Adelaide Symphony OrchestraPrincipal ConductorNicholas Carter \

Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic AdviserJeffrey Tate \

Artist-in-AssociationPinchas Zukerman \

VIOLINSElizabeth Layton** (Guest Concertmaster)

Shirin Lim** (Acting Associate Concertmaster)Janet Anderson* (Acting Principal 1st Violin)Michael Milton* (Principal 2nd Violin)Lachlan Bramble~ (Associate Principal 2nd Violin)Minas Berberyan Gillian Braithwaite Julia BrittainHiliary Bruer Nadia BuckJane CollinsJudith Coombe Alison HeikeDanielle JacquillardJulie Newman Alexander PermezelSimone SlatteryKemeri Spurr

VIOLAS Imants Larsens** Linda Garrett~ (Guest Associate Principal)Martin ButlerLesley CockramAnna HansenCecily Satchell

CELLOS Ewen Bramble** (Acting Section Principal)Gemma Phillips~ (Acting Associate Principal)Sarah DenbighChristpher Handley David Sharp

DOUBLE BASSES David Schilling** Harley Gray~ (Acting Associate Principal)Jacky ChangDavid Phillips

FLUTES Geoffrey Collins** Lisa GillJulia Grenfell

PICCOLO Julia Grenfell*

OBOES

Joshua Oates** (Guest Section Principal)Renae StavelyPeter Duggan

COR ANGLAIS

Peter Duggan*

CLARINETS

Dean Newcomb** Darren Skelton Mitchell Berick

E FLAT CLARINETDarren Skelton*

BASSOONS Mark Gaydon** Leah Stephenson Jackie Newcomb

CONTRA BASSOONJackie Newcomb*

HORNSAdrian Uren**Alex MillerPhilip Paine* Emma Gregan

TRUMPETSOwen Morris** Martin Phillipson~ Gregory Frick

TROMBONECameron Malouf ** Ian Denbigh

BASS TROMBONEHoward Parkinson*

TUBAPeter Whish-Wilson*

TIMPANIRobert Hutcheson*

PERCUSSIONSteven Peterka** Gregory RushAmanda Grigg

HARPSuzanne Handel*

** denotes Section Leader~ denotes Associate Principal

* denotes Principal Player

denotes Musical Chair Support

\ denotes Conductors’ Circle Support

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ASO BOARD MEMBERSColin Dunsford AM (Chair)Vincent CiccarelloGeoffrey CollinsCol EardleyByron GregoryDavid LeonChris MichelmoreAndrew Robertson

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EXECUTIVEVincent Ciccarello - Managing DirectorGuy Ross - Chief Operating OfficerAshlyn Cooper - Executive Administrator

ARTISTICSimon Lord - Director, Artistic PlanningStevan Pavlovic - Artistic AdministratorEmily Gann - Learning & Community Engagement Coordinator

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FINANCE AND HRLouise Williams - Manager, People & Culture Katherine Zhang - AccountantKarin Juhl - Accounts Coordinator Sarah McBride - Payroll CoordinatorEmma Wight - Administrative Assistant

OPERATIONSKaren Frost - Orchestra ManagerDavid Khafagi - Orchestra CoordinatorNaomi Gordon - Production & Venue CoordinatorBruce Stewart - Orchestral LibrarianDeclan Smith - Production & Venue Assistant

FRIENDS OF THE ASO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEAlison Campbell - PresidentLiz Bowen - Immediate Past PresidentAlyson Morrison and John Pike - Vice PresidentsJudy Birze - Treasurer/SecretaryJohn Gell - Assistant Secretary/Membership

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Unwrapped: Big Egos, Big MusicWed 17 Aug 2016 ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Thyne Reid Foundation

Classics Unwrapped presented in association with ABC Classic FM

ABC Classic FM was first broadcast from Adelaide in January 1976. In its 40th birthday year ABC Classic FM is proud to partner with the ASO for this sparkling series of concerts that invites you to share some of the best loved classical music.

This concert runs for approximately one hour (with no interval). This concert will be recorded by ABC Classic FM for delayed broadcast.

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Guy Noble Conductor / Presenter

Do you know any composers? They may seem quiet and reserved… until you hear their music. It takes a certain conceit to believe you require a whole orchestra to express yourself. Tonight we meet eight of the tallest poppies in classical music. These guys are kind of a big deal – and don’t they know it!

Wagner: Lohengrin: Act III: PreludeRichard Wagner has to be first. He took his composing very seriously and even dressed up for the occasion in expensive silks and satins. He would enter his studio like it was some kind of sacred sanctuary and then sit down to write the most ambitious operas (words and music) that had ever been attempted. This man had no problems with self-belief, and you can hear it in this Prelude, which sizzles with confidence and brash exuberance.

