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4 5 ROMANCE BEGINS TCHAIKOVSKY'S VIOLIN AUTUMN CONCERTO Daniel Röhn

TCHAIKOVSKY SIMONE YOUNG Our curtain raiser for 2021? Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Violin Concerto conductor One of the most (if not the most) popular Romantic violin concertos, it’s a beautifully lush piece – and almost CONNOR D’NETTO DANIEL RÖHN impossible not to fall in love with. Tchaikovsky’s romantic Fifty Fanfares Commission violin violin concerto is an opportunity to experience the Sydney DVOŘÁK Symphony debut of the dazzling virtuoso Daniel Röhn. Symphony No.9, Inspiring just as much passion is Dvořák’s New World From the New World Symphony. A striking blend of his typical Bohemian style and African American influences, Dvořák’s symphony remains a universal favourite – even taken along with Neil Armstrong on his journey to the moon.

Supporting Wed 10 Feb, 8pm Simone Young in 2021 Thu 11 Feb, 7pm* Fri 12 Feb, 8pm Sat 13 Feb, 8pm Sydney Town Hall

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6 Timothy Constable, Percussion; Noriko Shimada, Principal Contrabassoon; Marnie Sebire, Horn 7 GREAT MINDS REFLECTIONS OF LIGHT ONCE IN A LIFETIME CELEBRATING BACH SIMONE YOUNG JONNY GREENWOOD DANE LAM CONDUCTS ANDREW HAVERON CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN & SAINT-SAËNS SAINT-SAËNS PERFORMS BACH Simone Young, Chief Conductor Designate Chief Conductor Simone Young,

BEETHOVEN SIMONE YOUNG LYLE CHAN DANE LAM LYLE CHAN DANE LAM BACH ANDREW HAVERON Leonore Overture No.3 conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Orchestral Suite No.2 director and violin Ah! perfido LAUREN FAGAN JONNY GREENWOOD DAVID DRURY SAINT-SAËNS DAVID DRURY Concerto for Two Violins FIONA ZIEGLER Symphony No.7 soprano Water organ Symphony No.3, organ Orchestral Suite No.3 violin Organ Symphony SAINT-SAËNS EMMA SHOLL Symphony No.3, flute Organ Symphony

Experience the fire and feeling kindled when two musical ‘Where any-angled light would congregate endlessly.’ When Saint-Saëns finished his Third Symphony, he knew Exquisite, serene, daunting, brilliant. Do we even have spirits meet. As someone who’s spent years getting Sometimes even a glass of water can be your muse. it was his masterpiece: “What I have here accomplished, enough adjectives to describe Bach’s music? During his inside Beethoven’s mind – even going so far as to learn Taking cues from Philip Larkin’s poem, we begin with I will never achieve again.” Imposing words for any conductor lifetime, the Baroque master composed more than his language – Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young Radiohead’s guitarist Jonny Greenwood and his composition to wrestle with. But with the prodigious Australian Dane 1,000 pieces. Here, we revel in some of his greatest works, pushes every button in her masterful interpretation of his Water. Here instead of seeing refractions of light, we hear Lam holding the baton, the French composer’s legacy Orchestral Suites No.2 and No.3, and the intricately work. In this instance, it’s the dramatic Leonore Overture from them – cascading, skipping, sliding and overlapping one another. is in deft hands. Better known as the Organ Symphony beautiful Concerto for Two Violins. Concertmaster Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, and one of his best-loved for its unusual – yet spectacular – use of the instrument, Andrew Haveron leads as soloist along with Fiona Ziegler Refraction leads to reverberation with Saint-Saëns’ pieces, Symphony No.7. Motion, melody and a touch it seems only fitting we hear it on one of the largest organs and Emma Sholl. Third Symphony, the French composer’s most famous work. of mystery – music wouldn’t be the same without Ludwig. in the world. Performed on one of the largest organs in the world, it’s a resonant finish to a truly unique line-up. Dane Lam conducts.

Supporting Series Presenting Partner Thu 18 Feb, 1.30pm Simone Young in 2021 Thu 25 Feb, 7pm Fri 26 Feb, 11am Wed 3 Mar, 7pm Sat 20 Feb, 2pm Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall Thu 4 Mar, 7pm Sydney Town Hall City Recital Hall

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8 9 MUSICAL GENIUS SPIRITUAL UPLIFTING EXPRESSIONS A WINDOW TO THE SOUL MOZART & SCHUMANN CONNECTIONS HAYDN & GABRIELI SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.2 HAYDN: SEVEN LAST WORDS Andrew Haveron, Concertmaster Haveron, Dariescu Alexandra Andrew

LACHLAN SKIPWORTH ASHER FISCH HAYDN ANDREW HAVERON BARBER HAYDN MARIA GRENFELL BENJAMIN NORTHEY Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Seven Last Words of Jesus director and violin Mutations from Bach Seven Last Words of Jesus Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor on the Cross on the Cross MOZART FRANCESCO CELATA GABRIELI MAX RICHTER The Abduction from clarinet Canzon per Sonar ANDREW HAVERON On the Nature of Daylight the Seraglio – Overture Primi Toni No.1 director and violin SIBELIUS MOZART LAURIDSEN Symphony No.2 Clarinet Concerto O Magnum Mysterium SCHUMANN GABRIELI Symphony No.2 Canzon per Sonar in Echo Duodecimi Toni

Happiness is listening to Mozart – especially The Abduction A church interior draped in black cloth. One lantern Gabrieli’s canzoni are the pinnacle of early Baroque choral Simple but sublime, Max Richter’s minimalist from the Seraglio. While his opera is known for its high lighting up the dark. A bishop giving a sermon on each of style, and in the 20th century American composers Samuel style makes him one of the most popular composers energy and light-hearted mood, his Clarinet Concerto reveals Christ’s last words on the cross. This was the unusual Easter Barber and Morten Lauridsen looked back at these early alive today. On the Nature of Daylight is a strikingly a gentler side. Laid back and lyrical, the Clarinet Concerto is tradition for which the Holy Cave Oratory in Spain asked choral styles for inspiration in their own music. While Barber beautiful piece, cinematic enough to be used in films one of Mozart's most beloved pieces – and expertly showcased Haydn to compose music – commissioning seven pieces to and Gabrieli’s music was always meant for brass instruments, such as Shutter Island and Arrival. by our own Associate Principal Clarinet Francesco Celata. reflect each last ‘word’ of Jesus. Lauridsen’s choral masterpiece has lost none of its uplifting Composed during a winter spent in Italy, Sibelius’ Second For more music ahead of its time, it’s onto Schumann. With the technical skill involved, Haydn was at his most power in this spectacular and unusual brass arrangement. Symphony is another meditative work from the enigmatic Despite his generally fragile health, his Second Symphony daring – and at his most dramatic. “Each movement,” Commissioned to provide music for each ‘last word’ of Finnish composer. Quiet and simple to begin with, it melts remains defiantly optimistic – a triumph of spirit reflected he declared, will move listeners “to the very depths of [their] Jesus for an unusual Easter tradition, this is Haydn at his most into some of his warmest music before rising to a glorious, in the finale itself. soul.” As such a powerful expression of loss and sacrifice, we daring – and most dramatic. “Each movement,” he declared, expansive finale. Something Sibelius would later declare defy you not to feel something – no matter what your beliefs. will move listeners “to the very depths of [their] soul.” “a confession of the soul.”

