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11 Sat Melbourne Youth Orchestra p9 3 Mon Free Music p15 1 Sun Italian Guitar p28 2020 Summer School: In Concert 4 Tue Love & Languish p15 2 Mon Ears Wide Open 1: Schumann p31 16 Thu Beethoven Big Sing p6 Free Music in the Salon p29 5 Wed The Virgin’s Muse p15 A Day in the Life of You p8 3 Tue Patty Griffin p30 Rapping with Defron p7 6 Thu Bartók in Contrast p16 Trio Romantique p31 Song Play p7 7 Fri Origins p16 The Wonderlands p8 4 Wed Beethoven 130 p31 8 Sat Natalya Plays: Studio Ghibli p16 17 Fri Meeting Mozart p6 5 Thu Vivaldi’s Venice p32 - Chopin Style Laura the Astronaut p8 6 Fri Stars Without Makeup p33 Explores the Planets 10 Mon Golden p18 Frankenstein Instruments p7 7 Sat Vivaldi’s Venice p32 11 Tue Moon Duo p17 Song Play p7 8 Sun Vivaldi’s Venice p32 The Wonderlands p8 12 Wed Deva Premal & Miten p18 with Manose 10 Tue Freiburg Baroque Orchestra & p34 18 Sat Mimi’s Symphony p7 13 Thu p19 Kristian Bezuidenhout, Stinky Silly Songs p8 Gene Kelly the Legacy fortepiano African Drumming Circle p7 15 Sat David Helfgott in Concert p19 Beethoven’s Razumovsky p33 p7 Song Play Hoang Pham in Concert p19 11 Wed p35 The Wonderlands p8 Freiburg Baroque Orchestra & 17 Mon This Mirror Has Three Faces p20 Kristian Bezuidenhout, 20 Mon Tenebrae p5 fortepiano 18 Tue p21 LUNARIS p9 Kate Tempest Wolfie to Ludwig p33 19 Wed p22 21 Tue Holly Herndon p10 Yeasayer 12 Thu Dare to Hope p36 p20 William Tyler Goes South p9 Terramusica: Silk & Ink 13 Fri Top Class Music p36 20 Thu p23 22 Wed Hiss Golden Messenger p12 The New Pornographers The Vampires p36 Southeast Alaska Odyssey p9 21 Fri p23 The New Pornographers 14 Sat Rhiannon Giddens p37 23 Thu p14 Chi Udaka – Taikoz & Critical Exchange p24 To Sleep, Perchance to Dream p38 Lingalayam Dance Company 16 Mon p38 Ann O’Aro p13 22 Sat A New World: Intimate Music p24 Evergreen Ensemble from Final Fantasy Kapsberger & the Secrets of Music p38 24 Fri p14 Chi Udaka – Taikoz & Beautiful Balkans: p24 17 Tue Greta Bradman & Calvin p39 Lingalayam Dance Company Songs About Her Torch Songs p13 Bowman 23 Sun 3MBS Beethoven 250 Marathon p25 Melting Moments p39 31 Fri Leather Lungs: Son of a Preacher p13 24 Mon Project Ludwig p26 18 Wed Chaika p39 Top Class Dance p25 19 Thu A French Connection p40 25 Tue Garrick Ohlsson, piano p26 20 Fri Through the Thorns to the Stars p40 Schubert’s Lovestruck p25 Miller Boy 22 Sun Concert 1 p40
26 Wed Weyes Blood p27 23 Mon Mozart’s Figaro for Winds p42 Miniature Masterpieces p28 24 Tue Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano p41 27 Thu Italian Guitar p28 Mustonen & Brahms p42 Opus p28 25 Wed Palinka! p42 28 Fri St David’s Day Welsh Concert p29 26 Thu To Bach & Back p43 Journey to the Danube Delta p29 Sinofuturists: Alex Wang & p44 29 Sat Garrick Ohlsson, piano p26 Chill Chill
27 Fri Sinofuturists: Howie Lee & p44 Toem Chen
29 Sun Debussy’s La Mer p44
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Welcome HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER p12
I’m delighted to present to you the brilliant Hiss Golden Messenger’s heartfelt tunes music you’ll hear at Melbourne Recital Centre capture the soul of American folk music, this summer. It’s the start of another year of highlighting singer-songwriter M.C. Taylor’s unforgettable performances at Australia’s best mature talent for spinning stories on guitar. place to hear some of the world’s greatest music-makers. The Centre is at the heart of Melbourne’s vibrant music scene: a home to Victorian and Australian musicians and a platform for superb artists from around the globe. We welcome KATE over 200,000 people each year to enjoy music TEMPEST in all its diversity. In 2019 we celebrated our 10th Anniversary by commissioning new work, The 10th Season of our critically acclaimed p21 inviting new audiences and showcasing the Great Performers series begins with one of the art of emerging and established stars. greatest pianists of her generation, Russian Feel the force of British spoken-word artist, This anniversary year has set the stage for legend Elisabeth Leonskaja. She is a performer rapper, poet, novelist and playwright Kate another landmark year in 2020, which includes of supernatural insight and musicality, and this a significant musical milestone: Beethoven’s will be a concert to cherish. Tempest’s incredible gift for language. 250th Birthday. It’s apt that in March, the superb We’re delighted to welcome back Australia’s Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and fortepianist beloved arts companies and ensembles for Kristian Bezuidenhout play all of Beethoven’s their 2020 seasons. The Centre continues to piano concertos with authority and panache. be a showcase of Australian excellence – both You’ll hear much more from Beethoven nationally and locally. THE NEW throughout the year; look for the Beethoven250 PORNOGRAPHERS icon on events which feature the maestro’s Melbourne Recital Centre is proud to be part masterpieces. of Melbourne Arts Precinct, a dynamic place where audiences and artists meet. As the p23 In January, we welcome families to Music Play, renewed Southbank Boulevard streetscape is our annual festival for music-loving children revealed in 2020 and the Precinct continues to (and grown-ups), who can experience a classical develop, the Centre is poised to embrace the The Canadian indie band that has been voyage through The Planets and an introduction next decade and beyond. swooning you for the last two decades with to the orchestra with Justine Clarke. A rich and its blissful harmonies makes its long-awaited eclectic summer season continues acclaimed The new decade is a great time to try new things. Melbourne return. choir Tenebrae, avant-pop trail-blazer Holly Why not use your next visit to discover an artist Herndon, and the incredible energy of drum or musical style you haven’t experienced before? ensemble Taikoz. The stars of the music festivals shine in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall in February and March, including Yeasayer, Weyes Blood, EUAN MURDOCH Patty Griffin and Rhiannon Giddens. CEO, Melbourne Recital Centre ELISABETH LEONSKAJA p41 The Centre welcomes everyone, and we have a range of services and facilities We acknowledge the traditional owners to ensure our concerts and events are The scintillating virtuosity of great Russian on whose land Melbourne Recital Centre stands – accessible. See page 20 for more information, pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja comes to the fore we pay our respects to Melbourne’s First People, to visit melbournerecital.com.au/access, in a relevatory recital of Mozart sonatas. Elders past and present, and to our shared future. call us on 03 9699 3333 or email [email protected] for advice.
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Concert & Event Manager Harriet Gregory shares her picks of the performances at the Centre this season.
Deborah Cheetham’s prestigious prize
Yorta Yorta woman, soprano, composer, Deborah Cheetham has been an important art Holly Herndon Artistic Director of Short Black Opera and leader for more than 25 years, recently emerging Melbourne Recital Centre Board Director as one of Australia’s most exciting compositional This woman is new music! Turning the Deborah Cheetham AO was honoured with the voices. Ms Cheetham composed Australia’s computer lab into her sound lab, Holly’s Melbourne Prize for Music 2019 at a ceremony on first Indigenous opera, Pecan Summer, and her experiments with technology and A.I. 13 November 2019. The prestigious music award opera company Short Black Opera has been a are nothing short of evolutionary. is granted every three years to an outstanding vehicle for the development of a new generation Tue 21 January | More on page 10 Victorian musician of exceptional musicianship, of Indigenous opera singers. Short Black Opera skill and creativity and is worth $60,000. will present Pecan Summer at Melbourne Recital Centre in October 2020 in celebration of the 10th The Melbourne Prize caps an amazing year anniversary of its premiere. for Deborah Cheetham who has had major works premiered by the Melbourne Symphony Deborah Cheetham was appointed to the Orchestra, PLEXUS, Rubiks Collective and Syzygy Melbourne Recital Centre Board of Directors in Ensemble, the latter performing the Merlyn Myer October 2019. She is the first Indigenous person Music Commission Song for Dulka Warngiid, to sit on the Centre’s Board. Moon Duo inspired by the tapestry that hangs in Melbourne Psychedelic rock meets funk and disco Recital Centre. grooves inspired by outer space. As if that wasn’t enough, extraordinary live light projections (The Lightship) take everything to the next level. A 360° tour of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall Tue 11 February | More on page 17
You can explore Elisabeth Murdoch Hall in a new way with a virtual model of this exquisite space created by engineering firm ARUP (who also provided acoustic engineering for the Centre’s design). Using state of the art technology, ARUP took high resolution scans of the Hall, stitching them together into an immersive virtual tour. Tenebrae Get up close to the hoop pine timber panels, The voices of English choir Tenebrae imagine you’re on stage and discover the are a perfect match for the world-class features that make the Hall one of the finest acoustics of Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. performance spaces in the world. For the classical music lovers out there, this is pure listening pleasure. Begin your tour at Mon 20 January | More on page 5 melbournerecital.com.au/ARUP360
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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE PRESENTS JANUARY GreatGreat ChamberChamber EEnsemblesnsembles Tenebrae
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‘This is a definitive modern Victoria Requiem, performed by a choir who relish its musical and expressive challenges.’ CLASSIC FM
Spanish Glories of the Sixteenth Century
Described as ‘phenomenal’ (The Times) and Victoria called upon all his imaginative resources INFORMATION ‘devastatingly beautiful’ (Gramophone), the and the new power of polyphony that swept Mon 20 January 7.30pm award-winning Tenebrae, under the direction across Europe to create one of the greatest works Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (100-mins incl. interval) of Nigel Short, is one of the world’s leading of the Renaissance. Tenebrae also performs a Lobo ‘Versa est in luctum’ vocal ensembles renowned for its passion selection from Victoria’s Tenebrae Responsories Victoria Tenebrae Responsories and and precision. Tenebrae performs its award- and Lamentations for Holy Saturday, with Lamentations from Holy Saturday (selections) winning interpretation of Tomás Luis de the captivating ‘Versa est in luctum’ by his Victoria Requiem Mass Victoria’s Requiem Mass of 1605. This luminous contemporary Alonso Lobo. These voices from masterpiece has a timeless resonance that the golden age of Spanish art speak to us with Tenebrae (U.K.) inspires listeners across four centuries. their humanity and beauty to this day. Tickets from $64 ($56 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by Uniting AgeWell
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Beethoven Big Sing Meeting Mozart
Join Karen Kyriakou for a fun and inspiring community sing-along Watch with delight as renowned Australian pianist Simon Tedeschi extravaganza. Just bring your voice along for a fun-filled morning of vocal steps into character as musical wunderkind Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. games, songs and the music of the great German composer Ludwig van Join Mozart, his wife and muse, Constanze, and a string quintet for an Beethoven. Singing is one of the best ways we can express the music inside introduction to Mozart’s best known and loved classical music while us – no experience is necessary! meeting the instruments of the ensemble along the way.
