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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA02
“Thank you so much for the most wonderful experience you gave our daughter. She learnt so much in the
week and was so inspired and excited to perform with the ACO. We had never seen her practice so hard!”
Kevin and Namiko Su, Sydney
ACO Academy offers an inspirational week of intensive workshops with ACO tutors for top-level secondary students who
play violin, viola, cello or double bass.
Students work with ACO musicians to hone their skills in technical accuracy and learn about the ACO’s unique style and
interpretation. They build confidence in communicating physical and emotional energy to engage and inspire audiences.
Students get to see behind-the-scenes at the ACO, and also have the opportunity to chat with ACO musicians who
share valuable information and advice on careers in music performance and management.
The week includes:
• Chamber orchestra rehearsals focusing on ensemble, technical accuracy, interpretation, and style;
• Chamber music tutorial sessions;
• Presentations by ACO musicians and staff on careers and pathways in music; and
• A free public concert.
If you or someone you know would like to be a part of next year’s ACO Academy, visit aco.com.au/academy
to find out more and how to apply.
ACO ACADEMY
03ACO ACADEMY
MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
Richard Evans
Managing Director
Australian Chamber Orchestra
Investing in the next generation of Australian musicians is at the very heart
of the ACO’s National Education Program and ACO Academy is one of its
crowning achievements. Every July school holiday since 2012, the ACO has
conducted this week-long Academy for school-aged string players, under
the leadership of Aiko Goto, one of the ACO’s finest violinists. Joining her for
this adventure are several ACO musicians as coaches, mentors, inspirers,
and section leaders.
The journey began when 22 young musicians from all over the country were
selected via YouTube auditions. What you hear this evening is the result of
an intensive week of rehearsals, lessons, masterclasses and chamber music
tutorials. In its six years, ACO Academy has been held in Sydney, Melbourne
and, for the first time last year, in Brisbane. We are thrilled once again to
return to the magnificent City Recital Hall for this performance.
We are delighted to be able to hold such events as Academy, just one part of
our National Education Program. All of the ACO’s educational activities are
funded by you, our supporters, donors, subscribers and friends. With generous
donors who believe in music’s ability to transform lives, the ACO has been able
to take music into schools in every state and territory.
I’d like to pay tribute to BNP Paribas, who for the first time this year are the
presenting partner of ACO Academy. Thank you for your visionary facilitation
of such a vital part of securing our country’s musical future.
I would also like to salute the Patrons of our Education Program, Marc and
Eva Besen and Janet Holmes à Court for their faith in the ACO’s mission.
May their example inspire many others to contribute so we can reach more
and more young people every year.
ACO ACADEMY 05
MESSAGE FROM BNP PARIBAS, CEO
James Gibson
Chief Executive Officer
BNP Paribas Australia & New Zealand
On behalf of BNP Paribas, I am delighted to present ACO Academy, an
inspirational week of intensive rehearsals and performances with Australian
Chamber Orchestra musicians for outstanding primary and secondary school
string players.
Our support of the ACO over the last 11 years has been a natural fit because we
share many common goals: to lead our respective fields by being innovative,
energetic and committed.
Commitment is something we hold in great esteem at BNP Paribas and we are
very proud of our 135-year history supporting the local Australian economy and
the aspirations of our clients. We are now investing in the next generation of
Australian musicians.
The BNP Paribas Foundation has been engaged in major philanthropic initiatives
for over 30 years, focussing our activities across three main fields: the Arts, Social
Inclusion and the Environment. We approach our philanthropic partnerships
in the same way we approach business: we nurture close collaboration to fully
understand our partners’ needs and provide long-term support.
We trust that you will enjoy this performance by some of the finest young
musicians in the country.
