Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

We’ve been Tasmania’s orchestra for over 75 years. We’re proud to be one of Australia’s leading performing arts companies and part of the DNA of Tasmanian cultural life – we have been inspiring, invigorating, and delighting audiences through music since 1948. We are recognised across the island and throughout the world for our distinctive artistic identity that is forged from our people and our place. Our 47-piece orchestra performs an extensive and varied concert season in Hobart, a smaller season in Launceston, and concerts across regional Tasmania; as well as undertaking a significant recording schedule; undertaking meaningful community engagement projects; and delivering intensive training programs for players, composers, and conductors. Regardless of what we perform or where we play, every performance is an emotional adventure. Whether it’s the full Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in the Federation Concert Hall, intimate chamber music at Woolmers, the TSO Chorus raising the roof, an experiential Obscura performance at the Odeon, or a Live Sessions pub-style gig, experiencing the TSO live is to experience something joyous.   It happens because we create unique moments in time that connect performers and audience. Composer and conductor. Orchestra and community. And it’s something we’re incredibly proud of.