Sydney Symphony Orchestra 2019 Season by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2019 Season

David Robertson Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

Choose Music.

Music is where we find our common humanity – uniting us as sentient beings, alive to sound, colour, drama and every emotion. Music speaks to us – sometimes quietly, sometimes with an overwhelming power that can grab you by surprise. Even at its most abstract it inspires deep feeling. All of us – musicians and listeners – experience music at this intimate, individual level. And yet, with the sheer magnificent size of a symphony orchestra, we come together to experience it in a concert hall in the company of others, as a community – moving, inspiring and uniting us like nothing else. David Robertson Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

In our programming for 2019 you’ll hear heart-warming, familiar music, sometimes the brave voice of an emerging composer, or perhaps a rarity from a composer you know well. Each and every concert we’ll present acknowledges our shared humanity and represents the best of what we can be. Whenever we come to work, I see our incredible musicians give their all – performing with phenomenal energy, insight and honesty. Let’s do it together in 2019. DAVID ROBERTSON

Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

In 2019 we build on our commitment to innovate and reimagine how we bring music into the life of our supporters and community. The places we perform continue to grow in diversity. In August we will perform in the wonderful surrounds and acoustic of the ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour Theatre as part of our first Keys to the City Festival. We’re also excited to introduce many new guest artists this season as well as celebrate those who have become an integral part of the musical life of our nation. Join us on a brilliant journey! EMMA DUNCH

Chief Executive Officer

It’s always daunting when you try to pick favourites out of a whole season, but I’m particularly looking forward to working with Vladimir Ashkenazy again in September, especially with the English repertoire he knows and loves. He nails it, and the musicians just love him. Donald Runnicles’ Music of Inspiration concerts in October will be extraordinary – I wouldn’t miss those either. ANDREW HAVERON

Concertmaster

Kees Boersma Principal Double Bass

So, why the white tie?

It’s a fair question. And it’s one we get asked a lot. The short answer is that the cut of this outfit makes everyone look good. But for me, there’s more to it than meets the eye. It does have history – form, if you will. Symphony orchestras (as we know them now) roared into existence in early 19th-century Europe, and the art of stepping out and going to the theatre demanded formal dress of everyone attending, including musicians. So, there’s the historical link. Tradition duly acknowledged. After decades as a professional musician, I no longer think about the outfit as formal or overly fancy. It now means something else. The fact that we all dress in monochrome and the same style (female members of the orchestra being allowed some small, expressive latitude) speaks to the idea that we’re

united in music – and united around its performance. Music is front and centre and all of us – musicians and audience members – become some part of that music. So, there you have it. White tie – in honour of the music and of you, our audience. Incidentally, when you join us at a performance you're welcome to wear whatever you want. Kees Boersma Principal Double Bass

Claire Herrick First Violin (L) and Marianne Edwards Associate Principal Second Violin

Shared energy

There’s always a moment when we’re playing on the Concert Hall stage when I think ‘Wow!’. There could be around 100 or 120 of us, all playing as one. The sheer number and variety of instruments in an orchestra is magnificent, but what is extraordinary and awe-inspiring is the sound we make. Our whisper is as powerful as our roar.

for the first time – in wide-eyed wonder; I feel the joy music brings to patients in hospitals, the warm welcome of country audiences when we tour, or just the relaxation and joy on a balmy Sydney summer evening at an outdoor concert. Together we create and share in this wonderful energy together. There are so many ‘Wow’ moments.

The music creates an energy as it leaves our instruments and flows among our audience. And as you, in the audience, hear and absorb it, I feel that energy reflected back to me on stage. Though we may come together in the same hall that evening as strangers, from the first notes there’s a connection that makes all of us a community – united by the same thing. Music.

Claire Herrick First Violin

And it needn’t just be in concert halls. I see school kids experiencing the sights and sound of our orchestra – perhaps 3

Four Visionaries Four inspiring conductors join us in 2019, the starting point for fascinating musical journeys to the pinnacle of great music-making.

DAVID ROBERTSON

The Communicator

The 2019 Season bursts into life as David Robertson and our amazing Principal Oboe Diana Doherty reprise Nigel Westlake’s Spirit of the Wild oboe concerto. It’s an appropriate season opener – as vibrant and as enthusiastic as David Robertson himself and his six years at the helm as our Chief Conductor and Artistic Director. A bold artistic visionary, he has been fearless in bringing us new ideas and presenting new music. And with an enthusiasm that is only matched by his musical acuity, his ability to communicate with both musicians and audiences have made him a champion of music in our city. In 2019, his farewell season, Robertson will lead us to new musical landmarks including Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour by Tom Stoppard and André Previn. Fittingly, he signs off with John Adams’ extraordinary Harmonielehre.

DONALD RUNNICLES

The Renaissance Man Donald Runnicles is a born-and-bred Edinburgh man – and one of the most compelling figures of the musical world. He has been General Director of Deutsche Oper Berlin for most of the last decade and is a frequent guest of the Metropolitan Opera, New York and the San Francisco Opera, among other equally celebrated institutions. Sydney audiences are no stranger to his technical mastery, and his ability to draw an emotional truth from the music and an expressive power from the musicians he leads. 2019 marks Donald Runnicles’ first season as our Principal Guest Conductor, and his three-year artistic cycle, Music of Inspiration, explores the connections between spirituality and music in works by the greatest composers.

VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY

The Musician’s Musician Sydney’s love affair with Vladimir Ashkenazy began when he stepped onto the Town Hall stage with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra as a soloist in 1969. Indeed, throughout the world he is regarded as one of the most brilliant musicians of our generation. With his affinity for Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff – as well as English composers such as Elgar – every note of an Ashkenazy concert is utterly thrilling. To mark the 50th anniversary of his Australian debut, we are proud to announce that he has accepted the title of Conductor Laureate and will launch a three-year artistic cycle, Vladimir Ashkenazy's Masterworks.

SIMONE YOUNG

The Visionary

The city of Vienna is perhaps the mecca of the musical world, and that’s where Simone Young places us in her three-year cycle of concerts – Visions of Vienna – beginning in 2019. For centuries, composers lived in Vienna, inspired by its beauty, its spirit of creativity, and the astonishing level of music-making. Simone Young’s leadership of top European opera houses and orchestras makes her a supreme interpreter of Romantic and late-Romantic music. Simone Young’s Visions of Vienna begins with rare and fascinating Schubert and Liszt and ends with Mahler’s magical fairy tale Das klagende Lied.

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We’ve organised our season into series, arranging concerts by experience, time and day of the week and superb venues. Discover the music that suits you best – from the greatest classical music to film-with-orchestra adventures.

In 2019 you can enjoy a package of three amazing Sydney Symphony performances from just $130. New to the Sydney Symphony experience?

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Five of the Sydney Symphony’s 2019 evening concert series have their home in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. • Masters Series

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Special Events

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2019 includes a multitude of Special Events. Don’t miss the return of Lang Lang; the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra; Britten’s Peter Grimes in Concert and more.

Daytimes at the Sydney Opera House

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Experience the Sydney Symphony and Sydney Harbour at their daytime best in three series: • Great Classics • Thursday Afternoon Symphony • Tea & Symphony

Keys to the City Festival

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This year we include an exciting new venue among our city homes and celebrate with David Robertson, pianist Kirill Gerstein, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour Theatre.

Cocktail Hour in the Utzon Room

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Six one-hour programs of chamber music on Friday and Saturday nights, and three on Sunday afternoons in the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House.

Family Events

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Three fun and engaging events for the whole family – at a new low ticket price. Perfect concerts for 5–12 year olds.

Sydney Symphony Presents

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See blockbuster Harry Potter and Star Wars films with live orchestra, and other innovative concerts. TM

Booking Information

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Tobias Breider Principal Viola

Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays / 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Masters Series The Masters Series is where you’ll experience the world’s greatest soloists and conductors and the Sydney Symphony’s wave of sound. With recognisable favourites – and some enriching rarities – these nine programs will take you to the pinnacle of music-making in Sydney. 8

BARTÓK’S CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA DAVID ROBERTSON CONDUCTS

SIMONE LAMSMA PERFORMS BEETHOVEN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO

JANÁČEK Taras Bulba REICH Music for Ensemble and Orchestra Australian premiere BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

David Robertson conductor

Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma’s performances have been called ‘absolutely stunning’ and ‘piercingly beautiful’ (Chicago Tribune). Discover this major talent when she makes her Sydney debut with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, a work demanding superhuman reserves of expressive insight and stamina. At the heart of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth is an outpouring of song, a bittersweet moment of peace within the turbulent emotions of this gripping symphony.

