THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD SEASON 2018:19 MUSIC DIRECTOR CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE

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1 THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD MUSIC DIRECTOR SEASON 2018:19 CAIRD HALL, DUNDEE

2 WELCOME My dear friends, I am so honoured to be starting the 2018:19 Season as the RSNO s Music Director. From the moment I was invited to stand in to conduct Shostakovich s Symphony No11 in 2009, I felt something important was going to happen. When we began rehearsing, there was such an immediate connection between me and the Orchestra that together we were able to come close to the heart of this great music. Since then we have grown together, exploring a broad range of repertoire, gradually pushing the boundaries of what is possible, and our connection is as strong as ever. It s wonderful to have reached this point and I am excited about the musical journeys we will share together with you in the coming years. Scotland is fortunate to have such a wonderful National Orchestra and of course, the RSNO Chorus and Junior Chorus, who both celebrate special birthdays in This Season is also a first for Elim Chan as Principal Guest Conductor and I am sure you will join me in extending her a very warm welcome. I m looking forward to working with all of the RSNO family, bringing wonderful music to the Caird Hall for you to enjoy. As well as our concerts at home in Scotland, it is a great privilege for the musicians and me to represent this great country abroad. Over the coming years we will be touring to China, the United States and Europe with such wonderful artists as pianist Olga Kern and violinist Nicola Benedetti. To be able to share our music with many people is a real joy and honour. Of course, I am most excited about the Season ahead here in Scotland. We have many wonderful concerts for you to enjoy, featuring some of the world s finest artists. It is my hope that our concerts will surprise and delight you. There is so much great music to explore and I look forward to getting to know you as we share that journey together. Yours, Thomas Søndergård RSNO MUSIC DIRECTOR Season Concerts 04 OCT NOV FEB PM 7.30PM 7.30PM THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD Søndergård Conducts Mahler Five ELIM CHAN Chan Conducts Rachmaninov NICOLA BENEDETTI Søndergård and Benedetti

3 Film Concerts 28 FEB 2019 GILBERT VARGA Dvořák s New World Symphony 20 DEC PM 7.30PM 7.30PM RSNO Christmas Concert Snowman Enterprises Ltd APR 2019 RICHARD KAUFMAN The Music of John Williams 5

4 BOOK NOW FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Kennedy Leitch Assistant Principal Cello The David and Anne Smith Chair Maya Iwabuchi Leader Dunard Fund Chair Katherine Bryan Principal Flute The David and Anne Smith Chair Aleksei Kiseliov Principal Cello The James Browning Chair Søndergård s panoramic vision was instantly embraced by the orchestra, gratifyingly cohesive, yet effervescent at every turn THE SCOTSMAN 6

5 SEASON 2018:19 SEASON OPENER 04 OCT PM 01 NOV PM THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD ELIM CHAN Søndergård Conducts Mahler Five Lotta Wennäkoski Flounce Scottish premiere Beethoven Piano Concerto No2 Mahler Symphony No5 Thomas Søndergård CONDUCTOR Francesco Piemontesi PIANO A symphony must be like the world, declared Gustav Mahler. It must embrace everything! So what better way for Thomas Søndergård to make his entrance as the RSNO s new Music Director than by plunging headlong into Mahler s Fifth Symphony: a sweeping romantic drama of life, death and of course love? Superstar pianist Francesco Piemontesi plays Beethoven s brightest concerto, and a musical firecracker from Finnish composer Lotta Wennäkoski lights the touchpaper. Come and join the celebration! Katherine Wren (RSNO Viola) Chan Conducts Rachmaninov Dukas The Sorcerer s Apprentice Chopin Piano Concerto No2 Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Elim Chan CONDUCTOR Benjamin Grosvenor PIANO There s magic in the air as the awardwinning Elim Chan joins the RSNO team as Principal Guest Conductor. And it s not just confined to Dukas fabulous musical fairy tale of wizardry gone wrong (think Disney s Fantasia). There s the nostalgia of Rachmaninov s Symphonic Dances, with its evocation of a haunted ballroom. And Benjamin Grosvenor summons up the hearton-sleeve romance of Chopin s tuneful Piano Concerto No2. The nation s favourite young pianist? Well, come and decide for yourself! Ursula Heidecker Allen (RSNO Violin) in conversation with Elim Chan (RSNO Principal Guest Conductor) Pre-concert talks are free to ticket holders and start at 6.45pm in the Marryat Hall. 7

