Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Season 2015 flip book

Season

2015

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

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Contents Overview

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Great Classics

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Master Series

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Showcase

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Subscription &

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Ticket Info Ticket Prices

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Classics Unwrapped 20 Special Events

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Family Shows

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Mozart At Elder

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Keys To Music

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Collaborations

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Support Us

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Join Us

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Meet The ASO

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Calendar

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The Hon Jack Snelling

David Knox

Welcome to the 2015 Season

Great things often emerge from humble beginnings.

Great cities both need and value great orchestras. Regarded by its peers as one of Australia’s finest, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra enriches our community through more than 70 world-class performances to over 100,000 diverse concertgoers each season. In more recent years, the orchestra’s comprehensive Learning Series for schools and families directly touches the lives of more than 10,000 children, thereby forging a special connection to music from a young age.

Awarded Limelight magazine’s ranking of second in a “blind testing” of Australia’s six orchestras in 2013 (behind the Sydney Symphony), the ASO is a musical champion of which we should all be proud. I encourage you to experience the power of live music through its 2015 program.

The Hon Jack Snelling MP Minister for the Arts

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra performed its first series of public concerts in 1936 as a 17 player radio ensemble and now has grown to be a world class orchestra playing over 70 concerts per year.

In 2014 Santos celebrated 60 years of operations in South Australia and we too have grown from a group of pioneers into a major Australian gas and oil company that today operates across Australia and Asia.

Through our sponsorship, these two organisations have now been linked for 16 years. We both share a passion for creating energy and delivering high levels of performance for South Australia.

As always, this year’s program presents a wide range of events and music for all to enjoy. I hope you take the opportunity to show your support for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

David Knox Santos Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

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Vincent Ciccarello In 2015, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) unashamedly celebrates great artists performing great music by great composers.

“Bravery” is not a quality that one immediately associates with orchestras. And yet, for orchestral musicians, soloists and conductors, the sheer act of being on stage – performing dozens of pages of music, filled with literally thousands of notes, before a live audience – requires great powers of concentration, personal discipline, technique, stamina and nerves of steel. Bravery, in other words.

We are extremely excited to be able to present some of the brightest stars in the world of classical music today: superstar virtuoso violinist, Sarah Chang; the Grammy Award-winning American soprano, Christine Brewer, described by the New York Times as the “superlative Strauss singer”; and pianists Louis Lortie, the legendary Garrick Ohlsson and rising star, double Gramophone Award-winner, Benjamin Grosvenor.

The Great Classics series makes a welcome return, featuring some of the large-scale, supercharged pieces of the orchestral repertoire.

Our Master Series presents much-loved concertos and symphonies of Mozart, v Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorák, Mahler, Bruch, Schumann and Sibelius.

A very special treat is our two-week Morgans Mendelssohn Fest, led by our Artist-in-Association, Nicholas McGegan which not only highlights Mendelssohn’s special relationship with JS Bach; it will feature a special semi-staged performance of the incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, with actors directed by Geordie Brookman, in collaboration with our friends at State Theatre Company of South Australia.

But our 2015 season also underscores the incredible versatility of the ASO and the great pleasure that orchestral music that’s not necessarily symphonic music can give.

The inimitable Guy Noble will present and conduct Classics Unwrapped, a 75-minute light-hearted romp through some of classical music’s most famous and memorable tunes with Guy filling in the back-story. It will be tremendously enjoyable: a perfect introduction to the world of classical music or an entertaining way to end your day.

And it might be a terrible cliché, but our Showcase series really has something for everyone: Guy will be back to conduct the Last Night of the Proms and ASO Does Disco; dancers from the graduating class of The Australian Ballet School will join us in ASO at the Ballet; and Adelaide’s one-and-only The Zep Boys return to reprise the wildly successful Zeppelin Flies Again.

The little ones needn’t miss out. The ASO’s Family shows supported by SA Power Networks offer a series of fun, short and affordable concerts that will bring a smile to the faces of children and adults of all ages.

As ever, the ASO could not present such a wide variety of music and concerts and such stunning artistry without the support of the federal and state governments and our many sponsors and donors such as the Friends of the ASO. Special thanks go to Santos. Our award-winning partnership will enter its 17th year in 2015 and I’d like to pay special tribute to all at Santos for their support of this enduring relationship.

Our season brochure seeks to reflect musical bravery by taking small, abstract, geometric shapes as the building blocks of a much larger, more complex and fascinating landscape. The result – full of colour and texture and shape – is not dissimilar to the process of creating and performing great music.

We think it is beautiful and hope you will, too.

Vincent Ciccarello Managing Director

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Your guide to the 2015 Season Spectacular sunrises, new dawns and heavenly visions. 2015 is UNESCO’s Year of Light and this year our concert season is inspired by some of the most kaleidoscopic music in the orchestral repertoire. Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathrustra opens with what is probably the most sensational sunrise in all music and made famous by Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001 – A Space Odyssey. Gustav Mahler’s Fourth Symphony closes with light-infused music as an innocent child sings of an imagined heavenly life.

Also, music by living Australian composer Iain Grandage, as he remembers the centenary of the Gallipolli landings with a powerful new commission which reaches out Towards First Light.

ASO Tasting Guide Con abbandono [mus. – unrestrainedly] Let your hair down and discover the many colours of the orchestra

Con anima [mus. – in a spirited manner] Be moved and escape with orchestral favourites Con bravura [mus. – boldly, brilliantly]

To make music with the ASO in 2015 we welcome some of the world’s finest musicians: old friends and new acquaintances. Our Principal Guest Conductor, Arvo Volmer, makes a return to bookend our series of Great Classics at the Festival Theatre. Alongside Arvo, our Artist-inAssociation, Nicholas McGegan curates and conducts music he adores in a mini-festival at Adelaide Town Hall which celebrates the music of JS Bach and Felix Mendelssohn. At the heart of it, a collaboration with the State Theatre Company of South Australia as together we semi-stage what promises to be a magical performance of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Reflect on the world through the enduring art form of orchestral music

We also bring you a cast of superlative guest musicians performing repertoire in which they excel. The great American soprano Christine Brewer sings Richard Strauss’s autumnal Four Last Songs, the rising Russian conductor, Vasily Petrenko debuts with the ASO in music from his homeland by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov and the much-loved French maestro Yan Pascal Tortelier returns to the ASO for Jean Sibelius’s precocious First Symphony. And do not miss the star violin virtuoso Sarah Chang in Bruch’s First Violin Concerto and Ravel’s fiery Tzigane.

Please join us for what will be a year of spectacular music-making!

