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2016 highlights...

Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess is the fourth instalment of David Robertson’s magnificent Opera in the Concert Hall project and stars Nicole Cabell (pictured above) as Bess.

David Robertson (left) conducts three great Stravinsky ballet scores: The Firebird, The Rite of Spring and Petrushka

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (far left)and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra perform his Swing Symphony with the SSO in the Kaleidoscope series, and a one-night special with his band only

HiGHLiGHTS

Nicole Cabell

Chinese superstar pianist Lang Lang (right) returns to Sydney to perform in recital and a concert program featuring the Grieg Piano Concerto

Former Principal Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy (below) conducts a Beethoven Festival in two instalments including all nine Beethoven symphonies, his violin concerto and his piano concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 5 (Emperor)

Lang Lang

Vladimir Ashkenazy

David Robertson

Wynton Marsalis

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Our musicians perform and discuss their favourite music in our intimate new Angel Place series, Playlist – the perfect introduction for those new to classical music

international Pianists in Recital at City Recital Hall – Garrick Ohlsson, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Nelson Freire and Jayson Gillham (below)

Six new commissions by Australian composers including Ross Edwards, Paul Stanhope and Lisa illean

A stunning journey across the Utah Desert with Messiaen’s From the Canyons to the Stars including imagery by photographer Deborah O’Grady

HiGHLiGHTS

Lerida Delbridge for Playlist

Christoph von Dohnányi

Babe – Pig at the Symphony

Leila Josefowicz

Virtuoso violinists – Pinchas Zukerman (above), Leila Josefowicz (above), Christian Tetzlaff and James Ehnes

Pinchas Zukerman

The celebrated Christoph von Dohnányi (above) makes his Australian debut conducting Brahms and Bruckner

Four new concert series added to the SSO season, including The Family Series (3 events); At the Movies: Babe – Pig at the Symphony (above), Raiders of the Lost Ark and Back to the Future; PlayList (for audiences new to classical music – 3 events) and SSO at Carriageworks (Contemporary music – 2 events). Jayson Gillham

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The SSO announces its

2016 season

2016 SEASON

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor and Artistic Director David Robertson are proud to announce the 2016 season, offering something for every concert-goer – from the seasoned music-lover to those just beginning their orchestral journey.

In his third year at the helm of Australia's flagship orchestra, David Robertson has again invited some of the world’s most exciting soloists and conductors to Sydney to perform with the SSO, including pianists Lang Lang and Nelson Freire, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, violinists Pinchas Zukerman, Leila Josefowicz and James Ehnes, and celebrated German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi.

Robertson will be in Sydney three times during 2016, – conducting music ranging from Rimsky-Korsakov and Stravinsky to Bernstein and John Adams. Beginning with Swing Symphony in March, Robertson will conduct Wynton Marsalis and the New York-based Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on stage with the SSO. In an international collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, St Louis Symphony and others, Robertson will also present Messiaen’s From the Canyons to the Stars accompanied by stunning projections of the Utah Desert by award-winning photographer Deborah O’Grady.

“With some of the world’s most inspiring soloists, exciting new programs, and favourites we know and love, our 2016 season offers something for everyone. I can’t wait to embark on my third year with our amazing Orchestra!”David Robertson

DAViD RoBeRtSoN hAS AGAiN iNViteD SoMe of the WoRLD’S MoSt exCitiNG SoLoiStS AND CoNDuCtoRS to PeRfoRM (iN SyDNey) With the SSo

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2016 SEASON

The pinnacle of Robertson’s season will be the fourth instalment of his acclaimed Opera in the Concert Hall series: Gershwin’s 1935 masterpiece Porgy and Bess. In this special event, bass-baritone Alfred Walker and soprano Nicole Cabell will sing the title roles in an all-star cast. Robertson’s presentation of Stravinsky’s three great scores for the Ballets Russes – The Firebird, The Rite of Spring and Petrushka – also promises to be a colourful highlight.

Chinese piano superstar Lang Lang will return to Sydney, performing a recital program of Bach, Chopin and Tchaikovsky, as well as three concerts featuring Grieg’s Piano Concerto, conducted by Manuel López-Gómez. Also returning to Sydney after his performances with the SSO in 2013 is Israeli violinist Pinchas Zukerman with Tchaikovksy/Mozart and all-Mendelssohn programs.

