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July August & September 2014

Kate Miller-Heidke's O Vertigo! live29 August

This EditionThe King’s Singers – The world’s most acclaimed vocal ensembleAmerican Songbook Festival – show tunes & pop hitsGreat Performer Alisa WeilersteinBach’s B-minor Mass with the MSO

July August & September 2014This EditionAmerican Songbook Festival - show tunes & pop hitsMad Men’s Bryan Batt in cabaretSimone Young ReturnsKate Miller-Heidke's O Vertigo! live

Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano, piano duo2 July

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Lies You Can Believe In – p24Melbourne Girls Grammar School Concert – p24

The New Palm Court Orchestra with Craig Beard – p17Wesley College Concert – p17

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is proud to partner with Melbourne Recital Centre. The partnership enables Etihad Airways to enrich the experience of Centre patrons by bringing internationally renowned performers to Melbourne from across the world.

This year we are excited to connect the Centre with more cultural hubs than ever before as we expand our global network with eight new destinations including Rome and Zurich.

We also look forward to showcasing the quality of our guest experience and our modern Abu Dhabi hub to new, discerning audiences.

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Nikki Chooi & Amir Farid p8

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Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano p9

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Cinderella – p8Night Songs – p5The King’s Singers p6 03

The King’s Singers p6Night Songs p5 04

Night Songs p5

05 06Alisa Weilerstein p10

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Simon Tedeschi Plays Gershwin p6

11 12 13Chris Howlett & Hoang Pham p11

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Rhetoric p11

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Folia p12

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Amanda McBroom p7

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Hetty Kate & Her Band p7Stochelo Rosenberg Trio – p11 19

National Boys Choir of Australia in Concert p12

20Choir of King’s College, Cambridge p13

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The Holy Sonnets of John Donne p13

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Acacia Quartet p13

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Chris Stout & Catriona McKay p14

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La Harpe à Paris p15Never Say Farewell p15 27

The Armed Man – p16Sacré Coeur Music Concert – p16

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Mostly Mozart - A French Connection p16Dido’s Lament p17 30 31

14Piano Quintets p12

21Kapsberger & the Mysterious Man p15

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Festival of Beautiful Sound II p18

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Dmitry Sinkovsky p18

03Simone Young Conducts p20

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Bach’s Mass in B Minor p20

09 10Lisa Moore - From Me To You p22

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Australian Boys Choir p22

172014 Spread the Seeds of Love Tour p25

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Antica Italiana – p25Norma – p25

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From My Life p19

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Fairy Tales – p19Bach’s Mass in B Minor – p20

07The Poet’s Love – p21Strathcona Baptist Grammar – p21

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Violin & Harpsichord Reborn p21

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John O’Donnell p22

14A Celebration of the Beatles p23

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Viola Romance p24

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Love & Death in Buenos Aires Part II p19

04Bach Violin Sonatas p20

11French Virtuosity p23Boundless – p23

18The Company of Pianos II – p28Kate Miller-Heidke p28 29

Imogen Cooper p26

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Destination Sweden – p26Imogen Cooper– p26

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Nicolas Hodges p27

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Our Lady of Mercy College Celebration p28

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Tognetti in Recital p26

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David Jones The Light Trio p30

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Elegies & Dances p31

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Vocal Fireworks p29

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Lowther Hall School Concert p29

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A Somewhat French Fantasy – p29The Diary of Anne Frank – p30 04

Reinventions – p28Methodist Ladies’ College Concert – p29

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Michelle Nicolle Sings Duke Ellington p33Mozart’s Jupiter p33 13

Mozart’s Jupiter p33

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A Secret Life Story on Four Strings p32

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Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak p32

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Geoffrey Saba p31

08Red Fish Blue p35

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Mozart Favourites p34

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The Earth to Our Ears p34

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Grammar – p34Mozart Favourites p34

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Elevated: Mills meets Ellington p34

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Borodin Quartet p36

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Love, Sex, Death: Music To Die For p35

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Timothy Young & Giluio Plotino p35

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The Eroica p36

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Welcome to your winter guide to events at Melbourne Recital Centre. Now is the perfect time to discover what makes the Centre the best place to hear Melbourne’s most diverse and exciting range of concerts. The American Songbook Festival is our annual celebration of show tunes, torch songs and pop hits performed by stellar headliners, including Bryan Batt of TV’s Mad Men, Caroline Nin, The King’s Singers and Amanda McBroom. If you’re coming to one of the intimate cabaret events you can even enjoy a drink and a light meal.Four Great Performers join us in July and August: cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Nicolas Hodges return to the Centre and I’m particularly looking forward to hearing orchestral masterpieces such as Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring played on two pianos by the dazzling duo of Alice Sara Ott and Francesco Tristano. Our Local Heroes chamber concerts offer of plenty of intimate winter warmth. I hope you will join us to support the brilliant musicians who make Melbourne’s music scene so vibrant. I look forward to seeing you at Melbourne Recital Centre soon.

Warm regards

LUISA PASTRELLOCountry General Manager Australia & New Zealand, Etihad Airways

MARY VALLENTINE AOCEO, Melbourne Recital Centre

ACO Academy Concert 2014 – p10Simon Tedeschi Plays Gershwin – p6Ella: First Lady of Song p7

Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee – p7Buster Keaton’s The General – p14

Genevieve Lacey & James Crabb – p31Telemann in the Limelight – p31Ears Wide Open #3 p32

AMERICAN SONGBOOK FESTIVAL

13 JUNE–26 JULY

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THE SONGBOOK CONTINUES

THE THING ABOUT LOVEWhen Caroline Nin was growing up in Paris, American music was played constantly on the radio. It became a backdrop to daily life in the French capital and inspired a young Caroline to pursue her passion and become a jazz singer. Many years later, with a successful international career as a jazz and cabaret artist, Caroline returns to her American musical influences in this specially devised concert for Melbourne Recital Centre giving her unique interpretations of American songwriters including Patti Smith, Lou Reed and, of course, France’s adopted own great American artiste Nina Simone.

Thu 19 June 7pmFri 20 June 8pmSat 21 June 4pm & 8pm Salon (95-mins incl. interval)Caroline Nin vocals (FRA)John Thorn pianoFrank Di Sario bassSam Leman guitar

TICKETS

Thu $45 ($40 concession)Fri & Sat $50 ($45 concession)

BATT ON A HOT TIN ROOFThis dashing Broadway star of La Cage, Beauty & the Beast, Sunset Boulevard, Cats and Starlight Express, to name just a few, will light up your night with his charisma, wit and leading man song stylings. Bryan Batt is most recently known for his two-time SAG Award winning performance as Salvatore Romano in the critically acclaimed TV series Mad Men. As a Broadway veteran, Bryan’s leading and principal roles are extensive, and also include Saturday Night Fever, The Scarlet Pimpernel and Off Broadway credits including Forbidden Broadway (Drama Desk Nomination).

STARRING BRYAN BATT NIGHT SONGS, A LATE-NIGHT INTERLUDE

THE CALLAWAY SISTERS IN SIBLING REVELRYWhen Broadway’s Liz Callaway and cabaret’s Ann Hampton Callaway blend their voices together in perfect harmony, the sound is simply exquisite. Ann’s dark, husky and jazz-flavoured sound is the perfect complement for Liz’s clear bell tones in their acclaimed show Sibling Revelry. This sibling sister-act from Chicago sing the best of the American Songbook, from show tunes to jazz and pop in an evening of wit, humour and some of the best songs America has produced.

This dynamic duo is one singular sensation

Nichaud Fitzgibbon is regarded as jazz royalty, delighting audiences with her velvet warm tones and glamorous stylings. Nichaud covers a selection from the Great American Songbook, spiked with refreshing takes on pop songs old and new. She swings and grooves and her reputation precedes her as a superb balladeer with the ability to rustle up a boisterous Latin tune. Nichaud's intimate cabaret show traverses the highs and lows of obsession, loss and misdemeanour, featuring songs written by some of the hippest composers of the last century to today including Cy Coleman, Bacharach, Porter, Cohen and more.

Sat 14 June, 4pm & 8pm Salon in cabaret mode (1 hr & 40 mins incl. interval)Nichaud Fitzgibbon vocals (AUS)Philip Rex bassHugh Stuckey guitarSam Young drums

TICKETS

$50 (conc. $45)

Jessica Aszodi and Peter de Jager are musicians known for their unconventional and daring interpretations. Together they showcase classics alongside new art-song works by the young American composers who are writing the songbook of the future.This performance presents the American song tradition as an unfinished, open book, juxtaposing hits like 'Alabama Song' and 'Whatever Lola Wants' with music by the next generation.

AMERICAN SONGBOOK FESTIVAL 13 JUNE–26 JULY

SHOW TUNES,TORCH SONGSAND POP HITS

DO YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS?

Fri 13 June, 7pm Salon in cabaret mode (1 hr & 40 mins incl. interval)Jessica Aszodi voice (AUS)Peter de Jager piano

TICKETS

$45 (conc. $40)

Wed 25 June 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)Ann Hampton Callaway & Liz Callaway vocals (USA)

TICKETS

A reserve $80 ($65 concession)B reserve $70 ($55 concession)

Thu 26 June 7pmFri 27 June 8pmSat 28 June 4pm & 8pm Salon (One hour & 20-mins no interval)Bryan Batt vocals (USA)

TICKETS

Thu $45 ($40 concession)Fri & Sat $50 ($45 concession)

Manhattan Transfer’s Janis Siegel is a master of jazz vocals, ballads, scats, bop, and is a nine-time Grammy Award–winner and a 17 time Grammy Award–nominee. She has over a dozen solo albums and has been an undeniable force in The Manhattan Transfer’s diverse musical catalogue. This intimate concert showcases her first album in seven years, Night Songs: A Late–Night Interlude, a collection of smooth late-night American Songbook favourites.

Thu 3 July, 7pmFri 4 July, 8pmSat 5 July, 4pm & 8pm Salon in cabaret mode (1 hr & 35 mins incl. interval)Janis Siegel vocals

TICKETS

Thu $45 (conc. $40)Fri & Sat $50 (conc. $45)

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'Amanda McBroom is an American Everywoman sharing her personal wisdom with down-to-earth directness that is easily understood and deeply felt.’ THE NEW YORK TIMES

Coinciding with the release of Hetty Kate’s new album, join us for a jam-packed evening celebrating three of the most influential American jazz and popular music singers of the 1940s and 1950s: une Christy, Julie London and Peggy Lee. Hetty and her talented band reimagine Songbook favourites to present a vignette of these women’s lives as wives, lovers and voices of an era.

Sat 19 July 4pm & 8pm Salon (One Hour & 40-mins incl. interval)Hetty Kate vocals (AUS)Sam Keevers piano

THE KING’S SINGERSOne of the world’s most celebrated ensembles take on timeless American classics. Paying tribute to the most enduring and influential American popular songs of the 20th century, The King’s Singers perform the best of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Gershwin and more. With a discography of over 150 recordings The King’s Singers have set the standard for the art of a cappella everywhere. Recipients of two Grammy Awards, the Midem International Classical Award and recent inductees into the Gramophone Hall of Fame, their repertoire ranges across every genre from Renaissance motet to the coolest of vocal jazz. Join the group as they launch a new double CD release with their Australian premiere live performances of Great American Songbook, featuring beloved hits such as ‘Let’s Misbehave’, ‘My Funny Valentine’ and ‘Cry Me A River’.

