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People have always found joy in listening to live music in inspiring places. Perhaps it inspires you to think differently about the world. Perhaps it balances out your day. Perhaps it transports you to a special place. Perhaps it gives you some special ‘me’ time. You both listen to and feel great music: its joy, despair, soaring statements and quiet mediations. And you’ll find all this in the exhilarating 2015 Season. Chief Conductor David Robertson and the musicians of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra warmly invite you to explore the opportunities within.
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Dear music lovers, WELCOME TO THE 2015 SEASON! Every new concert season represents many, many hours of work from many creative minds. Then as each season unfolds, concert by concert, the ninety or so musicians of your orchestra – the SSO – give heart and soul to performances that we hope will excite you and move you. We do all this because we love great music. But ultimately, we do this for you in our audience. And it’s you we have in mind as we make the programs you’ll find in this book, bringing together artists we admire and the music that excites us. Some of those artists and music will be old friends, making a welcome return to the stage of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. The wonderful Anne-Sophie Mutter has, like me, fallen head over heels in love with Australia and now makes her third visit to Sydney. Stuart Skelton, an astonishing voice on the world stage, will sing his first Tristan here. We’ve also sought out the rising stars, or those who’ve yet to be wooed to Australian shores. Chinese superstar Yuja Wang will play Brahms’s second piano concerto. Pianist Peter Serkin, a truly inspiring musician, will play Bartók with the orchestra and then a riveting recital program. Among the musical highlights will be Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde, its full-blooded drama enhanced by the visuals of S Katy Tucker. And I’m looking forward to sharing with you my fondness for the Schumann symphonies – four pivotal and inspiring creations of the orchestral repertoire. Of course, it wouldn’t be a concert season without Beethoven, and it’s Beethoven who, in the end, provides the words that sum up this season and our motivation as musicians. They come from the manuscript of his epic Missa Solemnis, on which he wrote: ‘From the heart…to the heart.’ And so we offer this season, from our hearts to yours.
David Robertson Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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Inside... 08-24 The 2015 Concerts February – December
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Tenix Discovery
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Mozart in the City
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International Pianists in Recital
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Special Events in 2015
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APT Master Series
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Emirates Metro Series
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Great Classics
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Thursday Afternoon Symphony
46 Choose your own! The Connoisseur’s & Signature Selections
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Mondays @ 7
48 Concert Calendar – 2015 at a glance
36 Kaleidoscope
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2015 Artists & Repertoire
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Tea & Symphony
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How to Subscribe
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Meet the Music
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SOME OF OUR HIGHLIGHT ARTISTS OF 2015
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10 Teddy Tahu Rhodes
10 James Morrison
11 Janine Jansen
16 Stuart Skelton
16 Gil Shaham DESIGN & PRODUCTION Sametz Blackstone Associates, Boston EDITORIAL Simon Crossley-Meates, Yvonne Frindle, Phillip Sametz, Roger Sametz
17 Yuja Wang
18 Simon Trpčeski
19 John Bell
PHOTOGRAPHY Main orchestra & patron photography: Keith Saunders Guest artist photography: Dario Acosta, Gina Bachauer, Jean-François Badias, Mats Baecker, Fadil Berisha, Giorgia Bertazzi, Marco Borggreve, Vanessa Briceno-Scherzer, Felix Broede c/- Deutsche Grammophon, Ken Butti, Jason Capobianco, Marcia Ciriello, Kathy Chapman, Albert Comper, Cal Crary, Louise Donges, Ian Douglas, Autumn de Wilde, Ben Ealovega, Andrew Eccles, Simon Fowler, Steven Godbee, Harald Hoffmann c/- Decca and Deutsche Grammophon, Pia Johnson, Tom Specht, Christian Steiner, Tina Tahir c/- Deutsche Grammophon, Michael Tammaro, Pierre Toussaint, Sara Wilson c/- Decca, Paul Wilcock, Tracy Wise, John Wright, PRINT Immij NSW
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23 Edo de Waart
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Fiona Campbell
Robert Schumann
David Robertson
MOZART AT THE OPERA
THE SCHUMANN SYMPHONIES
Mozart in the City Thu 5 Feb | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place
11–21 February
SCHUMANN 1 & 2 Tetzlaff & Mendelssohn
MOZART The Marriage of Figaro: Overture and ‘Deh vieni, non tardar’ Lucio Silla: Overture and ‘Pupille amate’ Idomeneo: Overture and ‘Il padre adorato’ La finta giardiniera: Overture and ‘Và pure, ad altri in braccio’ La clemenza di Tito: Overture and ‘Parto, parto’ Dene Olding violin-director Fiona Campbell mezzo-soprano It was in the world of opera that Mozart revealed his supreme talents for spectacle, humour, beauty and timeless melody. In this first concert of the season you’ll enjoy one of Australia’s most acclaimed singers, Fiona Campbell, in a program that rides the waves of emotion – from the bittersweet joy of love in anticipation to the despair of rejection and the tenderness of loyalty and devotion.
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In 2015 David Robertson brings us a Schumann experience, conducting all four symphonies in just under two weeks. Our Chief Conductor finds these symphonies fascinating – he adores their themes, their colours and their rich musical insights – and he wants to share them with Sydney music lovers.
APT Master Series Wed 11 Feb | 8pm Fri 13 Feb | 8pm Sat 14 Feb | 8pm
Schumann’s symphonies sit between Beethoven’s groundbreaking creations and the late Romantic symphonies of Bruckner and Mahler. Radical change is in the air, but Schumann finds that bridge between Classical control and Romantic poetry. Joining us for the fortnight is Christian Tetzlaff to play Mendelssohn’s irresistible violin concerto and Jörg Widmann’s latest, composed especially for him. Like Schumann’s symphonies, but in their own ways, these concertos push the boundaries of Classical form in finding new ways for the violin to sing. Experience Schumann’s unique world of musical feeling and the muscular agility and sublime expression of a fine symphony orchestra. A treat!
David Robertson conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin
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SCHUMANN Symphony No.2 SCHUMANN Symphony No.1 (Spring) MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
Schumann and Mendelssohn make for a program of pure Romantic lyricism, with joyful, energetic music you can’t help but love. Where Schumann sings his joy with spontaneity and a delight in the sound of the orchestra, Mendelssohn seems to dance for joy with nimbleness and a lightness of touch in his ever-popular violin concerto.
Christian Tetzlaff
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
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SCHUMANN 3 & 4 Tetzlaff & Widmann
ROBERTSON CONDUCTS LA MER Before and After Boulez
SCHUMANN 3 & 4
Mondays @ 7 Mon 16 Feb | 7pm SCHUMANN Symphony No.4 WIDMANN Violin Concerto
Meet the Music Wed 18 Feb | 6.30pm
Australian premiere
SCHUMANN Symphony No.3 (Rhenish) David Robertson conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin You’ll hear Schumann’s rich Romantic sound at its most compelling in his Third and Fourth symphonies. This is evocative and exhilarating music, with infectious melodies pulsing to the rhythm of nature. Between them, Christian Tetzlaff introduces Australian audiences to a violin concerto by his friend Jörg Widmann. It’s a great companion, with its breathtaking variety of expression and mood, and its feeling of Romantic heroism as the violin bravely sings and searches. “Christian Tetzlaff’s account of the violin concerto Jörg Widmann composed for him in 2007 is so astonishingly vivid and secure…Tetzlaff makes every second matter.” THE GUARDIAN, 2013 Schumann’s Third and Fourth symphonies can also be heard on 20 and 21 February.
LENTZ New work
Australian premiere
BOULEZ Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna DEBUSSY La Mer David Robertson conductor This concert forms part of the Sydney Opera House’s Composer Weekend, when the spotlight falls on French contemporary music icon Pierre Boulez. His Rituel in Memoriam for Bruno Maderna – a tribute to a fellow composer – is an extraordinary spectacle, with eight independent groups of musicians on stage united under one conductor. Debussy’s brilliant and mysterious evocation of the sea, La Mer, offers a musician’s response to the sea’s everdissolving views, murmurs and roars, teasing breezes and ceaseless motion. You’ll also be the first to hear the latest creation of SSO violinist Georges Lentz, a brilliantly original composer of our own place and time.
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Great Classics Sat 21 Feb | 2pm LENTZ New work
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SCHUMANN Symphony No.4* SCHUMANN Symphony No.3 (Rhenish)* David Robertson conductor One day Schumann journeyed up the Rhine, saw Cologne and was instantly enchanted. Above all, he was inspired by the city’s mighty, unfinished cathedral, a landmark as striking as our own Sydney Opera House – and the beloved Rhenish symphony was born. SSO violinist Georges Lentz is also an internationally celebrated composer. “His music…moves without being romantic or backward-looking…full of icy beauty and contemplative austerity” (Le Monde, Paris). Schumann was similarly forwardlooking, experimenting with the symphonic form he inherited from Haydn and Mozart and finding something fresh and wonderful in it, as you’ll discover in his sublime Third and Fourth symphonies.
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FEBRUARY / MARCH
Richard Gill oam
Miriam Gordon-Stewart
DISCOVER BEETHOVEN Symphony No.2
BEETHOVEN NINE AN EVENING Season Opening Gala WITH ELLA, LOUIS AND THE DUKE SPECIAL EVENT James Morrison’s Premier Partner Credit Suisse A–Z of Jazz Fri 27 Feb | 8pm
Tenix Discovery Tue 24 Feb | 6.30pm City Recital Hall Angel Place BEETHOVEN Symphony No.2 Richard Gill conductor SSO Sinfonia If you realised you were irretrievably losing your hearing, how would you respond? For a musician this would be especially devastating. Yet Beethoven, having found rock bottom, responded with this exuberant, joyous symphony. Richard Gill guides us through one of music’s great testaments to resilience and the power of the human spirit. Hear Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony later in the week, and his great Missa Solemnis in October.
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Sat 28 Feb | 8pm Sun 1 Mar | 2pm BRUCKNER Christus factus est – Motet, WAB 11 BERG Act III of Wozzeck BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9 (Choral) David Robertson conductor Miriam Gordon-Stewart soprano Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano Simon O’Neill tenor Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone Sydney Philharmonia Choirs The climax of Beethoven’s glorious Ninth Symphony is the “Ode to Joy” with its universal message of love and a hope that “all men shall be brothers”. That compassion for humanity is echoed in the pity inspired by Berg’s wrenching interpretation of a real-life event (which Beethoven would surely have known). And in Bruckner’s simple Christian conviction, soaring on the wings of unaccompanied voices. Strap yourself in for one of the most powerful musical experiences of the year.
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James Morrison
Kaleidoscope Fri 6 Mar | 8pm Sat 7 Mar | 8pm From Armstrong to Zawinul, James Morrison covers the full trajectory of jazz. Benjamin Northey conductor James Morrison jazz trumpet Hetty Kate vocalist That magician of the trumpet James Morrison joins the orchestra in a brilliant celebration of jazz in its many styles and colours. With the alluring and charismatic vocalist Hetty Kate, he’ll lead you on a joyous, sophisticated dance through the Dixieland of Louis Armstrong, the Swing of Ella Fitzgerald, the Big Band of Duke Ellington, the smouldering Cool of Miles Davis, the Latin colours of Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz, and the modern Fusion of Joe Zawinul. This concert will blast the roof off the Concert Hall!
Daniela Mack
Janine Jansen
David Robertson
SONG AND DANCE
JANINE JANSEN PLAYS BRAHMS Sibelius 5
THE PLANETS Robertson Conducts
Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 12 Mar | 1.30pm *Tea & Symphony Fri 13 Mar | 11am complimentary morning tea from 10am
Mondays @ 7 Mon 16 Mar | 7pm RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales* CANTELOUBE Songs of the Auvergne: Set 1 FALLA orch. Berio Seven Popular Spanish Songs* R STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier: Suite* Ward Stare conductor Daniela Mack mezzo-soprano Canteloube’s beautiful orchestrations of songs from the Auvergne region are full of rustic charm – with the calling song of the shepherdess, Baïlèro, and jaunty peasant dance tunes. Falla’s heart must have beat to the rhythm of the dance: in his own folk song collection he was drawn to the seductive waltz, tender lullaby and fiery gypsy flamenco. The dance continues with Ravel and Richard Strauss: hypnotic waltzes which evoke a velvety world of opulent ballrooms, with their intermingling of passion and intrigue.
APT Master Series Wed 18 Mar | 8pm Fri 20 Mar | 8pm Sat 21 Mar | 8pm BRAHMS Violin Concerto BUTTERLEY Never This Sun, This Watcher SIBELIUS Symphony No.5 Daniel Blendulf conductor Janine Jansen violin It’s always lovely to see husbandand-wife duos make beautiful music together. Think of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge, or more lately, our own David Robertson and Orli Shaham. Now we welcome back Dutch virtuoso Janine Jansen and, for the first time, her husband and conductor Daniel Blendulf. You’ll hear their musical partnership at work in Brahms’s poetic Violin Concerto. Then you’ll experience Sibelius’s Fifth Symphony, which moves with driving intensity to its blazing finale – with those defiant final bars that make it so unforgettable.
Tea & Symphony Fri 27 Mar | 11am complimentary morning tea from 10am
HOLST The Planets David Robertson conductor Ladies of the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Join Chief Conductor David Robertson as we soar through the solar system with wing-heeled Mercury, warlike Mars, jolly Jupiter, magical Uranus and the other masters of the astrological universe who inspired Holst to his best-loved work and his most famous tune of all (I Vow to Thee, My Country…).
