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brahmsiana
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29 February - 14 March
I invite you to experience the splendour of the music of Brahms – the emotional richness, energetic force and the power to move. Experience wonder. Eivind Aadland Chief Conductor and Artistic Director
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Symphony #1 / Double Concerto Brahms laboured for years on his First Symphony. When it arrived it was given a hero’s welcome. Hailed as ‘Beethoven’s Tenth’, Brahms’ First charged into concert halls everywhere, impressing audiences with its magnificence, allure and joyousness. The consensus was that Brahms had come of age and produced a monument for the ages. From the autumn of Brahms’ life comes the Concerto for Violin and Cello. Written with deepest affection for the two soloists who premièred it – including violinist Joseph Joachim – the Double Concerto is performed in this concert by the dream team of Tasmin Little and Umberto Clerici.
Master 1 Saturday 29 February 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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Eivind Aadland conductor Tasmin Little violin Umberto Clerici cello BRAHMS Concerto for Violin and Cello BRAHMS Symphony No 1
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Symphony #2 / Piano Concerto #1 Bold and assertive, Brahms’ First Piano Concerto is one of those works where soloist and orchestra engage in stupendous back-and-forth exchanges as they grapple with the musical material – championing it, taming it and drawing out its many beauties. In short, it’s a spectacle to be seen, heard and savoured. Making his TSO debut is brilliant Czech pianist Lukáš Vondrácek, winner of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2016. Written in the most beautiful of settings – the Austrian resort town of Pörtschach – Brahms’ Symphony No 2 reflects the idyllic environs in which it grew and took shape. Although Brahms was never one to ‘paint’ scenes in music, his Second Symphony captures the many moods of nature, from the serene to the awesome. Enjoy Brahms at his most bucolic.
Eivind Aadland conductor Lukáš Vondrácek piano BRAHMS Piano Concerto No 1 BRAHMS Symphony No 2
Master 2 Tuesday 3 March 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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Symphony #3 / #4 For Brahms, each symphony was a singular endeavour. Each was a response to the urge to create. The challenge was to take well-established forms and conventions – the standard orchestra, the four-movement structure – and build something fresh, original and inviting. Something that would speak to audiences and move them. This concert offers the rare experience of two backto-back symphonies, the Third and the Fourth. In the key of F, the Third carries the listener away on great buoyant waves while also drawing back from time to time to consider the wistful and ineffable. The Fourth, Brahms’ crowning symphony, is majestic and epic. Capping off a magnificent career, the E-minor symphony is the grandest of grand finales.
Eivind Aadland conductor BRAHMS Symphony No 3 BRAHMS Symphony No 4
Master 3 Friday 6 March 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
A German Requiem Motivated in part by the deaths of loved ones, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem offers quiet and gentle consolation. Shying away from the bombastic, Brahms invites us to ponder death, mourning and the afterlife in reflective, contemplative terms. Brahms himself selected the metaphor-rich texts, all of which are taken from Luther’s translation of the Bible. Cutting across faith, creed and language, Ein deutsches Requiem is a work of universal and all-embracing appeal. Brahmsiana draws to a close with this one-off performance of Brahms’ choral masterpiece. Our journey ends on a note of soothing and poetic profundity. Sung in German with surtitles.
Eivind Aadland conductor Siobhan Stagg soprano James Clayton baritone TSO Chorus BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem
Saturday 14 March 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart 9
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Piano Recital Chamber Music
Brahms, who was an accomplished pianist, maintained an interest in writing for solo piano and chamber-sized ensembles his entire life, leaving behind a rich trove of music. Lukáš Vondrácek performs a selection of Brahms’ music for piano in Federation Concert Hall, and chamber ensembles drawn from the TSO offer an overview of Brahms’ chamber music in the Nolan Gallery at Mona. Full details will be available at tso.com.au closer to the performance dates.
Brahms Piano Recital
Brahms Chamber Music
Lukáš Vondrácek piano
Wednesday 4 March
Saturday 7 March Sunday 8 March Monday 9 March
7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
7.30pm Nolan Gallery, Mona Hobart Price includes complimentary glass of wine
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Australian Chamber Orchestra Few composers were as aware of (and awed by) their musical heritage as Brahms. This concert pays homage to Brahms the composer while also recognising the musical soil from which he sprang. The major work by Brahms is an arrangement of the monumental G-major String Sextet, a work Richard Tognetti describes as Brahms’ ‘Fifth Symphony’. Richard Tognetti appears as soloist in his own arrangement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. For string orchestra only, the arrangement takes its inspiration from Mendelssohn’s celebrated Octet for Strings. At the heart of the program is the sublime Cavatina from Beethoven’s late string quartet, Op 130. The evening commences with a selection of Brahms’ Chorales, the composer’s nod to JS Bach and the bountiful German sacred tradition.
