Lineup month by month
Liesl Stoltz, one of South Africa''s premier flautists, was the featured artist at the first concert that took place on Sunday, May 27. Stoltz, together with a handpicked ensemble, Albie van Schalkwyk (piano), Magda de Vries (percussion) and Brydon Walton (double bass), played the French composer Claude Bolling’s Jazz Suite for Flute & Piano Trio and a few other favourites.
Two national music competition winners will share the stage on June 24. Avigail Bushakevitz, the 2010 Unisa National String Competition winner will be joined by a previous SABC Music Prize winner, John Theodore, in a programme of virtuoso music for violin and piano. Avigail, who currently studies the violin at the Juilliard School of Music in New York, will perform violin sonatas by Bartok, Richard Strauss and Schubert.
Mark Nixon’s recital on July 29 includes Debussy''s exquisite Images, as well as transcriptions for the piano by Franz Liszt. SA-born Nixon is based in London and has received many prestigious awards during his career, including first prize in the Nederburg-UNISA National Piano Competition in 1998 and the accompanist''s prize in the English Singers and Speakers Union Song Competition in London in 1999.
The recital on August 26 will feature leading South African classical guitarist James Grace, and to mark Women’s Month his repertoire will be dedicated to the celebration of women. Grace is a sought-after concert artist and has appeared with many of the country’s orchestras.
For the second year in a row the September recital will feature some of South Africa’s leading young classical musicians. This year’s winner of the ATKV-Musiqanto Song Competition will be joined on 30 Septemberby other up-and coming young professionals.
The recital on October 28 will feature two of the country’s most celebrated classical artists, the scintillating soprano Zanne Stapelberg and distinguished pianist, Francois du Toit. Accompanied by Du Toit, Stapelberg will serenade the audience with sultry French chansons and fiery Spanish songs. Music by Debussy, Ravel and Weil will be interspersed with popular classics by de Falla and Montsalvage, as well as the passionate Milonga from Astor Piazolla''s tango opera, Maria de Buenos Aires.
The traditional sunset picnic concert held on Saturday, 24 November will feature one of the country’s hottest fusion bands, Coda, together with performances from the winner of SABC2’s reality show, SA’s Got Talent, the brilliant tenor James Bhemgee, and leading cabaret artist Niël Rademan and a selected bans ensemble. These vocalists will entertain audiences with renditions of popular songs such as Besame Mucho and Gira con me, as well as opera arias, including, O sole Mio and Nessun Dorma. Fronted by dynamic vocalist, Zami Mdingi, Coda will deliver their trademark dance music that combines electric strings and Afro-jazz sax with infectious beats.
A New Year’s Eve picnic concert on 31 December is presented by the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra and will be a special treat for audiences. It starts at 19:30 and will end with a sensational finale just after midnight.
Venue
All classical recitals are hosted in the Nederburg Manor House and take place on Sundays at 17:00. Tickets are R170 per person and include drinks on arrival and during interval, as well as delicious light supper snacks served with fine Nederburg wines after the concert.
Info and bookings
The festive sunset picnic concert in November takes place at 17h00 on the luscious lawns in front of the Manor House and the gates open at 15h00 to allow patrons to organise their picnic spots. Concert ticket
s are R80 for adults, while entry is free for children under 12 years. Delectable picnic platters can be ordered ahead of time and collected before the performance.
Bookings can be made by emailing concerts@distell.co.za or ialbers@distell.co.za or by calling (021) 809-8345 or (021) 809-8106.
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