6 BOOK NOW STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: Helen Brew Associate Principal Flute The Gordon Fraser Charitable Trust Chair Ana Cordova Principal Double Bass The Kate and Gavin Gemmell Chair SITTING LEFT TO RIGHT: Francesca Hunt Viola The Rolf and Helen Thornqvist Chair Lance Green Associate Principal Trombone The William Cadenhead Chair Chan s mastery of the architecture made for a gripping account. THE SCOTSMAN 8

7 SEASON 2018:19 07 FEB PM 28 FEB PM NICOLA BENEDETTI GILBERT VARGA Søndergård and Benedetti Thomas Adès Dances from Powder Her Face Gershwin (arr Bennett) A Symphonic Picture of Porgy and Bess Wynton Marsalis Concerto in D (for Violin and Orchestra) Scottish premiere Thomas Søndergård CONDUCTOR Nicola Benedetti VIOLIN Nicola Benedetti now, she really can play! says the American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis. Not that we need telling! There s a good reason why Benedetti is the nation s favourite classical violinist, and when she plays the concerto that Marsalis wrote specially for her in 2015, something sensational happens: one critic called her performance barnstorming. Thomas Søndergård conducts and bluesy, jazzflavoured classics by Thomas Adès and Gershwin get the evening off to a swinging start. Dvořák s New World Symphony Mathias Requiescat Brahms Violin Concerto Dvořák Symphony No9 From the New World Gilbert Varga CONDUCTOR Kristóf Baráti VIOLIN Some pieces are classics for a reason and when it comes to the New World Symphony we don t just mean the Hovis ad! Dvořák s great symphony of exile, hope and nostalgia has been stirring the emotions of audiences ever since 1893, and the Violin Concerto by his great friend Brahms is every bit as enjoyable too. Violinist Kristóf Baráti gives it a dash of Hungarian spice tonight but first, conductor Gilbert Varga shares a magical rediscovery from Wales. Katherine Wren (RSNO Viola) in conversation with Kristóf Baráti Margarida Castro (RSNO Associate Principal Double Bass) 9

8 BOOK NOW BACK LEFT TO RIGHT: Maree Murdoch Soprano, RSNO Chorus Kenneth Allen Bass, RSNO Chorus FRONT LEFT TO RIGHT: Edward Gow Probationary 2, RSNO Junior Chorus Rachael Gow Training Choir, RSNO Junior Chorus the emergence of ladies and girls voices transported us into a world of heavenly magical sounds MUSICAL OPINION 10

9 FILM CONCERTS SEASON 2018:19 20 DEC PM 25 APR PM Snowman Enterprises Ltd 2018 RSNO Christmas Concert (featuring The Snowman) Matthew Hamilton CONDUCTOR Jamie MacDougall PRESENTER RSNO Junior Chorus We re walking in the air It isn t Christmas until The Snowman has taken you on his magical journey through the winter sky. Enjoy this special showing of the festive classic on the large screen, accompanied live by the RSNO and narrated by our guest presenter Jamie MacDougall. Perfect for the whole family, join us for our Christmas party filled with seasonal favourites, carols old and new and, of course, a chance for everyone to sing along! The Music of John Williams Richard Kaufman CONDUCTOR Johannes Moser CELLO (ARTIST IN RESIDENCE) No one writes a movie theme like John Williams: no wonder he s the world s most popular film composer. And no cinema in the world comes close to how good this music sounds when it s played live in concert by the full RSNO. Join Hollywood maestro Richard Kaufman and cellist Johannes Moser for hit after hit after hit, from Schindler s List, Jurassic Park and E.T. to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Memoirs of a Geisha all in glorious 3D sound! Film on screen with live orchestra SPONSORED BY 11