“Janine Jansen played Dvorák’s Violin Concerto with something approaching an ideal of violin sound, for its richness and flowing warmth.” PETER MCCALLUM, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 2009
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Louis Lortie
SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS
LOUIS LORTIE IN RECITAL
Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 9 Apr | 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 10 Apr | 8pm Great Classics Sat 11 Apr | 2pm
International Pianists in Recital Mon 13 Apr | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place
MOZART Symphony No.31 (Paris) FRANCK Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra MOZART Rondo in D for piano and orchestra, K382 FRANCK Symphony in D minor Yan-Pascal Tortelier conductor Louis Lortie piano Mozart knew exactly how to appeal to Parisian taste and he had his French audience cheering at the premiere of his Symphony No.31. Just like his concert rondo for piano and orchestra, it’s exuberant, confident music that rejoices in its creator’s genius. Together with his grand Symphony in D minor, César Franck’s Symphonic Variations is his most often performed concert piece, full of memorable melodies, bright orchestral colours and an unmistakeably French spirit. Who better to perform this program with the SSO than the celebrated French conductor Yan-Pascal Tortelier and French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie. 12
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FAURÉ Préludes, Op.103 SCRIABIN 24 Preludes, Op.11 CHOPIN 24 Préludes, Op.28 Originally the prelude was a warm-up piece, a chance for keyboardists to check their tuning. But Bach and company had other ideas and by the time you get to Chopin, the prelude was an art form in its own right. Chopin travels the 24 major and minor keys, each prelude painting a picture – the “Raindrop” is the most famous. About half a century later, the young Scriabin took Chopin’s singing style as his model, composing his own set of 24. Louis Lortie brings them together, with Fauré’s intimate and dreamy preludes to warm us to the theme.
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LE GRAND TANGO WITH SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY Kaleidoscope Fri 17 Apr | 8pm Sat 18 Apr | 8pm PIAZZOLLA arr. Arturo Rodriguez Libertango Le Grand Tango SARASATE Navarra BIZET Carmen: Suite No.1 PIAZZOLLA The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires GINASTERA Concerto Variations Daniel Carter conductor Soloists from the SSO including: Catherine Hewgill cello Associate artists of Sydney Dance Company Inspired by the life of the gritty streets and bordellos of Buenos Aires, the tango’s wild and brutal passions are palpable in the music of Astor Piazzolla, and distilled to dangerous levels in the mingling of two bodies locked in dance. We welcome associate artists of Sydney Dance Company, who join the orchestra on stage to take us to the essence and the today of this most seductive of dances in a heady program of steamy Latin, or Latin-inspired, music. Join us, if you dare!
Major Wilfred Evans
SSO Brass Ensemble
Diana Doherty, SSO Sinfonia mentor
ANZAC DAY SALUTE Centenary Concert
BOLD AS BRASS
DISCOVER MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer
Meet the Music Wed 22 Apr | 6.30pm SPECIAL EVENT Fri 24 Apr | 8pm COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man LEDGER War Music Premiere MF WILLIAMS Letters from the Front
Australian premiere
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Richard Gill conductor Gondwana Chorale Singers from the NZ Youth Choir When, rising from the bed of death, o’erwhelmed with guilt and fear, I see my Maker face to face, O how shall I appear? So begins the hymn English composer Thomas Tallis set to music in the mid-1500s. In 1910, just before the “war to end all wars”, another English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams, wrote a Fantasia on Tallis’s hymn tune – a haunting, passionate, ecstatic work for strings. In this concert, it
Tea & Symphony Fri 1 May | 11am complimentary morning tea from 10am
Brilliant originals and transcriptions of classic favourites SSO Brass Ensemble There are few things as stirring as the sound of trumpets, horns and trombones, a sound heard the world over and down the centuries to herald grand occasions. This morning, that occasion is a beautiful concert by the musicians of the SSO Brass section in the Sydney Opera House. Join us and be blown away by their thrilling virtuosity.
Tenix Discovery Tue 5 May | 6.30pm City Recital Hall Angel Place MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer Richard Gill conductor Alexander Knight baritone SSO Sinfonia Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer find a young man in the depths of despair for an unattainable lover, while immersed in the beauty of nature surrounding him. And, like so many Romantics, he can find comfort only in death. Thank goodness Richard Gill and the SSO Sinfonia are there to show us how to cope! Hear Mahler’s Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn later in the week.
becomes a voiceless elegy for the soldiers who met their maker too soon. Young Australian and New Zealand voices combine in new creations by New Zealander Michael F Williams and by
Australian composer James Ledger (with words by Paul Kelly). Join us as we reflect and salute the ANZACs on the centenary of the Gallipoli landings with this moving musical tribute.
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Mark Wigglesworth
Peter Serkin
PURE MAGIC Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
ROMANTIC VISIONS Wagner, Bartók & Brahms
Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 7 May | 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 8 May | 8pm Great Classics Sat 9 May | 2pm
APT Master Series Wed 13 May | 8pm Fri 15 May | 8pm Sat 16 May | 8pm
MAHLER Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Youth’s Magic Horn) TCHAIKOVSKY Nutcracker: Act II (Kingdom of the Sweets) Mark Wigglesworth conductor Caitlin Hulcup mezzo-soprano Peter Coleman-Wright baritone Whether it’s sweethearts on the Rhine, or the Kingdom of Sweets, this concert conjures up the lost loves, magic and wonder of youth. Mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup and baritone Peter Coleman-Wright bring to life the Romantic folk poems that Mahler set to music with such sincerity and tenderness. Then you’ll be dancing in your seat to the magical tones of the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Waltz of the Flowers and the exotic treats (Chocolate, Tea, Coffee!) of Tchaikovsky’s wide-eyed Nutcracker ballet. Pure enchantment!
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WAGNER Siegfried Idyll BARTÓK Piano Concerto No.3 BRAHMS orch. Schoenberg Piano Quartet in G minor Matthias Pintscher conductor Peter Serkin piano Composer-conductor Matthias Pintscher returns to Sydney with a wonderfully enjoyable program, reflecting his European heritage. And we welcome pianist Peter Serkin to perform Bartók’s Third Piano Concerto, with its folk flavours, nostalgic heartfelt yearning for his Hungarian homeland and vivacious finale. The impulsive dancing rhythms return in Brahms’s G minor piano quartet – superbly translated by Schoenberg into a brilliantly coloured orchestral tour de force, utterly faithful to Brahms.
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PETER SERKIN IN RECITAL International Pianists in Recital Mon 18 May | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place WUORINEN after Josquin Ave Christe – recast for solo piano SWEELINCK Capriccio in A minor BULL Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la; A Gigge DOWLAND set by Byrd Pavana Lachrymae BYRD La Volta NIELSEN Theme with Variations SCHOENBERG Piano Suite, Op.25 BEETHOVEN Sonata in E, Op.109 This is no ordinary recital program, but Peter Serkin is no ordinary concert pianist. He’s a spirited individualist – ‘striking that magical balance between intellect and heart’. And, like his father Rudolf, revered as a musician’s musician. His commanding technique shines in programs that are stimulating for the mind and the ear. This recital begins in the Renaissance with music drawn (mostly) from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and re-imagined for the Steinway sound. Schoenberg echoes the old dance forms. With Nielsen, Serkin shares a beautiful personal discovery, and with Beethoven the power and originality of a great piano sonata.
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FATHERS AND SONS Mozart and Bach
MY COUNTRY, MY LIFE SUMMER NIGHTS
Mozart in the City Thu 28 May | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.3 CPE BACH Cello Concerto in A L MOZART Sinfonia in B flat WA MOZART Symphony No.30 Andrew Haveron violin-director Yelian He cello “He is the father. We are the children.” That was Mozart’s affectionate response to hearing Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach improvising at the keyboard. In this concert of fathers and sons, the more famous boys forged their own paths, finding a new simplicity of expression that set them apart from their fathers. Nowadays, Johann Sebastian is the best-known Bach, and we enjoy the familiar brilliance of his Brandenburg Concerto No.3 alongside an energetic cello concerto by Emanuel Bach. From the Mozart family – enjoy a neatly classical symphony by father Leopold and an exuberant and ambitious one by Wolfgang Amadeus. Hear Australian Cello Award laureate Yelian He in his prize concert with the SSO.
Katarina Karnéus
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Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 11 Jun | 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 12 Jun | 8pm
SMETANA The High Castle from Má Vlast MACKEY Beautiful Passing – Violin Concerto SMETANA The Moldau from Má Vlast DVOŘÁK Symphony No.7
HAYDN Symphony No.31 (Horn Signal) BERLIOZ Les Nuits d’été (Summer Nights) SCHUBERT Symphony No.4 (Tragic)
David Robertson conductor Anthony Marwood violin Music can take us on all sorts of journeys. Má Vlast is a musical journey through the landscapes and legends of Smetana’s Bohemian homeland. It frames Steven Mackey’s Beautiful Passing, written in response to the death of the composer’s mother. Mackey says this music “has to do with the violin gaining control of its own destiny, competing with, commanding and ultimately letting go of the orchestra. Her last words to me were: Please tell everyone I had a beautiful passing.” The stirring, dark moods and majestic finale of Dvorák’s Seventh complement the program beautifully, and the spirit of Brahms is never far away in this powerful and profound symphony.
David Robertson conductor Katarina Karnéus mezzo-soprano When love flies out the window, so do the dreams and fancies of youth. Berlioz’s deliciously melancholic song cycle Summer Nights explores such lost and unattainable love. Framing the nostalgic intimacy of Les Nuits d’été is Haydn’s spectacular Horn Signal Symphony, overflowing with youthful confidence, and after interval another youthful symphony, Schubert’s Fourth. Like Haydn’s, it takes its nickname from its introduction, which is gloomy and dramatic. But the nod to tragedy soon gives way to the drive and vigour of a 19-year-old composer with a lot to say and the genius to say it. Perhaps the message is that music soothes the broken heart – and you’ll get over it!
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Christine Brewer
Gil Shaham
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY’S MANFRED
SPECIAL EVENT Premier Partner Credit Suisse Sat 20 Jun 6pm Mon 22 Jun 6pm WAGNER Tristan und Isolde Sung in German with English surtitles. Performed with two intervals, including an hour-long dinner break. David Robertson conductor Christine Brewer soprano (Isolde) Stuart Skelton tenor (Tristan) Katarina Karnéus mezzo-soprano (Brangäne)
Derek Welton bass-baritone (Kurwenal)
Stephen Milling bass (King Marke) Sydney Philharmonia Choirs S Katy Tucker visual enhancement
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Chief Conductor David Robertson continues his series of operas in the concert hall with Wagner’s monumental Tristan und Isolde. Up there with Romeo and Juliet, this is one of the world’s great tragic love stories – sublimated passion unleashed, trust and betrayal, and a love potion masquerading as poison. From the suspended tension of the first chords to the lovers’ frenzied duet and Isolde’s cataclysmic Liebestod (Love-Death), this is what opera on a grand scale is all about. We’re thrilled to bring Stuart Skelton home to sing his first Tristan, with Christine Brewer as Isolde at the head of a top-flight cast. And S Katy Tucker, who brought the sea into the concert hall for The Flying Dutchman in 2012, returns to provide a visual interpretation of this powerful drama.
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Emirates Metro Series Fri 26 Jun | 8pm Great Classics Sat 27 Jun | 2pm Mondays @ 7 Mon 29 Jun | 7pm TOVEY Urban Runway BARBER Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Manfred Symphony Bramwell Tovey conductor Gil Shaham violin We welcome back Gil Shaham, one of the world’s most acclaimed violinists, to perform Samuel Barber’s kaleidoscopic Violin Concerto. Written after his famous Adagio for Strings, the Violin Concerto swings from sweet serenity to fiendish virtuosity. Then Tchaikovsky tells the tale of Manfred, Lord Byron’s anguished, Alp-roaming Romantic hero, in rich and vivid music – including his meeting with the alpine fairy and a subterranean orgy. Conductor Bramwell Tovey leads us on an evocative walk down a big city street with his own sassy starter Urban Runway.
Adele Anthony
Yuja Wang
BACH CONCERTOS Gil Shaham & Adele Anthony
YUJA WANG IN RECITAL
YUJA WANG PLAYS BRAHMS
International Pianists in Recital Mon 13 Jul | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place
APT Master Series Wed 15 Jul | 8pm Fri 17 Jul | 8pm Sat 18 Jul | 8pm
*Tea & Symphony Fri 3 Jul | 11am complimentary morning tea from 10am
SPECIAL EVENT Premier Partner Credit Suisse Sat 4 Jul | 8pm JS BACH Brandenburg Concerto No.6, BWV 1051 Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041* Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042* Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043* Gil Shaham violin-director Adele Anthony violin The glorious melodies and awesome inventiveness of Bach will be on display when husband-and-wife violinists Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony perform together. Both have been acclaimed for their flawless technique and intelligent interpretations, and their partnership allows them to an bring intimate expression to their musicmaking. Their Bach has humour, energy, and a marvellous tenderness. Bach x Shaham x Anthony = Genius³
MOMPOU Impresiones intimas: Secreto GRANADOS Goyescas: El fandango de candil MOMPOU Cancion y danza No.6 ALBÉNIZ Iberia: Málaga SCRIABIN Impromptu à la Mazur, Op.2 No.3 Etude in C sharp minor, Op.42 No.5 2 Etudes, Op.8 Nos. 11 and 12 Piano Sonata No.9, Black Mass SCHUBERT Sonata in B flat, D960
WIDMANN Con brio, on motifs by Beethoven Australian premiere BRAHMS Piano Concerto No.2 DVOŘÁK Symphony No.8 Lionel Bringuier conductor Yuja Wang piano Chinese piano sensation Yuja Wang was coy when Limelight Magazine asked if she had any plans to visit Australia. Now we can reveal that she’s coming to play for you here in Sydney! And she’ll take on the titanic Second Piano Concerto of Brahms – a vast, majestic and powerful work that reveals moments of exquisite tranquil intimacy. Dvorák’s Eighth Symphony begins by conjuring a serene vista of the composer’s beloved Bohemia and journeys to a joyous, dancing finale.
Yuja Wang is set to make a striking first impression in Sydney with a recital that sets the fiery passion of Spain and the hyper-Romantic virtuosity of Scriabin against the emotional depth and maturity of one of Schubert’s last piano sonatas. She’s made the mainstream news for daring fashion choices, but in musical circles she’s admired for her fearless technique, her insightful and reflective approach “A practically superhuman to music, and her charisma on the keyboard technique with artistic concert platform. And in 2015 eloquence that is second to none.” Sydneysiders will be able to experience the full extent of her SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE remarkable pianism.
