SIDNEY MYER FREE CONCERTS

8, 11 & 15 FEBRUARY 2017

#msobowl

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

A message from Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra are two important contributors to our city’s diverse cultural landscape.

The annual Sidney Myer Free Concerts continue to be one of the great community events of summer and this year is no exception.

These remarkable experiences combine great artists, fine music and a wonderful family atmosphere in Australia’s only purpose built outdoor concert venue, the nationally listed Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

I encourage you to bring your friends and family and make a night of it, spread out a picnic blanket and soak up the fun at this great night’s entertainment.

Enjoy.

Claire Spencer Chief Executive Arts Centre Melbourne

A message from the Minister for Creative Industries

Welcome to one of Melbourne’s iconic cultural events – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s Sidney Myer Free Concerts.

A popular summer tradition that dates back to the 1920s, the concerts have supported hundreds of thousands of people to discover and revel in the beauty of classical music.

Each year our highly acclaimed MSO brings to life the work of some of the world’s greatest composers and provides an entrée into what it has in store for its upcoming season.

I hope the concerts inspire you to discover more great cultural experiences here in our creative state in the year ahead.

Martin Foley MP Minister for Creative Industries

A message from the University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is committed to supporting the central role Melbourne Symphony Orchestra plays in the cultural fabric of Melbourne. We’re privileged to partner with them for their free concert series in the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

We are proud to see so many of our alumni contributing, both as performers and conductors. We look forward to deepening our close relationship as the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music moves in next door to Melbourne Recital Centre in the Southbank Arts Precinct in 2018.

We hope you enjoy one of Melbourne’s brilliant musical traditions.

Professor Glyn Davis Vice-Chancellor University of Melbourne

Cover image Matt Irwin

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Wednesday 8 February 7.30pm

ARTISTSMelbourne Symphony Orchestra

Benjamin Northey Conductor

Jayson Gillham Piano

Royal Australian Air Force Band

Saturday 11 February 7.30pm

ARTISTSMelbourne Symphony Orchestra

Benjamin Northey Conductor

Claire Edwardes Percussion

Wednesday 15 February 7.30pm

ARTISTSMelbourne Symphony Orchestra

Kazuki Yamada Conductor

MSO PLAYS THE RUSSIANS

MSO PLAYS ROMEO & JULIET

MSO PLAYS LA VALSE

REPERTOIRE

Profokiev Romeo and Juliet- Montagues and Capulets- Romeo and Juliet- Death of Tybalt

Kats-Chernin Golden Kitsch

Interval

Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, Op.45- Non allegro- Andante con moto

(Tempo di valse)- Lento assai –

Allegro vivace

REPERTOIRE

Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version)- The Shrove-tide Fair- Petrushka- The Moor- The Shrove-tide Fair and

the Death of Petrushka

Interval

Ravel La Valse

Korngold Straussiana

R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: Suite

REPERTOIRE

Berlioz Roman Carnival: Overture Op.9

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18- Moderato- Adagio sostenuto- Allegro scherzando

Interval

Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty: Suite, Op.66a

Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, Op.49 - Introduction.

The Lilac Fairy.- Adagio. Pas d'action.- Pas de caractère.

Puss-in-Boots and the White Cat

- Panorama Waltz

Presented by Richelle Hunt, Radio Melbourne

Presented by Benjamin Northey, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Presented by Mairi Nicolson, Classic FM

Each concert has a duration of approximately 1 hour 40 minutes including one 20 minute interval.

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ABOUT THE MSO

Established in 1906, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is an arts leader and Australia’s oldest professional orchestra. Engaging more than 2.5 million people each year, the MSO reaches a variety of audiences through live performances, recordings, TV and radio broadcasts and live streaming. Its international audiences include China, where the MSO performed in 2016 and Europe where the MSO toured in 2014.

The MSO wish to advise all three Sidney Myer Free Concerts will be broadcast live on ABC Classic FM. Listen on 105.9FM or online. In addition, your image may be used in MSO printed and electronic publications for promotional purposes, and may be made available to the media and other third parties, or published on the internet.

