2013 Season Brochure

Marko Letonja’s Season 2013

‘Flames that leap, dazzle and enchant…’

Federation Concert Hall 1 Davey Street, Hobart Tasmania 7000 Australia

GPO Box 1450 Hobart TAS 7001 Australia

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STRAVINSKY The Firebird

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Welcome to Season 2013

All of us in the concert hall – conductor, orchestra and

audience – are joined by an intangible but intensely felt

bond. Together we go on a journey of sounds and of

electrically charged silences.

You will find journeys of different kinds in this brochure,

all of them vivid experiences that will take hold of you and

stay with you long afterwards.

Our 2013 season highlights a number of themes. There

is a strong vocal component and we will be marking

the Benjamin Britten centenary with a number of works

by this remarkable composer. Nor have we forgotten

Witold Lutoslawski, Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner –

composers whose centenaries and bicentenaries are also

being commemorated in 2013.

Among the major international artists who will be

appearing with the TSO for the first time are soprano

Maya Boog, mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham, pianist

Marc-André Hamelin, cellist Sol Gabetta and conductor

Mark Wigglesworth. It is my great pleasure to welcome

these extraordinary musicians to Tasmania.

Fire your imagination with the TSO and experience

orchestral music as it was meant to be experienced – live!

marko LetonjaChief Conductor and Artistic Director

Live orchestral music offers an experience like no other.

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‘Even I am overwhelmed by the passion and romance…’

for less

WAGNER Siegfried Idyll

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Concert Series at a Glance

HOBART MASTEROrchestral music on a grand scale with symphonies, concertos and other large-scale works performed by distinguished conductors and renowned soloists.

DATE TIME CONCERT VENUE PAGE

15 February Fri 7.30pm Marko Letonja / Dvorák, Stravinsky, Edwards Federation Concert Hall 9

23 March Sat 7.30pm Britten & Shostakovich Federation Concert Hall 11

12 April Fri 7.30pm Maestro plays Mozart Federation Concert Hall 12

10 May Fri 7.30pm Wigglesworth / Elgar & Britten Federation Concert Hall 13

25 May Sat 7.30pm Mozart’s Coronation Mass Federation Concert Hall 13

5 July Fri 7.30pm Lang-Lessing & Gerstein / Rachmaninov & Brahms Federation Concert Hall 15

1 August Thu 7.30pm Letonja & Shaham / Beethoven & Berio Federation Concert Hall 16

16 August Fri 7.30pm Letonja & Skride / Mozart, Britten, Schultz Federation Concert Hall 16

20 September Fri 7.30pm Marc-André Hamelin / Beethoven’s Emperor Federation Concert Hall 17

11 October Fri 7.30pm Schumann & Mendelssohn / Otto Tausk & Sue-Ellen Paulsen

Federation Concert Hall 18

22 November Fri 7.30pm Marko Letonja & Sol Gabetta / Haydn & Smetana Federation Concert Hall 19

30 November Sat 7.30pm Gershwin & Bernstein / Marko Letonja & Freddy Kempf


‘Waves and thunder reverberate through the hall…’

BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes

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LAUNCESTON SERIESA mix of concerts including orchestral classics, concerts for all the family and favourites from musicals. The Launceston Series is proudly supported by the TSO's Media Partner, Southern Cross Austereo.

SERIES DATE TIME CONCERT VENUE PAGE

MASTER 16 February Sat 7.30pm Marko Letonja / Dvorák, Stravinsky, Edwards

Albert Hall 9

13 April Sat 7.30pm Maestro plays Mozart Princess Theatre 12

6 July Sat 7.30pm Lang-Lessing & Gerstein / Rachmaninov & Brahms

Albert Hall 15

12 October Sat 7.30pm Schumann & Mendelssohn / Otto Tausk & Sue-Ellen Paulsen

Princess Theatre 18

23 November Sat 7.30pm Marko Letonja & Sol Gabetta / Haydn & Smetana

Albert Hall 19

ShOWTIME 22 June Sat 7.30pm The TSO Goes to Broadway Albert Hall 14

BETTA MILK FAMILY CLASSICS 1 November Fri 6pm Trick or Treat Princess Theatre 18

Concerts are grouped into series depending upon the style and nature of the event and the type of music being performed. With over 30 concerts to choose from there are plenty of reasons to become a TSO subscriber!

REGIONALThe TSO comes to you with these concerts in Latrobe, George Town and Burnie.


8 March Fri 7.30pm Richard Gill and the TSO Latrobe Memorial Hall 11

9 March Sat 7.30pm Richard Gill and the TSO George Town Memorial Hall 11

17 August Sat 7.30pm Letonja & Skride / Mozart, Britten, Schultz Burnie Town Hall 16

MATINEEFull-length concerts of orchestral classics on a Friday or Saturday afternoon.


8 February Fri 2.30pm Finishing Schubert / Marko Letonja and the TSO Horns


1 June Sat 2.30pm Tour de France Federation Concert Hall 14

26 July Fri 2.30pm Letonja & Hudson / Wagner, Stanhope, Haydn Federation Concert Hall 15

9 November Sat 2.30pm The Dean Brothers / Brahms, Dean & Bruch Federation Concert Hall 18

HOBART BETTA MILK FAMILY CLASSICShour-long concerts of popular classics for children, younger listeners and people on the go.


4 April Thu 6pm Trains and Boats and Planes Federation Concert Hall 12

5 June Wed 6pm Spaceship TSO Federation Concert Hall 14

31 October Thu 6pm Trick or Treat Federation Concert Hall 18

SHOWTIMEGlamour and glitz with opera highlights and favourites from musicals.


28 March Thu 7.30pm The TSO Goes to the Opera Federation Concert Hall 12

20 June Thu 8pm The TSO Goes to Broadway Wrest Point 14

‘Hear the triumphant cheers, feel the marching feet…’

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RECITALChamber music performed by TSO Principals and distinguished guest artists.


7 August Wed 7.30pm Nikolai Demidenko in Recital Federation Concert Hall 16

13 September Fri 7.30pm Brahms & Poulenc Federation Concert Hall 17

BEETHOVEN Symphony No 7

DISCOVERhear the conductor talk about the music then hear it played live by the TSO.


28 June Fri 7pm Discover Schubert's Rosamunde Federation Concert Hall 15

16 November Sat 7pm Discover Mozart's Concert Arias Federation Concert Hall 19

RACT SYMPHONY UNDER THE STARS A FREE concert for the whole family to enjoy.