Simon Lord Director, Artistic Planning

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SUPER STRINGS

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P8 Virtuoso Violin

P4 Passionate Tchaikovsky

P26 Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet

P9 Lortie Plays Schumann

P8 Violin Virtuoso

P27 Towards First Light: Gallipoli at 100

P5 Symphony & Song

P10 Into the light

P10 First and Last

P7 Epic Strauss

P11 Carter Conducts

P11 Schubert 9

ASO TASTER

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THE NEXT GENERATION

P14 Last Night of the Proms

P27 Towards First Light: Gallipoli at 100

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P5 Symphony & Song

P15 ASO Does Disco

P11 Carter Conducts

P12 Mendelssohn’s Dream

P17 Zeppelin Flies Again

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P16 ASO At the Ballet

P13 Eroica

P7 Epic Strauss

Passionate Tchaikovsky Russian Greats

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Great Classics

Master Series

Big tunes, big themes, big orchestra.

The ASO’s Great Classics are just that: some of the world’s best-loved music by the world’s finest composers, including Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Rachmaninov and Richard Strauss.

Essential classics: the music that has inspired generations of concert-goers.

Featuring internationally-renowned conductors and the stunning virtuosity of artists such as Sarah Chang and Louis Lortie, the Master Series is the ASO’s flagship concert series.

And a rare opportunity to hear some of the biggest names in classical music today: superlative American soprano Christine Brewer and the incomparable American pianist Garrick Ohlsson.

A sumptuous evening of great music performed by great artists in the Festival Theatre.

Reward your passion for the classics with a memorable experience at the Adelaide Town Hall.

Classical Conversations One hour prior to every Master Series concert, join us for Classical Conversations. Thirty minutes long and free they provide a fascinating insight into the program, including personal reflections from soloists and guest speakers.

Showcase Ballerinas, rock gods, disco queens and Rule Britannia! The ASO’s Showcase Series puts the spectacular into the symphony!

This delightfully eclectic series has something for everyone. ASO audience favourite, Guy Noble conducts the perennially popular Last Night of the Proms, before he dons the white suit, platform shoes and big hair for a riotous ASO Does Disco.

The Australian Ballet School’s graduating class takes centre stage in ASO at the Ballet, a concert of highlights from the great ballets.

And they’re back! Adelaide’s Zep Boys return to reprise the hugely successful Zeppelin Flies Again.

Book early!

Classics Unwrapped

Special Events

Family Shows

Don’t know much about classical music but know what you like? Let the inimitable Guy Noble lead you through 75 minutes of the top of the classical pops: Pachelbel’s Canon, Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending, Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto, Bach’s Air on a G string…

Showcasing musical innovators and delivering world premieres, this series of performances demonstrates that musical expression continues to grow and evolve in exciting and unexpected ways.

The ASO celebrates the simple pleasure of making music in a way that will delight and captivate the whole family.

The best, bite-size bits of classical music.

Formality is out; fun is in. Come dressed as you are. Bring a friend. Take a drink to your seat. Early Wednesday timeslot allows you to enjoy a great ASO concert experience and still go out for dinner afterwards.

Adelaide Town Hall is the venue for bold performances from musical experimentalists like Gavin Bryars and world premieres including Towards First Light. This as a unique opportunity for the musically adventurous to say, “I was there”.

Mozart at Elder

Keys to Music

When was the last time you had lunch with one of the 18th century’s most celebrated composers?

Sharing stories about how music works and how composers bring their ideas to life, this series helps you discover the beating heart behind the music.

The ASO showcases some of Mozart’s most famous pieces with a series of lunchtime concerts in the picturesque Elder Hall. Conveniently scheduled to run for one hour, it’s a delicious way to spend a lunchtime.

And if, as they say, music feeds the soul, this promises to be a truly satisfying meal.

Graham Abbott unlocks the classics piece-by-piece, uncovering hidden musical gems and universal intrigue.

This series of accessible, interactive shows is designed to expose children to various musical stimuli. It’s the perfect way for parents and grandparents to introduce their children to the world of live music.

Collaborations As well as its own programs, the ASO continues to collaborate with some of Australia’s leading creative bodies to explore the full spectrum of artistic expression.

Over the 2015 season you can look forward to ASO performances with the Adelaide Festival, the Cabaret Festival, State Opera of South Australia and The Australian Ballet.

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Sat 14 Feb 7.30PM

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FESTIVAL THEATRE

Wagner Tannhäuser (Overture) Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5

Passionate Tchaikovsky Arvo Volmer Conductor

Ilya Gringolts Violin

Tchaikovsky’s music reaches the heart of every music-lover – overflowing with passion and boundless melody. In writing the Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky felt free to seek an ideal of musical beauty. The fame of the Fifth Symphony’s big tune – this is the symphony Australians could (but thankfully don’t) dub ‘The Winfield’ – belies the turbulence that lurks beneath.

The language of this symphony is almost a musical mother tongue for our Principal Guest Conductor, Arvo Volmer, who trained in St Petersburg. It’s a musical heritage he shares with the soloist, Ilya Gringolts. Acclaimed for the brilliant personality of his playing, Gringolts is quite simply among the highest echelons of today’s classical artists.

Great Classics Arvo Volmer photo by Tony Lewis

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Christoph Koenig Conductor

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Christine Brewer Soprano

Sat 27 Jun 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE

Mozart Don Giovanni (Overture) Strauss Four Last Songs Mahler Symphony No 1 Titan

Symphony & Song Christine Brewer is one of the great sopranos of the 21st century. Possessing a voice acclaimed for its golden tone and boundless power, Brewer invests the Four Last Songs with all the opulence, profound melancholy and sublime beauty that make this one of the most moving works in classical music.

Christine Brewer photo

by Christian Steiner

The all-encompassing musical language of Late Romanticism is fully exploited by Mahler in his First Symphony. Its nickname, Titan doesn’t refer to the symphony’s massive orchestral forces (though it is big!), but to a novel by the Romantic author Jean Paul which influenced Mahler early on in writing the symphony. The name seems to have stuck because it conveys the sense of accumulating force which powers this inspiring work. It’s as if all the feelings of tragedy, regret, joy and love which are essayed through the symphony generate an energy finally unleashed in the symphony’s driving, exultant conclusion.

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Sat 01 Aug 7.30PM

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FESTIVAL THEATRE

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 Rachmaninov Symphony No 1

Russian Greats Vasily Petrenko Conductor Simon Trpceski Piano

Firebrand pianist Simon Trpceski returns to give us what will without doubt be a powerhouse performance of Tchaikovsky’s eternally beloved Piano Concerto. Its opening dramatic chords start us on a musical journey filled with all the things we love about Tchaikovsky: thundering big tunes, heart-felt passion and brilliant dramatic flourishes.

