Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is indisputably one of the great Romantic works for violin and orchestra. Hear it performed by Grace Clifford, a young Australian musician building an enviable reputation here and overseas. On the subject of budding Australian talent, the concert includes Centrifuge, a new work by composer Holly Harrison,…
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Messiah

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
Handel’s choral classic is the ultimate musical stocking filler. Not only does it include For unto us a Child is born and I know that my Redeemer liveth, but the Hallelujah Chorus has become as much a part of the festive season as turkey and fairy lights. Soprano Jacqueline Porter, alto Cassandra Seidemann, tenor Paul…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Meg Washington with the TSO

Wrest Point Entertainment Centre 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia
Renowned for her sensational, soulful live performances, leading Australian artist Meg Washington is taking to the stage with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for a special performance. Meg’s highly influential, genre-defying work has been widely recognised by her peers and industry. Nominated for 10 ARIA Awards and the winner of three…

Mona Foma: Songs are Made of Air

Odeon Theatre, Hobart 167 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Old friends Darren—one of Australia’s most underrated songwriters—and Bree (percussion maestro) combine with musicians from the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for a one-off show of hits and favourites. Darren’s songs (reworked by Bree for orchestral arrangement), Bree’s own stuff; it’s a real feast of collaboration and songwriting craft. Conducted by Erkki…

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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Alexander Gavrylyuk

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
Opening with a thunderous and instantly recognisable cascade down the keyboard, Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor is reason enough to attend this concert, especially when it’s performed by one the finest pianists today, Alexander Gavrylyuk. It is coupled with two of Sibelius’s most popular works – the Third Symphony with its austere…

Sydney Chamber Opera: Antarctica in concert

Theatre Royal, Hobart 29 Campbell Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Read the Limelight review. The South Pole is a realm rarely touched by human footsteps, shrouded in an aura of mystery and inaccessibility. Yet, within this frozen landscape, lie untold tales and forgotten histories, waiting to be unearthed. Antarctica, a collaborative endeavour between Mary Finsterer, Tom Wright and the acclaimed Sydney…

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: The Wolfe Brothers

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
The list of achievements for Tasmania’s own Wolfe Brothers is long and illustrious. Along with four number-one ARIA Country albums, 18 number-one singles and six Golden Guitars, Australia’s most-awarded country rock duo in history will add another highlight in 2024: performing live on stage with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. This…
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Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Eroica

Federation Concert Hall Hobart, TAS, Australia
Conducted by Johannes Fritsch, the program opens with the world premiere of Flashout by Australian composer Harry Sdraulig. It is followed by Emily Sun in Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D. Weaving together the composer’s Hollywood motifs, it provides Sun ample opportunity to show off her violin’s upper range against an…