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When I Fall in Love

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An Evening with Chris Botti

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When I Fall in Love: An Evening with Chris Botti Chris Botti TRUMPET

Andy Ezrin KEYBOARDS

Lisa Fischer VOCALS

Caroline Campbell VIOLIN

Leonardo Amuedo GUITAR

Richie Goods BASS

Billy Kilson DRUMS

Brett Kelly CONDUCTOR

Venice

When I Fall in Love

Chopin’s Prelude in C minor

The Look of Love

You Are Not Alone (Chris Botti and his band)

Emmanuel

INTERVAL

Adagio from Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez

The Very Thought of You

Italia

Cinema Paradiso

Indian Summer

Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep) from Puccini’s opera Turandot

My Funny Valentine (Chris Botti and his band)

See page 13 for songwriter and arranger credits.

Pre-concert talk by John Foster at 7.15pm in the Northern Foyer. Visit sydneysymphony.com/talk-bios for speaker biographies.

The concert will conclude at approximately 10pm.

2012 season

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Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

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Chris BottiSince the release in 2004 of his critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti (pronounced boat-tee) has become the biggest-selling American instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with the American Public Broadcasting Service has led to four Number 1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards.

Over the past three decades, he has recorded and performed with the best in music, including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Bublé, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler.

Hitting the road for 250-plus days per year, Chris and his incredible band have performed with many of the fi nest symphony orchestras and at some of the world’s most prestigious venues and events, including the World Series and Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony.

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ABOUT THE MUSIC

The Trumpet Sings

One evening when he was eight years old, Chris Botti turned on the television to watch The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Up until then Botti had been learning piano, but he was immediately struck by the performance of the show’s long-time resident bandleader, Doc Severinsen. ‘Doc Severinsen was perhaps one of the greatest trumpet players ever,’ says Botti. ‘I had been playing piano – my Mom wanted me to be a pianist – and I turned on The Tonight Show, and there was Doc Severinsen with a trumpet. It was fl ashy, it was cool, and I thought, “Hey, I could try that”.’ And so began Botti’s lifelong love aff air with the trumpet, the instrument he has dubbed ‘the ultimate ex-wife’, so consummate is his dedication to its demands.

A few years later, Botti heard a recording of Miles Davis playing My Funny Valentine, an experience that would have a profound impact on his style and the future direction of his career. ‘Literally three notes into that song, that sound…that quality…that melancholy, haunting thing that Miles had, resonated with me so strongly that I knew I wanted to live in New York and I knew I wanted to play jazz – instantaneously.’

Following studies at Indiana University (whose other notable musical alumni include Leonard Slatkin, Michael Brecker, Joshua Bell and Booker T. Jones), Botti played in the backing band of Frank Sinatra. Sinatra’s 1955 Capitol Records collaboration with Nelson Riddle, In the Wee Small Hours, has been acknowledged by Botti – and most critics – as one of the greatest records ever made. Consisting entirely of ballads, it is regarded as one of the fi rst ‘concept’ albums, its melancholy mood sustained by Sinatra’s considered phrasing and Riddle’s fi ligree arrangements and orchestration.

In 1985 Botti fulfi lled his childhood dream and moved to New York, where he studied with Woody Shaw and worked as a pop session musician, recording and touring with artists such as Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and many others. It was around this time that he became acquainted with the music of Sting, whose group he joined in 1999 and whom he has since credited with exposing the sound of his trumpet to the world and ‘single-handedly giving me a career’. He came to Sting’s music relatively late – post-Police – and cites the song ‘Fragile’ as having provided an introduction to his friend’s work.

Chris Botti has collaborated with many top-fl ight vocalists, including Michael Bublé (whom he has described as Frank

On Sting…He is my best friend. I would not be sitting here, speaking with you about my career; I wouldn’t have a career – I wouldn’t have a real career – had he not been in my corner. I have never met an individual who is as loyal and as much of a friend as he can be…ten years ago, he said, ‘Chris, if you leave your career for two years and join my band, I will break the sound of your trumpet to the world, and you will have a lot of fans who don’t even know about jazz.’ And that is exactly what happened, so I can never repay him for what he has done for me – he is just the greatest.

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Sinatra’s heir apparent), Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and – thanks to some studio wizardry – the late Dean Martin. ‘To this day I try to sculpt my sound to be the jazz musician that singers will turn to,’ he has said.

It’s perhaps not surprising that Botti has such a strong affi nity with singers, given the early infl uence exerted upon him by Miles Davis, who forged one of the most distinctive and personal voices in jazz. Arranger Gil Evans, who collaborated with Davis on the albums Birth of the Cool, Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain, once said that a large part of Davis’s gift was ‘the creation of sound…he can put his own substance, his own fl esh on a note and then put that note exactly where it belongs’. Like that of Davis, Botti’s sound has an intimacy that speaks to audiences in a fashion usually only found in the performances of the fi nest vocalists, and his collaborations with singers might be considered duets rather than accompaniments. His choice of repertoire bears this out, consisting largely of some of the most beloved songs in the canon: When I Fall in Love, The Very Thought of You, ‘Ave Maria’, ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’, and even the great operatic tenor aria Nessun Dorma. However they are not always songs in the conventional sense: ‘Flamenco Sketches’, from Davis’ landmark 1959 album Kind of Blue, for example, has no melody or lyric and consists of fi ve chords upon which the soloist is free to improvise. Nonetheless, it is a perfect vehicle for Botti, allowing him

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On performing with a symphony orchestra……standing there and playing in front of an orchestra is the greatest feeling ever. I love doing just shows with my band, but every time we play with an orchestra…for the audience, there is just nothing like it. Because you get this three-dimensional quality; it’s very sophisticated and we really put a lot of effort into hiring the best arrangers and having a real romantic-ish night of music, and it’s my favourite. When an orchestra is great…then it is perfect.

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to communicate with listeners in just as immediate and direct a manner as the most personal song.

Botti’s jazz credentials are impeccable, but his musical sensibilities extend beyond the boundaries imposed by those who feel compelled to categorise music. He and his band move eff ortlessly between styles and genres to occupy a territory somewhere among jazz, pop and classical music; in a Botti concert or album, jazz standards are likely to rub shoulders with opera arias and movie themes. He employs his polished technique – and the fi nest arrangers – in pursuit of an atmosphere of romantic sophistication such as that he admires in Sinatra’s In the Wee Small Hours.