Former SSO Principal Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy will conduct a Beethoven festival encompassing all nine Beethoven symphonies across six concerts. Beethoven’s violin concerto with violinist James Ehnes and his ‘Emperor’ piano concerto with pianist Garrick Ohlsson also feature in this festival. World-renowned German conductor Christoph von Dohnányi will conduct the SSO in his Australian debut, with Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony and Brahms’s Second Symphony – two programs, and two not-to-be-missed events.

In 2016 the SSO is diversifying its offerings with four new concert series, designed to give everyone an exciting orchestral experience. The Orchestra announces the return of its Family concerts in the family series, with concerts such as The Composer is Dead and The Pied Piper of Hamelin providing an accessible and engaging way to introduce children 6–12 and their families to the joy of classical music.

Following the success of its film concerts in recent years, the SSO has formalised its offerings with the new series At the Movies, featuring cult classic Back to the Future with Silvestri’s score, family (live orchestra idea) favourite Babe conducted by composer Nigel Westlake and Raiders of the Lost Ark with John Williams’s soundtrack.

For Playlist, a new series at City Recital Hall Angel Place, three SSO musicians have chosen their favourite music in personally curated programs. In these intimate and informal concerts, especially for those new to classical music, they will share fascinating insights into their choices with the audience, who are invited to mingle with the musicians at the bar afterwards!

Also new in 2016 is SSO at Carriageworks – two concerts conducted by David Robertson and Australian conductor-composer Brett Dean, the SSO’s Artist in Residence. Together, Robertson and Dean have programmed some of the world’s most intriguing and engaging contemporary music, including works by Dean himself and American composer Steve Reich. This series will also feature several new commissioned works by Australian composers. As the first Artist in Residence at the SSO, Dean will work closely with David Robertson and the SSO musicians in his capacity as a composer, conductor and instrumentalist.

With exciting new programs, world-class soloists and cherished favourites from the classical repertoire, the 2016 season is set to be a watershed year for the SSO under the baton of its inspiring Chief Conductor and Artistic Director David Robertson.

the PiNNACLe of RoBeRtSoN’S SeASoN WiLL Be the fouRth iNStALMeNt of hiS ACCLAiMeD oPeRA iN the CoNCeRt hALL SeRieS: GeRShWiN’S 1935 MASteRPieCe Porgy and Bess

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Leila Josefowicz

Christian tetzlaff

2016 SEASON

FebruaryWynton Marsalis & The SSO: Swing Symphony26, 27 FEB

BERNSTEIN fancy freeBERNSTEIN Prelude, fugue & RiffsMARSALIS Swing Symphony Australian Premiere

David Robertson conductorWynton Marsalis trumpetFrancesco Celata clarinetJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

MarchScheherazade: her Story continues2, 3, 4 MAR

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade ADAMS Scheherazade.2 – Dramatic Symphony for violin and orchestra Australian Premiere

David Robertson conductorLeila Josefowicz violin

From the canyons to the Stars9, 11, 12 MAR

MESSAEN Des canyons aux étoiles (from the Canyons to the Stars) with visual production by Deborah o’Grady

David Robertson conductorPierre-Laurent Aimard piano

crossing the Threshold: SSO at carriageworks13 MAR

DEAN Pastoral SymphonyILLEAN New work Premiere

GRISEY 4 Songs for Crossing the threshold

David Robertson conductorJessica Aszodi soprano

JuLyThe rite of Spring – Primal4, 5, 6 AUG

REICH the Desert MusicSTRAVINSKY the Rite of Spring

David Robertson conductorSynergy Vocals

auguSTThe Firebird – ravishing10, 12, 13 AUG

SCULTHORPE Sun Music iSZYMANOWSKI Violin Concerto No.1STRAVINSKY the firebird – Ballet

David Robertson conductorChristian Tetzlaff violin

Wynton Marsalis

Petrushka – Immortal17, 18, 19 AUG

GYGER Acquisition Premiere

TAN DUN the Wolf – Double Bass ConcertoSTRAVINSKY Petrushka (1911)

David Robertson conductorAlex Henery double bass

NOVPorgy and bess: gershwin’s Opera in the concert hall 26 NOV, 1–3 DEC

GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess

David Robertson conductorAlfred Walker bass-baritone PorgyNicole Cabell soprano BessEric Greene baritone CrownJulia Bullock soprano Clara Jermaine Smith tenor Sportin’ LifeSydney Philharmonia Choirs

David Robertson

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Brett Dean: SSo Artist in Residence

Australian conductor-composer Brett Dean has been announced as the SSo’s Artist in Residence (2016–2018), supported by Geoff Ainsworth am and Johanna featherstone. in conjunction with Chief Conductor David Robertson, Dean has programmed some of the world’s most intriguing contemporary music, including new works by Australian composers Lisa illean and Alexander Garsden, in our new series at Carriageworks.

