MSO Season 2020 Subscription Brochure

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DA L E BA R LT R O P & S O P H I E R OW E L L • N I C O L A B E N E D E T T I V L A D I M I R A S H K E N A Z Y • J OYC E YA N G • B E E T H OV E N 2020

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BeethovenSeries 2020

In 2020, the MSO will join orchestras around the world to celebrate the brilliance of Ludwig van Beethoven.

The MSO will feature Beethoven as you’ve never seen him before.

His Ninth will be physically embodied by Circa Contemporary Circus, and paired with musical interpretations by Deborah Cheetham AO and Tan Dun. The Emperor will be juxtaposed with a co-commission by Brett Dean.

Look for the BTHVN2020 logo throughout this brochure, or curate your own year of Beethoven as part of a Create Your Own Series (p.33).

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We will participate in the Beethoven Pastoral Project; a global event.

And some of the world’s leading Beethoven artists will perform your favourite symphonies and the great concertos.

Contents

“We are thrilled to share Season 2020 with you. Each series has been carefully curated, with world-class artists joining us throughout the year. Enjoy much-loved repertoire, some rarities and a surprise or two.�

Dale Barltrop & Sophie Rowell MSO Concertmasters

Contents

Special Events

Subscriber Rewards

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Your MSO

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Series The Masters

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The Great Classics

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Melbourne Town Hall

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Recital Centre

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MSO Mornings

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Chamber

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Ears Wide Open / EWO+

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MSO Monash

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MSO Geelong

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Classic Kids / Jams for Juniors

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Create Your Own Series

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Beethoven Pastoral Project: A Global Event

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Chinese New Year

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Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham: Season Opening Gala 25 Nicola Benedetti: Mid-Season Gala

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Carmina Burana: Season Finale Gala

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Messiah

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Sidney Myer Free Concerts

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Add-on ticket prices

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Support your MSO

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MSO Touring

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In our Communities

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Connect with us

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MSO Partnerships

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More information?

For detailed descriptions of all Season 2020 concerts, visit mso.com.au/2020 MSO musicians dressed by Giorgio Armani

The MSO offers service and facilities to ensure our concerts are accessible to everyone.

Look for these symbols on each series page.

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Whatever your reason for subscribing, thank you! An ongoing commitment to the MSO ensures that we remain an essential part of Melbourne’s cultural life. Below are just a few ways that we will show our appreciation for your loyalty in 2020.

Subscriber Rewards

Being an MSO subscriber is rewarding in so many ways – whether it’s the thrill of a captivating performance, the inspiration that follows a concert, or the stimulation of a shared experience.

Subscriber Rewards Full details at mso.com.au/rewards

Best Seats ••

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Renew your series subscription before 23 September to keep the same seat you enjoyed in 2019, or have first priority for new seats if you’d like to make a change.

Create Your Own Series (p.32) to lock in the best available seats in the house during the priority period.

Provide your email address and receive exclusive presale access to new concerts and special events announced throughout 2020.

Fee free flexibility ••

If your plans change, you can easily exchange your tickets fee-free.

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If you forget or lose your tickets, we’ll replace them at no charge.

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Earlybird extras

Receive complimentary double passes to two MSO concerts in 2020 (to give away or for yourself) – simply opt-in to receive emails from the MSO!

Subscribe by 9 September to receive:

Discounts ••

Save up to 20% off single ticket prices with a subscription.

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$50 bonus ‘add-on’ concerts available at time of subscription (A Reserve, best available).**

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30% off our Chinese New Year concert in January.

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10% off the best available price for additional MSO ticket purchases all season (including presales!).

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Concert cash: $30 to spend on another concert of your choice*

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$4 off each concert in every series you book**

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Waived transaction fee – save $5 per order

*One concert cash voucher per transaction, for use at all 2020 concerts; excludes Gala concerts and tickets under $50. **Excludes Create Your Own Series, Classic Kids and Jams for Juniors.

Key dates Earlybird deadline:

9 September 2019 Receive additional discounts by renewing before the earlybird deadline.

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Exclusive discounts for MSO merchandise and recordings.

Seat renewal deadline:

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Discounts at: Arts Centre Melbourne restaurants and bars, cultural partners across Australia and New Zealand, and corporate partners throughout the year. Full list at mso.com.au/rewards

Subscribe by the renewal deadline to guarantee the same seats from your 2019 subscription series.

23 September 2019

New subscribers Book early for best selection!

Subscriptions for new subscribers will be processed in order of receipt.

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Your MSO

Your MSO

Xian Zhang

Principal Guest Conductor

Benjamin Northey Principal Conductor in Residence

Sir Andrew Davis

Conductor Laureate

Hiroyuki Iwaki †

Conductor Laureate (1974–2006)

First Violins

Dale Barltrop Concertmaster

Peter Fellin

Deborah Goodall

Sophie Rowell Concertmaster

The Ullmer Family Foundation#

Lorraine Hook

Peter Edwards

Assistant Principal

Anne-Marie Johnson

Kirsty Bremner

Sarah Curro Michael Aquilina#

Eleanor Mancini

Kirstin Kenny

Second Violins Mark Mogilevski

Michelle Ruffolo

Matthew Tomkins

Kathryn Taylor

Principal

Michael Aquilina#

Monica Curro

Assistant Principal

Robert Macindoe Associate Principal

The Gross Foundation

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Mary Allison

Isin Cakmakcioglu

Tiffany Cheng

Freya Franzen

Cong Gu

Isy Wasserman

Philippa West

Patrick Wong

Roger Young

Christopher Moore

Lauren Brigden

Katharine Brockman

Christopher Cartlidge

Anthony Chataway

Michael Aquilina#

Dr Elizabeth E Lewis AM#

Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind#

Andrew Hall Andrew and Judy Rogers#

Violas

Principal

Cellos All details correct as of 1 July 2019.

