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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Summer 2018 Vol.40 No.1 Your free copy ANDREAS OTTENSAMER IS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME PRIMA TRIBUTE TO WAR DONNA A FRIEND HEROES The lives An exclusive Composing and deaths of interview with for medical Verdi’s women Mark-Anthony pioneers Turnage 06246 NZSO Program Ad A4 210x297mm.indd 1 11/12/17 10:27 AM CONTENTS FRONT DESK Upfront with Barbara Glaser 3 APO News 5 FEATURES Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra PO Box 7083 Wellesley St A Model Musician 8 The Scars of War 12 Auckland 1141 Phone (09) 638 6266 Berlin Philharmonic’s Andreas Ottensamer A special commission honouring pioneering APO Ticketing (09) 623 1052 defies the mould plastic surgeons Email [email protected] Website apo.co.nz Facebook facebook.com/aporchestra Twitter @aporchestra Instagram aporchestra Phil News Summer 2018 Editor Tiana Lyes Cover Andreas Ottensamer © Anatol Kotte, Mercury Classics, DG Re-gifts of Love 11 Verdi’s Women 14 Design What does a composer give to the A look at some of the most memorable Printing woman he loves on her birthday? heroines in opera Paper Sponsor Phil News printed on Turnage’s Tribute 16 Musical Memories 23 Tauro Offset 100gsm; cover 300gsm An exclusive interview with Mark-Anthony Farewell to Rebecca Harris and Norman Turnage about his new work McFarlane Patrons Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE Connecting News 19 My Great Listen 25 Dame Catherine Tizard, ONZ Inside a busy week at APO Connecting Kiwi actor Kevin Keys Sir James Wallace, KNZM Dame Rosanne Meo, DNZM Development News 20 Me and My 27 Vice Patron Dame Jenny Gibbs, DNZM The Onehunga Project Cor Anglais – Martin Lee Chair Donor Spotlight Auckland Philharmonia Me and My 29 Orchestra Board Geraint A. Martin (Chairman) Ingrid Hagan dives in to a new challenge Leigh Auton Richard Ebbett Lope Ginnen CODA Kim McWilliams Crescendo News 30 Kieran Raftery Eric Renick Foundation News 30 Julian Smith Friends News 31 Concert Calendar 33 apo.co.nz 1 06246 NZSO Program Ad A4 210x297mm.indd 1 11/12/17 10:27 AM Design Branding, Strategy, Design Corporate, Interior, Forte Photography, We are specialists in building Web, award winning, powerful brands Packaging. that transform businesses. If you’d like to know more contact [email protected] 485design.co.nz A subsidiary of ut BGC PapercutPaperc APO 2018 | Proud Platinum Partner of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Advertising | Film 360 Geometry Global | Mine [email protected] OV0670_Ogilvy APO ADS_PhilNews A4.indd 1 14/12/17 3:43 PM From the Chief Executive Image: Adrian Malloch Adrian Image: UPFRONT WITH BARBARA GLASER The beginning of the concert season is to attract world-class artists and rising stars. always a time of great anticipation for the Berlin Philharmonic’s Principal Clarinettist (and orchestra, and it’s a good time for us to look Phil News cover star) Andreas Ottensamer ahead at the path we’re taking this year, joins us in June, and this will be the third and beyond. We’ve introduced exciting new time we’ve programmed a concert featuring programmes, and continue to deepen our a Berlin Phil principal musician; a testament reach within the community. We’re proud to the great relationship we have with the to be resident in a concert hall with one of number one orchestra in the world. Italian the finest acoustics in the world, and we’re soprano Maria Luigia Borsi returns for our Design fast becoming an orchestra with increasing Opera in Concert, Verdi’s Aida, after previously international recognition; so much so that singing Desdemona in Otello in 2016. Verdi this year we’re proud to be a part of not is a favourite of our Music Director Giordano one, but two international co-commissions, Bellincampi, and perhaps it’s something in working together with such orchestras as the the heroines that Verdi writes that makes the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the music so memorable; you can draw your own BBC Symphony Orchestra, and the Oregon conclusions on page 14. Symphony Orchestra. One commission will Some of the most positive feedback we take New Zealand to the world, and the other receive about Phil News is about the articles brings the world to New Zealand; you can read highlighting our own musicians, and this issue all about these new commissions from Mark- we’re pleased to bring you up close with Branding, Anthony Turnage and Ross Harris in this issue several of them, from Principal Bassoonist Strategy, of Phil News. Ingrid Hagan’s offstage pastime, to Martin Design With this recognition comes a profound Lee’s Cor Anglais, and finally, a trip down Corporate, responsibility; to share the power of music memory lane with retiring musicians Norm Interior, and music education with everyone in our McFarlane and Rebecca