Botti is also a fan of Ennio Morricone, whose ability to evoke mood has elevated so many fi lms, including Once Upon a Time In America (‘Deborah’s Theme’, heard in Botti’s 2007 album Italia), The Mission (‘Gabriel’s Oboe’, also from Italia) and Cinema Paradiso (on which Botti duetted with cellist Yo-Yo Ma in Boston). In the same vein is Emmanuel, an instrumental track from Michel Colombier’s 1970 concept album Wings, the late fi lm composer’s contemporary cantata for large symphony orchestra and several dozen vocalists. (Interestingly, trumpeter Herb Alpert, whose A&M Records fi nanced the project, also performed on the album, alongside jazz trombonist Kai Winding and singers Rita Coolidge and Bill Medley.) The piece was specially arranged for Botti and violinist Lucia Micarelli by Jeremy Lubbock.

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On his favourite part of the job…Probably surrounding myself and being able to keep the level of musicians in my band. They are all multi-Grammy Award winners – very, very famous – and they have really honed their craft as individual artists.

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The Sydney Symphony performs orchestral highlights from two of Tchaikovsky’s great ballets: Nutcracker and Swan Lake.

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Music CreditsPlease note that the artists reserve the right to vary the program on the night.

Venice Chris Botti & Dean Parks, arrangement by Gil Goldstein | When I Fall in Love Edward Heyman & Victor Young, arr. Gil Goldstein, orchestration by Brad Dechter | Prelude in C minor, Op.28 No.20 Frédéric Chopin, arr. Vince Mendoza | The Look of Love Burt Bacharach & Hal David, arr. Brad Dechter | You Are Not Alone Robert Kelly | Emmanuel Michel Colombier, arr. Jeremy Lubbock & Brad Dechter | Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra Joaquín Rodrigo, arr. Gil Goldstein | The Very Thought of You Ray Noble, arr. Chris Botti Band, orch. Brad Dechter | Italia David Foster & Chris Botti with lyrics by Lorenzo ‘Jovanotti’ Cherubini, arr. Gil Goldstein, additional arr. Brad Dechter | Cinema Paradiso Andrea Morricone & Ennio Morricone, arr. Brad Dechter, Gil Goldstein & Jorge Calandrelli | Indian Summer Mark Goldenberg, arr. Brad Dechter & Frank Bennett | Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep) from the opera Turandot Giacomo Puccini arr. Jeremy Lubbock | My Funny Valentine Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart

Botti’s mournful trumpet also brings out the true cante jondo soul of the Adagio from Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, which he linked with ‘Fragile’ in the company of Sting (on lute), Yo-Yo Ma and guitarist Dominic Miller in Boston.

Botti’s career came full circle in 2011 when he performed My Funny Valentine at the White House with Herbie Hancock, whose recording of the song with Miles Davis sparked Botti’s desire to move to New York and play jazz more than 30 years before. He is married to his career and his craft, the demands of which have not diminished over the years: he practises every day, come hail, rain or shine (his ‘ex-wife’ of choice is a 1939 Martin Committee large-bore trumpet). And, despite his success and accolades, he still gets nervous before a concert. ‘It’s the ultimate test, the number one hurdle – to go back and forth from the classical music and the jazz music to really playing rock…and to still at the end of the night have an upper register that is free and open. That is the thing that makes me more nervous than anything else: the miserable, monophonic, ancient trumpet.’

Having played with so many of the biggest names and most talented musicians in the business, is there anybody that he would still like to work with? Botti says that if there is one singer he would love to work with one day, it’s former Genesis front man Peter Gabriel. Hope you’re listening, Sydney Symphony.

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On success……it didn’t come overnight… I remember not that long ago – 12, 15 years ago – in San Francisco, we played a gig where my band outnumbered the audience. There were six people in my band and four in the audience. And now we do two or three nights in San Francisco Symphony [Davies Hall] and it’s sold out, 3000 a night. So it’s the ascent that makes the real journey – you feel grateful for what you’ve got.

CHRIS BOTTI

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Chris Botti Discography

This is Chris Botti (2011)With Andrea Bocelli, Paula Cole, Katharine McPhee, Lucia Micarelli, Dominic Miller, Sting and the late Dean Martin.Label: Decca Records

Live in Boston (2009) With the Boston Pops Orchestra and guest artists including Josh Groban, Lucia Micarelli, Steven Tyler and Yo-Yo Ma.Label: Columbia. Produced by: Bobby Colomby

Italia (2007) With Andrea Bocelli, Paula Cole and Dean Martin.Label: Columbia. Produced by: Bobby Colomby

Live with Orchestra and Special Guests (2007) With Jill Scott, Paula Cole, Burt Bacharach, Renee Olstead, Paul Buchanan, Gladys Knight and Sting.Label: Columbia. Produced by: Jim Gable, Bobby Colomby

To Love Again: The Duets (2005) With Michael Bublé, Paula Cole, Gladys Knight and Sting.Label: Columbia. Produced by: Bobby Colomby

When I Fall in Love (2004) Label: Columbia. Produced by: Jeff Lorber, Bobby Colomby, Brian Bromberg

A Thousand Kisses Deep (2003) Label: Columbia. Produced by: Steve Lindsey

December (2002) Label: Columbia. Produced by: Richard Marx, Bobby Colomby

Night Sessions (2001) Label: Columbia. Produced by: Kipper

Slowing Down the World (1999) Label: Verve/GRP Records. Produced by: Andy Snitzer, Chris Botti, Kevin Killen, Paul Joseph Moore

Midnight Without You (1997) Label: Verve Forcast. Produced by: Andy Snitzer, Chris Botti, Kevin Killen, Paul Joseph Moore

First Wish (1995) Label: Verve Forcast. Produced by: Chris Botti, Kevin Killen

Broadcasts

Most Sydney Symphony concerts are recorded by ABC Classic FM for live or delayed broadcast. Broadcast listings can be found at www.abc.net.au/classic

2MBS-FM 102.52MBS-FM broadcasts a regular Sydney Symphony spot at 6pm on the second Tuesday of each month. Tune in to hear musicians, staff and guest artists discuss what’s in store in our forthcoming concerts.