Passionate, hypnotic and thrilling: a concert to showcase the collective virtuosity of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Inspired by Gogol’s tragic novel about a Cossack hero, Janáček paints a rhapsody with vivid orchestral colour. Bartók’s thrilling Concerto for Orchestra stars 100 brilliant musicians in full flight. In the same tradition, Steve Reich’s shimmering, pulsating music finds its newest form in a concerto where nearly every member of the orchestra is a soloist. Wednesday 13 February 8pm Friday 15 February 8pm Saturday 16 February 8pm

Alexander Shelley conductor Simone Lamsma violin

Wednesday 3 April 8pm Friday 5 April 8pm Saturday 6 April 8pm K

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YULIANNA AVDEEVA PERFORMS CHOPIN’S PIANO CONCERTO NO.1

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BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO.5 VADIM GLUZMAN PERFORMS PROKOFIEV

MEYER Hommage à Johannes Brahms CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1 BRAHMS orch. Schoenberg Piano Quartet in G minor

VERDI The Force of Destiny: Overture PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5

Andrey Boreyko conductor Yulianna Avdeeva piano

Xian Zhang conductor Vadim Gluzman violin

Spell-binding Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva returns to Sydney. A Chopin interpreter of renown, she finds the tender vulnerability beneath the poised virtuosity of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1. The symphonic ambitions and intricacies of Brahms’ chamber masterpiece are realised in Schoenberg’s ravishing and revealing orchestration, and Krzysztof Meyer weaves Brahms’ name and music into a fascinating sonic tapestry.

The extrovert virtuosity of Vadim Gluzman and the sound he draws from his legendary Stradivarius is ‘a glory to hear’ (SMH), perfect for the angular lyricism of Prokofiev’s beguiling Violin Concerto No.2. The shock and awe of Beethoven’s Fifth continues to resonate to this day – it remains the ultimate symbol of symphonic power. And to begin, Fate knocks three times in Verdi’s stormy overture to The Force of Destiny.

Wednesday 15 May 8pm Friday 17 May 8pm Saturday 18 May 8pm

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Clockwise David Robertson, Simone Lamsma, Vadim Gluzman, Yulianna Avdeeva

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‘ Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra preserved taut concentration, hushed balance and tonal control, building to cataclysmic moments of shattering intensity before fading to transcendent stillness at the close.’ Peter McCallum Sydney Morning Herald, November 2017

KIRILL GERSTEIN PERFORMS GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO

JAMES EHNES PLAYS KHACHATURIAN

HOLST’S PLANETS VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY’S MASTERWORKS

SIBELIUS En Saga GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

KHACHATURIAN Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.4

David Robertson conductor Kirill Gerstein piano

Mark Wigglesworth conductor James Ehnes violin

Pianist Kirill Gerstein combines formidable technique with distinctive musicianship, getting straight to the heart of the matter. And few concertos have as much heart as Grieg’s crowdpleaser, with its folk-like spirit and bracing Norwegian atmosphere. David Robertson takes us on a wild trip in Berlioz’s hallucinatory Symphonie fantastique.

Shostakovich’s huge Fourth Symphony is a churning dynamo of sound that is almost physical in its impact. Visceral, grandiose, cartoonish and tragic, the symphony jabs at pompous tyrants. Shostakovich expert Mark Wigglesworth has the measure of this enigmatic masterpiece. Armenian folk music animates Khachaturian’s extravagantly tuneful Violin Concerto, the ideal vehicle for James Ehnes’ suave and soulful playing.

Russia comes to London with a concerto by Nikolai Medtner, the Russian virtuoso who settled there in the 1930s. Pianist Alexei Volodin makes a seductive case for this grand and expressive music, overflowing with melodic invention. The mystical portraits in Holst’s Planets are a triumph of unforgettable imagery – the churning march of Mars, Neptune’s ethereal voices – and a must-hear event under Ashkenazy’s baton.

Wednesday 28 August 8pm Friday 30 August 8pm Saturday 31 August 8pm

Wednesday 25 September 8pm Friday 27 September 8pm Saturday 28 September 8pm

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SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO.4

MEDTNER Piano Concerto No.1 HOLST The Planets Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Alexei Volodin piano Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

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Clockwise Kirill Gerstein, James Ehnes, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alexei Volodin, Donald Runnicles, Simone Young

FAURÉ’S REQUIEM DONALD RUNNICLES’ MUSIC OF INSPIRATION R STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration R STRAUSS Four Last Songs FAURÉ Requiem Donald Runnicles conductor Erin Wall soprano Samuel Dundas baritone Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Life, death and the beyond have inspired art for millennia. Richard Strauss harnesses music’s ability to express the inexpressible in Death and Transfiguration, a moving journey into a blazing eternity. The serene farewell of the Four Last Songs is clothed in rich autumnal colours. Fauré’s Requiem remembers the dead and consoles the living with music of poignant elegance. Wednesday 23 October 8pm Friday 25 October 8pm Saturday 26 October 8pm

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MAHLER Das klagende Lied (The Sorrowful Song)

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Simone Young conductor Michaela Schuster mezzo-soprano Steve Davislim tenor Andrew Collis bass-baritone Sydney Philharmonia Choirs TSO Chorus

One of Australia’s finest artistic exports, Simone Young returns to conduct a dark and theatrical fairy tale. Mahler’s rarely performed first major work astonishes with his command of huge forces: vocal soloists, choir and a 110-piece orchestra. Enchanted horns usher us into the shadowy forests of the Brothers Grimm as two brothers vie for the hand of a queen. Wednesday 4 December 8pm Friday 6 December 8pm Saturday 7 December 8pm

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Monique Irik Second Violin

Fridays / 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Emirates Metro Series Relax into the weekend with the most beautiful music ever composed and feed your curiosity with edge-of-your-seat musical wonders. The Emirates Metro Series is as rich, exciting and cosmopolitan as the city we live in. 12

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THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY AND JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA

WITH SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.7

VARÈSE Amériques (1929) MARSALIS The Jungle – Symphony No.4 Australian premiere

MILLS Aeolian Caprices SIBELIUS Symphony No.7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2

David Robertson conductor Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Lawrence Renes conductor Barry Douglas piano

A Parisian in America, Edgard Varèse was entranced by the tumultuous soundscape of New York. Amériques is a portrait of the city in all its thrilling chaos. Wynton Marsalis, who appears with his Orchestra in this concert, is the epitome of American creativity. Jazz band meets orchestra in the trumpeter-composer’s prowl through the concrete jungle from Spanish Harlem to Wall Street. It’s a love letter to the ‘brash, brassy, razzle-dazzle’ of Marsalis’s New York.

Called into action by a soaring horn melody, the piano is hero in Brahms’ noble second piano concerto. Its contrasts of grandeur and intimacy make it the ideal vehicle for acclaimed Brahms specialist Barry Douglas. The unbroken arc of Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony is a constantly accelerating journey across an enigmatic emotional landscape. And Aeolian Caprices by Australian Richard Mills is an orchestral firework of glittering colour.

Friday 22 February 8pm

Friday 29 March 8pm

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THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY CELEBRATES PAUL GOODCHILD SIBELIUS Finlandia LOVELOCK Trumpet Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No.4, The Inextinguishable Jessica Cottis conductor Paul Goodchild trumpet

‘Music is life, and like it inextinguishable.’ Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony blazes with passion, an embodiment of the dynamic energy of creation. A performance of the Inextinguishable, says critic Tom Service, ‘should leave you battered yet uplifted, dazed but thrilled’. William Lovelock’s tuneful Australian classic concerto lets Associate Principal Trumpet Paul Goodchild shine. Sibelius’ Finlandia begins a lifeaffirming celebration of music’s power.

BARRY DOUGLAS PERFORMS BRAHMS

Clockwise Wynton Marsalis, Barry Douglas, Nemanja Radulović, Paul Goodchild

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DVOŘÁK’S SYMPHONY NO.6 BIZET L’Arlésienne: Highlights from the Suites CHAUSSON Poème for violin and orchestra RAVEL Tzigane for violin and orchestra DVOŘÁK Symphony No.6 Jaime Martín conductor Nemanja Radulović violin

Nemanja Radulović looks every bit the Romantic virtuoso, cutting a glamorous figure with his extravagant mane and high-fashion clothes. His image is backed by serious musical talent as you’ll hear in two love letters to the violin: Ravel’s homage to fiery gypsy fiddling and the intense song of Chausson’s Poème. Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony is a joyous romp through Bohemia’s forests and meadows.

Friday 10 May 8pm

Friday 14 June 8pm

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‘ Everything Robertson and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra did was in the service of [Mozart’s] overall conception. . .the sensitively shaped passages of reflective lyricism were intensely expressive.’ Murray Black The Australian, February 2018

SAINT-SAËNS’ ORGAN SYMPHONY SUSAN GRAHAM SINGS SONGS OF THE AUVERGNE CHABRIER España CANTELOUBE Songs of the Auvergne SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No.3 (Organ Symphony) David Robertson conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano

SCHUBERT The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: Overture SCHUBERT arr. Liszt Wanderer Fantasy LISZT Dante Symphony Simone Young conductor Louis Lortie piano Cantillation

Susan Graham’s voice is an instrument of ravishing beauty, and ‘the joy in her art is infectious’ (The Telegraph, UK). She’s the ideal exponent of Canteloube’s jewel-like settings of dreamy, funny and sexy folk songs. Saint-Saëns’ ‘Organ’ Symphony is a distillation of pure joie de vivre, climaxing in one of the most exultant of big tunes in the symphonic repertoire.