SIMON TEDESCHI PLAYS GERSHWIN

‘It’s a brave Aussie pianist who ventures into quintessentially American territory… Simon Tedeschi joins the pantheon of these Gershwin gods.’ THE AUSTRALIAN

Widely regarded as one of the finest composers of both popular and classical music in the 20th century, George Gershwin wrote for Broadway musicals and the concert hall, creating many American standards in the process. Simon Tedeschi is one of Australia’s most renowned and sought-after pianists, winner of many prestigious prizes in Australia and overseas. He is one of the few classical pianists able to cross into jazz improvisation. In this exuberant concert, Simon takes us on a journey through Gershwin’s masterful American works.

Fri 11 July 7pmSat 12 July 3pm & 8pm Salon (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval)Simon Tedeschi piano (AUS)

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$50 ($45 concession)

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Premium $112A Reserve $99 ($89 concession)B Reserve $85 ($77 concession)C Reserve $60

Thu 3 & Fri 4 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)The King’s Singers (UK)

ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG

Discover the life and music of one the world’s favourite jazz artists when singer and actress, Freda Payne stars in Ella: First Lady of Song. In 1934, a 17-year-old girl stepped into the spotlight at Harlem’s Apollo Theatre. Ella Fitzgerald, orphaned and homeless, won Amateur Night at the Apollo and launched one of the most stellar careers in American pop. From the Savoy Ballroom to the Cote d’Azur, Ella’s unique, high-spirited and dazzling singing delighted audiences around the world. Constantly exploring and reinventing herself, she mastered be-bop, laid down the definitive version of the American Songbook for Verve Records, experimented with bossa nova and cemented her position not just as a great American jazz singer, but as an American icon. Join star of stage and screen, Freda Payne and her band as she traces Ella’s fascinating journey and performs scintillating interpretations of the songs that made Ella famous.

STARRING FREDA PAYNE

Sat 12 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval)Freda Payne vocals (USA)

TICKETS

A Reserve $75 ($65 concession)B Reserve $60 ($52 concession)C Reserve $45

LET’S FALL IN LOVE

Featuring the glamour of cabaret and theatricality of Broadway, Let’s Fall in Love sees star singer Amanda McBroom present an intimate program full of love, lust, loss, cherished dreams and wisdom. The American ‘greats’ are present, with exquisite interpretations of Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields, Sammy Cahn, and hit songs by McBroom and Michele Brourman themselves, including ‘The Rose’. Humorous, profound and intensely moving, McBroom and Brourman weave their spell with innate artistry. The versatile McBroom expertly traverses blues, ballads and torch songs.

Fri 18 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour & 50-mis incl. interval)Amanda McBroom vocals (USA)Michele Brourman piano

TICKETS

A reserve $65 ($55 concession)B reserve $50 ($40 concession)

STARRING AMANDA MCBROOM

HETTY KATE & HER BANDJames Sherlock guitarBen Robertson double bassDanny Farrugia drums

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Janet Seidel and her quartet perform a selection of songs from her album Don’t Smoke in Bed: Songs in the Key of Peggy Lee. This intimate cabaret pays tribute to Grammy Award-winning American jazz singer, songwriter and actress Peggy Lee,

SONGS IN THE KEY OF PEGGY LEEwho is best known for her collaborations with Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones and more. Spanning the genres of jazz, cabaret, lounge and easy listening, Janet Seidel is one of Australia’s most prolific recording artists and performers.

Sat 26 July 3pm & 7.30pm Salon (One hour & 45-mins incl. interval)Janet Seidel Quartet (AUS)

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AMERICAN SONGBOOK FESTIVAL 13 JUNE–26 JULY

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Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano Piano Duo – The Rite of SpringIndividually, Alica Sara Ott and Francesco Tristano are two of their generation’s brightest young stars. Together, they are a pianistic dream team. At 24, Ott already has major repertoire on record and a busy international schedule, giving performances that critics call

‘elegant’, ‘vibrant’ and ‘superbly accomplished’. Tristano is equally at home with electronic dance music as he is with Bach, with an open- minded approach to music-making that has won over fans of techno and classical music alike. The combination of the two promises a meeting of strong minds and spectacular playing that is already generating buzz. The music they have chosen is bold and big: orchestral epics rendered on two pianos. Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring was transcribed for piano duo by the composer

Nikki Chooi & Amir FaridTo mark Musica Viva’s new collaboration with the prestigious Michael Hill International Violin Competition, the 2013 winner, Canadian Nikki Chooi, brings his sparkling style to his Australian debut program, accompanied by one of Melbourne’s favourite pianists, Amir Farid.

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Tue 1 July 11am (morning tea from 10am)Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval)MOZART Violin Sonata No.19 in E-flat, K.302RAVEL Violin Sonata in GBODY CaravanFALLA Suite populaire espagnoleRAVEL TziganeNikki Chooi violinAmir Farid pianoTickets $47Presented by Musica Viva

CinderellaYoung audiences are in for a treat when Opera Australia introduces one of the world’s most popular fairy tales in a production for children these school holidays. The delightful music of Rossini conveys the timeless tale of poor Cinderella overcoming her wicked stepsisters to meet her Prince Charming, with the help of her Fairy Godfather. Performed in English, this 50-minute production of one of opera’s classics will open the eyes, ears and hearts of young audiences with a wonderful mix of magic, drama and excitement. This concert is appropriate for children ages six and older.

Introduce your children to the magic of opera.

‘An orchestral spectacular for four hands and two dazzling talents.’

GREAT PERFORMERS 2014

himself. Heard on keyboards, its primal harmonies and rhythms are all the more sinewy and visceral, the melodies rendered in high definition, and it’s an athletic showpiece for the pianists. Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel also transcribed some of their signature orchestral works for this intimate medium, allowing audiences a fascinating insight into the inner workings of the music, and giving players repertoire that is as challenging as it is fun.

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Wed 2 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour 50-mins incl. interval)Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op.35: ‘The Kalendar Prince’STRAVINSKY The Rite of SpringRAVEL La ValseTRISTANO A Soft Shell Groove SuiteAlice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano piano duoPremium $105A reserve $92 ($50 concession)B reserve $75 ($50 concession)C reserve $50Great Performers three concert series package from $120Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreProgram partners The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & Montblanc

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Thu 3 July 11amElisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval)Free post-concert Q&A with the artistsROSSINI CinderellaOpera AustraliaTickets $23Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano

MUSIC ON THE

MIND

Melbourne Recital Centre’s Music on the Mind.This FREE series explores the relationship between music and the human brain and the related links to social wellbeing, participation, learning and development and the role of music in our contemporary communities.

For session topics, details and bookings visit melbournerecital.com.au/mind

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Music, Mind & Well being Initiative at The University of Melbourne

Nikki Chooi

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Alisa Weilerstein makes an unforgettable impression. The immense, impassioned sound she creates and her body and soul commitment to the music have astonished audiences around the world. Her recent electrifying performance of the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.1 with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra left audiences stunned and calling for more. Still in her early-30s, Weilerstein already has a stellar career, been the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur ‘Genius’ fellowship, and recorded the Elgar Cello Concerto under the authoritative baton of Daniel Barenboim, in addition to an intense concert schedule. After convincing her parents to buy her a cello at the age of four, she made her public concert debut six months later, her debut with the Cleveland Orchestra at 13 and her Carnegie Hall debut two years later. Weilerstein has performed with Australian orchestras several times, but this is your first chance to hear her solo. Bach’s C major cello suite demonstrates Weilerstein’s gift for shaping a single line into a thing of dancing grace, while Kodály’s richly-textured masterpiece gives the cellist scope to showcase her intensity, virtuosity and expressive gifts.

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Tue 8 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour 50-mins incl. interval)Free pre-concert talk 6.45pmBRITTEN Tema SacherGOLIJOV OmaramorBACH Cello Suite No.3 in C, BWV1009KODÁLY Sonata for Solo Cello, Op.8Alisa Weilerstein celloPremium $105A reserve $92 ($50 concession)B reserve $75 ($50 concession)C reserve $50Great Performers three concert series package from $120Program partners The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & Montblanc

Stochelo Rosenberg Trio Featuring Sebastien Giniaux & Joel Locher

Chris Howlett & Hoang Pham

Chris Howlett and Hoang Pham have performed together for over 15 years. They return to the Salon to perform two masterworks of the piano and cello repertoire. Both Beethoven and Mendelssohn’s second cello sonatas enrapture audiences with the spirited dialogue between cello and piano and the pathos of the Romantic period. In between these great works, Hoang will showcase the emotional magic of Mendelssohn’s Prelude & Fugue in E minor.

INFORMATION

Tue 15 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)BEETHOVEN Sonata for Cello & Piano No.2, Op.5MENDELSSOHN Prelude & Fugue No.1 in E minor, Op.35MENDELSSOHN Sonata for Piano & Cello in D, Op.58Chris Howlett celloHoang Pham pianoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreSupported by The Vizard Foundation

Masterworks of the piano & cello repertoire

SALON: SOLO

Stochelo Rosenberg brings his new power trio to Australia for the first time. Regarded as a true heir of Django Reinhardt, Rosenberg’s name is synonymous with gypsy jazz. His legendary flair and virtuosity are infused with unprecedented vigour through this collaboration with energetic young players Sebastien Giniaux (France) and Joel Locher (Germany). Brace yourself for a crossfire of unbelievable solos, breathtaking rhythms and constant invention, melded with the gypsy sense of entertainment.

RhetoricLOCAL HEROES 2014

Syzygy Ensemble explores the concept of music as a persuasive tool, music as passionate argument. The works in Rhetoric range from Ives’ last violin sonata, which invokes the religious fervour of evangelical hymns in order to both pay homage to and mock the church-goers of his day, through to the very

recently composed Old Kings in Exile by Brett Dean. This moving work evokes a plea for the continuity of memory of those we have lost, and details the harrowing challenges faced by the dying.

INFORMATION

Wed 16 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)IVES Violin Sonata No.4DEAN Old Kings in ExileALVAREZ Two surfacesLERDAHL Time After TimeSyzygy EnsembleDaniel Richardson percussionTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Syzygy Ensemble

Syzygy Ensemble

Australian Art Orchestra: Atlas, Herbal & Ritual

MOOD INDIGOYoung guitarist/composer Brett Thompson was the inaugural recipient of the Australian Art Orchestra’s Young Artist in Residence program and during a six-month period explored meeting-points between composition and improvisation with the AAO’s brilliant musicians. Now in its 20th year the AAO’s work constantly seeks to stretch genres and break down the barriers separating disciplines, forms and cultures.

INFORMATION

Mon 14 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)Australian Art OrchestraBrett Thompson composer/director/laptop computerTickets $30 ($25 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Australian Art OrchestraDiscover Mood Indigo, the Centre’s jazz stream, at melbournerecital.com.au/indigo

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

Chris Howlett

Brett Thompson

ACO Academy Concert 2014

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Sat 12 July 12 noonElisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval)CORELLI Concerto Grosso in D, Op.6, No.7SAINT-SAËNS Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso Op.28 (student soloist Grace Clifford)BRITTEN Simple Symphony Op.4Grace Clifford violin (ACO Academy student soloist)Aiko Goto lead violinMusicians of the Australian Chamber OrchestraFREE – tickets required with entry details at melbournerecital.com.auPresented by the Australian Chamber Orchestra

After an immersive week of tuition, rehearsal and performance in Melbourne, some of the countries brightest musical stars take to the Centre’s stage, alongside their ACO mentors, for a free public performance. And when we say ‘brightest stars’ we really mean it – these talented young musicians have gone through a rigorous audition process. Don’t miss your chance to hear the virtuosi of the future in the beautiful acoustics of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.

