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Last year was my 20th birthday with the ACO. In Australia, 21 is even more significant. richard tognetti

Last year was my 20th birthday with the ACO. In Australia, 21 is even more significant. richard tognetti

The outstanding Australian musician Richard Tognetti was appointed Artistic Director and Lead Violin in 1989. Under his inspiring leadership, the ACO has performed as a flexible and versatile ‘ensemble of soloists’, on modern and period instruments, as a small chamber group, a small symphony orchestra and as an electro- acoustic collective. In a nod to past traditions, only the cellists are seated during performances – the resulting sense of energy and individuality is one of the most commented-upon elements of an ACO concert experience.

Uniquely among Australian orchestras, several principal musicians perform on spectacularly fine instruments. Tognetti’s priceless 1743 Guarneri del Gesù (ex Carrodus), is on loan to him from an anonymous benefactor. Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko Valve plays a 1729 Giuseppe Guarneri Filius Andrea cello, also on loan from an anonymous benefactor, and Principal Second Violinist Helena Rathbone plays a 1759 J.B. Guadagnini violin on loan from the Commonwealth Bank Group. The entrusting of these precious instruments to the ACO’s care is proof of the high esteem in which the Orchestra is held.

The ACO has made acclaimed recordings for labels including ABC Classics, BIS, Chandos, EMI, Hyperion and Sony. The Bach recordings won three consecutive ARIA Awards (2006-8). Recent releases include the soundtrack for the television series Classical Destinations II, a 2CD compilation celebrating Richard Tognetti’s 20th Anniversary with the ACO and a DVD of the award-winning film Musica Surfica. Upcoming recordings for BIS include the Mozart Violin Concertos; Ravel, Debussy and Janácek Quartets; and flute concertos with Sharon Bezaly.

In 2005, the ACO inaugurated an ambitious national Education Program, including outreach activities and mentoring programs for outstanding young musicians, and ACO

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orchestra which tours regional centres.

The ACO is Australia’s only professional national orchestra, undertaking seven tours annually with subscription concerts in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney and Wollongong. As Australia’s flagship orchestra, the ACO tours regularly to Europe, the USA and Asia, performing in the most prestigious venues including Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall and Vienna’s Musikverein. It is internationally renowned for fearless programming and the rapturous response of audiences and critics.

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richard tognettiArtistic Director and Lead Violin

helena rathbonePrincipal 2nd Violin

satu VänskäAssistant Leader

Madeleine boudViolin

alice eVansViolin

aiko gotoViolin

Mark ingwersenViolin

ilya isakoVichViolin

christopher MoorePrincipal Viola

nicole diVallViola

stephen kingViola

tiMo-Veikko ValVePrincipal Cello

Melissa barnardCello

Julian thoMpsonCello

MaxiMe bibeauPrincipal Double Bass

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The ACO is Australia’s international touring orchestra. On 40 international tours to 246 cities in 36 countries, audiences from Vienna, Austria to Vienna, USA, have been astonished to discover that a small orchestra from the end of the earth makes their music more engaging and exciting than they knew it could be. To see where the ACO has toured, visit aco.com.au/international-touring/countries.

In 2009, the ACO toured the USA twice, garnering outstanding reviews:

“For vitality, elegance, playfulness and technical prowess – all the qualities you want in a chamber ensemble, really – it would be hard to top the ACO…This crackerjack ensemble plays with the sort of fleet rhythmic control and tonal purity that most chamber groups can only envy.” san Francisco chronicle, 2009

“[The ACO] plays everything with raw, high-spirited, rhythmically propulsive energy…Early music doesn’t get much hipper than this.” los angeles times, 2009

“Tognetti and his 21-piece group can apparently play anything, and they play it all with tremendous verve.” san Francisco classical Voice, 2009

“The ACO is not the only ensemble whose members perform standing up, but it is one of the few for which the posture seems to make a difference. Hearing the group perform, you could easily believe that its kinetic, precise and engaging playing was simply too exuberant to be bottled up by sitting down.” new york times, 2009

2010 trans-atlantic tour—In August 2010, the ACO will tour North America and Europe making appearances at many of the most prestigious summer festivals, including Tanglewood near Boston, Mostly Mozart in New York, Ravinia near Chicago, Rheingau in Germany and La Roque in France. The tour will finish at Richard Tognetti’s Maribor Festival in Slovenia (festivalmaribor.si). Details of a farewell concert in Sydney will be announced during the year.

new FestiVal in Japan—In January 2010, the ACO plans to launch a festival in Japan in the skiing area of Niseko, Hokkaido. If you are interested in attending the festival, please email aco@aco.com.au.

