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Ifyou heldaset series programming format, we are unableto offer renewal Due to these changesinour seating capacityandour confirmation of your assigned seats by mid-December. assign specificattimeofbooking.Youseats willreceive seating mapswithour venues andare therefore unableto within government regulations, we are stillfinalising To ensure thehighestlevel ofsafety andcompliance the order they are received. assign your seatsby bestavailable, seating bookingsin B-Reserve, C-Reserve, D-Reserve andE-Reserve.) and bookings by price reserve only, (Premium, A-Reserve, To accommodate social distancing,we willbeaccepting place intheJanuary – Juneperiod. curate your own package of3+performances taking Create Your OwnSeries subscription, inwhichyou can Season tickets ofa 2021 willfirstbeavailable aspart Subscriptions &Seating 2 Season 2021: January–June Firebird version) Stravinsky Firebird of aFaun Debussy Ross Edwards BirdSpiritDreaming Shefali Pryor oboe conductor Dane Lam Friday /7.30pm 29January Admission isfree. Stay tunedfor conditions to ofentry bedetermined inlinewithgovernment regulations for live events. outdoor venue. The Sidney Myer Free are soundtrack Concerts theperfect to summeratMelbourne’s inthecity mostfamous Free Concert Series Sidney Myer January 1 /Th e Faun andTh e Prelude totheAfternoon Suite (1919 All information listed correct asof18October 2020. Australian-Chinese conductor DaneLammakes hisMSO debut after many • Exquisite French fantasy Prélude àl’Après-midi d’un faune• tells ofa TheRussian folk taleofadashing Prince whouses aFirebird’s enchanted • composer Ross Edwards. alight withafi program of ery works by Debussy, Stravinsky and Australian Let your spiritsoar like abird infl ightastheMSO’s free summer series bursts the MSO Sidney Myer Trust Fund, inassociation with: The Sidney Myer Free aremade possible by Concerts . Spirit Dreaming Completing thisrhapsodic program isRoss Edwards’ 2002 Concerto Bird China’s Xi’an Symphony Orchestra andtheMünchnerRundfunkorchester. years of success abroad, working withLondon’s OperaHollandPark, radiant melodies. Western music. It’s astunningsymphonic bathoflush harmoniesand Debussy’s mostfamous pieces, andisconsidered aturningpointin interacting withcreatures around him.The1894work isoneofClaude young faun waking upafter anafternoon napintheforest and dreamily orchestral showpiece willbewitch you beauty withits atevery musical turn. basis for IgorStravinsky’s 1910balletscore. An MSO favourite, thisdazzling tail feather abeautiful to break amagicspellandmarry princess isthe 3 Season 2021: January–June across the centuries ^ Madness, The Symphonic Suite^ Vanessa Perica Love isaTemporary Ravel PianoConcerto in Gmajor Ellington Harlem Vanessa Perica bandleader Timothy Young piano conductor Northey Benjamin Wednesday February 10 /7.30pm No.2 de Falla ThreeCornered Hat Suite Kit andOrchestra Joe Chindamo Concerto for Drum SymphonicBernstein Dances onClouds Paul Dancing Stanhope operas Rameau Dance Suite from selected David Jones drumkit BaylBenjamin conductor Saturday 6February /7.30pm Free Concert Series Sidney Myer February 3 2 /Spanish Harlem World premiere /Mambo! Dancing All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • Australiancontemporary composers. across theages,including works by Rameau, deFalla, Bernsteinandtwo Fill your dance card withtheMSO’s celebration ofmovement inmusic • send you swinging into thesummer night. G Major. Aworld premiere by Australian jazzcomposer Vanessa Perica will servesbest pianists upsultry Spanish flairwith Ravel’s Piano in Concerto Dance withaDuke (Ellington thatis)upto Harlem before oneofMelbourne’s made intheshadewithaprogram to gettoessinging. tappingandspirits forA concert cool catsandsymphony slickers — MSO attheBowl hasit • • • • 18 his MSO debut withaprogram revelling inthesensation ofdance, from few. The“dynamic” and“triumphant” Bayl to comesmake homein2021 Chamber Orchestra andHongKong Philharmonic Orchestra, to namea success, conducting withtheWienerStaatsoper, Staatsoper Mahler Berlin, Australian conductor Bayl Benjamin hasbeenbusy enjoying overseas take you strolling pasttheApollo Theatre on125 in uptown New York, withswinging brassand asmokyatmosphere. We’ll American jazzicon Duke Ellington’s beginsonaSunday Harlem morning suite ofmelodiesfrom thecomposer’s 1960 musical, West. Side Story a Jet oraShark, shout “Mambo!” anddance thenightaway to thisorchestral Bernstein’s gloriously infectious Symphonic Dances. Whetheryou’re If there’s anypiece ofmusic guaranteed to getyou onyour feet, it’s Bowl, originallycommissionedby and performed theMSO in2018. Jones reprises hisrole assoloist inJoe Chindamo’s Concerto Drum atthe musicians ontheplanet” according to guitar superstar Tommy Emmanuel. Australian DavidJones drummer is“one ofthegreatest, mostnatural by Vanessa Perica provides acompelling and sumptuous conclusion. Lauded asa“killerrecord” of“great depth”, Love isaTemporary Madness and poignantlysimplepiece. European hallexperience to concert command thisbrilliantlyvirtuosic Academy ofMusic’s HeadofPiano, Timothy Young, wieldshisvast intended to beprofound, TheAustralian but to entertain! National Maurice Ravel famously said hisPianoConcerto inGMajor wasn’t Loosen those ties,sitbackandplay itcool, folks! breaks out andtrombones andaparadeofmoodyclarinets passes by. th century French century balletto Australian. contemporary th street before arhumba 4 Season 2021: January–June

