aco 2011 brochure

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Artistic Director and Lead Violin

Helena ratHBOne Principal 2nd Violin

satU Vänskä Assistant Leader

Madeleine BOUd Violin

alice eVans Violin

aikO gOtO Violin

Mark ingwersen Violin

ilya isakOVicH Violin

cHristOpHer MOOre Principal Viola

nicOle diVall Viola

stepHen king Viola

tiMO-VeikkO ValVe Principal Cello

Melissa Barnard Cello

JUlian tHOMpsOn Cello

MaxiMe BiBeaU Principal Double Bass

part-tiMe MUsicians ZOË Black Violin

VerOniqUe serret Violin

carOline HenBest Viola

daniel yeadOn Cello


Internationally renowned for inspired programming and the rapturous response of audiences and critics, the Australian Chamber Orchestra is a product of our country’s vibrant, adventurous and enquiring spirit. In performances around Australia, around the world and on many recordings, the ACO moves hearts and stimulates minds with repertoire spanning six centuries and a vitality and virtuosity unmatched by other ensembles.

Under the inspiring leadership of Richard Tognetti AO, the ACO performs as a versatile ‘ensemble of soloists’, a chamber group and a symphony orchestra, on modern and period instruments. Only the cellists are seated and the resulting sense of energy and individuality is one of the most commented-upon elements of an ACO concert experience.

The ACO tours Australia seven times annually with subscription concerts in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney and Wollongong. As Australia’s flagship orchestra, the ACO regularly tours Europe, the USA and Asia, performing in the world’s most prestigious venues, including London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall and Vienna’s Musikverein.

Such celebrated soloists as Emmanuel Pahud, Steven Isserlis, Dawn Upshaw, Imogen Cooper, Christian Lindberg, Melvyn Tan and Pieter Wispelwey regularly perform with the Orchestra. The ACO is renowned for collaborating with artists from diverse genres, including singers Tim Freedman, Neil Finn, Katie Noonan, Paul Capsis, Danny Spooner and Barry Humphries and visual artists Michael Leunig, Bill Henson, Shaun Tan and Jon Frank.

Uniquely among Australian orchestras, several musicians perform on spectacularly fine instruments. Tognetti’s 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin and Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve’s 1729 Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andreæ cello are on loan from anonymous benefactors. Principal Second Violinist Helena Rathbone plays a 1759 J.B. Guadagnini violin on loan from the Commonwealth Bank Group. The entrusting of these precious instruments to the ACO’s care is proof of the high esteem in which the Orchestra is held.

The ACO has many acclaimed recordings on labels including ABC Classics, BIS, Chandos, EMI, Hyperion and Sony. Recordings of Bach’s violin works won three consecutive ARIA Awards in 2006-8. Recent releases include the television series Classical Destinations II, the award-winning film Musica Surfica and Luminous.

Through the ACO’s ambitious national Education, Qantas Emerging Artists and ACO

2 Programs, thousands of students all over Australia watch and participate

in outstanding music-making every year.


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Richard Tognetti

Stephen King

Daniel Yeadon

Ilya Isakovich


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This journey offers a taste of the fascinating culture of historic and modern Japan, and its enchanting scenery of mountains and gardens.

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saVe Your subscription is discounted by around 20% and may be purchased over two instalments. You may also buy additional single tickets for friends with a discount of 10%.

Best seats Many ACO concerts sell out and it’s important to subscribe to get the best available seats. When you renew your subscription the following year, you may keep the same seat.

Free ticket excHange You may exchange your tickets to any subscription concert in any city at no cost through the ACO Box Office. Tickets are also fully transferable.

exclUsiVe OFFers You will receive an exclusive CD of selected ACO recordings and a subscriber card which lets you take advantage of special offers from our partners (see aco.com.au/benefits).

BeneFit s oF sUBscr iBing

By subscribing, you receive a ticket for every subscription tour visiting your city

and experience the diverse repertoire for which the ACO is renowned.


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FroM r icH a r d togne t t i , a rt ist ic dir ec tor

The performer in les Murray’s poem is not only the performer on the stage, but also the listener as performer.

So welcome to all listeners; performers all, not just passive sitters out there in the hall. If open-minded, your darkness might be shot with a parasol of brilliants and with busters of glitter-bombs expanding... We’ll aim our para-flares to a spot-welding cloudy heaven, aiming on high to console

those inconsolable, tame the untamable, fathom the incomprehensible and offer you a butt of all right.

Well, that’s our hope!

Performance

I starred that night, I shone: I was footwork and firework in one,

a rocket that wriggled up and shot darkness with a parasol of brilliants and a peewee descant on a flung bit;

I was busters of glitter-bombs expanding to mantle and aurora from a crown, I was fouéttes, falls of blazing paint,

para-flares spot-welding cloudy heaven, loose gold off fierce toeholds of white, a finale red-tongued as a haka leap:

that too was a butt of all right!

As usual after any triumph, I was of course, inconsolable.


