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ACO MUSICIANSRichard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violinhelena Rathbone Principal 2nd Violin satu vänskä Assistant LeaderMadeleine Boud ViolinRebecca chan Violinalice Evans Violinaiko Goto ViolinMark Ingwersen Violin Ilya Isakovich Violin christopher Moore Principal ViolaNicole Divall Viola stephen king Viola Timo-veikko valve Principal Cello Melissa Barnard Cello Julian Thompson Cello Maxime Bibeau Principal Double Bass

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Like a coral reef, an orchestra is an ecosystem comprising individual organisms functioning symbiotically within a specific measurement of surface. Though it is the whole that attracts, it is of course the particularised components that create the entity.

For this year’s brochure, I have essayed a collection of photos of the individual organisms fashioning the ACO. Perhaps you would care to consider some of their diverse features, discrete and joint:

Rebecca, who has emerged from our Emerging Artist program, is also a practising doctor; Steve is an accomplished architect; old friends of Helena believe her London accent has been denuded by the 17 years she has lived in Sydney; Chris’ eyebrow piercing has a rude word on it, but this belies his warm-hearted interior; some think Mark resembles George Clooney; Melissa practised ballet and remains enviably flexible; does Max exhibit traits of the elusive Quebecois character?; Julian valiantly improves his tube-riding prowess at Curl Curl and boasts an impressive general knowledge which he happily disseminates in pubs; as evidenced by his photo, Tipi is quite simply gorgeous; Aiko is our number one advocate in and for Japan; Ilya has come to us from Russia through Israel, his is a wonderfully photogenic face and he is good at answering queries about computers; Alice is originally from Perth and lovingly plays her baroque violin; Maddy is a statuesque, evolved Emerging Artist hailing from Perth and, like Chris, plays an Australian instrument by AE Smith; Satu is from Japan, Finland, Germany and Australia and is the proud player of Australia’s Strad; Nikki is a super-mum (pre-requisite, she knits); Richard is a disciple of Derek Hynd’s finless surfing: being a disciple I get to write the gospel.

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AUSTRALIAN ChAMBER ORChESTRAInternationally renowned for inspired programming and the rapturous response of audiences and critics, the Australian Chamber Orchestra is a product of our country’s vibrant, adventurous and enquiring spirit. In performances across Australia, around the world and on many recordings, the ACO moves hearts and stimulates minds with repertoire spanning six centuries and a vitality and virtuosity unmatched by other ensembles.

Richard Tognetti was appointed Artistic Director and Lead Violin in 1989. Under his inspiring leadership, the ACO performs as a flexible and versatile ‘ensemble of soloists’, on modern and period instruments, as a chamber group, symphony orchestra and electro-acoustic collective. The ACO’s unique artistic style encompasses masterworks of the classical repertoire, innovative cross-artform projects and a vigorous commissioning program. In a nod to past traditions, only the cellists are seated – the resulting sense of energy and individuality is one of the most commented-upon elements of ACO performances.

Forty-nine international tours across Asia, Europe and the USA have drawn outstanding reviews for the ACO’s performances at the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein and Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center.

The ACO has made many acclaimed recordings for labels including ABC Classics, BIS, Sony, Hyperion, EMI and Chandos (see aco.com.au/shop). Highlights include the three-time ARIA Award-winning Bach recordings and complete Mozart Violin Concertos. The ACO appears in the television series Classical Destinations II and the award-winning film Musica Surfica.

Several of the ACO’s musicians perform with spectacularly fine instruments. Tognetti plays a 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin, on loan from an anonymous Australian benefactor. Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve plays a 1729 Giuseppe Guarneri filius Andreæ cello, on loan from Mr Peter Weiss AM. Principal 2nd Violin Helena Rathbone plays a 1759 Guadagnini violin on loan from the Commonwealth Bank Group. Assistant Leader Satu Vänskä plays a 1728/29 Stradivarius violin owned by the ACO Instrument Fund, which gives investors and donors the opportunity to participate in the ownership of historic instruments.

The ACO’s ambitious national education program includes mentoring of outstanding young musicians, the elite training and regional touring orchestra ACO2 and schools programs.

BENEfITS Of SUBSCRIBINg• Experience the diverse repertoire for which the ACO

is renowned.• Save up to 20% on your tickets.• Get the best available seats and keep your seats year after year. • Receive invitations to events to meet the musicians. • Exchange your tickets to any other subscription concert

free of charge at the ACO Box Office.• Pay in two instalments.• Save 10% on extra tickets for friends.• Receive a free ACO CD and offers from our partners

(aco.com.au/benefits).

WIN A hOLIDAy IN JAPAN Subscribe by 30 September 2011 and you will automatically go into the draw to win a holiday for two to Japan, courtesy of Cox & Kings.Cox & Kings is the longest established travel company in the world, with a 250 year history. Cox & Kings organised the first Everest expedition, arranged Gandhi’s 1931 European tour, featured in a Sherlock Holmes story and coined the word ‘posh’. Now Cox & Kings has arrived in Australia (coxandkings.com.au).

Japan’s cultural Treasures Escorted Small Group Journey / 9 days, 8 nights

This journey offers a taste of the fascinating culture of historic and modern Japan, and its enchanting mountains and gardens. Amongst many highlights you will stay in a traditional Japanese ryokan, visit Mount Fuji and Hiroshima Castle and experience the world-famous bullet train.