February Good PrayersGood Zhou Tian AThousandYears of PolonaiseChopin Grand Brillante River Spring Zuqiang Wu Moonlit Night on Xiaogang Ye TheFaint Gingkgo Vivaldi TheFour Seasons: Spring Prometheus: Overture Beethoven TheCreatures of Yang Ying pipa Christian Liviolin Angela Lipiano conductor Northey Benjamin Saturday February 13 /7.30pm

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W e s All information listed correct asof18October 2020. program also includes works by Chopin andChina’s leading20 A unique blendof music from both eastern andwestern masters, this Symphony, whichwould premiere twoyears later. of Prometheus includes musical ideashewould build oninthefamed Eroica be much more thanaballetmaster. Hisonlyfull-length ballet,TheCreatures the dancing” — but aswe now know, theyoung composer was destinedto Beethoven was criticised in1801 for his balletmusic “paying littleregard to great acclaim across AsiaandEurope. Australia, YingwiththeChina performed National Traditional Orchestra to Melbourne-based professional pipaplayer Yang Ying. Before moving to accomplished Chinese-Australian pianistAngela Liappearsalongside Following Ambassador herrecital Lu withArtistic Siqing in2019, from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. and Principal Conductor inResidence toSpring perform Northey Benjamin youngest-ever signedby theDecca artist Classics record label,joinstheMSO premier cultural events. Violinprodigy Christian Li,whoin2020became the Now eighth year, inits the MSO’s Chinese New Year isoneofMelbourne’s Chinese-Australian musical talent. Celebrate theYear ofthe Ox withtheMSO andsome ofMelbourne’s finest Zhou Tian. composers,contemporary Xiogang Ye, Zuqiang Wu andGrammy-nominated and presented Centre incollaboration with Melbourne Arts The MSO’s annual Chinese New Year by issupported theLiFamily Trust concert New Year Chinese HAMER HALL ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, th century and century

5 Season 2021: January–June WATA February ^ * Improvising Soloists andSongmen forOrchestra, Gathering Paul Grabowsky* Wata: a Australian Orchestra Art Symphony Orchestra and oftheMembers Melbourne East Arnhem Land) David Yipini Wilfred yidaki(South Land) and bilma(South East Arnhem Daniel Ngukurr Boy Wilfred vocals Paul Grabowsky director /piano Hamer Hall Centre Melbourne,Arts Saturday 20February /8.30pm Saturday 20February /6.00pm and David YipiniWilfred and David Ngukurr BoyDaniel Wilfred World premiereof anMSO Commission 2021 MSO Composer inResidence ^ All information listed correct asof18October 2020. connection to land,ancestryandhopefor thefuture.” also apurification ritual,a song ofnew beginnings,of release, offlight,and time into avast well, amodeloffully interconnected universe. Wata people andplaces, songs thatintheir veryperformance dissolve our linear of manikay whichtells ofthebeginningsandendsthings,naming manydifferent‘wind’ inits iterations, both literalItispart andmythopoetic. Grabowsky writes: “Wata performance ofWata Nyilipidgi, andhisbrother DanielNgukurr Boy Wilfred for thispowerful Wilfred, thetraditional djunggayi (manager)ofmanikay onthecountry of jazz composer andpianistPaul Grabowsky bringstogether DavidYipininy One ofAustralia’s mostrespected musical figures, multi ARIA-award winning WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ART ORCHESTRA PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION celebrating theworld’s oldestlivingculture. isanancientYolngu word whichtranslates as