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Glazunov & ShostakovichAlexander Lazarev conducts a thrilling performance of Shostakovich 9 and Glazunov’s Seasons. SSO 2

Strauss & SchubertGianluigi Gelmetti conducts Schubert’s Unfi nished and R Strauss’s Four Last Songs with Ricarda Merbeth. SSO 200803

Sir Charles MackerrasA 2CD set featuring Sir Charles’s fi nal performances with the orchestra, in October 2007. SSO 200705

Brett DeanBrett Dean performs his own viola concerto, conducted by Simone Young, in this all-Dean release. SSO 200702

RavelGelmetti conducts music by one of his favourite composers: Maurice Ravel. Includes Bolero. SSO 200801

Rare Rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff chamber music with Dene Olding, the Goldner Quartet, soprano Joan Rodgers and Vladimir Ashkenazy at the piano. SSO 200901

MAHLER ODYSSEY ON CDDuring the 2010 and 2011 concert seasons, the Sydney Symphony and Vladimir Ashkenazy set out to perform all the Mahler symphonies, together with some of the song cycles. These concerts were recorded for CD, with eight releases so far and more to come.

Mahler 7 OUT NOW

The most recent addition to the catalogue is Symphony No.7, sometimes known as the ‘Night Music’ symphony. SSO 201104

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Mahler 1 & Songs of a WayfarerSSO 201001

Mahler 8 (Symphony of a Thousand)SSO 201002

Mahler 5 SSO 201003

Song of the Earth SSO 201004

Mahler 3 SSO 201101

Mahler 4 SSO 201102

Mahler 6 SSO 201103

Webcasts

Selected Sydney Symphony concerts are webcast live on BigPond and Telstra T-box and made available for later viewing On Demand. Visit: bigpondmusic.com/sydneysymphony

Next on BigPond: a gershwin tributeLive on Monday 21 May, 7pm

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Sydney Symphony Live

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ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Brett Kelly CONDUCTOR

Brett Kelly regularly conducts the Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Tasmanian, Queensland and West Australian symphony orchestras, as well as orchestras in New Zealand, and productions for Australia’s leading contemporary opera company, ChamberMade Opera. He is also Principal Trombone of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, a post he has held since 1981.

He studied conducting with the distinguished Austrian-Romanian conductor Robert Rosen and then undertook advanced study in Europe including with the then chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, Jirí Belohlávek.

Between 1989 and 2004, he was Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of The Academy of Melbourne, a highly regarded chamber orchestra formed from his colleagues in the MSO, and since 2003 he has been Music Advisor and Resident Conductor of ChamberMade Opera. He has conducted the premiere productions of The Cockatoos, Sarah de Jong and Sarah Carradine’s opera based on the novel by Patrick White (Victorian Opera) and Andrew Schultz’s opera The Children’s Bach, after the book by Helen Garner (ChamberMade). In addition he has conducted the scores for numerous fi lms, including most recently Legend of the Guardian, Cloudstreet, Sanctum, Baz Luhrmann’s epic Australia and Happy Feet II.

Brett Kelly’s recordings include the Rodrigo guitar concertos with Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, nominated for a 2006 Aria Award, and his work on The Hive by Nicolas Vines (Chambermade Opera, 2006) saw him nominated for a Green Room Award as Best Conductor of Opera.

In addition to performing with the MSO, Brett Kelly has been a member of the contemporary music ensembles Flederman, The Seymour Group and Elision. He is also an experienced radio broadcaster, has presented leadership programs for companies such as Boeing and ANZ, and directed intensive conducting courses for Symphony Australia.

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Andrew Ezrin KEYBOARDS

Born and raised in Boston, Andy Ezrin began playing piano at ten and was performing professionally by age 12. He studied at Boston University, Tanglewood Institute, Oberlin College Conservatory, and at the University of Miami.

Since then he has performed extensively around the world, including recording and touring since 1989 with the Grammy Award-winning vocal jazz group New York Voices. He has performed at major international jazz festivals, including Montreux, North Sea, Montreal and Live Under the Sky in Japan; as well as appearing at Carnegie Hall (featured soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra, Chris Botti and Linda Eder), Lincoln Center, Boston Symphony Hall (with the Boston Pops) and at the United Nations.

In addition to touring with Chris Botti as a permanent band member, he has toured with Joe Jackson, Rickie Lee Jones and Patti Austin. He has 12 trio recordings under his own name including Tactile, Zoom: Love Junket (a jazz organ/multi-keyboard trio record) and Silent Movies, a solo piano CD of original compositions. His most recent release, on his own label, is What Speaks to Me.

Andy Ezrin’s compositions can be heard on television and radio as well as fi lm, and he has performed on the Rosie O’Donnell Show, Late Night with David Letterman and The Tony Danza Show. He was recently keyboardist and associate musical director for Hot Feet, the Earth Wind and Fire Broadway musical, as well as musical director for singing sensation Linda Eder. He has also recorded and toured with renowned singer-songwriter Christopher Cross, as well as Broadway icon Chita Rivera and German Cabaret artist Ute Lemper.

Lisa Fischer VOCALS

Lisa Fischer is a Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, and one of the most successful session vocalists and backup singers of her generation, known for her impressive range. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she attended the Music and Art High School and Queens College in New York City.

Career highlights include touring with Luther Vandross (accompanying him on nearly all his tours), Chaka Khan, The Rolling Stones and Tina Turner. In 1991, she made a solo LP, So Intense, and the song ‘How Can I Ease the Pain’ won her a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female. Lisa Fischer worked with Chris Botti on Sting’s If on a Winter’s Night… project and says, ‘I’m so blessed and happy to be a part of his melodic and beautiful world…it’s like playing in a sand box every night!’

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Caroline Campbell VIOLIN

Caroline Campbell has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and many other orchestras, and appeared in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. She has been nicknamed ‘violinist to the stars’, playing duets with Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Garth Brooks and Julio Iglesias. She has performed with Chris Botti throughout the United States and in tours worldwide, and appears on his CD, Impressions.

In fi lm, she has performed on the soundtracks for Spiderman, Pirates of the Caribbean, and recorded solo violin for Jennifer Aniston’s movie Wanderlust. And in addition to performing John Corigliano’s Red Violin concerto, she recently gave the fi rst performance of Theodore Shapiro’s Suite for violin and orchestra from The Devil Wears Prada with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Caroline Campbell studied violin with David Cerone and Donald Weilerstein at the Cleveland Institute of Music and is a graduate of Stanford University. In 2010 she released her debut CD, Truly, Simply, Deeply.