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Simon Trpčeski
Isabelle Faust
James Gaffigan
RUSSIAN ROMANTICS MOZART AND THE VIOLIN Meet the Music
DANCING WITH THE DEVIL
Wed 22 Jul | 6.30pm Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 23 Jul | 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 24 Jul | 8pm
APT Master Series Wed 12 Aug | 8pm Fri 14 Aug | 8pm Sat 15 Aug | 8pm
SCHULTZ Sound Lur and Serpent – Fanfare Australian premiere TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No.1 RACHMANINOFF Symphony No.1 Vasily Petrenko conductor Simon Trpčeski piano This concert showcases the lushness and emotional opulence of Romantic Russians Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. Australian composer Andrew Schultz sets the scene with his brass and percussion fanfare, inspired by two ancient instruments. Then it’s the flair and fireworks of Tchaikovsky’s best-known piano concerto – borrowed time and again for radio, TV and the movies – and even the Sochi Winter Olympics finale! Contrast this opulence with Rachmaninoff’s anguished and stormy First Symphony. Powerfully charged, highly dramatic music.
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Mozart in the City Thu 6 Aug | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place MOZART Rondo in B flat, K269 DVOŘÁK Czech Suite MOZART Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K218
VERDI Macbeth: Ballet Music RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.5
Isabelle Faust violin-director German virtuoso Isabelle Faust was last with us in 2012 as soloist in Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. Now she makes a welcome return as violinist and director. She’s chosen a Rondo for violin and orchestra by Mozart and one of his elegant and lively violin concertos: the brilliant Concerto No.4 with its capricious shifts between music that’s serious and folk-like. These are matched to the rustic charm and rhythmic energy of Dvorák’s suite of popular Czech dances.
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James Gaffigan conductor Kirill Gerstein piano Kirill Gerstein returns to Sydney to perform Rachmaninoff’s showstopping Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, with its lively, dancing rhythms, dark humour and the most memorable of melodies. He’ll need the same fiendish technique as that supernaturally gifted violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini. Shostakovich had other devils to deal with in Soviet Russia. His Fifth Symphony is one of his most popular – it had to be in order to save his life! Haunting, nervous, this is the voice of profound suffering, yet with the ironic “heroic classicism” demanded by his political masters. This is music that dances with the devil – and in doing so, celebrates life, its pleasures and its triumphs over struggles.
Kirill Gerstein
John Bell ao
Léone Ziegler, SSO Sinfonia mentor
KIRILL GERSTEIN IN RECITAL
ROMEO & JULIET WITH BELL SHAKESPEARE
DISCOVER RAVEL Mother Goose Suite
International Pianists in Recital Mon 17 Aug | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place BARTÓK 3 Pieces from Mikrokosmos BACH Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) LISZT Transcendental Etudes Three great composer-keyboardists, one virtuoso and a thrilling recital program that brings the “practice room” onto the concert platform. Bartók’s Mikrokosmos collection might begin with pieces that any beginner can play but it also contains showpieces for the most advanced of pianists. Bach, too, had students in mind when he wrote his masterly three-part inventions. Liszt’s Etudes are literally transcendent in the demands they place on the pianist. They’re called “studies” but they’re really an outrageous dare from Liszt to virtuosos everywhere, and it’s no mean feat to offer the whole dozen in a single evening.
SPECIAL EVENT Premier Partner Credit Suisse Thu 20 Aug | 8pm Tea & Symphony Fri 21 Aug | 11am complimentary morning tea from 10am
Great Classics Sat 22 Aug | 2pm Mondays @ 7 Mon 24 Aug | 7pm PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet: Scenes from the ballet music with excerpts from Shakespeare’s play Simone Young conductor John Bell director Actors from Bell Shakespeare Two Australian legends command the stage when conductor Simone Young and director John Bell weave together scenes from Prokofiev’s thrilling ballet score and Shakespeare’s immortal play, Romeo and Juliet. This tale, told in so many ways over the centuries, now finds an exciting new marriage of words and music. A truly unforgettable, romantic experience awaits.
Tenix Discovery Tue 25 Aug | 6.30pm City Recital Hall Angel Place RAVEL Mother Goose – Suite Richard Gill conductor SSO Sinfonia Richard Gill is your storytellerguide in the enchanting fairytale world of Ravel’s Mother Goose suite. Dressed up in sophisticated orchestral colours, this music paints sensuous scenes of enchanted forests, fairy gardens and familiar characters – Tom Thumb, Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast. Ravel’s delicate musical hues and his exotic, unexpected sounds make for truly captivating music. Hear Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole in September.
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Time for Three
Charles Dutoit
Daniel Müller-Schott
TIME FOR THREE
FRENCH IMPRESSIONS
ROMAN TRILOGY
Kaleidoscope Fri 28 Aug | 8pm Sat 29 Aug | 8pm COPLAND Billy the Kid: Suite HIGDON Concerto 4–3 BATES White Lies for Lomax with popular arrangements by Tf3 Jessica Cottis conductor Time for Three (Tf3) string trio Zach De Pre, Nick Kendall and Ramaan Meyer are three American guys who met at music college and found a love of fiddling in everything from country and western, bluegrass, jazz, rap and alt rock. Since then, Tf3 have taken the world by storm, performing with orchestras right across America, festivals in Europe and, most recently, concerts in Asia. They’re wildly successful with audiences of all ages – and are also known for their inspirational YouTube anti-bullying hit Stronger.
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Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 3 Sep | 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 4 Sep | 8pm RAVEL Rapsodie espagnole DEBUSSY Nocturnes BERLIOZ Te Deum Charles Dutoit conductor Joseph Kaiser tenor Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Sydney Children’s Choir Light, colour, scenery – a celebration of music’s ability to evoke them and take us away. Ravel’s sultry music easily brings to mind the colourful fiestas and hot, languid nights of Spain. Debussy sought to express the special effects of light – the soft hues of the sky as clouds move across, the flashes and spectacle of a festival, and the moon’s silvered beams on waves as sirens laugh and sing. Berlioz’s magnificent Te Deum seeks a more eternal light – this is music for celebration, full of might and majesty. Charles Dutoit – acclaimed for his performances of French music – returns to Sydney, bringing his exceptional insight and personal affinity to this brilliant program.
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APT Master Series Wed 9 Sep | 8pm Fri 11 Sep | 8pm Sat 12 Sep | 8pm BERLIOZ Roman Carnival – Overture SCHUMANN Cello Concerto RESPIGHI Roman Festivals Fountains of Rome Pines of Rome Charles Dutoit conductor Daniel Müller-Schott cello Berlioz sets the tone and the place with his Roman Carnival, and there’s more colour and indulgence to come. But first, an exquisite moment of intimacy and beauty. What we’ll hear in Schumann’s Cello Concerto is a gorgeously lyrical and personal creation, lovingly interpreted by the acclaimed German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott. Respighi’s Roman trilogy is so vivid you can practically run your fingers through the water in the fountains and smell the fragrant air of the Eternal City. It’s not often you get to hear all three in one concert, and we can promise you a powerful and thrilling experience in the hands of Charles Dutoit.
Anne-Sophie Mutter
David Robertson
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER PLAYS DVOŘÁK
SIBELIUS 2 Robertson Conducts
SPECIAL EVENT Premier Partner Credit Suisse Wed 23 Sep | 8pm Fri 25 Sep | 8pm Sat 26 Sep | 8pm DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto DVOŘÁK Romance for violin BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3 (Eroica) Jakub Hrůša conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Now she’s found us, it seems “the queen of the violin” cannot get enough of Australia – and the feeling is mutual. Anne SophieMutter’s recent performances with the SSO have been rewarded with thunderous standing ovations, and sparkle brightly in the memories of those lucky enough to experience them. On this third visit, she brings her peerless musical insight to Dvorák’s expressive Violin Concerto and his song-like Romance for violin and orchestra. And how fitting that an evening of true greatness and heroic performance will end with Beethoven’s Eroica. Sure to sell out fast! “There are times when Mutter sounds so luscious and overthe-top that you feel guilty liking her so much, but the love that she radiates has its roots firmly in the musical phrase, and in her joy in the work.” CLASSICSTODAY.COM
Jakub Hruša is no stranger to Sydney audiences and Gramophone says he’s “on the verge of greatness” – someone to watch. He brings his Czech insight to Dvorák and boundless energy to Beethoven.
Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 8 Oct | 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 9 Oct | 8pm Great Classics Sat 10 Oct | 2pm SCULTHORPE Memento mori WALTON Violin Concerto SIBELIUS Symphony No.2 David Robertson conductor Andrew Haveron violin For Walton, Sibelius was in the top five – “what a composer!” And they come together in this concert with David Robertson. Both men began work on these pieces while in Italy. Did something of the beautiful Italian scenery and atmosphere make its way into their music? Walton’s Violin Concerto reflects his love of the dazzling sunshine, the scents and colours of Italy, with its singing lyrical lines and moods that shift easily between relaxed dreaminess and poised elegance. Sibelius’s Second Symphony evokes landscapes – no doubt more Nordic than Mediterranean (but he was in the wintry Italian Alps, after all) – and overflows with fervour, splendour and grandeur. Truly inspirational. 21
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Susanna Philips
Andrew Haveron
Audra McDonald
BEETHOVEN’S MISSA SOLEMNIS
MOZART AND THE BRITS
AUDRA MCDONALD SINGS BROADWAY
APT Master Series Wed 14 Oct | 8pm Fri 16 Oct | 8pm Sat 17 Oct | 8pm
Mozart in the City Thu 5 Nov | 7pm City Recital Hall Angel Place
Kaleidoscope Fri 6 Nov | 8pm Sat 7 Nov | 8pm
MOZART Adagio and Fugue BRITTEN Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge ARNOLD Concerto for two violins
An evening of Broadway classics and current hits
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis David Robertson conductor Susanna Philips soprano Olesya Petrova mezzo-soprano Stuart Skelton tenor Shenyang bass Sydney Philharmonia Choirs Chief Conductor David Robertson, the massed voices of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and an impressive line-up of soloists perform one of Beethoven’s supreme creations – his Missa Solemnis, or “solemn mass”. Beethoven wrote on the finished manuscript: “From the heart – may it return to the heart.” Dramatic, involving and as life-affirming as his “Ode to Joy”, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis will inspire anyone who hears it.
Andrew Haveron violin-director with soloists from the SSO In this concert we have two supreme masters taking inspiration from a teacher or idol. Mozart’s Adagio and Fugue reveals the old-fashioned influence of his beloved JS Bach. Leap forward to the 20th century and there’s Benjamin Britten paying homage to his teacher Frank Bridge. Finishing with a double violin concerto by another Brit, Malcolm Arnold, this concert is a virtuosic powerhouse for the strings of the SSO.
Andy Einhorn conductor Audra McDonald vocalist Having just won her sixth Tony Award and two Grammys, the legendary Audra McDonald comes to dazzle Sydney with favourite Broadway show tunes. Classically trained at the Juilliard School, she has acted on stage and in film and television, danced, and sung opera and Broadway with top orchestras across the United States, from New York to LA. With charm and power to burn, Audra McDonald is definitely a 2015 highlight. Book early! “One of Ms McDonald’s greatest gifts is to find the story inside the song and deliver it with immediacy and clarity... a defining voice of our time.” STEPHEN HOLDEN, THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Vadym Kholodenko
Edo de Waart
DISCOVER RICHARD STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
THUS SPAKE ZARATHUSTRA Edo de Waart Returns
Tenix Discovery Tue 10 Nov | 6.30pm City Recital Hall Angel Place
Meet the Music Wed 11 Nov | 6.30pm Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 12 Nov | 1.30pm *Tea & Symphony Fri 13 Nov | 11am complimentary morning tea from 10am
R STRAUSS Death and Transfiguration Richard Gill conductor SSO Sinfonia Death and Transfiguration traces the journey of a human soul through the darkness of suffering to the sunny fields of fulfilment and enlightenment. Richard Gill leads us on a profound journey of the imagination – enormously dramatic, powerfully emotive and daubed with vivid orchestral colour. Inspirational! Hear Richard Strauss’s tone poem Thus Spake Zarathustra later in November.
Mondays @ 7 Mon 16 Nov | 7pm DUKAS La Péri: Fanfare SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.2* HOLLEY Oboe Concerto Premiere MUSSORGSKY orch. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition* Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor Vadym Kholodenko piano Shefali Pryor oboe Saint-Saëns’ most popular piano concerto requires a true magician of the keyboard, and we have just that in the brilliant young Ukrainian virtuoso Vadym Kholodenko. Alan Holley’s Oboe Concerto will be a showpiece for our own Shefali Pryor. Then promenade through a gallery of musical vignettes with Pictures at an Exhibition. Thrilling, funny, mysterious, grand – each “picture” comes to life in Ravel’s vivid and colourful orchestration of Mussorgsky’s music.
APT Master Series Wed 25 Nov | 8pm Fri 27 Nov | 8pm Sat 28 Nov | 8pm WAGNER Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I JONGEN Symphonie concertante for organ and orchestra R STRAUSS Thus Spake Zarathustra WAGNER Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III Edo de Waart conductor Olivier Latry organ When you think of Edo de Waart’s enduring association with the SSO, it’s his legendary performances of Wagner and Richard Strauss that come to mind. And he returns with a thrilling program of Thus Spake Zarathustra, with its famous “Sunrise” opening, and the visionary and powerful preludes from Wagner’s opera Lohengrin. Jongen’s monumental Symphonie concertante was conceived for the biggest pipe organ of its day – now hear it played on the mighty organ of our home, the Sydney Opera House.
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Olivier Latry
Ronald Brautigam
THE GRAND ORGAN EDO CONDUCTS Olivier Latry in Recital MOZART & ELGAR Tea & Symphony Fri 27 Nov | 11am complimentary morning tea from 10am
COUPERIN Offertory from the Mass for Parishes RAISON Christe – Passacaglia from the Mass on the Second Tone JS BACH Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 MOBBERLEY Critical Mass DURUFLÉ Suite for organ, Op.5 with improvisations by Olivier Latry
Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu 3 Dec | 1.30pm Emirates Metro Series Fri 4 Dec | 8pm Great Classics Sat 5 Dec | 2pm EDWARDS White Ghost Dancing MOZART Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K491 ELGAR Symphony No.1 Edo de Waart conductor Ronald Brautigam piano
Olivier Latry organ Olivier Latry, organist at the Notre Dame Cathedral, performs a richly diverse program of sacred and profane pieces. He begins in the Baroque era with liturgical works by Couperin ‘the Great’, André Raison and JS Bach, three master organists and improvisers. Duruflé’s mesmerising and mysterious Suite for Organ and Jim Mobberley’s short and lively Critical Mass bring us into the secular world – just as impressive. Olivier Latry will conclude in the great tradition of his craft, with his own improvisations.
