Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 2016 Season

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Season 2016

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Season 2016 A new era of music making

Nicholas Carter

Jeffrey Tate

Pinchas Zukerman

Contents Great Classics Series Master Series Showcase Series Zukerman Special Events Special Events Gigs at Grainger

5 , 8 , 9, 12 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15 7, 9, 10 13, 14 15 , 16, 21, 22 18

Classics Unwrapped

19, 20

Family

23 , 24

Matinees

25 , 26

Collaborations

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Art Talks, Classical Q&As

17, 20

Meet the orchestra

27, 28

Supporting the ASO

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Book ASO

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Venue Information

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ASO for Under 30s and Students

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Ticket prices

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The Hon Jack Snelling

Brett Woods

Welcome to the 2016 Season

Nothing compares to hearing a symphony orchestra live.

In an era of ever-increasing reliance on solitary technologies, it is joyful to step outside of the day to day and meditate on life through the power of music.

Across its 80 year history, the ASO has been there to corroborate life and contribute to our identity as a state. Today we Adelaideans pride ourselves on our commitment to the arts, yet in 1936, when the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra first formed as a 17 player radio ensemble there was little arts infrastructure to support a professional orchestra. Between its inception and the first Festival of Arts in 1960, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra played concerts for bushfire relief (1939), the troops (1945) and the Queen Mother (1958) as well as numerous state-wide tours for all South Australians.

Across our city’s cultural life, the ASO was there for the Festival Theatre Opening in 1973, Opera in the Outback in 1988, WOMADelaide and the first Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2001.

The ASO has played with great luminaries of various genres: Sir John Barbirolli, Daniel Barenboim, Otto Klemperer, Lorin Maazel, Mstislav Rostropovich, Isaac Stern, Rita Streich and more recently Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti,

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José Carreras, James Galway, Roberta Flack, Burt Bacharach, Ben Folds, Nigel Kennedy, Human Nature, Tina Arena, the Hilltop Hoods, John Farnham, Ennio Morricone and Danny Elfman.

In its 2016 Season we see the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra embarking on an exciting new artistic adventure with Nicholas Carter, Principal Conductor; Jeffrey Tate, Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Adviser; and Pinchas Zukerman, Artist in Association. It heralds a new era of music-making and promises to be a year-long birthday party for all our musical souls.

The Hon Jack Snelling MP Minister for the Arts

May I wish the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra a happy 80th anniversary and offer my congratulations on reaching this significant milestone in the history of performing arts in South Australia. We are extremely lucky to have a world class orchestra in our city, now further bolstered by the appointment of Nicholas Carter, the first Australian to be appointed to the role of Principal Conductor of a major Australian symphony orchestra since 1987.

Santos is proud to be entering its 17th season as the ASO’s Principal Partner. We are extremely excited by this next phase in our relationship that will include a series of community performances in metropolitan venues to bring the magic of the ASO to new audiences and new places.

Like the ASO, Santos places a high importance on being an active part of the communities in which we live and work. We believe that contributing to a vibrant culture is good for everyone. I strongly encourage you to enjoy the experience of the ASO in 2016.

Brett Woods Vice President Eastern Australia, Santos

Nicholas Carter What a way to celebrate 80 years.

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra has, for generations now, woven its magic into the cultural fabric of this great city. Being part of its artistic leadership is a privilege.

In what promises to be a hugely exciting season of music making, 2016 will showcase the very best of what the ASO has become.

For this special and significant year, we look not only to our history, but also to our future.

Many of the artists joining the ASO in Season 2016 have forged extremely close bonds with the orchestra over many years.

Adelaide concert-goers can take delight in music making led by Jeffrey Tate, one of the world's most respected conductors, who forged a special bond with the ASO in 1998 when he conducted the much acclaimed Ring Cycle.

The legendary violinist Pinchas Zuckerman joins Jeffrey Tate and me to form the ASO’s new artistic leadership team. Together we have crafted a varied program, reflecting a broad range of experiences and insights in a diverse and glorious repertoire.

The ASO's star shines bright in the classical music world and because of that we are delighted to welcome to Adelaide some of the finest conductors and soloists on the planet.

Pianists Nelson Freire, Bezhod, and Dejan Lazic` and violin virtuosi James Ehnes and Noah BendixBalgley, the newly-appointed concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, are just some of the enormous talents who join us in 2016. Also, building on the orchestra’s strong musical experiences in previous seasons, we welcome back Mark Wigglesworth with his beloved Elgar, Yan Pascal Tortelier conducts a program of great Russian masterpieces, and the ASO’s erstwhile Music Director Arvo Volmer returns to Adelaide for a performance of Nielsen’s mighty Fourth Symphony.

Of particular interest is our shared passion for shining a spotlight on the depth of Australian talent. Not only do we look forward to the highly anticipated returns of stars such as conductor Simone Young, and pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk, but also gifted up-and-coming artists: young conductors such as Toby Thatcher and Christopher Dragon, as well as violinist Grace Clifford and pianist Jayson Gillham, all debuting in ASO concerts in 2016.

It is also a joy to introduce new audiences to the world of orchestral music through our Showcase series, Family concerts and Classics Unwrapped series conducted and presented by the charismatic Guy Noble. In a first for the ASO in 2016, we launch a concert series which features a special collaboration with a pair of Adelaide-based musicians, Julian Ferraretto and Adam Page: Gigs at Grainger.

The world–class calibre of soloists and conductors that we have brought together in 2016 underscores the fact that the real stars of the 80th season are the members of the Adelaide Symphony. Ours is an orchestra which comprises the most talented players, each of whom possesses an inspiring dedication not only to the music and to you, the listener, but also to the cultural life of this vibrant city.

Let the celebrations begin!

Nicholas Carter Principal Conductor

New music by some of Australia’s leading composers – James Ledger, Andrew Ford and Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh – also enrich our programs and highlight our commitment to fostering the music and musicians of tomorrow, today.

Nicholas Carter photo by Alice Healy

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Calendar Master Series Master works that have stood the test of time, with internationally renowned conductors and virtuoso soloists.

Feb

Exhibition – ASO 80 years young Special Event Feb – Apr | P16

Gypsy to Swing: the Journey of Jazz Violin Gigs at Grainger 1 03 Feb | P18

Merlin & Magic Family 1 06 Apr | P23

Crazy Creatures Family 2 09 Apr | P23

Carter & Wagner Great Classics 1 13 Feb | P5

Grainger Matinee 1 Matinee 13 April | P25

The Magic Flute State Opera of SA Collaboration 18 – 24 Feb | P22

Swoon Classics Unwrapped 1 20 Apr | P19

Jul

Great Classics Celebrates the greatest classical music. Unmissable.

Showcase A delightfully eclectic series with something for everyone.

Zukerman Music royalty joins the ASO in Adelaide.

Tomorrow’s orchestra today...

Gigs at Grainger 2 17 Jun | P18

Dazzling Prokofiev Master 4 24 & 25 Jun | P8

Gigs at Grainger

Last Night of the Proms Showcase 2 01 & 02 Jul | P9

Mozart at Elder 2 Matinee 06 Jul | P26

Sep

A new genre-bending series.

Classics Unwrapped A gourmet assortment of music’s sweetest treats.

Special Events A world-class smorgasbord, presenting musical legends and major collaborations, and championing excellence, innovation and diversity.

Collaborations

Peter Combe & the ASO Family 3 20 Aug | P24

Grainger Matinee 2 Matinee 24 Aug | P25

Puccini Spectacular State Opera of SA Collaboration 02 – 04 Sept | P22

Piano Legend Master 6 09 & 10 Sept | P11

Nov

Together with leading creative organisations, the ASO brings ambitious works to South Australian audiences.

Matinees Make the most of your midday with enduringly popular classical works.

Family Shows Let the ASO (and friends) help you share your love of music with the next generation of concertgoers.