Wed 17 Mar, 8pm Fri 26 Mar, 11am Sat 27 Mar, 2pm Thu 22 Apr, 7pm Series Presenting Partner Thu 18 Mar, 1.30pm Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall Fri 19 Mar, 8pm Sat 20 Mar, 8pm Sydney Town Hall

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10 11 BOLD PAIRINGS HEAVENLY VOICES MUSICAL POETS FORCE OF NATURE TCHAIKOVSKY & GRIEG MAHLER’S SCHUBERT & MAHLER BEETHOVEN’S FOURTH SYMPHONY PASTORAL SYMPHONY Sun Yi, Associate Concertmaster Sun Yi, Associate Flute Principal Emma Sholl, Associate Trombone; Principal Associate Scott Kinmont, Double Bass Bihun, Second Violin; Jaan Pallandi, Victoria

TCHAIKOVSKY SYDNEY SYMPHONY MARK HOLDSWORTH UMBERTO CLERICI SCHUBERT UMBERTO CLERICI JULIAN YU JOHANNES FRITZSCH Souvenir de Florence ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Lieder selections conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Kristy Conrau GRIEG Marianne Edwards SCHUBERT JACQUELINE PORTER MAHLER JACQUELINE PORTER BEETHOVEN JOSHUA BATTY String Quartet No.1 Graham Hennings Lieder selections soprano Symphony No.4 soprano Egmont Overture flute Claire Herrick MAHLER NIELSEN Stuart Johnson Symphony No.4 Flute Concerto Wendy Kong Timothy Nankervis BEETHOVEN Leonid Volovelsky Symphony No.6, Pastoral Sun Yi

Like the city that inspired the work, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir Experience the might and magnificence of Gustav Mahler. There’s music in poetry, just as there’s poetry in music. Birdsong. Flowing rivers. Summer storms. In his Pastoral de Florence is both lush and grand – mingled with cobbled Not one for half-measures, the composer believed a symphony For Schubert, the connection between the two was undeniable. Symphony, Beethoven has us stop and smell the roses. corners of romance and innocence. It’s an impressive feat for should be like the world, “it must contain everything.” In his With over 600 songs and vocal works to his name, the Remarkable to think this was composed at the same time as a piece written for only six instruments. Grieg’s First String Fourth Symphony, he takes us to the heavens themselves as we Austrian was well-known for setting poetry to music. his fire and brimstone Fifth Symphony, the work’s lush sense of Quartet is similarly deceptive (in a good way) – brighter and travel through the gates of paradise and into angelic realms. Schubert’s compositions swell with all the wistful emotion, nature invites you to enjoy the country after too long in the city. bolder than its small ensemble suggests, and a perfect pairing Mahler chose to do something no composer had ever done individualism and drama of the poetry of the Romantic era. When Danish composer Carl Nielsen heard the players of for Tchaikovsky’s sextet. before by ending his symphony with a song for solo voice. In Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, we hear another poetry lover the Copenhagen Wind Quintet in performance he was so Titled, ‘The Heavenly Life’, the song’s air of bright innocence at play. It’s the last of his symphonies inspired by songs impressed he decided to write a concerto for each of them, captures the symphony’s overall sense of gemütlichkeit – from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth’s Magic Horn), starting with his Flute Concerto. Virtuosic and bold, yet tender an untranslatable German word that suggests both belonging a collection of German folk poems. Hearing a voice woven and heartfelt, this music takes as many twists and turns as and cosiness. Settle in as conductor Umberto Clerici leads us into a symphony is at once innocently nostalgic and powerfully Beethoven’s Symphony on its way to a happy conclusion. to paradise. divine. Umberto Clerici leads us on this journey through poetic German conductor Johannes Fritzsch is no stranger to music. Beethoven and brings his superb interpretative skills to this performance with our Principal Flute, Joshua Batty as soloist.

Fri 30 Apr, 6pm Series Presenting Partner Thu 6 May, 1.30pm Sat 8 May, 2pm Wed 12 May, 8pm Sat 1 May, 6pm Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall Fri 14 May, 8pm Sat 15 May, 8pm Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Sydney Town Hall

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12 13 BREAKTHROUGHS CELEBRATIONS ADAMS & SHOSTAKOVICH AND FANFARES SYDNEY SYMPHONY BRASS WINTER Rachel Silver, Horn; Geoffrey O’Reilly, Principal 3rd Horn 3rd Principal O’Reilly, Horn; Geoffrey Silver, Rachel

MICHAEL BAKRNČEV FABIAN RUSSELL COPLAND BIZET Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Fanfare for the Common Man Carmen Suite JOHN ADAMS VIERNE GIGOUT Shaker Loops Triumphal March for the Grand Choeur Dialogue Centenary of Napoleon I SHOSTAKOVICH FABIAN RUSSELL Symphony No.1 HANDEL conductor Arrival of the Queen of Sheba DAVID DRURY MESSIAEN organ L’ Ascension: Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père CHARPENTIER Te Deum – Prelude

If you’re trying to burst onto the scene, why not go big? Fabian Russell leads a program of celebration and fanfare For the young John Adams in 1978, it was Shaker Loops that at Sydney Town Hall. As a tubist-turned-conductor, Russell is turned heads – a pulsing and exhilarating minimalist ride. perfectly at home bringing out the glorious brightness of our For the even younger Dmitri Shostakovich in 1926, it was his brass players alongside guest organist David Drury. Petrograd Conservatory graduation effort, his First Symphony, We begin with Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. which launched his career. Like all of his music, it is a piece A big, bold and majestic ode to America, it conjures up the filled with wit, drama and tragedy. Fabian Russell conducts. vast plains, echoing canyons and unabashed optimism of his home country. From here, we journey through 300 years of music, from celebratory Handel to devout Messiaen, and the Spanish suite of Bizet’s opera Carmen – which includes the famously jaunty Toreador Song.

Thu 27 May, 7pm Series Presenting Partner Fri 28 May, 11am Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall

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14 15 QUARTETS FROM AMONG FRIENDS BANQUET OF SOUND HERE’S TO MOZART THE HEART GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS CLERICI CONDUCTS MOZART & SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART & SCHUBERT Piers Lane/Keith Saunders Lane/Keith Piers Cello Clerici, Principal Umberto

MOZART SYDNEY SYMPHONY RAVEL NICHOLAS CARTER HARRY SDRAULIG NICHOLAS CARTER IBERT UMBERTO CLERICI String Quartet No.19, ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Le Tombeau de Couperin conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Hommage à Mozart conductor Dissonance Emma Jezek Stuart Johnson GRIEG PIERS LANE BEETHOVEN PIERS LANE MOZART DANIEL DE BORAH SHOSTAKOVICH Timothy Nankervis Piano Concerto piano Triple Concerto piano Piano Concerto No.17 piano String Quartet No.9 Anna Skálová HAYDN SCHREKER ANDREW HAVERON SCHUBERT Symphony No.104, London Intermezzo violin Symphony No.5 BRAHMS UMBERTO CLERICI Symphony No.3 cello

From one master to another. Mozart’s String Quartet No.19 While World War I typically inspired more sombre art, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto is one of the few pieces for His melodic genius. His dramatic timing. His mastery is a worthy dedication to his mentor Haydn – the ‘Father Ravel’s piece celebrates the memory of lost friends joint soloists still performed today. From a quiet opening of every genre. With over 600 works to his name, Mozart of the String Quartet’. Like matters of the heart, the piece with French baroque style. More joy follows with Grieg’s emerges music that’s all about the interplay between changed the course of Western music. Many composers plays on our emotions and expectations, enticing us in Piano Concerto. From its dramatic opening to its lyrical soloists. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the skills have paid homage to him – and tonight, we do too. with a lilting dissonance, before unfolding into a spirited slow movement and spectacular ending, it captures the of Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, cellist Umberto Clerici Umberto Clerici conducts the night’s celebrations, (and very Mozartian) first movement. essence of Grieg's Norwegian heritage – particularly in its and Australian pianist Piers Lane. beginning with Jacques Ibert’s commemorative Emotional from start to finish, Shostakovich’s quartet folkdance finale. Unfairly overlooked by history, Schreker was one of the Hommage à Mozart, followed by Mozart’s Piano dives deep into the heart as he reflects on his relationship Switching from serious to playful, innovating by twists most prominent Austrian composers of the early 20th Concerto No.17, and finishing with Schubert’s Fifth with his third wife Irina Antonovna. and turns, the remarkable 104th was Haydn’s last symphony century thanks to sweeping, richly coloured works such Symphony – the most ‘Mozartian’ of all his symphonies. – and remains one of his most popular. as this Intermezzo. Brahms’ Symphony No.3 provides the perfect conclusion. From a dramatic and passionate opening unfolds music that’s classically romantic.