BRAHMS (arr Angerer) Chorales (selection) MENDELSSOHN (arr Tognetti) Violin Concerto BEETHOVEN (arr strings) String Quartet in B-flat, Op 130, Cavatina BRAHMS (arr strings) String Sextet in G, Op 36
Tuesday 10 March 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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the LARK ASCENDING
He rises and begins to round, He drops the silver chain of sound… George Meredith, The Lark Ascending
Rising ever so gently and soaring to stratospheric heights as it twists, turns and takes flight, the solo violin in The Lark Ascending evokes an idyllic and untroubled world. Vaughan Williams’ consoling masterpiece has been a concert favourite for well-nigh a hundred years. Equally popular is Mozart’s Symphony No 41, his final symphony, which goes by the nickname ‘Jupiter’ on account of its exalted position within the symphonic orbit. The Hobart concert opens with Grieg’s folk-inspired Norwegian Dances, while the Launceston concert offers Mendelssohn’s moody sea picture The Hebrides and the irrepressible energy of Saint-Saëns’s Spanish-inspired Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for solo violin and orchestra.
Eivind Aadland conductor Emma McGrath violin GRIEG Norwegian Dances VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending MOZART Symphony No 41, Jupiter
Eivind Aadland conductor Emma McGrath violin MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides SAINT-SAËNS Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending MOZART Symphony No 41, Jupiter
Matinee 1 Friday 20 March
Launceston 1 Saturday 21 March
2.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
7.30pm Albert Hall Launceston
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family classics
What do you do when it’s ‘Bring Your Pet to Work Day’ and your pet happens to be a dragon? As everyone knows, dragons are big and scary. They have giant claws, fearsome teeth and fly through the air. Oh, and they breathe fire. It’s not as if you can bring it to work on a leash or in a pet carry case. Or can you…? This concert mixes a zany story with various pieces of orchestral music – all of them entertaining and specially selected to appeal to young listeners. A terrific introduction to the orchestra, My Pet Dragon guarantees a great night out in Federation Concert Hall for all the family. Elena Schwarz conductor Jane Longhurst actor
Friday 27 March 6pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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ancient airs and dances
Swiss composer Frank Martin crafted something brilliant and ground-breaking in 1949 when he wrote the Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments. Performing the highly virtuosic solo parts are the Wind and Brass Principals of the TSO. The strings come to the fore in Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No 3. Based upon melodies from Renaissance Italy, the rosetinted Airs and Dances evoke an untroubled, bygone age. Contemporary Hungarian composer Peter Eötvös composed his Dialogue with Mozart, Da Capo for Orchestra on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of Salzburg’s famed Mozarteum Orchestra. As the title suggests, it is a conversation across the centuries, with Eötvös reworking and reimagining themes found in Mozart’s notebooks. The concert concludes with Mozart’s famed ‘Haffner’ Symphony, the first of Mozart’s symphonies composed during his golden period in Vienna.
Elena Schwarz conductor Wind and Brass Principals of the TSO RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No 3 MARTIN Concerto for Seven Wind Instruments PETER EÖTVÖS Dialogue with Mozart, Da Capo for Orchestra MOZART Symphony No 35, Haffner
Master 4 Friday 3 April 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO
The consummate achievement of Elgar’s long and illustrious career, the Cello Concerto is an elegy, a summing up and an emotional valedictory – a monument both to the composer’s searching imagination and the generations of cellists who have wrestled with the work’s many mysteries. Heartfelt and passionate, Elgar’s Concerto has touched and moved countless listeners. In this concert it is brought to life by brilliant cellist Li-Wei Qin, who has performed the Concerto to acclaim throughout the world and recorded it with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Elgar’s quintessentially English work sits alongside two American classics, Aaron Copland’s brassy Fanfare for the Common Man and the enormous canvas that is Charles Ives’ Symphony No 2, a work which marries the grandeur of the Romantic symphony with everyday songs, ditties and anthems.
Johannes Fritzsch conductor Li-Wei Qin cello COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man ELGAR Cello Concerto IVES Symphony No 2
Master 5 Friday 17 April 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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HÅKAN HARDENBERGER in CONCERT
‘Hardenberger has swagger and style, solid qualities whether you’re a soloist, conductor or both.’ - Rian Evans, TwinCities.com If variety is the spice of life, this concert serves up a vast and plentiful banquet. Trumpeter extraordinaire Håkan Hardenberger mixes a little bit of this with a little bit of that, including such morsels as Haydn’s glittering Trumpet Concerto, Piazzolla’s sultry tango Oblivion and popular standards including ‘Both Sides Now’ and ‘My Funny Valentine’. Experience greatness at close hand in the company of this charismatic and legendary musician.