Franz Liszt’s music aspires to the condition of poetry, and Dante’s Divine Comedy inspired some of his most vividly infernal, voluptuous and heavenly sounds as he leads us through Hell and Purgatory and to an angelic song of faith. Liszt wraps orchestral finery around the solo piano of Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy, a poetic vehicle for Louis Lortie’s dazzling and insightful pianism.

Friday 19 July 8pm

Friday 23 August 8pm

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SCHUBERT AND LISZT SIMONE YOUNG’S VISIONS OF VIENNA

BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO.7 DONALD RUNNICLES’ MUSIC OF INSPIRATION MESSIAEN Les offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings) BRUCKNER Symphony No.7 Donald Runnicles conductor

Intoxicating, enveloping and vast, Anton Bruckner’s symphonies are cathedrals of sound. Within these spaces play shadows and shafts of glorious light. You don’t listen to Bruckner’s Seventh, you inhabit it. Donald Runnicles is one of the great Bruckner conductors and a passionate advocate for this rewarding music. Ardent and ecstatic music by the young Messiaen begins the concert.

Friday 18 October 8pm

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Clockwise Susan Graham, Simone Young, Louis Lortie, Todd Gibson-Cornish, David Robertson, Donald Runnicles

AMERICAN HARMONIES CELEBRATING DAVID ROBERTSON COPLAND Appalachian Spring: Suite ROUSE Bassoon Concerto Australian premiere ADAMS Harmonielehre David Robertson conductor Todd Gibson-Cornish bassoon

From the crashing E minor chords of the opening to the glittering ecstasy of its finale, John Adams’ Harmonielehre has the unstoppable energy of a rocket. Lyrical, romantic, exhilarating, Adams’ symphony still seduces and astounds three decades on. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring created the sound of America: dignified and simple. Christopher Rouse’s forceful gestures and searing colours meet the bassoon’s idiosyncratic persona in his new concerto. Friday 29 November 8pm

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SPECIAL EVENT

2019 Season Opening Gala DIANA DOHERTY PERFORMS WESTLAKE R STRAUSS Thus Spake Zarathustra WESTLAKE Spirit of the Wild – Oboe Concerto GRAINGER The Warriors David Robertson conductor Diana Doherty oboe

Humanity’s place in nature is the transcendent theme of Strauss’ overpowering Thus Spake Zarathustra – a blazing sunrise begins a hero’s odyssey for a ‘joy deeper than a heart’s pain’. The amazing Diana Doherty reprises her breathtaking performance of Nigel Westlake’s oboe concerto inspired by the Tasmanian wilderness. Grainger’s warriors storm the concert hall with unstoppable energy. Friday 8 February 8pm Saturday 9 February 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

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The Music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA IN CONCERT The greatest hits of DUKE ELLINGTON and COUNT BASIE Wynton Marsalis trumpet

‘The 26-year-old had listeners leaning forward in their seats from the opening…’ Limelight Magazine, 2017

Count Basie and Duke Ellington are jazz royalty. The two bandleaders were colleagues, composers and celebrities who wrote dozens of timeless standards and elevated jazz to the position of high art. Wynton Marsalis and his sensational big band pay homage to the greatest jazzmen to ever swing in this one-night-only celebration. Saturday 23 February 7pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall This concert features the JLCO alone. For performances with the Sydney Symphony see pages 13, 19 and 34.

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Christopher Harris Principal Bass Trombone

Mondays / 7pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Mondays @ 7 What more elegant way is there to start your week? From the New York cool of Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to the Romantic nobility of Beethoven, this music will inspire your working week. 18

THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY AND JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA

SIMONE LAMSMA PERFORMS BEETHOVEN’S VIOLIN CONCERTO

VARÈSE Amériques (1929) MARSALIS The Jungle – Symphony No.4 Australian premiere

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

David Robertson conductor Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

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Alexander Shelley conductor Simone Lamsma violin

Monday 8 April 7pm

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BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO.5 VADIM GLUZMAN PERFORMS PROKOFIEV

KIRILL GERSTEIN PERFORMS RAVEL AND GERSHWIN

VERDI The Force of Destiny: Overture PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No.2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5

RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin RAVEL Piano Concerto for the left hand GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F major

Xian Zhang conductor Vadim Gluzman violin

David Robertson conductor Kirill Gerstein piano

The extrovert virtuosity of Vadim Gluzman and the sound he draws from his legendary Stradivarius is ‘a glory to hear’ (SMH), perfect for the angular lyricism of Prokofiev’s beguiling Violin Concerto No.2. The shock and awe of Beethoven’s Fifth continues to resonate to this day – it remains the ultimate symbol of symphonic power. And to begin: Fate knocks three times in Verdi’s stormy overture to The Force of Destiny.

Hidden depths lie beneath the exquisite, stylish surface of Maurice Ravel’s music. The Piano Concerto for the left hand is foreboding and fabulous, with ominous rumbles and jazzy rhythms. George Gershwin’s fascinating rhythms and show tunes shine through in his Piano Concerto, a jazz-age joyride for the brilliant Gerstein.

Monday 8 July 7pm

Monday 5 August 7pm

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Clockwise Wynton Marsalis, Simone Lamsma, Kirill Gerstein, Vadim Gluzman

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Euan Harvey French Horn Paul Goodchild Associate Principal Trumpet Carolyn Harris Flute

Fridays & Saturdays / 7pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Kaleidoscope Become a traveller – ready to immerse yourself in the sounds of the globe, letting the music take you to amazing places in your mind. Kaleidoscope 2019 is a fascinating musical journey from Africa to China, from the four seasons of Piazzolla’s Buenos Aires to Vivaldi’s Italian countryside. 20

A LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION LI HUANZHI Spring Festival Overture CHEN QIGANG Iris Unveiled TCHAIKOVSKY Eugene Onegin: Polonaise BORODIN Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances LIU TIESHAN & MAO YUAN Dance of the Yao Tribe HUANG Saibei Dance Elim Chan conductor Meng Meng Peking Opera singer Amelia Farrugia soprano Eva Kong soprano Jin Wu Koon Lion Dance Troupe

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Welcome the Year of the Boar with orchestral fireworks! The explosive energy of Russian rousers meets the dances and folk melodies of China and the shimmering Iris Unveiled.

The charismatic Joseph Tawadros will enchant you with his music, his storytelling and his virtuosity on the oud, the Egyptian lute. Joyous music from the crossroads of East and West.

Friday 1 February 7pm Saturday 2 February 7pm

Friday 21 June 7pm Saturday 22 June 7pm

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THE FOUR SEASONS VIVALDI AND PIAZZOLLA PIAZZOLLA arr. Desyatnikov The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires VIVALDI The Four Seasons Andrew Haveron violin-director

Concertmaster Andrew Haveron is the soloist in Vivaldi’s dazzlingly imaginative evocation of the sights, sounds and sensations of the Italian seasons – feel the sirocco of Summer and the slippery Venetian ice of Winter. Interlaced with Vivaldi’s Seasons, Piazzolla’s sketches of Buenos Aires move to the heartbeat of the tango.

Friday 11 October 7pm Saturday 12 October 7pm K

Clockwise Elim Chan, Amelia Farrugia, Joseph Tawadros, Andrew Haveron

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Catherine Hewgill Principal Cello

Saturdays / 2pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Great Classics What makes a perfect Saturday afternoon in Sydney? Hearing the world’s top artists perform orchestral favourites – and some refreshing soon-to-be favourites – right by the sparkling harbour in the world’s most inspiring concert hall. Experience your best Sydney. 22

SCOTTISH FANTASY BRUCH AND MENDELSSOHN R STRAUSS Macbeth BRUCH Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.3 (Scottish) Asher Fisch conductor Tianwa Yang violin

Unquestioned virtuoso of the violin, Tianwa Yang has made a speciality of bravura showstoppers like Bruch’s folk-infused Scottish Fantasy, which she plays with intelligence and outrageous virtuosity. Mendelssohn’s Grand Tour inspired his ‘Scottish’ Symphony. Its emotional weather is as changeable and picturesque as a day in the Highlands. Richard Strauss’ baleful tone poem rehearses all the passion and tension of the ‘Scottish play’ in 20 minutes.

