2009 OPENING CONCERT TATTOO 23 FEB 7PM MON AANDREWNDREW FFORDORD TATTOO LLIGETIIGETI SIX BAGATELLES MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN OCTET FOR STRINGS IN Eb MAJOR, OP.20 WILLIAM HENNESSY violin PAUL WRIGHT violin BRETT DEAN viola NICHOLAS BOCHNER cello TIMOTHY YOUNG piano PETER NEVILLE conductor MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY PERCUSSIONISTS FROM VCA MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE All performances take place at ANAM, at the South Melbourne Town Hall, 210 Bank St, South Melbourne, unless otherwise stated. 05 HAYDN SYMPHONIES 01 & LIGETI CONCERTOS TOGNETTI LIKE A THREAD DRAWING OUR 20 MAR 8PM FRI EXPANSIVE SEASON TOGETHER, SSCULTHORPECULTHORPE STRING SONATA NO. 2 WE ARE MARKING THE 200TH HHAYDNAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 87 IN A MAJOR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF THE LLIGETIIGETI VIOLIN CONCERTO 18TH CENTURY’S AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN RICHARD TOGNETTI violin/director JOSEPH HAYDN, BY PAIRING CYCLES FABIAN RUSSELL conductor ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY OF HIS PARIS SYMPHONIES WITH THE SOLO INSTRUMENTAL CONCERTOS Prices: $50 (full) & $25 (concession) BY THE 20TH CENTURY’S HUNGARIAN- All proceeds from this performance will be donated to the 2009 Victorian bushfires appeal AUSTRIAN GYÖRGY LIGETI. PRESENTING THE MUSIC OF THESE TWO GREAT COMPOSERS TOGETHER MAKES FOR AN INTRIGUING CONVERSATION: THE SAME TWINKLE IN THE EYE, THE SAME SMILE LURKS BEHIND LIGETI’S ENTRANCING AND DAZZLING INVENTIONS AS INFUSES HAYDN’S ELEGANTLY RENDERED SYMPHONIES AND QUARTETS. 01 06 07 02 04 06 MENDELSSOHN 01 03 ELIZABETH WALLFISCH MKH PLAYS LIGETI STEVE DAVISLIM & 1809/2009 24 FEB 1PM TUE 6 MAR 1PM FRI MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN 24 APR 8PM FRI 18 SEP 8PM FRI SARA MACLIVER THE BRILLIANT CHILD PRODIGY FELIX ALLEGRO BRILLIANT, OP. 92 SONGS WITHOUT WORDS MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN SELECTED LIEDER MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN STRING QUARTET IN F MINOR, SING HAYDN MENDELSSOHN WAS THOUGHT BY TTELEMANNELEMANN OVERTURE IN A MAJOR, TWV55:A7 HHAYDNAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 86 IN D MAJOR MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN PIANO TRIO IN D MINOR, OP. 49 OP. 80 HHAYDNAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 85 IN Bb MAJOR LLIGETIIGETI PIANO CONCERTO 3 DEC 8PM THU MANY TO BE THE 19TH CENTURY JACQUELINE PORTER soprano RITA REICHMAN piano LA REINE AANDREWNDREW FFORDORD SYMPHONY EQUIVALENT OF WOLFGANG AMADEUS HHAYDNAYDN L’ISOLA DISABITATA - OVERTURE TIMOTHY YOUNG piano MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY MMUFFATUFFAT FASCISCULUS VIII- INDISSOLUBILITIS MICHAEL KIERAN HARVEY piano HHAYDNAYDN ARIAS AND DUETS MOZART, SO ASTONISHING WAS HIS MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY AMICITIA, FROM FLORILEGIUM SECUNDUM BRETT DEAN conductor HHAYDNAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 84 IN Eb MAJOR MUSICAL TALENT. OUR MENDELSSOHN BBOCCHERINIOCCHERINI SYMPHONY LA CASA DEL DIAVOLO ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY SARA MACLIVER soprano 1809/2009 FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE ELIZABETH WALLFISCH violin/director Prices: $50 (full) & $25 (concession) STEVE DAVISLIM tenor FREQUENTLY INTENSE AND DRAMATIC 02 04 ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY HOWARD PENNY cello/director WORLD OF HIS CHAMBER MUSIC, MUCH ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY 27 FEB 1PM FRI 13 MAR 1PM FRI Prices: $50 (full) & $25 (concession) OF WHICH IS RARELY