Masterful technique with the soul of a poet.

Eighteen-year-old Austrian violinist Leonhard Baumgartner won the Eurovision Young Musicians Competition in 2024, under the baton of TSO Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Eivind Aadland.

Eivind immediately invited him to Tasmania to perform Beethoven’s radiant Violin Concerto in D. It demands both technical skill and poetic expression from the soloist, and Leonhard has both in spades.

Mendelssohn’s Symphony No 3, the ‘Scottish’, was inspired by the composer’s transformative journey through Scotland.

This concert is part of our Federation Concert Hall Series.

Watch the livestream on Saturday 28 Nov 2026 7:30pm
Available on demand Saturday 12 December until Saturday 9 January

PROGRAM
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op 61
Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 in A minor, Op 56 ‘Scottish’

MUSICIANS
Eivind Aadland Conductor
Leonhard Baumgartner Violin
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

Federation Concert Hall, Nipaluna / Hobart

TAGS
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, orchestra, TSO, Hobart, Tasmania, Norway, Classical, Orchestral, violin, taz