BARRY DOUGLAS PERFORMS BRAHMS WITH SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.7 MILLS Aeolian Caprices SIBELIUS Symphony No.7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2 Lawrence Renes conductor Barry Douglas piano

Saturday 9 March 2pm

Saturday 30 March 2pm

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DVOŘÁK’S SYMPHONY NO.6 BIZET L’Arlésienne: Highlights from the Suites CHAUSSON Poème for violin and orchestra RAVEL Tzigane for violin and orchestra DVOŘÁK Symphony No.6

Clockwise Asher Fisch, Barry Douglas, Nemanja Radulović, Simone Young

SCHUBERT AND LISZT SIMONE YOUNG’S VISIONS OF VIENNA SCHUBERT The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: Overture SCHUBERT arr. Liszt Wanderer Fantasy LISZT Dante Symphony

Jaime Martín conductor Nemanja Radulović violin

Simone Young conductor Louis Lortie piano Cantillation

Nemanja Radulović looks every bit the Romantic virtuoso, cutting a glamorous figure with extravagant mane and high-fashion clothes. His image is backed by serious musical talent as you’ll hear in two love letters to the violin: Ravel’s homage to fiery gypsy fiddling and the intense song of Chausson’s Poème. Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony is a joyous romp through Bohemia’s forests and meadows.

Franz Liszt’s music aspires to the condition of poetry, and Dante’s Divine Comedy inspired some of his most vividly infernal, voluptuous and heavenly sounds as he leads us through Hell and Purgatory and on to an angelic song of faith. Liszt wraps orchestral finery around the solo piano of Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy, a poetic vehicle for Louis Lortie’s dazzling and insightful pianism.

Saturday 15 June 2pm

Saturday 24 August 2pm

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ANDREAS BRANTELID PERFORMS ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY’S MASTERWORKS VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ELGAR Cello Concerto ELGAR Enigma Variations Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Andreas Brantelid cello

Elgar’s powerful and poetic Cello Concerto was his favourite and most candid creation. The greatest cello concerto in the repertoire, it’s a tour de force for sensational soloist Andreas Brantelid. Elgar’s gorgeous Enigma Variations is a portrait of his friends – at its heart the hushed nobility of Nimrod. Tudor England echoes in the soaring vaults of Vaughan Williams’ magical Tallis Fantasia.

BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO.7 DONALD RUNNICLES’ MUSIC OF INSPIRATION MESSIAEN Les offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings) BRUCKNER Symphony No.7 Donald Runnicles conductor

Intoxicating, enveloping and vast, Anton Bruckner’s symphonies are cathedrals of sound. Within these spaces, play shadows and shafts of glorious light. You don’t listen to Bruckner’s Seventh, you inhabit it. Donald Runnicles is one of the great Bruckner conductors and a passionate advocate for this rewarding music. Ardent and ecstatic music by the young Messiaen begins the concert.

Saturday 21 September 2pm

Saturday 19 October 2pm

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AMERICAN HARMONIES CELEBRATING DAVID ROBERTSON COPLAND Appalachian Spring: Suite ROUSE Bassoon Concerto Australian premiere ADAMS Harmonielehre David Robertson conductor Todd Gibson-Cornish bassoon

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Clockwise Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andreas Brantelid, Donald Runnicles, Todd Gibson-Cornish

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Lang Lang Gala Performance WITH THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY BERIO after Schubert Rendering SCHUBERT Symphony No.8 (Unfinished) MOZART Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K491 David Robertson conductor Lang Lang piano

Piano superstar Lang Lang returns to Sydney with Mozart’s dark and operatic Piano Concerto No.24. The two movements of Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony are perfect as they are, while Luciano Berio’s Rendering completes Schubert’s ‘Tenth’, leaving the seams exquisitely exposed. Thursday 27 June 8pm Saturday 29 June 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

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A Russian Gala BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV PERFORMS TCHAIKOVSKY TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No.1 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No.2 Lionel Bringuier conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

The compelling artistry of Behzod Abduraimov continues to astonish. Returning to Sydney, he brings his amalgam of ‘fire and poetry’ to the ultimate Romantic piano concerto, a piece he attacks ‘with aplomb and plays with grandeur and depth’ (The Times). Sweeping us from despair to joy, Rachmaninoff ’s turbulent Symphony No.2 presents his eloquent melodies in full force. Friday 8 November 8pm Saturday 9 November 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

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Introducing the ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour Theatre

Keys to the City Festival We are excited to add the International Convention Centre’s Darling Harbour Theatre to our growing list of performance venues. Only recently opened, the Darling Harbour Theatre’s contemporary design creates an exceptional space for musical performances. Getting there is simple: the facility is served by major transport links, with easy parking and excellent dining options nearby. Inside, generous foyers, numerous lifts and escalators, relaxation areas and great acoustics all contribute to a splendid concert experience. 26

Our Keys to the City Festival events in August 2019 are our first public concerts in this wonderful new space. We’ll celebrate with a spectacular festival of piano dynamism featuring David Robertson in partnership with international superstar Kirill Gerstein and the Orchestra.

Join us for six stunning performances, as well as meet-the-artist receptions and community events throughout the Festival week. Come and enjoy a new Sydney Symphony experience!

KIRILL GERSTEIN PERFORMS GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO

KIRILL GERSTEIN PERFORMS RAVEL AND GERSHWIN

SIBELIUS En Saga GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin RAVEL Piano Concerto for the left hand GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F major

David Robertson conductor Kirill Gerstein piano

BERLIOZ’S SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE SIBELIUS En Saga BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique David Robertson conductor

Sibelius’ magical En Saga ushers us into a fantastic world. Berlioz promised to ‘stagger the world’ with his Symphonie fantastique, and he delivered: this is music of pure sensation. The delirious artist chases his love through dreams, ballrooms, the countryside, his own beheading and a witches’ sabbath. David Robertson takes us on a wild trip.

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Saturday 3 August 8pm Wednesday 7 August 8pm Friday 9 August 8pm

Monday 5 August 7pm Thursday 8 August 1.30pm

Friday 9 August 11am

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‘ Mr Gerstein played with spontaneity and scintillating sound.’ The New York Times, 2016

As a 14-year-old piano prodigy, Kirill Gerstein studied jazz at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music. Twenty years later, he’s celebrated as one of the most distinguished classical artists on the scene today. These Keys to the City concerts are ideal opportunities to experience his breathtaking talents.

Noriko Shimada Principal Contrabassoon

Thursdays / 7pm City Recital Hall

Mozart in the City Just by Martin Place in the heart of the city is an oasis of relaxation. Step inside City Recital Hall and experience these four concerts with the sublime music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at their heart. Take a wonderful break from the 21st century for an hour. 28

ALESSIO BAX PERFORMS MOZART

EMMA MATTHEWS SINGS MOZART ARIAS

MOZART Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat, K595 BEETHOVEN Symphony No.8

SCHUBERT Rosamunde: Highlights from the incidental music MOZART Voi avete un cor fedele MOZART The Marriage of Figaro: E Susanna non vien!...Dove sono MOZART Ah se in ciel, benigne stelle SCHUBERT Symphony No.3

Andrew Haveron violin-director Alessio Bax piano

Mozart’s final piano concerto stands apart for its sober perfection and innocent directness. The slow movement suspends time with a melody as serene as it is simple, played with disarming grace by Alessio Bax. And Beethoven releases his inner child in his fizzy Symphony No.8 – short, and seriously playful.

Emma Matthews is one of Australia’s most beloved performers, and one of opera’s brightest stars. Her versatility, charisma and exquisite coloratura soprano are the perfect fit for Mozart’s jewel-like arias, those musical expressions of character par excellence. Schubert’s gift for song shines in his lyrical Rosamunde music and his sparkling Symphony No.3.

Thursday 21 March 7pm

Thursday 30 May 7pm

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MOZART’S SYMPHONY NO.29

ANDREW HAVERON PERFORMS MOZART

MOZART Sinfonia concertante in E flat for four winds, K297b MOZART Symphony No.29

BEETHOVEN The Ruins of Athens: Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K219 (Turkish) HAYDN Symphony No.100 (Military)

Andrew Haveron violin-director David Papp oboe Francesco Celata clarinet Euan Harvey horn Fiona McNamara bassoon

Mozart bequeathed wind players some of their most charming and expressive music – think of those delightful concertos for oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. That team assembles for an irresistibly winsome quartet-concerto. The Symphony No.29 has a magnetic appeal, from the theatricality of its first movement to an exhilarating finale that is pure Mozartian magic.

Clockwise Alessio Bax, Emma Matthews, Andrew Haveron, Francesco Celata

Andrew Haveron violin-director Emma Matthews soprano

Andrew Haveron violin-director

In a nod to the Austrian fashion for Turquerie, Mozart introduces an exotic ‘Turkish’ tune into his Violin Concerto No.5. Haydn’s ‘Military’ symphony deploys Turkish percussion – cymbals, triangle and drums! – a galvanising gesture in a time (1794) of war and revolutionary fervour. The Ottoman Empire invades Beethoven’s incidental music for a play about the fall of Athens.

