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2014

DAVID ROBERTSON AND THE SyDNEy SympHONy ORcHESTR A

2014 media k it

sydneysymphony.com

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Returning soloists include violinists Vadim Repin, Frank Peter Zimmermann; cellists Lynn Harrell, Truls Mørk; pianist Yefim Bronfman; and soprano Christine Brewer.

SSO to perform commissioned works by Detlev Glanert and Australian composer Paul Stanhope – Jandamarra: Sing for the Country.

David Robertson’s inaugural season as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director with music by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Adams, Brahms, Strauss, Mozart, Scriabin, Ligeti, Lalo, Janáček

David Robertson’s opera experiences continue when Strauss’ Elektra comes to life in the concert hall — FEB

Anne-Sophie Mutter returns to play-direct three Mozart violin concertos in the one program — JAN/FEB

The king of classical guitar – Pepe Romero – makes his SSO debut with Rodrigo’s famous Concierto de Aranjuez – AUG

Kaleidoscope goes to the movies – The Matrix, West Side Story, plus the music of John Williams and musical highlights from Baz Luhrmann films.

International pianists in recital – Alexander Gavrylyuk, Luckáš Vondráček, Stephen Hough, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

Emanuel Ax performs all five Beethoven piano concertos across two weeks of performances, conducted by David Robertson — JUN

James Ehnes performs Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.2 and directs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons from the violin — OCT

2014 HIgHlIgHTS

James Ehnes

Stephen Hough

The Matrix

Pepe Romero

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Emanuel Ax

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THE SSO ANNOUNcES ITS 2014 SE ASON

“It’s when the lights go down, the hush of expectation fills the hall and the orchestra engages in artistry, precision and passion for music...that’s when the wonder of music transports us all. There’s no better way to feel inspired – I get goose bumps just thinking about it!” DavID RobeRTson, ChIef ConDuCToR anD aRTIsTIC DIReCToR

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra, together with Chief Conductor and Artistic Director

David Robertson, is proud to announce their 2014 season, full of stimulating and diverse

offerings for every concert-goer – seasoned and new.

For his inaugural season as Chief Conductor, David Robertson has invited some of

the world’s greatest soloists and conductors to come to Sydney to perform with the

orchestra, including pianists Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman, violinists Anne-Sophie

Mutter and James Ehnes, and cellists Lynn Harrell and Truls Mørk.

David Robertson will be in Sydney three times during 2014 – February, June and August –

conducting music ranging from Beethoven’s seventh symphony to the film scores of

composer John Williams. A highlight of Robertson’s first season will be the concert hall

production of Strauss’s opera Elektra with star vocal soloists including Christine Goerke,

Lisa Gasteen and Cheryl Barker, and featuring the Sydney Dance Company.

The 2014 season starts with the return to Sydney of violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter

performing three Mozart violin concertos in the one program. Another highlight of the

season occurs in June when Emanuel Ax performs all five Beethoven piano concertos

across two weeks, conducted by David Robertson. And to conclude the season,

Donald Runnicles conducts the orchestra in two programs featuring pianist Yefim

Bronfman and violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann.

Surrounding these major events comes another packed year of concert offerings,

from the Master Series, which in 2014 features Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Christine

Brewer singing Strauss’s Four Last Songs to the Kaleidoscope series, which focuses

on movie music with screenings of The Matrix and West Side Story accompanied

by the full orchestra.

In 2014, the SSO also introduces a new brand identity and a new logo. After more than

ten years, the SSO is re-introducing the word ‘orchestra’ into its name, now officially

known as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Along with this name change comes a new

logo – a visual abstraction of both orchestra and audience, intended to represent the

dynamic and exciting concerts on offer.

In 2014, the SSO begins a new journey of inspiration with its audiences. With David

Robertson at the helm and a choice of concerts from across 11 different subscription

series, there has never been a greater time to be part of the SSO family.