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The Australian Chamber Orchestra is a product of our country’s vibrant, adventurous and enquiring spirit. Under the visionary leadership of violinist Richard Tognetti, the ACO is an ensemble of virtuosi engaged with music at the highest level: seventeen minds thinking and breathing as one. In performances around Australia, around the world and on many recordings, the ACO moves hearts and stimulates minds with repertoire spanning four centuries and a vitality and energy unmatched by other ensembles.

Julian Thompson

t o u r 1 — t o g n e t t i ’ s M o z a r t PRESENTED BY VANGUARD INVESTMENTS

Aged 14, Mozart wrote his first great opera, Mitridate, and for the rest of his life opera remained close to his heart. In the final three violin concertos, opera is always bubbling under and on the surface.richard tognetti

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3 – 21 February

AdelAide Tue 9 Feb 8pm

BrisBAne Mon 15 Feb 8pm

CAnBerrA Sat 6 Feb 8pm

MelBourne HAMer HAll Sun 7 Feb 2.30pm, Mon 8 Feb 8pm

newCAsTle Wed 3 Feb 7.30pm

sydney CiTy reCiTAl HAll Sat 13 Feb 8pm, Tue 16 Feb 8pm, Wed 17 Feb 7pm

sydney operA House Sun 21 Feb 2.30pm

wollongong Thu 4 Feb 7.30pm

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schubert Quartettsatz, D703 grieg (arr. tognetti) String Quartet in G minor Mozart Violin Concerto No.4, K218 haydn Symphony No.46

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin

Of all the remarkable things about the ACO’s playing, perhaps the most affecting is its ability to wring maximum drama and variety from the music. This 18th and 19th century music displays that emotional range.

Symphony No.46 comes from Haydn’s Sturm und Drang period, music of extreme emotion written in reaction to the rational age of Enlightenment.

Grieg’s vigorous, soaring String Quartet was rejected by his publisher for sounding too orchestral; ideal for a new arrangement by Richard Tognetti.

Schubert’s Quartettsatz shows him writing chamber music for professional musicians for the first time, musicians who could really play.

Richard and his Guarneri sound like they are singing and dancing with the Orchestra in Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.4, here performed in preparation for a recording by the prestigious European label BIS.

richard Tognetti

Timo-Veikko Valve

t o u r 2 — a c o s o l o i s t s PRESENTED BY PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

One of the special things about the ACO is that it is a collective of soloists. In this concert, you’ll hear the individual talents of ACO Principals in repertoire ranging from the quirky virtuosity of CPE Bach to the heartbreaking sensibility of Britten’s Lachrymae. We also welcome for the first time on a subscription tour the celebrated radiance of oboist Diana Doherty.richard tognetti

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11 – 25 March

AdelAide Tue 16 Mar 8pm

BrisBAne Mon 22 Mar 8pm

CAnBerrA Sat 13 Mar 8pm

MelBourne HAMer HAll Sun 14 Mar 2.30pm, Mon 15 Mar 8pm

newCAsTle Thu 11 Mar 7.30pm

perTH Wed 17 Mar 8pm

sydney CiTy reCiTAl HAll Sat 20 Mar 8pm, Tue 23 Mar 8pm, Wed 24 Mar 7pm

sydney operA House Sun 21 Mar 2.30pm

wollongong Thu 25 Mar 7.30pm

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Vaughan williaMs Oboe Concerto cpe bach Cello Concerto in A minor schreker Intermezzo and Scherzo hindson New Work for Double Bass and Strings (2010 Barbara Blackman Commission) britten Lachrymae Js bach Concerto for Violin and Oboe

helena rathbone Guest Director and Lead Violin christopher Moore Viola timo-Veikko Valve Cello Maxime bibeau Double Bass diana doherty Oboe

Hear why the ACO is known as an orchestra of soloists as the Principals introduce you to a few of their favourite pieces.

“CPE and ACO are synonyms for me,” says Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve. “The Cello Concerto is non-stop fireworks.”

“I couldn’t wait to play the Bach Oboe and Violin Concerto when I was a kid,” says guest oboist Diana Doherty. “It seemed impossible then – so many notes! Nowhere to breathe! Years later, I’m still inspired by it.” Doherty also brings us Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto, which she calls “the very essence of English beauty, like gentle dappled sunshine on a wooded path.”

Principal Viola Christopher Moore performs Britten’s “hauntingly beautiful” Lachrymae, reflections on Dowland’s song Flow My Tears.

Matthew Hindson, known for delivering high-octane exhilaration, is rapidly becoming Australia’s most successful young composer internationally. He’s writing a new work for Principal Double Bass Maxime Bibeau.