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11 SEASON 2018:19 When I conduct the RSNO, there s a flexibility, an openness, a sense of dialogue between us. I m simply too curious about where that dialogue can take us. It hasn t stopped since I first conducted the Orchestra in 2009, so there must be something bigger going on. IN CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD The RSNO s new Music Director Thomas Søndergård is typically thoughtful and perceptive when considering his long and continuing relationship with the Orchestra. And, specifically, what compelled him to dive into the role of Music Director from the 2018:19 Season onwards after being Principal Guest Conductor since It feels so great to put a ring on our fingers, so to speak. Even after several years together, we still have plenty to explore. After all, that s why we re all here. Søndergård is a familiar face on Scottish podiums from the many inspiring concerts he s conducted across his seven Seasons as Principal Guest Conductor. But what of the man himself? What was it, for example, that led him into music in the first place? A compulsive attraction, he reveals. I grew up in a town called Holstebro in Jutland, Denmark, and one of my earliest memories was hearing the marching band of the Music School in the equivalent of Nethergate. The minute I heard it, my parents got terrified because I just ran off to where the music was coming from. I must have been about five or six. And that s when I told them I wanted to be part of that. What the young Thomas ended up playing, however, was percussion I told my uncle I was interested, and he found some drumsticks and taught me a few things, he explains. He was quickly accepted into Holstebro s Music School, and later into the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, where he found his skills almost immediately in demand professionally. Early on I auditioned for the European Community Youth Orchestra (ECYO), and when I got in, everything took off. I also got a position at the Royal Danish Opera so in the end I never even finished at the Academy. But his big leap from percussion into conducting was yet to happen. When did Søndergård begin to feel the urge to be on the podium? I started touring with the ECYO and played under conductors who became really important to me Claudio Abbado and Bernard Haitink, Carlo Maria Giulini and Zubin Mehta, for example. Was it a case of watching these eminent international figures from behind the timps, picking up tips on how they did it? Always! I was more and more consciously analysing what worked and what didn t. I d bring along scores of what we were playing, open them on a timpani I wasn t using, and make loads of notes. 13

12 BOOK NOW Sally Jubb I feel I can take more time with things now, and you become a different artist when there s room for that... Friends increasingly asked Søndergård to conduct their concerts, and he put on several himself with orchestral colleagues Stravinsky s Soldier s Tale, for instance, or Wagner s Siegfried Idyll. I also asked other visiting conductors to come and watch, and give me feedback. I learnt a lot that way. His big break, however, came in 2005, at the Royal Danish Opera. Michael Schønwandt, who was Music Director at the time, wanted to premiere Kafka s Trial by Danish composer Poul Ruders. He got me involved, and rehearsals went so well that he asked me: do you want to take over the whole production? Of course I agreed! The production was an enormous success, and marked Søndergård s launch into the world of international conducting. He became Principal Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in 2009, then Principal Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in And from the 2018:19 Season, he heads the RSNO. Søndergård s relationship with the Orchestra goes all the way back to 2009 when he stepped in as a last-minute replacement after a colleague was indisposed. It was Shostakovich s 11th Symphony, he remembers. The Usher Hall evening in particular is one of the concerts I ll never forget. It was the sheer power of the music, but there was also an immediate connection between me and the Orchestra that seemed to say: there s something here we need to explore further. Even in Søndergård s years as Principal Guest Conductor after 2011, there s been a clear sense of focus and ambition to his concerts: Messiaen s kaleidoscopic Turangalîla Symphony in 2014, for example, or his Stravinsky series in 2015:16. Or his three concerts in the 2016:17 Season devoted to Beethoven, Sibelius and Mahler; or, indeed, his two-concert exploration of Richard Strauss in With these explorations in mind, how would Søndergård describe his opening Season as Music Director? The advantage of getting to know the Orchestra over time is that I ve developed a feeling for what we do well together. I ve included music that I think is important for us to do at this point in our 14

