report annual symphony sydney 2012 B sydney symphony 2012 annual report annual sydney symphony 2012 1 THE STORY OF THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY ONCE AGAIN DEMONSTRATES THE COMPANY’S ABILITY TO ADAPT, STAY RELEVANT AND CONTINUE TO FLOURISH.

Kees Boersma, Principal Double Bass with student at Playerlink Albury. 2

SYDNEY SYMPHONY 2012 ANNUAL REPORT IN ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY CELEBRATES SUCCESS, RESILIENCE & GROWTH

Sydney Symphony 4 Musicians 2012

6 Year in Review

Chairman’s 8 Review

Managing 9 Director’s Review

Clockwise from top left: Sydney Five Year Symphony schools concert at the 11 Performance ABC, Ultimo; Carolyn Harris, Tutti Flute, digital Playerlink presentation Summary to Albury at the Telstra Experience Centre, Sydney; Vladimir Ashkenazy, Message from Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Sydney 12 Vladimir Ashkenazy Symphony at the Sydney House; Mahler Symphony No. 2 CD cover with Vladimir Ashkenazy; Cellist Jian Wang performs with the Sydney 14 Community Symphony in Shanghai; Sydney Symphony brass section celebrate the 80 year anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Supporters – 18 Donors & Sponsors 4 SYDNEY SYMPHONY MUSICIANS 2012 CONDUCTOR Vladimir Ashkenazy Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor Sponsored by Emirates

PATRON ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR CONCERTMASTER Her Excellency Professor Jessica Cottis Dene Olding Marie Bashir AC CVO Supported by Premier Partner Credit Suisse and Symphony Services International

FIRST VIOLINS VIOLAS HARP HORNS Sun Yi Roger Benedict Louise Johnson Robert Johnson Associate Concertmaster Principal Principal Principal Kim Williams AM & James & Leonie Furber Chair Catherine Dovey Chair Kirsten Williams FLUTES Associate Concertmaster Ben Jacks Tobias Breider Janet Webb Principal Fiona Ziegler Principal Principal Assistant Concertmaster Geoff O’Reilly Anne Louise Emma Sholl Principal 3rd Julie Batty Comerford Associate Principal Associate Principal Euan Harvey Jennifer Booth Robert & Janet Constable Chair Marnie Sebire Marianne Broadfoot Justin Williams Carolyn Harris Assistant Principal Brielle Clapson Robyn Brookfield PICCOLO TRUMPETS Sophie Cole Sandro Costantino Rosamund Plummer David Elton Amber Davis Principal Principal Jane Hazelwood Jennifer Hoy Veolia Environmental OBOES Paul Goodchild Services Chair Associate Principal Georges Lentz Graham Hennings Principal John Foster Nicola Lewis Andrew Kaldor AM & Stuart Johnson Anthony Heinrichs Alexandra Mitchell Renata Kaldor AO Chair Alexander Norton Justine Marsden Shefali Pryor TROMBONES Associate Principal Léone Ziegler Felicity Tsai Ronald Prussing Leonid Volovelsky David Papp Principal Scott Kinmont SECOND VIOLINS CELLOS COR ANGLAIS Associate Principal Marina Marsden Catherine Hewgill Alexandre Oguey Nick Byrne Principal Principal Principal The Hon. Justice AJ BASS TROMBONE Kirsty Hilton & Mrs Fran Meagher Chair CLARINETS Principal Christopher Harris Leah Lynn Lawrence Dobell Principal Alexander Read Assistant Principal Principal Associate Principal Anne Arcus & Terrey Arcus AM TUBA Kristy Conrau Chair Emma West Steve Rossé Assistant Principal Fenella Gill Francesco Celata Principal Susan Dobbie Timothy Nankervis Associate Principal Principal Emeritus Elizabeth Neville Christopher Tingay TIMPANI Maria Durek Ruth & Bob Magid Chair Richard Miller BASS CLARINET Principal Emma Hayes Christopher Pidcock Craig Wernicke Adrian Wallis Mark Robinson Shuti Huang Principal Assistant Principal Timpani/ David Wickham Tutti percussion Stan W Kornel BASSOONS Benjamin Li DOUBLE BASSES Matthew Wilkie PERCUSSION Principal Emily Long Kees Boersma Rebecca Lagos Nicole Masters Principal Roger Brooke Principal Associate Principal Philippa Paige Alex Henery Colin Piper Principal Fiona McNamara Justice Jane Matthews AO Biyana Rozenblit Neil Brawley Chair Maja Verunica Principal Emeritus CONTRABASSOON David Campbell Noriko Shimada Principal Steven Larson Richard Lynn David Murray sydney symphony 2012 annual report annual sydney symphony 2012 Benjamin Ward 5

Top to bottom: Rowena Watts, Sydney Symphony Fellow at St James Church concert in Sydney; Guangzhou Arts Festival poster featuring Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Sydney Symphony. 6 YEAR IN REVIEW No. of No. of Paid Series Performances Programs Occupancy