23 February Sat 7pm Symphony Under the Stars Tolosa Park, Glenorchy 10

2 March Sat 7pm Symphony Under the Stars City Park, Launceston 10

8 FebruaryFRIDAY 2.30pm

federation concert Hall, Hobart

marko Letonja conductorWendy Page hornHeath Parkinson hornGreg stephens hornroger Jackson horn

SCHUBERT Symphony in B minor, UnfinishedSCHUMANN Concertstück for Four HornsSCHUBERT/BERIO Rendering

For a man who died at such a young age, Franz Schubert wrote an astonishing quantity of music. That said, he didn’t get around to finishing it all. In Rendering, Luciano Berio picks up where Schubert left off. An act of homage from one composer to another, Rendering brings to life Schubert’s final sketches as orchestrated by Berio. Fresh yet familiar, the music is otherworldly and alluring. Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony is one of his best-loved works while the Concertstück by Robert Schumann showcases the amazing talents of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s horn section.

Complimentary afternoon tea will be served at interval at this special matinee concert.

Finishing Finishing Schubert

Marko Letonja & the TSO Horns

Marko Letonja teams up with didjeridu virtuoso William Barton for Ross Edwards’ Tyalgum Mantras, a trance-like meditation performed here in a special arrangement for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Stravinsky’s colourful Firebird Suite and Dvorák’s Symphony No 8 draw from Russian and Bohemian folk traditions while at the same time upholding the distinctive sound worlds of their respective composers. As always at our season-opener concerts, complimentary sparkling wine will be served at interval. Join us!



16 FebruarySATURDAY 7.30pm

Albert Hall, Launceston

marko Letonja conductorWilliam Barton didjeridu

DVORÁK Symphony No 8EDWARDS Tyalgum MantrasSTRAVINSKY The Firebird – Suite (1919)

‘We can feel the forest close in around us…’

Concert Calendar

Join Marko Letonja, William Barton and members of the orchestra for a glittering post-concert reception to mark the start of the 2013 concert season.

$55 per person. Reservations essential (see Booking Form or book at tso.com.au)

Gala Soirée

Marko Letonja Dvorák, StravinSky, EDwarDS

HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel – Prelude

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16 FebruarySATURDAY 9.30pm


trisha crowe soprano

What’s not to love? RACT Symphony Under the Stars dishes up massive helpings of popular classics in a FREE, family-friendly outdoor setting. This year’s concert will also include a selection of greatest hits from Broadway shows sung by special guest artist Trisha Crowe. FREE outdoor entertainment doesn’t get any better than this! Bring your family, bring your friends, and bring a picnic basket and rug. Enjoy a night of music, food and friendship at RACT Symphony Under the Stars.

by finegan Kruckemeyermusic by Graeme Koehne

Presented by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and Terrapin Puppet Theatre in association with Ten Days on the Island.

23 FebruarySATURDAY 7pm

tolosa Park, Glenorchy

2 MarchSATURDAY 7pm

city Park, LauncestonRACTRACTSymphony

StarsUNDER ThE

23 MarchSATURDAY 7.30pm


marko Letonja conductormaya Boog soprano

BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes from Peter GrimesBRITTEN Les illuminationsPÄRT Cantus in memoriam Benjamin BrittenSHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 1

Divided by cultural differences and the Cold War, Benjamin Britten and Dmitri Shostakovich found common ground in the language

of music. Each was touched by the music of the other and each discerned in the other the sound of the individual

struggling to be heard. Acclaimed Swiss soprano Maya Boog sings Britten’s orchestral song cycle Les

illuminations, settings of strange and wonderful poems by Arthur Rimbaud. Britten’s Four Sea Interludes are magnificent tone poems in their own right and Shostakovich’s Symphony No 1 presents a fresh-voiced young composer at the start of a remarkable career. Arvo Pärt’s Cantus

in memoriam Benjamin Britten is a fitting tribute to the English composer in this, his centenary year.

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Shadow Dreams

8 MarchFRIDAY 7.30pm

Latrobe memorial Hall

9 MarchSATURDAY 7.30pm

George town memorial Hall

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts.

Brett Kelly conductor

A truly unique and inspiring performance that takes place simultaneously in two cities, linked by high-speed broadband.

Dale has one life, living on a hill in the bush. Pete has another, living on a hill in the city. Two boys, in two different parts of Tassie, go to bed one night and accidentally have each other’s dreams!

You and your children will be amazed and inspired as the orchestra and performers in Hobart interact live with musicians and performers in Launceston/Burnie. Filmed images, puppets and music will interweave between the spaces in this highly original show directed by Frank Newman. Graeme Koehne’s stunning score complements Finegan Kruckemeyer’s story of mystery and friendship in a magic realist, digital puppetry world first.

Suitable for children aged 5+ and their families.

*Performanceforschools.Alsoopentothegeneralpublic.

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15 March FRIDAY 1pm*and 6.30pm

16 March SATURDAY 4pm and 6pm

17 March SUNDAY 4pm and 6pm

tasmanian conservatorium of music, recital Hall, Hobart

15 March FRIDAY 1pm*and6.30pm

16 March SATURDAY 4pm and 6pm

university of tasmania school of Visual and Performing Arts, Annexe theatre, inveresk

17 March SUNDAY 4pm and 6pm

Burnie town Hall

richard Gill conductordavid nuttall oboe d’amore

Richard Gill is an inspiring musician. A conductor, educator and lively media commentator, he believes strongly in the transformative power of music and the vital importance of music to the lives of us all. Be touched by Richard’s brilliance in this concert of works by Haydn, J S Bach and others. Fall in love with the oboe d’amore (literally, the oboe of love) when David Nuttall performs the solo part in J S Bach’s Concerto for Oboe d’amore BWV 1055.

MarkoLetonja

The TSO Goes to the

Opera

4 AprilTHURSDAY 6pm


marc taddei conductorchristopher Lawrence compere

How do you get from A to B? Boat, train, cow? There are plenty of pieces of orchestral music that evoke travel in all its manifestations from The Little Train of the Caipara by Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos to Mussorgsky’s Bydlo to The Padstow Lifeboat by Malcolm Arnold. A concert for all the family, Trains and Boats and Planes will take you to all sorts of places from the comfort of your seat in Federation Concert Hall. Only $36 for one adult and two children!

10 MayFRIDAY 7.30pm


mark Wigglesworth conductormembers of the Australian Youth orchestra

BRITTEN Sinfonia da RequiemELGAR Symphony No 1

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THURSDAY 7.30pm


marko Letonja conductormaya Boog sopranoJosé carbó baritonetso chorus

Marko Letonja is no stranger to the world of opera, having won acclaim in the great opera houses of Europe including Milan’s illustrious La Scala. Together with soprano Maya Boog and baritone José Carbó, Marko leads this starry line-up of the very best that opera has to offer including Bellini’s ‘Casta diva’ (Norma), Rossini’s ‘Largo al factotum’ (The Barber of Seville) and Verdi’s ‘Sempre libera’ (La traviata). Enjoy the heart-wrenching melodies, the emotion- filled climaxes and the larger-than-life passions of opera at its best. What’s more, the TSO Chorus will be on hand to sing up a storm with some great opera choruses.

