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AUTUMN
ROMANCE BEGINS
TCHAIKOVSKY'S VIOLIN
CONCERTO

Daniel Röhn
TCHAIKOVSKY SIMONE YOUNG Our curtain raiser for 2021? Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto.
Violin Concerto conductor One of the most (if not the most) popular Romantic
violin concertos, it’s a beautifully lush piece – and almost
CONNOR D’NETTO DANIEL RÖHN impossible not to fall in love with. Tchaikovsky’s romantic
Fifty Fanfares Commission violin violin concerto is an opportunity to experience the Sydney
DVOŘÁK Symphony debut of the dazzling virtuoso Daniel Röhn.
Symphony No.9, Inspiring just as much passion is Dvořák’s New World
From the New World Symphony. A striking blend of his typical Bohemian style
and African American influences, Dvořák’s symphony
remains a universal favourite – even taken along with
Neil Armstrong on his journey to the moon.

Wed 10 Feb, 8pm Supporting

Simone Young in 2021
Thu 11 Feb, 7pm*
Fri 12 Feb, 8pm
Sat 13 Feb, 8pm
Sydney Town Hall

Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series

*Special Performance

6 Timothy Constable, Percussion; Noriko Shimada, Principal Contrabassoon; Marnie Sebire, Horn 7
GREAT MINDS REFLECTIONS OF LIGHT ONCE IN A LIFETIME CELEBRATING BACH
SIMONE YOUNG JONNY GREENWOOD DANE LAM CONDUCTS ANDREW HAVERON
CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN & SAINT-SAËNS SAINT-SAËNS PERFORMS BACH

Simone Young, Chief Conductor Designate

BEETHOVEN SIMONE YOUNG LYLE CHAN DANE LAM LYLE CHAN DANE LAM BACH ANDREW HAVERON
Leonore Overture No.3 conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Orchestral Suite No.2 director and violin
Ah! perfido LAUREN FAGAN JONNY GREENWOOD DAVID DRURY SAINT-SAËNS DAVID DRURY Concerto for Two Violins FIONA ZIEGLER
Symphony No.7 soprano Water organ Symphony No.3, organ Orchestral Suite No.3 violin
Organ Symphony EMMA SHOLL
SAINT-SAËNS
Symphony No.3, flute
Organ Symphony

Experience the fire and feeling kindled when two musical ‘Where any-angled light would congregate endlessly.’ When Saint-Saëns finished his Third Symphony, he knew Exquisite, serene, daunting, brilliant. Do we even have
spirits meet. As someone who’s spent years getting Sometimes even a glass of water can be your muse. it was his masterpiece: “What I have here accomplished, enough adjectives to describe Bach’s music? During his
inside Beethoven’s mind – even going so far as to learn Taking cues from Philip Larkin’s poem, we begin with I will never achieve again.” Imposing words for any conductor lifetime, the Baroque master composed more than
his language – Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young Radiohead’s guitarist Jonny Greenwood and his composition to wrestle with. But with the prodigious Australian Dane 1,000 pieces. Here, we revel in some of his greatest works,
pushes every button in her masterful interpretation of his Water. Here instead of seeing refractions of light, we hear Lam holding the baton, the French composer’s legacy Orchestral Suites No.2 and No.3, and the intricately
work. In this instance, it’s the dramatic Leonore Overture from them – cascading, skipping, sliding and overlapping one another. is in deft hands. Better known as the Organ Symphony beautiful Concerto for Two Violins. Concertmaster
Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, and one of his best-loved for its unusual – yet spectacular – use of the instrument, Andrew Haveron leads as soloist along with Fiona Ziegler
Refraction leads to reverberation with Saint-Saëns’
pieces, Symphony No.7. Motion, melody and a touch it seems only fitting we hear it on one of the largest organs and Emma Sholl.
Third Symphony, the French composer’s most famous work.
of mystery – music wouldn’t be the same without Ludwig. in the world.
Performed on one of the largest organs in the world, it’s a
resonant finish to a truly unique line-up. Dane Lam conducts.

Thu 18 Feb, 1.30pm Supporting

Simone Young in 2021
Thu 25 Feb, 7pm Series Presenting Partner Fri 26 Feb, 11am Wed 3 Mar, 7pm
Sat 20 Feb, 2pm Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall Thu 4 Mar, 7pm
Sydney Town Hall City Recital Hall

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MUSICAL GENIUS SPIRITUAL UPLIFTING EXPRESSIONS A WINDOW TO THE SOUL
MOZART & SCHUMANN CONNECTIONS HAYDN & GABRIELI SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.2
HAYDN: SEVEN LAST WORDS

Andrew Haveron,
Alexandra Concertmaster
Dariescu
LACHLAN SKIPWORTH ASHER FISCH HAYDN ANDREW HAVERON BARBER HAYDN MARIA GRENFELL BENJAMIN NORTHEY
Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Seven Last Words of Jesus director and violin Mutations from Bach Seven Last Words of Jesus Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor
on the Cross on the Cross
MOZART FRANCESCO CELATA GABRIELI MAX RICHTER
The Abduction from clarinet Canzon per Sonar ANDREW HAVERON On the Nature of Daylight
the Seraglio – Overture Primi Toni No.1 director and violin
SIBELIUS
MOZART LAURIDSEN Symphony No.2
Clarinet Concerto O Magnum Mysterium
SCHUMANN GABRIELI
Symphony No.2 Canzon per Sonar in
Echo Duodecimi Toni

Happiness is listening to Mozart – especially The Abduction A church interior draped in black cloth. One lantern Gabrieli’s canzoni are the pinnacle of early Baroque choral Simple but sublime, Max Richter’s minimalist
from the Seraglio. While his opera is known for its high lighting up the dark. A bishop giving a sermon on each of style, and in the 20th century American composers Samuel style makes him one of the most popular composers
energy and light-hearted mood, his Clarinet Concerto reveals Christ’s last words on the cross. This was the unusual Easter Barber and Morten Lauridsen looked back at these early alive today. On the Nature of Daylight is a strikingly
a gentler side. Laid back and lyrical, the Clarinet Concerto is tradition for which the Holy Cave Oratory in Spain asked choral styles for inspiration in their own music. While Barber beautiful piece, cinematic enough to be used in films
one of Mozart's most beloved pieces – and expertly showcased Haydn to compose music – commissioning seven pieces to and Gabrieli’s music was always meant for brass instruments, such as Shutter Island and Arrival.
by our own Associate Principal Clarinet Francesco Celata. reflect each last ‘word’ of Jesus. Lauridsen’s choral masterpiece has lost none of its uplifting Composed during a winter spent in Italy, Sibelius’ Second
For more music ahead of its time, it’s onto Schumann. With the technical skill involved, Haydn was at his most power in this spectacular and unusual brass arrangement. Symphony is another meditative work from the enigmatic
Despite his generally fragile health, his Second Symphony daring – and at his most dramatic. “Each movement,” Commissioned to provide music for each ‘last word’ of Finnish composer. Quiet and simple to begin with, it melts
remains defiantly optimistic – a triumph of spirit reflected he declared, will move listeners “to the very depths of [their] Jesus for an unusual Easter tradition, this is Haydn at his most into some of his warmest music before rising to a glorious,
in the finale itself. soul.” As such a powerful expression of loss and sacrifice, we daring – and most dramatic. “Each movement,” he declared, expansive finale. Something Sibelius would later declare
defy you not to feel something – no matter what your beliefs. will move listeners “to the very depths of [their] soul.” “a confession of the soul.”

Wed 17 Mar, 8pm Fri 26 Mar, 11am Sat 27 Mar, 2pm Thu 22 Apr, 7pm Series Presenting Partner

Thu 18 Mar, 1.30pm

Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall
Fri 19 Mar, 8pm
Sat 20 Mar, 8pm
Sydney Town Hall

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BOLD PAIRINGS HEAVENLY VOICES MUSICAL POETS FORCE OF NATURE
TCHAIKOVSKY & GRIEG MAHLER’S SCHUBERT & MAHLER BEETHOVEN’S
FOURTH SYMPHONY PASTORAL SYMPHONY

Victoria Bihun, Second Violin; Jaan Pallandi, Double Bass

Scott Kinmont, Associate Principal Trombone;
Emma Sholl, Associate Principal Flute
Sun Yi, Associate Concertmaster

TCHAIKOVSKY SYDNEY SYMPHONY MARK HOLDSWORTH UMBERTO CLERICI SCHUBERT UMBERTO CLERICI JULIAN YU JOHANNES FRITZSCH
Souvenir de Florence ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Lieder selections conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor
Kristy Conrau
GRIEG Marianne Edwards SCHUBERT JACQUELINE PORTER MAHLER JACQUELINE PORTER BEETHOVEN JOSHUA BATTY
String Quartet No.1 Graham Hennings Lieder selections soprano Symphony No.4 soprano Egmont Overture flute
Claire Herrick MAHLER NIELSEN
Stuart Johnson Symphony No.4 Flute Concerto
Wendy Kong
Timothy Nankervis BEETHOVEN
Leonid Volovelsky Symphony No.6, Pastoral
Sun Yi

