo-soprano Don Bemrose baritone (Gungarri)
“One day I hope to walk on that country and feel no restless spirit – just the strength of two thousand generations of lives lived and culture sustained.”
“It is my hope that this requiem will help the spirits of those who fell to find a lasting peace and that we, their descendants, might find our way to deeper understanding of the legacy of these battles.”
Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase.
– Deborah Cheetham AO
WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones chorus director Deborah Cheetham Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace
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ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL Eumeralla, a war requiem for
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Eumeralla, a war Requiem for peace brings into focus a period of Australia’s history that is yet to be fully understood. Written and composed by acclaimed Yorta Yorta soprano, composer and Artistic Director of Short Black Opera, Deborah Cheetham AO, this requiem for peace, will be sung entirely in the ancient dialects of the Gunditjmara people.
“Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace will break the silence of so many decades and serve to amplify the importance of our nation’s shared history.”
Dhungala Children’s Choir MSO
Southwest of Melbourne lies a battleground, haunted with the memory of war and loss. The scars of the Eumeralla Resistance War (1840–1863) lie heavily upon the country.
Saturday October / 7.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sunday 29 October / 11am Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Wendy Clarke curator Rameau Pièces de clavecin en concerts: Concerto No.5 Debussy (arr. Steele Johnson) Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Françaix Quintet for flute, harp and string trio Debussy String Quartet Ravel Introduction and Allegro Explore the evolution of intimate French chamber works from the baroque to the contemporary with MSO Associate Principal Flute Wendy Clarke.
Open Rehearsal with Chloé van Soeterstède Thursday 26 October / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne Hamer Hall Part of Music and Ideas. French DelightsLove and ResistanceEars Wide Open: Dvořák Symphony No. 5 Jams for Schools: Mozart Symphony 40 Tuesday 24 WednesdayOctober25October 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Karen Kyriakou presenter Mozart Symphony No.40 (excerpts) MSO for Schools
Friday 27 October / 7.30pm Saturday 28 October / 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
ADDITIONAL EVENTS
Western Victoria Tour
Chloé van Soeterstède conductor Dale Barltrop violin Rachael Tobin cello Prokofiev Classical Symphony Elena Kats-Chernin Double Concerto for violin and cello* Sibelius Symphony No.1 Music possesses a unique power to stir the emotions, both good and bad –whether it be seducing via serenade or rallying support for nationalistic identity. The MSO welcomes illustrious French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède for this stellar program exploring music’s role in love and resistance. *World premiere. Commissioned by the Weis Family, in memory of Sara Weis. Available as part of the Friday Night and Saturday Matinee Hamer Hall series. Available as part of the Ears Wide Open series. Hear the full work at ‘Nature’s Transcendence’ (p.42).
Monday 23 October / 6.30pm Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Available as part of the Chamber series.
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17–20 October
Chloé van Soeterstède conductor Nicholas Bochner presenter Excerpts from Dvořák’s Symphony No.5 Explore the delights with this deep dive into one of Dvořák’s hidden gems. Representing something of a turning point in his symphonic output, Dvořák’s Fifth Symphony moves from overt Wagnerian influence to a more pastoral and folk influenced style.
ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase.
Tchaikovsky
Join Chief Conductor Jaime Martín and the MSO for an evening of musical tales that will transport you to a faraway land.
^This performance is part of ANAM and MSO’s Orchestral Training Partnership.
Spring TalesSymphonicGala
Thursday 9 November / 7.30pm Saturday 11 November / 7.30pm Melbourne Symphony Orchestra With Musicians from Australian National Academy of Music^ Jaime Martín conductor
Khatia Buniatishvili has been making waves performing with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. She brings her boundary-breaking flair to Tchaikovsky’s famous First Piano Concerto, flavoured with Ukrainian folksongs.
From bedlam at a sorcerer’s workshop to the stories of One Thousand and One Nights in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, this concert is a vivid portrayal of the fantastical and exotic.
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Khatia Buniatishvili piano Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Piano Concerto No.1 Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s sweeping symphonic suite follows the stories of One Thousand and One Nights. Conjuring the brine and sea-spray that accompanied Sinbad on his many journeys, this evocative work will entrance you with its lyrical exoticism.