A Hero’s Life Great Classics 4 29 Oct | P12

80th Birthday Dinner Party Special Event 29 Oct | P16

The Audience Decides Classics Unwrapped 3 02 Nov | P20

Tosca State Opera of SA Collaboration 12 – 19 Nov | P22

Mar

Tectonics Adelaide Festival Special Event 04 Mar | P21

Elegant Tchaikovsky Master 3 29 & 30 April | P7

Apr

Angelique Kidjo WOMADelaide Special Event 11 Mar | P21

Iconic Beethoven Master 1 18 & 19 Mar | P6

Movie Masterpieces Showcase 1 06 May | P7

Cloudstreet State Opera of SA Collaboration 12 – 21 May | P22

Mozart at Elder 1 Matinee 23 Mar | P26

Noble Elgar Master 2 01 & 02 April | P6

Jun

May

Swan Lake The Australian Ballet Collaboration 26 – 31 May | P22

Tortelier & Tchaikovsky Great Classics 2 04 Jun | P8

Guitar Festival Symphony Gala Special event 13 Aug | P22

Big Egos, Big Music Classics Unwrapped 2 17 Aug | P20

Nijinsky The Australian Ballet Collaboration 14 – 19 Oct | P22

The Gruffalo Family 4 22 Oct | P24

Aug

Simone Young & Mahler Great Classics 3 23 Jul | P9

Cirque de la Symphonie Showcase 3 29 & 30 Jul | P10

Glorious Brahms Master 5 05 & 06 Aug | P10

Oct

Elgar’s Cello Concerto Master 7 23 & 24 Sept | P11

Mozart at Elder 3 Matinee 28 Sept | P26

Tate & Little Master 8 07 & 08 Oct | P12

Dec

Zukerman Trio Zukerman 23 Nov | P14

Zukerman in Concert Zukerman 25 & 26 Nov | P13

Zukerman & Friends Zukerman 27 Nov | P14

Fantastic Symphony Master 9 02 & 03 Dec | P15

Messiah Special Event 08 & 09 Dec | P15

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Carter & Wagner

Great

1 Classics

Nicholas Carter Conductor

James Ehnes Violin

Michelle de Young Sieglinde / Mezzo Soprano

Simon O’Neill Siegmund / Tenor

Shane Lowrencev Hunding / Bass

Sat 13 Feb 7.30PM

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Nicholas Carter steps onto the podium for his first concert as the ASO’s Principal Conductor. And in a dark, mythical German forest, an exhausted Siegmund stumbles into the home of Sieglinde.

It’s a much-loved chapter from Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle, and it needs no sets or props.

One great upward surge of music takes us from uneasy introductions to passionate declarations of love. And the fate of the world is changed.

Beethoven’s Violin Concerto is similarly vast in scope, but much cosier. With Canadian violinist James Ehnes as soloist, it promises to be a particularly agile, elegant performance – music so rapturously unhurried that it seems to be in a dimension of its own.

How can one night hold so much? Time races, yet stands still…

Beethoven Violin Concerto Wagner Die Walküre Act 1 Concert performance sung in German with English surtitles Nicholas Carter photo by Shane Reid

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Iconic Beethoven Nicholas Carter Conductor

Fri 18 Mar 8PM Sat 19 Mar 6.30PM

1 Master

Dejan Lazic´ Piano

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

The first notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony are familiar to all – but listen to how they’re answered, wrestled with, and ultimately overcome. Beethoven held nothing back in this symphony, and it still sounds as vital and wild as ever, more than 200 years on.

Strauss’s Don Juan, for all his vim and vigour (soaring violins! leaping horns!), suffers a rather different fate. This music became the unbeatable prototype for Hollywood adventure soundtracks and will have you on the edge of your seat. Dejan Lazic´ brings all his versatility to the kaleidoscopic moods of Ravel’s Piano Concerto: the carnival opening, the wind-up toy finale, and the almost endless singing melody of the slow movement.

Dejan Lazic´ photo by Susie Knoll

Noble Elgar Mark Wigglesworth Conductor

Master

Natsuko Yoshimoto Violin Imants Larsens Viola

Nicholas Carter launches our Master Series with three of the most exciting beginnings in classical music: Don Juan’s swashbuckling leap, the whipcrack of Ravel’s Piano Concerto…and Fate’s famous knock at the door.

Strauss Don Juan Ravel Piano Concerto in G Beethoven Symphony No 5

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Fri 01 Apr 8PM Sat 02 Apr 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

When that noble knight of a melody comes riding homeward over the final hills of Elgar’s First Symphony, all is right with the world.

British conductor Mark Wigglesworth returns to conduct this much-loved piece of old-world England. This music has all the curves of a Late Romantic masterpiece, mellowed by the beautifully textured orchestration that Elgar wraps around it like a soft, woolly blanket. Our world may fall apart, but that loyal opening melody, steady and sure, will always return.

Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is too intimate to be a symphony, and too friendly to be a concerto.

Instead of a soloist engaging the orchestra in mortal combat, this work features a perfectly balanced duo – violin and viola – stepping out from the main body of musicians to lead everyone on a rare shared adventure. What better couple to embrace such music than the ASO’s own Natsuko and Imants?

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante Elgar Symphony No 1

Natsuko Yoshimoto and Imants Larsens photos by Shane Reid

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Elegant Tchaikovsky Arvo Volmer Conductor

3 Master

Narek Hakhnazaryan Cello

Fri 29 Apr 8PM Sat 30 Apr 6.30PM

Movie Masterpieces Guy Noble Conductor

Our former Chief Conductor Arvo Volmer returns with music that he loves – music overflowing with a wild, untamed spirit.

Young Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, visiting Australia for the first time, opens up Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. A simple, square melody – a throwback to the finesse and balance of music in Mozart’s day – is unfolded into a series of surprising and enchanting characters.

Be swept away by the brilliant orchestral showpieces that are the signature themes of the great movies.

Finally, be carried away by the powerful current of Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony. Nielsen compared his job as the composer of this piece to that of an engineer having to deal with a flood.

It’s unstoppable, thrilling, and ultimately uplifting.

As Nielsen said, “Music is life, and like it, inextinguishable.”

Sibelius Tapiola Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Nielsen Symphony No 4 | Inextinguishable

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FESTIVAL THEATRE

Walk down the red carpet and into the spectacular world of movie music. Presented by Foxtel Arts co-host of Screen, Margaret Pomeranz, this one-night only special event features the music from some of the world’s best-loved films: from the menacing Jaws, to the Saharan grandeur of Lawrence of Arabia, the poignancy of The Mission and the epic Gone with the Wind.

This is the sunny glade reached after a trek through the woods of Sibelius’s last great orchestral work, Tapiola.

Narek Hakhnazaryan photo by Aghayan Armen

Showcase

Margaret Pomeranz Host

Fri 06 May 7.30PM ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

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Margaret Pomeranz photo by Nick Wilson

Great

Tortelier & Tchaikovsky Yan Pascal Tortelier Conductor

2 Classics

Alexander Gavrylyuk Piano

Sat 04 June 7.30PM

FESTIVAL THEATRE

The deepest stirrings of a person’s heart usually remain hidden. Not here.

“Without exaggeration, I have put my whole soul into this work,” said Tchaikovsky of his Sixth Symphony. Traditionally known as Pathéthique, a better translation is Passionate, for this symphony covers a full range of emotions with devastating intensity – hope, tenderness, exhilaration, despair.

Yan Pascal Tortelier, known for his baton-less conducting, will mould this heart-rending music with his bare hands.

Russian composers – and teenagers – are known for their strong emotions. Rachmaninov was not yet 20 when he wrote his First Piano Concerto, and even as a mature composer he remained proud of its youthful vitality and directness.

Alexander Gavrylyuk will need the full strength of his whole body to play the impassioned, and impressively difficult, piano part.

Liadov’s Enchanted Lake is the inner calm on this otherwise tumultuous evening: the music evokes stars reflected in dark, cold water.

Liadov The Enchanted Lake Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 | Pathétique

Dazzling Prokofiev Nicholas Carter Conductor

Fri 24 Jun 8PM Sat 25 Jun 6.30PM

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Behzod Piano

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Behzod played ‘Rach 3’ with the ASO in 2014, and it was an unforgettable performance.