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Melissa Barnard


4–21 FeBrUary

aDelaIDeTue 8 feb 8pm

BRISBaneMon 14 feb 8pm

CanBeRRa fri 4 feb 8pm

MelBouRne Sun 6 feb 2.30pm Mon 7 feb 8pm

neWCaSTle Mon 21 feb 7.30pm

PeRTh Wed 9 feb 7.30pm

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hallTue 15 feb 8pm Wed 16 feb 7pm Sat 19 feb 7pm

SYDneY oPeRa houSeSun 13 feb 2pm

Impassioned outpourings of love and longing, Mahler’s rapt Adagietto and the first Romantic song-cycle open the season. Teddy Tahu Rhodes is Beethoven’s yearning hero, singing to the distant beloved.

Teddy also sings nursery rhymes like There Was An Old Lady and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with an ingenious, Roald Dahl-esque twist by the cosmopolitan Richard Rodney Bennett.

Richard Tognetti performs Prokofiev’s sweet, haunting melodies and leads a new arrangement of Mendelssohn’s breezy and vigorous String Quartet No.3.

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TeDDY Tahu RhoDeS

“He oozed star quality.” Washington Post

MaHler Adagietto BeetHOVen An die ferne Geliebte Bennett Songs Before Sleep saxtOn Birthday Piece for RRBprOkOFieV Five Melodies MendelssOHn String Quartet No.3

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violinteddy tahu rhodes Bass-Baritone

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tOUr 1

Presented by Commonwealth bank

The name, Teddy, is wonderfully old-fashioned, but when you hear the voice, you’re not transported back in time, rather across time. This is something of

a homecoming as Teddy is one of our dearest musical friends.

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tHe rest is nOise

“The twentieth century in music was, above all, an age of extremes. In this program I want to capture the stunning diversity of a much-misunderstood epoch. The first half focuses on lyricism, nostalgia, variations on the past; the second half brings sonic revolution and upheaval. Strauss’ Metamorphosen, finished in the last weeks of World War II, is at once cerebral and confessional, a message from the century’s dark heart.” Alex Ross

listen tO tHis

“Music may not be a universal language, but it does possess a basic grammar that keeps surfacing across the centuries. In this program, you’ll hear how a bawdy Spanish dance evolved into Bach’s immensely serious Chaconne, how a descending figure of lament echoed from the Renaissance into the twentieth century. In Anna Clyne’s recent piece Within her arms, ancient and modern voices hauntingly intermingle.” Alex Ross

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“He has an almost uncanny gift for putting music into words.” The Economist

Alex Ross, The New Yorker music critic and best-selling author of The Rest is Noise and Listen to This, curates and presents two programs of the music that matters to him and to history.

Ross will give a pre-concert talk one hour before every performance.

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Presented by bnP ParIbas

Is there any other writer who can make music seem as vital and important as alex Ross? he makes sense of the chaos and

kaleidoscopic variety of a century of music.

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tHe rest is nOise

takeMitsU NostalghiaBritten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge straVinsky Apollo: Apotheosis weBern Five Movements, Op.5 xenakis Voile straUss Metamorphosen

listen tO tHis

araÑÉs Chacona: a la vida bona BacH Chaconne from Partita No.2 dOwland (arr. BrUce) Two Laments pUrcell Chacony; Dido’s LamentadaMs Shaker Loopsclyne Within her arms (Australian Premiere) BarBer Adagio for strings raMeaU Chaconne from Dardanus

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin alex ross Curator & Presenter Fiona campbell Mezzo Soprano (Listen to This)


5–19 MarcH

aDelaIDe Tue 8 Mar 8pm (listen to This)

BRISBane Mon 14 Mar 8pm (listen to This)

CanBeRRa Sat 5 Mar 8pm (The Rest is noise)

MelBouRne Sun 6 Mar 2.30pm (listen to This) Mon 7 Mar 8pm (The Rest is noise)

PeRThWed 9 Mar 7.30pm (The Rest is noise)

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hallTue 15 Mar 8pm (The Rest is noise) Wed 16 Mar 7pm (listen to This) Sat 19 Mar 7pm (listen to This)

SYDneY oPeRa houSeSun 13 Mar 2pm (The Rest is noise)

Wollongong Thu 17 Mar 7.30pm (The Rest is noise)


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12–28 May

aDelaIDeTue 17 May 8pm

CanBeRRaSat 14 May 8pm

MelBouRne Sun 15 May 2.30pm Mon 16 May 8pm

neWCaSTle Thu 12 May 7.30pm

PeRTh Wed 18 May 7.30pm

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hallTue 24 May 8pm Wed 25 May 7pm Sat 28 May 7pm

SYDneY oPeRa houSeSun 22 May 2pm

Wollongong Thu 26 May 7.30pm

After centuries in the hands of street corner buskers, a fresh, definitive performance of Mozart’s most popular piece, Eine kleine Nachtmusik.

Mesmerising as a snake-charmer, lissom as a faun, with a technique that makes him the finest clarinettist of his generation, Martin Fröst has redefined the clarinet – you’ll never hear such range and expression – and classical music, with the inclusion of mime in his performance of Peacock Tales and a new arrangement of Brahms’ exuberant gypsy music.

Then, music like a warm Sunday morning: Copland’s Latin and jazz-influenced Clarinet Concerto and Ravel’s delicate yet passionate String Quartet.