Thursday 15 August 7pm

Thursday 14 November 7pm

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Mondays / 7pm City Recital Hall

International Pianists in Recital The spotlight shines on some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most acclaimed piano virtuosos in four intimate recitals. Be seduced. Fall under the spell of one musician and an instrument that possesses all the poetry and emotional power of an orchestra. 30

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JS BACH Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 (after Marcello) RACHMANINOFF Corelli Variations DALLAPICCOLA Annalibera’s Musical Notebook LISZT St Francis of Assisi’s Sermon to the Birds, S175/1 LISZT Dante Sonata

GLASS Etude No.2 JANÁČEK In the Mists BEETHOVEN Sonata in E flat, Op.31 No.3 BRESNICK Ishi’s Song SCHUMANN Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) RZEWSKI Piano Piece No.4

Alessio Bax piano

Alessio Bax is ‘among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public’ (Gramophone). He’s a musician with a poet’s sensitivity to nuance, intimacy and detail, and he has chosen a program of poetic pianism from three centuries that finds his instrument dancing, thundering, praying and dreaming.

With steely technique and a passionate commitment to the music of today, Lisa Moore is ‘an honoured new music maven’ (The New Yorker). Her recitals encompass the breadth of the repertoire from Beethoven to the bleeding edge, as in this exploration of the mists and forests of Romantics old and new.

Monday 25 March 7pm

Monday 29 April 7pm

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GEOFFREY LANCASTER IN RECITAL MOZART ON THE FORTEPIANO MOZART Piano Sonata in B flat, K570 Piano Sonata in E flat, K282 Rondo in A minor, K511 Piano Sonata in B flat, K333 Geoffrey Lancaster fortepiano

What did Mozart hear, and how did he play? Geoffrey Lancaster recreates not just the sound of Mozart’s pianos (on replicas of two 18th-century instruments) but somehow channels the master’s spirit and fingers – apparently composing these sonatas on the spot. Geoffrey Lancaster’s erudition, puckish charm and bravura make him one of Australia’s musical treasures.

Clockwise Alessio Bax, Lisa Moore, Geoffrey Lancaster, Paul Lewis

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PAUL LEWIS IN RECITAL SCHUBERT Sonata in G, D894 BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations Paul Lewis piano

Paul Lewis has made a rich contribution to our enjoyment of music from the heart of the piano repertoire. His readings of Schubert’s sonatas highlight their luminous lyricism and pathos. Beethoven’s endlessly inventive variations on Diabelli’s artless waltz transcend their raw material, and Paul Lewis’s interpretation is ‘elegant, sly and richly characterised’ (The New York Times).

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Monday 2 September 7pm

Monday 18 November 7pm

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Richard Lynn Double Bass Kristy Conrau Cello David Campbell Double Bass

Wednesdays & Thursdays / 6.30pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Meet the Music WEDNESDAY Series of 4 concerts THURSDAY Series of 4 concerts

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WEDNESDAY Series of 4 concerts 1

BARRY DOUGLAS PERFORMS BRAHMS WITH SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.7 MILLS Aeolian Caprices SIBELIUS Symphony No.7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2 Lawrence Renes conductor Barry Douglas piano

THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY CELEBRATES PAUL GOODCHILD MACENS The Space Between Stars LOVELOCK Trumpet Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No.4, The Inextinguishable Jessica Cottis conductor Paul Goodchild trumpet

Carl Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony is animated by the inextinguishable power of music and life. William Lovelock’s tuneful Australian classic lets Associate Principal Trumpet Paul Goodchild shine in a celebration of his artistry. And to begin a concert that’s brazen and bright, music by awardwinning young composer Ella Macens takes us to the space between stars.

Wednesday 27 March 6.30pm

Wednesday 8 May 6.30pm

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SCHUBERT, LISZT AND LEDGER SIMONE YOUNG’S VISIONS OF VIENNA LEDGER Two Memorials (for Anton Webern and John Lennon) SCHUBERT arr. Liszt Wanderer Fantasy LISZT Dante Symphony Simone Young conductor Louis Lortie piano Cantillation

Simone Young is our guide to Vienna and beyond as James Ledger memorialises Viennese composer Anton Webern and John Lennon – an odd pairing, at least on the surface… Louis Lortie is the soloist in the masterful Wanderer Fantasy. And Liszt’s retelling of Dante’s epic Divine Comedy leads us through Hell and Purgatory and on to a song of faith.

Clockwise Barry Douglas, Paul Goodchild Simone Young, Andreas Brantelid

ANDREAS BRANTELID PLAYS ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY’S MASTERWORKS VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis ELGAR Cello Concerto ELGAR Enigma Variations Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Andreas Brantelid cello

Elgar’s powerful and poetic Cello Concerto was his favourite and most candid creation. The greatest cello concerto in the repertoire, it’s a tour de force for the sensational Andreas Brantelid. Elgar’s Enigma Variations is a portrait of his friends – at its heart the nobility of Nimrod. Tudor England echoes in the soaring vaults of Vaughan Williams’ Tallis Fantasia.

Wednesday 21 August 6.30pm

Wednesday 18 September 6.30pm

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THURSDAY Series of 4 concerts 1

THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY AND JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA VARÈSE Amériques (1929) MARSALIS The Jungle – Symphony No.4 Australian premiere David Robertson conductor Wynton Marsalis trumpet Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Program to include… ARNE Rule, Britannia! PARRY Jerusalem ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance – March No.1 Guy Noble conductor Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

It’s the annual audience favourite where you can belt out ‘Rule, Britannia’, stomp your feet, wave your flag and celebrate the finest in British classical and popular music. Guy Noble conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and special guests in a concert filled to the brim with best-loved melodies (for all ages!).

Thursday 21 February 6.30pm

Thursday 6 June 6.30pm

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Andrew Haveron violin-director

Thursday 20 June 6.30pm

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The charismatic Joseph Tawadros will enchant you with his music, his storytelling and his virtuosity on the oud, the Egyptian lute. Classical and original music from the crossroads of East and West, old and new, woven around his entrancing Oud Concerto.

Clockwise Wynton Marsalis, Guy Noble Joseph Tawadros, Andrew Haveron

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David Robertson conducts Britten’s Peter Grimes OPERA IN CONCERT BRITTEN Peter Grimes David Robertson conductor Stuart Skelton Peter Grimes Nicole Car Ellen Orford Deborah Humble Auntie Alan Held Balstrode Michael Honeyman Ned Keene Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Benjamin Britten’s gripping portrait of a tortured outsider and small-town cruelty comes to the Concert Hall when David Robertson conducts a cast led by the extraordinary Stuart Skelton. A powerful operatic tragedy plays out against vivid musical seascapes. Thursday 25 July 7pm Saturday 27 July 7pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour TOM STOPPARD AND ANDRÉ PREVIN PREVIN & STOPPARD Every Good Boy Deserves Favour – A play for actors and orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.9 David Robertson conductor Mitchell Butel Alexander

In Tom Stoppard and André Previn’s ingenious blend of theatre and orchestral music, a political dissident shares a room in a mental hospital with a madman who thinks that he has a symphony orchestra at his fingertips. Reconciling wit and anger, ‘EGBDF’ reminds us that one of the worst features of tyranny is its ability to reorder reality. This blend of concert and theatre has rarely been mounted, and represents a first for the Sydney Symphony. Friday 22 November 7pm Saturday 23 November 7pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

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Leah Lynn Assistant Principal Cello

Fridays & Saturdays / 6pm Sundays / 3pm Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room

Cocktail Hour The intimacy and sparkling harbour views of the Utzon Room make the perfect setting for these jewel-like chamber music concerts. With your cocktail in hand, enjoy delicate chamber masterpieces performed by Sydney Symphony musicians. 36

HAYDN AND BEETHOVEN HILDEGARD OF BINGEN Improvisation on the plainchant ‘Ave Generosa’ HAYDN arr. Oguey Cor Anglais Quintet (after the ‘Gypsy Rondo’ Piano Trio) BEETHOVEN arr. Boersma Serenade in D, Op.8

Delight in a game of tones when the musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra reinvent chamber music. Kees Boersma adapts Beethoven’s night music – a sequence of songs, dances, themes and variations. And Alexandre Oguey appropriates Haydn’s ‘Gypsy Rondo’ piano trio, arranging it for cor anglais and string quartet – the kind of twist Haydn would have loved.

BOCCHERINI AND GLAZUNOV BOCCHERINI String Quintet in C, G349 GLAZUNOV String Quintet in A, Op.39

Luigi Boccherini was not only one of the 18th-century’s most accomplished and prolific tunesmiths, but a virtuoso cellist. This stately quintet, written for a cello-playing Prussian king, gives free rein to his bias by adding an ‘extra’ cello to the standard string quartet – with rich and resonant effect. Alexander Glazunov’s melodic quintet (also with two cellos) has the dash and drive of youth.

