Excellent performances from Ilya Gringolts and the TSO string section take the orchestra to new heights.

Dohr can command all the rich, round tone quality that this instrument is known for, but it is the security and lustre of his soft playing that is most remarkable.

Under Nigel Westlake, the country’s top young players give the composer’s brilliant song cycle the orchestral premiere it deserves.

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The Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary with guest artists both new and returning, a number of works by Australian composers, and a new early-evening series.

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With Yeol Eum Son on piano and conducted by Eivind Aadland, this program of works by Maria Grenfell, Chopin, Moszkowski and Mendelssohn was rich in the flavours of Poland, Italy and the Apple Isle.

The Norwegian maestro will stay on as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for another four years.

From the jubilant opening of Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmila Overture to the majesty of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, this was the TSO at its finest.

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This month’s concert highlights from ABC Classic, independent radio and streaming.