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ACTEWAGL Llewellyn One CSO Season 2019 Front cover: Wednesday 3 April Andrew Heron Thursday 4 April, 2019 Principal Timpani Llewellyn Hall, ANU, 7.30pm Pre-concert talk 6.45pm Jessica Cottis Conductor Artistic patronage ActewAGL Diana Doherty Oboe 2019 Artist in Focus BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus op.43 Overture NIGEL WESTLAKE Spirit of the Wild (Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra) I ♪ = 96 – cadenza II ♪ = 96 III Tranquillo – Liberamente – ♪ = 96 IV Agitato INTERVAL ROSS EDWARDS Ecstatic Dance MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A minor, op. 56 Scottish Andante con moto – Allegro un poco agitato – Andante con moto – Vivace non troppo – Adagio – Allegro vivacissimo – Allegro, maestoso assai New Combination “Bean” Lorry No.341 commissioned 31st December 1925. We acknowledge and celebrate the Estimated Durations: First Australians on whose traditional BEETHOVEN 5 minutes lands we meet, and pay our respect to WESTLAKE 22 minutes the elders of the Ngunnawal people Interval 20 minutes past and present. EDWARDS 9 minutes 117 YEARS OF POWERING MENDELSSOHN 40 minutes PROGRESS TOGETHER OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS Since 1901, Shell has invested in large projects which have contributed to the prosperity of the Australian economy. We value our partnerships with communities, governments and The CSO is assisted by the Commonwealth Goverment through industry. And celebrate our longstanding partnership with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body OUR SERIES PARTNER ACTEWAGL Llewellyn shell.com.au Canberra Symphony Orchestra Season 2019 Photograph courtesy of The University of Melbourne Archives 2008.0045.0601 03 One SHA3112_CSO_245x172.indd 1 19/01/2018 11:11 AM A SEASON OF STORYTELLING Welcome THROUGH MUSIC As the warm evenings As ever, we sincerely DISCOVER WHAT'S ON approach their end, I’d thank the ACT Government, CSO TICKETS like to welcome you back the Australia Council and all CSO Direct 6262 6772 to Llewellyn Hall after of our partners and donors or cso.org.au a season which began for their generous support outdoors with Music by in 2019. Also, the CSO PLUS the River in Queanbeyan, applauds you, our patrons, Purchase two or more supported by Icon Water for your continued support concerts and save and Symphony in the Park of the CSO. Season up to 25% as part of the Enlighten I look forward to Festival presented by sharing inspiring musical the ACT Government. experiences with you in I am very much looking 2019, where every musician, ACTEWAGL forward to the CSO’s first every instrument and every ActewAGL Llewellyn Series piece of music has a story concert for 2019, and I’m that brings heart and soul 2019 Llewellyn sure you are too. Tonight, to our performances. we take a walk on the wild — side as renowned oboist Rachel Thomas Series and 2019 Artist in Focus, Chief Executive Officer Classic and Diana Doherty makes her (Acting) contemporary CSO debut, performing a symphonic piece of music written for Llewellyn One Llewellyn Diana Doherty masterworks from her by Nigel Westlake— composers past and present, international Spirit of the Wild (Concerto ACTEWAGL Llewellyn Two Llewellyn ACTEWAGL ACTEWAGL for Oboe and Orchestra). Slava and Leonard Grigoryan and Leonard Grigoryan Slava and Australian. Leading the CSO tonight we warmly welcome Jessica Cottis. It is my pleasure to announce that SATURDAY AUSTRALIAN Jessica will join the CSO for a second concert this year, to conduct the CSO Opera Series Series Gala. Jessica brings with her depth, creativity and wisdom to this significant A change of pace Contemporary and diverse program from the mid-week Australian classical which was programmed rhythm offering picnic music alongside the by Richard Gill AO before concerts, opera, and finest portraiture in the his passing. This concert chamber classics. country. will be a fitting tribute to a by Barry Walsh (b. 1951) (b. Walsh Barry by Don Burrows at work 1998 at work Don Burrows great man who was dear to so many. RECITAL Series A relaxed, informal, and intimate afternoon Recital Four performance with our Umberto Clerici Umberto CSO Opera Gala Jeremy Kleeman Kleeman Jeremy guest soloists. Jacqueline Porter Jacqueline Porter Canberra Symphony Orchestra Season 2019 05 WELCOME Conductor Berder. Gaba. Anaorgna. Wantja. as debuts with Houston the Sydney Symphony Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra where she A group exhibition by London Symphony conducted over thirty Orchestra, Malmö concerts per year with the Symphony Orchestra, orchestra, being lauded Erub Arts, Girringun Aboriginal Art Orquestra Simfònica de in the Australian press as Barcelona i Nacional de “one of the big hopes for Catalunya, Gavle Symphony change”. Centre, Hermannsburg