WHAT’S NEW AT THE SSO

Playlist

for our intimate new one-hour concerts at Angel Place three players from the SSo have curated a program – a playlist – of music that has inspired them, changed them and made them laugh, dance or cry. hear them introduce and perform in their Playlist with the SSo before joining them in the bar afterwards!

MarchLerida’s Playlist15 MAR

Music by Mendelssohn, Fauré, Copland, Mahler and Bach, and including VAUGHAN WILLIAMS the Lark Ascending

Andrew Haveron violin-directorLerida Delbridge violin

Mayrick’s Playlist 24 MAy

Music by Beethoven, Wagner and Stravinsky, and including MOZART Serenata notturna, K239

NOVeMberalexandre’s Playlist1 NOV

Music by Bach, Haydn, Martin, Schoenberg and Schubert, and including RAVEL Mother Goose: the enchanted Garden

Toby Thatcher conductor

What’s new?

Marchcrossing the Threshold: SSO at carriageworks13 MAR

DEAN Pastoral SymphonyILLEAN New work Premiere

GRISEY 4 Songs for Crossing the threshold

David Robertson conductorJessica Aszodi soprano

NOVeMberDedications: Dvořák's cello concerto 16, 17, 18 NOV

LUTOSŁAWSKI Sacher Variation for solo cello Symphony No.3DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor

Brett Dean conductorAlisa Weilerstein cello

Oblique Strategies: SSO at carriageworks20 NOV

ANDERSON New Work PremiereNORMAN tryDEAN 11 oblique Strategies GARSDEN New Work PremiereREICH Clapping MusicRZEWSKI Les Moutons de Panurge

Brett Dean conductor

Brett Dean

Alisa Weilerstein

Lerida Delbridge for Playlist

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WHAT’S NEW AT THE SSO

What’s new?Family Concerts

We’re bringing back our family concerts, providing a fun and accessible way to introduce children to the joy of classical music. for kids 6–12 and their families.

MarchJames Morrison Presents: an SSO Family concert 20 MARCH

family fun and jazzy hits from Dixieland to Duke ellington, and more.

Benjamin Northey conductorJames Morrison jazz trumpet and presenter

MayThe composer is Dead: an SSO Family concert 22 MAy

STOOKEY & SNICKET the Composer is Dead

Toby Thatcher conductorFrank Woodley narrator

OcTThe Pied Piper Of hamelin: an SSO Family concert 9 OCT

COLIN MATTHEWS the Pied Piper of hamelin

Toby Thatcher conductorSydney Children’s Choir

At the Movies

it’s thanks to hollywood that many of us experienced the incredible power of orchestral music for the first time. in 2016 the new SSo film series features screenings of three favourites accompanied by the SSo performing the score.

Marchbabe – Pig at the Symphony: Film with Live Orchestra29, 30 APR

A screening of the family favourite Babe with NIGEL WESTLAKE’s score played by the SSo

Nigel Westlake conductor

JuLraiders of the Lost ark: Film with Live Orchestra29, 30 JUL

A screening of raiders of the Lost ark with JOHN WILLIAMS’ score played by the orchestra

Nicholas Buc conductor

OcTback to the Future:Film with Live Orchestra7, 8 OCT

A screening of Back to the Future with ALAN SILVESTRI’s score played by the orchestra

Nicholas Buc conductor

Rated PG. Suitable for age 6+

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Vladimir Ashkenazy Conducts Beethoven former SSo Principal Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts all nine Beethoven symphonies across six concerts with the Sydney Symphony orchestra

Febbeethoven alive4, 5, 6, 8 FEB

BEETHOVEN Symphony No.1BEETHOVEN Symphony No.8BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7

beethoven Triumphant10, 12, 13 FEB

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.5 (emperor)BEETHOVEN Symphony No.4

