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Subscriber Benefits
2015 Concert Series
About Heidelberg Symphony
Subscribers enjoy a choice of seats in addition to a discount on
ticket prices. Free programs with comprehensive notes are
provided at each concert.
Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra is delighted to present an exciting
range of concerts in 2015.
Heidelberg Symphony is one of Melbourne’s most acclaimed
non-professional orchestras enabling it to attract elite
musicians who enjoy performing music from the eighteenth
to twenty-first centuries.
Sunday Afternoon Subscription
Subscriptions are available to patrons wishing to attend two
Sunday afternoon concerts only. This offer entitles patrons to a
reduced ticket price in association with the normal range of
subscriber benefits
Seating Allocation
Existing subscribers seeking to retain their 2014 seating allocation
should complete and post the attached booking form to The
Concert Manager, Heidelberg Orchestras Inc. by February 1, 2015
or phone 9005 1792.
Kristian Chong will perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D
minor on Saturday March 28.
The Ashton Smith Singers will delight audiences with the ‘Best of
British’ concert on Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28.
The orchestra will take the audience to the movies with classical
favourites from the silver screen in ‘Hollywood Hits’ on Saturday
September 12 and Sunday September 13.
On Saturday December 5 Natsuko Yoshimoto, Soloist-in-Residence,
will perform Chausson’s Poème and Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and
Rondo Capriccioso.
The Conductor
Its annual concert series delights audiences with a wide
range of exciting repertoire from the most demanding
symphonies, challenging guest artist concerto performances
to much loved theatre and orchestral classics.
HEIDELBERG
SYMPHONY
CONCERT SERIES 2015
The orchestra enjoys an enviable international reputation,
having undertaken tours to Austria, Belgium, France,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Great Britain,
performing in a wide range of cultural venues.
Heidelberg Symphony has released a number of
commercial CD’s which can be purchased at concerts,
online or by calling 9005 1792.
Subscribers who wish to change their current seating allocation
should enclose a note specifying their request when returning the
completed 2015 booking form. Changes can only be made when
seating becomes available and in strict order of the date on which
the request was received.
Heidelberg Symphony
concerts are recorded
by 3MBS and often
heard in broadcasts.
New subscription requests are accepted at any time and
processed in order of receipt. Seat allocation takes place after
February 1, 2015.
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Subscriptions and individual tickets should be booked well in
advance to avoid disappointment.
Single tickets can be purchased online, by completing the booking
form or by calling 9005 1792. Single tickets will be issued after
February 15, 2015.
With an enviable reputation as one of Australia’s leading conductors,
Christopher Kopke enjoys a busy performance schedule in Melbourne
and throughout Australia.
The resident conductor of the Heidelberg Symphony since 1994 and
Artistic Director and Conductor of the Preston Symphony from 1997 –
2007, Christopher has also been a guest conductor of the ‘Concerto
Collection’ Orchestra in association with the Australian Broadcasting
Commission, the Port Fairy Spring Festival, the Australian Army Band
- Melbourne and a regular guest conductor of the Kooyong Chamber
Players.
ORCHESTRA
As well as an examiner for the Australian Music Examinations Board
(AMEB), Christopher has lectured in string pedagogy at the University
of Melbourne and Victoria University. He has toured New Zealand,
Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia & Brunei on behalf of the AMEB, where
he presented clinics and master-classes for young violinists and
pedagogical workshops for teachers. Christopher is currently the
Head of Strings at Genazzano FCJ College in Melbourne.
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B RESERVE
Donations & Sponsorships
As a non-profit organisation that receives no government
funding, the Heidelberg Orchestras relies entirely on income
from ticket sales, memberships, sponsorships, fund-raising
events, and donations to cover the cost of presenting its
annual concert series.
If you wish to become a sponsor or would like to make a
donation to assist the orchestra, please call 9005 1792 or
add your donation to the booking form when renewing your
subscription.
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HEIDELBERG SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
CONCERT SERIES
2015
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Saturday March 28, 8pm
Love Rachmaninoff
Guest Artist – Kristian Chong | Piano
Rachmaninoff
Shostakovich
Copland
Daugherty
Piano Concerto No. 3
Festive Overture
The Promise of Living
Radio City
Rachmaninoff is considered to be one of the finest pianists of his day and one of the
last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian Classical music. The third
piano concerto was composed for his North American tour in 1909 and offers an
immense challenge for the soloist. Shostakovich wrote Festive Overture in just two
days. A brilliant, effervescent work, its vivacious energy spills over like uncorked
champagne. The Tender Land was written by Copland under commission to
commemorate the League of Composers 30th Anniversary. ‘The Promise of Living’
is the third movement of the suite. Radio City by Michael Daugherty will be an
Australian premiere performance. Some may recall his Red Cape Tango featured in
the 2014 concert series. Radio City is his incredible tribute to fiery conductor
Toscanini and the NBC Symphony.
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A | Saturday June 27, 8pm
B | Sunday June 28, 2.30pm
ALL CONCERTS ARE HELD AT
THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
IVANHOE GIRLS’ GRAMMAR SCHOOL
NOEL STREET, IVANHOE
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A | Saturday September 12, 8pm
B | Sunday September 13, 2.30pm
Hollywood Hits
Steiner
Beethoven
Korngold
Jarre
Williams
Symphonic Suite from Gone with the Wind
Symphony No. 7 from The King's Speech
Errol Flynn's Adventures of Robin Hood
Lawrence of Arabia
Adventures on Earth from E.T. the Extra Terrestrial
Name any great Hollywood blockbuster and there is almost assuredly an inspiring
soundtrack accompanying it. Music evokes strong emotion – suspense, fear, elation
– and it is through these feelings that music enables us to connect with characters
and experience thrilling action scenes. Observe the amazing array of instruments
we normally experience only by ear that are used in the production of this music.