Ausgrid Master Series 27 9 57,085

Thursday Afternoon Symphony 9 9 19,877

Emirates Metro Series 8 8 16,104

Meet the Music 8 4 16,146

Kaleidoscope 8 4 17,261

Great Classics 7 7 15,020 CONCERTS Tea and Symphony 8 8 14,482 115 Mondays @ 7 5 5 10,716 Discovery Program 4 4 3,831 The Sydney Symphony presented 115 concerts International Pianists in Recital 4 4 4,125 in the and City Recital Hall Angel Place to 222,964 patrons. Mozart in the City 4 4 3,836 These performances included 92 concerts Gala performances 6 3 12,912 70 to which subscriptions are sold across 11 series, six gala performances and a further Commercial concerts 17 6 31,569 17 performances which fall outside the main EDUCATION Total 115 75 222,964 subscription series. ACTIVITIES

IN 2012 THE SYDNEY SYMPHONY PERFORMED OVER 200 CONCERTS TO MORE THAN 300,000 PEOPLE.

THE EDUCATION PROGRAM

30,786 knowledge seekers attended 70 Three open rehearsals were held at the education activities300,000 in 2012, excluding the Sydney Opera House, with 295 teachers and Discovery concerts. students attending.

23,890 teachers and students attended 39 Five professional learning workshops were schools concerts in Sydney and a further 2,178 held in Sydney, attracting 525 teachers teachers and students attended education and students. programs in regional areas in conjunction with the Sydney Symphony’s other touring SYDNEY SYMPHONY activities. Regional education activities took A further eight professional learning place in Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Newcastle, workshops were held in regional areas for APP DOWNLOADS Taree, Singleton and Albury. 259 teachers and students.

3,639 patrons attended 15 performances by the Credit Suisse Fellows in 2012 at venues including St James’ Church King St, Verbrugghen Hall, Blacktown Arts Centre, Goulburn Regional Conservatorium and the sydney symphony 2012 annual report annual sydney symphony 2012 South Coast Correctional Centre. 8,600OVER 7 40 BROADCASTS ON ABC CLASSIC FM 31,569ATTENDEES COMMERCIAL COLLABORATIONS The Sydney Symphony plans its seasons well in advance. Acknowledging that opportunities to perform in collaboration with popular commercial artists require a shorter planning window, the Company allocates a percentage of available orchestral playing time to these projects. This work is undertaken either with the Sydney Symphony taking the role of presenter or as a ‘band for hire’. In 2012 the Sydney Symphony performed in 17 concerts in this category which attracted 31,569 attendees.

TOURING & OUTREACH

The Sydney Symphony performed at two free outdoor concerts in 2012: Buzz Lightyear, Pixar in Concert. Symphony in the Domain on January 21 – 35,000 Sydney Symphony musicians performed Parramatta Park on March 10 – 4,500 in four Music4Health events in 2012, at Montefiore Randwick, Montefiore Hunters Hill, The Sydney Symphony also gave concerts in Mt Pritchard Autism Advisory and Support Orange and Armidale, as well as its debut Service and the Powerhouse Museum. performance at The Concourse in Chatswood.

Sydney Symphony musicians also continued As part of the orchestra’s annual regional to contribute to the wider community in touring activities the Sydney Symphony and their capacity as teachers and members of Sinfonia ensembles performed in Grafton, community music groups. Taree and Newcastle. Members of the

Sydney Symphony Brass section performed Under the direction of Principal Conductor in Armidale, Port Macquarie and Grafton. and Artistic Advisor Vladimir Ashkenazy, 300,000 Further outreach also occurred in Singleton. the Sydney Symphony toured China in 2012. Performances were given in Tianjin, Beijing, 525 40 Sydney Symphony performances were Guangzhou, Wuhan, Shanghai and Qingdao, broadcast on ABC Classic FM in 2012, and with the tour marking the cultural highlight TEACHERS 10 concerts were sent to the European of year-long celebrations marking the 40th Broadcasting Union. anniversary of diplomatic relations between & STUDENTS Australia and China. Further outreach ATTRACTED occurred at the Xinghai Conservatory, the TO LEARNING Six performances were made available for first activities resulting from a Memorandum WORKSHOPS streaming on the BigPond website and via the of Understanding with the institution signed Sydney Symphony’s free mobile app. in October 2012.

Three Mahler discs (Symphonies 9, 10 and 2) Since April 2012, the Sydney Symphony’s were released by the Sydney Symphony in 2012, mobile app has attracted approximately in addition to recordings of Prokofiev’s Romeo 4,500 visits per month. At the end of 2012, the and Juliet and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto. Sydney Symphony App had been downloaded 8,600 ABC Classics also released Kalkadungu, which over 8,600 times across 51 countries. featured the Sydney Symphony. 8 CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW

John C Conde ao Chairman

In our 80th anniversary year the Sydney to substantially increase its international The fact that Sydney Symphony has grown to Symphony celebrated success, resilience and presence in Asia and has successfully signed become a recognised brand, as well as a leader growth as an independent arts company, Memorandums of Understanding with two in orchestral music, shouldn’t be surprising to with its heritage dating back to 1932 and its significant cultural organisations in China, anyone who understands both the culture and formation by the Australian Broadcasting the Xinghai Conservatory, Guangzhou and spirit of the orchestra. And nothing is more Commission. Our success over these eight The National Centre for the Performing Arts, important to delivering on our mission than decades reflects the strength of our mission, Beijing. These agreements, combined with our the orchestra’s outstanding musicians. I am people, values and culture. The founders of outreach activities, including touring, will offer proud of the heights that the orchestra has the orchestra would be amazed by how far the Australian government and commercial reached under the inspirational leadership the orchestra has come, and would be excited entities substantial opportunities to further and guidance of Mr Vladimir Ashkenazy. We about the opportunities ahead. increase their exposure in the region. also are proud of the service of our dedicated management team led ably by our managing The story of the Sydney Symphony once The Board’s focus on the key performance director Mr Rory Jeffes, and of the programs again demonstrates the Company’s ability to criteria embodied in our business plans, we have in place to serve our community. adapt, stay relevant and continue to flourish being Artistic Vibrancy, Access and Financial despite often challenging global economic Stability, has again been soundly rewarded The passing of our 80th anniversary has seen and social changes. The Sydney Symphony in 2012. We have exceeded targets in all key many artistic highlights, with virtuoso solo proudly proclaims a heritage that is uniquely performance indicators in 2012 and produced performances from leading international and musical. From humble beginnings in 1932, a significant operating surplus of $425,613. local artists. It is always a delight to view our the Sydney Symphony continues to adapt and I thank my fellow directors for their efforts passionate audiences enjoying classical music to present classical music to a “high tech” 21st during the year and I make special mention of presented by such a world-class orchestra. century community far removed from its initial Mr David Smithers AM who retired from the We look forward to continuing in that vein radio audiences. Board in May 2012 after 11 years of service. for the next eighty years with equal energy David was a dedicated Board member whose and enthusiasm. The ability to adapt and stay relevant was contributions as a director and as Chairman of also demonstrated clearly in 2012 when the Board Finance Audit and Risk Committee the Sydney Symphony embarked on a six- were highly valued, and his governance skills concert tour of China, the second since were gratefully appreciated by directors, 2009. This tour represented the climax to musicians and management. a celebratory year of events marking the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations We acknowledge the continued support of our John C Conde ao with the Peoples Republic of China. We are subscribers, donors and sponsors and thank Chairman very proud, once again, to be flying the flag the Australian Government, through the for Australia overseas and showcasing the Australia Council for the Arts, and the NSW calibre of our arts institutions to international Government, through Arts NSW, for their audiences. The company has a bold vision invaluable assistance. THE COMPANY HAS SUCCESSFULLY SIGNED MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH TWO SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL

sydney symphony 2012 annual report annual sydney symphony 2012 ORGANISATIONS IN CHINA. MANAGING 9 DIRECTOR’S REVIEW 2012 WAS CLEARLY Rory Jeffes Managing Director A YEAR OF VIBRANT ARTISTIC HEALTH, STRONG AUDIENCE The milestone of the Sydney Symphony’s 80th anniversary was marked through a season of ambitious artistic projects, both to showcase CONNECTION AND the outstanding quality of our ensemble of musicians and to present our community with a diverse range of musical experiences – in BALANCED FINANCIAL the company of some of the finest conductors and soloists in the world. There were many significant highlights to the year, and whilst the retail environment in which we operate OUTCOMES. remained subdued, I am pleased to report that this landmark season connected strongly with our audiences. We have again achieved The 80th anniversary year was a year to by American Steven Mackey, performed by a surplus for the year while continuing to celebrate many achievements and a year to Orli Shaham as piano soloist. These concerts invest in major artistic projects, growing revisit some of the historical milestones of further included performances of symphonies our education program and continuing our previous years. A notable highlight of the by Mozart, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, Thomas annual touring program. season was the recreation of the orchestra’s Adès’s stunning Violin Concerto Concentric The success of the Company is built on first official performance in the Sydney Opera Paths, with Anthony Marwood as soloist, and the outstanding quality of our ensemble of House on 29 September 1973, with Simone Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme of musicians, supported by a dedicated and tireless Young conducting these all-Wagner concerts Thomas Tallis. administration team, Board and volunteers. It and the American soprano Christine Brewer Major international soloists performed with is truly a communal effort and all involved can adding gala vocal splendour in excerpts the Sydney Symphony throughout its 80th be proud of the statement made through the from Tannhäuser, and anniversary season, and included, in addition Sydney Symphony’s 80th anniversary – both for Götterdämmerung. The orchestra also to those already mentioned, violinists Lisa the brilliance of the performances and for what remembered important visits to Sydney Batiashvili, Isabelle Faust and Julian Rachlin, this extraordinary organisation has become by eminent composers Igor Stravinsky pianists Behzod Abduraimov, Nicholas over the past eighty years. and Aaron Copland, with compositions re- Angelich, Philippe Bianconi, Alexander visited to mark the orchestra’s anniversary. Gavrylyuk, Andreas Haefliger, Angela Hewitt, Artistic achievements In addition, the orchestra awarded an Stephen Kovacevich and Garrick Ohlsson, as The Sydney Symphony celebrated a significant 80th Anniversary Composition Prize to the well as the superlative French oboist François milestone across its entire 2012 season, Sydney-born composer Elliott Gyger, whose Leleux and the Chinese cellist Jian Wang. In marking the orchestra’s 80th anniversary on air, dialogue for orchestra was premiered October 2012, the orchestra returned to China year with an extensive program of special by the orchestra under the direction of to perform six concerts in six cities (Tianjin, concert performances featuring many of the Vladimir Ashkenazy in March 2012. Further Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, world’s finest performers. Record concert composer highlights of the season included Qingdao) to mark the 40th anniversary of attendances were registered in Sydney and performances of major orchestral works diplomatic relations between China and large audiences heard the orchestra beyond by , concertos by Brahms, Australia, with Jian Wang appearing as Australian shores, underlining the pre- as well as three important symphonies by soloist in the Dvorˇák Cello Concerto and a eminent status of the orchestra in the minds Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky. specially commissioned encore for solo cello of Australians and audiences further abroad. A year of many celebrations included an important and four-part cello ensemble by Chinese Vladimir Ashkenazy’s fourth season as the announcement securing a continuation of composer Qigang Chen. In addition, the Sydney Symphony’s Principal Conductor superlative artistic achievements in future orchestra performed an orchestral encore and Artistic Advisor started with four seasons, with the appointment of the entitled Reflection of the Moon on Erquan powerful performances of Beethoven’s Ninth distinguished American conductor, David arranged by Jian’er Zhu. Symphony and culminated at the close of the Robertson, as the Sydney Symphony’s Chief year in a three-week Tchaikovsky Festival, At the start of the year, the Sydney Symphony Conductor and Artistic Director from the which included two landmark opera-in- performed to large audiences the annual start of the 2014 season. This announcement concert performances of Tchaikovsky’s opera Symphony in the Domain concert, presenting, was greeted with much applause in the arts Queen of Spades with Stuart Skelton and under the banner headline “The Young Ones”, sector in Australia and overseas, and bodes Dina Kuznetsova in the highly demanding highly talented young Australian soloists extremely well for the future artistic health and leading roles of Herman and Lisa. The Emily Sun (violin) and Nicholas Russoniello vibrancy of the orchestra. David Robertson Sydney concert calendar also saw the much (saxophone), and young Australian conductor conducted two weeks of concerts in Sydney anticipated Australian debut performances Nathan Aspinall. Also within the Sydney in June and July 2012, including a revival of the remarkable German violinist Anne- Festival program, the orchestra played three of William Barton’s and Matthew Hindson’s Sophie Mutter, who performed Beethoven’s sold-out performances of the full soundtrack to Kalkadungu, featuring William Barton as Violin Concerto on a program that also newly remastered film classic West Side Story. didjeridu soloist, and the Australian premiere included Vladimir Ashkenazy’s authoritatively of a piano concerto entitled Stumble to Grace commanding performances of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. 10 MANAGING DIRECTOR’S REVIEW

