October, November & December 2013 Katia & Marielle Labèque 19 October This Edition The Labèque sisters: a dazzling piano duo Six great Melbourne Festival events Operatic adventures with The Ring Gorgeous Christmas concerts for your family PP320258/0121 PRINCIPAL PARTNER MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Nick Tsiavos Jazzamatazz with Jazzamatazz with Manins & Gould with Tamara Anna p4 Ali McGregor Ali McGregor – p4 David Griffiths – p5 Cislowska, piano p4 New Beats The University of p5 Australian Voices Melbourne Orchestra p4 p5 OCTOBER 01 02 03 04 05 Andreas Scholl Ludovico’s Band Anthony Romaniuk, Beethoven’s Fearless Nadia Sings Vivaldi ACO p6 piano Great Fugue p8 p6 Ears Wide Open p7 p7 p7 07 08 09 10 13 Yori Rozum, piano Monash Sinfonia Brahms & Wagner Katia & Marielle David Helfgott, p12 p12 in Song Labèque, pianos piano p9 p10 p13 14 15 18 19 20 Musical Explorations: Eclipse Eclipse Eclipse Active Child David Helfgott, piano Olé! Dance and the Amadou & Mariam Amadou & Mariam Amadou & Mariam p11 p13 Music of Spain p9 p9 p9 urBan chamBer MCM Strings p13 La Voce di Orfeo urBan chamBer Beyond p14 p14 p11 p11 22 23 24 Beyond – 25 26 27 Ottoman Echoes The Tallis Scholars Songs of Travel Daniel de Borah & Borrowed Time Trio Fantasy & Diversions Trinitas MCO p14 p16 p16 Andrew Goodwin p18 p18 p19 Shall We Dance David Jones p17 p15 Peace Collective Violin Spectacular p15 p17 28 29 30 31 01 02 03 Music & Happiness A Rhine Journey The Baroque Love & Fire Duo Adam Simmons ER p19 p21 Americas p21 with Gelareh Pour B Murray Perahia, p21 Schubert’s Octet p23 M piano p22 E p20 V O 04 06 07 08 09 N Wilma & Friends #3 Musical Explorations: Baby Love Music Fun Baby Love Music Fun Josh Cohen: p23 Opera in the 19th p24 p24 The Journey Century – p23 Joe Chindamo & p25 Academy of Ancient Zoë Black – p24 Music & Sarah Mcliver 11 p24 12 Beethoven ASQ – 13p25 14 16 Pantha du Prince & The Ring: Contrasts The Opera Australia Ring Cycle Talk Alex & Nilusha #2 Corpus Medicorum The Bell Laboratory Wagner Animated p30 Chorus in Concert p26 p30 p31 p25 p27 Ring Cycle Talk – p26 p26 New Saxophone Ring Cycle Talk – p26 Streeton Trio Andrea Keller Concertos p29 p30 Into the Light – p2918 19 Quartet – p29 20 21 22 23 24 Ring Cycle Talk THE Ring Cycle Talk The Opera Australia Monique di Mattina The Ring: The Ringtone Cycle p26 MELBOURNE p26 Chorus in Concert p31 Wagner Animated p28 RING FESTIVAL p26 Ring Cycle Talk p27 Great Romantics The Ringtone Cycle p26 The Ringtone Cycle Competition p28 p28 p18 25 27 28 29 30 01 Ring Cycle Talk Musical Explorations: Bach Brandenburg The Ring: Manins & Gould with Noël! Noël! Der Vampyr: ER p26 Music & the feast Concertos – p32 Wagner Animated Marshall McGuire p34 A Lecture Concert B of Christmas Ring Cycle Talk – p26 p27 p32 p28 M p33 Of Birds & Angels Ring Cycle Talk p26 CE p32 E 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 D Ring Cycle Talk Ring Cycle Talk Wagner in Paris Jane Rutter Eugene Ughetti p26 p26 p28 p33 p33 Ring Cycle Talk p26 09 11 12 13 14 Christmas with the Mostly Mozart: The Snowman Australian Boys Choir Christmas Concerto p35 p34 p35 17 18 21 2 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • The information in this brochure is correct at time of printing. Welcome M ARY VALLENTINE AO Andrew Doyle Managing Director, CEO, Melbourne Recital Centre Audi Australia Welcome to Melbourne Recital Centre’s Spring and Summer program. A s Principal Partner of Melbourne Recital The coming months are a busy time for music-lovers, and the Centre is Centre since 2009, Audi is committed to supporting the vibrant arts and culture sector. at the heart of Melbourne’s cultural life as we present Great Performers We are also a major supporter of film festivals, recitals with the sensational Labèque sisters and the phenomenal theatre and contemporary art across Victoria. With long-term partnerships like these, Murray Perahia, the heavenly Tallis Scholars, and host concerts by we take immense pride in demonstrating Australia’s best ensembles. The Melbourne Festival returns with our commitment to cultural progressiveness. fascinating and diverse events including Active Child’s lyrical, As a forward-thinking brand, we support this idea of progressive performance and together, harp-infused pop, and the moving Eclipse, a concert held in absolute aim to bring these extraordinary performances darkness with blind Malian singers Amadou and Mariam. In November, to life in the community so that they can be The Melbourne Ring Festival complements the epic opera cycle with enjoyed by all. talks, concerts, both quirky and serious, and activities to enrich your experience of Wagner’s epic. If you just want to dip a toe into the Rhine, you can experience the best bits of the 17-hour cycle in just under two hours with Wagner: The Ring Animated. Created by More Than Opera, The Ring Animated combines film, live singers and LUISA PASTRELLO chamber ensemble to great effect to tell the ultimate fantasy-adventure, Country General Manager Australia & New Zealand, complete with a dragon. And of course, we round out the year with a Etihad Airways suite of holiday