With more than 100 concertos in his repertoire, Howard Shelley knows music for piano and orchestra inside out. In this concert he performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto in B-flat, K595, Mozart’s last ever piano concerto and a strikingly beautiful one at that. Gounod’s opera Faust was a runaway success when it was first performed. Come to know this hugely popular work through the Ballet Music written for it and enjoy César Franck’s romantically charged Symphony in D minor.

12 April FRIDAY 7.30pm


13 April SATURDAY 7.30pm

Princess theatre, Launceston

Howard shelley conductor & piano

GOUNOD Faust – Ballet MusicMOZART Piano Concerto No 27FRANCK Symphony in D minor

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‘Apart from Britten himsel f, the central figure of the evening was Mark Wigglesworth…proving once again what a very special conductor he is.’ THe GUARdIAN

‘The greatest symphony of modern times’ is how Elgar’s Symphony No 1 was described by Hans Richter, conductor of the first performance. Leading English maestro Mark Wigglesworth makes his debut with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra conducting this landmark English work. Also on the program is Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, a poignant and heartfelt response to the ancient Mass for the Dead. These grand-scale works require a grand-scale orchestra. The TSO will be augmented by musicians from the Australian Youth Orchestra.

25 May SATURDAY 7.30pm


michal dworzynski conductorsara macliver sopranofiona campbell mezzo-sopranoHenry choo tenorJames clayton baritonetso chorus

SCHUMANN Symphony No 4MOZART exsultate, jubilateMOZART Mass in C major, Coronation

Music fit for a king! Legend has it that Mozart’s Coronation Mass was performed at the coronation of Habsburg emperor Francis II. A work where choir, orchestra and soloists come together in perfect harmony, the Coronation Mass contains some of Mozart’s most ravishing music. exsultate, jubilate is a Mozart show-stopper for soprano and orchestra while Schumann’s Symphony No 4 is a powerful and mercurial work by one of music’s great romantics.

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1 JuneSATURDAY 2.30pm


nicholas Braithwaite conductorJane edwards soprano

POULENC SinfoniettaCANTELOUBE Songs of the Auvergne (selections)BIZET L’Arlésienne – Suites 1 and 2 (selections)

The Songs of the Auvergne are as beautiful as the French countryside from which they come and are among the loveliest folksongs ever arranged for soprano and orchestra. Bizet’s L’Arlésienne takes its inspiration from a different region of France – the southern city of Arles – while Poulenc’s witty Sinfonietta offers the sophistication of Paris pure and simple. Jane Edwards sings. Nicholas Braithwaite conducts.

Guy noble conductortrisha crowemichael falzon

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28 JuneFRIDAY 7pm


sebastian Lang-Lessing conductor

SCHUBERT Rosamunde (selections)

Few composers could dash off music as quickly as Franz Schubert – the incidental music for the play Rosamunde being a case in point. Written in a matter of only days, it has since become Schubert’s most enduring music for the stage. Sebastian Lang-Lessing has a particular fondness for Rosamunde and in this enthralling mix of talk and music he’ll tell you why! Learn about the music and hear selections from Rosamunde played in full.

5 JulyFRIDAY 7.30pm


6 JulySATURDAY 7.30pm


Sebastian Lang-Lessing returns to Tasmania to conduct the orchestra that he nurtured for eight years. Also making a return visit is US-based pianist Kirill Gerstein, recent recipient of a coveted Gilmore Artist Award. Rachmaninov throws down the gauntlet to all pianists in his brilliant Piano Concerto No 1. At around the same time that he dashed off the concerto, Rachmaninov wrote The Rock, a symphonic poem in the tradition of Tchaikovsky. Brahms’s Symphony No 4 – the composer’s final symphony – is a glorious summing up of a lifetime’s achievements.

sebastian Lang-Lessing conductorKirill Gerstein piano

RACHMANINOV The RockRACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No 1BRAHMS Symphony No 4

20 JuneTHURSDAY 8pm

Wrest Point, Hobart

22 JuneSATURDAY 7.30pm


5 JuneWEDNESDAY 6pm


marc taddei conductorchristopher Lawrence compere

Calling all Trekkies, Jedi Knights and Princess-Leias-in-training! Step aboard Spaceship TSO and journey to the outer reaches of the universe with some awesome music including The empire Strikes Back, Star Trek and Richard Strauss’s Thus spake Zarathustra – music from the famous opening sequence of Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey. You get a big orchestral experience at the low, low price of only $36 for an adult and two children.

26 JulyFRIDAY 2.30pm


marko Letonja conductorLloyd Hudson piccolo

WAGNER Siegfried IdyllSTANHOPEPiccoloConcerto*HAYDN Symphony No 103, drumroll

A love offering like no other, the Siegfried Idyll was written in secret, rehearsed on the sly and performed as a surprise birthday gift for Wagner’s wife. Not sure whether she was awake or still dreaming, Cosima Wagner first heard this heavenly music as it drifted through the house on the morning of her 33rd birthday. There was nothing secretive about the first performance of Haydn’s drumroll Symphony, a work that enjoyed immediate success in London in 1795 and has been a firm favourite ever since. Be part of a first performance yourself as Lloyd Hudson, TSO Principal Piccolo, gives the Tasmanian première of Paul Stanhope’s Piccolo Concerto.

*Tasmanianpremière.CommissionedbySymphonyServicesInternational.

Letonja Hudson Wagner, Stanhope, haydn

The bright lights of New York’s legendary Great White Way come to you when the TSO goes to Broadway! From My Fair Lady, Carousel and West Side Story to The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, The TSO Goes to Broadway brings you all your favourite tunes from all your favourite Broadway shows. Charismatic conductor Guy Noble and dazzling vocalists Trisha Crowe and Michael Falzon guarantee a high energy concert that will put a song in your heart and a smile on your face.

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‘Rinat Shaham has the whole package : She has all the dramatic vocal timbre , temperamental spark and the tightly coiled energy anyone could wish for.’ THe TORONTO STAR

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Stunning soloist Rinat Shaham has built her reputation on getting inside the music that she sings and conveying character and emotion with rare dramatic force. Hear this consummate artist perform Luciano Berio’s Folksongs, dazzling arrangements of music from France, Italy, the US and Azerbaijan. Kodály’s dances of Galanta take their inspiration from the rich and exotic folk music traditions of Hungary while Beethoven’s Symphony No 7 offers the ultimate feel-good symphony from classical music’s ultimate symphonist.