Håkan Hardenberger conductor & trumpet HAYDN Trumpet Concerto PROKOFIEV Symphony No 1, Classical LARSSON Pastoral Suite SCULTHORPE Pastorale BROSTRÖM Sputnik LUNDGREN The Seagull JONI MITCHELL Both Sides Now PIAZZOLLA Oblivion RODGERS & HART My Funny Valentine
Matinee 2 Thursday 23 April 2.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
Launceston 2 Friday 24 April 7.30pm Princess Theatre Launceston
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Tchaikovsky was a master storyteller. The Fourth Symphony is like a great wordless drama, tracing an account of victory over adversity as it builds to one of the greatest triumphal marches in all orchestral music. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony was an obvious (and acknowledged) model. Rather more low key, but impressive in its own way, is Vaughan Williams’ sumptuous and evocative Serenade to Music. The music of Hummel has tended to be overshadowed by that of Mozart, his teacher, and Beethoven, his contemporary and sometimes rival. Considered by many to be the greatest pianist of his time, Hummel wrote music of breathtaking virtuosity. Few pianists and conductors are as familiar with Hummel’s music as Howard Shelley, who has recorded and performed it to acclaim. Hear it from the hands of an expert! Howard Shelley conductor & piano VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Serenade to Music HUMMEL Piano Concerto in F TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 4
Master 6 Friday 15 May 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart 19
THE ART OF MOZART
When discussing one of his piano concertos, Mozart said that his aim was to give enjoyment to the listener without the listener understanding precisely how that enjoyment was being enacted. That’s the art of Mozart: caressing your ears, stirring your senses and touching your heart. Leave it to Mozart. He’ll please, astonish and entertain. Ever sensitive to the beauties and subtleties of Mozart’s music, Howard Shelley appears in the dual roles of pianist and conductor in this concert. He performs not one but two piano concertos and gets proceedings off to a cracking start with Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Howard Shelley conductor & piano MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik MOZART Piano Concerto No 26, K537 MOZART Piano Concerto No 22, K482
Launceston 3 Thursday 21 May 7.30pm Albert Hall Launceston
Matinee 3 Saturday 23 May 2.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart 20
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Julian Yu’s The Little Gecko and Gordon Hamilton’s The Ugly Sound are speciallywritten works for young children in which music and narrative tell heart-warming stories. In each story, young entities – a gecko, a musical sound – go on a quest and come home having learnt something about the world. Stories with life lessons, they encourage young children to understand difference and to appreciate the qualities that make each of us unique. These Family Classics concerts will take place in The Hedberg, adjacent to the Theatre Royal. A smaller venue than Federation Concert Hall, The Hedberg will allow for an intimate, up-close experience for you and your children.
Greg Stephens conductor Bryony Geeves narrator YU The Little Gecko HAMILTON The Ugly Sound
Wednesday 3 June Thursday 4 June 6pm The Hedberg Hobart 21
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Tchaikovsky From the great booming chords that sweep up the keyboard at the opening to the furious double octaves that come crashing down at the close, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1 delivers an enthralling experience from start to finish. In between, Tchaikovsky offers lashings of his trademark tunefulness and lush orchestration. Taking on this colossus is renowned Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski. The Symphony No 2 by Danish composer Carl Nielsen explores the ancient Greek notion of the ‘Four Temperaments’ – the belief that human personalities come in four distinct types, or humours: angry, laid-back, melancholy and cheerful. Each temperament is considered in turn as the symphony progresses. Fittingly, the concert is conducted by Danish maestro and Nielsen champion, Giordano Bellincampi.
Giordano Bellincampi conductor Simon Trpceski piano BORODIN Prince Igor, Overture TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No 1 NIELSEN Symphony No 2
Master 7 Friday 3 July 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS
t h g i N t s a L s m o r P e h t f o It’s a concert, it’s a dress-up night, it’s a celebration of all things British! Each year, the famed London Promenade Concerts come to a close with a joyous final event, a festive ‘Last Night’ where popular orchestral classics and rousing patriotic songs raise the roof of the Royal Albert Hall. An occasion of boisterous fun, the Last Night of the Proms is an evening when audience members come decked out in their national colours, fly the flag and partake in a singalong or two. This rip-roaring London tradition comes to the TSO. Prepare yourselves for a brilliant and slightly anarchic night with conductor and mine host Guy Noble. It’s an evening when you can flex your vocal cords or simply sit back and enjoy the music. Feel free to come attired in a kilt, a tiara, or Union Jack waistcoat. You’ll fit right in! Guy Noble conductor TSO Chorus
Thursday 9 July 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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Song of
Eivind Aadland conductor Carolyn Sampson soprano GRIEG In Autumn SCHUBERT (arr GLANERT) Einsamkeit GRIEG Peer Gynt, Suites 1 and 2
Master 8 Saturday 22 August 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart 26
Song of Norway
Norway
Eivind Aadland, Chief Conductor of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, has recorded every single orchestral work by his illustrious countryman, Edvard Grieg. He brings his unique insights and expertise to the two suites from Peer Gynt – which include the perennial favourites ‘Morning Mood’, ‘In the Hall of the Mountain King’ and ‘Solveig’s Song’ – and the early concert overture, In Autumn, which is full of youthful inspiration. When Schubert completed Einsamkeit in 1818 he described it as ‘the best thing I have done’. A grandly proportioned song, Einsamkeit was unlike anything Schubert had written up to that point and paved the way for the ground-breaking song cycles Die schöne Müllerin and Winterreise. Making her TSO debut in this concert is much-admired English soprano Carolyn Sampson.