# - Position supported by

† - Deceased

Di Jameson

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Gabrielle Halloran

Rachael Tobin

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Trevor Jones

Maria Solà#

Associate Principal

Fiona Sargeant

David Berlin

Cindy Watkin

Principal

Maria Solà#

Nicholas Bochner

Miranda Brockman

Rohan de Korte

Keith Johnson

Anonymous

Geelong Friends of the MSO#

Andrew Dudgeon#

Barbara Bell, in memory of Elsa Bell#

Assistant Principal #

Sarah Morse Maria Solà#

Angela Sargeant Maria SolĂ #

Michelle Wood Michael Aquilina# Andrew and Theresa Dyer#

Damien Eckersley

Benjamin Hanlon

Wendy Clarke

Sarah Beggs

Your MSO

Double Basses

Cellos

Flutes & Piccolo Suzanne Lee

Stephen Newton

Prudence Davis

Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser#

Anonymous

Principal

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Associate Principal

Sophia Yong-Tang#

Oboes & Cor Anglais Andrew Macleod

Jeffrey Crellin

Principal Piccolo

Principal

John McKay and Lois McKay#

Thomas Hutchinson Associate Principal

Ann Blackburn The Rosemary Norman Foundation

Michael Pisani

Principal Cor Anglais

Clarinets & Bass Clarinet David Thomas

Philip Arkinstall

Craig Hill

Jon Craven

Jack Schiller

Elise Millman

Natasha Thomas

Brock Imison

Principal

Associate Principal

Principal Bass Clarinet

Bassoons & Contra -bassoon Principal

Associate Principal

Dr Martin Tymms and Patricia Nilsson#

Principal Contrabasson

Horns

Saul Lewis

Principal Third

The Hon Michael Watt QC and Cecilie Hall#

Abbey Edlin

Trinette McClimont

William Evans

Rosie Turner

Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM#

Rachel Shaw

Trumpets

Shane Hooton

Associate Principal

John and Diana Frew#

Trombones & Bass Trombone

Tuba

Richard Shirley Tim and Lyn Edward#

Mike Szabo

Timothy Buzbee

Principal Bass Trombone

Principal

Percussion & Timpani**

Harp

Robert Clarke

**Timpani Chair Principal Lady Potter AC CMRI

John Arcaro Tim and Lyn Edward#

Robert Cossom Drs Rhyll Wade and Clem Gruen#

Yinuo Mu Principal

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The Masters Series

A bespoke collection of the most popular repertoire in the classical canon. Sophisticated, uplifting and at times challenging, these works from past and living composers are played by the best orchestras in the world. It is for good reason they have earned the title ‘masterwork’. Trust us. Join us.

ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

The Masters Series

8 Concerts

6 Concerts CONC.

$50 Bonus Concert

$649

$588

To Bach and Back (p.15) 26 March

A Reserve

$540

$479

$679

B Reserve

$485

$455

$574

$534

C Reserve

$431

$400

$429

$429

D Reserve

$322

$322

THURSDAY EVENING

ADULT

SATURDAY MATINEE

ADULT

Premium

$998

$926

Premium

A Reserve

$837

$756

B Reserve

$720

C Reserve D Reserve

CONC.

All Masters Series performances include a free pre-concert talk

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Above / Joyce Yang (photo KT Kim)

Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

Thursday 5 March / 7.30pm Saturday 7 March / 2pm Alexander Shelley conductor Alexandra Dariescu piano Gordon Hamilton Far South Grieg Piano Concerto R. Strauss Alpine Symphony

2 / Hardenberger: Trumpet Royalty Thursday 16 April / 7.30pm Saturday 18 April / 2pm André de Ridder conductor Håkan Hardenberger trumpet Wagner Lohengrin Act 1: Prelude HK Gruber Aerial Schumann Symphony No.2

3 / The Five Beethoven Emperor Concerto Thursday 14 May / 7.30pm Saturday 16 May / 2pm Stanislav Kochanovsky conductor Jonathan Biss piano Brett Dean Gneixendorf Music – A Winter’s Journey* Brahms Symphony No.4 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 Emperor

4 / Dark Romance: Tchaikovsky and Bruckner Thursday 25 June / 7.30pm Lawrence Renes conductor Joyce Yang piano ∆ Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Bruckner Symphony No.4 Romantic

* Australian premiere of MSO co-commission ∆ East meets West program

5 / Legends Gil Shaham plays Brahms Thursday 9 July / 7.30pm Saturday 11 July / 2pm Cristian Mǎcelaru conductor Gil Shaham violin

The Masters Series

1 / An Alpine Symphony

Dvořák Legends No.1 and No.3 Brahms Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No.1

6 / Songs of America Thomas Hampson Thursday 10 September / 7.30pm Saturday 12 September / 2pm Ludovic Morlot conductor Thomas Hampson baritone MSO Chorus Copland Old American Songs Bernstein Divertimento John Adams Harmonium

7 / Death and Desire Strauss and Dvořák Thursday 1 October / 7.30pm Fabien Gabel conductor Daniel Müller-Schott cello R. Strauss Don Juan R. Strauss Death and Transfiguration Dvořák Cello Concerto

8 / Ode to Joy Beethoven Symphony No.9 Thursday 19 November / 7.30pm Saturday 21 November / 2pm Xian Zhang conductor ∆ Lauren Fagan soprano Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano Simon O’Neill tenor Shenyang baritone ∆ MSO Chorus Tan Dun Choral Concerto Nine ∆* Beethoven Symphony No.9

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The Great Classics Series

Delight in music written by some of the most celebrated and recognised composers of all time. Subscribe and you open the door to a year of music that is universally loved.

Explore the colour, excitement and scale that only a world-class symphony orchestra can offer.

ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

The Great Classics Series

6 Concerts

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FRI / SAT / MON

ADULT

CONC.

