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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 1

TOUR SIX MOZART, HANDEL & VIVALDI CONCERTOS

RICHARD EGARR Director, Fortepiano and Harpsichord SPEED READ SATU VÄNSKÄ Lead Castello, Biber, Handel, Vivaldi and Mozart…my kind of program. Spanning over CORELLI 160 years, it takes us from Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1 the earliest ‘string’ Sonatas of the avant-garde Venetian CASTELLO Dario Castello Two Sonatas, “per stromenti d’arco” written around 1620, through the wild and woolly worlds of Biber, Corelli and Vivaldi, BIBER to the deliciously amorous Battalia A major Concerto written in 1782 by the 26 year-old VIVALDI Mozart. Violin Concerto, RV190 Working with Chamber Orchestra on INTERVAL this repertoire will be a huge pleasure, as I’m sure their incredible energy and MOZART pioneering collective spirit Piano Concerto No.12 will allow for an explosive and exhilarating musical journey. HANDEL Hold on to your hats, ladies Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.1 and gentlemen. Approximate durations (minutes): — Richard Egarr 13 – 10 – 10 – 14 – INTERVAL – 20 – 25 Th e concert will last approximately two hours including a 20-minute interval.

ADELAIDE NEWCASTLE Town Hall City Hall Opera House Tue 9 Oct, 8pm Th u 18 Oct, 7.30pm Sun 14 Oct, 2pm

CANBERRA City Recital Hall Llewellyn Hall Concert Hall Angel Place Sat 6 Oct, 8pm Wed 10 Oct, 7.30pm Sat 13 Oct,7pm Tue 16 Oct, 8pm Wed 17 Oct, 7pm Arts Centre Sun 7 Oct, 2.30pm Mon 8 Oct, 8pm Town Hall Mon 15 Oct, 7.30pm

Th e Australian Chamber Orchestra reserves the right to alter scheduled artists and programs as necessary.

Cover photo: Mark Ingwersen and Satu Vänskä © Jon Frank

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 3 BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO NO.4 Pianist Dejan Lazic and the ACO recorded live. MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER

Th e Australian Chamber Orchestra is thrilled to be working for the fi rst time with the exuberant British keyboard player Richard Egarr, Director of Th e , and we warmly welcome him. ACO.COM.AU Th is year, the ACO has played in every state and territory of Australia, proudly reinforcing our commitment to be VISIT THE WEBSITE TO: the country’s only truly national performing arts company. Prepare in advance Th e realization of this vision would simply be unimaginable A PDF and e-reader version of without the generous and steadfast support of our National the program are available at Tour Partners, and for this series of concerts all around aco.com.au one week before each tour begins, together with Australia this month we are most grateful to Vanguard music clips, videos and podcasts. Investments. 2012 is the fi fth year of our relationship with Have your say Vanguard and their commitment to the ACO and our Let us know what you thought national aspirations has brought great music to tens of about this concert at aco.com.au thousands of music-lovers all over the country. or email [email protected]. Be part of the Recently, the ACO has returned from an exhausting but ACO community wonderfully successful European Tour, which included For behind-the-scenes news , the Edinburgh Festival and an intensive 11-day and updates follow us on residency in Maribor, , the 2012 European Cultural Facebook or Twitter or visit acoblog.com.au. Capital. Richard Tognetti has been Artistic Director of Festival Maribor for the last fi ve years and this year’s Receive the ACO enewsletter program was designed to showcase the breadth of the Sign up for the ACO enewsletter ACO’s repertoire – and the sheer stamina of our musicians. at aco.com.au and receive links Th ey were involved in 12 diff erent programs in 11 days, to new videos and concert ranging across musical styles and periods. Beethoven’s programs, plus special offers including invitations to meet the Ninth Symphony rubbed shoulders with Th e Reef, Dawn musicians. Upshaw sang Schubert, Schumann and Schoenberg, Richard premiered ’s new concerto for electric NEXT TOURS violin and Gerry Connolly appeared as a jubilant Queen Russian Visions Elizabeth II. Marshal Tito would not have been amused. 10 — 25 November Project Rameau with Sydney Dance Company TIMOTHY CALNIN 29 October — 3 November GENERAL MANAGER AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA FREE PROGRAMS To save trees and money, we ask that you please share one program between two people where possible.

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CORELLI Concerto Grosso in D, Op.6 No.1 (Composed 1714) Largo Allegro Largo Allegro – Adagio Allegro

After Vivaldi, the most infl uential composer of the Italian Baroque was Arcangelo Corelli. Born near Bologna, Corelli Arcangelo CORELLI made his name as a violinist and composer in the employ (b. 17 Feb 1653 — d. 8 Jan 1713) of Cardinal Ottoboni in Rome. After 1708, Corelli retired from performing and concentrated on composition, and in many respects codifi ed what we now think of as the formal models for the Baroque concerto and sonata. Both, like opera, exploit the dramatic potential of interplay between contrasting groups (such as the concertino group of soloists and the ripieno, or accompanying, group) or the individual against the mass. Glossary An acquaintance remarked in 1711 that the composer Concerto Grosso: a type of was completing his sixth opus, but the collection was only concerto in which a large group, published after Corelli’s death. Corelli made a distinction the ‘ripieno’, alternates with a between sonatas and concertos da chiesa (church) or smaller group, the ‘concertino’. da camera (chamber). Th e fi rst batch of concertos in Opus 6 pitch the characteristic group of two solo and cello against the tutti – in fact, the ripieno’s continuo bass and harmony functions can, if required, be replaced by cello and harpsichord in the manner of the Baroque sonata. Th ese concertos are da chiesa works: this does not indicate that they were written for liturgical use, however, merely that they begin with a slow movement, and have abstract movement headings, rather than the secular dance-form titles of da camera movements.

ACO performance history Corelli’s Concerto Grosso No.1 has been performed by the ACO in three previous national tours, in 1991, 1998 and 2006.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 7 Dario CASTELLO CASTELLO (b. c. 1590 — d. c. 1658) Two Sonatas, “per stromenti d’arco” (Composed 1629)

Castello’s output consists of 29 pieces in two volumes of ‘Concerted sonatas in the modern style’ for various instruments with continuo. He is thought to have been a wind-player, though not necessarily the same as the Giovanni Castello hired as piff aro (a player of the fl ute and/or shawm) by the Venetian Doge in the 1620s. Th e volumes were fi rst published in Venice in 1621, with frontispieces describing the composer as Dario Castello Venetiano, Capo di compagnia di musichi d’instrumenti da fi ato in Venetia; when they were reprinted in Antwerp in 1658 the attribution indicated that Castello was now Cover page of a 1644 Venice publication former head of the company of musicians. Th at is about of Castello’s second volume of sonatas. the extent of what we know of his life. Shawm: woodwind instrument with a double reed, ancestor of Th e Sonatas are all single-movement works that are made the modern oboe. up of contrasting sections. As we might expect from a near contemporary of Giovanni Gabrieli, Castello produced ACO performance history passages of glowing homophony, off set by intricate and This will be the fi rst time the ACO has performed Castello’s energetic counterpoint. Two Sonatas.