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Thu 16 January 10.30am Fri 17 January 10.30am & 12.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (45-mins no interval) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50-mins no interval) Karen Kyriakou Simon Tedeschi piano (Mozart) Tickets $10 – suitable for ages 3-8 Emily Taylor actor (Mrs Mozart) Tickets $29 – suitable for ages 2-8
‘It’s classical music for kids – specifically an introduction to Mozart.’ Save 25% THE CANBERRA TIMES
When you purchase four or more tickets to either Beethoven Big Sing, Meeting Mozart or Babes in Arms ticketing applies to all Music Play For a complete list of performances, workshops and free foyer Mimi’s Symphony. events except Song Play. See page 45 for details. activities visit melbournerecital.com.au/musicplay2020
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Rapping with Defron Learn how to rap with rapper and writer Defron, in this fun, hands on workshop. No experience is required, as kids are guided through simple, easy-to-follow exercises.
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Thu 16 January 9.30am, 10.45am & 12.15pm Imagination Station (45-mins no interval) Defron Tickets $19 – suitable for ages 5-10
Frankenstein Instruments Help to design and build a new instrument using recycled junk and Mimi’s Symphony everyday objects. This fun workshop will show you how to create music in An introduction to the orchestra unexpected ways. with Justine Clarke INFORMATION
Join writer and narrator Justine Clarke and composer and conductor Fri 17 January 9.30am, 10,45am & 12.15pm George Ellis for a journey with Mimi the magpie. She’ll encounter different Imagination Station (45-mins no interval) animals, learn how to survive in the suburbs and bring everyone together Ad Lib Collective in the park. Through this lively story, you will meet the sections of the Tickets $19 – suitable for ages 4-8 orchestra as they unite in a joyous symphony!
INFORMATION African Sat 18 January 10.30am & 12.30pm Drumming Circle Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (50-mins no interval) Join a dynamic percussion orchestra Justine Clarke narrator in this interactive African drumming George Ellis conductor workshop that will take your excitement Tickets $29 – suitable for ages 4-8 to the next level. After all, who can walk past a drum without hitting it?
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Sat 18 January 9.30am, 10.45am & 12.15pm Music Play Family Festival is supported by Imagination Station (45-mins no interval) African Beats The Betty Amsden Kids & Families Program Tickets $19 – suitable for ages 5-8 and features the Betty Amsden Commission.
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A Day in the Laura the Astronaut Stinky Silly Songs Life of You Explores the Planets ‘Multi-generational humour Yella is little with big energy. Blueno is equal Blast off with Laura and her spaceship that for all ... this show is a must see!’ parts grumpy and silly. Reddy has a secret unfortunately flies into a black hole, leaving GLAM ADELAIDE past. Come and visit the Musical Sprouts in her unable to tell where she is. Follow along as their garden and help them coax Yella through she meets the characters of Holst’s The Planets: He’s the Willy Wonka of Weird! He’s the Peter the challenges of growing up. Full of themes Mars the bringer of war, Mercury the winged Pan of Putrid! He’s Mr Snotbottom! A hilariously of independence and belonging, this show messenger and Jupiter the bringer of Jollity. deesgusting kids comedian brimming with all has delightful characters, catchy songs, live Complete with animations and the opportunity the ooey, gooey, slimy, yucky things kids love! instruments and dance. to craft your own planet. Nominated for Best Children’s Event at the Perth Fringe Festival, this rollercoaster of weirdness INFORMATION INFORMATION will have your whole family howling with delight! Thu 16 January 9.30am, 11.30am & 1pm Fri 17 January 9.30am, 11.30am & 1pm Primrose Potter Salon (50-mins no interval) Primrose Potter Salon (45-mins no interval) INFORMATION Musical Sprouts Holst The Planets Sat 18 January 9.30am, 11.30am & 1pm Tickets $19 – suitable for ages 2-6 Johannes Luebbers Preludes Primrose Potter Salon (50-mins no interval) Inventi Ensemble Mr Snotbottom Tickets $19 – suitable for ages 8-12 Tickets $19 – suitable for ages 5-12
The Wonderlands Designed for big and small music-makers and curious listeners, The Wonderlands is like a musical treasure hunt that every visitor to Music Play can take part of. Wander the Centre and look out for the bells. You may Plus,FREE discover them hanging from the ceiling, displayed in the open or hidden in a secret cupboard. Every bell foyer activities and is unique with its own magical sound to share. performances including Open Stage, harpist Michael INFORMATION Johnson, photo booth and face painting. Thu 16, Fri 17 & Sat 18 January from 9am Melbourne Recital Centre FREE Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in partnership with Federation Handbells Music Play Family Festival Commissioned with the support of the is supported by The Betty Betty Amsden Sub-Fund. Amsden Kids & Families Babes in Arms ticketing applies to all Music Play For a complete list of performances, workshops and free foyer Program and features the events except Song Play. See page 45 for details. activities visit mmelbournerecital.com.au/musicplay2020 Betty Amsden Commission.
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Melbourne Youth LUNARIS William Tyler Southeast JANUARY Orchestra 2020 The moon has been captivating Goes South Alaska Odyssey mankind for centuries. This concert Tennessee-born guitarist, Explore the curiosities of one of Summer School: sees Anna Stegmann and Catalan songwriter and producer William America’s treasured and pristine violinist Jorge Jimenéz explore its In Concert Tyler has reinvented the sound of wilderness escapes with Alaska mythical phases in four distinct sets. Experience a day of joyous country music. Tyler’s solo efforts String Band. A gifted family With various recorders, vielle and concerts celebrating a week of pull from a variety of styles, from of multi-instrumentalists, the Baroque violin, they take you on a music-making in the Melbourne sparse American primitive guitar artists swap instruments, playing journey in which early Mediaeval Youth Orchestras’ annual to pastoral country-driven rock everything from violin to banjo, music effortlessly blends with Summer School. The Summer and folk. Here he showcases his while layering their signature compositions from the last decades. School brings together over immense talent and showmanship vocal harmonies. Their heartfelt 700 young musicians from INFORMATION as one of Nashville’s great electric renditions of American roots across Victoria to take part in an guitarists. favourites conjure the spirit inspirational week of educational Mon 20 January 7pm of Alaska. music activities, culminating in Primrose Potter Salon INFORMATION these four concerts. (One hour no interval) INFORMATION Tue 21 January 7pm Works by Tarquinio Merula, Primrose Potter Salon Wed 22 January 7pm INFORMATION Biber, Bach, Ysaÿe, Berio (One hour no interval) Primrose Potter Salon and Bartók. Sat 11 January 10am, 1pm, 4pm & 7pm William Tyler guitar (U.S.A.) (One hour no interval) Anna Stegmann recorder Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – see website Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Alaska String Band Jorge Jiménez vielle/Baroque violin for duration & interval details Presented by Melbourne Recital Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Ensembles and orchestras from Centre & Spacegirl Presents Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Melbourne Youth Orchestras’ Summer School. Tickets from $27 ($22 conc) 1 Melbourne Youth Orchestras Presented by Melbourne 2 Anna Stegmann & Jorge Jiménez Youth Orchestras 3 William Tyler 4 Alaska String Band
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JANUARY boundaries of electronic music’s potential.’ MORNING STAR (U.K.)
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Holly Herndon operates at the nexus of technological evolution and musical catharsis. On her third full-length album PROTO (4AD / Remote Control), the performer and composer fronts and conducts an electronic pop choir comprised of both human and A.I. voices over a musical palette that encompasses everything from synths to Sacred Harp stylings.
