Triumph of the Spirit
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1h 30m
Hypnotic, spiritual, soul-reaching.
We’re joined by the TSO Chorus, star vocal soloists and a familiar face on the podium for this concert that begins and ends with Beethoven.
Leonore Overture No 3, written for the 1806 version of Beethoven’s one and only opera, Fidelio, features an off-stage trumpet and furious strings.
Beethoven’s Mass in C is a choral work of profound spirituality, solemnity and humanity.
In the middle is Shostakovich’s arrangement of Mussorgsky’s intensely dramatic Songs and Dances of Death, with Tasmanian-based mezzo soprano Katharine Tier as soloist.
This concert is part of our Federation Concert Hall Series.
Livestreamed on Saturday 10 Oct 2026 7:30pm
Available on demand Saturday 24 October until Saturday 21 November
PROGRAM
Beethoven Leonore Overture No 3, Op 72b
Mussorgsky (arr Shostakovich) Songs and Dances of Death
Beethoven Mass in C, Op 63
MUSICIANS
Otto Tausk Conductor
Helena Dix Soprano
Katharine Tier Mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Jones Tenor
James Clayton Bass
TSO Chorus
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Federation Concert Hall, Nipaluna / Hobart
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