Premium

$649

$588

A Reserve

$540

$479

B Reserve

$485

$455

C Reserve

$431

$400

D Reserve

$322

$322

Includes free:

$50 Bonus Concert

Pre-concert talk (Friday & Saturday)

Death and Desire (p.9) 1 October

Post-concert conversation (Monday)

Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

Above / Karen Gomyo

Friday 17 July / 7.30pm Saturday 18 July / 7.30pm Monday 20 July / 6.30pm Sir Andrew Davis conductor Camilla Tilling soprano Samuel Hasselhorn baritone MSO Chorus

1 / Scheherazade Friday 13 March / 7.30pm Saturday 14 March / 7.30pm Monday 16 March / 6.30pm Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor Harriet Krijgh cello Kodály Dances of Galanta Lalo Cello Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

2 / Symphonic Dances Friday 1 May / 7.30pm Saturday 2 May / 7.30pm Monday 4 May / 6.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano MSO Chorus Fauré Pavane Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

3 / Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2

The Great Classics Series

4 / Brahms: A German Requiem

Beethoven King Stephen Overture Beethoven Ah! perfido Brahms Ein deutsches Requiem

5 / Mozart and Mahler Friday 4 September / 7.30pm Saturday 5 September / 7.30pm Monday 7 September / 6.30pm Pietari Inkinen conductor Karen Gomyo violin Wagner Tannhäuser Overture Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 Mahler Symphony No.1 Titan

6 / Beethoven Double Bill Friday 27 November / 7.30pm Saturday 28 November / 7.30pm Monday 30 November / 6.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor James Ehnes violin Beethoven Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.3 Eroica

Friday 19 June / 7.30pm Saturday 20 June / 7.30pm Monday 22 June / 6.30pm Dalia Stasevska conductor Simon Trpčeski piano Jordan Moore New work ^** Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

^ World premiere of MSO commission ** Cybec Young Composer in Residence

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Season 2020

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From left / Philip Arkinstall clarinet, Gabrielle Halloran viola, Richard Shirley trombone, Tiffany Cheng violin, Michelle Wood cello

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SeasonSeries 2020

Melbourne Town Hall Series

1 / Beethoven and Mendelssohn Thursday 19 March / 7.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor Christian Li violin ∆ Lachlan Skipworth Spiritus Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.7

Melbourne Town Hall Series MELBOURNE TOWN HALL

2 / Swan Lake and Saint-Saëns Thursday 11 June / 7.30pm Tianyi Lu conductor Li-Wei Qin cello ∆ Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite

3 / Russian Splendour

MOVED TO THURSDAY EVENINGS

One of our most cherished concert series. Melbourne’s own Benjamin Northey has chosen music of beauty and joy and invited conductors to perform with local artists and special guests we love. All played for you in the majestic heart of our great city.

4 Concerts THURSDAY EVENING

ADULT

CONC.

A Reserve

$437 $417

B Reserve

$360 $340

C Reserve

$287 $267

D Reserve

$178 $178

Includes free pre-concert organ recital.

Thursday 17 September / 7.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor Stefan Cassomenos piano Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Shostakovich Symphony No.5

4 / American Heroes Gershwin and Copland Thursday 12 November / 7.30pm Gemma New conductor Simon Tedeschi piano Salina Fisher Rainphase Gershwin Concerto in F Copland Symphony No.3

$50 Bonus Concert Symphonic Dances (p.11) 1, 2 or 4 May Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

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Note: Pre-booking of Hearing Loop is required via MSO Box Office.

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East meets West program

Above / Benjamin Northey (photo Laura Manariti)

Recital Centre Series

1 / To Bach and Back Sophie Rowell Thursday 26 March / 7.30pm Sophie Rowell director / violin James Crabb accordion J.S Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 Aulis Sallinen Barabbas Variations J.S Bach Concerto in A minor Agri / Carli Desde Adentro Grieg Holberg Suite

2 / The Lark Ascending Dale Barltrop Thursday 21 May / 7.30pm Dale Barltrop director / violin Stephen Newton tenor

Recital Centre Series

Purcell Fantasias for Strings Holst St. Paul’s Suite Howard Passacaglia (to End Prejudice) Vaughan Williams Five variants of Dives and Lazarus Purcell Excerpts from The Fairy Queen Britten Les Illuminations Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending

3 / Absolute Bird Genevieve Lacey Thursday 24 September / 7.30pm

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL

Three contrasting programs.

Expect extraordinary musicianship when this country’s finest draw on the full knowledge and artistry of their profession as they step into the spotlight to perform in a chamber setting.

$50 Bonus Concert Dark Romance: Tchaikovsky and Bruckner (p.9) 25 June Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

Paul Kildea conductor Genevieve Lacey recorder Vivaldi Concerto in C Major for Flautino Moondog Birds of Paradise Hollis Taylor Absolute Bird Concerto Rebel Les élémens Erkki-Sven Tüür Whistles and Whispers from Uluru

3 Concerts THURSDAY EVENING

ADULT

CONC.

Premium

$270

$255

A Reserve

$216

$200

B Reserve

$161

$146

C Reserve

$134

$119

Includes free pre-concert talk.

Above / Sophie Rowell & Dale Barltrop (photo Marnie Haddad)

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Beethoven Pastoral Project

Beethoven Pastoral Project A Global Event ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

Artists from around the world are developing and uniting in their own visions of a harmonious co-existence of mankind and nature, with performances of ‘their Pastoral’ in 2020. Join us to help shape a powerful statement for environmental protection and sustainable development – for a better world for millions of people.

Learn more at beethoven-pastoral-project.com

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Friday 5 June / 7.30pm Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Glazunov Chant du ménestrel Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Beethoven Symphony No.6 Pastoral Music to make a difference.

On World Environment Day, the MSO will participate in the United Nations-led Beethoven Pastoral Project to raise awareness and inspire our city to take a stance on climate change.

For Beethoven, nature was a place of relaxation, solitude and inspiration. His Sixth Symphony musically depicts the harmonious unity between mankind and nature. Today, nature is under threat and humankind is on a course to destroy our environment and livelihood.

The MSO is thrilled to invite back a conductor who has a long association with this country, Russian-born, Iceland-based Vladimir Ashkenazy.

A man who made his international reputation as much by his resistance to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev as by his incredible musical output, Ashkenazy will return to lead this wonderful tribute to the environment.

Armenian star cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan will join Ashkenazy and the MSO to perform Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, a piece he has perfected over years with the world’s best orchestras.

MSO Mornings

MSO Mornings

1 / Beethoven 9 and Circa Thursday 20 February / 11am

ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

Take a mid-morning break and replenish your soul with an hour of glorious classical music.

MSO Mornings supported by Ryman Healthcare

Benjamin Northey conductor Circa Contemporary Circus Maija Kovalevska soprano , Jacqueline Dark mezzo-soprano Paul O’Neill tenor Warwick Fyfe bass MSO Chorus Beethoven Symphony No.9

3 Concerts THURSDAY MORNING

ADULT

CONC.