Tchaikovsky is in the company of great Russian friends here. Rimsky-Korsakov, perhaps the greatest master of orchestral sounds of all time, took his inspiration from Spanish songs and dances to create the exhilarating Capriccio espagnol. After an initial scandalous failure at its premiere in 1917, Rachmaninov’s Symphony No 1 has taken a long journey back to the centre of musical attention. The symphony is less reliant on the big tunes of his two later works in the genre, but possesses a thrilling youthful dynamism and dramatic power that is inspired directly by Tchaikovsky.

Great Classics

Vasily Petrenko’s visit to Adelaide is destined to be a memorable encounter with one of the most sought-after conductors on the world stage.

Vasily Petrenko photo by Mark McNulty

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Sat 28 Nov 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE

Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3 Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 Arvo Volmer Conductor Garrick Ohlsson Piano

Epic Strauss From the moment the mighty Festival Theatre organ sounds its ominous pedal-note to presage that unforgettable rising fanfare, Thus Spake Zarathustra lifts us into sumptuous orchestral worlds. There’s a lot more to this piece than the bit we know from 2001, but the reason it worked so perfectly in that film comes from its superb evocation of universal forces and mysteries – lightened with a touch here and there of Viennese glamour!

This concert also brings to the Adelaide stage a great pianist in Garrick Ohlsson, an American who acquired his astonishing technique and intense musicality from studies with some of the most highly esteemed pianists and teachers of the 20th century. In partnership with Principal Guest Conductor Arvo Volmer, Ohlsson presents that most iconic of piano concertos, the Brahms First, which demands a flamboyant and virtuosic soloist.

Garrick Ohlsson photo by Paul Body

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Master Series

Virtuoso Violin

From initial fame as a child prodigy, Sarah Chang has grown to become one of the most creative performers of our time, an artist of genuine character and sublime quality. Her appearance here is a coup for Adelaide, and in the intimate environs of the Adelaide Town Hall, this concert offers a rare and exciting opportunity to experience Chang’s artistry at first hand.

Chang contributes a pair of brilliant solos: Max Bruch relishing the lush language of High Romanticism and Maurice Ravel revelling in gypsy fire. Works of celebratory energy frame the concert. Britten’s superbly moody Sea Interludes offsets the exuberant musical imagery of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, crafted by Ravel from the piano original into a blazing orchestral showpiece.

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Fri 20 Mar 8PM Sat 21 Mar 6.30PM ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Bruch Violin Concerto No 1 Ravel Tzigane Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Garry Walker Conductor Sarah Chang Violin

Sarah Chang photo by Colin Bell

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Lortie Plays Schumann Yan Pascal Tortelier’s debut with the ASO in 2013 had an electric effect, generating resonances that did not end with the final downstroke in that thrilling rendition of The Rite of Spring. His return in 2015 is keenly anticipated, this time focusing on rich works from the Romantic repertoire.

Tortelier’s musical friendship with French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie has evolved over a period of years to become one of today’s most renowned and productive concert partnerships. Lortie performs the much-loved Piano Concerto of Schumann, in which the composer achieved his ideal of music that maps a territory of passion and emotion.

Fri 17 Apr 8PM Sat 18 Apr 6.30PM ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Berlioz Beatrice & Benedict Overture Schumann Piano Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 1 Yan Pascal Tortelier Conductor Louis Lortie Piano

The inspiration for Sibelius’s first excursion into the symphonic world is unmistakable: the birds, landscape and spirit of his native Finland.

Louis Lortie photo by Elias

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Master Series

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First and Last

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Into the Light

Mark Wigglesworth Conductor

Lawrence Power Viola

Fri 01 May 8PM Sat 02 May 6.30PM

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Anthony Marwood Director/Violin

Fri 12 Jun 8PM Sat 13 Jun 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

At the age of 50, Dvorák set forth on a lifechanging encounter with America’s many frontiers.

Exhilarated by his experience of everything from Buffalo Bill to sublime African-American spirituals, v Dvorák gave voice to his deep inspiration in his final symphony, From the New World. It’s been a worldwide favourite since its New York premiere in 1893.

Great music-making stems from the communication, both spoken and unspoken, between musicians.

Britain’s Anthony Marwood is not only a master violinist, but also a brilliant leader who is able to foster this musical communication within orchestras and ensembles to achieve rapturous performances.

Marwood is in demand across the globe, so we are lucky that he likes Australia so much!

Joining conductor Mark Wigglesworth for this concert is the British master of the viola, Lawrence Power. He brings with him a new concerto – jointly commissioned by the ASO – from Scotland’s premier composer, James MacMillan, whose music is inspired by a deeply-felt spirituality. The concert begins with the fresh, sparkling first symphony of the Classical master, Haydn.

In a unique partnership with the members of the ASO, Marwood will explore a rich variety of repertoire. The Romance is a form in which composers have freely aroused feelings of personal tenderness, here adopted by Beethoven and v Dvorák. In his popular Paris Symphony, written during his visit to the City of Light in 1778, Mozart calls for clarinets for the first time. Latvian composer Pèteris Vasks takes orchestra and audience on a journey towards spiritual illumination in his highlypraised violin concerto, Distant Light.

Haydn Symphony No 1 James MacMillan Viola Concerto (Australian Premiere) v Dvorák Symphony No 9 From the New World Dinner with the artists, 2 May Extend your evening with an intimate post-concert dinner in a private dining area of the Town Hall. Two courses and wine $85. Limited places. To book phone 8233 6243.

Lawrence Power photo by Jack Liebeck

Beethoven Romance No 2 Mozart Symphony No 31 Paris v Dvorák Romance Vasks Distant Light

Anthony Marwood photo by Pia Johnson

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Carter Conducts

Nicholas Carter Conductor

Schubert 9

Li-Wei Qin Cello

Jacqueline Porter Soprano

Gérard Korsten Conductor

Fri 07 Aug 8PM Sat 08 Aug 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Rising star among Australia’s upcoming generation of conductors, Nicholas Carter marks another step in his special relationship with the ASO in a program that draws upon all of a conductor’s reserves of technical and emotional capacity.

The noble gestures of Wagner’s prelude to Parsifal set the tone of this concert.

Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto does away with virtuosity, striving instead for a deeper emotional intensity that compares with the novels of the great 19th century authors. It will performed by Li-Wei Qin, another firm favourite with Adelaide audiences.