Christopher Moore

Aiko goto

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Climbing the musical equivalent of Mt Everest, JS Bach, it’s often in the nooks and crannies that one finds his most astonishingly imaginative output. We have found synergy between works that create a great arc from Bach’s Lutheran Mass to Schoenberg’s Second String Quartet. Once the jigsaw fell into place, this program has been on constant rotation on my CD player.richard tognetti

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10 – 21 april

AdelAide Tue 13 Apr 8pm

BrisBAne Mon 19 Apr 8pm

CAnBerrA Sat 10 Apr 8pm

MelBourne HAMer HAll Sun 11 Apr 2.30pm, Mon 12 Apr 8pm

perTH Wed 14 Apr 8pm

sydney CiTy reCiTAl HAll Sat 17 Apr 8pm, Tue 20 Apr 8pm, Wed 21 Apr 7pm

sydney operA House Sun 18 Apr 2.30pm

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shostakoVich Elegy and Polka Js bach Missa Brevis in G minor, BWV235 pärt Summa schoenberg Litany from String Quartet No.2 Js bach Motet: Lobet den Herrn, BWV230 burrell Das Meer, das so gross und weit is, da wimmelt’s ohne Zahl, grosse und kleine Tiere Js bach Cantata: Wo gehest du hin? BWV166

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin sara Macliver Soprano Fiona campbell Mezzo Soprano nicholas Mulroy Tenor Matthew brook Bass

Richard Tognetti, much awarded for his performances of Bach, has selected one mass, one motet and one cantata from Bach’s vast catalogue for this Easter tour. Two of Australia’s leading Baroque singers, Sara Macliver and Fiona Campbell, and two of the most exciting singers from the British vocal scene, Nicholas Mulroy and Matthew Brook, sing one voice per part. Expect deeply affecting, fearsomely virtuosic music-making.

Centuries later, Bach’s influence remains pervasive. Schoenberg, Pärt, Burrell and Shostakovich speak from different places and experiences, yet each is motivated by Bach. Burrell conjures the sounds and atmosphere of the sea in a prelude and fugue with a title from the Lutheran Bible. Hypnotic and mystical, Pärt’s Summa sets the Credo and Schoenberg’s soprano soloist sings a heart-breaking Litany. First though, quirky music from Shostakovich.

Maxime Bibeau

Alice evans

t o u r 4 — r o M a n t i c s y M p h o n y

These colossal works of the symphonic repertoire require no explanation, unless you are attending a classical music concert for the first time, possibly drawn by the unlikely presence of Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. But, those of you who think you’ll be hearing pop couldn’t be further from the truth.richard tognetti

ASSoCiATe TouR PARTNeR

29 May – 7 June

MelBourne HAMer HAll Sun 6 Jun 2.30pm, Mon 7 Jun 8pm

sydney CiTy reCiTAl HAll Sat 29 May 8pm, Tue 1 Jun 8pm, Wed 2 Jun 7pm

sydney operA House Sun 30 May 2.30pm

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greenwood Popcorn Superhet Receiver (Australian Premiere) schubert Symphony No.8 “Unfinished” brahMs Symphony No.1

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin

The ACO plays two of the great Romantic symphonies! That doesn’t happen every day. In fact, the ACO has never played a Brahms symphony until now. We do, however, play a Beethoven symphony most years and Brahms’ first symphony is nicknamed Beethoven’s 10th. Brahms took decades to finish it, such was the pressure to produce a symphony on a par with Beethoven’s. Most people think he did. Certainly he created a bold, sweeping symphony, perfect for the massed sound of ACO and ACO

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The “Unfinished” may be Schubert’s most popular work, two movements of tension and turmoil, serenity and lyricism: the Romantic era well and truly under way.

Something else that doesn’t happen every day is a pop star writing great orchestral music, but Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is the real deal. Popcorn Superhet Receiver, heard in the film There Will Be Blood, won the Listeners’ Award at the BBC British Composer Awards. Here’s what the New York Times has to say: “viscerally exciting and intellectually engaging…imagine the scherzo of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony on steroids.”

Melissa Barnard

ilya isakovich

nicole divall

t o u r 5 — b a r e F o o t F i d d l e r PRESENTED BY IBM

Firebrand, barefoot and dangerous, but that’s only on the surface. The real picture with Patricia is that she’s a deep and searching musician and we welcome her back.richard tognetti