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Ross Edwards was inspired by the idea that, upon seeing white men for the first time, the Aborigines thought they were observing the ghosts of their ancestors. The result is the ritualistic rhythms and soul-healing chants of White Ghost Dancing. Elgar’s First Symphony radiates nobility: at times quiet, lyrical and spiritual, then swelling into music of stirring majesty and grandeur. Dutch virtuoso Ronald Brautigam is a master of the passion and drama exemplified by Mozart’s sublime Piano Concerto No.24.
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The power of great music. The spirit of world-class performance.
APT MASTER SERIES WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY AT 8PM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
Our flagship series features the biggest musical stars performing music from the very heart and soul of the repertoire. You’ll find familiar treasures and some very pleasant musical discoveries in this prestigious Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening series.
Chief Conductor David Robertson begins with a celebration of Schumann’s symphonies, joined by the phenomenal Christian Tetzlaff playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Later in the year, he presents a monumental choral masterpiece – Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. Make sure you’re there to experience Chinese superstar pianist Yuja Wang when she plays Brahms’s mighty Second Piano Concerto.
Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
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Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multi-pack Discounts, page 59.
YOUR 2015 season
Choose your package of six or nine pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
Yuja Wang never disappoints… She makes the thorniest of passages seem tragically easy… It was plainly stated, and it was gorgeous. NEW YORK CLASSICAL REVIEW
9-CONCERT PACKAGE* Schumann 1 & 2: Tetzlaff & Mendelssohn [ p.8 ] Schumann, Mendelssohn Wed 11, Fri 13, Sat 14 February | 8pm Janine Jansen plays Brahms: Sibelius 5 [ p.11 ] Brahms, Butterley, Sibelius Wed 18, Fri 20, Sat 21 March | 8pm Romantic Visions: Wagner, Bartók & Brahms [ p.14 ] Wagner, Bartók, Brahms Wed 13, Fri 15, Sat 16 May | 8pm
6-CONCERT PACKAGE* Schumann 1 & 2: Tetzlaff & Mendelssohn [ p.8 ] Schumann, Mendelssohn Wed 11, Fri 13, Sat 14 February | 8pm Janine Jansen plays Brahms: Sibelius 5 [ p.11 ] Brahms, Butterley, Sibelius Wed 18, Fri 20, Sat 21 March | 8pm Yuja Wang plays Brahms: Dvořák 8 [ p.17 ] Widmann, Brahms, Dvořák Wed 15, Fri 17, Sat 18 July | 8pm Dancing with the Devil: Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich [ p.18 ] Verdi, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich Wed 12, Fri 14, Sat 15 August | 8pm Roman Trilogy: Schumann’s Cello Concerto [ p.20 ] Berlioz, Schumann, Respighi Wed 9, Fri 11, Sat 12 September | 8pm Thus Spake Zarathustra: Edo de Waart Returns [ p.23 ] Wagner, Jongen, Strauss Wed 25, Fri 27, Sat 28 November | 8pm 6 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $636 $570 A $552 $498 B $462 $414 C $348 $312 Youth — $210
My Country, My Life: Dvořák 7 Smetana, Mackey, Dvořák Wed 3, Fri 5, Sat 6 June | 8pm
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Yuja Wang plays Brahms: Dvořák 8 [ p.17 ] Widmann, Brahms, Dvořák Wed 15, Fri 17, Sat 18 July | 8pm Dancing with the Devil: Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich [ p.18 ] Verdi, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich Wed 12, Fri 14, Sat 15 August | 8pm Roman Trilogy: Schumann’s Cello Concerto [ p.20 ] Berlioz, Schumann, Respighi Wed 9, Fri 11, Sat 12 September | 8pm Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis [ p.22 ] Beethoven Wed 14, Fri 16, Sat 17 October | 8pm Thus Spake Zarathustra: Edo de Waart Returns [ p.23 ] Wagner, Jongen, Strauss Wed 25, Fri 27, Sat 28 November | 8pm 9 Concerts Seating Premium A B C Youth
Full Concession $900 $810 $783 $702 $675 $612 $468 $423 — $315
*This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
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Eight new reasons that make Friday the best night of the week.
EMIRATES METRO SERIES FRIDAY AT 8PM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
You look forward to Fridays with either a sense of relief or excitement. Take one of these packages and you’ll have some extra special reasons to anticipate the best night of the week. Series highlights include music from Tchaikovsky’s magical Nutcracker and heart-melting First Piano Concerto, and the unique elation that comes with a live performance of Sibelius’s Second Symphony. Relax and unwind with dinner and drinks at the buzzing bars and restaurants around the Sydney Opera House – some of which extend an exclusive discount to SSO subscribers.
Choose your package of five or eight pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
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Gil Shaham played…a deeply felt and intensely communicated Brahms concerto. FRED BLANKS NORTH SHORE TIMES, 2001
8-CONCERT PACKAGE* Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck [ p.12 ] Mozart, Franck Fri 10 April | 8pm Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker [ p.14 ] Mahler, Tchaikovsky Fri 8 May | 8pm Summer Nights: Robertson conducts Haydn, Berlioz & Schubert [ p.15 ] Haydn, Berlioz, Schubert Fri 12 June | 8pm
Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multipack Discounts, page 59.
5-CONCERT PACKAGE*
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred: Gil Shaham plays Barber [ p.16 ] Tovey, Barber, Tchaikovsky Fri 26 June | 8pm
Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck [ p.12 ] Mozart, Franck Fri 10 April | 8pm
Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff [ p.18 ] Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Fri 24 July | 8pm
Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker [ p.14 ] Mahler, Tchaikovsky Fri 8 May | 8pm
French Impressions: Ravel, Debussy & Berlioz [ p.20 ] Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz Fri 4 September | 8pm
Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff [ p.18 ] Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Fri 24 July | 8pm
Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts [ p.21 ] Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius Fri 9 October | 8pm
French Impressions: Ravel, Debussy & Berlioz [ p.20 ] Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz Fri 4 September | 8pm Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts [ p.21 ] Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius Fri 9 October | 8pm 5 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $530 $475 A $460 $415 B $385 $345 C $290 $260 Youth — $175
Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar [ p.24 ] Edwards, Mozart, Elgar Fri 4 December | 8pm 8 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $800 $720 A $696 $624 B $592 $536 C $416 $376 Youth — $280 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
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Enjoy the crème de la crème of the world’s musicians with your SSO
GREAT CLASSICS SATURDAY AT 2PM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
Saturday afternoon is your time to relax and relish the finer things in life. This year’s season begins with Chief Conductor David Robertson conducting Schumann, then the sweets and fantasy of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, and what will be a brilliant collaboration with Simone Young and Bell Shakespeare in Prokofiev’s thrilling Romeo and Juliet. We also welcome back former chief conductor Edo de Waart in a wonderful program of Mozart and Elgar at the end of the year.
Start the day with brunch at one of the vibrant restaurants, bars or cafes in the Sydney Opera House area, then enjoy the crème de la crème of the world’s musicians with your SSO.
Choose your package of four or seven pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
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...the Sydney Symphony under David Robertson coloured the music with subtle understatement, apt emphasis, focused tone and glowing balance. PETER MCCALLUM SYDNEY MORNING HERALD, 2014
7-CONCERT PACKAGE* Schumann 3 & 4: Robertson Conducts [ p.9 ] Lentz, Schumann Sat 21 February | 2pm Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck [ p.12 ] Mozart, Franck Sat 11 April | 2pm Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker [ p.14 ] Mahler, Tchaikovsky Sat 9 May | 2pm
4-CONCERT PACKAGE* Schumann 3 & 4: Robertson Conducts [ p.9 ] Lentz, Schumann Sat 21 February | 2pm Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker [ p.14 ] Mahler, Tchaikovsky Sat 9 May | 2pm John Bell ao
Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare [ p.19 ] Prokofiev Sat 22 August | 2pm Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar [ p.24 ] Edwards, Mozart, Elgar Sat 5 December | 2pm
Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
4 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $368 $332 A $324 $292 B $264 $236 C $208 $188 Youth — $140
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred: Gil Shaham plays Barber [ p.16 ] Tovey, Barber, Tchaikovsky Sat 27 June | 2pm Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare [ p.19 ] Prokofiev Sat 22 August | 2pm Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts [ p.21 ] Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius Sat 10 October | 2pm Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar [ p.24 ] Edwards, Mozart, Elgar Sat 5 December | 2pm 7 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $602 $539 A $532 $476 B $420 $378 C $343 $308 Youth — $245 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multi-pack Discounts, page 59. 31
The best of our evening programs in nine mid-week matinees
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SYMPHONY THURSDAY AT 1.30PM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
Why not make a day of it in the spectacular surrounds of the Sydney Opera House? Lunch by the shimmering harbour, a matinee performance by your SSO – and home before the rush! This year we look forward to seeing old friends like Charles Dutoit conducting a sumptuous all-French program and former chief conductor Edo de Waart conducting Mozart and Elgar. David Robertson conducts two of the programs – Sibelius’s blazing Second Symphony with Walton’s Violin Concerto played by our concertmaster Andrew Haveron, and Berlioz’s beautiful song cycle Les Nuits d’été with Schubert’s “Tragic” Fourth Symphony.
Choose your package of four, five or nine pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
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Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
YOUR 2015 season
Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multi-pack Discounts, page 59.
9-CONCERT PACKAGE* Song and Dance: Canteloube & Ravel [ p.11 ] Ravel, Canteloube, Falla, R Strauss Thu 12 March | 1.30pm Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck [ p.12 ] Mozart, Franck Thu 9 April | 1.30pm Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker [ p.14 ] Mahler, Tchaikovsky Thu 7 May | 1.30pm
4-CONCERT PACKAGE*
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Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck [ p.12 ] Mozart, Franck Thu 9 April | 1.30pm
Song and Dance: Canteloube & Ravel [ p.11 ] Ravel, Canteloube, Falla, R Strauss Thu 12 March | 1.30pm
Summer Nights: Robertson conducts [ p.15 ] Haydn, Berlioz, Schubert Thu 11 June | 1.30pm
Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker [ p.14 ] Mahler, Tchaikovsky Thu 7 May | 1.30pm
French Impressions: Ravel, Debussy & Berlioz [ p.20 ] Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz Thu 3 September | 1.30pm
Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff [ p.18 ] Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Thu 23 July | 1.30pm
Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar [ p.24 ] Edwards, Mozart, Elgar Thu 3 December | 1.30pm
Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts [ p.21 ] Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius Thu 8 October | 1.30pm
4 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $364 $328 A $304 $272 B $264 $236 C $212 $192 Youth — $140
Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky [ p.23 ] Dukas, Saint-Saëns, Holley, Mussorgsky/Ravel Thu 12 November | 1.30pm 5 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $440 $395 A $370 $335 B $320 $290 C $250 $225 Youth — $175
Summer Nights: Robertson conducts [ p.15 ] Haydn, Berlioz, Schubert Thu 11 June | 1.30pm Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff [ p.18 ] Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Thu 23 July | 1.30pm French Impressions: Ravel, Debussy & Berlioz [ p.20 ] Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz Thu 3 September | 1.30pm Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts [ p.21 ] Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius Thu 8 October | 1.30pm Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky [ p.23 ] Dukas, Saint-Saëns, Holley, Mussorgsky/Ravel Thu 12 November | 1.30pm Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar [ p.24 ] Edwards, Mozart, Elgar Thu 3 December | 1.30pm 9 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $747 $675 A $621 $558 B $558 $504 C $423 $378 Youth — $315 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
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Start your week on a high note!
MONDAYS @7 MONDAY AT 7PM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL Here’s something even more stimulating than Q&A on Monday nights! With its convenient 7pm start, the Mondays @ 7 series is late enough to get a quick dinner after work yet finishes early enough for a “school night”. And the music will inspire you all week long! 2015 opens with Chief Conductor David Robertson collaborating with good friend and violin sensation Christian Tetzlaff. Gil Shaham returns to the SSO to play Barber’s exciting Violin Concerto and we celebrate a birthday milestone with Bell Shakespeare in an exciting collaboration based around Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.
Choose your package of five pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46. Christian Tetzlaff
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There are few violinists to match him at the moment. THE GUARDIAN, 2013
5-CONCERT PACKAGE* Schumann 3 & 4: Tetzlaff & Widmann [ p.9 ] Schumann, Widmann Mon 16 February | 7pm Song and Dance: Canteloube & Ravel [ p.11 ] Ravel, Canteloube, Falla, Strauss Mon 16 March | 7pm Tchaikovsky’s Manfred: Gil Shaham plays Barber [ p.16 ] Tovey, Barber, Tchaikovsky Mon 29 June | 7pm
Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multi-pack Discounts, page 59.
Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare [ p.19 ] Prokofiev Mon 24 August | 7pm Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky [ p.23 ] Dukas, Saint-Saëns, Holley, Mussorgsky Mon 16 November | 7pm 5 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $530 $475 A $460 $415 B $385 $345 C $290 $260 Youth — $175 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
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Cool jazz, sultry tango, sophisticated fiddle and broadway dazzle
KALEIDOSCOPE FRIDAY OR SATURDAY AT 8PM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
It’s certainly Orchestra Plus in 2015! James Morrison takes us through an A–Z of jazz – Dixieland, Swing, Big Band, Be Bop, Cool, Latin and Fusion – and all the big names you know and love. Le Grand Tango sees hot dancers from Sydney Dance Company join the orchestra with music that’ll raise your pulse rate. Time for Three is a brilliantly talented trio of guys who blend bluegrass, jazz and anything they find into something special. Then it’s a truly special evening with the six-time Tony Award-winning actress and singer, the queen of Broadway, Audra McDonald. This year will be one to remember!
Choose your package of four pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
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Simply put, they're a knockout! Three benevolent monsters, monsters of ability and technique surely. But also conveyers of an infectious joy that I find both touching and moving. SIR SIMON RATTLE ON TIME FOR THREE
4-CONCERT PACKAGE* An Evening with Ella, Louis and the Duke: James Morrison’s A–Z of Jazz [ p.10 ] From Armstrong to Zawinul Fri 6, Sat 7 March | 8pm Le Grand Tango with Sydney Dance Company [ p.12 ] Piazzolla, Sarasate, Bizet, Ginastera Fri 17, Sat 18 April | 8pm Time for Three (Tf3) [ p.20 ] Copland, Higdon, Bates Fri 28, Sat 29 August | 8pm Audra McDonald sings Broadway [ p.22 ] Fri 6, Sat 7 November | 8pm Audra McDonald
Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multi-pack Discounts, page 59.
