2. welcome
The Historic Houses Trust is delighted to welcome you to
Government House for House music 2013. The program
has been curated by David Rowden, artistic director and
founder of the energetic Sydney Omega Ensemble. The
series features some of Australia’s most exciting emerging
talent. Highlights include performances by Pacific Opera,
Sydney Chamber Choir, Ensemble Liaison, Mahler Chamber
Orchestra Soloists and concert pianist Clemens Leske.
Australian musicians Li-Wei Qin and Kristian Chong
showcase the cello and piano, and Simon Tedeschi returns
in an intimate recital with Yvonne Kenny. Australian pianist
Daniel de Borah is joined by renowned tenor Andrew
Goodwin to captivate and delight our audiences.
We look forward to seeing you at House music 2013 and
hope you will join us for complimentary sandwiches and
drinks, courtesy of Angove Family Winemakers. Gates
open at 6pm and parking is free.
photograph©Rossheathcote
3. PACIFIC OPERA
featuring The Hon Michael Kirby ac cmg
Photograph©ClaireSargent
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Sunday 24 February | 6pm
Pacific Opera is an independent opera company for
talented young professionals, with a growing reputation for
creating innovative productions of excellence. A training
ground for emerging opera singers, Pacific Opera has
launched many young artists who have earned prizes
and plaudits, and gone on to secure placements with
major opera companies both in Australia and overseas.
In ‘Reflections and resonances’ The Hon Michael Kirby AC
CMG, former justice of the High Court of Australia, reads
selections from his recent autobiography, interspersed with
songs by composers from Mozart to Cole Porter.
Mozart The deluded bridegroom
Reflections and resonances: an Australian experience
4. SYDNEY OMEGA ENSEMBLE
photograph©DanielBoud
Sunday 24 March | 6pm
Founded in 2005, to enthusiastic acclaim from audiences
and reviewers alike, the Sydney Omega Ensemble set out to
redefine the city’s classical music landscape. The ensemble
has commissioned 19 new Australian works and has been
broadcast by both ABC Classic FM and its current media
partner, Fine Music 102.5 FM. Following the success of its
2012 performance in the Utzon Room at the Sydney Opera
House, the ensemble returns to the Government House
series to perform Tchaikovsky’s ‘Souvenir de Florence’ and
Rheinberger’s superbly dynamic nonet.
Rheinberger Nonet in A major op 139
Tchaikovsky ‘Souvenir de Florence’ string sextet op 70
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5. ENSEMBLE LIAISON
photograph©PiaJohnson
Sunday 26 May | 6pm
Timothy Young – piano Svetlana Bogosavljevic – cello
David Griffiths – clarinet
Ensemble Liaison is a unique chamber-music partnership
between three of Australia’s leading musicians. As the
name suggests, the basis of the group’s artistic and musical
vision is collaboration, and partners to date have included
Cheryl Barker, Ray Chen, Peter Coleman-Wright, Tony Gould,
Caroline Henbest, David Jones, Henning Kraggerud, Emma
Matthews, Nemanja Radulovic, Wilma Smith, puppeteer
Peter Wilson and principal members of the Australian Ballet.
De Falla Six popular songs
Kats-Chernin ‘Russian rag’, ‘Eliza aria’
Muzcynski ‘Fantasy’ trio for clarinet, cello and piano
Brahms Trio for clarinet, cello and piano op 114
Gershwin Porgy and Bess Fantasy
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6. MAHLER CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA SOLOISTS
Sunday 9 June | 6pm
The Mahler Chamber Orchestra is a professional touring
chamber orchestra founded by Claudio Abbado and
former members of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra
in 1997. The orchestra appears throughout the year
in approximately 70 concerts and performances. We
are excited to present an ensemble from the Mahler
Chamber Orchestra, featuring Australia’s very own
Kirsty Hilton, also a member of the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra. Performers of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra
appear courtesy of the Sydney Opera House.
Mendelssohn String quintet no 2 in B flat major op 87
Brahms String sextet no 1 in B flat major op 18
photograph©DenizSaylan
Matched with Angove Mount Benson Chardonnay
7. LI-WEI QIN & KRISTIAN CHONG
photograph©DongWang
Matched with Angove Crest McLaren Vale Chardonnay
Sunday 21 July | 6pm
Li-Wei Qin – cello
Kristian Chong – piano
Internationally acclaimed Australian musicians Li-Wei Qin
and Kristian Chong unite in a program that showcases
some of the premier works for cello and piano. Beethoven’s
G minor sonata for cello and piano, one of the first in the
genre, is followed by the passionate Barber sonata for cello
and piano, then the powerful Shostakovich sonata, full of
desire, cynicism and mockery. Li-Wei Qin’s breathtaking
virtuosity comes to the fore in Paganini’s Moses variations.