Born in the mountains of East Tennessee, she’s to construct experimental pieces performed in INFORMATION gone from singing in church to performing real-time. She put those pieces into play on the Tue 21 January 7.30pm in the clubs of Berlin to being hailed by CNN likes of ‘Breathe’ and ‘Dilato’ from her full-length Elisabeth Murdoch Hall for ‘shaping the future of A.I.’ as a bona fide debut, Movement. Holly’s Centre debut is an (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) musical pioneer. Holly’s trailblazing career has intimate chance to hear the innovative artist as seen her utilise the laptop as ‘the most intimate she steps into the next phase of her unique career. Holly Herndon (U.S.A.) instrument’, cultivating live voice processing Tickets from $45 systems and developing custom vocal patches Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Mistletone
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Beethoven’s JANUARY Piano Concertos heard as he imagined them? Musicians everywhere are getting ready to celebrate, and even providing trailers … like this one. 2020 is a big anniversary for Beethoven: 250 years since he was born.
The comic strip Peanuts featured a precocious piano-playing Beethoven worshipper called Schroeder, and for years, in the 1950s, Peanuts counted down the days until Beethoven’s birthday (16 December). Cartoonist Charles P. Schultz could assume most people would know of Beethoven and his lofty musical standing. Many places will mark the birthday by playing all his works in a genre – the nine symphonies or the 32 piano sonatas (‘I’m trying to learn to play all of them’, Schroeder told Lucy). In the absence of an orchestra, Schroeder didn’t, as I recall, attempt the Beethoven wanted, such as the distinction in five piano concertos on his toy piano. But he would pedaling between ‘one string’, and ‘two strings’. have leapt at the opportunity. This is great music, You can’t do that on a Steinway … where Beethoven richly displays his virtuosity as pianist and composer for piano and orchestra. Playing all five concertos in numerical sequence, the concerts will demonstrate how Beethoven’s All five concertos will be played in 2020 as pianos grew in range of notes, and also in Melbourne Recital Centre’s Signature Event. Not projection and richness of sound: an orchestra on a toy piano – but not on a modern concert playing on instruments of the period needn’t grand, either. The orchestra gives the clue. If hold back, as a modern orchestra must, and you put ‘Baroque’ in your name, these days, a player on a modern piano. This evolution you imply original instruments and historically climaxes in the fifth concerto, where the informed performance; in both Freiburg Baroque dueling of soloist and orchestra soon earned the have been admired leaders for many years. sobriquet ‘the Emperor of piano concertos’.
But Beethoven? When I heard Kristian In Leipzig I had an inkling that Kristian Bezuidenhout in concert this year, it was in Bezuidenhout had something to do with Leipzig, at the Bach Festival, where he was Artist- Australia. Sure enough, although he is South in-Residence. He played Bach, on the appropriate African by birth, he grew up on Australia’s Gold instrument, harpsichord. Freiburg Baroque were Coast, where he started to learn the piano. ‘I there, too (he is their artistic director). But Kristian recall Australia as being truly remarkable at Bezuidenhout is better-known as one of the that time for the richness and seriousness of leading players of the fortepiano. And that could its classical music education’. Thanks for the be the right instrument for Beethoven, for the reminder, Kristian! Melbourne Recital Centre presents its concertos, provided the orchestra is playing the Signature Event of 2020, Freiburg Baroque right instruments too, and the venue isn’t too big. And Freiburg Baroque? Years ago one of its Orchestra and Kristian Bezuidenhout founding musicians, touring Australia with performing The Complete Beethoven Piano The time has well and truly come for Beethoven another ensemble, told us ‘you should invite Concertos over two outstanding evenings on period instruments. Paul Badura-Skoda, them. They’re really good!’ Beethoven’s birthday on Tue 10 and Wed 11 March. who died in Vienna earlier this year aged 90, is pretext for a great collaboration, in his honour, See page 34 for further details. pioneered playing Beethoven on period pianos. and for our instruction and pleasure. Early in the 1970s he recorded the Fourth Concerto on a Viennese piano such as its David Garrett is an Australian writer, historian, composer played. It was exciting to hear effects music programmer and broadcaster.
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JANUARY Hiss Golden albums where horns, strings and choirs build on Taylor’s folk- inspired sound-world. With heartfelt lyrics about love and loneliness, struggle and determination, mature songs express the gap between what we’ve always known but never said. Messenger Revealing Taylor’s masterful knowledge and fondness for the American music catalogue, all 11 studio albums, including the new release Terms of Surrender are inescapably beautiful and Hiss Golden Messenger continues to be an ceaselessly intriguing. Recalling a wide spectrum of American vernacular music – from Archie Brownlee to the Staple Singers evolving vehicle for singer-songwriter M.C. Taylor. to Van Morrison and Townes Van Zandt – this performance promises to enthral Melbourne’s lovers of indie folk-rock.
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Wed 22 January 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Hiss Golden Messenger (U.S.A.) With support from Erin Rae Tickets from $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Love Police Touring
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Ann O’Aro Torch Songs Leather Lungs: Singer, poet and dancer Ann O’Aro makes Jazz singer, cabaret artiste and gender Son of a Preacher music that draws on the maloya traditions of transcendent diva Mama Alto beguiles you her tropical island home of Réunion. A mixture with sumptuous and exquisite torch songs. Leather Lungs is the fierce, frisky and of rock, reggae, jazz poetry and slam, maloya Returning for Midsumma Festival, these fabulous alter ego of award winning triple- now accompanies every social, political and evocative interpretations of jazz standards from threat entertainer, Jason Chasland. Featuring cultural event on the island. Evocative, powerful the American Songbook reverberate in the mind powerhouse party anthems by The Weather and full of strong themes, it reveals life in all its and awaken the heart, showcasing Mama Alto’s Girls, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner, staged brightness and shade. luscious voice and presence. in all manner of sequins, pleather and shiny costumes, Leather Lungs fuses good old- INFORMATION INFORMATION fashioned fun with the romp of vaudeville.
Thu 23 January 7pm Fri 24 January 6pm & 8pm INFORMATION Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Fri 31 January 7pm Ann O’Aro Mama Alto vocals Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $31 ($25 conc) William Elm piano Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Leather Lungs Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Mama Alto & Midsumma Festival Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Ben Anderson & Midsumma Festival
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Bookings at melbournerecital.com.au or 03 9699 3333 | Transaction & delivery fees may apply | Prices subject to change 13 ‘A joyful celebration.’ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD JANUARY Chi Udaka Taikoz & Lingalayam Dance Company ‘Chi Udaka is an Chi Udaka is an inspirational fusion of taiko drumming and experience, an Indian dance. Inspired by the forces of nature, this celebratory emotion. How can show as part of Asia TOPA 2020 is a meeting of the deep you explain it when earthiness of taiko (Chi – earth) and the flowing sensuality varied cultures hold of dance (Udaka – water). a conversation so At turns delicate and dramatic, it unites INFORMATION sublime, so intense the powerful music of Taikoz with the Thu 23 & Fri 24 January 7.30pm intricate classical Indian dance movements Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (75-mins no interval) that the lines blur of Lingalayam, creating a kaleidoscope of aural-visual energy. A dynamic, cross-cultural Anandavalli voice and they become partnership, the vocabulary of both companies Riley Lee shakuhachi is steeped in history and tradition, and they now Aruna Parthiban voice a seamless whole?’ come together to break ground in an explosive John Napier cello feast for the senses. Taikoz has set itself apart Taikoz METROPLUS (INDIA) as a phenomenon in the world of performance, Lingalayam Dance Company renowned internationally for performances that Tickets from $65 couple explosive energy and extreme dynamism Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre with refinement and grace. Chi Udaka in arrangement with Taikoz & Lingalayam is no exception. for AsiaTOPA
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LOCAL HEROES Free Music Love & Languish The Virgin’s Muse in the Salon Be transported to 17th-century England, through Renowned early music specialists Laura the lesser known vocal works of British luminaries Vaughan and Danny Yeadon explore Come along to a wonderful hour of free music Henry Purcell, Nicholas Lanier and John Blow. Shakespeare’s England, France in the heyday of with Melbourne’s finest ensembles. Happening Exploring universal sentiments of love and Louis XIV and the Dutch Golden Age. Experience once a month in the exquisite surrounds of languish, this intimate performance by Ensemble works for two lyra viols by Tobias Hume and Primrose Potter Salon, it’s an open door policy Ancien is attractive to all lovers of music. Thomas Ford, the mysterious Monsieur de St for you to see the artists try out new pieces, new Colombe and charming sonatas by Johannes programs and new ideas. A rare oppportunity INFORMATION Schenck and Christoph Schaffrath. to gain an insight into an ensemble’s inner workings. Tue 4 February 6pm INFORMATION Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) INFORMATION Works by Purcell, Lanier and Blow. Wed 5 February 6pm Ensemble Ancien Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Mon 3 February 12 noon Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Schenck Sonata III from Le nymphe di Rheno, Op.8 Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Sainte-Colombe Concert III, ‘Le Tendre’ FREE Ensemble Ancien Hume The Virgin’s Muse Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Sainte-Colombe Concert XLIV, ‘Tombeau Les Regrets’ Schaffrath Duetto in D minor Ford A Pill to Purge Melancholie, Whipit and Tripit, Why Not Here, Cate of Bardi Laura Vaughan viola da gamba Danny Yeadon viola da gamba Tickets $40 ($29 conc) 1 Ensemble Ancien Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and 2 Laura Vaughan & Danny Yeadon Laura Vaughan & Danny Yeadon
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Omega Ensemble
Bartók in Contrast Origins Natalya Plays: Studio Clarinettist and artistic director David Rowden The remarkable improvisations of Melbourne Ghibli – Chopin Style leads chamber music all-stars Omega Ensemble jazz saxophonist Richard Pavlidis are the in an exhilarating program of 20th-century centrepiece of his original music. Joined by Celebrate the iconic music of Studio Ghibli works. From the Hungarian hillside to Soviet his band for his latest show, Origins, Pavlidis performed in the style of Chopin by Australia’s squares and the circus of Paris, this concert explores the nature of loneliness. His tenor quirkiest pop culture pianist, Natalya Aynsley. covers the full gamut of colour and emotion saxophone traces a human lifetime, navigating a Exciting arrangements that distill the essence prized in music for clarinet. solo path from childhood to adulthood. of Chopin, and cleverly infuse the melancholic themes from Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke INFORMATION INFORMATION and more, result in a truly unique musical experience. Thu 6 February 7pm Fri 7 February 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (90-mins no interval) Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) INFORMATION Poulenc Sonata for clarinet & piano Richard Pavlidis saxophone Sat 8 February 7pm Khachaturian Trio for clarinet, violin & piano Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Primrose Potter Salon (Two hours incl. interval) Shostakovich Violin Sonata in G Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Music from Studio Ghibli films. Bartók Contrasts for clarinet, violin & piano Richard Pavlidis Omega Ensemble Natalya Aynsley piano Tickets $60 ($55 conc) Tickets $64.50 ($54.50 conc) Presented by Omega Ensemble Presented by Natalya Plays Piano
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INFORMATION With its dreamy cosmic soundscapes and FEBRUARY blissfully down-to-earth outlook, psychedelic Tue 11 February 7.30pm rock band Moon Duo (aka Sanae Yamada Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & and Wooden Shjips’s Erik ‘Ripley’ Johnson) is 30-mins incl. interval) Moon uniquely capable of pushing into new territories while making its listeners feel all at home. Moon Duo Tickets from $45 The follow up to 2017’s transcendental Occult Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Architecture, new release Stars Are the Light is the in arrangement with Mistletone Duo Portland-based band’s luminous seventh album. Taking disco as its groove-oriented departure point, the new tracks shimmer with elements ‘Akin to being of ’70s funk and ’90s rave music. Johnson’s signature guitar sound is at its most languid awake in a dream.’ and refined, while Yamada’s synth and vocals THE LINE OF BEST FIT are mesmerising. Johnson and Yamada are accompanied by The Lightship – a visionary light STAFF play of live visuals, curated by Manchester-based PICK visual projection artist Emmanuel Biard.