The young Uzbek pianist is back, teaming up with Nicholas Carter for one of the most flashily brilliant concertos in the repertoire. Prokofiev’s quirky and uplifting Third Piano Concerto is music to be listened to from the edge of your seat.

Listening to this music is like water skiing. It’s exhilarating. You’ll be carried away, very quickly.

And you might get wet. That’s what happens to the sorcerer’s apprentice (as immortalised in Disney’s Fantasia), who meddles in magic beyond his power to control. The bassoons’ cheeky broomstick theme creates an orchestral tidal wave.

Then chase the flitting dance rhythms of Ross Edwards’ ethereal White Ghost Dancing, before losing yourself in the bustling, crowded fairground of Petrushka, where Stravinsky’s vivid music brings sideshows, buskers, magicians and puppets to life.

Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 Ross Edwards White Ghost Dancing Stravinsky Petrushka [1947] Behzod photo by Christian Fatu

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Last Night of the Proms Guy Noble Conductor

Fri 01 Jul 7.30PM Sat 02 Jul 7.30PM

2 Showcase

José Carbó Baritone

Simone Young & Mahler

“Shook the house as the strings soared, the brass blared, the organ roared, and the balloons came raining down” The Advertiser (review 2015) Join us in what is now an Adelaide tradition: the ASO presents Last Night of the Proms.

With more than a nod to the Royal Albert Hall’s most iconic event, our conductor Guy Noble will have you on your feet with this program of popular classics, patriotic anthems and, of course, Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance. This is a night of sheer enjoyment.

And in 2016, to mark the ASO’s 80th Anniversary year, Last Night of the Proms recreates program items from the 1958 Royal Music Festival, when the Queen Mother visited Adelaide and the ASO played in Elder Park.

Even staunch republicans won’t be able to resist waving the Union Jack!

FESTIVAL THEATRE

The most compelling journeys are those that seem impossible. This is music that reaches for the stars... and almost gets there.

Moving, yet calm; deep, yet crystal clear: the two completed movements of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony are so nearly perfect that it’s hard to imagine what could possibly come next. Maybe that’s why Schubert abandoned it.

Behind Schubert’s transparent musical veil lies the mountain of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony. It’s an epic climb, but conductor Simone Young is known for her steely resolve.

Is this journey compelled by hope, or pursued by fate? Grim, determined footsteps lead up to misty Alpine highlands where distant cowbells ring from hidden dells. Here is Mahler at his most vulnerable: an idyllic Andante filled with longing, a head-down Scherzo dogged by fear. The devastating Finale brings us within view of the summit…but also to the edge of a cliff. Fate’s hammer falls.

Schubert Unfinished Symphony Mahler Symphony No 6

Simone Young photo by Berthold Fabricius

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3 Classics

Simone Young Conductor

Sat 23 Jul 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE

Great

Cirque de la Symphonie

3 Showcase

Glorious Brahms

Guy Noble Conductor

Johannes Fritzsch Conductor

Fri 29 Jul 7.30PM Sat 30 Jul 7.30PM

Fri 05 Aug 8PM Sat 06 Aug 6.30PM

FESTIVAL THEATRE

“Marvellous” InDaily Cirque de la Symphonie is a magical fusion of circus and live orchestral music.

You’ll be awe struck by aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen as they take to the stage – or above it – with the hottest orchestra in town! You’ll be tapping your toes to music you know and love, while marvelling at the spectacle of these inspiring circus performers.

Returning to Adelaide after sold out seasons around the world, the whole family will enjoy this show of favourites and surprises.

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Noah Bendix-Balgley Violin

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

A single violin, beautifully played, is a shaft of light that can pierce the thickest of clouds.

American violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, joins the ASO and Johannes Fritzsch to perform Brahms’s monumental Violin Concerto. Its scope is grand and symphonic, and the orchestral introduction casts an imposing shadow. But then the violin enters, and its incredible lightness of touch – combined with some of Brahms’s most inspired melodies – sets this concerto floating majestically across the sky.

Have you ever flown through a cloud? It’s beautiful, v but you can’t see too far ahead. Dvorák's Seventh Symphony is the D minor thundercloud to Brahms’s D major cumulus. Entering it is an adventure. Every now and then you get unexpectedly bathed in the v fleeting sunshine of Dvorák's memorable tunes.

But best of all is breaking through the darkness to suddenly find clear, radiant sunshine – and that’s what happens in the unforgettable closing bars.

Smetana The Bartered Bride (Overture) Brahms Violin Concerto v Dvorák Symphony No 7 Noah Bendix-Balgley photo by Nikolaj Lund

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Piano Legend Nicholas Carter Conductor

Master

Nelson Freire Piano

Fri 09 Sep 8PM Sat 10 Sep 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Elgar’s Cello Concerto Michael Stern Conductor

7 Master

Simon Cobcroft Cello

Fri 23 Sep 8PM Sat 24 Sep 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

There is no substitute for experience.

It’s lost, and you’ll never get it back…

Nelson Freire was a Brazilian child prodigy in the 1940s and '50s. Now he is one of the world’s most revered pianists, admired for the maturity and emotional honesty that he brings to every note he plays.

Near the beginning of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, a soft melody circles in the emptiness like a falling autumn leaf. This was Elgar’s last substantial composition, written at the end of the First World War, saturated with a poignant nostalgia for a world that was gone forever. Only a cello, played here by our own Simon Cobcroft, can convey such sepia melancholy.

The simple, quiet horn phrase that begins Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto is an armchair moment: the noisy outside world melts away and you’re alone with the music. And such music! The impassioned (and notoriously difficult) piano part stirs the very depths of the heart, but Brahms, through the orchestra, offers a comfort and assurance that only many years of life experience can bring.

The journey to this point begins with Shakespeare’s Kings, a new work by Australian composer James Ledger, whose orchestral music is always stirring and exciting. Next we travel more familiar terrain with Mozart’s light-footed, dark-hued Symphony No 40. Only then are we ready for Brahms.

James Ledger Shakespeare’s Kings Mozart Symphony No 40 Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 Nelson Freire photo by Decca/Ben Ealovega

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Debussy’s Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune changed the course of music history. Each chord is tinged with pleasure, reluctant to move on, just as an awakening faun tries to hold on to his daydream of beautiful nymphs.

Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony dates from the end of the Second World War, and is an outwardly buoyant celebration of the Russians’ imminent victory. Prokofiev’s melodies are winningly affirmative and cheerful...but is their noisy culmination a tad too violent, or just raucous fun?

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Elgar Cello Concerto Prokofiev Symphony No 5

Simon Cobcroft photo by Shane Reid

Tate & Little Jeffrey Tate Conductor

Fri 07 Oct 8PM Sat 08 Oct 6.30PM

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Tasmin Little Violin

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

If you’ve ever enjoyed watching a bird hopping and fluttering around effortlessly, you will love Delius’s Violin Concerto. Tasmin is an expert in this music, and you will be captivated as her violin rhapsodises over the orchestra almost non-stop – light, lyrical and utterly content.

A bird of a different feather (clarinet and flute) appears briefly in Wagner’s intimate Siegfried Idyll – a memory of a shared sunrise, a token of love, and surely one of the most romantic birthday presents ever given.

Brahms wrote his Third Symphony while on summer holiday in a town overlooking the Rhine. There is a great sense of freedom in this music, sometimes heroic, sometimes calm and thoughtful. Everyone loves the wistful melody of the third movement, and the way Brahms ends the piece with a deep, happy sigh.

Tasmin Little photo by Melanie Winning

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A Hero’s Life Jeffrey Tate Conductor

Sat 29 Oct 7.30PM

Tasmin Little and Jeffrey Tate fly over from the UK with an aviary of their favourite free-spirited fancies.

Wagner Siegfried Idyll Delius Violin Concerto Brahms Symphony No 3

Great

Classics

Jayson Gillham Piano

FESTIVAL THEATRE

Our romantic heroes are reunited in a swashbuckling endeavour with Jeffrey Tate.