Leonardo Amuedo GUITAR

Leonardo Amuedo was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He learned his fi rst guitar chords with his brother when he was four years old, and by the age of 17 he was playing with top musicians in Uruguay such as Osvaldo and Hugo Fattoruso (OPA group), Mariana Ingold, Urbano Moraes Fernando Cabrera, and Mateo. In 1984 he received The Best Guitarist of the Year award in Uruguay.

In 1990 he moved to the Netherlands, and in 2002 to Rio de Janeiro. Since then he has recorded and performed with world-renowned artists such as João Bosco, Caetano Veloso, Gilson Peranzzetta, Mauro Senise, Armando Marçal (Pat Metheny group), Wagner Tiso, Alejandro Sanz, Jane Monheit, Simone, Marcio Montarroyos, Leny Andrade, Hermeto Pascoal, Oscar Castro, Neves, Andre Mehmari, Herbie Hancock, Billy Hart, Maria Schneider, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dianne Reeves, Chris Botti, Vince Mendoza, Marcus Miller, Ivan Lins, Maria Gadu and Alex Acuña (Weather Report).

From 2002 to 2010 Leonard Amuedo was a member of Ivan Lins’ band and was awarded two Latin Grammy Awards for his work on the 2005 Album of the Year Cantando Historias and the 2009 Best Brazilian Pop Album Ivan Lins and the Metropole Orchestra.

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Richie Goods BASS

The youngest person ever inducted into the Pittsburgh Jazz Hall of Fame, bassist Richie Goods got an early start playing at clubs while still attending the Pittsburgh performing arts high school, CAPA. After graduating from the jazz program at Berklee College of Music, he moved to New York City, where he studied under jazz luminaries Ron Carter and Ray Brown.

Richie Goods made a name for himself through recording and touring with a variety of jazz and popular artists, ranging from Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderley Legacy Band, Mulgrew Miller and Milt Jackson, to Brian McKnight, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera. His extensive discography includes the platinum and Grammy Award-winning albums of Alicia Keys and Common.

Most recently, he has become the bass player for the Headhunters and The Lenny White band. When not on tour, he can be found in his studio, producing records for his company, RichMan Productions. His latest project is a debut solo album with his Fusion/Funk band, Nuclear Fusion, recorded live at New York City’s Zinc Bar.

Billy Kilson DRUMS

Billy Kilson is one of the most versatile and explosive drummers on the music scene today. His unique energetic style captivates audiences worldwide, and he frequently brings down the house both as a sideman and as the front man of his band, BK Groove, a quartet of some of the top musicians in jazz.

He has a reputation as a versatile drummer, with accolades from the traditional jazz community, smooth jazz enthusiasts and music fans of various genres. His sideman career has seen him perform all over the world with artists such as Hank Jones, Dave Holland, Ahmad Jamal, Bob James and many more. And as a member of Chris Botti’s band, he has performed before fans of Sting, Josh Groban, and Earth Wind and Fire.

In addition to his success as a sideman in concert and on recordings, Billy Kilson composes and performs his own music. Infl uenced by the jazz, funk and fusion of his youth, he composed his fi rst recording, While Ur Sleepin’, and formed BK Groove. His reputation has ensured BK Groove collaborations with musicians such as Kenny Davis, James Genus, Henry Hey, Mike Sim, George Colligan, Steve Wilson, Antonio Hart and others. His follow-up project, Pots & Pans, garnered rave reviews.

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MUSICIANS

Vladimir AshkenazyPrincipal Conductor and Artistic Advisor supported by Emirates

Dene OldingConcertmaster

Nicholas CarterAssociate Conductor supported by Premier Partner Credit Suisse

FIRST VIOLINS Kirsten Williams Associate Concertmaster

Fiona Ziegler Assistant Concertmaster

Jennifer BoothSophie ColeAmber DavisGeorges LentzNicola LewisAlexander NortonLéone ZieglerDene Olding Concertmaster

Sun Yi Associate Concertmaster

Katherine Lukey Assistant Concertmaster

Julie BattyMarianne BroadfootBrielle ClapsonJennifer HoyAlexandra Mitchell

SECOND VIOLINS Kirsty Hilton Susan Dobbie Principal Emeritus

Stan W KornelEmma HayesBiyana RozenblitAlexandra D’Elia°Emily Qin°Lucy Warren†

Marina Marsden Emma West Assistant Principal

Maria DurekShuti HuangBenjamin LiEmily LongNicole MastersPhilippa PaigeMaja Verunica

VIOLASAnne-Louise Comerford Imants Larsens*Robyn BrookfieldGraham HenningsStuart JohnsonJustine MarsdenTara Houghton°Roger Benedict Tobias Breider Sandro CostantinoJane HazelwoodFelicity TsaiLeonid Volovelsky

CELLOSLeah Lynn Assistant Principal

Fenella GillTimothy NankervisChristopher PidcockAdrian WallisMee Na Lojewski*Catherine Hewgill Kristy ConrauElizabeth NevilleDavid Wickham

DOUBLE BASSESKees Boersma Richard LynnDavid MurrayBenjamin WardDouglas Rutherford†

Alex Henery Neil Brawley Principal Emeritus

David Campbell Steven Larson

FLUTES Janet Webb Rosamund Plummer Principal Piccolo

Kate Rockstrom*Emma Sholl Carolyn Harris

OBOESDiana Doherty Rachel Cashmore†

Shefali Pryor David PappAlexandre Oguey Principal Cor Anglais

CLARINETSLawrence Dobell Craig Wernicke Principal Bass Clarinet

Francesco Celata Christopher Tingay

BASSOONSMatthew Wilkie Fiona McNamaraRoger BrookeNoriko Shimada Principal Contrabassoon

HORNSBen JacksLee BracegirdleSharn McIver†

Jenny McLeod°Robert JohnsonGeoffrey O’Reilly Principal 3rd

Marnie SebireEuan Harvey

TRUMPETSDavid Elton John FosterAndrew Evans°Paul Goodchild Anthony Heinrichs

TROMBONESScott Kinmont Christopher Harris Principal Bass Trombone

Tim Dowling*Ronald Prussing Nick Byrne

TUBAScott Frankcombe*Steve Rossé

TIMPANIRichard Miller PERCUSSIONRebecca Lagos Mark Robinson Colin Piper

HARP Louise Johnson

Bold = PrincipalItalics = Associate Principal* = Guest Musician° = Contract Musician† = Sydney Symphony FellowGrey = Permanent member of the Sydney Symphony not appearing in this concert

To see photographs of the full roster of permanent musicians and find out more about the orchestra, visit our website: www.sydneysymphony.com/SSO_musiciansIf you don’t have access to the internet, ask one of our customer service representatives for a copy of our Musicians flyer.

