Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

MESSIAEN’S TURANGALÎLA

23 March • Great Hall, Town Hall Welcome Orchestra Players

Each year Auckland Arts Festival (AAF) Conductor AUCKLAND Basses APO GUEST MUSICIANS “Stravinsky quipped Stefan Asbury PHILHARMONIA Gordon Hill ß provides opportunities for arts organisations ORCHESTRA Annabella Zilber + Principal Cello, Julian Smiles Piano Evgueny Lanchtchikov # Principal Clarinet, Jonathan Cohen that all you need to to work together on exciting projects Joanna MacGregor As of February 2019 for Messiaen's Turangalîla Matthias Erdrich Principal Bassoon, Samantha Brenner and events. In 2019 AAF and Auckland Michael Steer write Turangalîla is Ondes Martenot Violin, Jiwon Lee, Jessica Alloway, Cynthia Millar Music Director Eric Scholes Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) are thrilled Giordano Bellincampi HyeWon Kim, Charmian Keay, Hanny Lee enough manuscript Flutes to be joining forces to present Messiaen’s Presenter Viola, Emma Dann, Wen Chuan Lin Graham Abbott Concertmaster Melanie Lançon ß paper – it’s just as 20th century masterpiece the Turangalîla Andrew Beer Kathryn Moorhead + Cello, Jesbery Hartono, Liam Meany Bass, Lachlan Radford Symphony to Auckland audiences. Associate Piccolo well Messiaen did: Beginning the Concertmaster Jennifer Seddon-Mori * Celeste, Sarah Watkins evening, musical Liu-Yi Retallick Percussion, Leonard Sakofsky, it is music of Performing a piece of music of Turangalîla’s expert Graham Oboes Justin DeHart, Rebecca Celebuski Abbott will present Assistant Bede Hanley ß uninhibited joy magnitude is a huge undertaking. It is a work an insightful and Concertmaster Camille Wells + informative ‘unwrap’ Miranda Adams that both the Festival and the APO have been Cor Anglais ANAM MUSICIANS in all of its 10 from the stage – First Violins Martin Lee * wanting to do for many years, and we are an exploration of Artur Grabczewski # First Violin delighted to have finally turned our dream the music with Mark Bennett Clarinets Johnny van Gend movements.” performances of Elzbieta Grabczewska Bridget Miles (Bass Clarinet) + Liam Oborne into tonight’s performance. And there is no sections from the Rachel Moody James Fry (Eb Clarinet) + Second Violin — the guardian piece – which is Ainsley Murray better place to present this performance than Bassoons Natasha Hanna sure to enrich your Alexander Shapkin Ingrid Hagan ß Laura Barton (NZL) enjoyment of this Yanghe Yu in the stunning, and acoustically marvellous, monumental work. Yang Rachel Guan Ebbett + Lucy Qi Zhang Viola surroundings of the Auckland Town Hall, the Yuri Cho Contrabassoon Molly Collier-O’Boyle home of the APO. Irina Lgotkina Ruth Brinkman * Jared Yapp Cora Fabbri Second Violins Horns Ruby Shirres This is also a collaboration with the Australian Dianna Cochrane ß Nicola Baker ß Xin (James) Jin + Emma Eden * Cello National Academy of Music and we welcome William Hanfling # Carl Wells # David Moran Rae Crossley-Croft = Simon Williams # Jeremy Garside their musicians into the festival fold to join Sarah Hart David Kay Caleb Murray APO musicians on stage, in the spirit of Jocelyn Healy Milena Parobczy Trumpets Double Bass trans-Tasman collaboration. Ewa Sadag Huw Dann ß Giovanni Vinci Katherine Walshe Josh Rogan # Hamish Gullick Lucia Siwy Caroline Renn Trombones We thank our collective sponsors, funders, Harris Leung ~ Douglas Cross ß Flute donors and audiences who continue to Violas Ben Lovell Green+ 2. Cassandra Slater Robert Ashworth ß support the work of the festival and the Bass Trombone David Samuel + Oboe / Cor Anglais Timothy Sutton * orchestra and enable us all to contribute to Christine Bowie # 3. Edward Wang the vibrant cultural life of our city – Auckland. Anne Draffin # Tuba Bassoon Helen Bevin Tak Chun Lai * 2. Carol Wang (NZL) Gregory McGarity Susan Wedde Timpani Horn Steven Logan ß Maraika Smit Jonathan Bielski Barbara Glaser Cellos Artistic Director Chief Executive David Garner + Percussion Trumpet James sang-oh Yoo # Eric Renick ß 2. Sophie Spencer Auckland Auckland Liliya Arefyeva Jennifer Raven # 3. Darcy O’Malley Katherine Hebley Shane Currey 4/cornet. Christopher Grace Arts Festival Philharmonia You Lee Callum Hall Harp Percussion Orchestra Ingrid Bauer * Alison Fane James Knight ß Section Principal + Associate