The attention of a large audience was immediately grabbed by the forceful energy and excitement of young Australian composer Harry Sdraulig’s Torrent, a work that begins with a rush of string and woodwind figurations.

This seven-minute piece was originally commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and premiered in 2021 and Sdraulig was present for its Tasmanian debut. In a program featuring music by Sibelius and Nielsen, Torrent had notable stylistic qualities providing links with those earlier masters of the orchestra.

After the dramatic opening section there was a short-lived quieter interlude before a return to high drama of the start heading towards a brassy conclusion. Throughout its all too brief duration, Sdraulig demonstrated a mastery and variety of orchestral colour.

American violinist Benjamin Beilman, 33, made a second visit to Hobart having performed the Tchaikovsky concerto here with conductor Giordano Bellincampi in March 2019. He is a player of extraordinary technical mastery and mellifluous tone – one produced on the rare and precious Guarneri ‘del Gesù’ instrument from 1740.

Beilman’s rendition of the Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 was remarkable in its accuracy and concentration, especially so in his quiet playing. To my ears, the first movement was, at...