13 SEASON 2018:19 journey together, and also music that best fits the combination of the Orchestra and me all with a view of where we d like to be in three or four years time. There are several strands to his opening Season, focused around a clutch of key composers that Søndergård clearly feels strongly about. We re going to do a Mahler cycle over the next few years, he explains. We re beginning with Symphonies Nos 5 and 6 and the Adagio from No10 this Season music that s very close to the Orchestra s hearts, and to mine. He also points to Prokofiev as a key focus. My plan is to do a Prokofiev symphony cycle as well. I ve always liked Prokofiev, but something special happened when I conducted the Sixth Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra back in It s hard to describe it felt like music that was so playful and so daring. And, of course, we will perform Sibelius he s a composer who will accompany me throughout my whole life, I think. Furthermore, Søndergård will embark on tours to China, the United States and Europe with the Orchestra in the coming years. There s a big world out there! Søndergård exclaims. Both to take in, and also to compete with. We re so lucky to have fantastic audiences and wonderful concert halls in Scotland, but it feels so different to sit on a different stage. I think our relationship is something we should be keen to show the world. Søndergård immensely values the support that he and the RSNO receive within Scotland, and he s been fascinated to discover the country s own Nordic links, first when conducting the Orchestra at Orkney s St Magnus Festival in I spoke to a lot of people when I was there, and somebody told me they felt more Norwegian than Scottish. That s an idea I d like to explore, maybe in terms of music. He s also planning to spend a lot more time getting to know Scotland and he s recently gained a new way to do it. I now have a driving licence! he beams. Which I didn t have until I was 45. Why did he leave it so late to get one? I just didn t need to drive, he explains. And I knew if I got one and then didn t use it, I d just have to learn all over again. But my partner and I now have a summer house about an hour from Copenhagen, and being able to drive there has changed our lives. I can really see myself exploring Scotland, driving around in the mountains but maybe I need a bit more experience driving on the right side of the road before I start driving on the left! Indeed, finding time for himself has become an increasing priority in his life, Søndergård says. You simply have to make time. For the past 12 years conducting has been a 24-hour activity, but now I feel really on top of my job. What does he like doing when not immersing himself in music? I m really enjoying the simpler things in life. My partner and I travel for good food and good wine, or for beautiful architecture, and family has become increasingly important too. I feel I can take more time with things now, and you become a different artist when there s room for that and also a better person. There will be little time for rest, however, in Søndergård s packed and exciting first Season as Music Director, one that s driven by his powerful insights and his insatiable curiosity. My biggest wish is that this wonderful Orchestra will continue to surprise people and make people happy, he says. And perhaps to make them think about things they haven t thought about before, too. But the most important thing is passion the passion between everyone involved, because that s what takes us all further on our journey together. David Kettle 15