In his Fourth Symphony, Mahler magically recreates the spirit of childhood, ending with a heartfelt hymn to sacred innocence. Mahler’s musical vision of heaven takes the orchestra on a flight among the angels.

Wagner Parsifal Prelude Schumann Cello Concerto Mahler Symphony No 4

Fri 11 Sep 8PM Sat 12 Sep 6.30PM

François Leleux Oboe

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

A spirit of classical grace and order prevails over this concert, though the composers represented span generations.

Mozart’s Haffner Symphony begins the concert in a jovial mood. In the 20th century, Bohuslav Martinu reclaimed the classical aesthetic in his Oboe Concerto, written for the celebrated Czech-born oboist Jirí Tancibudek, former Professor of Oboe at Adelaide’s own Elder Conservatorium of Music.

A late work invested with the richly varied melodies – pastoral, dark-hued and whimsical – and colourful orchestration that are typical of his style, Martinu’s concerto is performed by distinguished French oboist François Leleux, who has made a specialty of this work.

The concert culminates with Schubert’s final symphony, nicknamed the Great in honour of its finale, where Schubert indulges in an uplifting musical meditation on a grand scale, without forsaking charm.

Mozart Symphony No 35 Haffner Martinu Oboe Concerto Schubert Symphony No 9 Great

Dinner with the artists, 8 August Extend your evening with an intimate post-concert dinner in a private dining area of the Town Hall. Two courses and wine $85. Limited places. To book phone 8233 6243.

Nicholas Carter photo by Pia Johnson

Gérard Korsten photo by Marco Borgrreve

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Fri 16 Oct 8PM Sat 17 Oct 6.30PM ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 1 Mendelssohn Three Motets Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream with State Theatre Company of South Australia Nicholas McGegan Conductor Women of the Elder Conservatorium Chorale Geordie Brookman Director Master 7 and 8 form part of the Mendelssohn Fest, proudly supported by Morgans. Full program announced in July 2015.

Mendelssohn’s Dream “ Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

In an enchanted marriage between the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, the Adelaide Town Hall will be transformed into a magical fairyland.

Mendelssohn’s celebrated incidental music for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (including the famed Wedding March) will thrillingly be brought to life by conductor Nicholas McGegan, two sopranos, female chorus and a cast of leading Australian actors.

A distinguished Baroque music specialist, the ASO’s Artist-in-Association Nicholas McGegan also conducts the first of the much-loved Brandenburg Concertos by JS Bach, whose 19th century revival we owe to Mendelssohn.

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Mendelssohn’s Bach

Eroica

Nicholas McGegan Conductor

Brett Dean Conductor

Andrew Foster-Williams Baritone

Fri 23 Oct 8PM Sat 24 Oct 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Mendelssohn no doubt had Bach at the head of his list of fantasy dinner party guests. Those conversations never happened, of course, except at a musical level, and this concert represents one version of that conversation: a dialogue between the esteemed master and his prodigious musical descendant.

The glorious Lutheran musical heritage courses through this musical exchange, in which Bach’s artistry inspires Mendelssohn to achieve moments of sheer rapture. Nicholas McGegan, partnering with the splendid baritone voice of Andrew FosterWilliams, brings his trademark finesse to this feast of beautiful melody, from the mesmerizing Air on the G string to the stirring chorale A Mighty Fortress is our God. Bach Suite No 3 in D Mendelssohn Arias from St Paul and Elijah Bach (orch Mendelssohn) Arias from St Matthew Passion Mendelssohn Symphony No 5 Reformation Dinner with the artists, 24 October Extend your evening with an intimate post-concert dinner in a private dining area of the Town Hall. Two courses and wine $85. Limited places. To book phone 8233 6243.

Nicholas McGegan photo by Steve J Sherman

Benjamin Grosvenor Piano

Fri 06 Nov 8PM Sat 07 Nov 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Powerful musical forces are drawn together in this concert, with Beethoven at the centre. Having mastered the formal language of musical classicism, Beethoven in his Eroica Symphony unleashed the force of revolutionary emotion to create the first great statement of the Romantic spirit. Brett Dean leads this performance from the head of the viola section, placing himself at the orchestra’s heart to generate maximum emotional impact.

Dean leads this concert in more ways than one. His complete musicianship is expressed as conductor, performer and composer, including his own musical tribute to Beethoven’s powerful Heiligenstadt Testament.

Benjamin Grosvenor, the new sensation among British pianists, joins in to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 20, which Beethoven declared his favourite for its combination of tender expression and dark harmonic shades.

Brett Dean Testament Mozart Piano Concerto No 20 Beethoven Symphony No 3 Eroica

Benjamin Grosvenor photo by Decca/Sophie Wright

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Showcase

Last Night of the Proms Fri 27 Mar 7.30PM Sat 28 Mar 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE

Guy Noble Conductor Greta Bradman Soprano Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus

Britannia Rules! at the Festival Theatre as the ASO presents the perennially popular Last Night of the Proms, with host and conductor (former 007 secret agent) Guy Noble.

Embracing the spirit of the famed BBC Proms, this rousing program promises to please monarchists and republicans alike. Be ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow music lovers and sing along with such favourites as Rule Britannia, God Save the Queen and Jerusalem.

This fun-filled evening celebrates the best of British. Flag-waving welcome!

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ASO Does Disco Fri 24 Jul 7.30PM Sat 25 Jul 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE

Guy Noble Conductor

Slip on your platforms, dust off your groove thing, and get ready to boogie on down with Guy Noble and the ASO. The Festival Theatre becomes New York’s legendary mirror-balled Studio 54 as four guest vocalists and the ASO performs disco classics by the Bee Gees, Donna Summer, Kool & the Gang, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Jacksons, the Village People and Earth, Wind & Fire.

Expect to be instantly up on your feet with an evening of pure disco gold: That’s The Way I Like It, I Will Survive, Disco Inferno, You Should Be Dancing, We Are Family, Blame it on the Boogie, You Can’t Stop the Music and more.

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Showcase

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ASO at the Ballet Fri 20 Nov 7.30PM Sat 21 Nov 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE

Marc Taddei Conductor Excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake The Nutcracker Sleeping Beauty

Dancers from The Australian Ballet School share the stage with the ASO in this program of the most beautiful, poignant and thrilling highlights of the ballet repertoire.

Featuring excerpts from Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and much more, marvel at the athletic grace of Australia’s next generation of ballet stars and be swept away by the sheer power and ethereal beauty of the world’s finest orchestral ballet scores.

Conducted by Marc Taddei – who recently returned from seasons with the New York City Ballet – ASO at the Ballet is a program that will appeal to the entire family.

