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MELBOURNERECITAL CENTREWINTER 2011

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Audi Australia’s ongoing partnership

is part of our Australia-wide

engagement with culture and the arts.

We are proud of the progressive

vehicles and exceptional service that

delivers Audi such strong growth in

Australia. We are equally proud to

be associated with MRC which, in its

sphere, promotes the brand values

of progressiveness, sophistication

and innovation that we hold so dear.

We continue to set the standard

for the most advanced and efcient

technologies, delivering progressive performance for our owners. In

turn, MRC continues to deliver

world-class performances. We are

pleased to support the cultural and

artistic contribution made by MRC

and I commend the winter season to

all interested in excellent performance.

Etihad Airways, the national airline

of the United Arab Emirates, is a

proud supporter of Melbourne Recital

Centre. We are particularly pleased

to bring international artists of the

highest cailbre to Melbourne to

perform at this world-class venue.

This year is a milestone year for Melbourne Recital Centre and Etihad

Airways – the second successful year

of operation for the venue and our

second year of service to Melbourne’s

gateway, Tullamarine. Our daily

non-stop ights to our home in Abu

Dhabi with convenient connections

to almost 70 destinations around

the globe help bring the world a little

closer to this ne city.

LindSAY WhiTE

Country ManagerAustralia &New Zealand,Etihad Airways

UWE hAGEn

Managing Director,Audi Australia

AT A GLANCEopular/Contemporary/Jazz

uly Jimmy Webb p6

July Milk and Honey p8

& 9 July Joe Chindamo's Bacharach Songbook p4

July Dear World p8

July Spaghetti Western Orchestra p12

& 15 July The Great Pretenders p5

July Hello Dolly! p8

& 23 July Janet Seidel Trio p5

July Christine Sullivan p17

August Music Deli: Under an Eastern Moon p28

September The Hush Collection Volume 11 p36

September Elew p40

abaret

July Steve Ross p4

& 9 July Joe Chindamo's Bacharach Songbook p4

& 15 July The Great Pretenders p5

& 23 July Janet Seidel Trio p5

6 August Songs & Stories from the Paris Lido p18

August The Baker Suite with Paul Grabowsky p21

lassical Vocal

July Grainger Celebration p6

July Music of Jan ácek & Britte n p9

August Anthony Dean Griffey p24

August Songmakers Australia p28

September Victoria with a Twist #3 p30

September Italian Songbook p34

September Weimar Portrait-Painting in Song p36

September Matthias Goerne p43

lassical Orchestral

July A Celebration of Mahler & Liszt p7

July 20th Century Masters p7

& 8 August Mozart Tempest p19

August Mostly Mozart #3 p20

August The Grand Tour p29

& 5 September Celestial Vivaldi p32

& 10 September The Lark Ascending p33

September Ears Wide Open #5 p35

September Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Power & Glory p37

September Pictures at an Exhibition p39

September Indonesian National Orchestra p44

horal

August Time Traveller p26

September Victoria with a Twist #3 p30

pera

, 30 July &

2, 4 & 5 August

Baroque Triple Bill p16

Classical Chamber

4 & 5 July Light in Darkness p7

5 & 6 July Aust Clarinet & Saxophone Festival p9

16 & 17 July 6th Melb Int Chamber Music Comp p14

21 July Invitation to Voyage #2 p13

9 August Dance and The Art of War p20

10 August Australian Voices Don Banks & Howard Penny p21

13 August Something French p22

15 August The Romantic p23

16 August Saguaro Trio p23

18 August Ensemble Liaison & Dance p25

20 August Difference Engine p26

23 August The Four Seasons & 1001 Nights p27

25 August Fresh Meat p27

30 Aug & 3 Sep Goldner String Quartet & Ian Munro p29

7 September The Danish Court p33

20 September Australian Brass Quintet p3721 September Australian Voices Richard Mills p39

22 September Syzygy Ensemble #3 p39

26 September Sunset p42

30 September Contrasts p44

Classical solo instrumental

7 July Piers Lane p10

20 & 27 July Mauricio Carrasco p15

12 August Hoang Pham p22

2 & 6 September Paul Lewis p31

9 & 10 September Angela Brownridge in Recital p34

11 September Great Romantics Competition p34

12 September Gil Sullivan p35

20 September Nikolai Demidenko p38

25 September Angela Hewitt & Bach p41

27 Sep & 1 Oct Stephen Hough p42

Children & Families

11 July The Mighty bUZZniks p11

15 July Peter and the Wolf p11

30 July Melbourne Open House p17

22 August Classical Babes – Music of the Romantic Era p26

27 August Music Deli: Under an Eastern Moon p28

11 September Great Romantics Competition p34

26 September Musical Picture Books p41

Comedy

13 July Spaghetti Western Orchestra p12

Other

19 July,

15 Aug & 19 Sep

Music on the Mind p13

30 July Melbourne Open House p17

24 August Melbourne Girls Grammar p27

31 August Brighton Grammar School Concert p30 BRINGING THE JOY OF MUSIC TO EVERYON

WELCOME TO ThE WINTER SEASOh i G h L i G h T S

AMERICAN SONGBOOk SERIES—music of Cole PorteJimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach, Noel Coward, Rogerand Hart featuring legendary cabaret artists SteveRoss, pianist Joe Chindamo, and singers Ali McGreJanet Seidel and Jimmy Webb

SPAGHETTI WESTERN ORCHESTRA—Ennio Morriconmusic for classic westerns with sound effects

VICTORIAN OPERA—Bach and Monteverdi cantatas staged and conducted by Paul Dyer

GRAINGER CEEBRATION—Country Gardens, Brigg Fand more performed by The Consort of Melbourne pianists Timothy Young and Anna Carson

JERRY HERMAN TRIPTYCH—Milk and Honey , Dear Woand Hello Dolly! – in concert

AUSTRAIAN VOICES AND FRESH ME AT—new and mestablished Australian composers

UNDER AN EASTERN MOON—ABC Music Deli JapanChina, Mongolia and Vietnam

CAROINE NIN—sings songs from the Paris idonightclub

EEW—roc pianist extraordinaire

A FEAST OF ORCHESTRAS—Australian BrandenburOrchestra, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, OrchesVictoria and the Melbourne and Tasmanian SymphoOrchestras

CEEBRATION OF THE VOICE—Matthias Goerne, thegreat German baritone performs only recital inMelbourne, and Antony Dean Griffey distinguishedAmerican tenor

GREAT PIANISTS—Paul ewis, Niolai Demideno,Piers ane, Stephen Hough and Angela Hewitt

M E L B U R n E i n T E R n A T i n A L C h A M B E R

M U S i C C M P E T i T i n 2 0 1 1

Don’t miss the final weeend of concerts and hear best of the world’s young ensembles

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EAT TO THE BEAT—FREE lunchtime concerts starting in September

MUSIC ON THE MIND—FREE tals to inspire and inform us of the role music p

FRIDAY IVE!—FREE jazz from 5pm on Fridays starting in September

MEBOURNE OPEN HOUSE—FREE loo behind the scenes

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A R T i S T

Steve Ross—piano & vocals

Manhattan’s finest cabaret performer, Steve Ross,returns with his new songfest Rhythm and Romance. Animpassioned advocate of the Great American Songboo,Steve presents a show that includes Cole Porter, a medleyby Rodgers and Hart, some delightful Flanders and Swann,and a tasty trio of Noel Coward tunes, all delivered withhis customary perfection.

5pm & 8pm

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Joe Chindamo—piano Ben Robertson—bass

Tony Floyd —drums

Following the success of Duende: The Romantic Project ,Joe Chindamo returns to perform Burt Bacharach songsfrom his award-winning album, Anyone Who Had a Heart.

An inventive arranger, as well as a brilliant pianist,Chindamo’s Anyone Who Had a Heart features his highlypersonal arrangements of eight Burt Bacharach songswhich have met critical and public acclaim. It was anominated ARIA release in 1997 and awarded the ABCisteners’ Choice and the Best Australian CD of 1997.