is 6 Season 2021: January–June February • • • Symphony thatwillupliftandinspire. inaperformance Deborah Cheetham AO andBeethoven’s Third almighty MSO presents aworld premiere by Australian composer explore themightofhuman spiritinmusic. The There’s never beenamore appropriate momentto Beethoven Symphony No.3 CheethamDeborah Nanyubak Aaron Wyatt viola conductor Jaime Martín Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Monday 1March /6.00pm Saturday 27February /6.00pm Friday 26February /6.00pm The might of the human spirit Cheetham and Beethoven Jaime Martín grandeur andcourage inmusic. returns to theMSO for twoprograms thatexplore Requiem in2019, Spanish maestro JaimeMartín Following hisacclaimed performancesofMozart’s resilience — theirdreaming. AO reveals inanew work thesource ofherpeople's 2020 Composer inResidence DeborahCheetham bound by thesame powerful force. Nanyubak. MSO Our past.future. Ourknowledge andlore are all tragedyin allits and glory. of thispiece isinthereflection of raw human nature, figure or even the composer himself. The true triumph symphony ismore thansymbolic ofanypolitical furiously revoked), theheroism ofBeethoven’s third Famously penned for (and then Napoleon Bonaparte All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • • respective works, conducted here by JaimeMartín. to pay homageto thebrilliance ofBeethoven inthese in different ways, both Brett Dean and Brahms sought master leftinhiswake. Though indifferent timesand insurmountable examples andadmirers theGerman The impactofBeethoven’s life andwork isfelt inthe Brahms Symphony No.2 Brett Testament Dean conductor Jaime Martín Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Monday 1March /8.30pm Saturday 27February /8.30pm Friday 26February /8.30pm A Testament to Beethoven Brett Deanand Brahms hampered by ahearing ailment. rosin, creating analmostsilentdesperation,asifitself begins withviolasplayed withbows not treated by reflectedBeethoven’s thismomentin life. The work Dean was inspired to create apiece for strings which (and former Philharmonic Berlin violaplayer) Brett Upon rereading thistestament, Australian composer Beethoven wrote hislastwillandtestament in1802. Upon learningofhisirreversible hearingcondition, one himself. stepped out oftheshadow ofthegiant,andbecome hopeful, glorious andpeaceful best.Brahms had his Symphony No.2, awork displaying thecomposer’s hugely successful hewould deliver premiere in1877 Justfourof epicproportions. monthsafter theFirst’s eventually tacklethesymphony, hisfirstbeingone him question hisreadiness andability. Hewould behind him — thatgiantbeingBeethoven — making Brahms imaginedhearing“thefootsteps ofagiant” in thesymphonic form until hewas inhis40s. published) meanthedidnot feel ready to compose critic (heburned manymore manuscripts thanhe the fact thatBrahms himself was hisown harshest enthusiastic advocate Schumann. inRobert Thatand the European musical public, thanksto aparticularly pressure ofhighexpectation placed uponhimby The young Johannes Brahms suffered from thegreat 7 Season 2021: January–June March Grace Clifford Grace All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • • Geelong withoneofAustralia’s brightest young stars. The MSOreturn marksits to Melbourne Town Hall and Sibelius Symphony No.7 Dvořák ViolinConcerto Missy Mazzoli TheseWorlds inUs Grace Clifford violin conductor Northey Benjamin Costa Hall, Geelong Friday 5March /7.30pm Melbourne Town Hall Thursday 4March /7.30pm The new and the familiar Mazzoli, Dvořák &Sibelius symphonist ofthe 20 some claimtheFinnish composer asthegreatest The result? Adynamicandjoyous work for which grand, sweeping gestures ofhisearliersymphonies. abandoned traditional symphonic form andthe With hisseventh andfinal symphony, Sibelius completely new andstrangely familiar to thelistener.” to create asound palette thatIhopeisatonce sentiments inasinglenote orgesture, andsought the ideathatmusic can reflect painful andblissful the themesofgriefandjoy. Mazzoli says, “Ilike American Missy Mazzoli’s TheseWorlds inUsexplores the charmoftraditional Czech folk music. Violin Concerto, awork ofexuberant energy with finest young HereDvořák’s violinists. sheperforms of age, Clifford hasproven herself oneofthe country’s ABC Young Performer oftheYear Award years at16 Hahn andRay Chen. Nobigdeal!Since shewon the company offellow LaraSt. violinists John, Hilary in Philadelphia, Australian Grace Clifford joinsthe As analumnus ofthefamed Institute Curtis ofMusic th century. 8 Season 2021: January–June Bamboos The MSO + March Saturday March 13 /7.30pm Friday March /7.30pm 12 HAMER HALL ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, The Bamboos

All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • • music scene in2021. isset to beanunmissablevibes concert show ofMelbourne’s renewed live incredible years asoneof Australia’s bestsoul bands.Thisguaranteed good Funk powerhouse TheBamboos jointheMSO inacelebration oftheir20 — Mark LamarrBBCRadio 2 are about asgooditgets.” “They — kind inthecountry — massive, unparalleledandgorgeous to listen to.” Bamboos are thehighest,tightest andeasilythebestlive“The bandoftheir St KildaFestivals. festival inAustralia, including Byron Bay Blues & Roots, Falls, Meredith and infectiously live acthasseen entertaining TheBamboos play every major music hasbeenplayed onradiointheUK,USA, France, Japanand their ManandTheRulespopular Medicine ofwith Tim Attraction Rogers. Their strength to strength, releasing ninestudio albums, including thehugely (selling out London’s Barbican and The JazzCafe) andhave gonefrom Since theirinception in2001, TheBamboos madewaves internationally The Age