4 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $368 $332 A $320 $288 B $272 $244 C $208 $188 Youth — $140 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
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A cup of tea with friends, a delightful one-hour concert. Perfect!
TEA & SYMPHONY FRIDAY AT 11AM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
A glorious morning at the Sydney Opera House, brilliant performances, musical delights. Just add tea and you’ve got utter perfection. Highlights of the series are Chief Conductor David Robertson conducting Schumann, Holst’s immortal Planets, the return of Gil Shaham playing Bach violin concertos with his wife Adele Anthony, and a special organ recital by Olivier Latry, from the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Truly an embarrassment of riches for you to enjoy. Enjoy a complimentary morning tea from 10am and let these eight delightful one-hour Friday morning concerts form the nucleus for catching up with friends, enjoying lunch by the harbour, or a fun day in the city.
Choose your package of four or eight pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
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Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
YOUR 2015 season
Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multi-pack Discounts, page 59.
8-CONCERT PACKAGE* Schumann 3 & 4: Robertson Conducts [ p.9 ] Schumann Fri 20 February | 11am Song and Dance [ p.11 ] Ravel, Falla, R Strauss Fri 13 March | 11am The Planets: Robertson Conducts [ p.11 ] Holst Fri 27 March | 11am Bold as Brass [ p.13 ] Fri 1 May | 11am
4-CONCERT PACKAGE A*
4-CONCERT PACKAGE B*
Schumann 3 & 4: Robertson Conducts [ p.9 ] Schumann Fri 20 February | 11am
Song and Dance [ p.11 ] Ravel, Falla, R Strauss Fri 13 March | 11am
The Planets: Robertson Conducts [ p.11 ] Holst Fri 27 March | 11am Bach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony [ p.17 ] JS Bach Fri 3 July | 11am Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky [ p.23 ] Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky/Ravel Fri 13 November | 11am 4 Concerts Deluxe $220 Standard $188 Youth $140
Bold as Brass [ p.13 ] Fri 1 May | 11am Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare [ p.19 ] Prokofiev Fri 21 August | 11am The Grand Organ: Olivier Latry in Recital [ p.24 ] Couperin, Raison, JS Bach, Mobberley, Duruflé and Latry's own improvisations Fri 27 November | 11am
4 Concerts Deluxe $220 Standard $188 Youth $140
Bach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony [ p.17 ] JS Bach Fri 3 July | 11am Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare [ p.19 ] Prokofiev Fri 21 August | 11am Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky [ p.23 ] Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky/Ravel Fri 13 November | 11am The Grand Organ: Olivier Latry in Recital [ p.24 ] Couperin, Raison, JS Bach, Mobberley, Duruflé and Latry's own improvisations Fri 27 November | 11am
8 Concerts | Best value Deluxe $376 Standard $328 Youth $280 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
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Broaden your musical horizons with something old, new and now
MEET THE MUSIC
Choose your package of four pre-selected concerts.
WEDNESDAY AT 6.30PM SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL
In this series you’ll meet a classic, a modern masterpiece and a face of Australian music in each amazing program. Chief Conductor David Robertson leads the season with a concert pivoting around French composer Pierre Boulez. Our centenary salute to the ANZACs will be touching and profound. There’s the romance and passion of two Russian masters – Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. And we end the year with a stroll through a gallery of musical vignettes in Pictures at an Exhibition.
Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
4-CONCERT PACKAGE* Robertson conducts La Mer: Before and After Boulez [ p.9 ] Lentz, Boulez, Debussy Wed 18 February | 6.30pm ANZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert [ p.13 ] Copland, Vaughan Williams, MF Williams, Ledger Wed 22 April | 6.30pm Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff [ p.18 ] Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Wed 22 July | 6.30pm Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky [ p.23 ] Dukas, Saint-Saëns, Holley, Mussorgsky/Ravel Wed 11 November | 6.30pm 4 Concerts Seating Full Concession Premium $316 $284 A $272 $244 B $220 $200 C $184 $164 Youth — $140 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
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It’s all about the pleasure of discovery
TENIX DISCOVERY TUESDAY AT 6.30PM CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE
In the Tenix Discovery series, we present Richard Gill, one of Australia’s most passionate and entertaining conductoreducators, and the talented young musicians of the SSO Sinfonia with their Sydney Symphony Orchestra mentors. And in each concert they’ll “unpack” a complete work by a famous composer.
Whether you’re a seasoned concert-goer or just embarking on your journey in orchestral music, these short concerts are the perfect way to learn something new in a friendly and entertaining environment. In 2015 we present key works by four great composers – Beethoven, Mahler, Ravel and Richard Strauss – in concerts that are all about the pleasure of discovery.
Choose your package of four pre-selected concerts.
Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
4-CONCERT PACKAGE* Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
Discover Beethoven: Symphony No.2 [ p.10 ] Tue 24 Feb | 6.30pm Discover Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer [ p.13 ] Tue 5 May | 6.30pm Discover Ravel: Mother Goose Suite [ p.19 ] Tue 25 Aug | 6.30pm
Richard Gill, Artistic Director, Tenix Discovery
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Discover Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration [ p.23 ] Tue 10 Nov | 6.30pm 4 Concerts Seating Full Concession A $236 $212 B $200 $180 C $168 $152 Youth — $140 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests. 41
Relax in sheer bliss
MOZART IN THE CITY
4-CONCERT PACKAGE*
Mozart at the Opera [ p.8 ] Mozart Thu 5 Feb | 7pm
THURSDAY AT 7PM CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE
Whether you come straight from the office, or head into town to make a night of it, here’s the perfect antidote to the manic pace of 21st-century life. This relaxed four-concert series offers the ideals of the Classical age – symmetry, harmony, grace and elegance – in the music of Mozart and his musical friends. City Recital Hall is an oasis – just by Martin Place and close to bars, restaurants and transport. Each concert goes for just over an hour – and there’s always a surprise morsel, a Mozart Mystery Moment, to send you home with a smile.
Choose your package of four 1-hour pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
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Special events Add 1, 2 or 3 Special Events to your package and save 10%, 15% or 20% on all three when you renew. Choose from: ££Beethoven Nine ££A NZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert ££Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall ££B ach Concertos: Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony ££Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare ££A nne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák For further information, see page 44. Terms and conditions apply.
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Fathers and Sons: Mozart and Bach [ p.15 ] JS Bach, CPE Bach, L Mozart, WA Mozart Thu 28 May | 7pm Mozart and the Violin [ p.18 ] Mozart, Dvořák Thu 6 Aug | 7pm
Mozart and the Brits [ p.22 ] Mozart, Britten, Arnold Thu 5 Nov | 7pm 4 Concerts Seating Full Concession A $272 $244 B $200 $180 C $168 $152 Youth — $140 *This pack offered with renewable seats year after year, and priority for change requests.
Delicate tracery or blazing virtuosity – the power of one
INTERNATIONAL PIANISTS in recital MONDAY AT 7PM CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE
Hear four of the most extraordinarily talented and compelling pianists on the world stage in specially curated recitals that show off their imagination and virtuosic powers. You’ll experience music that will both pique your interest and resonate in your soul as they perform some of the great monuments of the piano repertoire by Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert and Liszt. The intimacy and crystalline clarity of City Recital Hall make for the perfect venue.
Choose your package of four pre-selected concerts. Or include these concerts in a create-your-own Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package – see page 46.
4-CONCERT PACKAGE* Louis Lortie in Recital [ p.12 ] Fauré, Scriabin, Chopin Mon 13 Apr | 7pm Peter Serkin in Recital [ p.14 ] Renaissance keyboard pieces, Nielsen, Schoenberg, Beethoven Mon 18 May | 7pm Yuja Wang in Recital [ p.17 ] Mompou, Granados, Albéniz, Scriabin, Schubert Mon 13 Jul | 7pm Kirill Gerstein in Recital [ p.19 ] Bartók, Bach, Liszt Mon 17 Aug | 7pm 4 Concerts
PRESENTED BY Yuja Wang
Theme and Variations Piano Services
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Premier Partner Credit Suisse presents these spectacular events
SPECIAL EVENTS In any year of great concerts there are special events that stand out. That’s when we invite the world’s top artists to perform with your orchestra, and present projects so exceptional they stand head and shoulders above everything else in the cultural calendar. In 2015 there’s the choral majesty of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and the ecstatic drama of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, both conducted by Chief Conductor David Robertson. The exquisite virtuosity of violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the timelessness of Bach concertos in the hands of Gil Shaham and Adele Anthony. And two programs to strike a chord in every heart – our centenary ANZAC Day Salute and an exciting collaboration with Bell Shakespeare in Romeo & Juliet.
David Robertson
Stuart Skelton
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Subscribers receive 10% discount on extra Premium to C-reserve tickets outside their subscription series. These prices reflect 2015 Special Events pricing with the 10% discount applied. Seating for these concerts will be finalised after the subscription renewal period.
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PREMIER PARTNER Credit Suisse is proud to present Beethoven Nine, Tristan und Isolde, Bach Concertos, Romeo & Juliet and Anne-Sophie Mutter.
SPECIAL RENEWAL PERIOD OFFER As a subscriber you can purchase tickets to these events at an exclusive discount and before their public release, ensuring you get the best seats available. Add 1 of these events to your package(s) and save 10% on the full single ticket price. Add 2 of these events to your package(s) and save 15% on the full single ticket price. Add 3 of these events to your package(s) and save 20% on the full single ticket price. These discounts are valid for Premium to C-reserve tickets until 25 September 2014 and only when you book your subscription. Price adjustments will be made by the SSO Box Office.
BEETHOVEN NINE: ROBERTSON’S SEASON OPENING GALA [ p.10 ]
ANZAC DAY SALUTE: CENTENARY CONCERT [ p.13 ]
Fri 27, Sat 28 February | 8pm Sun 1 Mar | 2pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Fri 24 April | 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Seating Full Concession Premium $148 N/A A $122 $115 B $94 $88 C $80 $76
Seating Premium A B C
Full Concession $113 N/A $94 $88 $73 $69 $55 $52
TRISTAN UND ISOLDE: ROBERTSON CONDUCTS AN OPERA IN THE CONCERT HALL [ p.16 ] Sat 20, Mon 22 Jun | 6pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Seating Full Concession Premium $176 N/A A $148 $140 B $125 $118 C $89 $84
BACH CONCERTOS: ROMEO & JULIET GIL SHAHAM AND WITH BELL ADELE ANTHONY [ p.17 ] SHAKESPEARE [ p.19 ]
ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER PLAYS DVOŘÁK [ p.21 ]
Sat 4 Jul | 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Thu 20 Aug | 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Wed 23, Fri 25, Sat 26 Sep | 8pm Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
Seating Full Concession Platinum $185 N/A Premium $148 N/A A $122 $115 B $94 $88 C $80 $76
Seating Full Concession Premium $134 N/A A $117 $111 B $94 $88 C $76 $71
Seating Full Concession Platinum $185 N/A Premium $148 N/A A $122 $115 B $94 $88 C $80 $76
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YOUR SEASON. YOUR CONCERTS. YOUR CHOICE! ANNOUNCING A NEW WAY OF SUBSCRIBING!
Create your own concert package with: 1 Connoisseur's Selection Choose 4, 6 or 8 concerts from the entire 2015 Season, including all the Special Events; or 2 Signature Selection Hand-pick 4, 6 or 8 concerts NEW! from over 90 season concerts, not including the Special Events. Now you can choose Premium, A, B or C-reserve seating in both the Connoisseur’s and Signature selections. That’s more diversity to suit your preferences and budget. Either way, we’ll ensure you get the very best seats available. And if you need to change a concert date, we’ve got that covered too! Relax and start choosing. Or call one of our Customer Service staff – we’re here to help. Your music. Your season. Your choice.
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CONNOISSEUR’S SELECTION
SIGNATURE SELECTION
SPECIAL EVENTS MAY BE INCLUDED
SEASON CONCERTS ONLY
Seating 4 Full Premium $536 A $440 B $352 C $280
Seating 4 Full Premium $456 A $416 B $324 C $244
6 8 $714 $856 $618 $744 $504 $632 $408 $536
6 8 $636 $792 $558 $688 $462 $544 $342 $400
Concessions and renewable seats are not offered with these services. Exchange privileges apply based on size of package. Introductory offer! Add some more! Renewing subscribers save 20% by adding a new second series. Choose from: ££Mozart in the City ££Tenix Discovery ££Meet the Music ££International Pianists in Recital Terms and conditions apply. See Multi-pack Discounts, page 59.
