2019 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
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Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES Thu 20 June 2019, 11am MASTERS SERIES Fri 21 June & Sat 22 June 2019, 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall West Australian Symphony Orchestra and Wesfarmers Arts, creating the spark that sets off a lifelong love of music. Julia Brooke – WASO Horn 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’s Violin Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto (36 mins) Allegro moderato – Moderato assai Canzonetta (Andante) Finale (Allegro vivacissimo) MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4 Italian (27 mins) Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello (Presto) Asher Fisch conductor Vadim Gluzman violin Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts Wesfarmers Arts Pre-concert Talk Find out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Yvonne Frindle (see page 16 for her 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 Sunday, 14 July at 12pm AWST (or 10am online). For further details visit abc.net.au/classic 3 MASTERS SERIES Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto PFITZNER Palestrina: Three Preludes (19 mins) Act I: Prelude (Ruhig) Act II: Prelude (Mit Wucht und Wildheit) Act III: Prelude (Langsam) TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto (36 mins) Allegro moderato – Moderato assai Canzonetta (Andante) Finale (Allegro vivacissimo) Interval (25 mins) MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4 Italian (27 mins) Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello (Presto) Asher Fisch conductor Vadim Gluzman violin Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts Wesfarmers Arts Pre-concert Talk Find out more about the music in the concert with this week’s speaker, Yvonne Frindle (see page 16 for her 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 Graeme Norris and Christina Katsimbardis post-concert Saturday night in the Terrace Level foyer. Listen to WASO This performance is recorded for broadcast on ABC Classic FM on Sunday, 14 July at 12pm AWST (or 10am online). For further details visit abc.net.au/classic 4 2019 Upcoming Concerts MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 Thu 4 July 11am Perth Concert Hall Estonian conductor Hendrik Vestmann makes his WASO debut with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. This irresistible work journeys from a bleak funeral march to a powerful conclusion. We open with the kaleidoscopic textures of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Nyx, named after the Greek Goddess of the night. ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Nyx TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 TICKETS FROM $30* Hendrik Vestmann conductor (pictured) MASTERS SERIES Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky Fri 5 & Sat 6 July 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall Hailed as “the real deal” and “nothing short of magnificent”, Armenian-born Narek Hakhnazaryan brings his formidable technical prowess to one of the most difficult works in the cellist’s repertoire, Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto. ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Nyx SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto No.1 Photo: Marco Borggreve TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 TICKETS Hendrik Vestmann conductor FROM $33* Narek Hakhnazaryan cello (pictured) 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! ROGERS & 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 Jacqueline Dark mezzo soprano TICKETS WASO Chorus FROM $49* 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. 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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 Alex Brogan Chair partnered by Peter Miller Anonymous Semra Lee-Smith Kierstan Arkleysmith Ben Noonan^ A/Assoc Concertmaster Andrew Freeman^ Nik Babic Michael Howell^ William Theis^ Graeme Norris Benjamin Caddy A/Assistant Concertmaster Diane Riddell^ TROMBONE Alison Hall Rebecca Glorie Joshua Davis A/Principal 1st Violin Rachael Kirk OBOE Chair partnered by Zak Rowntree* Kathryn McKay^ Joshua Oats Dr Ken Evans and Principal 2nd Violin Allan McLean Liz Chee Dr Glenda Campbell-Evans Kylie Liang Elliot O’Brien A/Principal Oboe Liam O’Malley Chair partnered by Matthew Walker^ Penrhos College Helen Tuckey COR ANGLAIS Assoc Principal 2nd Violin CELLO Leanne Glover BASS TROMBONE Akiko Miyazawa Chair partnered by Philip Holdsworth A/Assistant Principal Rod McGrath Sam & Leanne Walsh Chair partnered by 2nd Violin TUBA Tokyo Gas CLARINET Hannah Brockway^ Melinda Forsythe° Cameron Brook Fleur Challen Allan Meyer Chair partnered by Shigeru Komatsu Lorna Cook Peter & Jean Stokes Stephanie Dean Oliver McAslan Chair partnered by Catherine Cahill Marc & Nadia Geary Nicholas Metcalfe TIMPANI Amy Furfaro^ Eve Silver* BASS CLARINET Alex Timcke Alexander Millier Beth Hebert Fotis Skordas PERCUSSION Tim South Alexandra Isted BASSOON Brian Maloney Xiao Le Wu Sunmi Jung Jane Kircher-Lindner Francois Combemorel Christina Katsimbardis DOUBLE BASS Adam Mikulicz Assoc Principal Ellie Lawrence Percussion & Timpani Andrew Sinclair* Linda Charteris^ Sera Lee^ John Keene HARP Shaun Lee-Chen^ CONTRABASSOON Caitlin Bass^ Bronwyn Wallis^ Andrea Mendham° Chloe Turner Louise Elaerts Lucas O’Brien Christine Reitzenstein HORN Melanie Pearn Mark Tooby David Evans Louise Sandercock Phillip Waldron^ Robert Gladstones Jane Serrangeli Principal 3rd Horn Kathryn Shinnick Sarah Brien^ Bao Di Tang Julia Brooke Cerys Tooby Dorée Dixon *Instruments used by these Teresa Vinci° Francesco Lo Surdo musicians are on loan from David Yeh Janet Holmes à Court AC. Principal Associate Principal Assistant Principal Contract Player˚ Guest Musician^ 7 24 June to 21 July Experience the best the city has to offer with loads of events, dining and entertainment. visitperth.com.au #winterfestperth About The Artist Asher Fisch Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser A renowned conductor in both the operatic and symphonic worlds, Asher Fisch is especially celebrated for his interpretative command of core German and Italian repertoire of the Romantic and post- Romantic era. He conducts a wide variety of repertoire from Gluck to contemporary works by living composers. Since 2014, Asher Fisch has been the Principal Photo: Chris Gonz Chris Photo: Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO). those of Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, His former posts include Principal Guest New York, and Philadelphia. In Europe he Conductor of the Seattle Opera (2007- has appeared at the Berlin Philharmonic, 2013), Music Director of the New Israeli Munich Philharmonic, London Symphony Opera (1998-2008), and Music Director of Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Wiener Volksoper (1995-2000). and the Orchestre National de France, among others. Highlights of Asher Fisch’s 2018-19 season include guest engagements with Asher Fisch’s recent recordings include the Düsseldorf Philharmonic, Sydney Bruckner Symphony No.8 released Symphony, Teatro Massimo Orchestra in on WASO Live by ABC. Tenor Stuart Palermo, Boston Symphony Orchestra at Skelton’s first solo album, recorded with Tanglewood, and the Cleveland Orchestra WASO and released on ABC Classics at the Blossom Festival. Guest opera in 2018, and a recording of Ravel’s engagements include Il Trovatore, Otello, L’heure espagnole with the Munich Die Fliegende Holländer, and Andrea Radio Orchestra, which won Limelight Chénier at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Magazine’s Opera Recording of the Year Arabella and Hansel und Gretel at the in 2017.