Jeffrey Tate forged a legacy of Wagnerian heroism in Adelaide ever since the acclaimed production of the Ring Cycle in 1998. Returning in 2016 as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Adviser, he directs this massive production of epic romance, reuniting us with old heroes and introducing us to new. Young Australian pianist Jayson Gillham comes to Adelaide for the first time, performing one of Beethoven’s most tuneful works, the tenderly lyrical Third Piano Concerto.

Beethoven’s other Third, Eroica, provides the inspiration for Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben ‘A Hero’s Life’. Commencing at breakneck speed, Strauss tells his own life story using a massive cast of musicians and a spectacular array of orchestral effects. Opening the night, the dazzling layered melodies of Wagner’s magnificent Prelude to Die Meistersinger underpin the grand lyricism and majesty of the whole evening.

Wagner Die Meistersinger, Act 1 Prelude Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 Strauss Ein Heldenleben Make it a truly memorable night and add on the 80th Birthday Party Dinner, see page 16.

Jeffrey Tate photo by J. Konrad Schmidt

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Zukerman In Concert

1 Zukerman

Pinchas Zukerman Director / Violin

Angela Cheng Piano

Amanda Forsyth Cello

Nicholas Carter Conductor

Fri 25 Nov 7.30PM Sat 26 Nov 7.30PM

In the hands of a master, the violin weeps, warbles and soars.

One of the greatest musicians of our era, Pinchas Zukerman, weaves time and sound, passion and vision together to create an experience of undiluted glory.

Apropos of this, the evening’s program is penned by the greatest composers of the preceding eras.

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

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George Enescu, one of the early 20th century’s most important violinists and composers, contributes his nobly beautiful and lyrical Ballade, while Beethoven’s Triple Concerto – a grand tête-à-tête – opens a dialogue between Zukerman, cellist Amanda Forsyth and pianist Angela Cheng, living musical treasures in their own right. They'll be led by the ASO's Principal Conductor, Nicholas Carter. Finally, the orchestra itself demands the limelight in Brahms's magnificent, monumental First Symphony, under Zukerman's baton.

Enescu Ballade Beethoven Triple Concerto Brahms Symphony No 1 Pinchas Zukerman photo by Cheryl Mazak

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Zukerman Trio Pinchas Zukerman Violin

2 Zukerman

Angela Cheng Piano

Pinchas Zukerman Director / Violin

3 Zukerman

Amanda Forsyth Cello

With members of the ASO

Amanda Forsyth Cello

Wed 23 Nov 7.30PM

Zukerman & Friends

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Vibrations are coaxed from wood and string and bow and hammer; music shimmers through the air.

In a special chamber concert presented by the ASO, Adelaide is treated to an evening of superb musicianship by the Zukerman Trio: musical royalty Pinchas Zukerman; his prodigiously talented wife, cellist Amanda Forsyth; and outstanding pianist Angela Cheng.

Glière’s set of duets is a short and sweet collection of perfectly formed miniatures, while Schubert’s substantial Piano Trio in B flat is bold, lyrical and adventurous.

By contrast, Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No 2 was written as a lament for a close friend during Second World War. Alternately poignant, manic, frantic, grief-stricken, melancholic and bleak, it is emotional intensity in musical form.

Glière 8 Pieces Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 Schubert Piano Trio in B flat

Sun 27 Nov 4.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Wisps of cloud and mist Are lit from above Breeze in the foliage and wind in the reeds And all is scattered.

This passage from Goethe’s Faust is said to have inspired Mendelssohn’s Octet, a favourite with players and audiences alike – and indeed, with Mendelssohn himself. This innovative piece for double string quartet, variously symphonic and intimate, was penned when the composer was just 16, signposting his genius with its inventive harmonic complexity.

Mendelssohn’s Octet is not only a jewel of 19th century music, it is also the centrepoint of this concert, which is curated and performed by the phenomenal Pinchas Zukerman and his invited guest musicians from the ASO. Program includes: Mendelssohn Octet

If you subscribe to Season 2016, you can add any Zukerman event at a special subscriber price.

See page 35 for prices.

Single tickets on sale 1 Dec.

Zukerman, Forsyth & Cheng photo by Cheryl Mazak

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Fantastic Symphony Nicholas Carter Conductor

Fri 02 Dec 8PM Sat 03 Dec 6.30PM

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Grace Clifford Violin

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Sibelius dreamt of becoming a virtuoso violinist.

He couldn’t do it – so he composed a haunting, deeply-felt Violin Concerto for others instead.

Grace Clifford, from Sydney, is living Sibelius’s dream. She won the ABC Young Performer of the Year award playing with the ASO in 2014, and we are thrilled to have her back.

Hector Berlioz, in his twenties, fell hopelessly in love with an actress. So he wrote the Fantastic Symphony, pouring all the agony and ecstasy of unrequited love into a musical story. Ride the emotional roller coaster as the hero’s romantic obsession leads him from the heights of bliss into a fantastical nightmare!

Messiaen wrote Le Tombeau resplendissant aged 23. This musical meditation both dances and sings from the heart. Messiaen buries youthful strife and looks ahead in faith to maturity and resurrection.

Grace Clifford photo by Anthony Browell

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Messiah

Event

Stephen Layton Conductor

Katherine Watson Soprano

Helen Charlston Mezzo Soprano

Gwilym Bowen Tenor

Adelaide Chamber Singers

Have you ever had a wildly ambitious dream?

Messiaen Le Tombeau resplendissant Sibelius Violin Concerto Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Special

Thu 08 Dec 7.30PM Fri 09 Dec 7.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Handel’s great oratorio has remained a watershed work in the history of western music.

The ASO first performed Messiah on 8 December 1943; in 2016 we are joined by “one of the world’s finest interpreters of choral music” (Classic FM Magazine), conductor Stephen Layton, a superb cast and the Adelaide Chamber Singers. Together we relive the great Christmas tradition in the Englishspeaking world through this timeless work of art.

Indulge in treasured musical moments, including Rejoice greatly, the Hallelujah chorus, I know that my Redeemer liveth and The trumpet shall sound.

Whether it’s your first experience of Messiah, or your fortieth, be moved by the dramatic story of faith and redemption and together celebrate the close of another magnificent year of music.

Handel Messiah

Exhibition – ASO 80 years young

Special

Event

FESTIVAL 13 Feb – Apr 2016 THEATRE FOYER FREE Open Mon–Fri, 9AM–5PM and performance times.

This specially curated exhibition of items from Adelaide Festival Centre’s Performing Arts Collection pays tribute to the history of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and its contribution to the cultural life of our state.

ASO 80th Birthday Dinner Party Sat 29 Oct 5.45PM

Special

Event

BANQUET ROOM, ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE

Celebrate the ASO’s 80th Birthday and a special evening of music making with Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Adviser, Jeffrey Tate, by attending our 80th Birthday Dinner Party.

A three-course feast, with wines by Tim Adams, the event commences at 5.45pm with canapés and main course. A break between 7.15pm and 9.45pm allows guests to attend the Great Classics 4 concert, A Hero’s Life [cost does not include concert ticket]. Post concert, return to the Banquet Room for dessert and the chance to meet the artists. Event concludes at 11pm.

All tickets $150 (includes $50 tax deductible donation) A Hero’s Life (Great Classics 4) prices, see page 35.

Limited capacity.

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Town Hall, 1960

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More ASO

Art Talks

HAWKE BUILDING, UNISA CITY WEST CAMPUS, NORTH TCE, ADELAIDE

In 2016, for the first time, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra collaborates with The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, University of South Australia, for a series of fascinating talks.

All talks are free, registration is essential hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au

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Nicholas Carter Principal Conductor

Jeffrey Tate Principal Guest Conductor

Tue 22 Mar 6PM Hear new ASO Principal Conductor Nicholas Carter, talk about the Relevance of Orchestras in the 21st Century, with Jacinta Thompson, Executive Director, The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, University of South Australia.