Like the city that inspired the work, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir Experience the might and magnificence of Gustav Mahler. There’s music in poetry, just as there’s poetry in music. Birdsong. Flowing rivers. Summer storms. In his Pastoral
de Florence is both lush and grand – mingled with cobbled Not one for half-measures, the composer believed a symphony For Schubert, the connection between the two was undeniable. Symphony, Beethoven has us stop and smell the roses.
corners of romance and innocence. It’s an impressive feat for should be like the world, “it must contain everything.” In his With over 600 songs and vocal works to his name, the Remarkable to think this was composed at the same time as
a piece written for only six instruments. Grieg’s First String Fourth Symphony, he takes us to the heavens themselves as we Austrian was well-known for setting poetry to music. his fire and brimstone Fifth Symphony, the work’s lush sense of
Quartet is similarly deceptive (in a good way) – brighter and travel through the gates of paradise and into angelic realms. Schubert’s compositions swell with all the wistful emotion, nature invites you to enjoy the country after too long in the city.
bolder than its small ensemble suggests, and a perfect pairing Mahler chose to do something no composer had ever done individualism and drama of the poetry of the Romantic era. When Danish composer Carl Nielsen heard the players of
for Tchaikovsky’s sextet. before by ending his symphony with a song for solo voice. In Mahler’s Fourth Symphony, we hear another poetry lover the Copenhagen Wind Quintet in performance he was so
Titled, ‘The Heavenly Life’, the song’s air of bright innocence at play. It’s the last of his symphonies inspired by songs impressed he decided to write a concerto for each of them,
captures the symphony’s overall sense of gemütlichkeit – from Des Knaben Wunderhorn (The Youth’s Magic Horn), starting with his Flute Concerto. Virtuosic and bold, yet tender
an untranslatable German word that suggests both belonging a collection of German folk poems. Hearing a voice woven and heartfelt, this music takes as many twists and turns as
and cosiness. Settle in as conductor Umberto Clerici leads us into a symphony is at once innocently nostalgic and powerfully Beethoven’s Symphony on its way to a happy conclusion.
to paradise. divine. Umberto Clerici leads us on this journey through poetic German conductor Johannes Fritzsch is no stranger to
music. Beethoven and brings his superb interpretative skills to this
performance with our Principal Flute, Joshua Batty as soloist.

Fri 30 Apr, 6pm Series Presenting Partner

Thu 6 May, 1.30pm Sat 8 May, 2pm Wed 12 May, 8pm
Sat 1 May, 6pm Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall Fri 14 May, 8pm
Sat 15 May, 8pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
Sydney Town Hall

Cocktail Hour Thursday Afternoon Symphony Great Classics Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series

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 WINTER
BREAKTHROUGHS CELEBRATIONS
ADAMS & SHOSTAKOVICH AND FANFARES
SYDNEY SYMPHONY BRASS

Rachel Silver, Horn; Geoffrey O’Reilly, Principal 3rd Horn

MICHAEL BAKRNČEV FABIAN RUSSELL COPLAND BIZET
Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Fanfare for the Common Man Carmen Suite
JOHN ADAMS VIERNE GIGOUT
Shaker Loops Triumphal March for the Grand Choeur Dialogue
Centenary of Napoleon I
SHOSTAKOVICH FABIAN RUSSELL
Symphony No.1 HANDEL conductor
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
DAVID DRURY
MESSIAEN organ
L’ Ascension: Majesté du
Christ demandant sa gloire
à son Père
CHARPENTIER
Te Deum – Prelude

If you’re trying to burst onto the scene, why not go big? Fabian Russell leads a program of celebration and fanfare
For the young John Adams in 1978, it was Shaker Loops that at Sydney Town Hall. As a tubist-turned-conductor, Russell is
turned heads – a pulsing and exhilarating minimalist ride. perfectly at home bringing out the glorious brightness of our
For the even younger Dmitri Shostakovich in 1926, it was his brass players alongside guest organist David Drury.
Petrograd Conservatory graduation effort, his First Symphony, We begin with Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man.
which launched his career. Like all of his music, it is a piece A big, bold and majestic ode to America, it conjures up the
filled with wit, drama and tragedy. Fabian Russell conducts. vast plains, echoing canyons and unabashed optimism
of his home country. From here, we journey through 300 years
of music, from celebratory Handel to devout Messiaen,
and the Spanish suite of Bizet’s opera Carmen –
which includes the famously jaunty Toreador Song.

Diana Doherty, Principal Oboe

Thu 27 May, 7pm Series Presenting Partner
Fri 28 May, 11am
Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall

Symphony Hour Tea & Symphony

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QUARTETS FROM AMONG FRIENDS BANQUET OF SOUND HERE’S TO MOZART
THE HEART GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS CLERICI CONDUCTS
MOZART & SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART & SCHUBERT

Umberto Clerici, Principal Cello

Piers Lane/Keith Saunders
MOZART SYDNEY SYMPHONY RAVEL NICHOLAS CARTER HARRY SDRAULIG NICHOLAS CARTER IBERT UMBERTO CLERICI
String Quartet No.19, ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Le Tombeau de Couperin conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Hommage à Mozart conductor
Dissonance Emma Jezek
Stuart Johnson GRIEG PIERS LANE BEETHOVEN PIERS LANE MOZART DANIEL DE BORAH
SHOSTAKOVICH Timothy Nankervis Piano Concerto piano Triple Concerto piano Piano Concerto No.17 piano
String Quartet No.9 Anna Skálová HAYDN SCHREKER ANDREW HAVERON SCHUBERT
Symphony No.104, London Intermezzo violin Symphony No.5
BRAHMS UMBERTO CLERICI
Symphony No.3 cello

From one master to another. Mozart’s String Quartet No.19 While World War I typically inspired more sombre art, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto is one of the few pieces for His melodic genius. His dramatic timing. His mastery
is a worthy dedication to his mentor Haydn – the ‘Father Ravel’s piece celebrates the memory of lost friends joint soloists still performed today. From a quiet opening of every genre. With over 600 works to his name, Mozart
of the String Quartet’. Like matters of the heart, the piece with French baroque style. More joy follows with Grieg’s emerges music that’s all about the interplay between changed the course of Western music. Many composers
plays on our emotions and expectations, enticing us in Piano Concerto. From its dramatic opening to its lyrical soloists. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear the skills have paid homage to him – and tonight, we do too.
with a lilting dissonance, before unfolding into a spirited slow movement and spectacular ending, it captures the of Concertmaster Andrew Haveron, cellist Umberto Clerici Umberto Clerici conducts the night’s celebrations,
(and very Mozartian) first movement. essence of Grieg's Norwegian heritage – particularly in its and Australian pianist Piers Lane. beginning with Jacques Ibert’s commemorative
Emotional from start to finish, Shostakovich’s quartet folkdance finale. Unfairly overlooked by history, Schreker was one of the Hommage à Mozart, followed by Mozart’s Piano
dives deep into the heart as he reflects on his relationship Switching from serious to playful, innovating by twists most prominent Austrian composers of the early 20th Concerto No.17, and finishing with Schubert’s Fifth
with his third wife Irina Antonovna. and turns, the remarkable 104th was Haydn’s last symphony century thanks to sweeping, richly coloured works such Symphony – the most ‘Mozartian’ of all his symphonies.
– and remains one of his most popular. as this Intermezzo. Brahms’ Symphony No.3 provides
the perfect conclusion. From a dramatic and passionate
opening unfolds music that’s classically romantic.

Fri 11 Jun, 6pm Series Presenting Partner

Sat 12 Jun, 2pm Wed 16 Jun, 8pm Wed 23 Jun, 7pm
Sat 12 Jun, 6pm Sydney Town Hall Thu 17 Jun, 1.30pm Thu 24 Jun, 7pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Fri 18 Jun, 8pm City Recital Hall
Sat 19 Jun, 8pm
Sydney Town Hall

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STANDING UP TO STALIN BRIGHT AND BOLD REIMAGININGS TRANSFORMATIONS
SHOSTAKOVICH’S FRANÇAIX & MOZART MOZART & BRAHMS SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS
SYMPHONY NO.10 BACH & BRAHMS

Karina Canellakis/Chris Christodoulou

Tobias Breider, Principal Viola

BREE VAN REYK KARINA CANELLAKIS FRANÇAIX SYDNEY SYMPHONY MOZART SYDNEY SYMPHONY BACH arr. WEBERN SIMONE YOUNG
Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Cor Anglais Quartet ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Grande Sestetto Concertante ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS The Musical Offering conductor
Tobias Breider Kees Boersma – Ricercare
BRITTEN MOZART Umberto Clerici BRAHMS Umberto Clerici
Four Sea Interludes Divertimento, K.563 Andrew Haveron String Sextet No.1 Sandro Costantino BRAHMS arr.
from Peter Grimes Alexandre Oguey Lerida Delbridge SCHOENBERG
Jane Hazelwood Piano Quartet No.1
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.10 Elizabeth Neville
Anna Skálová

