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Elgar’s Cello Concerto
Hear the longing, feel the strength.
Conducted by Eivind Aadland, featuring Daniel Müller-Schott on cello.
The beloved Elgar Cello Concerto, full of longing and vulnerability, is complemented by the serenity of Brahms Symphony No 2.
Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto is one of the most beloved of a...
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A Week at the TSO (Behind the Scenes Short Documentary)
Ever wondered what goes on at the TSO when the stage lights are off?
It turns out the orchestra is busier than you’d ever imagine!Join CEO Caroline Sharpen for a fun behind the scenes adventure as she explores a week in the life of the TSO - from buzzing office spaces to backstage secrets. You’...
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Playing cello on Flinders Island
Join TSO Principal Cello Jonathan Békés as he travels to Flinders Island to meet Heidi and Davia John. Watch as they embark on a fun journey of learning and playing the cello - a story full of music, discovery, and a love for the cello!
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Jabra Latham's Antarctic Triptych performed by Andrew Seymour
Antarctic Triptych is a clarinet concerto by composer Jabra Latham featuring Andrew Seymour as clarinet soloist with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Principal Guest Conductor, Johannes Fritzsch
Recorded in 2021 in Federation Concert HallTo purchase the sheet music or for more ...
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Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with Clara-Jumi Kang
Phenomenally talented violinist Clara-Jumi Kang makes her Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra debut, masterfully demonstrating how Tchaikovsky’s one and only violin concerto has earned a place in the hearts of audiences everywhere. Rising to the work’s many challenges, Tchaikovsky’s concerto is so incre...
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Beethoven's Fifth
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Eiviand Aadland, joins the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for Beethoven's iconic fifth symphony.
Beethoven’s Fifth is more than a piece of music – it’s a cultural phenomenon. And while its dramatic opening is the most recognisable hook in all orchestral music...
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Rimsky Korsakov's Scheherazade
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Alan Buribayev, performs Rimsky-Korsakov's richly orchestrated musical journey, Scheherazade., Op 35.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade is a dazzling showcase of orchestral colour and storytelling, inspired by the tales of One Thousand an...
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Sdraulig's Flashout
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra performs a world première by Harry Sdraulig - a leading Australian composer of his generation.
A fire alarm. A creak in the floorboards. Some approaching footsteps. An unexpected gust of wind. These everyday sound cues inspired young Australian composer Harry Sdr...
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Bruckner's Fourth
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) perform Bruckner's monumental fourth symphony.
Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No 4 in E-flat major, known as the ‘Romantic’, is a vast and majestic work that invites listeners into a world of medieval ...
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Anna Clyne's Restless Oceans
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra performs a powerful and dynamic work by GRAMMY-nominated composer, Anna Clyne.
Anna Clyne's Restless Oceans is a powerful and dynamic orchestral work that captures the intense and unpredictable energy of the ocean. Premiered in 2019, the piece is characterised by...
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Mendelssohn's Symphony No 4 ‘Italian’
The sound of Italy.
Felix Mendelssohn was an avid traveller. He spent nine months or so in Italy in 1830-31 where he jotted down ideas that would make their way into his Symphony No. 4, ‘Italian’. Writing to his sister, Fanny, from Rome in February 1831, he commented, ‘I have once more begun to ...
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Grieg's Symphonic Dances
The dazzlingly orchestrated Symphonic Dances by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) were composed in 1896-8. This was a time when many European composers looked to their respective folk traditions in the search for a distinctive national style (examples include Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodies and Dvořák’s Slav...
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Schubert's Symphony No.9 'The Great'
Franz Schubert's Symphony No 9 in C, 'Great', initially rejected for its length and complexity, finally premiered in 1839, showcasing Schubert's innovative composition with an iconic 8-bar horn theme. The symphony unfolds through a dynamic range of movements, from the intricate interplay of strin...
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Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth is one of the most luscious of symphonies. It takes hold of the listener from the very first notes – a soft, slow phrase emanating from the deepest registers of the clarinet – and builds to climaxes of massive proportions. Shaping this towering symphony is Eivind Aadland, Chie...
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Grieg's Lyric Pieces, Op 68, No 4 & 5
Conductor Eivind Aadland has a deep familiarity with the music of fellow Norwegian Grieg and is attuned to its flourishes, nuances and beauties.
The four movements of the Lyric Suite Op 54 by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) began life in the early 1890s as part of the six-movement Lyric Pieces for solo...
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Grieg's Norwegian Dances, Op 35
Conductor Eivind Aadland has a deep familiarity with the music of fellow Norwegian Grieg and is attuned to its flourishes, nuances and beauties.
Grieg’s Norwegian Dances were originally composed as piano 4-hand duets and were orchestrated by the Czech violinist Sitt during Grieg’s lifetime. All ...