SIDNEY MYER FREE CONCERTS 7, 10 & 14 FEBRUARY 2018
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MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA A message from Arts Centre Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra continue to provide remarkable experiences for all Victorians. The annual Sidney Myer Free Concerts are spectacular summer events, combining great artists, fine music and a wonderful family atmosphere in Australia’s only purpose built outdoor concert venue, the nationally listed Sidney Myer Music Bowl. I encourage you to bring your friends and family and make a night of it, spread out a picnic blanket and soak up the fun at this great night’s entertainment. And don’t forget the dedicated Melbourne Symphony Orchestra box office which now operates in Hamer Hall, where you can find out more about the 2018 season and purchase tickets to a remarkable orchestral concert. Enjoy. Claire Spencer Chief Executive Arts Centre Melbourne
A message from the Minister for Creative Industries
A message from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Welcome to one of Melbourne’s iconic cultural events – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Sidney Myer Free Concerts.
I am delighted to welcome you to the much-loved annual Sidney Myer Free Concert Series.
A popular summer tradition that dates back to the 1920s, the concerts have supported hundreds of thousands of people to discover and revel in the beauty of classical music. Each year our highly acclaimed MSO brings to life the work of some of the world’s greatest composers and provides an entrée into what it has in store for its upcoming season. I hope the concerts inspire you to discover more great cultural experiences here in our creative state in the year ahead. Martin Foley MP Minister for Creative Industries
The MSO, Australia’s longeststanding professional orchestra, is a fundamental part of the Melbourne’s cultural offering and these concerts continue to be some of the greatest events on Melbourne’s summer calendar. We are proud to offer a constantly evolving program of accessible, live symphonic music to our many diverse audiences. If tonight is your first introduction to classical music, I am sure you will be astounded by the immense power and passion of an orchestral performance. If you are more familiar with the MSO, tonight is sure to be another memorable experience. I hope you enjoy the evening and that the incredible sound of the MSO inspires you to visit us again soon. Michael Ullmer Chairman Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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A GIFT TO MELBOURNE THE SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL On behalf of the Trustees of the Estate of Sidney Myer, and the Myer family, welcome to the Sidney Myer Free Concerts for 2018. Sidney Myer loved music, and particularly outdoor music. It was his love of music and outdoor performances that led to the development of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The Bowl was opened in 1959 and since then has provided a world class venue for outdoor performance of all kinds. The Bowl is now a key piece of the cultural infrastructure of Melbourne.
Its cultural importance and architectural significance led to the Bowl being placed on the Victorian Heritage List. These Free Concerts, drawing together the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the University of Melbourne, and the Estate of Sidney Myer, have been and will continue to be an important part of a musical summer in the City of Melbourne. I invite you to enjoy the music this year in the Bowl, one of the many legacies left to Victoria and Australia by Sidney Myer. Sid Myer AM Chairman, Estate of Late Sidney B. Myer
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Bachelor of Music student Alexander Jeantou. Photo by John O’Rourke. Bachelor of Music student Alexander Jeantou. Photo by John O’Rourke.
Get the lowdown Hear what the next generation of musicians is up to at University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra concerts, in chamber ensembles, and in performances alongside Australian and international guest artists. For more information and bookings visit finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/events Bachelor of Music student Alexander Jeantou. Photo by John O’Rourke.
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MSO PLAYS ROMANCE AND CLASSICS
MSO PLAYS HOT SUMMER NIGHT!
Wednesday 7 February | 7.30pm
Saturday 10 February | 7.30pm
ARTISTS
ARTISTS
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Antony Hermus conductor Sophie Rowell violin
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Antony Hermus conductor Luciana Mancini mezzo-soprano
Presented by Mairi Nicolson
Presented by Mairi Nicolson and Jacinta Parsons
REPERTOIRE
REPERTOIRE
Johan Wagenaar (1862-1941) Overture Cyrano de Bergerac, Op.23
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Alborada del gracioso
Max Bruch (1838-1920) Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 – Vorspiel – Allegro moderato – Adagio – Finale – Allegro energico
Manuel de Falla (1875-1937) El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician) Ballet in one act (1925 version) – Introduction and Scene – In the Cave (Night time) – Song of Suffering Love – The Apparition – Dance of Terror – The Magic Circle – Midnight – Ritual Fire Dance – Scene – Song of the Will-o'-the-Wisp – Pantomime – Dance of the Game of Love – Finale – The Bells of Dawn
Interval Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 – Andante sostenuto – Moderato con anima – Andantino in modo di canzona – Scherzo: Pizzicato ostinato – Finale: Allegro con fuoco
Interval Each concert has a duration of approximately 1 hour 40 minutes including one 20 minute interval. The MSO wish to advise all three Sidney Myer Free Concerts will be broadcast live on ABC Classic FM. 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. 4
MSO PLAYS FROM MSO, WITH LOVE Wednesday 14 February | 7.30pm
ARTISTS Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey conductor Natalie Aroyan soprano Rosario La Spina tenor Presented by Mairi Nicolson
REPERTOIRE Antonio Marquez (born 1950) Danzon No.2
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Don Juan, Op.20
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) Folksongs – Black is the Colour (USA) – I Wonder as I Wander (USA) – Loosin yelav (Armenia) – Rossignolet du bois (France) – A la femminisca (Sicily) – La donna ideale (Italy) – Ballo (Italy) – Motettu de tristura (Sardinia) – Malurous qu’o uno fenno (Auvergne – France) – La fiolairé (Auvergne – France) – Azerbaijan Love Song (Azerbaijan)
Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909) Notturno, Op 70, No.1
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Boléro
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Tosca: Act 1, ‘Mario! Mario! Mario!’ Interval Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Capriccio Italien, Op.45 Giacomo Puccini Preludio Sinfonico Giacomo Puccini La Bohème: Finale, Act 1, ‘Non sono in vena’
This performance features a pre-concert curtain-raiser from the Melbourne Youth Orchestra conducted by Brett Kelly and featuring Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and Gadfly Suite.