Further stunning presentations of the Sydney The Sydney Symphony Live catalogue now Sydney Symphony partners Symphony’s 80th anniversary season, included includes the MAHLER ODYSSEY cycle of the Sydney Symphony is the only symphony the second instalment of Peter Jackson’s The complete Mahler Symphonies conducted by its orchestra in Australia that generates Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers with live internationally acclaimed Principal Conductor significantly more income through its own orchestra soundtrack, and appearances in and Artistic Advisor Vladimir Ashkenazy. activities than the level of funding we receive the orchestra’s eclectic Kaleidoscope series Also completed and released in 2012 on from Federal and State governments. This of superb guest performers Chris Botti the Sydney Symphony Live label is the funding is nevertheless critical to the success (trumpet), Bramwell Tovey (pianist-conductor), recording of Prokofiev’s complete Romeo and and vibrancy of the organisation and we Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor) and the Los Juliet ballet score, with Vladimir Ashkenazy acknowledge this support from Australia Angeles Guitar Quartet. conducting. These Mahler and Prokofiev Council for the Arts and Arts NSW and remain recordings will appear in Japan and other The year saw the return appearances of much- committed to delivering both artistic excellence Asian countries on the Japanese label respected guest conductors Oleg Caetani, Hannu and excellent value through our work. OCTAVIA, by special arrangement. Lintu, Robert Spano, Hugh Wolff and David We are proud of our corporate partnerships Zinman, and successful debut appearances Completed in late 2011 and not yet released and the relationships we have with individual of conductors Andrew Grams, Jakub Hru˚ ša, is a recording for the BIS label, which will patrons. The ongoing support of our Principal Lothar Koenigs, Matthias Pintscher and appear in Australia in 2013 on the Sydney Partner, Emirates, is worthy of special mention Michael Stern. The season was a strong one Symphony Live label: – a wonderful partnership that is now in its for appearances by Australian performers, as BRETT DEAN: The Lost Art of Letter Writing 11th year; also our Premier Partner Credit it featured conductors Nicholas Carter, Richard – Violin Concerto Suisse, whose support enables so many of the Gill, Brett Kelly, Michael Mulcahy and Simone Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin; outstanding gala presentations that we are Young, instrumental soloists William Barton, conducted by Jonathan Nott able to bring to our audiences, as well as their Scott Davie, Amy Dickson, Piers Lane, Kathryn support for our outstanding young Fellows. Selby, Oliver She and David Thomas, as well as vocal soloists including Fiona Campbell, Audience development The philanthropic support of our patrons José Carbó, Deborah Humble, Jacqueline In 2012 Sydney Symphony achieved its second- has again played a key role in enabling us to Porter and Sally-Anne Russell. Musicians of the highest classical ticket sales year, and also the achieve many of our artistic and education orchestra also appeared as soloists, including third-highest number of seats sold per concert goals and I thank them all for this enlightened fine performances by Roger Benedict and as compared to any year in the last 12 years of support on behalf of the whole Sydney Dene Olding, as well as percussionists of the available records. In all, 191,401 subscription Symphony community. orchestra as soloists in Takemitsu’s From Me and single tickets were sold to 92 subscription 2012 was clearly a year of vibrant artistic Flows What You Call Time, and the cello section and 6 special event performances, averaging health, strong audience connection and a of the orchestra in a special Tea & Symphony 1,953 paid seats per performance. balanced financial outcome. Feedback from concert program. The total number of subscription package seats visiting conductors and soloists confirms the sold increased by 2% over levels achieved in orchestra is in exceptional form and I pay Recordings 2011, and more than 23,617 subscription tribute to the extraordinary talent and skills of The Sydney Symphony undertook two important packages were transacted. Subscription seats our players that make being in the audience commercial recordings during 2012, which accounted for 63% of all seats sold, and over such a pleasure and privilege. featured live recordings of stellar concerto 120,000 seats were sold as part of subscription performances: packages: also the highest level achieved of any In this, his fourth year as Principal Conductor year since 2001. and Artistic Advisor, we also celebrate the Full Moon Dances extraordinary and inspirational leadership of – For ABC Classics Paid tickets per concert overall were down Vladimir Ashkenazy. He has brought so much Amy Dickson, saxophone; slightly on 2011 levels. The company enjoyed to the Sydney Symphony over his tenure – Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor full houses for many events, averaging 84% we all owe him an enormous amount. An paid of available capacity; also down slightly TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 outstanding musician by any measure, we from 86.4% paid of available capacity in 2011. – For Sydney Symphony Live remain greatly honoured and invigorated Garrick Ohlsson, piano; In 2012, 17 commercial performances of six by his boundless energy and enthusiasm for Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor discrete programs were presented to over music making; he is truly a unique and much 31,000 paying customers. The total paid loved leader. audience footprint for all concert events in Finally our thanks go to our Chairman, 2012 was 222,964. John Conde, and the Board of Directors for their wisdom and tireless support in helping the orchestra achieve its ambitions. Their commitment, counsel and practical engagement contribute immeasurably to the WE ARE PROUD OF success of the company. OUR CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS AND Rory Jeffes THE RELATIONSHIPS Managing Director WE HAVE WITH sydney symphony 2012 annual report annual sydney symphony 2012 INDIVIDUAL PATRONS. FIVE YEAR 11 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

