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WelcomeDear friends

I am delighted to introduce you to our wonderful new 2019:20 Season. Since becoming Music Director of the RSNO, it has been a real whirlwind of an adventure and I am so glad to be able to share these adventures with you.

We open the Season with music from the Golden Age of Vienna – a time when Austria’s most important personalities in the arts, letters and philosophy crossed paths and the city saw a rich flowering of masterworks. I’m delighted that Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill will join us for Berg’s romantic Seven Early Songs alongside two pieces close to my heart, Don Juan by Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony.

In February, I am sure you will be delighted as the young American conductor Teddy Abrams makes his RSNO debut in a programme featuring Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. The wonderful violinist Rachel Barton Pine also joins the Orchestra to perform Tchaikovsky’s popular Violin Concerto.

In 2020 we celebrate the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven. I’m delighted to bring the RSNO Chorus to the Caird Hall to perform Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms alongside

Beethoven’s magnificent Emperor Piano Concerto in March. Fazıl Say will be our soloist – an amazing pianist whose composition Grand Bazaar will open the concert. Then in April our dynamic Principal Guest Conductor Elim Chan closes the Season in style with Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique paired with Beethoven’s Symphony No1 and Shostakovich’s playful Piano Concerto No2.

I hope you enjoy reading all about the new Season. We look forward to welcoming you to the Caird Hall very soon.

Thomas SøndergårdRSNO MUSIC DIRECTOR

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Symphonie fantastiqueThu 30 April 2020: 7.30pm

RSNO Christmas Concert: The SnowmanFri 20 Dec 2019: 7.30pm

John Williams at the OscarsThu 19 Mar 2020: 7.30pm

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Season ConcertsSeason Opener:Strauss & Mahler OneThu 3 Oct 2019: 7.30pm

Tchaikovsky Violin ConcertoThu 6 Feb 2020: 7.30pm

Beethoven Revolution: The EmperorThu 12 Mar 2020: 7.30pm

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A flurry of strings, a blast of trumpets: Strauss’ Don Juan opens with one of the most dramatic flourishes in musical history. Gustav Mahler took a different approach and began his youthful First Symphony with the creation of the world itself. But they both knew how to make an orchestra sound sensational, and along with Berg’s seven lush songs – sung by the great Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill – Thomas Søndergård will make this an ear-tingling, heart-pounding start to our new Season.

RSNO Music Director Thomas Søndergård in conversation with RSNO Director of Concerts and Engagement Bill Chandler.

SUPPORTED BY THE RSNO CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE

TchaikovskyViolin ConcertoTHU 6 FEB 2020: 7.30PM

2018:19 Composers’ Hub Winner RSNO Commission World Premiere Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No4

Teddy Abrams CONDUCTOR Rachel Barton Pine VIOLIN

No-one writes a melody quite like Tchaikovsky, and no-one makes an orchestra sound more thrilling. Tonight, conductor Teddy Abrams explores two sides of Russia’s most popular composer. There’s the raw emotional drama and unbuttoned celebration of the Fourth Symphony. And then there’s the exuberant fireworks and endless melody of the Violin Concerto – performed by the phenomenal Rachel Barton Pine. But first, we’ll be making history, with a world premiere by a young composer from our innovative Composers’ Hub.

RSNO Associate Principal Oboe Peter Dykes in conversation with our Composers’ Hub Winner

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Pre-concert talks

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Beethoven Revolution:

The EmperorTHU 12 MAR 2020: 7.30PM

Fazıl Say Grand Bazaar UK Premiere Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms Beethoven Piano Concerto No5 Emperor

Thomas Søndergård CONDUCTOR Fazıl Say PIANO RSNO Chorus Gregory Batsleer DIRECTOR, RSNO CHORUS

Beethoven never actually called his Fifth Piano Concerto ‘The Emperor’ – it just seemed perfect for a piece that’s so magnificently larger than life. So who better to play it than the charismatic composer and pianist Fazıl Say? His Grand Bazaar is a musical tour through the colours, fragrances and crowds of Istanbul. Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, meanwhile, is simply a masterpiece of uncompromising spiritual beauty from a true giant of 20th-century art.

RSNO Music Director Thomas Søndergård in conversation with Fazıl Say

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Symphonie fantastiqueTHU 30 APRIL 2020: 7.30PM

Beethoven Symphony No1 Shostakovich Piano Concerto No2 Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Elim Chan CONDUCTOR Simon Trpčeski PIANO

Fantastique by name, fantastic by nature! When Hector Berlioz couldn’t win the girl of his dreams he poured all his unrequited passion into this opium-fuelled extravaganza for a super-sized orchestra. His revolutionary work is the perfect partner to Beethoven’s exuberant youthful First Symphony. Elim Chan brings all her energy and flair – and joins the sensational Simon Trpčeski in Shostakovich’s playful Second Piano Concerto.