Garrick Ohlsson piano

beethoven ascendant17, 18, 19 FEB

BEETHOVEN Violin ConcertoBEETHOVEN Symphony No.5

James Ehnes violin

ASHKENAZy'S BEETHOVEN CELEBRATiON

OcTbeethoven heroic12, 14, 15, 17 OCT

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.4BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3, eroica

Jayson Gillham piano

beethoven Pastoral20, 21, 22 OCT

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6, Pastoral

Nobuyuki Tsujii piano

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Beethoven

Ashkenazy's

BeethovenCelebration

beethoven Finale26, 28, 29 OCT

BEETHOVEN Symphony No.2BEETHOVEN Symphony No.9, Choral

Christiane Oelze sopranoFiona Campbell mezzo-sopranoSteve Davislim tenorTeddy Tahu Rhodes baritoneSydney Philharmonia Choirs

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Beethoven AscendantPremier Partner Credit Suisse

Wed 17 Feb | 8pmThu 18 Feb | 8pmFri 19 Feb | 8pm

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto

BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5

Vladimir Ashkenazy conductorJames Ehnes violin

this program represents a true alignment of the stars! Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the SSo in Beethoven’s fifth – with its unmistakable four-note opening, romantic intensity and luminous passion. Canadian virtuoso James ehnes returns to the SSo with the noblest of violin concertos. Sit back and surrender to the mighty sound of the orchestra in full flight.

Wynton Marsalis & His BandWed 24 Feb | 8pm

An evening of jazz standards

Wynton Marsalis trumpetJazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

finally! After nearly three decades, the legendary 17-piece Jazz at Lincoln Center orchestra finds its way to Sydney, led by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. their take on jazz classics and jazz-meets-the-classics fills halls right across America and europe. See them do their thing in the spotlight (without the SSo) in this one-night-only special event.

Special events

Lang Lang in RecitalPremier Partner Credit Suisse

Wed 8 Jun | 8pm

TCHAIKOVSKY the Seasons

JS BACH italian Concerto

CHOPIN Scherzos

Lang Lang plays GriegPremier Partner Credit Suisse

Fri 10 & Sat 11 Jun | 8pm

GRIEG Peer Gynt: Suite No.1

TCHAIKOVSKY francesca da Rimini

GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor

Manuel López-Gómez conductorLang Lang piano

Lang Lang is no stranger to Sydney audiences, having made his sensational SSo debut in 2004. And every visit since then has been held up as a highlight of the cultural calendar. No wonder. the Chinese superstar performs for royalty, presidents, World Cup finals, olympic Games, with rock stars, opera divas and of course the world’s leading orchestras – his ability to touch audiences from all walks of life seems to be without limitation.

What is it about Lang Lang that people love? of course there’s the breathtaking technical command and delicate grace. there’s a flair and flamboyance that makes him a joy to watch. But perhaps above all, it's his innate and obvious love of the music.

Zukerman plays Tchaikovsky and MozartPremier Partner Credit Suisse

Thu 10, Fri 11 & Sat 12 Nov | 8pm

TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir d’un lieu cher: Mélodie Sérénade mélancoliqueMOZART Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K216 (Strassburger)

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.4

Pinchas Zukerman violin-director

for this special event program with the SSo, Pinchas Zukerman has brought together four beautiful works by the master of melody, tchaikovsky. experience the sound of Zukerman’s singing violin and the power of music when it sings to the heart.

Porgy And Bess: Gershwin’s Opera in the Concert HallPremier Partner Credit Suisse

Sat 26 Nov, Thu 1, Fri 2 & Sat 3 Dec | 7pm

GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess

David Robertson conductorAlfred Walker bass-baritone PorgyNicole Cabell soprano BessEric Greene baritone CrownJulia Bullock soprano Clara Jermaine Smith tenor Sportin’ Life

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

for our opera in the Concert hall in 2016, Chief Conductor David Robertson brings us Gershwin’s masterpiece, Porgy and Bess. it’s a meeting of Jazz, Spiritual and Broadway in a musical drama of enormous emotional power. its unforgettable characters sing beloved showstoppers such has summertime, It ain’t necessarily so, I got plenty o’ nuthin’ and Bess, you is my woman now. We’re excited to bring you an all-star cast, in this semi-staged presentation – a highlight of the 2016 Season.

Credit Suisse is proud to present Beethoven Ascendant, Lang Lang in Recital, Lang Lang plays Grieg, and Zukerman plays Mozart and Tchaikovsky.