PREfERRED TRAVEL PARTNER

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ACO PLUS: NEW SyDNEy SERIES In 2012, three special Sydney performances combine in a new 3-concert package: The Reef, Beethoven 9 and Sydney Dance Company.

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ChOPIN & MENDELSSOhN’S OCTET

TOUR ONE

“Polina has Russia in her blood and a fantastic dichotomy in her character: insouciance that belies incredible passion. Chopin is her lingua franca.” Richard Tognetti

Combining sparkling virtuosity with tender lyricism, Chopin’s First Piano Concerto is an ideal vehicle for the unique talents of Polina Leschenko. Although Henryk Górecki is best known for his haunting and heartfelt Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, his Piano Concerto bristles with driving rhythms and energy.

Mendelssohn’s Octet is a staple of the ACO’s repertoire, its carefree exuberance belying its fiendish technical intricacies.

“The enthusiasm and tightness of the ACO was nowhere better shown than in the Mendelssohn with its joyful, sweeping opening movement, quicksilver scherzo and romping closing figure.” Cumberland Newspapers

“Eight players from the orchestra revelled in the musical high jinks of Mendelssohn’s Octet.” Adelaide Advertiser

The tonal riches of the ACO’s three legendary violins – Stradivari, Guarneri and Guadagnini – are revealed in Richard Tognetti’s specially created arrangement of Paganini’s dazzling Caprices.

PaGaNINI (arr. Tognetti) Caprice on CapricesMoRRIcoNE Exercises I: Adagio choPIN (arr. Tognetti) Piano Concerto No.1 GÓREckI Piano Concerto MENDElssohN Octet

Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead ViolinPolina leschenko Piano

aDElaIDE Tue 21 feb 8pmBRIsBaNE Mon 13 feb 8pmcaNBERRa Sat 18 feb 8pmMElBouRNE TowN hall Sun 19 feb 2.30pm, Mon 20 feb 8pmNEwcasTlE Thu 16 feb 7.30pmPERTh Wed 22 feb 7.30pmsyDNEy – cITy REcITal hall aNGEl PlacE Tue 14 feb 8pm, Wed 15 feb 7pm, Sat 11 feb 7pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Sun 12 feb 2pm

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“Some of the most poetic and devastatingly beautiful piano playing I have heard...What a night.”

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TOUR TWO

ThE hILLIARDENSEMBLE

“What an honour: the greatest small vocal ensemble in the world collaborating with the ACO.” Richard Tognetti

The Hilliard Ensemble is famous for mesmerising performances and chart-topping recordings of early and contemporary vocal music. Gregorian chant and French medieval hymn hypnotically intertwine with Edwards’ orchestral setting of Veni Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Spirit). A cappella prayers from 15th century England and Arvo Pärt join Raskatov’s Russian Orthodox chant setting, written for The Hilliard Ensemble and string orchestra.

This concert also celebrates the luscious ACO string sound with two opulent works by Elgar and Arensky after Tchaikovsky.

ElGaR Serenade for strings shERyNGhaM Ah, gentle Jesu RaskaTov Obikhod (Australian Premiere) PäRT Most holy Mother of god GREGoRIaN chaNT Veni Creator Spiritus aNoN. (FRENch MEDIEval) Veni Creator Spiritus EDwaRDs Veni Creator Spiritus aRENsky Variations on a theme by Tchaikovsky

helena Rathbone Lead ViolinThe hilliard Ensemble

aDElaIDE Tue 13 Mar 8pmBRIsBaNE Mon 12 Mar 8pmcaNBERRa Sat 10 Mar 8pmMElBouRNE TowN hall Sun 18 Mar 2.30pm, Mon 19 Mar 8pmsyDNEy – cITy REcITal hall aNGEl PlacE Tue 20 Mar 8pm, Wed 21 Mar 7pm, Sat 17 Mar 7pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Sun 11 Mar 2pmwolloNGoNG Thu 22 Mar 7.30pm

DANIELLE DE NIESE

“An Australian with a stellar international reputation making her Australian professional debut with the ACO.” Richard Tognetti

TOUR ThREE // PRESENTED By BNP PARIBAS

NATIONAL TOUR PARTNER

Danielle de Niese was born in Melbourne and won Young Talent Time aged nine, then moved to Los Angeles, won an Emmy and made her debut with the LA Opera aged 15. She has blossomed into one of the hottest properties in opera, enrapturing audiences in roles like Cleopatra, Euridice and Susanna at Glyndebourne, the Metropolitan Opera and on screen.

To celebrate her professional debut in her home country, de Niese sings a specially commissioned Australian work, which also marks the centenary of Australia’s Nobel laureate Patrick White. She also shines in Mozart’s joyous Exsultate jubilate, matched with a flourish by a symphony from one of Mozart’s early operas.

Schubert’s haunting song, Death and the Maiden, is at the heart of his famous and dramatic quartet.