MEET YOUR CONDUCTORS

BENJAMIN NORTHEYSince returning to Australia from Europe in 2006, Benjamin Northey has rapidly emerged as one of the nation’s leading musical figures. He has held the position of Associate Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra since 2011. In 2015, he became Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.In Australia, Benjamin has made his mark through his many critically acclaimed appearances as a guest conductor with all the Australian state symphony orchestras as well as opera productions including L'elisir d'amore, The Tales of Hoffmann and La Sonnambula for State Opera of South Australia, and Don Giovanni and Così fan tutte for Opera Australia.

KAZUKI YAMADAKazuki Yamada is Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo, starting in the current season. He additionally holds the title of Principal Guest Conductor of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, since his sensational debut with the orchestra in 2010. In Japan, he holds further titles of Permanent Conductor of Japan Philharmonic, Music Partner with Sendai Philharmonic, and Music Director of Yokohama Sinfonietta. Having made a successful Australian debut with West Australian Symphony Orchestra in 2015/2016, he returns to Australia in the current season to conduct Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, as well as Tasmanian Symphony and Auckland Philharmonia.

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mcm.unimelb.edu.au

SEE THEM HERE FIRSTThe seemingly effortless performances you are seeing on stage represent years of dedication, hours of intensive training, and a lifelong commitment to harnessing the adrenaline of performing live.

Join our students as they journey into the world of public performance.

For more information and bookings visit vca-mcm.unimelb.edu.au/events

mcm.unimelb.edu.au

SEE THEM HERE FIRSTThe effortless performances you are seeing on stage represent years of dedication, hours of intensive training, and a lifelong commitment to harnessing the adrenaline of performing live.

Join our students as they journey into the world of public performance with the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, in our Melba Hall Lunch Hour Concert Series, and in performances alongside Australian and international guest artists.

For more information and bookings visit vca-mcm.unimelb.edu.au/events

A GIFT TO MELBOURNE THE SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL

Sidney Myer died more than 80 years ago, but his legacy lives on in the Sidney Myer Fund, the business and philanthropic

activities of his family, and here, in the pristine surrounds of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

‘The Bowl’ is an intrinsic part of Victorian life and its cultural importance and architectural significance has seen it placed proudly on the Victorian Heritage List.

Since 1959, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – thanks to the generosity of Sidney Myer and with the support of the University of Melbourne – has been able to provide beautiful music and memorable experiences for all lovers of music, lovers of culture and lovers of Melbourne.

On behalf of all of the Myer Family, we remember and thank Sidney Myer, and trust you too will remember him while enjoying another special evening under the stars.

Sid Myer AM Chairman Estate of Late Sidney B. Myer

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MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FIRST VIOLINS

Dale Barltrop Concertmaster

Eoin Andersen Concertmaster

Sophie Rowell Associate Concertmaster The Ullmer Family Foundation#

Erica Kennedy*§ Guest Principal

Peter Edwards Assistant Principal

Kirsty BremnerSarah CurroPeter FellinDeborah GoodallLorraine HookKirstin KennyJi Won KimEleanor Mancini David and Helen Moses#

Mark Mogilevski Michelle RuffoloKathryn Taylor Michael Aquilina#

Jacqueline Edwards*Jenny Khafagi*Susannah Ng*Oksana Thompson*

SECOND VIOLINS

Matthew Tomkins Principal The Gross Foundation#

Robert Macindoe Associate Principal

Monica Curro Assistant Principal Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind#

Mary AllisonIsin CakmakciogluFreya Franzen Anonymous#

Cong GuAndrew HallFrancesca Hiew Tam Vu, Peter and Lyndsey Hawkins# Rachel Homburg Isy WassermanPhilippa WestPatrick WongRoger YoungAmy Brookman*

VIOLAS

Christopher Moore Principal Di Jameson#

Fiona Sargeant Associate Principal

Lauren BrigdenKatharine BrockmanChristopher CartlidgeGabrielle HalloranTrevor Jones Cindy WatkinCaleb WrightGaëlle Bayet*†William Clark*Gregory Daniel*Ceridwen Davies*Lisa Grosman*Isabel Morse*Elizabeth Woolnough*

CELLOS

David Berlin Principal MS Newman Family#

Rachael Tobin Associate Principal

Nicholas Bochner Assistant Principal

Miranda Brockman Geelong Friends of the MSO#

Rohan de KorteKeith JohnsonSarah MorseAngela SargeantMichelle Wood Andrew and Theresa Dyer#