Friday 8 July 7pmSaturday 9 July 4pm & 7pm

A R T i S T S

Ali McGregor —vocalsSam Keevers—piano

Ali McGregor is one of Australia’s most versatile singersAccomplished across cabaret and jazz (La Clique, Late-NVariety-Nite Night, Jazz Cigarette) as well as opera, performlead roles for Opera Australia and internationally, Ali ‘has ind of sily smooth singing voice that transports you to different plane’ The Scotsman ( Edinburgh). In this newprogramme, The Great Pretenders, Ali explores the songsof immigrant America that form part of that G reat AmeriSongboo, including kurt Weill and Irving Berlin. In the sechalf of the evening Ali, along with one of Australia’s fines jazz pianists, Sam keevers, will delight you with her taeon the new American Songboo with tunes from Britney

Spears, kiss, Gloria Jones and Tom Waits.7.30pm

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JANET SEIDEL TRIO22 & 23 JULYA R T i S T S

Janet Seidel—vocals/piano David Seidel—bassChuck Morgan—guitar

P R G R A M M E

22 July—That Old Black Magic: The Songs of Johnny Merc23 July— Delovely: The Music of Cole Porter

Dubbed by the press and audiences as ‘Australia’sfirst lady of jazz’, much loved Janet Seidel breezesinto the Salon for two highly anticipated performances.A consummate performer and internationally regarded foher interpretations of some of America’s classic songs,Janet’s first programme showcases the wonderful songsof lyricist, songwriter and co-founder of Capitol RecordsJonny Mercer, including That Old Black Magic, Blues in theNight, Moon River and Satin Doll , while her second programpays tribute to the great Cole Porter with both well-nowand rarer songs from his incredible catalogue.

7.30pm

s (1997) has been the year of Burt Bacharach, withbutes from McCoy Tyner and John Zorn. Now it’s localnist Joe Chindamo’s turn and this one is by far thest.’ The Age

‘Stunning, seldom does one find such grace and energy in

one voice.’ Herald Sun

P R E S E N T E D B

M E L B O U R N E R E C I T A L C E N T R E

S A L O N

JOE ChINDAMO’SBAChARAChSONGBOOk8 & 9 JULY

Single ticets—$45 ($40 concession)Three show pacage—$114.75 ($102 concession)Four show pacage—$144 ($128 concession)

These performances are in cabaret mode with bar ser viceand light tapas plates. Contact the Box Office or go onlinefor information regarding food and beverage pacages.

M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L C E n T R E — July F O R B O O I N G S V I S I T M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L . C M . A U O R P H O N E 0 3 9 6 9 9 3 3 3 3

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Stefan Cassomenos—piano Amir Farid —piano Jaqueline Porter —soprano Monica Curro—violin Michael Dahlenburg—cello Andrew Wailes—compère

P R G R A M M E

Mahler —Piano Quartet in A minor Mahler —Liebst du um S chönheit Liszt —Dante Sonata Liszt —Grand duo concertant sur laromance de 'Le Marin' (I and II),for violin & piano, S.128 and S.700h Liszt —selected songsSchnittke—Piano Quartet inA minor (after Mahler)

A R T i S T S

Tinalley String Quartet

P R G R A M M E

Mozart —String Quartet inD minor k421Vine—String Quartet No 3 Beethoven—String Quartetin A minor Op 132

Beethoven's hauntingly beautifulString Quartet in A minor remindus that even the greatest of menreach for the Divine amidst perioof darness. This autobiographicmusical offering provides a fittingconclusion to this programme ofwors exploring the darer worldof the string quartet.

A R T i S T S

Amir Farid —pianoStefan Cassomenos—piano Jacqueline Porter —sopranoGerard Schneider —tenor Andrew Wailes—conductor Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir The Australian Children’s Choir Royal Melbourne PhilharmonicOrchestra

P R G R A M M E

Britten—Saint Nicolas Cantata Op 42Finzi—In Terra Pax Op 39Finzi—Eclogue for piano &string orchestra Op 10Grainger —Irish tune from County Derry for choir & string orchestraGrainger —Country GardensPärt —Cantus in Memoriam

Benjamin Britten

P R E S E n T E d B Y

Royal Melbourne Philharmonic8pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall A reserve—$68.30($58.30 concession) B reserve—$52.30($42.30 concession)


Melbourne Recital Centre and Tinalley String Quartet 7pm—SalonTickets—$50 ($40 concession)


Royal Melbourne Philharmonic4pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall A reserve—$68.30($58.30 concession) B reserve—$52.30($42.30 concession)

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LIGhT INDARkNESS4 & 5 JULY

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IMMY WEBBJULY

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elbourne Recital Centre

0pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hallemium—$65eserve—$57 ($52 concession)eserve—$47 ($42 concession)

reserve—$40


Melbourne Recital Centre and The Consort of Melbourne7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets—$50 ($40 concession)

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The Consort of Melbourne Ensemble Liaison Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music

Timothy Young—piano Anna Carson—pianoPeter Tregear —director

P R G R A M M E

IncludesLost Lady Found, Brigg Fair, Shenandoah, The Ladsof Wamphray, I’m Seventeen Come Sunday, Country Gardens and many more.

The Consort of Melbourne has developed an enviablereputation as a champion of the music of Melbourne’s ownPercy Grainger. This concert mars the 50th Anniversaryof the composer’s death and includes a curated selectionof his most beloved compositions as well as some newlyrediscovered masterpieces. The concert, a uniquecollaboration with the stunning Ensemble iaison andmembers of the Australian National Academy of Music,

presents a moving historical and musical tribute to one ofthe world's most original and passionate musical minds.

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mmy Webb—vocals & piano

mmy Webb, arguably the finest American pop songwriterhis generation, went from struggling composer toernight success in 1967 with such chart-topping renditionshis tunes as the Fifth Dimension's Up, Up and Away anden Campbell's By the Time I Get To Phoenix . At the time itlded the gifted 21 year-old artist eight Grammy awards.w have exhibited such versatility or such bold artisticach within a pop context. ie John ennon and PaulCartney or Brian Wilson, Webb's approach was

oundbreaing and visionary, yet his songs were adaptablean impressive range of artists – Top 40, country, rocnd immediately embraced by mainstream audiences.this special performance, Webb revisits classic songsm his prodigious catalogue and liberally interspersesse songs with tales of how he came to write them and

w others came to record them.

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rt of the American Songboo series

Stefan Cassomenos Andrew Wailes

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AUSTRALIAN CLARINET& SAXOPhONEFESTIVAL5 & 6 JULY

MUSIC OFJANÁCEk & BRITTEN

6 JULY

This four day festival of music for clarinet and saxophonefeatures artists from Australia, Europe, Asia and the USA.The Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Festival is aunique opportunity to hear repertoire from Mozart toReich performed by some of the finest clarinet andsaxophone soloists in the world including featured artistsPhilippe Cuper (clarinet) and Philippe Giess (saxophone)from France.

Further details can be found on our website at

melbournerecital.com.au

A R T i S T S

Melbourne Art Song Collective

P R G R A M M E

Britten—On This Island Britten—selection of fol songs Janácek —Diary of One Who Disappeared

The Melbourne Art Song Collective taes great pride inpresenting the passionate and rarely heard wor DiaryOne Who Disappeared . Janáce confided in a love letter‘There's so much emotional fire in the wor. So much that if we both caught on, we'd be turned into ashes.’ Thconcert features performances from outstanding singeMerlyn Quaife, Michael Smallwood and ynlee Williamand includes a number of popular settings of fol musiby Benjamin Britten.


Melbourne Recital Centre and the Australian Clarinet and Saxophone Festival3.30pm, 5pm & 7.30pm (Gala)—Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets—$35 ($25 concession) 3.30pm & 5.30pmTickets—$50 ($40 concession) 7.30pm Gala Daily three-concert pass—$85


Melbourne Recital Centre and MASC 7pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$35 ($25 concession)

This performance is in cabaret mode with bar serv ice and tapas plates. Contact the Box Office or go online for informregarding food and beverage pacages.

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Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman

Boo by Michael Stewart Based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder

Original production directed andchoreographed by Gower ChampionProduced for the Broadway stage byDavid Merrick and Champion-Five, Inc.

‘A musical comedy dream…’New York Herald Tribune

‘Some people paint, some sew...Imeddle,’ says Dolly in the first sceneof this delightful musical comedy.Herman's score then taes us off ona whirlwind romp around New Yorat the turn of the 20th century, as wefollow the adventures of the world’smost beloved matchmaer! Thisblocbuster musical hit has won10 Tony Awards.