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA06
Aiko Goto Leader & Violin
Vincent Lo Cello
VIVALDI L’Olimpiade, RV725: Sinfonia
HAYDN Divertimento for Cello and String Orchestra in D major
SUK
Serenade for Strings in E-flat major, Op.6
MUSICIANS ON STAGE
Aiko Goto Leader & Violin * Chair sponsored by Anthony & Sharon Lee Foundation
Liisa Pallandi Violin * Chair sponsored by The Melbourne Medical Syndicate
Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba Violin * #
Nicole Divall Viola * Chair sponsored by Ian Lansdown
Nathan Greentree Viola #
Melissa Barnard Cello * Chair sponsored by Martin Dickson AM & Susie Dickson
Ruben Palma Cello #
David Campbell Double Bass ^
Esther Kim Harpsichord
* ACO# Emerging Artist Alumni^ Sydney Symphony Orchestra
ACADEMY STUDENTS
Violin
Natalie Kendy
Matthew Lau
Jasmine Milton
Rena Mori
Yasmin Omran
John Paterson
Ariana Ricci
Emily Su
Edward Walton
Anica Wong
Grace Wu
Candice Yang
Viola
Jonathan Bruhl
Jeremy Egerton
Emily Evans
Jamie Miles
Cello
Isaac Davis
Lucinda Machin
Charlotte Miles
Benett Tsai
Double Bass
Emily Green
Sebastian Pini
PROGR A M
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Born Venice, 1678. Died Vienna, 1741.
L’OLIMPIADE, RV725: SINFONIA
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro
IV. Allegro molto
Antonio Vivaldi first revealed his love for the theatre in 1713, with the premiere
of Ottone in Villa, his first known opera. For nearly 30 years after, Vivaldi
travelled throughout Italy and Europe overseeing productions of his works.
Recent scholarship has identified over 45 libretti set by Vivaldi, and no less
than 65 different productions, which include revivals and arrangements. These
figures alone count him amongst the most prolific opera composers of his
time, and though Vivaldi didn’t introduce musical innovations in his works for
the stage, they nonetheless possess a unique dramatic character.
The Sinfonia from his opera L’Olimpiade sets the stage for a story that takes
place during the ancient Greek Olympics, with a plot that unfolds around two
close friends and competitors, both in love with women they’re forbidden from
meeting. The plot becomes more and more tangled as different characters
swap identities and fall in love with one another. Stories in which lovers
misunderstood one another and become reconciled were enormously popular
with 18th-century audiences – indeed, more than 50 composers between 1733
and 1815 would set Pietro Metastasio’s libretto for L’Olimpiade.
Musically, Vivaldi seems to be engaging in a degree of one-upmanship against
his Neapolitan compositional counterparts, not only by setting a libretto by
Metastasio, their favourite librettist, but by adopting some of their musical
mannerisms in the process.
JOSEPH HAYDN
Born Rohrau, 1732. Died Vienna, 1809.
DIVERTIMENTO FOR CELLO AND STRING ORCHESTRA IN D MAJOR
I. Adagio
II. Menuetto
III. Allegro di molto
Between 1766 and 1775, while employed by Prince Nikolaus I of Esterházy,
Joseph Haydn composed more than 125 trios for viola, cello and an
instrument the Prince played called a baryton. The baryton is a bowed string
Antonio Vivaldi
Joseph Haydn
ABOUT THE MUSIC
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA08
instrument resembling a viola da gamba, with seven gut strings plus 16-20
wire strings that can be plucked or left to vibrate sympathetically to the
bowed gut strings, enriching the tone of the instrument.
The Divertimento for cello and strings in D major was adapted from these so
called “baryton trios” by the cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and published in 1944.
Most of the musical material derives from Baryton Trio No.113 in D major,
however, Piatigorsky’s adaptation is less a straightforward arrangement than
a new work created from Haydn’s music by merging the original baryton and
viola lines, then recomposing around them.
Versions of the Divertimento exist for cello or viola and piano, as well as for
cello and string orchestra, which is the version presented here.
JOSEF SUK
Born Krecovice, 1874. Died Benešov, 1935.
SERENADE FOR STRINGS IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP.6
I. Andante con moto
II. Allegro ma non troppo e grazioso
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo presto
Aged only 11, the gifted Josef Suk left his Bohemian village and signed on at
the Prague Conservatory. His teachers included the famous violinist Hanus
Wihan, and the rather more famous composer Antonín Dvořák. Suk’s was
a remarkably successful musical career, chiefly as the second violin in the
Czech (Bohemian) Quartet, with whom he played around 4,000 concerts in
40 years. He is also regarded as a major Czech composer, although
interestingly this Serenade is probably his best-known work.
