MOzart SCHUBERT BARTOK& PROGRAM ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS. MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES Thursday 18 August 11am

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1 PROGRAM MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES Thursday 18 August 11am MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES Friday 19 & Saturday 20 August 7.30pm Perth Concert Hall ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS BARTOK& MOzart SCHUBERT BARTOK&

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3 WELCOME This week we are delighted to welcome our Conductor Asher Fisch back to Perth for the first of three weeks of exciting concerts. Across these three weeks Asher and the orchestra explore a wide variety of repertoire and these concerts are no exception: three works by Mozart, Schubert and Bartók that span three centuries. Schubert and Mozart were quite simply two of the most outstanding child prodigies the world of music has ever seen. Despite the fact that both died tragically young (Mozart at 35 and Schubert at just 31) they managed between them to composer more than 1600 works. When one considers the vast range of their output, from songs to symphonies, sonatas to operas, their output is even more astonishing. Although Schubert may be best known as a composer of songs, his symphonies, and in particular numbers four, five, eight and nine are staples of the orchestral canon. Schubert himself subtitled his Fourth Symphony Tragic, although in truth only the first movement seems to fully justify the title. The last movement certainly has a strong dramatic tension, but its emphatic Major key conclusion rather undermines any chance of it being considered truly tragic in nature. The second movement is typically Schubert, glowing with a bittersweet lyricism. Mozart s charming (and somewhat) humorous Fourth Horn Concerto was completed in The final huntinghorn movement of this concerto usually steals the limelight, but the other movements also have their charms! We are delighted that our very own Horn David Evans takes centre stage to perform this jovial concerto. Following the interval (and jumping forward over 150 years) Maestro Fisch will lead the orchestra in a work which really does showcase the exceptional talents of each section of our Orchestra. Béla Bartók s Concerto for Orchestra is a virtuosic show piece that is filled with rhythmic vitality, Hungarian paprika colours and culminates in a grand and powerful final movement a towering classic of twentieth-century orchestral music. Alan Tyrrell Program Manager

4 MORNING SYMPHONY SERIES ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS MOZART & BARTOK MOZART Horn Concerto No.4 (17 mins) Allegro moderato Romanza (Andante) Rondo (Allegro) BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra (38 mins) Introduzione: Andante non troppo Allegro vivace Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando Elegia: Andante non troppo Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto Finale: Pesante Presto Asher Fisch conductor David Evans horn Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts Pre-concert Talk Find out more about the music in the concert with this week s speaker, Christopher van Tuinen. The Pre-concert Talk takes place at 9.40am in the Auditorium. The Pre-concert Talk is supported by Wesfarmers Arts 4

5 MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS SCHUBERT & BARTOK SCHUBERT Symphony No.4 Tragic (28 mins) Adagio molto Allegro vivace Andante Menuetto: Allegro vivace Trio Allegro MOZART Horn Concerto No.4 (17 mins) Allegro moderato Romanza (Andante) Rondo (Allegro) Interval (25 mins) BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra (38 mins) Introduzione: Andante non troppo Allegro vivace Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando Elegia: Andante non troppo Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto Finale: Pesante Presto Asher Fisch conductor David Evans horn Pre-concert Talks Find out more about the music in the concert with this week s speaker, Christopher van Tuinen. Pre-concert Talks take place at 6.45pm in the Terrace Level Foyer. Meet the Musician Enjoy a conversation with David Evans, Horn post-concert Saturday night in the Terrace Level Foyer. Pre-concert Talks are supported by Wesfarmers Arts 5

6 2016 UPCOMING CONCERTS TICKETS FROM $30* Photo: Berthold Fabricius ALCOHOL.THINK AGAIN MASTERS SERIES ASHER FISCH & WASO BAIBA SKRIDE PLAYS MOZART FRI 26 & SAT 27 AUG 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall An exhilarating concert with Baiba Skride s brilliant sound, ideally suited to Mozart s elegant Fourth Violin Concerto. Also features Schoenberg s romantic masterpiece Verklärte Nacht. SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) MOZART Violin Concerto No.4 BRAHMS ORCH. SCHOENBERG Piano Quartet No.1 Asher Fisch conductor Baiba Skride violin (pictured) Baiba Skride appears courtesy of Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty Ltd Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts TICKETS FROM $55 * MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS MOZART S REQUIEM FRI 2 & SAT 3 SEPT 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall Mozart s Requiem has always been the object of legend. The profound depth and sincerity with which Mozart gives voice to both grief and hope, showcases his great genius. MAGNUS LINDBERG EXPO RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin MOZART Requiem Asher Fisch conductor (pictured) Sara Macliver soprano Stefanie Irányi mezzo soprano Steve Davislim tenor Derek Welton bass WASO Chorus Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts BOOK NOW CALL VISIT WASO.COM.AU *A handling fee of $5.50 per transaction applies all purchases. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post. 6

7 WASO IN THE COMMUNITY WASO's Education Week 2016 It was fabulous to see WASO investing so wholeheartedly in the vital job of reaching a young audience. Rosalind Appleby, 28 June, The West Australian WASO's Education Week celebrates the diverse programs delivered by our Community Engagement Department. Throughout the year, WASO presents workshops, performances and music classes to audiences across the State, and for one week of the year, the company focuses entirely on this suite of activities to present Education Week as part of Community Support Month. This year, from June, the Community Engagement Team worked with a terrific group of presenters to reach audiences as young as babies through to 70+, delivering a range of performance based and participatory programs encouraging appreciation of live music and music-making. The stats are in for what can only be described as a very fun week for all involved; #educationweek16 reached more than 7000 audience members over 7 days 13 performances and workshops across 8 different programs 5 different performance sites across Perth Concert Hall, Hale School and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children 5 world premiere performances Welcome to Country Ceremony with Mr Barry McGuire featuring a side-by-side performance of Kolbang djn-djin, written by Dr Gerard Brophy and gifted to WASO by Guildford Grammar School 21 schools groups and 52 home school families attended projects at Perth Concert Hall one 21st Birthday Party, celebrating EChO (our Education Chamber Orchestra), one of the longest running education programs delivered by an Australian Orchestra On double bass presented as a 21st Birthday gift to EChO kindly donated by John Albright & Susan Lorimer 46 active amateur musicians performed side-by-side WASO players to create our larger than life Rusty Orchestra one wolf 3 pairs of blue converse The Rusty Orchestra performance on Saturday 25 June was presented in loving memory of our dear friend and supporter from 720 ABC Perth, Eoin Cameron ( ). For more information about WASO's extensive Community Engagement program visit waso.com.au/education Photo: Kate Ferguson Photo: Kate Ferguson 7