Svetlana Bogosavljevic*Molly Kadarauch*Jovan Pantelich*Anna Pokorny*Zoe Wallace*

DOUBLE BASSES

Steve Reeves Principal

Andrew Moon Associate Principal

Sylvia Hosking Assistant Principal

Damien EckersleyBenjamin HanlonSuzanne LeeStephen Newton Sophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser#

John Keene*Stuart Riley*Esther Toh*Andrew Tait*‡

FLUTES

Prudence Davis Principal Anonymous#

Wendy Clarke Associate Principal

Sarah Beggs

PICCOLO

Andrew Macleod Principal

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OBOES

Jeffrey Crellin Principal

Thomas Hutchinson Associate Principal

Ann Blackburn

COR ANGLAIS

Michael Pisani Principal

CLARINETS

David Thomas Principal

Philip Arkinstall Associate Principal

Craig Hill

BASS CLARINET

Jon Craven Principal

BASSOONS

Jack Schiller Principal

Elise Millman Associate Principal

Natasha Thomas

CONTRABASSOON

Brock Imison Principal

Chloe Turner*‡

HORNS

Stefan Bernhardsson*Saul Lewis Principal Third

Jenna BreenAbbey Edlin Nereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM#

Trinette McClimont

Julia Brooke*‡Ian Wildsmith*

TRUMPETS

Geoffrey Payne Principal

Shane Hooton Associate Principal

William EvansRainer Saville*

TROMBONES

Brett Kelly Principal

Robert Collins*Mike Szabo Principal Bass Trombone

TUBA

Timothy Buzbee Principal

Nelson Woods*

TIMPANI

Guy du Blet*§

Christopher Lane*

PERCUSSION

Robert Clarke Principal

John ArcaroRobert CossomStephen Hardie*Brent Miller*Lara Wilson*

HARP

Yinuo Mu Principal

Melina van Leeuwen*

PIANO

Louisa Breen*Leigh Harrold*Laurence Matheson*

SAXOPHONE

Justin Kenealy*

# Position supported by* Guest Musician§ Courtesy of Orchestra Victoria† On exchange from West

German Radio Symphony‡ Courtesy of West Australian

Symphony Orchestra

Members of the Royal Australian Air Force Band will perform as part of 1812 Overture on 8 February, and members of the Royal Australian Air Force Band will perform prior to the MSO on 11 February.

MSO BOARD

Chairman

Michael Ullmer

Board Members

Andrew DyerDanny GorogBrett KellyDavid KrasnosteinDavid LiHelen Silver AOMargaret Jackson ACSophie Galaise

Company Secretary

Oliver Carton

MSO PLAYS MAHLER 7

Saturday 11 March | 2pm Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

Also known as Song of the Night, Mahler’s Symphony No.7 is renowned as ‘Mahler’s most glamorous symphony’. Join the MSO for a night of brilliant and intriguing music, with MSO’s Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis at the helm.

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CARMINA BURANA

Friday 21 April | 8pm Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

The National Boys Choir of Australia, the MSO Chorus and a suite of sensational vocalists join the MSO for a brilliant evening of sumptuous harmonic colour, rhythmic intensity and stunning melodies.

MSO PLAYS PETRUSHKA

Saturday 27 May | 2pm Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

Allow the MSO, under the guidance of British conductor Bramwell Tovey, to bring to life Stravinsky’s extraordinary work, Petrushka, which tells the story of one of Russia’s greatest love triangles.

CLASSICAL HITS (and other bits)

Saturday 1 April | 8pm Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

In a spectacular one-night-only event, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform an exhilarating program of popular classical hits in a fun-filled concert. Think lasers, lights, and plenty of surprises!

MSO PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

Friday 17 March | 8pm Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

Be enthralled as Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov takes on Rachmaninov’s great Piano Concerto No.1, before the MSO takes you through the universal struggle between life and death in Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.6.

MSO PLAYS PASTORAL

Friday 23 June | 8pm Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne

Take an orchestral journey through the countryside via Strauss’ Don Quixote and Beethoven’s enchanting Symphony No.6, whose glorious and optimistic melodies will transport you far, far from the city’s cacophony.