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THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY

Founded in 1932 by the Australian Broadcasting Commission, the Sydney Symphony has evolved into one of the world’s fi nest orchestras as Sydney has become one of the world’s great cities.

Resident at the iconic Sydney Opera House, where it gives more than 100 performances each year, the Sydney Symphony also performs in venues throughout Sydney and regional New South Wales. International tours to Europe, Asia and the USA have earned the orchestra worldwide recognition for artistic excellence, most recently in the 2011 tour of Japan and Korea.

The Sydney Symphony’s fi rst Chief Conductor was Sir Eugene Goossens, appointed in 1947; he was followed by Nicolai Malko, Dean Dixon, Moshe Atzmon, Willem van Otterloo, Louis Frémaux, Sir Charles Mackerras, Zdenek Mácal, Stuart Challender, Edo de Waart and, most recently, Gianluigi Gelmetti. The orchestra’s history also boasts collaborations with legendary fi gures such as George Szell, Sir Thomas Beecham, Otto Klemperer and Igor Stravinsky.

The Sydney Symphony’s award-winning education program is central to its commitment to the future of live symphonic music, developing audiences and engaging the participation of young people. The Sydney Symphony promotes the work of Australian composers through performances, recordings and its commissioning program. Recent premieres have included major works by Ross Edwards, Liza Lim, Lee Bracegirdle, Gordon Kerry and Georges Lentz, and a recording of works by Brett Dean was released on both the BIS and Sydney Symphony Live labels.

Other releases on the Sydney Symphony Live label, established in 2006, include performances with Alexander Lazarev, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Sir Charles Mackerras and Vladimir Ashkenazy. The orchestra has recently completed recording the Mahler symphonies, and has also released recordings with Ashkenazy of Rachmaninoff and Elgar orchestral works on the Exton/Triton labels, as well as numerous recordings on the ABC Classics label.

This is the fourth year of Ashkenazy’s tenure as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor.

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BEHIND THE SCENES

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Rory JeffesEXECUTIVE TEAM ASSISTANT

Lisa Davies-Galli

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PLANNING

Peter Czornyj

Artistic AdministrationARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Elaine ArmstrongARTIST LIAISON MANAGER

Ilmar LeetbergRECORDING ENTERPRISE MANAGER

Philip Powers

Education ProgramsHEAD OF EDUCATION

Kim WaldockEMERGING ARTISTS PROGRAM MANAGER

Mark LawrensonEDUCATION COORDINATOR

Rachel McLarin

LibraryLIBRARIAN

Anna CernikLIBRARY ASSISTANT

Victoria GrantLIBRARY ASSISTANT

Mary-Ann Mead

ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT

DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT

Aernout KerbertORCHESTRA MANAGER

Christopher Lewis-ToddORCHESTRA COORDINATOR

Georgia StamatopoulosOPERATIONS MANAGER

Kerry-Anne CookTECHNICAL MANAGER

Derek CouttsPRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Tim DaymanPRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Ian SpenceSTAGE MANAGER

Peter Gahan

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Mark J ElliottMARKETING MANAGER, SUBSCRIPTION SALES

Simon Crossley-MeatesA/SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER, SALES

Matthew RiveMARKETING MANAGER, BUSINESS RESOURCES

Katrina RiddleONLINE MARKETING MANAGER

Eve Le Gall

John C Conde ao ChairmanTerrey Arcus amEwen CrouchRoss GrantJennifer HoyRory JeffesAndrew KaldorIrene LeeDavid LivingstoneGoetz RichterDavid Smithers am

Sydney Symphony Board

Sydney Symphony Council

Sydney Symphony StaffMARKETING & ONLINE COORDINATOR

Kaisa HeinoGRAPHIC DESIGNER

Lucy McCulloughDATA ANALYST

Varsha KarnikMARKETING ASSISTANT

Jonathon Symonds

Box OfficeMANAGER OF BOX OFFICE SALES & OPERATIONS

Lynn McLaughlinMANAGER OF BOX OFFICE OPERATIONS

Tom DowneyCUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES

Steve Clarke – Senior CSRMichael DowlingDerek ReedJohn RobertsonBec Sheedy

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HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

Yvonne ZammitPUBLICIST

Katherine StevensonDIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCER

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PublicationsPUBLICATIONS EDITOR & MUSIC PRESENTATION MANAGER

Yvonne Frindle

DEVELOPMENT

HEAD OF CORPORATE RELATIONS

Leann MeiersCORPORATE RELATIONS

Julia OwensCORPORATE RELATIONS

Stephen AttfieldHEAD OF PHILANTHROPY & PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Caroline SharpenPHILANTHROPY, PATRONS PROGRAM

Ivana JirasekPHILANTHROPY, EVENTS & ENGAGEMENT

Amelia Morgan-Hunn

BUSINESS SERVICES

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

John HornFINANCE MANAGER

Ruth TolentinoACCOUNTANT

Minerva PrescottACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

Emma FerrerPAYROLL OFFICER

Geoff Ravenhill

HUMAN RESOURCES

HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER

Anna Kearsley

Geoff Ainsworth amAndrew Andersons aoMichael Baume aoChristine BishopIta Buttrose ao obePeter CudlippJohn Curtis amGreg Daniel amJohn Della BoscaAlan FangErin FlahertyDr Stephen FreibergDonald Hazelwood ao obeDr Michael Joel amSimon JohnsonYvonne Kenny amGary LinnaneAmanda LoveHelen Lynch amJoan MacKenzieDavid MaloneyDavid Malouf aoJulie Manfredi-HughesDeborah MarrThe Hon. Justice Jane Mathews aoDanny MayWendy McCarthy aoJane MorschelGreg ParamorDr Timothy Pascoe amProf. Ron Penny aoJerome RowleyPaul SalteriSandra SalteriJuliana SchaefferLeo Schofield amFred Stein oamGabrielle TrainorIvan UngarJohn van OgtropPeter Weiss amMary WhelanRosemary White