8 ABOUT THE ARTIST Asher Fisch Conductor & Artistic Adviser Asher Fisch s first two seasons with WASO included a range of classical repertoire, a Beethoven Symphony Cycle in 2014 and a Brahms Festival in 2015, both Western Australian firsts. A seasoned conductor in both the operatic and symphonic worlds, he is known best for his interpretative command of German and Italian repertoire of the Romantic and post-romantic era, in particular Wagner, Brahms, Strauss and Verdi. He is currently Guest Conductor of the Seattle Opera, where he conducted its quadrennial Wagner Ring cycle in 2013, and his former posts include Music Director of the New Israeli Opera ( ) and the Vienna Volksoper ( ). He first worked with WASO in He has long maintained strong ties to the Bavarian State Opera, and in the season conducted a new production by Martin Kušej of The Force of Destiny, plus revival performances of Parsifal, Salome, Ariadne auf Naxos, La bohème and Turandot. Other highlights of the season included concerts with the Munich Philharmonic; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; National Orchestra of Belgium; Aarhus Symphony Orchestra (Denmark); a tour in Italy with the Orchestra della Toscana; and a visit to the Melbourne Festival in October 2013, where he conducted an all-wagner program with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the State Opera of South Australia s Wagner Ring cycle in 2005, which won ten Helpmann Awards. Asher Fisch began his conducting career as Daniel Barenboim s assistant and kapellmeister at the Berlin State Opera. He is an accomplished pianist and released his first solo disc of Wagner piano transcriptions in Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts Photo: Chris Gonz 8

9 ABOUT THE ARTIST David Evans Horn David Evans studied Horn at the University of Melbourne and the Victorian College of the Arts, before completing three programs at the Australian National Academy of Music. In 2002 David was appointed Horn with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, and has since appeared as soloist with WASO on numerous occasions, performing works by Schumann, Mozart and Britten. David has performed as guest Horn in the Melbourne, Tasmanian, New Zealand Symphony and China Philharmonic Orchestras and has appeared as a guest artist at the Melbourne International Festival of Brass and the 42nd International Horn Symposium in Brisbane. David was a member of the Australian World Orchestra in 2013, and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in September Photo: Nik Babic PATRONS & FRIENDS EVENT Louise McKay In Conversation and Recital Sunday 23 October, 2pm 4pm McAppion Theatre, Aquinas College Spend an afternoon with WASO s Associate Cello Louise McKay. It s often quoted that 10,000 hours of practice are required to achieve mastery in any field, but musicians never stop learning and striving to perfect their artistry. The annual Friends of WASO Scholarship invests in the development of your Orchestra s musicians, and is directly supported by ticket sales to our Patrons & Friends events. Louise was the recipient of this year s Scholarship, and has returned from her trip to Berlin ready to share stories from her experiences overseas and her musical career. Complementing her work with WASO, Louise is an active chamber musician and soloist and will perform a selection of beautiful works for cello. Don t miss your chance to hear from one of our talented musicians in an intimate setting. Tickets are $45 for Patrons & Friends ($55 for guests) including wine and refreshments and can be purchased by calling the WASO Box Office on Associate Cello Chair is partnered by Penrhos College. 9

10 WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Photo: Emma Van Dordrecht The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is Western Australia s largest and busiest performing arts organisation. With a reputation for excellence, engagement and innovation, WASO s resident company of full-time, professional musicians plays a central role in creating a culturally vibrant Western Australia. WASO is a not for profit company, funded through government, ticket revenue and the generous support of the community through corporate and philanthropic partnerships. WASO s vision is to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Each year the Orchestra entertains and inspires the people of Western Australia through its concert performances, regional tours, innovative education and community programs, and its artistic partnerships with West Australian Opera and West Australian Ballet. The Orchestra is led by Conductor and Artistic Adviser Asher Fisch. The Israeli-born conductor is widely acclaimed for his command of the Romantic German repertoire and is a frequent guest at the world s great opera houses. Each year the Orchestra performs over 175 concerts with some of the world s most talented conductors and soloists to an audience in excess of 190,000. An integral part of the Orchestra is the WASO Chorus, a highly skilled ensemble of auditioned singers who volunteer their time and talent. waso.com.au 10

11 WASO ON STAGE TONIGHT VIOLIN Laurence Jackson Concertmaster Graeme Norris Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca Glorie A/ 1st Violin Zak Rowntree* 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assoc 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Beth Hebert Jane Johnston Sunmi Jung Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Andrea Mendham^ Akiko Miyazawa Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Kathryn Shinnick Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby Susannah Williams^ David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan Sally Boud^ Guest Assoc Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Benjamin Caddy Katherine Corecig^ Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Kathryn McKay^ Allan McLean Helen Tuckey CELLO Rod McGrath Chair partnered by Tokyo Gas Louise McKay Chair partnered by Penrhos College Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Eve Silver* Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiaole Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Joan Wright Elizabeth Browning^ Louise Elaerts Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Mark Tooby FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Liz Chee Annabelle Farid Guest Assoc COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Sue & Ron Wooller Adam Mikulicz CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN Sarah Barrett^ Guest Robert Gladstones 3rd Horn Julia Brooke Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Evan Cromie Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Chiron Meller A/Assoc Percussion and Timpani HARP Sarah Bowman Bronwyn Wallis^ Associate Guest Musician^ *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. 11