Fri 11 Jun, 6pm Series Presenting Partner Sat 12 Jun, 2pm Wed 16 Jun, 8pm Wed 23 Jun, 7pm Sat 12 Jun, 6pm Sydney Town Hall Thu 17 Jun, 1.30pm Thu 24 Jun, 7pm Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Fri 18 Jun, 8pm City Recital Hall Sat 19 Jun, 8pm Sydney Town Hall

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16 17 STANDING UP TO STALIN BRIGHT AND BOLD REIMAGININGS TRANSFORMATIONS SHOSTAKOVICH’S FRANÇAIX & MOZART MOZART & BRAHMS SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS SYMPHONY NO.10 BACH & BRAHMS Karina Canellakis/Chris Christodoulou Canellakis/Chris Karina Viola Principal Breider, Tobias

BREE VAN REYK KARINA CANELLAKIS FRANÇAIX SYDNEY SYMPHONY MOZART SYDNEY SYMPHONY BACH arr. WEBERN SIMONE YOUNG Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Cor Anglais Quartet ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Grande Sestetto Concertante ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS The Musical Offering conductor Tobias Breider Kees Boersma – Ricercare BRITTEN MOZART Umberto Clerici BRAHMS Umberto Clerici Four Sea Interludes Divertimento, K.563 Andrew Haveron String Sextet No.1 Sandro Costantino BRAHMS arr. from Peter Grimes Alexandre Oguey Lerida Delbridge SCHOENBERG Piano Quartet No.1 SHOSTAKOVICH Jane Hazelwood Symphony No.10 Elizabeth Neville Anna Skálová

Premiered in 1953 after the death of Stalin, Shostakovich’s Quick, witty and lighthearted – Françaix’s quartet for Mozart’s Grande Sestetto is an unusual take on his already Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young creates a program Tenth Symphony is a bumpy ride of emotion and inner turmoil. cor anglais, violin, viola and cello plays out like a conversation experimental Sinfonia Concertante. Recrafted for six of huge colour with these two evocative pieces. Bach’s The Is it a depiction of Stalin himself? While debatable, it’s worth you might hear walking the streets of Paris in the 1900s. instruments by an anonymous arranger, it magically Musical Offering is the result of a famous challenge set by remembering the dictator had Shostakovich denounced for his It’s unusually virtuosic. And unmistakably French. realises the grandeur of the orchestral original, reimagined Frederick the Great. Almost 200 years after its composition, work several times. There is little doubt that experience left its We hear a similar liveliness in Mozart’s divertimenti, for the powerful intimacy of a small ensemble. Webern breathes new life into the piece – arranging the music shadow on this explosive work. his famous collection of cheerful ‘amusements’. With his In Brahms, another pioneer emerges. By weaving a second for orchestral instruments in a way that brilliantly highlights Dawn. Sunday morning. Moonlight. Storm. A changing imagination at play, this string trio is one of his brightest, viola and cello into the standard string quartet, this rich each of their distinctive sounds. seascape of sound, Britten’s Four Sea Interludes masterfully boldest and most uplifting pieces of chamber music. and velvety writing takes on new meaning, blooming into In another powerful transformation, Schoenberg arranges brings to life the Suffolk coast in all its vivid moods and arrangements of beauty that echo through the ages. Brahms’ First Piano Quartet for orchestra. A piece he loved mystery. Taken from Peter Grimes, Britten’s 1945 opera about and thought performed too rarely, this orchestration brings an outcast fisherman suspected of murder, this is music out the expressive colour of Brahms’ music, while keeping the which powerfully hints at the psychological drama beneath. purity of a piece originally composed for four instruments.

Wed 14 Jul, 8pm Series Presenting Partner Fri 23 Jul, 6pm Series Presenting Partner Thu 29 Jul, 7pm Supporting Fri 16 Jul, 6pm Simone Young in 2021 Thu 15 Jul, 1.30pm Sat 17 Jul, 6pm Sat 24 Jul, 6pm Fri 30 Jul, 11am Fri 16 Jul, 8pm Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Sydney Town Hall Sat 17 Jul, 8pm Sydney Town Hall Series Presenting Partner

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18 19 HEART OF BRAHMS SACRED GROUND BOLD INTIMACY ARCTIC WINDS SIMONE YOUNG SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS BRITTEN & SHOSTAKOVICH SIBELIUS & TCHAIKOVSKY CONDUCTS BRAHMS MOZART’S REQUIEM Simone Young, Chief Conductor Designate Chief Conductor Simone Young, Concertmaster Haveron, Andrew Browell Clifford/Anthony Grace

BRAHMS SIMONE YOUNG MARY FINSTERER SIOBHAN STAGG BRITTEN ANDREW HAVERON LOUISA TREWARTHA GEMMA NEW Variations on a Theme conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission soprano Prelude and Fugue director and violin Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor of Joseph Haydn for 18 Solo Strings SCHUBERT CAITLIN HULCUP ANDREW GOODWIN LILBURN GRACE CLIFFORD BRAHMS arr. Offertorium (Intende voce) mezzo-soprano BRITTEN tenor Aotearoa Overture violin SCHOENBERG Serenade for Tenor, Piano Quartet No.1 MOZART STEVE DAVISLIM Horn and Strings BEN JACKS SIBELIUS Requiem tenor horn Violin Concerto SHOSTAKOVICH JAMES CLAYTON arr. BARSHAI TCHAIKOVSKY baritone Chamber Symphony (after Symphony No.5 SIMONE YOUNG SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA the String Quartet No.10) conductor CHOIRS

There are perfectionists. And then there’s Brahms, It’s one of the most famous Classical choral works we have. Britten created a dynamic between boldness and intimacy A cool wind emerges from the opening notes of Sibelius’ Violin who famously took 21 years to write his first symphony. But the story of Mozart’s Requiem Mass remains something like few others. From his smaller ensembles to larger string Concerto. In the powerful music that follows, the beauty of the In his Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, we see him of a mystery. How much of it did he actually finish? To add to arrangements, we can often hear this tension at play. Finnish landscape stretches out before us. It’s a challenging, experimenting with orchestral writing of scale – providing us the intrigue, Mozart himself did not know from whom he had It’s unmistakably Britten. Andrew Haveron leads with exciting work – and one performed by Australia’s own Grace with music that’s as moving as it is masterly. Over 60 years received the commission. Principal Horn Ben Jacks, and globally renowned tenor Clifford. At 22, she is one of the world’s brightest young stars, later, Schoenberg arranged Brahms’ First Piano Quartet Unfinished at the time of his death, the music we hear today Andrew Goodwin who both feature in Britten’s Serenade. and returns home for this performance. for orchestra. A piece he loved and thought performed too reveals Mozart’s highly charged state. As Beethoven put it, Rudolf Barshai’s arrangement of Shostakovich’s Tenth String Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony whirls us away into an exploration rarely, this orchestration brings out the expressive colour of “If Mozart did not write the music, then the man who wrote Quartet for string orchestra adds depth to its most intimate of Fate. From a dark and brooding opening emerge some of his Brahms’ music, while keeping the purity of a piece originally it was a Mozart.” Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young moments and power to its most brazen. greatest melodies, a dazzling waltz and a gale-force finale. composed for four instruments. leads our four Australian soloists and choir.