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2016 PREMiERES AND COMMiSSiONS

Comissioned works

Premieres

John adamsScheherazade.2 – Dramatic Symphony for violin and orchestra Australian Premiere

2, 3, 4 MAR

Commissioned by the New york Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra Amsterdam and the Sydney Symphony orchestra with the generous support of Geoff Ainsworth AM and Johanna featherstone.

Deborah O’gradyVisual production for Messiaen’s from the Canyons to the StarsAustralian Premiere

9, 11, 12 MAR

Commissioned by the SSo in collaboration with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, CAL Performances, St Louis Symphony and Washington Performing Arts Society.

colin Matthewsthe Pied Piper of hamelinAustralian Premiere

9 OCT

Commissioned by the SSo in collaboration with the London Philharmonic orchestra and the Seattle Symphony.

Lisa IlleanNew Work World Premiere

13 MAR

Commissioned by the SSo

Paul StanhopeNew Work for cello and orchestraWorld Premiere

4, 6, 7 MAy

Commissioned by the SSo with the generous support of Vicki olsson.

ross edwardsfrog and Star Cycle World Premiere

7, 8, 9, 11 JUL

Commissioned by the SSo with the generous support of Andrew Kaldor AM and Renata Kaldor Ao.

elliott gygerAcquisition World Premiere

17, 18, 19 AUG

Commissioned by the SSo.

Natasha andersonNew Work World Premiere

20 NOV

Commissioned by the SSo.

alexander garsdenNew Work World Premiere

20 NOV

Commissioned by the SSo.

International Australian

Wynton MarsalisSwing Symphony

25, 26, 27 FEB

Theo VerbeyShadow (Schaduw)

6 OCT

More Australian Premieres

andrew Normantry, for chamber orchestra

20 NOV

brett DeanPastoral Symphony

13 MAR

Peter SculthorpeSun Music i

10, 12, 13 AUG

Other Australian Works

Matthew hindsonthe Rave and the Nightingale

6 OCT

brett Dean11 oblique Strategies, for solo cello

20 NOV

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2016 CONDUCTORS AND SOLOiSTS

Conductors & SoloistsConductors making their SSO DebutsChristoph von Dohnányi 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 Apr

Bernard Labadie 11, 13, 14, 16 May

Marcelo Lehninger 21, 23, 24 Sep

Manuel López-Gómez 10, 11 Jun

Rafael Payare 29 Jun; 1, 2, 4 Jul

James Sommerville 10 Jun

Toby Thatcher* Assistant Conductor 22 May; 15, 16, 17 Sep; 6 Oct; 9 Oct; 1 Nov

John Wilson 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 Jun

Conductors returning to the SSOVladimir Ashkenazy 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 Feb; 12, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29 Oct

Nicholas Buc* 29, 30 Jul; 7, 8 Oct

Oleg Caetani 4, 6, 7 May

Brett Dean* Artist in Residence 16, 17, 18, 20 Nov

James Ehnes 19 Feb

Andrew Haveron° Concertmaster 15 Mar

Lothar Koenigs 7, 8, 9, 11 Jul

Benjamin Northey* 20 Mar

David Robertson Chief Conductor 25, 26, 27 Feb; 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13 Mar; 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 Aug; 26 Nov; 1, 2, 3 Dec