Letonja &Skride

Mozart, Britten, Schultz

16 AugustFRIDAY 7.30pm


17 AugustSATURDAY 7.30pm

Burnie town Hall

marko Letonja conductorBaiba skride violin

MOZART The Magic Flute – OvertureBRITTEN Violin ConcertoSCHULTZNewcommission*MOZART Symphony No 39

‘Skride’s playing was just amazing – authoritative , utterly controlled, a gorgeous sound…’ AUSTRALIAN STAGe

Since winning the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Music Competition in 2001, violinist Baiba Skride has performed with the world’s leading orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic and London’s Philharmonia Orchestra. In this, her second appearance with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, she performs Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto, a powerful and emotional work from the late 1930s written in response to a world on the brink of war. An important new commission by Andrew Schultz pays homage to Britten while works by Mozart – a favourite overture and a great symphony – bookend a concert of exceptional music and an exceptional artist.

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Piers Lane String and Wind

Principals of the TSO

*Worldpremière.CommissionedbytheTasmanianSymphonyOrchestra.

3 OctoberTHURSDAY 7.30pm


Kenneth Young conductor

The Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) is the nation’s premier performance-based music institute. This concert showcases the best of the best as students from ANAM vie for top honours in the 2013 ANAM Concerto Competition. Seats are only $15. $10 to TSO subscribers. Enjoy great music at a great price!

‘The sheer keyboard brilliance of Hamelin’s playing is exceptional .’ THe GUARdIAN

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin has been hailed ‘a one-of-a-kind concert artist’ by the Los Angeles Times. Hear him perform Beethoven’s sublime emperor Concerto. Norwegian conductor Eivind Aadland is the ideal interpreter for the rarely heard Symphony in C minor by fellow countryman Edvard Grieg. Maestro Aadland will also bring his unique insights to the Prelude to Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, a miniature masterpiece which distils all the lilting melodies of this beloved opera into an enthralling, bite-size morsel.

20 SeptemberFRIDAY 7.30pm


eivind Aadland conductormarc-André Hamelin piano

HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel – PreludeBEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No 5, emperorGRIEG Symphony in C minor

13 SeptemberFRIDAY 7.30pm


Piers Lane pianostring and Wind Principals of the tso

POULENC Trio for Piano, Oboe and BassoonPOULENC Sextet for Winds and PianoBRAHMS Piano Quartet in G minor

The romantic and the neoclassical come together in this concert of chamber music gems by composers from two different epochs and vastly different musical outlooks. String and Wind Principals of the TSO team up with pianist Piers Lane for Brahms’s rapturous Piano Quartet in G minor and Poulenc’s graceful Sextet.

ANAM Concerto Competition

1 AugustTHURSDAY 7.30pm


3 AugustSATURDAY 7.30pm

melbourne recital centre

marko Letonja conductorrinat shaham mezzo-soprano

KODÁLY dances of GalantaBERIO FolksongsBEETHOVEN Symphony No 7

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7 August

WEDNESDAY 7.30pm


nikolai demidenko piano

CHOPIN BarcarolleCHOPIN Polonaise-FantasieCHOPIN Piano Sonata No 2 in B-flat minorSCHUBERT Piano Sonata in A major D664SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in A minor D784

Nikolai Demidenko

in Recital

The TSO is delighted to present distinguished Russian pianist Nikolai Demidenko in recital. An artist of international renown, Nikolai Demidenko has performed in the world’s great concert halls and recital venues. He commands a vast repertoire and equally extensive discography. In this recital he performs music by Chopin – a composer with whom he has a special affinity – and two contrasting sonatas by Franz Schubert, one of classical music’s most original voices.

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Marc-andré

HaMelinBeethoven’s Emperor

Tausk & Paulsen

Written in a white heat of activity, Schumann’s Cello Concerto is one of the composer’s most passionate works and a mainstay of the cello repertory. Hear it performed by outstanding soloist Sue-Ellen Paulsen, TSO Principal Cello. Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony and Hebrides Overture offer two contrasting musical snapshots – the sunny Mediterranean on the one hand and mist-shrouded Scotland on the other. Both are the work of one of music’s consummate tone painters. Another great tone painter, Richard Strauss, displays his Mozartean side in the Serenade for Winds.

Brahms, Dean & Bruch

9 NovemberSATURDAY 2.30pm


Brett dean conductor & violaPaul dean clarinetmusicians from the Australian national Academy of music

BRAHMS Academic Festival OvertureBRUCH Concerto for Viola and ClarinetBRETT DEAN Ariel’s MusicBRAHMS Tragic Overture

Few Australian musicians can boast the versatility of internationally renowned composer, performer and conductor Brett Dean. Former Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music, Brett Dean appears with his brother Paul – current Artistic Director of ANAM – as co-soloist in Bruch’s Concerto for Viola and Clarinet. Ariel’s Music, for clarinet and orchestra, was written in memory of Elisabeth Glaser and her daughter Ariel, both of whom died of AIDS-related illnesses. Fittingly, Brahms’s Tragic Overture follows. The concert begins with Brahms’s virtuosic riff on student drinking songs, the Academic Festival Overture.

16 NovemberSATURDAY 7pm


marko Letonja conductoremma matthews soprano

MOZART Concert arias

Mozart had a great love for the human voice. The power of words and music always brought out the best in him as you will discover when Marko Letonja offers his unique insights into this great selection of concert arias. Marko will talk about the background to these works and highlight special features of each. Together with Emma Matthews and the TSO he will then conduct the arias in full. Discover the genius of Mozart at this mix of talk and music.

Discover Mozart’s

Concert arias

11 OctoberFRIDAY 7.30pm


12 OctoberSATURDAY 7.30pm


otto tausk conductorsue-ellen Paulsen cello

MENDELSSOHN The HebridesSCHUMANN Cello ConcertoR STRAUSS Serenade for WindsMENDELSSOHN Symphony No 4, Italian

Andrew Greene conductorchristopher Lawrence compere

Do you have any skeletons in your closet? The more skeletons the merrier at this Halloween Family Classics concert. In addition to the odd trick or two you can expect musical treats galore including danse macabre by Saint-Saëns, Grieg’s March of the Trolls and music from Marschner’s The Vampire. Don’t miss this tribute to all things ghostly and ghoulish – the price is a scream at only $36 for one adult and two children.

31 OctoberTHURSDAY 6pm


1 November FRIDAY 6pm


Argentinean-born Sol Gabetta is one of the most versatile cellists of her generation having performed and recorded works by Vivaldi, Haydn, Elgar and Shostakovich to widespread acclaim. An artist who has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, she makes her debut with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra as soloist in Haydn’s celebrated Cello Concerto in C major. Marko Letonja has a natural affinity with Slavic music. He brings his unique insights to Smetana’s Má vlast (My homeland) – musical portraits of the Czech lands – and the Little Suite by Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski, whose centenary is commemorated this year.