Monday 13 November / 6.30pm
Rising star María Dueñas has performed as a soloist with top orchestras in Europe and America, and has been named one of the BBC’s New Generation Artists. Here she performs Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with her trademark passionate virtuosity and commanding stage presence.
Available as part of the Quick Fix at Half Six series. One hour, no interval.
Available as part of the Melbourne Town Hall and Monash series.
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Friday 17 November / 11am Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Come celebrate Ben’s 20th consecutive year of conducting the MSO at this celebratory performance!
Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín conductor María Dueñas violin Maria Grenfell River Mountain Sky
Benjamin Northey conductor Amy Dickson saxophone Mairi Nicolson presenter* Respighi Fountains of Rome Matthew Hindson Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Orchestra Shostakovich Symphony No.5 A brilliant concert for newcomers and classical buffs alike, Benjamin Northey conducts this program featuring the lush beauty of Respighi, the thrilling brass of Shostakovich, and the extraordinary talent of two Australian greats – Amy Dickson and Matthew Hindson.
ScheherazadeRespighi Shostakovichand
Available as part of the MSO Mornings series.
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Jaime Martín conductor Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
*Melbourne Town Hall performance only
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Thursday 2 November / 7.30pm Organ Recital at 6.30pm Melbourne Town Hall Friday 3 November / 7.30pm
Thursday 23 November / 7.30pm Friday 24 November / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 18 November / 2pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Mozart's Final Symphonies
Available as part of the Thursday and Saturday Night Hamer Hall and Geelong series.
Jaime Martín conductor María Dueñas violin Maria Grenfell River Mountain Sky Beethoven Violin Concerto Dvořák Symphony No.5 Nature’s ability to inspire and rejuvenate is celebrated in this program that travels from Tasmania to Bohemia, led by MSO Chief Conductor Jaime Martín and featuring rising star violinist María Dueñas.
Nature's Transcendence
Available as part of the Thursday and Friday Night Hamer Hall series.
Jaime Martín conductor Andrea Lam piano Bacewicz Overture for Orchestra
Available as part of the Saturday Matinee Hamer Hall series.
Thursday 30 November / 7.30pm Saturday 2 December / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Friday 1 December / 7.30pm Costa Hall, Geelong Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Martín conductor Mozart Symphony No.39 Mozart Symphony No.40 Mozart Symphony No.41 Jupiter Join the MSO and Chief Conductor Jaime Martín for this deep dive into Mozart’s enigmatic and radical final symphonies.
These three symphonies were to be his last symphonic works before the early, tragic death of classical music’s boy genius.
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Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Shostakovich Symphony No.10 Audience favourite Andrea Lam joins the MSO for Rachmaninov’s powerhouse Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony depicts the horror and oppression under Stalin’s rule, before ending in a sigh of relief and a breath of triumph.
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’Tis the season for a symphonic Christmas! Join the MSO for a familyfriendly magical performance featuring everything from traditional carols, modern holiday favourites and selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. *12pm – relaxed performance
Celebrate the season with a new landmark work from one of the greatest composers of our *Australiantime.premiere of an MSO Co-commission with The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday 9 December / 7pm
Saturday 16 December / 7.30pm
Handel's Messiah
Thursday 14 December / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Part of Music and Ideas.
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sunday 10 December / 5pm
Available as part of the Classic Kids series. Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase. Available as part of a Create Your Own Series, or add this event to a subscription purchase.
MSO WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones chorus director James MacMillan Christmas Oratorio* Called a “rich and prodigious invention” by the Financial Times, MacMillan’s Oratorio is a full-scale nativity work that collates texts from a number of different sources and finds inspiration from the rhythms of secular Christmas carols to the stately solo arias of traditional oratorio.