Lars Vogt 14, 15 Jul

Nigel Westlake* 28, 29, 30 Apr

Brett Weymark* 31 Mar; 22 Apr

Pinchas Zukerman 10, 11, 12 Nov

Soloists making their SSO DebutsCello

Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello 4, 6, 7 May

Piano

Angela Cheng, piano 11 Nov

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano 9, 11, 12, 14 Mar

Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano 20, 21, 22 Oct

Singers

Jessica Aszodi, soprano* 13 Mar

Nicole Cabell, soprano 26 Nov; 1, 2, 3 Dec

Eric Greene, baritone 26 Nov; 1, 2, 3 Dec

Christiane Oelze, soprano 26, 28, 29 Oct

Sylvia Schwartz, soprano 7, 8, 9, 11 Jul

Brenton Spiteri, tenor 2, 3 Jun

Camilla Tilling, soprano 14, 15, 16 Apr

Alfred Walker, bass-baritone 26 Nov; 1, 2, 3 Dec

Trumpet

Wynton Marsalis, trumpet 24, 25, 26, 27 Feb

Violin

Vadim Gluzman, violin 29 Jun; 1, 2, 4 Jul

Carolin Widmann, violin 6, 8, 9 Apr

Soloists returning to the SSOCello

Amanda Forsyth, cello 11 Nov

Alisa Weilerstein, cello 16, 17, 18 Nov

Organ

David Drury, organ* 23 Sep

Percussion

Colin Currie, percussion 7, 8, 9, 11 Jul

Piano

Jonathan Biss, piano 23, 24, 25 Jun

Nelson Freire, piano 21, 23, 24, 26 Sep

Jayson Gillham, piano* 12, 14, 15, 17, 24 Oct

Lang Lang, piano 8, 10, 11 Jun

Garrick Ohlsson, piano 10, 12, 13, 15 Feb

Saxophone

Amy Dickson, saxophone* 7, 8, 9, 11 Jul

Singers

Fiona Campbell, mezzo-soprano* 26, 28, 29 Oct

Steve Davislim, tenor* 26, 28, 29 Oct

Andrew Goodwin, tenor* 31 Mar; 22 Apr

David Greco, baritone* 31 Mar; 1, 22 Apr

Jacqueline Porter, soprano* 31 Mar; 22 Apr

Teddy Tahu Rhodes, baritone 26, 28, 29 Oct

Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo-soprano* 31 Mar; 22 Apr

Violin

James Ehnes, violin 17, 18, 19 Feb

Leila Josefowicz, violin 2, 3, 4 Mar

Christian Tetzlaff, violin 10, 12, 13 Aug

Pinchas Zukerman, violin 10, 11, 12 Nov

Trumpet

James Morrison, jazz trumpet & presenter* 20 Mar

SSO Musicians Featured in the 2016 SeasonRoger Benedict° Principal Viola 2, 3 Jun

Francesco Celata, clarinet° 25, 26, 27 Feb

Lerida Delbridge, violin° 15 Mar

Andrew Haveron, violin° 15 Mar

Alex Henery, double bass° 17, 18 Aug

Rick Miller, timpani° 24 May

Alexandre Oguey, oboe° 1 Nov

Ensembles And ChoirsGoldner String Quartet 6 Oct

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 24, 25, 26, 27 Feb

Pink Martini 15, 16, 17 Sep

Sydney Children’s Choir 9 Oct

SSO Brass Ensemble

SSO 2016 Fellows

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 31 MAR; 22 APR; 11, 13, 14, 16 May

Synergy Vocals 4, 5, 6 Aug

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RESURRECTION

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY SYDNEY SYMPHONY

the SSo hAS ReLeASeD 25 DiSCS AND oNe DiGitAL DoWNLoAD oN the SSo LiVe LABeL SiNCe itS LAuNCh iN 2006.

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Learning and Engagement

LEARNiNG AND ENGAGEMENT

Schools Concerts

More than 30,000 students will attend SSO schools concerts in 2016 at the ABC Ultimo Centre, City Recital Hall and Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre. A further 3,000 will attend workshops and concerts in regional NSW.

Meet the Music

The Meet the Music concerts are designed to support the studies of secondary school students across the full music curriculum. Held at the Sydney Opera House, the first series caters to students studying popular music styles and will include concerts featuring performances by jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and US fusion band Pink Martini. The second series is devised for traditional music students and will include concerts featuring the music of John Adams, Shostakovich and Dvorák as well as world premieres of newly commissioned works by Australian composers Paul Stanhope and Elliot Gyger.

Professional Learning

Around the country, the SSO connects with hundreds of teachers through workshops and professional learning masterclasses, presented in capital cities and regional areas both in-person and online. The SSO’s highly successful TunED Up program will continue in 2016, bringing primary teachers from around NSW to Sydney for a week of intensive musical training.

Australia and Beyond

The SSO continues to develop its cross-cultural education exchange programs in China with the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, the Xinghai Conservatorium in Guangzou and the Shanghai Orchestra Academy.

Artist Development Program

SSO Fellowship

Premier Partner: Credit Suisse

The Fellowship is a one-year intensive training program, offering talented young orchestral musicians under the age of 30 a stepping stone from study to full-time work. The Fellowship will offer positions to up to 18 young musicians in 2016 and is open to string, woodwind, brass and percussion players.