Alisa WeilersteinA Cello Alone

‘Passionate, direct and powerful – the solo cello of

Alisa Weilerstein.’


INFORMATION

Sat 19 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall(90-mins no interval)Stochelo Rosenberg TrioA reserve $60 ($50 concession)B reserve $45 ($40 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Alisa Weilerstein

Stochelo Rosenberg


Folia is a new program of works from Nick Tsiavos that explores the liminal space that is created when the mystery and beauty of Ancient Sacred chant collides with the anarchy and instability of Modernism. Joining him on this journey is the sublime artistry of Anthony Schulz and the hauntingly beautiful voice of Deborah Kayser.

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Thu 17 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)Nick Tsiavos contrabassAnthony Schulz piano accordionDeborah Kayser sopranoTickets $30 ($25 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreDiscover Mood Indigo, the Centre’s jazz stream, at melbournerecital.com.au/indigo

FoliaMOOD INDIGO

The National Boys Choir of Australia, one of Australia’s finest youth choirs, presents a program of superb choral music as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. Repertoire includes Johann Michael Haydn’s Missa sub titulo Sancti Leopoldi with orchestra, the world premiere of Songs of Aristophanes by Daniel Riley and works by J.S. Bach and John Rutter.

INFORMATION

Sun 20 July 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours 15-mins incl. interval)J.M. HAYDN Missa sub titulo Sancti LeopoldiRILEY Songs of Aristophanes (world premiere)Works by J.S. Bach, John Rutter & othersNational Boys Choir of AustraliaPeter Casey & Philip Carmody artistic directorsRobyn Cochrane accompanistTickets $45 ($38 concession & $20 child)Presented by National Boys Choir of Australia

National Boys Choir of Australia in Concert

Satu Vänskä performs firecracker showpiece Subito on the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Stradivarius violin, launching into a chamber music concert of Slavic melancholy and joy. Written just prior to the Nazi invasion of the USSR, Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet is a dramatic and harrowing premonition of the coming terror. Melting away the turbulence of Shostakovich is the bright, melodious joy of Dvořák’s Piano Quintet, one of the greatest pieces of chamber music in the canon. Internationally regarded for performances of ‘immense power and an extraordinary range of colours’ (New York Times), Finnish pianist Paavali Jumppanen is the perfect partner for these stirring works.

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Mon 21 July 8pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)LUTOSLAWSKI SubitoSHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet in A, Op.81Satu Vänskä & Rebecca Chan violinChristopher Moore violaTimo-Veikko Valve celloPaavali Jumppanen pianoA reserve $110 ($95 concession)B reserve $90 ($76 concession)C reserve $67 ($56 concession)D reserve $47 ($41 concession)Under 30s $45Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

Piano Quintets

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Since the 15th century, the vaulted arches of the chapel at King’s College, Cambridge have helped shape the distinctively pure tone of this special choir. Acknowledged as the peak of choral excellence in the great British tradition, the boys and men of the Choir share their uniquely beautiful vocal timbre in an unmissable selection of favourite classics and sparkling new repertoire. In this concert, the Choir performs works by Byrd, Palestrina, Purcell, Monteverdi, Britten, Vine and more.

The peak of choral excellence in the great British tradition.

Composed in two weeks, from his sick-bed after his return from concerts at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, The Holy Sonnets of John Donne pulsate with a hatred of war. The committed pacifist, Britten’s monumental cycle addresses questions of faith in a world tortured by the death and misery of war. And like Donne, Britten’s cycle does see the possibility of redemption and salvation. Acclaimed chamber music duo Eidit Golder and Michael Smallwood are joined by their

The music of Britten after Schubert and Bach

colleague and Australian Chamber Orchestra cellist, Julian Thompson, in a concert celebrating Britten’s music and the two greatest influences on his vocal writing: Bach and Schubert.

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Wed 23 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)BRITTEN Holy Sonnets of John Donne Op.35 Canticle I, Op.40Passacgalia , lento-solenne from Cello Suite No.3, Op 87BACH ‘Es dünket mich’ from Kantata Nr.175, Er rufet seinen Schafen mit NamenSCHUBERT Auf dem Strom, D943Melbourne Art Song CollectiveTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Art Song Collective

Acacia QuartetLisa Stewart (violin), Myee Clohessy (violin), Stefan Duwe (viola) and Anna Martin-Scrase (cello) are Acacia Quartet and together they explore a memoir of composer Lyle Chan’s six years as an AIDS activist during the epidemic’s bleakest years in the 1990s. This work tells the story of how activists transformed a stigmatised, fatal disease. Like the autobiographical quartets of Steve Reich or Shostakovich, Lyle Chan’s AIDS memoir is in turn harrowing

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Tue 22 July 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)Works by BYRD, PALESTRINA, PURCELL, MONTEVERDI, STANFORD, SCULTHORPE, DEAN, VINE & BRITTENChoir of King's College, CambridgeStephen Cleobury directorPremium $142 ($124 concession)A reserve $118 (103 concession)B reserve $83 ($72 concession)C reserve $56 ($49 concession)Presented by Musica Viva Australia

Anthony Schulz & Nick Tsiavos

Acacia Quartet

National Boys Choir of Australia

Paavali Jumppanen

Choir of Kings College, Cambridge

The Holy Sonnets of John Donne

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and touching but ultimately an intensely uplifting story of a community that fought against all odds for their lives and won.

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Thu 24 July 6pmSalon (80-mins incl. interval)CHAN Mark and Adrian and her SonsAcacia QuartetTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Acacia Quartet in assoc with the 20th International AIDS Conference Supported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

Eidit Golder & Michael Smallwood


La Harpe à Paris 18th-century French harp recital

Irish harpist, Maria Christina Cleary is noted for her improvisatory skills and ingenious continuo playing. In this intimate concert she performs on an 18th-century single pedal harp, rarely heard in Australia, playing works by Spohr (a contemporary of Beethoven), Krumpholtz, Balbastre and Mozart. The music is sublime and Maria captures the salon atmosphere of the time with her own original improvisations.

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Sun 27 Jul 12 noonSalon (One hour no interval)Works by SPOHR, KRUMPHOLTZ, BALBASTRE and MOZARTMaria Christina Cleary harpTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreSupported by The Vizard Foundation

‘A true virtuoso, a brilliant player, a rare breed ... with a soloist’s personality’.

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Melbourne’s Continuo Collective carry on their quest to explore rediscovered and rarely heard works from the early life of the guitar. In this concert, Samantha Cohen (theorbo) and Geoffrey Morris (guitar) are joined by Vivien Hamilton (soprano) for an Italian feast of passion and intrigue from the turbulent years of the early Baroque. Featuring Girolamo Kapsberger’s Libro secondo d’aie and guitar

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Chris Stout & Catriona McKay

Chris Stout and Catriona McKay have performed, explored and sculpted their musical identities together for almost 20 years. Through a respect for tradition and a spirit of experimentation they continue to evolve and create a sound sensation and style operating at a rarefied level of expertise. The result is a dynamic and adventurous sound that retains the identity of their traditions yet allows the music to have a freedom and connection to other musical styles they are drawn to.

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Fri 25 July 6pm & 8pmSalon (One hour no interval)Chris Stout Shetland fiddleCatriona McKay Scottish harpTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Buster Keaton’s The General‘An inspired fusion of cinema and performance that never fails to delight… Blue Grassy Knoll are a national treasure.’ The Guardian

Never Say FarewellThe story of the Farewell Symphony is the stuff of musical legend. Frustrated with Prince Nikolaus Esterházy’s drawn-out stay at his summer palace, Haydn composed a fiery new symphony with a strong musical hint: in the final movement, the musicians gradually left the stage, until only two remained. The Prince got the message: the court returned to the city the very next day. Young bassoonist Jack Schiller is a remarkable talent whose passionate musicality has already won him many fans. He joins the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra for this concert to perform Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto, a rarely-heard gem with which he recently made his debut with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

A musical legend and a fiery new symphony

‘Emotional music of stark beauty using vulnerable tactile sounds.’

Blue Grassy Knoll

Returning to Melbourne Recital Centre with a brand new score, home-town favourites Blue Grassy Knoll are joined by the Australian Silent Film Orchestra to present one of the greatest silent comedies ever produced, Buster Keaton’s The General, as you’ve never heard it before. The General has been critically hailed as a comedic masterpiece and is undoubtedly the best train film ever made. The Civil War adventure-epic was made toward the end of the silent era and is filled with hilarious sight gags and perfectly timed stunt work, all perfectly underscored by Blue Grassy Knoll’s creative sound world of music and effects.

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Sat 26 July 4pm & 8pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval)KEATON The GeneralBlue Grassy KnollAustralian Silent Film OrchestraA reserve $50 ($45 concession)B reserve $40 ($35 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Sun 27 July 2.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval)CORELLI Concerto grosso in F, Op.6, No.2BRESCIANELLO Symphony in C, Op. 1, No. 3MOZART Bassoon Concerto K.191TELEMANN Concerto for four violins in DHAYDN Symphony No.45, FarewellJack Schiller bassoonWilliam Hennessy directorMelbourne Chamber OrchestraPremium $109 ($101 concession)A Reserve $93 ($85 concession)B Reserve $76 ($68 concession)C Reserve $59 ($51 concession)Under 40s $40Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Kapsberger & the Mysterious Man

music from the mystifying Ferdinando Valdambrini, who is thought to be Kapsberger’s student, admirer or alias, Continuo Collective demonstrates that the art of basso continuo is a never ending exploration of possibilities.

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Mon 28 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)KAPSBERGER songs & solosVALDAMBRINI Baroque guitar solosContinuo CollectiveVivien Hamilton sopranoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Continuo Collective

Chris Stout & Catriona McKay

Maria Christina Cleary


Dido’s LamentJoe Chindamo and Zoë Black’s music is truly contemporary – forever evolving to the spirit of change. Featuring original compositions by pianist, arranger and composer, Joe Chindamo, as well as various arrangements befitting the nature of the duo, Joe and Zoë launch their new album, Dido’s Lament.

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Wed 30 July 2pm & 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)CHINDAMO SpiegelhausPURCELL ‘Dido’s Lament’ from Dido & AeneasSCARLATTISonata in G & Sonata in D minorHANDEL (arr. Chindamo) ‘Ombra mai fu’ GERSHWIN ‘It Aint Necessarily So’HAGEN (arr. Chindamo) Harlem nocturnePROKOFIEV Five Melodies, Op.35Joe Chindamo composer/arranger/pianoZoë Black violinTickets $38 ($28 concession)Two concert package $65 ($48 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black

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The Armed ManOn the occasion of the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, The Consort of Melbourne presents a masterwork by Giacomo Carissimi inspired by war’s glory and folly; his rarely performed but stunning 12-part mass based on the French folk song ‘L’homme armé’. The performance is framed by anthems of war by Clément Janequin and Joseph Twist. This year The Consort of Melbourne presents a series of concerts that draws on the great repertoire for voices inspired by, or reflecting on the passion of human conflict and its triumphs and tragedies.

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Tue 29 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)JANEQUIN La GuerreCARISSIMI Missa L’homme arméTWIST Hombres, Victoria, Victoria!The Consort of MelbournePeter Tregear directorTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Consort of Melbourne

Sacré Cœur Music ConcertMelbourne Recital Centre comes alive for the prestigious Sacré Cœur Senior School Music Concert. An eclectic repertoire of classical and highly spirited pieces will be performed on the night. Come and experience the vibrant talents of the school’s Year 7 to 12 girls and Community Choir; comprised of alumnae, staff, parents and friends of the School.