Sir James MacMillan conductor Sara Macliver soprano Fiona Campbell alto Andrew Goodwin tenor Sam Dale Johnson bass MSO WarrenChorusTrevelyan-Jones chorus director Handel Messiah Sir James MacMillan leads the MSO and Chorus plus an all-star lineup of soloists in Handel’s greatest oratorio celebration, Messiah. Composed in 1741, the work is still as potent as it was more than 280 years ago, inspiring joy and wonder from both first-time listeners and those that return every year.
ChristmasMacMillan'sOratorioClassic Kids: A Symphonic Christmas
Open Rehearsal with Sir James MacMillan
Jessica Gethin conductor Quartet from Melba Opera Trust
Saturday 16 December / 10am & 12pm* Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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Sir James MacMillan conductor Kathryn Radcliffe soprano Christopher Tonkin baritone
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jams Juniorsfor IWAKI AUDITORIUM, ABC SOUTHBANK CENTRE WORKSHOP TIMES FOR ALL DATES: 10am / 11am / 12pm / 1pm Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0–5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops led by Karen Kyriakou. 1 / Mahler Symphony No.1 / Saturday 11 February 2 / Schubert Unfinished Symphony / Saturday 25 March 3 / Smetana My Country / Saturday 6 May 4 / Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances / Saturday 17 June 5 / Prokofiev Cinderella / Saturday 15 July 6 / Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique / Saturday 26 August 7 / Mozart Symphony No.40 / Saturday 21 October 8 / Tchaikovsky Nutcracker / Saturday 2 December 1/ Forces of Nature (p.27) / 10 June 2/ The Making of the Orchestra (p.32) / 19 August 3/ A Symphonic Christmas (p.43) / 16 December 3 CONCERTS ALL TICKETS One Reserve $63 8 WORKSHOPS ALL TICKETS General admission $128 All attendees big and small require a ticket. KidsClassic ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL PERFORMANCE TIMES FOR ALL DATES: Saturdays at 10am or 12pm (relaxed) MSO Classic Kids returns to Hamer Hall, to inspire and entertain children aged 5–12. For the first time, 3-concert Relaxed Performance packages are available, designed for music lovers of all ages who would benefit from a more relaxed environment. 44 JuniorsforJams2023:Season
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Thursday Nights Thursdays 7.30pm Pre-concert talks at 6.45pm 1/ Nature’s Majesty (p.20) / 2 March 2/ Northern Reflections (p.23) / 20 April 3/ A Snapshot in Time (p.26) / 1 June 4/ Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) / 29 June 5/ Friends and Admirers (p.31) / 20 July 6/ Abundant Spring (p.34) / 7 September 7/ Mozart’s Final Symphonies (p.42) / 23 November 8/ Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody (p.42) / 30 November $50 Bonus Concert Love and Resistance (p.39) Friday 27 October at Hamer Hall 8 CONCERTS AT HAMER HALL ADULT CONC Premium $928 $888 A Reserve $800 $768 B Reserve $664 $632 C Reserve $584 $544 D Reserve $512 $480 Friday Nights Fridays 7.30pm Pre-concert talks at 6.45pm 1/ Nature’s Majesty (p.20) / 3 March 2/ Britten’s War Requiem (p.23) / 14 April 3/ Fantastic Devotions (p.31) / 14 July 4/ Homelands (p.35) / 15 September 5/ Love and Resistance (p.39) / 27 October 6/ Mozart’s Final Symphonies (p.42) / 24 November $50 Bonus Concert Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace (p.38) Saturday 14 October at Hamer Hall 6 CONCERTS AT HAMER HALL ADULT CONC Premium $624 $594 A Reserve $552 $522 B Reserve $456 $432 C Reserve $402 $378 D Reserve $354 $330 Subscription Series 48 Series2023:Season