Supporting Supporting Wed 25 Aug, 8pm Sat 31 Jul, 2pm Simone Young in 2021 Wed 4 Aug, 8pm Simone Young in 2021 Wed 11 Aug, 7pm Thu 5 Aug, 1.30pm Thu 12 Aug, 7pm Thu 26 Aug, 1.30pm Sydney Town Hall Fri 27 Aug, 8pm Fri 6 Aug, 8pm City Recital Hall Sat 7 Aug, 8pm Sat 28 Aug, 8pm Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall

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20 21 RUSSIAN GREATS FLYING COLOURS TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV STEPHEN HOUGH SPRING PERFORMS TCHAIKOVSKY Alexander Norton, First Violin First Norton, Sun Yi Alexander Canetty-Clarke Hough/Sim Stephen

TCHAIKOVSKY SYDNEY SYMPHONY ELLA MACENS DONALD RUNNICLES String Quartet No.1 ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Alice Bartsch PROKOFIEV Harry Bennetts TCHAIKOVSKY STEPHEN HOUGH Quintet in G minor David Campbell Piano Concerto No.1 piano Kristy Conrau SHOSTAKOVICH Alexander Morris Symphony No.5 Alexander Norton Shefali Pryor Amanda Verner Justin Williams

Before The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky composed Soaring melodies. Vibrantly rich colour. And a heart-pounding his First String Quartet. One of his earliest works, its slow start. Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto remains a favourite and melancholic second movement was stirring enough to for good reason. This season, one of the world’s foremost bring Leo Tolstoy to tears. pianists, Stephen Hough, brings his unique insight to the piece From Russia we travel to Paris, where Sergei Prokofiev with his phenomenal musicianship. was asked to create a chamber ballet for a circus troupe. Next, it’s onto another favourite, Shostakovich’s Fifth With only five instruments to work with, the result was Symphony. Is it really an act of rebellion against Stalin’s rule? a wonderfully innovative composition he later adapted While we may never know what Shostakovich had in mind with into this strangely playful quintet. this symphony, that only makes us listen more closely for clues. A story of darkness and light. Despair and defiance. And the choices we make in swallowing our reality or questioning it.

Fri 10 Sep, 6pm Series Presenting Partner Wed 15 Sep, 8pm Sat 11 Sep, 6pm Thu 16 Sep, 1.30pm Fri 17 Sep, 8pm Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Sat 18 Sep, 8pm Sydney Town Hall

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22 Rachel Silver, Horn 23 GERMAN GENIUS VENICE AND BEYOND FROM RACHMANINOV STARS AND SEAS STEPHEN HOUGH THE ITALIAN BAROQUE WITH LOVE ADÈS, ILLEAN & DEBUSSY PERFORMS BEETHOVEN SHAMRAY PERFORMS RACHMANINOV Benjamin Bayl/Bart Barczyk Shamray Konstantin Cello Conrau, Kristy

MENDELSSOHN BENJAMIN BAYL MONTEVERDI CORELLI ANDREW ARONOWICZ MARK WIGGLESWORTH NATALIE NICOLAS FINNEGAN DOWNIE DEAR Calm Sea and conductor L’Orfeo: Sinfonia Concerto Grosso No.4 Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Prosperous Voyage STEPHEN HOUGH GABRIELI REBEL RACHMANINOV KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY THOMAS ADÈS BEETHOVEN piano Canzona for Les élémens Piano Concerto No.3 piano Polaris Piano Concerto No.3 Brass and Strings BENJAMIN BAYL ELGAR LISA ILLEAN MOZART VIVALDI conductor Symphony No.1 Land’s End Symphony No.41, Jupiter Concerto for Four Violins DEBUSSY La Mer

Three geniuses of the Germanic repertoire are celebrated The riches of the Venetian empire weren’t just silk and Intense might be an understatement. Notoriously challenging With Polaris, we open to the sounds of a night sky twinkling in this program. Mendelssohn’s voyage isn’t all calm, with gold – composers Monteverdi and Gabrieli dazzled with to play, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 is a torrent with the infinite. It’s a piece that perfectly showcases one of creeping notes of drama before, at last, the breeze picks their pioneering Baroque music. Vivaldi’s flamboyant concerti of emotion, melody and colour and demands a truly virtuosic the modern stars of music, British composer Thomas Adès. up and we continue our beautiful voyage – straight onto delighted even Bach, while Corelli’s glittering concerti grossi performance. Who better to perform it than fellow Russian, From night skies it’s onto the sparkling sounds of Lisa Illean Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. While stormy to begin with, are among the finest of the form. This ‘Italian style’ echoes Konstantin Shamray – winner of First Prize and People’s and Claude Debussy. Illean’s Land’s End captures the by the end the clouds have scattered and we’re left enjoying in French composer Rebel’s audacious Les élémens – a vivid Choice at the 2008 Sydney International Piano Competition? ever-changing nature of the sea through subtle and gentle the sunshine. Stephen Hough is our guide on this journey of creation story unlike anything you’ve heard before. Conductor In another patriotic pairing, Englishman Mark Wigglesworth music that rolls like waves. A musical Monet, Debussy emotions. Mozart’s final symphony is undoubtedly one of his Benjamin Bayl, a specialist in this repertoire, is our guide. conducts one of the finest British works, Elgar’s First paints his own delicate impression of the sounds of the greatest and optimistic from start to finish. Symphony. While it took Elgar ten years to write, its instant sea. Feel the breeze ruffle the ocean as bright young talent worldwide success proved it was worth the wait. Finnegan Downie Dear takes us on a voyage through starlight and salt spray.

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Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series Great Classics Emirates Classics in the City Thursday Afternoon Symphony Symphony Hour

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Choosing a journey is easy with our Series Packs – all of which have something for everyone. From the Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series to Tea & Symphony – the music you love can be experienced in an even more special way. Good to know: If your plans change, you can Dalia Stasevska/Jarmo Katila Dalia Stasevska/Jarmo swap your concerts with no additional fees. CHRISTOPHER DALIA STASEVSKA BARBER SYDNEY SYMPHONY SAINSBURY conductor Summer Music ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Fifty Fanfares Commission Joshua Batty ANDREW HAVERON PAUL STANHOPE James Burke SIBELIUS violin Aftertraces… Diana Doherty Valse triste POULENC Todd Gibson-Cornish JAAKKO KUUSISTO Sonata for Clarinet Ben Jacks Violin Concerto and Bassoon Alexandre Oguey Shefali Pryor SIBELIUS HARRY SDRAULIG Symphony No.5 Hat-trick LIGETI Six Bagatelles

Page Series Days/Times Venue Pack size(s) Sibelius takes us on an ethereal waltz in Valse triste and to Bright mornings, languid afternoons and pensive nights – poetic heights in his glorious Fifth Symphony. Partially inspired woodwinds can capture the flow of life in all its subtlety, by sixteen swans taking flight, the Symphony swirls, spirals temperament and seasonality. Enjoy the journey as we move 28 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series Wed, Fri and Sat at 8pm Sydney Town Hall 10, 7, 5 and soars before reaching something of a rock star finish. from Samuel Barber’s sun-dappled Summer Music, to the To complete our Finnish theme, Concertmaster Andrew cheeky cadences of Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon. 30 Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu at 1.30pm Sydney Town Hall 9, 5, 4 Haveron gives the Australian premiere performance of With Ligeti’s Six Bagetelles, we shift from inventive to Jaakko Kuusisto’s dramatic Violin Concerto. Unmissable. introspective, while Australian composers Paul Stanhope 32 Tea & Symphony Fri at 11am Sydney Town Hall 4 and Harry Sdraulig give our virtuosic woodwinds a platform to showcase the full range of their talents. 34 Great Classics Sat at 2pm Sydney Town Hall 6, 4

Wed 10 Nov, 8pm Fri 12 Nov, 6pm Series Presenting Partner 36 Symphony Hour Thu at 7pm Sydney Town Hall 5 Fri 12 Nov, 8pm Sat 13 Nov, 6pm Sat 13 Nov, 8pm Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House 38 Emirates Classics in the City Wed and Thu at 7pm City Recital Hall 4 Sydney Town Hall Utzon Room, 40 Cocktail Hour Fri and Sat at 6pm 6, 3A, 3B Sydney Opera House