MSO AND THE AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET

Thursday 30 March | 8pm Melbourne Recital Centre

Enjoy the finest music in the most impeccable of surroundings, as MSO’s Concertmaster Dale Barltrop explores some personal favourites – think Stravinsky, Schubert and more – with the Australian String Quartet.

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SUPPORTERS

ARTIST CHAIR BENEFACTORS

AnonymousPrincipal Flute ChairDi JamesonPrincipal Viola ChairJoy Selby SmithOrchestral Leadership ChairThe Gross FoundationPrincipal Second Violin ChairThe MS Newman Family FoundationPrincipal Cello ChairThe Ullmer Family FoundationAssociate Concertmaster Chair

PROGRAM BENEFACTORS

Meet The OrchestraMade possible by The Ullmer Family FoundationEast Meets WestSupported by the Li Family TrustThe Pizzicato Effect(Anonymous)Schapper Family FoundationMarian & E.H. Flack TrustCollier Charitable Fund Supported by the Hume City Council’s Community Grants ProgramMSO EducationSupported by Mrs Margaret Ross AM and Dr Ian RossMSO Audience AccessCrown Resorts FoundationPacker Family FoundationMSO International TouringSupported byHarold Mitchell ACSatan JawaAustralia Indonesia Institute (DFAT)

MSO Regional Touring Creative VictoriaCybec 21st CenturyAustralian Composers ProgramThe Cybec Foundation

CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE $100,000+

The Gross Foundation◊

David and Angela LiMS Newman Family Foundation◊

Joy Selby SmithUllmer Family Foundation◊

Anonymous (1)

VIRTUOSO PATRONS $50,000+

Marc Besen AC and Eva Besen AO Di Jameson◊

Harold Mitchell AC

IMPRESARIO PATRONS $20,000+

Michael Aquilina◊

The John and Jennifer Brukner FoundationPerri Cutten and Jo DaniellRachel and the late Hon. Alan Goldberg AO QCHilary Hall, in memory of Wilma CollieMargaret Jackson ACDavid Krasnostein and Pat StragalinosMimie MacLarenJohn and Lois McKay

MAESTRO PATRONS $10,000+

John and Mary BarlowKaye and David BirksMitchell ChipmanMary and Frederick Davidson AMSir Andrew and Lady DavisJohn Gandel AO and Pauline Gandel

Danny Gorog and Lindy Susskind◊

Robert & Jan GreenDr Geraldine Lazarus and Mr Greig GaileyThe Cuming BequestIan and Jeannie PatersonLady Potter AC◊

Elizabeth Proust AORae RothfieldGlenn SedgwickHelen Silver AO and Harrison YoungMaria SolàProfs. G & G Stephenson, in honour of the great Romanian musicians George Enescu and Dinu LipattiOnbass FoundationJuliet TootellAlice VaughanKee Wong and Wai TangJason Yeap OAM

PRINCIPAL PATRONS $5,000+

Prof Ian BrighthopeLinda BrittenDavid and Emma CapponiAndrew and Theresa Dyer◊

Tim and Lyn EdwardMr Bill FlemingJohn and Diana FrewSusan Fry and Don Fry AOSophie Galaise and Clarence Fraser◊

Geelong Friends of the MSO◊

Jennifer GorogLouis Hamon OAMNereda Hanlon and Michael Hanlon AM◊

Hans and Petra HenkellHartmut and Ruth HofmannJenny and Peter HordernJenkins Family FoundationSuzanne KirkhamDr Elizabeth A Lewis AMPeter Lovell

Lesley McMullin FoundationMr and Mrs DR MeagherMarie Morton FRSADavid and Helen Moses◊

Dr Paul Nisselle AMKen Ong, in memory of Lin OngJames and Frances PfeifferPzena Investment Charitable FundMax and Jill SchultzStephen ShanasyHMA FoundationD & CS Kipen on behalf of Israel KipenGai and David TaylorMr Tam Vu and Dr Cherilyn Tillman◊

The Hon. Michael Watt QC and Cecilie HallLyn Williams AMAnonymous (2)