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8 – 22 July

AdelAide Tue 13 Jul 8pm

BrisBAne Mon 19 Jul 8pm

CAnBerrA Sat 10 Jul 8pm

MelBourne Town HAll Sun 11 Jul 2.30pm, Mon 12 Jul 8pm

newCAsTle Thu 8 Jul 7.30pm

perTH Wed 14 Jul 8pm

sydney CiTy reCiTAl HAll Sat 17 Jul 8pm, Tue 20 Jul 8pm, Wed 21 Jul 7pm

sydney operA House Sun 18 Jul 2.30pm

wollongong Thu 22 Jul 7.30pm

5 — b a r e F o o t F i d d l e r PRESENTED BY IBM

kats-chernin Zoom and Zip schÜtz German Magnificat Mansurian Violin Concerto “Four Serious Songs” (Australian Premiere) ViValdi Violin Concerto, RV253, “The Storm at Sea” haydn Violin Concerto in G Veress Four Transylvanian Dances

patricia kopatchinskaja Guest Director

Patricia Kopatchinskaja is captivating: free-spirited, imaginative, vivid, shoeless. A perfect guest director for the ACO. She’ll perform not one, not two, but three concertos, including a rarity by Haydn.

Alternating fury and calm, Vivaldi published The Storm at Sea with The Four Seasons to show the world just how theatrical music can be.

From distant Armenia comes the strong, emotionally direct music of Tigran Mansurian and a violin concerto he wrote for Patricia. And from close to her Moldovan home comes Veress’ jaunty original Transylvanian folk music.

Schütz’s German Magnificat, written for two choirs like the spectacular Venetian ceremonial music of his teacher Gabrieli, is transcribed for string orchestra, in the tradition of Byrd’s viol consorts and Vaughan Williams’ Tallis Fantasia.

Mark ingwersen

Mark ingwersen

stephen King

t o u r 6 — V i e n n e s e M a s t e r s PRESENTED BY BNP PARIBAS

The ACO has often performed on so-called original instruments without trumpeting the fact. This time, however, we’re proclaiming the use of gut strings and welcoming Australian period wind virtuosi including Jane Gower, principal bassoonist in John Eliot Gardiner’s orchestras. Satu has always heard the piano part of Schubert's Rondo Brilliante as an orchestra, so we're bringing it to life with our mini-orchestra.richard tognetti

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25 septeMber – 10 october

AdelAide Tue 28 Sep 8pm

BrisBAne Mon 4 oct 8pm

CAnBerrA Sat 25 Sep 8pm

MelBourne Town HAll Sun 26 Sep 2.30pm, Mon 27 Sep 8pm

perTH Wed 29 Sep 8pm

sydney CiTy reCiTAl HAll Tue 5 oct 8pm, Wed 6 oct 7pm, Sat 9 oct 8pm

sydney operA House Sun 10 oct 2.30pm

wollongong Thu 7 oct 7.30pm

6 — V i e n n e s e M a s t e r s PRESENTED BY BNP PARIBAS

schubert (arr. tognetti) Rondo Brilliante, D895 beethoVen Septet, Op.20 brahMs Clarinet Quintet

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin satu Vänskä Violin christopher Moore Viola timo-Veikko Valve Cello Maxime bibeau Double Bass craig hill Clarinet darryl poulsen Horn Jane gower Bassoon

Vienna was the centre of 19th century music-making and these three composers were its masters. More, the Clarinet Quintet was Brahms’ supreme achievement in chamber music and Beethoven’s Septet made him a celebrity in the city.

The Septet remained embarrassingly popular throughout Beethoven’s life, more popular than the symphonies and sonatas. Those who follow Richard Tognetti’s artistic vision will understand Beethoven’s view that “art demands of us that we shall not stand still”. Once in a while, though, it’s nice to channel your inner aristocrat and relish tuneful, accomplished music like this and Brahms’ graceful, autumnal Clarinet Quintet. The ACO performs on gut strings joined by outstanding Australian period wind instrumentalists.

First though, you’ll cheer ACO Assistant Leader Satu Vänskä’s show-stopping performance of Schubert’s virtuosic Rondo Brilliante. She’s been playing it since she was a child and describes it as a “fourteen minute roller coaster ride – a challenge well worth facing”.

satu Vänskä

Helena rathbone

t o u r 7 — k r e u t z e r s o n a t a PRESENTED BY COMMONWEALTH BANK

Whenever I perform these dramatic works, I feel it’s incumbent upon me to explain their background and gestation. So it’s wonderful to have the opportunity not only to present the Kreutzers side-by-side but also to illuminate the non-musical aspect of their drama through a clever and succinct dramatic revelation.richard tognetti

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11 – 24 noVeMber

AdelAide Tue 16 Nov 8pm

BrisBAne Mon 22 Nov 8pm

CAnBerrA Sat 13 Nov 8pm

MelBourne Town HAll Sun 14 Nov 2.30pm, Mon 15 Nov 8pm

newCAsTle Thu 11 Nov 7.30pm

perTH Wed 17 Nov 8pm

sydney CiTy reCiTAl HAll Sat 20 Nov 8pm, Tue 23 Nov 8pm, Wed 24 Nov 7pm

sydney operA House Sun 21 Nov 2.30pm

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JANÁCEK (arr. tognetti) String Quartet No.1 “The Kreutzer Sonata” beethoVen (arr. tognetti) Violin Sonata in A “Kreutzer”

richard tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin

The violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer would be amazed to know what has been created in his name. Beethoven didn’t even write the “Kreutzer Sonata” for him, but for the man he called the “lunatic mullato”, George Bridgetower.

