• Editor's Choice

    Festival of Voices: AVÉ – Australian Vocal Ensemble

    Ian Potter Recital Hall 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    The Tasmanian celebration of all things vocal returns with a host of performers from Australia and overseas. Traditional and contemporary works rub shoulders with cabaret and educational workshops, while headline acts include Hobart-based vocal ensemble JESSA performing contemporary classical repertoire at the Port Arthur Asylum, and vocal works setting words…
    Editor's Choice

    Festival of Voices: Songbirds

    Ian Potter Recital Hall 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    The Tasmanian celebration of all things vocal returns with a host of performers from Australia and overseas. Traditional and contemporary works rub shoulders with cabaret and educational workshops, while headline acts include Hobart-based vocal ensemble JESSA performing contemporary classical repertoire at the Port Arthur Asylum, and vocal works setting words…
  • Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: Brilliant Pairings

    Ian Potter Recital Hall 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    In the early 20th century, composers reshaped chamber music by blending tradition and innovation. Prokofiev’s Sonata for two violins (1932), written for a Paris festival, astonished with its clarity and restraint. Lili Boulanger’s Two Pieces (1911–14) reveal delicate lyricism, balancing Romantic warmth with French colour. Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne (1932), drawn…
    Bizarrerie

    Van Diemen’s Band: Bizarrerie

    Ian Potter Recital Hall 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Bizarrerie puts the spotlight on some of the rare and unusual instruments from the Band’s collection. Program highlights include Vivaldi's Concerto for Lute and Viola d'Amore in D minor, showcasing the haunting, bell-like tones of the six-stringed viola d'amore, while Fasch's Concerto for Gallichon gives this almost-forgotten instrument—a gut-strung hybrid that sits somewhere between a…
    Bizarrerie

    Van Diemen’s Band: Bizarrerie

    Ian Potter Recital Hall 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Bizarrerie puts the spotlight on some of the rare and unusual instruments from the Band’s collection. Program highlights include Vivaldi's Concerto for Lute and Viola d'Amore in D minor, showcasing the haunting, bell-like tones of the six-stringed viola d'amore, while Fasch's Concerto for Gallichon gives this almost-forgotten instrument—a gut-strung hybrid that sits somewhere between a…
    Bizarrerie

    Van Diemen’s Band: Bizarrerie

    Ian Potter Recital Hall 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    Bizarrerie puts the spotlight on some of the rare and unusual instruments from the Band’s collection. Program highlights include Vivaldi's Concerto for Lute and Viola d'Amore in D minor, showcasing the haunting, bell-like tones of the six-stringed viola d'amore, while Fasch's Concerto for Gallichon gives this almost-forgotten instrument—a gut-strung hybrid that sits somewhere between a…
  • Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra: The Art of Lightness

    Ian Potter Recital Hall 19-27 Campbell St, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    At the turn of the 20th century, French composers sought new colours and textures. Debussy’s Première rhapsodie (1909–10) glows with atmosphere and virtuosity, while his Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915) revives Baroque elegance with an unusual blend of instruments. Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro (1905), a showcase for the…