Potters Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Born in Australia and Philharmonic Orchestra and a dual British-Australian Malaysian Philharmonic citizen, Jessica Cottis and Ernabella Arts among others. was awarded a first class In the upcoming honours degree in organ, 2018-19 season, Jessica piano and musicology from An exhibition of new ceramics from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands artists. will perform in her Los the Australian National Berder — a Meriam (Torres Strait Islands) word for ‘mud’. Angeles Philharmonic University and continued Gaba — a Girramay, Jirrbal and Gulnay (Queensland) word for ‘white clay’. Hailed in the UK music Orchestra debut, as well as her studies as an organist Anaorgna — a Western Aranda (Northern Territory) word for ‘clay or dirty mud’. press as “one to watch”, revisiting the City of London with Marie-Claire Alain in Wantja — a Pitjantjatjara (South Australia) word for ‘the hard, moist earth; Jessica Cottis possesses Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Paris, winning awards from the first sign of water when digging a soakage well’. intellectual rigour, Orchestra, London’s Royal the Royal Philharmonic innate musicality and Philharmonic Orchestra, Society and Royal College an easy authority; she is laVerdi in Milan, and the OBC of Organists. A wrist injury Until 1 June a charismatic figure on in Barcelona. She will return subsequently halted her the podium who brings to work for the Royal Opera playing career and, after dynamism, intensity and House in London again, reading Law, she began Nishi Gallery clarity of vision to all her conducting the premieres of conducting studies in 2006, performances. two significant new opera studying with Colin Metters Frequently in demand commissions. She will return and Sir Colin Davis on the as guest conductor, also to her native Australia postgraduate conducting highlights of recent seasons to conduct Canberra course at the Royal NISHI GALLERY Gallery Hours nishigallery.com.au include performances with Symphony Orchestra, as Academy of Music. 17 Kendall Lane Wed to Sun 11am–3pm [email protected] the Sydney Symphony well as Monash Academy A gifted communicator, Canberra ACT 2601 @nishigallery Orchestra, London Orchestra in Melbourne. Jessica Cottis is already Philharmonic Orchestra, Her international career acting as an inspiration to Royal Philharmonic was launched through the younger generation. Orchestra, BBC Symphony close working relationships She has filmed projects for Orchestra, BBC National with mentors including Play School (ABC Australia), Orchestra of Wales, Vladimir Ashkenazy and CBeebies (BBC) and the BBC Concert Orchestra, Donald Runnicles. From Royal Opera House, has L’Orchestra Sinfonica di 2009 to 2011 she was conducted projects with Milano Giuseppe Verdi Assistant Conductor at the organisations such as the (laVerdi), l’Orchestre BBC Scottish Symphony National Youth Orchestra of Philharmonique de Monte Orchestra and Fellow in Great Britain and Sistema Carlo, New Zealand Conducting at the Royal Scotland, and led courses Symphony Orchestra, Conservatoire of Scotland, for female conductors and recording with the and from 2012 to 2014 with London’s Royal BBC Scottish Symphony Assistant Conductor of Philharmonic Society. Orchestra. The 2017-18 season marked a return – after the success of her debut in 2016 – to the prestigious BBC Proms in July, as well CONDUCTOR ‘Titta & Attie’ by Racy Oui-Pitt of Erub Arts. Photography by Lynnette Griffiths. Canberra Symphony Orchestra Season 2019 07 Jessica Cottis Featured Artist Sydney Symphony Christchurch Symphony Orchestra since 1997, a Orchestras, the Queensland position she had previously Youth Orchestra in the held with the Symphony world premiere of an oboe Orchestra of Lucerne concerto by Australian from 1990 to 1997. She composer/pianist Allan was born in Brisbane and Zavod, the Australian completed her Bachelor of Festival of Chamber Music, Arts in Music Performance Townsville, and the Vaughan CONNECTING at the Victorian College Willams Oboe Concerto with of the Arts in Melbourne, Sydney Symphony. In 2017, where she was awarded with the Sydney Symphony CANBERRA TO the M.E.N.S.A prize for top Orchestra under the baton graduating student. During of David Robertson, Diana this time she also won the premiered Nigel Westlake’s THE WORLD ‘Other Instruments’ section Oboe Concerto, “Spirit of Diana Doherty is widely of the ABC Instrumental the Wild”, written especially regarded as one of the and Vocal Competition for her, and repeated this PROUD TO BE THE most talented Australian and was named ‘Most performance with the PRESENTING PARTNER OF instrumentalists working Outstanding Competitor Australian Youth Orchestra today. Notable successes Overall’ for 1985. Other in Melbourne. She also THE CANBERRA SYMPHONY include performing Ross awards and prizes include performed