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FEBRUARY What do Salvador Dalí, Leonardo da Vinci and Béla Bartók have in common? They all used the ‘golden ratio’, a special number that appears in the most beautiful works of art and music, including Bartók’s visceral String Quartet No.4. This golden composition is just one highlight in a shining hour of chamber music with Penny Quartet.
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Mon 10 February 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Julia Potter new work (world premiere) George Butterworth Love Blows as the Wind Blows Bartók String Quartet No.4 Georgie Darvidis vocals Penny Quartet Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Penny Quartet
Deva Premal & Miten with Manose Go on a magical journey into mantra, song, celebration and meditation with world renowned chant artists Deva Premal & Miten with Manose and their Temple Band. Their mix of the healing power of mantras from the East and heartfelt songs of awakening creates a space to come home to the deep peace of our inner spirituality.
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Wed 12 February 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Three hours incl. interval) Deva Premal & Miten Manose Temple Band Tickets from $70.05 Presented by One Entertainment
Blondie, situated next to Melbourne Recital Centre, offers an exciting menu inspired by Asian cuisine and provides an interesting mix of Australian and European wines, craft beer and cocktails.
To get you through the week they have a Monday to Friday Happy Hour from 3-6pm, and their resident jazz band – made up of talented students from the Victorian College of the Arts – plays every Friday from 5pm. Bookings for pre-concert dining are strongly recommended, phone 03 9686 3389.
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Gene Kelly the Legacy David Helfgott Hoang Pham Gene Kelly’s wife and biographer Patricia Kelly in Concert in Concert shares intimate and moving moments with Gene through never-before-seen movie clips, never Genius and maestro are amongst the many Melbourne pianist Hoang Pham continues, year released audio and unforgettable memorabilia. accolades David Helfgott has received for his after year, to perform music that is at the heart of Gene Kelly created some of the most iconic performances around the globe. Quite simply, the piano repertoire, to his adoring fans. In this scenes in film history. Don’t miss this behind-the- Helfgott at the piano is an experience like no piano recital Chopin’s melodic invention, warm scenes look into his extraordinary life, including other. This special one-off concert features sentiment and poetry complement masterworks the chance to meet Patricia Kelly after the show. solo works and Helfgott’s signature ‘Rach 3’ by Beethoven and Fauré. accompanied by Hoang Pham on second piano. INFORMATION INFORMATION INFORMATION Thu 13 February 7.30pm Sat 15 February 6.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins Sat 15 February 2pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (75-mins no interval) no interval) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (75-mins no interval) Chopin Scherzo in C-sharp minor Op.39 Lecuona Malagueña Beethoven Sonata in E, Op.109 Patricia Kelly Gottschalk Souvenirs d’Andalousie Fauré Nocturne No.6 in D-Flat, Op.63 Tickets from $99 ($89 conc) Liszt Concert etude No.3, S.144, ‘Un sospiro’ Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 Presented by Luca Entertainment Productions & Chopin Polonaise A-flat, Op.53, Heroic Tim Woods Entertainment Hoang Pham piano Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3 in Tickets $68 ($61.20 conc) D minor, Op.30 Presented by Hoang Pham Productions David Helfgott piano Hoang Pham piano Tickets $68 ($61.20 conc) Presented by Hoang Pham Productions
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LOCAL HEROES This Mirror Has Three Faces Terramusica: Silk & Ink Strelitzia Ensemble has been widely praised for its innovative and eclectic The expressive and evocative music of the koto (Japanese zither) meets the programming. Here, the Ensemble performs two contrasting yet perfectly beautiful and elegant world of Sumi-e (Japanese ink painting). Brandon Lee complementary piano trios by Robert Schumann and Lera Auerbach. Koto Ensemble performs a thrilling range of works, from the traditional to Connected by their gifts in both music and writing, this is music that brims the avant garde. These beautiful works are intrepreted live through the ink with metaphor and layered meanings. paintings of artist Junko Azukawa.
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Mon 17 February 6pm Wed 19 February 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Schumann Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op.110 Brandon Lee Koto Ensemble Lera Auerbach Piano Trio No.2, Triptych – Junko Azukawa Sumi-e (Japanese ink painting) This Mirror has Three Faces Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Strelitzia Piano Trio Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Multicultural Arts Victoria Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Strelitzia Piano Trio
Accessibility The Centre is committed to Hearing Assistance – Visitors who are Deaf or Parking – Accessible car spaces are available universal access offering a range hard of hearing can use the Centre’s hearing throughout Southbank, including at the Arts loop. Switch your hearing aid to the ‘T’ position Centre Melbourne Car Park and on Dodds of services and facilities to ensure to access the service, or request a receiver and Street opposite the Southbank Theatre. our concerts and events are headphones from the Front of House team. Additional information and a range of audible accessible for everyone. Assistance Animals – The Centre welcomes all and print resources for visitors with access visitors with assistance animals (such as Guide requirements can be found on our website, Lifts, Escalators & Stairs – Lift access is Dogs) certified by a registered authority. including our Welcome to the Centre Guide, available to all levels of the building and the Communication Boards & Picture Cards – If Social Script, Communication and Picture escalator on the Ground Floor Foyer travels you need help with asking questions at the Box Boards and Large Print Venue Maps. Learn to Level 1. Office or Bar, there is a communication board more at melbournerecital.com.au/access Wheelchair & Mobility Access – Seating for for your use. Our Ushers carry small Picture If you have any questions about access wheelchair and mobility aid users is available in Cards to aid communication. all performance spaces. please call 03 9699 3333 during business hours Companion Cards – The Centre accepts the or email [email protected] Accessible Toilets – Accessible toilets are Companion Card for all visitors with a disability located on all foyer levels and backstage areas. who require a companion at Melbourne Recital Signage – For visitors who are blind or low Centre events. vision, key service signs throughout the Centre are displayed in Braille.
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Critically acclaimed British FEBRUARY spoken-word artist, rapper, poet, novelist and playwright Kate Tempest has shown dazzling command as an artist, expressing depth and compassion beyond her years.
Since her emergence in 2011, the London-born artist has redefined what it means to be a wordsmith in the modern age. In addition to her albums, she has published three poetry collections, one book-length poem, a novel and staged three plays. Along the way, she’s entranced audiences on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, been showcased on NPR’s Tiny Desk and garnered widespread critical acclaim from the likes of everyone from Forbes to The New York Times. Returning to woo Melbourne audiences off the back of her third studio album, The Book of Traps & Lessons, she dials into the next phase of an already impressive and wide-ranging career, reaffirming her reputation as ‘an essential narrator for our time.’ The Telegraph (U.K.)
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Tue 18 February 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Kate Tempest (U.K.) Tickets from $59 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Handsome Tours
Kate Tempest
‘This isn’t a gig, it’s a reckoning.’
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‘Sheer Yeasayer experiential American experimental rock band Yeasayer captures what pleasure.’ it’s like to be alive in the world today with wide-eyed clarity. PASTE
Led by singer-songwriters and multi- All Hour Cymbals, it distils a decade of twisted, INFORMATION instrumentalists Chris Keating, Anand Wilder paranoid pop into the Brooklyn band’s most Wed 19 February 7.30pm and bassist Ira Wolf Tuton, its songs veer from direct, cut-to-the-bone release yet. Yeasayer Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & the intensely personal and romantic to the balance a sardonic and chilling reaction to 30-mins incl. interval) fervently political, challenging its audience and dark times with moments of warmth and self- making them think. New release Erotic Reruns reflection. With five full-length albums under Yeasayer (U.S.A.) stands out as one of the band’s best albums its belt, the N.Y.C. trio continues to surprise Tickets from $59 to date due to its singular vision. Light years musically with songs designed perfectly for Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre removed from the band’s 2007 opening volley, electronic live sets. You won’t want to miss this in arrangement with Destroy All Lines highly anticipated Melbourne performance.