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SYDNEY SYMPHONY PATRONS

Maestro’s CirclePeter Weiss am – Founding President & Doris WeissJohn C Conde ao – ChairmanGeoff Ainsworth am & Vicki AinsworthTom Breen & Rachael KohnIn memory of Hetty & Egon GordonAndrew Kaldor & Renata Kaldor aoRoslyn Packer aoPenelope Seidler amMr Fred Street am & Mrs Dorothy StreetWestfield GroupBrian & Rosemary WhiteRay Wilson oam in memory of the late James Agapitos oam

Sydney Symphony Leadership EnsembleDavid Livingstone, CEO, Credit Suisse, AustraliaAlan Fang, Chairman, Tianda GroupMacquarie Group FoundationJohn Morschel, Chairman, ANZAndrew Kaldor, Chairman, Pelikan Artline

Lynn Kraus, Sydney Office Managing Partner, Ernst & YoungShell Australia Pty LtdJames Stevens, CEO, Roses OnlyStephen Johns, Chairman, Leighton Holdings,and Michele Johns

01 Roger Benedict Principal Viola Kim Williams am & Catherine Dovey Chair

02 Lawrence Dobell Principal Clarinet Anne Arcus & Terrey Arcus am Chair

03 Diana Doherty Principal Oboe Andrew Kaldor & Renata Kaldor ao Chair

04 Richard Gill oam Artistic Director Education Sandra & Paul Salteri Chair

05 Jane Hazelwood Viola Veolia Environmental Services Chair

06 Catherine Hewgill Principal Cello Tony & Fran Meagher Chair

07 Elizabeth Neville Cello Ruth & Bob Magid Chair

08 Colin Piper Percussion Justice Jane Mathews ao Chair

09 Shefali Pryor Associate Principal Oboe Rose Herceg Chair

10 Emma Sholl Associate Principal Flute Robert & Janet Constable Chair

For information about the Directors’ Chairs program, please call (02) 8215 4619.

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Platinum Patrons$20,000+Brian AbelGeoff Ainsworth am & Vicki Ainsworth

Robert Albert ao & Elizabeth AlbertTerrey Arcus am & Anne ArcusTom Breen & Rachael KohnSandra & Neil BurnsMr John C Conde aoRobert & Janet ConstableDr Bruno & Mrs Rhonda GiuffreIn memory of Hetty & Egon GordonMs Rose HercegMrs E HerrmanMr Andrew Kaldor & Mrs Renata Kaldor ao

D & I KallinikosJames N Kirby FoundationJustice Jane Mathews aoMrs Roslyn Packer aoDr John Roarty oam in memory of Mrs June Roarty

Paul & Sandra SalteriMrs Penelope Seidler amMrs W SteningMr Fred Street am & Mrs Dorothy Street

Mr Peter Weiss am & Mrs Doris Weiss

Westfield Group Mr Brian & Mrs Rosemary WhiteRay Wilson oam in memory of James Agapitos oam

Kim Williams am & Catherine DoveyJune & Alan Woods Family BequestAnonymous (1)

Gold Patrons$10,000–$19,999Alan & Christine BishopIan & Jennifer BurtonMr C R AdamsonThe Estate of Ruth M DavidsonThe Hon. Ashley Dawson-DamerPaul R EspieFerris Family FoundationJames & Leonie FurberMr Ross GrantHelen Lynch am & Helen BauerMrs Joan MacKenzieRuth & Bob MagidMrs T Merewether oamTony & Fran MeagherMr B G O’ConorMrs Joyce Sproat & Mrs Janet CookeMs Caroline WilkinsonAnonymous (2)

The Sydney Symphony gratefully acknowledges the music lovers who donate to the orchestra each year. Each gift plays an important part in ensuring our continued artistic excellence and helping to sustain important education and regional touring programs. Donations of $50 and above are acknowledged on our website at sydneysymphony.com/patrons

Silver Patrons$5,000–$9,999Mark Bethwaite am & Carolyn BethwaiteJan BowenMr Alexander & Mrs Vera BoyarskyMr Robert BrakspearMr Robert & Mrs L Alison CarrBob & Julie ClampettIan Dickson & Reg HollowayMr Colin Draper & Mary Jane Brodribb Penny EdwardsMichael & Gabrielle FieldMr James Graham am & Mrs Helen Graham

Mrs Jennifer HershonMichelle Hilton Stephen Johns & Michele BenderJudges of the Supreme Court of NSW Mr Ervin KatzGary LinnaneMr David LivingstoneWilliam McIlrath Charitable FoundationDavid Maloney & Erin FlahertyEva & Timothy PascoeRodney Rosenblum am & Sylvia Rosenblum

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Bronze Patrons$1,000-$2,499Charles & Renee AbramsAndrew Andersons aoMr Henri W Aram oamDr Francis J AugustusRichard BanksDavid BarnesDoug & Alison BattersbyMichael Baume ao & Toni BaumePhil & Elese BennettNicole BergerMrs Jan BiberJulie BlighM BulmerIn memory of R W BurleyEric & Rosemary CampbellDr John H CaseyDebby Cramer & Bill CaukillDr Diana Choquette & Mr Robert Milliner

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Lisa & Miro DavisMatthew DelaseyJohn FavaloroMr Edward FedermanMr Ian Fenwicke & Prof. N R WillsFirehold Pty LtdDr & Mrs C GoldschmidtAkiko GregoryIn memory of the late Dora & Oscar Grynberg

Janette HamiltonDorothy Hoddinott aoPaul & Susan HotzThe Hon. David Hunt ao qc & Mrs Margaret Hunt

Dr & Mrs Michael HunterMr Peter HutchisonDr Michael Joel am & Mrs Anna JoelThe Hon. Paul KeatingIn Memory of Bernard MH KhawAnna-Lisa KlettenbergMr Justin Lam Wendy LapointeMs Jan Lee Martin & Mr Peter LazarKevin & Deidre McCannRobert McDougallIan & Pam McGaw

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Matthew McInnesMacquarie Group FoundationMr Robert & Mrs Renee MarkovicAlan & Joy MartinHarry M Miller, Lauren Miller Cilento & Josh Cilento

Miss An NhanMrs Rachel O’ConorMr R A OppenMr Robert OrrellMr & Mrs OrtisMaria PagePiatti Holdings Pty LtdAdrian & Dairneen PiltonDr Raffi QasabianErnest & Judith RapeeKenneth R Reed Patricia H Reid Endowment Pty LtdJohn SaundersIn memory of H St P ScarlettJuliana SchaefferMr & Mrs Jean-Marie SimartCatherine StephenJohn & Alix SullivanThe Hon Brian Sully qcMildred TeitlerAndrew & Isolde TornyaGerry & Carolyn TraversJohn E TuckeyMrs M TurkingtonIn memory of Dr Reg WalkerHenry & Ruth WeinbergThe Hon. Justice A G WhealyGeoff Wood & Melissa WaitesWarren GreenMr R R WoodwardDr John Yu & Dr George SoutterAnonymous (12)