REVENUE BY CATEGORY ATTENDANCES World and Australian Attendance strong in Premieres Sydney & regional NSW. (‘000) SELF 350 During 2012, the Sydney Symphony gave the first performances of the following works: GENERATED 300 250 QIGANG CHEN You and Me REVENUE AT Metropolitan For Solo Cello and Cello Ensemble and NSW 200 World premiere regions 64% OF TOTAL 150 BARRY CONYNGHAM Symphony 24,540 23,765 100 World premiere INCOME. Sydney AUD (‘000) 22,121 Opera 50 ROSS EDWARDS Full Moon Dances House Saxophone Concerto – Revised, final version: 0 World premiere 20,443 08 09 10 11 12 19,543 ELLIOTT GYGER on air, dialogue for orchestra – 80th Anniversary Composition Prize – World premiere RESERVES TO OPERATING EXPENSES LACHLAN SKIPWORTH nezasa Reserves above For the Sydney Symphony Fellows – World mandatory limits. premiere 64% 30

CARL VINE Piano Concerto No. 2 – World premiere Surplus 20 HENRI DUTILLEUX Mystère de l’instant – Australian premiere Min 20% 10 Required by STEVEN MACKEY Stumble to Grace Australia Piano Concerto – Australian premiere Council Self generated revenue 0 13,539 13,259 12,831 13,028 08 09 10 11 12 12,493 In addition, the following works by Australian composers were programmed at Sydney Symphony concerts: OPERATING PROFIT (‘00) WILLIAM BARTON and 15 MATTHEW HINDSON Kalkadungu 36% 10

BRETT DEAN Ariel’s Music 5

JIM COYLE Orchestra! 0 Funding revenue -5 PHIL JAMESON Introduction and Rondo -10 08 09 10 11 12 08 09 10 11 12 ELENA KATS-CHERNIN Mater

PETER SCULTHORPE Sun Song PAID OCCUPANCY FUNDING INDEXATION vs CPI PAUL STANHOPE Groundswell Main stage occupancy at 84%. Funding indexation lags CPI rate. (%) PAUL STANHOPE Jet-Stream (%) 90 3.5 PAUL STANHOPE Spin Dance 60 2.5 PAUL TERRACINI Gegensätze 30 1.5