The Serenade was written in his final year at the Conservatory, where he had
chosen to stay on for extra postgraduate study. He seems to have fallen into
the earnestness that afflicts many young composers who want to be taken
seriously, for Dvořák asked him to ‘produce something cheerful to give us a
rest from all these eternal monuments in minor keys’. The Serenade, no doubt
in part a tribute to Dvořák’s own popular work, is gorgeously sunny and must
surely have fulfilled the cheerfulness requirement. Certainly, Brahms thought
so; he urged his publishers to represent the work, which they did – a neat
echo of Brahms’ support of Dvořák many years before.
Suk went on to become Dvořák’s son in law, and his natural successor at the
Conservatory and in the historical ranks of Czech musicians.
Australian Chamber Orchestra © 2017
Josef Suk
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA10
Aiko has been a member of the Australian Chamber Orchestra since 1998. The
grand niece of Dr Suzuki, she began her violin training at the age of three with
the Suzuki Method and studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Japan.
Aiko received a scholarship to study at the Juilliard School in New York under
Dorothy DeLay and Masao Kawasaki, graduating in 1994. In 1995, she made
her New York debut at the Carnegie Weil Recital Hall, receiving the highest
critical acclaim, and in 1997 she performed for the International Refugee Fund
attended by the Japanese Royal Family. Aiko was the Coordinator of Strings at
Newark School of the Arts in the USA until 1998.
She has been a member of the Saito Kinen Orchestra since 1995, directed by
Seiji Ozawa (leading the Saito Kinen Festival ‘gig’ in 2014). Since 2000 she has
held annual solo recitals in Sydney and at the Japanese Embassy in Canberra,
and in 2006 gave recitals in Tokyo for the Australia-Japan Year of Exchange.
In 2011 Aiko was invited to be Guest Director and soloist with the Willoughby
Symphony Orchestra, and performed in ‘Concert for Japan’, raising funds for
the Tohoku Japan Earthquake and Tsunami appeal. Every two years Aiko plays
at Nobuko Imai’s Viola and Chamber Music Festival in Japan, and she is a
member of Sydney’s Sonus Piano Quartet.
Aiko enjoys teaching and sharing her love of music with young musicians. She
is a mentor for the ACO Emerging Artists Program and ACO Collective, and
has tutored at the Australian Youth Orchestra’s National Music Camp. Aiko
has directed the ACO Academy program in July annually since 2012. She also
directed the ACO2 tour of Tasmania in 2012.
In August 2016, Aiko received a commendation from the Japanese Foreign
Ministry on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Basic
Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia.
Aiko performs on a violin made by the French instrument maker
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.
Chair sponsored by Anthony & Sharon Lee Foundation
A IKO GO T O LEADER & VIOLIN
11ACO ACADEMY
Vincent has recently completed a Bachelor of Music degree, majoring in
performance, at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he held a merit
scholarship.
Vincent began learning the cello at an early age, and under the inspiring
tutelage of Georg Pedersen. He made his debut as a soloist with the Suzuki
international Conference Orchestra in 2007. Since then, Vincent has performed
as a soloist with the Kur-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sydney
Conservatorium Orchestra, the Ryde Hunters Hills Orchestra, and the North
Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Vincent’s past achievements include the Senior Prize winner of the Ku-ring-gai
Concerto Competition, and the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Concerto
competition. Recently, Vincent won the Fine Music 102.5 Young Virtuoso Award
for NSW, was the runner up in the Balmain Sinfonia Concerto Competition as
well as the Alf & Pearl Pollard memorial award for performance excellence. In
2016, Vincent won the NSW Doctors Orchestra Instrumental Scholarship of the
Sydney Eisteddfod. Vincent has also participated in numerous masterclasses
with cellists such as Thorleif Thedeen, Josephine Knight, Tamas Vargas, Gavriel
Lipkind and Steven Isserlis.