MaRTIn fRöST

“A true performance artist, as unpredictable as he is brilliant.” Art Desk

MOZart Eine kleine Nachtmusik BraHMs (arr. Fröst) Hungarian Dances HillBOrg Peacock Tales (Australian Premiere) cOpland Clarinet Concerto raVel (arr. tOgnetti) String Quartet

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Martin Fröst Clarinet


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I hadn’t so much as heard, let alone listened to, Eine kleine Nachtmusik in years. My immediate reaction to the idea of playing it was no, until I listened and realised

anew that it is a masterpiece worth performing well. no introduction will do justice to Martin fröst. Quite simply, he is the most exciting clarinettist alive.

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The concerto – the contests and concord between soloist and orchestra we enjoy so much – was born in 18th century Italy, starting out with small groups of musicians from the orchestra sparring with the larger group – perfect for an orchestra full of stars like the ACO.

Discover the Baroque concerto: Corelli invents it; Vivaldi turns it into a showstopper for four dazzling violinists; Telemann writes a dashing turn for viola; and Handel assimilates styles and dances from across Europe and fuses them into an instrumental masterwork.

Satu Vänskä performs the diabolically difficult “Devil’s Trill”, written note for note from a performance by Satan dreamt by Tartini, first ever owner of a Stradivarius violin.

Two hundred years later, Australian composers such as Peter Sculthorpe are still extending this wonderful medium, the string orchestra. Committed to Australian composition, the ACO has given 1700 performances of over 250 works by 80 Australian composers (aco.com.au/australianmusic).

cOrelli Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.2ViValdi Concerto for four violins, RV580teleMann Viola ConcertoHandel Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.12 tartini (arr. kreisler) Violin Sonata, Op.1 No.4, “Devil’s Trill” greenBaUM Moments of Falling BrUMBy The Phoenix and the Turtle I and III ledger Johann has left the building (World Premiere) scUltHOrpe Port Essington

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“It says a lot of a small chamber orchestra that they can put on a concert featuring their own soloists which sounds as if they’ve flown in top international names for the job.” Wentworth Courier

3–14 JUly

aDelaIDe Tue 5 Jul 8pm

BRISBane Mon 11 Jul 8pm

MelBouRneSun 3 Jul 2.30pm Mon 4 Jul 8pm

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hallTue 12 Jul 8pm Wed 13 Jul 7pm Sat 9 Jul 7pm

SYDneY oPeRa houSe Sun 10 Jul 2pm

Wollongong Thu 14 Jul 7.30pm


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Presented by transfIeld

I always wanted to put Sculthorpe and vivaldi side by side, wondering whether these strange bedfellows might actually make congenial compadres.

We’ve gone a step further here, interweaving a few australian miniatures amid the virtuosic sounds of the Baroque, placing aCo musicians centre-stage.

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Christopher Moore

Maxime Bibeau


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5–21 aUgUst

aDelaIDeTue 16 aug 8pm

BRISBane Mon 8 aug 8pm

CanBeRRaSat 13 aug 8pm

MelBouRne Sun 14 aug 2.30pm Mon 15 aug 8pm

neWCaSTleThu 11 aug 7.30pm

PeRThWed 17 aug 7.30pm

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hallTue 9 aug 8pm Wed 10 aug 7pm Sat 20 aug 7pm

SYDneY oPeRa houSeSun 21 aug 2pm

Wollongong fri 5 aug 7.30pm

Dramatic, vulnerable, consoling, inspiring, sublime: Schubert’s String Quintet is a perfect masterpiece. Contrasting uplifting outbursts with moments of the utmost tenderness, Schubert is at the height of his powers and classical music at its most transcendent.

Bach’s Musical Offering, an ingenious response to a musical challenge from Frederick the Great, is interwoven with Webern’s exquisite cello miniatures and Stravinsky’s extraordinary chamber music, which distils in a few brief phrases ideas he elsewhere turns into exuberant ballets.

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“Playing with fire and commitment.” The Independent

scHUBert String Quintet, D956BacH A Musical Offering, BWV1079 (excerpts) straVinsky Concertino; Double Canon “Raoul Dufy in Memoriam”; Three Pieces for string quartet weBern Two Pieces for cello

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin satu Vänskä Violinchristopher Moore Violatimo-Veikko Valve CelloJan-erik gustafsson Cello

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Presented by Ibm

I met finnish cellist Jan-erik gustafsson at the Maribor festival: what a strong, dazzling player he is, a great partner for our

resident finnish cellist Timo-veikko valve.

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From the world’s most famous musical city, Viennese violinist Benjamin Schmid is the ideal guide to its hidden gems: opulently Romantic Korngold; quirky postmodern HK Gruber; enthralling Schubert; and the other Waltz King, Joseph Lanner. Schmid’s mastery gives him the freedom to play with Viennese traditions, to improvise, to swing waltzes as Grappelli might have done as the night goes on.

Of Schmid’s Bach, Gramophone said: “Performances with more interest per bar than most can manage for an entire sonata.”