Additional works will include music from Babe, Gallipoli, The Mission and The Spy
Who Loved Me.
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Saturday December 5, 8pm
The Best of British
Porgy and Bess
Guest Artist – The Ashton Smith Singers
Guest Artist – Natsuko Yoshimoto | Violin
Ginastera
Chausson
Saint-Saëns
Khachaturian
Gershwin
Founded in 1895, The Proms, or as they are more formally known, The Henry
Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, are billed as the greatest
classical music festival on earth. With well over 90 concerts every year from July to
September, they take place in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Join the Heidelberg
Symphony and the Ashton Smith Singers for an evening of nostalgia, excitement
and romance as we romp through the musical heritage of the British Isles in a
tribute to the Last Night of the Proms. The programme will include a selection of the
best of British music, including such favourites as The Planets by Holst, Rose of
England, The Floral Dance, Ye Banks and Braes, Donald Where’s Your Trousers
and 100 Pipers. This is a concert for all the family and definitely not to be missed!
Four Dances from Estancia
Poème for Violin and Orchestra
Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso for Violin & Orchestra
Suite No. 2 from the ballet Spartacus
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
Ginastera’s Four Dances from Estancia makes extensive use of Argentinian folk
music in a brilliantly orchestrated work that well deserves its considerable
popularity, and Khachaturian’s Spartacus Suite is infused with enchanting Armenian
influences and portrays the poignant struggles of the heroic slaves. The
incomparable Natsuko Yoshimoto is back with a wonderful French selection – the
delicate and introspective Poème and the charming and virtuosic Introduction and
Rondo Capriccioso. Gershwin’s famous ‘folk opera’ Porgy and Bess provides an
exuberant finale to the 2015 season.
Prior to the HSO concert, ticket holders are eligible to attend Twilight Concerts by Junior Strings of Banyule &
Robertson Youth Orchestra from 5.30-6.30pm, and the Heidelberg Wind Ensemble from 7.00 – 7.30pm
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GUEST ARTISTS
HEIDELBERG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
2015 CONCERT / SUBSCRIPTION COSTS
Kristian Chong
Kristian Chong is one of Australia’s leading pianists. A
graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, he has
played as a soloist with Australia’s major orchestras and
many orchestras abroad. Kristian is especially in demand
as a chamber musician and has partnered many renowned
ensembles and musicians, including the Australian String
Quartet, Tinalley Quartet, violinists Natsuko Yoshimoto and
Sophie Rowell, cellist Li-Wei Qin and baritone Teddy Tahu
Rhodes to name a few. He currently teaches chamber
music and piano at the Melbourne Conservatorium of
Music, is a ‘Friend of Australia’ for Tourism Australia, and is
also currently completing a cycle of Beethoven Piano &
Violin Sonatas with Rowell and Yoshimoto at the Melbourne
Recital Centre.
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(Concerts 1-4)
Subscription
(Sunday 2B & 3B)
B Res A Res B Res
$ 37
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$125
A Res B Res
$ 70
$ 60
Concession*
$ 39
$ 33
$133
$113
$ 63
$ 53
Child ^
$ 13
$ 11
$ 44
$ 38
$ 21
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NOTE – Seating Plan is on the reverse page
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^ A Child must be less than 16 years of age
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The Ashton Smith Singers
The Ashton Smith Singers were founded in 1980 and are directed by David
Ashton-Smith. In addition to their concert series (which feature classical works including
Mozart’s Requiem, Haydn’s Nelson Mass and John Rutter’s Gloria), they perform
regularly with the Australian Pops
Orchestra, contributing to diverse
programs of opera, music theatre,
Viennese, Broadway and ‘Best of
British’ programs. They have
performed with Dame Edna
Everage on invitation, contributed
to film soundtracks (Garbo, Lilian’s
Story, The Wog Boy) and as well
have provided choral input to TV
and cinema advertisements such
as Mazda and Carlton Draught.
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Natsuko Yoshimoto
Natsuko Yoshimoto is an international soloist and chamber
musician. A graduate of the Yehudi Menuhin School
(England), she has performed as a soloist with many
world-renowned orchestras including London Symphony,
Tokyo Symphony, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Melbourne
Symphony. Natsuko is currently the concertmaster of
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and was the leader of the
Australian String Quartet and then the Grainger Quartet until
the end of 2008. She has given many world premieres of
works by Australia’s most prominent composers and has
recorded for Virgin Classics, ABC Classics, Melba Records
and Tall Poppies. An ever-popular guest artist with HSO,
Natsuko is Heidelberg Symphony’s ‘Soloist in Residence’.
Children’s & Family Concerts
Heidelberg Symphony performs two concerts a year to introduce young children to a live
symphony orchestra. In 2015, these will be held on Sunday 26 July at 1pm & 2.30pm in
the Performing Arts Centre, Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School, Noel St, Ivanhoe. The
orchestra will be performing the much-loved children’s classic, Peter and the Wolf by
Prokofiev.
Ticket prices will be $10 each.
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