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BEETHOVEN’s fifth
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Eivind Aadland conductor Baiba Skride violin BARTÓK Violin Concerto No 2 BEETHOVEN Symphony No 5
Master 9 Friday 28 August 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart 28
How do you begin to describe the most famous classical piece of all? Beethoven’s Symphony No 5 has been reworked as a dance mix and abbreviated to a ringtone. Currently rocketing through deep space on a recording aboard the Voyager spacecraft, it’s one of our calling cards to extraterrestrial life. In short, Beethoven’s Fifth is a touchstone of our culture. Hear it as it’s meant to be heard – live and unabridged. Bartók’s fantastically difficult Violin Concerto No 2 was written in the 1930s for the great Hungarian violinist Zoltán Székely. Brilliantly inventive, it places huge demands not just on the soloist but on the entire orchestra. Inspired, like most of Bartók’s music, by elements of Hungarian folk music, it is a tour de force in every respect. One of the world’s great violinists, Baiba Skride, returns to the TSO for this breathtaking concert.
family classics
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Juanita the Spanish Lobster When you’re a lobster you’re pretty much free to roam, right? Wrong! Juanita the Spanish lobster – who is bored in her deep-sea grotto – dreams of a bigger, wider world. But she soon discovers that if you’re a crustacean there are places you should try to avoid, one of them being a lobster pot.
Benjamin Northey conductor John X narrator
The story of Juanita the Spanish Lobster comes replete with a Spanish-inspired soundtrack, including fiery melodies, flamenco rhythms and the clackety-clack of castanets. John X brings his trademark madcap humour to the role of narrator. An entertaining concert for all the family!
6pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
Thursday 10 September
Launceston 5 Friday 11 September 6pm Princess Theatre Launceston 29
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© Off the Path
Earth Spirit Mass
Earth Spirit mass
To reach the pool you must go through the rainforest – Through the bewildering midsummer of darkness lit with ancient fern… Judith Wright, The Lost Man
Before the Missa solemnis, there was the Mass in C, Beethoven’s first setting of the ancient Latin texts that have inspired composers down the generations. From the gentlest of openings to episodes of tremendous power, Beethoven’s Mass is a work of soul-stirring beauty. For orchestra, chorus and vocal soloists, the Mass in C has never before been performed by the TSO and TSO Chorus. This concert is a fitting tribute to Beethoven in 2020, the 250th anniversary of his birth. Spirituality of a different kind underpins Ross Edwards’ mesmerising Symphony No 2, Earth Spirit Songs, which is for soprano and orchestra. Drawing upon the Latin Mass and poetry by Judith Wright and medieval German mystic Hildegard of Bingen, the Symphony No 2 ponders the eternal mysteries of nature – the dance of life and the miracle of regeneration. Fluctuating between the trance-like and the euphoric, Earth Spirit Songs is a captivating work by one of the most treasured voices in Australian music.
Johannes Fritzsch conductor Desiree Frahn soprano Anna Dowsley mezzo-soprano Nicholas Jones tenor Jeremy Kleeman bass-baritone TSO Chorus BEETHOVEN Egmont, Overture EDWARDS Symphony No 2, Earth Spirit Songs BEETHOVEN Mass in C
Master 10 Saturday 19 September 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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BEETHOVEN’s TRIPLE
The three brothers’ refined playing all but guaranteed a memorable experience. Bachtrack.com
Award-winning, Vienna-based musicians the Eggner Trio appear as soloists in Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, which is for piano, violin, cello and orchestra. The Eggner brothers – Georg, Florian and Christoph – are intimately acquainted with Beethoven’s one-of-a-kind concerto, having performed it to acclaim with many orchestras. Their high-level chamber music skills guarantee a night of incisive and exceptional music-making. The life of Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara overlapped with that of his great compatriot and supporter, Jean Sibelius. Drawing upon influences as diverse as age-old liturgical music, folk traditions, minimalism and modernism, Rautavaara crafts musical edifices that inspire awe and wonder. Experience Rautavaara’s music at its most ravishing in the Symphony No 7, Angel of Light.