Premiered in 1953 after the death of Stalin, Shostakovich’s Quick, witty and lighthearted – Françaix’s quartet for Mozart’s Grande Sestetto is an unusual take on his already Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young creates a program
Tenth Symphony is a bumpy ride of emotion and inner turmoil. cor anglais, violin, viola and cello plays out like a conversation experimental Sinfonia Concertante. Recrafted for six of huge colour with these two evocative pieces. Bach’s The
Is it a depiction of Stalin himself? While debatable, it’s worth you might hear walking the streets of Paris in the 1900s. instruments by an anonymous arranger, it magically Musical Offering is the result of a famous challenge set by
remembering the dictator had Shostakovich denounced for his It’s unusually virtuosic. And unmistakably French. realises the grandeur of the orchestral original, reimagined Frederick the Great. Almost 200 years after its composition,
work several times. There is little doubt that experience left its We hear a similar liveliness in Mozart’s divertimenti, for the powerful intimacy of a small ensemble. Webern breathes new life into the piece – arranging the music
shadow on this explosive work. his famous collection of cheerful ‘amusements’. With his In Brahms, another pioneer emerges. By weaving a second for orchestral instruments in a way that brilliantly highlights
Dawn. Sunday morning. Moonlight. Storm. A changing imagination at play, this string trio is one of his brightest, viola and cello into the standard string quartet, this rich each of their distinctive sounds.
seascape of sound, Britten’s Four Sea Interludes masterfully boldest and most uplifting pieces of chamber music. and velvety writing takes on new meaning, blooming into In another powerful transformation, Schoenberg arranges
brings to life the Suffolk coast in all its vivid moods and arrangements of beauty that echo through the ages. Brahms’ First Piano Quartet for orchestra. A piece he loved
mystery. Taken from Peter Grimes, Britten’s 1945 opera about and thought performed too rarely, this orchestration brings
an outcast fisherman suspected of murder, this is music out the expressive colour of Brahms’ music, while keeping the
which powerfully hints at the psychological drama beneath. purity of a piece originally composed for four instruments.

Wed 14 Jul, 8pm Fri 16 Jul, 6pm Series Presenting Partner Fri 23 Jul, 6pm Series Presenting Partner Thu 29 Jul, 7pm Supporting
Simone Young in 2021
Thu 15 Jul, 1.30pm Sat 17 Jul, 6pm Sat 24 Jul, 6pm Fri 30 Jul, 11am
Fri 16 Jul, 8pm Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House Sydney Town Hall
Sat 17 Jul, 8pm
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HEART OF BRAHMS SACRED GROUND BOLD INTIMACY ARCTIC WINDS
SIMONE YOUNG SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS BRITTEN & SHOSTAKOVICH SIBELIUS & TCHAIKOVSKY
CONDUCTS BRAHMS MOZART’S REQUIEM

Simone Young, Chief Conductor Designate

Andrew Haveron, Concertmaster

Grace Clifford/Anthony Browell

BRAHMS SIMONE YOUNG MARY FINSTERER SIOBHAN STAGG BRITTEN ANDREW HAVERON LOUISA TREWARTHA GEMMA NEW
Variations on a Theme conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission soprano Prelude and Fugue director and violin Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor
of Joseph Haydn for 18 Solo Strings
SCHUBERT CAITLIN HULCUP ANDREW GOODWIN LILBURN GRACE CLIFFORD
BRAHMS arr. Offertorium (Intende voce) mezzo-soprano BRITTEN tenor Aotearoa Overture violin
SCHOENBERG Serenade for Tenor,
Piano Quartet No.1 MOZART STEVE DAVISLIM Horn and Strings BEN JACKS SIBELIUS
Requiem tenor horn Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH
JAMES CLAYTON arr. BARSHAI TCHAIKOVSKY
baritone Chamber Symphony (after Symphony No.5
SIMONE YOUNG SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA the String Quartet No.10)
conductor CHOIRS

There are perfectionists. And then there’s Brahms, It’s one of the most famous Classical choral works we have. Britten created a dynamic between boldness and intimacy A cool wind emerges from the opening notes of Sibelius’ Violin
who famously took 21 years to write his first symphony. But the story of Mozart’s Requiem Mass remains something like few others. From his smaller ensembles to larger string Concerto. In the powerful music that follows, the beauty of the
In his Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn, we see him of a mystery. How much of it did he actually finish? To add to arrangements, we can often hear this tension at play. Finnish landscape stretches out before us. It’s a challenging,
experimenting with orchestral writing of scale – providing us the intrigue, Mozart himself did not know from whom he had It’s unmistakably Britten. Andrew Haveron leads with exciting work – and one performed by Australia’s own Grace
with music that’s as moving as it is masterly. Over 60 years received the commission. Principal Horn Ben Jacks, and globally renowned tenor Clifford. At 22, she is one of the world’s brightest young stars,
later, Schoenberg arranged Brahms’ First Piano Quartet Unfinished at the time of his death, the music we hear today Andrew Goodwin who both feature in Britten’s Serenade. and returns home for this performance.
for orchestra. A piece he loved and thought performed too reveals Mozart’s highly charged state. As Beethoven put it, Rudolf Barshai’s arrangement of Shostakovich’s Tenth String Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony whirls us away into an exploration
rarely, this orchestration brings out the expressive colour of “If Mozart did not write the music, then the man who wrote Quartet for string orchestra adds depth to its most intimate of Fate. From a dark and brooding opening emerge some of his
Brahms’ music, while keeping the purity of a piece originally it was a Mozart.” Chief Conductor Designate Simone Young moments and power to its most brazen. greatest melodies, a dazzling waltz and a gale-force finale.
composed for four instruments. leads our four Australian soloists and choir.

Sat 31 Jul, 2pm Supporting

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Wed 4 Aug, 8pm Supporting
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Wed 11 Aug, 7pm Wed 25 Aug, 8pm
Thu 5 Aug, 1.30pm Thu 12 Aug, 7pm Thu 26 Aug, 1.30pm
Sydney Town Hall
Fri 6 Aug, 8pm Fri 27 Aug, 8pm
City Recital Hall
Sat 7 Aug, 8pm Sat 28 Aug, 8pm
Sydney Town Hall Sydney Town Hall

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SPRING
RUSSIAN GREATS FLYING COLOURS
TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV STEPHEN HOUGH
PERFORMS TCHAIKOVSKY

Stephen Hough/Sim Canetty-Clarke

Alexander
Sun Yi Norton, First Violin
TCHAIKOVSKY SYDNEY SYMPHONY ELLA MACENS DONALD RUNNICLES
String Quartet No.1 ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor
Alice Bartsch
PROKOFIEV Harry Bennetts TCHAIKOVSKY STEPHEN HOUGH
Quintet in G minor David Campbell Piano Concerto No.1 piano
Kristy Conrau SHOSTAKOVICH
Alexander Morris Symphony No.5
Alexander Norton
Shefali Pryor
Amanda Verner
Justin Williams

Before The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky composed Soaring melodies. Vibrantly rich colour. And a heart-pounding
his First String Quartet. One of his earliest works, its slow start. Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto remains a favourite
and melancholic second movement was stirring enough to for good reason. This season, one of the world’s foremost
bring Leo Tolstoy to tears. pianists, Stephen Hough, brings his unique insight to the piece
From Russia we travel to Paris, where Sergei Prokofiev with his phenomenal musicianship.
was asked to create a chamber ballet for a circus troupe. Next, it’s onto another favourite, Shostakovich’s Fifth
With only five instruments to work with, the result was Symphony. Is it really an act of rebellion against Stalin’s rule?
a wonderfully innovative composition he later adapted While we may never know what Shostakovich had in mind with
into this strangely playful quintet. this symphony, that only makes us listen more closely for clues.
A story of darkness and light. Despair and defiance. And the
choices we make in swallowing our reality or questioning it.

Fri 10 Sep, 6pm Series Presenting Partner Wed 15 Sep, 8pm

Sat 11 Sep, 6pm Thu 16 Sep, 1.30pm
Fri 17 Sep, 8pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
Sat 18 Sep, 8pm
Sydney Town Hall

Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series

Cocktail Hour Thursday Afternoon Symphony

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GERMAN GENIUS VENICE AND BEYOND FROM RACHMANINOV STARS AND SEAS
STEPHEN HOUGH THE ITALIAN BAROQUE WITH LOVE ADÈS, ILLEAN & DEBUSSY
PERFORMS BEETHOVEN SHAMRAY PERFORMS
RACHMANINOV

Benjamin Bayl/Bart Barczyk

Konstantin Shamray

Kristy Conrau, Cello

MENDELSSOHN BENJAMIN BAYL MONTEVERDI CORELLI ANDREW ARONOWICZ MARK WIGGLESWORTH NATALIE NICOLAS FINNEGAN DOWNIE DEAR
Calm Sea and conductor L’Orfeo: Sinfonia Concerto Grosso No.4 Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor Fifty Fanfares Commission conductor
Prosperous Voyage
STEPHEN HOUGH GABRIELI REBEL RACHMANINOV KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY THOMAS ADÈS
BEETHOVEN piano Canzona for Les élémens Piano Concerto No.3 piano Polaris
Piano Concerto No.3 Brass and Strings
BENJAMIN BAYL ELGAR LISA ILLEAN
MOZART VIVALDI conductor Symphony No.1 Land’s End
Symphony No.41, Jupiter Concerto for Four Violins
DEBUSSY
La Mer