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Zeppelin Flies Again Fri 04 Dec 7.30PM Sat 05 Dec 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE

Hamish McKeich Conductor Performed by The Zep Boys and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Presented in association with Mario Maiolo

“ Could the ASO rock alone? From bluegrass to head banging rhythms, this true collaboration showed the enormous work which went into blending the groups. Two sold-out concerts, standing ovations and even hardened rock fans admitting it worked…...let the Zeppelin fly again!”

Sunday Mail Back by popular demand, Led Zeppelin’s most passionate disciples, The Zep Boys, join the ASO for a performance that will take excitement levels through the roof of the Festival Theatre.

For over three decades The Zep Boys have been performing Zeppelin’s music with a passion and commitment that has made them an Australian music institution. Following sell-out shows in 2005 and 2007, the ASO and The Zep Boys collaborate once more to unleash their unique brand of rock in a show that’s sure to thrill.

Come as you are – but with rock-horns held high – to salute the Gods of Rock.

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Subscription & Ticket Information A subscription is a minimum of one ticket to three or more concerts from our Great Classics, Masters, Showcase or Towards First Light.

How do I subscribe?

1. Online – visit aso.com.au 2. Mail – return your completed booking form and payment to ASO Subscriptions, Reply Paid 2121, Adelaide SA 5001 (no stamp required if mailed within Australian) 3. Fax – Both sides of the completed booking form to 8233 6222 4. In person – ASO, 91 Hindley St, Adelaide (Mon – Fri, 9am – 4.30pm) What if I only want to buy single tickets and not a subscription?

Single tickets go on sale on 1 December.

For more information: aso.com.au To purchase tickets (all shows except those on pp 28-29 and 30-31): BASS.net.au or call 131 246

Why purchase a subscription over a single ticket during the year?

What if I purchase a subscription, then can’t attend one of the dates

As a subscriber, you can save up to 20% off single ticket prices.

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SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE WED 17 SEPT 2014 SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE MON 1 DEC 2014

Compose Your Own 12 + concerts

MASTER SERIES - VIRTUOSO Master Series concerts 1 and 2 (Adelaide Town Hall)

MASTER SERIES Master Series concerts 3 - 9 (Adelaide Town Hall)

GREAT CLASSICS - VIRTUOSO Great Classics concerts 2 and 4 (Festival Theatre) GREAT CLASSICS Great Classics concerts 1 and 3 (Festival Theatre) SHOWCASE Last Night of the Proms, ASO at the Ballet & ASO Does Disco (Festival Theatre) SHOWCASE Zeppelin Flies Again (Festival Theatre)

SPECIAL EVENTS Towards the Light: Gallipoli at 100 (Adelaide Town Hall)

SPECIAL EVENTS Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet (Adelaide Town Hall)

CLASSICS UNWRAPPED All concerts 1 - 3 (Adelaide Town Hall)

Season

2015

Live Music Pass

Compose Your Own 9 to 11 concerts

Compose Your Own 6 to 8 concerts

Compose Your Own 3 to 5 concerts

Single Ticket Prices.

on sale 1st December 2014 (n.b. BASS transaction fees apply)

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Classics Unwrapped

1 Wed 06 May 6.30PM ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Sibelius Finlandia Strauss Blue Danube Waltz Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Grieg Morning from Peer Gynt

Guy Noble Conductor Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much about classical music but know what you like? The best, bite-sized bits of classical music, introduced by conductor Guy Noble in his uniquely humorous style.

Formality is out; fun is in. Come dressed as you are. Bring a friend. Take a drink to your seat. The early Wednesday timeslot allows you to enjoy a great ASO concert experience and still go out for dinner afterwards.

Classics Unwrapped #1 is inspired by nature: the sounds of forests, birds and rivers. Armchair travel has never been so evocative â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you can almost smell the pine cones.

With Guy Noble as your guide, let your imagination run wild in this light and breezy adventure through some of the classical music favourites that take their cues from the wonders of the natural world.

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Classics Unwrapped 2 Wed 12 Aug 6.30PM

3 ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Welcome to the world of magic, sorcery and fairy tales. Composers have long been fascinated by the mysterious and Classics Unwrapped #2 presents music that’s seriously enchanting.

Expect to come under Guy Noble’s trance as he waves his magic wand over the ASO to produce some spellbindingly familiar music. You’ll be whistling these tunes as you leave the Town Hall. Just watch out for gingerbread houses on the way home.

Mozart The Magic Flute (Overture) Saint-Saens Danse macabre (theme from Jonathan Creek) Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Overture) Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel (excerpts) Stravinsky The Firebird (excerpt)

Proudly supported by

Wed 11 Nov 6.30PM

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

For Classics Unwrapped #3, you get to decide the program! Vote for your favourite pieces from this list, taken from ABC Classic FM’s Classic 100. Voting will be open from 1–30 September 2015 at aso.com.au.

The winning program will be unveiled on the night so make sure you vote and get your ticket to be a part of this new concert format for 2015!

Program may include excerpts from: Brahms Hungarian Dances Barber Adagio Pachelbel Canon Beethoven Symphony No 6 Pastoral Ravel Bolero Massenet Meditation from Thais Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker and Symphony No 4 Elgar Cello Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 5 Mendelssohn The Hebrides (or Fingal’s cave): Overture Khatchaturian Adagio from Spartacus Smetana The Moldau from Ma Vlast Mozart Don Giovanni: Overture Rachmaninov Symphony No 2 Vivaldi The Four Seasons

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Special Events

1

Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet and selected orchestral works

Thu 05 Mar 8PM ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Howard Skempton Lento Gavin Bryars The Porazzi Fragment Arvo Pärt If Bach had been a Beekeeper Gavin Bryars Ennelina’s Aria from ‘G’ Gavin Bryars Epilogue from ‘G’ Gavin Bryars Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet Gavin Bryars Conductor

PRESENTED BY ADELAIDE FESTIVAL AND THE ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The commanding forces of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra are harnessed by the simple faith and repetitive optimism of an elderly tramp’s solitary voice in Gavin Bryars’ legendary Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet. This hypnotic declaration of hope and humanity is joined by a reflection on Wagner, The Porazzi Fragment for 21 solo strings, and two arias from the opera ‘G’, along with partner pieces by friends and contemporaries Howard Skempton and Arvo Pärt.

As a prolific collaborator, accomplished bassist and pioneer of free improvisation, Gavin Bryars is recognised as one of Britan’s most important post-minimalist composers, and here he curates, conducts and performs for the 2015 Adelaide Festival as part of an exclusive ‘in residence’ series.