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Tue 29 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 10-mins-incl. interval)MOZART Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

Mostly Mozart – A French Connection

Jean-Philippe Rameau was one of the most important French composers of the Baroque era. His Les Indes galantes, termed an opéra-ballet, is a delicious song and dance spectacle exhibiting the French flair for colour and movement. Rameau’s French compatriots Jean Baptiste Lully and Cécile Chaminade add to this rich musical bouillabaisse with works that will transport you to continental Europe. Chaminade’s Concertino for flute and orchestra is considered fiendishly difficult with a highly decorative solo part that is quite demanding for the soloist and Mozart’s flute concerto with its unassuming grace, imaginative workmanship and expressive power is equally challenging. Mozart exhibited a special affinity with the woodwind family, writing prolifically for the instruments throughout his lifetime. The G–major Concerto is a stand-out work with its delectable melody and elegance.

The New Palm Court Orchestra with Craig BeardMelbourne’s own virtuoso jazz vibraphonist Craig Beard joins The New Palm Court Orchestra (NPCO) for a vibrant concert of colour and warmth. Beard is a mesmerising performer and improviser, best known for his work with jazz ensemble Frock. He also featured on The New Palm Court Orchestra’s debut album Landscapes for a Mind’s Eye. The NPCO is a nine-piece chamber orchestra which brings together some of Melbourne’s best jazz, classical and improvising musicians. This concert features a selection of new compositions by the NPCO’s Artistic Director, pianist/composer Gemma Turvey.

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Wesley College ConcertWesley College Glen Waverley Campus Music School presents a concert featuring the Senior Symphonic Band, Campus Choir, auditioned String Ensembles, Symphony Orchestra and Concerto soloists.

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Thu 31 July 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval)Tickets $37 ($23 concession)Presented by Wesley College, Glen Waverley Campus

'Mozart's delightful flute concerto'

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Wed 30 July 11am (morning tea from 10.15am)Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (70-mins no interval)LULLY Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs from ‘Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme’MOZART Flute Concerto in G, K.313RAMEAU Excerpts from Les Indes galantesCHAMINADE Concertino for Flute & Orchestra, Op.107Orchestra VictoriaAdam Chalabi directorKiran Phatak fluteColin Fox hostTickets $47 ($38 concession/senior) – includes morning teaThree concert package $120 ($96 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoria & Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

MOZART Requiem with orchestra – Dies Irae, Confutatis, LacrimosaCOHEN HallelujahSelections of FLEETWOOD MAC, STEVIE WONDER, QUEEN, JONI MITCHEL, SIMON & GARFUNKLEFeaturing the School Orchestra, string ensembles, vocal ensembles, concert and jazz bands, flute and clarinet ensembles, percussion ensembles and 70–voice community choir.A reserve $29.95 ($24.95 concession)B reserve $24.95 ($19.95 concession)Presented by Sacré CœurTickets on sale 20 June

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Thu 31 July 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)The New Palm Court OrchestraGemma Turvey artistic directorCraig Beard vibraphoneTickets $30 ($25 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreDiscover Mood Indigo, the Centre’s jazz stream, at melbournerecital.com.au/indigo

Orchestra Victoria

The Consort of Melbourne

The New Palm Court Orchestra

Joe Chindamo & Zoë Black


Dmitry SinkovskyAustralian Brandenburg OrchestraVivaldi, Corelli, Scarlatti.A phenomenal musician, Dmitry Sinkovsky gives himself entirely to the music. With incredible energy and dazzling technique, Dmitry has combined two very rare gifts - as a baroque violin virtuoso and as a unique singer. This is Dmitry’s first Australian tour, performing a program of pure Baroque bliss. An explosive concert. Don’t miss it.

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Sat 2 August 7pm & Sun 3 August 5pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)

Festival of Beautiful Sound II

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The Gypsy, The Ghost & Other TalesDepicting a mythical concept or other-worldly character, the Streeton Trio explores the fantastical musical worlds of Haydn’s rustic Gypsy Trio, Rachmaninov’s expressive Trio élégiaque No.1, Elena Kats-Chernin’s effervescent Butterflying and Beethoven’s masterful Ghost Trio. Immerse yourself in this magical program and let the Streeton Trio transport you to a magical place, far away.

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Sat 2 August 3pm & 6pmSalon (70-mins no interval)HAYDN Piano Trio No.39 in G, Hob.XV:25, GypsyRACHMANINOV Piano Trio No.1 in G minorKATS-CHERNIN Butterflying for piano trioBEETHOVEN Piano Trio No.1 in D, Op.70, GhostStreeton TrioTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Streeton Trio

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Love & Death in Buenos Aires Part II

Melbourne-based quintet Cosmo Cosmolino continues their passionate exploration of music from the rarely performed suite of songs by Astor Piazzolla titled Quatro Canciones Porteñas (Four Songs of Buenos Aires). Oscillating between tango and gypsy music with ease, Cosmo Cosmolino perform unique arrangements of familiar Piazzolla pieces alongside original compositions, including a playful and inventive arrangement of Erik Satie’s Gnossienne No.1 and an original work that expresses liberation and freedom for all.

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Mon 4 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)Works by PIAZZOLLA, SATIE, MOUNTFORT, KEEBLE, SIMPSON & WITTONCosmo CosmolinoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Cosmo Cosmolino

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From My LifePoignant and lyrical, Quartz string quartet performs a program of great emotional depth. Czech composer Bedřich Smetana wrote his string quartet, From My Life in 1876 as an expression of his romantic ideals of a life in music. Comprising sketches of periods from his life, the work sways between feelings of joy and idealism and wistful reflections of youth to fragile moments of realisation as Smetana accepted his deafness. Australian composer and soprano Shauna Beesley recently composed a profoundly moving work taking Russian modernist writer, Anna Akhmatova’s poem Requiem as her text. Written between 1935 and 1940, the poem Requiem is a lyrical cycle of elegy, lamentation and witness, which Akhmatova wrote, worked and re-worked in secret, depicting the suffering of the common people under the Stalinist terror regime.

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Tue 5 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)SMETANA String Quartet No.1 in E minor, From My Life (Largo Sostenuto)BEESLEY Requiem for soprano & string quartetQuartzShauna Beesley sopranoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Quartz

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Fairy TalesIn a majestic program of fantasies and fairy tales, Seraphim Trio performs Dvořák’s dramatic Piano Trio No.3 and an enchanting fairy tale by Janáček. The Trio also premieres a new arrangement of Ravel’s Mother Goose by brilliant Melbourne-based composer Benjamin Martin, which is complemented by Peter Goldsworthy’s witty and incisive Meditations on Mother Goose – a fantastical exploration of musical fairy tales for the young at heart.

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Thu 7 August 7pmSalon (One hour & 50-mins incl. interval)JANÁČEK Pohadka (Fairy Tale)DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No.3 in F minor, Op.65RAVEL (arr. Martin & Goldsworthy) Mother GooseSeraphim TrioTickets $50 ($40 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Seraphim Trio

VIVALDI Concerto in C, RV 177CORELLI Concerto Grosso Op.6, No.11 in B-flatVIVALDIConcerto in D minor RV 246Cantata for alto, strings & continuoSCARLATTI Concerto Grosso No.3 RV 684VIVALDI Concerto in D minor RV 242 Op.8, No.7, ‘Per Pisendel’Dmitry Sinkovsky Baroque violinPaul Dyer ao artistic director/conductorAustralian Brandenburg OrchestraPremium $146A reserve $125B reserve $98 ($68 pensioner)C reserve $65 ($46 pensioner)Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

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Fri 1 August 7pmSalon (One hour no interval)Nat Bartsch pianoTom Lee double bassDaniel Farrugia drumsLuke Howard keyboardRyan Meeking voice/guitarBrambles laptopFestival of Beautiful Sound EnsembleTickets $45 ($30 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Luke Howard/Nat BartschDiscover Mood Indigo, the Centre’s jazz stream, at melbournerecital.com.au/indigo

Melbourne pianists/composers Nat Bartsch and Luke Howard team up to present Part Two of the Festival of Beautiful Sound, an immersive display of reflective, ambient contemporary music. Rising through the Australian jazz scene, the two pianists have developed an aesthetic influenced by minimalist, indie and film music, with much admiration for each other’s work. This concert features the Nat Bartsch Trio, singer/songwriter Ryan Meeking (Whitaker) and some of Melbourne’s finest improvising and chamber musicians. Festival of Beautiful Sound II showcases Bartsch and Howard’s arrangements of each other’s music, as well as the music of Brambles, Radiohead and Whitaker. The Festival of Beautiful Sound I sold out in February – don’t miss this opportunity.

Streeton Trio

Cosmo Cosmolino

Seraphim Trio

Dmitry Sinkovsky

Quartz

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Violin & Harpsichord RebornThe traditional Baroque duo is turned upside down with rarely performed gems of the 20th century and juxtaposed with Baroque treasures. Vitali’s much-loved Chaconne and JH d’Anglebert’s Suite share the evening with the modernist French colours of Milhaud, neo-classical Piston and effervescent Kreisler performed by virtuosic pair Donald Nicholson and Isin Cakmakcioglu.


Bach’s Mass in B minor

One of Bach’s final completed composition, the Mass in B minor, was never performed in its entirety during his lifetime, and it was more than 100 years before the world heard this sacred masterwork for the first time. Now hailed as one of the greatest compositions in the history of music, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO Chorus, and a team of international soloists come together under one of the world’s leading Baroque specialists for this celebration of Bach’s immortal genius.

Simone Young Conducts Gala ConcertANAM Orchestra welcomes back internationally renowned conductor Simone Young for her only Melbourne performance in 2014 in a program designed to push ANAM’s musicians to their limit. Also featuring Brett Dean on viola, this concert is the culmination of a week’s work with one of the world’s leading conductors. The project takes both musicians and audience members on a journey from Messiaen’s otherworldly L’Acension to the glory and drama of Brahms’ Symphony No.4.

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Fri 8 August 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)MESSIAEN L’AscensionDEAN Viola ConcertoBRAHMS Symphony No.4Brett Dean violaSimone Young conductorANAM OrchestraTickets $90 ($75 concession)Presented by Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Simone Young’s 2014 residency is made possible with the support of Lepley Properties The ANAM Orchestra is sponsored by the Ian Potter Foundation

Schumann’s Dichterliebe (The Poet’s Love) stands alongside the great song cycles of Franz Schubert as a central work of the genre, tracing the eternal story of love lost through the hyper-poetic imagery of flowers and dream worlds. Andrew Goodwin (tenor) and Daniel de Borah (piano) also pay homage to their musical lineage (both musicians underwent years of study in St Petersburg) with a selection of songs by Russian masters.

Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar 90th Anniversary Gala ConcertTo celebrate their 90th anniversary, Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar presents its Gala Concert, celebrating the musical talents of students from Years 4 to 12. Featuring choirs and various instrumental ensembles, the students perform varied repertoire from art music through to well-known standards.

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Tue 12 August 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval)Students of Strathcona Baptist Girls GrammarTickets $25 ($20 concession)Presented by Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar

Bach Violin Sonatas

Australian pianist, harpsichordist and continuo player Anthony Romaniuk and violinist Joanna Huszcza perform Bach’s intricate and intimate sonatas for violin and keyboard. Anthony and Joanna began playing together as a duo in 2013 and have performed in the U.S., Belgium, France and Italy. They were artists-in-residence at the Piccola Accademia di Montisi in late 2013 and were selected as the 2014 Young Artists of the Concertgebouw in Bruges.