ASSOCIATE PATRONS $2,500+

Dandolo PartnersWill and Dorothy Bailey BequestBarbara Bell, in memory of Elsa BellBill BownessStephen and Caroline BrainDr Mark and Mrs Ann BryceBill and Sandra BurdettOliver CartonJohn and Lyn CoppockMiss Ann Darby, in memory of Leslie J. DarbyNatasha Davies, for the Trikojus Education FundBeryl DeanSandra DentPeter and Leila DoyleLisa Dwyer and Dr Ian DicksonJane Edmanson OAMDr Helen M FergusonMr Peter Gallagher and Dr Karen MorleyDina and Ron Goldschlager

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SUPPORTERS

Colin Golvan QC and Dr Deborah GolvanLouise Gourlay OAMPeter and Lyndsey Hawkins◊

Susan and Gary HearstColin Heggen, in memory of Marjorie Drysdale HeggenRosemary and James JacobyC W Johnston FamilyJohn JonesGeorge and Grace KassIrene KearseyKloeden FoundationSylvia LavelleBryan LawrenceH E McKenzieAllan and Evelyn McLarenDon and Anne MeadowsAnnabel and Rupert Myer AOAnn Peacock with Andrew and Woody KrogerSue and Barry PeakeMrs W PeartGraham and Christine PeirsonRuth and Ralph RenardS M Richards AM and M R RichardsJoan P RobinsonTom and Elizabeth RomanowskiJeffrey Sher QC and Diana Sher OAMDiana and Brian Snape AMGeoff and Judy SteinickeWilliam and Jenny UllmerBert and Ila VanrenenKate and Blaise VinotElisabeth WagnerBarbara and Donald WeirBrian and Helena WorsfoldAnonymous (9)

PLAYER PATRONS $1,000+

Anita and Graham AndersonChristine and Mark ArmourPhilip Bacon AM Arnold Bloch LeiblerMarlyn and Peter Bancroft OAMAdrienne BasserProf Weston Bate and Janice BateDavid BlackwellMichael F BoytAnne BowdenThe Late Mr John Brockman OAM and Mrs Pat BrockmanDr John BrookesSuzie and Harvey BrownJill and Christopher BuckleyLynne BurgessPeter CaldwellJoe CordoneAndrew and Pamela CrockettPat and Bruce DavisMerrowyn DeaconWendy DimmickDominic and Natalie Dirupo DowlingJohn and Anne DuncanRuth EgglestonKay EhrenbergJaan EndenAmy & Simon FeiglinGrant Fisher and Helen BirdBarry Fradkin OAM and Dr Pam FradkinApplebay Pty Ltd David Frenkiel and Esther Frenkiel OAMDavid Gibbs and Susie O'NeillMerwyn and Greta GoldblattGeorge Golvan QC and Naomi GolvanDr Marged GoodeMax Gulbin

Dr Sandra Hacker AO and Mr Ian Kennedy AMJean HadgesPaula Hansky OAMMerv Keehn and Sue HarlowTilda and Brian HaughneyPenelope HughesDr Alastair JacksonBasil and Rita JenkinsStuart JenningsBrett Kelly and Cindy WatkinDr Anne KennedyGeorge and Patricia KlineWilliam and Magdalena LeadstonAndrew LeeNorman Lewis, in memory of Dr Phyllis LewisDr Anne LierseAnn and George LittlewoodAndrew LockwoodViolet and Jeff LoewensteinElizabeth H LoftusThe Hon Ian Macphee AO and Mrs Julie MacpheeVivienne Hadj and Rosemary MaddenEleanor & Phillip ManciniDr Julianne BaylissIn memory of Leigh Masel John and Margaret MasonIn honour of Norma and Lloyd ReesRuth MaxwellJenny McGregor AM and Peter AllenGlenda McNaughtDavid MenziesWayne and Penny MorganIan Morrey and Geoffrey MinterJB Hi-Fi LtdPatricia Nilsson

Laurence O'Keefe and Christopher JamesAlan and Dorothy PattisonMargaret PlantKerryn PratchettPeter PriestEli RaskinBobbie RenardPeter and Carolyn RenditDr Rosemary Ayton and Dr Sam RicketsonZelda Rosenbaum OAMDoug and Elisabeth ScottDr Sam Smorgon AO and Mrs Minnie SmorgonJohn SoDr Norman and Dr Sue SonenbergDr Michael SoonPauline SpeedyJennifer SteinickeDr Peter StricklandPamela SwanssonJenny TatchellFrank Tisher OAM and Dr Miriam TisherP and E TurnerThe Hon. Rosemary VartyLeon and Sandra VelikSue Walker AMElaine Walters OAM and Gregory WaltersEdward and Paddy WhiteNic and Ann WillcockMarian and Terry Wills CookeLorraine WoolleyPeter and Susan YatesPanch Das and Laurel Young-DasAnonymous (16)