Harris. We thank Forte community. Our Development and APO them for their years of dedication to the music Photography, Connecting departments are working extremely and wish them both a very happy retirement! We are specialists in building Web, hard to create some exciting educational As always, we look forward to welcoming award winning, powerful brands concerts and projects, as well as seeking the you to our concerts this season – our Packaging. funding support to help make them happen. It’s heartfelt thanks for your continued support of that transform businesses. If the kind of thing we love telling you about, so Auckland’s Orchestra. you’d like to know more contact we’ve included a special section in Phil News to keep you updated with the exciting things [email protected] happening in these areas. 485design.co.nz And of course there’s our ever-popular mainstage series concerts, which continue A subsidiary of ut BGC PapercutPaperc APO 2018 | Proud Platinum Partner of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Advertising | Film 360 Geometry Global | Mine [email protected] apo.co.nz 3 OV0670_Ogilvy APO ADS_PhilNews A4.indd 1 14/12/17 3:43 PM APO NEWS APO MAKES MUSIC EVEN MORE Image: Adrian Malloch Adrian Image: ACCESSIBLE Millennials may not be able to afford an average Auckland mortgage or even smashed avocado breakfasts, but APO’s new membership pass ‘APO Go’ is ensuring they don’t have to miss out on fostering their love of music. APO Go is the orchestra’s most ambitious youth-targeted programme yet. Under-30s and students can purchase an annual APO Go pass online for just $5. This gives members the opportunity to book $10 tickets to any of the APO’s mainstage series concerts, including The Pre-concert talks are an excellent way to enhance your concert experience. New Zealand Herald Premier Series, Bayleys Great Classics, concertgoers will hear insights directly and APO on the Shore. BELLINCAMPI LEADS from Giordano Bellincampi, who is While many subscription also conducting the Opera in Concert programmes for young music PRE-CONCERT TALK performance. lovers have only been able to Maestro Bellincampi is celebrated Mark it in your diary: APO’s own Music offer late-notice discounted for his interpretations of Italian opera, tickets for selected concerts, Director Giordano Bellincampi will be and has previously presented Puccini’s APO Go is making it easy to delving into the music of Verdi’s Aida Manon Lescaut and Verdi’s Otello to sign up and book tickets, and at the Opera in Concert’s scheduled Auckland audiences. guarantees an allocation of pre-concert talk. The pre-concert talk is located in tickets is available for every APO’s pre-concert talks take place the Concert Chamber at the Town Hall mainstage concert in the season. 45 minutes prior to each mainstage and will start at 6:45pm. APO Chief Executive concert, and are designed to inform Entry to all APO’s pre-concert Barbara Glaser says today’s and enhance your enjoyment of the talks is free, and details are available young music lovers are set to programme. Each half-hour talk is on the concert pages of the APO become tomorrow’s regular presented by a guest speaker with website – speakers and locations are concertgoers. “We’ve been music expertise, and for the first time subject to change. listening to these concertgoers and getting an understanding about the barriers to attendance. They will then be able to attend the APO Go is one of many SEEKING VOLUNTEERS concert for free. Volunteers will be able exciting ways we are working to indicate their preferred concerts to ensure that the relationship APO Ticketing is seeking volunteers to and locations, and full training to all between the Orchestra and its help staff the ticketing desk on concert successful applicants will be given. audience continues many years nights at all our venues throughout the If you are interested in volunteering, into the future.” season. Volunteers will work alongside please contact APO Sales and APO staff to distribute tickets to Ticketing Manager Helen Spoelstra For more information or to concertgoers and staff the ticketing on [email protected] for further purchase a 2018 APO Go desk 90 minutes before concerts. information. pass, visit apo.co.nz/apo-go 4 apo.co.nz concerts present a variety of well- known music, from Vivaldi, Elgar and Holst, and are suitable for all ages. Director of APO Connecting Thomas Hamill says it really is a community Image: Adrian Malloch Adrian Image: event. “You don’t need to be a classical buff to enjoy these events, but the APO’s musicians will put on an impressive show everyone can enjoy,” he says. The concert series also fosters APO’s David Kay conducts the Community Classics concerts in 2018. young up-and-coming performers, including the Auckland Youth Choir who will be performing a local NEW CONCERT SERIES FOR COMMUNITIES composition of Hallelujah.