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman

Boo by Jerome Lawrence& Robert E Lee

Based on the play The Madwomanof Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux

‘...glorious, lilting and romantic... fullof songs that urge listeners to dream.’The Washington Times

This hilarious musical tells the storyof Countess Aurelia and her deviousscheme to thwart the plans of a bandof businessmen wanting to drill foroil in the streets of Paris! This is aheart-warming tale of the forces ofidealism, love and poetry triumphingover those of greed, materialismand science.

ngle ticetsemium reserve—$65reserve—$59 ($54 concession)reserve—$53 ($49 concession)

American composer and lyricist Jerry Herman is well-nown for his wor inBroadway musical theatre having composed the scores for the hit musicalsHello Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. A five time Tony Award-nominee,winning on two occasions, for Hello Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles, in 2009 hereceived the Tony Award for ifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Following the hugely successful A Sondheim Triptych of last year, MRC andMagnormos present A Jerry Herman Triptych featuring three of his worsperformed in concert mode.

sic and lyrics by Jerry Herman

o by Don Appellginal production byrard Oestreicher

e show envelops you in affectionthe people of Israel.’ Tams Witmark

rry Herman burst onto the Greatite Way with this successfulsical as its youngest creator ofsic and lyrics. This charmingry centres on a busload of lonelywish-American widows hoping toch a husband while on holiday inael during the nation's early daysndependence.

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Three concert pacage*Premium reserve—$190A reserve—$165B reserve—$150

Presented by arrangement withTams-Whitmar Music ibrary Inc.

8pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

* Includes a complimentaryseason programme and a gift.

Philippe Cuper

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Melbourne Recital Centre11.30am—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval)Tickets—$25 ($15 concession)


Melbourne Recital Centre10am & 11.30am—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$25 ($15 concession)

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Piers ane returns to Elisabeth Murdoch Hall to p erformthe complete set of Chopin's Nocturnes by candlelight.This musical journey reveals Chopin’s astonishingdevelopment as a composer, from the natural lyricism ofthe early wors to the sophisticated forms of his laterpieces. As a ondon-based Australian pianist, Piers anehas a flourishing international career which has taen himto more than 40 countries. Five-time soloist at the BBCProms in ondon’s Royal Albert Hall, Piers ane’swide-ranging concerto repertoire exceeds 80 wors andhas led to engagements with many of the world’s greatorchestras. His extensive discography includes much-admired recordings of rare Romantic piano concertos, thecomplete Preludes and Etudes of Scriabin, transcriptionsof Bach and Strauss, along with complete collections ofconcert etudes by Saint-Saëns, Moscheles and Henselt.

Stay and See packages from $355 at The Blackman hotel

available by calling 1800 278 468.

PIERS LANE

7 JULY

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0pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hallemium—$99eserve—$87 ($78 concession)eserve—$75 ($68 concession)

reserve—$53esented in association with Musica Viva andC Classic FM

45pm—Free pre-concert tal

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ers Lane—piano

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opin—complete Nocturnes

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PETER AND ThE WOLF15 JULY

A R T i S T S

The Mighty bUZZniks

If Dr Seuss started a roc band – this would be it!

The Mighty bUZZnis perform an energetic, action-pacedshow that introduces a broad range of musical styles withlyrics that are relevant to children. Come on a fabulousmusical adventure with this five piece live band whocreate very cool music, quiry stories and a l ot of energythat will have ids moving and parents grooving.

The bUZZnis bridge the gap between music for toddlersand teens bringing a show ids relate to and a chance foreveryone to enjoy live music together. It’s a roc concertfor families that will have you buzzing!

This performance is suitable for children aged 2–8 .

P R G R A M M E

Prokoev—Peter and the Wolf

Bring the ids and the grandids along for a morningof family entertainment!

This school holidays Peter and his animal friends comto life through this much loved children's classic with taddition of a wonderful new dance piece created byPatric Studios Australia. Peter ventures into a meadoand together with his animal friends, catches the wolf.

Get set to listen for the oboe ‘duc’; flute ‘bird’; bassoo‘grandfather’; and French horn ‘wolf’ whilst being treatto a morning of dance.

This performance is appropriate for primary school

age children.

Part of Melbourne Recital Centre’s

Great Performers 2011 series

Subscription pacages to the Great Performers series are stillavailable. Contact the Box Office.


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Melbourne Recital Centre and Syzygy Ensemble6pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$35 ($25 concession)

INVITATION TO VOYAGE#2 – WANDERINGTROUBADORS21 JULYA R T i S T S

Syzygy Ensemble

P R G R A M M E

Tower —Petrouchskates Berio—Lied Turnage—Two Baudelaire Songs Beath—Points in a Journey Ives—LargoGolijov—Tenebrae

Syzygy Ensemble presents snapshots of images frozein time, where composers have painted deft setches oeverything from ice saters to broen hearts to politicaviolence. They travel from place to place either to taestoc, to be shoced, to be inspired, or simply to seerefuge, before taing a mental picture and moving on.

A R T i S T S

Spaghetti Western Orchestra

P R G R A M M E

Music from the films; Fistful of Dollars, For a Few DollarsMore, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Once Upon a Timein the West, Two Mules for Sister Sarah, My Name is Nobody and Death Rides a Horse.

The internationally acclaimed Spaghetti WesternOrchestra play to standing ovations across America,Canada, Europe, Asia and the Uk.

Once upon a time, not so long ago, they were a bunchof Melbourne musicians with a love of whistling andwesterns.

Spaghetti Western Orchestra’s unique renditions of iconicEnnio Morricone soundtracs feature brilliant musical,theatrical and comic performances on an eclectic arrayof orchestral, home-made and electronic instruments,overlaid with a boisterous male chorus and a variety ofhilarious sound effects made with anything from rubbergloves to a box of corn flaes.

Join us for this one-night-only, special home townperformance of the Spaghetti Western Orchestra beforethey leave for ondon to play the Royal Albert Hall!

‘A moving, cheey and hilarious homage to the geniusof Morricone.’ Le Parisien, France

SPAGhETTI WESTERNORChESTRA3 JULY

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lbourne Recital Centre and Cronin Leak Projects,

arrangement with Glynis Henderson Productions (UK)0pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hallemium reserve—$80eserve—$65 ($60 concession)eserve—$55 ($50 concession)

reserve—$40

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Melbourne Recital Centre’s new Music on

the Mind series features eminent minds and

musicians discussing the relationship between

music and the human brain. What are the links

between social wellbeing, participation, learning

and development and the role of music in our

contemporary communities? Speakers from

the Centre for Music, Mind & Wellbeing at the

University of Melbourne will talk about three

fascinating topics sure to stimulate discussion

on music and its place in society.

MUSIC ON THE

MINDA S E R I E S O F L E C T U R E S T O S E T O U R M I N D R A C I N G

M U S i C i A n S – B R n R M A d E ?

Tiffany Poon, a 14 year-old piano prodigy, is now a studentat the Juilliard School in New Yor. Prof Gary McPhersonshares his observations of her musical development overher lifetime before Tiffany shares her talent in a recitalperformance.

19 July 7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets—$25 ($15 concession)

M U S i C T h E R A P Y

Music can be used therapeutically for people of all ages.Songs can be uplifting, and listening to music may activateimagery that alleviates pain, and transports the listenerto a place of aesthetic beauty. Prof Denise Groce willexplore these aspects of music therapy.

15 August 6pm—SalonFREE EVENT

n E W M U S i C & T h E B R A i nWestern music theory and training has been based onthe idea that pitch and harmony were properties of sound,rather than of the brain. Recent brain research showshow musicians adapt to musical cultures by memorizingtimbres, chords, scales and rhythms. Understandingthese brain functions could enable the development ofmusic theories that transcend specific music traditions.Presented by Assoc. Prof. Neil Mcachlan.

19 September 6pm—SalonFREE EVENT

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ies Quartet (Austria)maryllis Quartett (Germany/Switzerland)acca Quartet (USA)rbirolli Quartet (UK)nzi Quartet (UK)lemen Kvartett (Hungary)atti String Quartet (UK)squartet (Russia)wson Trio (UK)ibniz Trio (Germany)odes Piano Trio (UK)

ma Piano Trio (USA)eeton Trio (Australia)o Image (Germany)o Paul Klee (France)o Rafale (Switzerland)

A R T i S T

Mauricio Carrasco—guitar

P R G R A M M E

20 July

Mauricio Carrasco has performed as a guest soloist wseveral European orchestras and ensembles, includingMondrian in Basel, Densités and e Balcon in Paris, NeVoalsolisten in Stuttgart and Contrechamps in Genevaand is increasingly nown for his solo recitals inprogrammes and festivals around the world. In his firsMRC concert, Mauricio brings an all-Bach programme the Salon to invigorate the senses. Mauricio is a foundmember of Geneva-based new music ensemble Vortexand one half of guitar and live electronics duo withColombian composer Daniel Zea.