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20 2018:19 Season COME AND SING: CARMINA BURANA GLW Sat 29 Sep 2018: 10am 5pm, 7pm SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS MAHLER FIVE DND Thu 4 Oct 2018 EDN Fri 5 Oct 2018 GLW Sat 6 Oct 2018 SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS RACHMANINOV ONE EDN Fri 12 Oct 2018 GLW Sat 13 Oct 2018 ABN Sun 14 Oct 2018: 3pm THE THREE-CORNERED HAT EDN Fri 19 Oct 2018 GLW Sat 20 Oct 2018 SYMPHONY, SOUP AND A SANDWICH BIZET SYMPHONY IN C GLW Wed 24 Oct 2018: 1pm CHILDREN S CLASSIC CONCERTS BROOMSTICK RIDE GLW Sat 27 Oct 2018: 3pm EDN Sun 28 Oct 2018: 3pm CHAN CONDUCTS RACHMANINOV DND Thu 1 Nov 2018 EDN Fri 2 Nov 2018 GLW Sat 3 Nov 2018 CHAMBER SERIES SCHUBERT S TROUT QUINTET GLW Sun 4 Nov 2018: 2.30pm SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS POULENC S GLORIA PTH Thu 8 Nov 2018 EDN Fri 9 Nov 2018 GLW Sat 10 Nov 2018 VARÈSE SARABANDE 40 TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT EDN Fri 16 Nov 2018 GLW Sat 17 Nov 2018 SØNDERGÅRD S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA EDN Fri 23 Nov 2018 GLW Sat 24 Nov 2018 ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER IN CONCERT EDN Fri 30 Nov 2018 GLW Sat 1 Dec 2018 CHAMBER SERIES MOZART AND MORE GLW Sun 2 Dec 2018: 2.30pm CHILDREN S CLASSIC CONCERTS A CHRISTMAS CAROL GLW Sat 8 Dec 2018: 1pm & 3pm EDN Sun 9 Dec 2018: 3pm SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS THE NUTCRACKER EDN Fri 14 Dec 2018 GLW Sat 15 Dec 2018 RSNO CHRISTMAS CONCERT PTH Wed 19 Dec 2018 DND Thu 20 Dec 2018 EDN Fri 21 Dec 2018 GLW Sat 22 Dec 2018: 2pm & 6pm VIENNESE GALA INV Wed 9 Jan 2019 PTH Thu 10 Jan 2019 DNF Fri 11 Jan 2019 LNG Sat 12 Jan 2019 CHAMBER SERIES BRILLIANT BRASS GLW Sun 20 Jan 2019: 2.30pm SYMPHONY, SOUP AND A SANDWICH BRAHMS SYMPHONY No2 GLW Wed 23 Jan 2019: 1pm SCI-FI SPECTACULAR! EDN Fri 25 Jan 2019 GLW Sat 26 Jan 2019: 3pm & 7.30pm SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS BRUCKNER FOUR EDN Fri 1 Feb 2019 GLW Sat 2 Feb 2019 SØNDERGÅRD AND BENEDETTI DND Thu 7 Feb 2019 EDN Fri 8 Feb 2019 GLW Sat 9 Feb 2019 CHAN CONDUCTS ROMEO AND JULIET EDN Fri 15 Feb 2019 GLW Sat 16 Feb 2019 ABN Sun 17 Feb 2019: 3pm [INSIDE]OUT SCHUMANN GLW Wed 20 Feb 2019 NORRINGTON CONDUCTS SCHUMANN EDN Fri 22 Feb 2019 GLW Sat 23 Feb 2019 DVOŘÁK S NEW WORLD SYMPHONY DND Thu 28 Feb 2019 EDN Fri 1 Mar 2019 GLW Sat 2 Mar 2019 CARMINA BURANA EDN Fri 8 Mar 2019 GLW Sat 9 Mar 2019 CHAMBER SERIES THE PHOENIX TRIO GLW Sun 10 Mar 2019: 2.30pm THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER ABN Thu 14 Mar 2019 EDN Fri 15 Mar 2019 GLW Sat 16 Mar 2019: 3pm & 7.30pm SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS PROKOFIEV EDN Fri 22 Mar 2019 GLW Sat 23 Mar 2019 IN FOCUS: SIBELIUS GLW Sat 23 Mar 2019: 1pm 4pm EDN Sat 11 May 2019: 10am 1pm PRESENTING NYOS 40 TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT EDN Fri 12 Apr 2019 GLW Sat 13 Apr 2019 HANDEL S MESSIAH GLW Sat 20 Apr 2019 COMPOSERS HUB WORKSHOP GLW Tue 23 Apr 2019: 10am 5pm THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS DND Thu 25 Apr 2019 EDN Fri 26 Apr 2019 GLW Sat 27 Apr 2019: 3pm & 7.30pm CHAMBER SERIES CELLOBRATION GLW Sun 28 Apr 2019: 2.30pm BEETHOVEN FIVE PTH Thu 2 May 2019 EDN Fri 3 May 2019 GLW Sat 4 May 2019 [INSIDE]OUT MOZART GLW Wed 8 May 2019 SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS MAHLER SIX EDN Fri 10 May 2019 GLW Sat 11 May 2019 CHAMBER SERIES CONTRASTS GLW Sun 12 May 2019: 2.30pm CHAN CONDUCTS THE ENIGMA VARIATIONS EDN Fri 17 May 2019 GLW Sat 18 May 2019 ABN Sun 19 May 2019: 3pm SYMPHONY, SOUP AND A SANDWICH BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY No4 GLW Wed 22 May 2019: 1pm BACK TO THE FUTURE IN CONCERT EDN Fri 24 May 2019 GLW Sat 25 May 2019: 2.30pm & 7.30pm SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS BELSHAZZAR S FEAST EDN Fri 31 May 2019 GLW Sat 1 Jun 2019 THE PLANETS AN HD ODYSSEY GLW Sat 15 Jun 2019 EDN Sun 16 Jun 2019: 3pm All concerts start at 7.30PM unless otherwise noted. BOX OFFICE NUMBERS Aberdeen ABN Dundee DND Dunfermline DNF Edinburgh EDN Glasgow GLW Inverness INV Langholm LNG Perth PTH THANK YOU TO RSNO Photography: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan 2018 Sally Jubb 2018 (p3) Lighting: Phil Smith, Matthew Smith, Phil Smith Associates Ltd. Location: The Glue Factory, Glasgow All details correct at time of print. 19 Killermont Street, Glasgow G2 3NX +44 (0) rsno.org.uk Scottish Company No Scottish Charity No SC The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government