BIBER Battalia (Sonata di marche) (Composed 1673)

Th e Bohemian-born Biber was a brilliant violinist, and though few records of his tours survive, we know that he impressed the Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, at whose court Biber was based, and the Emperor Leopold I suffi ciently to be ennobled in 1690. Th e Battalia (or battle piece) was a favourite kind of program music at the time, and Biber’s, which dates from Heinrich Ignaz Franz 1673, shows that he was an imaginative experimenter with von BIBER instrumental sounds. He simulates snare drums by having (b. 12 Aug 1644 — d. 3 May 1704) bass players hold paper against the strings while playing hammer strokes, and fi rearms with strings snapped against the fi ngerboard. Th e carousing of soldiers is unmistakable ACO performance history in the simultaneous sounding of eight diff erent folk tunes Like Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in various keys. No.1, the Biber Battalia has also been played in three previous national ACO tours, in 1992, 1995 and 2005.

8 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA VIVALDI Violin Concerto in C, RV190 Allegro Largo Allegro

Born in Venice, died in poverty in and was buried in an unmarked grave, despite a colourful life as a renegade priest, music-master, womaniser, composer of – among other things – 500 or so concertos (of which about 250 are for his instrument, the violin), and one of Antonio VIVALDI the great virtuosos of all time. His music was rarely if ever (b. 4 Mar 1678 — d. 28 Jul 1741) played between his death and the 1930s, when musicians in Italy began rediscovering his huge and varied output of works. With the interest of music scholars like Alfred Einstein, composer Alfredo Casella and poet Ezra Pound, the revival of Vivaldi began; by the end of the 20th century he was one of the most popular and frequently performed . Vivaldi had enjoyed great popularity and success during his lifetime. Born in Venice in 1678 he began learning violin with his father, a professional musician. He commenced studying for the priesthood in his early teens, though this in no way would have been seen as confl icting with the expectation of a career in music. It should be noted, too, that in Vivaldi’s time one was not obliged to enter a seminary; he was, eff ectively, ‘apprenticed’ to an older priest and was eventually ordained. He spent most of his working life in Venice, which was, as scholar H.C. Robbins Landon puts it, “a city past its prime”, yet it maintained a rich and elaborate cultural life. A particular feature of the city was the establishment of a number of orphanages for girls that doubled as music academies. In 1703, the year he was ordained, Vivaldi began teaching at one such orphanage, the Ospedale della Pietà. Th e Pietà was legendary for Sunday services, where the liturgy played a distinct second fi ddle to the music performed by the young orphans – hid discreetly, of course, behind a grille in the chapel. He was a pioneer of the solo concerto, as against the concerto grosso favoured by Corelli, and expanded violin technique beyond what was known at the time, in particular, in the use of position shifts; one contemporary describes how Vivaldi “put his fi ngers but a hair’s breadth from the bow, so that there was scarcely room for the bow”. He also established the three-movement fast-slow-fast design ACO performance history that would become standard, thanks largely to J.S. Bach’s This will be the fi rst time the adoption of it. ACO has performed Vivaldi’s Violin Concerto in C, RV190.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 9 MOZART Piano Concerto in A, K.414 (Composed 1782) Allegro Andante Allegretto

At the end of 1782 Mozart was, in the words of biographer Maynard Solomon, “undergoing a moment of supreme, protean inspiration”. He began work on his Mass in C minor at the time, completed, with some eff ort, his Wolfgang Amadeus string quartets dedicated to Haydn, and laid the foundation MOZART for the miraculous harvest of piano concertos that he (b. 27 Jan 1756 — d. 5 Dec 1791) would compose and perform at concerts that he himself would organise over the next two or three years. Th e ‘little’ A major concerto (not to be confused with the more substantial work, K.488, written three years later) was probably completed in December 1782. Mozart gave the performance at three academies – benefi t concerts for himself and two artist friends – and also off ered copies of the score for sale by subscription. Th is was fi nancially less than rewarding and may have pushed Mozart in the direction of becoming his own entrepreneur. It meant, however, that the audience that fi rst heard the piece was not restricted to the aristocrats at court, but included members of the fl edgling paying public; those who might buy the score need not have been professional virtuosi. Mozart, accordingly, made sure the pieces had broad appeal. As he wrote to his father: “Th ese concertos are a happy medium between what is too easy and too diffi cult; they are very brilliant, pleasing to the ear, and natural, without being vapid. Th ere are passages here and there from which the connoisseurs alone can derive satisfaction, but these passages are written in such a way that the less learned cannot fail to be pleased, though without knowing why.” tutti: in this context refers Mozart’s concertos fuse aspects of the Baroque with the to passages in which the full orchestra plays without the Classical style, especially in the use of ritornelli – structural soloist. passages for the tutti between solo episodes. Th e slow movement quotes a tune by Johann Christian Bach, the London-based son of J.S. Bach, whom Mozart had met there as a child prodigy, and who had recently died.

ACO performance history Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A major has been played by the ACO during national tours in 1987 and 2004.

10 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA HANDEL Concerto Grosso in G major, Op.6 No.1 HWV319 (Composed 1739) A tempo giusto Allegro Adagio Allegro Allegro

British composer Herbert Howells once asked Sir Edward George Frideric Elgar where he learned to create such magical string HANDEL textures, and was told to “go back to Handel, m’boy”. (b. 23 Feb 1685 — d. 14 Apr 1759) In 1706 the young Handel travelled to Italy and, in Rome, made the acquaintance of Corelli, who was, then, still in charge of music at the Cancelleria Palace, seat of Cardinal Ottoboni. Presumably, Handel was taken with the discipline of Corelli’s ensemble, which produced such lush sound, and which Handel would indeed emulate; at around the same time, Domenico Scarlatti described, with evident surprise, that Corelli insisted the players’ “bows should all move exactly together, all up, or all down…” Handel’s publisher, Walsh, announced in 1739 a subscription edition of Twelve grand concertos, in seven parts, for four Violins, a Tenor, a Violoncello, with a Th orough-bass for the Harpsichord. Composd by Mr Handel. Th ese would be available after the fi rst performances. He had composed the set at considerable speed, producing the 12 pieces between mid-September and the end of October. It has been suggested that Handel wrote his Opus 6 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Corelli’s set, although, chiesa: Italian word for ‘church’ denoting the suitability as Jonathan Keates has put it, “they are far less specifi cally of a work for performance in Corellian than those of popular London violinists”, including church in the Baroque period. Geminiani. While most begin, chiesa-style, with a slowish movement, each of the concerti grossi has a unique pattern of movements, containing as few as four and as many as six. Th ey were premiered during the notoriously cold winter of 1739-40 when the Th ames fi lled with pack-ice and people froze to death on the streets. At the same time England’s fractious relationship with Spain also erupted in what is ACO performance history known as the War of Jenkins’ Ear. Not surprisingly, perhaps, The ACO has performed Handel’s Concerto Grosso in the subscription sales were not large, though Keates assures national tours in 1990 and us that a group called Ladies Concerts in Lincoln purchased 2004. over a hundred copies.

