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Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state
of Tasmania, founded in 1804 as a penal colony. Hobart is a busy seaport, notably
serving as the home port for the Antarctic activities of Australia and France. The
port loads around 2,000 tonnes of Antarctic cargo a year for the Australian research
vessel Aurora Australis.
Hobart is home to the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, which is resident at the Federation
Concert Hall on the city's waterfront. It offers a year-round program of concerts
and is thought to be one of the finest small orchestras in the world. Hobart also
plays host to the University of Tasmania's acclaimed Australian International Symphony
Orchestra Institute (AISOI) which brings pre-professional advanced young musicians
to town from all over Australia and internationally. The AISOI plays host to a public
concert season during the first two weeks of December every year focusing on large
symphonic music. Like the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the AISOI uses the Federation
Concert Hall as its performing base.
Hobart is home to Australia's oldest theatre, the Theatre Royal, as well as the Playhouse
theatre, the Backspace theatre and many smaller stage theatres. It also has three
Village Cinema complexes, one each in Hobart CBD, Glenorchy and Rosny, with the possibility
of a fourth being developed in Kingston. The State Cinema in North Hobart specialises
in arthouse and foreign films. The city has also long been home to a thriving classical,
jazz, folk, punk, hip-hop, electro, metal and rock music scene.
Hobart is internationally famous among the yachting community as the finish of the
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race which starts in Sydney on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas
Day). The arrival of the yachts is celebrated as part of the Hobart Summer Festival,
a food and wine festival beginning just after Christmas and ending in mid-January.
The Taste of Tasmania is a major part of the festival, where locals and visitors
can taste fine local and international food and wine.
Cricket is the most popular game of the city. The Tasmanian Tigers cricket team plays
its home games at the Bellerive Oval on the Eastern Shore. A new team, Hobart Hurricanes
represent the city in the newly formed Big Bash League. Bellerive Oval has been the
breeding ground of some world class cricket players including the former Australia
captain Ricky Ponting. Despite Australian rules football's huge popularity in the
state of Tasmania, the state does not have a team in the Australian Football League.