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Mon 11 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)BACHSonata No.3 in E, BWV1016Sonata No.6 in G for harpsichord & violin, BWV1019Sonata No.2 in A, BWV1015Anthony Romaniuk harpsichordJoanna Huszcza violinTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

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Thu 7 August 8pm & Sat 9 August 6.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours 20-mins incl. interval)BACH Mass in B minor BWV232Stephen Layton conductorSiobhan Stagg sopranoChristopher Lowery counter-tenorNicholas Mulroy tenorDerek Welton bassMelbourne Symphony Orchestra & ChorusPremium $133 (*Sat performance +$10)A reserve $112 ($90 concession)B reserve $92 ($73 concession)C reserve $71 ($57 concession)Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Tue 12 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)SCHUMANN Dichterliebe, Op.48MEDTNER Prologue from Eight Mood Pictures, Op.1, No.1Selected songs of RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, TCHAIKOVSKY and RACHMANINOVAndrew Goodwin tenorDaniel de Borah pianoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Daniel de Borah & Friends

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Wed 13 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)JH D’ANGLEBERT Suite in G for solo harpsichordKREISLER Recitative & Scherzo Caprice for solo violinMILHAUD Sonata, Op.257PISTON SonatinaVITALI Chaconne in G-minorDonald Nicholson harpsichordIsin Cakmakcioglu violinTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreSupported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

Daniel de Borah

Andrew Goodwin

Simone Young

Siobhan Stagg

Joanna Huszcza & Anthony Romaniuk

Isin Cakmakcioglu

The Poet’s Lovewith Andrew Goodwin

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Lisa Moore – From Me to YouDescribed as ‘brilliant and searching… beautiful and impassioned… lustrous at the keyboard’ by The New York Times, pianist and vocalist Lisa Moore’s performances mesh music and theatre with expressive and emotional power, whether it be a solo recital or an elaborate chamber score. In this intimate concert, Moore performs music by Bresnick, Hearne, Newman and Rzewski, including the legendary De Profundis, based on Oscar Wilde’s letter of the same title. Saluting Australia’s cohort of gifted composers, Lisa also performs Brett Dean’s Equality and Prayer, based on text by Australian writer/artist Michael Leunig and premieres William Gardiner’s new work, Little Room.

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Australian Boys Choir 75th Anniversary Gala Concert

Benjamin Britten’s swashbuckling opera for boys, The Golden Vanity, was first performed by the Australian Boys Choir in 1970. To mark their 75th anniversary, the Choir returns to this soaring work, which forms the centrepiece of their 75th Anniversary Gala Concert. Featuring cameo appearances by The Vocal Consort and the choral organisation’s training ensembles, the program revisits significant and favourite works from its history and showcases the finalists from the 2014 Australian Boys Choir Composition Competition.

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Sun 17 August 3pm(Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)BRITTEN The Golden VanityAustralian Boys ChoirThe Vocal ConsortNoel Ancell OAM conductorTickets $45 ($35 concession & $25 child)Presented by Australian Boys Choral Institute

French Virtuosity

Kegelstatt Ensemble embarks on an exploration of the massive stylistic changes in French musical life surrounding the First World War. In this program, the 19th-century lavishness of Franck and Alkan is juxtaposed with the more casual note-spinning of Jean Françaix. All three pieces are exceedingly virtuosic in their own way, but speak with various levels of glory, irony and regret.

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Mon 18 August 6pm Salon (One hour no interval)FRANCK Quintet for piano & stringsALKAN Grand Fantasy on Don Juan for piano duet, Op.25FRANÇAIX Trio for clarinet, viola & pianoKegelstatt EnsembleTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Kegelstatt Ensemble

LOCAL HEROES 2014BoundlessThree masterpieces, from arguably the three greatest composers for the string quartet performed by the Australian String Quartet. Haydn’s Op.77, No.1 is the grand, crowning achievement of a life inventing, exploring and perfecting the genre. Written 10 years later, in Beethoven’s middle period, the Serioso quartet is all fire and crystal whilst remaining compositionally one of the strictest and most tightly structured works he ever wrote. In Bartók’s Quartet No.5 we hear the master of the 20th century quartet adding another dimension of emotional depth to his already highly sharpened, perfectly constructed middle period works. Ever since its first

performance in 1935, it has been hailed as one of the ultimate challenges for string quartets.

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Mon 18 August 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)HAYDN String Quartet in G, Op.77, No.1BEETHOVEN String Quartet, Op.95, SeriosoBARTÓK String Quartet No.5Australian String QuartetTickets $75 ($57 concession)Under 30s $30Presented by Australian String Quartet

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Fri 15 August 6pmSalon (70-mins no interval)DEAN Equality and PrayerHEARNE Intimacy and ResistanceBRESNICK Ishi’s SongGARDINER Little Room (world premiere)RZEWSKI De ProfundisNEWMAN I Think It’s Going To Rain TodayLisa Moore voice/pianoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreSupported by The Vizard Foundation

Lisa Moore

Australian String Quartet

John O’Donnell

A Celebration of The BeatlesSt Michael’s Grammar School presents its annual concert with a contemporary twist. Groove to concert performance works by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, including hit songs A Hard Day’s Night, Here Comes the Sun, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, and Blackbird – as well as a surprise appearance by the school’s very own ‘Beatles’.

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Tue 19 August 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval)Students of St Michael’s Grammar School

Tickets $20 ($10 concession & $50 family)Presented by St Michael’s Grammar SchoolTickets on sale 21 July

John O’DonnellJohn O’Donnell performs Beethoven sonatas on the fortepiano; the early version of the piano that Beethoven would have known. A celebrated academic and musician, John O’Donnell is a leading authority in fortepiano, organ and harpsichord repertoire of 16th and 18th centuries.

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Thu 14 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)BEETHOVENSonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2Sonata No.2 in A, Op.2 Sonata No.3 in C, Op.2Sonata in E-flat, Op.7John O’Donnell fortepianoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreSupported by The Vizard Foundation


Through inspiring music, warm cultural dance and quicksilver Chinese martial arts movements, the children of Africa at Amitofo Care Centre orphanages (ACC) have captured hearts across the world since 2007. At the heart of the 2014 Spread the Seeds of Love Tour’s mission is to provide a world stage for their amazing children to showcase their potential and provide hope for their future. Together, they help raise funds for fellow orphans, orphaned by HIV/AIDS, and vulnerable children in their homeland. The troupe comprised of 21 children ages seven to 18 are ambassadors for the children of Africa. They will perform world music of joy and hope, touching African and Chinese folktales, and Chinese martial arts performances. Feel the excitement, view their progress and transform their future.

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Fri 22 August 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)FREE – tickets required with entry details at melbournerecital.com.auPresented by Amitofo Care Centre Africa

Antica Italiana

Norma

The Italian Renaissance infused by cultural and artistic movements resulted in a dynamic and flourishing musical scene. Rich in rhythmic and melodic virtuosity, La Compañia, with their diverse and expressive period instruments presents a program of glorious songs with florid and flowing melodies. This vibrant music filled with ornamentation and embellishment is stunningly beautiful, and truly captures the spirit of the Italian Renaissance.

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Sat 23 August 5pm & 7pmSalon (One hour no interval)La CompañiaDanny Lucin directorLotte Betts-Dean sopranoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by La Compañia

The celebrated title role of Norma demands a voice of extraordinary power and is a rare and unmissable operatic experience. Now Victorian Opera present Bellini’s much-loved work as the composer intended including the extended and magnificent original Act One finale. Spanish soprano Saioa Hernández makes her Australian debut as the tormented druid priestess Norma, with Rosario La Spina as her lover Pollione. Victorian Opera’s Artistic Director Richard Mills conducts a stellar cast accompanied by Orchestra Victoria.

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Sat 23 August 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Three hours incl. interval)BELLINI NormaSOLD OUTPresented by Victorian Opera

2014 Spread the Seeds of Love Tour

Saioa Hernández

La Compañia

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Melbourne Girls Grammar School ConcertMelbourne Girls Grammar School Concert showcases the School’s larger instrumental and choral ensembles. Students perform repertoire encompassing everything from Australian works to British art music, Romantic and contemporary genres, including the seductive tones of Piazzolla. Featuring students of the three schools within the larger Merton Hall campus, Year 5 and 6 students of Wildfell, those of St Hilda’s in Year 7 and 8 and the Senior students in Years 9 to 12. The Middle Years Concert Band, the Concert Band and the Stage Band, the String Orchestra and the younger ‘training’ strings, the Orchestra, the five choirs and the students of Melbourne

Lies You Can Believe InCaroline Henbest (viola) and Edith Salzmann (cello) join members of Sutherland Trio, Caroline Almonte (piano) and Elizabeth Sellers (violin), for music inspired by great literature. The famous fairy tale ‘Cinderella’ is the basis for Prokofiev’s magnificent ballet score from which the beautiful Adagio for cello is taken. Folk music, both urban and regional can be traced in Brahms Piano Quartet Op.60 and Missy Mazzoli’s Lies You Can Believe In, which explores the intricacies of an embellished story. The poetry of Robert Burns lives on in Armstrong’s beautiful rendition of My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose.

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Wed 20 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)PROKOFIEV ‘Adagio’ from Cinderella, Op.97/bMAZZOLI Lies You Can Believe InBRAHMS Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.60ARMSTRONG My Love is Like a Red, Red RoseSORENSEN Masque of Red DeathSutherland TrioCaroline Henbest violaEdith Salzman celloTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Sutherland Trio

Viola RomanceThe rhapsodic combination of viola and mezzo-soprano timbres has inspired some of the most gloriously beautiful vocal chamber music. Together with guest artist Brett Dean, Songmakers Australia’s Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano) and Andrea Katz (piano) explore the well-known lyricism of Brahms and the more obscure expressionism of Joseph Marx, intertwined with the pinnacle of viola Romantic repertoire, Schumann’s Fairy Tales (Märchenbilder).

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Thu 21 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)BRAHMS Two Songs, Op.91MARX ‘Durch Einsamkeiten’REUTTER ‘Antike Ode’BERLIOZ ‘Le roi de Thulé’BLISS Two nursery rhymesSCHUMANN Märchenbilder, Op.113Songmakers AustraliaBrett Dean violaTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Songmakers Australia

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Sutherland Trio

Songmakers Australia

Grammar School will be represented throughout the concert and come together in a spectacular finale.

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Wed 20 August 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 20-mins incl. interval)Students of Melbourne Girls Grammar SchoolTickets $25.30 ($20.30 concession)Presented by Melbourne Girls Grammar SchoolTickets on sale 14 July


Debussy said that his 12 studies were only for pianists with ‘remarkable hands’. Fortunately, Nicolas Hodges possesses them. These late masterpieces are a distillation of Debussy’s revolutionary techniques, demanding that pianists transcend their instrument and themselves to create unimagined sonorities. They are also examples of Debussy’s sly wit and pop cultural interests: full of waltzes, jazz, Spanish guitars and parody. In short, they’re the perfect vehicles for a pianist like Nicolas Hodges, whose own wide-ranging tastes encompass everything from Beethoven to brand new works, often in the same concert.