27 JulyMauricio Carrasco presents a contemporary programmof wors composed for him by living composers from

Switzerland, Spain and Argentina. As well as beingAustralian premieres, this performance will be the firstime these composers will have been heard in AustraliThe concert concludes with the late 20th centuryvirtuosic landmar wor for solo guitar, Argentineancomposer Alberto Ginastera's Sonata. Don’t missCarrasco's masterful interpretation of new music forsolo guitar.

SIXTh MELBOURNEINTERNATIONALChAMBER MUSICCOMPETITION FINALS

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MAURICIO CARRASCO20 JULYBACh FOR GUITAR27 JULYFROM SWITZERLANDTO ARGENTINA


Chamber Music Australia in associationwith Melbourne Recital Centre

16 July 2pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallPiano Trio FinalsTickets—$60 ($55 concession & child $3 0)

16 July 7pm— Elisabeth Murdoch HallString Quartet FinalsTickets—$60 ($55 concession & child $3 0)

17 July 7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallWinners’ ConcertTickets—$70 ($65 concession & child $30)


Melbourne Recital Centre6pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$35 ($25 concession)

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Every four years, one of the most prestigious internationalmusic contests taes place in Melbourne. Chamber MusicAustralia and Melbourne Recital Centre are proud topresent the 6th Melbourne International Chamber MusicCompetition from 9-17 July.

Renowned for its high standard of performance andintegrity as a launching pad for the careers of giftedyoung musicians, the Melbourne International ChamberMusic Competition brings 16 of the best young piano triosand string quartets to Melbourne for nine thrilling days ofcompetition. Don’t miss this chance to hear the finestyoung chamber music ensembles from around the worldin the final weeend of the 6th Melbourne InternationalChamber Music Competition at Melbourne Recital Centre.

Rounds 1 and 2 of the Competition are at the AustralianNational Academy of Music, South Melbourne Town Hall.Ticets available through Melbourne Recital Centre Box Office. ‘Continually exciting and virtuoso, passionate

as well as precise – that is a rare combination.’NRC Journal, Netherlands


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MELBOURNEOPEN hOUSE30 JULY

Ever wondered what bacstage loos lie or where thestage lights are controlled from? Want to feel lie an arand enter through Stage Door?

Melbourne Recital Centre is once again participating inMelbourne Open House and this is your chance to taeyourself on a self-guided tour of the Centre, pea in on rehearsal, see behind the scenes of a Victorian Operaproduction, learn about the renowned acoustics and thbuilding's unique architectural design or tae in a spectour of the technical facilities.

Melbourne Recital Centre is a feature of MelbourneOpen House, part of the Victorian Government's Stateof Design Festival.

Visit our website at melbournerecital.com.au for a fullprogramme schedule closer to the date.


Melbourne Recital Centre10am—4pmFREE (special tours require pre-booing through the box offi

P R G R A M M E

Monteverdi—The Fight between Tancredi and Clorinda Bach—The Fight Between Phoebus and Pan Bach—Coffee Cantata

A triple bill of fully staged cantatas from two greatcomposers, JS Bach and Monteverdi, taes VictorianOpera on a new operatic journey.

Experience a rare and innovative staging of Bach's comicwors, the aromatic Coffee Cantata as a father tries tobrea his daughter’s fixation with the delicious beverage,and the delectable The Fight Between Phoebus and Pan.Bach’s cantatas are paired with the drama of Monteverdi'slove story, The Fight between Tancredi and Clorinda , thetragic tale of a Christian night’s love for a Saracenmaiden. These Baroque treats harness the magnificentacoustics of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, continuing VictorianOpera's success in this beautiful space after audiencefavourites Xerxes and Julius Caesar, and features a stellarcast including Jacqueline Porter, Janet Todd, Dimity

Shepherd, Steven Gallop and Anthony Macey.

BAROQUE TRIPLE BILL8 & 30 JULY2, 4 & 5 AUGUST


Victorian Opera

7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall(2 hours 10 min including two 20 min intervals)Sung in Italian and German with surtitles1 August —6.30pmPremium—$155 A reserve—$95 ($85 senior & $75 concession) B reserve—$65 ($60 senior & $50 concession)C reserve—$45 ($40 senior & $35 concession)

T i S T S

ul Dyer *—conductorger Hodgman—directorhard Roberts—set designerher Marie Hayes—costume designer

att Scott —lighting designerdovico’s Band

ppears courtesy of Australianrandenburg Orchestra

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Christine Sullivan—vocalsTony Buchanan—saxophone & flute Evri Evripidou—bassPhil Turcio—piano & eyboards David Jones —drums & percussion

After a long hiatus, Christine Sullivan returns for a muchanticipated live performance. For this very special eveningshe will sing music from her latest albumAway , whichfeatures original music by Christine as well as severalinspired covers. Much loved by Melbourne jazz fansChristine, is one of the most gifted, accomplished, versatileand popular vocalists in Australia. This performance willalso feature a line-up of the most talented improvisingmusicians in the country.

ChRISTINE SULLIVAN29 JULY


Melbourne Recital Centre8pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$45 ($35 concession)

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‘A unique voice in Australian Music... she has blendedmany genres of music (jazz, world, fol, R&B) to producea voice and style of unmatched clarity and beauty.’The Australian

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Marc Destrubé —guest director & violinKristian Bezuidenhout —fortepiano Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

P R G R A M M E

Mozart —Overture to Betulia Liberata k118 Mozart —Piano Concerto No 22 k482 Mozart —Symphony No 25 ‘ittle g minor’ k183 Mozart —Rondo for Fortepiano k382

Discover exhilarating Mozart masterpieces with the 20ARIA award winning Australian Brandenburg Orchestron period instruments, led by Guest Director and violinMarc Destrubé. They perform Mozart’s thrilling 25thSymphony, made famous by the film Amadeus, and are joined by ‘Mozart reincarnated’, fortepianist kristianBezuidenhout who returns to the Brandenburg to perfosome of Mozart’s most beloved wors.

A R T i S T S

Caroline Nin—vocalsGreg Cofn—piano Jonathan Zwartz—contrabassPhil Slater —trumpet

In a city famed for its sophisticated nightlife, one venuestands out on the Champs-Élysées, The Paris ido.Marlene Dietrich, Edith Piaf, Elton John, Shirley Maclaine,Mitzi Gaynor and Noel Coward are a few stars in itspedigree of performers. In 2000, French chanteuseCaroline Nin was invited to headline the glamorous revue,Bonheur . For five years Caroline performed her signaturesongs with her smoy jazz-inflected voice delightingaudiences from around the world. Her repertoire celebratesthe cosmopolitan city of Paris with songs from Brel,egrand and Gainsbourg. It also celebrates Paris'smulticultural side with songs by Piazzolla, Grace Jonesand kurt Weill. Caroline brings to Melbourne her chansonsfrom the Paris ido with the stories of the feather-filleddressing rooms and audiences effervescent with Champagne.

MOZART TEMPEST7 & 8 AUGUST

SONGS & STORIESROM ThE PARIS LIDO–6 AUGUST


Australian Brandenburg Orchestra7 August 5pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall8 August 7pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium—$125 A reserve—$109 B reserve—$88 ($50 concession)C reserve—$55 ($40 concession)

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lbourne Recital Centrem—Salon (no interval)turday 6 August 5.30pm & 8pm—Salonckets—$65 ($60 concession)

ese performances are in cabaret mode with bar ser vice andht tapas plates. Contact the Box Office or go online forormation regarding food and beverage pacages.

'Nin is a classy performer with her own inimitable styleand plenty of Parisian charm.' The Sunday Telegraph

F O R B O O I N G S V I S I T M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L . C M . A U O R P H O N E 0 3 9 6 9 9 3 3 3 3M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L C E n T R E — August

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Melbourne Recital Centre7.30pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$45 ($40 concession)

This performance is in cabaret mode with bar serv ice and tapas plates. Contact the Box Office or go online for informregarding food and beverage pacages.