9 Season 2021: January–June works for violinofthe20 in thisprogram celebrating oneof the finest Australian MSO Concertmaster Sophie Rowell takes centre stage Ravel Suite Mother Goose Margaret Sutherland ViolinConcerto Mendelssohn to Overture AMidsummerNights Dream Sophie Rowell violin conductor Northey Benjamin Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday 27March /6.00pm Friday 26March /6.00pm Thursday 25March /6.00pm Sophie Rowell plays Sutherland March • • • Sophie Rowell of thefamous children’s tales. balletsuite Goose — anexquisite orchestral depiction A MidsummerNight’s andRavel’s Dream Mother works: thevibrantoverture to Mendelssohn’s opera This program isbookended by twoenchanting Orchestras. and theVancouver, Sydney andTasmanian Symphony violin withtheScottish & Mahler Chamber Orchestras stages. She hastravelled theworld playing principal orchestral violinistonallthecountry’s majorconcert favourite soloist, chambermusician andprincipal Through hercareer, Sophie Rowell hasbecome a Concertmaster Sophie Rowell. the MSO to showcase theextraordinary talentof modern Australian for music’ isagreat opportunity of thisbrilliantwork composed by the‘mother of rarely seen sincepremiere its in1954. The‘rediscovery’ a work that’s both innovative andaffable, but hasbeen harmonies, Margaret Sutherland’s ViolinConcerto is Combining sweeping lyrical gestures withstriking th century. All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • • talent oftwo oftheMSO’s own musicians. included isaworld premiere showcasing thesuperb inspired by dreams andhopefor thefuture. Also composer Rautavaara sweep you upinaprogram Let thelush strings ofSamuel Barber andFinnish ^ Rautavaara Angelof Light Barber Adagio May Lyon New work for twohornsandorchestra Rachel Shaw horn horn Nicolas Fleury conductor Northey Benjamin Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday 27March /8.30pm Friday 26March /8.30pm Thursday 25March /8.30pm Rautavaara: Angel of Light Nicolas andRachel Fleury Shaw. composer May Lyon, featuring theMSO's own for two horns andorchestra by Melbourne-based theamongfirst Be to hearabrand-new work films like TheElephant ManandPlatoon. (aka Puff Daddy), Madonna, DJ Tiesto andheard in on tracks by musicians contemporary Sean Coombs, a tension thatnever quite resolves. It’s beensampled of lingeringhope — fluctuating harmoniescreating minutes, Barber creates theintensely moving effect classical music ofthepastcentury. Inamere eight of themostwell-known andloved pieces ofAmerican Samuel Barber’s hasbecome one Adagio forStrings revelations — premiered in1994. Angel of Light — inspired by childhooddreams and Moody withswirling strings andburnished brass, explores theFinnish tradition ofmysticism inmusic. traditional Romantic style. HisSeventh Symphony in acareful balanceandamore betweenoriginality ofclassicaland style music, using lush soundscapes Rautavaara composed prolifically inalmost every form most popular Finnish composer since Jean Sibelius. Rautavaara (1928–2016) iswidelyrecognised asthe A nameyou mightnot befamiliar with,Einojuhani World premiereof anMSO Commission ^ 10 Season 2021: January–June • • • symphonies. best: Shostakovich’s Ninth andBeethoven’s Fourth attheirsympathetic ofsymphonic giants repertoire makes hiswelcome return to Melbourne withtwo 2019, Dutch-Maltese Maestro Lawrence Renes Following his5-starVerdi Requiem withMSO in Beethoven Symphony No.4 Shostakovich Symphony No.9 Lawrence Renes conductor Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday April /6.00pm 10 Thursday 8April /6.00pm Thursday 1April /6.00pm Shostakovich and Beethoven April Lawrence Renes between twoNorse giants”. called theFourth Symphony “a slender Greek maiden musical expression. Schumann Robert issaid to have a genial,lighter example ofthecomposer’s myriad Symphony) Beethoven’s Fourth hasbeenconsidered bookend it,(themonumentalFifth Eroicaandfiery Standing between theenormous symphonies that considered it“a joyful littlepiece”. life after 1945premiere. its Shostakovich himself work was bannedfor theremainder ofStalin’s of triumph ortragedy. Whimsical andplayful, the Ninth Symphony turnedout to beneitherreflective and Soviet inWorld Victory War II,Shostakovich’s Initially intended to beamajesticpraisingofStalin Verdi’s Requiem as‘stunning andbeautiful’. recent seasons. Limelight lauded Renes’ handlingof National deLyon, andMahler Chamber Orchestra in Francisco Opera,London Philharmonic, Orchestre Renes hasconducted (among manyothers) theSan former Royal Swedish Opera Music Director Lawrence andoperaplatforms,In-demand onboth theconcert All information listed correct asof18October 2020. most important works bymost important the20 Arnold Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night isoneofthe Highly emotional, turbulent andultimately ecstatic, ^ * Schoenberg Transfigured Night Matthew Bassoon Laing* Concerto^ Ravel Pavane pouruneinfante défunte Jack Schiller bassoon Lawrence Renes conductor Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday April /8.30pm 10 Thursday 1April /8.30pm Schoenberg and Ravel Transfigured Night • • • MSO’s Cybec 2021 Young Composer inResidence. most well-loved works andaworld premiere by the and inventive piece, paired here withoneofRavel’s composer. Lawrence Renes conducts thisRomantic

Principal Bassoon JackSchiller. was written to showcase ofMSO thevirtuosity Cybec Young Composer inResidence, thisconcerto burgeoning compositional career. AstheMSO’s 2021 where hewas mentored by Brett Dean — inhis Flinders Quartet(London) and Quartet Affinity — ensembles asMelbourne Chamber Orchestra, has beencommissioned by such esteemed Rising starcomposer andviolistMatthew Laing dedicated works. Stravinsky, Weill, Poulenc anddeFalla also de Polignac — patron for anarts whomFauré, was composed for Princess thePrincessea Dead Melancholic andmysterious, Ravel’s Pavane for and Isolde. and Wagner — thelatter’s particularly operaTristan inspired by theGreat Romantics inStrauss, Mahler to form intheyears to come, here Schoenberg was Perhaps better known for hisradicalthatwas style the man’s acceptance andlove for herregardless. that sheispregnant withanother man’s child,and tells ofawoman,The story confessing to herlover poignant poemby Germanwriter Richard Dehmel. originated asastring sextet in1899, inspired by a Schoenberg’s World premiereof anMSO commission 2021 CybecYoung Composer inResidence Verklärte Nacht Night) (Transfigured th century revolutionary century