12 YOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE PRINTED PROGRAMS Please share or download our free printed programs to help us be environmentally responsible. WASO s programs can be downloaded from our website waso.com.au FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF ALL When to applaud? Musicians love applause. Audience members normally applaud: When the concertmaster (violin) walks onto the stage When the conductor walks onto the stage After the completion of each piece and at the end of the performance When you need to cough, try to muffle or bury your cough in a handkerchief or during a louder section of the music. Cough lozenges are available from the WASO Ticket Collection Desk before each performance and at the interval. Hearing aids that are incorrectly adjusted may disturb other patrons, please be mindful of those around you. Mobile phones and other electronic devices need to be switched off throughout the performance. Photography, sound and video recordings are permitted prior to the start of the performance. Latecomers and patrons who leave the auditorium will be seated only after the completion of a work. MOVING TO EMPTY SEATS Please do not move to empty seats prior to the performance as this may affect seating for latecomers when they are admitted during a suitable break. FEEDBACK ABOUT THIS CONCERT Please send your feedback to PO BOX 3041, East Perth WA 6892, call , waso@waso.com.au or leave us a message on Facebook or Twitter. LISTEN TO WASO ABC Classic FM This performance is being recorded for broadcast on ABC Classic FM on Friday 2 September at 8pm (or 6pm online). For further details visit abc.net.au/classic 720 ABC PERTH Tune in to 720 ABC Perth on Friday morning at 6.15am when Prue Ashurst joins James Lush to provide the latest on classical music and WASO s upcoming concerts. CONNECT WITH WASO Join us on Facebook facebook.com/ WestAustralianSymphonyOrchestra Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/_waso_ Tag your photos #WASO on Instagram instagram.com/_waso_ Watch us on YouTube youtube.com/westaustsymorchestra E-News Stay up to date and sign-up to our SymphonE-news at waso.com.au WASO On The Go Download WASO s free app on itunes or Google Play. Visit waso.com.au For concert information and to listen to concert playlists. 12

13 PERTH CONCERT HALL THE HOME OF THE WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Perth Concert Hall is renowned for having one of the finest acoustics in the southern hemisphere. The concert hall is the home and serves as the primary performance venue for the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), and hosts a number of diverse performances and events all year round. FOOD & BEVERAGES Please visit the Perth Concert Hall website perthconcerthall.com.au for full information on food and beverage offerings at the venue. Foyer bars are open for drinks and coffee two hours before, during interval and after the concert. To save time we recommend you pre-order your interval drinks. FREE WATER STATIONS Terrace Level Corner Bar one water station on either side of the bar near windows Upper Gallery level Lower Gallery level Level 1 Ground Floor foyer across from box office Wardle Room western side of bar FIRST AID There are St John Ambulance officers present at every concert so please speak to them if you require any first aid assistance ACCESSIBILITY Perth Concert Hall is equipped to assist people with disabilities: A universal accessible toilet is available on the ground floor (Level 1) A hearing induction loop operates in rows N6:35 to X6:35 in the stalls area WASO BOX OFFICE AT PERTH CONCERT HALL You can now buy WASO tickets and subscriptions, exchange tickets and make a donation at the Box Office on the ground floor (Level 1) prior to each performance and at interval. Tickets for other performances at Perth Concert Hall will be available for purchase only at interval. The Box Office is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, and contactable on DONATE YOUR TICKET Can t attend a concert? Contact the WASO Box Office on to donate your ticket for re-sale and you will receive a tax deductible receipt. CONNECT WITH PERTH CONCERT HALL Join us on Facebook facebook.com/perthconcerthallwa Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/perthconcerthal Follow us on Instagram instagram.com/perthconcerthall Visit perthconcerthall.com.au For concert information. 13

14 MACA LIMITED CLASSICS SERIES ASHER FISCH CONDUCTS Mozarts Requiem Mozart s final, transcendental work: music for beyond this world. Magnus Lindberg Expo RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin MOZART Requiem FRI 2 & SAT 3 SEPT 7.30PM Perth Concert Hall Asher Fisch conductor Sara Macliver soprano Stefanie Irányi mezzo soprano Steve Davislim tenor Derek Welton bass WASO Chorus BOOK NOW Tickets from $55 * Call quoting 1538 or visit waso.com.au 14 Asher Fisch appears courtesy of Wesfarmers Arts. *A handling fee of $5.50 per transaction applies all purchases. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post.

15 TIMELINE OF COMPOSERS & WORKS WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Born in 1756, Salzburg, Austria Died in 1791, Vienna, Austria FRANZ SCHUBERT Born in 1797, Vienna, Austria Died in 1828, Vienna, Austria Schubert's Symphony No.4 'Tragic' 1816 BELA BARTOK Born in 1881, Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary (now Romania) Died in 1945, New York, USA Mozart's Horn Concerto No Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra