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2014 david robertson concerts

2014 marks the beginning of the SSO’s five-year relationship with David Robertson in his role as chief conductor and Artistic Director. Embarking on this exciting creative partnership, Robertson will visit Sydney three times in 2014 – February, June and August – to conduct a series of inspiring programs including Strauss’s opera Elektra, the complete Beethoven piano concertos and the music of legendary film composer John Williams.

February

Absolutely beethoven: the RobeRtson eRA begins12, 14, 15 feb

sTRavInsKY Symphony in Three Movements

aDaMs Absolute Jest

beeThoven Symphony No.7

australian string Quartet

elektRA: RobeRtson conducts An opeRA in the conceRt hAll22 & 24 feb

R sTRauss Elektra

Sung in German with English surtitles

Christine Goerke soprano (Elektra)

Lisa Gasteen soprano (Klytemnestra)

Cheryl barker soprano (Chrysothemis)

Peter Coleman-Wright baritone (Orestes)

Kim begley tenor (Aegisthus)

sydney Philharmonia Choirs

sydney Dance Company

stephanie Lake choreographer

RobeRtson conducts John WilliAms: music fRom the movies28 feb & 1 Mar

John WILLIaMs Music from E.T.,

Superman, Empire of the Sun,

Star Wars, Schindler’s List and more

andrew haveron violin

sydney Children’s Choir

June

David Robertson conducts the SSO

and Emanuel Ax in all five Beethoven

piano concertos.

beethoven 1 & 2: RobeRtson & Ax12, 13, 14 June

hInDeMITh

Concert Music for strings and brass

beeThoven Piano Concerto No.2

beeThoven Piano Concerto No.1

emanuel ax piano

beethoven 3 & 4: RobeRtson & Ax16 & 18 June

TIPPeT

Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

beeThoven Piano Concerto No. 3

beeThoven Piano Concerto No. 4

emanuel ax piano

beethoven's empeRoR: RobeRtson & Ax20 & 21 June

Dean New Work (Australian premiere)

beeThoven Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor)

R sTRauss Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life)

emanuel ax piano

august

fouR lAst songs: RobeRtson & bReWeR peRfoRm stRAuss13, 15, 16 aug

GLaneRT Frenesia

(Australian premiere)

R sTRauss Four Last Songs

bRahMs Symphony No.2

Christine brewer soprano

heAR it, feel it: music, emotion And the bRAin20, 21, 22 aug

MoZaRT Symphony No.25: 1st movement

LIGeTI Piano Concerto

sCRIabIn The Poem of Ecstasy

David Robertson conductor & presenter

nicolas hodges piano

symphonic inspiRAtion: RobeRtson conducts bRAhms29, 30 aug & 1 sep

bRahMs Symphony No.3

LaLo Symphonie espagnole

for violin and orchestra

JanÁČeK Sinfonietta

vadim Repin violin

special eventsAnne-sophie mutteR plAys mozARtfri 31 Jan, sat 1 feb 8pm sun 2 feb 2pm

MoZaRT Violin Concert No.2 in D, K211

MoZaRT Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K216

MoZaRT Violin Concerto No.5 in A, K219

anne-sophie Mutter violin-director

In 2012 Anne-Sophie Mutter made her

Australian debut playing Beethoven in

Sydney-exclusive concerts. The Sydney

Opera House was packed to the sails.

Now she’s back, this time to play – and

direct – three of Mozart’s violin concertos.

‘The undisputed queen of violin-playing’

is the main event, and Mozart (not too

shabby a violinist himself) provides the

glorious music.

elektRA: RobeRtson conducts An opeRA in the conceRt hAll

sat 22 feb 8pm & Mon 24 feb 7pm

R sTRauss Elektra

Christine Goerke soprano (Elektra)

Lisa Gasteen soprano (Klytemnestra)

Cheryl barker soprano (Chrysothemis)

Peter Coleman-Wright baritone (Orestes)

Kim begley tenor (Aegisthus)

sydney Philharmonia Choirs

sydney Dance Company

stephanie Lake choreographer

Elektra dreams of vengeance. Her father

the king has been murdered in his bath and

her mother and the guilty lover must pay.

Only then can she dance for joy. The return

of her long-lost brother triggers the horrific

conclusion. No happy endings here.