Melbourne Recital Centre and ANAM

6pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$25 ($15 concession)Subscription series pacages available

AUSTRALIAN VOICES –DON BANkS &hOWARD PENNY10 AUGUST

ThE BAkER SUITE WIThPAUL GRABOWSkY12 AUGUST

A R T i S T

Howard Penny—curator & celloTimothy Young—piano Musicians of the Australian National Academy of Music

P R G R A M M E

Banks—Three Studies for cello & piano Banks—Four pieces for string quartet Banks—Trio for horn, violin & piano Banks—Prologue, Night Piece and Blues for Two

From jazz to electronic music, film scores to fol,Don Bans' compositional output reflects the diversesoundscape of the 20th century. Join Academy facultycellist, Howard Penny, and Musicians of the Academy inexploring Bans' chamber wors and the way in whichthese diverse musical genres have left their fingerprintson his music.

Part of the Australian Voices Series.

A R T i S T S

The Baker SuitePaul Grabowsky—piano

Straight from the heart and reminiscent of a smoy,French café, The Baer Suite (guitar, accordion, doublebass and drums) create a seductive and potent world,carrying the listener through elegant ballads, gypsyromantica and a lurching night waltz in the rain.The lush instrumentation of The Baer Suite, with theaddition of Paul Grabowsy on piano ignite these stylisand elegant songs that reflect on love, family andstrangeness. Paul Grabowsy produced The BaerSuites' album, A Quartet for Car Horns and Brakes in 20and since its release, the band has toured internationato sold-out shows and standing ovations.

ANCE AND ThE ARTOF WAR

AUGUST

MOSTLY MOZART #310 AUGUST

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elbourne Recital Centre and Latitude 37 m—Salon (no interval)ckets—$35 ($25 concession)


Melbourne Recital Centre, Orchestra Victoriaand the Australian National Academy of Musicin association with ABC Classic FM

11am—Elisabeth Murdoch HallMorning tea from 10amTickets—$45

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Orchestra Victoria Aura Go—piano

P R G R A M M E

Mozart —Cassation No 1 in G major k63 Mozart —Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor k491Prokoev—Symphony No 1 Classical Symphony Op 25 in D major

This concert embraces all aspects of classical formwith the great piano concerto in C minor at its centreperformed by ANAM Alumnus Aura Go. Proofiev’sClassical Symphony concludes this wide-rangingprogramme and pays homage to Haydn’s Classicalsymphonic textures.

T i S T S

titude 37 y du Blet —percussioneta Bradman—soprano

itude 37 is an exciting Baroque trio of violin,rpsichord and viola da gamba whose members wereawn together by their passion for historically informedrformance of 16th, 17th and 18th century music. Theircond Salon programme for the year is an enticing andusual portrait of the contrasting yet connected twinrlds of Renaissance life – the realms of the soldier andnoble. In this concert, raucous trumpet fanfares share

equal stage with the stately pavane as atitude 37urces songs and dances from across France andgland, drawing on Playford's English Dancing Masterd Arbeau's l'Orchésographie.

M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L C E n T R E — August F O R B O O I N G S V I S I T M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L . C M . A U O R P H O N E 0 3 9 6 9 9 3 3 3 3

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Seraphim Trio

P R G R A M M E

Bloch—Three Nocturnes Mozart —Piano Trio No 3 in B flat major k502Tchaikovsky—Trio in A minor, Op 50

Tchaiovsy's sprawling and impassioned trio inA minor was composed in memory of the pianist NiolaiRubinstein. Seraphim Trio performs it here alongsideMozart's brilliant Piano Trio in B flat major and ErnestBloch's evocative Nocturnes for piano trio.


Melbourne Recital Centre and Seraphim Trio7pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets—$45 ($40 concession)

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Saguaro Trio

P R G R A M M E

Schubert —Piano Trio No 2 in E flat major, Op 100Page—Piano Trio* (world premiere)*commissioned by Mary & Arnold Bram

At age eighteen, pianist John Chen attracted nationalinterest in 2004 as the youngest winner ever of theSydney International Piano Competition. He has alwayheld chamber music close to his heart and formed theSaguaro Trio with violinist friend uanne Homzy in 200Winner of the renowned 2009 International ChamberMusic Competition Hamburg, chaired by the Beaux ArtTrio’s Menahem Pressler, the group’s debut Australianappearance sees them performing Schubert's great wopreceded by the premiere of music by Rosalind Pagewritten especially for the concert.


Musica Viva

11am—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval)Morning tea from 10amTickets—$42

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SOMEThING FRENCh13 AUGUST

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elbourne Recital Centre0pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

ckets—$50 ($40 concession)


Melbourne Recital Centre and Trio Anima Mundi3pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$35 ($25 concession)

A R T i S T S

Trio Anima Mundi

P R G R A M M E

Ravel—Piano Trio in A minorFarrenc—Piano Trio in E flat major, Op 33 Dubois—Prominade Sentimentale

Maurice Ravel's epic Piano Trio forms the centrepieceof this concert. A technical and musical masterpiece,it employs brilliant colouristic effects and demandsvirtuosity from all performers. Frenchwoman, ouiseFarrenc, enjoyed a considerable reputation as composer,pianist and teacher in her own lifetime and her Piano Triois typical of the melodic elegance and refined beauty ofher music. The charming Promenade Sentimentale byTheodore Dubois completes this programme ofFrench trios.

T i S T

ang Pham—piano

G R A M M E

opin—24 Preludes, Op 28ch—Partita No 4 in D major, BWV 828zt —Variations on a Theme by Bach, S180

ang Pham, winner of the inaugural Melbourne Recitalntre Great Romantics Competition, is nown for hissed and subtle performances of some of the piano

pertoire's most challenging wors. H oang returns fromw Yor for a programme of music inspired by JS Bach.mantic wors by Chopin and iszt will flan Bach's

diant Partita No 4 in D.


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16 AUGUST

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Four-time Grammy Award-winning American tenor,Anthony Dean Griffey has captured critical and popularacclaim on opera, concert and recital stages around theworld. The combination of his beautiful and powerful l yrictenor voice, gift of dramatic interpretation and superbmusicianship have earned him the highest praise fromcritics and audiences alie. He has performed leadingroles at the great international opera houses. A regularguest of the world’s orchestras, Anthony has collaboratedwith many of today’s pre-eminent conductors. In 2010,he performed the title role in Peter Grimes by BenjaminBritten for West Australian Opera and in 2011 he appearsin Opera Australia’s production of Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men.




Melbourne Recital Centre7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium—$99 A reserve—$87 ($78 concession) B reserve—$75 ($68 concession)C reserve—$53Presented in association with Musica Viva andABC Classic FM6.45pm—Free pre-concert tal

Subscription pacages to the Great Performers series are stillavailable. Contact the Box Office.

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thony Dean Griffey—tenorhu Matheson—piano

merald Hill String Quartet

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idge—Three songs:r, far from each other ; Where is it that our soul doth go? d Music when soft voices dierem—Two songs:rly in the Morning and I am Roserber —Three songs:in has fallen, Sleep now and I hear an army pland —Old American Songsiffes—The Lament of Ian the Proud d Thy Dark Eyes to Mineughan Williams—On Wenlock Edge

M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L C E n T R E — August

rt of Melbourne Recital Centre’s

eat Performers 2011 series

A chamber ballet

ENSEMBLE LIAISON& DANCE18 AUGUST

A R T i S T S

Ensemble Liaison

JACK Productions

P R G R A M M E

Gluck —Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Orfeo ed Euridice) Debussy—Première rhapsodieShostakovich—Sonata for cello & piano in D minor Op 40Falla—Siete Canciones Populares EspanolasFalla—El amor brujo

Three senior dancers with The Australian Ballet have joined forces with choreographer ucas Jervies to forma new project-based dance initiative – JACk Productions.Robert Curran, Andrew killian, aura Tong and ucasJervies founded JACk Productions out of a desire toproduce dance in Australia that is genuinely innovative,while exploring the vast possibilities of cherished classicalballet technique. Ensemble iaison teams up with JACkProductions to perform Manuel de Falla's magical El amor

brujo (Love, the Magician).


Melbourne Recital Centre and Ensemble Liaison7pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets—$50 ($40 concession)

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MELBOURNE GIRLSGRAMMARMERTON hALLANNUALSChOOL CONCERT

24 AUGUST

ThE FOURSEASONS &1001 NIGhTS23 AUGUST

A R T i S T S

Students of Melbourne Girls

Grammar Merton Hall

An evening of wonderfulmusic-maing featuring vibrantyoung musicians performing arange of musical styles in a varietyof ensembles.