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RICHARD EGARR DIRECTOR, FORTEPIANO & HARPSICHORD

Richard Egarr brings a joyful sense of adventure and a keen, enquiring mind to all his music-making. He is equally happy , directing from the keyboard or playing concerti (on organ, harpsichord, fortepiano or modern piano), giving © Marco Borggreve © Marco solo recitals, playing chamber-music, and indeed talking about music at every opportunity. Music Director of the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) since 2006, Egarr has further renewed his contract to 2017. AAM begins a new relationship in September 2012 as Associate Ensemble at the Barbican Centre, where plans include a cycle of Monteverdi operas. Early in his tenure Egarr established the Choir of the AAM, and operas/ oratorios lie at the heart of his repertoire; in 2010 he conducted Mozart’s opera La Finta Giardiniera in concert at the Barbican Centre and the Th eatre des Champs-Elysées. He made his Glyndebourne debut in 2007 conducting a staged version of the St Matthew Passion. Egarr is a lasting inspiration to young musicians, maintaining regular relationships at the Juilliard, the Conservatoire, Britten Pears Foundation, and the Netherlands Opera Academy (Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito (2010), Le Nozze di Figaro (2013), and Rossini’s Il Signor Bruschino in 2011). Egarr has a fl ourishing career as a guest conductor with orchestras ranging from the Philadelphia Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic to the Boston. In 2011 he was appointed Associate Artist of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in recognition of his growing relationship with the ensemble. He continues to play recitals across the world, and in January 2013 plays the Bach English Suites in London and Cambridge to coincide with his latest Harmonia Mundi release. Notable amongst an impressive discography are the Goldberg Variations and Th e Well-Tempered Clavier, Mozart fantasias and rondos, and the complete harpsichord works of Louis Couperin, also many award-winning recordings with violinist Andrew Manze. His growing list of recordings directing the AAM includes seven Handel discs (2007 Gramophone Award, 2009 MIDEM and Edison awards) and the complete Brandenburgs. Egarr trained as a choirboy at York Minster, at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, and as organ scholar at Clare College, Cambridge. His studies with Gustav and Marie Leonhardt further inspired his work in the fi eld of historical performance. Richard Egarr is represented by Intermusica. intermusica.co.uk/egarr

14 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SATU VÄNSKÄ LEAD VIOLIN

Satu Vänskä was appointed Assistant Leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra in 2004. Satu was born to a Finnish family in Japan where she took her fi rst violin

© Jonathan May lessons at the age of three. Her family moved back to Finland in 1989 and she continued her studies with Pertti Sutinen at the Lahti Conservatorium and the Sibelius Academy. From 1997 Satu was a pupil of Ana Chumachenco at the Hochschule für Musik in Munich where she fi nished her diploma in 2001. In 1998 Sinfonia Lahti named her “young soloist of the year”. In 2000 she was a prize-winner of the “Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben” and from 2001 she played under the auspices of the Live Music Now Foundation founded by Lord Yehudi Menuhin which gave her the opportunity to perform with musicians like Radu Lupu and Heinrich Schiff . Satu performs regularly as guest director and soloist with the ACO, and features in a variety of roles at festivals with the ACO in Australia, Niseko and Maribor. Satu plays a 1728/9 Stradivarius violin owned by the ACO Instrument Fund. aco.com.au/satu_vanska

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 15 RICHARD TOGNETTI AO ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Australian violinist, conductor and composer, Richard Tognetti has established an international reputation for his compelling performances and artistic individualism. He studied at the Sydney Conservatorium with Alice Waten, in his home town of Wollongong with , and at the Berne © Paul Henderson-Kelly © Paul Conservatory (Switzerland) with , where he was awarded the Tschumi Prize as the top graduate soloist in 1989. Later that year he was appointed Leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) and subsequently became Artistic Director. He is also Artistic Director of the Maribor Festival in Slovenia. Tognetti performs on period, modern and electric instruments. His numerous , compositions and transcriptions “Richard Tognetti is one have expanded the chamber orchestra repertoire and been performed throughout the world. of the most characterful, incisive and impassioned As director or soloist, Tognetti has appeared with the Handel violinists to be heard & Haydn Society (Boston), Philharmonic, Camerata today.” Salzburg, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Nordic Chamber THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK) Orchestra, YouTube Symphony Orchestra and the Australian symphony orchestras. He conducted Mozart’s Mitridate for the Sydney Festival and gave the Australian premiere of Ligeti’s Violin Concerto with the Sydney Symphony. Tognetti has collaborated with colleagues from across various art forms and artistic styles, including Joseph Tawadros, Dawn Select Discography Upshaw, James Crabb, , Katie Noonan, Neil As soloist: Finn, Tim Freedman, Bill Henson and . BACH Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard In 2003, Tognetti was co-composer of the score for Peter ABC Classics 476 5942 Weir’s Master and Commander: Th e Far Side of the World; 2008 ARIA Award Winner violin tutor for its star, Russell Crowe; and can also be heard BACH Violin Concertos performing on the award-winning soundtrack. In 2005, ABC Classics 476 5691 2007 ARIA Award Winner he co-composed the soundtrack to Tom Carroll’s surf fi lm BACH Solo Violin Sonatas and Horrorscopes and, in 2008, co-created Th e Red Tree, inspired Partitas by illustrator ’s book. He co-created and starred in ABC Classics 476 8051 the 2008 documentary fi lm Musica Surfi ca, which has won 2006 ARIA Award Winner best fi lm awards at surf fi lm festivals in the USA, Brazil, France (All three releases available as a 5CD Box set: and South Africa. ABC Classics 476 6168) As well as directing numerous recordings by the ACO, Musica Surfi ca (DVD) Best Feature, New York Surf Film Tognetti has recorded Bach’s solo violin repertoire for ABC Festival Classics, winning three consecutive ARIA awards, and the As director: Dvořák and Mozart Violin Concertos for BIS. VIVALDI Flute Concertos, Op.10 Richard Tognetti was appointed an Offi cer of the Order of Emmanuel Pahud, Flute EMI Classics 0946 3 47212 2 6 Australia in 2010. He holds honorary doctorates from three Grammy Nominee Australian universities and was made a National Living PIAZZOLLA Song of the Angel Treasure in 1999. He performs on a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù Chandos CHAN 10163 violin, lent to him by an anonymous Australian private All available from aco.com.au/shop. benefactor.