16 ABOUT THE MUSIC Franz Schubert ( ) Symphony No.4 in C minor, D417, Tragic Adagio molto Allegro vivace Andante Menuetto: Allegro vivace Trio Allegro Schubert composed his first six symphonies in his teens, assimilating in them the results of his study with Antonio Salieri. Salieri had little time for the heroic style of Beethoven, and Schubert duly produced works in the manner of Classical masters like Haydn and Mozart. Composed in 1816, when Schubert was 19, the Fourth Symphony (later subtitled Tragic by the composer) thus stands out. It would be a stretch to call it Beethovenian, but the first movement s slow introduction opens with the sort of attention-grabbing unisons and urgent drum-beats, derived in part from Haydn s Sturm und Drang style of the 1770s, and in part from French revolutionary opera that we hear in Beethoven at the time. It is, furthermore, in a key that Beethoven routinely used for works of drama and pathos. After the introduction s chromatic unfolding (more Mozartian than Beethovenian) the main Allegro s energy is maintained by terse rhythms, and skilful alternation between different sections of the orchestra at different dynamics. The Andante, in A flat, is built around a Haydn-like melody featuring winds (especially oboe) that contrasts with more angular, troubled material.the Menuetto is in the relative major key of E flat, but, like the work s opening, is highly chromatic and further destabilised by cross-rhythms, offsetting the relative simplicity of the central trio section. The finale, like many of Beethoven s, uses often-repeated tightly wound motifs and syncopated rhythms to drive the music towards a radiant C major. The Symphony remained unperformed until 1849, and was only published in Gordon Kerry 2016 First performance: 19 November 1849, Leipzig. First WASO performance: 23 & 25 September Eugene Goossens, conductor. Most recent WASO performance: 20 January John Hopkins, conductor. Instrumentation: two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, timpani, strings. Glossary Chromatic music that uses notes which are not part of the key Sturm und Drang a movement in late 18th-century German literature, art and music, which prized violent extremes of emotion rather than rational thinking. In English, Storm and Stress Syncopation displacement of the regular beat, thus accenting beats which are conventionally weak and vice versa 16

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18 ABOUT THE MUSIC Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( ) Horn Concerto No.4 in E flat, K495 Allegro moderato Romanza (Andante) Rondo (Allegro) Mozart s compositions often say much about their dedicatees or at least Mozart s feelings about their dedicatees! Thus his works for the clarinettist Anton Stadler highlight the nobility of the instrument, while his works for horn, composed for Viennese cheesemonger Joseph Leutgeb, reveal a jocular humour verging on the pranksterish tempered by affection. Mozart first met Leutgeb in Salzburg, where Leutgeb played first horn in the Archbishop s band. He was a generation older than Mozart, but the two developed a warm friendship. In 1773, Leutbeg joined the Mozarts for a tour of Italy. He will make quite a fortune here, Leopold Mozart declared, for he is extraordinarily popular. Such predictions proved unfounded and Leutgeb moved to Vienna instead, to buy a cheesemonger s shop the size of a snail s shell, according to Leopold, who partly financed the endeavour. And so when Mozart moved to Vienna in 1781, he had a friend waiting for him. Leutgeb first requested a horn concerto from Mozart in 1777; in 1781, Mozart appeased him with a rondo. Two years later, he began composing his series of four horn concertos, of which this though numbered the fourth was composed second. The four horn concertos are smaller in scale than his instrumental concertos, probably as acknowledgement of the great difficulty of the natural horn. The horn concertos are not easy even on today s valved horn; on the natural horn of the 18th century, they pose an enormous challenge. But Mozart makes musical sense of the limitations of the natural horn, and uses the hand-stopped notes to advantage. In the words of Charles Rosen, the concertos are full of splendid details, lacking only seriousness and is this necessarily such a bad thing? Mozart admitted to a penchant for practical jokes, and the faithful Leutgeb often found himself the butt of these. Mozart s great biographer Otto Jahn describes an occasion when Mozart threw all the parts of his concertos and symphonies about the room, and Leutgeb had to collect them on all fours and put them in order. The scores of the concertos contain further evidence of such mischief. The dedication to K417 reads: Wolfgang Amadé Mozart takes pity on Leutgeb, ass, ox, and simpleton, at Vienna, 27 May

19 Such pranks have been explained away over the years, with much guffawing from Mozart experts, as good-natured practical jokes though one can t help but cringe at some of them. And yet the music does not jeer in any way, but is entirely goodnatured, and speaks of the affection Mozart clearly felt for his ass of a friend. The Concerto in E flat, K495 is dated 26 June Mozart marked it in his composition ledger as a hunting-horn concerto for Leutgeb. This was a very productive year for Mozart, in which he had fully established himself as Vienna s most popular musician. The concerto unfolds along similar lines to those of K447 indeed, Alfred Einstein describes it as the earlier concert s duplicate. But it speaks of the composer s growing confidence and maturity, and reveals a greater degree of intimacy than its predecessors. The manuscript is written in four different colours of ink possibly another lighthearted gesture for his Leutgeb s benefit, though various commentators have ascribed musical significance to it. At one difficult place in the score, Mozart writes What do you say to that, Master Leutgeb? From the evidence, Leutgeb would have said little, and taken such difficulties quietly into his stride. Despite being the butt of Mozart s jokes, he was an accomplished and celebrated player. A French critic had commended him for his ability to sing an adagio as perfectly as the most mellow, interesting, and accurate voice. Mozart capitalises on this in the concerto s luxurious Romanze. Alfred Einstein points out the resemblance of the first movement to Mozart s cantata Die Maurerfreude, while the finale, as befits a hunting horn concerto, is a hunting rondo. Anna Goldsworthy 2006 First WASO performance: 17, 19 & 20 June 1975, country tour. Gerald Krug, conductor. Most recent WASO performance: 19 February 2012, Courtyard Music series. David Evans, horn. Instrumentation: Two oboes, two horns, strings. Glossary Rondo a musical form where a main idea (refrain) alternates with a series of musical episodes. Classical composers often wrote the final movement of their symphonic works in rondo form 19