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The New FEBRUARY Pornographers Long-shining indie stars The New Pornographers return to Melbourne for the first time in 10 years.
For the last two decades, The New Pornographers The Canadian eight-piece, one of the few INFORMATION have been delivering infectious hooks, sweet bands to employ multiple lead vocalists (a Thu 20 & Fri 21 February 7.30pm harmonies and a pile of power-pop riffs every province usually left to outfits like The Beatles), Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & time they take the stage. The critically acclaimed are remarkably intact given the status and 30-mins incl. interval) supergroup – A.C. Newman, Neko Case, Kathryn commitments of their members. While lyrically Calder, Todd Fancey, Blaine Thurier, John Collins, reflecting the political and climatic unease of The New Pornographers (Canada) Joe Seiders and Simi Stone – takes to the stage off the times there’s still those sugar rush choruses, Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in the back of its brand-new release, In The Morse delicious bass lines and sheer upbeat glee. arrangement with Supersonic Enterprises Code Of Brake Lights. The eighth album is more Who could imagine bliss and unease could so of what The New Pornographers do best: ‘pure, easily cohabitate? An unmissable gig by this great blissfully irresistible power-pop.’ (NPR Music) pop collective.
‘The New Pornographers are stronger than ever.’ PASTE MAGAZINE
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FEBRUARY A soaring voice in the Australian jazz scene, Songs About Her Intimate Music Lillian Albazi is lauded for her natural charm and versatile vocals. Joined by Shaun Rammers Anja & Zlatna invites you to an exciting insight from Final Fantasy (saxophone) and Oscar Neyland (double bass), into the Balkans’ unending romantic love for Experience the beauty and power of music the coveted young artist and her band explores women. These are those ladies who can be from Final Fantasy performed by the incredible the dynamic interplay between individuality and seen at weddings, sharing sorrows and joys of New World Players chamber ensemble – unity while celebrating iconic songs – from ‘the love or even working on the fields. Leitmotifs of featuring fabulous piano soloist Benyamin Nuss father of bossa nova’ Antônio Carlos Jobim to the love, yearning and friendship bring together a – under the direction of conductor Eric Roth. prolific Nat King Cole. diversity of traditions – transporting you to this beautiful region. Favourite scenes, battles and characters from the series spring to life in this hugely popular INFORMATION INFORMATION musical event. Fri 21 February 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Sat 22 February 6pm INFORMATION Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Lillian Albazi Trio Traditional music from the Balkans. Sat 22 February 7.30pm Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Anja & Zlatna Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Music from Final Fantasy. Lillian Albazi Trio Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Benyamin Nuss piano and Anja & Zlatna Eric Roth conductor The New World Players Tickets from $50 Presented by AWR Music Productions, LLC 1 Lillian Albazi 2 Anja & Zlatna 3 The New World Players
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Doug Kelly Stewart Kelly
LOCAL HEROES 3MBS Beethoven Top Class Dance Schubert’s Lovestruck 250 Marathon A mesmerising concert representing young Miller Boy dancers from across Victoria, Top Class Dance 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne joins the world in showcases a wide range of genres of dance from An emotional tour de force, Die Schöne Müllerin celebrating the 250th birthday of classical music’s jazz, tap and ballet to funk, hip hop and cultural is an unmissable concert experience, exploring most adored and larger-than-life composer styles. A rare insight into the approaches and love, life and death. Pianist Stewart Kelly pairs Ludwig van Beethoven, by bringing some of abilities of our State’s top performing dance with tenor Doug Kelly for this rare performance Australia’s best fine music performers for an students. of the full cycle. Stewart and Doug were the all-day event featuring multiple performances. major prize winners at the 2019 Liederfest and Expect to hear favourites as well as seldom- INFORMATION are acclaimed for their performances of lieder performed treasures. and art song. Mon 24 February 10am & 2pm INFORMATION Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (90-mins no interval) INFORMATION Top performing VCE and VCE VET Dance students. Sun 23 February from 9.45am Tue 25 February 6pm Tickets $17.50 ($15.50 conc) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Primrose Potter Salon (70-mins no interval) Presented by Victorian Curriculum and Music by Beethoven. Schubert Die schöne Müllerin, D.795 Assessment Authority Single tickets from $34 ($25 conc) – Doug Kelly tenor see website for session times and further details. Stewart Kelly piano Presented by 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Stewart Kelly & Friends
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FEBRUARY Ludwig
Come on an interactive journey through Beethoven’s six Op.18 String Quartets where you decide the program! Dive headfirst into Beethoven’s sound-world in this special choose- your-own-adventure style event, performed live by the Australian String Quartet in collaboration with experience design studio Sandpit.
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Mon 24 February 6.30pm Primrose Potter Salon (70-mins no interval) Selected movements from Beethoven’s Op.18 String Quartets. Australian String Quartet Sandpit experience design Tickets $55 ($45 conc) Presented by Australian String Quartet
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Garrick Ohlsson
A man, a piano, and you. Garrick Ohlsson is a master of the intimate art of the solo recital. His commanding presence – very tall, and with one of the largest handspans of any pianist – is at odds with the delicacy and finesse for which he’s famous. If you want to hear good music beautifully performed, this is an ideal opportunity.
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Tue 25 & Sat 29 February 7pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Program 1 – 25 February Beethoven Piano Sonata No.11 in B-flat, Op.22 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.6 in A, Op.82 Chopin Impromptu No.2 in F-sharp, Op.36 Chopin Etudes, Op.25 nos 5-10 Chopin Berceuse, Op.57 Chopin Scherzo in C-sharp minor, Op.39 Program 2 – 29 February Brahms Two Rhapsodies, Op.79 Brahms Seven Fantasias, Op.116 Brahms Variations on a theme of Paganini, Op.35, bk 2 Chopin Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op.9, No.1 Chopin Piano Sonata No.3 in B-flat minor, Op.58 Garrick Ohlsson piano (U.S.A.) Tickets from $67 ($58 conc) Presented by Musica Viva Garrick Ohlsson
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It’s been three years since FEBRUARY Weyes Blood stepped foot in Weyes Australia, and a lot has changed. After signing a worldwide record deal with Sub Pop, Natalie Mering (aka Weyes Blood) disappeared from the road to write and record her next album. Blood The result, Titanic Rising, is Weyes Blood’s most stunning achievement to date and has received sweeping critical acclaim. The live show is also ‘A set somewhere between spectacular, currently stunning crowds all over North America and Europe. Playing sold out venues alien and angel, an ornate, in both continents, Weyes Blood has elevated her live show since her last trip to Australia and will cosmic tangle of Laurel be bringing her full five-piece band. Adorned in a tailored white suit, Weyes Blood is eager to return Canyon wistfulness and to the southern hemisphere.
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ACL LIVE Wed 26 February 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30 mins incl. interval) Weyes Blood (U.S.A.) Tickets from $55 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Mistletone
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FEBRUARY Masterpieces Arcadia Winds explores ground-breaking Ah, Italy – and Italian music! Join Melbourne music for wind quintet. Carl Nielsen’s Chamber Orchestra for a passionate and sunny Award-winning Lithuanian pianist Gintaute masterpiece anchors a program studded musical adventure. There’s the Venetian brio of Gataveckaite gives you a closer look at one of with gems like Luciano Berio’s Opus Number Vivaldi and the drama and virtuosity of Verdi. the most celebrated miniature forms of the piano Zoo with its playful portraits of animals and the Elevated by Principal Cellist Michael Dahlenburg repertoire, the prelude. Featured in this recital innovative Architectonics by Erkki-Sven Tüür. and special guest guitarist Slava Grigoryan, of miniature masterpieces is the Australian Completing this stunning tour is a new work these stunning Italian works give an exhilarating premiere of the Druskininkai Preludes by from Gerard Brophy. welcome to the Orchestra’s 2020 season. Čiurlionis coupled with Chopin’s set of 24 Preludes. INFORMATION INFORMATION INFORMATION Thu 27 February 6pm Thu 27 February 7.30pm & Sun 1 March 2.30pm Wed 26 February 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Erkki-Sven Tüür Architectonics Vivaldi Cello Concerto in C, RV 399 Čiurlionis Druskininkai Preludes (Australian premiere) Berio Opus Number Zoo Handel Concerto Grosso in F, Op.6 No.9 Chopin 24 Preludes, Op.28 Gerard Brophy new work for wind quintet Giuliani Concerto No.1 for Guitar & Orchestra Gintaute Gataveckaite piano (Australian premiere) in A, Op.30 Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Nielsen Wind Quintet, Op.43 Vivaldi Concerto in G, RV 413 (arr. guitar & Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Arcadia Winds string orchestra) and Gintaute Gataveckaite Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Verdi String Quartet in E minor (arr. string orchestra) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & William Hennessy director Arcadia Winds Slava Grigoryan guitar Michael Dahlenburg cello Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Tickets from $67 ($56 conc) Presented by Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
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Vardos
Journey to the St David’s Day Free Music in the Salon Danube Delta Welsh Concert Gain a rare insight into an ensemble’s inner workings. Happening once a month in the Vardos takes a journey down the River Danube, The Victoria Welsh Choir returns to celebrate exquisite surrounds of Primrose Potter Salon, it’s winding through countries and making music the rich Welsh musical tradition. Performing an open door policy for you to see the artists try along the way. Hear the wind blow on the hymns, ballads, show tunes, arias and Celtic out new pieces, new programs and new ideas. river, generating spinning dances in Slovakian favourites that raise the roof in concert halls You might see you favourite artists or discover kitchens, fuelling the health spas of Serbia, from Bangor to Bairnsdale, this is a night of someone completely new. growing apples and sustaining foxes in Bulgaria, great entertainment for all lovers of Wales’ visiting dancers in Southern Ukraine and the folk musical heritage. INFORMATION music of Hungary. Mon 2 March 12 noon INFORMATION INFORMATION Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Fri 28 February 7.30pm FREE Fri 28 February 6pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30 mins Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) incl. interval) Traditional Eastern European music. Faleiry Koczkar OAM conductor Vardos Victoria Welsh Choir Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Tickets from $30 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Vardos Presented by Victoria Welsh Choir
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Iconic singer-songwriter Patty Griffin has attracted a cult-following with her intimately passionate performance style, telling heartfelt stories with her vivid, powerful vocals.