2 Paul Rissmann Composer, Pedagogue and Performer

Thu 07 Apr 6PM Composer, Pedagogue and Performer Paul Rissmann (ASO Festival of Learning & Participation) is passionate about active participation in music education.

This in-conversation session will be a chance to get an insight into Paul’s charismatic approach.

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Professor David Lloyd Vice Chancellor and President, University of South Australia

Thu 06 Oct 6PM The ASO’s Principal Guest Conductor Jeffrey Tate, in-conversation with Professor David Lloyd, Vice Chancellor and President, University of South Australia.

4 Pinchas Zukerman Artist in Association Professor Tanya Monro Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation, University of South Australia

Tue 22 Nov 6PM A unique in-conversation with the legendary Pinchas Zukerman and Professor Tanya Monro, Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Innovation, University of South Australia.

Gigs at Grainger A new, genre-busting series that defies categorisation

Gypsy to Swing: the journey of Jazz Violin Julian Ferraretto Curator / Performer (Violin)

Wed 03 Feb 8PM

1 Gigs at Grainger

Adam Page Saxophone

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

The spirit of jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli comes to the ASO. With his lively, captivating style and a career spanning over 60 years, Grappelli’s brand of Hot Club Gypsy Swing did more to popularise the world of the jazz violin than anything before or since. Join us on a journey through jazz as told by the fiddle with music from jazz clubs across Europe and America by violin innovators including Joe Venuti, Eddie South, Stuff Smith and, of course, Stéphane Grappelli.

Joining the ASO are composers/soloists Julian Ferraretto (violin) and Adam Page (saxophone).

Expect an unforgettable night of hard swinging Gypsy infused music from the days when jazz was hot!

Tomorrow’s orchestra today...

Adam Page Curator / Performer (Saxophone)

Fri 17 Jun 8PM

2 Gigs at Grainger

Julian Ferraretto Violin

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Tomorrow’s orchestra today… explores a new vision for the symphony orchestra where classical styles meet modern performance technologies and future grooves. Presenting the orchestra in a way you’ve never heard before, Adam Page brings his looping wizardry and unconventional composition techniques into a collection of exciting new premieres including the Australian premiere of Page’s MOMENTVM Symphony.

Featuring live looping and solos from Page on saxophones, Julian Ferraretto on violin and members of the ASO in free improvisation.

All tickets $35 – includes one bottle of Hills Cider upon arrival.

Bar opens one hour before show. Bookings from 1 Dec 2015.

Ages 18+ Online: aso.com.au Phone: 8233 6233 In person: ASO Box Office 91 Hindley St, Adelaide

(Mon-Fri 9am – 4.30pm),

Julian Ferraretto and Adam Page photo by Shane Reid

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Classics Unwrapped Sugar and spice and all things nice – that’s what Wednesday nights are made for.

Let conductor and ABC Classic FM Presenter Guy Noble guide you through a gourmet assortment of music’s sweetest treats, from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker to Bernstein’s West Side Story.

And, with an early 6.30pm start, these informal 75 minute concerts won’t ruin your appetite for dinner afterwards.

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Swoon Guy Noble Conductor / Presenter

Unwrapped

Konstantin Shamray Piano

Wed 20 Apr 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

For more than 20 years ABC Classic FM has started the day with Swoon, a moment dedicated to reflection and serenity, delivered in the form of the most beautiful pieces in the classical canon.

Classics Unwrapped #1 brings you a collection of these pieces, so you can not only begin your day but also close your evening with a space set aside for pure tranquility.

A selection of orchestral hits from ABC Classic FM’s Swoon including: Barber

Adagio

Nigel Westlake

Wooden Ships

Elgar

Enigma Variations (Nimrod)

Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto No 2 (Adagio sostenuto)

Albinoni

Adagio in G minor

Tchaikovsky

Nutcracker (Pas de deux)

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Big Egos, Big Music

Classics

2 Unwrapped

Guy Noble Conductor / Presenter

Wed 17 Aug 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

"The history of the world is but the biography of great men", wrote philosopher Thomas Carlyle.

Dramatic and inspired, ambitious and exciting, Classics Unwrapped #2 is a tribute to composers with larger-than-life personalities who have towered over entire generations of musicians and artists.

From Beethoven to Bernstein, there are no shrinking violets here – just prodigiously talented musical superstars scoring the turbulent and stormy chambers of their hearts, and the vibrant, soaring joys of existence.

Orchestral favorites from some composers with larger-than-life personalities including: Wagner

Lohengrin (Prelude to Act 3)

Beethoven

Symphony no 5 (excerpt)

Bernstein

West Side Story (excerpt)

Mahler

Symphony no 5 Adagietto

Liszt

Mephisto Waltz

Strauss

Don Juan (excerpt)

Classics

The Audience Decides

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Guy Noble Conductor / Presenter

Wed 02 Nov 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Ever wanted to curate your own concert?

With Classics Unwrapped #3, you can.

From 1–30 September vote for the pieces you like best at aso.com.au, and be artistic director for an evening in this dynamic, interactive concert format.

The final program will only be announced on the night, so come along to see if your selections made the cut, and enjoy an evening of Adelaide’s favourites.

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Classical Q&As at the State Library 5.30PM Interested in knowing more about classical music and have a burning question you’d like to ask ASO artists?

Get up close and personal at these interactive, free sessions to gain a deeper insight into the art form and these artists’ take on the world of orchestras.

Tue 19 Apr Guy Noble Tue 17 May Julian Ferraretto Tue 06 Sep Nicholas Carter

Program may include excerpts from:

Hetzel Lecture Theatre, State Library of South Australia

Brahms

Hungarian Dances

$5 – incl. refreshments. Bookings essential.

Barber

Adagio

Pachelbel

Canon

Beethoven

Symphony No 6 Pastoral

Simply find the events in the State Library of South Australia’s Event Calendar and register slsa.sa.gov.au

Ravel

Boléro

Massenet

Méditation from Thaïs

Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker and Symphony No 4

Elgar

Cello Concerto

Sibelius

Symphony No 5

Mendelssohn

The Hebrides (or Fingal’s cave) (Overture)

Khachaturian

Adagio from Spartacus

Smetana

The Moldau from Ma Vlást

Mozart

Don Giovanni (Overture)

Rachmaninov

Symphony No 2

Vivaldi

The Four Seasons

All Classics Unwrapped tickets from $25. See page 35 for all prices.

Bookings from 1 Dec 2015 aso.com.au Classics Unwrapped presented in association with ABC Classic FM ABC Classic FM was first broadcast from Adelaide in January 1976. In its 40th birthday year ABC Classic FM is proud to partner with the ASO for this sparkling series of concerts that invites you to share some of the best loved classical music.

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Tectonics Adelaide Presented in association with Adelaide Festival of Arts Ilan Volkov Conductor Jessica Aszodi Soprano

Special

2 Event

Including music from Jim O’Rourke The Necks Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieh Cathy Milliken Splinter Orchestra

Fri 04 Mar 6PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

In 2016, acclaimed conductor Ilan Volkov returns with a spectacular new two-day Tectonics Adelaide program. For the first night's concert, Volkov, with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, showcases new orchestral works with a stunning array of collaborators.

The 2014 Tectonics won the APRA AMCOS 2015 State Art Music Award.

Special

Angelique Kidjo

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Presented by WOMADelaide

Angelique Kidjo Singer / Songwriter

Event

Gast Waltzing Conductor

David Laborier Guitar

Fri 11 Mar Gates open 4.30PM

BOTANIC PARK

Twenty-five years after her debut album Logozo hit number one on Billboard’s World Music Chart, the Grammy Award winning Angelique Kidjo remains one of the world’s most engaging and adventurous singer-songwriters. The repertoire for her recent orchestral collaborations includes the three-movement Ifé, written for her by Philip Glass, as well as Gershwin’s Summertime and several original pieces written by Angelique with Jean Hebrail.

