Credit: Richard Jupe

Our immensely popular lunchtime concert series returns to the Hobart Town Hall!

Curated by VDB’s Artistic Director, Julia Fredersdorff, our 2025 Summer Series showcases some of Lutruwita/Tasmania's finest musical talent alongside international and interstate guests, in an eclectic program of music spanning a rich variety of genres and styles. 

Experience glorious classical song, folk storytelling, sublime piano sonatas, and enter the mystical world of plants.

Escape the hustle and bustle and step into an oasis of calm listening to beautiful music in the glorious surrounds of the Hobart Town Hall Ballroom. 

TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER @ 1.05pm - JACQUELINE WARD & KAREN SMITHIES (TAS)
Soprano Jacqueline Ward is joined by pianist Karen Smithies for a beautiful concert of music by Handel, Benjamin Britten, Dominick Argento, and more.

TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER @ 1.05pm - FORGET-ME-NOT (TAS, DEN, SLO)
Van Diemen’s Band reunites with mandolin wizard Luke Plumb and special guests Khalida de Ridder (violin) and Slovenian singer Rebeka Dragolič for a very personal program of joy, love, loss and survival.

TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 1.05pm - KRISTIAN CHONG (VIC)
Melbourne-based pianist Kristian Chong performs Schubert's final - and arguably greatest - piano sonata D960 in B-flat Major. 

TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 1.05pm - PATTERNS OF PLANTS (VIC, NSW, TAS)
Van Diemen’s Band teams up with Melbourne’s Astra Ensemble to present Japanese composer Mamoru Fujieda’s magnum opus “Patterns of Plants”

Partners

City of Hobart Arts Tasmania

Event and ticketing details

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Date & Time

Concert #1: Jacqueline Ward & Karen Smithies Tue 4 November
1.05pm Assistive listening
Concert #2: Forget-Me-Not Tue 11 November
1.05pm Assistive listening
Concert #3: Kristian Chong Tue 18 November
1.05pm Assistive listening
Concert #4: Patterns of Plants Tue 25 November
1.05pm Assistive listening

Tickets

4-concert season pass $40.00 includes dedicated entry queue
Pre-booked $10.00 Available online until 1 hour prior to the performance unless sold out
Door sale $15.00 Available at the door from 1 hour prior to the performance unless sold out
Companion Card Holder Free

Booking Fees

4-concert season pass $1.75 per pass. Our ticketing provider, Humanitix, passes on a small booking fee to cover the cost of service and merchant fees. 100% of booking fee profits are donated to charity by Humanitix.
Individual Concert Tickets $0.75 per booking. Our ticketing provider, Humanitix, passes on a small booking fee to cover the cost of service and merchant fees. 100% of booking fee profits are donated to charity by Humanitix.

Location

Hobart Town Hall

50 Macquarie Street, nipaluna/Hobart TAS 7000

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Accessibility

Wheelchair Access
Assistive listening Assistive Listening

Assistive Listening Devices are available at Hobart Town Hall to assist with hearing artist introductions and talking between pieces using the microphone. Just see our friendly door team to pick one up. If you use a mobility aid (scooter / walker / cane etc), have a visual impairment, are neurodivergent or need something to help make your concert experience an enjoyable one for you, please email us at info @ vandiemensband.com.au (you'll need to type the address in without the spaces otherwise the bots won't leave us alone!). Let us know what you need and we'll do our best to help out.

Event notes

About our Lunchboxes

Our Lunchbox Concerts are bite-sized concerts that run for around 50 minutes without an interval. There are no printed programs and seating is general admission. Performers will often (but not always) talk during the program to introduce the pieces, their instruments or their colleagues. The atmosphere is casual and welcoming, and if you've not been to a "classical" music concert before this is an excellent place to start!