Hodges has stunned audiences with his skill and his ability to communicate in the most challenging of new music and his insights into the core piano repertoire. Common to all his performances is a desire to cross centuries

Tognetti in Recital

Pianist Steven Osborne’s recent concerts with the Australian Chamber Orchestra were hailed as ‘the most thrilling musical memory of the entire 2012 season’ (The Australian), ‘an evening of pure delight’ (West Australian) and ‘a ripsnorter of a performance’ (News Local) so it’s no surprise Richard Tognetti chose Osborne to partner in this rare and intimate recital. Together they perform three violin sonatas; Prokofiev’s virtuosic and lyrical showpiece, Debussy’s powerful last-ever completed work, and the final and most reflective of Beethoven’s violin sonatas. The concert opens with Prokofiev’s lyrical and graceful melodies and Fratres, described by Tognetti as ‘Arvo Pärt at his instrumental best.’

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Mon 25 August 8pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)PROKOFIEV Five Melodies: selectionsPÄRT FratresPROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No.2 in D, Op.94aDEBUSSY Violin SonataBEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.10 in G minorRichard Tognetti violinSteven Osborne pianoA reserve $130 ($110 concession)B reserve $110 ($95 concession)C reserve $78 ($67 concession)D reserve $47 ($41 concession)Under 30s $45Presented by Australian Chamber Orchestra

Tognetti and Osborne: A rare and intimate recital

‘Hodges’ recitals always boldly go where few other pianists dare with an energy that sometimes defies belief.’ The Guardian

Nicolas Hodges Debussy: The 12 Études


and continents to illuminate old and new repertoire with surprising juxtapositions demonstrating even more surprising parities. In this case, it is the late works of Beethoven and Debussy. The late sonatas of Beethoven are a radical redefinition of the form: freewheeling, philosophical and sublime, they are endlessly fascinating musical mazes. In the second movement of the Op.111 Sonata Beethoven transcends time itself, with a set of celestial variations that resound into infinity. Beethoven regarded his sketch-like Six Bagatelles, Op.126 as the best he had written, and there are tantalising hints of his most innovative works. Hiding behind the deadpan facade of Debussy’s Études are worlds of colour and invention as imaginative as anything he ever wrote, so that even as pianists are perfecting their octaves, they are learning how to dream.

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Wed 27 August 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)Free pre-concert talk 6.45pmBEETHOVENSix Bagatelles, Op.126Piano Sonata in C minor, No.32, Op.111DEBUSSY Études, Books I & IINicolas Hodges pianoPremium $105A reserve $92 ($50 concession)B reserve $75 ($50 concession)C reserve $50Great Performers three concert series package from $120Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreProgram partners The Langham Melbourne, ABC Classic FM & MontblancRichard Tognetti

Nicolas Hodges

17th-century Sweden was one of Europe’s great powers, and the region’s grandeur and splendour are reflected in its rich musical heritage. Specially programmed by celebrated lutenist Tommie Andersson, Ludovico’s Band embarks on a historical quest, tracing the music of three generations of the Düben family – a great musical dynasty of composers and kapellmeisters. The Swedish celebration continues with the Australian premiere of unpublished trio sonatas of Johan Helmich Roman, regarded as the ‘Father of Swedish Music’, and an accompanying treasure trove of Swedish folk music, including sounds from the province of Dalarna, certain to make you want to dance the Polska.

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Imogen CooperOne of the greatest pianists of her generation, Imogen Cooper CBE makes a long overdue return to Australia for this special program highlighting her poetic, insightful interpretations of the composers closest to her heart: Brahms, Schubert and Schumann.

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Tue 26 August 7pm & Sat 30 August 8pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)SCHUMANNNovelletten Op.21, No.2 in DDavidsbündlertänze Op.6BRAHMS Theme & Variations in D minor (arr. from String Sextet Op.18)SCHUBERT Piano Sonata No.21 in B-flat, D960Imogen Cooper pianoPremium $128 ($112 concession)A reserve $107 ($93 concession)B reserve $75 ($65 concession)C reserve $50 ($44 concession)Presented by Musica Viva Imogen Cooper

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Tue 26 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)DÜBEN HofkapellmeisterHELMICHSonata for two violins & basso continuoDalecarlian DancesLudovico’s BandTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

Destination Sweden

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Our Lady of Mercy College Heidelberg A celebration of the Performing Arts at Our

Lady of Mercy College, Heidelberg featuring dancers, actors and musicians from years 7 to 12 performing in small and large ensembles.

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Thu 28 August 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 40-mins incl. interval)Dancers, actors & musicians from Our Lady of Mercy College, HeidelbergTickets $30 ($20 concession)Presented by Our Lady of Mercy CollegeTickets on sale 28 July

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ReinventionsFlinders Quartet is joined by prolific Australian pianist and composer Paul Grabowsky and Genevieve Lacey on recorder for a program inspired by the art of literature. The Quartet premiere a newly commissioned work by Grabowsky based on Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose, and pair it with Schubert’s String Quartet in A minor, which uses themes from his previous compositions based on the play, Rosamunde. Using Bach’s two part inventions as a starting point, Grabowsky then performs the original solo piano score, followed by Kats-Chernin’s popular Re-Inventions for recorder and string quartet. Grabowsky then concludes with his intriguing musical commentary on each reinvention – by reinventing the aforementioned Re-Inventions.

Methodist Ladies’ College ConcertIn its 132 years, The Methodist Ladies’ College has developed a rich and varied music performance program which has evolved and developed with each generation of young performers. Students and staff are excited to present a concert in the wonderful Elisabeth Murdoch Hall that features students from the Junior School through to students in their final year at College.

Bo Holten is one of Denmark’s most admired composers, conductors and musicians. His Operation Orfeo is Denmark’s most performed opera and his impressive oeuvre includes concerts and vocal works as well as music for Lars von Trier’s film The Element of Crime. In this first-time collaboration with The Song Company, Bo and the ensemble perform a fiery program full of neck-breaking speeds, hair-raising leaps and awe-inspiring harmonies, featuring works by Gesualdo, Berio, Marcellino and more.

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Lowther Hall Music ConcertEssendon’s Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School presents their Annual Music Concert featuring an array of diverse musical and vocal talent. Performances from the School’s orchestras, stage band, concert bands, choirs, ensembles and soloists, will showcase the talents of the students from Preparatory to Year 12. This evening of fine music promises to be an entertaining one and will culminate with the premiere of a newly commissioned work by Australian composer Paul Jarman.

A Somewhat French FantasyIn 2014, Trio Anima Mundi explores geographical and historical ideas from the 19th and 20th centuries. Both Camille Saint-Saëns and Lili Boulanger competed for the coveted Prix de Rome at various stages of their careers, but it was only Boulanger who won the title in 1913 at the age of 19. Her early demise at the age of 24 resulted in a relatively small output and her Deux pièces en trio was one of her last works. In contrast, the first piano trio of Saint-Saëns was written when the composer was 28 years of age.

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Mon 1 Sep 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours 30-mins incl. interval)Students & staff of Methodist Ladies’ CollegeTickets $10Presented by Methodist Ladies' CollegeTickets on sale 14 July

Trio Anima Mundi

Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke has the critics raving with her fourth solo record, O Vertigo!, an album that playfully redefines the boundaries of pop music, while pushing her voice into uncharted vocal terrain. After launching the album with a sold-out series of intimate acoustic shows around the country, Kate returns with a full band of some of the nation’s best musicians to bring O Vertigo! to life in all its glory.

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Fri 29 August 8pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours 30-mins incl. interval)Kate Miller-HeidkeTickets $68.80Presented by One Louder & The Harbour Agency

‘A career-best album. Miller-Heidke hits it out of the park…’ - Rolling Stone

The Company of Pianos IIIn this intimate concert, Andrea Keller is joined by her mentor, the highly acclaimed jazz pianist Mike Nock.

‘Nock’s ringing iconoclasm pervades all his music, taps a deep well of melody that transcends jazz and informs and ignites his every encounter.’ Fred Bouchard, Downbeat (USA)

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Andrea Keller

Kate Miller-Heidke

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Fri 29 August 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)Andrea Keller & Mike Nock pianoTickets $30 ($25 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Andrea KellerDiscover Mood Indigo, the Centre’s jazz stream, at melbournerecital.com.au/indigo

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Mon 1 Sep 7pmSalon (Two hours incl. interval)KATS-CHERNIN Re-IinventionsGRABOWSKY The Nightingale & the RoseSCHUBERT String Quartet No.13 in A minor, Rosemunde

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Tue 2 Sep 6pmSalon (70-mins no interval)GESUALDO Three madrigalsMARENZIO Three madrigalsBERIO Sequenza IIIHOLTEN Rota VenerisMARCELLINO Due MadrigaliFLECHA El FuegoThe Song CompanyTickets $59 ($54 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The Song Company

Vocal Fireworks

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Wed 3 Sep 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)Students of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolTickets $35 ($25 concession & $112 family)Presented by Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar SchoolTickets on sale 21 July

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Thu 4 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)MARTIN Trio sur des mélodies populaires irlandaisesBOULANGER Deux pièces en trioSAINT-SAËNS Piano Trio No.1 in F, Op.18Trio Anima MundiTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Trio Anima Mundi

Flinders Quartet

Flinders QuartetPaul Grabowsky pianoGenevieve Lacey recorderTickets $50 ($40 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Flinders Quartet


Geoffrey SabaLondon-based Australian pianist Geoffrey Saba explores the influence of Near and Far Eastern music on composers from across the world in this colourful and virtuosic program. His Sydney recital in 2012 received rave reviews, Peter McCallum of The Sydney Morning Herald writing of his ‘consummate musicianship... glowing lyrical quality... poetic sense of line, moulding the architecture of the work with focused intensity and impressive cumulative impact.’

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Mon 8 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)Program includes works by DEBUSSY, RAVEL, BOYD, SCULTHORPE, MESSIAEN & GRAINGERGeoffrey Saba pianoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital CentreSupported by The Vizard Foundation

SALON: SOLO

William Hennessy

David Jones The Light TrioThe Light Trio performs extraordinarily beautiful original music with harp as the melodic focus. This concert is a fusion of World, folk, ethereal and ambient groove music, flavoured by Middle Eastern, Celtic, Asian, Greek and African influences. The Light Trio has a special chemistry – musicianship of the highest calibre, enriched by the respect

The Diary of Anne FrankJames Whitbourn’s Annelies takes its title from Anne Frank’s birth name, Annelies Marie, and its inspiration from the young girl’s legendary diary written during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The Observer writes: ‘Annelies (Anne) Frank has a permanent place in history as the Jewish schoolgirl whose diary of her years hiding from the Nazis makes unbearable reading when we know her fate at Bergen-Belsen. Melanie Challenger has fashioned an elegiac libretto from its poetic pages which James Whitbourn sets with such tender respect it’s almost impossible to hear without tears.’ Ensemble Liaison is joined by renowned Australian soprano Greta Bradman and Extrinsic (former members of the Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne), directed by Michael Leighton Jones for this special concert.

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The Melting Pot

The Melting Pot showcases the fascinating and beautiful convergence of the musical styles of two great artists. Australia’s Adam Simmons is known for music which is grounded in jazz with contemporary pop influences, while Italian Alessandra Garosi has classical roots but also has a lifelong interest in folk, rock and border-line music, especially performing the music of Frank Zappa, Nino Rota and Roger Eno. This program forms the basis of their newly released album, which is divided in two parts – Oriental and Occidental – showcasing the mix of influences these two virtuosic musicians bring together in The Melting Pot including the Australian premiere of Adam’s Laic Mass.