Marko Letonja conductor Eggner Trio BEETHOVEN King Stephen, Overture BEETHOVEN Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello RAUTAVAARA Symphony No 7, Angel of Light
Master 11 Friday 16 October 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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An evening in Vienna
Welcome to a night of waltzes, polkas and sparkling hits from Viennese operetta. Step out of the everyday, shake off your cares and escape to a world of masked balls, horse-drawn carriages, champagne suppers and unbridled pleasures – the good life, you might say! Drink in the ageless music of Johann Strauss II, the ‘Waltz King’, whose carefree melodies are as beguiling and infectious now as they ever were. Come with conductor Marko Letonja, special guest artist Lorina Gore and compere Christopher Lawrence on an unforgettable musical journey through Old Vienna.
Marko Letonja conductor Lorina Gore soprano Christopher Lawrence compere
Launceston 6 Friday 23 October 7.30pm Albert Hall Launceston
Saturday 24 October 7.30 pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart 35
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I give myself to pleasure, since pleasure is the best medicine for my ills. Violetta, La traviata
Beautiful, tragic Violetta. A woman with a past, she is persuaded to abandon her lover, Alfredo, for reasons of family honour. But her heart remains true and love finally prevails. One crucial question remains: is it too late? From its effervescent party scenes to its rousing solo numbers and heart-wrenching duets, Verdi’s grand and passionate drama will hold you spellbound. Along the way, you’ll hear some of the best-loved numbers in all opera. Marko Letonja conducts an all-star cast, with Lorina Gore and Pavol Breslik in the lead roles. Concert performance. Sung in Italian with surtitles.
Marko Letonja conductor Lorina Gore Violetta Valéry Pavol Breslik Alfredo Germont Gezim Myshketa Giorgio Germont Stephen Marsh Marchese D’Obigny Nathan Lay Barone Douphol Kathryn Radcliffe Annina Carlos E Bárcenas Gastone, Vicomte de Letorières TSO Chorus
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Saturday 31 October
7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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Vive la France! French connections of various kinds underscore most of the works in this concert, commencing with an instrumental suite from Les Boréades, a tragédie en musique by that titan of the Baroque, Jean-Philippe Rameau. Five of Debussy’s Preludes for piano are heard afresh in scintillating arrangements for orchestra, and the concert concludes with the Symphony No 82 by Haydn, the first of the famed series of six known as Haydn’s ‘Paris Symphonies’.
Clemens Schuldt conductor Dinah Woods cor anglais RAMEAU Les Boréades, Suite CHRIS WILLIAMS Concerto for Cor Anglais DEBUSSY (arr ZENDER) Five Preludes HAYDN Symphony No 82, The Bear
Balancing out the program is a new Australian work, the Concerto for Cor Anglais by Chris Williams, who so impressed Tasmanian audiences with Convict Monologues. TSO musician Dinah Woods, one of the finest cor anglais players in the country, steps into the spotlight as soloist.
Matinee 4 Friday 6 November 2.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
Serenade for Strings
Serenade for Strings Over the years, the Strings of the TSO have built up an enviable reputation, delivering sensational performances in a wide variety of repertoire. Renowned for their versatility, the TSO Strings can be powerful and incisive as well as warm and soulful. They deliver the strength of an orchestra and the finesse of a chamber ensemble – the best of both worlds. This concert showcases the TSO Strings under Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Eivind Aadland. Bookended by two robust works – Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade – the concert includes Arvo Pärt’s haunting Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten and charming, folkinspired works by Grieg. Eivind Aadland conductor ELGAR Introduction and Allegro PÄRT Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten JOHANN STRAUSS II Pizzicato Polka GRIEG Norsk Op 53 GRIEG Kulok og Stabbelåten TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Thursday 12 November 6pm Burnie Town Hall
Matinee 5 Saturday 14 November 2.30pm Federation Concert Hall 39
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Spanish maestro Javier Perianes brought an elegiac elegance to the opening stanza of Beethoven’s hauntingly beautiful 4th Piano Concerto, an exquisite lightness of touch that made this piece his own. The West Australian, 4 August 2019
Beethoven’s imagination was on fire when he wrote the Fourth Piano Concerto and Fourth Symphony. Stepping back from the abyss – he was plunged into despair upon realising the inescapable fact of his encroaching deafness – he resolved to fulfil his destiny as a creative being, composing with newfound zeal and dynamism. That dynamism is palpable in both of these works. The Symphony No 4 teems with original ideas while the Piano Concerto No 4 is by far the most experimental of all of Beethoven’s piano concertos. Embracing the poetic, introspective and heroic, the Fourth Concerto has long been prized by audiences and soloists. Making a welcome return to the TSO is brilliant Spanish pianist Javier Perianes.
Eivind Aadland conductor Javier Perianes piano LEDGER New Work BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No 4 BEETHOVEN Symphony No 4
Master 12 Saturday 21 November 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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A grand and radiant vision, a noble vision of freedom. Alfred Brendel on Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’.
Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ piano concerto has been thrilling concert-goers for well over two centuries. Perhaps its appeal lies in the attention-grabbing flourishes that surge up the keyboard at the start, or the tender beauty of the slow movement or the irresistible swagger of the finale. Whatever the reason, the ‘Emperor’ is a perennial favourite. Hear it in all its dazzling glory with pianist Javier Perianes. Another all-time favourite is Dvorák’s New World Symphony, which was voted the nation’s No 1 Symphony in the ABC Classic Top 100 Symphony poll. Composed in New York and inspired in part by music Dvorák heard in America, the New World Symphony is everything one expects from a symphony: it’s all-encompassing, captivating and emotionally uplifting.
Eivind Aadland conductor Javier Perianes piano BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No 5, Emperor DVORÁK Symphony No 9, From the New World
Saturday 28 November 7.30pm Federation Concert Hall Hobart
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cathedral The resonant and inviting acoustic of St David’s Cathedral is perfectly suited to music for brass ensemble – it’s a match made in heaven, you might say. These concerts showcase the Brass of the TSO, a group of players renowned for their vitality, versatility and all-round brilliance.
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Thursday 8 October 7.30pm
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SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY, 7PM CITY PARK, LAUNCESTON Bring a picnic and enjoy the TSO at this free, family-friendly concert. Ryk Goddard compere
Entry by ticket (FREE) available from Monday 3 February 2020. Maximum six tickets per person. Limited number of tickets available so book early to avoid disappointment!
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Mini TSO Sometimes the best place to experience the TSO is on the floor of the TSO Studio. Or on mum or dad’s lap! Toddlers and young children respond innately to music and at Mini TSO concerts they get to sing, clap, dance, sway and maybe even conduct the orchestra. Sitting close to the musicians, children experience music in a totally uninhibited and creative setting. Mini TSO is the perfect introduction to music for the very young person in your life.
Saturday 6 June 9.30am & 11am TSO Studio Hobart
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$35 Student Pass
Available to all Hobart 2.30pm and 7.30pm performances (D category).
Available to all full-time students. Student Pass holders admitted free to all TSO concerts statewide, subject to availability. Purchase Student Pass at tso.com.au or phone 1800 001 190.
Available to all Launceston 7.30pm performances (D category). Exclusions may apply.
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eligible Concessions
Group Bookings
10% discount to all TSO concerts for full-time students and children under 16, Australian Social Security Benefits Card and Companion Card holders. Seniors Card holders are eligible for 10% off full price to Hobart 2.30pm and Family Classics concerts.
Groups of 10 or more are eligible for 10% discount on ticket price. Contact the TSO Box Office to book, 1800 001 190.
PRICES Hobart 7.30pm A
$102
B
$86
C
$69
D
$35
Brahms Symphony No 1 Brahms Symphony No 2 Brahms Symphony No 3 / No 4 Australian Chamber Orchestra A German Requiem Ancient Airs and Dances Elgar Cello Concerto Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Trpceski plays Tchaikovsky
FEDERATION CONCERT HALL (FCH) Federation Concert Hall
Last Night at the Proms Song of Norway Beethoven’s Fifth Earth Spirit Mass Beethoven’s Triple An Evening in Vienna Perianes plays Beethoven Beethoven’s Emperor
BALCONY
STALLS
Hobart 2.30pm A
$80
B
$63
C
$50
D
$35
The Lark Ascending Håkan Hardenberger in Concert The Art of Mozart
STAGE STAGE
Category A B C D
French Connections Serenade for Strings
OPERA (FCH) Federation Concert Hall
Opera - La traviata A
$130
B
$110
C
$90
D
$50
BALCONY
Federation Concert Hall Access Services STALLS
Vision – Assistance animals welcome Hearing – Hearing loop available Accessible Box Office, ticketing policy, seating, theatre access and toilets.
STAGE STAGE
Ticket prices are correct at time of publication but are subject to change at the discretion of the TSO. Ticket prices may be dynamically adjusted, without notice, dependent upon market demand.
Category A B C D
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PRICES Launceston 7.30pm A
$79
B
$68
C
$55
D
$35
The Lark Ascending (AH) Håkan Hardenberger in Concert (PT)
The Art of Mozart (AH) Last Night of the Proms (AH) An Evening in Vienna (AH)
Category A B C D PRINCESS Princess Theatre (PT) THEATRE (PT)
PRINCESS THEATRE (PT) GROUND LEVEL
TOP LEVEL
ALBERT ALBERT HALL (AH) (AH) Albert HALL Hall (AH) GROUND LEVEL GROUND GROUND LEVEL LEVEL
LEVEL TOPTOP TOP LEVEL LEVEL BALCONY BALCONY
STALLS
BALCONY
STAGE STAGE
STAGE STAGE
STAGE STAGE STAGE
STAGE STAGE STAGE
Burnie Serenade for Strings Full
$68
Child*
$10
*Child price refers to ages 2-16 Ticket prices are correct at time of publication but are subject to change at the discretion of the TSO. Ticket prices may be dynamically adjusted, without notice, dependent upon market demand.