Beethoven’s sonata is the psychological pivot of Leo Tolstoy’s novella “The Kreutzer Sonata”, about a man who kills his adulterous wife. That she and her violinist lover play the Kreutzer together is testament to its emotional power. Tolstoy was branded a moral pervert on publication of the novella and Janácek’s violent reaction to it inspired his first string quartet, itself a psychological drama bursting with passion.

The ACO has played Richard Tognetti’s arrangements of these two great works all over the world and here brings them together 100 years after the death of Tolstoy, whose still-controversial story connects these two wildly dramatic pieces.

richard Tognetti

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ACO2, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s

precocious little sister, delivers the ACO’s regional touring and education programs.

ACO2 connects the next generation of

talented young Australian musicians with the stars of the ACO, creating a combined ensemble with a fresh, energetic performance style. The young musicians have all participated in the ACO’s Emerging Artist program and many already play in the state symphony orchestras but choose to spend time experiencing the ACO’s high-octane performance style. The best go on to tour nationally and internationally with the ACO and it is testament to the program’s success that former ACO

2 member Madeleine Boud

has been appointed a member of the ACO.

ACO2 commenced touring in 2007 and by

2010 will have visited over thirty regional centres in Queensland, NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Guest stars have included Tim Freedman from The Whitlams, oud player Joseph Tawadros and Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. ACO

2 performed in the Classical

Destinations II television series screened worldwide and now released on CD and DVD by Sony.

ACO2 runs workshops for school-aged

students in regional and metropolitan areas. Thus the ACO’s Education Program identifies, connects and mentors three generations of Australian string players, making the future very bright indeed.

This program relies on private support and the ACO is extremely grateful to the donors who make it possible.

For information about supporting ACo2 and the ACo’s education Programs please contact: lillian Armitage on 02 8274 3835 lillian.armitage@aco.com.au.

helena rathbone Director

western australia regional tour

handel Concerto Grosso Op.6, No. 5 hindeMith Trauermusik elgar Introduction and Allegro sMalley Footwork britten Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge

helena rathbone Director and Lead Violin stefanie Farrands Viola

2 – 12 February

AlBAny BunBury KATAnning MAnJiMup MArgAreT riVer MT HelenA nArrogin perTH

aco2 chaMber Music concert

Presented by the Blue Mountains Concert Society saturday 8 May springwood CiViC CenTre

apn Queensland Quartet tour

June

BundABerg roCKHAMpTon CAirns

apn new south wales/ Queensland regional tour

cpe bach String Symphony in B flat, H.658 goliJoV Last Round ViValdi Recorder Concerto, RV108 bartÓk Divertimento for strings ledger Line Drawing

helena rathbone Director and Lead Violin genevieve lacey Recorder

1 – 10 october

BAngAlow BrisBAne Coffs HArBour noosA ToowooMBA pArrAMATTA

This project has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland

PReSeNTiNG PARTNeR MAJoR PARTNeR

ACO2

“This trans-generational group of wandering minstrels certainly gave new life and energy to some age-old pieces of music in their robust performance. What became evident from the very first note struck was that these musicians have already emerged. The skill and finesse of the performances was awe inspiring and their presence was equally commanding.” australian stage online

“It was such an exciting concert in every way, of a truly superb standard and such an interesting and demanding program. Bravo to the ACO for this exceptional program for emerging string players.” suzanne gleeson, patron

Register for our free monthly e-newsletter at aco.com.au to be advised when these concerts go on sale during 2010.

For further information about ACo2 performances, please visit: aco.com.au

or contact: Vicki stanley T 02 8274 3876 e vicki.stanley@aco.com.au

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sydney City Recital Hall, Tue 8pm City Recital Hall, Wed 7pm City Recital Hall, Sat 8pm

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perthperTH ConCerT HAll5 st george’s Terrace

sydneyCiTy reCiTAl HAll Angel plACe1 Angel place

newcastlenewCAsTle CiTy HAll290 King street

canberrallewellyn HAllChilders street Australian national university

sydneysydney operA HouseConcert Hall Bennelong point

wollongongillAwArrA perforMing ArTs CenTreiMB Theatre21 Burelli st

A Reserve C ReserveB Reserve

renewing subscribers—To ensure you keep your seats, please complete and return your personalised renewal form or renew online by logging onto aco.com.au. If you have not received your personalised renewal form attached to the cover letter please call 1800 444 444.

