Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is one of six orchestras performing under the auspices of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and with dozens of recordings in its catalogue, it is among the most heavily recorded of the ABC orchestras. It is an internationally recognized orchestra, led largely by little-known conductors over the years. Though the TSO is a chamber-sized ensemble, it performs large orchestral works by Dvorák, Smetana, Ravel, Shostakovich, and others, and has recorded the complete symphonies of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schumann. What the orchestra may be best known for is its advocacy for contemporary Australian music: the TSO has championed works by Australian stalwarts Brett Dean, Carl Vine, Don Kay, Graeme Koehne, and a host of others. The TSO has recorded for Chandos, ABC Classics, Hyperion, and other major labels.
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra was organized in 1948 and gave its first concert under conductor Joseph Post on May 25, 1948. While that inaugural event was performed in Hobart Town Hall, the ensemble would often concertize in a variety of venues in Tasmania. The TSO's first chief conductor was Kenneth Murison Bourn, who served until 1962. Under Bourn, the TSO established its own weekly radio broadcast in 1956, entitled Journey into Melody. It ran until 1969, by which time Bourn's successor, Thomas Matthews (1962-1968), had come and gone. In 1973, the TSO moved to a new home, the ABC Odeon Building in Hobart. From the late 1960s and into 1980s the TSO had a number of chief conductors, foremost among whom was virtuoso French horn player Barry Tuckwell. Chief conductor Dobbs Franks (1989-1991) was succeeded by David Procelijn. While under Procelijn, the TSO became the first Australian orchestra to record all the Beethoven symphonies, a highly praised effort issued on ABC Classics. In 1998, the TSO moved to yet another new home, the Federation Concert Hall, in Hobart. From 2001, the year Ola Rudner was appointed chief conductor, the TSO began recording for Hyperion, making 16 recordings in the label's Romantic Piano Concerto series. The pianist and conductor in that effort was Howard Shelley. In 2006, the TSO began recording for the Australian Composer Series on ABC Classics, producing more than 20 releases. Sebastian Lang-Lessing succeeded Rudner in 2004 and in 2012, Marko Letonja became chief conductor and remained until the end of 2018. In December 2016, the TSO toured the Chinese provinces of Jiangsu, Fujian and Shanghai, performing nine times in seven cities before returning to Tansmania in January 2017. Eivind Aadland was named chief conductor as of 2020.
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Moscheles: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 6 & 7 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 32)
Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 mai 2003
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Kelly: Elegy "In Memoriam Rupert Brooke"
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 13 mars 2015
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Taubert & Rosenhain: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 51)
Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 26 juil. 2010
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Graeme Koehne: Tivoli Dances
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 17 mai 2008
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Pixis & Thalberg: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 58)
Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 26 oct. 2012
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Symphony No. 8
Musique symphonique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 1 janv. 2002
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18th-Century Virtuoso String Music
Geoffrey Lancaster, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 5 janv. 1990
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Symphonies 2 & 3
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley
Classique - Paru chez Chandos le 1 mars 2001
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
Musique symphonique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 18 mars 2016
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Döhler & Dreyschock: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 61)
Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 1 sept. 2013
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The Healing Tree
Kate Miller-Heidke, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Variété internationale - Paru chez Hush Foundation le 26 nov. 2021
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Great Soprano Arias
Dobbs Franks, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Rita Hunter
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 1 janv. 1989
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17, Kv453
Nicholas Milton, Andrea Lam, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 7 févr. 2014
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Music for the Royal Fireworks
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 22 févr. 2011
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Mozart: Symphonies 39, 40 & 41 "Jupiter"
Musique symphonique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 19 août 2011
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 23 avr. 2013
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Richard Mills - Concertos for Strings
Musique concertante - Paru chez ABC Classic le 7 janv. 2005
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Brett Dean: Testament
Classique - Paru chez ABC Classic le 10 janv. 2009
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Elmas: Piano Concertos (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 82)
Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 8 janv. 2021
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Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto & Works by Hiller, Herz & Kalkbrenner (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto 78)
Howard Shelley, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Classique - Paru chez Hyperion le 29 mars 2019
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