Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra has an enviable reputation as one of the world's great small orchestras. With a full-time strength of 47 players, which can be augmented when the programme demands, it is known for classical polish and a lively commitment to new work.
Swedish conductor Ola Rudner was appointed Principal Conductor and Advisor in March 2001.
The orchestra presents over eighty concerts a year across its subscription and special series, education programme, and free outdoor events such as Symphony under the Stars. Its core repertoire is the classical period, which it plays with stylistic flair. It is also recognised for championing contemporary music: in recent seasons it has premiered many new Australian works and given first Australian performances of important European scores. Jazz and popular programmes have likewise been a strong suit, with artists including Don Burrows and his Quartet, Julian Lee, and Wendy Matthews.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is featured on the following titles
David Joseph Selected Works, Vol. 1
David Joseph Selected Works, Vol. 1 gathers live orchestral performances by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra.
There is an Island
A tuneful, dramatic cantata by Don Kay on Tasmania’s early colonial history and the fate of the full-blood Tasmanian Aboriginal people, with Clive Sansom’s lyrics. Paired with George Dreyfus’s The Song of the Maypole.
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra also appears on
Larry Sitsky: De Profundis
This disc presents Larry Sitsky’s intense De Profundis, drawn from Oscar Wilde’s prison texts, with Violin Concerto No. 2, Fantasia No. 2 and the solo piano work Petra.
The World is a Beautiful Place
The Australian Rosny Children’s Choir presents A Dozen of Dennis, Peter Davies’s settings of twelve poems from C. J. Dennis’s A Book for Kids, with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
The Sound of Rosny
The Australian Rosny Children's Choir and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra present songs from other lands, Chinese and Australian repertoire, and cantata movements by Vaughan Williams and Don Kay.