22 NovemberFRIDAY 7.30pm




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LUTOSLAWSKI Little SuiteHAYDN Cello Concerto in C majorSMETANA Má vlast (selections)

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GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

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DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un fauneBERNSTEIN On The Town – Three Dance EpisodesGERSHWIN Rhapsody in BlueMUSSORGSKY arr RAVEL Pictures at an exhibition

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It’s swing time! George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the irrepressible Freddy Kempf as soloist. It’s a helluva town. The Three Dance Episodes from Leonard Bernstein’s New York-based musical On The Town. Debussy’s super-refined Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune opens the concert and the Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an exhibition bring it to an exhilarating close.

The OrchestraTASMANIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Marko Letonja Chief Conductor and Artistic DirectorJun Yi Ma ConcertmasterElinor Levy Associate ConcertmasterLucy Carrig Jones Principal Second ViolinDaniel Kossov Principal First ViolinRohana Brown ViolinMiranda Carson ViolinYue-hong Cha ViolinCherelle Gadge ViolinMichael Johnston ViolinChristine Lawson ViolinAlison Lazaroff-Somssich ViolinSusanna Low ViolinMonica Naselow ViolinChristopher Nicholas ViolinJanet Rutherford Principal ViolaKatie Betts ViolaRodney McDonald ViolaWilliam Newbery ViolaAnna Roach ViolaSue-Ellen Paulsen Principal CelloIvan James CelloMartin Penicka CelloBrett Rutherford CelloStuart Thomson Principal Double BassRobin Brawley Double BassMichael Fortescue Double BassDouglas Mackie Principal FluteLloyd hudson Flute/PiccoloDavid Nuttall Principal OboeDinah Woods Oboe/Cor AnglaisAndrew Seymour Principal ClarinetChris Waller Clarinet/Bass ClarinetLisa Storchheim Principal BassoonJohn Panckridge Bassoon/ContrabassoonWendy Page Principal First Hornheath Parkinson Principal Third HornRoger Jackson HornGreg Stephens HornYoram Levy Principal TrumpetMark Bain TrumpetDonald Bate Principal TromboneLiam O’Malley TromboneRobert Clark Principal Bass TromboneTimothy Jones Principal TubaMatthew Goddard Principal TimpaniGary Wain Principal Percussion

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TIMOThY JONES

GARY WAIN

YORAM LEVY MARK BAIN DONALD BATE LIAM O’MALLEY

WENDY PAGEJOhN PANCKRIDGELISA STORChhEIMChRIS WALLER

ROBERT CLARK

MATThEW GODDARD

GREG STEPhENSROGER JACKSONhEATh PARKINSONANDREW SEYMOUR

STUART ThOMSON ROBIN BRAWLEY MIChAEL FORTESCUE DOUGLAS MACKIE LLOYD hUDSON DAVID NUTTALL DINAh WOODS

BRETT RUThERFORDMARTIN PENICKAIVAN JAMES

KATIE BETTSJANET RUThERFORDChRISTOPhER NIChOLASMONICA NASELOWSUSANNA LOWALISON LAzAROFF-SOMSSICh

SUE-ELLEN PAULSENANNA ROAChWILLIAM NEWBERY

ChRISTINE LAWSON

RODNEY MCDONALD

MIChAEL JOhNSTONChERELLE GADGEYUE-hONG ChAMIRANDA CARSONROhANA BROWN

JUN YI MA ELINOR LEVY LUCY CARRIG JONES DANIEL KOSSOV

For more than six decades the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra has enriched the lives of countless Tasmanians.

With concerts in the state’s major population centres as well as smaller towns and villages, the TSO endeavours to make itself accessible to all. A high priority for the TSO is giving concerts to school children and young people and offering training programs for up-and- coming musicians.

Your support is vital to helping the TSO pursue the full range of its activities now and into the future.

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tso supporters – gifts up to $1,000In response to the TSO’s Annual Giving Program many people give generously and their donations will in future be acknowledged in the TSO’s annual report and on the TSO website.To discuss making a donation to the TSO Fund, please contact Lisa Harris, TSO Philanthropy Manager, on 03 6232 4414 or email [email protected].

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To discuss making a donation or leaving a bequest to the TSO Foundation, please contact Colin Kent, Executive Director TSO Foundation, on 0419 373 071 or email [email protected].

tHe conductor’s circLeAll TSO Patrons and Foundation Benefactors and Fellows will have the opportunity in 2013 to come together with other members of the TSO family to participate in a range of special events, behind-the-scenes experiences and social occasions especially reserved for our most valued supporters. In addition, Conductor’s Circle members will regularly receive special communications about the work of the TSO and how their gifts are making it all possible.

Become A tso HoLdinGs 2013 memBerStrengthen your relationship with the TSO by becoming a 2013 season member of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Limited (TSOH). By doing so you will not only be standing up as an advocate for the orchestra, you will have the right to be involved in the election of the Board and will be entitled to stand for the Board.

For 2013 subscribers there is no more to pay as your $20 annual membership fee is automatically included within your subscription. All others can become a TSOH member by completing the TSOH membership form and paying a $20 annual fee.

Further information on TSOH is available at tso.com.au or by calling 1800 001 190.

fotso – friends of tHe tsoShare your love of orchestral music and join a community of like-minded friends as a member of FOTSO (Friends of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra). Enjoy access to TSO rehearsals and FOTSO-only functions including concerts, recitals, lecture-demonstrations and social events.

Annual membershipSingle $35 ($22 concession)Couple $48 ($33 concession)

Life membershipSingle $350 ($220 concession)Couple $480 ($330 concession

It’s easy to become a member of FOTSO. Simply fill in your details on the booking form in this brochure. Alternatively, call the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190 or email [email protected].

Now and into the future . The TSO is grateful for the generous support

of the following Foundation donors.

foundation Life Benefactors – Gifts of $100,000+John & Marilyn Canterford

foundation Life Benefactors – future Gifts of $100,000+Mrs Honey BaconDr Don Hempton & Mrs Jasmine HemptonPatricia LearyLinda & Martin LutherMike & Carole RalstonAnonymous

foundation Benefactors – Gifts of $60,000+AMEC Minproc LtdColin & Dianne JacksonMike & Carole RalstonDr Peter StantonGeoff & Vicki WillisAnonymous

foundation Benefactors – future Gifts of $60,000+Dawn AlbertSusan Williams

foundation fellows – Gifts of $10,000+Dennis & Ilona BewsherSusanne OldhamDr John Roberts & Mrs Barbara RobertsJoy SmithJohn UpcherMichelle Warren

foundation fellows – future Gifts of $10,000+Diane Matthews

foundation supporters –Gifts of $1,000+Joan & Barry ChapmanGladys DodsonJoan GreenVeronica KeachRita Louise KnoxTony MacCormickGeorge & Joan MastermanDirk MeureEstate of Josephine UpcherEstate of Margaret WadeDeirdre WiseJane WynterAnonymous x 2

foundation supporters – future Gifts of $1,000+Robert KunsAnonymous

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The TSO is grateful for the generous support of the following Patrons.