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2015 CONCERT CALENDAR DATE CONCERT
COMPOSERS
SERIES
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FEBRUARY 5
Mozart at the Opera
Mozart
Mozart in the City
p.8
11, 13, 14
Schumann 1 & 2: Tetzlaff & Mendelssohn
Schumann, Mendelssohn
APT Master Series
p.8
16
Schumann 3 & 4: Tetzlaff & Widmann
Schumann, Widmann
Mondays @ 7
p.9
18
Robertson conducts La Mer: Before and After Boulez
Lentz, Boulez, Debussy
Meet the Music
p.9
20
Schumann 3 & 4: Robertson Conducts
Schumann
Tea & Symphony
p.9
21
Schumann 3 & 4: Robertson Conducts
Lentz, Schumann
Great Classics
p.9
24
Discover Beethoven: Symphony No.2
Beethoven
Tenix Discovery
p.10
27, 28
Beethoven Nine: Robertson’s Season Opening Gala
Bruckner, Berg, Beethoven
Special Event
p.10
MARCH 1
Beethoven Nine: Robertson’s Season Opening Gala
Bruckner, Berg, Beethoven
Special Event
p.10
6, 7
An Evening with Ella, Louis and the Duke: James Morrison’s A-Z of Jazz
Jazz legends from Armstrong Kaleidoscope to Zawinul
p.10
12
Song and Dance
Ravel, Canteloube, Falla, R Strauss
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.11
13
Song and Dance
Ravel, Falla, R Strauss
Tea & Symphony
p.11
16
Song and Dance
Ravel, Canteloube, Falla, R Strauss
Mondays @ 7
p.11
18, 20, 21
Janine Jansen plays Brahms: Sibelius 5
Brahms, Butterley, Sibelius
APT Master Series
p.11
27
The Planets: Robertson Conducts
Holst
Tea & Symphony
p.11
APRIL 9
Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck
Mozart, Franck
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.12
10
Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck
Mozart, Franck
Emirates Metro Series
p.12
11
Symphonic Variations: Mozart & Franck
Mozart, Franck
Great Classics
p.12
13
Louis Lortie in Recital
Fauré, Scriabin, Chopin
International Pianists in Recital
p.12
17, 18
Le Grand Tango with Sydney Dance Company
Piazzolla, Sarasate, Bizet, Ginastera Kaleidoscope
p.12
22 ANZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert
Copland, MF Williams, Vaughan Williams, Ledger
Meet the Music
p.13
24 ANZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert
Copland, MF Williams, Vaughan Williams, Ledger & Kelly
Special Event
p.13
MAY 1
Bold as Brass
Tea & Symphony
p.13
5
Discover Mahler: Songs of a Wayfarer
Mahler
Tenix Discovery
p.13
7
Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Mahler, Tchaikovsky
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.14
8
Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Mahler, Tchaikovsky
Emirates Metro Series
p.14
9
Pure Magic: Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker
Mahler, Tchaikovsky
Great Classics
p.14
13, 15, 16
Romantic Visions: Wagner, Bartók & Brahms
Wagner, Bartók, Brahms
APT Master Series
p.14
18 Peter Serkin in Recital
Josquin/Wuorinen, Sweelinck, Bull, Dowland, Byrd, Nielsen, Schoenberg, Beethoven
International Pianists in Recital
p.14
28 Fathers and Sons: Mozart and Bach
JS Bach, CPE Bach, L Mozart, WA Mozart
Mozart in the City
p.15
JUNE 3, 5, 6
My Country, My Life: Dvořák 7
Smetana, Mackey, Dvořák
APT Master Series
p.15
11
Summer Nights: Robertson conducts Haydn, Berlioz & Schubert
Haydn, Berlioz, Schubert
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.15
12
Summer Nights: Robertson conducts Haydn, Berlioz & Schubert
Haydn, Berlioz, Schubert
Emirates Metro Series
p.15
20, 22
Tristan und Isolde: Robertson conducts an Opera in the Concert Hall
Wagner
Special Event
p.16
26
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred: Gil Shaham plays Barber
Tovey, Barber, Tchaikovsky
Emirates Metro Series
p.16
27
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred: Gil Shaham plays Barber
Tovey, Barber, Tchaikovsky
Great Classics
p.16
29
Tchaikovsky’s Manfred: Gil Shaham plays Barber
Tovey, Barber, Tchaikovsky
Mondays @ 7
p.16
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SERIES
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JULY 3
Bach Concertos: Gil Shaham & Adele Anthony
JS Bach
Tea & Symphony
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Bach Concertos: Gil Shaham & Adele Anthony
JS Bach
Special Event
p.17
13 Yuja Wang in Recital
Mompou, Granados, Albéniz, Scriabin, Schubert
International Pianists in Recital
p.17
15, 17, 18
Yuja Wang Plays Brahms: Dvořák 8
Widmann, Brahms, Dvořák
APT Master Series
p.17
22
Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff
Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Meet the Music
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Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff
Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.18
24
Russian Romantics: Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff
Schultz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff Emirates Metro Series
p.18
p.18
AUGUST 6
Mozart and the Violin
Mozart, Dvořák
Mozart in the City
p.18
12, 14, 15
Dancing with the Devil: Rachmaninoff & Shostakovich
Verdi, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich
APT Master Series
p.18
17
Kirill Gerstein in Recital
Bartók, JS Bach, Liszt
International Pianists in Recital
p.19
20
Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare
Prokofiev
Special Event
p.19
21
Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare
Prokofiev
Tea & Symphony
p.19
22
Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare
Prokofiev
Great Classics
p.19
24
Romeo & Juliet with the Bell Shakespeare Company
Prokofiev
Mondays @ 7
p.19
25
Discover Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Ravel
Tenix Discovery
p.19
28, 29
Time for Three
Copland, Higdon, Bates
Kaleidoscope
p.20
SEPTEMBER 3
French Impressions: Ravel, Debussy & Berlioz
Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.20
4
French Impressions: Ravel, Debussy & Berlioz
Ravel, Debussy, Berlioz
Emirates Metro Series
p.20
9, 11, 12
Roman Trilogy: Schumann’s Cello Concerto
Berlioz, Schumann, Respighi
APT Master Series
p.20
23, 25, 26
Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák
Dvořák, Beethoven
Special Event
p.21
OCTOBER 8
Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts
Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.21
9
Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts
Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius
Emirates Metro Series
p.21
10
Sibelius 2: Robertson Conducts
Sculthorpe, Walton, Sibelius
Great Classics
p.21
14, 16, 17
Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis
Beethoven
APT Master Series
p.22
NOVEMBER 5
Mozart and the Brits
Mozart in the City
p.22
6, 7
Audra McDonald sings Broadway
Kaleidoscope
p.22
10
Discover Richard Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
R Strauss
Tenix Discovery
p.23
11 Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky
Dukas, Saint-Saëns, Holley, Mussorgsky/Ravel
Meet the Music
p.23
12 Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky
Dukas, Saint-Saëns, Holley, Mussorgsky/Ravel
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.23
13
Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky
Mozart, Britten, Arnold
Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky/Ravel
Tea & Symphony
p.23
16 Pictures at an Exhibition: Saint-Saëns & Mussorgsky
Dukas, Saint-Saëns , Holley, Mussorgsky/Ravel
Mondays @ 7
p.23
25, 27, 28
Wagner, Jongen, R Strauss
APT Master Series
p.23
Couperin, Raison, JS Bach, Mobberley, Duruflé, Latry
Tea & Symphony
p.24
Thus Spake Zarathustra: Edo de Waart Returns
27 The Grand Organ: Olivier Latry in Recital
DECEMBER 3
Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar
Edwards, Mozart, Elgar
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
p.24
4
Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar
Edwards, Mozart, Elgar
Emirates Metro Series
p.24
5
Edo conducts Mozart & Elgar
Edwards, Mozart, Elgar
Great Classics
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DATE
COMPOSER WORK
DATE
Albéniz
Iberia: Málaga
13 Jul
Higdon
Concerto 4–3 AP
28, 29 Aug
Arnold
Concerto for two violins
5 Nov
Holley*
Oboe Concerto P
11, 12, 16 Nov
Bach, CPE
Cello Concerto in A, Wq.172
28 May
Holst
The Planets
27, 28 Mar
Bach, JS
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
2, 3 Jul
Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042
2, 3 Jul
Symphonie concertante for organ and orchestra
25, 27, 28 Nov
Jongen
Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
2, 3 Jul
Latry
Improvisations at the organ
27 Nov
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048
28 May
Ledger* & Kelly*
War Music P
22, 24 Apr
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 2 Jul
Lentz*
New Work AP
18, 21 Feb
Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias)
9 Nov
Liszt
Transcendental Etudes (complete)
9 Nov
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
27 Nov
Mackey
Beautiful Passing – Violin Concerto
3, 5, 6 Jun
Barber
Violin Concerto
26, 27, 29 Jun
Mahler
Songs of a Wayfarer
5 May
Bartók
Piano Concerto No.3
13, 15, 16 May
Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Youth’s Magic Horn)
7, 8, 9 May
3 Pieces from Mikrokosmos
9 Nov
Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor
11, 13, 14 Feb
Bates
White Lies for Lomax
28, 29 Aug
Mobberley
Critical Mass
27 Nov
Beethoven
Missa Solemnis
14, 16, 17 Oct
Mompou
Cancion y danza No.6
13 Jul
Symphony No.2
24 Feb
Impresiones intimas: Secreto
13 Jul
Symphony No.3 (Eroica)
23, 25, 26 Sep
Mozart, L
Sinfonia in B flat
28 May
Symphony No.9 (Choral)
27, 28 Feb
Mozart, WA
Idomeneo: Overture; ‘Il padre adorato’
5 Feb
Piano Sonata in E, Op.109
18 May
La clemenza di Tito: Overture; ‘Parto, parto’
5 Feb
Berg
Act III of Wozzeck
27, 28 Feb
Les Nuits d’été (Summer Nights)
11, 12 Jun
La finta giardiniera: Overture; ‘Và pure, ad altri in braccio’
5 Feb
Berlioz
Te Deum
3, 4 Sep
Lucio Silla: Overture; ‘Pupille amate’
5 Feb
Roman Carnival – Overture
9, 11, 12 Sep
Carmen: Suite No.1
17, 18 Apr
The Marriage of Figaro: Overture; ‘Deh vieni, non tardar’
5 Feb
Bizet
Boulez
Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
18 Feb
Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K491
3, 4, 5 Dec
Brahms
Violin Concerto
18, 20, 21 Mar
Rondo in D for piano and orchestra, K382
9, 10, 11 Apr
Piano Concerto No.2
15, 17, 18 Jul
Violin Concerto No.4 in D, K218
6 Aug
Brahms orch. Schoenberg
Piano Quartet in G minor, arranged for orchestra
13, 15, 16 May
Rondo in B flat for violin and orchestra, K269
6 Aug
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K456
5 Nov
Britten
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
5 Nov
Symphony No.30
28 May
Symphony No.31 (Paris)
9, 10, 11 Apr
Bruckner
Christus factus est – Motet, WAB 11
27, 28 Feb
Bull
A Gigge
18 May
11, 12, 13, 16 Nov
Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la
18 May
Mussorgsky orch. Ravel
Pictures at an Exhibition
Butterley*
Never This Sun, This Watcher
18, 20, 21 Mar
Nielsen
Theme with Variations
18 May
Byrd
La Volta
18 May
Piazzolla
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
17, 18 Apr
Canteloube
Songs of the Auvergne – Set 1 (incl. Baïlèro)
12, 16 Mar
Le Grand Tango
17, 18 Apr
Chopin
24 Préludes, Op.28
13 Apr
Libertango
17, 18 Apr
Copland
Billy the Kid: Suite
28, 29 Aug
Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet: Scenes from the ballet
20, 21, 22, 24 Aug
Fanfare for the Common Man
22, 24 Apr
Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
12, 14, 15 Aug
Couperin le Grand
Offertory from the Mass for Parishes
27 Nov
Symphony No.1
22, 23, 24 Jul
Debussy
La Mer
18 Feb
Raison
Christe – Passacaglia from the Mass on the Second Tone
27 Nov
Nocturnes
3, 4 Sep
Ravel
Mother Goose – Suite
25 Aug
Dowland
Pavana Lachrymae
18 May
Rapsodie espagnole
3, 4 Sep
Dukas
La Péri: Fanfare
11, 12, 16 Nov
Suite for organ, Op.5
27 Nov
Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version)
12, 13, 16 Mar
Duruflé
Dvořák
Violin Concerto
23, 25, 26 Sep
Respighi
Roman Festivals
9, 11, 12 Sep
Fountains of Rome
9, 11, 12 Sep
Romance for violin and orchestra
23, 25, 26 Sep
Czech Suite
6 Aug
Pines of Rome
9, 11, 12 Sep
Symphony No.7
3, 5, 6 Jun
Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No.2
11, 12, 13, 16 Nov
15, 17, 18 Jul
Sarasate
Navarra
17, 18 Apr
3, 4, 5 Dec
Schoenberg
Piano Suite, Op.25
18 May
Symphony No.4 (Tragic)
11, 12 Jun
Symphony No.8
Edwards*
White Ghost Dancing
Elgar
Symphony No.1
3, 4, 5 Dec
Schubert
Falla orch. Berio
Seven Popular Spanish Songs
12, 13, 16 Mar
Piano Sonata in B flat, D960
13 Jul
Fauré
Préludes, Op.103
13 Apr
Schultz*
Sound Lur and Serpent – Fanfare AP
22, 23, 24 Jul
Franck
Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra
9, 10, 11 Apr
Schumann
Cello Concerto
9, 11, 12 Sep
9, 10, 11 Apr
Symphony No.1 (Spring)
11, 13, 14 Feb
Symphony No.2
11, 13, 14 Feb
Symphony in D minor
Ginastera
Concerto Variations
17, 18 Apr
Granados
Goyescas: El fandango de candil
13 Jul
Symphony No.3 (Rhenish)
16, 20, 21 Feb
Haydn
Symphony No.31 (Horn Signal)
11, 12 Jun
Symphony No.4
16, 20, 21 Feb
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DATE
Scriabin
24 Preludes, Op.11
13 Apr
2 Etudes, Op.8 Nos. 11 and 12
13 Jul
Impromptu à la Mazur, Op.2 No.3
13 Jul
Etude in C sharp minor, Op.42 No.5
13 Jul
Piano Sonata No.9, Black Mass
13 Jul
Sculthorpe*
Memento mori