16 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

ACO MUSICIANS Australia’s national orchestra is a product of its country’s vibrant, adventurous and enquiring spirit. In performances Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin around Australia, around the world and on many recordings, Helena Rathbone Principal Violin the ACO moves hearts and stimulates minds with repertoire Satu Vänskä Principal Violin spanning six centuries and a vitality unmatched by other Madeleine Boud Violin ensembles. Rebecca Chan Violin Th e ACO was founded in 1975. Every year, this ensemble Alice Evans Violin presents performances of the highest standard to audiences Aiko Goto Violin around the world, including 10,000 subscribers across Australia. Mark Ingwersen Violin Th e ACO’s unique artistic style encompasses not only the Ilya Isakovich Violin masterworks of the classical repertoire, but innovative cross- Christopher Moore Principal Viola artform projects and a vigorous commissioning program. Nicole Divall Viola Under Richard Tognetti’s inspiring leadership, the ACO has Timo-Veikko Valve Principal performed as a fl exible and versatile ‘ensemble of soloists’, on Cello modern and period instruments, as a small chamber group, Melissa Barnard Cello a small symphony orchestra, and as an electro-acoustic Julian Thompson Cello collective. In a nod to past traditions, only the cellists are Maxime Bibeau Principal Double Bass seated – the resulting sense of energy and individuality is one of the most commented-upon elements of an ACO concert Part-time Musicians experience. Zoë Black Violin Veronique Serret Violin Several of the ACO’s principal musicians perform with Caroline Henbest Viola spectacularly fi ne instruments. Tognetti plays a 1743 Guarneri Daniel Yeadon Cello del Gesù violin, on loan to him from an anonymous Australian benefactor. Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve plays on a 1729 Giuseppe Guarneri fi lius Andreæ cello, on loan from Peter Weiss AM. Principal Violin Helena Rathbone plays a 1759 J.B. Guadagnini violin on loan from the Commonwealth Bank Group. Principal Violin Satu Vänskä plays a 1728/29 Stradivarius violin owned by the ACO Instrument Fund, through which investors participate in the ownership of historic instruments. Fifty international tours have drawn outstanding reviews at many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Amsterdam’s , London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall and Vienna’s Musikverein. Th e ACO has made acclaimed recordings for labels including ABC Classics, Sony, Channel Classics, Hyperion, EMI and Chandos and currently has a recording contract with BIS. A full list of available recordings can be found at aco.com.au/shop. Highlights include the three-time ARIA Award-winning Bach Th e Australian Chamber Orchestra is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the recordings and the complete set of Mozart Violin Concertos. Th e Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body. ACO appears in the television series Classical Destinations II and the multi award-winning fi lm Musica Surfi ca. In 2005, the ACO inaugurated an ambitious national education program, which includes outreach activities and mentoring of outstanding young musicians, including the formation of Th e Australian Chamber Orchestra is supported C by the NSW Government through Arts NSW. A O2, an elite training orchestra which tours regional centres.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 17 MUSICIANS ON STAGE Photos: Paul Henderson-Kelly, Helen White

SATU VÄNSKÄ≈ MADELEINE BOUD REBECCA CHAN MARK INGWERSEN Lead Violin Violin Violin Violin Chair sponsored by Robert & Chair sponsored by Chair sponsored by Ian Wallace & Chair sponsored by Runge Kay Bryan Terry Campbell AO & Christine Kay Freedman Campbell

ILYA ISAKOVICH VERONIQUE SERRET CHRISTOPHER MOORE NICOLE DIVALL Violin Violin Principal Viola Viola Chair sponsored by Australian Chair sponsored by Tony Shepherd Chair sponsored by Ian Lansdown Communities Foundation – Connie & Craig Kimberley Fund

Players dressed by AKIRA ISOGAWA

TIMOVEIKKO VALVE+ MAXIME BIBEAU Principal Cello Principal Bass Chair sponsored by Mr Peter Chair sponsored by John Taberner Weiss AM & Grant Lang

Violins Viola SUSANNE VON GUTZEIT AMANDA VERNER ZOË BLACK Cello HOWARD PENNY

≈ Satu Vänskä plays a 1728/29 Stradivarius violin kindly on loan from the ACO Instrument Fund. + Timo-Veikko Valve plays a 1729 Giuseppe Guarneri fi lius Andreæ cello kindly on loan from Peter Weiss AM.

18 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ACO BEHIND THE SCENES

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Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Chairman Angus James Deputy Chairman Bill Best Janet Holmes à Court AC John Taberner Liz Cacciottolo Andrew Stevens Peter Yates AM Chris Froggatt

Richard Tognetti AO Artistic Director

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Niseko Winter Music Festival with Jessica Block

TOKYO – NISEKO

8–18 January 2013

The annual Niseko Winter Music Festival, the brainchild of Richard Tognetti, features Tognetti, members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and invited Japanese guest artists, over three evenings in January at the height of the winter ski season! On the way enjoy three nights in Tokyo to visit stunning temples, shrines and Tokyo’s fish market and shop in the world’s largest electronics store before you head to the ski fields for a week of snow and music.

For detailed information call 1300 727 095 or visit www.renaissancetours.com.au ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Th e Australian Chamber Orchestra is assisted Th e Australian Chamber Orchestra is by the Commonwealth Government through supported by the NSW Government the Australia Council, its arts funding and through Arts NSW. advisory body.

VENUE SUPPORT We are also indebted to the following organisations for their support:

LLEWELLYN HALL QUEENSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE School of Music PO Box 3567, South Bank, Queensland 4101 Australian National University Tel: (07) 3840 7444 William Herbert Place (off Childers Street) Chair Henry Smerdon AM Acton, Deputy Chair Rachel Hunter VENUE HIRE INFORMATION Trustees Phone: +61 2 6125 2527 Fax: +61 2 6248 5288 Simon Gallaher Email: [email protected] Helene George Bill Grant Sophie Mitchell Paul Piticco Mick Power AM Susan Street Rhonda White

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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 23 come and talk to us for all of your piano needs (02) 9958 9888 www.themeandvariations.com.au exclusive nsw & qld agents ACO MEDICI PROGRAM

In the time-honoured fashion of the great Medici family, the ACO’s Medici Patrons support individual players’ Chairs and assist the Orchestra to attract and retain musicians of the highest calibre.

MEDICI PATRON MRS AMINA BELGIORNO-NETTIS

PRINCIPAL CHAIRS

Richard Tognetti AO Helena Rathbone Satu Vänskä Lead Violin Principal Violin Principal Violin Michael Ball AM & Robert & Kay Bryan Daria Ball Joan Clemenger Wendy Edwards Prudence MacLeod

Christopher Moore Timo-Veikko Valve Maxime Bibeau Principal Viola Principal Cello Principal Double Bass Tony Shepherd AO Peter Weiss AM John Taberner & Grant Lang

CORE CHAIRS

Aiko Goto Ilya Isakovich Nicole Divall Violin Violin Viola Andrew & Hiroko Gwinnett Australian Communities Ian Lansdown Foundation – Connie & Mark Ingwersen Craig Kimberley Fund Viola Chair Violin Philip Bacon AM Madeleine Boud Violin Melissa Barnard Terry Campbell AO & Cello Alice Evans Christine Campbell Th e Bruce & Joy Reid Violin Foundation Jan Bowen Rebecca Chan Th e Davies Violin Julian Th ompson Th e Sandgropers Ian Wallace & Kay Cello Freedman Th e Clayton Family

GUEST CHAIRS FRIENDS OF MEDICI Brian Nixon Mr R. Bruce Corlett AM & Principal Timpani Mrs Ann Corlett Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 25 ACO INSTRUMENT FUND

Th e ACO has established its Instrument Fund to off er patrons and investors the opportunity to participate in the ownership of a bank of historic stringed instruments. Th e Fund’s fi rst asset is Australia’s only Stradivarius violin, now on loan to Satu Vänskä, Principal Violin of the Orchestra. Th e ACO pays tribute to its Founding Patrons of the Fund.