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ABOUT THE MSO
Established in 1906, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an arts leader and Australia’s longest running professional orchestra. Engaging over 2.5 million people each year, the MSO reaches a variety of audiences through live performances, recordings, TV and radio broadcasts and live streaming. As a truly global orchestra, the MSO collaborates with guest artists and arts organisations from across the world. Its international audiences include China, where MSO performed in 2016 and Europe where the MSO toured in 2014. The MSO performs a variety of concerts ranging from core classical performances at its home, Hamer Hall at Arts Centre Melbourne, to its annual free concerts at Melbourne’s
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largest outdoor venue, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The MSO also delivers innovative and engaging programs to audiences of all ages through its Education and Outreach initiatives. The MSO also works with Associate Conductor Benjamin Northey and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus, as well as with such eminent recent guest conductors as Thomas Ades, John Adams, Tan Dun, Charles Dutoit, Jakub Hrůša, Mark Wigglesworth, Markus Stenz and Simone Young. It has also collaborated with non-classical musicians including Burt Bacharach, Nick Cave, Sting, Tim Minchin, Ben Folds and DJ Armand Van Helden.
MEET THE CONDUCTORS
BENJAMIN NORTHEY
ANTONY HERMUS
CONDUCTOR
CONDUCTOR
Benjamin Northey is Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and Associate Conductor of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Dutch conductor Antony Hermus is currently Principal Guest of the North Netherlands Orchestra and Artistic Advisor of the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands.
Northey 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 2010 Melbourne Prize Outstanding Musician’s Award and multiple awards for his numerous recordings with ABC Classics.
He was Music Director in Dessau from 2009, where he was several times nominated for ‘Conductor of the Year’ by Opernwelt. He ended his tenure in summer 2015 with his first Ring cycle. He has conducted orchestras such as the Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Danish Radio Symphony, Bamberg Symphony, and opera in Stuttgart, Göteborg, Strasbourg, Essen, Berlin and Paris. In the coming months he returns to the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague and North Netherlands Orchestra and conducts Opéra de Rouen in Mozart’s Entführung aus dem Serail.
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MEET THE SOLOISTS
SOPHIE ROWELL
LUCIANA MANCINI
VIOLINIST
MEZZO-SOPRANO
Associate Concertmaster with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, violinist Sophie Rowell has had an extensive performing career as a soloist, chamber musician and principal orchestral violinist both in Australia and abroad.
Chilean-Swedish mezzo soprano, Luciana Mancini, holds a Masters degree from the Royal Conservatorium in The Hague. Recent appearances have included the title role in Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires at Oper Halle and Theater Bonn, Zelenka’s Requiem with Collegium 1704 at the Festival de la Chaise-Dieu, and Panthalis in Boito’s Mefistofele at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. She performed in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah in 2016.
After winning the ABC Young Performer's Award in 2000, Sophie founded the Tankstream Quartet and also performed as part of the Australian String Quartet. She studied with Beryl Kimber in her hometown of Adelaide then with Alice Waten in Sydney and participated in numerous master classes with incredible musicians such as Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Norbert Brainin (Amadeus Quartet) and Walter Levin (LaSalle Quartet.) Sophie now teaches at the Australian National Academy of Music.
Forthcoming performances include the St. Matthew Passion with the Residentie Orchestra of The Hague. She will also perform Berio’s Folk Songs at Potsdam’s Musikfestspiele Sanssouci. Other roles have included Amastre in Handel’s Serse (Theater an der Wien), Annio in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito (Drottningholm Festival) and Zaida in Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia (Dutch National Opera). Luciana also works regularly with Ensemble L’Appeggiata (Christina Pluhar) with which she also made several CD recordings, as well as the choreographer Sasha Waltz.