MoZaRT Symphony K196/121, “La finta giardiniera” vINE New work (text by Patrick White) MEalE Cantilena Pacifica MoZaRT Exsultate jubilate schuBERT (arr. Tognetti) Death and the Maiden schuBERT (arr. Tognetti) String Quartet No.15, “Death and the Maiden”

Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead ViolinDanielle de Niese Soprano

aDElaIDE Wed 20 Jun 8pmBRIsBaNE Mon 25 Jun 8pmMElBouRNE TowN hall Sun 17 Jun 2.30pm, Mon 18 Jun 8pmsyDNEy – cITy REcITal hall aNGEl PlacE Tue 12 Jun 8pm, Wed 13 Jun 7pm, Sat 9 Jun 7pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Sun 24 Jun 2pmwolloNGoNG Thu 7 Jun 7.30pm

The hilliard Ensemble Danielle de Niese

“Peerless” Sun Sentinel

“Hypnotic” LA Weekly

“De Niese has a voice made for Mozart: bright, beautiful, agile and creamy.” National Public Radio

“The joy of singing radiates from her.” The Times

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TROUT QUINTET & QUARTET fOR ThE END Of TIME

“The Trout Quintet, inspired by fish, is Schubert’s grand leisurely musical conversation with fellow humans. The Quartet for the End of Time, inspired in small part by birds, is Messiaen’s communion with the heavens.

Ostensibly contrasting works that fit together like continents.” Richard Tognetti

TOUR fOUR // PRESENTED By TRANSfIELD

This concert pairs two great works inspired by very different experiences away from home, both written for the musicians available and, as a result, for unusual combinations of instruments.

Aged 22, Schubert had his first holiday in the country. In the Trout, he captures the mood of those carefree summer days and his ecstatic delight in the countryside, in warm, beguiling melodies and harmonies.

A prisoner of war, Messiaen wrote the Quartet for the End of Time for the musicians he found in the camp, premiering it to an audience of inmates and guards. “Never,” he said, “was I listened to with such rapt attention and comprehension.” Critic Alex Ross calls it “the most ethereally beautiful music of the 20th century...as overpowering now as it was on that frigid night in 1941.”

ACO Principals are joined by clarinettist Paul Dean and dynamic young Israeli-Palestinian pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar, making his Australian debut.

schuBERT Piano Quintet, “Trout” MEssIaEN Quartet for the End of Time

helena Rathbone Violinchristopher Moore ViolaTimo-veikko valve CelloMaxime Bibeau Double BassPaul Dean Clarinetsaleem abboud ashkar Piano

aDElaIDE Tue 24 Jul 8pmBRIsBaNE Wed 11 Jul 8pmcaNBERRa Sat 21 Jul 8pmMElBouRNE REcITal cENTRE Mon 16 Jul 8pm, Sun 22 Jul 2.30pm, Mon 23 Jul 8pmNEwcasTlE Thu 12 Jul 7.30pmsyDNEy – cITy REcITal hall aNGEl PlacE Tue 17 Jul 8pm, Wed 18 Jul 7pm, Sat 14 Jul 7pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Sun 15 Jul 2pmwolloNGoNG Thu 19 Jul 7.30pm

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“A desert odyssey is an obligatory undertaking for any Australian. This odyssey takes us to where the desert meets the ocean and opens up our dialogue between surfing, the oldest extant musical

culture on earth and the music we play.” Richard Tognetti

In his most adventurous project to date, Richard Tognetti takes musicians and surfers to the rugged surf coast and tough desert landscape of northern Western Australia to create a new performance piece at the intersection of music and nature.

Travelling with Tognetti from Darwin to Perth via world heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef, making music and surfing with the locals along the way, is a remarkable collection of artists: photographer Jon Frank, director Mick Sowry, composer Iain Grandage, didjeridu master Mark Atkins and the young musicians of ACO

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Together they’ll create a performance using music and film to delve further into the links between surfing, the ocean, landscape and music previously illuminated in Musica Surfica and The Glide. Tognetti also directs ACO

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Australia’s top string players, in Shostakovich, Bach and more.

GRaNDaGE New work for strings and filmcRuMB Black Angels (excerpts)shosTakovIch Chamber Symphony Op.110Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV1041

Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead ViolinMark atkins DidjeriduJon Frank Photographic Images and footageaco2

PERTh Wed 18 Jul 7.30pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Mon 23 Jul 7pm

This concert is included in the Perth subscription series and Sydney ACO Plus package. Single tickets for Sydney may be booked with a subscription. There will also be performances in Broome, Carnarvon, Darwin, geraldton, Karratha and Kununurra.

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“His brilliant technique allowed him to play with wonderful phrasing and tender

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BEEThOVEN 9, ODE TO JOy

The ACO’s internationally-acclaimed Beethoven symphony series reaches its climax with Symphony No.9, featuring one of the finest British choirs and an exceptional line-up of soloists.

Critics called the ACO’s recent Beethoven concert in London “the finest concert of the summer” and spoke of “thrilling playing”, “vibrant drive” and “total involvement”, concluding, “this compact chamber orchestra matches anything Europe can offer in energy, precision and interpretative rigour.”

Building to the symphony, a trio of serene yet intense works, swelling to Beethoven’s depiction of a sea voyage.

MEssIaEN Prayer of Christ ascending towards his father, from L’Ascension BRahMs geistliches Lied BEEThovEN Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage BEEThovEN Symphony No.9

Richard Tognetti Conductorchoir of clare college, cambridge (Graham Ross Director)lucy crowe SopranoFiona campbell Mezzo Sopranoallan clayton TenorMatthew Brook Bass

aDElaIDE Tue 14 Aug 8pmBRIsBaNE Mon 6 Aug 8pmcaNBERRa Sat 4 Aug 8pmMElBouRNE – ThE aRTs cENTRE Sun 12 Aug 2.30pm, Mon 13 Aug 8pmPERTh Wed 15 Aug 7.30pmsyDNEy – cITy REcITal hall aNGEl PlacE Tue 7 Aug 8pm, Wed 8 Aug 7pm, Sat 11 Aug 7pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Sun 5 Aug 2pm, Thu 9 Aug 8pman extra performance has been scheduled for the sydney opera house

NATIONAL TOUR AND fOUNDINg PARTNER

“Beethoven 9 is the apotheosis of human musical endeavour.” Richard Tognetti

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“Wherever I travel, people talk about Richard Egarr and ask if we’ve performed with him. At last I can say yes.” Richard Tognetti

TOUR SIX // PRESENTED By VANgUARD

One of the world’s finest keyboard players, respected conductor and historian, and director of the Academy of Ancient Music, musical firebrand Richard Egarr directs this concert of rousing Baroque music from the harpsichord and performs Mozart’s delightful Piano Concerto No.12 on the fortepiano.