BenJaMIn SChMID

“A genius on the way to becoming Austria’s most important violinist since Fritz Kreisler.” Wiener Zeitung

BacH Concerto for two violins, BWV1043 scHUBert Rondo in A, D438kOrngOld Lento religioso (from Symphonic Serenade) Hk grUBer Violin Concerto, “Nebelsteinmusik” (Australian Premiere) lanner Die Werber BreinscHMid Musette pour Elisabeth & Wien Bleibt Krk (Australian Premiere)

Benjamin schmid Guest Director and Lead Violin Helena rathbone Violin

12–25 septeMBer

aDelaIDeTue 20 Sep 8pm

BRISBaneMon 12 Sep 8pm

CanBeRRaSat 17 Sep 8pm

MelBouRne Sun 18 Sep 2.30pm Mon 19 Sep 8pm

neWCaSTle Thu 15 Sep 7.30pm

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hallTue 13 Sep 8pm Wed 14 Sep 7pm Sat 24 Sep 7pm

SYDneY oPeRa houSeSun 25 Sep 2pm

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I love introducing new guest directors to the aCo, and Benjamin Schmid is definitely something special. not only a great violinist, but an interesting

and thoughtful individual, who brings his unique outlook to the aCo.

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alice evans

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5–19 nOVeMBer

BRISBanefri 18 nov 8pm

CanBeRRaSat 5 nov 8pm

MelBouRne Sun 6 nov 2.30pm Mon 7 nov 8pm

PeRThWed 9 nov 7.30pm

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hall Tue 15 nov 8pm Wed 16 nov 7pm Sat 19 nov 7pm

SYDneY oPeRa houSeSun 13 nov 2pm

The most unashamedly beautiful of Beethoven's symphonies, perfect for the sweet, burnished sound of the ACO strings, the radiant Pastoral swirls with the sounds of bucolic breezes, brooks, birds and storms.

Richard Tognetti performs the quintessential Romantic violin concerto, full of dazzling technique, lush harmonies and swooning melodies.

Critically acclaimed as “inspired, compelling”, Tüür’s music for the ACO is both clever and moving.

tÜÜr New Work (2011 Barbara Blackman Commission) wieniawski Violin Concerto No.2 BeetHOVen Symphony No.6, “Pastoral”

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin

“Tognetti has given us Beethoven that is alive and hot, fresh and memorable.” The Australian

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Beethoven frightened the heavens with his forceful genius and so even more astonishing is the contrasting of such a character with the ineffable tenderness of this symphony. Wieniawski is

not the best known of Polish composers but he certainly ought to be on account of his gift for melody and drama. It’s a pleasure to bring another work by erkki-Sven Tüür to life.

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The ACO is designated by the Australian Government as Australia’s flagship international touring orchestra. Through 45 tours to 252 cities in 36 countries, audiences and critics in the world’s most prestigious concert halls have been astonished by the vibrancy and virtuosity of this small Australian orchestra.

“[The ACO] plays everything with raw, high-spirited, rhythmically propulsive energy… Early music doesn’t get much hipper than this.” Los Angeles Times, 2009

“The energy and vibe of a rock band with the ability of a crack classical chamber group.” Washington Post, 2009

“Listening to the ACO is like taking a swig of a vitamin drink. Suddenly: pow! The music feels stronger, muscled, hot from the gym… If that’s what Australia does for you, I’m emigrating.” The Times, 2008

“What a pleasure and yet what a shock it is to be reminded of just how remarkable a performance can be.” The Scotsman, 2008

United states tOUr

JuneFour concerts in Ojai and Berkeley, California, including the premiere of a new work by Maria Schneider for soprano Dawn Upshaw and the ACO.

Japan tOUr

oCToBeRA six-concert tour of Japan’s major concert halls with harpist Naoko Yoshino.

eUrOpean tOUr

noveMBeR – DeCeMBeRA two-week tour of the major concert halls of Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK with clarinettist Martin Fröst.

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PrInCIPal Partner Qantas

ACO2 connects the next generation

of talented young Australian string players with ACO musicians, creating a combined ensemble with a fresh, energetic performance style. In 2011, we are proud to announce Qantas as the Principal Partner of ACO

2, taking world class music to

regional centres across Australia.

In 2011, international guest artists Thomas Gould and Lara St John lead ACO

2 on tours of regional New South

Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia, performing public concerts and running workshops for school-aged students. If you have the opportunity to attend an ACO

2 concert, you will

leave feeling confident about the future of music-making in Australia.

For further information about ACO2 concerts,

please visit aco.com.au or contact Vicki Stanley on 02 8274 3876 or [email protected].

qantas VictOria/sOUtH aUstralia tOUr

ViValdi Concerto for four violins, RV580piaZZOlla Four Seasons of Buenos Aires HindsOn MaralingatcHaikOVsky Serenade for strings

lara st John Guest Director

1 april Warrnambool 2 april Mt gambier5 april horsham6 april Castlemaine7 april Mildura9 april Renmark 12 april noarlunga 13 april Melbourne

Vasse Felix FestiVal

ACO2 performs three concerts at

Vasse Felix Winery in Margaret River, Western Australia on 2-4 December. Details and bookings at: vassefelix.com.au.