new subscribers—Please fill in the booking form included in this brochure or subscribe online at aco.com.au. Select the number of subscription packages you would like in the venue of your choice. In Melbourne and Sydney take note of the time and day offered in each package. If there is more than one subscriber attach a separate page with full contact details so every subscriber can receive our newsletter and subscriber card. Seats will be allocated in order of receipt after existing subscribers have renewed or released their seats. Tickets for new subscribers will be posted by the end of December 2009.

concessions—Full-time students, Centrelink-issued Pensioner card holders, Veterans’ Affairs pensioners and Health Care card holders are eligible for concession package prices. Seniors Card holders are not eligible for concession prices. To claim a concession, please enclose photocopied proof with your booking form.

under 30—If you are aged under 30 you can save up to 50% off the full-priced subscription package. Please enclose photocopied proof of age with your booking form.

seating preFerence—Please indicate in which section of the hall you would prefer to be seated. Please note that some reserves only apply in particular venues. Refer to the venue maps on the previous page.

exchange policy—After 11 January 2010, tickets can be exchanged to another subscription concert in the venue of your choice, subject to availability. Please allow at least 7 days for your exchange to be carried out. Tickets are also transferable.

Missing tickets—If you misplace your subscription tickets please contact the ACO Box Office to arrange replacements. If you forget your tickets on the day of the performance, present your Subscriber Card at the ACO Customer Service Desk at the venue one hour before the concert and you will be issued with a Missing Ticket Voucher.

Melbourne subscriptions—Melbourne subscribers please note that as a result of the refurbishment of Hamer Hall, concerts from July 2010 and for all of 2011 will be presented at the Melbourne Town Hall. Subscribers renewing from 2009 will be seated, wherever possible, in a similar position to that which they occupy in Hamer Hall. Tickets for concerts between February and June 2010 at Hamer Hall will be sent by the end of 2009 and tickets for concerts between July and November 2010 at the Melbourne Town Hall will be sent in early/mid 2010.

donations — On the booking form, we ask for a tax-deductible donation to be included in your overall subscription payment. We seek this contribution to help offset the ever-increasing cost of maintaining the ACO as Australia’s finest orchestra and to provide essential support for the ACO’s education and outreach activities. Unlike the symphony orchestras, which are generously funded with up to 70% of their costs from the government, the ACO receives less than 20% of its revenue from government sources and relies on the generosity of our subscribers and supporters. We thank you in advance for your contribution.

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processing oF subscription applications — After 21 September 2009, subscription seating will be allocated primarily in date order of receipt within each subscription category. The categories are prioritised as follows: – Renewing subscriptions without

changes;– Renewing subscriptions with changes;– New subscriptions.

Subscription renewals will close on 21 September 2009 after which time non-renewed seats will be released and allocated to subscribers who have requested a seating change. Renewing subscribers will receive their tickets in November/December 2009. New subscribers will be allocated seats after renewing subscribers and will receive their tickets in mid-December 2009.

Requests by subscribers for a seating change must be in writing and lodged with the subscription renewal form. Changes, where possible, will be done primarily in date order of receipt. Where it is not possible to satisfy a change request, the original seats will be re-allocated. Subscribers who wish to change their seats should do so promptly as demand is high.

Payment by cheque, money order or credit card must accompany your application, or cash if your application is lodged in person at our Box Office in Sydney. Your cheque or money order will be banked, or credit card debited, on receipt of your application within ACO’s ticketing system. If you choose to pay in two instalments, you will be charged 50% on receipt of your application and 50% in December 2009. Any monies due to applicants as a result of ACO being unable to satisfy ticket requests will be automatically refunded.

ACO will use its best endeavours to satisfy your application; however, allocation of seats is subject to availability.

single ticket sales — Single tickets will go on sale on Monday 11 January 2010. Visit aco.com.au or phone 1800 444 444 on 11 January for prices, availability and booking.

terMs and conditionsTickets sold to Australian Chamber orchestra (ACo) performances are subject to the following conditions of sale and to the requirements of the performance venues. By forwarding a subscription application, it is understood that you have read and accepted the terms and conditions. if you acquire tickets on behalf of anyone else you will be deemed to have agreed to these terms on your own behalf and as agent for them.Tickets are valid only when purchased from the ACo or an authorised agent.

The right of admission is reserved.

The right is reserved to vary, substitute or withdraw advertised programs, artists, venues and seating arrangements.

No refunds except as provided in the live Performance Australia Code of Practice for the Ticketing of live entertainment in Australia (liveperformance.com.au).

only subscription tickets may be exchanged. Such changes are subject to availability and will be undertaken in accordance with the current terms specified by the subscription exchange service.