Brahms Piano Recital / Chamber Concerts Full
$40
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is committed to providing equal access for all.
TSO Brass in St David’s Cathedral Full
$50
Child*
$20
Family Classics (including Juanita the Spanish Lobster, Launceston)
50
DISABILITY ACCESS
Full
$35
Child*
$10
For information on access services at performance venues in 2020, please contact them directly. See the venues listed below for contact details. St David’s Cathedral, Hobart P | 03 6234 4900 E | office@saintdavids.org.au
Burnie Town Hall P | 03 6430 5850 E | arts@burnie.net
Theatre North (PT & AH) P | 03 6331 0052 W | theatrenorth.com.au
Mona W | mona.net.au
CHOOSE MORE AND SAVE Ticket packages on sale Thursday 3 October The most economical way to buy tickets is to purchase them in bulk. You only need to buy a minimum of four concerts to be eligible for a 10% discount. Your discount increases to 15% should you purchase eight or more concerts. Not only do you save money by buying a package of concerts, you have the flexibility to pay for your package in instalments. What’s more, you are eligible for free ticket exchanges and will receive complimentary concert programs. You also receive discounts to other performing arts companies, both in Tasmania and interstate. Additionally, you will be prioritised with seat allocation, receiving the best available seating. Please note that all concerts in this brochure are able to be bundled into packages with the exception of Mini TSO and the TSO Live Sessions.
Choose 4-7 concerts and receive 10% off. Choose 8 or more concerts and receive 15% off. Select a Fixed Package and receive 10-20% off.
Fixed Packages come in different sizes and offer all of the benefits outlined above together with the same seat for all concerts that have allocated seating. The Fixed Packages are: Hobart Matinee Series (5 concerts), Launceston Series (6 concerts), Hobart Master Series (12 concerts), Hobart Master + Matinee Series (17 concerts). For further information on Fixed Packages, please phone the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190.
Choose a Customer Credit and receive 10% off. Starting at $250, a Customer Credit allows you to choose your concerts as the year unfolds rather than having to select the concerts up-front. Your credit remains valid for the duration of the 2020 season.
Contact the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190 for more information.
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Tasmanian symphony orchestra Chair Patrons are acknowledged beneath their sponsored musician.
Eivind Aadland Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Anonymous
Eivind Aadland has had a long professional relationship with orchestras in his native Scandinavia, principally with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, where he was Chief Conductor and Artistic Leader. A frequent visitor to the Oslo Philharmonic and West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, he has worked with the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Seoul Philhamonic and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra among other orchestras. He has conducted complete cycles of the Beethoven and Mahler symphonies and recorded the complete orchestral works of Grieg.
Marko Letonja / Conductor Laureate Anonymous
Johannes Fritzsch / Principal Guest Conductor
Elena Schwarz / Associate Conductor Estate of Dr Louise Crossley
Violin
Emma McGrath Concertmaster
Rob and Tricia Greenwell
Lucy Carrig-Jones Principal Second
Bruce Neill and Penny Clive
Jennifer Owen Principal First
Miranda Carson
Christine Lawson
Alison LazaroffSomssich
Susanna Low
Christopher Nicholas
Douglas Coghill
Anna Larsen Roach
Rodney McDonald
William Newbery
Yue-Hong Cha
Edwina George
Janet Holmes a Court AC
Lisa Roberts
Violin
Elinor Lea
Michael Johnston
Dr Elinor Morrisby
Violin
Rohana O’Malley
Helen and Warwick Rule
Viola
Stefanie Farrands Principal Jo Strutt
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Dr Donald Hempton
Tasmanian symphony orchestra cello
Jonathan Békés
double bass
Ivan James
Martin Penicka
Andrew Parker
Stuart Thomson Principal
Aurora Henrich
James Menzies
Patricia Leary
flute
Douglas Mackie Principal Mr Ian Hicks and Dr Jane Tolman
bassoon
John Panckridge Contrabassoon
oboe
Lloyd Hudson Piccolo
David McEwan AM
David Nuttall Principal
Dr David and Mrs Glenys Rich
clarinet
Dinah Woods Cor Anglais
John Cauchi AM and Catherine Walker
horn
Heath Parkinson Principal Third
Jonathon Ramsay Principal
Roger Jackson
Tahnee van Herk Principal
Dr Peter Stanton
Julia Farrell
Greg Stephens
Yoram Levy Principal
Mitchell Nissen Principal
TUBA
Tim Jones Principal
Dr Marie Heitz and David Boyles
timpani
Matthew Goddard Principal
John and Marilyn Canterford
Michelle Warren
Jennifer Marten-Smith Répétiteur & Language Coach Karen Smithies Répétiteur
PERCUSSION
Gary Wain Principal Caroline Sharpen
Orchestra Librarian
TSO Chorus
June Tyzack TSO Chorusmaster
Mark Bain
Chris and John Sandow
bass TROMBONE
David Robins
Andrew Seymour Principal
trumpet
Dr Hilary Wallace
TROMBONE
bassoon
Jan and Alan Rees
The TSO chorus repertoire is as diverse as the Passions of JS Bach and Gleave’s A Galaxy of Suns for chorus. Founded in 1992 as an opera chorus, this year in addition to Brahms’ consoling German Requiem and Beethoven’s innovative Mass in C, the 80 strong chorus will feature in Verdi’s most popular opera, La traviata. The TSO Chorus has cemented a relationship with interstate symphony orchestras and choruses, and within our local community creates a presence through festivals and regional touring. Please visit tsochorus.com.au.