Principal Alexander Meagher = Section Leader Emeritus # Sub-Principal Hamish Upton (NZL) * Principal ~ APO Orchestral Fellow JOANNA MACGREGOR CYNTHIA MILLAR STEFAN ASBURY GRAHAM ABBOTT Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Te Ahurei Toi o Ta¯maki Makaurau / Piano Ondes Martenot Conductor Presenter (APO) is New Zealand’s only full-time, Auckland Arts Festival is a place for professional, city-based symphony ambitious ideas by storytellers, Joanna MacGregor is one of the Described by The Observer [July A regular guest with leading orchestras Sydney-born Graham Abbott orchestra serving the Auckland region provocateurs and creators. world’s most innovative musicians, 2018] as the “unchallenged sovereign worldwide, Stefan Asbury’s 2018/19 is a graduate of the Sydney with a comprehensive programme appearing as a concert pianist, of the Ondes Martenot,” Cynthia season includes concerts with the Conservatorium. He has had of concerts, education and outreach The Festival reflects our contemporary, conductor and composer. Head of Millar’s most recent performances Auckland Philharmonia and China more than 30 years’ experience activities. cosmopolitan city with its many Piano at the Royal Academy of Music include concerts with the London National Symphony Orchestra. He conducting orchestral, choral and communities. It challenges artists and Professor of the University Symphony Orchestra, Royal recently conducted the opening concert operatic music of almost every In more than 70 performances annually, and audiences to be bold and take a of London, Joanna is also known Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestre de of the Musika-Música Festival with the conceivable period and style. the APO presents a full season of risk. Through the work of artists of as an artistic director of festivals Paris and BBC Symphony Orchestra Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa, with further He is particularly respected as a symphonic work showcasing many of Aotearoa and across the world, we aim and concert series, including Bath at the BBC Proms. The 2018–19 collaborations including Ensemble conductor of the music of Handel, the world’s finest classical musicians. to inspire, provoke and entertain the International Music Festival and season includes returns to the Los Musikfabrik, Szczecin Philharmonic having conducted Messiah Renowned for its innovation, passion people of Auckland Ta¯maki Makaurau Dartington International Summer Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre Orchestra, Nash Ensemble, Orquestra more than 70 times and with an and versatility, the APO collaborates and our many visitors. School and Festival. Philharmonique de Radio France and Sinfônica do Paraná and Orquesta operatic repertoire that includes with some of New Zealand’s most NHK Symphony Orchestra. Sinfonica de Peru. He works regularly five Handel operas and the major inventive contemporary artists. A globally recognised celebration of art As a solo artist Joanna has with the MDR Sinfonieorchester works of Verdi, Mozart and Bizet. and culture taking place each March performed in over 80 countries In 2016, Cynthia premiered the Ondes Leipzig – most recently at the 2018 The APO is proud to support both New in New Zealand’s largest city, AAF will and is a veteran of over 40 solo Martenot part specially written for Beethovenfest in Bonn. He has held Graham has had many years’ Zealand Opera and the Royal New Zealand be presented for the 11th time in 2019. recordings. Including the complete her by Thomas Adès in his opera The positions as Musician in Residence with experience as a public speaker Ballet in their Auckland performances. The Festival has attracted nearly two Chopin Mazurkas and Bach’s Exterminating Angel at the Salzburg the Tapiola Sinfonietta; Chief Conductor on music. He has developed a It also works in partnership with many million visitors to date. Goldberg Variations, Joanna is Festival, and subsequently at the reputation as an engaging and other arts organisations, including and, lately, Honorary Conductor of the known for her much collaborations Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Noord Nederlands Orkest. entertaining educator, capable Auckland Arts Festival. with jazz, folk, pop, film, electronic the Metropolitan Opera and the of opening