Three geniuses of the Germanic repertoire are celebrated The riches of the Venetian empire weren’t just silk and Intense might be an understatement. Notoriously challenging With Polaris, we open to the sounds of a night sky twinkling
in this program. Mendelssohn’s voyage isn’t all calm, with gold – composers Monteverdi and Gabrieli dazzled with to play, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 is a torrent with the infinite. It’s a piece that perfectly showcases one of
creeping notes of drama before, at last, the breeze picks their pioneering Baroque music. Vivaldi’s flamboyant concerti of emotion, melody and colour and demands a truly virtuosic the modern stars of music, British composer Thomas Adès.
up and we continue our beautiful voyage – straight onto delighted even Bach, while Corelli’s glittering concerti grossi performance. Who better to perform it than fellow Russian, From night skies it’s onto the sparkling sounds of Lisa Illean
Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto. While stormy to begin with, are among the finest of the form. This ‘Italian style’ echoes Konstantin Shamray – winner of First Prize and People’s and Claude Debussy. Illean’s Land’s End captures the
by the end the clouds have scattered and we’re left enjoying in French composer Rebel’s audacious Les élémens – a vivid Choice at the 2008 Sydney International Piano Competition? ever-changing nature of the sea through subtle and gentle
the sunshine. Stephen Hough is our guide on this journey of creation story unlike anything you’ve heard before. Conductor In another patriotic pairing, Englishman Mark Wigglesworth music that rolls like waves. A musical Monet, Debussy
emotions. Mozart’s final symphony is undoubtedly one of his Benjamin Bayl, a specialist in this repertoire, is our guide. conducts one of the finest British works, Elgar’s First paints his own delicate impression of the sounds of the
greatest and optimistic from start to finish. Symphony. While it took Elgar ten years to write, its instant sea. Feel the breeze ruffle the ocean as bright young talent
worldwide success proved it was worth the wait. Finnegan Downie Dear takes us on a voyage through
starlight and salt spray.

Sat 25 Sep, 2pm Wed 29 Sep, 7pm Wed 13 Oct, 8pm Thu 4 Nov, 7pm Series Presenting Partner

Thu 30 Sep, 7pm Thu 14 Oct, 1.30pm Sydney Town Hall

Sydney Town Hall
Fri 15 Oct, 8pm
City Recital Hall
Sat 16 Oct, 8pm
Sydney Town Hall

Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series

Great Classics Emirates Classics in the City Thursday Afternoon Symphony Symphony Hour

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 SERIES
ENDLESS BEAUTY SUMMER BREEZES
SIBELIUS’ FIFTH SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY
WOODWINDS

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swap your concerts with no additional fees.
SAINSBURY conductor Summer Music ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS
Fifty Fanfares Commission Joshua Batty
ANDREW HAVERON PAUL STANHOPE James Burke
SIBELIUS violin Aftertraces… Diana Doherty
Valse triste Todd Gibson-Cornish
POULENC
JAAKKO KUUSISTO Sonata for Clarinet Ben Jacks
Violin Concerto and Bassoon Alexandre Oguey
Shefali Pryor
SIBELIUS HARRY SDRAULIG
Symphony No.5 Hat-trick
LIGETI
Six Bagatelles

Sibelius takes us on an ethereal waltz in Valse triste and to

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Bright mornings, languid afternoons and pensive nights –
poetic heights in his glorious Fifth Symphony. Partially inspired woodwinds can capture the flow of life in all its subtlety,
by sixteen swans taking flight, the Symphony swirls, spirals temperament and seasonality. Enjoy the journey as we move 28 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series Wed, Fri and Sat at 8pm Sydney Town Hall 10, 7, 5
and soars before reaching something of a rock star finish. from Samuel Barber’s sun-dappled Summer Music, to the
To complete our Finnish theme, Concertmaster Andrew cheeky cadences of Poulenc’s Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon. 30 Thursday Afternoon Symphony Thu at 1.30pm Sydney Town Hall 9, 5, 4
Haveron gives the Australian premiere performance of With Ligeti’s Six Bagetelles, we shift from inventive to
Jaakko Kuusisto’s dramatic Violin Concerto. Unmissable. introspective, while Australian composers Paul Stanhope 32 Tea & Symphony Fri at 11am Sydney Town Hall 4
and Harry Sdraulig give our virtuosic woodwinds
a platform to showcase the full range of their talents.
34 Great Classics Sat at 2pm Sydney Town Hall 6, 4

Wed 10 Nov, 8pm Fri 12 Nov, 6pm Series Presenting Partner

36 Symphony Hour Thu at 7pm Sydney Town Hall 5
Fri 12 Nov, 8pm Sat 13 Nov, 6pm
Sat 13 Nov, 8pm Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House 38 Emirates Classics in the City Wed and Thu at 7pm City Recital Hall 4
Sydney Town Hall
Utzon Room,
40 Cocktail Hour Fri and Sat at 6pm 6, 3A, 3B
Sydney Opera House

Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series Cocktail Hour

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ABERCROMBIE & KENT ROMANCE BEGINS
TCHAIKOVSKY'S
MUSICAL GENIUS
MOZART & SCHUMANN
FORCE OF NATURE
BEETHOVEN’S
BANQUET OF SOUND
BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS

MASTERS SERIES
VIOLIN CONCERTO PASTORAL SYMPHONY

TCHAIKOVSKY LACHLAN SKIPWORTH JULIAN YU HARRY SDRAULIG

Violin Concerto Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission
CONNOR D’NETTO MOZART BEETHOVEN BEETHOVEN
Fifty Fanfares Commission The Abduction from Egmont Overture Triple Concerto
the Seraglio – Overture
DVOŘÁK NIELSEN SCHREKER
Symphony No.9, From the New World MOZART Flute Concerto Intermezzo
Clarinet Concerto
SIMONE YOUNG BEETHOVEN BRAHMS
conductor SCHUMANN Symphony No.6, Pastoral Symphony No.3
Symphony No.2
DANIEL RÖHN JOHANNES FRITZSCH NICHOLAS CARTER
violin ASHER FISCH conductor conductor
conductor JOSHUA BATTY PIERS LANE
FRANCESCO CELATA flute piano
clarinet ANDREW HAVERON
violin
UMBERTO CLERICI
cello

Andrew Haveron, Concertmaster; Shefali Pryor, Associate Principal Oboe; Harry Bennetts, Associate Concertmaster
Wed 10 Feb Wed 17 Mar Wed 12 May Wed 16 Jun
Fri 12 Feb Fri 19 Mar Fri 14 May Fri 18 Jun
Sat 13 Feb Sat 20 Mar Sat 15 May Sat 19 Jun

10 7 10 5 10 7 10 5
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STANDING UP TO STALIN SACRED GROUND ARCTIC WINDS FLYING COLOURS

SHOSTAKOVICH’S SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS SIBELIUS & TCHAIKOVSKY STEPHEN HOUGH
SYMPHONY NO.10 MOZART’S REQUIEM PERFORMS TCHAIKOVSKY
BREE VAN REYK MARY FINSTERER LOUISA TREWARTHA ELLA MACENS
Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission
BRITTEN SCHUBERT LILBURN TCHAIKOVSKY
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Offertorium (Intende voce) Aotearoa Overture Piano Concerto No.1
SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART SIBELIUS SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.10 Requiem Violin Concerto Symphony No.5
KARINA CANELLAKIS SIMONE YOUNG TCHAIKOVSKY DONALD RUNNICLES
conductor conductor Symphony No.5 conductor
SIOBHAN STAGG GEMMA NEW STEPHEN HOUGH
soprano conductor piano
CAITLIN HULCUP GRACE CLIFFORD
mezzo-soprano violin
STEVE DAVISLIM
tenor
JAMES CLAYTON
baritone
SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS
Wed 14 Jul Wed 4 Aug Wed 25 Aug Wed 15 Sep
Fri 16 Jul Fri 6 Aug Fri 27 Aug Fri 17 Sep
Sat 17 Jul Sat 7 Aug Sat 28 Aug Sat 18 Sep

10 7 10 7 5 10 7 10 5
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Experience the ultimate journey 10 CONCERT PACK – THE ULTIMATE JOURNEY FROM RACHMANINOV ENDLESS BEAUTY
Not only will you have access to the best music and biggest WITH LOVE SIBELIUS’
Our 2021 Masters Series charts a journey through 250 years of SHAMRAY PERFORMS FIFTH SYMPHONY
nights, you’ll also receive benefits including priority access to music, from the height of the Classical era to the present. We focus RACHMANINOV
seats and great offers on parking, dining options and travel. on the masters of their art and the musical innovators who forged
new musical paths and reformed traditions. Each concert is a new ANDREW ARONOWICZ CHRISTOPHER SAINSBURY
Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission
When 8pm on Wednesdays, Fridays or Saturdays journey with a world premiere performance as part of our Fifty
RACHMANINOV SIBELIUS
Where Sydney Town Hall Fanfares Australian commissioning project. Piano Concerto No.3 Valse Triste
Pack sizes Choose between 10, 7 or 5 concerts 7 CONCERT PACK – MOZART & ROMANTIC VISIONS ELGAR JAAKKO KUUSISTO
Fully flexible Yes Mozart’s Requiem is the departure point for this collection of Symphony No.1 Violin Concerto

concerts that explore the spirit of Romantic music. Beethoven’s MARK WIGGLESWORTH SIBELIUS
conductor Symphony No.5
Pastoral Symphony, the high Romanticism of Tchaikovsky and
KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY DALIA STASEVSKA
Dvořák, the empathetic music of Elgar and Rachmaninov, piano conductor
the bold voices of Britten and Shostakovich – in all these concerts ANDREW HAVERON
you’ll hear the heart and soul of the composer shining through. violin
5 CONCERT PACK – PIONEERS AND TRAILBLAZERS
Experience live performances of masterpieces by the composers
who took music to new heights. After Mozart, master of the Wed 13 Oct Wed 10 Nov
Fri 15 Oct Fri 12 Nov
Classical style, Beethoven paves the way to the innovation of Sat 16 Oct Sat 13 Nov
Schumann and Schubert. After Tchaikovsky and Brahms
Series Presenting Partner
come Schreker, Sibelius and Shostakovich who are each unique 10 7 10 7 5
voices of the 20th century. Jaakko Kuusisto and our Australian
Fifty Fanfares composers represent the voices of today. Page 25 Page 26