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra proudly joins Angelique for the Australian Premiere of this wonderful orchestral program on the Internode Centre Stage on the opening night of WOMADelaide 2016.

Tickets from $116 Bookings adelaidefestival.com.au (BASS Transaction fees apply)

Children 12 and under admitted free with accompanying adult Bookings womadelaide.com.au

Angelique Kidjo photo by Pierre Marie Zimmerman

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Collaborations Guitar Festival Symphony Gala

Special

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Presented in association with Adelaide Festival Centre’s Guitar Festival Benjamin Northey Conductor Ricardo Gallén Guitar

Event

Karin Schaupp Alex Tsiboulski Leonard Grigoryan Ken Murray Guitar

Zane Banks Electric Guitar

Sat 13 Aug 7PM

In 2016 the ASO will be performing two seasons in Festival Theatre.

Swan Lake 26 – 31 May Nijinsky 14 –19 Oct For further info and bookings bass.net.au

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

An extraordinary evening, featuring two stunning world premieres. The concert opens with Rodrigo’s rhythmic and festive Concierto Andaluz for four guitars, featuring Australian soloists Schaupp, Tsiboulski, Grigoryan and Murray. Next, Spain’s Ricardo Gallén delivers the World Premiere of a special commission for guitar and strings by revered and evocative Cuban composer Leo Brouwer.

The second half opens with Ravel's magical score Mother Goose. The Gala Finale is the World Premiere of Australian composer Andrew Ford’s Raga*, a spectacular concerto for electric guitar and orchestra, with stellar soloist Zane Banks. *Commissioned by Kim Williams in partnership with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Guitar Festival

Rodrigo Concierto Andaluz Leo Brouwer New Work Ravel Mother Goose (suite) Andrew Ford Raga | World Premiere

The Australian Ballet

State Opera of SA In its 80th anniversary year, the ASO performs a World Premiere and loved favourites with the State Opera of SA.

The Magic Flute 18 – 24 Feb Cloudstreet [World Premiere] 12 – 21 May Puccini Spectacular 02 – 0 4 Sep Tosca 12 –19 Nov Season on sale 15 Oct 2015 For further info and bookings saopera.sa.gov.au

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Merlin and Magic Paul Rissmann Presenter

1 Family

David Sharp Conductor

Young Adelaide Voices Children’s Chorus

Wed 06 Apr 6PM

Paul Rissmann Presenter

2 Family

David Sharp Conductor

Elizabeth McCall Vocalist

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Over 3,000 Adelaide children experienced the charm of British composer, presenter and music educator Paul Rissmann at the ASO’s Inaugural Festival of Learning and Participation in 2015.

In 2016, Paul returns to the ASO for a spell-binding concert of music inspired by the enchanting world of wizards and magic, conjured up by captivating imagery and mystical music. Participate in the Australian Premiere of Paul’s narrated work Merlin, based on the ancient legend of Merlin the young wizard and featuring children from Young Adelaide Voices. Don’t miss this spectacular performance – young and old will be entranced! $18 child / $20 adult Ages 7-14

Family Shows

You don’t have to tell them it’s educational.

Merlin and Magic image courtesy Paul Rissmann

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Crazy Creatures

Sat 09 Apr 10AM & 12PM

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Award winning British composer and presenter Paul Rissmann, returns to ASO with a brand new program for young families. Crazy Creatures features two of Paul’s newest compositions, based upon the hilarious tales of The Duck with no Luck and A Cat Called Scratch by Jonathan Long, illustrated

by Korky Paul. These fun-filled stories are brought to life with a vibrant score, participatory songs and delightful illustrations projected above the orchestra.

This event will conclude our ASO Festival of Learning and Participation 2016. $18 child / $20 adult Ages 3-9

Let the ASO (and friends) help you share your love of music with the next generation of concertgoers.

Bring along the kids and the grandparents to this series, especially designed to be fun for the whole family. These interactive and accessible shows will delight and inspire both the young and the young-at-heart.

Crazy Creatures illustration by Korky Paul

Peter Combe & the ASO

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Mr Clicketty Cane & Other Tall Tales

Peter Combe Singer / Presenter

Family

David Sharp Conductor

Young Adelaide Voices Children’s Chorus

Sat 20 Aug 10AM & 12PM

The Gruffalo

One of Australia’s best known and most loved children’s songwriters, Peter Combe joins the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra to play some of his best known songs...and some newer ones as well.

Hear the tale of Mr Clicketty Cane who plays his silly game and asks everyone to wash their face in orange juice; Jack and the famous story of him disobeying his mother and climbing the beanstalk; the song about Tom who plays the trumpet, Ben the French Horn, Kate the tuba, and Clare the trombone.

The musical tale of a confused tadpole, a song about learning to play chopsticks on the violin, piano and flute including a short cameo by a Pavarotti impersonator (!) and...a song about stopping, getting ready and going! All performed in Peter’s inimitable, interactive style.

Family

Terry Davies Conductor

Sat 22 Oct 11AM & 2PM ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

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HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE

Join us as we venture into the deep dark wood with the acclaimed animated films based on the books The Gruffalo and its delightful successor The Gruffalo’s Child by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

These enchanting films are shown on the big screen accompanied live by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. René Aubry’s beautiful scores make for a perfect introduction to the orchestra, so this performance is the ideal opportunity to introduce the delights of live orchestral music to younger family members and friends.

Now, can the cunning and resourceful little mouse outsmart that hungry Gruffalo…? $30 child / $35 adult Ages 3-12

Learning Program supported by

$18 child / $20 adult Ages 3-9

Supported by SA Power Networks, the full learning and family programs will be announced in early November 2015 and will include loads of opportunities for children (and their adults!) to sing, dance and make music together.

Bookings from 1 Dec 2015 Online: aso.com.au/learning Phone: 8233 6233

If you’d like a brochure, register at aso.com.au/learning

In person: ASO Box Office 91 Hindley St, Adelaide

Mr Clicketty Cane illustration by Linc Tiver

Gruffalo image courtesy Magic Light Pictures

(Mon-Fri 9am – 4.30pm),

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Matinees

Grainger Matinee 2 Grainger Matinee 1 Christopher Dragon Conductor

2 Matinee

Dean Newcomb Clarinet Mark Gaydon Bassoon

Wed 13 Apr 11.30AM

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Western Australian rising star Christopher Dragon conducts a charming program of refined favourites.

Schumann’s graceful and expressive Overture, Scherzo and Finale is complemented by Strauss’s final complete composition, the romantic Duet Concertino for clarinet and bassoon. Haydn’s well-loved Symphony No 88, replete with rustic folk themes and cheerful melodies, rounds out the program.

Schumann Overture, Scherzo & Finale Strauss Duet Concertino Haydn Symphony No 88

Mark Gaydon and Dean Newcomb photos by Shane Reid

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Roger Benedict Conductor

4 Matinee

Geoffrey Collins Flute

Wed 24 Aug 11.30AM

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

In the second Grainger Matinee concert, the ASO’s own Geoffrey Collins performs Mozart’s Flute Concerto No 2, adapted by Mozart from his Oboe Concerto. This delightful showpiece is paired with Serenade No 2, one of Brahms’s early efforts at writing orchestral music, its genesis belied by its effortless elegance.

Mozart Flute Concerto No 2 Brahms Serenade No 2 in A

Grainger Matinees include post-concert tea & scones.

All tickets $25 (from 1 Dec 2015) Online: aso.com.au Phone: 8233 6233 In person: ASO Box Office 91 Hindley St, Adelaide

(Mon-Fri 9am – 4.30pm),

Geoffrey Collins photo by Shane Reid

Mozart at Elder 3 Mozart at Elder 2 Mozart at Elder 1 Nicholas Carter Conductor

Wed 23 Mar 11.30AM

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ELDER HALL

Enliven your lunchtime with a little musical joie de vivre.

ASO Principal Horn player Adrian Uren takes centre stage in Mozart’s colourful and joyful Horn Concerto No 4, paired perfectly with Shostakovich’s playful, luminous and vivid Symphony No 9.