Over the course of two decades, the Grammy winner has crafted nine studio albums and two live collections, a remarkable body of work that prompted The New York Times to hail her for ‘[writing] cameo- carved songs that create complete emotional portraits of specific people … [her] songs have independent lives that continue in your head when the music ends.’ Widely regarded among the best singer-songwriters of her era, this year’s self-titled album, Patty Griffin, collects songs written during her battle with cancer. Chronicling love and death, heartache and joy, connection and detachment, Patty Griffin continues to create music with her uncanny perception and ever-increasing ingenuity. Last in Australia in 2008 for sold-out shows, the return of this pillar of Americana in a starkly beautiful show is not to be missed.
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Tue 3 March 7.30pm ‘I would go anywhere, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins no interval) anytime to hear Patty Griffin (U.S.A.) Patty Griffin sing her Tickets from $64 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre extraordinary songs.’ in arrangement with Chugg Entertainment & Gaynor Crawford EMMYLOU HARRIS
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LOCAL HEROES LOCAL HEROES MARCH Ears Wide Open 1: Trio Romantique Beethoven 130 Schumann International performers Masahide Kurita, In this exploration between macro and micro, Jamie Hey and David Selig are a vibrant Flinders Quartet interplays scale and form in a Take a deep dive into Schumann’s Symphony ensemble with repertoire spanning many genres thought-provoking musical display. ‘Satisfyingly No.2 with your guide, Melbourne Symphony and eras. Works by Clara Schumann, Grainger epic’ is the best way to describe Beethoven’s Orchestra Assistant Principal Cello Nicholas and Kodály flow seamlessly in this sophisticated String Quartet, Op.130, while Schubert’s singular Bochner. A classic work, deconstructed to recital, showcasing the alluring combination movement Quartettsatz is a tantalising episode. give you greater insight into the mind of the of flute, cello and piano. composer. On this exciting musical journey with INFORMATION Nicholas and the Orchestra, your curiosity is all INFORMATION that’s required. Wed 4 March 7pm Tue 3 March 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (95-mins incl. interval) INFORMATION Primrose Potter Salon (75-mins no interval) Schubert String Quartet No.12 in C minor, D.703, Gaubert Piece Romantique ‘Quartettsatz’ Mon 2 March 6.30pm Grainger Handel in the Strand Derek Brookes String Quartet No.1 Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Kodály Cello Sonatina Webern Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op.9 Schumann Symphony No.2 (excerpts) Anne Boyd Bali Moods No.1 Beethoven String Quartet No.13 in B-flat, Op.130 Nicholas Bochner presenter Schumann Piano Trio in G minor, Op.17 Flinders Quartet Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Masahide Kurita flute Tickets $51 ($40 conc) Tickets $30 ($25 conc)* Jamie Hey cello Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra David Selig piano Flinders Quartet *Prices subject to change without notice Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Masahide Kurita, Jamie Hey & David Selig
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Xavier de Maistre
Vivaldi’s Venice
Visit Vivaldi’s Venice with Having charmed audiences on his critically INFORMATION acclaimed 2018 Brandenburg debut, the Thu 5 & Sat 7 March 7pm & Sun 8 March 5pm extraordinary French harpist internationally celebrated artist returns to sweep Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (100-mins incl. interval) listeners along the bustling canals of Venice Xavier de Maistre in a Vivaldi Concerto for harp (lute) in D, RV 93 on a musical tour of the City of Bridges. Hear Marcello Concerto for harp (oboe) in D minor, S D935 characteristic Venetian works including beloved performance shimmering Parish-Alvars ‘La Mandoline’, Op.84 concertos by Vivaldi performed as though for the Pescetti Sonata in C minor with light and colour with the very first time in masterful arrangements for harp Vivaldi ‘L’inverno’, Concerto for harp (violin) and orchestra. Xavier, with his distinctly vibrant Australian Brandenburg in F minor, RV 297, Op.8 No.4 musical voice will impress upon audiences the Orchestra. shimmering light and colour of Venice. For those Paul Dyer conductor/harpischord who did not get the chance to see this inspiring Xavier de Maistre harp (France) performer in 2018, Xavier de Maistre will once Australian Brandenburg Orchestra more demonstrate why he is among the most Tickets from $27 sought-after soloists in the world. Presented by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
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LOCAL HEROES LOCAL HEROES Stars Without Makeup Beethoven’s Wolfie to Ludwig Individually, Gian Slater, Simon Barker and Razumovsky Beethoven was a great admirer of Mozart’s talent. Barney McAll are recognised as innovators of The feeling was mutual, with Mozart proclaiming their instruments. Together they form a trio of Beethoven’s ‘Razumovsky’ String Quartets Beethoven would steal the world’s attention virtuoso musicianship, bristling creativity and are highly regarded, and with good reason: with his music. Richly rewarding for the listener, adventurous spirit. Performing songs from its the second of these works is nothing short of technically challenging for the artist, their immense debut album, Grey is Ground, Stars Without a masterpiece. Quartz pairs this pinnacle of musical gifts are beautifully showcased in this Makeup conjures a musical world that is the string quartet repertoire with Hugo Wolf’s concert of piano trios by Rock Paper Scissors. expansive, grooving, lyrical and daring. gorgeous Italian Serenade. These rich and engaging works truly showcase Quartz’s INFORMATION INFORMATION polished precision. Wed 11 March 6pm Fri 6 March 8pm INFORMATION Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Mozart Piano Trio No.2 in G, K.496 Tue 10 March 6pm Stars Without Makeup Beethoven Piano Trio in D, Op.70 No.1, ‘Ghost’ Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Rock Paper Scissors Wolf Italian Serenade Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Stars Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Beethoven String Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 Without Makeup Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & No.2, ‘Razumovsky’ Rock Paper Scissors Quartz Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Mebourne Recital Centre & Quartz
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Born in Germany in 1770, Ludwig van Beethoven redefined music as we know it. His legacy contains some of the most expressive music ever written, bounding between heights of passion and joy and moments of complete and sober reflection.
2020 marks the composer’s 250th birthday year. What better way to INFORMATION celebrate the magnitude of his revolutionary music than with a survey of his Tue 10 & Wed 11 March 7.30pm piano concertos, performed by artists who have formed their own special Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – see website for duration & interval details relationships with Beethoven across a lifetime of listening and playing. Program 1 – 10 March The five piano concertos were composed between 1795 and 1809 and Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm have been treasured for more than 200 years. Melbourne Recital Centre’s Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 in C, Op.15 Signature Event welcomes Kristian Bezuidenhout and Freiburg Baroque Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat, Op.19 Orchestra to perform all five over two outstanding evenings. Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 Program 2 – 11 March Kristian Bezuidenhout is one of today’s most notable and exciting keyboard Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm artists, equally at home on the fortepiano, harpsichord and modern piano. Beethoven Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op.43 His partnership with Freiburg Baroque Orchestra as artistic director has Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op.62 attracted high praise, in particular for their recordings of Mozart. Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 & 5
Hear the concertos as Beethoven imagined them, with the Orchestra’s Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano (South Africa/U.K.) standing-setting musicianship set off by Bezuidenhout’s ‘irrepressible Freiburg Baroque Orchestra (Germany) imagination and vitality’ (The Guardian, U.K.). Tickets from $99 Two-concert packages from $158.40 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Supported by Yvonne von Hartel AM, Robert Peck AM, Rachel Peck & Marten Peck of peckvonhartel architects.
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LOCAL HEROES Dare to Hope Top Class Music The Vampires Award-winning contemporary music group Top Class Music presents extraordinary young Described as ‘phenomenal’ (Downbeat, U.S.) and Syzygy Ensemble invites you to reflect on an musicians performing three diverse programs. ‘gold all over’ (All About Jazz), The Vampires is age of political and environmental turmoil – and The concerts present a range of instruments, a trailblazer for a new generation of Australian dare to hope. From the bucolic serenity of Irish interpretations and styles by soloists and groups, jazz talent. Its distinctive sound builds on the rich composer Greg Cafferey to the sublime intimacy comprising top performing music students history of piano-less jazz quartets with a unique of Caerwen Martin’s The Beauty of Now, these from Victoria. This is an opportunity to enjoy a twist, adopting reggae, Balkan, afrobeat and Latin soaring works are a vibrant source of inspiration. brilliant and eclectic concert experience suitable rhythms in unexpected ways. for all ages. INFORMATION INFORMATION INFORMATION Thu 12 March 6pm Fri 13 March 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Fri 13 March 10am, 2pm & 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Greg Caffrey …and peace comes dropping slow Elisabeth Murdoch Hall – The Vampires Caerwen Martin The Beauty of Now see website for duration & interval details Tickets $31 ($25 conc) John Psathas Island Songs Top performing VCE music students. Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Chan Ka Nin Our Finest Hour Tickets $17.50 ($15.50 conc) The Vampires Syzygy Ensemble Presented by Victorian Curriculum and Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Assessment Authority Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Syzygy Ensemble
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‘Americana’s queen goes global.’ Rhiannon WNYC
Grammy winning singer, banjo and fiddle player Rhiannon Giddens returns to Australia with Giddens Italian musical alchemist Francesco Turrisi. Finding that her 19th-century American folk banjo tunes and his Sicilian percussion rhythms fit naturally together, the artists trace the evolution of music from Africa and the Middle East, highlighting its monumental influence on Western culture through the ages. Transformed by Rhiannon’s exquisite voice and Francesco’s metamorphic talents, their thoughtful and highly ambitious music is at once a condemnation of ‘othering’ and a celebration of shared experience.