PERFORMED. Prices: $50 (full) & $25 (concession) MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN CONCERT PIECE FOR MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN PIANO TRIO IN C MINOR, OP. 66 CLARINET, BASSOON AND PIANO NO. 2 IN MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN SEXTET IN D MAJOR, OP. 110 D MINOR, OP. 114 HOWARD PENNY 03 05 MMENDELSSOHNENDELSSOHN PIANO QUARTET NO. 2 IN F cello MINOR, OP. 2 TIMOTHY YOUNG piano DANIEL HARDING CONDUCTS THE LOST ART OF MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY LETTER WRITING WILLIAM HENNESSY violin 26 JUN 8PM FRI RITA REICHMAN piano Melbourne Recital Centre 21 NOV 8PM SAT MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY HHAYDNAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 83 IN G MINOR THE HEN BBRETTRETT DDEANEAN VIOLIN CONCERTO THE LOST ART 02 05 LLIGETIIGETI HAMBURG CONCERTO AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF LETTER WRITING* AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE FRIDAYS@3 SSIBELIUSIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 7 IN C MAJOR, OP. 105 LLIGETIIGETI CELLO CONCERTO HHAYDNAYDN SYMPHONY NO. 82 IN C MAJOR GEOFF VIKING LIERSE French horn 15 MAY 3PM FRI THE BEAR DANIEL HARDING conductor ‘ART IS NOT FOR WOMEN, ONLY GIRLS’: ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY KRISTIAN WINTHER violin THE LIFE OF FANNY MENDELSSOHN Prices: $50 (full) & $25 (concession) SHARON DRAPER cello ANNA GOLDSWORTHY pianist OLEG CAETANI conductor ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY * winner of the 2008 Grawemeyer Award for Composition winner of ANAM’s 2008 Concerto Competition Prices: $50 (full) & $25 (concession) Elizabeth Wallfisch Daniel Harding Michael Kieran Harvey Oleg Caetani Steve Davislim Sara Macliver 08 09 HARMONIEWEEK 01 PEKKA KUUSISTO BARRY TUCKWELL, ONE OF PUBLIC MASTERCLASS – FINNISH VIOLINIST PEKKA KUUSISTO, AUSTRALIA’S MOST RENOWNED BARRY TUCKWELL ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE AND MUSICIANS, LEADS THE ACADEMY’S (FRENCH HORN) DISTINCTIVE MUSICIANS WORKING ‘HARMONIE’ MUSICIANS IN A 23 MAR 10AM MON TODAY, HAS BEEN ACCLAIMED FOR PROGRAM OF MASTERWORKS BY THE SPONTANEITY AND FRESHNESS RICHARD STRAUSS, INCLUDING THE OF HIS PLAYING. DURING HIS WEEK CAPTIVATING LATE SONATINA FROM 02 AT THE ACADEMY, THIS MERCURIAL AN INVALID’S WORKSHOP FOR 16 MUSICAL FORCE PRESENTS A RECITAL WIND INSTRUMENTS. ANAM FACULTY CZECH WINDS ON ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC MEMBER DAVID THOMAS OPENS 24 MAR 1PM TUE VIOLIN - INCLUDING IMPROVISATION, THE WEEK DIRECTING A PAIR OF AND A WORK WRITTEN FOR VIOLINIST JJANÁCEKANÁCEK MLÁDÍ 04 CZECH WIND MASTERWORKS. DDVORÁKVORÁK SERENADE, OP. 44 AND ACROBAT - AND LEADS AN ORCHESTRAL PROGRAM OF SOME MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY DAVID THOMAS director RECENT STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FROM HIS HOMELAND. 03 STRAUSS SERENADE 03 26 MAR 7PM THU RR.. SSTRAUSSTRAUSS SERENADE IN Eb MAJOR, OP. 7 RR.. SSTRAUSSTRAUSS SELECTED LIEDER 01 03 04 RR.. SSTRAUSSTRAUSS SEXTET FROM CAPRICCIO RR.. SSTRAUSSTRAUSS SONATINA NO. 1 IN F MAJOR PUBLIC MASTERCLASS – PEKKA JAMS FINNISH FIDDLING FROM AN INVALID’S WORKSHOP PEKKA KUUSISTO (VIOLIN) 31 MAR 7PM TUE 2 APR 7PM THU TBC soprano 30 MAR 6PM MON MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY Pekka presents a program on acoustic TTÜÜRÜÜR PASSION and electric violin of contemporary BARRY TUCKWELL director RRAUTAVAARAAUTAVAARA FIDDLERS sounds, improvisation, Finnish folk SSALLINENALLINEN SOME ASPECTS ON A FUNERAL Prices: $30 (full) & $15 (concession) melodies, and music for electric violin MARCH BY HINTRIIKKI