Image: Wolfgang Winkler Pomegranate Arts www.pomegranatearts.com Director Associate Director General Manager Director of Booking Associate General Manager Office Manager Linda Brumbach Alisa E Regas Kaleb Kilkenny Julia Glawe Linsey Bostwick Susannah Gruder AEG OGDEN (PERTH) PTY LTD PERTH CONCERT HALL General Manager Andrew Bolt Deputy General Manager Helen Stewart/Mandy Allen Technical Manager Peter Robins Assistant Technical Manager Paul Richardson Event Coordinator Penelope Briffa Perth Concert Hall is managed by AEG Ogden (Perth) Pty Ltd Venue Manager for the Perth Theatre Trust Venues. Maki Namekawa Maki Namekawa is an internationally acclaimed soloist and a chamber musician, equally at home in classical and contemporary repertoire. She has performed with renowned ensembles such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Munich and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestras, Munich and Stuttgart Chamber Orchestras, the Linz Bruckner and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. She frequently records for major German radio networks. Her past engagements include performances of Alfred Schnittke’s Piano Concerto, Concertgebouw Amsterdam; Elliott Carter’s Dialogues for Piano and Orchestra; Alan Hovhaness’s Lousadzak for Piano and String Orchestra, Basel Sinfonietta; Khachaturian’s Concerto-Rhapsody, Erfurt Philharmonic Orchestra; Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto; Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto op.42, John Cage’s Concerto for Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra and Alan Hovhaness’s Lousadzak for Piano and String Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies. She appeared with Linz Festival Sinfonietta conducted by Howard Griffiths and played the piano concerto of György Ligeti with the Munich Chamber Orchestra. In 2012 she performed Arvo Pärts’ Lamentate at Carnegie Hall New York and Igor Strawinsky’s concerto for piano and wind instruments with the Bamberger Symphoniker. Since 2005, Namekawa and Dennis Russell Davies have been performing together as a piano duo in Europe and the US. The duo have performed Philip <strong>Glass</strong>’ Four Movements for Two Pianos, and works by Brahms, Bernstein, Debussy and Braunfels. Namekawa’s CD/DVD releases include Images 4 Music (Steve Reich’s Piano Phase and Philip <strong>Glass</strong>’ Les Enfants Terrible, both with Dennis Russell Davies; Visuals by Martin Wattenberg, Lotte Schreiber and Norbert Pfaffenbichler; and Mozart’s Zauberflöte and Beethoven’s Fidelio arranged for piano four hands by Alexander Zemlinsky. In 2009 she released American Piano Music with the works of Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland and Philip <strong>Glass</strong>. In 2010 she released a CD with Haydn’s Jahreszeiten and Schöpfung, also in a four-hand piano arrangement by Zemlinsky. Namekawa studied piano at Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo with professors Mikio Ikezawa and Henriette Puig-Roget from Conservatoire de Paris. In 1994 she won the Leonid Kreutzer Prize, awarded yearly by the Japanese Kreutzer Society. In 1995 she continued her studies with Werner Genuit and Kaya Han at Karlsruhe School of Music, where she completed her diploma as a soloist with special distinction. She then went on to perfect her artistry in Classical-Romantic repertoire with Edith Picht-Axenfeld, and in contemporary music with György Kurtág, with Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Cologne Musikhochschule), Prof. Stefan Litwin (Saarbrücken Conservatory) and Florent Boffard. Sally Whitwell Sally Whitwell performs, teaches and arranges everything from classical music and new Australian commissions right through to showtunes and pop. Her debut album of music by Philip <strong>Glass</strong>, Mad Rush, won an Aria for Best Classical Album in 2011 and The Good, The Bad and The Awkward received an ARIA nomination for Best Classical Album in 2012. She has performed with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra and Sinfonia Australis and has worked as a dance accompanist for Opera Australia, Bangarra Dance Theatre, The Australian Ballet School, Royal New Zealand Ballet and Sydney Dance Company. Whitwell has collaborated with many organisations, including Gondwana Voices, Sydney Children’s Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Musica Viva, Cantillation, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Choir and Australian Pop Choirs, and she has performed at the Sydney Opera House, Brisbane Powerhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne, The Famous Spiegeltent and Peninsula Summer Music Festival. As a passionate and gifted educator, she has been involved with various educational programs at Sydney Conservatorium Access Centre, NIDA, University of Western Sydney, Symphony Australia, Youth Music Australia, Australian Theatre for Young People, Australian National Braille Music Association and Bondi Wave (the alternative music course). She has toured with various ensembles in the UK, Europe, the United States, Central America, Japan, New Zealand and throughout Australia. She has also appeared on several recordings for ABC Classics. Pomegranate Arts (Touring Producer) Founded in 1998 by Linda Brumbach, Pomegranate Arts is an independent production company dedicated to the development of international contemporary performing arts projects. Since its inception, Pomegranate Arts has conceived, produced, or represented projects by Philip <strong>Glass</strong>, Laurie Anderson, London’s Improbable, Sankai Juku, Dan Zanes and Goran Bregovic. Special projects include Dracula: The Music And Film with Philip <strong>Glass</strong> and the Kronos Quartet; the music theatre work Shockheaded Peter; Brazilian vocalist Virginia Rodrigues; Drama Desk Award winning Charlie Victor Romeo; Healing the Divide, A Concert for Peace and Reconciliation, presented by Philip <strong>Glass</strong> and Richard Gere; and Hal Willner’s Came So Far For Beauty, An Evening Of Leonard Cohen Songs. Recent projects include the first North American tour of Goran Bregovic and the remounting of Lucinda Childs’ 1979 classic Dance. Pomegranate Arts is the exclusive producer and management for the 2012-13 revival of Robert Wilson, Philip <strong>Glass</strong>, and Lucinda Childs’ masterpiece Einstein on the Beach recreated in celebration of Philip <strong>Glass</strong>’ 75th birthday in 2012. Music Published by: Dunvagen Music Publishers, NYC Director Jim Keller Associate Director Zoe Knight Assistant Drew Smith Road Manager for Philip <strong>Glass</strong> Jim Woodard For more information on Philip <strong>Glass</strong>: www.philipglass.com Proud sponsors of Philip <strong>Glass</strong> Complete Piano Etudes www.griffithsarchitects.com.au AEG OGDEN (PERTH) PTY LTD Chief Executive PERTH THEATRE TRUST Chairman Rodney M Phillips The Hon. Mr Peter Blaxell MEDICI DONORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE… SUPPORT YOUR FESTIVAL In 2013, the Medici Donors supported Perth International Arts Festival’s commission of Philip <strong>Glass</strong>’ final three piano etudes, making tonight’s performance possible. Each year, Perth International Arts Festival engages more local and international artists collectively than any other arts organisation in Western Australia. Being part of the genesis of exciting new work, or bringing never before seen work to our shores is a gift which will last for generations. Your support can help us achieve our bold vision for the cultural life of the State. To learn more about the Medici Donor Program, or any of the Festival’s other Private Giving Programs, please contact Fiona Gebauer, Development Manager: New Partnerships on 6488 8626 or fgebauer@perthfestival.com.au Image: Fernando Aceves