A Reserve

$273

$258

B Reserve

$213

$197

C Reserve

$152

$137

$50 Bonus Concert Songs of America (p.9) 10 or 12 September

2 / Beethoven Pastoral Project Thursday 4 June / 11am Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Beethoven Symphony No.6

Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

3 / Elgar Violin Concerto Thursday 23 July / 11am Sir Andrew Davis conductor Nicola Benedetti violin* MSO SOLOIST IN RESIDENCE

Deborah Cheetham Yirramboi (Tomorrow) ^ MSO COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE

Elgar Violin Concerto Above / Vladimir Ashkenazy (photo Keith Saunders)

* Supported by MSO Life Members, Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO ^ World premiere of MSO commission

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Chamber Series

1 / Melbourne Ensemble Sunday 22 March / 11am Freya Franzen violin Christopher Cartlidge viola Rachael Tobin cello Stephen Newton double bass Jack Schiller bassoon Philip Arkinstall clarinet Saul Lewis horn Deborah Cheetham soprano

Chamber Series

Adolfe Blanc Wind Septet Deborah Cheetham Woven song: Above Knowing ^ MSO COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE

Dohnányi String Trio

2 / Janáček, Beethoven and Moore Sunday 24 May / 11am

ABC SOUTHBANK CENTRE, IWAKI AUDITORIUM

Immerse yourself in the musicmaking as MSO musicians – with a guest or two – share speciallycurated repertoire just perfect for a Sunday morning. This is your MSO up close and personal. Hosted by ABC Classic’s Mairi Nicolson.

Andrew Macleod flute / piccolo Thomas Hutchinson oboe Philip Arkinstall clarinet Jon Craven bass clarinet Jack Schiller bassoon Nicolas Fleury horn Laurence Matheson piano Janáček Mládí for wind sextet Jordan Moore New work ^** Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds

3 / Phantasy and Romance

4 Concerts SUNDAY MORNING

ADULT

CONC.

General Admission

$201 $181

$50 Bonus Concert Absolute Bird (p.15) 24 September Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

Sunday 11 October / 11am Kathryn Taylor violin Gabrielle Halloran viola Miranda Brockman cello Michael Pisani oboe Brock Imison bassoon Kenji Fujimura piano Britten Phantasy Quartet Poulenc Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano Brahms Piano Quartet No.3

4 / Flute, Viola and Harp Sunday 22 November / 11am

^ World premiere of MSO commission ** Cybec Young Composer in Residence Above / Melbourne Ensemble (photo Theo Moustakas)

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Christopher Moore violin / viola Prudence Davis flute Yinuo Mu harp Ibert Deus Interludes Sofia Gubaidulina Garden of Joys and Sorrows - Takemitsu And then I knew ‘twas wind Toru Debussy Sonata for flute, viola and harp

Monday 2 March / 6.30pm Schumann Symphony No.2

Ears Wide Open

1 / Schumann

+ Hardenberger: Trumpet Royalty (p.9)

Ears Wide Open

Thursday 16 April / 7.30pm Saturday 18 April / 2pm Wagner Lohengrin Act 1: Prelude HK Gruber Aerial Schumann Symphony No.2

2 / Wagner

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE,

Monday 15 June / 6.30pm

ELISABETH MURDOCH HALL

Presented by MSO Assistant Principal Cello, Nicholas Bochner

Dive deep into three famous works, as the musicians of the MSO deconstruct the music to give you a greater insight into the mind of the composer. Hear the complete work at Hamer Hall as part of an Ears Wide Open + package.

3 Concerts

ADULT

CONC.

One Reserve

$79

$64

Ears Wide Open + (6 Concerts)

ADULT

CONC.

Premium

$334

$303

A Reserve

$314

$283

B Reserve

$267

$237

Wagner Tannhäuser Overture

+ Mozart and Mahler (p.11) Friday 4 September / 7.30pm Saturday 5 September / 7.30pm Monday 7 September / 6.30pm Wagner Tannhäuser Overture Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 Mahler Symphony No.1 Titan

3 / Beethoven Monday 28 September / 6.30pm

$50 Bonus Concert American Heroes (p.14) 12 November Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

Above / Nicholas Bochner (photo Hugh Peachey)

Beethoven Symphony No.9

+ Ode to Joy: Beethoven Symphony No.9 (p.9) Thursday 19 November / 7.30pm Saturday 21 November / 2pm Tan Dun Choral Concerto Nine Beethoven Symphony No.9

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MSO Monash Series

1 / To Bach and Back Sophie Rowell Friday 27 March / 7.30pm Sophie Rowell director / violin James Crabb accordion J.S Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 Aulis Sallinen Barabbas Variations J.S Bach Concerto in A minor Agri / Carli Desde Adentro Grieg Holberg Suite

MSO Monash Series

2 / The Five Beethoven Emperor Concerto Friday 15 May / 7.30pm Stanislav Kochanovsky conductor Jonathan Biss piano Brett Dean Gneixendorf Music – A Winter’s Journey* Brahms Symphony No.4 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 Emperor

MONASH UNIVERSITY, ROBERT BLACKWOOD HALL

Enjoy the world’s best music in Monash. We’ve selected highlights of the season and it is our great pleasure to bring them direct to you.

In association with

Friday 18 September / 7.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor Stefan Cassomenos piano Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Shostakovich Symphony No.5

4 Concerts FRIDAY EVENING

ADULT

CONC.

A Reserve

$251 $231

B Reserve

$215 $194

C Reserve

$142 $122

Includes free pre-concert talk.

$50 Bonus Concert Legends: Gil Shaham plays Brahms (p.9) 9 or 11 July Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

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3 / Russian Splendour

4 / Ode to Joy Beethoven Symphony No.9 Friday 20 November / 7.30pm Xian Zhang conductor ∆ Lauren Fagan soprano Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano Simon O’Neill tenor Shenyang baritone ∆ MSO Chorus Tan Dun Choral Concerto Nine ∆* Beethoven Symphony No.9 * Australian premiere of MSO co-commission ∆ East meets West Program Above / Xian Zhang (photo Ben Ealovega)

Friday 22 May / 7.30pm Dale Barltrop director / violin Stephen Newton tenor

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, COSTA HALL

Celebrate some of 2020’s best repertoire in central Geelong. Fine music, sensational musicianship and the promise of an inspiring night out. Bring your friends!