treats for the whole family including The Snowman, Etihad Airways invites Melbourne Recital and carols old and new from some of Australia’s favourite ensembles. Centre patrons to take their love of arts and On behalf of Melbourne Recital Centre’s staff and musicians, have a culture abroad with the launch of two new European destinations – Amsterdam and wonderful festive season. I look forward to celebrating a summer of Belgrade. The new services offer Victorians great music with you at Melbourne’s best place to hear. daily one-stop connections from Melbourne to these great cities and bring to 19 the Warm regards, number of destinations in the Etihad Airways European network. Enroute to Europe Etihad Airways offers guests a luxury travel experience which has earned it the title of ‘World’s Leading Airline’ at the 2009, 2010, P .S. Visit our brand new website, melbournerecital.com.au, to explore our program 2011 and 2012 World Travel Awards and a and learn more about the musicians who perform at the Centre. It’s now even easier clean sweep of the First Class category in the to purchase tickets and make donations online or on your mobile device. 2012 and 2013 Skytrax World Airline Awards. FOR BOOKINGS VISIT MELBOURNERECITAL.COM.AU OR PHONE 03 9699 3333 3 Maps for Losing Oneself From sixth-century chant to contemporary INFORMATION minimalism, Greek-Australian contrabassist and composer Nick Tsiavos transcends Tue 1 October 7pm cultural and musical boundaries. Nick and a Salon (One hour no interval) gifted group of intuitive musicians including Nick Tsiavos double bass Deborah Kayser (soprano), Adam Simmons Deborah Kayser soprano (saxophone) and Peter Neville (percussion), Adam Simmons saxophone embark on a rare and exciting journey which Peter Neville percussion traces the passionate and powerful genres of Leah Scholes percussion Free Jazz, Byzantine Chant and New Minimalism. Tickets $35 ($25 concession) Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre Nick Tsiavos Jazzamatazz with Ali McGregor A morning of jumping and jiving jazz-inspired INFORMATION fun for the kids. Join multi-talented singer/ actress and multi-tasking mother of her own Wed 2 & Thu 3 October 10am & 11.30am little toddler, Ali McGregor for be-bop beats Salon (45-mins no interval) and hep-cat treats. Featuring a sprightly mix Ali McGregor, her band & dancers of songs from the 90s and noughties including Tickets $25 ‘Who Let The Dogs Out?’, ‘A-Tisket, A-Tasket’ This concert is appropriate for children aged and ‘Single Ladies’, Ali and her band are also 3–10 years joined by two toe-tapping dancers who are Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre ready to rock ‘n’ roll and swing and jive with the kids in a musical morning of pure See page 37 for ticketing details entertainment. New Beats Australian Voices I n affirming our country’s significant musical INFORMATION heritage, Melbourne Recital Centre and the Australian National Academy of Music celebrate Thu 3 October 6pm the work of leading Australian composers in Salon (One hour no interval) this chamber series directed by ANAM faculty ANAM Musicians and special guests, performed alongside ANAM Peter Neville percussion musicians. In the only concert in this series to Tickets $25 ($15 concession) present several composers, New Beats puts a Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & spotlight on the new percussion department Australian National Academy of Music at ANAM. Respected percussionist Peter Neville Australian Voices 2013 brings together young artists playing the music Peter Neville of up and coming Australian composers. 4 MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • OCTOBER Sublime improvisations influenced by music and composers from around the globe, Manins & including original Australian compositions. Imogen Manins (cello) and Tony Gould (piano) are joined by celebrated Melbourne clarinetist Gould David Griffiths, one of Australia’s busiest and most versatile musicians. with David INFORMATION Fri 4 October 7pm Salon (70-mins no interval) – in cabaret mode Griffiths Imogen Manins cello Tony Gould piano David Griffiths clarinet Tickets $45 ($35 concession) Pre-order food & beverage packages and save Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, Manins & Gould Imogen Manins Fabian Russell conducts The University of Melbourne Orchestra The University of Melbourne Orchestra’s final INFORMATION concert for the year sees the orchestra perform a program featuring music from three of the most Fri 4 October 7.30pm important composers of the Germanic tradition. Elisabeth Murdoch Hall (One hour 30-mins Beginning, appropriately, with a performance of incl. interval) Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, exciting BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture, Op.80 young oboist Jasper Ly performs Richard R STRAUSS Oboe Concerto Strauss’ imposing Oboe Concerto, before the BEETHOVEN Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36 concert concludes with Beethoven’s Jasper Ly oboe Symphony No.2, one of his least-performed, The University of Melbourne Orchestra but still significant symphonies.