Melbourne Girls Grammar 7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets—TBA


Isin Cakmakcioglu & Nefes Ensemble

8pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall A reserve—$50 B reserve —$40 ($20 concession)

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FRESh MEAT!25 AUGUST

Fresh Meat showcases the currenemerging generation of Australiancomposers with a unique programof representative wors thatcommunicate the strength and voiceof each individual composer's artisexpression. Fresh Meat underlinesthe diversity in contemporary modof music maing and is the perfecoccasion to get a taste of some ofthe best music being composedtoday. The programme will includefascinating new wors by Amy BastoAlex Poznia, Annie Hui-Hsin Hsieue Paulding, Timothy Tate, MeloEötvös, Chris Williams, Nicole MurpAnthony Moles, Mar Wolf, MarOlivero and Joseph Twist.


Melbourne Recital Centre and

New Music Network

6pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$35 ($25 concession)

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CLASSICALBABES –MUSIC OF ThEROMANTIC ERA22 AUGUST

DIFFERENCEENGINE20 AUGUST

IMERAVELLER9 AUGUST

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ng Company

c your bags and head to theparture lounge as the Song Companyepares to tae you on a journeyexploration and discovery. Timeaveller creates a musical map ofe world, with songs from Africa,ia, Europe and the Americas bymposers who chronicled a changingrld view. Celebrate music from

ound the globe and across the agesthe Song Company transports youough time and space.

e programme includes songs byrnago, Gabrieli and Guerrero asll as a new wor by Peter Sculthorped folsongs from Chile, Northernna and the Torres Straight Islands.

A R T i S T S

Topology

A quintet that combines jazz-tingedindie with minimalist pulsingrhythms, Topology is one of Australia'sleading ensembles. A distinctivelydown-to-earth, unstarched mix of thehighly calculated and the spontaneous,the band is an institution in theirhometown of Brisbane and also aninternationally acclaimed act; theirpraises sung by everyone fromPhilip Glass, Steve Reich and RossEdwards to John Adams and TerryRiley. In their first visit to MelbourneRecital Centre, Topology bring musicfrom their acclaimed new CD,Difference Engine.

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The Sutherland Trio

Mini Maestros

A programme of classical musicand movement designed to awaenthe musical senses of the young.

Introduce your baby to live musicand get them moving, bouncing andboogieing to the music of mastercomposers of the Romantic Era.

These concerts are appropriate

for infants and toddlers.


Melbourne Recital Centre

10am & 11.30am—Salon(no interval)Child —$20 (One adult admittedfree with each child ticet)


Melbourne Recital Centre and

Topology

7pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$35 ($25 concession)

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lbourne Recital Centre and

ng Company0pm—Salon

ckets—$59 ($54 concession)m—Free pre-concert tal withistic director Roland Peelman

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Isin Cakmakcioglu —solo violin Neal Peres Da Costa—harpsichord Nefes Ensemble

P R G R A M M E

Vivaldi—The Four Seasons(Le Quattro Stagioni)

Vivaldi’s masterpiece is infused withinstrumentation and improvisationsfrom Ottoman classical music. Thismuch-loved wor is enriched with thecolours and textures of the OttomanBaroque while remaining faithful tothe 18th century performance stylesof two pivotal artistic centers: Veniceand Istanbul.

City of Melbourne is committed to theArts, as demonstrated by its funding ofThe Four Seasons as part of the 2011 ArtsGrant Program. This project has been

assisted by the Australian Governmentthrough the Australia Council, its artsfunding and advisory body.

M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L C E n T R E — August/September F O R B O O I N G S V I S I T M E L B U R n E R E C i T A L . C M . A U O R P H O N E 0 3 9 6 9 9 3 3 3 3

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GOLDNER STRINGQUARTET & IAN MUNRO30 AUG & 3 SEP


Melbourne Chamber Orchestra2.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium reserve—$89 ($85 concession) A reserve—$79 ($71 concession) B reserve—$69 ($61 concession)

A R T i S T S

Goldner String Quartet

Ian Munro—piano

P R G R A M M E

30 August Munro—Piano Quintet* (world premiere performance) Beethoven—String Quartet No 10 in E flat major, Op 74 H Dvor ˇák —Piano Quintet in A major, Op 81

3 September Munro—Piano Quintet* (world premiere performance)Szymanowski—String Quartet No 1 in C major, Op 37 Brahms—Piano Quintet in F minor, Op 34a*Commissioned for Musica Viva Australiaby Julian Burnside AO QC

Australia’s preeminent string quartet, the Goldner StrinQuartet, is joined by long-time friend and colleague IanMunro in an exciting piano quintet combination.

A R T i S T S

Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

Hoang Pham —pianoPrudence Davis—flute Jessica Fotinos—harp Benjamin Northey—conductor

P R G R A M M E

Beethoven—Egmont Overture Mozart —Flute & harp concerto k 299 Brett Dean—Siduri Dances Mendelssohn—Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor

Enjoy a grand tour of a musical ind with Mozart’s muchadmired flute and harp concerto, written during thecomposer’s sojourn in Paris, and Mendelssohn’s grippingPiano Concerto No 1, written in the wae of his grand tourof England and Scotland.


Musica Viva

30 August 7pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall3 September 8pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium reserve—$100 ($86 concession) A reserve—$83 ($72 concession) B reserve—$58 ($50 concession)C reserve—$39 ($34 concession)

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ONGMAkERSAUSTRALIA –

E, ZIGEUNER!6 AUGUST

MUSIC DELI: UNDERAN EASTERN MOON27 AUGUST

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elbourne Recital Centre and Songmakers Australiam—Salon (no interval)ckets—$45 ($40 concession)

A R T i S T S

Australia's nest Asian musicians

4pm—Salon Dang Kim Hien, Le Tuan Hung & Kim Le Bukhchulun Ganburged

5.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallWang Zheng Ting and the AustralianChinese Music EnsembleSatsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble & guests

Plus free Foyer performances.

Under an Eastern Moon presents a great line up of musiciansplaying new and old music inspired by their culturalheritage. Japanese oto music from Satsui Odamuraand guests, Chinese melodies from the Australian ChineseMusic Ensemble, Mongolian songs from BuhchulunGanburged and Vietnamese instrumental and vocalmusic from Dang kim Hien, e Tuan Hung and kim e.

T i S T S

ngmakers Australia

roline Almonte—piano

G R A M M E

ahms—Gypsy Songs Op 103or ˇák —Gypsy Songs Op 55 for voice & pianoahms—Hungarian Dances for piano (four hands)ahms—ove Songs for vocal quartet & piano (four hands)

ing their debut in 2011, brand new ensemblengmaers Australia present a novel and unconventionalproach to traditional recitals through the dynamicerplay of song and chamber music. The core groupmprises soprano Merlyn Quaife, mezzo-sopranolly-Anne Russell, tenor Christopher Saunders, bass-ritone Nicholas Dinopoulos and pianist Andrea katz,ned by Australian and international guest artists.

eir debut programme taes you right to the heart of 19thntury Europe with song cycles by Brahms and Dvor ápired by a romantic view of Gypsies' spontaneous lovemusic and singing.


Melbourne Recital Centre, Multicultural ArtsVictoria and ABC Radio National’s Music Deli4pm—SalonTickets—$25 ($20 concession)5.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets—$45 ($40 concession & $90 family – 2 adults &2 children)

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RIGhTON GRAMMARChOOL CONCERT1 AUGUST

VICTORIA WIThA TWIST #31 SEPTEMBER

E S E n T E d B Y

ighton Grammar School0pm—Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

ckets—$27.50 ($15 child)

A R T i S T S

The Consort of Melbourne

Warren Trevelyan-Jones—director

P R G R A M M E

Twist —Versa est in luctumVictoria—Requiem (Missa pro defunctis)Victoria—Versa est in luctum

This year mars the 400th anniversary of the deathof Tomás uis de Victoria (c.1548-1611), without doubtthe most significant and best-regarded composer ofRenaissance sacred music. The Consort's series ofthree 'tribute' concerts highlight in turn three of hisgreatest and best-nown wors, but with a modern'Twist'. In part to demonstrate through music Victoria'srelevance to Melbourne audiences, young Australiancomposer Joseph Twist is framing each concert with acontemporary wor directly inspired by the great master.