Friday 29 March 6pm Saturday 30 March 6pm

Friday 21 June 6pm Saturday 22 June 6pm Sunday 23 June 3pm

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DOHNÁNYI AND SHOSTAKOVICH DOHNÁNYI Serenade for string trio GRAN Finnish Tango (after traditional tunes) SHOSTAKOVICH Two Pieces for string octet

Ernst von Dohnányi’s serenade is a dream of fin-de-siècle Vienna, yearningly Romantic yet spare and inflected with the folk music of his native Hungary. Shostakovich’s uneasy pieces look back to Bach with a solemn, sinewy prelude and a ghostly scherzo. Tango is Finland’s favourite dance, so a Finnish tango is not as unlikely as you’d think!

BEETHOVEN AND BRAHMS BEETHOVEN String Quartet, Op.59 No.2 (Razumovsky No.2) BRAHMS String Quintet No.2

Beethoven’s string quartets are journals of his restless experimentation – his ceaseless searching for new ways to express the human condition. The opening of Brahms’ String Quintet No.2 makes five musicians sound like fifty. Invigorating and soaring, this is Brahms at his peak: rich in melody, intricate yet spontaneous, rigorous but emotive.

Friday 5 July 6pm Saturday 6 July 6pm Sunday 7 July 3pm

Friday 23 August 6pm Saturday 24 August 6pm

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‘ It was simply enchanting, and I never wanted it to end.’ Fraser Beath McEwing J-Wire, February 2018

THE SOLDIER’S TALE STRAVINSKY Ragtime BARTÓK String Quartet No.3 LUTOSŁAWSKI Dance Preludes STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale: Suite 2019 Sydney Symphony Fellows

A soldier makes a deal with the Devil to some of Stravinsky’s most memorable music. It’s a fractured Russian fairy tale of spiky tangos, waltzes, rags and diabolical fiddle playing. BartÓk’s String Quartet No.3 is a taut, cathartic quarter-hour of unconventional beauty. Lutosławski channels the high spirits of Polish folk music into his popular Dance Preludes.

MENDELSSOHN AND MARTINŮ VILLA-LOBOS Duo for oboe and bassoon MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No.2 MARTINŮ Nonet

Martinů’s Nonet is inspired by the Classical past, mixing Haydn-inspired wit with nostalgia for the Bohemian countryside – the result is a serene and sparkling masterpiece. The densely interwoven voices of Mendelssohn’s String Quartet No.2 hint at Beethoven, but lyricism shines through. Villa-Lobos conveys humour and pathos in his reedy Duo.

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Cocktail Hour 3 Event Package – Friday, Saturday or Sunday series Includes concerts 1, 3 & 6 Only $210 per person 6 Event Package – Friday or Saturday series Includes all six Cocktail Hour events O nly $390 per person OR

CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE Use the concert codes at the end of each concert listing to Create Your Own package of four or more events. Select any concert in this season guide!

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Friday 27 September 6pm Saturday 28 September 6pm Sunday 29 September 3pm

Friday 25 October 6pm Saturday 26 October 6pm

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The Utzon Room is an intimate setting that only allows for small audience numbers. The earlier you book the better your chances of experiencing these performances.

Umberto Clerici Principal Cello

Become a Gold Supporter in 2019

Did you know that planning a Sydney Symphony season can take up to four years? The great artists we bring to Sydney are in world-wide demand. They represent the best in the business and orchestras across the globe negotiate fiercely on behalf of audiences in their cities. This year, we’re asking all our subscribers to consider helping us plan for the future with certainty by becoming a multi-year Gold Supporter. Your multi-year subscription commitment will help us sustain the exceptional performances that are central to the Sydney Symphony experience. It will also allow us to keep enhancing every part of your concert experience over the coming years.

It’s easy to become a Gold Supporter. Simply commit your 2019 package spend again for 2020 as a Double Gold Supporter. Extend your commitment to 2021 and join the Triple Gold Supporter tier. As a reward we’ll freeze prices at 2019 levels for you when you book your 2020 season (Double Gold) and 2021 season (Triple Gold). Please consider becoming a Gold Supporter to sustain us on our journey and lock in your savings now for next year! You can sign-up on the 2019 booking form, call (02) 8215 4600 for more details or visit sydneysymphony.com/gold

Sundays / 1pm & 2.45pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Family Events Fun stars, imagination and the thrill of the concert hall. All the elements to inspire a life-long love of music in your children. Come early or stay afterwards for hands-on Kids Activity Zones. Perfect for 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 year olds (and their families). 40

PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION A SYDNEY SYMPHONY FAMILY EVENT

VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS A SYDNEY SYMPHONY FAMILY EVENT

MUSSORGSKY orch. Goehr Pictures at an Exhibition

VIVALDI The Four Seasons with poems by the Story Factory

Benjamin Northey conductor Andy Dexterity mime artist

Andrew Haveron violin-director Christian Li violin

Promenade around an imaginary art gallery with the Sydney Symphony and physical communicator Andy Dexterity as they paint pictures with music and a mix of dance, physical theatre and signed language. Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is a series of vivid musical images, a classic that’s sure to spark imaginations of all ages.

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons are musical pictures of the sights, sounds and feelings of the seasons. Concertmaster Andrew Haveron and the Sydney Symphony play Vivaldi’s tricky and colourful violin concertos. Young violinist Christian Li (aged 10) performs the Summer concerto, with its exciting lightning storm. Vivaldi himself wrote poems to go with each season, but we’ll hear new poems by the young writers of the Story Factory.

Sunday 17 March 1pm Sunday 17 March 2.45pm

Sunday 13 October 1pm Sunday 13 October 2.45pm

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE FAM01

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THE COMPOSER IS DEAD A SYDNEY SYMPHONY FAMILY EVENT STOOKEY The Composer is Dead With text by Lemony Snicket Brett Kelly conductor Brendon Taylor The Inspector

Who killed the composer? The shifty string players, the sneaky clarinets, or the flutes – supposedly busy pretending to be birds? A likely story. Inspector Brendon Taylor is here to get to the bottom of this mystery in composer Nathaniel Stookey’s macabre introduction to the orchestra with text by Lemony Snicket.

Clockwise Andy Dexterity Christian Li Brendon Taylor

MAKE THESE FAMILY EVENTS PART OF YOUR PACKAGE

New Low Family-Friendly Prices! All seats $25 per person per event All three Family Events for just $75 per person Include your Family Event packages with your Curated Package. Or each concert as part of your Create Your Own Package! Use the concert codes at the end of each concert listing when completing your booking form.

YOUR BENEFITS INCLUDE • Priority access to Preferred Seating • Flexibility – Exchange your tickets for other dates and events • Pay by instalments

Sunday 10 November 1pm Sunday 10 November 2.45pm

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Jaan Pallandi Double Bass

Thursdays / 1.30pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Thursday Afternoon Symphony Experience the very best of our performances at a convenient matinee time. With the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest artists, rousing favourites and the joy of discovering some music that may be less familiar, this series is a rich and uplifting musical journey. 42

SCOTTISH FANTASY BRUCH AND MENDELSSOHN R STRAUSS Macbeth BRUCH Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.3 (Scottish) Asher Fisch conductor Tianwa Yang violin

BARRY DOUGLAS PERFORMS BRAHMS WITH SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.7 MILLS Aeolian Caprices SIBELIUS Symphony No.7 BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2 Lawrence Renes conductor Barry Douglas piano

Thursday 7 March 1.30pm

Thursday 28 March 1.30pm

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THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY CELEBRATES PAUL GOODCHILD SIBELIUS Finlandia LOVELOCK Trumpet Concerto NIELSEN Symphony No.4, The Inextinguishable Jessica Cottis conductor Paul Goodchild trumpet

Clockwise Asher Fisch, Barry Douglas, Paul Goodchild, Susan Graham

Thursday 9 May 1.30pm

Thursday 18 July 1.30pm

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‘ . . .this was a performance full of vitality and elastic energy – there were moments when the music unfurled with heart-breaking intensity and others where finely honed accents hit home with incredible power.’ Angus McPherson Limelight Magazine, April 2018

KIRILL GERSTEIN PERFORMS RAVEL AND GERSHWIN

SIMONE YOUNG’S VISIONS OF VIENNA

RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin RAVEL Piano Concerto for the left hand GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F major

SCHUBERT The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: Overture SCHUBERT arr. Liszt Wanderer Fantasy LISZT Dante Symphony

David Robertson conductor Kirill Gerstein piano

Simone Young conductor Louis Lortie piano Cantillation

SCHUBERT AND LISZT

Franz Liszt’s music aspires to the condition of poetry, and Dante’s Divine Comedy inspired some of his most vividly infernal, voluptuous and heavenly sounds as he leads us through Hell and Purgatory and on to an angelic song of faith. Liszt wraps orchestral finery around the solo piano of Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy, a poetic vehicle for Louis Lortie’s dazzling and insightful pianism.

Thursday 8 August 1.30pm

Thursday 22 August 1.30pm

Thursday 19 September 1.30pm

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This concert takes place at ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour Theatre as part of the Keys to the City Festival.