5 Concerts FRIDAY EVENING

ADULT

CONC.

A Reserve

$399

$374

B Reserve

$329

$303

C Reserve

$208

$182

Includes free pre-concert talk.

$50 Bonus Concert Ode to Joy (p.9) 19 or 21 November Available only when booking your subscription, one bonus ticket per subscription, subject to availability.

Subscribe via Geelong Performing Arts Centre In person: 50 Little Malop Street, Geelong Call: 1300 251 200 Post: Reply Paid 991, PO Box 991, Geelong VIC 3220 (no stamp required) *If paying by cheque, make payable to Geelong Performing Arts Centre

1 / Beethoven and Mendelssohn Friday 20 March / 7.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor Christian Li violin ∆

MSO Geelong Series

MSO Geelong Series

2 / The Lark Ascending Dale Barltrop

Purcell Fantasias for Strings Holst St. Paul’s Suite Howard Passacaglia (to End Prejudice) Vaughan Williams Five variants of Dives and Lazarus Purcell Excerpts from The Fairy Queen Britten Les Illuminations Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending

3 / Dark Romance: Tchaikovsky and Bruckner Friday 26 June / 7.30pm Lawrence Renes conductor Joyce Yang piano ∆ Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Bruckner Symphony No.4 Romantic

4 / Death and Desire Strauss and Dvořák Friday 2 October / 7.30pm Fabien Gabel conductor Daniel Müller-Schott cello R. Strauss Don Juan R. Strauss Death and Transfiguration Dvořák Cello Concerto

5 / American Heroes Gershwin and Copland Friday 13 November / 7.30pm Gemma New conductor Simon Tedeschi piano Salina Fisher Rainphase Gershwin Concerto in F Copland Symphony No.3

Lachlan Skipworth Spiritus Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.7

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East meets West Program

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Season 2020

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From left / Christopher Moore viola, Robert Cossom percussion, Eleanor Mancini violin, Rosie Turner trumpet

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Season 2020

Special Events

Chinese New Year ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

Friday 31 January / 7.30pm Yi Zhang conductor ∆ Jieni Wan piano ∆ Now in its seventh year, the MSO’s Chinese New Year concert has become one of Australia’s major cultural highlights, with capacity audiences rejoicing in a true blend of western and eastern traditions.

Bring your family and friends to experience this unique musical celebration, featuring classical masterworks and some of the biggest names in Chinese music.

Add tickets when you subscribe, or include Chinese New Year as part of a Create Your Own Series (p.32).

Wishing you a happy, safe and prosperous Year of the Rat!

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East meets West program The MSO’s annual Chinese New Year concert is supported by the Li Family Trust and presented in collaboration with Arts Centre Melbourne.

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If you are interested in sponsoring the 2020 MSO East meets West Program, please contact Jayde Walker, Senior Manager Corporate Partnerships, at walkerj@mso.com.au.

Season Opening Gala ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

A monumental way to begin Beethoven’s 250th birthday celebrations!

Saturday 22 February / 7.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor Circa Contemporary Circus Maija Kovalevska soprano , Jacqueline Dark mezzo-soprano Paul O’Neill tenor Warwick Fyfe bass MSO Chorus

Special Events

Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham

Deborah Cheetham Dutala (Star-Filled Sky) ^ MSO COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE

Beethoven Symphony No.9 In a unique commission by the MSO, Circa Contemporary Circus dares to create a physical score for the towering masterpiece of the symphonic repertoire – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony.

Under the artistic direction of circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz, ten world-class acrobats journey to and beyond the extreme with emotionally-charged choreography intricately woven into Beethoven’s immortal Ninth Symphony.

In this first-ever collaboration between Circa and the MSO, human drama is writ large – powerful emotions, extreme skill and dramatic acrobatics play out in this epic celebration of humanity.

What will make this evening even more memorable is the world premiere of Deborah Cheetham AO’s musical response to Beethoven’s Ninth, bringing the music of western classical music together with Australian indigenous culture. ^ World premiere of MSO commission

Below / Circa Contemporay Circus (photo Paul Boudrel)

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Special Events

Nicola Benedetti

Saturday 25 July / 7.30pm Sir Andrew Davis conductor Nicola Benedetti violin * MSO SOLOIST IN RESIDENCE

Deborah Cheetham Yirramboi (Tomorrow) ^ MSO COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE

Mid-Season Gala ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

Starring our 2020 Soloist in Residence!

Let us warm your winter with Elgar’s magnificent Violin Concerto, Mussorgsky’s grand Pictures at an Exhibition, and a new work from our Composer in Residence, Deborah Cheetham AO.

Elgar Violin Concerto Mussorgsky / Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti was named BBC Young Performer of the Year in 2004, at age sixteen; she studied at the renowned Menuhin school in Surrey. The founder of that school was the late, great violinist Yehudi Menuhin, and he made his name as a youngster with a recording of Elgar’s Violin Concerto, conducted by the composer himself. That Benedetti is returning to MSO to play that precise piece feels like the closing of a circle.

The Orchestra will also perform the wonderfully evocative and intensely visual Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky, a masterclass in how to extract all the colour and drama an orchestra can provide.

Opening this special evening will be a world premiere from MSO Composer in Residence, Deborah Cheetham AO. * Supported by MSO Life Members, Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO ^ World premiere of MSO commission

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Above / Nicola Benedetti (photo Andy Gotts)

Season Finale Gala ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

Nothing prepares you for the intensity and grandeur of Orff’s Carmina Burana played live.

Those opening notes sound like great crashing gods bursting through the skies to wake the dead.

Immense and thundering, they usher in a work as recognisable as it is thrilling.

Saturday 7 November / 7.30pm Andrea Molino conductor Emma Matthews soprano Kanen Breen tenor Christopher Magiera baritone MSO Chorus National Boys Choir of Australia

Special Events

Carmina Burana

Stravinsky Petrushka Suite Orff Carmina Burana There has been much discussion about what precisely makes this work so effective and immediate. It has little musical development and none of the complex harmonisation you’d expect from a choral work of this size, but it does have a wonderful driving rhythmic structure, and grand shifts in mood. There is as much light and joy in Carmina Burana as there is ferocity and bombast.