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This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland government through arts Queensland

apn new sOUtH wales/qUeensland tOUr

tÜÜr Action–Passion–Illusion scHUBert (arr. taBakOVa) Arpeggione Sonata, D821 Js BacH (arr. sitkOVetsky) Goldberg Variations, BWV988

thomas gould Guest Director

9 august Port Macquarie 10 august grafton 12 august Redlands 13 august Caloundra 14 august gladstone 16 august Rockhampton 18 august Mackay 19 august Cairns

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aCo2 PRInCIPal PaRTneR

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special eVent

Richard Tognetti’s first exploration of the links between the ocean, surfing and music resulted in the documentary Musica Surfica, winning best feature awards at film festivals in the USA, Brazil, South Africa and France.

In this new multimedia performance, Jon Frank’s awe-inspiring ocean photography and footage glides across the big screen, mingling with the ACO’s live performance. Fans of the ACO's collaboration with Bill Henson, Luminous, will again be moved by the revealing interplay of music and image.

The Glide comes to Sydney and Melbourne after performances in Maribor, Noosa and New York.

april

SYDneY CITY ReCITal hallThu 7 apr 7pm

MelBouRneapril date and venue to be announced later.

priOrity BOOking

You may purchase tickets for the Sydney performance of The Glide with your subscription. Subscriber ticket price (discounted by 10%): A Reserve $81, B Reserve $63, C Reserve $36, Under 30 year olds $38.

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richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Jon Frank Photographic Images and Footage Joseph tawadros Oud James tawadros Egyptian percussion

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Created by jon frank and rIChard toGnettI

“one of the most stunning and original concepts I've witnessed. The engrossing sounds coupled with images of surfing in Russia in sub zero

temperatures and Derek hynd racing across the face of 10 foot Jeffereys Bay on a finless board created a sensory experience unlike anything I've

ever experienced in surfing. You'd be a damn fool to miss it.”

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dates toUr 1 toUr 2 toUr 3 toUr 4 toUr 5 toUr 6 toUr 7

adelaIdeTown hall, 8pm Tue 8 feb Tue 8 Mar Tue 17 May Tue 5 Jul Tue 16 aug Tue 20 Sep –

brIsbaneQPaC Concert hall, 8pm Mon 14 feb Mon 14 Mar – Mon 11 Jul Mon 8 aug Mon 12 Sep fri 18 nov

Canberra llewellyn hall, 8pm fri 4 feb Sat 5 Mar Sat 14 May – Sat 13 aug Sat 17 Sep Sat 5 nov

melboUrneTown hall, Sun 2.30pm Town hall, Mon 8pm

Sun 6 febMon 7 feb

Sun 6 MarMon 7 Mar

Sun 15 MayMon 16 May

Sun 3 Jul Mon 4 Jul

Sun 14 augMon 15 aug

Sun 18 SepMon 19 Sep

Sun 6 novMon 7 nov

newCastleCity hall, 7.30pm Mon 21 feb – Thu 12 May – Thu 11 aug Thu 15 Sep –

PerthConcert hall, 7.30pm Wed 9 feb Wed 9 Mar Wed 18 May – Wed 17 aug – Wed 9 nov

sydneyCity Recital hall, Tue 8pm City Recital hall, Wed 7pm City Recital hall, Sat 7pmopera house, Sun 2pm

Tue 15 feb Wed 16 feb Sat 19 febSun 13 feb

Tue 15 Mar Wed 16 Mar Sat 19 MarSun 13 Mar

Tue 24 May Wed 25 May Sat 28 MaySun 22 May

Tue 12 Jul Wed 13 Jul Sat 9 JulSun 10 Jul

Tue 9 aug Wed 10 aug Sat 20 augSun 21 aug

Tue 13 Sep Wed 14 Sep Sat 24 SepSun 25 Sep

Tue 15 nov Wed 16 nov Sat 19 novSun 13 nov

wollonGonG Illawarra Performing arts Centre, 7.30pm – Thu 17 Mar Thu 26 May Thu 14 Jul fri 5 aug – –

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sydney melboUrne (eVenInG) melboUrne (sUnday) 7 concerts

$553 $553

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adelaIde brIsbane Canberra 6 concerts $426 $342 $210 $336 $270 $174 – – –

Perth 5 concerts $355 $285 $175 $280 $225 $145 – – –

newCastle wollonGonG 4 concerts $256 $192 $140 – – – – – –

after consultation with subscribers, some concert times have been changed and will be as follows in 2011: Perth 7.30pm, Sydney Saturday 7pm, Sydney Sunday 2pm.