This is Richard Strauss’s biggest opera,

calling for more than a hundred orchestral

musicians, so the concert hall is the place to

hear it in its true glory. With David Robertson

and the SSO sharing the platform with a

great cast of singers and members of the

Sydney Dance Company, you’ll be blown

away by the fierceness and the sublimated

eroticism of this gripping theatrical event.

pepe RomeRo: guitAR fRom the heARt

fri 1 aug, sat 2 aug 8pm

RossInI The Barber of Seville: Overture

RoDRIGo Concierto de Aranjuez

vIvaLDI Concerto in D, RV 93

beeThoven Symphony No.8

Tito Muñoz conductor

Pepe Romero guitar

Each instrument has its own ‘royal family’

and Pepe Romero is the undoubted king

of the classical guitar world, with an

international performance career spanning

more than 50 years. In 2014 he returns

to Australia for his Sydney Symphony

Orchestra debut in two highly anticipated

special event concerts featuring Rodrigo’s

much-loved Concierto de Aranjuez, and the

heart-melting lute concerto by Vivaldi that

guitarists have made their own. Music of

ardent passion played by a living legend.

vivAldi’s fouR seAsonsfri 17 oct 7pm City Recital hall angel Place

vIvaLDI The Four Seasons

With music for wind ensemble by MoZaRT

James ehnes violin-director

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons holds the record

for the most frequently recorded piece

in all classical music. For this concert

we’ve invited Canadian violinist James

Ehnes to play and direct, leading the strings

of the SSO in Vivaldi’s masterpiece. And

so our wind players won’t feel left out

of this special event, we’ve programmed

wind ensemble music by Mozart, including

an arrangement of his dramatic overture

to Don Giovanni.

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commissioned works in the 2014 season

WoRld pRemieRe

pAul stAnhope And steve hAWke

Jandamarra – sing for the country

(ngalanybarra muwayi)

16, 17 & 18 July

Commissioned by the Sydney Symphony

Orchestra for the SSO and the Australian

network orchestras, singers and dancers

of the Yilimbirri Ensemble, Gondwana

National Indigenous Children’s Choir,

Gondwana Chorale and Sydney Children’s

Choir, with the generous support of

Vicki Olsson and Geoff Ainsworth am and

Symphony Services International.

Created in collaboration with the Bunuba

people, who own the Jandamarra story.

AustRAliAn pRemieRe

detlev glAneRt

frenesia

13, 15, 16 August

Commissioned by the Sydney Symphony

Orchestra, in collaboration with the Royal

Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam,

the Gürzenich-Orchester Cologne and

the St. Louis Symphony.

more aUstralian preMieres in tHe 2014 season

John AdAms

Absolute Jest for string quartet

and orchestra

12, 14, 15 feb

kAlevi Aho

siedi – percussion concerto

19, 21, 22 nov

lee bRAcegiRdle

legends of the old castle – harp concertino

24, 25, 28 July

bRett deAn

new Work for orchestra

20, 21 June

dramatis personæ – trumpet concerto

22, 23, 24 october

bRuno mAntovAni

the book of Jeb

17 nov (piano recital)

During the 2014 season, the SSO continues its commitment to contemporary music with performances of two commissioned works by composers Detlev Glanert and Paul Stanhope in collaboration with Steve Hawke. The orchestra will also perform important Australian works throughout the season and several Australian premieres.

Members of the Gondwana National Indigenous Children’s Choir

2014 guest conductoRs sso ConDuCTInG DebuTs

Brett Dean 22, 23, 24 Oct

Matt Dunkley 2, 3 May

Paul McCreesh 14, 16, 17 May

Tito Muñoz 1, 2 Aug

Thomas Søndergård 9, 10, 11 Oct

ConDuCToRs ReTuRnInG To The sso

Oleg Caetani 10, 11, 12 Apr

Jessica Cottis, Assistant Conductor

29 May; 6 June

Richard Gill 11 Mar; 3 Jun; 2 Sep; 4 Nov

Hans Graf 17, 19, 20 Sep

Jakub Hrůŝa 10, 11, 12 Jul

Alexander Lazarev 8, 9, 10 May

Benjamin Northey 7, 8 Nov

Jonathan Nott 29, 31 Oct; 1 Nov

David Robertson, Chief Conductor

12, 14, 15, 22, 24, 27, 28 Feb; 1 Mar;