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26 27 ROMANCE BEGINS MUSICAL GENIUS FORCE OF NATURE BANQUET OF SOUND ABERCROMBIE & KENT TCHAIKOVSKY'S MOZART & SCHUMANN BEETHOVEN’S BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS VIOLIN CONCERTO PASTORAL SYMPHONY

MASTERS SERIES TCHAIKOVSKY LACHLAN SKIPWORTH JULIAN YU HARRY SDRAULIG Violin Concerto Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission CONNOR D’NETTO MOZART BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN Fifty Fanfares Commission The Abduction from Egmont Overture Triple Concerto the Seraglio – Overture DVOŘÁK NIELSEN SCHREKER Symphony No.9, From the New World MOZART Flute Concerto Intermezzo Clarinet Concerto SIMONE YOUNG BEETHOVEN BRAHMS conductor SCHUMANN Symphony No.6, Pastoral Symphony No.3 Symphony No.2 DANIEL RÖHN JOHANNES FRITZSCH NICHOLAS CARTER violin ASHER FISCH conductor conductor conductor JOSHUA BATTY PIERS LANE FRANCESCO CELATA flute piano clarinet ANDREW HAVERON violin UMBERTO CLERICI cello

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BREE VAN REYK MARY FINSTERER LOUISA TREWARTHA ELLA MACENS Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission BRITTEN SCHUBERT LILBURN TCHAIKOVSKY Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Offertorium (Intende voce) Aotearoa Overture Piano Concerto No.1 SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART SIBELIUS SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10 Requiem Violin Concerto Symphony No.5 KARINA CANELLAKIS SIMONE YOUNG TCHAIKOVSKY DONALD RUNNICLES conductor conductor Symphony No.5 conductor SIOBHAN STAGG GEMMA NEW STEPHEN HOUGH soprano conductor piano CAITLIN HULCUP GRACE CLIFFORD mezzo-soprano violin STEVE DAVISLIM tenor JAMES CLAYTON baritone SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS Wed 14 Jul Wed 4 Aug Wed 25 Aug Wed 15 Sep Fri 16 Jul Fri 6 Aug Fri 27 Aug Fri 17 Sep Sat 17 Jul Sat 7 Aug Sat 28 Aug Sat 18 Sep

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Experience the ultimate journey 10 CONCERT PACK – THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY FROM RACHMANINOV ENDLESS BEAUTY Not only will you have access to the best music and biggest WITH LOVE SIBELIUS’ Our 2021 Masters Series charts a journey through 250 years of SHAMRAY PERFORMS FIFTH SYMPHONY nights, you’ll also receive benefits including priority access to music, from the height of the Classical era to the present. We focus RACHMANINOV seats and great offers on parking, dining options and travel. on the masters of their art and the musical innovators who forged new musical paths and reformed traditions. Each concert is a new ANDREW ARONOWICZ CHRISTOPHER SAINSBURY Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission When 8pm on Wednesdays, Fridays or Saturdays journey with a world premiere performance as part of our Fifty RACHMANINOV SIBELIUS Where Sydney Town Hall Fanfares Australian commissioning project. Piano Concerto No.3 Valse Triste Pack sizes Choose between 10, 7 or 5 concerts 7 CONCERT PACK – MOZART & ROMANTIC VISIONS ELGAR JAAKKO KUUSISTO Fully flexible Yes Mozart’s Requiem is the departure point for this collection of Symphony No.1 Violin Concerto concerts that explore the spirit of Romantic music. Beethoven’s MARK WIGGLESWORTH SIBELIUS conductor Symphony No.5 Pastoral Symphony, the high Romanticism of Tchaikovsky and KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY DALIA STASEVSKA Dvořák, the empathetic music of Elgar and Rachmaninov, piano conductor the bold voices of Britten and Shostakovich – in all these concerts ANDREW HAVERON you’ll hear the heart and soul of the composer shining through. violin 5 CONCERT PACK – PIONEERS AND TRAILBLAZERS Experience live performances of masterpieces by the composers who took music to new heights. After Mozart, master of the Wed 13 Oct Wed 10 Nov Fri 15 Oct Fri 12 Nov Classical style, Beethoven paves the way to the innovation of Sat 16 Oct Sat 13 Nov Schumann and Schubert. After Tchaikovsky and Brahms come Schreker, Sibelius and Shostakovich who are each unique Series Presenting Partner 10 7 10 7 5 voices of the 20th century. Jaakko Kuusisto and our Australian Fifty Fanfares composers represent the voices of today. Page 25 Page 26

28 29 GREAT MINDS MUSICAL GENIUS HEAVENLY VOICES BANQUET OF SOUND THURSDAY AFTERNOON SIMONE YOUNG MOZART & SCHUMANN MAHLER'S BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN FOURTH SYMPHONY SYMPHONY BEETHOVEN LACHLAN SKIPWORTH MARK HOLDSWORTH HARRY SDRAULIG Leonore Overture No.3 Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Ah! perfido MOZART SCHUBERT BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7 The Abduction from Lieder selections Triple Concerto the Seraglio – Overture SIMONE YOUNG MAHLER SCHREKER conductor MOZART Symphony No.4 Intermezzo Clarinet Concerto LAUREN FAGAN UMBERTO CLERICI BRAHMS soprano SCHUMANN conductor Symphony No.3 Symphony No.2 JACQUELINE PORTER NICHOLAS CARTER ASHER FISCH soprano conductor conductor PIERS LANE FRANCESCO CELATA piano clarinet ANDREW HAVERON violin UMBERTO CLERICI cello

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BREE VAN REYK MARY FINSTERER LOUISA TREWARTHA ELLA MACENS Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission BRITTEN SCHUBERT LILBURN TCHAIKOVSKY Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Offertorium (Intende voce) Aotearoa Overture Piano Concerto No.1 SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART SIBELIUS SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.10 Requiem Violin Concerto Symphony No.5 KARINA CANELLAKIS SIMONE YOUNG TCHAIKOVSKY DONALD RUNNICLES conductor conductor Symphony No.5 conductor SIOBHAN STAGG GEMMA NEW STEPHEN HOUGH soprano conductor piano CATILIN HULCUP GRACE CLIFFORD mezzo-soprano violin STEVE DAVISLIM tenor JAMES CLAYTON baritone SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS

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Afternoons of sublime music 9 CONCERT PACK – MASTERPIECES FROM RACHMANINOV Enjoy your performances while the sun shines. With a great WITH LOVE In 2021 our Thursday Afternoon Symphony concerts focus SHAMRAY PERFORMS selection of concerts, the Thursday Afternoon Symphony pack on masterpieces of musical expression. From the intrigue RACHMANINOV gives you priority access to seats, parking and dining offers. of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and the high Romantic All at a time that suits you. ANDREW ARONOWICZ style of Tchaikovsky to the moving drama of Shostakovich – Fifty Fanfares Commission enjoy a journey through every colour of emotion. RACHMANINOV When 1:30pm on Thursdays Piano Concerto No.3 Where Sydney Town Hall 5 CONCERT PACK – ROMANTIC VISIONARIES ELGAR Symphony No.1 Pack sizes Choose between 9, 5 or 4 concerts Beethoven is the perfect departure point for this collection of Fully flexible Yes MARK WIGGLESWORTH concerts that explore romantic expression. The masterpieces conductor of Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY the expansive visions of Mahler create a compelling journey. piano

4 CONCERT PACK – CLASSICS AND NEW TRADITIONS Mozart wasn’t just the master of the Classical style, he was a great innovator. The composers selected as part of these concerts all left their own marks on music – you’ll experience music as it transforms through the centuries. Thu 14 Oct

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Enjoy your symphony snack-sized 4 CONCERT PACK – UPLIFTING SOUNDS Tea and biscuits with your ticket. Shorter one-hour concerts Hear the Sydney Town Hall reverberate with glorious sounds on Fridays mornings at a great price. And priority access of impressive variety, including music from the Sydney to seats and special subscriber offers. Experience what you Symphony Orchestra’s brass ensemble and the rich sounds of love about live performance at a perfect time of day. the Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ. From Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony to the grandeur of Haydn, Bach and Brahms. When 11am on Fridays Where Sydney Town Hall Pack size 4 concerts Fully flexible Yes