Egarr’s program displays all the invention and innovation that abounded through the 17th and 18th centuries, calling on virtuosic techniques that still excite the ear. Egarr introduces the music in talks one hour before each concert.

Satu Vänskä plays a dashing Vivaldi concerto on the ACO’s Stradivarius violin.

coREllI Concerto grosso, Op.6 No.1 casTEllo Two Sonatas, “per stromenti d’arco” BIBER Battalia vIvalDI Violin Concerto, RV190 MoZaRT Piano Concerto No.12haNDEl Concerto grosso, Op.6 No.1

Richard Egarr guest Director, harpsichord, fortepianosatu vänskä Lead Violin

aDElaIDE Tue 9 Oct 8pmcaNBERRa Sat 6 Oct 8pmMElBouRNE – ThE aRTs cENTRE Sun 7 Oct 2.30pm, Mon 8 Oct 8pmNEwcasTlE Thu 18 Oct 7.30pmPERTh Wed 10 Oct 7.30pmsyDNEy – cITy REcITal hall aNGEl PlacE Tue 16 Oct 8pm, Wed 17 Oct 7pm, Sat 13 Oct 7pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Sun 14 Oct 2pmwolloNGoNG Mon 15 Oct 7.30pm

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“‘The Bernstein of Early Music’...He’s one of the most exciting and delightful musicians

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RUSSIAN VISIONS

As soon as he played with the ACO, Steven Osborne wanted to return with Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1, for it requires an immensely virtuosic string orchestra, flexibility and humour veering on craziness. The time has now come with this all-Russian concert.

Brimming with carefree energy, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir is an exuberant postcard from an Italian summer holiday. “The ACO...set the audience in a spin with its heady version of Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. Richard Tognetti was intent on making the most of the Russian nostalgia, romancing his violins, sending the audience into a clapping frenzy.” Herald Sun

PRokoFIEv (arr. Barshai/Tognetti) Visions fugitives shosTakovIch Piano Concerto No.1 shosTakovIch Octet TchaIkovsky Souvenir de florence

Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violinsteven osborne Piano David Elton Trumpet

BRIsBaNE Mon 19 Nov 8pmcaNBERRa Sat 10 Nov 8pmMElBouRNE – ThE aRTs cENTRE Sun 11 Nov 2.30pm, Mon 12 Nov 8pmNEwcasTlE Thu 22 Nov 7.30pmPERTh Wed 14 Nov 7.30pmsyDNEy – cITy REcITal hall aNGEl PlacE Tue 20 Nov 8pm, Wed 21 Nov 7pm, Sat 17 Nov 7pmsyDNEy oPERa housE Sun 25 Nov 2pm

NATIONAL TOUR PARTNER

“Steven is in the upper echelon of pianists and plays with a compelling inner drama.” Richard Tognetti

TOUR SEVEN // PRESENTED By COMMONWEALTh BANK

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“Steven Osborne unleashed a spectacular performance…packed to the roof with fun, wit,

fireworks, dazzling pianism.” The Herald

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SPECIAL EVENT

SyDNEy DANCE COMPANy

A collaboration between our two Australian but international companies is long overdue. Rameau was the king of French Baroque drama. In his time, the music served the drama.

Ironically, though, it is the music that has survived.” Richard Tognetti

A mutual passion for Rameau’s perfumed and powerful French Baroque dance music sparks this new production by Rafael Bonachela and Richard Tognetti. Rameau’s flair for rhythm and melody, and feeling for choreography, leads many to name him the greatest-ever ballet composer, certainly the most influential. Bonachela’s dynamic choreography, innate musicality and theatricality serve to illuminate this brilliant music.

“Sydney Dance Company is at the peak of its powers...some of the most exciting contemporary dance I’ve seen in years.” Sun-Herald

RaMEau Dances from Dardanus, Les Boréades, Castor et Pollux and others

Richard Tognetti Artistic Director and Lead Violin Rafael Bonachela Artistic Director and Choreographersydney Dance company

syDNEy ThEaTRE Mon 29 Oct 8pm, Tue 30 Oct 8pm,Wed 31 Oct 12pm, Wed 31 Oct 6.30pm, Thu 1 Nov 8pm, fri 2 Nov 8pm, Sat 3 Nov 4pm, Sat 3 Nov 8pm

single tickets may be booked with a subscription, except for the performances on 29 oct and 31 oct 12pm.

This project has been assisted by the australian Government through the australia council for the arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

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The ACO performs three intimate weekend-long festivals in three extraordinary locations.

NISEKO WINTER MUSIC fESTIVAL 12–14 January

The Niseko ski fields in Hokkaido, Japan, are famous for powder snow, stunning views, amazing food and the number of Australians who visit each winter. Richard Tognetti, ACO musicians and members of the ACO’s Qantas Emerging Artist Program perform several concerts. Details and bookings at aco.com.au/niseko2012.