Orff based his cantata on a collection of medieval poems composed in Latin, Middle High German and Old French that range in theme from the ephemeral nature of fortune, to the pleasures and perils of gambling, drinking and love-making.

It’s quite earthy, and has more in common with Chaucer than Nietzsche; it is, therefore, the perfect choice for our Season Finale Gala.

The brilliant Italian conductor Andrea Molino returns to MSO to conduct this mammoth work, with an appearance by Australian star Emma Matthews. The MSO Chorus are the real stars, though, and will undoubtedly inspire rapturous applause.

Below / MSO Chorus (photo Lucas Dawson)

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ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

A beloved Christmas tradition, this rousing performance of Handel’s Messiah is conducted by one of the world’s leading Handel experts, Nicholas McGegan.

Saturday 5 December / 7pm Sunday 6 December / 5pm Nicholas McGegan conductor Madeleine Pierard soprano Fiona Campbell contralto Andrew Goodwin tenor Hadleigh Adams bass MSO Chorus

Special Events

Messiah

Handel Messiah It may be the most sacred experience you can have outside a house of prayer; indeed, it was so exalted a theme that London authorities were reluctant to let it be performed inside a theatre. Handel composed his oratorio celebrating the life, death and resurrection of Christ in 1741, in what was apocryphally thought a burst of divine inspiration, but was more likely his typical speed and acuity.

And despite the grandiose performance history, his composition is guided as much by orchestral restraint as religious fervour.

Nicholas McGegan OBE has been hailed “one of the finest baroque conductors of his generation” (The Independent), and has produced more than 50 recordings of Handel over a six-decade career.

With the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the MSO Chorus and world-class soloists at his disposal, Messiah is in assured hands.

If you are yet to witness the MSO perform Messiah, let 2020 be the year you take your seat and enjoy one of the most communal experiences any orchestra can offer.

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Special Events

Sidney Myer Free Concerts For more than 90 years, Melbourne summers have been punctuated by the MSO’s annual free concert series. Join us for one, two or all three nights in February as we play to the stars.

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 assocation with

1 / Around the World with the MSO Wednesday 5 February / 7.30pm Tianyi Lu conductor Emily Sun violin Jordan Moore Fanfare ^* R. Strauss Aus Italien – On the Beach at Sorrento Matthew Hindson Violin Concerto Australian Postcards Dvořák Symphony No.9 From the New World * Cybec Young Composer in Residence ^ World premiere of MSO commission

2 / Dance, Dance, Dance Saturday 8 February / 7.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor Katie Noonan singer e.motion21 dancers Dvořák Carnival Overture Elena Kats-Chernin Wild Swans Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin Suite Ravel La Valse

3 / La Dolce Vita Friday 14 February / 7.30pm Benjamin Northey conductor MSO Horn Quartet

Below / Photo Matt Irwin

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Wagner Flying Dutchman Overture Khachaturian Adagio from Spartacus Richard Mills Island Signal Island Song Respighi Fountains of Rome Respighi Pines of Rome

The best way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music.

Pull up a cushion and play along!

Classic Kids Share your love of the Orchestra with the little music lovers in your life. Perfect for children aged 5-10 and their grown-ups.

Classic Kids / Jams for Juniors

Jams for Juniors IWAKI AUDITORIUM, ABC SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Presented by educator, composer and conductor, Karen Kyriakou Performance times for all dates: 10am / 11am / 12pm / 1pm

8 concerts General Admission

$97

3 concerts Reserved seating

$76

1 / Beethoven 9 Saturday 29 February

1 / Peer Gynt Monday 6 April / 12pm MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE [SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!]

Sophie Rowell director / violin Thea Rossen presenter

2 / The Sleeping Beauty Saturday 21 March

3 / From the New World Saturday 13 June

4 / Beethoven Pastoral 2 / Beethoven: Da Da Da Dummm!

Saturday 18 July

Saturday 9 May / 2pm

Saturday 22 August

ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, HAMER HALL

6 / Mahler 1

Richard Vaudrey presenter

3 / Vivaldi's Four Seasons Wednesday 23 September / 12pm

5 / Pictures at an Exhibition

Saturday 12 September

7 / Rodeo Saturday 31 October

MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE

8 / A Midsummer Jam

[SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!]

Saturday 28 November

Sophie Rowell director / violin Thea Rossen presenter

Above / Photo Laura Manariti

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Create Your Own Series

Create Your Own Series Step 1: Select 5+ concerts from the list below.

MSO Geelong, Classic Kids and Jams for Juniors concerts are not available as part of Create Your Own Series.

All concerts at Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall unless indicated.

Group 1

Group 4

Group 6

Special events (p.25-27) Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham: Season Opening Gala Nicola Benedetti: Mid-Season Gala Carmina Burana: Season Finale Gala

Saturday matinees (p.8-9) An Alpine Symphony Hardenberger: Trumpet Royalty The Five Legends Songs of America Ode to Joy

Sunday mornings (p.18) IWAKI AUDITORIUM Melbourne Ensemble Janáček, Beethoven and Moore Phantasy and Romance Flute, Viola and Harp

Group 2

Friday/Saturday/Monday nights (p.10-11) Scheherazade Symphonic Dances Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Brahms: A German Requiem Mozart and Mahler Beethoven Double Bill

Group 7

Thursday nights (p.8-9) An Alpine Symphony Hardenberger: Trumpet Royalty The Five Dark Romance: Tchaikovsky and Bruckner Legends Songs of America Death and Desire Ode to Joy Thursday nights (p.14) MELBOURNE TOWN HALL Beethoven and Mendelssohn* Swan Lake and Saint-Saëns* Russian Splendour* American Heroes* Special events (p.16) Beethoven Pastoral Project James Bond: Skyfall™ in Concert (3-4 April, see mso.com.au)

Group 3

Special event (p.29) Messiah

Group 5 Thursday nights (p.15) MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE To Bach and Back The Lark Ascending Absolute Bird Friday nights (p.20) MONASH To Bach and Back* The Five* Russian Splendour* Ode to Joy*

Thursday mornings (p.17) Beethoven 9 and Circa* Beethoven Pastoral Project* Elgar Violin Concerto* Special event (p.24) Chinese New Year

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* Premium reserve not available at these concerts

Monday nights (p.19) MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE Schumann Wagner Beethoven

*Prices subject to change from 18 October 2019.