SSO Assistant Conductor

The Assistant Conductor position offers one aspiring young conductor the opportunity to work closely with the Orchestra and be mentored by SSO Chief Conductor David Robertson, providing a vital link for emerging conductors who are transitioning from academic training to commencing their professional careers.

Playerlink

Playerlink gives aspiring young musicians from regional NSW a chance to receive intensive tutorial, orchestral rehearsals and performance experience with SSO musicians. Playerlink is open to students in Years 5-12.

2015 fellowship

Schools concert in Albury, 2015 Regional tour

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Community and Touring

Students in Griffith (right) enjoy a workshop with SSO musicians on the 2015 regional tour of the Riverina region

Audiences in western Sydney pull out their picnic rugs (below) to watch the SSO perform in the annual free concert, Symphony in Parramatta Park

Concertmaster Andrew Haveron (right) attends a student audition and holds a workshop at the Shanghai Orchestra Academy in China, under a Memorandum of Understanding between the SSO and the Academy

COMMUNiTy AND TOURiNG

The SSO belongs to the people of New South Wales. Around half the performances given by the Orchestra each year are at venues away from its home, the Sydney Opera House, including numerous performances in outer-metropolitan Sydney and regional New South Wales. International audiences also experience the SSO through annual touring, with a large focus on China and the Asia Pacific region.

As part of its award-winning schools concerts program the SSO performs to thousands of students in western Sydney each year (below)

Symphony in the Domain (below), a free public concert, is an annual highlight for the SSO and the people of Sydney

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Vanguard

SSO VANGUARD

What is Vanguard?

An exclusive membership including your invitation to five events throughout the year at which you will be entertained by musicians of the SSO, while sampling some of the finest beverages our supporters Young Henrys and Kilikanoon Wines offer.

What kind of music?

All programs are selected by our musicians to suit the performance space and include styles from Mozart to New Orleans Brass! Led by Shefali Pryor, our Associate Principal Oboe and Vanguard Artistic Director, the music is guaranteed to be always exciting and of the exceptional quality expected from SSO musicians.

Who goes along?

Vanguard attracts a primarily Gen X & Gen Y audience – people who are interested in supporting the Arts, who are keen to see what talent their city has to offer, and those who are looking for a way to experience dynamic classical music outside of the concert hall. Our Vanguard Collective ensure that there is always a mixture of professionals, artists and lovers of the arts.

The SSO Vanguard, presented by BresicWhitney, is an innovative program with a major role to play in creating a strong and vibrant future for our great orchestra – a major cultural icon in Australia and internationally.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

“the SyDNey SyMPhoNy’S VANGuARD PRoGRAM ShoWS No SiGN of SLoWiNG DoWN.”

The Australian

For more information about joining Vanguard visit or how to support the SSO visit: http://www.sydneysymphony.com/support-us/ how-individuals-can-help/why-donate.aspx

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Contact

CONNECT WiTH THE SSO

brIDgeT cOrMack Communications & Media Manager

T. +61 (02) 8215 4648

M. +61 (0)404 816 764

E. Bridget.Cormack@sydneysymphony.com

caITLIN beNeTaTOSPublicist

T. +61 (02) 8215 4694

M. +61 (0)422 934 693

E. Caitlin.Benetatos@sydneysymphony.com

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Photographer credits: Cover image: Keith Saunders PAGE 2: Simon Cardwell (Ashkenazy); Detlef Schneider (Lang-Lang); Keith Saunders (Robertson); PAGE 3; Ken Butti (Babe); Andreas Garrels (Dohnányi); Cheryl Mazak (Zukerman); Chris Lee (Josefowicz); Andy Holdsworth (Gillham); PAGE 4 & 5: Keith Saunders; PAGE 6: Chris Lee (Josefowicz);Giorgia Bertazzi (Tetzlaff); Keith Saunders (Robertson); PAGE 7: Decca/Harald Hoffman (Weilerstein); PAGE 8: Keith Saunders; PAGE 9: Keith Saunders (Ashkenazy); PAGE 14; Stephen Jorgensen (Albury Concert); Keith Saunders (2015 Fellowship); PAGE 16; Ken Butti.

Production credits: Bridget Cormack, Communications & Media Manager; Caitlin Benetatos, Publicist; Christie Brewster, Senior Graphic Designer; Tessa Conn, Graphic Designer; yvonne Frindle, Publications Editor & Music Presentation Manager

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