Clockwise Kirill Gerstein, Simone Young, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Donald Runnicles, David Robertson, Todd Gibson-Cornish

BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO.7 DONALD RUNNICLES’ MUSIC OF INSPIRATION MESSIAEN Les offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings) BRUCKNER Symphony No.7 Donald Runnicles conductor

AMERICAN HARMONIES CELEBRATING DAVID ROBERTSON COPLAND Appalachian Spring: Suite ROUSE Bassoon Concerto ADAMS Harmonielehre David Robertson conductor Todd Gibson-Cornish bassoon

CHOOSE THE PACKAGE YOU PREFER CURATED PACKAGE

Thursday Afternoon Symphony 4 Event Package – from only $215 Includes concerts 2, 4, 6 & 8 5 Event Package – from $250 Includes concerts 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9 9 Event Package – from $420 Includes all nine Thursday Afternoon Symphony concerts OR

CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE Use the concert codes at the end of each concert listing to Create Your Own package of four or more events. Select any concert in this season guide!

YOUR BENEFITS INCLUDE Thursday 17 October 1.30pm

Thursday 28 November 1.30pm

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE THU18

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE THU19

• Savings of up to 25% on regular prices • Priority access to Preferred Seating • Flexibility – Exchange your tickets for other dates and events • Pay by instalments

Sophie Cole First Violin

Fridays / 11am Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Tea & Symphony Few things are as satisfying as a hot cup of tea. Add some friends to catch up with, some delightful music. . .bliss! With great orchestral masterpieces, the focused precision of Sydney Symphony ensembles and an awesome recital on the Grand Organ, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the perfect Friday morning. 46

SCOTTISH FANTASY

DAVID DRURY

BRUCH AND MENDELSSOHN

CONCERT HALL GRAND ORGAN RECITAL

BRUCH Scottish Fantasy for violin and orchestra MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.3 (Scottish) Asher Fisch conductor Tianwa Yang violin

Program to include… JS BACH Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546 SAINT-SAËNS Fantaisie No.1 SAINT-SAËNS arr. Lemare Danse macabre David Drury organ

The Grand Organ of the Sydney Opera House is the largest of its kind in the world, with its 10,244 pipes and 24 bells rising spectacularly above the stage. Its sound also makes an impression, especially under the hands and feet of Sydney’s star organist David Drury. Here’s your chance to experience the organ in full flight in suitably grand music.

Friday 8 March 11am

Friday 5 April 11am

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE TEA01

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE TEA02

THE CELLOS OF THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY

BERLIOZ’S SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

Program to include… VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas brasileiras No.5 SOLLIMA Violoncelles, vibrez!

SIBELIUS En Saga BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

Sydney Symphony Cellos

The cellos of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra take centre stage, showcasing the resonance of this most soulful of string instruments. Among this concert’s delights, Villa-Lobos’ Bach-inspired aria for the unearthly blend of soprano and cellos, while Giovanni Sollima commands the cellos to ‘vibrate!’ in his meltingly romantic piece for two soloists and their colleagues.

Clockwise Asher Fisch, David Drury, David Robertson, Fenella Gill

David Robertson conductor

Friday 7 June 11am

Friday 9 August 11am

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‘ The Fellows. . .gave a super intimacy to a beautiful symphony. I have never felt so close to a symphony.’ Steve Bell Sydney Symphony Subscriber and Donor

MOZART’S SYMPHONY NO.29 MOZART Sinfonia concertante in E flat for four winds, K297b MOZART Symphony No.29 Andrew Haveron conductor David Papp oboe Francesco Celata clarinet Euan Harvey horn Fiona McNamara bassoon

ANDREAS BRANTELID PERFORMS ELGAR’S CELLO CONCERTO VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY’S MASTERWORKS ELGAR Cello Concerto ELGAR Enigma Variations Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Andreas Brantelid cello

A PARIS HAPPENING TEA & SYMPHONY WITH THE 2019 FELLOWS MILHAUD The Creation of the World IBERT Chamber Concertino, for alto saxophone and orchestra DEBUSSY arr. Sachs Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun IBERT Divertissement

Elgar’s final major work was his favourite and most candid. His powerful and poetic Cello Concerto is the greatest in the repertoire – a tour de force for sensational young soloist Andreas Brantelid. Elgar’s gorgeous Enigma Variations is a portrait of his friends, at its heart is the hushed nobility of Nimrod.

Roger Benedict conductor Nicholas Russoniello saxophone 2019 Sydney Symphony Fellows

Friday 16 August 11am

Friday 20 September 11am

Friday 25 October 11am

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE TEA05

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE TEA06

CREATE YOUR OWN CODE TEA07

Jacques Ibert’s breezy esprit animates his Divertissement: bright, bustling music for a farce. His dapper Concertino for alto saxophone is a cornerstone of repertoire for this most Parisian of instruments. The sax reappears in Milhaud’s sensual jazz-inflected ballet music. Speaking of sexy, Debussy’s music for a faun’s reveries is classical music at its most alluringly M-rated.

Clockwise Andrew Haveron, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andreas Brantelid, Roger Benedict

ANDREW HAVERON PERFORMS MOZART BEETHOVEN The Ruins of Athens: Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K219 (Turkish) HAYDN Symphony No.100 (Military) Andrew Haveron violin-director

CHOOSE THE PACKAGE YOU PREFER CURATED PACKAGE

Tea & Symphony Event Blue Pack – from only $155 4 Includes concerts 1, 4, 6 & 7 4 Event Red Pack – from only $155 Includes concerts 2, 3, 5 & 8 8 Event Package – from only $300 Includes all eight Tea & Symphony concerts OR

CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE Use the concert codes at the end of each concert listing to Create Your Own package of four or more events. Select any concert in this season guide!

YOUR BENEFITS INCLUDE

Friday 15 November 11am

• Savings of up to 15% on regular prices • Priority access to Preferred Seating • Flexibility – Exchange your tickets for other dates and events • Pay by instalments

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Sydney Opera House Concert Hall ICC Sydney Theatre

Sydney Symphony Presents It’s no secret that the Sydney Symphony Orchestra attracts great stage and screen stars, or that it presents breathtaking film-with-orchestra experiences. For many, these concerts are the door to a fantastic new world of beautiful orchestral music. Now you can add any or all of these concerts to your Curated Package as add-on concerts, or bundle them into a Create Your Own Package (along with some classical rockstars). Perfect if you have diverse musical tastes, like to mix and match for the family, or want to book ahead of the crowd!

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX™ IN CONCERT HOOPER Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix TM Nicholas Buc conductor

Thestrals and prophecies and Umbridge, oh my! Let the wizarding world enchant you all over again as the fifth film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™, is projected onto a giant screen and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs Nicholas Hooper’s wonderful score. Laugh, cry and cheer at your favourite scenes in this memorable event. Classified M. Wednesday 10 April 7pm Thursday 11 April 7pm Friday 12 April 7pm Saturday 13 April 2pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 50

HARRY POTTER characters, names and related indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. J.K. ROWLING’S WIZARDING WORLD™ J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s18)

CELEBRATING LINDA RONSTADT In 1969 Linda Ronstadt released her debut solo album and went on to be one of the most celebrated female artists of her generation. Fifty years later, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra celebrates the career of this multi-awardwinning performer in a concert featuring some of Australia’s leading artists. Includes such hits as Blue Bayou, You’re No Good, Don’t Know Much, Desperado and It’s So Easy. Artists will be announced in November 2018. Friday 3 May 8pm Saturday 4 May 2pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS Guy Noble conductor Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

It’s the annual audience favourite where you can belt out ‘Rule, Britannia’, stomp your feet, wave your flag and join in the merriment celebrating the finest in British classical and popular music. Guy Noble conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and special guests in a concert filled to the brim with best-loved melodies (for all ages!), including Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory.

Friday 7 June 8pm Saturday 8 June 2pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Presented with the support of

HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE™ IN CONCERT HOOPER Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince TM Nicholas Buc conductor

Relive the magic of Harry’s sixth year at Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, accompanied live by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Watch Harry become a wiz at potions, win Felix Felicis and uncover the meaning of Horcruxes! Nicolas Hooper’s wonderful score and J.K. Rowling’s classic tale combine to deliver all the adventure, humour and suspense you remember in an experience you will never forget. Classified M. Wednesday 10 July 7pm Thursday 11 July 7pm Friday 12 July 7pm Saturday 13 July 2pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI IN CONCERT WILLIAMS Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Nicholas Buc conductor

Experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ iconic score live as the complete film is screened. Luke Skywalker heads a mission to rescue Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt and faces Darth Vader one last time. Classified PG.

INCLUDE SYDNEY SYMPHONY PRESENTS CONCERTS IN YOUR PACKAGE Save up to 10% on regular prices and access the best seats.