Celebrate the 250th birthday of Australia’s favourite composer with a year of Beethoven masterpieces.

Select a few or see them all!

GROUP 1

ADULT

CONC.

Platinum

$149

$144

Gold

$127

$122

Silver

$105

$100

Premium

$139

$134

A Reserve

$117

$112

B Reserve

$95

$90

C Reserve

$76

$71

Symphony No.3 Eroica Violin Concerto

Premium

$132

$127

A Reserve

$96

$91

Featured in Beethoven Double Bill (Group 4)

B Reserve

$76

$71

C Reserve

$56

$51

Premium

$117

$112

A Reserve

$96

$91

B Reserve

$86

$81

C Reserve

$76

$71

Premium

$96

$91

A Reserve

$73

$68

B Reserve

$58

$53

C Reserve

$40

$35

GROUP 2

GROUP 4

GROUP 5

Featured in Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham: Season Opening Gala (Group 1) Beethoven 9 and Circa: MSO Mornings (Group 3) Ears Wide Open: Beethoven (Group 7)

Piano Concerto No.5 Emperor Featured in The Five: Beethoven Emperor Concerto (Group 2, 4 & 5)

Symphony No.7 Featured in Beethoven and Mendelssohn (Group 2)

Symphony No.6 Pastoral Featured in Beethoven Pastoral Project (Group 2) Beethoven Pastoral Project: MSO Mornings (Group 3)

Piano Concerto No.4

GROUP 6 $56

$51

Featured in Symphonic Dances (Group 4)

$28

$23

King Stephen Overture Ah! perfido

GROUP 7 One reserve

Symphony No.9

Ode to Joy: Symphony No.9 (Group 2, 4 & 5)

GROUP 3

General admission

Create Your Own Series

Step 2: Add up the cost of your tickets using the prices below.

Featured in Brahms: A German Requiem (Group 4)

Quintet for Piano and Winds Featured in Janáček, Beethoven and Moore (Group 6)

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Season 2020

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From left / Steve Reeves double bass (retiring October 2019), Wendy Clarke flute, Saul Lewis horn, Freya Franzen violin

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SeasonSeries 2020

Add-on ticket prices

Save up to 20%*! Book by 18 October 2019 for priority access to seats at all MSO concerts#, and guarantee the best price for your 2020 subscription add-on concerts before prices increase.

Add-on ticket prices Series Concerts

A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve D Reserve E Reserve

The Masters (Thursday Night)

Adult Conc.

$136 $131

$116 $111

$91 $86

$73 $69

$54 $50

The Masters (Saturday Matinee)

Adult Conc.

$112 $108

$94 $89

$84 $80

$75 $70

$56 $51

The Great Classics

Adult Conc.

$112 $108

$94 $89

$84 $80

$75 $70

$56 $51

$37 $37

Melbourne Town Hall

Adult Conc.

$110 $105

$91 $86

$76 $71

$47 $47

$28 $28

MSO Mornings

Adult Conc.

$91 $86

$72 $68

$54 $50

Recital Centre

Adult Conc.

$91 $86

$76 $71

$57 $52

$47 $47

Chamber General admission

Adult Conc.

$57 $51

MSO Monash

Adult Conc.

$65 $61

$56 $51

$37 $33

MSO Geelong

Adult Conc.

$93 $89

$78 $73

$49 $45

Ears Wide Open

Adult Conc.

Classic Kids

One reserve (adults and children 2+ years all need a ticket)

$27

Jams for Juniors

General admission (adults, children and babies all need a ticket)

$14

One reserve One reserve

General admission

Special Events

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Premium

$27 $22

Premium

A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve D Reserve E Reserve

Chinese New Year

Adult Conc.

$103 $99

$89 $85

$71 $67

$49 $46

James Bond: Skyfall™ in Concert

Adult Conc.

$131 $126

$108 $104

$81 $77

$59 $54

Beethoven Pastoral Project

Adult Conc.

$131 $126

$108 $104

$81 $77

$59 $54

Messiah

Adult Conc.

$111 $104

$93 $86

$83 $77

$74 $68

Platinum

Gold

Silver

Beethoven 9, Circa and Cheetham: Season Opening Gala

Adult Conc.

$157 $153

$135 $130

$105 $100

Nicola Benedetti: Mid-Season Gala

Adult Conc.

$157 $153

$135 $130

$105 $100

Carmina Burana: Season Finale Gala

Adult Conc.

$157 $153

$135 $130

$105 $100

* Discount already applied Prices subject to change after 18 October 2019. # Excludes some Special Events.

$36 $36

$29 $29

$55 $50

$37 $37

Support your MSO

Support your MSO “ Adopting a musician is a very personal way for a musician to receive gratitude from the audience. This is why I chose to become involved in the Adopt a Musician Program. I know from spending time with my adopted musicians – Kathryn, Chris, Sarah and Michelle – just how much they truly appreciate my involvement in the program, and how it has touched them.

The Adopt a Musician Program is not only a satisfying way to donate to the Orchestra, it is also a powerful tool for displaying your gratitude to the musicians of the Orchestra and adds a beautiful, human element.”

Additional ways to support the Orchestra Ticket sales cover only 39% of our annual costs, so philanthropic support is vital to sustaining our activities now and into the future.

There are many ways to support your Orchestra and the things you care about: •

Become an MSO Patron – with your annual gift of $1,000 or more, receive exclusive invitations to a range of events each year – from drinks at concert intervals to open rehearsals and dinners with musicians.

•

Leave a gift in your Will – join the MSO Conductor’s Circle by letting us know you’ve made a gift in your Will to the Orchestra. Members are recognised in concert programs and at events, including our annual Conductor’s Circle luncheon.

•

Commission a work – celebrate a life milestone or become a supporter of new Australian music by commissioning a piece of music. Experience the pleasure of seeing your work premiere on stage to a live audience by the MSO.