tso impresario Patrons – gifts of $50,000+John & Marilyn CanterfordMike & Carole Ralston

Principal Oboe Professor David Rich & Mrs Glenys RichOboe/Cor Anglais Julius & Gabriella VertessyPrincipal Clarinet Dr Peter StantonRank and File Clarinet Tim & Louise MooneyPrincipal Bassoon Julia FarrellRank and File Bassoon Alan & Hilary WallacePrincipal Horn Mr Kenneth von Bibra AM & Mrs Berta von Bibra OAM

Principal Trumpet Joy Selby SmithPrincipal Timpani John & Marilyn CanterfordPrincipal Harp Dr & Mrs Michael TreplinPrincipal Percussion Helen RuleChorusmaster Anonymous

tso maestro Patrons – gifts of $20,000+Patricia LearyR H O’Connor

tso chair Patrons – annual gifts of $5,000+Chief Conductor AnonymousConcertmaster Mike & Carole RalstonAssociate Concertmaster R H O’ConnorPrincipal Second Violin Joanna de BurghPrincipal First Violin Lisa RobertsRank and File Violin Bruce Neill & Penny CliveRank and File Violin Warwick RulePrincipal Viola John & Jo StruttPrincipal Cello Richard & Gill IrelandPrincipal double Bass Patricia LearyPrincipal Flute Ian Hicks

tso Patrons – annual gifts of $1,000+There are currently 97 TSO Patrons and their generous support each year is acknowledged in all TSO concert programs.

Save on concert tickets and reap the benefits that come from being a TSO subscriber.

To become a TSO subscriber purchase a Fixed Package of concerts or Compose Your Own suite of concerts (you need to choose a minimum of four concerts) or buy a Subscription Voucher.

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• Specialsubscribernewsletter

• LauncestonFixed6Seriespackagesubscribers receive a free ticket to a Hobart Master Series concert (excluding Master 1 and 12)

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• Discountratesonsingleticketstoconcerts by other organisations including Virtuosi Tasmania, Musica Viva Tasmania, the Sydney and Melbourne symphony orchestras, The Australian Ballet in Melbourne and Sydney, Opera Australia and many more

#Free ticket exchange only available to subscribers who purchase 10 concerts or more.

As a subscriber, you can supplement your fixed package with tickets to other TSO concerts such as the Showtime Series at special discount rates.

Subscribers also have the added benefit of fixed seating, season after season.

Compose Your OwnA Compose Your Own subscription is ideal for those whose tastes in music range across the TSO’s different concert series. You might wish to attend a few Master Series concerts, a Matinee or two, some Betta Milk Family Classics concerts and a Showtime concert. The Compose Your Own option gives you the flexibility to attend what you like when you like.

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Subscription VoucherFor those who live on a tight schedule and can’t commit too far in advance, a Subscription Voucher is just the answer. Subscription Vouchers can be redeemed for concert tickets at approximately 10%discount.What’smore,yougetallthe additional benefits of being a TSO subscriber! Subscription Vouchers start at $200.

By mailIf you are a renewing subscriber, simply fill in the personalised renewal form enclosed with this brochure. If you have not received your personalised renewal form, please call the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190. If you are a new subscriber, simply fill in the booking form in this brochure.

Cheque (made payable to the TSO), money order or credit card details must accompany your booking. If you are claiming a concession, please enclose photocopied proof with your booking form. Post to:

Reply Paid 1450 (no stamp required) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra GPO Box 1450 Hobart TAS 7001

By phoneTelephone the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190 during business hours (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday) and have one of our friendly Box Office staff take care of your booking.

In personPop in to the TSO Box Office at Federation Concert Hall, 1 Davey Street Hobart, and make your booking over the counter. You can pay by cash, cheque (made payable to the TSO), money order or credit card.

Benefits of Subscribing How to Subscribe

Online

1If you are already a TSO subscriber, you can renew your subscription online by logging in to your account using

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2 If you are subscribing to the TSO for the first time, you can subscribe online from Monday 1 October 2012. Set up

your login and password at tso.com.au, select your package and select your concerts.Please note that instalment payments are not available online.

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WHAT TYPE OF SUBSCRIPTION IS BEST FOR ME?There are three types of TSO subscriptions

1. Fixed Packages

2. Compose Your Own

3. Subscription Vouchers

Fixed PackagesThere are six Fixed Package options to choose from. You may choose more than one package if you wish.

HobartMaster Series + Matinee Series (16 concerts)

Master Series (12 concerts)

Matinee Series (4 concerts)

Betta Milk Family Classics Series (3 concerts)

Fixed Packages offer real savings. Subscribe to all Hobart Master and MatineeSeriesconcertsandsave20%!

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Launceston Fixed 5 Series (5 concerts, excludes Betta Milk Family Classics and The TSO Goes to Broadway)

Subscribe to Launceston Fixed 6 Series or LauncestonFixed5Seriesandsave10%!Launceston Fixed 6 Series subscribers also receive a free ticket to a Hobart Master Series concert (excluding Master 1 and 12) at the equivalent price reserve.

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CONCESSIONSFull-time students, Australian Social Security Card holders, Companion Card holders and Veterans’ Affairs pensioners are eligible for concession prices. Seniors Card holders are not eligible for concession prices except in the Matinee and Betta Milk Family Classics series. To claim a concession, please enclose photocopied proof with your booking form. If you are booking online and claiming a concession, tickets will be held at the TSO Box Office until proof of concession is received. Please email a scanned copy of proof of concession to [email protected] or fax it to 03 6232 4455 or post it to TSO Box Office, GPO Box 1450, Hobart TAS 7001.

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SEAT CHANGESIf you are already a TSO subscriber and wish to change your seat/s, please indicate in the ‘special requirements’ section of your subscription renewal form. Changes, where possible, will be allocated based on the number of years of being a TSO subscriber and the date order of receipt.

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*PlusOneisyourchancetointroduceafriendtotheTSO.Ifyou subscribe before 31 December 2012 your nominated friend will receive a complimentary ticket to a 2013 TSO concert. Simply fill in your friend’s name and contact details on the booking form. We will contact your Plus One friend to arrange the ticket. Please note: Your Plus One friend must not be a current TSO subscriber. Subject to availability and excludes Hobart Master 1 and 12 plus Launceston Master 1.

TSO CHORUSFor those concerts where choral forces are required, the TSO is joined by the TSO Chorus, an auditioned group of 75 voices that was founded in 1992. June Tyzack has been Chorusmaster since 2001.