TARRAWARRA fESTIVAL 3–4 March

The stunning TarraWarra Museum of Art is just an hour from Melbourne in the Yarra Valley. Concerts take place in the 200-seat gallery.

3 March 12pm / Concert featuring Bach’s A minor Violin Concerto and Grieg’s Holberg Suite. 6pm / Concert featuring Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.4 and Pachelbel’s Canon.

4 March 11am / Masterclass by Richard Tognetti 3pm / Concert featuring music by Rameau, Debussy, Paganini and Prokofiev.

weekend Package / $240 for 3 concertsIndividual concerts / $90 Masterclass / $20 Concert, dining and accommodation details at aco.com.au. Book at aco.com.au or phone 1800 444 444.

VASSE fELIX fESTIVAL7–9 December

The ACO performs three concerts for just 260 people at Vasse Felix in Margaret River, Western Australia. Concerts are set in the Art Gallery of Margaret River’s oldest vineyard and winery. Tickets and dining packages are available. Book by contacting Vasse Felix from 1 July 2012 on 08 9756 5016 or by emailing michelle.grigg@vassefelix.com.au.

fESTIVALS INTERNATIONAL TOURS

The ACO has performed 442 concerts in 252 cities in 38 countries on 49 international tours. 2012 international tour details will be published at aco.com.au/international2012.

JAPAN 12–14 January Niseko Winter Music festival

NORTh AMERICA12 april Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Atlanta gA13 april Norton Center for the Performing Arts, Danville Ky14 april DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, South Bend IN15 april Symphony hall, Chicago IL17 april Modlin Center for the Performing Arts, Richmond VA 20 april Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, gainesville fL22 april Royal Conservatory Koerner hall, Toronto ON 23 april Kingston grand Theatre, Kingston ON25 april hopkins Center for the Performing Arts, hanover Nh27 april Bailey Auditorium, Ithaca Ny30 april Carnegie hall, New york Ny

EUROPE6–15 september

The ACO will be the orchestra in residence at the Maribor Festival in Slovenia as part of a European Tour.

“The Australians are a remarkably talented group, and they performed with rare, often stunning, virtuosity.” Wall Street Journal, 2011

“Richard Tognetti and his badass classical band, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, don’t play New York nearly often enough. But, on the rare occasion that they do come in from Down Under, they

leave an indelible mark on the city’s music scene.” Time Out New York, 2010

“The ACO is a crack ensemble, the playing strictly disciplined and streamlined. But they couldn’t be anything but Aussies: there is a huge warmth and unaffected openness about them, their sound

upfront without being brash.” The Guardian, 2010

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& REgIONAL TOURS

ACO2 connects the next generation of talented young Australian

string players with ACO musicians, creating a combined ensemble with a fresh, energetic performance style. In 2012, ACO

2 and an ensemble of ACO musicians tour throughout

regional Australia, performing concerts and working with school students. Links to performance details and venues will be published at aco.com.au/ACO2-2012.

ACO2 PRINCIPAL PARTNER

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aco INsTRuMENT FuNDPeter Weiss AM, Patron

The ACO has established its

Instrument Fund, to offer patrons and

investors the opportunity to participate

in the ownership of a bank of historic

stringed instruments. The Fund’s first

asset is Australia’s only Stradivarius

violin, now on loan to Satu Vänskä,

Assistant Leader of the Orchestra.

The ACO pays tribute to its Founding

Patrons of the Fund, who have made

donations to the Orchestra to assist the

Fund to acquire the Stradivarius violin.

VISIONARy - $500,000–$1mPeter Weiss AM

CONCERTO - $200,000–$499,000Naomi Milgrom AO

OCTET - $100,000–$199,000Amina Belgiorno-Nettis

QUARTET - $50,000–$99,000John and Anne Leece

chaIRMaN’s couNcIl

The Chairman’s Council is a limited

membership association of high

level executives and enlightened

individuals who support the ACO’s

international touring program and

enjoy exclusive private events.

Mr guido Belgiorno-Nettis AMChairman / Australian Chamber Orchestra & Joint Managing Director / Transfield Holdings

Mr Michael Andrew Australian Chairman / KPMG

Mr Philip Bacon AMDirector / Philip Bacon Galleries

Mr David Baffsky AOHonorary Chairman / Accor Asia Pacific

Mr Brad BanducciChief Executive Officer / Cellarmasters Group

Mr Jeff BondGeneral Manager / Peter Lehmann Wines

Mr & Mrs Michael & helen Carapiet

The hon. Stephen Charles QC& Mrs Jenny Charles

Mr & Mrs Robin Crawford

Rowena Danziger AM & Kenneth g. Coles AM

Mr Craig DrummondChief Executive Officer and Country Head / Bank of America Merrill Lynch Australia

Dr Bob EveryChairman / WesfarmersMr Robert ScottManaging Director / Wesfarmers Insurance

