nipaluna/Hobart Lunchbox Concerts: Winter

Curated by VDB’s artistic director, Julia Fredersdorff, our immensely popular lunchtime concert series returns to the Hobart Town Hall.

Escape the hustle and bustle and step into an oasis of calm listening to beautiful music in a casual and welcoming setting, with an eclectic program of music spanning a rich variety of genres and styles - all for the price of a sandwich!

CONCERT #1: TUESDAY 23 MAY - LUKE PLUMB: STORY & MYTH
Shared narratives across two cultures, retold. 

Luke Plumb and members of Greek music ensemble Púrpura explore the shared narratives contained within folk song traditions from Greece and Britain, weaving the two cultures and traditions together along with members of Van Diemen’s Band.

CONCERT #2: TUESDAY 30 MAY - ALEXEY YEMTSOV

A Lunchbox favourite, Ukraine-born pianist Alexey Yemtsov plays a program featuring Schubert’s D minor Sonata D537 alongside works by Brahms, Chopin and Rachmaninov.

CONCERT #3: TUESDAY 6 JUNE - NEW LINEUP: KATIE YAP & CHARLIE McCARTHY

Due to illness the originally scheduled world premiere of Night Herons has been postponed and Emily Sheppard will not be performing in this Lunchbox Concert.

However, as the saying goes, the show must go on .... we're delighted that Ireland-born, nipaluna/Hobart-based violin/viola player Charlie McCarthy has risen to the occasion and will be joining forces with Katie Yap for the concert.

Katie and Charlie will play a heart-warming concert of violin and viola duos - ranging from Alice Chance's reimagining of Hildegard von Bingen, to pastoral Englishman Frank Bridge's exquisite Lament for two violas, plus a selection of witty ditties and folk tunes from around the globe. 

CONCERT #4: TUESDAY 13 JUNE - JULIA FREDERSDORFF & DONALD NICOLSON

Van Diemen’s Band Artistic Director Julia Fredersdorff joins forces with Donald Nicolson on the newly acquired VDB harpsichord in a program featuring works by Handel, Vivaldi, Bach and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.

CONCERT #5: TUESDAY 20 JUNE - NAARAH: MY ISLAND HOME

Born and raised here in lutruwita, local performer Naarah yarns a few stories of her life and upbringing in Tasmania through song. Exploring contrasts such as joys and challenges, opera and gospel, success and failure, family and heartbreak, her program reflects real life events paired with multi-genre songs and stories. Accompanied by dear friend Andrew Morrisby, Naarah keeps it real with songs and stories close to her heart and her island home.