Melbourne Recital Centre and The Consort of Melbourne7pm—Salon (no interval)Tickets—$35 ($25 concession)

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ighton Grammar School students

ghton Grammar School is an Anglican boys’ school thatholds a strong musical tradition. The annual concertovides an opportunity to showcase the musical talentstudents from Years 4 to 12 performing in choirs,trumental ensembles and as outstanding soloists.e variety and vibrancy of the evening’s programmereflective of the School’s ethos that addresses aanced development of the mind, the body, the

sthetic and the spirit.

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Paul ewis is recognised internationally as one of theleading pianists of his generation. His many awards haincluded Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalistthe Year Award, South Ban Show Classical Music AwDiapason d’or de l’année in France, two successive Edisawards in Holland, the 25th Premio InternazionaleAccademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena and two Gramophawards. Between 2005 and 2007, he performed thecomplete Beethoven sonatas at venues throughout Eurand North America to great critical acclaim and in 2010became the first pianist in the history of the BBC Promto play all five Beethoven Piano Concertos in a singleProms season.





7.30pm—Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium—$112 A reserve—$99 ($89 concession) B reserve—$85 ($77 concession)C reserve—$60Presented in association with Musica Viva6.45pm—Free pre-concert tal

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Paul Lewis—piano

P R G R A M M E

2 SeptemberSchubert —Sonata No 15 in C major, D.840Schubert —klavierstüce, D.946Schubert —Sonata No 17 in D major, D.850

6 SeptemberSchubert —12 Waltzes, D.145Schubert —Impromptus, D.899Schubert —Hungarian Melody in B minor, D.817Schubert —Sonata No 18 in G major, D.894

In these exclusive Australian performances, Melbourneaudiences are invited to join acclaimed British pianist Paulewis in discovering the mature wors of Schubert overthe next three years. In these first two superb recitals,Paul will share some of Schubert’s most exquisite eyboardwors including sonatas, impromptus and waltzes.

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Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

4 September 5pm —Elisabeth Murdoch Hall5 September 7pm —Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium —$125 A reserve —$109 B reserve —$88 ($50 concession)C reserve —$55 ($40 concession)

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La Compañia

Danny Lucin —director

The popular Danish king, Christian IV embared ona mission to internationalize his northern lands, andengaged in a cultural exchange programme that createda court rich in musical life. a Compañia performsmadrigals, songs and dances from this royal court,with music by Mogens Pederson and John Dowland,amongst others.


Melbourne Recital Centre and La Compañia

6pm —Salon (no interval)Tickets —$35 ($25 concession)

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Australian Brandenburg OrchestraPaul Dyer —artistic director & conductorThe Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne Melbourne Grammar School Chapel Choir

P R G R A M M E

Rebel —Les Elements

Corrette —Motet à grand choeur, audate Dominum Dall’abaco —Concerti a più instrumenti Op 6 No 5Vivaldi —Dixit Dominus RV 595

Experience a heavenly choral programme of stirring Frenchand Italian Baroque with the Australian BrandenburgOrchestra on period instruments and the soaring voicesof Melbourne finest choirs, conducted by Artistic DirectorPaul Dyer. Discover the exquisite sound of Spring fromVivaldi’s Four Seasons sung by glorious voices in Corette’sstunning reinvention of a much loved classic.

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8 September 6.30pm —Elisabeth Murdoch Hall10 September 8pm —Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium —$130 A reserve —$113 ($93 concession) B reserve —$93 ($77 concession)

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Sir Andrew Davis —conductor/narratorYvonne Kenny —narratorWilma Smith —violin

P R G R A M M E

Tippett —Concerto for Double String OrchestraWilliams —The Lark Ascending

Walton —Façade

Sir Andrew Davis, a renowned interpreter of Britishmusic, opens this all-British programme with Tippett'sexhilarating concerto, one of the supreme wors forstrings. Sir Andrew is then joined by Australia's iconicsoprano, Yvonne kenny, as they recite Edith Sitwell'spoetry to the witty, tuneful musical settings the youngWilliam Walton created in Façade.


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ASC presents a completerformance of Hugo Wolf's Booktalian Lyrics, the last wor hempleted before his untimelyath. The deceptively simple textsea of love and loss, hope andappointment amongst a colourfulst of Italian villagers, set to Wolf'soxicating harmonies. This concertl also include excerpts from Adame's latest opera, Carmilla (based oneridan e Fanu's celebrated gothicvella) featuring guitaristoffrey Morris.

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Angela Brownridge —piano

P R G R A M M E

9 SeptemberGershwin —Rialto Ripples; 18 Songarrangements and 3 Preludes Liszt — Années de Pélerinage Boo II,Italy, Sposalizio; Il penseroso,Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa; PetrarchSonnet 47 ; Petrarch Sonnet 104;Petrarch Sonnet 123, Après une lecturede Dante and Fantasia quasi Sonata

10 September Beethoven —Sonata in C major,Op 2 No 3 Debussy —Estampes : Pagodes;La soirée dans Grenade; Jardinssous la pluie

Chopin —Scherzo No 2 in

D flat major, Op 31

Following the success of the 2010competition, Melbourne RecitalCentre is again proud to presentthe final of the Great RomanticsCompetition, dedicated to musicianspassionate about Brahms, iszt andSchumann. Come and listen to thebest young performers in thisshowcase performance and cheeron your favourite performer.

Melbourne Recital Centre is onceagain offering the Dame ElisabethMurdoch prize to the winningcompetitor. If you would lie toenter this competition please see ourwebsite for information, competitionguidelines and application form.



3pm —Elisabeth Murdoch HallFREE EVENT


Richard Austin

7.30pm —SalonTickets —$55 ($50 concession)

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A R T i S T S

Richard Gill —conductor & presenter Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

P R G R A M M E

Music from Handel’s Messiah (Mozart Edition)

Messiah is a unique musical experience: a dramatic stoof faith, suffering and redemption and a masterpiece ofthe Baroque, one which offers a message of belief thacontinues to resonate through time. Mozart’s re-scorinof Messiah for classical forces is a rare and specialexperience in itself, often sounding lie a new wor.

In this Ears Wide Open, Richard and the MSO willdemonstrate some of the profound differences betweeMozart’s edition and Handel’s o riginal.



6.30pm —Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets —$20 ($15 concession)

A R T i S T

Gil Sullivan —piano

P R G R A M M E

Mozart —Fantasie k396Cary —Polly Fillers

Liszt —Two egends Liszt —Funerailles

Gil Sullivan brings a programme of music to the Salon thatcovers three centuries of music: from Mozart and iszt, toAustralian Tristram Cary who famously wrote music forBBC TV's Doctor Who series in the 1960s. This year marsthe 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz iszt, so muchof Gil's recital will be dedicated to his music, including thetwo egends, and one of the most dramatic and powerfulpiano wors of the entire 19th century – Funerailles .

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Sebastian Lang-Lessing —conductor Alban Gerhardt —celloTasmanian Symphony Orchestra

P R G R A M M E

Dean —Testament

Shostakovich —Cello Concerto No 1Prokoev —Symphony No 1 Classical Symphony

Beethoven —Leonore – Overture No 3

Sensational soloist Alban Gerhardt brings energy andinsight to Shostaovich’s powerful and moving CelloConcerto No 1. Passions run high in Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and Brett Dean’s moving tribute to Beethoven,Testament , while Proofiev’s Classical Symphony introducesa lighter mood with its rollicing good humour andhigh spirits.

Power and Glory with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra


Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

7.30pm —Elisabeth Murdoch HallPremium reserve —$89 ($81 concession) A reserve —$79 ($71 concession) B reserve —$69 ($61 concession)

AUSTRALIAN BRASSQUINTET20 SEPTEMBER

A R T i S T S

Australian Brass Quintet

P R G R A M M E

Monteverdi —Four Madrigals Michael Tilson-Thomas —Street Song

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina — Ascendo ad Patrem

Enrique Crespo —Suite Americana No 1

Comprising five of the country’s most accomplished brplayers, the Australian Brass Quintet performs a uniqubalance of established masterpieces and innovative newors for modern brass. The group’s members are decommitted to advancing the form, actively commissionnew music, educating young musicians and developingnew audiences. This is the first time Musica Viva haspresented a brass ensemble at Melbourne’s CoffeeConcerts, and they are celebrating the occasion with twstunning modern American wors balanced against thgroup’s own arrangements of Renaissance madrigals b

Monteverdi and Palestrina.


