WHAT'S ON – Music – Classical
World Doctors Orchestra
Cape Town Concedrt Series
Mirjam Contzen and Bryan Wallick
Duo FourIVTwo: Mozart with a Twist
Amici Quartet and Friends
Spencer Myer
Avigail and Ammiel Bushakevitz
South African College of Music
SACM Staff Concert
Grant Bräsler and Camerata Tinta Barocca
Three-piano Extravaganza
Students' Quarterly Concer
FMR 101.3–Nussbaum Bursary Award
UCT Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Music Concerts
The Lionel Bowman Prize for Beethoven playing
Martin Watt, Farida Bacharova, Tertia Visser-Downing
WORLD DOCTORS ORCHESTRA
9 February 2012 (Concert Hall)
The World Doctors Orchestra (WDO) combines the pleasure of fine music with charity. Two to three times a year, some hundred physicians from over thirty nations exchange their white coats for evening attire and perform a benefit concert for people in need of healthcare. The proceeds from each concert go to selected non-profit medical aid organisations.
Founder and conductor of the WDO is Stefan Willich, professor at Charité University Medical Centre in Berlin, Germany. Following successful appearances in Berlin, Cleveland, Taipei, Yerevan, Washington, Beijing and Shanghai, the orchestra makes its first visit to South Africa. The proceeds from the concert will go to the Hugo Tempelman Foundation in Elandsdoorn, near Johannesburg, which supports medical and social care for people suffering from AIDS/HIV.
Conductor: Stefan Willich
Soloist: Maria du Toit (clarinet)
PROGRAMME:
Peter KlatzowOverture: The Healing Melody Allan Stephenson Concertino Pastorale for Clarinet and Orchestra Franz Schubert Symphony No. 8 in C major
Date and Time: Thursday, 9 February, at 20:00
Price: R90
Discounts:
Senior citizens and block bookings of 10 or more R75
Students R50
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MIRJAM CONTZEN (violin) AND BRYAN WALLICK (piano)
Saturday, 18 February, at 20:00 (Concert Hall)
German-Japanese violinist Mirjam Contzen has performed as soloist with a host of European orchestras and in most of the important concert halls across Europe and Japan. She has recorded several CDs for Arte Nova/BMG, among them a recital named Favourite Violin Pieces, for which she was awarded the ECHO-Klassikpreis 2001. Mirijam plays a 1733 Carlo Bergonzi violin. For the Cape Town Concert Series, accompanied by Bryan Wallick, she will perform sonatas by Mendelssohn, Debussy and Schumann, finishing off with Siete Canciones Populares Españolas by Falla.
DUO FourIVTwo: MOZART WITH A TWIST
Saturday, 24 March, at 20:00 (Concert Hall)
The Southern African region boasts a strong tradition of mallet percussion instruments, from which the contemporary xylophone, vibraphone and concert marimba have been developed. Duo FourIVTwo – comprising Magda de Vries and Frank Mallows – are known for their innovative programming by combining the old with the new. Their latest presentation follows their debut at the International Mozart Festival in Johannesburg, where they will include transcriptions and new interpretations of works by Mozart entitled Mozart with a Twist.
AMICI STRING QUARTET WITH MARIAN LEWIN (cello)
Saturday, 28 April, at 20:00 (Concert Hall)
The popular Amici String Quartet returns to the Concert Series following a number of requests, and for this concert they will feature the doyenne of South African cellists, Marian Lewin. They will perform quintets by Boccherini and Schubert, as well as the string quartet Five Elegies by Arnold van Wyk.
SPENCER MYER (piano)
Saturday, 19 May, at 20:00 (Concert Hall)
Award-winning American pianist Spencer Myer has held the Cape Town Concert Series close to his heart and maintained regular visits during his international tours. He will be performing all 12 of Debussy's Preludes, amongst other works to be confirmed.