ONCE IN A LIFETIME SPIRITUAL CONNECTIONS CELEBRATIONS TRANSFORMATIONS DANE LAM CONDUCTS HAYDN: AND FANFARES SIMONE YOUNG SAINT-SAËNS SEVEN LAST WORDS SYDNEY SYMPHONY CONDUCTS BRASS BACH & BRAHMS

LYLE CHAN HAYDN COPLAND BACH arr. WEBERN Fifty Fanfares Commission Seven Last Words Fanfare for the Common Man The Musical Offering – Ricercare of Jesus on the Cross SAINT-SAËNS VIERNE BRAHMS arr. SCHOENBERG Symphony No.3, Organ Symphony ANDREW HAVERON Triumphal March for the Piano Quartet No.1 director and violin Centenary of Napoleon I DANE LAM SIMONE YOUNG conductor HANDEL conductor Arrival of the Queen of Sheba DAVID DRURY organ MESSIAEN L’ Ascension: Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père CHARPENTIER Te Deum – Prelude BIZET Carmen Suite GIGOUT Grand Choeur Dialogue FABIAN RUSSELL conductor DAVID DRURY organ

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CLASSICS BEETHOVEN BARBER SCHUBERT RAVEL Leonore Overture No.3 Mutations from Bach Lieder selections Le Tombeau de Couperin Ah! perfido GABRIELI MAHLER GRIEG Symphony No.7 Canzon per Sonar Primi Toni No.1 Symphony No.4 Piano Concerto SIMONE YOUNG LAURIDSEN UMBERTO CLERICI HAYDN conductor O Magnum Mysterium conductor Symphony No.104, London LAUREN FAGAN GABRIELI JACQUELINE PORTER NICHOLAS CARTER soprano Canzon per Sonar in Echo soprano conductor Duodecimi Toni PIERS LANE HAYDN piano Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross ANDREW HAVERON director and violin

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HEART OF BRAHMS GERMAN GENIUS SIMONE YOUNG STEPHEN HOUGH CONDUCTS BRAHMS PERFORMS BEETHOVEN

BRAHMS MENDELSSOHN Variations on a Theme Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage of Joseph Haydn BEETHOVEN BRAHMS arr. SCHOENBERG Piano Concerto No.3 Piano Quartet No.1 MOZART SIMONE YOUNG Symphony No.41, Jupiter conductor BENJAMIN BAYL conductor STEPHEN HOUGH piano

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Relax to the classics 6 CONCERT PACK – THE CLASSICS AND BEYOND Make Saturday your day of calm, with some of the world’s Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler – in Great Classics most popular music starting at 2pm. It’s your opportunity you can experience the evolution of symphonic music from to unwind over a drink, take in your favourites and be home the order and style of the classical masters to the expansive before sunset. Includes priority access to seats and special passion of the great Romantics. subscriber offers. 4 CONCERT PACK – CLASSICAL TO ROMANTIC When 2pm on Saturdays This collection of concerts explores the music of the Where Sydney Town Hall Classical and Romantic eras, and the composers who Pack sizes Choose between 6 or 4 concerts led the evolution with moments of musical greatness. Fully flexible Yes

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Take a new musical journey 5 CONCERT PACK Symphony Hour is all about music that packs a punch Enjoy a rush of emotion as we pair the the most celebrated in a bite-sized package. There’s a complete musical journey with the most contemporary voices. Jonny Greenwood from in each one-hour concert. Radiohead, the cinematic sounds of Max Richter and the pulsing sounds of John Adams contrast with the colours of When 7pm on Thursdays Debussy, Brahms and Sibelius in this exploration of the power Where Sydney Town Hall of orchestral music. Pack size 5 concerts Fully flexible Yes

REFLECTIONS OF LIGHT A WINDOW TO THE SOUL BREAKTHROUGHS TRANSFORMATIONS JONNY GREENWOOD SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.2 ADAMS & SHOSTAKOVICH SIMONE YOUNG & SAINT-SAËNS CONDUCTS BACH & BRAHMS

LYLE CHAN MARIA GRENFELL MICHAEL BAKRNČEV BACH arr. WEBERN Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission The Musical Offering – Ricercare JONNY GREENWOOD MAX RICHTER JOHN ADAMS BRAHMS arr. Schoenberg Water On the Nature of Daylight Shaker Loops Piano Quartet No.1 SAINT-SAËNS SIBELIUS SHOSTAKOVICH SIMONE YOUNG Symphony No.3 , Organ Symphony Symphony No.2 Symphony No.1 conductor DANE LAM BENJAMIN NORTHEY FABIAN RUSSELL conductor conductor conductor DAVID DRURY organ

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NATALIE NICOLAS Fifty Fanfares Commission THOMAS ADÈS Polaris LISA ILLEAN Land's End DEBUSSY La Mer FINNEGAN DOWNIE DEAR conductor

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From the Baroque to the Romantics, Classics in the City 4 CONCERT PACK – INTIMATE CLASSICS explores the most intimate orchestral music. Perfectly located Meet the best music from the Baroque to the 20th century. in the heart of the city, the City Recital Hall provides intimacy On our way, we’ll encounter Italian masters from Venice, matched by glorious acoustics. Bach, the master of the late Baroque, Mozart, the jewel of the Classical era and Britten, who brings Baroque style When 7pm on Wednesday or Thursdays into the 20th century. Where City Recital Hall Pack size 4 concerts Fully flexible Yes

CELEBRATING BACH HERE’S TO MOZART BOLD INTIMACY VENICE AND BEYOND ANDREW HAVERON CLERICI CONDUCTS BRITTEN & SHOSTAKOVICH THE ITALIAN BAROQUE PERFORMS BACH MOZART & SCHUBERT

BACH IBERT BRITTEN MONTEVERDI Orchestral Suite No.2 Hommage à Mozart Prelude and Fugue for L’Orfeo: Sinfonia 18 Solo Strings Concerto for Two Violins MOZART GABRIELI Orchestral Suite No.3 Piano Concerto No.17 BRITTEN Canzona for Brass and Strings Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings ANDREW HAVERON SCHUBERT VIVALDI director and violin Symphony No.5 SHOSTAKOVICH arr. BARSHAI Concerto for Four Violins Chamber Symphony FIONA ZIEGLER UMBERTO CLERICI (after the String Quartet No.10) CORELLI violin conductor Concerto Grosso No.4 ANDREW HAVERON EMMA SHOLL DANIEL DE BORAH director and violin REBEL flute piano Les élémens ANDREW GOODWIN tenor BENJAMIN BAYL conductor BEN JACKS horn

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Todd Gibson-Cornish, Principal Bassoon; Alexandra Mitchell, First Violin; 38 Monique Irik, Second Violin; David Campbell, Double Bass 39 BOLD PAIRINGS QUARTETS FROM BRIGHT AND BOLD REIMAGININGS COCKTAIL TCHAIKOVSKY & GRIEG THE HEART FRANÇAIX & MOZART MOZART & BRAHMS MOZART & SHOSTAKOVICH

HOUR TCHAIKOVSKY MOZART FRANÇAIX MOZART Souvenir de Florence String Quartet No.19, Dissonance Cor Anglais Quartet Grand Sestetto Concertante GRIEG SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART BRAHMS String Quartet No.1 String Quartet No.9 Divertimento, K.563 String Sextet No.1 SYDNEY SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Kristy Conrau Emma Jezek Tobias Breider Kees Boersma Marianne Edwards Stuart Johnson Umberto Clerici Umberto Clerici Graham Hennings Timothy Nankervis Andrew Haveron Sandro Costantino Claire Herrick Anna Skálová Alexandre Oguey Lerida Delbridge Stuart Johnson Jane Hazelwood Wendy Kong Elizabeth Neville Timothy Nankervis Anna Skálová Leonid Volovelsky Sun Yi