09 10 11 12 13 PAUL TERRACINI Pange Lingua 0

08 09 10 11 12 CPI – All groups Government Funding Index 12

In 2012 I was proud to conduct the Sydney Symphony in its 80th anniversary season. We opened the year with the stirring music of Beethoven and his Symphony No.9 with a superb cast of soloists and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Throughout the year we welcomed a wonderful array of guest artists including the Australian debut performances of violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, the return of the wonderful cellist Jian Wang and pianist Garrick Ohlsson. To round out the year, we focussed on the music of Tchaikovsky including a concert version of The Queen of Spades, not heard in Australia for some 30 years. International touring is a significant annual event in the orchestra’s calendar and in 2012 we toured China. Our tour was a major cultural highlight in a year which marked the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and China. It was an honour to present the Sydney Symphony to Chinese audiences under such a banner. I am supremely excited to be surrounded by the talented musicians of the Sydney Symphony. It was a year of outstanding music-making by this ensemble of musicians who are amongst the very best in the world.

sydney symphony 2012 annual report annual sydney symphony 2012 Vladimir Ashkenazy Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor 13 14 COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ARTIST DEVELOPMENT

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything. Education is teaching our children to desire the right things.” Plato Initiative and innovation without compromise was the 2012 motto of the Education team. As more and more companies compete for a voice in the education market, many of them mirroring our programs in their own organisations, we need to remain vibrant and groundbreaking without compromising on quality or relevance. The bulk of our reach remains with schools concerts and we delivered thirty schools concerts and a number of main stage performances in our Meet the Music and Discovery programs, reaching a vast number of children. These concerts are performed in the Sydney CBD, Homebush and regionally in the north this year in Grafton, Taree and Newcastle. Playerlink was in Albury, which drew a large pool of players from the Riverina and Canberra districts down to the border. As always, every education performance included at least one Australian work, and we were pleased to debut Orchestra! by Jim Coyle, especially written for our schools Clockwise from above: Sydney Symphony schools concert at the ABC, Ultimo; Sydney Symphony Sinfonia performances in 2012, and a number of training orchestra and Sydney Conservatorium students at a repertoire reading at the ABC, Ultimo, with works by Paul Stanhope which he also conductor Daniel Carter; Jessica Cottis, Assistant Conductor, on the China tour with the Sydney Symphony. tailored to our concert needs. This meant we were able to have the composers in the room with the students as they heard this music played live for the very first time – a truly enriching experience for players and audience members. The reach of our Professional Learning Program continues to expand as we for the first time presented workshops in Brisbane and Perth. Digital initiatives have been trialled in partnership with the Sydney Opera House. We simultaneously presented our Meet the Music workshop to four hundred people in the concert hall and sixty students in the Orange Regional Conservatorium. Later in the year we trialled a digital teacher training workshop beamed into eight remote public schools. Despite the success of these activities, it seems that nothing replaces the opportunity for teachers to get together and workshop collegially, so we will continue with our vast national program of professional learning in centres around Australia while we can afford it. Having been heavily involved in the development of the Australian Curriculum in the Arts which will be implemented in all schools over the next few years, the education team have started tailoring their materials accordingly and were approached to provide teacher resources to support the roll out of the curriculum around the country. The importance of training teachers was highlighted in a speech by Minister of School Education, Peter Garrett, who said he would be looking to organisations such as ours to continue the good work in equipping teachers with the materials and confidence to deliver quality music programs in their classrooms.

sydney symphony 2012 annual report annual sydney symphony 2012 This initiative remains a focal point of the education program as we move forward. 15

Clockwise from above: Sydney Symphony schools concert at the ABC, Ultimo; Sydney Symphony Sinfonia training orchestra and Sydney Conservatorium students at a repertoire reading at the ABC, Ultimo, with conductor Daniel Carter; Jessica Cottis, Assistant Conductor, on the China tour with the Sydney Symphony.

