50 Years in a Day A celebration of the 50th anniversary of HarrisonParrott SOUTHBANK CENTRE Welcome to HP50 Welcome When Terry Harrison and I sat in the offices of Ibbs and Tillett back in the 1960s, imagining the music world as we wanted it to be, we had no thoughts of the year 2019, but we could see what needed to change and we wanted to change it. We bring fascination to And when we crept into the back of the boxes of Caroline Roka Caroline Royal Festival Hall, too cash-strapped to buy tickets, we had no idea that the company we had just founded every corner of the world would be here celebrating its 50th anniversary in the presence of some of the world’s finest musicians. This celebration is an important one for us and we are proud and excited to be surrounded by so many dear colleagues and friends. It is an opportunity to look back at what we have achieved and think about the people who helped us along the way, but are no longer with us – including Terry. It is also a chance to look to the future and to think Transport Logistics about our legacy both within the classical music From single flight cases to large productions: Instruments, light and sound world and beyond. In that light, today we launch our equipment, stages, costumes, vehicles… whatever you need to make your event new HarrisonParrott Foundation, with the aim of happen, we deliver worldwide and bring it all home again. improving access to music for every child, regardless of their background. You can find more details and ways to donate from page 30. Thank you for joining us for this wonderful day Tour Management of music, offered so generously by so many of We don’t just move instruments and equipment, but also the musicians, actors, our wonderful artists – I hope you will enjoy it as dancers and crew who bring your performance to life. We make sure that your much as I know I will. As of tomorrow, we start our ensemble arrives at the right place, rested and on time. preparations for 2069! Jasper Parrott Munich | Hamburg | Singapore Courtesy Courtesy Turner Helen www.heed-logistics.com 2 [email protected] 3 Along the way the Along 1969 HarrisonParrott founded 1970 Led Zeppelin at the Reykjavik Festival The early days 1978 Two Beethoven cycles in Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center with Ashkenazy, Haitink and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Left 1979 First tour to China with Vladimir Ashkenazy HarrisonParrott 1979 First HP orchestral tour to Japan with Rotterdam Philharmonic opens its doors Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart Right The company 1983 First Philharmonia Orchestra tour to Australia placed a series of 1983 Brahms Project with Philadelphia Orchestra in Europe groundbreaking 1983 Brahms marathon at Royal Festival Hall for 150th anniversary ads in Music 1984 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Asia Tour: the first European orchestra and Musicians magazine in 1970 to perform in Taiwan 1985 André Previn and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrate Handel’s Below left 300th birthday with fireworks and a concert in London’s Hyde Park The Guardian 1988 International Piano Series founded featured the new 1989 Ashkenazy returns to Russia with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra organisation in 1971 1991 Festival of Switzerland for 700th anniversary of Swiss Confederation 1991 Japan Festival in the UK – largest celebration of arts of one country Below Ashkenazy’s ever undertaken 1979 visit to China 1993 Philadelphia Orchestra Brahms project with Wolfgang Sawallisch paves the way for successful tours 1995 Concert for 50th anniversary of the UN in San Francisco with there Vladimir Ashkenazy and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 Pierre Boulez Festival in Tokyo 1998 HP’s first major orchestral project in China, with The Cleveland Orchestra in Beijing and Shanghai 1999 Metallica and Berliner Symphoniker perform at the Berlin Wall 2001 Rachmaninov project with Ashkenazy and Philharmonia in New York City cancelled en route on 9/11, but rescheduled and performed four months later 2003 Aka Pygmies from Central African Republic tour Europe with Pierre-Laurent Aimard, celebrating Ligeti’s 80th birthday 2003 Celebration of Irish music at Cité de la musique, Paris 2003 Music and Dictatorship project with Czech Philharmonic 2004 Turkish Festival in Berlin and ‘The Turks’ Exhibition at the RA 2007 Consulting for Harpa Hall, Iceland, from initiation to completion in 2011 2008 Munich office opens 2008 Britten’s music celebrated in Japan throughout 85th anniversary year 2012 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra concerts in both Istanbul and