20 ABOUT THE MUSIC Béla Bartók ( ) Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116 Introduzione: Andante non troppo Allegro vivace Giuoco delle coppie: Allegretto scherzando Elegia: Andante non troppo Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto Finale: Pesante Presto Bartók himself described the Concerto for Orchestra in a program note as a gradual transition from the sternness of the first movement to the life-assertion of the last one. The piece was composed during the autumn of 1943 by the idyllic Saranac Lake in upstate New York, and was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitzky in December As its title suggests, it is more than a symphony, rather a work where, as Bartók put it, single instruments or instrument-groups are treated in a concertant or soloistic manner. In view of his circumstances at the time it is hard to imagine how Bartók could speak in terms of life-assertion, let alone produce such a sustained piece of beautifully crafted and radiant music. Bartók and his wife had arrived in the USA as refugees from fascism in 1940 and made a precarious living from performances and teaching. Early in 1943, Bartók s health deteriorated the trip to Saranac Lake, paid for by the American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers, was for him to convalesce after a mysterious illness that proved to be the early signs of leukaemia; the commission from Koussevitzky was secretly brokered by fellow Hungarian emigrés to help Bartók s dire finances. While the Concerto makes a linear transition from sternness to life-affirmation, it is, formally, symmetrical, an example of what scholars call arch-form. The outer movements, and the even-numbered ones, mirror each other in their duration and tempo, and the whole work pivots on the central Elegia. The work begins mysteriously, producing a motif of rising perfect fourths (a reminiscence of Bartók s 1911 opera Bluebeard s Castle) that will return, inverted, in the Elegia. It leads to an impassioned, buoyant Allegro section, a rich mosaic of orchestral colour that offers moments of quiet delicacy and reaches its climax in a jubilant cacophony of hunting calls (perfect fourths again) from the brass. 20

21 The second movement, Giuoco delle coppie ( game of pairs ), is introduced by a passage of drum taps, after which pairs of instruments state a perky tune that is always harmonised in mellifluous sixths until the muted trumpets insist on playing it in dissonant parallel seconds. This musical joke is dispelled by a solemnly glowing chorale passage from the rest of the brass, before a return to a version of the original material. The Elegia that follows, with its folk melodies and birdcalls, reflects Bartók s grief at leaving a homeland that would be forever changed, but this spills over into sarcastic anger in the fourth movement. A deceptively simple Balkan tune, passed among the winds, alternates with a broad Hungarian melody in the strings. The clarinet then introduces a parody of the fascist march theme from Shostakovich s Leningrad Symphony, whose popularity Bartók despised, which is in turn crushed by loud raspberries from the trombone section. The finale is a thrilling compendium of orchestral colour, energetic ostinatos and passages of masterful counterpoint. Bartók proudly reported that Koussevitzky thought it the best orchestra piece in the last 25 years, including the works of his idol Shostakovich. Gordon Kerry 2014 First performance: 1 December 1944, Boston Symphony Orchestra. Serge Koussevitzky, conductor. First WASO performance: October John Farnsworth Hall, conductor. Most recent WASO performance: 3-4 June Stefan Asbury, conductor. Instrumentation: Three flutes (third doubling piccolo), three oboes (third doubling cor anglais), three clarinets (third doubling bass clarinet), three bassoons (third doubling contrabassoon), four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, two harps, and strings. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY BRAHMS orch. SCHOENBERG Piano Quartet No.1 featured in Asher Fisch & WASO: Baiba Skride Plays Mozart Fri 26 & Sat 27 August Glossary Perfect fourth describes an interval in which the two notes are four scale degrees apart (e.g. from C to F) Ostinato a brief fragment or phrase which is repeated persistently through a section of music 21

22 MEET THE MUSICIAN Kate Sullivan Violin What is your first musical memory? Music filled my house for as long as I can remember. My mother is a musician and was always playing music or singing as she did things around our home. My first memory of classical music was when I was about 3 or 4 years old. My mother took me to see a symphony orchestra play, and I vividly remember pointing to the violins and saying What s that? I want to play that! What path did you take before starting with WASO? After school I started a bachelor of music in Queensland, which I then transferred across to the University of Melbourne. Once I finished, I spent three years at ANAM - The Australian National Academy of Music. During and after that time, I freelanced in Melbourne with professional orchestras and my string quartet before winning a job in WASO. Do you have any stand-out concerts or performances in your time with WASO? In my short time at WASO so far, there have been so many enjoyable performances. However the recent Rite of Spring and The Planets concert with Simone Young would have to be my absolute favourite. I loved every moment of the rehearsal process and performances. She is very considered in her approach to the music and so inspiring. What other non WASO concerts have you enjoyed? I have always especially enjoyed performing chamber music, particularly string quartet. Some of my favourite performances have been intimate house concerts where the audience are so close they are almost breathing down your neck. I love it because you can feel their energy and that definitely improves your performance. I have found that audiences love it as well because they can see and hear absolutely everything that s going on and they feel involved in the process. Musicians are always busy people, what do you do when you have time to relax? When I'm not at WASO, I spend time with my Pug puppy Winston. In summer I love being outdoors at the beach and lately in the colder weather I have been getting into some really great TV series! What s your favourite city in the world? My favourite city in the world would have to be either New York or Hong Kong. New York for obvious reasons but I love Hong Kong for its hectic pace, its food, the shopping, but mostly the fascinating collision of Traditional Chinese and Western cultures. 22