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TCHAIKOVSKY BARBER String Quartet No.1 Summer Music PROKOFIEV PAUL STANHOPE Quintet in G minor Aftertraces… SYDNEY SYMPHONY POULENC ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon Alice Bartsch HARRY SDRAULIG Harry Bennetts Hat-trick David Campbell Kristy Conrau LIGETI Alexander Morris Six Bagatelles Alexander Norton SYDNEY SYMPHONY Shefali Pryor ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Amanda Verner Joshua Batty Justin Williams James Burke Diana Doherty Todd Gibson-Cornish Ben Jacks Alexandre Oguey Shefali Pryor Fri 10 Sep Fri 12 Nov Sat 11 Sep Sat 13 Nov

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Get closer to the music in Cocktail Hour. In the intimate 6 CONCERT PACK – VOICES OF CHANGE setting of the Sydney Opera House’s Utzon Room The individual voices of our musicians shine through in surrounded by stunning harbour views, you’ll experience this collection of music in which every composer has us up close and personal as we perform this collection something extraordinary to say. You’ll hear some of Mozart’s of chamber music. most revolutionary pieces, Romantic masterpieces by Brahms and Tchaikovsky, and the contemporary voices When 6pm on Fridays or Saturdays of Australians Paul Stanhope and Harry Sdraulig. Where Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room Pack sizes Choose between 6 or 3 concerts 3 CONCERT PACK A – WINDS OF CHANGE Fully flexible Yes The cobbled streets of Florence and languid summer nights in America; this is music that’s evocative and beautiful, but also pushes boundaries – with classics by Mozart and Tchaikovsky alongside music by Australians Paul Stanhope and Harry Sdraulig.

3 CONCERT PACK B – FROM THE HEART In this selection of concerts we have music that comes straight from the hearts of our composers. Mozart pays tribute to Haydn, Shostakovich to his wife Irina Antonovna and Tchaikovsky writes music that made Leo Tolstoy weep. Series Presenting Partner

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SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY PRICING – SERIES PACKS

FULL PRICE CONCESSION HOLDERS UNDER 30 The Sydney Symphony will continue to apply SUBSCRIBER PRIORITY – NEW SEATING LIMITS Pack Youth NSW Public Health Orders as they relate to ticketing As there will be fewer seats available in 2021, Series pack Page Premium A B C D Premium A B C D size (Under 30) and seating arrangements. we expect to sell most of our concerts on subscription. As these Orders can change at very short notice, EVENINGS AT SYDNEY TOWN HALL we will be allocating seats closer in time to concert SOCIALLY DISTANCED SEATING dates than we have in previous seasons. This will In order to create the best experience while maintaining 10 1000 880 680 455 320 900 795 610 410 320 350 allow us to maintain a COVID-19 safe environment. social distancing requirements, the Sydney Symphony will be allocating all seats for 2021. Select-your-own seating Abercrombie & Kent 28 7 695 600 470 310 215 625 540 425 275 215 245 options by phone or internet will return when restrictions ease. Masters Series

PRIORITY STANDBY STATUS FOR SUBSCRIBERS 5 475 415 300 200 140 430 375 270 180 140 175 Where we can’t confirm your reservation for a concert immediately, you will have Priority Standby status. General General Symphony Hour 36 5 215 215 175 This means our subscribers will receive any new seats Admission Admission as soon as they become available. EVENINGS AT CITY RECITAL HALL

NEW FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLAN: PAY-AS-YOU-GO Emirates 39 4 350 300 210 175 140 315 270 190 155 140 140 We have also introduced more flexible payment arrangements Classics in the City so that your account will be billed for your tickets only when they are confirmed and issued. AFTERNOONS AT SYDNEY TOWN HALL

ACCESS 9 925 800 650 430 315 835 720 590 390 315 315 If you would like to book wheelchair or accessible seating Thursday Afternoon spaces at either venue, please call us on (02) 8215 4600. 30 5 550 490 330 225 170 495 440 305 210 170 175 Symphony INFORMATION For more information regarding accessibility services 4 465 410 310 200 135 420 365 280 180 135 140 at our venues, visit sydneysymphony.com/access 6 640 550 410 275 210 580 495 370 250 210 210 Great Classics 34 4 465 415 300 200 140 420 375 275 180 140 140

MORNINGS AT SYDNEY TOWN HALL VENUE MAPS Tea & Symphony 32 4 270 235 190 155 270 235 190 155 140

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General General EASTERN 6 410 370 210 GALLERY LEVEL 3 Admission Admission LEVEL 1 General General Cocktail Hour 40 3A 210 190 105 Admission Admission

LEVEL 2 General General 3B 210 190 105 Admission Admission

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44 45 OFFICE USE ONLY PRICING – CREATE YOUR OWN PACK CSR DATE SEATED APPLICATION DAY PKG. RESERVE FORM PAYMENT OPTIONS: FULL 20% PARTIAL

Follow the steps below and return this form to: Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Reply Paid 4338, Sydney NSW 2001 OR book online at sydneysymphony.com. Price Category Concert Page Premium A B C For further assistance making your selection please call (02) 8215 4600 (Mon – Fri 9am – 4pm). Uplifting Expressions 11 Haydn & Gabrieli M 90 75 60 45 Heart of Brahms 20 STEP 1. YOUR CONTACT DETAILS YOUR COMPANION (IF APPLICABLE) Simone Young conducts Brahms Title Dr Mr Mrs Ms Mx Title Dr Mr Mrs Ms Mx Musical Genius 10 Mozart & Schumann First name Initial First name Initial Heavenly Voices 12 Mahler’s Fourth Symphony Last name Last name Musical Poets 13 Schubert & Mahler Street address Street address Among Friends 16 Grieg's Piano Concerto

Banquet of Sound N 17 115 100 65 45 Beethoven & Brahms Suburb Postcode Suburb Postcode Standing up to Stalin 18 Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 Daytime phone Daytime phone Arctic Winds 21 Sibelius & Tchaikovsky Mobile Mobile From Rachmaninov with Love 25 Shamray performs Rachmaninov Email Email Endless Beauty 26 Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony I wish to claim a concession as a: I wish to claim a concession as a: Romance Begins 7 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Pensioner Full-time student Youth (30 & under) Pensioner Full-time student Youth (30 & under)

Great Minds Please enclose photocopied proof of age and/or student card and/or pension details. Please enclose photocopied proof of age and/or student card and/or pension details. 8 Simone Young conducts Beethoven Please email me Stay Tuned for news, special offers and Please email me Stay Tuned for news, special offers and Force of Nature information about concerts information about concerts 13 Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony O 130 110 80 55 Special Assistance: Please include your requirements with this booking form if you require special seating. Sacred Ground 20 Simone Young conducts Mozart’s Requiem

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H185702_P327781_EK_Back to Business_A380_Sydney Symphony Orchestra_20x29_Eng.indd 1 9/9/20 2:58 PM MUSICIANS OF THE CHAIR PATRONS SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA “Without you, our beloved Sydney Symphony Orchestra would not have Simone Young am Chief Conductor Designate survived this period. Your generosity Donald Runnicles Principal Guest Conductor has brought joy and optimism to us all.” Vladimir Ashkenazy Conductor Laureate Andrew Haveron, Concertmaster