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THURSDAY AFTERNOON GREAT MINDS
SIMONE YOUNG
MUSICAL GENIUS
MOZART & SCHUMANN
HEAVENLY VOICES
MAHLER'S
BANQUET OF SOUND
BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS

SYMPHONY
CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN FOURTH SYMPHONY

BEETHOVEN LACHLAN SKIPWORTH MARK HOLDSWORTH HARRY SDRAULIG

Leonore Overture No.3 Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission
Ah! perfido MOZART SCHUBERT BEETHOVEN
Symphony No.7 The Abduction from Lieder selections Triple Concerto
the Seraglio – Overture
SIMONE YOUNG MAHLER SCHREKER
conductor MOZART Symphony No.4 Intermezzo
Clarinet Concerto
LAUREN FAGAN UMBERTO CLERICI BRAHMS
soprano SCHUMANN conductor Symphony No.3
Symphony No.2
JACQUELINE PORTER NICHOLAS CARTER
ASHER FISCH soprano conductor
conductor
PIERS LANE
FRANCESCO CELATA piano
clarinet
ANDREW HAVERON
violin
UMBERTO CLERICI
cello

Thu 18 Feb Thu 18 Mar Thu 6 May Thu 17 June

9 5 9 4 9 5 9 4
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STANDING UP TO STALIN SACRED GROUND ARCTIC WINDS FLYING COLOURS

SHOSTAKOVICH’S SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS SIBELIUS & TCHAIKOVSKY STEPHEN HOUGH

Christopher Pidcock, Cello; Marianne Edwards, Associate Principal Second Violin

SYMPHONY NO.10 MOZART’S REQUIEM PERFORMS TCHAIKOVSKY

BREE VAN REYK MARY FINSTERER LOUISA TREWARTHA ELLA MACENS

Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission
BRITTEN SCHUBERT LILBURN TCHAIKOVSKY
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Offertorium (Intende voce) Aotearoa Overture Piano Concerto No.1
SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART SIBELIUS SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No.10 Requiem Violin Concerto Symphony No.5
KARINA CANELLAKIS SIMONE YOUNG TCHAIKOVSKY DONALD RUNNICLES
conductor conductor Symphony No.5 conductor
SIOBHAN STAGG GEMMA NEW STEPHEN HOUGH
soprano conductor piano
CATILIN HULCUP GRACE CLIFFORD
mezzo-soprano violin
STEVE DAVISLIM
tenor
JAMES CLAYTON
baritone
SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS

Thu 15 Jul Thu 5 Aug Thu 26 Aug Thu 16 Sep

9 5 9 4 9 5 9 4
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Afternoons of sublime music 9 CONCERT PACK – MASTERPIECES FROM RACHMANINOV

Enjoy your performances while the sun shines. With a great WITH LOVE
In 2021 our Thursday Afternoon Symphony concerts focus SHAMRAY PERFORMS
selection of concerts, the Thursday Afternoon Symphony pack on masterpieces of musical expression. From the intrigue RACHMANINOV
gives you priority access to seats, parking and dining offers. of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and the high Romantic
All at a time that suits you. style of Tchaikovsky to the moving drama of Shostakovich – ANDREW ARONOWICZ
Fifty Fanfares Commission
enjoy a journey through every colour of emotion. RACHMANINOV
When 1:30pm on Thursdays Piano Concerto No.3
Where Sydney Town Hall 5 CONCERT PACK – ROMANTIC VISIONARIES ELGAR
Pack sizes Choose between 9, 5 or 4 concerts Beethoven is the perfect departure point for this collection of
Symphony No.1
Fully flexible Yes concerts that explore romantic expression. The masterpieces
MARK WIGGLESWORTH
conductor
of Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY
the expansive visions of Mahler create a compelling journey. piano

4 CONCERT PACK – CLASSICS AND NEW TRADITIONS

Mozart wasn’t just the master of the Classical style, he was
a great innovator. The composers selected as part of these
concerts all left their own marks on music – you’ll experience
music as it transforms through the centuries. Thu 14 Oct

9 5
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TEA & SYMPHONY

Enjoy your symphony snack-sized 4 CONCERT PACK – UPLIFTING SOUNDS

Tea and biscuits with your ticket. Shorter one-hour concerts Hear the Sydney Town Hall reverberate with glorious sounds
on Fridays mornings at a great price. And priority access of impressive variety, including music from the Sydney
to seats and special subscriber offers. Experience what you Symphony Orchestra’s brass ensemble and the rich sounds of
love about live performance at a perfect time of day. the Sydney Town Hall Grand Organ. From Saint-Saëns’ Organ
Symphony to the grandeur of Haydn, Bach and Brahms.
When 11am on Fridays
Where Sydney Town Hall
Pack size 4 concerts
Fully flexible Yes

ONCE IN A LIFETIME SPIRITUAL CONNECTIONS CELEBRATIONS TRANSFORMATIONS

DANE LAM CONDUCTS HAYDN: AND FANFARES SIMONE YOUNG
SAINT-SAËNS SEVEN LAST WORDS SYDNEY SYMPHONY CONDUCTS
BRASS BACH & BRAHMS

LYLE CHAN HAYDN COPLAND BACH arr. WEBERN

Fifty Fanfares Commission Seven Last Words Fanfare for the Common Man The Musical Offering – Ricercare
of Jesus on the Cross
SAINT-SAËNS VIERNE BRAHMS arr. SCHOENBERG
Symphony No.3, Organ Symphony ANDREW HAVERON Triumphal March for the Piano Quartet No.1
director and violin Centenary of Napoleon I
DANE LAM SIMONE YOUNG
conductor HANDEL conductor
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
DAVID DRURY
organ MESSIAEN
L’ Ascension: Majesté du Christ
demandant sa gloire à son Père
CHARPENTIER
Te Deum – Prelude
BIZET
Carmen Suite
GIGOUT
Grand Choeur Dialogue
FABIAN RUSSELL
conductor
DAVID DRURY
organ

Fri 26 Feb Fri 26 Mar Fri 28 May Fri 30 Jul

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GREAT GREAT MINDS
SIMONE YOUNG
UPLIFTING EXPRESSIONS
HAYDN & GABRIELI
MUSICAL POETS
SCHUBERT & MAHLER
AMONG FRIENDS
GRIEG’S PIANO CONCERTO

CLASSICS
CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN

BEETHOVEN BARBER SCHUBERT RAVEL

Leonore Overture No.3 Mutations from Bach Lieder selections Le Tombeau de Couperin
Ah! perfido GABRIELI MAHLER GRIEG
Symphony No.7 Canzon per Sonar Primi Toni No.1 Symphony No.4 Piano Concerto
SIMONE YOUNG LAURIDSEN UMBERTO CLERICI HAYDN
conductor O Magnum Mysterium conductor Symphony No.104, London
LAUREN FAGAN GABRIELI JACQUELINE PORTER NICHOLAS CARTER
soprano Canzon per Sonar in Echo soprano conductor
Duodecimi Toni
PIERS LANE
HAYDN piano
Seven Last Words of Jesus
on the Cross
ANDREW HAVERON
director and violin

Sat 20 Feb Sat 27 Mar Sat 8 May Sat 12 Jun

6 4 6 6 4 6 4
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HEART OF BRAHMS GERMAN GENIUS

SIMONE YOUNG STEPHEN HOUGH
CONDUCTS BRAHMS PERFORMS BEETHOVEN

BRAHMS MENDELSSOHN
Variations on a Theme Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
of Joseph Haydn
BEETHOVEN
BRAHMS arr. SCHOENBERG Piano Concerto No.3
Piano Quartet No.1
MOZART
SIMONE YOUNG Symphony No.41, Jupiter
conductor
BENJAMIN BAYL
conductor
STEPHEN HOUGH
piano

Rebecca Lagos, Principal Percussion

Sat 31 Jul Sat 25 Sep

6 6 4
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Relax to the classics 6 CONCERT PACK – THE CLASSICS AND BEYOND