BOARD MEMBERS Bill Best (Chairman) Jessica Block Janet Holmes à Court John Leece OAM John Taberner

FOUNDING PATRONS

PETER WEISS AM, PATRON

VISIONARY $1m+ Peter Weiss AM

LEADER $500,000–$999,999 ENSEMBLE $10,000$24,999 Leslie & Ginny Green CONCERTO $200,000–$499,000 Naomi Milgrom AO SOLO $5,000  $9,999 Amanda Staff ord OCTET $100,000–$199,000 Amina Belgiorno-Nettis PATRONS $500  $4,999 June & Jim Armitage QUARTET $50,000–$99,000 John Landers & Linda Sweeny John Leece OAM & Anne Leece Angela Roberts Anonymous (1) SONATA $25,000–$49,999

FOUNDING INVESTORS Guido & Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis Bill Best Benjamin Brady Steven Duchen Brendan Hopkins John Taberner Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman

26 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA NISEKO SUPPORTERS

Th e ACO would like to pay tribute to the following donors who are supporting our continued involvement with the Niseko Winter Music Festival.

NISEKO PATRONS Ann Gamble Myer Louise & Martyn Myer Foundation Peter Yates AM & Susan Yates NISEKO SUPPORTERS A J Abercrombie Linda Keyte Warwick Anderson Richard & Lizzie Leder Breeze Family Naomi Milgrom Tim Burke Clarke & Leanne Morgan Simone Carson Andrew Myer Suzy Crittenden James & Catriona Pettit Cathryn & Andrew Darbyshire AM Jill Reichstein Phil & Rosie Harkness Schiavello Louise & Bill Henson Peter Scott Simon & Katrina Holmes à Court John & Nicky Stokes Family Trust Dr Mark & Mrs Anna Yates Lorna Inman Oliver Yates Robert Johanson & Anne Swann

2011 EUROPEAN TOUR PATRONS

Th e ACO would like to pay tribute to the following donors who supported our highly successful 2011 European Tour.

Graeme & Jing Aarons Rhyll Gardner Louise & Martyn Myer Samantha Allen Alan & Joanna Gemes Foundation John & Philippa Armfi eld Tony Gill Sir Douglas Myers Steven Bardy Global Switch Limited Marianna & Tony O’Sullivan Isla Baring Andrew & Hiroko Gwinnett peckvonhartel architects Linda & Graeme Beveridge Peter Henshaw & Diana Polkinghorne BG Group Fargana Karimova Rio Tinto Limited Paul Borrud Peter & Sandra Hofbauer Gregory Stoloff & Sue Lloyd Ben & Debbie Brady Janet L Holmes à Court AC David Stone Kay Bryan Catherine Andrew Strauss Massel Group Holmes à Court-Mather Tim & Sandie Summers Terry Campbell AO & Brendan & Bee Hopkins John Taberner & Grant Lang Christine Campbell P J Jopling QC Patricia Th omas OBE Jenny & Stephen Charles Lady Kleinwort Beverley Trivett Th e Clayton Family Wayne Kratzmann Loretta van Merwyk Penny Clive & Bruce Neill Prudence MacLeod Malcolm Watkins John Coles Bill Merrick Michael Welch Commonwealth Bank P J Miller Wesfarmers Limited Robin D’Alessandro & Noel Philp Jan Minchin Gillian Woodhouse Jennifer Dunstan Justin Raoul Moffi tt Ms Di Yeldham Bridget Faye AM Alf Moufarrige Anonymous (3) Ann Gamble Myer

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 27 ACO SPECIAL COMMISSIONS

Th e ACO pays tribute to our generous donors who have provided visionary support of the creative arts by collaborating with the ACO to commission new works in 2011 and 2012. THE REEF LEAD PATRONS PATRONS Tony & Michelle Grist Euroz Charitable Foundation Gavin & Kate Ryan Don & Marie Forrest Jon & Caro Stewart Tony & Rose Packer Simon & Jenny Yeo Nick & Claire Poll Jane Albert Brian Kelleher Steven Alward & Mark Wakely Andrew Leece Ian Andrews & Jane Hall Scott Marinchek & David Wynne Janie & Michael Austin Kate Mills & Sally Breen T Cavanagh & J Gardner Nicola Penn Anne Coombs & Susan Varga Martin Portus Amy Denmeade Janne Ryan Toni Frecker Barbara Schmidt & Peter Cudlipp John Gaden AM Richard Steele Cathy Gray Stephen Wells & Mischa Way Susan Johnston & Pauline Garde Anonymous (1) QINOTH by Paul Stanhope Steven Alward & Mark Wakely Penny Le Couteur Ian Andrews & Jane Hall Scott Marinchek & David Wynne Janie & Michael Austin Kate Mills Austin Bell & Andrew Carter Janne Ryan T Cavanagh & J Gardner Barbara Schmidt & Peter Cudlipp Chin Moody Family Jane Smith Anne Coombs & Susan Varga Richard Steele Greg Dickson Peter Weiss AM John Gaden AM Cameron Williams Cathy Gray Anonymous (1) Brian Kelleher OTHER COMMISSIONS SPECIAL COMMISSIONS PATRONS Jan Minchin Peter & Valerie Gerrand Margot Woods & Arn Sprogis Robert & Nancy Pallin V Graham Anonymous (1) ACO RECORDINGS PROGRAM  MENDELSSOHN

Th e ACO pays tribute to our generous donors who have supported the ACO’s 2012 recording of glorious music by Mendelssohn – his Double Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra featuring Richard Tognetti and renowned Russian pianist, Polina Leschenko; and his renowned Octet Op.20. Th e ACO’s recording program preserves the essence of the ACO as it is today and allows people to hear the ACO again and again, for many years to come.

Edmund & Joanna Capon Katrina Groshinski Bernard & Barbara Leser Mr R. Bruce Corlett AM & Angela Isles Ross Steele AM Mrs Ann Corlett Ian Lansdown in memory of Victoria Taylor Rowena Danziger & Ken Coles Nina Lansdown Evan Williams Leslie & Ginny Green Mr Anthony & Mrs Sharon Lee

28 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ACO DONATIONS PROGRAM

Th e ACO pays tribute to all of our generous foundations and donors who have contributed to our Emerging Artists and Education Programs, which focus on the development of young Australian musicians. Th ese initiatives are pivotal in securing the future of the ACO and the future of music in Australia. We are extremely grateful for the support that we receive. PATRONS  NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM Janet Holmes à Court AC Marc Besen AO & Eva Besen AO TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