Bronze Patrons$500–$999Mr Peter J ArmstrongMr & Mrs Garry S AshMrs Baiba B Berzins & Dr Peter Loveday Dr & Mrs Hannes BoshoffMinnie BriggsDr Miles BurgessPat & Jenny BurnettIta Buttrose ao obeStephen Bryne & Susie Gleeson

The Hon. Justice J C & Mrs CampbellMr Percy ChissickMrs Catherine J ClarkJen CornishGreta DavisElizabeth DonatiDr Nita & Dr James DurhamGreg Earl & Debbie CameronMr & Mrs FarrellRobert GellingVivienne GoldschmidtMr Robert GreenMr Richard Griffin amJules & Tanya HallMr Hugh HallardMr Ken HawkingsMrs A HaywardDr Heng & Mrs Cilla TeyMr Roger HenningRev Harry & Mrs Meg HerbertSue HewittMr Joerg HofmannMs Dominique Hogan-DoranMr Brian HorsfieldAlex HoughtonBill & Pam HughesSusie & Geoff IsraelMrs W G KeighleyMr & Mrs Gilles T KrygerMrs M J LawrenceDr & Mrs Leo LeaderMargaret LedermanMrs Yolanda LeeMartine LettsAnita & Chris LevyErna & Gerry Levy amDr Winston LiauwMrs Helen LittleSydney & Airdrie LloydMrs A LohanMrs Panee LowCarolyn & Peter Lowry oamDr David LuisMelvyn MadiganDr Jean MalcolmMrs Silvana MantellatoMr K J MartinGeoff & Jane McClellanMrs Flora MacDonaldMrs Helen Meddings

David & Andree MilmanKenneth N MitchellChris Morgan-HunnNola NettheimMrs Margaret NewtonMr Graham NorthDr M C O’Connor amA Willmers & R PalDr A J PalmerMr Andrew C PattersonDr Kevin PedemontDr Natalie E PelhamMr Allan PidgeonRobin PotterLois & Ken RaeMr Donald RichardsonPamela RogersAgnes RossDr Mark & Mrs Gillian SelikowitzCaroline SharpenMrs Diane Shteinman amDr Agnes E SinclairDoug & Judy SotherenMrs Elsie StaffordMr Lindsay & Mrs Suzanne StoneMr D M SwanMr Norman TaylorMs Wendy ThompsonKevin TroyJudge Robyn TupmanGillian Turner & Rob BishopProf. Gordon E WallRonald WalledgeMr Robert & Mrs Rosemary WalshMr Palmer WangDavid & Katrina WilliamsAudrey & Michael WilsonDr Richard WingMr Robert WoodsMr & Mrs Glenn WyssMrs Robin YabsleyAnonymous (18)

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The Sydney Symphony is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW

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ORCHESTRA NEWS |MARCH 2012

‘I don’t do my hair. I don’t own a brush.’ Chris Harris’ voice comes crackling down the line as he explains the dishevelled hairstyle he’s sporting in his photo. ‘Yeah, I took that photo myself.’ It’s an intense gaze that’s staring back, wouldn’t you agree? It somewhat belies the musician. Or does it?

Principal bass trombone of the Sydney Symphony, Chris speaks straight and true. ‘I chose the bass trombone because it was the one shiny “instrument of choice” at school that wasn’t being used.’ School was in South Africa. ‘I’d already played normal [tenor]

trombone, but the bass made a bigger and warmer sound. I immediately had a “thing” for it.’ For a beginner on the trombone, the quality of an instrument is important. ‘It’s an instrument that’s very easily damaged by kids. If you put a ding in the slide and it doesn’t work properly, that can make a huge difference. The mechanism has to work.’

Luckily for beginner-Chris, his school instrument was no obstacle to success. Now a member of the Sydney Symphony for 18 years, Chris describes his role in the orchestra: ‘In the section, I’m in

a very close partnership with the tuba. We often play in unison, or in octaves.’ The bass trombone acts like a link between the rest of the trombones and the tuba. ‘It’s a team thing. The bass trom-bone has a much more direct sound than the tuba, which is more enveloping, and warm and fuzzy.’ Overall, the brass section is responsible for rhythmic drive and harmonic foundation. ‘The trombone adds an amazing bril-liance of colour to the bottom end of the sound.’

Unsurprisingly, composers like Mahler and Wagner hold a special place in Chris’ affections, from the quiet, sublime chorales to the incredibly powerful passages of emotion. ‘But Mozart also wrote beautifully for the trombone – it’s really nicely voiced. There’s always a nice ring to the sound. I love playing Mozart.’

‘The hardest thing about my job is whatever you do, you’re always going to be heard. And the easy things are the hardest things to do well, like delicate moments after long periods of not playing.’

So how does Chris relax? Well, the hairstyle sa ys it all really – surfi ng of course!

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For Principal Bass Trombone Chris Harris, playing his instrument is a team thing.

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Proud sponsor of theSydney Symphonyin their 80th yearof timeless entertainment

Orchestra OnlineHISTORICAL TIMELINEOne of our 80th anniversary celebration projects in 2012 is the development of an interactive historical timeline that will show our history in images, documents, audio and video since 1932 and into the future. Our plan is to give our community and the world at large a way to discover more about land-mark Sydney Symphony events and performances and some of the personalities who’ve shaped the orchestra over the generations.

The timeline will be launched with our new website later this year and we’ll be adding more detail in the future.

Audience members and former musicians are invited play a part in building this timeline into a rich and valuable resource. So if you know of any events, images or stories that you think should be part of the timeline and would like to contribute, visit sydneysymphony.com/80years/timeline_contributions for more information.

Your SayBirthday Greetings from FacebookHappy birthday Sydney Symphony! Only two years younger than me. I have been dating you since we were both teenagers in the 70s and the attraction has never worn off.Janet Dixon-Hughes

Beethoven 9 – from the surveys‘This was the most amazing performance of Beethoven’s Ninth. It was a brilliant event. Just magic. Congratulations Vladimir for being a brilliant conductor and a warm human being.’

