Classic fM Events

South African National Youth Orchestra Course

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0200

Sasol National Youth Orchestra Course applications are now open for the 2010 programmes (June, September and December). The course is open to all young musicians between the ages of 13-25 that play an orchestral instrument at at least Grade 6 music level or higher. Visit www.sanyo.org.za for more information, or call 0832722117. Applications close on 19 March.

JOHANNESBURG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA FIRST SEASON 2010

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0200

Week I : Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 FEBRUARY
WEBER:	Euryanthe: Overture
BRAHMS:	Concerto for Violin & Cello, op.102, A minor
SCHUMANN:	Symphony no.3, op.97, E-flat major (Rhenish)
Soloists: Pieter Schoeman - Violin Anmari van der Westhuizen - Cello Conductor: Gérard Korsten

Week II : Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 FEBRUARY
MOZART:	Symphony no.35, K.385, D major (Haffner)
SHOSTAKOVICH:	Cello Concerto, no.1, op.107
MENDELSSOHN:	Symphony no.1, op.11, C minor
Soloists: Julian Lloyd Webber - Cello Conductor: Gérard Korsten

Week III : Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 FEBRUARY
ROSSINI:	L’Italiana in Algeri: Overture
BRUCH:	Concerto for violin, no.1, op.26, G minor
DVORÁK:	Symphony no.8, op.88, G major
Soloists: Benjamin Schmid - Violin Conductor: Email Tabakov

Week IV : Wednesday 3 & Thursday 4 MARCH
MOZART:	Don Giovanni, K.527: Overture
MOZART:	Concerto for piano, no.23, K.488, A major
BEETHOVEN:	Symphony no.7, op.92, A major
Soloist: Konstantin Soukhovetski - Piano Conductor: Email Tabakov

Week V : Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 MARCH
	South African & Japanese National Anthems
STEPHENSON:	A Johannesburg Overture
TAKEMITSU:	Riverrun
TCHAIKOVSKY:	Symphony no.5, op.64, E minor
Soloists: Noriko Ogawa - Piano Conductor: Yasuo Shinozaki

Week VI : Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 MARCH
MENDELSSOHN:	Symphony no.3, op.56, A minor (Scottish)
BRAHMS:	Concerto for Piano, no.2, op.83, B-flat major
Soloists: Bryan Wallick - Piano Conductor: Yasuo Shinozaki

PLEASE NOTE : Programme subject to change.

Concerts are held at 8pm at the Linder Auditorium, Wits University Education Campus (formerly JCE), 27 St Andrews Road, Parktown

Season tickets are available immediately from the JPO.
For further information contact:
Tel (011) 789-2733
Fax (011) 789-7256
E-mail: info@jpo.co.za

TICKETS AT COMPUTICKET

Flamenco flair returns to Joburg Theatre

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0200

Fusion Flamenca a sensual flamenco-inspired production with international flamenco star Rosana Maya and a local acoustic guiator duo will take place at the Joburg Theatre's Fringe Theatre for 5 shows from 11 to 14 March at 8pm.

Bookings are at Computicket

Classical Music in Sandton Central

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:45:00 +0200

Berthine va Schoor on cello and Annalien Ball on piano will be performing Beethoven sonata no.4, Da Falla suite espagnol and Chopin Polonaise brilliante at the Old Mutual Theatre in the Square on Friday 12 March from 12:45 - 13:45.

For more information please contact Pat Dunbar 011 807 0297

Swan Lake

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0200

The South African Ballet Theatre is proud to present the ultimate classical ballet, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Swan Lake’
The South African Ballet Theatre brings you the world`s best known and most loved ballet `Swan Lake`, presented in the tradition of this grand Russian classic.
This immortal tale tells of a princess helped captive as a swan by the spell of an evil magician a spell that can only be broken if a prince swears true love to her.

(Performed to a specially recorded score by The Johannesburg Festival Orchestra in 2007)

Four-Act ballet
One 20-minute interval after Act II
Approximate running time: 2 hours 20 minutes (including interval)

Tickets range from R50 – R270 with discounts for pensioners, students and block bookings.
Special Schools Performances on Wednesday 17 & Tuesday 23 March @ 11am - All tickets just R50.00
Bookings through Computicket 083 915 8000

The Mozart Requiem Series

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0200

The annual collaboration between the Canticum Novum Choir conducted Louis van der Watt and the Stellenbosch University Symphony Orchestra will take the form of two performances of the Mozart Requiem on 12 and 13 March at 20:00 in the Endler Hall.

Tickets are available at Computicket outlets countrywide or on 083 915 8000. . For further enquiries, please call the Endler Hall Concert Series on 021 808 2343 during office hours.

La Motte estate Harvest-time Concert

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0200

The Cape Town Tango Ensemble will be performing at La Motte Wine Estate for their annual Harvest Time Concert on Saturday, March 13 at 7pm . The ensemble will play compositions which include works by the celebrated tango composer Piazolla.