23 WASO PHILANTHROPY Philanthropy Partner Compose Your Legacy Are you interested in supporting WASO now and into the future? A simple, rewarding and versatile way to support us for years to come is through a gift in your will, also known as a charitable bequest. Bequests are very special gifts that we preserve as your musical legacy. WASO is a charitable organisation and we increasingly rely on the support of our philanthropic community. Monies from bequests are invested and preserved in the Endowment Fund for the Orchestra and the income earned, less inflation, is used to support WASO s activities for many years into the future. This means that your money lives on forever, providing support for the development of young artists, regional touring, the commissioning of new musical works and WASO s award winning Education and Community Engagement program. Sometimes people feel they have nothing to give or do not have the means to contribute during their lifetime. You can, however plan for the future by leaving a bequest through the distribution of your assets, regardless of your age or financial situation. Alerting us to a bequest you have made will allow us to thank you appropriately by welcoming you to WASO s Symphony Circle. Being part of this unique community of orchestral music lovers gives you access to exclusive events, keeps you up to date with developments at WASO and will ensure your generous support is acknowledged on WASO s website and in printed concert programs, unless anonymity is your preference. Our Planned Giving Manager, Sarah Tompkin will be at the Programs & Information Desk at the Morning Symphony and at interval for our Classics concerts if you would like to have a confidential chat about supporting WASO through a bequest, or would like to alert us to a bequest you have already made! You can also call Sarah in the office on or tompkins@waso.com.au. All enquiries will be dealt with in the strictest confidence and are in no way binding. 23

24 OUR SUPPORTERS Philanthropic partnerships come in all shapes and sizes Whatever the shape or size, you are helping WASO make a difference and we thank you for your support. WASO s philanthropy program continues to grow, supporting our vision now and into the future. It is an exciting time be a part of this community, to meet our musicians and to know you have helped your Orchestra to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Together we can do amazing things. Symphony Circle Recognising Patrons who have made a provision in their Will to the Orchestra Mr John Bonny Dr G Campbell-Evans Deirdre Carlin Anita & James Clayton Dr Michael Flacks Judith Gedero Robyn Glindemann Gwenyth Greenwood Emi & Warren Jones Rachael Kirk & Tim White Wolfgang Lehmkuhl Deborah Marsh Tosi Nottage in memory of Edgar Nottage Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers Gavin Toovey & Jaehan Lee Sheila Wileman Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund Anonymous (31) Endowment Fund for the Orchestra This fund includes major donations and bequests Tom & Jean Arkley Janet Holmes à Court AC Minderoo Foundation Sagitte Yom-Tov Fund Estates WASO is extremely grateful for the bequests received from Estates Rachel Mabel Chapman Judy Sienkiewicz Mrs Roslyn Warrick Anonymous (3) Excellence Circle Supporting excellence across all we do Jean Arkley Bob & Gay Branchi Janet Holmes à Court AC Dr Patricia Kailis Torsten & Mona Ketelsen Michael Utsler The WASO Song Book We are grateful to those who have supported new works commissioned for the Orchestra by WASO Janet Holmes à Court AC Peter Dawson Geoff Stearn Reach Out Supporting our Education & Community Engagement programs John Albright & Susan Lorimer purchase of the EChO Double Bass Jean Arkley Ron & Penny Crittall Ken Evans Feilman Foundation The James Galvin Foundation Robyn Glindemann Barrie & Jude Lepley Mrs Morrell Simon Lee Foundation The Stan Perron Charitable Foundation Jean & Peter Stokes Trish Williams Strategic Interactions Anonymous (1) If you are interested in becoming a Patron or learning more about WASO Philanthropy please contact Jane Clare, Fundraising and Philanthropy Manager, on or janec@waso.com.au. WASO Philanthropy brochures are available from the WASO Programs & Information Desk located in the main foyer of Perth Concert Hall, or you can visit waso.com.au. All donations over $2 are fully tax deductible. 24

25 Annual Giving We are proud to acknowledge the following Patrons for their generous contribution to WASO in the last twelve months through our Annual Giving program. Conductor s Circle Gifts $20,000+ Janet Holmes à Court AC Patricia New Judy Sienkiewicz (dec.) Impresario Patron Gifts $10,000 - $19,999 John Albright & Susan Lorimer Gay & Bob Branchi Gavin Bunning Tony & Gwenyth Lennon Margaret & Rod Marston Joshua & Pamela Pitt Trish Williams Strategic Interactions Maestro Patron Gifts $5,000 - $9,999 Jean Arkley in memory of Tom Arkley Bill Bloking Dr Roland & Therese Brand Ian & Elizabeth Constable Moira & John Dobson Tim & Lexie Elliott Bridget Faye AM Gilbert George Warwick Hemsley & Melissa Parke Dr Patricia Kailis Alison Kennedy Keith & Gaye Kessell Dr Ronny Low & Dr Emma Richardson Bryant & Louise Macfie Robert May Paula & John Phillips Peter & Jean Stokes Richard Tarala & Lyn Beazley AO Ros Thomson Alan Whitham Sue & Ron Wooller Anonymous (5) Virtuoso Patron Gifts $2,500 - $4,999 Prof Fred & Mrs Margaret Affleck Neil Archibald & Alan R Dodge AM David & Suzanne Biddles Peter & Marjorie Bird Alan & Anne Blanckensee Sally Burton Dr G Campbell-Evans Prof Jonathan Carapetis & Prof Sue Skull Mark Coughlan & Dr Pei-Yin Hsu Stephen Davis & Linda Savage Richard Farago Robyn Glindemann Annette & Vincent Goerke Brian & Romola Haggerty Jacoba Hohnen & Ted Samson Sylvia & Wally Hyams Eleanor John Michael & Dale Kitney Mrs Morrell Jane & Jock Morrison Anne Nolan Tim Pavy & Cathy Cole Melanie & Paul Shannon Gail & Tony Sutherland Gene Tilbrook M & H Tuite Stan & Valerie Vicich Ian Watson Joyce Westrip OAM Andrew & Marie Yuncken Anonymous (1) Patron Gifts $1,000 - $2,499 Ron & Sue Adams Caroline Allen & Sandy Dunn Prue Ashurst in memory of Eoin Cameron Margaret Atkins Dan & Gail Bam Betty Barker Noelle Beasley Tony & Mary Beeley Kevin Blake Matthew J C Blampey Namy Bodinner Peter & Eve Boland Mr John Bonny John & Debbie Borshoff Dr & Mrs P Breidahl Jean Brodie-Hall AM James & Gay Brown Marilyn & Ian Burton Peter & Sue Clifton Arthur & Nerina Coopes Hon June Craig AM Gay & John Cruickshank Lesley & Peter Davies Julian Dowse Bev East Megan Edwards Lorraine Ellard Dane Etheridge & Brooke Fowels Annette Finn Don & Marie Forrest E & EA Fraunschiel Dr Andrew Gardner Roger & Ann Gillbanks Graham & Barbara Goulden Jannette Gray Deidre Greenfeld Grussgott Family Trust 25