Saturday Matinees Saturdays 2pm Pre-concert talks at 1.15pm 1/ Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life (p.19) / 25 February 2/ Northern Reflections (p.23) / 22 April 4/ Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) / 1 July 4/ Friends and Admirers (p.31) / 22 July 5/ Love and Resistance (p.39) / 28 October 6/ Nature’s Transcendence (p.42) / 18 November $50 Bonus Concert MSO Mornings: Brahms’ Violin Concerto (p.20) Friday 10 March at Hamer Hall 6 CONCERTS AT HAMER HALL ADULT CONC Premium $624 $594 A Reserve $552 $522 B Reserve $456 $432 C Reserve $402 $378 D Reserve $354 $330 Saturday Nights Saturdays 7.30pm Pre-concert talks at 6.45pm 1/ Summons and Signals (p.20) / 11 March 2/ Britten’s War Requiem (p.23) / 15 April 3/ A Snapshot in Time (p.26) / 3 June 4/ Fantastic Devotions (p.31) / 15 July 5/ Homelands (p.35) / 16 September 6/ Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody (p.42) / 2 December $50 Bonus Concert Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace (p.38) Saturday 14 October at Hamer Hall 6 CONCERTS AT HAMER HALL ADULT CONC Premium $624 $594 A Reserve $552 $522 B Reserve $456 $432 C Reserve $402 $378 D Reserve $354 $330 49 Series2023:Season
MSO Mornings Fridays 11am Pre-concert talks at 10.15am 1/ Brahms’ Violin Concerto (p.20) / 10 March 2/ Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto (p.35) / 8 September 3/ Beethoven’s Violin Concerto (p.41) / 17 November Quick Fix at Half Six Mondays 6.30pm Post-concert talks at 7.45pm 1/ Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) / 3 July 2/ Symphonie Fantastique (p.31) / 17 July 3/ Rachmaninov and Smetana (p.36) / 18 September 4/ Scheherazade (p.41) / 13 November $50 Bonus Concert Beethoven and Mozart Bliss (p.21) Thursday 23 March at Melbourne Town Hall $50 Bonus Concert Friends and Admirers (p.31) Saturday 22 July at Hamer Hall 4 CONCERTS AT HAMER HALL ADULT CONC Premium $332 $316 A Reserve $296 $280 B Reserve $264 $244 C Reserve $220 $204 D Reserve $188 $172 3 CONCERTS AT HAMER HALL ADULT CONC Premium $249 $237 A Reserve $222 $210 B Reserve $198 $183 C Reserve $165 $153 D Reserve $141 $129 50 Series2023:Season
Town Hall Thursdays 7.30pm Organ recitals at 6.30pm 1/ Mozart and Beethoven Bliss (p.21) / 23 March 2/ Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (p.25) / May 11 3/ Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony (p.32) / 10 August 4/ Respighi and Shostakovich (p.41) / 2 November Recital Centre Thursdays / Saturday 7.30pm Pre-concert talks at 6.45pm 1/ Torrio! Jazz in Contrast (p.25) / 18 May 2/ Reflected Light (p.32) / 27 July 3/ Prodigies (p.34) / 2 September 4 ATCONCERTSMELBOURNE TOWN HALL ADULT CONC A Reserve $360 $344 B Reserve $292 $272 C Reserve $240 $220 D Reserve $144 $128 3 CONCERTS AT MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE ADULT CONC Premium $270 $258 A Reserve $222 $210 B Reserve $165 $153 C Reserve $141 $129 $50 Bonus Concert A Snapshot in Time (p.26) Saturday 3 June at Hamer Hall $50 Bonus Concert Mozart’s Final Symphonies (p.42) Friday 24 November at Hamer Hall 51 Series2023:Season
Monash Fridays 7.30pm Pre-concert talks at 6.45pm 1/ Torrio! Jazz in Contrast (p.25) / 19 May 2/ Friends and Admirers (p.31) / 21 July 3/ Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony (p.32) / 11 August 4/ Respighi and Shostakovich (p.41) / 3 November Geelong Fridays 7.30pm Pre-concert talks at 6.45pm 1/ Mozart and Beethoven Bliss (p.21) / 24 March 2/ Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) / 30 June 3/ Reflected Light (p.32) / 28 July 4/ Prodigies (p.34) / 1 September 5/ Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody (p.42) / 1 December $50 Bonus Concert Summons and Signals (p.20) Saturday 11 March at Hamer Hall $50 Bonus Concert Zenith of Life (Saturday Matinee) (p.19) Saturday 25 February at Hamer Hall 4 CONCERTS AT ROBERT BLACKWOOD HALL ADULT CONC Premium $256 $240 A Reserve $220 $204 B Reserve $188 $172 C Reserve $120 $100 5 CONCERTS AT COSTA HALL ADULT CONC A Reserve $415 $395 B Reserve $335 $315 C Reserve $210 $185 52 Series2023:Season