•

Donate – general operating support is always appreciated, or you can choose to contribute to a particular area of our work that’s important to you, including education, MSO Chorus, The Pizzicato Effect or touring.

— Michael Aquilina, MSO musician adopter

To find out more and to make your tax-deductible contribution, visit mso.com.au/support or contact us on (03) 8646 1551 or at philanthropy@mso.com.au.

Above / Sarah Curro, MSO First Violin and Michael Aquilina, MSO musician adopter (photo Laura Manariti)

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MSO Touring

The MSO: Australia’s leading orchestra in international touring and engagement The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was the first Australian orchestra to tour internationally (New Zealand, 1965) and Australia’s first professional orchestra to tour North America and perform in Carnegie Hall, New York (1970).

Upcoming tours include the USA (October 2019), Europe and annual engagements in Singapore, China and Indonesia.

China

USA

Following the MSO's sold out, six-city tour in 2018, we will continue to collaborate with leading cultural and business institutions over the next four years.

The MSO will conduct a USA tour of Chicago, Washington D.C., Worcester (MA) and New York City from 14-20 October 2019.

CHINA

USA

2019 SINGAPORE

2019-22

2016 2018 2020– 2023

INDONESIA

2016 2018 2019– 2021

Indonesia International award winner

2019 AustCham Westpac Australia-China Business Award for Business Innovation, Creative Industries and the Digital Economy

Building on our annual engagement in Indonesia since 2015, the MSO and Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta have signed an extended agreement for ongoing cultural exchange until 2021.

International partnerships

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UNITEL / Ten-year exclusive partnership signed with the world’s leading producer and distributor of classical arts content – a first for Australia. Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra / National Centre for the Performing Arts (Beijing) / Singapore Symphony Group / Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

The MSO does much more than simply perform concerts. For more on all we do, visit mso.com.au

In our Communities

In our Communities A decade of The Pizzicato Effect The Pizzicato Effect brings music to Melbourne’s most diverse communities building bridges across social, cultural and linguistic divides, empowering children from twenty-four schools across the City of Hume, and elevating academic outcomes.

Our music-making is for everyone Relaxed, sensory-friendly performances offer a fun and supported musical experience for audience members with autism or a sensory-sensitivity.

Partnerships with specialist organisations such as e.motion21 (pictured), working with young people with Down syndrome, allow us to develop specialist projects for a diverse range of participants.

An orchestra for all Victorians The MSO engages with passionate audiences across the state, works in isolated schools, makes music with community musicians and collaborates side by side on Country with indigenous communities to tell the stories of our past and work towards a shared future.

A bright musical future The MSO is committed to discovering, nurturing and promoting the next generation of Australian talent through concerts for all levels of schooling. We work closely with educational institutions including Melbourne Youth Orchestras, Australian Youth Orchestra, the University of Melbourne and Monash University, and hold competitions for emerging performers and composers including the Cybec 21st Century Composers Program and the MSO Snare Drum Award.

Above / Photo Nico Keenan

Above / Photos Laura Manariti

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Connect with us

Connect with us Contact

MSO key personnel

Box Office

Michael Ullmer AO Chairman

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall, St Kilda Road level

David Li AM Deputy Chairman

(03) 9929 9600 (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm)

Andrew Dudgeon AM, Danny Gorog, Lorraine Hook, Margaret Jackson AC, Di Jameson, David Krasnostein AM, Hyon-Ju Newman, Glenn Sedgwick, Helen Silver AO Board Directors

boxoffice@mso.com.au GPO Box 9994, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia @MelbourneSymphony @MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra @MelbSymphony @MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra

Sophie Galaise Managing Director

Oliver Carton Company Secretary Melissa King Director of Artistic Planning Sharon Li Chief Financial Officer Gaelle Lindrea Director of Philanthropy

@MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra

John Nolan Director of Education & Community Engagement

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Guy Ross Chief Operating Officer Karen Soennichsen Director of Marketing & Sales Gabrielle Waters Director of Operations

Accessibility 2020 MSO artistic family Sir Andrew Davis CBE Conductor Laureate Xian Zhang Principal Guest Conductor Benjamin Northey Principal Conductor in Residence Nicola Benedetti CBE Soloist in Residence Deborah Cheetham AO Composer in Residence Jordan Moore Cybec Young Composer in Residence Melbourne Ensemble Ensemble in Residence

The MSO offers services and facilities to ensure our programs are accessible to everyone. Please make your access requirements known at time of booking.

If you, or a member of your party, require a space for a wheelchair please tick the wheelchair requirement 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 2 July 2019.

Visit mso.com.au for all updates.

Concert information subject to change.

Tan Dun Artistic Ambassador Hiroyuki Iwaki Conductor Laureate in memoriam: 1974-2006

The MSO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we perform. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging, and the Elders from other communities who may be in attendance.

Credits Design Yoke / Printing and distribution Immij / Stylised photography Marnie Haddad / Orchestra headshots Hugh Peachey and Laura Manariti / Text Tim Byrne / Wardrobe Giorgio Armani

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Our mission is to work with our partners to enrich people’s lives through meaningful musical experiences. We understand the importance of differentiated partnership opportunities and the need for return on investment. We pursue best practice partnerships by building offerings to meet business needs in a way never previously imagined.

Principal Partner

MSO Partnerships

MSO Partnerships

Government Partners

Premier Partners

Premier Education and Research Partner

Program Development Partner

Venue Partner

Education Partners

Major Partners

Supporting Partners

Quest Southbank

The CEO Institute

Ernst & Young

Bows for Strings

The Observership Program

Trusts and Foundations

Gall Family Foundation, The Archie & Hilda Graham Foundation, The Gross Foundation, Ern Hartley Foundation, The A.L. Lane Foundation, Gwen & Edna Jones Foundation, Sidney Myer MSO Trust Fund, Perpetual Foundation – Alan (AGL) Shaw Endowment, The Thomas O’Toole Foundation, The Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation, The Ullmer Family Foundation

Media and Broadcast Partners

If you are interested in partnering with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra contact Jayde Walker, Senior Manager Corporate Partnerships, walkerj@mso.com.au

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