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NATALIE AROYAN
ROSARIO LA SPINA
SOPRANO
TENOR
Armenian-Australian Soprano Natalie Aroyan holds a Postgraduate Diploma of Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and a double-degree in Business and I.T. from the Australian Catholic University.
Rosario La Spina made his Opera Australia debut as Cavaradossi (Tosca) in 2005 and has subsequently appeared for the national company as in a plethora of leading roles. His American debut was as Rodolfo for Seattle Opera in 2007; he returned to Seattle as Radames and has since sung the role in Canada, Detroit and New Zealand.
She is a winner of the Opera Foundation New York Competition, Herald Sun Aria, and the Italian Opera Foundation Award which enabled her to pursue further studies at Mannes College, NY and the Accademia of Bel Canto, Italy with Mirella Freni. A principal artist with Opera Australia, Natalie’s roles in 2018 include the title role in Aida, Eva in Die Meistersinger, Micaela in Carmen and covering Tosca. Natalie made her debut with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra performing the Letter Scene from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Since 2014, Rosario La Spina has sung The Duke for Opera Queensland, Manrico for West Australian Opera, Pollione (Norma) and Canio for Victorian Opera, Samson in Tokyo, Cavaradossi, Turiddu and Canio for State Opera of South Australia and The Prince (The Love for Three Oranges), Turiddu, Canio and Calaf for Opera Australia. His recordings include the self-titled Rosario and Always You (Universal), The Prince in Rusalka (Chandos) and Puccini Romance (ABC Classics).
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MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Antony Hermus
Matthew Tomkins
Conductor
Principal The Gross Foundation#
Matthew Laing* Lisa Grosman* Heidi von Bernewitz*
Tianyi Lu
Robert Macindoe
CELLOS
Conductor
Benjamin Northey
Cybec Assistant Conductor
Hiroyuki Iwaki
Conductor Laureate (1974-2006) FIRST VIOLINS
Associate Principal
Monica Curro
Assistant Principal Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind #
Mary Allison Isin Cakmakcioglu Freya Franzen
Dale Barltrop Concertmaster
Sophie Rowell
Anonymous#
Associate Concertmaster The Ullmer Family Foundation#
Zoe Black*
Associate Concertmaster
Peter Edwards
Assistant Principal
Kirsty Bremner Sarah Curro
#
Michael Aquilina
Peter Fellin Deborah Goodall Jo Beaumont* Lorraine Hook Anne-Marie Johnson Kirstin Kenny Ji Won Kim Aaron Barnden* Susannah Ng* Robert John* Clare Miller* Lynette Rayner* Eleanor Mancini
David and Helen Moses#
Mark Mogilevski Michelle Ruffolo Kathryn Taylor
Michael Aquilina#
Oksana Thompson*
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SECOND VIOLINS
Cong Gu Andrew Hall
Andrew and Judy Rogers#
Isy Wasserman Philippa West Patrick Wong Roger Young Tiffany Cheng* Jacqueline Edwards* Michael Loftus-Hills* VIOLAS
Christopher Moore Principal Di Jameson#
Fiona Sargeant
Associate Principal
Lauren Brigden
Tam Vu, Peter and Lyndsey Hawkins#
Katharine Brockman Christopher Cartlidge Michael Aquilina#
Anthony Chataway Gabrielle Halloran Trevor Jones Cindy Watkin Elizabeth Woolnough Caleb Wright William Clark* Ceridwen Davies*
David Berlin
Principal MS Newman Family#
Rachael Tobin
Associate Principal
Nicholas Bochner Assistant Principal
Miranda Brockman
Geelong Friends of the MSO#
Rohan de Korte
Andrew Dudgeon#
Keith Johnson Sarah Morse Angela Sargeant Michelle Wood
Andrew and Theresa Dyer#
Rachel Atkinson* Svetlana Bogosavljevic* Molly Kadaravch* Mee Na Lojewski* Anna Pokorny* Zoe Wallace* DOUBLE BASSES
Steve Reeves Principal
Andrew Moon
Associate Principal
Sylvia Hosking
Assistant Principal
Damien Eckersley Benjamin Hanlon Suzanne Lee Stephen Newton Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser #
Esther Toh* Shannon Birchall* Simon Pauperis* Emma Sullivan*
FLUTES
CONTRABASSOON
Prudence Davis
Brock Imison
Principal Anonymous#
Principal
Wendy Clarke
HORNS
Sarah Beggs
Principal
Associate Principal
PICCOLO
David Evans* ‡
Saul Lewis
Principal Third
Andrew Macleod
Abbey Edlin
OBOES
Thomas Hutchinson
Trinette McClimont Rebecca Luton* Alexander Morton* Phoebe Smithies*
Ann Blackburn
TRUMPETS
Principal
Jeffrey Crellin Principal
Associate Principal
The Rosemary Normal Foundation# COR ANGLAIS
Michael Pisani Principal
CLARINETS
David Thomas Principal
Philip Arkinstall
Associate Principal
Craig Hill Robin Henry* Lloyd Van’t Hoff*
Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM#
Shane Hooton Acting Principal
Tristan Rebien*
Associate Principal
William Evans Rosie Turner TROMBONES
Elise Millman
Associate Principal
Natasha Thomas
Megan Reeve* PIANO
Louisa Breen* SAXOPHONE
Luke Carbon* tenor Justine Kenealy* soprano # Position supported by * Guest Musician † Courtesy of University of Kansas ‡ Courtesy of West Australian Symphony Orchestra § Courtesy of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra MSO BOARD Chairman
Principal Bass Trombone TUBA
Scott Watson* †
Principal
Principal
Richard Shirley Mike Szabo
Jon Craven
Jack Schiller
Yinuo Mu
Principal
Timothy Buzbee
BASSOONS
HARP
Jonathon Ramsay§
BASS CLARINET Principal
Robert Cossom Timothy Hook* Matthew Levy* Evan Pritchard* Greg Sully*
Principal
TIMPANI
Brent Miller* PERCUSSION
Robert Clarke Principal
John Arcaro
Michael Ullmer Managing Director
Sophie Galaise Board Members
Andrew Dyer Danny Gorog David Krasnostein David Li Helen Silver AO Margaret Jackson AC Hyon-Ju Newman Company Secretary
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SUPPORTERS MSO PATRON The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria
ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS Anthony Pratt Associate Conductor Chair Joy Selby Smith Orchestral Leadership Chair The Cybec Foundation Cybec Assistant Conductor Chair The Ullmer Family Foundation Associate Concertmaster Chair Anonymous Principal Flute Chair The Gross Foundation Principal Second Violin Chair Di Jameson Principal Viola Chair MS Newman Family Foundation Principal Cello Chair Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO 2018 Soloist in Residence Chair
PROGRAM BENEFACTORS Cybec 21st Century Australian Composers Program The Cybec Foundation Cybec Young Composer in Residence Made possible by 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
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Packer Family Foundation 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 The Pizzicato Effect (Anonymous) Collier Charitable Fund The Marian and E.H. Flack Trust Schapper Family Foundation Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust Supported by the Hume City Council’s Community Grants Program Sidney Myer Free Concerts Supported by the Myer Foundation and the University of Melbourne
CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $100,000+ Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO John Gandel AC and Pauline Gandel The Gross Foundation◊ David and Angela Li MS Newman Family Foundation◊ Anthony Pratt◊ The Pratt Foundation Joy Selby Smith Ullmer Family Foundation◊ Anonymous (1)
VIRTUOSO PATRONS $50,000+ Di Jameson◊ David Krasnostein and Pat Stragalinos Harold Mitchell AC Kim Williams AM
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SUPPORTERS P and E Turner 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 Lorraine Woolley Richard Ye Panch Das and Laurel Young-Das Anonymous (22)
THE MAHLER SYNDICATE David and Kaye Birks Mary and Frederick Davidson AM Tim and Lyn Edward John and Diana Frew Francis and Robyn Hofmann The Hon Dr Barry Jones AC Dr Paul Nisselle AM Maria Solà The Hon Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall
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 Gandel Philanthropy The Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust The Harold Mitchell Foundation The Myer Foundation The Pratt Foundation The Robert Salzer Foundation Telematics Trust
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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 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 Rosia Pasteur Elizabeth Proust AO Penny Rawlins Joan P Robinson Neil Roussac Anne Roussac-Hoyne Suzette Sherazee Michael Ryan and Wendy Mead Anne Kieni-Serpell and Andrew Serpell Jennifer Shepherd Profs. Gabriela and George Stephenson Pamela Swansson Lillian Tarry Dr Cherilyn Tillman Mr and Mrs R P Trebilcock
Michael Ullmer Ila Vanrenen The Hon. Rosemary Varty Mr Tam Vu Marian and Terry Wills Cooke Mark Young Anonymous (24) The MSO gratefully acknowledges the support received from the Estates of: Angela Beagley Neilma Gantner 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 Jean Tweedie Herta and Fred B Vogel Dorothy Wood
HONORARY APPOINTMENTS Sir Elton John CBE Life Member The Honourable Alan Goldberg AO QC* Life Member Geoffrey Rush AC Ambassador John Brockman OAM* Life Member Ila Vanrenen* Life Member
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