Chamber Sundays 11am 1/ The Kreutzer Sonata (p.21) / 26 March 2/ Clarinet Quintets (p.25) / 21 May 3/ Melbourne Ensemble (p.34) / 3 September 4/ French Delights (p.39) / 29 October Ears Wide Open Mondays / Tuesday 6.30pm 1/ Elgar Cello Concerto (p.23) / 1 May 2/ The Great Violin Concertos (p.35) / 12 September 3/ Dvořák Symphony No.5 (p.39) / 23 October $50 Bonus Concert Friends and Admirers (p.31) Saturday 22 July at Hamer Hall $50 Bonus Concert Symphonie Fantastique (p.31) Monday 17 July at Hamer Hall 4 CONCERTS AT IWAKI AUDITORIUM ADULT CONC General Admission $168 $148 3 EVENTS MELBOURNEAT RECITAL CENTRE ADULT CONC One Reserve $90 $75 Supported by 53 Series2023:Season
Create Your Own Series
Hamer Hall Friday Nights Nature’s Majesty (p.20) Britten’s War Requiem (p.23) Fantastic Devotions (p.31) Homelands (p.35) Love and Resistance (p.39) Mozart’s Final Symphonies (p.42)
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Respighi and Shostakovich (p.41)
Group 9 Ears Wide (MelbourneOpenRecital Centre) Elgar Cello Concerto (p.23) The Great Violin Concertos (p.35) Dvořák Symphony No.5 (p.39)
Step 1: Select 5+ concerts from the list below. MSO Geelong, Classic Kids, Jams for Juniors and Music and Ideas are not available as part of Create Your Own Series. All concerts at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall unless indicated.
Special Events Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (p.33) Spring Gala: Symphonic Tales (p.40) Handel’s Messiah (p.43)
GroupHallows™HarryConcertsLondonBlockbustersSymphonyOrchestra(p.24)Adams,DebussyandRavelMahler7PotterandtheDeathlyPart2InConcert(p.21)1
Hamer Hall Thursday Nights Nature’s Majesty (p.20) Northern Reflections: Sibelius and Shostakovich (p.23) A Snapshot in Time (p.26) Friends and Admirers (p.31) Abundant Spring (p.34) Mozart’s Final Symphonies (p.42) Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody (p.42) Group 2 Special Events Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life NAIDOC(p.19) Week Celebration (p.30)
Hamer Hall Saturday Matinees Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life Northern(p.19) Reflections: Sibelius and Shostakovich (p.23) Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky Friends(p.29) and Admirers (p.31) Love and Resistance (p.39) Nature’s Transcendence (p.42) Group 3 Special Events Chinese New Year (p.17) Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace MacMillan’s(p.38) Christmas Oratorio (p.43) MSO Mornings
Hamer Hall Saturday Nights Summons and Signals (p.20) Britten’s War Requiem (p.23) A Snapshot in Time (p.26) Fantastic Devotions (p.31) Homelands Rachmaninov’s(p.35)Rhapsody (p.42)
Brahms’ Violin Concerto (p.20) Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto (p.35) Beethoven’s Violin Concerto (p.41) Quick Fix at Half Six Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (p.29) Symphonie Fantastique (p.31) Rachmaninov and Smetana (p.36) Scheherezade (p.41)
Group 4 Melbourne Recital Centre Torrio! Jazz in Contrast (p.25) Reflected Light (p.32) Prodigies (p.34) Group 5 Melbourne Town Hall Mozart and Beethoven Bliss (p.21) Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto (p.25) Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony (p.32)
Group 6 MSO (RobertMonashBlackwood Hall) Torrio! Jazz in Contrast (p.25) Friends and Admirers (p.31) Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony (p.32) Respighi and Shostakovich (p.41) Group 7 Metropolis (p.37) Stabat Mater (St Patrick’s Cathedral) Peace Concerto (Melbourne Town Hall) MSO Chorus Concerts (St Patrick’s Cathedral) Rachmaninov Vespers (p.26) Coronation Anthems (p.36) Group 8 Chamber (Iwaki Auditorium) The Kreutzer Sonata (p.21) Clarinet Quintets (p.25) Melbourne Ensemble (p.34) French Delights (p.39)