AVIGAIL BUSHAKEVITZ (violin) AND AMMIEL BUSHAKEVITZ (piano)
Saturday, 9 June, at 20:00 (Concert Hall)
The sister-brother duo of Avigail and Ammiel Bushakevitz, return to Cape Town following their studies abroad. The Cape Town Concert Series welcomes these young up-and-coming award-winning artists, who finish off the first season with a popular mix of works by Bartok, Strauss, Schubert and Lutoslawski.
Price: R125
Discounts:
Senior citizens R110
Students R55
Scholars R40
The South African College of Music presents
SACM STAFF CONCERT
Tuesday, 14 February, at 20:15 (Concert Hall)
Hendrik Hofmeyr presents the first concert in the SACM’s Tuesday evening concert series. This concert will include Franklin Larey (piano), Farida Bacharova (violin), Becky Steltzner (clarinet), James Grace (classical guitar), Mike Campbell (guitar), Amanda Tiffin (vocals), Darryl Andrews (guitar), Andrew Lilley (jazz piano), Dizu Plaatjies (African Music), Kamal Khan (piano), Brad Liebl (baritone), William Haubrich (trombone), Patrick Tikolo (baritone), Grant Bräsler (organ and harpsichord), Rebekka Sandmeier (viola da gamba) and others.
GRANT BRÄSLER (organ) AND CAMERATA TINTA BAROCCA
Tuesday, 21 February, at 20:15 (Concert Hall)
With Patrick Tikolo (baritone).
The programme includes a Handel organ concerto and a flute concerto by C.P.E. Bach.
THREE-PIANO EXTRAVAGANZA
Tuesday, 6 March, at 20:15 (Concert Hall)
Albie van Schalkwyk, Franklin Larey and François du Toit play original and transcribed works for two and three pianos, including Chabrier's “Espana” and Dukas's “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”.
STUDENTS' QUARTERLY CONCERT
Tuesday, 13 March, at 20:15 (Concert Hall)
The first of the “quarterlies” is arranged by François du Toit and Dizu Plaatjies and features a selection of the performance students of the SACM.
FMR 101.3–NUSSBAUM BURSARY AWARD
Friday, 16 March, at 19:30 (Concert Hall)
Final Round – Classical Category
UCT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tuesday, 20 March, at 20:15 (Concert Hall)
Conductor: Bernhard Gueller
Soloist: Jessamie Jardim (piano) (2011 Winner of the Laura Searle Prize for Concerto Playing)
The programme includes a Prokoviev Piano Concerto.
CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERTS
Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 March at 19:30 (Concert Hall)
These concerts are co-ordinated by Becky Steltzner, featuring students from the SACM. Admission is free – donations at the door in aid of the SACM Chamber Music Scholarship Fund will be most welcome.
THE LIONEL BOWMAN PRIZE FOR BEETHOVEN PLAYING
Tuesday, 10 April, at 20:15 (Concert Hall)
Prizewinners' recital: François Botha and Simon Louw
MARTIN WATT, FARIDA BACHAROVA, TERTIA VISSER-DOWNING
Tuesday, 17 April, at 20:15 (Concert Hall)
The programme includes a work by Peter Klatzow
Price: R50
Discounts:
UCT staff: R45
Students and senior citizens: R35
Learners R25
UCT students may attend most SACM concerts free of charge on presentation of a valid student card ten minutes before the start, and subject to availability. Visit the SACM website: www.web.uct.ac.za/depts/sacm/.
BECOME A "FRIEND OF THE COLLEGE"
Friends of the College are offered 15 vouchers for R495. This works out to a considerable saving of R33 per ticket. As a special perk, Friends of the College may then purchase pro rata tickets at R33 each.
For further details, contact Gillian Lindner, Concert Co-ordinator, on 021 650 2640 or e-mail: gillian.lindner@uct.ac.za
FREE CONCERTS
Members of the public are welcome to attend the weekly performers' classes and lunchtime concerts which take place every Wednesday at 14:00 and Thursday at 13:00 respectively during the academic term. Admission is free, and the concerts fit neatly into an hour.