11 Season 2021: January–June Metropolis: Blood on the Floor April the Floor Mark-Anthony VanderwalBen drumkit Sam Anning jazzbass Carl Morgan electric guitar Carl Mackey saxophone Lawrence Renes conductor Hamer Hall Centre Melbourne,Arts Friday 9April /7.30pm Lawrence Renes Turnage Blood on All information listed correct asof18October 2020. Benjamin andMark-AnthonyBenjamin Turnage himself. and iswell known for hisassociation withthemusic ofJohn Adams, George conductor Lawrence Renes isalsomasters, achampionofcontemporary Though celebrated for hisaffi with nity symphonic musicandopera, around theworld have Blood ontheFloor performed since premiere its in1996. brother whodiedofadrugoverdose. Ambitious ensembles contemporary addiction, oneofthework’s ninemovements is alamentfor thecomposer’s compelling andemotionally sincere. ofalienationand Exploringaspects conform to musical stereotypes, resulting inapiece that’s utterly imaginative, composer Mark-Anthony Turnage’s mostcelebrated works. Itdoesn’t Named for theFrancis Bacon painting,Blood ontheFloor isoneofEnglish captivating performance ofBlood ontheFloor inPerth in2016. Vanderwaland Ben reunite for MSO’s Metropolis, 2021 following their Four ofthecountry’s jazzmasters inCarl Mackey, Carl Morgan, Sam Anning not seen inMelbourne for moreyears. than10 the MSO andsome ofAustralia’s fi nestinthisperformance ofa soloists work modern expression to enormous impact.Conductor Lawrence Renes leads the Floor isastriking, melancholymixofgenres thatuses classical, jazzand It’s jumpy, angry, andlyrical allatonce! Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Blood on 12 Season 2021: January–June Genevieve Lacey Birds of Paradise April Flute (Recorder) andOrchestra Vivaldi Concerto inCmajorfor Rebel Les élémens orchestra Bird: Concerto for recorder and Hollis Taylor /Jon Rose Absolute Bird of Paradise Moondog (Louis Hardin) Thomas Genevieve Lacey recorder Paul Kildeaconductor BlackwoodRobert Hall, Monash Friday April /7.30pm 16 Melbourne Recital Centre Saturday April /6.00pm 17 Thursday April /6.00pm 15 Genevieve Lacey All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • • musical influence from Baroque to modernday. in thisprogram celebrating thesimple sweetness ofbirdsong, following its Acclaimed Australian recorderGenevieve virtuoso Lacey isset to astonish in 2017, Director hewasofMusica appointed Viva astheArtistic Australia. Director ofLondon’sArtistic Wigmore Hall. After returning to Australia attheAldeburgh posts andPerth festivalsheld artistic andisaformer Conductor Paul Kildeahasworked extensively across Australia andEurope, Americancontemporary composer Moondog’s Birdof Paradise . the flockingofbirds asachaotic dance. Also included isidiosyncratic Féry Rebel’s Les élémens astounds withattackingstrings andevokes beautiful examples ofbirdsong, withhisConcerto inCMajor. Jean- Lacey tacklesoneofVivaldi’s mostfiendishlydifficult yeteffortlessly unmistakable soundscape oftheAustralian bush. of found sound, field recordings andlive music, it conjures upthe the same composer, HollisTaylor’s AbsoluteBirdConcerto. Acombination pied butcherbird principaltheme. asits Here Lacey awork performs by creative source, havingrecorded anentire album thatuses thesong ofthe Genevieve familiar Lacey withtheideaofbirdsong isparticularly asa 13 Season 2021: January–June April Pamela Rabe All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • • The Bard inmusic, conducted by Johannes Fritzsch. Eötvös’ Rabe interprets several Shakespeare heroines inMelody Fearless, feminine Australian andforthright, actor Pamela Verdi Macbeth, Act III:Ballet Music Melody Eötvös Ruler of theHive et Béatrice BénédictBerlioz : Overture Pamela Rabe narrator Johannes Fritzsch conductor Costa Hall, Geelong Friday April /7.30pm 23 Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday 24 April /11.30am Thursday 22April /6.00pm Shakespeare and the Symphony Hive the of Ruler inspired operasby Berlioz andVerdi. leads theMSO showcasing works from Shakespeare- and Principal Guest Conductor atTSO, here Fritzsch Australian audiences. Conductor Laureate atQSO German conductor Johannes Fritzsch isrevered by With four decades ofimmeasurable experience, from theRenaissance to present day. social andpolitical issues thathave impacted women Shakespeare’s relationship withwomen aswell asthe many Australian ensembles. Ruler of theHiveexplores have across beenperformed theUKandUSA, andby young Australian composer MelodyEötvös’ works flavours, but withnew mindset and expression”, With amusical described style ashaving,“old pagan work for narrator andorchestra by MelodyEötvös. Measure) andRosalind (AsYou Like It)inthispowerful (All’s Well That Ends Well), Isabella ( Measure for ), Beatrice(Othello MuchAdo AboutNothing ), Helena ofEmiliaand directors. Here sheportrays portions company ofAustralia’s most outstandingactors of film, television andstage work sees her inthe Award-winning actor Pamela Rabe’s body legendary as part ofaprogram Ruler based on of theHive aspart 14 Season 2021: January–June Holly Harrison New work for trumpet andorchestra Joan Tower For Woman theUncommon Owen trumpet Morris Johannes Fritzsch conductor Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday 24 April /2.00pm Thursday 22April /8.30pm NewFrom the World April • • • program conductedheartening by Johannes Fritszch. works by twofemale compositional voices inthis orchestral celebration ofthejoy ofdiscovery, alongside of alltime, Antonin Dvořák’s From theNew World — an The MSO oneofthemostpopular performs symphonies ^ Dvořák Symphony No.9 From theNew World

at theTasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Harrison Composer isalso the2020–21 in Residence showcase MSO Principal Trumpet Owen Morris. aworldperforms premiere work composed to Australia, Asia,Europe andtheUSA. Here theMSO Harrison’s works have across beenperformed One ofAustralia’s leadingyoung composers, Holly work. a bright,brassy andbig-hearted Man. Here theMSOfourthinseries, performs response to Aaron Copland’s Fanfare fortheCommon 1987 and2014, whichare sometimes referred to asa six fanfares “For theUncommon Woman” between American composer Joan Tower (b. 1938) wrote it ontheApollo 11missionto themoon. even beenheard inspace, whenNeilArmstrong took remained popular ever since. From theNew World has premiere atCarnegie Hall was ahuge success andit’s bittersweet andyet enormously hopeful. The1893 captures Dvořák‘s intense emotions atthetime, melodies. Thiscoupling resulted inasymphony that to him,namelyAfrican-American andNative American delighting inuncovering musical thatwere styles new 1890s, both longingfor hisCzech homelandand Antonin Dvořák was livinginNew York in the City World premiereof anMSO Commission All information listed correct asof18October 2020. ^

Johannes Fritzsch 15 Season 2021: January–June their friends,aboy andabird can work together to catch awolf andsave theday. It mightbea wolf eatduck world out there, but thisproduction ofProkofiev’s shows story usthatwithenough helpfrom and narrator Joey Lai. alive for young audiences through puppetsfrom award-winning puppeteers Annie Forbes andTim Denton, ledby actor generations ofchildren, andthisspecialMSO production hasbeendeveloped to bringtheimaginative world ofmusic sounds ofasymphony orchestra. The irreverent ofPeter story andhismenagerieofanimalshasresonated deeplywith The MSO presents Peter andtheWolf , aclassicintroduction for theyoung — andyoung atheart — and to thesights May All information listed correct asof18October 2020. Hamer Hall Centre Melbourne,Arts Saturday 8May /10.00am the Wolf Peter and Prokofiev Peter andtheWolf Jess Hitchcock soloist Tim Denton puppets Annie Forbes puppets Joeynarrator Lai conductor Nicholas Bochner 16 Season 2021: January–June • • • bittersweet Schumann andsparklingMendelssohn. Concertmaster DaleBarltrop for anevening of Principal Cello Clerici joinsMSO Umberto orchestral musicians, Sydney Symphony Orchestra In ameetingoftwoAustralia’s mostrevered Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 Italian Schumann Cello Concerto Clerici conductorUmberto /cello Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall May 15 Saturday Friday 14May /6.00pm Thursday May 13 /6.00pm Schumann’s Cello Concerto May Umberto Clerici Umberto and energy ofthepeople. landscapewhere thecomposer delighted intheart, Italian Symphony, written after atrip to Italyin1830, Clerici thentakes to thepodiumfor Mendelssohn’s virtuosity. to Schumann, thiswork also hasahintofplayful the sweet introspective playing thatisinfinitely linked Schumann’s sentimental Cello Concerto. Requiring In thisprogram Clerici both anddirects performs classical musicians. cooperation andcelebration ofthe country’s finest MSO’s own DaleBarltrop renews thespiritof the Sydney OperaHouse, alongside thispartnership and success. Following Clerici’s conducting debut at conductor collaboration hasbeenoneofgreat artistic Clerici’sUmberto musical evolution from soloist to /6.00pm All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • Australia’s finestclassical musicians. celebrating themusicalbetweentwoof partnership the baton ofconductor Clerici inthisprogram Umberto as soloistSchumann’s inRobert ViolinConcerto under MSO Concertmaster DaleBarltrop takes thespotlight Brahms Variations onaThemeofHaydn Schumann ViolinConcerto Dale Barltrop violin Clerici conductor Umberto Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall May 15 Saturday Friday 14May /8.30pm Thursday May 13 /8.30pm Dale Barltrop Plays Schumann

symphonies. that Brahms would feel ready to produce hisfour was onlyafter thesuccess ofthese Variations in1873 was coming into hisprimeasasymphonic master. It on aThemeofHaydn was written justasthecomposer linked to andhiswife Robert Clara. Brahms’ Variations by hisprotégé, Johannes Brahms, whoisinextricably Schumann’s ViolinConcerto ispaired withawork later, agedjust46. confined to theasylum where he twowould die years written inthemonths before thecomposer would be in Schumann’s ViolinConcerto,piece aheartbreaking Concertmaster since 2014. Here assoloist heperforms Davis, DaleBarltrop hasheldthepositionofMSO colleague” by MSO Conductor Laureate Sir Andrew musicianHailed asa“wonderful andwonderful /8.30pm