12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 Jun;

13, 15, 16, 20, 22, 29, 30 Aug; 1 Sep

Donald Runnicles

27, 28, 29 Nov; 1, 3, 5, 6 Dec

Pinchas Steinberg 12, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21 Mar

Frank Strobel 26, 27 Sep

Osmo Vänskä 19, 21, 22 Nov

Brett Weymark 16, 17, 18 Jul

Simone Young 24, 25, 28 Jul

2014 guest soloists

soLoIsTs MaKInG TheIR sso DebuTs

guitar

Pepe Romero 1, 2 Aug

harp

Sivan Magen 24, 25, 28 Jul

percussion

Colin Currie 19, 21, 22 Nov

piano

Nicolas Hodges 20, 21, 22 Aug

singers

Kim Begley, tenor 22, 24 Feb

Nicole Car, soprano 14, 16, 17 May

Emily Edmonds, mezzo-soprano 4 Nov

Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone

14, 16, 17 May

Christine Goerke, soprano 22, 24 Feb

Natascha Petrinksy, mezzo-soprano

12, 14, 15 Mar

Thomas Walker, tenor 14, 16, 17 May

ReTuRnInG soLoIsTs

cello

Lynn Harrell 10, 11, 12 Apr

Truls Mørk 10, 11, 12 Jul

organ

David Drury 29, 31 Oct; 1 Nov

piano

Emanuel Ax 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21 Jun

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet 14, 17 Nov

Yefim Bronfman 27, 28, 29 Nov; 1 Dec

Alexander Gavrylyuk 6, 7 Feb; 10 Mar

Stephen Hough 15, 17, 19, 20 Sep

Lukáš Vondráček 8, 9, 10, 12 May

singers

Cheryl Barker, soprano 22, 24 Feb

Christine Brewer 13, 15, 16 Aug

Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone 22, 24 Feb

Lisa Gasteen, soprano 22, 24 Feb

Deborah Humble, mezzo-soprano

14, 16, 17 May

trumpet

Håkan Hardenberger 22, 23, 24 Oct

violin

James Ehnes 9, 10, 11, 16, 17 Oct

Karen Gomyo 19, 20, 21 Mar

Anne-Sophie Mutter 31 Jan; 1, 2 Feb

Vadim Repin 29, 30 Aug; 1 Sep

Frank Peter Zimmermann 3, 5, 6 Dec

ReTuRnInG soLoIsTs (ConT.)

choirs

Sydney Children’s Choir 16, 17, 18 Jul

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 22, 24 Feb;

12, 14, 15 Mar; 14, 16, 17 May

sso MusICIans feaTuRInG In The 2014 season

bassoon

Matthew Wilkie 27 Mar; 4 Apr

cello

Catherine Hewgill 27 Mar; 4 Apr

harp

Louise Johnson 24, 25, 28 Jul

oboe

Diana Doherty 16, 17, 18 Jul

Shefali Pryor 27 Mar; 4 Apr

violin

Andrew Haveron Concertmaster

28 Feb; 1, 27 Mar; 4 Apr

Dene Olding Concertmaster

29 May; 6 June

conductors

Roger Benedict 14 Nov

Andrew Haveron Concertmaster

28 Feb; 1, 27 Mar; 4 Apr

Dene Olding, violin-director 6, 7 Feb

ensembles & choiRs

Conservatorium High School Choir

14, 16, 17 May

Harpists of the World Harp Congress

24, 25, 28 Jul

Australian String Quartet 12, 14, 15 Feb

Gondwana Choir and Chorale 16, 17, 18 Jul

Gondwana National Indigenous Children’s

Choir 16, 17, 18 Jul

Yilimbirri Ensemble, Singers & Dancers

16, 17, 18 Jul

Singers from Sydney Schools 16, 17, 18 Jul

Sydney Children’s Choir 16, 17, 18 Jul

Sydney Dance Company 22, 24 Feb

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

22, 24 Feb; 28 Feb; 1 Mar;