Musica Viva

11am —Elisabeth Murdoch HallMorning tea from 10amTickets —$42

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hE hUSh COLLECTIONOLUME 114 SEPTEMBER

WEIMAR PORTRAIT –PAINTING IN SONG14 SEPTEMBER

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lbourne Recital Centre and the Hush Music

undation with the support of ABC Classic FM

m —Elisabeth Murdoch Hallease be seated by 7.45pm as this performance will be

oadcast live)ckets —$50 ($25 concession) and optional donationoceeds from this concert will go towards the Hushsic Foundation.




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Aria Co

Aria Co explores the interconnectivity between the songsof the salon and those of the cabaret visiting the world ofthe Weimar Republic. Featuring wors by Hans Eisler,Hans Gal, Paul Dessau, Wolfgang Fortner, Hans Pfitznerand Vitor Ullman, this concert paints a portrait of song inthe Weimar Republic before the rise of the Nazi party andits Entartete kunst ('Degenerate Art').

T i S T S

e Chindamo —pianoe Black —violind friends

G R A M M E

ozart: Pianist, Composer, Improviser —A Tribute bye Chindamo

e Hush Music Foundation provides music to reduceess and anxiety for children, families and others inspitals around Australia.

ernationally acclaimed pianist, composer and musician,e Chindamo and dynamic, inspiring violinist, Zoe Blac,he company of special musical friends, performginal music from the new Hush Collection CD Volume 11.e and Zoe continue the tradition of Australia’s leadingsicians writing and performing their music to supportHush Music Foundation and our children’s hospitals.

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A R T i S T

Nikolai Demidenko

P R G R A M M E

Liszt —Rigoletto: Paraphrase

Liszt —Sonata in B minor Mussorgsky —Pictures at an Exhibition

Niolai Demideno’s passionate pianism means that heis in demand worldwide with frequent appearances atondon’s Barbican Concert Hall, Southban Centre andat Wigmore Hall. He is renowned for his authoritativeperformances of the Russian concerto repertoire andhas wored with many conductors and orchestrasthroughout the world. He has a flourishing relationshipwith the St Petersburg Philharmonic and Yuri Temiranovwith whom he performs regularly. His repertoire iswide-ranging including Bach, Clementi, Mendelssohn,Mozart, Mussorgsy and Scarlatti, and he has a specialaffinity with the wors of Chopin, travelling frequentlyto Poland, most recently to Warsaw to perform at theChopin & His Europe Festival.

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SYZYGYENSEMBLE #322 SEPTEMBER

AUSTRALIANVOICES –RIChARD MILLS21 SEPTEMBER

A R T i S T S

William Hennessy —violinTimothy Young —piano Musicians of the Australian

National Academy of Music

P R G R A M M E

Mills —Six preludes for solo oboe Mills —Four miniatures for violin,clarinet & piano Mills —Woman to Man

Mills —String Quartet No 3

One of the leaders of theAustralian music scene, composerand conductor Richard Mills, haswon international acclaim. Taing anopportunity to loo at some of Mills'more intimate wors, Academyfaculty violinist William Hennessy

leads a performance of chambermusic by this national treasure.

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Syzygy Ensemble

P R G R A M M E

Berio —O King

Abbott —No Ordinary Traveller

Harbison —Book of Hours and Seasons

Adès —Catch

As Syzygy Ensemble completesits global odyssey, we as whethertravel really does broaden the mind.Major song cycles by Harbison andAbbott suggest to us that we’re wiserand more grounded for having madethe journey, while the fleeting, slipperywors of Berio and Adès remind usthat the rug can still be pulled fromunder our feet in an instant.



and Syzygy Ensemble



Melbourne Recital Centre and ANAM

6pm —Salon (no interval)Tickets —$25 ($15 concession)Subscription series pacages available

PICTURES ATAN EXhIBITION– ThE MUSICOF JULIAN YU23 SEPTEMBE

A R T i S T S

Jeffrey Crellin —conductor Monash University

Academy Ensemble

Shu-Cheen Yu —soprano

P R G R A M M E

Yu —Concerto on Chinese Themefor clarinet & stringsYu —Silent & Alone (3 poems by iYu —PhilopentatoniaYu —Pictures at an Exhibition

Pictures at an Exhibition features tunique orchestral music of awardwinning composer Julian Yu. Julmoved to Melbourne from China i1985. His music has been performby many orchestras and ensembworldwide.


International Chinese Arts Festi

8pm —Elisabeth Murdoch Hall A reserve —$39 ($32 concession B reserve —$33 ($26 concession

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A R T i S T

ELEW —piano

A modern day pop artist and musical revolutionary, pianoiconoclast EEW is maing a substantial impression on themusic world with a thunderous new style of playing: aninspired melding of ragtime, roc and pop that he callsRocjazz. EEW has toured the world, recorded, andperformed with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at incolnCenter Orchestra, Elvin Jo nes, Roy Hargrove, CassandraWilson and many others. He won the 1999 TheloniousMon International Piano Competition, his mesmerizingpiano theatrics even then hinting at the new musicalparadigm he would one day create. Now, in the jazztradition of interpreting popular tunes of the day, much lieArt Tatum and John Coltrane, EEW has turned to roc,combining a guitarist's approach to the piano with anexplosively physical style of playing that would be at homein any arena.

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7.30pm —Elisabeth Murdoch Hall A reserve —$55 ($50 concession) B reserve —$45 ($40 concession)C reserve —$35

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ANGELA hEWITT& BACh25 SEPTEMBER

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Angela Hewitt

P R G R A M M E

Bach —The Six French Suites

In an exclusive recital for Melbourne audiences, the greatBach pianist Angela Hewitt performs the six FrenchSuites of Bach which contain some of his most attractiveeyboard writing.

‘It is not hard to wor out why Angela Hewitt is so manypeople's Bach player of choice these days. Her pl aying isneither too rhetorical nor too austere. She balancesintellectual clarity with expressive imagination. Andshe conjures a bright palette of sounds.’ The Guardian Angela Hewitt’s name has become virtually synonymouswith Bach on the piano since winning an internationalBach competition 25 years ago. She has been hailed as

the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time.


Impresaria

4pm —Elisabeth Murdoch HallTickets —$65 ($55 concession & $40 student)

MUSICAL PICTUREBOOkS26 SEPTEMBER

P R G R A M M E

The Rainbirds — David Metzenthen (author),

Sally Rippin (illustrator)

The Night Garden — Elise Hurst (author/illustrator)

Bring the ids and grandids along for a morning of famentertainment!

Award winning children's boos The Night Garden andThe Rainbirds are brought to life at Melbourne RecitalCentre these school holidays. The illustrations of thesewonderful boos come alive with animation on thebig screen, as the stories are told through the useof well-nown orchestral music, including Vivaldi'sFour Seasons.

This concert is appropriate for primary school age childre



11.30am —Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (no interval)Tickets —$25 ($15 concession)

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Duo Chamber Melange

P R G R A M M E

Dvor ˇák —Sonatine for violin & piano Op 100 Hammond —In a Room with Rachmaninov for solo piano(Australian premiere)Constantinescu —Sonatina for violin & pianoGershwin arr. Heifetz —Three pieces from Porgy and Bess for violin & pianoFalla —Spanish Dance for violin & piano

Gershwin's jazzy music, the beautiful folsy melodiesand rhythms of Dvorá, Falla and Paul Constantinescu,the Australian premiere of Jane Hammond's solopiano essay that drifts in and out of Rachmaninov'sgorgeous romanticism, and you have a concert aptlynamed Contrasts, featuring Duo Chamber Melange.The ensemble is an o rganic transformation of a decadelong collaboration between internationally acclaimed

musicians Ivana Tomasova (violin) and TamaraSmolyar (piano).

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donesian National Orchestra

e Indonesian National Orchestra is a truly uniquesemble that brings the vibrancy of Indonesian musicalture from across this beautiful and culturally diverse

chipelago to Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. Performing on ange of traditional indigenous Indonesian instruments,

orchestra is drawn from the best musicians ofonesia. Directed by prominent Indonesian composer

d ethnomusicologist Frani Raden, their first Melbournerformance showcases the vitality and variety ofonesian musical traditions, both ancient and

ntemporary, and should not be missed by those whopreciate the beauty and spirituality of Indonesianditions.


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