Andrew Haveron Concertmaster

FIRST VIOLINS VIOLAS CLARINETS CHAIR PATRONS Diana Doherty Fiona McNamara Principal Oboe Bassoon Harry Bennetts Associate Concertmaster Tobias Breider Principal James Burke Principal Emma Dunch Sun Yi Associate Concertmaster Anne-Louise Comerford Francesco Celata Associate Principal Chief Executive Officer John C Conde ao Chair Nelson Meers Foundation Chair Lerida Delbridge Assistant Concertmaster Associate Principal Christopher Tingay I Kallinikos Chair Todd Gibson-Cornish Timothy Nankervis Fiona Ziegler Assistant Concertmaster Justin Williams Assistant Principal Principal Oboe Cello Andrew Haveron Kirsten Williams Sandro Costantino BASS CLARINET Concertmaster Nelson Meers Foundation Chair Dr Rebecca Chin & Family Chair Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Rosemary Curtin Alexander Morris Principal Vicki Olsson Chair Rebecca Gill Elizabeth Neville Jenny Booth Jane Hazelwood Violin Cello Brielle Clapson Graham Hennings BASSOONS Joshua Batty Sophie Cole Stuart Johnson Principal Flute In memory of Reg & Jeannette Bob Magid oam & Ruth Magid Chair Todd Gibson-Cornish Principal Claire Herrick Justine Marsden Karen Moses Chair Lam-Po-Tang Chair Alexandre Oguey Matthew Wilkie Principal Emeritus Georges Lentz Felicity Tsai Carolyn Harris Principal Cor Anglais Fiona McNamara Harry Bennetts Flute Nicola Lewis Amanda Verner Associate Concertmaster Mackenzie’s Friend Chair Emily Long Leonid Volovelsky CONTRABASSOON Judy & Sam Weiss Chair Dr Barry Landa Chair Mark Robinson Alexandra Mitchell Jane Hazelwood Associate Principal Alexander Norton CELLOS Noriko Shimada Principal Victoria Bihun Viola Timpani/Section Percussion Anna Skálová Violin Catherine Hewgill Principal Bob & Julie Clampett Chair, Sylvia Rosenblum Chair, Léone Ziegler HORNS Sylvia & the late Sol Levi Chair Leah Lynn Assistant Principal In memory of Carolyn Clampett In memory of Rodney Rosenblum Kristy Conrau Ben Jacks Principal Kees Boersma SECOND VIOLINS Fenella Gill Geoffrey O'Reilly Principal 3rd Principal Double Bass Claire Herrick Rachel Silver Violin Horn Kirsty Hilton Principal Timothy Nankervis Euan Harvey Council Chair Marina Marsden Principal Elizabeth Neville Marnie Sebire Russell & Mary McMurray Chair Sue Milliken ao Chair Marianne Edwards Associate Principal Christopher Pidcock Rachel Silver Tobias Breider Principal Viola Catherine Hewgill Emma Sholl Emma Jezek Assistant Principal Adrian Wallis Principal Cello Associate Principal Flute TRUMPETS Roslyn Packer ac & Alice Bartsch David Wickham The Hon. Justice AJ & Robert & Janet Constable Chair Gretel Packer am Chair Victoria Bihun David Elton Principal Mrs Fran Meagher Chair Rebecca Gill DOUBLE BASSES Anthony Heinrichs James Burke Matthew Wilke Kirsty Hilton Principal Emeritus Bassoon Emma Hayes Kees Boersma Principal Principal Clarinet Principal Second Violin Nelson Meers Foundation Chair Shuti Huang Alex Henery Principal TROMBONES Oranges & Sardines Foundation Chair Monique Irik Drs Keith & Eileen Ong Chair David Campbell Ronald Prussing Principal Nick Byrne Justin Williams Wendy Kong Assistant Principal Viola Steven Larson Scott Kinmont Associate Principal Trombone Scott Kinmont Benjamin Li Associate Principal Trombone Richard Lynn Nick Byrne Robertson Family Chair Robert & L Alison Carr Chair Nicole Masters Jaan Pallandi Audrey Blunden Chair Maja Verunica Benjamin Ward BASS TROMBONE Anne-Louise Comerford Associate Principal Viola Emily Long Christopher Harris Principal Violin FLUTES White Family Chair Dr Margot Harris Chair Joshua Batty Principal TUBA Timothy Constable Leah Lynn Emma Sholl Associate Principal Principal Percussion Steve Rossé Assistant Principal Cello Carolyn Harris Christine Bishop Chair TIMPANI Sydney Symphony Orchestra OBOES Rosemary Curtin Vanguard Chair (lead For a full listing of our Sydney Mark Robinson Viola support from Seamus R Quick) Symphony family of donors, please visit Diana Doherty Principal Associate Principal/Section Percussion John & Jane Morschel Chair sydneysymphony.com/our-supporters Shefali Pryor Associate Principal Nicole Masters PERCUSSION Lerida Delbridge Violin To discuss your giving or learn COR ANGLAIS Assistant Concertmaster Nora Goodridge oam Chair which areas most need your support, Rebecca Lagos Principal Simon Johnson Chair Alexandre Oguey Principal Timothy Constable please contact our Philanthropy team on 02 8215 4674 or [email protected]

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FEBRUARY JULY

Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Romance Begins Standing up to Stalin Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 7 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 10 11 12 13 18 14 15 16 17 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 Thursday Afternoon Symphony Great Minds Thursday Afternoon Symphony Bright and Bold 8 18 20 18 Cocktail Hour 16 17 Simone Young conducts Beethoven Great Classics Françaix & Mozart Reflections of Light Reimaginings 8 Symphony Hour 25 19 Cocktail Hour 23 24 Jonny Greenwood & Saint-Saëns Mozart & Brahms Transformations Once in a Lifetime Symphony Hour 9 Tea & Symphony 26 19 Simone Young conducts 29 30 Dane Lam conducts Saint-Saëns Tea & Symphony Bach & Brahms Heart of Brahms MARCH 20 Great Classics 31 Simone Young conducts Brahms Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Celebrating Bach AUGUST 9 Emirates Classics in the City 3 4 Andrew Haveron performs Bach Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Musical Genius Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 10 17 18 19 20 Sacred Ground Mozart & Schumann Thursday Afternoon Symphony Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 20 Simone Young conducts 4 5 6 7 Spiritual Connections Thursday Afternoon Symphony 10 Tea & Symphony 26 Mozart’s Requiem Haydn: Seven Last Words Bold Intimacy Uplifting Expressions 21 Emirates Classics in the City 11 12 11 Great Classics 27 Britten & Shostakovich Haydn & Gabrieli Arctic Winds Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 21 25 26 27 28 Sibelius & Tchaikovsky Thursday Afternoon Symphony APRIL

Page Concert Series M T W T F S S SEPTEMBER A Window to the Soul 11 Symphony Hour 22 Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Sibelius Symphony No.2 Russian Greats Bold Pairings 23 Cocktail Hour 10 11 12 Cocktail Hour 30 Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev Tchaikovsky & Grieg Flying Colours Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 23 15 16 17 18 Stephen Hough performs Tchaikovsky Thursday Afternoon Symphony MAY German Genius 24 Great Classics 25 Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Stephen Hough performs Beethoven Bold Pairings Venice and Beyond 12 Cocktail Hour 1 24 Emirates Classics in the City 29 30 Tchaikovsky & Grieg The Italian Baroque Heavenly Voices 12 Thursday Afternoon Symphony 6 Mahler’s Fourth Symphony OCTOBER Musical Poets 13 Great Classics 8 Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Schubert & Mahler From Rachmaninov with Love Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series Force of Nature 25 13 14 15 16 13 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 12 14 15 Shamray performs Rachmaninov Thursday Afternoon Symphony Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Breakthroughs 14 Symphony Hour 27 NOVEMBER Adams & Shostakovich Celebrations and Fanfares Page Concert Series M T W T F S S 14 Tea & Symphony 28 Sydney Symphony Brass Stars and Seas 25 Symphony Hour 4 Adès, Illean & Debussy JUNE Endless Beauty 26 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 10 12 13 Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Summer Breezes Quartets from the Heart 26 Cocktail Hour 12 13 16 Cocktail Hour 11 12 Sydney Symphony Woodwinds Mozart & Shostakovich Among Friends 16 Great Classics 12 Grieg’s Piano Concerto Banquet of Sound Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 17 16 17 18 19 Beethoven & Brahms Thursday Afternoon Symphony Here’s to Mozart 17 Emirates Classics in the City 23 24 Clerici conducts Mozart & Schubert

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