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helena Rathbone (38 weeks pregnant)


As a subscriber, you receive a ticket for every subscription tour visiting your city in 2011. In Sydney and Melbourne you receive tickets for 7 concerts; in Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra you receive tickets for 6 concerts; in Perth you receive tickets for 5 concerts; and in Newcastle and Wollongong you receive tickets for 4 concerts. Programs, pre-concert talks and e-newsletters are included.

renewing sUBscriBers

To ensure you keep your seats, please complete and return your personalised renewal form or renew online by logging into aco.com.au. If you have not received your personalised renewal form please call 1800 444 444 before 27 September 2010. If you are booking for more than one subscriber, please include their contact details so they receive a subscriber card and emails with background information about the concerts.

new sUBscriBers

Please complete the booking form in this brochure or subscribe at aco.com.au. Select the number of subscription packages you would like in the venue of your choice. In Melbourne and Sydney take note of the time and day offered. If you are booking for more than one subscriber, please attach a separate page with their contact details so they receive a subscriber card and emails with background information about the concerts. Seats will be allocated in order of receipt after existing subscribers have renewed

or released their seats. Tickets for new subscribers will be posted by the end of December 2010.

cOncessiOns

Full-time students, Centrelink-issued Pensioner card holders, Veterans’ Affairs pensioners and Health Care card holders are eligible for concession package prices. Seniors Card holders are not eligible. To claim a concession, please enclose photocopied proof with your booking form.

Under 30

If you are aged under 30 you can save up to 50% off the full-priced subscription package. Please enclose photocopied proof of age with your booking form.

seating preFerence

Please indicate in which section of the hall you would prefer to be seated. Please note that some reserves only apply in particular venues. Refer to the venue maps on the previous page.

ticket excHange

After 15 December 2010, tickets can be exchanged to another subscription concert of your choice, subject to availability. After mailing the tickets you wish to exchange to the ACO Box Office, please allow at least 7 days for your exchange to be carried out. Tickets are also fully transferable.

Missing tickets

If you misplace your tickets please contact the ACO Box Office to arrange replacements. If you forget your tickets on the day of the performance, go to the ACO Customer Service Desk at the venue one hour before the concert and you will be issued with a Missing Ticket Voucher.

dOnatiOns

On the booking form, we ask for a tax-deductible donation to be included in your overall subscription payment. We seek this contribution to help offset the ever-increasing cost of maintaining the ACO as Australia’s finest orchestra and to provide essential support for the ACO’s education and outreach activities. Unlike the symphony orchestras, which are generously funded with up to 70% of their costs from the government, the ACO receives less than 20% of its revenue from government sources and relies on the generosity of our subscribers and supporters. We thank you in advance for your contribution.

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prOcessing OF sUBscriptiOn applicatiOns

After 27 September 2010, subscription seating will be allocated primarily in date order of receipt within each subscription category. The categories are prioritised as follows: – Renewing subscriptions without

changes;– Renewing subscriptions with

changes;– New subscriptions.

Subscription renewals will close on 27 September 2010, after which time non-renewed seats will be released and allocated to subscribers who have requested a seating change. Renewing subscribers will receive their tickets in November/December 2010. New subscribers will be allocated seats after renewing subscribers and will receive their tickets in December 2010.

Requests by subscribers for a seating change must be in writing and lodged with the subscription renewal form. Changes, where possible, will be done primarily in date order of receipt. Where it is not possible to satisfy a change request, the original seats will be re-allocated. Subscribers who wish to request a change should do so promptly as demand is high.

Payment by cheque, money order or credit card must accompany your application, or cash if your application is lodged in person at our Box Office in Sydney. Your cheque or money order will be banked, or credit card debited, on receipt of your

application within ACO’s ticketing system. If you choose to pay in two instalments, you will be charged 50% on receipt of your application and 50% in early December 2010. Any monies due to applicants as a result of the ACO being unable to satisfy ticket requests will be automatically refunded.

The ACO will use its best endeavours to satisfy your application; however, allocation of seats is subject to availability.

single ticket sales

Single tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 15 December 2010. Visit aco.com.au or phone 1800 444 444 on 15 December for prices, availability and bookings.

terMs and cOnditiOns

Tickets sold to australian Chamber orchestra (aCo) performances are subject to the following conditions of sale and to the requirements of the performance venues. By forwarding a subscription application, it is understood that you have read and accepted these terms and conditions. If you acquire tickets on behalf of anyone else you will be deemed to have agreed to these terms on your own behalf and as agent for them.

1. Tickets are valid only when purchased from the aCo or an authorised agent.

2. The right of admission is reserved.

3. The right is reserved to vary, substitute or withdraw advertised programs, artists, venues and seating arrangements.

4. no refunds except as provided in the live Performance australia Code of Practice for the Ticketing of live entertainment in australia (liveperformance.com.au).

5. Subscription tickets may be exchanged subject to availability and will be undertaken in accordance with the terms specified by the subscription exchange service.

6. Cameras and recording devices are prohibited in the venue’s auditorium.

7. Mobile phones, pagers and similar equipment must be turned off before entry into the venue’s auditorium.

8. The right is reserved to record, broadcast and simulcast any performance.

9. Performances may be unsuitable for children under eight years of age.

10. all patrons, irrespective of age, must hold a valid ticket and occupy a seat or dedicated position (unless this has the potential to cause injury to the person).

11. Patrons arriving late will not be admitted into the venue’s auditorium until there is a suitable break in the performance.

12. Ticket holders enter the venue at their own risk.

13. aCo is not liable to you for any claims, damages, compensation, losses or expenses as a result of a performance being cancelled, postponed or changed.

14. all patrons are responsible for their own safety and property, and for the safety and property of any person accompanying them.