In its 20-year history the TSO Chorus has performed the oratorios Messiah, die Schöpfung and elijah, masses by Haydn, Schubert, Puccini and Martin, the requiem settings of Mozart, Brahms, Fauré and Sculthorpe, Beethoven’s Symphony No 9 and Christus am Ölberge, Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang, Vaughan Williams’ Sinfonia Antartica, and the operas Madama Butterfly, La traviata and Carmen.

Interstate collaborations have added The dream of Gerontius, Belshazzar’s Feast and Mahler’s Symphony No 2 and Symphony No 8 to the repertoire.

The TSO Chorus welcomes new members. Interested choristers should contact the Artistic and Chorus Coordinator on 03 6232 4421 or visit tsochorus.com.au for more information.

VIRTUOSI TASMANIAHear musicians from the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra perform fine chamber music in beautiful and historic Tasmanian venues.

Virtuosi Tasmania offers a 20-concert season throughout regional Tasmania.

Enjoy exceptional music in relaxed and intimate settings including historic homes, vineyards, luxury resorts, art galleries, churches and heritage buildings.

Visit tso.com.au and virtuositas.org.au for 2013 concert dates and details. Book tickets through the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190.

Please note that Virtuosi Tasmania concerts do not form part of TSO subscription packages.

TSO Partners

For information on TSO Partner opportunities, please contact Gabrielle Lis on 03 6232 4430 or email [email protected]

Core public support

Premier partners

Media supporters

We also wish to thank

Major partners

Partners

The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts, and the Tasmanian Icon Program.

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does the student in your life need some cultural nutrition? TSO’s Live it Up Live Student Season Pass is available to all full-time tertiary and secondary students. For just $30, students get access to more than 30 TSO concerts in Hobart, Launceston and regional Tasmania, subject to availability. Here’s how it works – download a 2013 Live it Up Live Student Season Pass application form at tso.com.au (proof of full-time student status required), pay $30, receive your Live it Up Live Student Season Pass and start booking! Tickets can be booked from two weeks in advance of a concert. For further information visit tso.com.au or contact the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190.

CONDITIONS: Students must present a valid student ID card or School Identification Slip when collecting tickets. Membership is valid until the end of 2013. Cards and tickets are non-transferable. Admittance is subject to availability and seating is at the discretion of the TSO Box Office. Contact the TSO Box Office for further details.

Marko Letonja’s Season 2013

Hot Seats $29. Not available on subscription.

Booking Form Personal detailsName

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Staple forms together if you wish to be seated with friends. Photocopies of documents must accompany this form if claiming concession/s. For assistance, call the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190.

Pricing TablesPrice tABLe 1 – fixed Package prices. see page 26 for fixed Package information.

HoBArt No. of concerts

fuLL concessionGold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Student (Bronze)

Master + Matinee 16 $1,080 $952 $824 $1,016 $824 $632 $328Master 12 $876 $770 $672 $806 $672 $518 $266Matinee 4 $300 $264 $228 $276 $228 $172 $88

Family Classics – unreserved seating 3fuLL concession

Adult Child Adult Student$69 $15 $57 $48

LAunceston No. of concerts

fuLL concession

A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve Student (B Reserve)

Student (C Reserve)

Launceston Fixed 6 6 $409 $355 $266 $355 $272 $206 $145 $110Launceston Fixed 5 5 $343 $298 $224 $298 $229 $174 $123 $94

Price tABLe 2 - compose Your own Package & extra tickets for fixed Package subscribers (i.e. 10% off)

hOBART fuLL concession

Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Student (Bronze)Master 1 & 12 $88 $79 $70 $83 $70 $57 $35Master 2-11 $75 $66 $57 $69 $57 $43 $22Matinee $75 $66 $57 $69 $57 $43 $22Showtime (FCH) $88 $79 $70 $83 $70 $57 $35Showtime (WP) $75 $66 NA NA NA NA NA

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Launceston - Master 1 $79 $70 $56 $70 $57 $46 $35 $30Launceston - excluding Master 1 $66 $57 $42 $57 $43 $32 $22 $16

BurniefuLL concession student cHiLd$50 $38 $16 $5

meLBourneFULL CONCESSION

A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve Student (C Reserve )$75 $66 $57 $69 $57 $43 $22

unreserVed seAtinG fuLL concession student cHiLd fAmiLY (2Ad+2ch)Family Classics / Regional $23 $19 $16 $5 NADiscover $15 $15 $5 $5 NAShadow Dreams – Terrapin $22.50 $18 $18 $9 $58Hobart Recital $50 $38 $16ANAM Concerto Competition one price only - $10Subscription Voucher (see page 26) minimum purchase of $200

Price tABLe 3 - single tickets for non-subscribers

Student prices start at $30 p/a for Live it Up Live card holders (see page 30) Single concert tickets $5- $73HoBArt from toMaster & Matinee $29 $113Showtime (FCH) $29 $113Showtime (WP) $73 $98

LAuncestonfrom to$36 $103

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Family Classics / Regional $26 $21 $18 $5 NADiscover $25 $20 $5 $5 NAShadow Dreams – Terrapin $25 $20 $20 $10 $64Hobart Recital $55 $42 $18

ANAM Concerto Competition one price only - $15

compose Your own and Additional ticketsSelect a minimum of four concerts excluding those marked ˆ. See page 32 for prices.

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FEB 8 Finishing Schubert Hobart Matinee $

15 Letonja – Stravinsky Hobart Master $15 Gala Soiree ^ Hobart $16 Letonja – Stravinsky Launceston (AH) $16 Gala Soiree ^ Launceston (AH) $

MAR 8 Richard Gill and the TSO Latrobe $

9 Richard Gill and the TSO George Town $15-17 Shadow Dreams ^ Ten Days

Hobart $Launceston $Burnie $

23 Britten & Shostakovich Hobart Master $

28 The TSO Goes to the Opera Hobart Showtime $

APR 4 Trains and Boats and Planes Family Classics $

12 Maestro plays Mozart Hobart Master $

13 Maestro plays Mozart Launceston (PT) $

MAY 10 Wigglesworth – Elgar & Britten Hobart Master $

25 Mozart’s Coronation Mass Hobart Master $

JUN 1 Tour de France Hobart Matinee $

5 Spaceship TSO Family Classics $

20 The TSO Goes to Broadway Showtime (WP) $

22 The TSO Goes to Broadway Launceston (AH) $

28 Discover Schubert’s Rosamunde Hobart $

JUL 5 Lang-Lessing & Gerstein Hobart Master $

6 Lang-Lessing & Gerstein Launceston (AH) $

26 Letonja & Hudson Hobart Matinee $

AUG 1 Letonja & Shaham Hobart Master $

3 Letonja & Shaham Melbourne $

7 Nikolai Demidenko Hobart $

16 Letonja & Skride Hobart Master $

17 Letonja & Skride Burnie $

SEP 13 Brahms & Poulenc Hobart $

20 Marc-André Hamelin Hobart Master $

OCT 3 ANAM Concerto Competition Hobart $

11 Schumann & Mendelssohn Hobart Master $

12 Schumann & Mendelssohn Launceston (PT) $

31 Trick or Treat Family Classics $

NOV 1 Trick or Treat Launceston Family Classics (PT) $

9 The Dean Brothers Hobart Matinee $

16 Discover Mozart’s Concert Arias Hobart $

22 Marko Letonja & Sol Gabetta Hobart Master $

23 Marko Letonja & Sol Gabetta Launceston (AH) $

30 Gershwin & Bernstein Hobart Master $

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Ticket prices may vary between performances and are subject to change without notice.

fixed PackagesFill in the boxes below with the number of packages you wish to purchase in each category.