2020 appointment VACANCIES
Associate Concertmaster Sercan Danis RH O’Connor
Principal Cello
Richard and Gill Ireland
Tutti Clarinet
Louise and Tim Mooney AM
Principal First Horn
Mr Kenneth von Bibra AM and Mrs Berta von Bibra OAM
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Support the TSO Help us continue to provide world-class music experiences for all Tasmanians. To learn more about our annual activities, TSO Foundation and TSO Friends, visit our website tso.com.au or contact our Philanthropy team on (03) 6232 4430 or philanthropy@tso.com.au.
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tso partners Government Support
Premier Partners
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for Arts, and the Tasmanian Icon Program.
Leadership Partners
Partners
TECHNOLOGIES GROUP
Wine Partner
Supporting Partner
Media Supporter
Corporate Circle
Corporate Partnerships
Dr Di Hotel Grand Chancellor Launceston Millingtons Tas Ports
For information on Corporate Partnership opportunities, please contact Samuel Cairnduff on 03 6232 4420 or email cairnduffs@tso.com.au
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SO B
2020 SEASON AT A GLANCE
TSO Brass in St David’s Cathedral
Thursday 6 February St David’s Cathedral, Hobart
Saturday 22 February City Park, Launceston
Brahmsiana Symphony No 1/ Double Concerto
Brahmsiana Symphony No 2/ Piano Concerto No 1
Saturday 29 February Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Tuesday 3 March Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
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(Page 43)
(Page 4)
(Page 5)
Brahmsiana A German Requiem
The Lark Ascending
My Pet Dragon
Ancient Airs and Dances
RAS S
Saturday 14 March Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Friday 20 March Federation Concert Hall, Hobart Saturday 21 March Albert Hall, Launceston
Friday 27 March Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Friday 3 April Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
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(Page 12)
(Page 13)
The Little Gecko
Mini TSO
Trpceski plays Tchaikovsky Friday 3 July Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Last Night of the Proms
Saturday 6 June Saturday 13 June TSO Studio, Hobart
(Page 19)
(Page 44)
(Page 21)
(Page 23)
TSO Brass in St David’s Cathedral
Beethoven’s Triple
An Evening in Vienna
La traviata
Friday 23 October Albert Hall, Launceston Saturday 24 October Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Saturday 31 October Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
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(Page 31)
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(Page 35)
SO B
(Page 7)
Wednesday 3 June Thursday 4 June The Hedberg, Hobart
Thursday 8 October St. David’s Cathedral, Hobart
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RACT Symphony under the Stars
Friday 16 October Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Thursday 9 July Federation Concert Hall, Hobart Saturday 11 July Albert Hall, Launceston
2020 SEASON AT A GLANCE
Brahmsiana Piano Recital
Brahmsiana Symphony No 3/ No 4
Brahmsiana Chamber Concerts
Brahmsiana Australian Chamber Orchestra
(Page 8)
(Page 7)
(Page 8)
(Page 9)
Elgar Cello Concerto
Håkan Hardenberger in Concert
Friday 17 April Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Thursday 23 April Federation Concert Hall, Hobart Friday 24 April Princess Theatre, Launceston
Tchaikovsky’s Fourth
The Art of Mozart
(Page 15)
(Page 16)
(Page 17)
(Page 18)
Song of Norway
Beethoven’s Fifth
Juanita the Spanish Lobster
Earth Spirit Mass
(Page 27)
(Page 29)
Wednesday 4 March Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Saturday 22 August Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Friday 6 March Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Saturday 7 March, Sunday 8 March Monday 9 March Nolan Gallery, Mona, Hobart
Friday 15 May Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
10 September oven’s FifThursday h Federation Concert Hall, Hobart t e t h Friday 11 September Be Princess Theatre, Launceston Friday 28 August Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Tuesday 10 March Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Thursday 21 May Albert Hall, Launceston Saturday 23 May Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Saturday 19 September Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Since 1808
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French Connections
Serenade for Strings
Perianes plays Beethoven
Beethoven’s Emperor
(Page 36)
(Page 37)
(Page 39)
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Friday 6 November Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Thursday 12 November Burnie Town Hall Saturday 14 November Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Saturday 21 November Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
Saturday 28 November Federation Concert Hall, Hobart
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