HOLMES À COURT FAMILY FOUNDATION THE ROSS TRUST THE NEILSON FOUNDATION

EMERGING ARTISTS Rosemary Holden Nereda Hanlon & Michael Sandra Cassell & EDUCATION Keith Kerridge Hanlon AM Georg & Monika Chmiel PATRONS $10,000+ Lorraine Logan Liz Harbison Angela & John Compton Mr Robert Albert AO & David Maloney & Erin Angela James & Phil Alan Fraser Cooper Mrs Libby Albert Flaherty McMaster Judy Croll Daria & Michael Ball Louise & Martyn Myer Peter Lovell Betty Crouchley Steven Bardy Foundation Alastair Lucas AM Marie Dalziel Guido & Michelle Marianna & Tony O’Sullivan Th e Marshall Family Lindee & Hamish Dalziell Sandra & Michael Paul Th e Michael Family Belgiorno Nettis Mrs June Danks Endowment P J Miller Liz Cacciotolo & Walter Michael & Wendy Davis John Rickard Donald & Jane Morley Anne & Th omas Dowling Lewin Th e Roberts Family Jennie & Ivor Orchard Jennifer Dowling John & Janet Calvert-Jones A J Rogers Patricia H Reid Endowment Professor Dexter Dunphy AM Mark Carnegie Paul Salteri Pty Ltd Bronwyn Eslick John B Fairfax AO Paul Schoff Ralph & Ruth Renard Peter Evans Chris & Tony Froggatt Kerry Stokes AC & D N Sanders Helen Elizabeth Fairfax PJ Jopling QC Christine Simpson Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine Elizabeth Finnegan Miss Nancy Kimpton Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman Ms Petrina Slaytor Nancy & Graham Fox Paula Kinnane Ian Wilcox & Mary Amanda Staff ord Colonel Tim Frost Alf Moufarrige Kostakidis Dr & Mrs R Tinning Anne & Justin Gardener Drs Alex & Pam Reisner Cameron Williams Ralph Ward-Ambler AM & Daniel & Helen Gauchat Mr John Singleton AM Anonymous (1) Barbara Ward-Ambler Richard & Jay Griffi n John Taberner & Grant Lang Anonymous (2) Paul Harris Th e Hon Malcolm Turnbull MAESTRO Lyndsey Hawkins MP & Ms Lucy Turnbull AO $2,500$4,999 VIRTUOSO Peter Hearl Peter Weiss AM Jane Allen $1,000$2,499 Reg Hobbs & Louise Carbines E Xipell Tiff any Andrews Antoinette Albert Michael Horsburgh AM & Anonymous (1) Will & Dorothy Bailey David & Rae Allen Beverley Horsburgh Bequest Andrew Andersons Penelope Hughes DIRETTORE Doug & Alison Battersby David Arnott Wendy Hughes $5,000$9,999 Virginia Berger Sibilla Baer Pam & Bill Hughes Th e Abercrombie Family Patricia Blau Th e Beeren Foundation Roger Massy-Greene & Foundation Cam & Helen Carter Kathy Borrud Belinda Hutchinson AM Geoff Alder Caroline & Robert Clemente Ben & Debbie Brady Stephanie & Michael Th e Belalberi Foundation M Crittenden Vicki Brooke Hutchinson Jenny & Stephen Charles John & Gloria Darroch In memory of Elizabeth C Phillip Isaacs OAM Ross & Rona Clarke Kate Dixon Schweig D & I Kallinikos Leith & Darrel Conybeare Leigh Emmett Jasmine Brunner Len La Flamme Bridget Faye AM Liangrove Foundation Sally Bufé John Landers & Linda Sweeny Ian & Caroline Frazer Goode Family Elizabeth & Nicholas Callinan Mrs Judy Lee Edward C Gray Maurice & Tina Green Michael Cameron Greg Lindsay AO & Jenny Annie Hawker Warren Green Cannings Communication Lindsay

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 29 ACO DONATIONS PROGRAM

Sydney & Airdrie Lloyd CONCERTINO Peter & Ann Hollingworth G C & R Weir Bronwyn & Andrew $500$999 Dr & Mrs Michael Hunter Gordon & Christine Lumsden Antoinette Ackermann John & Pamela Hutchinson Windeyer Judy Lynch Mrs Lenore Adamson Philip & Sheila Jacobson Lee Wright Jennifer Marshall in memory of Mr Ross Barry & Davina Johnson OAM Mr Hugh Wyndham Martin Family in memory of Adamson Brian Jones Brian Zulaikha Lloyd Martin AM Peter & Catherine Aird Mrs Caroline Jones Anonymous (20) Roderick & Leonie Matheson Elsa Atkin Mrs Angela Karpin Jane Mathews AO Ruth Bell Bruce & Natalie Kellett Kevin & Deidre McCann Max Benyon Tony Kynaston & Jenny Fagg CONTINUO Brian & Helen McFadyen Baiba Berzins Robert Leece AM CIRCLE BEQUEST Ian & Pam McGaw Brian Bothwell Megan Lowe PROGRAM J A McKernan Morena Buff on & Santo John Lui Th e late Kerstin Lillemor G & A Nelson Cilauro James MacKean Andersen Nola Nettheim Darcey Bussell Donald C Maxwell Dave Beswick Glen Hunter & Anthony Fred & Jody Chaney Philip Maxwell & Jane Ruth Bell Niardone Colleen & Michael Th am Sandra Cassell Anne & Christopher Page Chesterman Dr Hamish & Mrs Rosemary Th e late Mrs Moya Crane David Penington AC Richard & Elizabeth Chisholm McGlashan Mrs Sandra Dent Ayesha Penman Stephen Chivers Patricia McGregor Leigh Emmett Mark Renehan John Clayton Mrs Robyn McLay Th e late Colin Enderby Dr S M Richards AM & ClearFresh Water I Merrick Peter Evans Mrs M R Richards Joan Clemenger Jan Minchin Carol Farlow Warwick & Jeanette Sam Crawford Architects Graeme L Morgan Ms Charlene France Richmond In Memory of Professor John Daley Julie Moses Suzanne Gleeson Andrew Richmond Ted & Christine Dauber Helen & Gerald Moylan Lachie Hill David & Gillian Ritchie Mari Davis Susan Negrau Penelope Hughes Julia Champtaloup & Dr Christopher Dibden J Norman Th e late Pauline Marie Andrew Rothery Martin Dolan Graham North Johnston In Memory of H. St. P. Mike & Pamela Downey Robin Offl er Th e late Scarlett In Memory of Raymond Allegra & Giselle Overton Mr Geoff Lee AM OAM Paul Skamvougeras Dudley Selwyn M Owen Mrs Judy Lee Diana Snape & Brian Professor Peter Ebeling & Josephine Paech Th e late Richard Ponder Snape AM Mr Gary Plover L Parsonage Ian & Joan Scott Maria Sola & Malcolm M T & R L Elford Deborah Pearson Margaret & Ron Wright Douglas Suellen Enestrom Kevin Phillips Mark Young Ezekiel Solomon AM Barbara Fargher Michael Power Anonymous (13) K W Spence Michael Fogarty Tomasz Rawdanowicz Cisca Spencer Patricia Gavaghan Larry & Mickey Robertson Geoff rey Stirton Mirek Generowicz Sophie Rothery LIFE PATRONS Mr Tom Story Peter & Valerie Gerrand Team Schmoopy IBM John & Jo Strutt Paul Gibson & Gabrielle Manfred & Linda Salamon Mr Robert Albert AO & Dr Douglas Sturkey CVO AM Curtin Greg & Elizabeth Sanderson Mrs Libby Albert Dr Charles Su & Dr Emily Lo Brian Goddard Robert Savage AM Mr Guido Rob Th omas Prof Ian & Dr Ruth Gough Garry Scarf & Morgie Belgiorno-Nettis AM Anne Tonkin Philip Graham Blaxill Mrs Barbara Blackman Ngaire Turner Katrina Groshinski Jeff Schwartz Mrs Roxane Clayton Loretta van Merwyk Dr Annette Gross Ken & Lucille Seale Mr David Constable AM Kay Vernon Matthew Handbury Jennifer Sindel Mr Martin Dickson AM & Bill Watson Lesley Harland John Sydney Smith Mrs Susie Dickson M W Wells Mr Ken Hawkings Dr Fiona Stewart Mr John Harvey AO Janie & Nev Wittey Virginia Henry Prof Robert Sutherland Mrs Alexandra Martin Sir Robert Woods Dr Penny Herbert In memory of Dr Aubrey Mrs Faye Parker Nick & Jo Wormald in memory of Sweet Mr John Taberner & Don & Mary Ann Yeats Dunstan Herbert Shaun Tan Mr Grant Lang Mark Young Jennifer Hershon Leslie C Th iess Mr Peter Weiss AM William Yuille M John Higgins & Jodie Joy Anderson & Neil Th omas Anonymous (15) Maunder David Walsh