17 Season 2021: January–June Meow Meow conductor Northey Benjamin Hamer Hall Centre Melbourne,Arts Saturday 22May /7.30pm Friday May 21 /7.30pm Meow Meow's Pandemonium May Meow Meow All information listed correct asof18October 2020. and heavenly vocal chords…no onenow doesitbetter thanMeow.” rafters withlaughter thenext.Thatrare combination — devilish funny bones silence withanexquisitely delivered torch song onemomentandrock the are notwrote: manywomen whocan “There stunan audience into pin-drop when they come into town, you goandsee them”. TheUK’s Evening Standard David Bowie described Meow you asoneof“certain justnever artists miss; and ThomasMLauderdale from PinkMartini. even Radiohead – alongsideoriginalchansons by Meow Meow, Iain Grandage music andmuch mayhem. Prepare for Piazzollatangos,Weill, Brecht, Brel — Join thespectacular queen ofsong for anunforgettable evening ofexquisite amongtheorchestratedsublime entertainment chaos. conducted by Northey, Ben for aglorious ofsubversive performance and accompanied by thefull force oftheMelbourne Symphony Orchestra, International siren andcomedienne extraordinaire Meow Meow is 18 Season 2021: January–June Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3: Allegro BrandenburgSally Beamish “Slow movement” Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3: Allegro, Adagio Seavaigers Sally Beamish Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 James Crabb accordion Sophie Rowell director /violin Costa Hall, Geelong Friday 4June /7.30pm Melbourne Recital Centre Saturday 5June /6.00pm Thursday 3June /6.00pm Sophie Rowell and James Crabb Bach and Beamish June Sophie Rowell All information listed correct asof18October 2020. • • • Crabb assoloist. present day, withScottish accordionJames virtuoso and theprolific composer’s influence on musicofthe through acelebration oftheincomparable J.S. Bach MSO Concertmaster Sophie Rowell leadstheOrchestra Compagney in2010. andfirstperformed Berlin this work was commissioned by theLautten the missingmovement inacomplete performance, “Slow movement” came to be. Intended to serve as the norm,whichishow Sally Beamish’s Brandenburg fast-slow-fast format, but here Bach differed from movement. Concerti movements usually follow a Concerto No.3 isthelackofafully developed slow The peculiar thingabout Bach’s Brandenburg Buenos Aires. in Victorian Opera’s 2013 production de ofMaria will remember Crabb conducting andperforming Australian performances, Melbourne audiences ensembles.contemporary Among hisvarious Philharmonic, BBCScottish Orchestra andcountless versatile musicianship, appearingwiththeLondon James Crabb hasbeenpraised world-over for his . G String movements intheentire Bach canon, theAiron suite contains oneofthemostfamous andbeautiful of harmony, andhissense rhythm offun. This1730 for time, its highlightingthecomposer’s mastery Bach’s Orchestral Suite No.3, lavishlyorchestrated on thepianoaccordion. Sophie Rowell play-directs continuo, normallyreserved for theharpsichord, Sally sees Beamish JamesCrabb of play thepart This coupling ofJ.S. Bach andEnglish composer 19 Season 2021: January–June Prokofiev Symphony No.1 Classical Paper Umbrellas of the Elena Kats-Chernin Dance Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 Oaks Dumbarton Stravinsky Concerto inE-flat Konstantin Shamray piano Fabian Russell conductor BlackwoodRobert Hall, Monash Friday 11June /6.00pm Melbourne Town Hall Thursday June /7.30pm 10 Russian masters of the Konstantin Shamray plays Shostakovich June Konstantin Shamray All information listed correct asof18October 2020. 20 • • Kats-Chernin. Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Australian composer Elena Town Hall withthetowering ofStravinsky, talents Russell bringRussian to theMelbourne mastery Pianist Konstantin Shamray andconductor Fabian •

Concerto inE-flat, penned for the30 Haydn. iscompleted withStravinsky’s Theconcert masterpiece, hisClassical Symphony, reminiscent of Also included inthisprogram isProkofiev’s compact showcase hisown significantinperformance! talents intentionally technically astounding — so hecould the piano, Shostakovich’s is firstpiano concerto Premiering in1933 withthe composer himself at of PianoLecturer attheUniversity ofAdelaide in2019. Europe andAustralia, eventually takingupaposition in 2008. to Hehasperformed great acclaim across prestigious Sydney International PianoCompetition first prizeandthe audience choice award atthe Shamray studied inMoscow before receiving both Russian-born, Australian-based pianistKonstantin not inconsiderable challengeswithaplomb”. editor Clive Paget described Russell ashandling“the conducting Victorian Opera’s Nixon in China, orchestras andensembles across thenation.In has seen Fabian Russell holdpositionswithleading A nearthree-decade career ofgreat musical diversity Umbrellas. Kats-Chernin’s of thePaper briskandplayful Dance , andElena Oaks house was namedDumbarton anniversary ofaprominent American couple whose th Century th wedding Limelight

20 Season 2021: January–June • • • Schreker andSchubert’s unfinishedmasterpiece. conduct theMSO inaprogram ofshimmeringFranz NicholasCarterreturns hometo international exports One ofAustralia’s mostexciting andsuccessful SymphonySchubert No.8 Unfinished Schreker Kammersymphonie conductor Nicholas Carter Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday 26June /11.30am Friday 25June /7.30pm Thursday 24 June /6.00pm Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony June