He currently studies with Umberto Clerici.
V INCEN T L O CELLO
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA12
The ACO pays tribute to the Patrons of our National Education Program, which focuses on the development of young
Australian musicians. These initiatives are pivotal in securing the future of the ACO and the future of music in Australia.
We are extremely grateful for the support that we receive.
If you would like to make a donation or remember the ACO with a gift in your will, or would like to direct your support in
other ways, please contact Jill Colvin on (02) 8274 3835 or [email protected]
ACO NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
PATRONS
Marc Besen AC & Eva Besen AO
Janet Holmes á Court AC
EMERGING ARTISTS AND EDUCATION PATRONS $10,000+
Mr Robert Albert AO & Mrs Libby Albert
Geoff Alder
Australian Communities Foundation – Ballandry Fund
Steven Bardy & Andrew Patterson
The Belalberi Foundation
Anita & Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Foundation
Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM & Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis
Helen Breekveldt
Rod Cameron & Margaret Gibbs
Michael & Helen Carapiet
Stephen & Jenny Charles
Rowena Danziger AM & Ken Coles AM
Irina Kuzminsky & Mark Delaney
Kate & Daryl Dixon
Mr & Mrs Bruce Fink
Dr Ian Frazer AC & Mrs Caroline Frazer
Ann Gamble Myer
Daniel & Helen Gauchat
Hilary Hall
In memory of Wilma Collie
Eureka Benevolent Foundation
Di Jameson
Miss Nancy Kimpton
Bruce & Jenny Lane
Liz & Walter Lewin
Andrew Low
Anthony & Suzanne Maple-Brown
Jim & Averill Minto
Louise & Martyn Myer Foundation
Jennie & Ivor Orchard
James Ostroburski & Leo Ostroburski
Bruce & Joy Reid Trust
Mark & Anne Robertson
Margie Seale & David Hardy
Rosy Seaton & Seumas Dawes
Tony Shepherd AO
Anthony Strachan
Leslie C. Thiess
David & Julia Turner
Shemara Wikramanayake
Libby & Nick Wright
E Xipell
Peter Young AM & Susan Young
Anonymous (3)
DIRETTORE $5,000 – $9,999
The Abercrombie Family Foundation
Jon & Cheyenne Adgemis
Geoff Ainsworth & Jo Featherstone
Stephen & Sophie Allen
Peter Atkinson
Will & Dorothy Bailey Charitable Gift
Veronika & Joseph Butta
Philippa & Bernard Catchpole
Darrel & Leith Conybeare
Suellen and Ron Enestrom
Paul & Roslyn Espie
Bridget Faye AM
JoAnna Fisher & Geoff Weir
David Maloney & Erin Flaherty
Angelos & Rebecca Frangopoulos
Kay Giorgetta
Louise Gourlay OAM
Warren Green
Tom & Sherry Gregory
Liz Harbison
Philip Hartog
Annie Hawker
Insurance Group Australia Limited
I Kallinikos
The Key Foundation
Kerry Landman
Anthony & Sharon Lee Foundation
In memory of Dr Peter Lewin
Lorraine Logan
Macquarie Group Foundation
David Maloney & Erin Flaherty
Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Libby and Peter Plaskitt
John Rickard
Paul Schoff & Stephanie Smee & Friends
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Peter & Victoria Shorthouse
Sky News Australia
Petrina Slaytor
Howard & Hilary Stack
Jeanne-Claude Strong
Alenka Tindale
Ivan Wheen
Cameron Williams
Hamilton Wilson
Woods5 Foundation
Anonymous (5)
AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA14
We thank our government and corporate partners, the trusts and foundations and the many generous patrons of our
National Education Program who have made this performance possible.
THANK YOU
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
PATRONS – NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Marc Besen ac & Eva Besen ao Janet Holmes à Court ac
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS
Holmes à Court Family Foundation The Ross Trust
ACO ACADEMY PRESENTING PARTNER
Richard Tognetti AO Artistic DirectorRichard Evans Managing DirectorVicki Norton Education ManagerCaitlin Gilmour Education Coordinator
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