15. Patrons who disrupt a performance, who are in use or possession of a prohibited object, or fail to produce concession ID when required may be ejected from the venue without refund of ticket purchase.

If you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please call the aCo on 02 8274 3800.

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a res full

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adelaIdeTown hall, 8pm $426 $342 $210 $336 $270 $174 $

brIsbaneQPaC Concert hall, 8pm $426 $342 $210 $336 $270 $174 $

Canberrallewellyn hall, 8pm $426 $342 $210 $336 $270 $174 $

melboUrne sUndayTown hall, Sun 2.30pm $553 $483 $245 $413 $364 $217 $329 $266 $182 $

melboUrne eVenInGTown hall, Mon 8pm $553 $483 $245 $441 $364 $217 $329 $266 $182 $

newCastleCity hall, 7.30pm $256 $192 $140 $

PerthConcert hall, 7.30pm $355 $285 $175 $280 $225 $145 $

sydney tUesdayCity Recital hall, Tue 8pm $553 $483 $245 $441 $364 $217 $329 $266 $182 $

sydney wednesdayCity Recital hall, Wed 7pm $553 $483 $245 $441 $364 $217 $329 $266 $182 $

sydney satUrdayCity Recital hall, Sat 7pm $553 $483 $245 $441 $364 $217 $329 $266 $182 $

sydney sUndaySydney opera house, Sun 2pm $553 $483 $245 $441 $364 $217 $329 $266 $182 $

wollonGonGIllawarra Performing arts Centre, 7.30pm $256 $192 $140 $

Subscribe at aco.com.au or complete both sides of this form. If you subscribed to the 2010 Season and have not received a renewal notice, please call 1800 444 444.

See over for seating preference and payment details.

cHOOse yOUr sUBscriptiOn packages Indicate the number of packages you require in each reserve.

sUb-total $

Please send me the aCo e-newsletter and customer service emails.

If there is more than one subscriber, please attach each subscriber’s details on a separate sheet so they can receive a subscriber card and the e-newsletter.

Fill in yOUr details

Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss first name Surname

address Suburb

State Postcode Phone

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weBsite aco.com.auFax (02) 8274 3887 pHOne 1800 444 444 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

pOst ACO Subscriptions PO Box R21 Royal Exchange NSW 1225

in persOnAustralian Chamber Orchestra Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay Sydney (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

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seating preFerence Please refer to the venue maps and number your preferred seating area below, 1 (most preferred) to 4 (least preferred). every effort will be made to seat you in your preferred area.

sydneyCity Recital hall level 1 level 2 level 3

all other VenUes Stalls Circle Box Balcony gallery Choir

sPeCIal reQUIrements If you use a wheelchair or have any other seating needs, please indicate here:

priOrity tickets FOr tHe glide add tickets for The glide to your order. These ticket prices have already been discounted by 10% for subscribers. Tickets may only be purchased with a subscription at this time. fill in the number of tickets you would like in each reserve.

dates a res b res C res Under 30 total

sydney7 april x $81 x $63 x $36 x $38 $

payMent

Subscription packages total $

The glide tickets total $

I would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support the aCo

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total Payment $

Please choose your payment method:

Cheque or money order made payable to ‘australian Chamber orchestra Pty ltd’

Credit Card

full amount oR Charge 50% to my credit card now and 50% in December 2010 (card must be valid until Dec 2010)

american express Mastercard visa Diners

I have included photocopied proof of ID to qualify for a discounted price under 30 proof of age full-time student card, Centrelink Pensioner concession card, veterans’ affairs pensioner card or health Care card

expiry date amex ID

Cardholder’s name

Signature Date

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adelaIde aDelaIDe ToWn hall128 King William Street

melboUrneToWn hall – evenIngCnr. Swanston & Collins Streets

sydneyCITY ReCITal hall angel PlaCe1 angel Place

brIsbaneQPaC ConCeRT hall Cnr Melbourne and grey Streets Southbank

melboUrneToWn hall – SunDaYCnr. Swanston & Collins Streets

sydneyoPeRa houSeConcert hall Bennelong Point

PerthConCeRT hall5 St george’s Terrace

wollonGonGIllaWaRRa PeRfoRMIng aRTS CenTRe IMB Theatre21 Burelli St

newCastleCITY hall290 King Street

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Thank you to all our 2011 partners for their generous support.

The ACO receives 48% of its income from box office, 35% from corporate partners and private donors and 17% from government. The private sector plays a key role in the continued growth and artistic development of the Orchestra. We are proud of the relationships we have developed with each of our partners and would like to acknowledge their support.