26 OUR SUPPORTERS 26 David & Valerie Gulland Richard B Hammond Pauline & Peter Handford Dr Penny Herbert in memory of Dunstan Herbert Michael Hollingdale Helen Hollingshead John & Katrina Hopkins Sue Hovell Jim & Freda Irenic Lilian & Roger Jennings Anthony Kane & Jane Leahy-Kane Bill Kean Noelle & Anthony Keller AM Nelly Kleyn Stephanie & John Kobelke In memory of Eileen Hayes Irving Lane Paul Lee Meg Lewis Rosalind Lilley Teresa & Jemima Loveland Graham & Muriel Mahony Gregg & Sue Marshman Betty & Con Michael AO Mrs Carolyn Milton-Smith in loving memory of Emeritus Prof John Milton-Smith Hon Justice S R Moncrieff Valmae & Geoff Morris Val & Barry Neubecker Delys & Alan Newman Dr P J Noble John Overton Ron & Philippa Packer Michael & Lesley Page Athena Paton Rosemary Peek Adrian & Ruth Phelps Charmian Phillips in memory of Colin Craft Pamela Platt Andrew & Suzanne Poli Thomas & Diana Potter Alison & John Price Barry & Dot Price Dr Leon Prindiville Chester Reeve Joan Reyland John & Alison Rigg Ms Elizabeth Sachse & Dr Lance Risbey Leigh Robinson Nigel & Dr Heather Rogers Gerry & Maurice Rousset OAM Roger Sandercock Dr R & J Schwenger Margaret & Roger Seares Eve Shannon-Cullity Glenice Shephard Julian & Noreen Sher Laurel & Ross Smith PAI Smith & DA Harry Michael Snell & Vicki Stewart The Ambient Foundation Ruth Thomas Gavin Toovey & Jaehan Lee Mary Townsend James & Rosemary Trotter Dr Robert Turnbull Maggie Venerys Adrienne & Max Walters Diana Warnock Watering Concepts Ann Whyntie Ian Williams AO & Jean Williams Jim & Gill Williams Margaret Wilson Judith Wilton & David Turner Hilary & Peter Winterton AM Anonymous (26) Tutti Patron Gifts $500 - $999 Geoff & Joan Airey Ian Apps Catherine Bagster Merle I Bardwell Bernard & Jackie Barnwell Shirley Barraclough Mrs Berwine Barrett-Lennard Colin Beckett Pamela M Bennet Michael & Nadia Berkeley-Hill John & Sue Bird in memory of Penny Bird Dermot & Jennifer Blackweir Susy Bogle Elaine Bonds Diane & Ron Bowyer Lucia Buralli Ann Butcher & Dean R Kubank Michelle Candy Nanette Carnachan Claire Chambers & Dr Andrea Shoebridge Fred & Angela Chaney Dr Sarah Cherian Dr Anne Chester Lyn & Harvey Coates AO Agatha & Alex Cohen AO Helen Cook Brian Cresswell Gina & Neil Davidson Professor Wayne Iwan Lee Davies FRSB Jop & Hanneke Delfos Judy Dolan Rai & Erika Dolinschek Simon & Pamela Douglas Mrs G Ewen Joan Gagliardi Jennifer & Stephen Gardiner George Gavranic Elaine Gimson Isobel Glencross Alan Harvey & Dr Paulien de Boer Eric & Elizabeth Heenan John and Sue Huan Christopher, Julie, Rosemary & Bronwyn Hudson Mr John Hylton-Davies JP, VJ Peter Ingram Cynthia Jee Peter S Jones Warren & Emi Jones B M Kent Dorothy Kingston

27 Ulrich & Gloria Kunzmann John Kusinski & Annie Motherway Trevor & Ane Marie Lacy Louis & Miriam Landau Martin & Ruth Levit Megan Lowe Mary Ellen in memory of Kerensa Geoff Massey Jennifer & Arthur McComb James Meneghello & Mabel Chew S B Monger-Hay André & Barbara Morkel Dr Peter Moss Phuong Nguyen Marianne Nilsson Dr Walter Ong & Graeme Marshall Marjan Oxley Graham & Hildegarde Pennefather Bev Penny Alpha & Richard Pilpel OAM Ann Rawlinson James & Nicola Ridsdill-Smith Chris & Serge Rtshiladze Carole Sexton The Sherwood Family Paul & Margaret Skerritt Hendrik Smit Dr L Sparrow & Family Peggy & Tom Stacy Eleanor Steinhardt In Memoriam of Mr Andrew David Stewart Lisa & Andrew Telford Ruth E Thorn Patricia Turner S R Vogt Anne Watson Joy Wearne Patricia Weston Dr Chris & Mrs Vimala Whitaker B M Wilcox Geoff Wilkinson Violette William Janet Williams Dr Robyn Yeo & Ms Cyn Johnson Chris Ziatis Anonymous (23) Friend Gifts $40 - $499 Thank you to all our Friends who support WASO through their gift Howard Park Wines proudly celebrating 30 years in 2016 Margaret River Cellar Door 543 Miamup Road, Cowaramup Open 10am - 5pm daily Denmark Cellar Door 241 Scotsdale Road, Denmark Open 10am - 4pm daily 27

