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Explore Season 2025

Lyric Refractions: Concert Program

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Jonathan Lo & Orchestra Victoria
Photo Casey Horsfield

Saturday 29 March, 7:30pm

Hanson Dyer Hall, Ian Potter Southbank Centre

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Program Order

Joe Chindamo Fantasie auf Nachtmusik   
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 495
Soloist: Andrew Young Section Principal Horn

- Interval -

Maria Grenfell Tarraleah
Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ‘Italian

Acknowlegement

Acknowledgement of Country

Orchestra Victoria acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin Nations. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all First Nations people across Australia, whose traditions of music making and storytelling have continued on this land for millenia.


Welcome to Orchestra Victoria's Southbank Series

Jacinta Ewers, Chief Executive Officer

Welcome back to Hanson Dyer Hall, and 2025’s first performance of our Southbank Series, Lyric Refractions. It is a pleasure to welcome Jessica Gethin to our stage as Artistic Advisor, and I am sure that you will enjoy tonight’s exploration of the classic and contemporary. A special welcome to our Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Melbourne Youth Orchestra students, who are able to attend our concert tonight as part of Orchestra Victoria’s investment in providing accessible performance opportunities to Victoria’s young musicians.

Tonight would not be possible without the support of our philanthropic community, our government partners Creative Australia, and Creative Victoria and our venue partner, the University of Melbourne. I hope that you enjoy the sounds of our incredible musicians on the Hanson Dyer Hall stage tonight and thank you for being a part of our first performance of Season 2025.

Jacinta Ewers
Chief Executive Officer

Jessica Gethin, Artistic Advisor

Good evening, and welcome to the first of our South Bank Series concerts for 2025, Lyric Refractions, here in the beautiful acoustics of Hanson Dyer Hall. This evening, Orchestra Victoria presents an exciting program that brings together a stunning array of works that bridge classical tradition with innovative voices that allow our musicians to shine. Tonight, we celebrate the timeless brilliance of Mozart and Mendelssohn, paired with works by two contemporary Australian composers, Joe Chindamo and Maria Grenfell. Lyric Refractions promises a dynamic exploration of music that reflects both the past and the present, blending lyricism with experimental flair.

As Artistic Advisor, I am delighted to guide you through this journey of discovery and musical expression. On behalf of the musicians, we hope you enjoy this evening’s performance and the joyful celebration of music we have prepared for you.

Jessica Gethin
Artistic Advisor / Conductor

Guest Conductor & Soloists

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VIOLIN
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu
Chair supported by Lady Southey AC
Deputy Concertmaster
Yi Wang §
Chair supported by Susan & Leith Campbell
Section Principal First Violin
Tony Zhai
Section Principal Second Violin
Monica Naselow
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Associate Principal First Violin
Tomomi Brennan
Erica Kennedy
Associate Principal Second Violin
Lucy Warren
Tutti
Binny Baik
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Alyssa Conrau
Chair supported by Leanne Menegazzo
Rachel Gamer
Matt Hassall
Chair supported by Mr Russell and Dr Jenni Jenkins
Rachael Hunt
Philip Nixon
John Noble
Rebecca Shirley
Chair supported by Mr Andrew Fairley AM

VIOLA
Section Principal
Paul McMillan §
Chair supported by Ms Linda Herd
Acting Section Principal
Thomas Higham
Associate Principal
Matt Laing +
Tutti
Jason Bunn
Nadine Delbridge
Chair supported by Kangaroo Ground Nominees Pty Ltd

CELLO
Section Principal
Melissa Chominsky
Associate Principal
Diane Froomes
Tutti
Philippa Gardner
Chair supported by Angela Kayser
Tania Hardy-Smith
Chair supported by Dr Gareth and Mrs Shoreh Phillips

DOUBLE BASS
Acting Section Principal
Kylie Davies
Tutti
Matthew Thorne §
Caitlin Bass +

FLUTE
Section Principal
Lisa-Maree Amos
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Associate Principal
Jessie Gu

OBOE
Acting Section Principal
Joshua de Graaf §
Jasper Ly +
Principal Cor Anglais
Dafydd Camp
Chair supported by Ms Linda Herd

CLARINET
Section Principal
Paul Champion §
Associate Principal
Justin Beere
Tutti
Robin Henry +

BASSOON
Section Principal
Jack Schiller +
Associate Principal
Jack Cremer +

HORN
Section Principal
Andrew Young
Roman Ponomariov +
Associate Principal
Evan Williams §
Principal Third Horn
Linda Hewett

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal
Timothy Francis

TIMPANI
Section Principal
Guy du Blêt §
Chair supported by Mr Jim Cousins AO and Mrs Libby Cousins AM and Mr Igor Zambelli
Scott Weatherson +

KEY
Guest Artist +
On Leave §

Concertmaster

Orchestra Victoria Musicians

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Photo Pierre Toussaint

Explore Season 2025

In the upcoming season, we celebrate this unique capacity through a range of partnerships, but most proudly with our Southbank Series and new initiative, Meet @ the Market, programs that place our musicians front and centre. Here, our tradition charts a new course with a diverse concert repertoire, exploring stories both timeless and contemporary, and featuring works beyond our core opera and ballet repertoire.

Season 2025 celebrates all that we bring to the Victorian landscape, underscoring our role in enriching cultural experiences for audiences across our state.

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About Hanson Dyer Hall

The beautiful recital hall at the heart of The University of Melbourne's Conservatorium building, opened in Southbank in 2019, is named after Louise Hanson-Dyer.

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