8, 9, 10 Oct
Shostakovich
Symphony No.5
12, 14, 15 Aug
Adele Anthony, violin*
2, 3 Jul
Sibelius
Symphony No.2
8, 9, 10 Oct
John Bell, director*
20, 21, 22, 24 Aug
Symphony No.5
18, 20, 21 Mar
Ronald Brautigam, piano
3, 4, 5 Dec
Smetana
Má Vlast (My Country): The Moldau; The High Castle
3, 5, 6 Jun
Christine Brewer, soprano
20, 22 Jun
Fiona Campbell, mezzo-soprano*
5 Feb
Strauss, R
Der Rosenkavalier: Suite
12, 13, 16 Mar
Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone*
7, 8, 9 May
Death and Transfiguration
10 Nov
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
27, 28 Feb
Thus Spake Zarathustra
25, 27, 28 Nov
Isabelle Faust, violin and director
6 Aug
Sweelinck
Capriccio in A minor
18 May
Kirill Gerstein, piano
12, 14, 15 Aug; 9 Nov
Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker: Act II – Kingdom of the Sweets
7, 8, 9 May
Miriam Gordon-Stewart, soprano*
27, 28 Feb
Piano Concerto No.1
22, 23, 24 Jul
Andrew Haveron, violin°
8, 9, 10 Oct
Manfred Symphony
26, 27, 29 Jun
Yelian He, cello*
28 May
Tovey
Urban Runway
26, 27, 29 Jun
Catherine Hewgill, cello°
17, 18 Apr
Various composers
Jazz standards selected by James Morrison
5, 6, 7 Mar
Caitlin Hulcup, mezzo-soprano*
7, 8, 9 May
Popular arrangements by Time for Three (Tf3)
28, 29 Aug
Janine Jansen, violin
18, 20, 21 Mar
Broadway classics and new hits
6, 7 Nov
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
3, 4 Sep
Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
22, 24 Apr
Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano
11, 12, 20, 22 Jun
Verdi
Macbeth: Ballet Music
12, 14, 15 Aug
Hetty Kate, vocalist*
5, 6, 7 Mar
Wagner
Tristan und Isolde
20, 22 Jun
Vadym Kholodenko, piano
11, 12, 13, 16 Nov
Lohengrin: Preludes to Acts I and III
25, 27, 28 Nov
Alexander Knight, baritone*
5 May
Siegfried Idyll
13, 15, 16 May
Olivier Latry, organ
25, 27, 28 Nov
Walton
Violin Concerto
8, 9, 10 Oct
Louis Lortie, piano
9, 10, 11, 13 Apr
Widmann
Con brio, on motifs by Beethoven AP
15, 17, 18 Jul
Daniela Mack, mezzo-soprano
12, 13, 16 Mar
Violin Concerto AP
16 Feb
Anthony Marwood, violin
3, 5, 6 Jun
Williams, MF
Letters from the Front AP
22, 24 Apr
Audra McDonald, vocalist
5, 6, 7 Nov
Wuorinen after Josquin
Ave Christe – recast for solo piano
18 May
James Morrison, jazz trumpet*
5, 6, 7 Mar
Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
9, 11, 12 Sep
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
23, 25, 26 Sep
Simon O’Neill, tenor
27, 28 Feb
Olesya Petrova, mezzo-soprano
14, 16, 17 Oct
CONDUCTORS DATE
Susanna Philips, soprano
14, 16, 17 Oct
Daniel Blendulf
18, 20, 21 Mar
Shefali Pryor, oboe°
11, 12 Nov
Lionel Bringuier
15, 17, 18 Jul
Teddy Tahu Rhodes, baritone
27, 28 Feb
Daniel Carter*
17, 18 Apr
Peter Serkin, piano
13, 15, 16, 18 May
Jessica Cottis* Assistant Conductor
27, 28, 29 Aug
Gil Shaham, violin
26, 27, 29 Jun; 2, 3 Jul
25, 27, 28 Nov; 3, 4, 5 Dec
Shenyang, bass
14, 16, 17 Oct
3, 4, 9, 11, 12 Sep
Stuart Skelton, tenor*
20, 22 Jun; 14, 16, 17 Oct
Andy Einhorn
5, 6, 7 Nov
Soloists from the SSO, violin°
17, 18 Apr; 5 Nov
Isabelle Faust
6 Aug
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
11, 13, 14, 16 Feb
James Gaffigan
12, 14, 15 Aug
Simon Trpčeski, piano
22, 23, 24 Jul
Richard Gill* Artistic Director, Tenix Discovery
22, 24 Apr Discovery: 24 Feb; 5 May; 25 Aug; 10 Nov
Yuja Wang, piano
13, 15, 17, 18 Jul
Derek Welton, bass-baritone*
20, 22 Jun
Miguel Harth-Bedoya
11, 12, 13, 16 Nov
Andrew Haveron Concertmaster
28 May; 5 Nov
Jakub Hrůša
23, 25, 26 Sep
Benjamin Northey*
5, 6, 7 Mar
Dene Olding* Concertmaster
5 Feb
Vasily Petrenko
22, 23, 24 Jul
Matthias Pintscher
13, 15, 16 May
David Robertson Chief Conductor
11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 27, 28 Feb; 27, 28 Mar; 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 20, 22 Jun; 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17 Oct
Gil Shaham
2, 3 Jul
Ward Stare
* = Australian composer or librettist = Premiere = Australian premiere
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Edo de Waart Charles Dutoit
CONDUCTORS DATE Mark Wigglesworth
7, 8, 9 May
Simone Young*
20, 21, 22, 24 Aug
* = Australian artist SOLOISTS DATE
° = SSO musician * = Australian artist ENSEMBLES & CHOIRS
DATE
Actors from Bell Shakespeare
20, 21, 22, 24 Aug
Gondwana Chorale
22, 24 Apr
Singers from the New Zealand Youth Choir
22, 24 Apr
Sydney Children’s Choir
3, 4 Sep
Associate artists from Sydney Dance Company
17, 18 Apr
12, 13, 16 Mar
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
27, 28 Feb; 27, 28 Mar; 20, 22 Jun; 3, 4 Sep; 14, 16, 17 Oct
Yan-Pascal Tortelier
9, 10, 11 Apr
Time for Three (Tf3) – string trio
27, 28, 29 Aug
Bramwell Tovey
26, 27, 29 Jun
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DAVID ROBERTSON Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Supported by Emirates
ANDREW HAVERON Concertmaster
DENE OLDING Concertmaster
JESSICA COTTIS Assistant Conductor supported by Premier Partner Credit Suisse & Symphony Services International
FIRST VIOLINS
SUN YI Associate Concertmaster
KIRSTEN WILLIAMS Associate Concertmaster
LERIDA DELBRIDGE Assistant Concertmaster
FIONA ZIEGLER Assistant Concertmaster
JENNY BOOTH
BRIELLE CLAPSON
GEORGES LENTZ
NICOLA LEWIS
EMILY LONG
ALEXANDRA MITCHELL
ALEXANDER NORTON
LÉONE ZIEGLER
KIRSTY HILTON Principal
MARINA MARSDEN Principal
MARIANNE BROADFOOT Associate Principal
EMMA JEZEK Assistant Principal
MARIA DUREK
NICOLE MASTERS
PHILIPPA PAIGE
BIYANA ROZENBLIT
MAJA VERUNICA
TOBIAS BREIDER Principal
ANNE LOUISE COMERFORD Associate Principal
JUSTIN WILLIAMS Assistant Principal
SANDRO COSTANTINO
SOPHIE COLE
AMBER DAVIS
CLAIRE HERRICK
EMMA HAYES
SHUTI HUANG
STAN W KORNEL
BENJAMIN LI
ROSEMARY CURTIN
JANE HAZELWOOD
GRAHAM HENNINGS
STUART JOHNSON
UMBERTO CLERICI Principal Cello Garry & Shiva Rich Chair
LAWRENCE DOBELL Principal Clarinet Anne Arcus & Terrey Arcus am Chair
DIANA DOHERTY Principal Oboe Andrew Kaldor am & Renata Kaldor ao Chair
RICHARD GILL oam Artistic Director, Tenix Discovery Paul Salteri am & Sandra Salteri Chair
SECOND VIOLINS
VIOLAS
ROGER BENEDICT Principal
CHAIR PATRONS ROGER BENEDICT Principal Viola Kim Williams am & Catherine Dovey Chair JUSTINE MARSDEN
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CELLOS
UMBERTO CLERICI Principal
CATHERINE HEWGILL Principal
HENRY DAVID VAREMA Associate Principal
LEAH LYNN Assistant Principal
KRISTY CONRAU
FENELLA GILL
TIMOTHY NANKERVIS
ELIZABETH NEVILLE
CHRISTOPHER PIDCOCK
ALEX HENERY Principal
NEIL BRAWLEY Principal Emeritus
DAVID CAMPBELL
STEVEN LARSON
RICHARD LYNN
DAVID MURRAY
PICCOLO
OBOES
CAROLYN HARRIS
ROSAMUND PLUMMER Principal
DIANA DOHERTY Principal
SHEFALI PRYOR Associate Principal
DAVID PAPP
BASS CLARINET
BASSOONS
CONTRABASSOON
HORNS
CRAIG WERNICKE Principal
MATTHEW WILKIE Principal
NORIKO SHIMADA Principal
BEN JACKS Principal
DOUBLE BASSES
DAVID WICKHAM
KEES BOERSMA Principal
HARP
FLUTES
BENJAMIN WARD
LOUISE JOHNSON Principal
JANET WEBB Principal
COR ANGLAIS
CLARINETS
ALEXANDRE OGUEY Principal
LAWRENCE DOBELL Principal
ADRIAN WALLIS
FRANCESCO CELATA Associate Principal
EMMA SHOLL Associate Principal
CHRISTOPHER TINGAY
FIONA MCNAMARA
TRUMPETS
ROBERT JOHNSON Principal
GEOFFREY O’REILLY Principal 3rd
EUAN HARVEY
MARNIE SEBIRE
RACHEL SILVER
BASS TROMBONE
TUBA
TIMPANI
DAVID ELTON Principal
TROMBONES
PAUL GOODCHILD Associate Principal
ANTHONY HEINRICHS
RONALD PRUSSING Principal
PERCUSSION
SCOTT KINMONT Associate Principal
NICK BYRNE
CHRISTOPHER HARRIS Principal
STEVE ROSSÉ Principal
RICHARD MILLER Principal
MARK ROBINSON Assistant Principal Timpani/Tutti Percussion
REBECCA LAGOS Principal
TIMOTHY CONSTABLE
JANE HAZELWOOD Viola Bob & Julie Clampett Chair in memory of Carolyn Clampett
CATHERINE HEWGILL Principal Cello The Hon. Justice aj & Mrs Fran Meagher Chair
KIRSTY HILTON Principal Second Violin Corrs Chambers Westgarth Chair
ROBERT JOHNSON Principal Horn James & Leonie Furber Chair
ELIZABETH NEVILLE Cello Ruth & Bob Magid Chair
SHEFALI PRYOR Associate Principal Oboe Barbara Murphy Chair in memory of J Desmond Murphy
EMMA SHOLL Associate Principal Flute Robert & Janet Constable Chair
JANET WEBB Principal Flute Helen Lynch am & Helen Bauer Chair
KIRSTEN WILLIAMS Associate Concertmaster I Kallinikos Chair
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Concessions Renewing customers eligible for an aged, veteran or disability concession can renew their subscription packages online.
Want to add Special Events and CDs? You can add 2015 Special Events, such as our concerts with Anne-Sophie Mutter or Gil Shaham, and save 10, 15 or 20% depending on the number of events you book with your renewal or booking. You can also add SSO Live CDs.
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Renewing subscribers: In most cases you will retain your existing seats. Changing or New subscribers: We’ll seat you in the best available seats based on your chosen seating reserve and the date of your booking. Once you’ve entered your payment details we’ll send you a confirmation. Our convenient payment plans (available in 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 instalments) are also available online. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Diners and American Express.
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VENUE SEATING MAPS All Sydney Symphony Orchestra concerts are at the Sydney Opera House or City Recital Hall Angel Place unless otherwise indicated. If you would like to book wheelchair or disabled access spaces at either venue, please call us on (02) 8215 4600, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm.
For more information regarding access or disabled services at our venues, visit sydneysymphony.com
Stalls Boxes Circle Gallery Wheelchair
Premium A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve
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2015 BOOKING FORM Note Yellow shaded Kaleidoscope used as sample only PACKAGE
Wed
Kaleidoscope
N/A
APT Master Series
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Fri
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Sat
No. of concerts
Simply cut out this form and use it to choose any number of concerts and series. For further assistance with making your selection, please call (02) 8215 4600. FULL
Prem
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CONCESSION
B
C
Prem
A
B
C
Youth
Subtotal
4
$368
$320
3 $272
$208
$332
$288
1 $244
$188
$140
$ 1,060
N/A
9
$900
$783
$675
$468
$810
$702
$612
$423
$315
$
N/A
6
$636
$552
$462
$348
$570
$498
$414
$312
$210
$
Mondays @ 7
Mondays only
5
$530
$460
$385
$290
$475
$415
$345
$260
$175
$
Meet the Music
Wednesdays only
4
$316
$272
$220
$184
$284
$244
$200
$164
$140
$
Thursday Afternoon Symphony
Thursdays only
9
$747
$621
$558
$423
$675
$558
$504
$378
$315
$
5
$440
$370
$320
$250
$395
$335
$290
$225
$175
$
4
$364
$304
$264
$212
$328
$272
$236
$192
$140
$
8
$800
$696
$592
$416
$720
$624
$536
$376
$280
$
5
$530
$460
$385
$290
$475
$415
$345
$260
$175
$
$376
$328
$280
$
Emirates Metro Series
Fridays only
Tea & Symphony
Fridays only
8
$220
$188
$140
$
Great Classics
Saturdays only
7
$602
$532
$420
$343
$539
$476
$378
$308
$245
$
4
$368
$324
$264
$208
$332
$292
$236
$188
$140
$
4
$368
$332
4A / 4B
Kaleidoscope
N/A
$320
$272
$208
$288
$244
$188
$140
$
Int. Pianists in Recital
Mondays only
4
$272
$200
$168
$244
$180
$152
$140
$
Tenix Discovery
Tuesdays only
4
$236
$200
$168
$212
$180
$152
$140
$
Mozart in the City
Thursdays only
4
$272
$200
$168
$244
$180
$152
$140
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1 2 3 4
Premium $536
A $440
B $352
C $280
$
Premium $714
A $618
B $504
C $408
$
Premium $856
A $744
B $632
C $536
$
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SIGNATURE SELECTION - Season concerts only Concert name
Date
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Subtotal
1 2 3 4
Premium $456
A $416
B $324
C $244
$
Premium $636
A $558
B $462
C $342
$
Premium $792
A $688
B $544
C $400
$
5 6 7 8
TOTAL Subscribers may purchase tickets for Special Event concerts before their release to the general public. Subscribers save SPECIAL EVENTS - 10%, 15% or 20% on full-priced Special tickets. Visit sydneysymphony.com/specials to verify your discount pricing or call (02) 8215 4600. Concert
Date
Reserve (Platinum, Prem, A, B, C)
No. of tickets
Subtotal $ $ $ $
TOTAL
$
Yes, I want to support the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Donations over $2 are tax deductible. My tax-deductible gift is $
$
GRAND TOTAL
$
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CONTACT DETAILS Part of the joy of attending concerts is sharing the music with others. The person who accompanies you to Sydney Symphony Orchestra concerts can also share the benefits of subscribing. Simply enter their details below so that we can send your companion a subscriber card. If you have more than one companion and need more space, please attach additional information. SUBSCRIBER Please amend contact details if necessary. Title
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Mr
Mrs
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Initial
Last name
Last name
Street address
Street address
Suburb
Postcode
Suburb
Postcode
Daytime tel.