Yerevan under Lorin Maazel, the first major orchestra to visit both cities on the same tour 2012 Susan Bullock sings at the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Courtesy Turner Helen Olympic Games 2013 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra tour of South America Left One of the first with Mariss Jansons tours was to take Led Zeppelin to the 2014 Polyarts launched as a sister management company to HP, for Reykjavik Festival genre-blending artists and projects linked to film, tech and media 2015 Jasper Parrott and HarrisonParrott named Artist Manager of the Right Home for Year by Association of British Orchestras many years: Penzance Place 2016 Wiener Philharmoniker tour to the Americas with Valery Gergiev in 1979 2018 Paris office opens 2018 London office moves to the Ark 2019 HarrisonParrott Foundation launched 4 5 HP50 tributes Some HarrisonParrott artists explain what the company ‘The company Alban Gerhardt István Vardai is about means to them and send their best wishes for the event It’s important for a musician to feel Before I started working with providing the completely cared for and trusted, HarrisonParrott I never considered my best support for and that’s how I feel about my team career strategically. I was interested musicians’ at HarrisonParrott. It goes beyond in how to shape a phrase; what type career support and the artist– of colours, sounds, dynamics, and Vladimir Ashkenazy Andreas Scholl Jess Gillam manager relationship. Every musician rhythms the music needs; how to I would like to wish HarrisonParrott The team manages many singers and has self-doubt at some point – I only share my energy with an audience a very Happy 50th Birthday. I am very calls them every day, but whenever have to drop the team an email and and project what I believe. They see happy to have been with you from the I receive a call, it feels as if they are ‘They have they call me to talk about whatever how to complete this way of thinking very beginning, and all of you I have working exclusively for me. Singers never put me troubles me, whether it’s about music and I’ve learnt how strategic thinking worked with have been wonderful. I don’t like to feel that we are one of down or lost or not. They are also very supportive supports my musical development. consider you to be my good friends. many and I’ve never felt I’m sharing faith’ when I come up with projects. They are interested in how I see their attention or dedication – that’s a Making money isn’t their main things, how I am, what I need, what I huge achievement. There is so much Patricia incentive whatsoever: if I want to play need to become even better, and how Leila Josefowicz concentration on each individual Kopatchinskaja somewhere but the fee isn’t great, to open doors and go on stages that artist that no one feels as if they are a they never deny me. are inspiring for me. I started the violin aged 3 and got wheel in the machine, and if there’s an professional management at 13, so urgent matter somebody takes care ‘They have been to be playing with such excitement of it instantly. I’ve always been very still at my age is amazing. This has happy with our collaboration. there at every Patricia Kopatchinskaja Stephen Hough to do with the people around me. The single step as Jasper is like a gardener with his joy of being able to play music is so I’ve been with HarrisonParrott for I’ve grown’ artists, taking care of his beloved important to me, especially when I 25 years or so. I have always had plants in the ways they need. He look around the world and see what’s Jess Gillam Elim Chan the most wonderful team. In some never stops me or discourages me. going on. There are so many things situations, if you’re not earning When I first came in for a meeting On the contrary, being intrigued by my that aren’t as pure as playing music money, you’re of no use and it’s at HP, everyone seemed to have ideas, he develops the best platforms and being creative, so playing is ‘Goodbye!’ I’ve never felt that I was such genuine passion – it felt like for them, and we are I think I can say, such a privilege. I’m very grateful to just an object for HarrisonParrott, a the perfect fit. The company is ‘They are very happy we found each other. He have had such wonderful years with means of making money. about providing the best support for interested promised me that he would support HarrisonParrott, and to the whole musicians as well as developing the in how I see me in unusual and experimental organisation and all the wonderful best career possible. I feel very lucky explorations, and he has kept his people I work with there. things, how with my team, who care that I do I am, what I word.