Anna Fraser Soprano Alex Knight Bass Gavin Bryars photo by Zaleski Enterprises

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2

Towards First Light Gallipoli at 100

Wed 22 Apr 7PM

From composer Iain Grandage and librettist Kate Mulvany comes a World Premiere to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. Towards First Light is part oratorio, part ceremony – an act of remembering and a work of Remembrance.

ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Written for the combined forces of orchestra, chorus and two soloists, the music is a meditation on darkness and light, seen through the frame of that defining dawn a century ago. It acknowledges that for Servicemen and Women, the echoes of war can continue long after the battlefield falls silent. As the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran and the granddaughter of a World War II Veteran, Kate Mulvany’s writings have been heavily influenced by war. It is a history that has been woven into the very fabric of her being.

Iain Grandage Towards First Light (World Premiere)

Iain Grandage Conductor Taryn Fiebig Soprano Jud Arthur Bass Elder Conservatorium Chorale

Commissioned by

Project partner RSL – SA

First hand stories from Veterans are interlaced with traditional texts to give voice to stories that too often have remained hidden in personal darkness. The Greeks had a wonderful word for it – Anamnesis – the process of remembering what we already know. Through this process of remembering, truth can emerge from the shadows. And from this truth, hope and light. Lest We Forget.

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Family Shows

Family Shows

1

Welcome to the Jungle with Jay

The ASO celebrates the simple pleasure of making music in a way that will delight and captivate the whole family.

Jay Laga’aia

This series of accessible, interactive shows is designed to expose young people to various musical stimuli. It’s the perfect way for families to be introduced to the world of live music.

Sat 21 Feb 10AM 12PM 2PM

Supported by SA Power Networks, the full program of learning and family activities will be announced in early November 2014 and will include loads of opportunities for children (and their adults!) to sing, dance and make music together. If you’d like a learning brochure, register at aso.com.au/learning

Bookings (from 1 December 2014)

Presenter

Benjamin Northey

Conductor

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Ages 2+

Jay’s back by popular demand following sellout shows in 2014. Take a walk on the wild side as we enter the jungle with Jay Laga’aia and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Jump, laugh, sing and play as we journey through a high-energy, interactive musical adventure that will capture the imagination and delight audiences of all ages!

Adult $20 / Child $18 Buy all 3 family shows in one transaction & save 10%: Adult $54 / Child $48 Online: aso.com.au/learning Phone: 8233 6233 In person: ASO Box Office 91 Hindley St, Adelaide

(Mon-Fri 9am – 4.30pm), Family and Learning Program proudly supported by

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2

The Beat of Your Feet Paul Rissmann

Presenter

Sat 20 Jun 10AM 12PM

3

Clowning Around David Sharp

Conductor

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Ages 4+

“ Rissmann is one of the most individual communicators of music to audiences... there’s a bounce in his step that makes every appearance seem like an explosive debut.”

The Scotsman Join award-winning British composer, presenter and music educator Paul Rissmann, as he leads us on an amazing musical adventure. Highlighting this concert is Rissmann’s irresistible piece Stan and Mabel, based on the book by Jason Chapman which follows a music-loving dog and cat on a journey to find the Greatest Orchestra in the World. Delight in enchanting music, memorable songs, and stunning illustrations. The Beat of Your Feet promises to excite, energise and inspire.

Melvin Tix

Presenter/Clownductor

Sat 31 Oct 10AM 12PM

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Ages 3+

World-renowned “clownductor” Melvin Tix returns to Adelaide to present his popular Clowning Around program.

As conductor, musician, magician, clown and juggler, Melvin provides a highly entertaining and enlightening experience for young children to discover the amazing sounds of an orchestra.

So roll-up for a fun-filled time with Melvin Tix and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra!

This event will conclude our new ASO Festival of Learning and Participation – full program announced early November 2014.

Paul Rissman photo by Emma Miranda Moore

Melvin Tix photo by Alastair Bett

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Mozart at Elder Nicholas Carter Conductor

2 1 Howard Shelley Director/Piano

Natsuko Yoshimoto Director/Violin

Wed 30 Sep 11.30AM ELDER HALL

Wed 13 May 11.30AM ELDER HALL

The wonderful British pianist Howard Shelley returns as both conductor and soloist in this delightful matinee program. Two Italian-inspired works by Mozart and Mendelssohn frame Faure’s beautiful Pelléas et Mélisande suite, which includes the exquisite and ever-popular Sicilienne.

Mozart Symphony No 34 Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande (suite) Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No 1

ASO concertmaster Natsuko Yoshimoto leads her colleagues in Mozart’s charming party piece, the Serenata notturna (‘Nocturnal serenade’), written for two small contrasting ensembles.

Tchaikovsky wrote that he was “violently in love” with his own Serenade for strings and couldn’t wait for it to be played. He wasn’t alone – it’s now one of the bestloved pieces of Romantic music.

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Mark Gaydon Bassoon

Wed 02 Dec 11.30AM ELDER HALL

Rising star and our Associate Guest Conductor, Nicholas Carter, joins the stage with ASO Principal Bassoonist Mark Gaydon in Mozart’s early, charming Bassoon Concerto. Sibelius’ unapologetically upbeat and good-natured Symphony No 3 rounds out the program.

Mozart Bassoon Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 3

Mozart Serenade No 6 in D Serenata notturna Tchaikovsky Serenade

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Keys to Music

PRESENTED BY ABC CLASSIC FM AND THE ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

1 Graham Abbott

Presenter

Bryan Griffiths

Conductor

Wed 03 Jun 11AM 1.30PM

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Two first symphonies are the subject of this Keys to Music, to be broadcast on ABC Classic FM. Graham will discuss how Haydn and Mozart tackled their first forays into the world of the symphony – at 27 and 8 respectively – before going on to compose literally dozens of others.

Haydn Symphony No 1 Mozart Symphony No 1

Graham Abbott

David Sharp

Wed 02 Sep 11AM 1.30PM

ASO GRAINGER STUDIO

Presenter

Conductor

Ahead of the ASO’s semi-staged presentation with State Theatre Company of South Australia, Graham Abbott explores Mendelssohn’s sparkling incidental music to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Discover why this piece, written by a 17 year-old, has become a much loved part of the musical canon.

