Arrive in Hobart on suggested flights and make your way to the hotel. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including a private transfer to the hotel, accommodation before or after the tour and a room category upgrade.

At 16:00, join tour leader Marshall McGuire for a welcome briefing and talk in the hotel about this evening’s performance. Then, attend the opening concert of the Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival at the St. George’s Anglican Church in historic Battery Point, featuring the renowned Van Diemen’s Band, alongside American tenor Kyle Steggall.

ARTISTS:
Van Diemen’s Band (Artistic Director – Julia Fredersdorff); Kyle Steggall (tenor)

PROGRAM:
JS Bach – Aria Bewundert o Menschen dies große Geheimnis from Cantata BWV 62
JS Bach – Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (excerpts)
JS Bach – Aria Ergieße dich reichlich, du göttliche Quelle from Cantata BWV 5
JS Bach – Cantata Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55

After the concert, enjoy a late supper at the hotel.

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Begin the day with a pre-performance talk by Marshall. Later, enjoy lunch at one of Hobart’s fine restaurants before walking to the Ian Potter Recital Hall. Two highly acclaimed Australian musicians, pianist Aura Go and virtuoso flautist Joshua Battty, perform French and Argentinian music and seldom-performed Latin American works.

ARTISTS:
Joshua Batty (flute), Aura Go (piano)

PROGRAM:
Claude Debussy – Prélude d’un après-midi d’un faune
Olivier Messiaen – Merle noir
Francis Poulenc – Flute Sonata
Nadia Boulanger – Three Pieces for Piano
Carlos Guastivino – Mis Amigos Suite
Astor Piazzolla – Café 1930

Return to the hotel for some time at leisure before walking back to the Ian Potter Recital Hall for a performance by internationally renowned Australian pianist Piers Lane, returning to the festival to perform a full-length solo recital.

ARTISTS:
Piers Lane (piano)

PROGRAM:
JS Bach – Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
Claude Debussy – Suite Bergamasque
Frédéric Chopin – Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Franz Schubert – Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, D. 899 No. 3
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major, D. 850

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After a pre-performance talk by Marshall, walk to the Ian Potter Recital Hall for a cello recital by Chinese-Australian cellist Li-Wei Qin, accompanied by pianist Aura Go, performing the works of Bach, Schumann and Britten.

ARTISTS:
Li-Wei Qin (cello); Aura Go (piano)

PROGRAM:
JS Bach – Cello Suite No. 6 in D major
Robert Schumann – Fantasy Pieces
Benjamin Britten – Cello Sonata in C major

Return to the hotel for some time at leisure before attending another performance at the Ian Potter Recital Hall. Pianist Piers Lane will be joined by violinist Emily Sun, in her festival debut, to perform works by French composers including Debussy, Poulenc and Franck.

ARTISTS:
Emily Sun (violin); Piers Lane (piano)

PROGRAM:
Claude Debussy – Violin Sonata
Camille Pépin – Si je te quitte, nous nous souviendrons
Francis Poulenc – Violin Sonata
César Franck – Violin Sonata

Return to the hotel for some time at leisure before attending a performance at St. George’s Anglican Church. See the Chroma Quartet in their festival debut performing a string quartet repertoire alongside flautist Joshua Batty.

ARTISTS:
Chroma Quartet; Joshua Batty (flute)

PROGRAM:
Sergei Prokofiev – Flute Sonata (arranged for flute and string quartet)
Ludwig van Beethoven – String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132

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This morning, walk to the Ian Potter Recital Hall for the festival finale featuring violinist Emily Sun, cellist Li-Wei Qin and pianist Piers Lane.

ARTISTS:
Emily Sun (violin); Li-Wei Qin (cello); Piers Lane (piano)

PROGRAM:
Franz Schubert – Notturno in E-flat major, Op.148
Bedřich Smetana – Piano Trio in G minor
Maurice Ravel – Piano Trio in A minor

Afterwards, transfer to the Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens for a special lunch with views of the gardens and sweeping lawns.

Upon returning to the hotel, enjoy some time at leisure before joining Marshall and fellow travellers for farewell drinks.

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Tour arrangements conclude after breakfast. Renaissance Tours or your travel agent can assist you with your flights and other travel arrangements, including additional nights’ accommodation either before or after the tour, a room category upgrade, a private airport transfer and travel insurance (strongly recommended).

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