Our regional outreach widened with the Sydney Symphony Sinfonia mentoring Perhaps the most exciting initiative for 2013 instigation of a community orchestra orchestra continues to deliver the majority was the relationship formed with the Xinghai workshop incorporated into the regional of the education programs, and an increase Conservatorium of Music in Guangzhou, tour program. Supporting the often isolated to the stipend and travel assistance program China. This relatively young conservatorium regional conservatoriums is a valuable way resulted in a large pool of individuals has a student population of almost four we can enrich the wider musical communities auditioning for this amazing apprenticeship thousand and the administrators have we pass through, and we are expanding the type opportunity from around the country. welcomed our overtures to work with them range of workshops for teachers and students Richard also ran the Discovery concert series on a regular basis. October saw the principal we offer in these institutions. In 2012 we and the Sinfonietta composition project players of the orchestra working with the were delighted to meet the local members of workshops which focussed upon the art of members of the student orchestra and other the Upper Hunter Regional Conservatorium writing counterpoint. instrumentalists, a rehearsal under Mr Orchestra and join their rehearsal, spending Ashkenazy’s baton whilst on the China Tour, The focus of the Fellowship program in 2012 a number of hours making music. and a later master class with student soloists continued to be a series of chamber music and a chamber ensemble in December 2012 also marked Richard Gill’s twentieth performances in and around the greater presented in front of the Hon Simon Crean, anniversary as the Artistic Director of the Sydney region. A new initiative was a visit who was visiting as part of the celebration Education Program. During his time with us to the South Coast Correctional Centre in of forty years of China and Australia trade Richard has been the inspiration behind the Nowra, part of our week long residency at the relations. We look forward to a reciprocal visit Sinfonia mentoring orchestra and the format Bundanon Trust property on the South Coast from students and teachers of the Xinghai of our schools program, and he initiated of NSW. The Fellows and Roger spent two Conservatorium in 2013. and presents the main stage Discovery mornings working with Maximum Security Concert series. A work by Barry Conyngham inmates at this new gaol, working with a group The breadth and reach of the education was commissioned by the orchestra and of 30 inmates and focussing upon working program of the Sydney Symphony continues conducted by Richard in the final Meet the together and communicating both on and off to be unparalleled in this country. We offer a Music concert of the year to celebrate this the stage, with the ensemble as the model. unique apprenticeship to the next generation occasion. His vision for the program continues They played excerpts of works by Mozart, of performers and composers; and deliver a undaunted and his passion improving for Beethoven and Prokofiev and all involved quality education package of classroom music music education for all continues to be his found it quite a life-changing experience. learning culminating in a concert experience motivating catchcry. which is second to none. The vision and The Fellows performed at the launch event enlightenment of our corporate and individual Richard’s involvement with the orchestra for the Sydney Symphony Vanguard initiative. sponsors and donors, the orchestra’s desire to has changed over the years as the Education Here they mesmerised the audience playing share their knowledge and nurture emerging Program has expanded, from being very the Martin Nonet with a break dancer posing artists, and hours of hard work from a selfless hands on, and presenting many of the as the conductor. This extraordinary event can body of volunteers and staff combine to create Schools programs, evolving into more of be viewed on the Sydney Symphony YouTube something unique with an international an advisory role. In 2012 he facilitated a channel. Sydney Symphony Vanguard is a reputation for excellence. training workshop for the Sinfonia Mentors, natural fit for the Fellows, which introduced focussing on the goals and objectives of our these, the orchestra’s youngest performers, to developing artist program and consideration some of the young professional supporters of of best practice and role modelling. The the orchestra. 16 COMMUNITY TOURING

China tour The orchestra also premiered a newly Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing commissioned arrangement for cello ensemble completed in the course of 2012. These As part of celebrations marking the 40th of a piece by Chinese composer Qigang Chen relationships will also set the framework anniversary of diplomatic relations between titled You and Me. In addition to concert for the orchestra to make a significant Australia and China, the Sydney Symphony performances, the Sydney Symphony undertook contribution to Australian engagement in the embarked on a six-city tour of China in a range of outreach activities in the city of Asian Century through culture and people-to- October 2012. Guangzhou in partnership with the Guangzhou people diplomacy. Under the direction of Sydney Symphony Opera House and the Xinghai Conservatory of The Sydney Symphony’s 2012 China Tour was Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Music (XCM), the only higher music education made possible thanks to the support of the Mr Vladimir Ashkenazy, the musicians institution in Southern China. Whilst in Australian Government through the Department performed in the Chinese cities of Tianjin, Guangzhou, a number of Sydney Symphony of Foreign Affairs and Trade and corporate Wuhan, Qingdao, Shanghai at the Oriental musicians plus cellist Jian Wang led instrument organisations. Touring sponsors played an Arts Centre, Guangzhou at the city’s newly tutorials for students in orchestral technique integral role, with long-term partners Xstrata built opera house and in Beijing at the famous and tradition. The students then took part in a Coal, Tianda and Sydney Conservatorium National Centre for the Performing Arts – rehearsal conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. of Music using the concerts to showcase commonly referred to as ‘The Egg’. These were pilot phase activities in the Australian excellence and as an opportunity to The China Tour was another demonstration of lead up to the development of a long-term develop closer commercial relationships. the orchestra’s position as one of Australia’s program of masterclasses, exchanges, leading cultural institutions. On tour, the orchestral workshops, commissions and Sydney Symphony performed Shostakovich’s tour performances which will be further Symphony No. 10, Beethoven’s Symphony enhanced and facilitated through digital No. 4 and was joined on stage in Tianjin, technology. These activities will be conducted Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai by one of the under the umbrella of the Memorandums world’s most acclaimed cellists, Jian Wang, of Understanding with both the Xinghai performing the Dvorˇák Cello Concerto. Conservatory, Guangzhou and The National

THE TOUR PROGRAM SCHEDULE WAS AS FOLLOWS: W EDNESDAY 17 O CTOBER THE CHINA TOUR TIANJIN, TIANJIN GRAND THEATRE WAS ANOTHER F RIDAY 19 O CTOBER BEIJING, NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION OF CENTRE FOR THE Below: Violinist Sun Yi, originally from Shanghai, rehearses with the Sydney Symphony PERFORMING ARTS in his home town S UNDAY 21 O CTOBER THE ORCHESTRA’S GUANGZHOU, GUANGZHOU OPERA HOUSE POSITION AS ONE

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Regional and Interstate Touring Summary The following table summarises all regional and interstate activity conducted by the Sydney Symphony in 2012.