Mr Angelos frangopoulosChief Executive Officer / Australian News Channel

Mr John grillChief Executive Officer / WorleyParsons

Mrs Janet holmes à Court AC

Mr & Mrs Simon & Katrina holmes à Court Observant Pty Limited

Mr John James Managing Director / Vanguard

Mr Warwick JohnsonManaging Director / Optimal Fund Management

Ms Catherine Livingstone AOChairman / Telstra

Mr Steven Lowy AMChief Executive Officer / Westfield

Mr Didier MahoutCEO Australia & NZ / BNP Paribas

Mr John Marshall & Mr Andrew MichaelApparel Group Limited

Mr Peter Mason AMChairman / AMP Limited & Mrs Kate Mason

Mr David MathlinSenior Principal / Sinclair Knight Merz

Mr Michael Maxwell & Mrs Julianne Maxwell

Mr geoff McClellanChairman / Freehills

Mr John MeacockManaging Partner NSW / Deloitte

Ms Naomi Milgrom AO

Ms Jan Minchin Director / Tolarno Galleries

Mr Jim MintoManaging Director / TAL

Mr Clark Morgan Vice Chairman / UBS Wealth Management Australia

Mr Alf Moufarrige OAMChief Executive Officer / Servcorp

Mr Scott PerkinsHead of Global Banking / Deutsche Bank, Australia/New Zealand

Mr Peter Schiavello Managing Director / Schiavello Group

Mr glen SealeyGeneral Manager / Maserati Australia & New Zealand

Mr Ray ShorrocksHead of Corporate Finance, Sydney /Patersons Securities

Mr & Mrs Clive Smith

Mr Andrew StevensManaging Director / IBM Australia & New Zealand

Mr Michio (henry) Taki Managing Director & CEO / Mitsubishi Australia Ltd

Mr Alden ToevsGroup Chief Risk Officer / Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Mr Michael TriguboffManaging Director / MIR Investment Management Ltd

Ms Vanessa WallaceDirector / Booz & Company

Mr Kim Williams AMChief Executive Officer / FOXTEL

Mr Peter yates AMChairman / Royal Institution of Australia and Peony Capital

SUPPORTED By

MEDIcI PRoGRaM

In the time-honoured tradition of the

great Medici family, the ACO’s Medici

Patrons support individual players’

Chairs and assist the Orchestra to

attract and retain musicians of the

highest calibre.

Mrs Amina Belgiorno-Nettis, Patron

PRINCIPAL ChAIRS

Richard Tognetti AO ~ Lead ViolinMichael Ball AM & Daria Ball Joan Clemenger Wendy Edwards Prudence MacLeod

helena Rathbone ~ Principal 2nd Violin

Satu Vänskä ~ Assistant LeaderRobert & Kay Bryan

Christopher Moore ~ Principal ViolaTony Shepherd

Timo-Veikko Valve ~ Principal CelloPeter Weiss AM

Maxime Bibeau ~ Principal Double BassJohn Taberner & Grant Lang

CORE ChAIRS

Aiko goto ~ ViolinAndrew & Hiroko Gwinnett

Mark Ingwersen ~ Violin

Alice Evans ~ ViolinJan Bowen The Davies The Sandgropers

Ilya Isakovich ~ ViolinAustralian Communities Foundation – Connie & Craig Kimberley Fund

Madeleine Boud ~ ViolinTerry Campbell AO & Christine Campbell

Stephen King ~ ViolaPhilip Bacon AM

Nicole Divall ~ ViolaIan & Nina Lansdown

Melissa Barnard ~ CelloThe Bruce & Joy Reid Foundation

Julian Thompson ~ CelloThe Clayton Family

gUEST ChAIRS

Brian Nixon ~ Principal Timpani Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert

fRIENDS Of MEDICIMr R. Bruce Corlett AM & Mrs Ann Corlett

lIFE PaTRoNsIBM

Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert

Mr Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM

Mrs Barbara Blackman

Mrs Roxane Clayton

Mr David Constable AM

Mr Martin Dickson AM & Mrs Susie Dickson

Mr John Harvey AM

Mrs Alexandra Martin

Mrs Fay Parker

Mr John Taberner & Mr Grant Lang

Mr Peter Weiss AMMAJOR PARTNER

CO-PRESENTER

ACO2 AT ThE fOUR WINDS fESTIVAL3–8 april Bermagui, Wollongong

Music by Sallinen, Piazzolla and Arensky directed by Helena Rathbone with classical accordionist James Crabb.

ACO2 NORThERN WAVES TOUR16–26 May Ningaloo Residency8–18 July Broome, Carnarvon, Darwin, geraldton, Karratha, Kununurra, Perth

The creation and tour of The Reef (see page 9).

ACO PRESENTINg PARTNER

ACO ENSEMBLE WESTERN AUSTRALIA TOUR9–15 July Albany, Katanning, Manjimup, Narrogin

ACO ACADEMyJuly Sydney

Secondary school students who play the violin, viola, cello or double bass come together for a week of rehearsals and performances with ACO musicians at the ACO’s Sydney Studio. Program details will be published at aco.com.au in late 2011.

ACO2 TASMANIA TOUR10–20 october Devonport, hobart, Launceston, Port Arthur, Stanley, St helen’s, Zeehan

Music by Dvorák, Meale, Handel and Mozart directed by Helena Rathbone.

ACO ENSEMBLE QUEENSLAND TOUR23 october–3 November Bundaberg, Emerald, Mt Isa

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RENEwING suBscRIBERsTo keep your seats, please return the personalised renewal form you received with your brochure or renew online by logging into aco.com.au by 30 September 2011. After this date, non-renewed seats will be released.

NEw suBscRIBERsPlease complete the booking form in this brochure or subscribe at aco.com.au.

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

uNDER 30If you are aged under 30 you save up to 50%. Please enclose photocopied proof of age with your booking form.