ELDER HALL

ASO Concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto leads her colleagues in perhaps the most charming and beloved of all classical compositions, Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

This strings-only concert is rounded out by Bartók’s spontaneous Divertimento, a lively 20th century piece with an 18th century spirit.

Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik Bartók Divertimento

Mozart Horn Concerto No 4 Shostakovich Symphony No 9

Toby Thatcher Kathryn Selby Conductor Piano

Wed 28 Sep 11.30AM

Matinee

Adrian Uren Horn

Matinee

Matinee

Natsuko Yoshimoto Violin / Director

Wed 06 Jul 11.30AM

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ELDER HALL

Youth and ambition meet experience and mastery in 2016’s final Mozart at Elder concert.

Toby Thatcher, Assistant Conductor of the Sydney Symphony, joins Kathryn Selby, doyenne of the Australian chamber music scene.

The program features Schubert’s fresh and exuberant Symphony No 5 and Mozart’s refined and final Piano Concerto.

Mozart Piano Concerto No 27 Schubert Symphony No 5

All tickets $25 (from 1 Dec 2015) Online: aso.com.au Phone: 8233 6233 In person: ASO Box Office 91 Hindley St, Adelaide

(Mon-Fri 9am – 4.30pm),

Natsuko Yoshimoto and Adrian Uren photos by Shane Reid

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Meet the orchestra

Nicholas Carter^

Jeffrey Tate^

Principal Conductor

Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Adviser

Pinchas Zukerman^

Natsuko Yoshimoto**

Artist in Association

Concertmaster / Violin

ASO Chair of the Board Colin Dunsford AM & Lib Dunsford

Violins

Cameron Hill**

Associate Concertmaster

The Baska Family

Alexis Milton

Shirin Lim*

Principal 1st Violin In the memory of Dr Nandor Ballai

Jennifer Newman

Michael Milton**

Principal 2nd Violin

The Friends of the ASO

Julie Newman

Patricia Cohen

Lachlan Bramble~ Janet Anderson Associate Principal 2nd Violin

Ann Axelby

In the memory of Deborah Pontifex

Emma Perkins

Alexander Permezel

Judith Polain

Ewen Bramble~

Sarah Denbigh

Peter & Pamela McKee

Cellos

Carolyn Mooz

Michael Robertson

Cecily Satchell

Simon Cobcroft** Andrew & Gayle Robertson

Barbara Mellor

Flutes

Harley Gray

Belinda Kendall-Smith

Bob Croser

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For ‘a great Bass player, with lots of spirit – love Betsy’

Contra Bassoon

Horns

Jackie Hansen*

Adrian Uren**

Norman Etherington AM & Peggy Brock

David Phillips

Geoffrey Collins**

Piccolo

Lisa Gill

Pauline Menz

Julia Grenfell* Chris & Julie Michelmore

Trumpet

Sarah Barrett~ Margaret Lehmann

Bryan Griffiths

Philip Paine

Martin Phillipson~ Richard Hugh Allert AO

Minas Berberyan

Gillian Braithwaite

Julia Brittain

Merry Wickes

Hilary Bruer

Elizabeth Collins

Jane Collins

Alison Heike

Danielle Jaquillard

Martin Butler

Lesley Cockram

Anna Hansen

Rosi McGowran

Marion Wells

Violas

Marie-Louise Slaytor

Kemeri Spurr

Juris Ezergailis** In the memory of Mrs JJ Holden

Christopher Handley Johanna & Terry McGuirk

Sherrilyn Handley Johanna & Terry McGuirk

In the memory of Geoffrey Hackett-Jones

Renae Stavely

Peter Duggan*

Roderick Shire & Judy Hargrave

Dr Ben Robinson

Trombone

Cameron Malouf** Virginia Weckert & Charles Melton of Charles Melton Wines

R & P Cheesman

Simon & Sue Hatcher

Double Basses

David Sharp

Cameron Waters

Dr Aileen F Connon AM

Ian Denbigh

Dean Newcomb** Royal Over-Seas League SA Inc

David Schilling**

Darren Skelton In the memory of Keith Langley

Mitchell Berick* Nigel Stevenson & Glenn Ball

Tuba

Timpani

Percussion

Howard Parkinson*

Peter Whish-Wilson*

Robert Hutcheson*

Steven Peterka**

^ Thanks to the generous support of the Conductors' Circle (see page 30) ** denotes Section Leader ~ denotes Associate Principal * denotes Principal Player denotes Musical Chair Donor

Jacky Chang

Bass Clarinet Bassoons

Bass Trombone

Ollie Clark AM & Joan Clark

Hugh Kluger~

Mrs Maureen Akkermans

Cor Anglais Clarinets

Oboes

Celia Craig**

Gemma Phillips

Imants Larsens~

Drs Kristine Gebbie & Lester Wright

The Friends of the ASO

Mark Gaydon** Pamela Yule

Leah Stephenson Liz Ampt

Harp

Gregory Rush

Suzanne Handel*

Shane Le Plastrier

On leave at time of printing: Gregory Frick (Trumpet) All player photos by Shane Reid

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Behind the Scenes

ASO Board

ASO Management

Colin Dunsford AM | Chair Vincent Ciccarello Geoffrey Collins Col Eardley Byron Gregory David Leon Chris Michelmore Andrew Robertson Nigel Stevenson

Executive Vincent Ciccarello | Managing Director Artistic Simon Lord | Director, Artistic Planning Katey Sutcliffe | Artistic Administrator Emily Gann | Learning and Community Engagement Coordinator Marketing and Development Paola Niscioli | Director, Marketing & Development Tom Bastians | Ticketing & Customer Service Manager Annika Stennert | Marketing Coordinator Kate Sewell | Publicist Alexandra Bassett | Development Coordinator Operations Karen Frost | Orchestra Manager Kingsley Schmidtke | Venue & Production Coordinator Bruce Stewart | Librarian David Khafagi | Operations Assistant Finance and HR Louise Williams | Manager, People and Culture Karin Juhl | Accounts Coordinator Sarah McBride | Payroll Emma Wight | Admin Assistant Friends of the ASO Alison Campbell | President Alyson Morrison & John Pike | Vice Presidents Judy Birze | Treasurer /Secretary John Gell Assistant | Secretary / Membership [at time of going to print, several positions were vacant. For updated staff listing please view aso.com.au/about-us/board-management]

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Supporting the ASO The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra thrives thanks to gifts from generous individuals who know the value of maintaining this great asset in South Australia. ASO is a registered not-for-profit organisation with DGR status.

All donations over $2 receive a tax-deductible receipt. Add a donation to your subscription form or give online at aso.com.au/donate

Conductors’ Circle

Grainger Circle

Established in 2015 to directly support the ASO’s new Artistic Leadership Team of 2016, the Conductors’ Circle is a small group of extraordinary benefactors who have been invited to contribute. Special thanks go to our founding Conductors’ Circle donors:

A bequest from your estate is a wonderful way to sustain the legacy of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. By doing so, we honour you with membership of the Grainger Circle and the opportunity to get up close to our activities throughout the year.

• The Friends of the ASO • The Richard Wagner Society of South Australia • Two anonymous donors

Musical Chair Donors

• Joan Lyons & Diana McLaurin • Robert Pontifex, in memory of Deborah Pontifex, as a tribute “to our enduring friendship with Jeffrey Tate” and supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through Plus1.

Express your love of the creators of our wonderful music through a direct connection with a player in our Musical Chair program. Renewable annually, these donations of $2,500+ per player help support the Orchestra in achieving its artistic and community vision.

Corporate Partnerships Let ASO compose a partnership that is fit for your purpose. With diverse year-round programming, alignment with the ASO offers unique assets that can assist your business.

For more information on supporting the ASO please contact Paola Niscioli, Director, Marketing & Development on 8233 6263 / nisciolip@aso.com.au 30

Book ASO Key dates Subscriber bookings open 9am Wed 7 Oct 2015 Single tickets go on sale 9am Tues 1 Dec 2015

Subscription Information A subscription is a minimum of one ticket to three or more concerts from our Great Classics, Masters, Showcase series or Messiah, in the same reserve.