Nicholas Carter works ofBeethoven. incomplete andhealso felt dwarfed by thesymphonic it wasn’t uncommon for to Schubert leave works ill thatsame year withsyphilis anddepression, finished are stillup for debate: the composer became lived for another sixyears. Thereasons whyhenever and completed onlytwomovements, though he writinghisSymphony started Schubert No.8 in1822 Commonly known asthe‘Unfinished’ Symphony, dreamlike orchestral sound. one instrument to another, resulting inarichand musical lines,movinga work ofintertwining from celebrations ofthe ViennaAcademy ofMusic.It’s Symphony) premiered in1917, atthecentenary Franz Schreker’s Kammersymphonie (Chamber the MSO in2017. in 2015 — agedthenjust29 — Carterlastconducted Chief Conductor oftheAdelaide Symphony Orchestra most revered conductors ofhisgeneration.Named Melbourne-bornBern, NicholasCarterisoneofthe the positionofOperaDirector atKonzert Theater the Kärntner Sinfonieorchester, andsoon to take up Chief Conductor and oftheStadttheater Klagenfurt All information listed correct asof18October 2020. Anne Cawrse New work for cor anglaisandorchestra • • • music. celebrating new voices, new purpose andmiraculous premiere, NicholasCarter conducts thisprogram on. AlongsideHaydn’s MiracleSymphony andaworld piece thatsustained himandgave himreason to carry composer’s life, Stravinsky’s Symphony inCwas a Composed inatimeofextraordinary sadness inthe ^ Stravinsky Symphony inC Haydn Michael Pisani cor anglais conductor Nicholas Carter Centre Melbourne,Arts Hamer Hall Saturday 26June /2.00pm Thursday 24 June /8.30pm The miracle of music Haydn and Stravinsky

anglais andorchestra. aworldperforms premierefor ofherconcerto cor as ‘lush’, ‘innovative’ and‘memorable’, here the MSO the Australian described String Withastyle Quartet. ensembles, including theMSO, ASO, PLEXUSand been commissioned by manyoutstandingAustralian Adelaide-based composer Anne Cawrse (b. 1981) has the extraordinary circumstances are thesame. actually occurred atadifferent Haydn but concert, hall, incredibly without injuringanyone. Thisincident thatachandeliercame crashingdownstory inthe March of1791 — thenameMiraclecomes from the No.96 occurred in athisveryfirst London concert, It’s believed thepremiere of Haydn’s Symphony work ontheSymphony inC,” Stravinsky later said. that Iwas ableto continue myown life onlyby my Symphony Orchestra. “Itisnoexaggeration to say a symphony celebrating 50years oftheChicago United States, where hewas commissioned to write was onthebrinkofwar andStravinsky fled to the composer’s wife andmother would also die. Europe passed away andwithinamatter ofmonthsthe On November 30, 1938, IgorStravinsky’s daughter World premiereof anMSO Commission Symphony No.96 Miracle ^ 21 Season 2021: January–June Program and artists correct asof October, correct 18 Program andartists 2020 and subjecttochange; visit mso.com.au forcurrent information. * Step 2:Add upthe cost of your tickets usingthe prices* below. Haydn andStravinsky (2pm) (6pm &7.30pm) Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony Meow Meow’s Pandemonium Dale Barltrop plays Schumann From the New World Ruler ofthe Hive Transfigured Night MSO Bamboos +The Brett andBrahms Dean Sophie Rowell plays Sutherland WATA Chinese New Year Group 2 Schumann’s Cello Concerto Shostakovich andBeethoven Cheetham andBeethoven (6pm) WATA Group 1 Centre at Melbourne,HamerHallunless indicated. Arts All concerts of Create arenot Your available aspart concerts MSO Geelong OwnSeries. from theStep listbelow. Select 1: 3+concerts Create Your Own Series C Reserve B Reserve A Reserve Premium GROUP 3 E Reserve D Reserve C Reserve B Reserve A Reserve Premium D Reserve C Reserve B Reserve A Reserve Premium GROUP 1 GROUP 2 special events.special 2020. discount. listedareinclusive MSO of 15% subscriber Prices Excludes subjecttochangefrom8December Prices some (8.30pm) $44 $53 $72 $85 $50 $58 $67 $75 $89 $101 $63 $72 $80 $97 $111 ADULT Haydn andStravinsky (8.30pm) Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony Metropolis: Bloodonthe Floor Rautavaara: Angel ofLight Group 5 Shostakovich Konstantin Shamray plays Mazzoli, Dvořák & Sibelius Melbourne Town Hall: Group 4 Bach andBeamish Genevieve Lacey Melbourne Recital Centre: Group 3 $39 $49 $68 $81 $45 $54 $62 $71 $85 $96 $59 $68 $76 $93 $107 CONC. All tickets $17 Classic Kids C Reserve B Reserve A Reserve GROUP 6 E Reserve D Reserve C Reserve B Reserve A Reserve Premium GROUP 5 D Reserve C Reserve B Reserve A Reserve GROUP 4 (11.30am) Peter andthe Wolf Classic Kids Shostakovich Konstantin Shamray plays Genevieve Lacey BlackwoodRobert Hall: Group 6 $28 $44 $51 $34 $46 $55 $63 $72 $80 $36 $59 $71 $85 ADULT $24 $39 $46 $29 $42 $51 $59 $68 $76 $32 $55 $67 $81 CONC.