Master + Matinee (16) Master (12) Matinee (4) Family Classics (3) Launceston (6) Launceston (5)

status Please attach proof if claiming concession.

Adult Concession Student Child (16 and under)

seating Preference Applies to reserved seating concerts only. See page 31 for seating maps.

HoBArtfederation concert Hall (fcH)

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LAunceston Princess theatre (Pt)

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subscription VoucherCommencing from $200. See page 26.

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Become a tso Holdings 2013 memberStrengthen your relationship with the TSO by becoming a 2013 Season member of Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Holdings Limited (TSOH). By doing so you will not only be standing up as an advocate for the orchestra, you will have the right to be involved in the election of the Board and will be entitled to stand for a position on the Board. For 2013 subscribers there is no more to pay as your $20 annual membership fee is automatically included within your subscription. All others can become a TSOH member by completing the TSOH membership form and paying a $20 annual fee. Yes, I would like to become a TSOH 2013 member

Further information on TSOH is available at tso.com.au or by calling 1800 001 190.

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now and into the future

For more than six decades the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra has enriched the lives of countless Tasmanians. Your tax-deductible support is vital to helping the TSO pursue the full range of its activities now and into the future. See pages 24 and 25 for information on giving levels to the TSO Fund and TSO Foundation.

Support the TSO now – donate to the TSO Fund (any amount) Thank you

Support the TSO into the future – donate to the TSO Foundation ($1,000+) Thank you

For further information, please telephone Lisa Harris on 03 6232 4414 (TSO Fund) or Colin Kent on 0419 373 071 (TSO Foundation).

Join fotso (friends of the tso)

AnnuAL memBersHiP Life memBersHiP Single $35 ($22 concession) Couple $48 ($33 concession) Single $350 ($220 concession) Couple $480 ($330 concession)

You should receive your FOTSO membership card soon after receiving your TSO concert tickets. Please contact the TSO Box Office on 1800 001 190 if you experience any unexpected delay.

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Program of Events

‘We have no choice , the river takes us where it wants…’

montH dAY time concert Venue PAGe

February 8 2.30pm Finishing Schubert, Marko Letonja, TSO Horns Federation Concert Hall 9

15 7.30pm Marko Letonja, Dvorák, Stravinsky, Edwards Federation Concert Hall 9

16 7.30pm Marko Letonja, Dvorák, Stravinsky, Edwards Albert Hall 9

23 7pm RACT Symphony Under the Stars Tolosa Park Glenorchy 10

March 2 7pm RACT Symphony Under the Stars City Park Launceston 10

8 7.30pm Richard Gill and the TSO Latrobe Memorial Hall 11

9 7.30pm Richard Gill and the TSO George Town Memorial Hall 11

151pm & 6.30pm

Shadow Dreams Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music Hobart & Annexe Theatre Inveresk

10

164pm & 6pm

Shadow Dreams Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music Hobart & Annexe Theatre Inveresk

10

174pm & 6pm

Shadow DreamsTasmanian Conservatorium of Music Hobart & Burnie Town Hall

10

23 7.30pm Britten & Shostakovich Federation Concert Hall 11

28 7.30pm The TSO Goes to the Opera Federation Concert Hall 12

April 4 6pm Trains and Boats and Planes Federation Concert Hall 12

12 7.30pm Maestro plays Mozart Federation Concert Hall 12

13 7.30pm Maestro plays Mozart Princess Theatre 12

May 10 7.30pm Wigglesworth, Elgar & Britten Federation Concert Hall 13

25 7.30pm Mozart’s Coronation Mass Federation Concert Hall 13

June 1 2.30pm Tour de France Federation Concert Hall 14

5 6pm Spaceship TSO Federation Concert Hall 14

20 8pm The TSO Goes to Broadway Wrest Point 14

22 7.30pm The TSO Goes to Broadway Albert Hall 14

28 7pm Discover Schubert’s Rosamunde Federation Concert Hall 15

July 5 7.30pm Lang-Lessing & Gerstein, Rachmaninov & Brahms Federation Concert Hall 15

6 7.30pm Lang-Lessing & Gerstein, Rachmaninov & Brahms Albert Hall 15

26 2.30pm Letonja & Hudson, Wagner, Stanhope, Haydn Federation Concert Hall 15

August 1 7.30pm Letonja & Shaham, Beethoven & Berio Federation Concert Hall 16

3 7.30pm Letonja & Shaham, Beethoven & Berio Melbourne Recital Centre 16

7 7.30pm Nikolai Demidenko in Recital Federation Concert Hall 16

16 7.30pm Letonja & Skride, Mozart, Britten, Schultz Federation Concert Hall 16

17 7.30pm Letonja & Skride, Mozart, Britten, Schultz Burnie Town Hall 16

September 13 7.30pmBrahms & Poulenc, Piers Lane, TSO String & Wind Principals


20 7.30pm Marc-André Hamelin, Beethoven’s Emperor Federation Concert Hall 17

October 3 7.30pm ANAM Concerto Competition Federation Concert Hall 17

11 7.30pmSchumann & Mendelssohn, Otto Tausk & Sue-Ellen Paulsen


12 7.30pmSchumann & Mendelssohn, Otto Tausk & Sue-Ellen Paulsen

Princess Theatre 18

31 6pm Trick or Treat Federation Concert Hall 18

November 1 6pm Trick or Treat Princess Theatre 18

9 2.30pm The Dean Brothers, Brahms, Dean & Bruch Federation Concert Hall 18

16 7pm Discover Mozart’s Concert Arias Federation Concert Hall 19

22 7.30pm Marko Letonja & Sol Gabetta, Haydn & Smetana Federation Concert Hall 19

23 7.30pm Marko Letonja & Sol Gabetta, Haydn & Smetana Albert Hall 19

30 7.30pm Gershwin & Bernstein, Marko Letonja & Freddy Kempf Federation Concert Hall 21

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