the world of music Patron and visual artists, writers and Royal Danish Opera in March 2018. As a recording artist, Stefan’s album to the untrained music lover. He Through its numerous APO Connecting The Governor General, poets. She regularly performs at Since her first performance of the with music by Jonathan Harvey was taught modules for teachers, (education, outreach and community) Her Excellency major venues throughout the world, Turangalîla Symphonie at the 1986 awarded a Monde de la Musique CHOC community-based musicians initiatives, the APO offers opportunities including the Royal Albert Hall and BBC Proms with the National Youth award, and his complete cycle of Gerard and high school students in the to more than 20,000 young people Dame , Wigmore Hall in London, the Sydney Orchestra under Sir Mark Elder, she Grisey’s Les Espaces Accoustiques Symphony Australia Conductor and adults nationwide. GNZM, QSO Opera House, Leipzig Gewandhaus, has played the piece around 200 with WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln won a Training programme and is highly More than 250,000 people hear the Board of Trustees the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam times with some of the world’s leading Deutschen Schallplattenkritik award. sought-after as a conducting orchestra live each year, in the concert John Judge (Chair) and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. In conductors, including Simon Rattle, teacher and workshop director. hall and through video live streams and Angela Clatworthy 2012, she was made an Officer of the Gustavo Dudamel and Saraki Oramo. Asbury has an on-going collaboration with the MDR Sinfonieorchestra, For fifteen years – from 2003 radio broadcasts. Many thousands more Rick Carlyon Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Cynthia has also played in well over are reached through special events, Evan Davies the Queen’s Jubilee Honours. 100 film and television scores and has Bayrisches Rundfunk Orchestra, to 2017 – Graham produced WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, and presented Keys To Music recordings and other media. Sarah Judkins written music for film, television and Tarun Kanji theatre, including scores for Robert hr-Sinfonieorchester and NHK on ABC Classic FM, as well orchestra. He regularly appears at as undertaking many other Angela Watson Wise, Arthur Penn and Peter Yates. Patrons Fred Ward festivals such as Munich’s Biennale, presenting and producing roles Dame , DBE, ONZ Salzburger Festspiele, La Biennale with the station. He is now Dame Catherine Tizard, GCMG, Chief Executive di Venezia, Tongyeong music festival regarded as one of Australia’s GCVO, DBE, ONZ, QSO David Inns and Wien Modern. As part of the wide pre-eminent communicators on Sir James Wallace, KNZM, ONZM repertoire he conducts, he also works music, a feature which, when Dame Rosanne Meo, DNZM, OBE Artistic Director on new music projects with Ensemble combined with his conducting and Jonathan Bielski Modern, Ensemble Musikfabrik and teaching expertise, makes him a Vice Patron The Australian National Academy of Music ANAM Board of Directors Klangforum Wien. unique member of Australia’s arts Dame Jenny Gibbs, DNZM (ANAM) is dedicated to the training of the most Ian McRae, AO (Chair) and education world. exceptional young classical musicians from Alison Beare Since 1995 Stefan Asbury has served Auckland Philharmonia aaf.co.nz Australia and New Zealand. It is a place in which Jennifer Bott, AO on the faculty of the Tanglewood Music Graham was awarded the 2007 Orchestra Board young musicians fulfil their potential as music Barry Conyngham, AM Center and currently holds the Steven Bernard Heinze Award by the Geraint A. Martin (Chairman), leaders, distinguished by their skill, imagination John Daley Perles Chair as head of the prestigious University of Melbourne in Leigh Auton CONTACT and courage, and by their determined Janet Holmes à Court, AC conducting programme. recognition of his services to Richard Ebbett contribution to a vibrant music culture. David Mackintosh music in Australia. Lope Ginnen Ph: +64 09 309 0101 Pare Keiha Email: [email protected] ANAM Musicians share the stage with the ANAM Artistic Director Kieran Raftery QC world’s finest artists. 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