10 MA RCH 26 AP RIL 30 MAY 15-17 JUNE Free outdoor concert, Fellowship, School Concerts, Sydney Symphony/Sinfonia Playerlink, Albury Parramatta Park Nowra Regional Tour, Taree 30 AUGUST 10 MA RCH 27 AP RIL 31 MAY Brass Tour, Armidale Fellowship concert, Fellowship concert, Nowra Sydney Symphony/Sinfonia Goulburn School Concerts, Taree 31 AUGUST 29 MAY Brass Tour, Port Macquarie 11 MA RCH Sydney Symphony/Sinfonia 1 JUNE Fellowship concert, Berry Regional Tour, Grafton Sydney Symphony/Sinfonia 1 SEPTEMBER Regional Tour, Newcastle Brass Tour, Grafton School Concerts, Newcastle 13 AP RIL 30 MAY Sydney Symphony, Mozart, Sydney Symphony/Sinfonia Orange 1 SEPTEMBER School Concerts, Grafton 2 JUNE Sydney Symphony, Mozart Sydney Symphony/Sinfonia Chatswood Community Orchestra Workshop, Muswellbrook/ Singleton

COMMUNITY Community performances Outdoor concerts for health and wellbeing Symphony in the Domain is one of Sydney’s ACCESS The Sydney Symphony continued its award- landmark free events, traditionally ending with winning music4health program, providing Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, complete with performances to patients in aged care centres cannons and fireworks. In 2012 the concert and working with people with disabilities attracted an audience of 35,000. The Sydney in various institutions across the Sydney Symphony also performed at Parramatta Park metropolitan area. A practical manifestation to an audience of 4,500 people. of the health industry’s recognition of the therapeutic power of music, the program Webcasting provides entertainment and a deep level of In 2012, the Sydney Symphony’s webcasting engagement for people with health, aged care activity continued, in collaboration with Below: Violinist Sun Yi, originally from and disability needs who have little or no Telstra BigPond and ABC Classic FM, with Shanghai, rehearses with the Sydney Symphony access to live music. six concerts being streamed live and made in his home town available free on demand through BigPond TV. In 2012, four music4health visits were These can be viewed at http://bigpondmusic. made to a range of audiences. As part of the com/sydneysymphony and are also available initiative of the Australian Music Therapy on the SSO App. Association and ‘Music-Play for Life’ (a program of the Music Council of Australia), Webcasting is an important addition to our musicians performed at the Montefiore aged outreach both nationally and internationally, care facility in Randwick for a group of 150 and is of particular benefit to those less residents. The success of the event saw the mobile, and to people in regional or remote Sydney Symphony perform an additional areas of Australia who want to experience recital at Montefiore’s Hunters Hill campus. an orchestral performance but are unable to attend in person. In conjunction with the Autism Advisory and Support Service, musicians engaged with 400 children with autism, cerebral palsy and “THE CONTINUAL AND AUDIBLE Down syndrome as well as their carers and families, in a concert that saw lots of children CHEERING OF THE CHILDREN take to the stage and enthusiastically perform SHOWED HOW MUSIC CAN CUT alongside our musicians. THROUGH THEIR CONDITION. THE Sydney Symphony also visited the Powerhouse Museum, performing with the in-house MUSIC’S ENCHANTING QUALITIES musicians of ThinkSpace, the Museum’s digital learning centre that provides music workshops BROUGHT COUNTLESS SMILES to adults with disabilities. The performance TO [THEIR] FACES...IT WAS was part of the NSW Government’s month- long campaign ‘Don’t DIS my ABILITY’. AN INSPIRING DAY.” Mr Nick Lalich MP, Member for Cabramatta. 18 sydney symphony 2012 annual report Solomon andhiswifeCatherineSolomon, matching ofthatgiftbyJoan’s nephewGavin bequest lefttotheorchestrabyJoanand and life-longfriends.Throughagenerous Joan Mackenzie–oneofitsgreatestadvocates community wassaddenedbythedeathofMrs In May2012,theSydneySymphony Memorial Scholarship Joan Mackenzie Sydney Symphony. strengthens thefinancialpositionof where theybelong,andatthesametime instruments remainontheconcertplatform funded entirelybydonors,ensuresthese of itsparts.TheInstrumentFund,whichis string sectionthatisfargreaterthanthesum beauty andrichnessofsound–creatinga collection thatiscapableofproducinggreat purchased bytheSydneySymphony, forma instruments, theninthandtenthinstruments Associate Concertmaster, SunYi. Thesenew Marianne BroadfootandtheGaglianoby in 1769.ThePressendaisbeingplayedby 1845 andaGaglianoviolinmadeinNaples were aGFPressendaviolinmadeinTurin in quality ofsoundinthestringsection.These acquire twooutstandingviolinstosupportthe Instrument Fund,theorchestrawasableto Through a seriesofdonationstothe Gagliano &Pressenda the orchestra. facilitated manyspecialinitiativesfor In 2012,patronsoftheSydneySymphony Philanthropy Report SPONSORS – DONORS& SUPPORTERS Penelope Seidleram Roslyn Packerao & RenataKaldorao Andrew Kaldoram & EgonGordon In memoryofHetty Chairman John CCondeao & RachaelKohn Tom Breen & Vicki Ainsworth Geoff Ainswortham S YDNEY

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