Step 2: Add up the cost of your tickets using the prices below. *Prices subject to change so book early for the best rate. London Symphony Orchestra ADULT CONC Premium $243 $239 A Reserve $216 $212 B Reserve $198 $194 C Reserve $180 $176 D Reserve $153 $149 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 In Concert Premium $119 $115 A Reserve $110 $106 B Reserve $80 $76 C Reserve $60 $55 GROUP 1 Premium $116 $111 A Reserve $100 $96 B Reserve $83 $79 C Reserve $73 $68 D Reserve $64 $60 GROUP 2 Premium $104 $99 A Reserve $92 $87 B Reserve $76 $72 C Reserve $67 $63 D Reserve $59 $55 GROUP 3 ADULT CONC Premium $83 $79 A Reserve $74 $70 B Reserve $66 $61 C Reserve $55 $51 D Reserve $47 $43 GROUP 4 Premium $90 $86 A Reserve $74 $70 B Reserve $55 $51 C Reserve $47 $43 GROUP 5 A Reserve $90 $86 B Reserve $73 $68 C Reserve $60 $55 D Reserve $36 $32 GROUP 6 Premium $64 $60 A Reserve $55 $51 B Reserve $47 $43 C Reserve $30 $25 GROUP 7 General Admission $47 $43 GROUP 8 General Admission $42 $37 GROUP 9 One Reserve $30 $25 Book online at mso.com.au/2023 55 SeriesOwnYourCreate
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* Discount already applied. ^Prices subject to change so book early for the best rate. Add-on ticket prices Save up to 10%*! Book by 10 October 2022 for priority access to seats at all MSO concerts, and guarantee the best price for your 2023 subscription add-on concerts. Series Concerts Premium A Res. B Res. C Res. D Res. Hamer Hall Thursday Nights Adult $121 $105 $87 $76 $67 Conc. $117 $100 $82 $72 $63 Hamer Hall Friday and Saturday Nights / Saturday Matinees Adult $108 $96 $80 $71 $62 Conc. $104 $91 $75 $66 $57 MSO Mornings / Quick Fix at Half Six Adult $87 $78 $69 $58 $49 Conc. $82 $73 $64 $54 $45 Melbourne Town Hall Adult $94 $76 $63 $38 Conc. $90 $72 $58 $34 Melbourne Recital Centre Adult $94 $78 $58 $49 Conc. $90 $73 $54 $45 Monash Adult $67 $58 $49 $31 Conc. $63 $54 $45 $27 Geelong Adult $87 $71 $44 Conc. $82 $66 $39 Ears Wide Open One reserve Adult $31 Conc. $27 Chamber General admission Adult $44 Conc. $39 Metropolis & Chorus Concerts General admission Adult $49 Conc. $45 Classic Kids One reserve (adults and children 2+ years all need a ticket) $22 Jams for Juniors General admission (adults, children and babies all need a ticket) $17 Music and Ideas General admission (adults and children 2+ years all need a ticket) $13 Special Events (listed in calendar order) Premium A Res. B Res. C Res. D Res. Chinese New Year Adult $87 $78 $69 $58 $49 Conc. $82 $73 $64 $54 $45 Season Opening Gala: Zenith of Life (Friday) Adult $108 $96 $80 $71 $62 Conc. $104 $91 $75 $66 $57 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 2 In Concert Adult $125 $116 $84 $63 Conc. $120 $111 $80 $58 Imaginations Ignited One reserve (adults and children 2+ years all need a ticket) $45 London Symphony Orchestra^ Adult $243 $216 $198 $180 $153 Conc. $239 $212 $194 $176 $149 Side by Side: Melbourne Youth Orchestra One reserve (adults and children 2+ years all need a ticket) $31 Winter Gala: Ray Chen performs Tchaikovsky (Thursday) Adult $121 $105 $87 $76 $67 Conc. $117 $100 $82 $72 $63 NAIDOC Week Celebration Adult $108 $96 $80 $71 $62 Conc. $104 $91 $75 $66 $57 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Adult $121 $105 $87 $76 $67 Conc. $117 $100 $82 $72 $63 Eumeralla, a war requiem for peace Adult $87 $78 $69 $58 $49 Conc. $82 $73 $64 $54 $45 Spring Gala: Symphonic Tales (Thursday and Saturday) Adult $121 $105 $87 $76 $67 Conc. $117 $100 $82 $72 $63 Handel’s Messiah Adult $121 $105 $87 $76 $67 Conc. $117 $100 $82 $72 $63 MacMillan’s Christmas Oratorio Adult $87 $78 $69 $58 $49 Conc. $82 $73 $64 $54 $45 57 pricesticketAdd-on
Ensemble Dutala Residency is supported by the Ullmer Family Foundation and members of MSO First Nations Giving Circle.