PELTONIEMI 02 and acrobat. MMAGNUSAGNUS LLINDBERGINDBERG VIOLIN CONCERTO PAPILLIONS HENNA KAIKULA acrobat AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE PEKKA KUUSISTO violin 04 31 MAR 1PM TUE PEKKA KUUSISTO violin/director FRIDAYS@3 Prices: $30.00 (full) & $15 (concession) BRETT DEAN conductor LLINDBERGINDBERG CLARINET QUINTET ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY 27 MAR 3PM FRI SSAARIAHOAARIAHO SEPT PAPILLIONS FOR SOLO CELLO Prices: $50.00 (full) & $25 (concession) HANDS ACROSS EUROPE: EMPIRES, MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY ENLIGHTENMENT AND HORN EVOLUTION, FROM LOUIS XIV TO LEUTGEB GEOFF VIKING LIERSE Associate Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 10 11 SCHUMANN & RIHM 01 03 MATTHEW BARLEY 01 RENOWNED GERMAN COMPOSER 28 APR 1PM TUE 1 MAY 1PM FRI BRITISH CELLIST MATTHEW BARLEY’S PUBLIC MASTERCLASS – WOLFGANG RIHM (b. 1952) HAS OFTEN SSCHUMANNCHUMANN 3 ROMANZEN, OP. 94 RRIHMIHM GESANGSTÜCK MUSICAL WORLD IS ONE OF MATTHEW BARLEY (CELLO) FOUND INSPIRATION IN SCHUMANN’S SSCHUMANNCHUMANN ANDANTE AND VARIATIONS SSCHUMANNCHUMANN PIANO QUARTET IN Eb MAJOR, OP. 47 ADVENTURE, EXPLORATION, (FOR FRENCH HORN, 2 PIANOS AND 2 CELLOS) 8 JUN 6PM MON MUSIC, MOST PARTICULARLY IN THE PAUL DEAN clarinet AND DIVERSITY. HE IS EQUALLY RRIHMIHM FREMDE SZENE III SET OF PIANO TRIOS, FREMDE SZENEN TIMOTHY YOUNG piano COMFORTABLE WITH THE STANDARD SSCHUMANNCHUMANN FRAUENLIEBE UND LEBEN MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY (‘STRANGE SCENES’). AT THE CENTRE CELLO REPERTOIRE AS WITH SALLY-ANNE RUSSELL mezzo soprano IMPROVISATION - ONE OF HIS MUSICAL 02 OF THIS WEEK SITS A PERFORMANCE MONICA CURRO violin OF HIS EXPANSIVE AND VIRTUOSIC MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY PASSIONS, ALONG WITH BACH SUITES, MATTHEW BARLEY’S BACH WORK FOR LARGE ENSEMBLE JAGDEN NEW MUSIC AND EDUCATION - 9 JUN 1PM TUE OR MAKING MUSIC WITH INDIAN, SUFI, UND FORMEN (‘HUNTS AND FORMS’) Matthew performs the preludes of the six Bach AFRICAN, JAZZ MUSICIANS, OR WHICH FORMS PART OF THE 02 04 suites on his Italian cello, interspersed with LONDON’S GRIME MCS. MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA’S [email protected] FRIDAYS@3 responses improvised on his electric cello. METROPOLIS FESTIVAL IN THE MATTHEW BARLEY cello(s) MALTHOUSE. 29 APR 8PM WED Malthouse Theatre, Southbank 1 MAY 3PM FRI JJÖRGÖRG WWIDMANNIDMANN FÜNF BRUCHSTÜCKE MUSIC IN GERMANY TODAY MMATTHIASATTHIAS PPINTSCHERINTSCHER A TWILIGHT’S SONG BRETT DEAN 03 AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE WWOLFGANGOLFGANG RRIHMIHM JAGDEN UND FORMEN WANDERINGS AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE 11 JUN 7PM THU JUDITH DODSWORTH soprano The Butterfly Club & South Melbourne Town Hall MATTHIAS PINTSCHER conductor We said to Matthew ‘You can have the building BRETT DEAN 05 conductor for the night’, to which he replied ‘Thank you, ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY I will’, and in fact went and grabbed the one MEMBERS OF THE MELBOURNE SYMPHONY next door as well! With performances – some ORCHESTRA perfectly planned, some beautifully unplanned Prices: $40 (full) & $20 (concession) - tucked away in every conceivable corner Presented in partnership with the Melbourne of these two wonderful spaces, this magical Symphony Orchestra. performance event starts at the Town Hall and wanders off in all directions, spaces, dimensions and times. MATTHEW BARLEY cello/director PETER 01 02 MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY COLEMAN-WRIGHT PETER COLEMAN-WRIGHT FRIDAYS@3 SINGS BRAHMS 19 JUN 3PM FRI 04 19 JUN 1PM FRI THE SINGER’S APPROACH FRIDAYS@3 PETER COLEMAN-WRIGHT