PRocEssING oF suBscRIPTIoN aPPlIcaTIoNs Tickets 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. Subject to availability.

Requests for a seating change must be made in writing when renewing. Changes, where possible, will be made primarily in date order of receipt. Where it is not possible to satisfy a change request, you will retain your existing seats.

Your credit card will be debited or your cheque or money order banked on receipt of your application. If you choose to pay in two instalments, you will be charged 50% on receipt of your application and 50% in December 2011. Any money due to applicants as a result of the ACO being unable to satisfy ticket requests will be automatically refunded. Tickets will be mailed by December 2011.

TIckET EXchaNGEAfter 13 December 2011, subscription tickets can be exchanged to any other subscription concert, subject to availability. Tickets are not refundable. For terms and conditions of sale, see aco.com.au/terms-and-conditions.

hOW TO SUBSCRIBE

As a subscriber, you receive tickets for seven concerts in Sydney and Melbourne; six in Adelaide, Brisbane and Canberra; five in Perth and four in Newcastle and Wollongong. A new 3-concert package is being offered in Sydney only. Programs and pre-concert talks (45 minutes before every concert) are included. Please agree to

receive our enewsletter so we can send you invitations to special events and information about concerts.

DONATIONSOn the booking form, we ask for a tax-deductible donation to be included with your 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 work. We thank you for your contribution.

Richard Tognetti and the Parramatta string Players

Julian Thompson at Matraville soldiers settlement school

SEASONDATES

This shows which concerts are included in each subscription series.For prices, see the booking form.

TOUR 1 ChOPIN

TOUR 2hILLIARD

TOUR 3DE NIESE

ThE REEf TOUR 4TROUT

TOUR 5BEEThOVEN

TOUR 6EgARR

SyDNEy DANCE

TOUR 7 RUSSIAN

ADELAIDE Town hall, 8pm Tue 21 feb Tue 13 Mar Wed 20 Jun ~ Tue 24 Jul Tue 14 Aug Tue 9 Oct ~ ~

BRISBANEQPAC Concert hall, 8pm Mon 13 feb Mon 12 Mar Mon 25 Jun ~ Wed 11 Jul Mon 6 Aug ~ ~ Mon 19 Nov

CANBERRALlewellyn hall, 8pm Sat 18 feb Sat 10 Mar ~ ~ Sat 21 Jul Sat 4 Aug Sat 6 Oct ~ Sat 10 Nov

MELBOURNESun 2.30pmMon 8pm

Sun 19 feb Mon 20 feb

Sun 18 Mar Mon 19 Mar

Sun 17 Jun Mon 18 Jun

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Sun 22 Jul Mon 16 Jul Mon 23 Jul

Sun 12 Aug Mon 13 Aug

Sun 7 Oct Mon 8 Oct

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Sun 11 Nov Mon 12 Nov

NEWCASTLE City hall, 7.30pm

Thu 16 feb

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Thu 12 Jul

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Thu 18 Oct

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Thu 22 Nov

PERThConcert hall, 7.30pm Wed 22 feb ~ ~ Wed 18 Jul ~ Wed 15 Aug Wed 10 Oct ~ Wed 14 Nov

SyDNEyCity Recital hall, 8pmCity Recital hall, 7pmCity Recital hall, 7pm

Opera house, 2pm

Tue 14 feb Wed 15 feb Sat 11 feb

Sun 12 feb

Tue 20 Mar Wed 21 Mar Sat 17 Mar

Sun 11 Mar

Tue 12 Jun Wed 13 Jun Sat 9 Jun

Sun 24 Jun

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Tue 17 Jul Wed 18 Jul Sat 14 Jul

Sun 15 Jul

Tue 7 Aug Wed 8 Aug Sat 11 Aug

Sun 5 Aug

Tue 16 Oct Wed 17 Oct Sat 13 Oct

Sun 14 Oct

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Tue 20 Nov Wed 21 Nov Sat 17 Nov

Sun 25 Nov

SyDNEyACO Plus Package

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Mon 23 Jul

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Thu 9 Aug

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Mon 29 OctTue 30 Oct* Wed 31 Oct Thu 1 Nov fri 2 Nov Sat 3 Nov

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WOLLONgONgTown hall, 7.30pm

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Thu 22 Mar

Thu 7 Jun

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Thu 19 Jul

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Mon 15 Oct

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Wollongong: all concerts take place at Wollongong Town hall.

Melbourne: Tours 1, 2 and 3 take place at Melbourne Town hall; Tour 4 takes place at Melbourne Recital Centre; Tours 5, 6 and 7 take place at The Arts Centre, hamer hall.

*ACO Plus package buyers will be automatically given a ticket for the Sydney Dance Company performance on Tuesday 30 October and may exchange to another performance date after 13 December 2011.

The 2012 National Concert Season brochure is correct at time of printing. The ACO reserves the right to change programs, artists and venues without notice.

SINgLE TICKET SALES Single tickets go on sale on Tuesday 13 December 2011. Visit aco.com.au or phone 1800 444 444 on 13 December for prices, availability and bookings.

NEW SUBSCRIBERBOOKINg fORM

A RES full

A RES Conc.

A RES Under 30

B RES full

B RES Conc.

B RES Under 30

C RES full

C RES Conc.