Make Saturday your day of calm, with some of the world’s Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler – in Great Classics
most popular music starting at 2pm. It’s your opportunity you can experience the evolution of symphonic music from
to unwind over a drink, take in your favourites and be home the order and style of the classical masters to the expansive
before sunset. Includes priority access to seats and special passion of the great Romantics.
subscriber offers.
4 CONCERT PACK – CLASSICAL TO ROMANTIC
When 2pm on Saturdays This collection of concerts explores the music of the
Where Sydney Town Hall Classical and Romantic eras, and the composers who
Pack sizes Choose between 6 or 4 concerts led the evolution with moments of musical greatness.
Fully flexible Yes

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SYMPHONY HOUR

Take a new musical journey 5 CONCERT PACK

Symphony Hour is all about music that packs a punch Enjoy a rush of emotion as we pair the the most celebrated
in a bite-sized package. There’s a complete musical journey with the most contemporary voices. Jonny Greenwood from
in each one-hour concert. Radiohead, the cinematic sounds of Max Richter and the
pulsing sounds of John Adams contrast with the colours of
When 7pm on Thursdays Debussy, Brahms and Sibelius in this exploration of the power
Where Sydney Town Hall of orchestral music.
Pack size 5 concerts
Fully flexible Yes

REFLECTIONS OF LIGHT A WINDOW TO THE SOUL BREAKTHROUGHS TRANSFORMATIONS

JONNY GREENWOOD SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO.2 ADAMS & SHOSTAKOVICH SIMONE YOUNG
& SAINT-SAËNS CONDUCTS
BACH & BRAHMS

LYLE CHAN MARIA GRENFELL MICHAEL BAKRNČEV BACH arr. WEBERN

Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission Fifty Fanfares Commission The Musical Offering – Ricercare
JONNY GREENWOOD MAX RICHTER JOHN ADAMS BRAHMS arr. Schoenberg
Water On the Nature of Daylight Shaker Loops Piano Quartet No.1
SAINT-SAËNS SIBELIUS SHOSTAKOVICH SIMONE YOUNG
Symphony No.3 , Organ Symphony Symphony No.2 Symphony No.1 conductor
DANE LAM BENJAMIN NORTHEY FABIAN RUSSELL
conductor conductor conductor
DAVID DRURY
organ

Thu 25 Feb Thu 22 Apr Thu 27 May Thu 29 Jul

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STARS AND SEAS

ADÈS, ILLEAN
& DEBUSSY

NATALIE NICOLAS
Fifty Fanfares Commission
THOMAS ADÈS
Polaris

Anna Skálová, First Violin; Alexander Morris, Principal Bass Clarinet

LISA ILLEAN
Land's End
DEBUSSY
La Mer
FINNEGAN DOWNIE DEAR
conductor

Thu 4 Nov
Series Presenting Partner

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Noriko Shimada, Principal Contrabassoon

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 EMIRATES
CLASSICS IN THE CITY

From the Baroque to the Romantics, Classics in the City 4 CONCERT PACK – INTIMATE CLASSICS
explores the most intimate orchestral music. Perfectly located Meet the best music from the Baroque to the 20th century.
in the heart of the city, the City Recital Hall provides intimacy On our way, we’ll encounter Italian masters from Venice,
matched by glorious acoustics. Bach, the master of the late Baroque, Mozart, the jewel
of the Classical era and Britten, who brings Baroque style
When 7pm on Wednesday or Thursdays into the 20th century.
Where City Recital Hall
Pack size 4 concerts
Fully flexible Yes

CELEBRATING BACH HERE’S TO MOZART BOLD INTIMACY VENICE AND BEYOND

ANDREW HAVERON CLERICI CONDUCTS BRITTEN & SHOSTAKOVICH THE ITALIAN BAROQUE
PERFORMS BACH MOZART & SCHUBERT

BACH IBERT BRITTEN MONTEVERDI

Orchestral Suite No.2 Hommage à Mozart Prelude and Fugue for L’Orfeo: Sinfonia
Concerto for Two Violins 18 Solo Strings
MOZART GABRIELI
Orchestral Suite No.3 Piano Concerto No.17 BRITTEN Canzona for Brass and Strings
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings
ANDREW HAVERON SCHUBERT VIVALDI
director and violin Symphony No.5 SHOSTAKOVICH arr. BARSHAI Concerto for Four Violins
Chamber Symphony
FIONA ZIEGLER UMBERTO CLERICI (after the String Quartet No.10) CORELLI
violin conductor Concerto Grosso No.4
ANDREW HAVERON
EMMA SHOLL DANIEL DE BORAH director and violin REBEL
flute piano Les élémens
ANDREW GOODWIN
tenor BENJAMIN BAYL
conductor
BEN JACKS
horn

Wed 3 Mar Wed 23 Jun Wed 11 Aug Wed 29 Sep

Thu 4 Mar Thu 24 Jun Thu 12 Aug Thu 30 Sep

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Todd Gibson-Cornish, Principal Bassoon; Alexandra Mitchell, First Violin;

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COCKTAIL BOLD PAIRINGS
TCHAIKOVSKY & GRIEG
QUARTETS FROM
THE HEART
BRIGHT AND BOLD
FRANÇAIX & MOZART
REIMAGININGS
MOZART & BRAHMS

HOUR
MOZART & SHOSTAKOVICH

TCHAIKOVSKY MOZART FRANÇAIX MOZART

Souvenir de Florence String Quartet No.19, Dissonance Cor Anglais Quartet Grand Sestetto Concertante
GRIEG SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART BRAHMS
String Quartet No.1 String Quartet No.9 Divertimento, K.563 String Sextet No.1
SYDNEY SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS
Kristy Conrau Emma Jezek Tobias Breider Kees Boersma
Marianne Edwards Stuart Johnson Umberto Clerici Umberto Clerici
Graham Hennings Timothy Nankervis Andrew Haveron Sandro Costantino
Claire Herrick Anna Skálová Alexandre Oguey Lerida Delbridge
Stuart Johnson Jane Hazelwood
Wendy Kong Elizabeth Neville
Timothy Nankervis Anna Skálová
Leonid Volovelsky
Sun Yi

Fri 30 Apr Fri 11 Jun Fri 16 Jul Fri 23Jul

Sat 1 May Sat 12 Jun Sat 17 Jul Sat 24 Jul

6 3A 6 3B 6 3A 6 3B
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RUSSIAN GREATS SUMMER BREEZES

TCHAIKOVSKY & PROKOFIEV SYDNEY SYMPHONY
WOODWINDS

TCHAIKOVSKY BARBER
String Quartet No.1 Summer Music
PROKOFIEV PAUL STANHOPE
Quintet in G minor Aftertraces…
SYDNEY SYMPHONY POULENC
ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon
Alice Bartsch HARRY SDRAULIG
Harry Bennetts Hat-trick
David Campbell
Kristy Conrau LIGETI
Alexander Morris Six Bagatelles
Alexander Norton SYDNEY SYMPHONY
Shefali Pryor ORCHESTRA MUSICIANS
Amanda Verner Joshua Batty
Justin Williams James Burke
Diana Doherty
Todd Gibson-Cornish
Ben Jacks
Alexandre Oguey
Shefali Pryor
Fri 10 Sep Fri 12 Nov
Sat 11 Sep Sat 13 Nov

6 3B 6 3A
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Get closer to the music in Cocktail Hour. In the intimate 6 CONCERT PACK – VOICES OF CHANGE
setting of the Sydney Opera House’s Utzon Room The individual voices of our musicians shine through in
surrounded by stunning harbour views, you’ll experience this collection of music in which every composer has
us up close and personal as we perform this collection something extraordinary to say. You’ll hear some of Mozart’s
of chamber music. most revolutionary pieces, Romantic masterpieces by
Brahms and Tchaikovsky, and the contemporary voices
When 6pm on Fridays or Saturdays of Australians Paul Stanhope and Harry Sdraulig.
Where Sydney Opera House, Utzon Room
Pack sizes Choose between 6 or 3 concerts 3 CONCERT PACK A – WINDS OF CHANGE
Fully flexible Yes The cobbled streets of Florence and languid summer
nights in America; this is music that’s evocative and beautiful,
but also pushes boundaries – with classics by Mozart and
Tchaikovsky alongside music by Australians Paul Stanhope
and Harry Sdraulig.

3 CONCERT PACK B – FROM THE HEART

In this selection of concerts we have music that comes
straight from the hearts of our composers. Mozart pays
tribute to Haydn, Shostakovich to his wife Irina Antonovna
and Tchaikovsky writes music that made Leo Tolstoy weep.
Series Presenting Partner

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 CREATE YOUR OWN PACK

The music you love. At a time and day that works for you. MOOD GUIDE 
Create a custom season pack that includes everything Whether you’re looking for adventure or the familiarity of your
you want. favourite music, our mood guide will help you find the concerts
that suit your taste and mood.
Concerts Whichever you like
Pack size Choose 4 or more concerts Joy Music has the power to feed the soul
and lift our spirits. This is music that will
Good to know: If your plans change, you can swap take you beyond the everyday.
your concerts with no additional fees.
Adventurous 
Great music pushes boundaries – it provides
intrigue and a sense of wonderful discovery,
and makes us feel something new. For the
curious and open-minded.
Bold There’s nothing more electric than a
symphony orchestra at full flight. This music
is boldly expressive and thrilling.
Warm 
Music to warm your heart – for music that
will move you, look no further.

NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

Use our mood guide to build the perfect experience and we have
also suggested some concert combinations to get you started.

Mood Concert Page Mood Concert Page

Celebrating Bach Romance Begins

Joy 9 Bold 7
Andrew Haveron performs Bach Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Musical Genius Heavenly Voices
Joy 10 Bold 12
Mozart & Schumann Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
Here’s to Mozart Arctic Winds
Joy 17 Bold 21
Clerici conducts Mozart and Schubert Sibelius & Tchaikovsky
German Genius Flying Colours
Joy 24 Bold 23
Stephen Hough performs Beethoven Stephen Hough performs Tchaikovsky
Venice and Beyond Endless Beauty
Joy 24 Bold 26
The Italian Baroque Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony

Reflections of Light Once in a Lifetime

Adventurous 8 Warm 9
Jonny Greenwood & Saint-Saëns Dane Lam conducts Saint-Saëns
A Window to the Soul Force of Nature
Adventurous 11 Warm 13
Sibelius Symphony No.2 Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Breakthroughs Among Friends
Adventurous 14 Warm 16
Adams & Shostakovich Grieg’s Piano Concerto
Alexandra Mitchell, First Violin

Standing up to Stalin Banquet of Sound

Adventurous 18 Warm 17
Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 Beethoven & Brahms
Stars and Seas From Rachmaninov with Love
Adventurous 25 Warm 25
Adès, Illean & Debussy Shamray performs Rachmaninov

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SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY PRICING – SERIES PACKS

FULL PRICE CONCESSION HOLDERS UNDER 30

The Sydney Symphony will continue to apply SUBSCRIBER PRIORITY – NEW SEATING LIMITS
Pack Youth
NSW Public Health Orders as they relate to ticketing As there will be fewer seats available in 2021, Series pack Page Premium A B C D Premium A B C D
size (Under 30)
and seating arrangements. we expect to sell most of our concerts on subscription.
As these Orders can change at very short notice, EVENINGS AT SYDNEY TOWN HALL
we will be allocating seats closer in time to concert SOCIALLY DISTANCED SEATING
dates than we have in previous seasons. This will In order to create the best experience while maintaining 10 1000 880 680 455 320 900 795 610 410 320 350
allow us to maintain a COVID-19 safe environment. social distancing requirements, the Sydney Symphony will
be allocating all seats for 2021. Select-your-own seating Abercrombie & Kent
options by phone or internet will return when restrictions ease. 28 7 695 600 470 310 215 625 540 425 275 215 245
Masters Series

PRIORITY STANDBY STATUS FOR SUBSCRIBERS 5 475 415 300 200 140 430 375 270 180 140 175
Where we can’t confirm your reservation for a concert
immediately, you will have Priority Standby status. General General
Symphony Hour 36 5 215 215 175
This means our subscribers will receive any new seats Admission Admission
as soon as they become available.
EVENINGS AT CITY RECITAL HALL
NEW FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLAN: PAY-AS-YOU-GO Emirates
39 4 350 300 210 175 140 315 270 190 155 140 140
We have also introduced more flexible payment arrangements Classics in the City
so that your account will be billed for your tickets only when
AFTERNOONS AT SYDNEY TOWN HALL
they are confirmed and issued.

ACCESS 9 925 800 650 430 315 835 720 590 390 315 315
If you would like to book wheelchair or accessible seating
spaces at either venue, please call us on (02) 8215 4600. Thursday Afternoon
30 5 550 490 330 225 170 495 440 305 210 170 175
Symphony
INFORMATION
For more information regarding accessibility services 4 465 410 310 200 135 420 365 280 180 135 140
at our venues, visit sydneysymphony.com/access
6 640 550 410 275 210 580 495 370 250 210 210
Great Classics 34
4 465 415 300 200 140 420 375 275 180 140 140

MORNINGS AT SYDNEY TOWN HALL

VENUE MAPS
Tea & Symphony 32 4 270 235 190 155 270 235 190 155 140

SYDNEY TOWN HALL CITY RECITAL HALL EVENINGS AT THE UTZON ROOM, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

General General
EASTERN 6 410 370 210
GALLERY LEVEL 3 Admission Admission
(LEVEL 1)
General General
Cocktail Hour 40 3A 210 190 105
Admission Admission
LEVEL 2 General General
3B 210 190 105
Admission Admission

LEVEL 1
NORTHERN GALLERY (LEVEL 1)

SOUTHERN GALLERY (LEVEL 1)

STALLS (GROUND LEVEL)

STAGE
STAGE

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PRICING – CREATE YOUR OWN PACK APPLICATION
OFFICE USE ONLY
CSR DATE SEATED

FORM
DAY PKG. RESERVE
PAYMENT OPTIONS: FULL 20% PARTIAL

Follow the steps below and return this form to:

Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Reply Paid 4338, Sydney NSW 2001 OR book online at sydneysymphony.com.
Price Category Concert Page Premium A B C
For further assistance making your selection please call (02) 8215 4600 (Mon – Fri 9am – 4pm).
Uplifting Expressions
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Haydn & Gabrieli
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Heart of Brahms STEP 1. YOUR CONTACT DETAILS YOUR COMPANION (IF APPLICABLE)
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Simone Young conducts Brahms
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Musical Genius
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Heavenly Voices
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Mahler’s Fourth Symphony Last name Last name
Musical Poets
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Schubert & Mahler
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Among Friends
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Grieg's Piano Concerto

Banquet of Sound
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Standing up to Stalin
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Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 Daytime phone Daytime phone
Arctic Winds
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Sibelius & Tchaikovsky
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From Rachmaninov with Love
25
Shamray performs Rachmaninov
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Endless Beauty
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Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony
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Romance Begins
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Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Pensioner Full-time student Youth (30 & under) Pensioner Full-time student Youth (30 & under)
Great Minds Please enclose photocopied proof of age and/or student card and/or pension details. Please enclose photocopied proof of age and/or student card and/or pension details.
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Simone Young conducts Beethoven
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Force of Nature information about concerts information about concerts
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Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
O 130 110 80 55 Special Assistance: Please include your requirements with this booking form if you require special seating.
Sacred Ground
20
Simone Young conducts Mozart’s Requiem

Flying Colours
23 STEP 2. CHOOSE A SYMPHONY SERIES PACK (2A) OR CREATE YOUR OWN PACK (2B)
Stephen Hough performs Tchaikovsky

German Genius Nominate your preferred Series Pack or a Create Your Own Pack.
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Stephen Hough performs Beethoven
STEP 2A. I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THESE SERIES PACKS
T Tea & Symphony – any concert 32 70 60 50 40
For Series Pack options, seat prices and venue maps see page 45.

U Cocktail Hour – any concert 40 75 Series name Pack size Day Reserve No. of Price
(Premium/A/B/C/D) packs

V Classics in the City – any concert 38 95 80 55 45

W Symphony Hour – any concert 36 47

Subtotal $

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THERE’S A NEW FUTURE
FOR MUSIC
Choose a minimum of four concerts to make up a pack. Include the same number of seats and reserve for all the concerts
you select. To calculate the total price see page 46.

JOIN US FOR THE JOURNEY

Reserve No. of seats

Concert titles Dates Times Total $

1.

2. Thank you for standing by us in 2020.

While life took an unexpected turn,
we’re more determined than ever to
3.
create a bright future for music.
4. What does this future look like? It’s one
of rebuilding career and performance
5. opportunities for Australian artists who
have dedicated their lives to music.
One where children encounter musical
6.
inspiration in their formative years.
And one where music is accessible to
7. more of our community.

8. PLAY YOUR PART FOR THE FUTURE

You can help take music from the
Add another page to include more concerts Subtotal $ concert hall to the wider community
by making a tax-deductible donation
with your 2021 subscription.
STEP 3. TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT To make a donation with your
subscription either: fill in the relevant
I would like to make a tax-deductible gift to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra of $ step on your 2021 booking form,
call 02 8215 4600 or visit
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STEP 4. TOTAL

Add amounts from Steps 1–3 to calculate the total amount

Total Amount $

PAYMENT
STEP 5. SELECT A PAYMENT OPTION

I am paying 20% on ordering and 80% on 1 February 2021

Pay-As-You-Go option: 20% on order and the cost of my ticket deducted as each concert is confirmed

I am paying the Total Amount due now

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Cash: do not mail; please pay in person at the Sydney Symphony Orchestra Box Office

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For your continual support through the

good and challenging times. Your loyalty

RECONNECT
in 2020 has helped us return to
what we love – sharing the music.
PRINCIPAL PARTNER GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the The Sydney Symphony Orchestra is

in comfort and safety

Commonwealth Government through the Australia supported by the NSW Government
Council, its arts funding and advisory body. through Create NSW.

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MUSICIANS OF THE CHAIR PATRONS
SYDNEY SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
“Without you, our beloved Sydney
Symphony Orchestra would not have
survived this period. Your generosity
Simone Young am
Chief Conductor Designate

has brought joy and optimism to us all.”