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream (excerpts)

Bookings for Mozart at Elder

and Keys to Music (from 1 December 2014)

All tickets $25 Online: aso.com.au Phone: 8233 6233 In person: ASO Box Office 91 Hindley St, Adelaide

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Keys to Music includes post-concert refreshments

Proudly supported by (Mon- Fri 9am – 4.30pm),

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Collaboration

BBC WORLDWIDE AND ANDREW KAY MANAGEMENT PRESENT

Featuring specially edited sequences with twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi

Hosted by Peter Davison

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular The Live Musical Invasion Sat 24 Jan 2PM 7.30PM ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

PRESENTED BY BBC WORLDWIDE AND ANDREW KAY MANAGEMENT

This extraordinary musical event returns to Australia kicking off in Adelaide on Saturday 24 January before heading to Perth and Sydney and then on to Auckland.

Featuring a cast of over 145 musicians, actors and singers and presented by the Fifth Doctor, Peter Davison, not to mention Daleks, Cybermen and a host of other Doctor Who monsters, Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular is a musical celebration of the iconic TV series which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Following a rapturous response from sold out audiences across the East Coast of Australia and in New Zealand; this extraordinary concert includes special edited sequences of Peter Capaldi’s debut as the Twelfth Doctor, as well as fan favourites from recent series and classic nostalgic footage. Composer, Murray Gold’s captivating music, will be performed here in Adelaide by your own Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

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Collaborations State Opera of SA

Adelaide Festival

In 2015, the ASO continues its long and proud tradition of performing with State Opera of South Australia

Stay tuned for Adelaide Festival announcements to hear what your ASO will be doing during the 2015 Adelaide Festival

Mozart’s Don Giovanni 23, 26, 28, 30 May

On sale on 16 October 2014.

For further info and bookings adelaidefestival.com.au

Gounod’s Faust 22, 25, 27, 29 August Verdi’s Requiem 26, 28 August Season on sale 1 October 2014 For further info and bookings saopera.sa.gov.au FESTIVAL THEATRE

The Australian Ballet

Adelaide Cabaret Festival

What is ballet without music? Hear the ASO perform as part of The Australian Ballet’s 2015 Season: A Year of Beauty

Curated by Artistic Director Barry Humphries, this exciting collaboration pays tribute to two legends of Australian music, baritone Peter Dawson and songwriter Jack O’Hagan, two of Australia’s most prolific artists whose achievements still shine strongly as two of our all-time greats. Featuring a stellar line up of Australian artists including world-renowned baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes and South Australia’s own soprano Greta Bradman.

Giselle 2 - 6 July The Dream 8 - 9 July For further info and bookings bass.net.au FESTIVAL THEATRE

This Adelaide exclusive will have its world premiere on the Queen’s Birthday opening weekend, Sunday 7 June in the Festival Theatre for one night only.

Show on sale on 25 October 2014.

For further info and bookings adelaidecabaretfestival.com.au

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Talk to us and we’ll compose a partnership that suits your business needs.

Donate now Supporting your ASO is as easy as 1. adding a donation to your subscription form (donations over $2 are fully tax deductible and exempt of credit card charges) 2. giving online at aso.com.au/donate Or, if you’d like further information or to discuss other ways to support the ASO, contact Director of Development, Vicky Lekis on 8233 6260 or lekisv@aso.com.au.

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Attend Classical Conversations at The Adelaide Town Hall

Join us at the free Master Series pre-concert talks to learn more about the music being presented. Talks commence one hour prior to each Master series concert in the Adelaide Town Hall.

Pre-concert chats with Annika at the Festival Theatre

Music lover Annika Stennert (also ASO’s Marketing Coordinator) will talk through the Great Classics repertoire one hour prior to each Great Classics concert. Find her in the Festival Theatre’s Piano Bar – buy a drink and have a chat!

Download the program notes

In a new initiative for 2015, the ASO will make program notes available online for free. Download the notes in the week of the concert to further enrich your concert experience.*Printed programs will still be available for sale at the events. *This applies to Master, Great Classics, Classics Unwrapped and Mozart at Elder concerts. Showcase series concerts are subject to ASO discretion.

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Meet the ASO Arvo Volmer

Viola

Flute

Nicholas McGegan Artist in Association Nicholas Carter Associate Guest Conductor

Juris Ezergailis**

Geoffrey Collins**

Violin

Imants Larsens^ Martin Butler Lesley Cockram Anna Hansen Rosi McGowran Carolyn Mooz Michael Robertson Cecily Satchell

Lisa Gill

Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor

Natsuko Yoshimoto Concertmaster**

Musical Chair sponsored by ASO Chair of the Board Colin Dunsford AM & Lib Dunsford

Shirin Lim Principal 1st Violin*

Musical Chair supported in the memory of Dr Nandor Ballai

Michael Milton Principal 2nd Violin** Musical Chair supported by Friends of the ASO

Lachlan Bramble Associate Principal 2nd Violin Musical Chair supported in the memory of Deborah Pontifex

Janet Anderson Ann Axelby Minas Berberyan

Musical Chair supported by Merry Wickes

Gillian Braithwaite Julia Brittain Hilary Bruer

Musical Chair supported by Marion Wells

Elizabeth Collins Jane Collins Alison Heike Danielle Jaquillard Alexis Milton Jennifer Newman Julie Newman Emma Perkins

Musical Chair supported by Peter and Pamela McKee

Alexander Permezel Judith Polain Marie-Louise Slaytor Kemeri Spurr

Musical Chair supported in the memory of Mrs JJ Holden

Cello Simon Cobcroft Ewen Bramble^

Musical Chair supported by Pauline Menz

Piccolo Julia Grenfell*

Musical Chair supported by Chris and Julie Michelmore

Oboe Celia Craig**

Musical Chair supported by Penelope and Geoffrey Hackett-Jones

Renae Stavely Acting Section Leader

Musical Chair supported by Barbara Mellor

Sarah Denbigh Christopher Handley

Musical Chair supported by Johanna and Terry McGuirk

Sherrilyn Handley

Musical Chair supported by Johanna and Terry McGuirk

Gemma Phillips David Sharp

Musical Chair supported by Dr Aileen Connon AM

Cameron Waters

Double Bass David Schilling**

Musical Chair supported by Mrs Maureen Akkermans

Jacky Chang Harley Gray

Musical Chair supported by Bob Croser

Belinda Kendall-Smith David Phillips

Cor Anglais Peter Duggan*

Musical Chair supported by Dr JB Robinson

Clarinet Dean Newcomb**

Musical Chair supported by Royal Over-Seas League SA Inc

Darren Skelton

Bass Clarinet Mitchell Berick*

Musical Chair supported by Nigel Stevenson and Glenn Ball

Bassoon Mark Gaydon**

Musical Chair supported by Pamela Yule

Leah Stephenson

Musical Chair supported by Liz Ampt

Contra Bassoon Jackie Hansen*

Musical Chair supported by Norman Etherington and Peggy Brock

Musical Chair supported “for a great bass player, with lots of spirit – love Betsy”