Cameras and recording devices are prohibited in the venue’s auditorium.

Mobile phones, pagers and similar equipment must be turned off before entry into the venue’s auditorium.

The right is reserved to record, broadcast and simulcast any performance.

Performances may be unsuitable for children under eight years of age.

All patrons, irrespective of age, must hold a valid ticket and occupy a seat or dedicated position (unless this has the potential to cause injury to the person).

Patrons arriving late will not be admitted into the venue’s auditorium until there is a suitable break in the performance.

Ticket holders enter the venue at their own risk.

ACo is not liable to you for any claims, damages, compensation, losses or expenses as a result of a performance being cancelled, postponed or changed.

All patrons are responsible for their own safety and property, and for the safety and property of any person accompanying them.

Patrons who disrupt a performance, who are in use or possession of a prohibited object, or fail to produce concession id when required may be ejected from the venue without refund of ticket purchase.

Any advertised ticket prices are valid until 31 december 2009.

if you have any questions about these terms and conditions, please call the ACo on 02 8274 3800.

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a res Full

a res Conc

a res u30

b res Full

b res Conc

b res u 30

c res Full

c res Conc

c res u30

totals

AdelAide Adelaide Town Hall, Tue 8pm $396 $312 $198 $312 $240 $162 $

BrisBAne QPAC Concert Hall, Mon 8pm $396 $312 $198 $312 $240 $162 $

CAnBerrA llewellyn Hall, Sat 8pm $396 $312 $198 $312 $240 $162 $

MelBourne sundAy Hamer Hall, Sun 2.30pm & Melbourne Town Hall, Sun 2.30pm $497 $434 $231 $364 $322 $196 $294 $231 $168 $

MelBourne eVening Hamer Hall, Mon 8pm & Melbourne Town Hall, Mon 8pm $497 $434 $231 $399 $322 $196 $294 $231 $168 $

newCAsTle Newcastle City Hall, 7.30pm $232 $172 $132 $

perTH Perth Concert Hall, Wed 8pm $335 $260 $165 $260 $200 $135 $

sydney TuesdAy City Recital Hall, Tue 8pm $497 $434 $231 $399 $322 $196 $294 $231 $168 $

sydney wednesdAy City Recital Hall, Wed 7pm $497 $434 $231 $399 $322 $196 $294 $231 $168 $

sydney sATurdAy City Recital Hall, Sat 8pm $497 $434 $231 $399 $322 $196 $294 $231 $168 $

sydney sundAy Sydney opera House, Sun 2.30pm $497 $434 $231 $399 $322 $196 $294 $ 231 $168 $

wollongong illawarra Performing Arts Centre, Thu 7.30pm $232 $172 $132 $

Subscribe online at aco.com.au or fill out the form below. Please complete both sides of the form before submitting it with your payment. If you subscribed to the 2009 Season and have not received a renewal notice, please call 1800 444 444.

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seating preFerence Please refer to the venue maps and number your preferred seating area below, 1 (most preferred) to 4 (least preferred). every effort will be made to seat you in your preferred area.

payMent You will need to select your packages before completing this section.

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subMit your subscription website aco.com.au Fax (02) 8274 3887 phone 1800 444 444 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

post ACO Subscriptions PO Box R21 Royal Exchange NSW 1225

in person Australian Chamber Orchestra Opera Quays 2 East Circular Quay Sydney (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)

sydney City Recital Hall level 1 level 2 level 3

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Full amount oR Charge 50% to my credit card now and 50% in december 2009 (card must be valid until dec 2009)

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b o o k i n g F o r M

Thank you to all our 2010 partners for their generous support.

The ACO receives around 50% of its income from box office, 30% from corporate partners and private donors and less than 20% from government. The private sector plays a key role in the continued growth and artistic development of the Orchestra. We are proud of the relationships we have developed with each of our partners and would like to acknowledge their support.

Founding partner

concert and series partners

goVernMent support accoMModation and eVent support

national education prograM trusts and Foundations

BilSoN’S ReSTAuRANT PRiMe ReSTAuRANT PoSTAleS ReSTAuRANT CRYSTAl BAR

THe RoSS TRuST liMB FAMilY FouNdATioN THe SuNJoTo FouNdATioN ‘THe SPiRiT oF GiViNG’

Janet holmes à court ac

ouTdooR PARTNeR

peter weiss aM

PeRTH SeRieS PARTNeR

national tour partners

PRiNCiPAl iNNoVATioN PARTNeR

oFFicial partners

SWeeNeY ReSeARCHiNTeRMeZZo RiSToRANTe

a c o p a r t n e r s

chairMan’s council The Chairman’s Council is a limited membership association of high level executives who support the ACO’s international touring program and enjoy private events.