Evening tel.
Daytime tel.
Evening tel.
Mobile
Mobile
Email
Email
Date of birth
Date of birth
I wish to claim a concession as a: Pensioner Full-time student
Youth (30 & under)
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Please email me Stay Tuned for news, special offers and information about concerts I am a member of Emirates Skywards frequent flyer program www. skywards.com I would like to receive more information about the benefits of the Skywards program
Youth (30 & under)
Please email me Stay Tuned for news, special offers and information about concerts Please enclose photocopied proof of age and/or student card and/or pension details. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: please attach your requirements to this booking form if you require special seating.
PAYMENTS Please select your payment amount otherwise the full amount will be charged. I wish to pay the full amount now. Insert grand total on previous page. I wish to pay a 20% non-refundable deposit on my subscription package(s) now (option available before 5 December 2014 only). Credit card balances will automatically be deducted on 9 January 2015. Cash or cheque payments will have the balance invoiced and due on 9 January 2015. I wish to pay in 2 equal instalments.* The balance will be automatically deducted on 9 January 2015. 6 equal instalments.* Only available for subscriptions received before 31 August 2014. Payments will be automatically I wish to pay in 5 deducted on the first Friday of each month. *Only available for credit card purchases. Tickets will be posted once final payment has been received. PAYMENT DETAILS Please tick ONE of the following payment methods: CHEQUE payable to Sydney Symphony Orchestra (please staple to form) CASH (do not mail, please pay at Sydney Symphony Orchestra Box Office) VISA DINERS MASTERCARD AMEX Name on card
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Your tickets will be mailed to you as soon as possible after your order has been processed and payment has been received in full. Please refer to your brochure for a summary of our subscription fulfilment process. If you have further questions, please call (02) 8215 4600 (Mon–Fri 9am–5pm).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR RENEWING & BOOKING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Subscriptions to Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) performances are subject to these conditions of sale and to the requirements of the venue at which the performances are presented. Any monies due to subscribers as a result of the SSO being unable to satisfy ticket requests will be refunded automatically. The SSO will issue you with your own personal subscriber number which will appear on your subscriber card. Please record this number to quote in any further correspondence or contact with the SSO regarding your tickets.
RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS To be eligible to renew your seats, you must submit your renewal by Monday 22 September 2014. If we cannot accommodate your request, we will contact you to discuss options. If you do not renew your subscription before this date, your seats may be released and become available to others. You can: renew your subscription with no changes, or ¡¡ you can request a change to your seating, number of seats ¡¡ or series (subject to availability), or transfer your seats to another patron if you know you’ll be ¡¡ away. Simply request a transfer form from the box office before Monday 22 September 2014. We will contact you to discuss options if we cannot fullfill your request. In the majority of series, only full-pack subscribers are guaranteed the same seats for the concerts each season. Subscribers to Master Series 6-concert packages ¡¡ and Metro Series 5-concert packages are entitled to renewable seating. The flexible Connoisseur’s Selection and Signature ¡¡ Selection seating will be allocated on a best available basis within each reserve. It is not possible to guarantee the same seats at every concert in these packages. The Tea & Symphony series offers three packages: a ¡¡ 4-concert A pack; a 4-concert B pack; or an 8-concert full pack. It is only possible to offer renewable seating within your current series. It is not possible to retain your seat if you change from Pack A in 2014 to Pack B in 2015, or vice versa. Meet the Music Thursday is not available for general ¡¡ subscription. Renewing Meet the Music Thursday subscribers will be contacted about their options. Subscription packages comprising less than the full ¡¡ complement of concerts in the series will be seated in their selected reserve where possible.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS You will be offered the best available seats after existing subscribers have taken their seats for the 2015 Season. We will send your tickets as soon as possible after we receive payment in full.
YOUTH SUBSCRIBERS Youth subscriptions are available to people aged 30 years or under on 1 January 2015. Proof of age must be supplied when booking and may be required before admission to each concert. Youth subscriptions are seated in C-reserve unless accompanied by a full-price adult subscription in another reserve, in which case the youth and full-priced subscriptions will be seated together, subject to availability. Please note, one full-price subscription allows for one youth subscription seated in the same reserve. Additional youth subscriptions require additional full-price subscriber purchases for companion seating.
CONCESSIONS Concession subscriptions are available to current holders of means-tested Australian pensions (Aged, Disability, Veterans’ Affairs, Supporting Parent) and to Australian full-time students. Proof of concession eligibility must be supplied when booking and may be required before admission to each concert. Tickets will not be posted until such proof is supplied. Seniors card is not accepted.
PROCESSING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION After 12 August 2014, we will process orders strictly by the date in which they are received for each series category. The categories themselves will be prioritised as follows: 1. Renewing full pack without change requests 2. Renewing full pack with change requests 3. New full-pack orders 4. Renewing Connoisseurs and part-pack orders 5. New Connoisseur’s Selection, Signature Selection and part-pack orders
PAYMENT OPTIONS Payment by credit card, cheque, money order or cash must accompany your booking. Your cheque or money order will be banked, or credit card debited on receipt of your booking to establish priority for your booking within the SSO’s ticketing system. Cash payments can be made in person at the SSO counter at Clocktower Square, corner Argyle & Harrington streets, The Rocks. Youth prices detailed on renewal forms are full-price until proof of concession is provided with your payment. Once proof of concession is supplied, the concessionary rate will be applied to your order. The $0/5-payment introductory offer is for new subscribers only. Bookings must be received by 31 August 2014. All other subscribers may choose to pay for their subscription(s) in instalments. If you choose an instalment plan your first deposit is non-refundable after initial payment is processed. Subsequent payments will be deducted from your credit card on the first Friday of each month. 2-payment plan: 50/50 or 20/80 (for existing patrons ¡¡ only). Final payment on 9 January 2015. 6-part payment plan – First payment on or before ¡¡ 31 August. Next payment on 5 September. Final payment on 9 January 2015. 5-part payment plan – First payment on or before ¡¡ 31 August. Next payment on 5 September. Final payment on 5 December 2014. 4-part payment – First payment on or before ¡¡ 30 September. Next payment on 3 October. Final payment on 5 December 2014. 3-part payment – First payment on or before 31 October. ¡¡ Next payment on 7 November. Final payment on 5 December 2014. After 31 October only 50/50 or 20/80 plans will be ¡¡ available. All payments completed in January 2015. Final credit card ¡¡ deduction on 9 January 2015. Once we receive your order and payment in full and process it, we will mail your subscription pack (including tickets, subscriber card, concert diary and diary stickers). If you have elected to pay in instalments, your tickets will be mailed to you after the balance of your payment is paid. Please note that credit card transactions will be automatically deducted at this time without further notice from us. If you have paid by cheque, we will mail you a reminder to pay each instalment.
MULTI-PACK DISCOUNTS The 20% introductory savings on a second subscription package is valid only for Discovery, Mozart in the City, Meet the Music and International Pianists in Recital in the first year of purchase. You must subscribe to another series to be eligible.
the general public from Wednesday 26 November to Friday 5 December. The subscriber discount does not extend to commercial concerts the SSO may undertake outside the core season as set out in this brochure. Subscribers can add Special Event concerts and save 10% on one Special Event, 15% discount for 2 Special Event concerts and 20% discount for 3 Special Event concerts. Add these extra Special Event concerts in your booking form from 12 August. Special Event Concerts in 2015 are: Beethoven Nine – 27, 28 February, 1 March ¡¡ ANZAC Day Salute: Centenary Concert – 24 April ¡¡ Tristan und Isolde: Robertson Conducts an Opera ¡¡ in the Concert Hall – 20, 22 June Bach Concertos: Gil Shaham & Adele Anthony – 4 July ¡¡ Romeo & Juliet with Bell Shakespeare – 20 August ¡¡ Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Dvořák – 23, 25, 26 September ¡¡ If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please call the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on (02) 8215 4600. General terms and conditions for sale can be seen in full at sydneysymphony.com/terms or requested by calling (02) 8215 4600, Monday–Friday 9am–5pm.
EXCHANGES Subscription tickets may be exchanged up to two working days before the earliest concert date. Depending on your subscription package and frequency of exchanges, you may be liable to pay a $5/ticket fee plus an upgrade cost – the full single ticket price of the concert you are moving to less your 10% subscriber saving. 1. S ubscribers in Master Series 9, Metro 8, Connoisseurs 8, Signature 8, Tea & Symphony 8 and Great Classics 7 are entitled to three (3) exchanges with no fee if moving outside the original series. Subsequent changes will incur fees and upgrades. 2. Subscribers in Master Series 6, Connoisseur 6, Signature 6, Metro 5, Mondays @ 7 and Thursday Afternoon Symphony 5 are entitled to two (2) exchanges with no fee if moving outside the original series. Subsequent changes will incur fees and upgrades. 3. S ubscribers in Tea & Symphony 4A or B, Master Series 4, Great Classics 4, Thursday Afternoon Symphony 4, Kaleidoscope, Connoisseur 4, Signature 4, Meet the Music, Mozart in the City, International Pianists in Recital and Discovery are entitled to one (1) exchange with no fee if moving outside the original series. Subsequent changes will incur fees and upgrades. Exchanges may not be available for all concerts and are ¡¡ subject to the availability. Exchanges can only be processed through the SSO’s Box ¡¡ Office during business hours. Fees and upgrade costs are payable at the time your ¡¡ exchange is made. If you request an exchange into an improved seating ¡¡ reserve, you will be liable for the upgrade costs of moving to that better reserve. We cannot refund if you move to a lesser reserve. Subscribers cannot exchange into Special Events and ¡¡ Galas without upgrade costs. To avoid or minimise any exchange fees you may wish to consider choosing a flexible Connoisseur’s or Signature Selection package instead of a fixed series.
LOST OR MISSING TICKETS Don’t panic! Simply contact the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Box Office and we can arrange replacement tickets. If you misplace your tickets on the day of a concert, go to the SSO Customer Service Desk in the foyer of the venue and you can be issued a Missing Ticket Voucher giving you access to that performance. For all general terms and conditions about the purchase of Sydney Symphony Orchestra tickets, visit www.sydneysymphony.com/terms
ADDITIONAL CONCERTS Subscribers are entitled to 10% discount on extra single tickets to concerts they wish to attend in the 2015 Season. Single tickets become available to subscribers ahead of
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Our Privacy Policy sets out in more detail our approach to managing your personal information. In particular, it explains how you may seek to access and/or correct the personal information that we hold about you, as well as how to make a complaint about a breach of our obligations under the Privacy Act, and how we will deal with complaints. We encourage you to view our Privacy Policy at www.sydneysymphony.com or contact us to have a copy provided to you. If you have any questions, comments or complaints about how we handle your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer. Privacy Officer (02) 8215 4600 Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
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EARLY BIRDS, WIN YOUR WAY TO OSLO! Subscribe by Wednesday 10 September 2014 to be in the draw to win Business Class flights to delightful Oslo, flying Emirates, the proud Principal Partner of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Charming yet modern, Oslo is Norway’s capital and cultural mecca, with its heritage museums, modern galleries, sophisticated restaurants and exciting nightlife. Outside the capital, the magnificent deep blue fjords and meandering mountain roads can be enjoyed in summer. And in winter, there are the phenomenal Northern Lights, relaxing spas and exciting snow activities. With three daily flights departing from Sydney, two on Emirates’ flagship A380, the lucky winner and their partner will fly in luxury in Emirates’ Business Class. They will be able to enjoy award-winning digital widescreen inflight entertainment system with up to 1,600 channels, spacious, lie-flat seats, generous baggage allowances of up to 40 kilograms and an onboard lounge on the state-of-the-art A380 where you can enjoy a gourmet selection of beverages and canapés. Depending on dates, the winner and their partner will also receive two premium tickets to a concert by the Oslo Philharmonic. Definitely a highlight of the trip! Simply purchase your 2015 SSO subscription before Wednesday 10 September 2014 to enter the draw. For full terms and conditions visit sydneysymphony.com/terms or call (02) 8215 4600, Mon–Fri 9am–5pm. Terms and conditions apply. Authorised under NSW Permit Number: LTPS/14/04646 61
SSO LIVE CDS The latest SSO Live CDs recorded live at the Sydney Opera House. Robertson allowed things to come to a moment of relaxed stasis, with the tension eased away, so that the sound from individual players...blossomed with unforced colour. PETER MCCALLUM SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
SINGLE CDs $15 for subscribers $20 for non-subscribers
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The SSO’s TunED Up program Teachers have a hands-on experience at TunEd Up!
SCHOOL EDUCATION How can we expect teachers to impart a love of music to their students if they lack the skills and confidence to teach it? Music is mandatory in NSW primary schools, but in more than 80 per cent of public schools, music is not taught because teachers lack the training. Our TunED Up program supports NSW primary school teachers and helps them develop the musical skills they need.
has had a significant impact The first program of its kind in Australia, TunED Up is a week-long, intensive music training program for classroom teachers. The inaugural program was held on the campus of Sydney University in January 2014 with 30 teachers from throughout NSW, with unanimously positive feedback. Your tax-deductible gift will allow us to sustain and expand TunED Up in 2015 and ensure that a love of music and the creativity that music inspires is part of every child’s education.
on my teaching practices and confidence to teach music. Great things are happening within our school’s music program as a response to completing the TunED Up course. KAREN RANTISSI EMPIRE VALE PRIMARY SCHOOL
EMERGING ARTISTS The SSO Fellowship program is regarded as one of the world’s leading musician training programs. More than 65 per cent of its alumni occupy positions in professional orchestras around the world, including eight in the SSO. For 2015 we have significantly expanded the program, offering up to 17 young musicians a Fellowship place. During a 12-month apprenticeship, each Fellow receives a scholarship and is provided with invaluable professional opportunities. These include working with our Chief Conductor David Robertson, rehearsing and performing with the orchestra, private lessons with SSO musicians, and masterclasses with our visiting guest artists. This intensive mentoring and training significantly increases a Fellow’s likelihood of attaining a permanent position in a professional orchestra.
SSO cellist Christopher Pidcock and 2014 Fellow James sang-oh Yoo compare notes.
Help us support our emerging artists and the future of Australian musicmaking by making a tax deductible gift.
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Contact the Philanthropy team on (02) 8215 4674 or email
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