RSNO Associate Principal Oboe Peter Dykes in conversation with Simon Trpčeski

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THE ARTS DESK

‘The strings produced a colossal curtain of sound, with harmonies constantlyshifting, their playing profound, glassy and serene.’

Alan Manson, RSNO Violin Lorna Rough, RSNO Violin Marion Wilson, RSNO Associate Principal Second Violin

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RSNO Christmas Concert:

The SnowmanFRI 20 DEC 2019: 7.30PM

Howard Blake The Snowman

Gregory Batsleer CONDUCTOR Jamie MacDougall PRESENTERRSNO Junior Chorus

We’re walking in the air… it isn’t Christmas until The Snowman has taken you on his magical journey through the winter sky. In this special screening of the festive classic, the RSNO helps him on his way – and teams up with presenter Jamie MacDougall and our wonderful RSNO Junior Chorus to host a Christmas party for the whole family. Expect seasonal favourites, carols old and new – and of course, a chance for everyone to sing along!

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John Williams at the OscarsTHU 19 MAR 2020: 7.30PM

Richard Kaufman CONDUCTOR

With over 50 nominations and five awards, no movie composer has conquered the Oscars as completely as John Williams. And with scores like Star Wars, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan, that’s no surprise! Hear all those favourites – and many more – played live by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in this full-scale symphonic tribute.

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Could there be any greater thrill for a conductor than scaling the mountainous peaks of a Mahler symphony, squeezing the last drop of heated emotion out of a Rachmaninov concerto, or going face-to-face with the intellectual bombast of a Beethoven symphony?

Ask the conductor Thomas Søndergård and the answer may surprise you. Among his favourite pastimes is an obsessive passion for swimming in the icy Scandinavian seas.

‘I love it. And I especially love to do it around winter time,’ says the 49-year-old Dane, who shares a house by the sea to the north of Copenhagen with his partner, Swedish baritone, Andreas Landin. ‘It does something extraordinary to the brain. The endorphins are released with the shock. The blood will go to the heart and protect it. It’s really gymnastics for the mind, and I do it any chance I get, no matter what the weather is like. It really clears the mind.’

Has he plunged into the waters around Scotland yet? ‘No, but I’d really like to find out if there are any such swimming clubs here.’ For now, just the sight of sea and

mountains as he flies in and out of Scotland is a comforting sight. ‘I’d have trouble living in the middle of the continent.’

With one fantastic first Season as Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra behind him, Søndergård is loving the less extreme total immersion that comes with being in the top job. ‘It’s very different from being Principal Guest Conductor, or just a regular guest,’ says the maestro who first worked with the Orchestra in 2009, serving as Principal Guest from 2011.

So it wasn’t like jumping in at the deep end when he launched last year’s inaugural Season as Music Director with a spectacular Mahler’s Fifth Symphony; more like that pivotal moment in a relationship when courtship turns to marriage, when growing mutual respect takes that consummating leap towards full-on commitment.

‘We’ve known each other so long, and I already knew there was a trust between us,’ Søndergård insists. ‘But it’s important not to take that trust for granted. I really feel with the RSNO that we see great possibilities together.’

Even at this early stage, he and the Orchestra have undertaken an international tour of China, to be followed in April 2019 by one to the USA. And when we spoke he was immersed in the final edits of a new CD on the Linn label of Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben.

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‘Touring is an important part of our job together,’ he believes. ‘Not only does it show the world what we can do, but it raises the Orchestra to a high state of alert; it sharpens our focus.’ As for recording, that has such a critical role to play, he adds, in defining the here-and-now of an orchestra.

‘The players I’m working with are the RSNO right now. It’s not 30 years ago with Neeme Järvi. As great as those recordings are, and as great as those still to come will be, I want us to create something relevant for today’s RSNO audiences, the folk I meet out in the street. They want to have a recording of the musicians they see live on stage every week. Recordings are our personal calling card.’

Away from the concert spotlight Søndergård is a relaxed conversationalist, instantly at ease, exuding a modest affability and unpretentious honesty. He’s a conductor, I suspect, who puts hard graft before ego, collegiate music-making before personal aggrandisement, yet inspiring utter perfection at every turn. RSNO players speak of rehearsals as ‘intense, exhausting, but hugely fulfilling’. ‘Yes, I never really let go in that sense,’ acknowledges Søndergård. ‘By the end of the day, I would really like

them to feel they’ve been reminded why they wanted to be musicians in the first place.’

Such beliefs stem from his own playing days in the early 1990s as timpanist with the Royal Danish Orchestra. Already harbouring thoughts of conducting, he had quietly observed the tricks of the trade. ‘It fascinated me to watch those conductors who allowed the orchestra’s voice to be heard. They were the ones who encouraged us to listen to ourselves and not to be too much in control. It’s a kind of stepping back, yet always being there to jump in when help is needed.’