‘The performance was something that will remain in my memory for many moons!! I will certainly be back for more!!’

‘We had one of the most memorable nights, the choir was magnifi cent. We are looking forward to attending more often – thank you.’

And we’re only guessing, but suspect that there were some younger ‘groovers’ in the audience that week: ‘It was totally awesome. The Sydney Symphony should do more with the Sydney Philharmonia Choir. It was completely awesome.’

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Celebrating after the gala performance of Beethoven 9: the Sydney Symphony’s patron (and one of our loyal concertgoers), Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW (left), with Squadron Leader David Glasson ADC and Patricia Lovejoy.

We celebrated the beginning of the 2012 season in February with a gala performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. In the thrilling fi nale to the evening we were joined by Sydney Philharmonia Choirs in fi ne form and soloists Lorina Gore, Sally-Anne Russell, James Egglestone and Michael Nagy.

Community Focus

George Maltabarow (left), Managing Director of Ausgrid, wishing the Sydney Symphony a happy birthday after our recent Beethoven 9 concerts – with Janet Webb, Principal Flute, and Amanda Maltabarow (right).

COMMUNITY TIXOne long-standing Sydney Symphony partner has devised a new program to help bring great orchestral music to the wider community.

Do you remember your fi rst symphony orchestra concert? Perhaps someone helped you give orchestral music a try – a relative, a friend, a teacher – and that’s why you’re part of the Sydney Symphony community today.

Or was there, perhaps, a low-level anxiety in handing over precious pennies saved for your ticket? What if you didn’t enjoy it? Value for money has always been important. Wouldn’t it be great if you could ‘try before you buy’?

Ausgrid’s community partner-ship with the Sydney Symphony means you can do just that. Under the new Community Tix program, 80 people will be able to head along to a Masters Series or Kaleidoscope concert at a discounted rate before choosing to buy a subscription, the classical equivalent of a season pass.

Coinciding with the Sydney Symphony’s 80th birthday, the Community Tix program provides two-for-one priced tickets to the fi rst 40 people who enter each month on the Sydney Symphony website. Details will be advertised in community newspapers each month.

Ausgrid Managing Director George Maltabarow said its partnership with the Sydney Symphony was designed to help more people gain access to the arts.

“We are very proud to provide direct support to the Orchestra so it can continue to enrich the lives of so many Australians,” Mr Maltabarow said.

The fi rst concert to feature in the Community Tix program is When I Fall in Love: An Evening with Chris Botti, which opens the Kaleidoscope series in mid-March.

Visit sydneysymphony.com/communitytix for more information

Nothing but the pianoEach season the Sydney Sym-phony presents four concerts that don’t involve the orchestra at all. The series is International Pianists in Recital, supported by Theme & Variations, and it presents four leading pianists in programs drawn from the rich repertoire of music for solo piano – just one musician, seated at the ‘monarch of instruments’, painting pictures for the ears and taking us on astonishing musical journeys. The series has a dedi-cated following, often fi lling the 1200-seat City Recital Hall at Angel Place. What’s the attrac-tion?

First there are the individual artists: from brilliant newcom-ers, such as Behzod Abduraimov, making his Australian debut this year, to pianists well-known to Sydney audiences, such as Piers Lane. Then there are the pro-grams. Our recitalists bring all their imagination and musical insight to planning their pro-grams. For some the motivation is a desire to tell stories in music, others make programs that are historically illuminating, some will choose a monumental work that fi lls the entire evening. Others, such as Abduraimov, take the Mozartian approach: fi nding the perfect balance between appealing to connoisseurs and simply allowing everyone in the hall (performer included!) to have fun and enjoy all the brilliant possibilities of the piano.

Behzod Abduraimov Mon 26 March | 7pmAndreas Haefl igerMon 14 May | 7pmPiers LaneMon 20 August | 7pmAngela HewittMon 24 September | 7pm

The Score

Behzod Abduraimov

INSTRUMENT ACQUISITION

Late last year we received another signifi cant donation towards our Sydney Symphony String Instrument Fund. This will allow the purchase of another violin and cello to improve, and better match, the overall sound of our string section. Various international violinmakers in London and Chicago have helped us source 11 violins and four cellos to ‘audition’ in the orchestra. Each instrument is identifi ed only by a number, ensuring greater impartiality in the assessment process – think of it as the instrument equivalent of a blind tasting. Stay tuned for more news about our fi nal selection.

ANNIVERSARY COMPOSITION PRIZE WINNER

At the end of February we announced the winner of our 80th anniversary composition prize: Elliott Gyger. His prize-winning work, on air, dialogue for orchestra, was inspired by a photograph of the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s fi rst studio orchestra

(just 17 musicians), and celebrates the Sydney Symphony’s origins and close links to broadcasting. Vladimir Ashkenazy will conduct the premiere performances on 22, 23 and 24 March in our Fireworks and Fantasy program.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Music-loving celebrities from Australia and abroad have been wishing us happy birthday via YouTube. So far, the videos include greetings from Hugh Jackman, Roger Federer, Andrew Denton, Peter Sculthorpe and John Bell, with videos from Katie Noonan, Eddie Perfect and others still to come. Check out the full playlist here: bit.ly/HappyBirthdaySSO

NEW ARRIVALS

Sydney Symphony trumpeter Anthony Heinrichs and his wife Bridget Bolliger welcomed a son, Luca Raphael, into the world on 31 January. And cellist Tim Nankervis and wife Jacqui were also delighted to announce the arrival of their little girl Mietta Susan on 2 February. Congratulations all!

LEADERSHIP ENSEMBLE

We welcome new Leadership Ensemble members James Stevens, CEO of Roses Only; Shell (Australia); Stephen Johns, Chairman of Leighton Holdings and Michele Johns.

SSONIC

In February we launched a brand new program for music lovers under 35 – SSONIC. If you or someone you know fi ts the bill, the program offers the chance to experience Sydney Symphony concerts in a fresh way. The prices are unbeatable and the packages offer fl exibility to suit a youthful lifestyle. Find out more on our website: sydneysymphony.com/ssonic

OBOE MASTERCLASS

Last month, two oboists from our Emerging Artist Program played in a masterclass with François Leleux, who was in town to perform in a pair of concerts with the Sydney Symphony. Rachel Cashmore (2012 Oboe Fellow) and Sinfonia member Toby Thatcher both benefi ted from François’ expert guidance and his unfl agging energy. Members of the Australian Double Reed Society were also present.

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