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Sat 14 March 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 30-mins incl. interval) Rhiannon Giddens vocals/banjo/fiddle (U.S.A.) Francesco Turrisi percussion/accordion/ piano (Italy) Tickets from $59 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre in arrangement with Supersonic Enterprises
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SOUTHBANK SERIES RELAXED PERFORMANCE SOUTHBANK SERIES To Sleep, Perchance Evergreen Ensemble Kapsberger & the to Dream Enjoy a casual attitude to sound and movement. Secrets of Music Relaxed Performances provide the same Tinalley String Quartet has established itself as exceptional artists in the best place to hear, Guest artist Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo) one of the finest string quartets of its generation. with an environment particularly suitable and Latitude 37 delve into the world of Italian The Quartet returns for a concert filled with for audience members with autism, learning lutenist Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger. One of emotional potency and pathos by two of the disabilities or sensory sensitivities. This time, it’s the most inventive and feted lutenists of all time, string quartet’s greatest proponents, Beethoven Evergreen Ensemble showcasing its flair for his works span many genres and represent some and Mendelssohn. Join Tinalley to celebrate the folk and Baroque music. of the most lovely and evocative music to come life and music of Beethoven and those whose out of Italy in the early 17th century. lives his music forever altered. INFORMATION INFORMATION INFORMATION Mon 16 March 12 noon Primrose Potter Salon (45-mins no interval) Mon 16 March 7pm Sat 14 March 1pm & 3pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Evergreen Ensemble Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Kapsberger, Marini and Castaldi. Tickets $10 Beethoven String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo Mendelssohn String Quartet No.6 in F minor, Op.80 Evergreen Ensemble Latitude 37 Tinalley String Quartet Supported by the Calvert-Jones Foundation, Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Tickets $40 ($29 conc) the Samuel Nissen Foundation and Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & The William Buckland Foundation Latitude 37 Tinalley String Quartet
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Greta Bradman & MARCH Calvin Bowman Soprano Greta Bradman returns to one of her great loves, the solo recital, with a selection of delightfully intimate art-songs. Bradman will be joined by one of Melbourne’s favourite artists, composer and pianist Calvin Bowman. Join Musica Viva for morning tea from 10am, and a Meet the Artists talk following the concert.
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Tue 17 March 11am Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Works by Zemlinsky, Sculthorpe, Anne Cawrse, Beethoven, Holland and Calvin Bowman. Greta Bradman soprano Calvin Bowman piano Tickets $55 Presented by Musica Viva Greta Bradman
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE Melting Moments To coincide with the release of her new novel, Melting Moments, Melbourne Recital Centre’s 2020 Artist-in-Residence, Anna Goldsworthy, presents a series of readings interspersed with performances from Schubert’s Moments Musicaux. Beginning in 1941, Melting Moments offers a portrait of a woman’s life over six decades as a series of key moments.
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Tue 17 March 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Schubert Moments Musicaux, D.780 Anna Goldsworthy readings/piano Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Anna Goldsworthy Supported by the Vizard Foundation
Chaika Melding the earthiness of folk with the dexterity of jazz and craft of classical, Chaika’s vast influences create superb genre-blending music that transcends labels. Described as ‘spine- tingling’ (Rhythms) and ‘extraordinary’ (Fine Music FM), the band’s thrilling songs are steadily forging a new direction in Australian music, with new release Arrow receiving the 2019 ARIA nomination for best World Music Album.
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Wed 18 March 7pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Chaika Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Chaika Chaika
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MARCH A French Connection Through the Thorns Concert 1 Travel to France, immersing yourself in sublime to the Stars Corpus Medicorum’s first concert of the repertoire for flute, oboe and piano. In true 2020 season embraces Richard Strauss’s highly Inventi Ensemble style, this concert features Classical meets modern as Duo Chamber emotive Death & Transfiguration and welcomes beloved works such as Gounod’s ‘Ave Maria’ and Melange swings the pendulum from the amiable back violinist Markiyan Melnychenko for the iconic masterpieces by Bizet, Saint-Saëns and music of the 18th century through to energetic ever-popular Tchaikovsky Concerto. The thrilling Fauré arranged for the intimacy of chamber works of today. From immortal Beethoven and concert also pays tribute to Beethoven with his playing. Fauré to the endlessly passionate Piazzolla and Egmont Overture. the world premiere of Viva Beethoven by Livia INFORMATION Teodorescu-Ciocănea, this mosaic of genres is INFORMATION navigated effortlessly. Thu 19 March 6pm Sun 22 March 5pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) INFORMATION Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) Gounod Ave Maria Beethoven Egmont Overture, Op.84 Borne Fantaisie brillante sur ‘Carmen’ Fri 20 March 6.30pm R. Strauss Death & Transfiguration, Op.24 Saint-Saëns Sonata for oboe & piano in D, Op.66 Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D, Op.35 Beethoven Sonata for violin & piano No.8 in G, Fauré Fantasie, Op.79 Markiyan Melnychenko violin Op.30, No.3 Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Keith Crellin director Piazzolla Oblivion for violin & piano Peter de Jager piano Corpus Medicorum Teodorescu-Ciocănea Viva Beethoven for solo Inventi Ensemble Tickets $50 ($40 conc) piano (world premiere) Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Corpus Medicorum Fauré Sonata for violin & piano in A, Op.13 Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Inventi Ensemble Duo Chamber Melange Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Duo Chamber Melange
Inventi Ensemble Duo Chamber Melange
Corpus Medicorum
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MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE PRESENTS Great Performers Elisabeth Leonskaja
Elisabeth Leonskaja is a INFORMATION Tue 24 March 7.30pm pianist of the great Russian Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours & 10-mins school, that tradition of incl. interval) Free pre-concert talk 6.45pm powerful musicians that Mozart Piano Sonata No.6 in D, K.284 includes Rachmaninoff Schoenberg Six Little Piano Pieces, Op.19 Mozart Piano Sonata No.12 in F, K.332 and Rubenstein. Mozart Piano Sonata No.10 in C, K.330 Webern Variations for Piano, Op.27 Artists like Leonskaja provide all the technical Mozart Piano Sonata No.13 in B-flat, K.333 ‘She dazzled in performances dazzle you could want but they’re also virtuoso Elisabeth Leonskaja piano (Austria) of Mozart with the Australian interpreters, finding a direct line between music Tickets from $64 ($56 conc) Chamber Orchestra in 2016, and hearer, creating moments of revelation. Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre The crystalline simplicity of Mozart’s music Series Partner: Legal Friends and I was transfixed by her that makes it so magical is also its challenge. of Melbourne Recital Centre calm, fine, exquisite musicality. Leonskaja’s lucid, less-is-more approach and Program Partner: The Langham Melbourne scintillating technique makes these three rococo Mentored by Sviatoslav jewels sparkle. Aligned with Mozart’s by its Richter, this is a musician of translucency, Schoenberg and Webern’s piano mesmerising quality.’ music makes its quiet impact in elegant dabs and strokes of sound and silence. Leonskaja’s MARSHALL MCGUIRE, candour and command finds the connections DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING between these different kinds of beauty.