Bookings for the concert can be made at the La Motte tasting venue or by phoning 021 876 8801 for Angela

Piano Duo Concert

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0200

On Saturday, 13 March, one of Europe's most brilliant piano ensembles, the GENOVA-DMITROV piano duo will be playing in the Linder Auditorium at 8 oclock. They'll be playing works for two pianos by Mozart, Saint-Saens, Chopin and Aaron Copland.

Booking for the concert is through Computicket or at the box office from one hour before the start of the concert.

Goldberg and Bach Variations

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0200

Zanta Hofmeyr, Morkel Combrink and Wessel Beukes will be performing at Joburg Promusica Theatre on Sunday 14 March at 16:00.

For more information please contact 011 674 1357

Piano Duo Recital

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0200

Genova and Dimitrov duo will perform at ZK Matthews Great Hall Unisa on Sunday 14 March at 16:00. Their programme will include works by Mozart, Saint-Seans, Chopin and Copland.

For more information please contact Unisa Music Foundation on 012 429 3344/3311

Classical Music in Movies

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0200

Music in Movies, a multimedia show with live music and narration will take place at the Skoppensboer Theatre in Midrand on Sunday 14 March and Sunday 21 March. The show brings a new and revealing encounter to the world of classical music and opera through popular and loved movies.

For more information and bookings please contact the Theatre on 011 315 4924 or Leon on 082 626 4748

Arts Festival

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0200

The Fringe Arts Festival, which will stage productions performed and directed by some of South Africa's talented and up and coming theatre practitioners wil take place between 15 - 20 March at The National School of the Arts in Braamfontein.

For more information please contact PRO office a the NSA on 011 339 6539 or 082 694 4651

Puccini’s La Bohème

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:00:00 +0200

Puccini’s La Bohème
(An opera in Italian with English surtitles)

Conductor Timothy Myers
Director Themi Venturas
Designer Andrew Verster
Artistic Director Hein de Villiers
The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, Opera Africa Company will stage Puccini’s most popular opera - a bittersweet story of young love and heartbreak, at the SA State Theatre and Joburg Theatre in the March – April 2010 season.

Puccini’s timeless hit, based on Murger’s popular series Scenes from Bohemia, paints a nostalgic picture of the carefree and reckless lifestyle of 19th Century bohemian Paris, encompassing romance, drama, and stunning music.

His lush and descriptive music moves from revelry to romance as it carries the story toward its tragic conclusion. Rodolfo the poet, Marcello the painter, Colline the philosopher and Schaunard the musician live a life of cheerful bravado in the face of poverty and despair in an attic in the Latin Quarters of Paris. When Rodolfo falls for the beautiful but ailing Mimì, their tragic love affair becomes an emotional center, deepening the loves, ambitions, and friendships of the entire group.

The production features the finest South African operatic talent on stage with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Pretoria University Jacaranda Children’s Choir. Acclaimed soprano, Hanli Stapela appears as Mimi; Tenor Stéfan Louw, who was seen in Opera Africa’s Aida as Radames sings Rudolfo; baritone Aubrey Lodewyk, now residing in Cape Town returns as Marcello. The cast includes acclaimed basses, Rouel Beukes in the double role Benoit/Alcindoro, Otto Maidi as Colline, and young stars Kelebogile Boikanyo as Musetta and Thabang Senekal as Schaunard.

Conductor Timothy Myers, artistic director of North Carolina Opera makes his SA debut with

Opera Africa’s La Bohème. A protégé of Lorin Maazel, Timothy Myers is also known for his assistant/associate engagements with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City Opera, and London BBC Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Myers has recently made his debut with the Jerusalem, American and Palm Beach symphony orchestras.

Award-winning theatre director Themi Venturas and renowned painter Andrew Verster who have been directing and designing several Opera Africa touring productions to local and international acclaim, will be the team responsible for the concept and realization of La Bohème.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN STATE THEATRE: 20–27 MARCH 2010

THE JOBURG THEATRE: 11–25 APRIL 2010 Book here

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(Conditions apply)

For more information contact Opera Africa on (011) 883 4189

MTN Classic Soirée 11 April Johannesburg, Summer Place

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +0200

Programme

1. Adagio - T Albinoni
2. Caruso - Lucio Dalla
3. Ghanaia - Matthias Schmidt
4. Sta Vidis - Nebosja Jovan Zivkovic
5. E lucevan le stelle - G Puccini

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1. Ave Maria - Bach / Gonoud
2. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - JS Bach
3. Ilijas - Nebosja Jovan Zivkovic
4. Danny Boy - Traditional
5. Torna a Surrriento - E de Curtis

Performers

Magda de Vries - marimba
Gaylen Sales - harp
Dewald von Solms - tenor