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SUPPORTERS

THE MAHLER SYNDICATE

David and Kaye BirksMary and Frederick Davidson AMTim and Lyn EdwardJohn and Diana FrewFrancis and Robyn HofmannThe Hon Dr Barry Jones ACDr Paul Nisselle AMMaria Solà The Hon Michael Watt QC and Cecilie HallAnonymous (1)

MSO ROSES

RosesMary BarlowLinda BrittenWendy CarterAnnette MaluishLois McKayPat StragalinosJenny Ullmer

RosebudsMaggie BestPenny BarlowLynne DammanFrancie DoolanLyn EdwardPenny HutchinsonElizabeth A Lewis AMSophie RowellDr Cherilyn Tillman

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

AL Lane FoundationCrown Resorts Foundation and the Packer Family FoundationThe Cybec FoundationThe Marian & E.H. Flack TrustThe Erica FoundationIvor Ronald Evans Foundation, managed by Equity Trustees LimitedGandel Philanthropy

The Harold Mitchell FoundationThe Pratt FoundationThe Robert Salzer FoundationThe Scobie and Claire Mackinnon Trust

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE

Current Conductor’s Circle MembersJenny AndersonDavid AngelovichG C Bawden and L de KievitLesley BawdenJoyce BownMrs Jenny Brukner and the late Mr John BruknerKen BullenLuci and Ron ChambersBeryl DeanSandra DentLyn EdwardAlan Egan JPGunta EgliteMarguerite Garnon-WilliamsLouis Hamon OAMCarol HayTony HoweLaurence O'Keefe and Christopher JamesAudrey M JenkinsJohn and Joan JonesGeorge and Grace KassMrs Sylvia LavellePauline and David LawtonCameron MowatRosia PasteurElizabeth Proust AOPenny RawlinsJoan P RobinsonNeil RoussacAnne Roussac-HoyneAnn and Andrew SerpellJennifer ShepherdProfs. Gabriela and George StephensonPamela Swansson

Lillian TarryDr Cherilyn TillmanMr and Mrs R P TrebilcockMichael UllmerIla VanrenenThe Hon. Rosemary VartyMr Tam VuMarian and Terry Wills CookeMark YoungAnonymous (23)

The MSO gratefully acknowledges the support received from the Estates of:Angela BeagleyGwen HuntPauline Marie JohnstonC P KempPeter Forbes MacLarenLorraine Maxine MeldrumProf Andrew McCredieMiss Sheila Scotter AM MBEMolly StephensJean TweedieHerta and Fred B VogelDorothy Wood

HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

Sir Elton John CBE Life Member

The Honourable Alan Goldberg AO QC Life Member

Geoffrey Rush AC Ambassador

The Late John Brockman OAM Life Member

Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Marion Dessau AC Patron

Ila Vanrenen Life Member

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PRESENTERS

RICHELLE HUNT

Richelle Hunt started with the ABC in 2006 as 774 ABC Melbourne's traffic reporter, following more than a decade in community radio.

Richelle is a regular co-host and backfill presenter on 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Victoria, as well as creating and presenting a variety of special program packages including Arts Festival on Digital Radio, insightful features on pornography and homelessness in Melbourne.

Since 2016, Richelle Hunt together with Brian Nankervis, present the Friday Revue, Friday Afternoons from 1-3pm on ABC Radio Melbourne.

MAIRI NICOLSON

Mairi Nicolson can be heard six days a week on ABC Classic FM - Weekday Afternoons from midday to 4pm and The Opera Show, Saturdays at 4pm.

Mairi regularly presents pre-concert artist talks, and hosts live broadcasts from Melbourne for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia, Musica Viva and the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. She has toured to Europe twice as broadcaster with the MSO.

Mairi continues to coach musicians and singers in media skills and 'lives the dream' combining her twin loves of music and travel.

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