12, 14, 15 Mar; 14, 16, 17 May; 26, 27 Sep

SSO Fellows and alumni

14 Nov

2014 GUest condUctors and soloistscoMMissions and preMieres

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recordinGs - sYdneY sYMpHonY orcHestra live

THE SSO HAS RElEASED 23 DIScS AND ONE DIgITAl DOWNlOAD ON THE SSO lIVE lABEl SINcE ITS lAUNcH IN 2006.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

RESURRECTION

SERGEI PROKOFIEV

VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY SYDNEY SYMPHONY

2012 20132006

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schools conceRts

Over 20,000 students

will attend SSO schools

concerts in 2014 at the ABC

Ultimo Centre, City Recital

Hall and in Sydney’s western

suburbs. A further 3,000

will attend workshops and

concerts in regional NSW.

meet the music

Presented by australian

Institute of Music.

Designed to support the

studies of NSW secondary

school students across

the full music curriculum,

the 2014 Meet the Music

series offers a wide range

of repertoire from Mozart

and Beethoven to Australian

composers Carl Vine and

Brett Dean. The series will

include an exciting new

commission by Australians

Paul Stanhope and Steve

Hawke, Jandamarra – Sing

for the Country, the film

music of John Williams and

a presentation of West Side

Story with the orchestra

accompanying the iconic film.

tenix discoveRy conceRts

In 2014, Richard Gill and

the SSO Sinfonia will

help audiences ‘discover’

Shostakovich’s Ninth

Symphony, Mozart’s

Symphony No.40, Brahms’

Haydn Variations and Elgar’s

Sea Pictures.

pRofessionAl leARning

Around the country, the SSO

connects with hundreds of

teachers through workshops

and professional learning

masterclasses presented

in capital cities and regional

areas in person and via the

internet.

AustRAliA And beyond

The SSO continues

to develop its cross-

cultural education exchange

program, established in

China in 2012 with the

National Performing Arts

Centre in Beijing and the

Xinghai Conservatorium

in Guangzhou.

plAyeRlink

Playerlink is a chance

for aspiring musicians from

Years 5 – 12 in regional areas

of NSW to receive intensive

tutorials, orchestral

rehearsal and performance

experience with SSO

musicians. It’s being held in

Bathurst over two days

in August, 2014.

sso sinfoniA

This training and mentoring

ensemble provides

outstanding tertiary

students with invaluable

experience working

alongside SSO musicians

as part of a performing

orchestra, primarily as part

of the Tenix Discovery

series at City Recital Hall

Angel Place.

sso felloWship

Premier Partner:

Credit suisse

A one-year intensive

program for nine musicians

up to the age of 30, the

Fellowship program offers

talented young orchestral

musicians a stepping stone

from study to full-time work.

sinfoniettA pRoJect

A national composition

project for high school

students, Sinfonietta is

uncovering Australia’s next

generation of classical

music composers. In 2014,

Sinfonietta will take place in

October, once again under

the guidance of Richard Gill.

THE SSO IS DEDIcATED TO ENRIcHINg qUAlITy mUSIc lEARNINg IN THE clASSROOm AND IN THE cONcERT HAll, INSpIRINg All-AgE lEARNINg AND mUSIcAl ENgAgEmENT

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has a deep commitment to the development of Australia’s future orchestral musicians and composers.