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Fri 5 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)Adam Simmons shakuhachi/saxophones/contra-alto clarinetAlessandra Garosi pianoTickets $30 ($25 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Adam Simmons

Telemann in the LimelightFrom opera and oratorio to orchestral and chamber music, Georg Telemann is one of the most revered composers in classical music history. Fundamentally self-taught, the German Baroque composer’s works set the trend for late-Baroque and early Classical music styling. Latitude 37 highlights why Telemann was one of the most prominent composers of his time in a musical celebration with guest Lucinda Moon (Baroque violin).

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Tue 9 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)|TELEMANNTrio Sonata in G minorFantasia for solo violin No.9 in B minorTrio Sonata in E, TWV 42: e6Trio Sonata No.10 from Essercizii Musici in DSonata for viola de gamba in E minor, TWV 41: e5Latitude 37Lucinda Moon Baroque violinTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Latitude 37

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Thu 4 Sep 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (80-mins no interval)WHITBOURN Annelies (Australian premiere)Ensemble LiaisonExtrinsic (ex-Trinity College, Melbourne choral scholars)Greta Bradman sopranoMichael Leighton Jones directorTickets $50 ($40 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ensemble Liaison

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Latitude 37

Ensemble Liaison

Adam Simmons

and friendship of three gentlemen, and influenced by their life-long interest in the meditative and healing power of music.

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Sat 6 Sep 6pmSalon (75-mins no interval)David Jones drumsMike Johnson folk harpEvripides Evripidou guitar/bass/effectsTickets $45 ($30 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & David Jones

Elegies & DancesMelbourne Chamber Orchestra presents an emotionally-charged homage to the two great

moods of the string orchestra; the sparkling drive of the dance, and the poignancy of the elegy. Stirring Bach and Stokowski arrangements of famous Baroque adagios will take your breath away. On the dance card are Bartók’s rustic regionalism and Grieg’s enduring tribute to the courtly manners of the 18th century. With over 250 concerto appearances to his credit, MCO Artistic Director William Hennessy is one of Australia’s best-loved soloists and his performance of Bach’s Concerto in A minor in this program is an event not to be missed.

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Sun 7 Sep 2.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins incl. interval)

JS BACH Sonata for Solo Violin A minor, BWV1003: AndanteJS BACH Violin concerto in A minor, BWV1041PURCELL (arr. Stokowski) Dido and Aeneas ‘Dido’s Lament’BARTÓK Roumanian Folk DancesGRIEG Holberg Suite, Op.40STANHOPE Elegies and DancesJS BACH (arr. Bachrich) Suite for Strings: AdagioMelbourne Chamber OrchestraWilliam Hennessy violin/directorPremium $109 ($101 concession)A Reserve $93 ($85 concession)B Reserve $76 ($68 concession)C Reserve $59 ($51 concession)Under 40s $40Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Genevieve Lacey & James Crabb

Genevieve Lacey

Recorder and classical accordion are perhaps an unlikely pairing, but in the hands of James Crabb and Genevieve Lacey it becomes a magical one. Whether making a nod to their instruments’ roots in folk tunes, or presenting the kind of innovative new work for which they are individually renowned, these extraordinary artists create an unforgettable musical experience. The program includes transcriptions of Baroque works by J.S. Bach; a short Australian piece by Damian Barbeler; and traditional Scottish tunes, alongside other music celebrating the unique possibilities of this remarkable combination.

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Tue 9 Sep 11am (morning tea from 10am)Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (one hour no interval)Genevieve Lacey recorderJames Crabb classical accordionTickets $47Presented by Musica Viva

Geoffrey Saba

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Ears Wide Open #3

Whether you are a newcomer or want to take your appreciation of classical music to the next level, Ears Wide Open is an entertaining, educational experience. Australia’s most charismatic musical personality, Richard Gill, takes you on an interactive journey through immortal pieces of classical music performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Hear the Orchestra perform live on stage while learning more about Mozart’s Gran Partita.

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Tue 9 Sep 6.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval)MOZART Gran Partita (excerpts)Melbourne Symphony Orchestra membersRichard Gill conductorTickets $20 ($17 concession)Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Introducing Mozart’s Gran Partita

A Secret Life Story on 4 StringsThe legendary Martin Feng ventures beyond China for the first time. Blending rock, jazz and traditional Chinese music, he has defied stereotype. He has captivated audiences with his virtuosity, eclectic repertoire, and relentless quest to redefine the boundaries of Chinese and Western music.

Music runs in Feng’s family. Growing up in Northeast China, Martin was tutored by his father, Shaoxian Feng, the leading exponent of the exquisitely expressive yueqin (a traditional Chinese lute). Since 1978, Feng has been a solo performer and principal with the National Chinese Orchestra, and founding member of the first ever Chinese rock band ‘White Angels’ and becoming proficient in electric guitar. In addition to guitar, he plays many traditional Chinese instruments.

A Secret Life Story on 4 Strings is Martin’s journey from being a young man in exile to

Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak: Showcase ConcertThe Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak Showcase Concert celebrates the performance excellence of its instrumental, vocal and orchestral musicians. Performers for this concert are selected by audition and they perform with piano, string orchestra and symphony orchestra. Repertoire to be performed includes works by Telemann, Khachaturian, Piazzolla, Hyde and Saint-Saëns.

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Thu 11 Sep 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval)Selected solo works & orchestral works including:GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 (2nd mvt)SARASATE Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)HILL Viola Concerto (3rd mvt)MOZART ‘Una donna a quindici anni’ from Cosi fan tutteStudents from Years 7-12The Loreto Symphony Orchestra & Mandeville String OrchestraTickets $35 ($20 concession)Presented by Loreto Mandeville Hall ToorakTickets on sale 8 August

Joe HenryFor over 24 years, Joe Henry has left a unique imprint on American music. His poetic songs incorporate a broad swathe of American musical styles – rock, jazz, soul, folk-imbued blues and alt-country stylings. With his growling, soul-inflected vocals and tales of a shrewdly observed America, Henry is often likened to Tom Waits. A songwriter with a deeply reflective point of view, the warring forces of romance and chaos in his songs give his live shows an unforgettable emotional impact. In this solo Australian tour Joe will be launching his 13th studio album Invisible Hour and will be performing new acoustic songs alongside rarely performed older material. Henry has produced a grammy Award®-winning album for Solomon Burke, as well as producing for Teddy Thompson, Elvis Costello

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Michelle Nicolle sings Duke Ellington

Michelle Nicolle presents an exquisite program celebrating the great Duke Ellington. Ellington and his faithful collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, wrote so many songs that continue to be loved by generations. Michelle presents a program that demonstrates Ellington and Strayhorn’s perfect balance of intricate, yet memorable melodies and poetic, eloquent lyrics, featuring such songs as ‘In a Sentimental Mood’, ‘Solitude’, ‘Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me’, ‘Something to Live For’, and of course, ‘Mood Indigo.’

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Sat 13 Sep 4pm & 8pmSalon (80-mins no interval)Michelle Nicolle QuartetTickets $45 ($30 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Michelle Nicolle QuartetDiscover Mood Indigo, the Centre’s jazz stream, at melbournerecital.com.au/indigo

The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra is joined by two of the most gorgeous musicians – Marshall McGuire (period harp) and Melissa Farrow (period flute), the epitome of beauty and elegance – their feeling for fine taste, finesse and simplicity is every bit as captivating as it is accomplished. Mozart received a commission in Paris to compose a double concerto for flute and harp for the Comte de Guines. De Guines was a favourite of Marie Antoinette and a fine flautist. With its poetic, serene second movement and glorious shades of colour from the rarely heard period harp, it’s no wonder this piece has become a truly beloved Mozart work. Get ready for Mozart’s last symphony. The mythological name Jupiter symbolises the classical deity and virtues of strength and wisdom. It is a triumphant and exciting masterpiece. The final coda of the Jupiter Symphony is a miracle.

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Sat 13 Sep 7pm & Sun 14 Sep 5pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)MOZARTOverture to Lucio SillaConcerto for Flute & Harp K299Symphony No.41 in C, Jupiter, K551Marshall McGuire period harpMelissa Farrow period flutePaul Dyer AO artistic director/conductorAustralian Brandenburg OrchestraPremium $146A reserve $125

his determination to defy conventions and embrace Western contemporary forms. Martin explores being an individual in his home country, where political and social constraints define identity. With his band, Martin’s program combines Chinese and western musical forms, reflecting how jazz, rock and world music influences were introduced to traditional Chinese music, in an inspiring story of meeting of very different sounds and traditions.

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Wed 10 Sep 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)Martin Feng, ruan, & BandA reserve $65 ($55 concession) B reserve $50 ($40 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Joe Henry

Michelle Nicolle

Martin Feng

Richard Gill

and Allen Toussaint, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint, Loudon Wainwright III and Solomon Burke. He has collaborated with the likes of T Bone Burnett, Daniel Lanois, Madonna and jazz icon Ornette Coleman.

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Fri 12 Sep 7.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours 20-mins incl. interval)Joe HenryA reserve $65 ($60 concession)B reserve $55 ($50 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in association with Gaynor Crawford Presents

B reserve $98 ($68 pensioner)C reserve $65 ($46 pensioner)Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Mozart’s Jupiter

Melissa Farrow

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Mozart Favourites

Timothy Young & Giluio PlotinoStudents together at the Niccolò Paganini Consevatorium in Genova, Italy, Timothy and Giulio present a program of joyous and virtuosic favourites. Abundant melodies and playful exchanges contrast with intense and passionate expression in the youthful sonatas of Beethoven and Paul Hindemith. Stravinsky and Ravel will impress as they explore and push the technical boundaries of the two instruments, finding extraordinary colours and exotic subjects; Stravinsky in his own alchemic transcription of his ballet The Fairy’s Kiss and Ravel’s exploration of the Gypsy style and improvisatory world.

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Thu 25 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano & Violin Op.12 No.2 in AHINDEMITH Sonata in E, Op.11STRAVINSKY Divertimento for Violin & PianoRAVEL Tzigane (Rhapsodie de concert)Giulio Plotino violinTimothy Young pianoTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Timothy Young & Giulio Plotino

Elevated: Mills meets EllingtonRichard Mills features in this Gala Concert conducting his very own Double Concerto, with young soloists and ensembles from the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School. Celebrate the talented students of the VCA Secondary School with Edward Elgar, Duke Ellington’s large scale suite Harlem, and a world premiere choral work, under the batons of Mills, Marco Van Pagee, Michael Sargeant and Dermot Tutty.

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Mon 15 Sep 7.30pm

MILLS Double Concerto for violin & clarinetELLINGTON HarlemELGAR Introduction & AllegroTUTTY Going Dark (world premiere)Richard Mills conductorMarco Van Pagee conductorMichael Sargeant conductorDermot Tutty choral directorSteven McTaggart choreographerStudents of the VCA Secondary SchoolTickets $47 ($32 concession, $42/$27 groups)Presented by the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary SchoolTickets on sale 21 July

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Melbourne Guitar Quartet

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)

In the movie Amadeus, the composer Salieri speaks of the Adagio of Mozart’s Gran Partita as a moment ‘of such delight it had me trembling. The light flickered in the room. My eyes clouded!’ Under superb British clarinettist Michael Collins, this sumptuous, elegant work is part of a spellbinding collection of Mozart masterpieces performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra that includes the concerto voted Australia’s favourite by ABC Classic FM listeners.

