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Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES Thu 4 July 2019, 11am Perth Concert Hall Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky MASTERS SERIES Fri 5 & Sat 6 July 2019, 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Wesfarmers Arts, creating the spark that sets off a lifelong love of music. Shigeru Komatsu – WASO Cello The West Australian Symphony Orchestra respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Elders of the Indigenous Nations across Western Australia and on whose Lands we work. MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Nyx (19 mins) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 (47 mins) Andante – Allegro con anima Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza Valse (Allegro moderato) Finale (Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace) Hendrik Vestmann conductor Wesfarmers Arts Pre-concert Talk Find out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Alan Lourens, Head of the Conservatorium of Music at The University of Western Australia (see page 15 for his biography). The Pre-concert Talk will take place at 9.40am in the Auditorium. Listen to WASO This performance is recorded for broadcast on ABC Classic on Friday, 12 July at 1pm AWST (or 11am online). For further details visit abc.net.au/classic 3 MASTERS SERIES Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Nyx (19 mins) SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1 (31 mins) Allegretto Moderato – Cadenza – Allegro con moto Interval (25 mins) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 (47 mins) Andante – Allegro con anima Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza Valse (Allegro moderato) Finale (Andante maestoso – Allegro vivace) Hendrik Vestmann conductor Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Wesfarmers Arts Pre-concert Talk Find out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Alan Lourens, Head of the Conservatorium of Music at The University of Western Australia (see page 15 for his biography). The Pre-concert Talk will take place at 6.45pm in the Terrace Level Foyer. Wesfarmers Arts Meet the Musician Enjoy a conversation with Hendrik Vestmann post-concert Friday night in the Terrace Level foyer. Listen to WASO This performance is recorded for broadcast on ABC Classic on Friday, 12 July at 1pm AWST (or 11am online). For further details visit abc.net.au/classic 4 2019 Upcoming Concerts SPECIAL EVENT Last Night of the Proms Fri 19 July 8pm & Sun 21 July 2pm Perth Concert Hall Bring your best voice and party spirit as we raise the roof at the Perth Concert Hall with a grand ‘Hurrah’ of flag-waving favourites. As always the concert comes to an unmissable end with the traditional ‘Last Night of the Proms’ sing-a-long including Jerusalem and Rule, Britannia! RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN The Sound of Music: Climb Ev’ry Mountain LOEWE My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night WOOD Fantasy on British Sea Songs ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance No.1 ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ …and more Guy Noble conductor TICKETS Jacqueline Dark mezzo soprano FROM $49* WASO Chorus SPECIAL EVENT Side by Side Fri 26 July 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall WASO is joined on stage by some of Australia’s most talented young and emerging artists from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) to bring Shostakovich’s extraordinary work of heroism and humanity to life. Simone Young brings her own selected highlights of Romeo and Juliet to Perth and conducts this special side by side program. Program to include: Photo: Philipp Rathmer Philipp Photo: PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet (Selections from the complete ballet) SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No.7 Leningrad Simone Young conductor (pictured) TICKETS $25* ANAM and Simone Young are supported by the Minderoo Foundation. MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES Szeps-Znaider Plays Elgar Fri 16 & Sat 17 Aug 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider is one of the most sought-after violinists in the world. He returns to WASO to perform Elgar’s Violin Concerto on the same extraordinary instrument - the 1741 Guarnerius del Gesù – that the great Fritz Kreisler used for the concerto’s premiere over a century ago. ELGAR Violin Concerto BRAHMS Symphony No.2 Photo: Lars Gundersen Photo: Asher Fisch conductor Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider violin TICKETS (2019 WASO Featured Artist) (pictured) FROM $33* Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. BOOK NOW – 9326 0000 – waso.com.au *A one-off handling fee of $6.60 per transaction applies to all web, phone and mail bookings. A fee of $3.85 applies to over the counter bookings. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post. 5 West Australian Symphony Orchestra From the centre of Perth to the furthest WASO Chorus, to create exceptional corners of our State, every year since 1928, performances for hundreds of thousands we set hearts racing with extraordinary of people each year. music and exhilarating performances for all West Australians to share. Our Orchestra is led by Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser West Australian Symphony Orchestra Asher Fisch. Israeli-born, Fisch is an (WASO) is a for-purpose not-for-profit internationally renowned conductor company that thrives on the enthusiasm, in both the operatic and symphonic passion and support of our entire repertoire, and is a frequent guest at the community. We harness this energy world’s great opera houses including La to create events and programs across Scala, the Bayerische Staatsoper and the the State to stimulate learning and Metropolitan Opera in New York. participation in a vibrant cultural life. We are proud to call Perth Concert Hall We are both fierce advocates for our home. great classical musical heritage and passionate leaders in the commissioning and performance of new music by leading Australian and international Connect With WASO composers. Every year we mobilise and waso.com.au nurture a new generation of young and emerging artists to help secure a bright facebook.com/ future for music in Australia. WASymphonyOrchestra We create the spark that sets off a lifelong twitter.com/WASymphony love of music because we believe it has the power to touch the soul and enrich lives. instagram.com/ Our resident company of full-time wasymphonyorchestra professional musicians are the beating youtube.com/ heart of our organisation. The Orchestra WestAustSymOrchestra plays a central role in the vibrancy of our creative state, and they are also Stay up to date and sign-up to our supported by hundreds of visiting SymphonE-news at waso.com.au artists, alongside the volunteers of the 6 WASO On Stage VIOLIN VIOLA FLUTE TRUMPET Laurence Jackson Daniel Schmitt^ Andrew Nicholson Brent Grapes Concertmaster Guest Principal Viola • Anonymous Fletcher Cox^ Semra Lee-Smith Alex Brogan Mary-Anne Blades Peter Miller A/Assoc Concertmaster A/Principal Viola Andrew Freeman^ Graeme Norris Kierstan Arkleysmith TROMBONE A/Assistant Concertmaster Nik Babic PICCOLO Joshua Davis Rebecca Glorie George Batey^ Michael Waye • Dr Ken Evans and A/Principal 1st Violin • Pamela & Josh Pitt Dr Glenda Campbell-Evans Benjamin Caddy Liam O’Malley Zak Rowntree* Alison Hall OBOE Principal 2nd Violin Rachael Kirk Liz Chee BASS TROMBONE Kylie Liang A/Principal Oboe Assoc Principal 2nd Violin Kathryn McKay^ Philip Holdsworth • Penrhos College Allan McLean Annabelle Farid° TUBA Akiko Miyazawa Elliot O’Brien Stephanie Nicholls^ Cameron Brook A/Assistant Principal Katherine Potter^ Samuel Parry^ 2nd Violin • Peter & Jean Stokes CLARINET Hannah Brockway^ CELLO TIMPANI Allan Meyer Stephanie Dean Rod McGrath Alex Timcke • Marc & Nadia Geary • Tokyo Gas Lorna Cook Sara Duhig^ Melinda Forsythe° Geoffrey Bourgault PERCUSSION Amy Furfaro^ Shigeru Komatsu du Coudray^ Brian Maloney Beth Hebert Oliver McAslan Francois Combemorel BASS CLARINET Alexandra Isted Nicholas Metcalfe Assoc Principal Alexander Millier Percussion & Timpani Jane Johnston° Eve Silver* Paul Tanner^ Sunmi Jung Fotis Skordas BASSOON Christina Katsimbardis Tim South Adam Mikulicz HARP Sera Lee^ Xiao Le Wu Linda Chateris^ Catherine Ashley^ Shaun Lee-Chen^ Joanne Littlely^ Andrea Mendham° DOUBLE BASS KEYBOARDS Lucas O’Brien Andrew Sinclair* CONTRABASSOON Adam Pinto^ Melanie Pearn John Keene Chloe Turner Ken Peeler Caitlin Bass^ Elizabeth Browning^ HORN Jane Serrangeli David Evans Kathryn Shinnick Sara Clare^ Andrew Tait Robert Gladstones Bao Di Tang Principal 3rd Horn Phillip Waldron^ Cerys Tooby Jose Rozer^ Teresa Vinci° Sarah Brien^ David Yeh Julia Brooke Dorée Dixon^ •Chair partnered by *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Contract Player˚ Guest Musician^ 7 Just as it takes many skilled musicians to build a great symphony, it takes many skilled specialists to develop successful marketing solutions. Talk to Roobix about how we can create your marketing symphony. It’ll be music to your ears. roobix.com.au | 13 30 40 8 About The Artists Photo: Marco Borggreve Hendrick Vestmann Narek Hakhnazaryan Conductor Cello Hendrik Vestmann is General Music Since winning the Cello First Prize and Director of Theater Oldenburg. He Gold Medal at the XIV International previously held the position of Chief Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, Narek Conductor at Theater Bonn. Hakhnazaryan has performed with most major orchestras and in recital and His operatic repertoire has ranged from chamber music at many of the world’s Roman Statkowski’s Maria in Oldenburg, most prestigious festivals. to Carmen and The Magic Flute with the Komische Oper Berlin and on tour in His 2018-19 season has included Korea, to Wagner to George Benjamin’s return appearances with the Baltimore Written on Skin. He has also appeared at Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Theater Philharmonic Orchestra, National St. Gallen, Theater Aachen, Opera Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan, Graz, Grand Theatre Luxembourg and and Helsinki Philharmonic, recital Staatstheater Hannover. appearances with, among others, pianist Oxana Shevchenko, and pianist Daniil Hendrik Vestmann received his first Trifonov and violinist Sergei Dogadin, musical training at the Estonian Academy and debuts with the Vienna Symphony of Music. He graduated from the Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Karlsruhe Conservatoire, later worked Orchestra, and in Australia.
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