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MOSTLY MOZART LOCAL HEROES LOCAL HEROES Mozart – Figaro Mustonen & Brahms Palinka! for Winds Outstanding Australian violinist Daniel Dodds Have you ever wanted to say ‘Cheers!’ in is the concertmaster and artistic director of Hungarian? Or how to bake a spiced honey cake Catch up with friends over morning tea and renowned chamber orchestra Festival Strings that will help you meet your true love? Come enjoy a wonderful hour of classical music. Lucerne, a concertmaster of the Australian World with us to the shores of Lake Balaton where the Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro features Orchestra and a brilliant musician. He joins best wines are made. Enter a strange world full everything you’d find in a modern-day soap celebrated pianist Kristian Chong to present two of mythical creatures including a wicked, magical opera: love, revenge and a wedding thrown in powerful and dramatic sonatas by Olli Mustonen chicken and a mosquito bigger than a horse ... for good measure. This version for wind octet (2012) and Brahms. This is chamber music not to Egészségedre! includes all the beloved music, with narration by be missed, featuring two stunning performers. Bethany Simons. INFORMATION INFORMATION INFORMATION Wed 25 March 6pm Tue 24 March 6pm Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Mon 23 March 11am Primrose Potter Salon (One hour no interval) Works by Brahms, Hubay, Bartók, Dinicu Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour no interval) Olli Mustonen Sonata for violin & piano and traditional Hungarian songs, spells Mozart (arr. Wendt for wind octet) Brahms Sonata for violin & piano No.3 and secret recipes. The Marriage of Figaro in D minor, Op.108 Stiletto Sisters Nick Deutsch oboe/director Daniel Dodds violin Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Bethany Simons actor Kristian Chong piano Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Phil Lambert author Tickets $40 ($29 conc) Stiletto Sisters ANAM Musicians Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Tickets $49 ($42 conc) Kristian Chong & Friends Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) Supported by Lendlease Over 55s Living
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James Crabb, accordion
To Bach & Back: Sophie Rowell
The greatest and most prolific of composers, J.S. Bach INFORMATION still has plenty to teach us about the joys of new music. Thu 26 March 7.30pm Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (Two hours incl. interval) J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Sophie Rowell leads the Orchestra through Bach, Aulis Sallinen Barabbas Variations Sallinen, Grieg and Antonio Agri in this joyful concert which sees the genius of Bach refashioned, with J.S. Bach Violin Concerto in A minor classical accordionist James Crabb performing as a soloist. The Scottish virtuoso has been praised Agri/José Carli Desde Adentro the world over for his versatile musicianship and has appeared with the London Philharmonic and Grieg Holberg Suite BBC Scottish Orchestras, as well as countless contemporary world-class ensembles. Crabb brings his Sophie Rowell director/violin passion to Argentinian composer Antonio Agri’s Desde Adentro, originally recorded with conductor James Crabb accordion José Carli in 1997. Contemporary Finnish composer Aulis Sallinen’s Barrabas Variations also features Melbourne Symphony Orchestra accordion as the solo instrument. Sophie Rowell leads the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Tickets from $52.50 ($47.50 conc)* in Bach’s Orchestral Suite No.3 and Violin Concerto in A minor, highlighting the composer’s mastery Presented by Melbourne Symphony Orchestra of harmony and counterpoint. *Ticket prices subject to change
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Howie Lee & Toem Chen
Alex Wang & Chill Chill
Experience the next wave Alex Wang & Chill Chill Howie Lee & Toem Chen of Chinese and Taiwanese Alex Wang and Chill Chill present their Producer Howie Lee and game designer multimedia artists with cyberoptic visions of modern China. Loosely Teom Chen present the Australian premiere based on the dystopian illusions of Orwell’s of a startling new collaborative multimedia live Sinofuturists, a diverse 1984, the duo has created an apocalyptic performance. In this immersive experience, group of music, video and landscape with game engine environments sound triggers visual events. The camera and avatars to guide the audience through shifts, inverts, subverts, disorients and the game engine artists working this unreal nightmare. Their performance game world triggers sound in turn. Using the includes contemporary critiques and historical latest technological tools, the movement of the with the latest technological warnings for future civilisations: from autocratic audience and traditional instruments, the duo tools. Expect futuristic surveillance to artificial agency, the pair presents creates a completely reactive world for both soundscapes, distorted an alarming forecast for the digital age. performer and audience. electronics and daring INFORMATION INFORMATION atmospheric works. Thu 26 March 8pm Fri 27 March 8pm Primrose Potter Salon (Two hours & 15-mins Primrose Potter Salon (Two hours & 15-mins incl. interval) incl. interval) Alex Wang (China) Howie Lee (China) Chill Chill Toem Chen (China) Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Tickets $31 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Mat Spisbah & Asia TOPA Mat Spisbah & Asia TOPA
Asia TOPA is a joint initiative of the Sidney Myer Fund and Arts Centre Melbourne and is supported by the Australian and Victorian Governments.
Please note these concerts contain strobe lighting, high intensity sound, lighting and smoke machine.
Debussy’s La Mer INFORMATION Sun 29 March 2.30pm Experience Claude Debussy’s impressionistic Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (105-mins incl. interval) masterpiece La Mer – a symphonic classic Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis capturing the essence of the ocean. Together of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber with Arutiunian’s virtuosic Trumpet Concerto Arutiunian Trumpet Concerto and fascinating repertoire by Sculthorpe and Sculthorpe Earth Cry Hindemith, this performance by Melbourne Debussy La Mer Youth Orchestra and rising star Samuel Beagley is not to be missed. Samuel Beagley trumpet Melbourne Youth Orchestra Tickets $34 ($25 conc) Presented by Melbourne Youth Orchestras
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Suren Norene Leslie McCormac Benefactor Patron Ronald Farren-Price AM & Danielle Davis & Joyce Marks Dr Diane Tibbits ($500+) Betty Amsden Kids and Rosemary O’Connor Gandel Philanthropy Margaret Farren-Price Jenny & Peter Hordern Anonymous (5) Family Program Benefactor ACCESS TO THRILLING Jenny Tatchell ($30,000+) Kristin Gill & family Valma Angliss AM The Late Betty Amsden AO DSJ Diana Lempriere Laura Thomas Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM Colin Golvan AM QC & Cathy Lowy MUSIC AND LEARNING Roly Ball Dr Deborah Golvan Merlyn Myer Music Geoff & Jan Phillips OPPORTUNITIES FOR Peter & Cally Bartlett ($500+) ($10,000+) Nance Grant AM MBE (Great Performers EVERYBODY Ann Blake Commission Dianne Jacobs Anonymous (1) Brenda Hamilton & family Leadership Supporters) Supported by the Elisabeth Arnold & Mary Bram The Aranday Foundation John Calvert-Jones AM & Luke Heagerty The Yugilbar Foundation Legal Friends of Melbourne Mary Vallentine AO Murdoch Creative Lynda Campbell Janet Calvert-Jones AO Catherine Heggen Recital Centre Dr Victor Wayne & Development Fund and the Stephen Carpenter & ($50,000+) Brian Goddard Hans & Petra Henkell Dr Karen Wayne OAM Mary Vallentine Limitless Leigh Ellwood Lady Primrose Potter AC Legal Friends Inaugural Dr Alastair Jackson AM Kathy Horadam Stage Fund, donors to our John Castles AM & Lady Primrose Potter AC Anne Kantor AO & ($2500+) Patrons learning and access programs Thelma Castles OAM ($20,000+) The Hon Justice Michelle Skipp Williamson & The Late Dr Milan Anonymous Mrs Margaret S Ross AM & help to share the music by The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC & Gordon AC & The Hon Carol Haynes Kantor OAM Ballandry bringing high-quality music Mrs Elizabeth Chernov Dr Ian C Ross (Artist (Peter Griffin Family) Fund Kenneth M Hayne AC QC Alex King & Sebastian King and learning opportunities to Caroline & Robert Clemente Development Leadership ($5000+) Diana Lempriere Liz & Charles Baré people from all walks of life Leslie G Clements Supporters) ($10,000+) Warwick & Paulette Bisley Alastair Campbell & Arnold & Mary Bram Cathy Lowy The Hon Mary Delahunty The Hon Justice Michelle Evelyn Pose Sue Campbell ($50,000+) ($10,000+) The Hon Susan Crennan AC QC & The Hon Justice Julie Gordon AC & The Hon Katherine Rechtman Peter & Ruth McMullin Warwick & Paulette Bisley Dr Michael Crennan QC Kathy & George Deutsch OAM Dodds-Streeton Kenneth M Hayne AC QC (Public Space Activations) Majlis Pty Ltd Ralph & Ruth Renard Ann Lahore George & Laila Embelton Angelina & Graeme Wise Shelley & Euan Murdoch James Ostroburski & ($4000+) Kiera Stevens Assoc Prof Jody Evans Peter J Stirling Dr Paul Nisselle AM ($40,000+) Leo Ostroburski Naomi Golvan & ($2500+) Dr Geraldine Lazarus & Vivien & Jacob Fajgenbaum Bruce Parncutt AO Greg Noonan Joy Selby Smith George Golvan QC Ian Suren Mr Greig Gailey (Regional Margaret Farren-Price & Ian Nowak & Kathleen Nowak Angelina & Graeme Wise Peter B Murdoch QC & Jenny Tatchell Touring and Outreach Prof Ronald Farren-Price AM ($1000+) Jacqueline Schwarz Helen Murdoch In memory of David Tong Leadership Supporters) Jo Fisher & Peter Grayson ($4000+) Anonymous (1) Sirius Foundation Maya Rozner & Alex King Mary Vallentine AO Dr Kingsley Gee Annamila Pty Ltd Kaye Cleary Mary Waldron ($30,000+) Angela Glover Andrew & Theresa Dyer ($2500+) Tim Conrad Vivian Wei Wang ($1000+) Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM Craig K Coulson Anonymous Colin Golvan AM QC & Linda Herd Anonymous (1) Lady Marigold Southey AC Janine & Timothy Fredman List of Patrons as at Adrienne Basser Dr Deborah Golvan Susan Pelka & Richard Caven Colin Golvan AM QC & Roger Gillard & Sohwon Kim 14 November 2019 Helen Brack Charles B Goode AC & Vivienne Ritchie Dr Deborah Golvan ($10,000+) Linda Herd Bill Burdett AM & Cornelia Goode Vivian Wei Wang Peter J Stirling & Annamila Pty Ltd David Lee Sandra Burdett Linda Herd The Hon Justice Michelle Lyn Williams AM Kimberley Kane Gordon AC & The Hon Jay Lee & Muriel Yang Kenneth M Hayne AC QC
47 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE PRESENTS
Family Festival 16-18 January 2020
A festival for kids and families to discover music, play an instrument and make some noise with big and mini concerts, workshops and loads of free foyer fun.
THURSDAY 16 JAN Beethoven Big Sing An inspiring community sing-along extravaganza
A Day in the Life of You
FRIDAY 17 JAN Meeting Mozart Pianist Simon Tedeschi steps into character as music wunderkind Mozart
Laura the Astronaut Explores the Planets
SATURDAY 18 JAN Mimi’s Symphony A joyous symphony centred on the adventures of Mimi the magpie
Stinky Silly Songs
workshops and loads of FREE foyer activities and performances including Open Stage, The Wonderlands, harpist Michael Johnson, photo booth and face painting. For more information & to book: melbournerecital.com.au/musicplay2020
Music Play Family Festival is supported by The Betty Amsden Kids & Families Program and features the Betty Amsden Commission.
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