Thu 18 Sep 8pm & Sat 20 Sep 6.30pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)MOZARTSerenade No.10 for winds Gran PartitaClarinet ConcertoSymphony No.34Melbourne Symphony OrchestraMichael Collins director/clarinetPremium $133 (*Sat performance +$10)A reserve $112 ($90 concession)B reserve $92 ($73 concession)C reserve $71 ($57 concession)Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

GrammarFor Syzygy Ensemble’s final Local Heroes performance in 2014, words are translated into musical signals – scribbles and scratchings become art. Bray’s Renga Miniatures reimagines medieval Japanese poetry in sonic form, while Dzubay’s Kukulkan derives from the recorded rites and rituals of the ancient Aztecs. Each work is, in some way, informed by historical writings, delivering extraordinary emotional messages of precision and power.

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Thu 18 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour 10–mins no interval)BRAY Renga MiniaturesROMITELLI Domeniche alla periferia dell’imperoKERRY new workHUREL Pour LuigiDZUBAY Kukulkan 2Syzygy EnsembleTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Syzygy Ensemble

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The Earth To Our Ears – Australian Guitar MusicMelbourne Guitar Quartet (MGQ) performs a retrospective of the works of two of Australia’s most respected composers: Nigel Westlake and Robert Davidson. Both have contributed superb works to guitar literature and this program celebrates their music with a selection of unique arrangements and original settings. Ambience, stillness and rhythmic drive feature heavily, using many different guitars (including steel string and dobro), percussion and Ron Murray on didgeridoo.

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Tue 16 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)WESTLAKESix FishOmphalo Centric Lecture (arr MGQ)DAVIDSONCoonowarinLandscape (arr for MGQ by Robert Davidson)Melbourne Guitar QuartetRon Murray didgeridooTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Melbourne Guitar Quartet

Timothy Young

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Red Fish Blue

Brett Hirst

Love, Sex, Death: Music To Die For

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Ludovico’s Band has spent years exploring these emotions through music across many centuries, and in this program they wear their hearts on their sleeves, taking audiences on an emotional rollercoaster of a ride through the highs and lows of love – from the sublime and exquisite to the tragic and painful. Joined by a cast of talented singers, Ludovico’s Band performs works by Purcell, Monteverdi and more.

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Tue 23 Sep 6pmSalon (One hour no interval)PURCELL Dido & Aeneas: Dido’s Lament DOWLAND Lachrimae PavaneMONTEVERDI Pur ti miro CACCINI Amarilli mia bellaPURCELL Chaconne in G minorLudovico’s BandTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Ludovico’s Band

Ludovico’s Band

Red Fish Blue is an alliance of two improvisers from Melbourne: Sam Keevers (piano) and Javier Fredes (percussion) with two from Sydney: Brett Hirst (bass) and Simon Barker (drums). First formed around 2002, Red Fish Blue was nominated in the best contemporary jazz ensemble category at the inaugural Australian Bell Awards and has released one CD on Jazzhead, Deep courtesy of an ABC Jazztrack recording. Drawing on influences from Cuba, Korea, Brazil and Australia, Red Fish Blue use original compositions, often with simple forms, as fuel for their improvisations.

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Fri 19 Sep 7pmSalon (One hour no interval)Red Fish BlueTickets $30 ($25 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Red Fish BlueDiscover Mood Indigo, the Centre’s jazz stream, at melbournerecital.com.au/indigo

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The legendary Borodin Quartet is living history. Approaching their 70th concert season, the Borodins return to Australia with music of great depth and emotional resonance. The printed music used by the group bears markings in Shostakovich’s own hand. Just as importantly, the Quartet’s unwritten traditions carry a unique impact that makes every concert glow with the authenticity of experience and knowledge as the players immerse themselves into the mighty ‘Borodin sound’.

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Sat 27 Sep 8pm & Tue 14 Oct 7pmElisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval)Program IBEETHOVEN String Quartet in G, Op.18, No.2SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No.2 in F, Op.22

The EroicaOne of Australia’s leading pianists, Kristian Chong teams up with one of Australia’s foremost violinists, Natsuko Yoshimoto for a lively program that showcases the wit, complexity and determination of Beethoven’s compositional creativity with two of the composer’s most iconic sonatas for piano and violin. The formidable and thrilling C minor Sonata (nicknamed the Eroica) is complemented by the striking Op.12 No.3 Sonata, and is contrasted with Debussy’s whimsical and colourful sonata for violin and piano.

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Mon 29 Sep 2pm & 6pmSalon (70-mins no interval)BEETHOVENSonata for Piano & Violin Op.12, No.3 in E-flatSonata for Piano & Violin No.2 in C minor, Op.30DEBUSSY Sonata for Violin & Piano in G minorKristian Chong pianoNatsuko Yoshimoto violinTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Kristian Chong & Friends

The Animals Noah Forgot is a cabaret for Australian children taking its title and core material from the delightful publication for the young by A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson. Paterson’s collection of poems has served as the inspiration for a set of six songs written by respected conductor, educator and composer Noel Ancell oam (published by Morton Music). In this year celebrating the 150th anniversary of Paterson’s birth, these songs and selected poems weave together a story about Banjo’s eccentrically loveable characters, incorporating dance and movement, singing and listening activities, presented by two members of Songmakers Australia.

Engaging music, poetry and illustrations for children aged 3-10 years and their families.

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Tue 30 Sep 10am & 11.30amSalon (45-mins no interval)A.B. (Banjo) Paterson textNorman Lindsay illustrationsAndrea Katz pianoNicholas Dinopoulos bass-baritone/narratorTickets $20Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre

Borodin Quartet

Program IIBEETHOVEN String Quartet in F, Op.18, No.1SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122SCHUBERT String Quartet No.14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’Borodin QuartetPremium $128 ($112 concession)A reserve $107 ($93 concession)B reserve $75 ($65 concession)C reserve $50 ($44 concession)Presented by Musica Viva

The Animals Noah Forgot

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Adelaide Chamber Singers

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Natsuko Yoshimoto

Monteverdi’s creative fire burns brightest in his madrigals. Full of passion and musical invention, they are the pinnacle of an intimate yet dramatic musical genre that eventually led to the creation of opera. Award-winning Adelaide Chamber Singers (‘Grand Prix’ Musica Sacra a Roma 2013, “Choir of the World at Llangollen 2013”) presents Monteverdi’s Fire – a music-theatre presentation of Monteverdi’s complete Sixth Book of Madrigals devised by opera director Andy Packer and conductor Carl Crossin.

Adelaide Chamber Singers

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Tue 30 Sep 6pmSalon (70-mins no interval)MONTEVERDI MadrigalsAdelaide Chamber SingersTickets $38 ($28 concession)Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Adelaide Chamber SingersSupported by The Robert Salzer Foundation

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Participating in the arts gives life richness and meaning and plays a vital role in community wellbeing. With the help of our donors, Melbourne Recital Centre fosters this life-enhancing connection as Victorians of all ages and backgrounds gather here to be moved and delighted by music.

In 2012, the Centre launched seven Leadership Circles to support its artistic pillars of concert presentation, artist development and audience education. We thank the following visionary philanthropists for their support of this initiative.

Artist Development Leadership CircleColin Golvan sc & Dr Deborah GolvanThe Vizard Foundation

Great Performers Leadership Circle Geoff & Jan Phillips

Life-long Learning Leadership Circle Betty Amsden oamKathryn Fagg

Master Class Leadership Circle Cathy Lowy & John Price

New Music Leadership Circle Naomi Milgrom aoPeter Jopling am qc

Local Heroes Leadership Circle Lady Marigold Southey acWarwick & Paulette BisleyAndrew & Theresa DyerDr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed amMajlis Pty Ltd

We also thank the following patrons whose generosity ensures the Centre can make a real difference in the lives of young artists and reach the broadest possible audience.

ENCORE BEQUEST PROGRAMAnonymous (2)Betty Amsden oamJenny AndersonKen BullenJim Cousins ao & Libby CousinsDr Garry JoslinThe Estate of Beverley Shelton & Martin SchönthalMary Vallentine ao

MUSIC CIRCLE PATRONS PROGRAMMagnum Opus Circle ($20,000+)Betty Amsden oam*Colin Golvan sc & Dr Deborah Golvan*Cathy Lowy & John Price*Naomi Milgrom ao*Lady Marigold Southey ac*Annamila Pty Ltd*Majlis Pty Ltd*The Playking Foundation

Inspired GivingVirtuoso Circle ($10,000+)Jean HadgesMrs Margaret S Ross am & Dr Ian C Ross*J.A Westacott & T.M ShannonMelbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors Kathryn Fagg* Peter & Cally Bartlett* Stephen Carpenter & Leigh Ellwood Des & Irene Clark Joseph Corponi Margaret & Ronald Farren-Price Mr John Higgs & Mrs Betty Higgs Julie Kantor*Composers Circle ($4000+)Anonymous (2)Warwick & Paulette BisleyHarold & Krystyna Campbell-Pretty*Andrew & Theresa DyerGeorge & Laila Embelton Dr Helen Ferguson*Andrea GoldsmithRichard Gubbins*Yvonne Von Hartel am & Robert Peck*Dr Alastair Jackson*Peter Jopling am qc*Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed am*Alison & David LansleyGeoff & Jan PhillipsCraig ReevesMaria Sola & The Late Malcolm DouglasJanet Whiting*Lyn Williams am*Melbourne Recital Centre Senior ManagementMessage Consultants Australia Pty LtdThe Vizard Foundation*Youth Music Foundation Australia*

Musicians Circle ($2500+)Brian & Esther BenjaminEva Besen ao & Marc Besen aoJim Cousins ao & Libby Cousins*Robert & Jan Green*Jenny & Peter HordernSarah & Baillieu Myer acJames OstroburskiChristine SatherDr Cherilyn Tillman & Mr Tam Vu*Drs Victor & Karen WayneGlobal Leadership Foundation*

Prelude Circle ($1000+)Anonymous (5)Adrienne BasserHelen BrackBill & Sandra BurdettBarbara Burge*John & Thelma Castles*Lord Francis Ebury & Lady Suzanne EburyMaggie EdmondLorraine Elliott amPenny & Grant Fowler*The Leo & Mina Fink FundRosemary Forbes & Ian Hocking

Susan Fallaw*William J Forrest amDr Jane Gilmour oam*Angela GloverNance Grant am mbeSue Hamilton & Stuart Hamilton aoKristin & Martin HaskettJudith HoyPenelope HughesProf Andrea Hull ao*Michael & Gillian HundDarvell M Hutchinson amHelen ImberStuart JenningsEd & Margaret JohnsonMichael & Silvia Kantor*Alan Kozica & Wendy KozicaDiana Lempriere*Robert MacFarlaneSally MacIndoe*David Marr & Sebastian TesorieroNorene Leslie McCormacMaria MercurioDr Richard Mills am*Stephen Newton aoProf David Penington ac & Mrs Sonay Penington*Helen L PerlenDr Robert PiaggioLady Potter ac*Peter Rose & Christopher MenzRae RothfieldSamara, Countess of BeekmanMeredith SchillingKate & Stephen ShelmerdineBarbara & Duncan SutherlandElisabeth & Peter TurnerSally WebsterPeter Weiss aoIgor Zambelli

Supporters ($500+)Anonymous (1)The Hon Mary Delahunty*Margaret & Baden HaggerHans & Petra HenkellDr Robert Hetzel*George & Grace KassThe Hon Sen Rod Kemp & Ms Daniele Kemp*Peter & Barbara KollinerAnn LahoreTravis Pemberton*Kerryn PratchettMargarita & Paul SchneiderGreg Shalit & Miriam FaineBarry & Barbara ShyingAnne Stonehouse amJohn & Myriam Wylie

List of patrons accurate as of 12 May 2014* Donations directed to the Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development Fund

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