As the Orchestra and its audiences anticipate a second Season under Søndergård’s intuitive lead, what is he looking forward to? The continuation of his ongoing Mahler cycle is top of the list.

‘As a young timpanist with the European Community Youth Orchestra I played a lot of these symphonies, but particularly remember the impact I felt doing Mahler Nine under Bernard Haitink. There is something overpowering about the gravity, the childhood naivety expressed within Mahler’s music that we should all try to see in ourselves.

‘As a conductor, I’m conscious not to programme it too often, but when I do, I prefer to do it with my regular orchestra as that’s where I find a special voice. Mahler reflects how things can change so quickly in each of our lives. That’s where I am in mine,’ explains Søndergård.

Does he feel the same about Beethoven, whose music comes later in the Season in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth in 2020? Actually, he argues, there’s a strategic reason for any orchestra maintaining a regular link with Beethoven, or indeed any of the 18th/19th-century greats up to Schubert and Schumann. ‘It’s all about going back to basics. Revisiting Beethoven is like relearning the alphabet for an orchestra.

‘When I played in the Danish Opera orchestra, if we ever went a couple of seasons without Mozart, we begged for its return. After bingeing on the doughnuts and candy of Verdi or Wagner you really need slim, healthy vegetables!’

Now in complete charge of the RSNO, Søndergård’s concern for its health and wellbeing is paramount, even for those weeks he isn’t there. ‘A musical director has to show the way forward, so we’re constantly talking about the future, what kind of repertoire to plan, and above all, the kind of guests I’d love to see in front of the orchestra.

‘Working with the best musicians keeps an orchestra alive.’ The fact Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill opens the Season is a symbol of national pride, insists Søndergård.

Cargill will sing Berg’s landmark Seven Early Songs, music from that hotbed of modernism, early 20th-century Vienna, a period in tune with yet another Søndergård obsession – contemporary art. ‘I love most art from that period, especially the Klimt-inspired expressionism of Egon Schiele,’ says Søndergård, who recently went all the way to Paris to see a Schiele exhibition, but was defeated by a queue that was ‘far too big’.

But he has plenty of artworks on display around his Copenhagen home, many of these by close friends who are painters or sculptors. ‘I collect, but actually I feel I want to share these with other people, maybe even find a way some day of exchanging art,’ he explains. ‘What’s great for me is to have something on the wall that not only has fascinating history, but a great story to tell.’

We should bear that in mind as Søndergård shares with us the ‘stories’ of the great musical masterworks.

Ken Walton is classical music critic and columnist of The Scotsman

‘Working with the best musicians keeps an orchestra alive.’

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The RSNO is committed to bringing orchestral music of the highest quality to people of all ages and abilities through our ambitious programme RSNO Music for Life.

RSNO Schools Concerts Appeal

Our Schools Concerts are at the heart of Music for Life. These engaging and educational orchestral concerts for nursery and primary school-age children take place across Scotland in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, with the latest addition to the series at the newly refurbished Music Hall in Aberdeen. With interactive elements to help pupils engage with the music, they are specially tailored to meet the needs of the children, which can include relaxed performances or a British Sign Language interpreter signing from the stage. We run Continuous Professional Development (CPD) sessions for teachers, and resource packs are distributed to each school ahead of the concert performance.

We need your help to build this vital investment for the future and ensure that we bring great music to a new generation, regardless of their social or economic

circumstances. Your donation will make a real difference to young people across Scotland.

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An exciting competition for young composers aged 12-18 years. Five shortlisted pieces will be performed and recorded by RSNO musicians for an audience and panel of judges. The winning composer will receive a pair of Bose SoundLink® headphones and enjoy VIP access to RSNO concerts. Find out more at rsno.org.uk/notes-from-scotland

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In Focus:The Vienna ConnectionEDN Wed 2 Oct 2019GLW Sat 5 Oct 2019: 3pm

Season Opener:Strauss & Mahler OneDND Thu 3 Oct 2019EDN Fri 4 Oct 2019GLW Sat 5 Oct 2019

Rachmaninov PianoConcerto No3EDN Fri 11 Oct 2019GLW Sat 12 Oct 2019

Shostakovich TenEDN Fri 18 Oct 2019GLW Sat 19 Oct 2019

Chamber SeriesPoulenc SextetGLW Sun 20 Oct 2019: 2.30pm

Symphony, Soup and a Sandwich: Dvořák Symphony No5GLW Wed 23 Oct 2019: 1pm

Children’s Classic Concerts:Weird ScienceGLW Sat 26 Oct 2019: 3pmEDN Sun 27 Oct 2019: 3pm