Medici prograM In time-honoured fashion, the ACO’s Medici Patrons support individual players’ Chairs and assist the Orchestra to attract and retain musicians of the highest calibre.

Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM Chairman Australian Chamber orchestra & Joint Managing director Transfield Holdings

Mr ian Alcock Managing director Vanguard investments Australia

Mr Philip Bacon AM director Philip Bacon Galleries

Mr Bill Best executive director Macquarie Capital Advisers

Mr Glen Boreham Chief executive & Managing director iBM Australia/New Zealand

Mr edward Butler General Manager Maserati Australia & New Zealand

Ms liz Cacciottolo Chief Executive Officer uBS Wealth Management

Ms Barbara Chapman Group executive, HR & Group Services Commonwealth Bank of Australia

The Hon. Stephen Charles & Mrs Jenny Charles

Mr david Constable AM Constable estate Vineyards Supervised investments Australia limited

Mr Steve Crane Member, Advisory Council RBS Group (Australia) Pty ltd

Mr Robin Crawford & Ms Judy Joye

Ms Anouk darling Managing director Moon Communications Group

Mr Max eburne General Manager - Sales JCdecaux

Mr John Gimpel Managing director Connect Hearing

Mr John Grill Chief Executive Officer WorleyParsons

Ms donna Gulbin executive director, Private Wealth Management Goldman Sachs JBWere

Mr & Mrs Simon & Katrina Holmes à Court observant Pty limited

Mr Brendan Hopkins Chief executive APN News & Media

liFe patronsiBM

Mr Robert Albert Ao & Mrs libby Albert

Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM

Mr & Mrs Martin dickson

Mr John Harvey AM

Mrs Alexandra Martin

Mrs Barbara Blackman

Mrs Roxane Clayton

Mr david Constable AM

Mrs Faye Parker

Mr John Taberner & Mr Grant lang

Mr Peter Weiss AM

Mrs aMina belgiorno-nettis

supported by

richard tognetti Michael Ball AM & daria Ball Joan Clemenger Wendy edwards Prudence Macleod

helena rathbone

Maxime bibeau John Taberner & Grant lang

aiko goto Andrew & Hiroko Gwinnett

Mark ingwersen

ilya isakovich Connie & Craig Kimberley

alice evans Jan Bowen Jo McKenzie & Scott davies The Sandgropers

Madeleine boud Terry Campbell Ao & Christine Campbell

stephen king Philip Bacon AM

nicole divall ian & Nina lansdown

Melissa barnard The Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation

Julian thompson John leece oAM & Anne leece

guest chairs Friends oF Medicibrian nixon Mr Robert Albert Ao & Mrs libby Albert

Mr & Mrs R Bruce Corlett

Ms Kerry Gardner

Mr Robert Johanson, Mr John Sharkey & Mr Robert Symons directors Robert Salzer Foundation

Mr Mark Johnson Senior Partner & Chief executive PricewaterhouseCoopers

Ms Catherine livingstone Ao Chairman Telstra

Mr Steven lowy Group Managing director Westfield Holdings Limited

Mr didier Mahout Ceo Australia & NZ BNP Paribas

Mr Michael Maxwell & Mrs Julianne Maxwell

Mr Geoff McClellan Chairman Freehills

Ms Jan Minchin director Tolarno Galleries

Mr James Paton Chief executive Moët Hennessy Australia & New Zealand

Mr & Mrs James & diane Patrick Managing directors Wiltrans international Pty ltd

Mr Tim Samway institutional Business director Hyperion Asset Management

Mr Peter Schiavello deputy Managing director Schiavello Group

Mr Julian Segal Managing director & Ceo Caltex Australia limited

Mr Michio (Henry) Taki Managing director & Ceo Mitsubishi Australia ltd

Mr Michael Triguboff Managing director MiR investment Management ltd

Ms Vanessa Wallace director Booz & Company

Mr Kim Williams AM Chief Executive Officer Foxtel

Mr Peter Yates Chairman Royal institution of Australia and Peony Capital

SuPPoRTed BY

satu Vänskä Robert & Kay Bryan

christopher Moore Tony Shepherd

timo-Veikko Valve Peter Weiss AM

credits

design Moon Communications Group photography Gary Heery styling Sasha De Vries Jewellery Tiffany & Co. printing Pettaras Press

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australian chaMber orchestra pty ltd a not for profit company registered in NSW ABN 45 001 335 182

general Manager Bill Gillespie OAM artistic director Richard Tognetti

PO Box R21, Royal Exchange NSW 1225 Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney NSW 2000

phone 1800 444 444 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) Fax (02) 8274 3887 email boxoffice@aco.com.au website aco.com.au