Beethoven Sonata for cello and piano in G minor op 5 no 2
Barber Sonata for cello and piano op 6
Shostakovich Sonata for cello and piano op 40
Paganini Variations on one string on a theme from
Moses by Rossini
8. YVONNE KENNY & SIMON TEDESCHI
Sunday 18 August | 6pm
It is said that all musical instruments are designed in some
way to emulate the human voice. It is in this spirit that these
two Australian musicians come together to perform an
intimate recital at Government House. Yvonne Kenny AM is
one of the most distinguished sopranos of her generation, an
international star known equally for her delicacy, musicality
and majesty. Pianist Simon Tedeschi has been described as
one of the finest young artists in the world, having performed
in over 25 countries for luminaries such as Nelson Mandela,
the Dalai Lama and the Crown Prince of Denmark. Both
were recipients of the Centenary Medal in 2001. Kenny and
Tedeschi present works by Debussy, Novello, Schubert,
Rachmaninoff and others.
photograph©PaulGosney
Matched with Angove Crest Vermentino
9. SYDNEY CHAMBER CHOIR
Sunday 22 September | 6pm
Founded in 1975, Sydney Chamber Choir has forged a
reputation as one of Australia’s leading choral ensembles.
The choir is especially renowned for its interpretations of
Renaissance and Baroque works and, having commissioned
and premiered works by many established and emerging
Australian composers, as a champion of contemporary
Australian choral music. Musical director Paul Stanhope,
himself a composer of international reputation, was
appointed in 2006. Sydney Chamber Choir has toured
widely, and in 2009 was a prizewinner in the 41st Tolosa
International Choral Festival in Spain. The choir’s
performances are regularly broadcast across the country
on ABC Classic FM, and CD recordings are available on the
ABC Classics and Tall Poppies labels.
photograph©JasonCatlett
Matched with Angove Mount Benson Chardonnay
10. CLEMENS LESKE
Sunday 13 October | 6pm
Since he was awarded the ABC’s Young Performer of the
Year, concert pianist Clemens Leske has performed in
China, the UK, the USA, Spain, New Zealand and Singapore,
and as a soloist with all the Australian symphony orchestras
with conductors such as Ashkenazy, Spivakov, Porcelijn,
Tycho and Tang. He has released six recordings of solo
piano and chamber music.
Beethoven Fifteen variations and fugue in E flat
major op 35
Beethoven Six bagatelles op 126
Schubert Impromptus op 90
Schubert Fantasie in C major (‘Wanderer’) op 15
photograph©GregBarrett
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11. ANDREW GOODWIN
& DANIEL DE BORAH
photograph©MariaTimofeeva
Matched with Angove Tulloch Cuvée
Sunday 3 November | 6pm
Andrew Goodwin – tenor
Daniel de Borah – piano
Andrew Goodwin is a regular soloist with the Bolshoi Opera
in Moscow and has toured with them to Tokyo, Madrid and
La Scala, Milan. He has worked extensively with Musica Viva,
Pinchgut Opera and Opera Australia. Daniel de Borah was
a major prizewinner at the 2004 Sydney International Piano
Competition and has appeared as a soloist with the English
Chamber Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. Andrew and Daniel
met as students at the St Petersburg Conservatory.
Beethoven ‘Adelaide’ op 46
Schumann ‘Liederkreis’ op 39
Brahms Four pieces for piano op 119 (piano solo)
Brahms Selected songs
12. government house
Romantically sited on Bennelong Point, Government House
was built between 1837 and 1845 in the Gothic Revival
style. Its construction was seen to reflect the maturity of
the colony and it was regarded as a showcase for colonial
craftsmanship, materials and technical innovation.
Today the house’s interiors display an exceptional
collection demonstrating 168 years of changing style and
taste. In 2007 the house underwent the most significant
refurbishment in 25 years when the Historic Houses Trust
commissioned leading Australian designers and artists
to design contemporary furniture and furnishings to
complement the historic interiors of the state drawing rooms.
Government House is managed by the Historic Houses
Trust, which is entrusted with the care of key historic
buildings and sites in New South Wales. The house
hosts many vice-regal, state government and community
events and welcomes thousands of visitors each year.
photograph©Richardglover
13. 2013 CONCERT DATES
Curator: David Rowden
Sunday 24 February Pacific Opera (featuring The
Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG)
Sunday 24 March Sydney Omega Ensemble
Sunday 26 May Ensemble Liaison
Sunday 9 June Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Soloists
Sunday 21 July Li-Wei Qin Kristian Chong
Sunday 18 August Yvonne Kenny
Simon Tedeschi
Sunday 22 September Sydney Chamber Choir
Sunday 13 October Clemens Leske
Sunday 3 November Andrew Goodwin
Daniel de Borah
photograph©NicholasWatt
14. ticket OPTIONS bookings
House music concerts sell out quickly, so please purchase
your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. Bookings
can be made online or by phone.
For complete program details visit www.hht.net.au
ONLINE
tickets.hht.net.au
PHONE
T 1300 HHT TIX (1300 448 849)
Monday to Friday
9.30am–4.30pm
1 tickets to Individual performances
General $90
Concession*/Member $85
2 series tickets
Choice of between five and nine concerts
General $85
Concession*/Member $80
a saving of $5 per ticket
*Proof of valid concession must be provided on entry. We regret that we
are unable to offer concessions to Seniors Card holders for this series.
No cancellations or refunds
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Program correct at time of printing but may be subject to change
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