28 WEST AUSTRALIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR Asher Fisch Partnered by Wesfarmers Arts CONDUCTOR LAUREATE Vladimir Verbitsky CHORUS DIRECTOR Christopher van Tuinen CHORUS VOCAL COACH Andrew Foote 28 VIOLIN Laurence Jackson Concertmaster Graeme Norris Assoc Concertmaster Semra Lee-Smith Assistant Concertmaster Rebecca Glorie A/ 1st Violin Zak Rowntree 2nd Violin Kylie Liang Assoc 2nd Violin Sarah Blackman Fleur Challen Stephanie Dean Beth Hebert Christina Katsimbardis Ellie Lawrence Shaun Lee-Chen* Akiko Miyazawa Anna O Hagan Melanie Pearn Ken Peeler Graham Pyatt Louise Sandercock Jolanta Schenk Jane Serrangeli Jacek Slawomirski Kate Sullivan Bao Di Tang Cerys Tooby David Yeh VIOLA Alex Brogan Assoc Kierstan Arkleysmith Nik Babic Benjamin Caddy Alison Hall Rachael Kirk Allan McLean Helen Tuckey CELLO Rod McGrath Chair partnered by Tokyo Gas Louise McKay Assoc Chair partnered by Penrhos College Shigeru Komatsu Oliver McAslan Nicholas Metcalfe Eve Silver* Fotis Skordas Tim South Xiaole Wu DOUBLE BASS Andrew Sinclair* Joan Wright Assoc Louise Elaerts Christine Reitzenstein Andrew Tait Mark Tooby *Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC. FLUTE Andrew Nicholson Mary-Anne Blades Assoc PICCOLO Michael Waye OBOE Peter Facer Liz Chee Assoc COR ANGLAIS Leanne Glover CLARINET Allan Meyer Lorna Cook BASS CLARINET Alexander Millier BASSOON Jane Kircher-Lindner Chair partnered by Ron & Sue Wooller Adam Mikulicz Assoc CONTRABASSOON Chloe Turner HORN David Evans Sharn McIver Assoc Robert Gladstones 3rd Julia Brooke Francesco Lo Surdo TRUMPET Brent Grapes Evan Cromie Assoc Peter Miller TROMBONE Joshua Davis Liam O Malley Assoc BASS TROMBONE Philip Holdsworth TUBA Cameron Brook TIMPANI Alex Timcke PERCUSSION Brian Maloney Troy Greatz Assoc HARP Sarah Bowman

29 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Janet Holmes à Court AC Chairman Anne Nolan Mark Coughlan Keith Kessell Barrie Lepley Deputy Chairman Paul Shannon Julian Sher Michael Utsler EXECUTIVE Craig Whitehead Chief Executive Rebecca Smith Executive Assistant Anthony Pickburn Executive Manager, Human Resources Narelle Coghill Human Resources Assistant Svetlana Williams Payroll Officer ARTISTIC PLANNING Evan Kennea Executive Manager, Artistic Planning Alan Tyrrell Program Manager Natalie De Biasi Program Coordinator ORCHESTRAL MANAGEMENT Keith McGowan Executive Manager, Orchestral Management Jenna Boston Orchestral Operations Manager David Cotgreave Production & Technical Manager Alistair Cox Orchestral Manager Breanna Evangelista Orchestral Coordinator Wee Ming Khoo Music Librarian COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Cassandra Lake Executive Manager, Community Engagement Fiona Taylor Education Coordinator Lily Protter Community Engagement Assistant BUSINESS SERVICES Peter Freemantle Chief Financial Officer Andrew Chew Systems Administrator Alex Spartalis IT Support Angela Miller Accountant Sushila Bhudia Accounts Officer Renu Kara Accounts Assistant CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT Marina Woodhouse Executive Manager, Corporate Development Jamie Parkin Corporate Partnerships Manager Cliona Hayes Corporate Partnerships Coordinator Ginny Luff Corporate Partnerships & Events Coordinator MARKETING Kelli Carnachan Executive Manager, Marketing Nancy Hackett Marketing Manager Marc Missiaen Relationship Marketing Manager Luke Pownall Public Relations Manager Kirsty Chisholm Marketing Coordinator Zoe Lawrence Marketing Officer Lily Protter Marketing Assistant PHILANTHROPY Alecia Benzie Executive Manager, Philanthropy Jane Clare Fundraising & Philanthropy Manager Sarah Tompkin Planned Giving Manager Megan Lo Surdo Philanthropy & Events Coordinator PERTH CONCERT HALL Brendon Ellmer General Manager Lorraine Rice Deputy General Manager Brad Matthews Operations Manager Penelope Briffa Events Manager Paul Richardson Presentations Coordinator Bruce Gaw Maintenance Officer Nancy Hackett Marketing Manager Ryan Sandilands Marketing Assistant Sarah Salleo Reception & Administration Josie Aitchison Tim Chandler Vanessa Woolley Ticketing Client Account Managers Eleanor Aitchison Alana Arnold Cheryl Butler Leticia Cannell Mary-Louise Carbone Wendy Cooper Helen Gortmans Emily Kennedy Talei Louie Rebekah Ryan Kaitlin Tinker Beverley Trolio Customer Service and Sales Representatives WASO programs are printed by Pilpel Print who are proud to be Green Stamp Accredited. This certification acknowledges Pilpel Print s commitment to minimising environmental impacts associated with producing printed material. All rights reserved, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of statements in this publication we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions, or for matters arising from clerical or printers error. Every effort has been made to secure permission for copyright material prior to printing. Please address all correspondence to the Executive Manager, Marketing, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, PO Box 3041, East Perth. WA waso@waso.com.au 29

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