Bernstein arr. Mason: West Side Story (excerpt)Leonard Bernstein was a charismatic personality who wanted to do everything: conduct, compose, write, educate. He’d be directing the New York Philharmonic one night, and go to a Jimi Hendrix show the next. His eclectic musical tastes found a perfect outlet in West Side Story: Latin, jazz, pop and classical music all crammed into one amazing score.

Mahler: Symphony No 5: AdagiettoGustav Mahler also juggled composing with conducting. His life was already full… and then he fell in love with Alma, another composer. He wrote her this Adagietto, a love letter without words, and sent it to her, and she understood. She agreed to marry him, even though it would mean sacrificing her own musical career for his.

Beethoven: Symphony No 5: AllegroMost pictures of Beethoven portray him with a grumpy scowl – but tonight we meet him in a merry mood. He has just defeated Fate (the famous ‘knock-knock-knock-knock’ that begins this symphony), and that calls for a big, loud celebration. Beethoven pulls out all the stops to end as emphatically as he can, using trombones in a symphony for the first time and hammering out 36 consecutive C major chords. He was going deaf, and he wanted to hear something.

Liszt: Mephisto WaltzWith his long hair, charming nature and prodigious talent, Franz Liszt was destined to be a celebrity. Everything about his playing and composing was dramatic. In this piece, Mephisto’s alluring fiddle-playing has Faust dancing into the night with a lady he’s just met. Liszt’s own seductive performances at the piano reportedly had a similar effect – women would lovingly collect locks of his hair, dregs of his coffee and even his cigar stubs.

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro: OvertureMozart, by all accounts, was an entertaining person to be around – restless and lively as a child. Music was a never-ending source of wonder and delight for him, and listening to his music can make anyone feel young again. Mozart’s quick, transparent changes of mood can also be heard – just listen to all the sudden contrasts in this Overture.

Strauss: Don Juan (excerpt)With a dash and a flying leap, Richard Strauss burst onto the scene as a 25-year-old with this incredibly vivid orchestral portrait of Don Juan. A carefree man who took everything in his stride, composing seemed almost too easy for Strauss. This piece captures the itinerant life of Don Juan perfectly, following him on his various adventures until destiny finally catches up.

Sibelius: Karelia Suite: MarchJean Sibelius is the odd composer out here, a private man who liked to be alone in nature, and one who found it increasingly difficult to write the music he wanted (he was effectively silent for the last 30 years of his life). But you won’t hear much of that in this movement from Karelia, a jaunty march whose catchy, optimistic tune quickly made it a Finnish favourite.

Wagner: Die Walküre: Ride of the ValkyriesThat would be the end, but Wagner’s ego demands another hearing! And there’s no stopping those Valkyries once they get going…

© David John Lang 2016

Wed 02 Nov 6.30PM ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

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For Classics Unwrapped #3, you get to decide the program!

From 1-30 September, vote for the pieces you like best at aso.com.au, and be artistic director for an evening in this dynamic, interactive concert format.

The final program will only be announced on the night, so come along to see if your selections made the cut, and enjoy an evening of Adelaide’s favourites.

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COMING UP

Classics Unwrapped Virtual Reality Concert online now!

This digital project is part of the ASO’s world-leading partnership with Adelaide-based company Jumpgate VR who first captured this footage during the ASO’s Classics Unwrapped concert at the Adelaide Town Hall in May 2015 using a small camera tree comprising 16 GoPro cameras.

View it on the ASO’s YouTube channel or ASO Facebook!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZlNCAGWtwE

Fri 09 Sep 8pm & Sat 10 Sep 6.30pm ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Nicholas Carter Conductor

Alexei Volodin Piano

Master 6: Romantic Concerto

James Ledger Hollow KingsMozart Symphony No 40Brahms Piano Concerto No 2

COMING UPGuy Noble Conductor / Presenter

Guy Noble Conductor

Guy Noble is a conductor, broadcaster, pianist, writer and producer who loves most genres of music and has played, conducted or talked about most of them. He regularly conducts the ASO, SSO, MSO, WASO, TSO and QSO and has worked with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonia, the Hong Kong and Malaysian Philharmonic orchestras. He has been Musical Director and Musical Supervisor of many major musicals including Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, South Pacific, Man of La Mancha, Gypsy, and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

He was the host of the Breakfast show on ABC Classic FM from 1999-2001 and is still a regular guest presenter on the network. He writes a regular column for Limelight Magazine and has worked with a wide variety of international and local artists including Harry Connick Jnr, Ben Folds, The Beach Boys, The Whitlams, The Pointer Sisters, Human Nature, Dianne Reeves, Glenn Frey, Randy Newman, Michael Bolton, Maggie Beer and Simon Bryant, and Clive

James. Recent performances include Great Opera Hits for Opera Australia (Sydney Opera House), From Vienna With Love with Conchita Wurst (Sydney Symphony) and The Last Night of the Proms (Sydney Symphony).

He has recorded 12 CDs for ABC Classics and also presents the classical audio programs on Qantas, Air China and China Airlines.