CONTRIBUTIONS If you would like to consider making a donation or bequest to the ACO, or would like to direct your support in other ways, please contact Lillian Armitage on 02 8274 3835 or at [email protected].

30 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ACO COMMITTEES

SYDNEY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Bill Best (Chairman) Liz Cacciottolo Tony Gill Peter Shorthouse Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Senior Advisor Rhyll Gardner Client Advisor UBS Australia UBS Wealth Chairman ACO & Tony O’Sullivan Executive Director Ian Davis Managing Partner Management Transfield Holdings Managing Director O’Sullivan Partners John Taberner Leigh Birtles Telstra Television Consultant Executive Director Chris Froggatt Freehills UBS Wealth Management

MELBOURNE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Peter Yates AM Debbie Brady Paul Cochrane Jan Minchin (Chairman) Ben Brady Investment Advisor Director Chairman Royal Bell Potter Securities Tolarno Galleries Stephen Charles Institution of Australia Colin Golvan SC Susan Negrau Director AIAA Ltd

EVENT COMMITTEES Bowral Brisbane Sydney Elsa Atkin Ross Clarke Margie Blok Sarah Jenkins Michael Ball AM (Chairman) Steffi Harbert Helene Burt Vanessa Jenkins Daria Ball Elaine Millar Liz Cacciottolo (Chair) Charlotte Mackenzie Cam Carter Deborah Quinn Judy Crawford Prue MacLeod Linda Hopkins Dr Dee Debruyn Julianne Maxwell Judy Lynch Di Collins Marianna O’Sullivan Karen Mewes Judy Anne Edwards Julia Pincus Keith Mewes Chris Froggatt Amanda Purcell Tony O’Sullivan Elizabeth Harbison David Stewart Marianna O’Sullivan Susan Harte Tom Th awley Th e Hon Michael Yabsley Bee Hopkins Nicky Tindill

ACO CAPITAL CHALLENGE

Th e ACO Capital Challenge is a secure fund, which permanently strengthens the ACO’s future. Revenue generated by the corpus provides funds to commission new works, expose international audiences to the ACO’s unique programming, support the development of young Australian artists and establish and strengthen a second ensemble. We would like to thank all donors who have contributed towards reaching our goal and in particular pay tribute to the following donors:

CONCERTO OCTET QUARTET $250,000 – $499,000 $100,000 – $249,000 $50,000 – $99,000 Mr Guido Mr Robert Albert AO & Th e Clayton Family Mr John Taberner & Belgiorno-Nettis AM Mrs Libby Albert Mr Peter Hall Mr Grant Lang & Mrs Michelle Mrs Amina Mr & Mrs Philip & Mr Peter Yates AM & Belgiorno-Nettis Belgiorno-Nettis Fiona Latham Mrs Susan Yates Mrs Barbara Blackman Th e Th omas Foundation

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 31 ACO PARTNERS

2012 CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL MEMBERS Th e Chairman’s Council is a limited membership association of high level executives who support the ACO’s international touring program and enjoy private events in the company of Richard Tognetti and the Orchestra.

Mr Guido Mr Richard Freudenstein Mr Donald Mr Andrew Stevens Belgiorno-Nettis AM Chief Executive Offi cer McGauchie AO Managing Director Chairman FOXTEL Chairman IBM Australia & Australian Chamber Nufarm Limited New Zealand Orchestra & Mr Colin Golvan SC & Joint Managing Director Dr Deborah Golvan Mr John Meacock Mr Paul Sumner Transfi eld Holdings Managing Partner NSW Director Mr John Grill Deloitte Mossgreen Pty Ltd Mr Philip Bacon AM Chief Executive Offi cer Director WorleyParsons Ms Naomi Milgrom AO Mr Mitsuyuki (Mike) Philip Bacon Galleries Takada Mrs Janet Ms Jan Minchin Managing Director Mr David Baff sky AO Holmes à Court AC Director & CEO Mr Brad Banducci Tolarno Galleries Mitsubishi Australia Mr & Mrs Simon & Ltd Director Katrina Holmes à Court Woolworths Liquor Group Mr Jim Minto Observant Pty Limited Managing Director Mr Alden Toevs Mr Jeff Bond TAL Group Chief Risk Mr John James General Manager Offi cer Peter Lehmann Wines Managing Director Mr Alf Moufarrige Commonwealth Bank Vanguard Chief Executive Offi cer of Australia Mr John Borghetti Servcorp Ms Catherine Chief Executive Offi cer Mr Michael Triguboff Livingstone AO Virgin Australia Mr Scott Perkins Managing Director Chairman Head of Global Banking MIR Investment Mr Michael & Telstra Deutsche Bank Management Ltd Mrs Helen Carapiet Australia/New Zealand Mr Andrew Low Th e Hon Malcolm Mr Stephen & Founder & Mr John B Prescott AC Turnbull MP & Mrs Jenny Charles Chairman/CEO Chairman Ms Lucy Turnbull AO RedBridge Grant Samuel Mr Georg Chmiel Mr Hans Anneveldt Ms Vanessa Wallace Chief Executive Offi cer Mr Steven Lowy AM Vice President Director LJ Hooker Chief Executive Offi cer Intermodal Business Booz & Company Westfi eld Group QR National Mr & Mrs Robin Crawford Mr Didier Mahout Mr Oliver Roydhouse Mr Kim Williams AM CEO Australia & NZ Managing Director Chief Executive Offi cer Rowena Danziger AM Inlink News Limited & Kenneth G. Coles AM BNP Paribas

Dr Bob Every Mr David Mathlin Mr Glen Sealey Mr Geoff Wilson Chairman Senior Principal General Manager Chief Executive Offi cer Wesfarmers Sinclair Knight Merz Maserati Australia & KPMG Australia Mr Robert Scott New Zealand Managing Director Ms Julianne Maxwell Mr Peter Yates AM Wesfarmers Insurance Mr Ray Shorrocks Chairman, Mr Michael Maxwell Head of Corporate Royal Institution of Mr Angelos Finance, Sydney Australia Frangopoulos Mr Geoff McClellan Patersons Securities Director, AIAA Ltd Chief Executive Offi cer Partner Australian News Channel Freehills

32 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ACO CORPORATE PARTNERS

Th e ACO would like to thank its corporate partners for their generous support.