FOUnding partner

natiOnal tOUr partners

OFFicial partners

cOncert and series partners

acO2 principal partner

acO partners

peter weiss aM

Bar cupola

sweeney research

the ross trust

limb Family Foundationthe thyne reid Foundation

the sunjoto Foundation 'the spirit of giving'

Janet Holmes à court ac

PeRTh SeRIeS PaRTneR

QlD/nSW RegIonal TouR PaRTneR

gOVernMent accOMMOdatiOn and eVent sUppOrt

natiOnal edUcatiOn

PRefeRReD TRavel PaRTneR

offICIal aIRlIne

The aCo has been assisted by the australian government through the australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

The ACO is assisted by the

NSW Government through

Arts NSW


cHairMan’s cOUncilThe Chairman’s Council is a limited membership association of high level executives who support the ACO’s international touring program and enjoy private events.

mr Guido belgiorno-nettis am Chairman australian Chamber orchestra & Joint Managing Director Transfield holdings

mr michael andrew australian Chairman KPMg

mr Philip bacon am Director Philip Bacon galleries

mr brad banducci Chief executive officer Cellarmasters group

mr jeff bond general Manager Peter lehmann Wines

mr Glen boreham Managing Director IBM australia and new Zealand

mr robin bowerman Principal & head of Retailvanguard Investments australia

ms barbara Chapman group executive, hR & group Services Commonwealth Bank of australia

the hon. stephen Charles QC & mrs jenny Charles

mr david Constable amConstable estate vineyards Supervised Investments australia limited

mr & mrs robin Crawford

mrs anouk darlingChief executive officer / Managing Director Moon Communications group

mr Craig drummond Chief executive officer and Country head Bank of america Merrill lynch australia

dr bob everyChairman Wesfarmers mr robert scottManaging Director Wesfarmers Insurance

mr angelos frangopoulosChief executive officer australian news Channel

mr john GrillChief executive officer WorleyParsons

mr & mrs simon & katrina holmes à Court observant Pty limited

mr brendan hopkinsChief executive aPn news & Media

mr robert johanson, mr john sharkey & mr robert symons Directors Robert Salzer foundation

mr warwick johnson Chief executive officer optimal fund Management

ms Catherine livingstone aoChairman Telstra

mr steven lowy am group Managing Director Westfield group

mr didier mahoutCeo australia & nZ BnP Paribas

mr michael maxwell& mrs julianne maxwell

mr Geoff mcClellanChairman freehills

mr john meacockManaging Partner nSW Deloitte

ms naomi milgrom ao

ms jan minchin Director Tolarno galleries

mr Clark morgan Chief executive uBS Wealth Management australia

mr alf moufarrige oam Chief executive officer Servcorp

mr & mrs james & diane Patrick Managing Directors Wiltrans International Pty ltd

mr scott Perkins head of global Banking Deutsche Bank australia/new Zealand

mr oliver roydhouse Managing Director Inlink

mr tim samway Institutional Business Director hyperion asset Management

mr Peter schiavello Managing Director Schiavello group

mr michio (henry) taki Managing Director & Ceo Mitsubishi australia ltd

mr michael triguboff Managing Director MIR Investment Management ltd

ms Vanessa wallace Director Booz & Company

mr kim williams am Chief executive officer foxTel

mr Peter yates Chairman Royal Institution of australia and Peony Capital

Medici prOgraMIn the time-honoured fashion of the great Medici family, the ACO’s Medici Patrons support individual players’ Chairs and assist the Orchestra to attract and retain musicians of the highest calibre.

mrs amIna belGIorno-nettIs richard tognetti ao lead violinMichael Ball aM & Daria Ball Joan Clemenger Wendy edwards Prudence Macleod

helena rathbone Principal 2nd violin

alice evans violinJan Bowen Jo McKenzie & Scott Davies The Sandgropers

Ilya Isakovich violinMelbourne Community foundation – Connie & Craig Kimberley fund

madeleine boud violinTerry Campbell ao & Christine Campbell

stephen king violaPhilip Bacon aM

satu Vänskä assistant leaderRobert & Kay Bryan

Christopher moore Principal violaTony Shepherd

timo-Veikko Valve Principal CelloPeter Weiss aM

maxime bibeau Principal Double BassJohn Taberner & grant lang

Medici patrOn principal cHairs cOre cHairs

aiko Goto violinandrew & hiroko gwinnett

mark Ingwersen violin

gUest cHairs

brian nixon Principal TimpaniMr Robert albert ao & Mrs libby albert

Friends OF Medici

Mr & Mrs R Bruce Corlett

nicole divall violaIan & nina lansdown

melissa barnard CelloThe Bruce & Joy Reid foundation

julian thompson CelloThe Clayton family

liFe patrOns

IBMMr Robert albert ao & Mrs libby albertMr guido Belgiorno-nettis aMMrs Barbara BlackmanMrs Roxane ClaytonMr David Constable aMMr Martin Dickson aM & Mrs Susie DicksonMr John harvey aMMrs alexandra MartinMrs fay ParkerMr John Taberner & Mr grant langMr Peter Weiss aM

clOtHingCollector StoreRestricted PremisesKylie hawkesakira IsogawaRittenhouseTherese RawthorneSpringcourt / Schmoove ShoesMelissa harris Jewelleryelke Kramer Jewellery

design Moon Communications group

pHOtOgrapHygary heery

styling Sasha De vries

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aUstralian cHaMBer OrcHestra pty ltd a not for profit company registered in NSW

ABN 45 001 335 182

artistic directOr Richard Tognetti AO general Manager Timothy CalninpOst PO Box R21, Royal Exchange NSW 1225 street Opera Quays Street 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000

pHOne 1800 444 444 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) Fax (02) 8274 3887 eMail [email protected] weBsite aco.com.au


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