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Horn

ASO Board

Sarah Barrett** Acting Principal

Colin Dunsford AM Chair Jillian Attrill

Musical Chair supported by Margaret Lehmann

Bryan Griffiths Philip Paine

Trumpet Matt Dempsey**

Musical Chair supported by R & P Cheesman

Martin Phillipson^

Musical Chair supported by Rick Allert AO

Gregory Frick

Trombone

Vincent Ciccarello Geoffrey Collins Col Eardley Byron Gregory David Leon Chris Michelmore Michael Morley Andrew Robertson Nigel Stevenson

Operations Heikki Mohell Director of Operations and Commercial

Karen Frost Orchestra Manager Kingsley Schmidtke Venue/Production Supervisor Bruce Stewart Librarian David Khafagi Operations Assistant Finance and HR Bruce Bettcher Business and Finance Manager Louise Williams Manager, People and Culture Karin Juhl Accounts/Box Office Coordinator Sarah McBride Payroll Emma Wight Receptionist

Cameron Malouf**

Musical Chair supported by Virginia Weckert and Charles Melton of Charles Melton Wines

Ian Denbigh

Bass Trombone Howard Parkinson*

Tuba Peter Whish-Wilson*

Musical Chair supported by Ollie Clark AM and Joan Clark

Timpani Robert Hutcheson*

Percussion Steven Peterka**

Musical Chair supported by The Friends of the ASO

Gregory Rush

Harp Suzanne Handel*

Musical Chair supported by Shane Le Plastrier

ASO Management Executive Vincent Ciccarello Managing Director Margie Corston Executive Assistant Artistic Simon Lord Director, Artistic Planning Katey Sutcliffe Artistic Administrator Emily Gann Learning and Community Engagement Coordinator

Friends of the ASO Executive Committee Elizabeth Bowen President Alyson Morrison Past President Alison Campbell and Michael Critchley Vice Presidents

Honora Griffith Honorary Secretary John Gell Assistant Secretary/Membership Judy Birze Treasurer

Marketing and Development Paola Niscioli General Manager, Marketing and Development

Vicky Lekis Director of Development Tom Bastians Customer Service Manager Annika Stennert Marketing Coordinator Kate Sewell Publicist **denotes Section Leader *denotes Principal Player ^denotes Associate Principal

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2015 Calendar 24 Jan

Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular

P 32

14 Feb

Great Classics 1 – Passionate Tchaikovsky

P4

21 Feb

Family – Welcome to the Jungle with Jay

P 28

5 Mar

Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet and selected orchestral works

P 26

14 Mar

Adelaide Festival collaboration

P 33

20 & 21 Mar

Master 1 – Virtuoso Violin

P8

27 & 28 Mar

Showcase 1 – Last Night of the Proms

P 14

17 & 18 Apr

Master 2 – Lortie plays Schumann

P9

22 Apr

Towards First Light: Gallipoli at 100

P 27

01 & 02 May

Master 3 – First and Last

P 10

06 May

Classics Unwrapped 1

P 24

13 May

Mozart at Elder 1

P 30

23, 26, 28, 30 May

Don Giovanni

P 33

03 Jun

Keys to Music 1

P 31

07 Jun

Adelaide Cabaret Festival collaboration

P 33

12 & 13 Jun

Master 4 – Into the Light

P 10

20 Jun

Family – The Beat of Your Feet

P 29

27 Jun

Great Classics 2 – Symphony & Song

P5

2 – 6 Jul

Giselle

P 33

8 – 9 Jul

The Dream

P 33

24 & 25 Jul

Showcase 2 – ASO Does Disco

P 15

01 Aug

Great Classics 3 – Russian Greats

P6

07 & 08 Aug

Master 5 – Carter Conducts

P 11

12 Aug

Classics Unwrapped 2

P 25

22, 25, 27, 29 Aug

Faust

P 33

26, 28 Aug

Verdi’s Requiem

P 33

02 Sept

Keys to Music 2

P 31

11 & 12 Sept

Master 6 – Schubert 9

P 11

30 Sept

Mozart at Elder 2

P 30

16 & 17 Oct

Master 7 – Mendelssohn’s Dream

P 12

23 & 24 Oct

Master 8 – Mendelssohn’s Bach

P 13

31 Oct

Family – Clowning Around

P 29

06 & 07 Nov

Master 9 – Eroica

P 13

11 Nov

Classics Unwrapped 3

P 25

20 & 21 Nov

Showcase 3 – ASO at the Ballet

P 16

28 Nov

Great Classics 4 – Epic Strauss

P7

02 Dec

Mozart at Elder 3

P 30

04 & 05 Dec

Showcase 4 – Zeppelin Flies Again

P 17

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Thank you Principal Partner

Major Partners

World Artist Partners

Corporate Partners

Media Partners

Corporate Club

57 Films Absorb – Paper Products Boylen – Website Design & Development colourthinking – corporate consultant Coopers Brewery Ltd Corporate Conversation Haigh’s Chocolates

Hickinbotham Group M2 Group Normetals Nova Systems Peregrine Travel Poster Impact The Playford Adelaide

Industry collaborators

Friends

Government Support The ASO receives Commonwealth Government funding through the Australia Council, it arts funding and advisory body. The Orchestra is funded by the Government of South Australia through Arts SA. The Adelaide City Council supports the ASO during the 2014-15 financial year.

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 91 Hindley St, Adelaide SA 5000 | Telephone (08) 8233 6233 Fax (08) 8233 6222 | Email aso@aso.com.au | aso.com.au Join us DISCLAIMER: Every effort has been made to ensure that performance dates, times, prices and other information contained herein are correct at time of publication. Due to reasons beyond the ASO’s control, details may change without notice. We will make every effort to communicate these with you should this eventuate.

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Santos and the ASO â&#x20AC;&#x201C; great South Australian performers For sixteen seasons Santos and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra have partnered together to deliver outstanding performances to audiences across South Australia. This proud tradition continues in 2015.

With our head office here in Adelaide, Santos has been part of South Australia for over 60 years.

We search Australia to find gas and oil to help provide energy to our nation. But we also put our energy into supporting the communities in which we live and work.

Each year Santos supports a wide range of community events and organisations across South Australia.

By 2017, this support will add up to $60m over a ten-year period.

At Santos, we believe that contributing to a vibrant culture is good for everyone. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just look for energy - we help create it.

Proudly working in partnership

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