C RES Under 30

TOTALS

ADELAIDE $450 $360 $216 $354 $288 $186 ~ ~ ~ $

BRISBANE $450 $360 $216 $354 $288 $186 $270 $204 $168 $

CANBERRA $450 $360 $216 $354 $288 $186 $270 $204 $168 $

MELBOURNESun 2.30pm $574 $497 $252 $462 $378 $231 $343 $280 $196 $

Mon 8pm $574 $497 $252 $462 $378 $231 $343 $280 $196 $

NEWCASTLE $272 $204 $144 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ $

PERTh $375 $300 $180 $295 $240 $155 $225 $170 $140 $

SyDNEyTues 8pm City Recital hall $574 $497 $252 $462 $378 $231 $343 $280 $196 $

Wed 7pm City Recital hall $574 $497 $252 $462 $378 $231 $343 $280 $196 $

Sat 7pm City Recital hall $574 $497 $252 $462 $378 $231 $343 $280 $196 $

Sun 2pm Opera house $574 $497 $252 $462 $378 $231 $343 $280 $196 $

SyDNEy ACO PLUS $279 ~ $129 $219 ~ $99 $153 ~ $87 $

WOLLONgONg $272 $204 $144 $216 $176 $120 ~ ~ ~ $

SUB-TOTAL $

Subscribe at aco.com.au or complete both sides of this form. If you subscribed to the 2011 Season and have not received a renewal notice, please call 1800 444 444.

FIll IN youR DETaIls

Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss first Name Surname

Address

Suburb State Postcode

Phone Email

Please do not send me the ACO e-newsletter, customer service emails and invitations.

If you are subscribing for more than one person, please attach each subscriber’s details on a separate sheet so they can receive a subscriber card and be emailed news and invitations.

choosE youR suBscRIPTIoN PackaGEsIndicate the number of packages you require in each reserve.

sEaTING PREFERENcEPlease refer to the venue maps on page 20 and number your preferred seating area below, 1 (most preferred) to 3 (least preferred). Every effort will be made to seat you in your preferred area.

City Recital hall Angel Place Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

All other venues Stalls Circle Box Balcony gallery Choir

Special requirements – if you use a wheelchair or have any other seating needs, please tell us here:

aDD PRIoRITy TIckETs FoR syDNEy DaNcE coMPaNy & ThE REEFSelect the date you would like to attend and indicate the number of tickets you would like in each reserve. These prices have already been discounted for subscribers. Tickets may only be purchased with a subscription at this time.

Sydney Dance Company at Sydney Theatre

Tue 30 Oct 8pm Wed 31 Oct 6.30pm Thu 1 Nov 8pm fri 2 Nov 8pm Sat 3 Nov 4pm Sat 3 Nov 8pm

Premium A RES B RES Under 30 Total

x $90 x $71 x $53 x $43 $

The Reef at Sydney Opera house (Perth included in subscription)

Mon 23 July 7pm A RES B RES C RES Under 30 Total

x $90 x $71 x $53 x $43 $

PayMENT

Subscription package/s total $

Sydney Dance Company ticket/s total $

The Reef ticket/s total $

I would like to make a tax-deductible donation to support the ACO $

TOTAL PAyMENT $

Payment Method

Cheque or money order made payable to ‘Australian Chamber Orchestra Pty Ltd’

Credit card

full amount OR Charge 50% to my credit card now and 50% in December 2011 (card must be valid until Dec 2011).

Visa Mastercard Diners American Express

Credit Card Number Expiry Date / Amex ID

Cardholder’s Name

Signature Date

I have included photocopied proof to qualify for a discounted price

Under 30 proof of age

full-time student card, Centrelink Pensioner concession card, Veteran’s Affairs pensioner card or health Care card

suBMIT youR suBscRIPTIoN website aco.com.auPost ACO Subscriptions, PO Box R21, Royal Exchange NSW 1225Fax (02) 8274 3887Phone 1800 444 444 (Mon–fri 9am–5pm)In person Australian Chamber Orchestra, Opera Quays, 2 East Circular Quay, Sydney (Mon–fri 9am–5pm)

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MELBOURNE / The Arts Centre, hamer hall 100 St Kilda Road

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MELBOURNE SUNDAy / Town hall Cnr. Swanston & Collins Streets

MELBOURNE EVENINg / Town hall Cnr. Swanston & Collins Streets

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NaTIoNal TouR PaRTNERs

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PERTh SERIES AND WA REgIONAL TOUR PARTNER

coNcERT aND sERIEs PaRTNERs

Peter Weiss AMMargaret Olley ACPREfERRED TRAVEL PARTNER

accoMMoDaTIoN aND EvENT PaRTNERs

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The ACO is assisted by the Australian government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body

The ACO is supported by the NSW government through Arts NSW

NaTIoNal EDucaTIoN PaRTNERs

GovERNMENT PaRTNERs

PATRONS: Marc Besen AO & Eva Besen AO

TRusTs aND FouNDaTIoNs:

Holmes à Court Family Foundation

The Ross Trust

The Neilson Foundation

Limb Family Foundation

Janet Holmes à Court

The Australian government is proud to be associated with the ACO through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia

ACO PARTNERSThe ACO would like to thank its 2012 partners for their generous support.

Photo of Richard Tognetti by Richard Tognetti

The ACO cares for the environment by using the following products and procedures in the production of this document. Paper: Monza Satin 55% recycled, ISO 14 001 environmental accreditation, fSC mixed source certified. Paper: Stephen Scrambled White 50% recycled, ISO 14 001 environmental accreditation, fSC mixed source certified. Printing: Printed using soy based vegetable inks and all excess paper and off cuts from the printing process are recycled.

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