Saint-Saëns’Organ SymphonyEDN Fri 1 Nov 2019GLW Sat 2 Nov 2019

Chamber SeriesRomantic Piano QuartetsGLW Sun 3 Nov 2019: 2.30pm

The Lark AscendingEDN Fri 8 Nov 2019GLW Sat 9 Nov 2019

Tchaikovsky’s PathétiquePTH Thu 21 Nov 2019EDN Fri 22 Nov 2019GLW Sat 23 Nov 2019

In Focus with Steven Osborne:What Does Music Mean?GLW Sun 24 Nov 2019: 2.30pm

Danny Elfman Gala EDN Fri 29 Nov 2019GLW Sat 30 Nov 2019

Christmas Special:The Nutcracker andthe Mouse KingEDN Fri 6 Dec 2019GLW Sat 7 Dec 2019

Children’s Classic ConcertsSanta’s WorkshopGLW Sat 7 Dec 2019: 1pm & 3pmEDN Sun 8 Dec 2019: 3pm

Choral Classics:A Ceremony of CarolsGLW Sun 8 Dec 2019: 2.30pm

Nicola Benedettiin ConcertEDN Fri 13 Dec 2019GLW Sat 14 Dec 2019

RSNO Christmas ConcertABD Thu 19 Dec 2019DND Fri 20 Dec 2019GLW Sat 21 Dec 2019: 2pm & 6pmEDN Sun 22 Dec 2019: 3pm

Handel’s MessiahGLW Thu 2 Jan 2020: 3pm

Viennese GalaPTH Sat 4 Jan 2020INV Thu 9 Jan 2020DNF Fri 10 Jan 2020LNG Sat 11 Jan 2020

Choral Classics:Brahms’ GermanRequiemGLW Sun 2 Feb 2020: 2.30pm

TchaikovskyViolin ConcertoDND Thu 6 Feb 2020EDN Fri 7 Feb 2020GLW Sat 8 Feb 2020

Romantic GriegABD Thu 13 Feb 2020EDN Fri 14 Feb 2020GLW Sat 15 Feb 2020

[Inside]Out:Beethoven @ 250GLW Wed 19 Feb 2020

Beethoven Revolution:Symphony No7EDN Fri 21 Feb 2020GLW Sat 22 Feb 2020

Chamber SeriesFrench Songswith Karen CargillGLW Sun 23 Feb 2020: 2.30pm

Beethoven Revolution:EroicaEDN Fri 28 Feb 2020GLW Sat 29 Feb 2020

Mahler’sSong of the EarthEDN Fri 6 Mar 2020GLW Sat 7 Mar 2020

Chamber SeriesSteven OsborneBeethoven RecitalGLW Sun 8 Mar 2020: 2.30pm

Beethoven Revolution:The EmperorDND Thu 12 Mar 2020EDN Fri 13 Mar 2020GLW Sat 14 Mar 2020

John Williams atthe OscarsDND Thu 19 Mar 2020EDN Fri 20 Mar 2020GLW Sat 21 Mar 2020

Singing Day:Verdi RequiemGLW Sat 21 Mar 2020:10am-4pm, 5pm

Symphony, Soup and a Sandwich:Brahms Piano Quartet No1GLW Wed 25 Mar 2020: 1pm

RSNO in ConcertMSB Sat 28 Mar 2020

Presenting:NYOS Spring ConcertEDN Fri 10 Apr 2020GLW Sat 11 Apr 2020

Composers’ HubWorkshopGLW Tue 14 Apr 2020:10am-5pm

Classic FM Hall of Fame PTH Thu 16 Apr 2020EDN Fri 17 Apr 2020GLW Sat 18 Apr 2020

Beethoven Revolution:Piano Concerto No4ABD Thu 23 Apr 2020EDN Fri 24 Apr 2020GLW Sat 25 Apr 2020

Chamber SeriesBeethoven & Strauss DuosGLW Sun 26 Apr 2020: 2.30pm

Beethoven Revolution:Symphony No1DND Thu 30 April 2020EDN Fri 1 May 2020GLW Sat 2 May 2020

Strauss & Mahler FourPTH Thu 7 May 2020EDN Fri 8 May 2020GLW Sat 9 May 2020

Symphony, Soup and a Sandwich:Franck Symphonyin D minorGLW Wed 13 May 2020: 1pm

Heroes & SuperheroesEDN Fri 15 May 2020GLW Sat 16 May 2020

RachmaninovSymphony No2ABD Thu 21 May 2020EDN Fri 22 May 2020GLW Sat 23 May 2020

Chamber SeriesBeethoven SeptetGLW Sun 24 May 2020: 2.30pm

Season Finale:Verdi RequiemEDN Fri 29 May 2020GLW Sat 30 May 2020

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