CURATED PACKAGE Add any of these events to your Curated Package. OR

CREATE YOUR OWN PACKAGE Include any of these events in your Create Your Own Package.

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS IN CONCERT

Create Your Own Package of four or more events – select any concerts in this season guide!

WILLIAMS Star Wars: The Force Awakens Nicholas Buc conductor

Experience Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the full forces of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ Oscar-nominated score live to the complete, acclaimed film. Set 30 years after the defeat of the Empire, this instalment of the Star Wars saga reunited original cast members Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford. Classified PG.

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Roger Benedict Artistic Director, Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship Program with the 2018 Fellows

Play Your Part

How old were you when you first experienced the extraordinary power of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in full flight? When music first touched your heart? Perhaps your parents brought you to a cushion concert at the Sydney Town Hall. Perhaps you were in a country town hall when we toured. Perhaps your grandparents brought you along to a family concert.

When you make a tax-deductible gift to the Sydney Symphony, you play an important part in nurturing this next generation of our musical community. Your gift, of whatever size, makes an important difference to what we can achieve and how many young people we can reach. Please consider playing your part and including a donation with your 2019 Season booking.

The younger members of our Sydney Symphony community are the future of music. That future is represented by primary school students watching a concert in Nowra, young musicians taking part in a Playerlink workshop at a regional conservatorium or any one of the hundreds of exceptionally talented young performers who have graduated from the Sydney Symphony Fellowship program over the past two decades.

Thank you! You can include a tax-deductible donation with your 2019 booking form, call (02) 8215 4600 or visit sydneysymphony.com/donate

Andrew Haveron Concertmaster

Become a Sydney Symphony Orchestra Subscriber 2019 Booking Information

How to choose Where you would like to sit? See the venue maps opposite.

What type of package suits? CURATED PACKAGES Pick a package within a set series of concerts on set dates. You may add on your choice of Special Events, Family Events and Sydney Symphony Presents concerts.

Enjoy the Benefits of a Season Package!

Personalised Service

from our friendly VIP Customer Care Team.

Save up to 25%

on buying concerts individually. Packages start from just $130.

Ticket Exchange

OR CREATE YOUR OWN You can create your own package to suit your taste or dates. Select four or more concerts from any of the concerts in this brochure.

Consider becoming a Double Gold or Triple Gold Supporter Your multi-year commitment will help us plan for the future. Commit your 2019 spend again for 2020 as a Double Gold Supporter, or include 2021 as well and join the ranks of our Triple Gold Supporters. As a reward we’ll freeze subscription prices at 2019 levels for you.

Make your booking Use the form at the end of this section Post

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Online sydneysymphony.com If you’re renewing your subscription from 2018, you can log into your online account.

Change your concert dates if your plans change – with no exchange fee. Terms and conditions apply.

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Choose an easy and flexible payment plan between July 2018 and 4 January 2019.

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on additional tickets, Special Events and Sydney Symphony Presents concerts.

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Priority booking periods and discounts for new events as they are announced.

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Our Principal Partner Emirates offers Sydney Symphony subscribers up to 8% discount on published fares. When booking your next trip visit emirates.com/au/sso Terms and conditions apply.

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Buy a season package by 1 September 2018 and go into the draw to win two business class Emirates flights, accommodation and tickets to see the Sydney Symphony perform in Vienna (see page 7). 58

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2019 Season Opening Gala

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The Music of Count Basie and Duke Ellington

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Lang Lang Gala Performance

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SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE & KEYS TO THE CITY FESTIVAL EVENTS

Masters Series Emirates Metro Series Mondays @ 7 Kaleidoscope Great Classics Meet the Music (Wed) Meet the Music (Thu) Thursday Afternoon Symphony Special Events

MAS 15, 19 MET 12, 13, 17, 18 MON 14 KAL 11, 12 GCS 12, 16, 17 MTW 11, 12 MTT 12, 13 THU 12, 13, 15, 18, 19 SPEC 11, 15, 16

Masters Series Emirates Metro Series Kaleidoscope

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Great Classics Meet the Music (Wed) Meet the Music (Thu) Thursday Afternoon Symphony

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Masters Series Emirates Metro Series Mondays @ 7 Great Classics Meet the Music (Wed) Thursday Afternoon Symphony Special Events

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Emirates Metro Series Mondays @ 7 Meet the Music (Thu) Special Events

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Cocktail Hour

CKT 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06

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Tea & Symphony

TEA 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08

MOZ 01, 02, 03, 04 PIA 01, 02, 03, 04

FAM 01, 02, 03

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Celebrating Linda Ronstadt

115

Last Night of the Proms

105

Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixTM Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceTM

125

110

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Star Wars: The Force Awakens

135

110

CITY RECITAL HALL

Mozart in the City International Pianists in Recital FAMILY EVENTS

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Sydney Symphony Orchestra David Robertson The Lowy Chair of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Andrew Haveron Concertmaster Brett Dean Artist in Residence FIRST VIOLINS Sun Yi Associate Concertmaster Kirsten Williams Associate Concertmaster Lerida Delbridge Assistant Concertmaster Fiona Ziegler Assistant Concertmaster Jenny Booth Brielle Clapson Sophie Cole Claire Herrick Georges Lentz Nicola Lewis Emily Long Alexandra Mitchell Alexander Norton Anna Skálová Léone Ziegler SECOND VIOLINS Kirsty Hilton Principal Marina Marsden Principal Marianne Edwards Associate Principal Emma Jezek Assistant Principal Alice Bartsch Victoria Bihun Rebecca Gill Emma Hayes Shuti Huang Monique Irik Wendy Kong Stan W Kornel Benjamin Li Nicole Masters Maja Verunica

Chair Patrons

VIOLAS Roger Benedict Principal

CLARINETS Francesco Celata Associate Principal

Tobias Breider Principal

Christopher Tingay

Anne-Louise Comerford Associate Principal Justin Williams Assistant Principal Sandro Costantino Rosemary Curtin Jane Hazelwood Graham Hennings Stuart Johnson Justine Marsden Felicity Tsai Amanda Verner Leonid Volovelsky CELLOS Umberto Clerici Principal Catherine Hewgill Principal Leah Lynn Assistant Principal Kristy Conrau Fenella Gill Timothy Nankervis Elizabeth Neville Christopher Pidcock Adrian Wallis David Wickham DOUBLE BASSES Kees Boersma Principal Alex Henery Principal David Campbell Steven Larson Richard Lynn Jaan Pallandi Benjamin Ward FLUTES Emma Sholl Associate Principal Carolyn Harris PICCOLO Rosamund Plummer Principal OBOES Diana Doherty Principal

BASS CLARINET Alexander Morris Principal BASSOONS Todd Gibson-Cornish Principal Matthew Wilkie Principal Emeritus Fiona McNamara CONTRABASSOON Noriko Shimada Principal HORNS Ben Jacks Principal Geoffrey O’Reilly Principal 3rd Euan Harvey Marnie Sebire Rachel Silver TRUMPETS David Elton Principal Paul Goodchild Associate Principal Anthony Heinrichs TROMBONES Ronald Prussing Principal Scott Kinmont Associate Principal Nick Byrne BASS TROMBONE Christopher Harris Principal TUBA Steve Rossé Principal TIMPANI Mark Robinson Assistant Principal/ Tutti Percussion

Shefali Pryor Associate Principal

PERCUSSION Rebecca Lagos Principal

David Papp

Timothy Constable

COR ANGLAIS Alexandre Oguey Principal

HARP Louise Johnson Principal

David Robertson The Lowy Chair of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Andrew Haveron Vicki Olsson Chair Brett Dean Geoff Ainsworth am & Johanna Featherstone Chair Kees Boersma SSO Council Chair Umberto Clerici Gary & Shiva Rich Chair Anne-Louise Comerford White Family Chair

Shefali Pryor Emma & David Livingstone Chair Mark Robinson Sylvia Rosenblum Chair in memory of Rodney Rosenblum Emma Sholl Robert & Janet Constable Chair Justin Williams Mr Robert & Mrs L Alison Carr Chair Kirsten Williams I Kallinikos Chair

Kristy Conrau James Graham am & Helen Graham Chair Timothy Constable Justice Jane Mathews ao Chair Lerida Delbridge Simon Johnson Chair Diana Doherty John C Conde ao Chair Carolyn Harris Dr Barry Landa Chair Jane Hazelwood Bob & Julie Clampett Chair in memory of Carolyn Clampett Claire Herrick Mary & Russell McMurray Chair Catherine Hewgill The Hon. Justice AJ & Mrs Fran Meagher Chair Scott Kinmont Audrey Blunden Chair Leah Lynn SSO Vanguard Chair with lead support from Taine Moufarrige & Seamus R Quick Nicole Masters Nora Goodridge Chair Timothy Nankervis Dr Rebecca Chin & Family Chair Elizabeth Neville Ruth & Bob Magid Chair Alexandre Oguey GC Eldershaw Chair

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