What if I purchase a ticket, then can’t attend one of the concerts

How do I subscribe?

• at the BASS counter in Festival Theatre foyer

Online – visit aso.com.au

• download the exchange request form aso.com. au/concerts/tickets-subscriptions, complete and post 5 working days in advance of the original concert.

Mail – return your completed booking form and payment to ASO Subscriptions, Reply Paid 2121, Adelaide SA 5001 (no stamp required if mailed within Australia) Fax – both sides of the completed booking form to (08) 8233 6222 In person – ASO, 91 Hindley St, Adelaide (Mon – Fri, 9am - 4.30pm) Year-round subscriber benefits • Save up to 20% off single ticket prices • Access the best seats in the house by taking advantage of the priority booking period (from 7 October) before single tickets go on sale on 1 December 2015 • Get the same seats: subscribe to all 9 concerts in the Master series and your same seats can be renewed each year • Pay in two instalments: take advantage of our deferred payment option and pay 50% now and 50% in January. Order must be received by 1 December 2015 • Receive an ASO Subscriber Card which gives you access to discounts and special offers at partner organisations • Purchase additional tickets to Great Classics, Masters, Showcase series or Messiah throughout the year at the subscriber price.

More info aso.com.au/concerts/tickets-subscriptions

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You can exchange your tickets:

A BASS transaction fee of $6.95 applies in all instances.

N.B. If the new concert has a higher ticket price, you will need to pay the difference (sorry, no refunds for cheaper tickets).

How to book single tickets (from 1 Dec) Online – visit aso.com.au In person – ASO, 91 Hindley St, Adelaide (Mon – Fri, 9am – 4.30pm) From BASS and outlets – BASS.net.au / 131 246 What if I lose my ticket?

Contact BASS on 8205 2200 as soon as you can for replacement. Lost tickets can only be reissued for the same concert.

What cheaper prices are available?

Concession prices are available to all pensioners, unemployed and full-time students. ASO is a registered participant in the Companion Card scheme. Seniors and Health Care Cards not accepted.

There are special prices if you’re aged 30 and under, and if you’re a full-time tertiary and secondary student, you might like to consider purchasing an ASO Live Music Pass (see page 33 for details).

Venue Information Gallery

Adelaide Town Hall – 128 King William Street

Stalls

Features stalls (all flat floor), dress circle and gallery seating. All entrance doors accessible by elevator, however dress circle and gallery seating is accessed by stairs once within auditorium (note: gallery stairs are quite steep).

Stage

Dress circle

Wheelchair seating is available in the stalls, and must be booked via BASS (phone/in person), or make a note on the subscription form.

The front row of the stalls is Row E. All C Reserve seating is ‘Restricted Viewing’ due to structural pillars.

Premium

Festival Theatre (Adelaide Festival Centre) – King William Street Features stalls, dress circle and grand circle seating.

All tiers are accessible by elevator, however most seating is accessed by stairs within auditorium (note: grand circle stairs are quite steep).

A Reserve

B Reserve

C Reserve, restricted view

Grand circle Dress circle

Stalls Stage

Wheelchair seating is available in the stalls, in the rear row (Row W) and must be booked via BASS (phone/in person), or via note on the subscription form.

The front row of the stalls is Row EE.

Grainger Studio – 91 Hindley Street Features stalls only, with configurable general admission seating. Access seating is available.

Elder Hall – University of Adelaide, North Terrace Features stalls (both flat and tiered floor) and gallery general admission seating. Front stalls are accessible by elevator, from the eastern exterior of the hall (follow wheelchair signs).

Her Majesty’s Theatre – 58 Grote Street

Premium

A Reserve

B Reserve

C Reserve

Before You Visit / Frequently Asked Questions Please visit aso.com.au/faqs for public transport, parking, dining and accommodation information specific to each venue; you will also find a list of Frequently Asked Questions.

ASO sends pre-concert emails that enable you to download many concert programs for free, as well as linking direct to venue information.

Provide your email address when booking, so we can email you in the week before a performance.

Features stalls and dress circle seating. Only the stalls are accessible by wheelchair (by entering from Pitt Street stage door).

Wheelchair seating is available in the stalls, in the rear row (Row R) and must be booked via BASS (phone/in person), or via note on the subscription form.

The front row of the stalls is Row AA.

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ASO for Under 30s and Students World-class classical music has never been so accessible for the next generation of concert goers.

ReMastered Your social concert-going experience gets completely ReMastered for the first time in 2016.

Relax and revel with the world-class musicians of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and guests.

The night lives on after you leave the concert as for only $25 (additional to the ticket price) you receive entry to the ReMastered After Party with live music, a drink voucher and nibbles, and opportunities to meet and mingle with players and guest performers (venues tba).

There will be further opportunities to ReMaster your ASO experience throughout 2016 with public talks, masterclasses, Q&As, and more events to whet your appetite for classical music.

REMASTERED EVENTS Concert and After Party

Elegant Tchaikovsky: Master 3 Fri 29 Apr Glorious Brahms: Master 5 Fri 05 Aug Elgar’s Cello Concerto: Master 7 Fri 23 Sep

Under 30s Subscription New in 2016, the Under 30s Subscription gives you a premium introduction to your orchestra by offering some of the best seats in the house at a special price, thanks to Principal Partner Santos.

Simply choose at least four concerts from our Great Classics, Master Series, Showcase, and Messiah and get access to A Reserve seating in the best venues in Adelaide for only $180. As if this wasn’t enough, additional concerts from those series can be added to the subscription for only $45 per concert. *you must be aged 30 and under to access these prices. Proof of age required.

Live Music Pass* for Students The best deal for ASO tickets. Ever.

ReMastered Single Ticket (includes Concert Ticket and After Party): $75 per concert (Bass charges apply)

If you are a full-time tertiary or secondary student aged 15 and over, then you are eligible for our Live Music Pass#. For only $50, you get access to free rush tickets to all Master Series and Classics Unwrapped in our 2016 Season, subject to availability. You can use the pass as often as you like and what’s more, from time to time you may be offered additional free rush tickets, or special offers to other concerts from the 2016 Season.

ReMastered Subscription: $280

The potential value of the pass is well over $1,000!^

Fantastic Symphony: Master 9 Fri 02 Dec

($70 per concert, Bass charges apply)

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Purchase from In person: ASO Box Office 91 Hindley St, Adelaide

(Mon-Fri 9am – 4.30pm),

Online: aso.com.au *For full T&Cs: aso.com.au/learning/aso-live-music-pass # Application only accepted once student ID proof is present to the ASO. ^ Live Music Pass holders receive prior notification regarding availability of Live Music Pass tickets for Master and Classics Unwrapped concerts.

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Connect with us ASO e-Notes!

Our fortnightly e-news gives you the latest updates and inside information as well as competitions and giveaways.

For more information visit: aso.com.au/contact/e-newsletter

Download the Program Notes To get more out of your concert-going experience, read the program notes online in the week of the concert [for Master, Great Classics, Classics Unwrapped]. These are available for free. Printed programs are also available for sale at concerts.

Classical Conversations For insights into the music making by special guests in our Master and Great Classics series, attend these free talks. One hour prior to each concert, they’re held in the auditorium (Adelaide Town Hall or Festival Theatre, as appropriate).

ASO Social Media Join the online conversations and keep in touch via:

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FIND YOUR ART The best in fine music performance every weeknight at 8.30PM AEST Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Camerata Academica Salzburg perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.1

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It may not look like it, but we have a lot in common with the ASO.

Santos and the ASO were both born and bred in Adelaide, but our reputations extend far beyond our state borders. We both started from humble beginnings to become leaders in our field. We’ve both been delivering energy to South Australia for decades. And, we’ve been partners for 17 years.

Santos is proud to be supporting the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as principal partner once again. Congratulations on 80 years of superb performances, from one high energy performer to another. santos.com