Donald Runnicles
Principal Guest Conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Conductor Laureate Andrew Haveron, Concertmaster

Andrew Haveron
Concertmaster

FIRST VIOLINS VIOLAS CLARINETS CHAIR PATRONS Diana Doherty Fiona McNamara
Principal Oboe Bassoon
Harry Bennetts Associate Concertmaster Tobias Breider Principal James Burke Principal Emma Dunch
Sun Yi Associate Concertmaster Anne-Louise Comerford Francesco Celata Associate Principal Chief Executive Officer John C Conde ao Chair Nelson Meers Foundation Chair
Lerida Delbridge Assistant Concertmaster Associate Principal Christopher Tingay I Kallinikos Chair Todd Gibson-Cornish Timothy Nankervis
Fiona Ziegler Assistant Concertmaster Justin Williams Assistant Principal Principal Oboe Cello
BASS CLARINET Andrew Haveron
Kirsten Williams Sandro Costantino Nelson Meers Foundation Chair Dr Rebecca Chin & Family Chair
Concertmaster
Associate Concertmaster Emeritus Rosemary Curtin Alexander Morris Principal Vicki Olsson Chair Rebecca Gill Elizabeth Neville
Jenny Booth Jane Hazelwood
Violin Cello
Brielle Clapson Graham Hennings BASSOONS Joshua Batty
Sophie Cole Stuart Johnson Principal Flute In memory of Reg & Jeannette Bob Magid oam & Ruth Magid Chair
Todd Gibson-Cornish Principal Lam-Po-Tang Chair
Claire Herrick Justine Marsden Karen Moses Chair Alexandre Oguey
Matthew Wilkie Principal Emeritus
Georges Lentz Felicity Tsai Harry Bennetts Carolyn Harris Principal Cor Anglais
Fiona McNamara
Nicola Lewis Amanda Verner Associate Concertmaster
Flute Mackenzie’s Friend Chair
Emily Long Leonid Volovelsky CONTRABASSOON Dr Barry Landa Chair
Judy & Sam Weiss Chair Mark Robinson
Alexandra Mitchell
CELLOS Noriko Shimada Principal Victoria Bihun Jane Hazelwood Associate Principal
Alexander Norton
Viola Timpani/Section Percussion
Anna Skálová Catherine Hewgill Principal Violin
HORNS Bob & Julie Clampett Chair, Sylvia Rosenblum Chair,
Léone Ziegler Leah Lynn Assistant Principal Sylvia & the late Sol Levi Chair
In memory of Carolyn Clampett In memory of Rodney Rosenblum
Kristy Conrau Ben Jacks Principal Kees Boersma
SECOND VIOLINS Fenella Gill Geoffrey O'Reilly Principal 3rd Claire Herrick Rachel Silver
Principal Double Bass
Kirsty Hilton Principal Timothy Nankervis Euan Harvey Council Chair
Violin Horn
Marina Marsden Principal Elizabeth Neville Marnie Sebire Russell & Mary McMurray Chair Sue Milliken ao Chair
Marianne Edwards Associate Principal Christopher Pidcock Rachel Silver Tobias Breider
Principal Viola
Catherine Hewgill Emma Sholl
Emma Jezek Assistant Principal Adrian Wallis Principal Cello Associate Principal Flute
Alice Bartsch David Wickham TRUMPETS Roslyn Packer ac &
Gretel Packer am Chair The Hon. Justice AJ & Robert & Janet Constable Chair
Victoria Bihun David Elton Principal Mrs Fran Meagher Chair
Rebecca Gill DOUBLE BASSES Anthony Heinrichs James Burke Matthew Wilke
Emma Hayes Kirsty Hilton Principal Emeritus Bassoon
Kees Boersma Principal Principal Clarinet
Shuti Huang TROMBONES Oranges & Sardines Foundation Chair
Principal Second Violin Nelson Meers Foundation Chair
Alex Henery Principal
Monique Irik Drs Keith & Eileen Ong Chair Justin Williams
David Campbell Ronald Prussing Principal Nick Byrne
Wendy Kong Steven Larson Scott Kinmont Associate Principal Scott Kinmont Assistant Principal Viola
Trombone
Benjamin Li Richard Lynn Nick Byrne Associate Principal Trombone Robert & L Alison Carr Chair
Nicole Masters Robertson Family Chair
Jaan Pallandi Audrey Blunden Chair
Maja Verunica Benjamin Ward BASS TROMBONE Anne-Louise Comerford
Associate Principal Viola
Emily Long
Christopher Harris Principal Violin
FLUTES White Family Chair
Dr Margot Harris Chair
Joshua Batty Principal TUBA Timothy Constable
Emma Sholl Associate Principal Percussion
Leah Lynn
Steve Rossé Principal Assistant Principal Cello
Carolyn Harris Christine Bishop Chair
TIMPANI Sydney Symphony Orchestra
OBOES Rosemary Curtin Vanguard Chair (lead For a full listing of our Sydney
Mark Robinson Viola support from Seamus R Quick) Symphony family of donors, please visit
Diana Doherty Principal Associate Principal/Section Percussion John & Jane Morschel Chair sydneysymphony.com/our-supporters
Shefali Pryor Associate Principal Nicole Masters
PERCUSSION Lerida Delbridge Violin To discuss your giving or learn
COR ANGLAIS Assistant Concertmaster Nora Goodridge oam Chair which areas most need your support,
Rebecca Lagos Principal Simon Johnson Chair
Alexandre Oguey Principal Timothy Constable please contact our Philanthropy
team on 02 8215 4674 or
[email protected]

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FEBRUARY JULY

Page Concert Series M T W T F S S Page Concert Series M T W T F S S

Romance Begins Standing up to Stalin Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series
7 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 10 11 12 13 18 14 15 16 17
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 Thursday Afternoon Symphony
Great Minds Thursday Afternoon Symphony Bright and Bold
8 18 20 18 Cocktail Hour 16 17
Simone Young conducts Beethoven Great Classics Françaix & Mozart
Reflections of Light Reimaginings
8 Symphony Hour 25 19 Cocktail Hour 23 24
Jonny Greenwood & Saint-Saëns Mozart & Brahms
Once in a Lifetime Transformations
9 Tea & Symphony 26 Symphony Hour
Dane Lam conducts Saint-Saëns 19 Simone Young conducts 29 30
Tea & Symphony
Bach & Brahms
MARCH Heart of Brahms
20 Great Classics 31
Simone Young conducts Brahms
Page Concert Series M T W T F S S
Celebrating Bach AUGUST
9 Emirates Classics in the City 3 4
Andrew Haveron performs Bach
Page Concert Series M T W T F S S
Musical Genius Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series
10 17 18 19 20 Sacred Ground
Mozart & Schumann Thursday Afternoon Symphony Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series
20 Simone Young conducts 4 5 6 7
Spiritual Connections Thursday Afternoon Symphony
10 Tea & Symphony 26 Mozart’s Requiem
Haydn: Seven Last Words
Bold Intimacy
Uplifting Expressions 21 Emirates Classics in the City 11 12
11 Great Classics 27 Britten & Shostakovich
Haydn & Gabrieli
Arctic Winds Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series
21 25 26 27 28
Sibelius & Tchaikovsky Thursday Afternoon Symphony
APRIL

Page Concert Series M T W T F S S SEPTEMBER

A Window to the Soul Page Concert Series M T W T F S S
11 Symphony Hour 22
Sibelius Symphony No.2
Russian Greats
Bold Pairings 23 Cocktail Hour 10 11
12 Cocktail Hour 30 Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev
Tchaikovsky & Grieg
Flying Colours Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series
23 15 16 17 18
Stephen Hough performs Tchaikovsky Thursday Afternoon Symphony
MAY
German Genius
Page Concert Series M T W T F S S 24 Great Classics 25
Stephen Hough performs Beethoven
Bold Pairings Venice and Beyond
12 Cocktail Hour 1 24 Emirates Classics in the City 29 30
Tchaikovsky & Grieg The Italian Baroque
Heavenly Voices
12 Thursday Afternoon Symphony 6 OCTOBER
Mahler’s Fourth Symphony
Musical Poets Page Concert Series M T W T F S S
13 Great Classics 8
Schubert & Mahler
From Rachmaninov with Love Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series
Force of Nature 25 13 14 15 16
13 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 12 14 15 Shamray performs Rachmaninov Thursday Afternoon Symphony
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
Breakthroughs NOVEMBER
14 Symphony Hour 27
Adams & Shostakovich
Celebrations and Fanfares Page Concert Series M T W T F S S
14 Tea & Symphony 28
Sydney Symphony Brass Stars and Seas
25 Symphony Hour 4
Adès, Illean & Debussy
JUNE Endless Beauty
26 Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series 10 12 13
Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony
Page Concert Series M T W T F S S
Summer Breezes
Quartets from the Heart 26 Cocktail Hour 12 13
16 Cocktail Hour 11 12 Sydney Symphony Woodwinds
Mozart & Shostakovich
Among Friends
16 Great Classics 12
Grieg’s Piano Concerto
Banquet of Sound Abercrombie & Kent Masters Series
17 16 17 18 19
Beethoven & Brahms Thursday Afternoon Symphony
Here’s to Mozart
17 Emirates Classics in the City 23 24
Clerici conducts Mozart & Schubert

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