The orchestra’s Artist Development program encompasses four programs which give young people access to training by SSO musicians and other leaders in the orchestral field from throughout Australia and the world.

edUcation proGraM

artist developMent proGraM

Top: 2013 Fellows

Left: Kees Boersma

mentors local students

at Playerlink workshop

in Albury

Right: Richard Gill

with Sinfonietta

participants at

the 2012 workshop

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OF THE HUNDREDS OF PERFORMANCES BEING GIVEN BY THE SSO IN 2014, AROUND HALF WILL BE AT VENUES AWAY FROM THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, INCLUDING NUMEROUS PERFORMANCES IN OUTER-METROPOLITAN SYDNEY AND REGIONAL NEW SOUTH WALES.

coMMUnitY & toUrinG

Clockwise from left

Newcastle: The SSO

performs at Newcastle

Town Hall – 2013

Noriko Shimada

mentors local students

at Playerlink in Albury –

2012

The SSO performs

at Parliament House

in Canberra – 2013 Clockwise from above

Crowds enjoy the annual

SSO performance at

Parramatta Park

The SSO performs

annually at Symphony

in the Domain

Local Students get

involved in the 2013

Regional Tour schools

concerts in Albury with

Assistant Conductor

Jessica Cottis

Sinfonia Bassoon Tony

Liu and SSO Principal

Bassoon Matthew Wilkie

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The Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Emirates have

announced the three-year renewal of their Principal Partner

relationship from 2014, making it one of the longest

running partnerships for the SSO, with 2014 marking

the 12th anniversary of the collaboration between

the two organisations.

According to SSO Managing Director Rory Jeffes, the

orchestra and Emirates both pride themselves on first class

service and experiences, allowing for a great partnership.

“Like Emirates, the SSO prides itself on the quality of

our customer service, the highest standards, and the

excitement of a wonderful experience. Our partnership with

one of the world's greatest airlines will continue to help the

SSO present the very best live symphonic experience to the

widest possible audience, both at our home at the Sydney

Opera House and throughout the world, ” said Mr Jeffes.

“As part of this new agreement, Emirates will continue as

naming sponsor of the SSO’s highly successful Emirates

Metro Series. And those flying on Emirates will be able to

watch SSO concerts on the Emirates inflight entertainment

system, ice, which recently took out the award for best

inflight entertainment for the ninth year running in the

Skytrax Awards.

“I am delighted with the renewal of our partnership,

and thank Emirates for their vision and continued support

of the SSO,” added Mr Jeffes

Barry Brown, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President,

Commercial Operations, East said: “Emirates considers its

role as Principal Partner of the SSO to be an enormously

valuable component of its extensive sponsorship portfolio

and its business activity.”

“The orchestra brings together the finest classical music

talents, so it is only fitting that Emirates, which combines

best-in-class products for a memorable flying experience,

is the Principal Partner,” Mr Brown said.

“This partnership is about connecting with our customers.

We are dedicated to the growth of arts and culture in

Australia, and the SSO allows us to showcase the Emirates

brand to music lovers around the country and the world,

from its home at the Sydney Opera House,” he continued.

“Renewing the partnership with the orchestra is an integral

part of our long term commitment to Sydney, and Australia,”

he concluded.

The SSO has been present during many of Emirates’ key

milestones, including the launch of the Airbus A380 and

performing at events for partners, including the Australian

Jockey Club and Collingwood Football Club plus a chamber

music weekend in 2013 at Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort

and Spa.

THE SyDNEy SympHONy ORcHESTRA AND EmIRATES ANNOUNcE RENEWAl OF pRINcIpAl pARTNERSHIp

Left: SSO

Principal

Cello

Catherine

Hewgill.

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and Tea & Symphony).

Abc clAssic fm

Each year, more than 70 hours of Sydney

Symphony Orchestra concerts are recorded

and broadcast on ABC Classic FM. The ABC

is a vital partner of the SSO, ensuring the

orchestra’s concerts are heard throughout

Australia and internationally via their website.

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foR moRe infoRmAtion About the sso’s 2014 seAson, pleAse contAct

Yvonne Zammit

head of Communications

Tel: 02 8215 4612

Mob: 0410 761 578

Email: [email protected]

Katherine stevenson

Public Relations Manager

Tel: 02 8215 4653

Mob: 0488 400 102

Email: [email protected]

to book tickets:

SSO Box Office: 02 8215 4600 (9am – 5pm, Monday – Friday)

Or select your own seat at www.sydneysymphony.com

Orchestra photo: John Marmaras