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

FOUNDING PARTNER NATIONAL TOUR PARTNERS

OFFICIAL PARTNERS

PERTH SERIES & WA REGIONAL TOUR PARTNER

CONCERT AND SERIES PARTNERS

Peter Weiss AM

Daryl Dixon

EVENT PARTNERS

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 33 ACO NEWS • SEPTEMBER 2012 news OUR NEW PRINCIPAL PARTNER Virgin Australia

We are thrilled to announce that Virgin Australia has recently become the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Principal Partner. This is our fi rst-ever Principal Partner, and © Justin Nicholas © Justin Virgin Australia’s fi rst major performing arts sponsorship — a partnership which brings together two great Australian companies, aligning our shared values of innovation and vibrancy. “We are very excited to have Virgin Australia as the ACO’s fi rst Principal Partner. The ACO has found its perfect match in Virgin Australia — a dynamic and highly-spirited company with an John Borghetti, CEO Virgin Australia, and Richard Tognetti ethos of innovation and vibrancy,” said Guido touring network, to take music to more people Belgiorno-Nettis, Chairman of the ACO. around Australia and the rest of the world — John Borghetti, CEO of Virgin Australia, said from the main-stages of capital cities through “Virgin Australia is delighted to be involved to halls in regional centres, and outback towns.” with the ACO as its Principal Partner, and to This partnership means that we can use Virgin’s be associated with one of the world’s most domestic and international network to bring internationally renowned touring ensembles. our music to more places in Australia and The partnership will allow the ACO to extend its around the world than ever before. EDUCATION NEWS In August we facilitated string workshops We also facilitated string workshops in Albany, as in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, well as a professional development session with working with talented students from 60 schools the Albany Chamber Orchestra — another ACO. across these metropolitan areas, including For a diary from the road visit acoblog.com.au. several regional students. We also invited Sydney students behind-the-scenes into our rehearsal studio.

In September, an ACO Ensemble travelled Sacco © Fiora to south west WA and played concerts for communities in Albany, Katanning, Manjimup and Narrogin. We performed in-school concerts for students in Manjimup and at the Katanning and Narrogin Senior High Schools. Students during a string workshop.

34 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SPECIAL EVENTS Medici Patrons & Chairman’s Council Dinners

In August, we thanked our most valued patrons We would like to thank Sofi tel Luxury Hotels, and supporters at our annual Medici Patrons Peter Lehmann Wines and Langton’s Fine Wines and Chairman’s Council Dinners in Sydney and for their support of these events. Melbourne.

Held at the Sofi tel Sydney Wentworth and the Sofi tel Melbourne On Collins, these special evenings were a wonderful opportunity for us to say thank you for the continued support we receive throughout the year and a lovely chance for our patrons to catch up with friends and fellow ACO supporters.

Of course the best way we know how to say thank you is through our music, and what better way than in such an intimate setting. A highlight of the evening was the speech by the Chairman of the Medici Council, and ACO Board Member John Taberner, who gave a very personal and heartfelt account of why he has been supporting us as such a longstanding Medici Patron.

(Above) Medici Patrons Jim and Carol Sroczynski at the Sydney dinner.

(Left) ACO Board Members Bill Best, Angus James and Andrew Stevens at the Sydney dinner.

(Below left) Chairman’s Council member Mitsiyuki (Mike) Takada of Mitsubishi Australia, and his wife Nana, at the Melbourne dinner.

(Below right) Medici Patron Michael Ball AM and ACO Board Member Peter Yates AM at the Melbourne dinner.

AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 35 EUROPE TOUR REPORT In comparison to this year’s US tour in April, forgotten. Partly because of the atmosphere with its arduous travel schedule and endless of the place but perhaps even more for the hotel check-ins and check-outs, the European performance of Shostakovich’s Ninth Quartet, tour looked like a breeze – at least on paper. led by Satu Vänskä with Rebecca Chan, We fl ew directly to Edinburgh to play at the Christopher Moore and Timo-Veikko Valve. Edinburgh Festival, then took the train to As the Maribor concerts got under way, some London for a concert in Cadogan Hall before fantastic reviews from Edinburgh and London fl ying to Slovenia for an 11-day residency in started to appear, opening with The Sunday the Maribor Festival. But a closer look at the Telegraph’s comment “probably the fi nest string program revealed a musical pentathlon, a ensemble on the planet” and followed by The challenge to the energy, stamina and versatility Guardian, “The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s of any ensemble. Our London concert, for infrequent visits to Britain with its director example, contained two “main courses” in Richard Tognetti deserve to be cherished just as the form of Ravel’s String Quartet (arranged much as those by great symphony orchestras by Richard Tognetti) and Schoenberg’s like the Cleveland or the Royal Concertgebouw. Transfi gured Night. But it was the vast quantity There’s no string band in the northern of repertoire for the Maribor Festival that was hemisphere that communicates such energy, the real test. We were involved in 12 different such joy in its music-making as the ACO does, programs in 11 days, rehearsing every morning nor combines those qualities with such precision and every afternoon and appearing on-stage and detailed ensemble.” almost every evening. After an intense year of international touring We have never played to the in 2012, we have a less hectic international overture+concerto+symphony formula, but the schedule in 2013. Our international program concerts Richard curated for this year’s Festival for next year includes the Niseko Winter Music caused musical worlds to collide. While the Festival in January and a residency at the big gigs like The Reef and Beethoven’s Ninth Hong Kong Arts Festival in March, followed by Symphony drew crowds and excited reactions, a visit to Berkeley, California. Meanwhile 2014 the chamber concert in the eerie 18th-century is shaping up impressively with concerts in the mansion which had been a children’s mental Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, Lincoln Center in asylum in the communist era will never be New York and London’s Southbank Centre.

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“The adrenaline poured right out into the “Richard’s energy should be bottled.” audience…The choir and soloists were Vicky Marquis magnifi cent. I am intending to send a program “I had to wait seventy eight years to hear this to a friend in UK…It is always good to brag wonderful symphony played in full, and it was a little!!!” defi nitely worth the wait. All was sheer magic Colleen Schneider and a great thrill. Every musician outdid “Today’s concert was an amazing experience, themselves and it was a performance not just brilliant, truly beyond superlatives!!!” to be missed.” James & Jeanette Gray Yvonne Liechti

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