The Ensemble Dutala Residency provides emerging First Nations instrumentalists the opportunity to undertake side by side workshops with the MSO, receive mentorship from established MSO players, perform alongside the MSO at the annual Sidney Myer Music Bowl concerts and present a mid-year showcase performance. This Residency, developed in partnership with Short Black Opera, is a first in Australia and redefines the landscape of Indigenous engagement in the arts.
Ensemble Dutala Residency
The Australian Conducting Academy presents a unique opportunity for aspiring conductors from Australia and New Zealand to learn from experienced orchestral leaders and to have the chance to work with all major orchestras in Australia. Presented by the Melbourne, Adelaide, Queensland, Sydney, Tasmanian and West Australian Symphony Orchestras and Orchestra Victoria.
The Academy will be led by Johannes Fritzsch, Principal Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. In addition to Fritzsch, mentors will include other renowned Australian and international conductors with the Melbourne module being directed by Maestro Benjamin Northey.
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MSO First Voices is supported by the Ullmer Family Foundation and members of MSO First Nations Giving Circle.
We believe in building the future of our artform by supporting the next generation of musicians, artists, composers, and conductors.
The MSO Academy is supported by Platinum Patrons Di Jameson and Frank Mercurio.
Snare Drum Award
MSO First Voices Composers Program
Australian Conducting Academy
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MSO Academy Providing young instrumentalists a vital final bridge to a successful career, the MSO Academy is an exciting opportunity for post-graduate musicians embarking on their career as professional musicians. During the year-long program Academy members perform in MSO concerts, receive mentoring, and a full range of professional development activities designed to prepare them for the challenges of a career in music.
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Established by MSO percussionist Robert Cossom in 2004, the Snare Drum Award is designed to encourage the pursuit of excellence in snare drum performance in Australia and New Zealand. Open to undergraduate tertiary students from Australia and New Zealand, this award provides an exclusive opportunity for applicants to further develop audition skills and performance techniques in a professional environment. Join us on 28 August to see the next generation of percussionists compete! The MSO Snare Drum Award is supported by the Hon. Michael Watt QC & Cecilie Hall and Tim & Lyn Edward.
The Cybec Foundation supports the MSO to present the Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers’ Program each year. The program selects four participants to be mentored by leading Australian composers and compose a 10-minute piece. The four pieces are performed by the MSO in a showcase, with one of the participants to be chosen as the MSO’s Young Composer in Residence and commissioned to write further pieces. Since 2003 when the program was introduced, over 80 composers from across Australia have had works commissioned and performed by the MSO. Join us on 28 January for the 20th Anniversary Showcase!Cybec21stCentury Australian Composers’ Program is supported by the Cybec Foundation
An annual program for emerging First Nations composers aiming to enhance cultural vibrancy through collaboration and the nurturing of talent. First Voices offers participants an orchestral music commission along with the opportunity to workshop intensively with MSO First Nations Creative Chair Deborah Cheetham AO, musicians from the orchestra and guest composer mentors.
Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers’ Program
The Australian Conducting Academy is the supported by the Ian Potter Foundation.
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Masterclass with Toby Spence
Friday 21 April / 6.30pm
Thursday 23 February / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre
Thursday 26 October / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre
ALL TICKETS $30 First Voices Showcase
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Nature and Music
Thursday 14 December / 7.30pm Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
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Tuesday 11 April / 6.30pm
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Masterclass with Ray Chen
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Open Rehearsal with Chloé van Soeterstède
andMusicIdeas music from class artists, composers working on stage and behind the scenes at the MSO. Music rehearsals, presentations, and behind the scenes unless otherwise
Wednesday 31 May / 6.30pm
Tuesday 28 February / 6.30pm
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Conversation with Sir Simon Rattle
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Snare Drum Award
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Open Rehearsal with Sir James MacMillan
Friday 26 May / 6.30pm
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Wednesday 28 June / 6.30pm
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Open Rehearsal with Jaime Martín
Masterclass with Siobhan Stagg
panel discussions
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Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre
Monday 28 August / 6.30pm
Wednesday 1 March / 6.30pm
Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Southbank Centre Mahler’s World
Thursday 4 May / 6.30pm
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Benjamin Northey Principal Conductor in Residence Siobhan Stagg Soloist in Residence Warren Trevelyan-Jones MSO Chorus Director Melissa Douglas Cybec Young Composer in TheResidenceCybecFoundation# Dr Anita Collins Learning and Engagement Creative Chair Hiroyuki Iwaki AO† Conductor Laureate in memoriam Christian Li Young Artist in Association Lu Siqing Artistic Ambassador Christopher Moore MSO Chamber Music Curator Di Jameson and Frank Mercurio# Mary Finsterer Composer in Residence Kim Williams AM# Deborah Cheetham AO First Nations Creative Chair Jaime Martín Chief Conductor Dr Marc Besen AC and the late Dr Eva Besen AO# Sir Andrew Davis Conductor Laureate Gondwana Voices Ensemble in Residence Tan Dun Artistic Ambassador Xian Zhang Principal Guest Conductor Carlo Antonioli Cybec Assistant Conductor The Cybec Foundation# 2023 Artistic Family Our Artistic Family comprises influential musicians, conductors and composers from across Australia and abroad. bysupportedPosition–#Deceased–† 61 FamilyArtistic2023
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Contact Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ABC Southbank Centre 120–130 Southbank Boulevard Southbank VIC 3006, Australia GPO Box 9994, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia (03) 9929 9600 (Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm) mso.com.au@MelbourneSymphony@MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra@MelbSymphony@MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra@MelbourneSymphonyOrchestraWeChat:Spotify: MSO key personnel David Li AM Chairman Di Jameson Co-deputy Chair Helen Silver AO Co-deputy Chair Sophie Galaise Managing Director Shane Buggle, Andrew Dudgeon AM, Danny Gorog, Lorraine Hook, Margaret Jackson AC, David Krasnostein AM, Gary McPherson, Hyon-Ju Newman, Glenn Sedgwick Board Directors Oliver Carton Company Secretary Require assistance? The MSO offers services and facilities to ensure our programs are accessible to everyone, including: Wheelchair and mobility aid access, Hearing PleaseAccessibleassistance,parking.makeyouraccess requirements known at time of booking. If you, or a member of your party, requires accessible seating please check the accessible seating box on your booking form. The MSO is an affiliate of the Companion Card program and admits carers to concerts as ticketed complimentary guests when a valid companion card is presented. Please call the MSO Box Office on (03) 9929 9600 for further details. All details correct as of 8 August 2022. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra reserves the right to vary without notice programs, prices, artists and/or venues as may become necessary. Please visit mso.com.au/terms for the MSO’s privacy policy, terms and conditions. Credits Design Spark Green + Yoke / Printing and distribution Immij / Orchestra headshots Hugh Peachey and Laura Manariti / Production Phil Paschke and Katya Dibb withConnectus 64 uswithConnect
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