The new season of symphony concerts from the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra includes music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Brahms, Prokofiev, Debussy, and a Beethoven symphony you can only really appreciate once you've heard it performed live.
Thursday 1 November Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury and featuring cellist Peter Martens as soloist, this performance will include:
"The Magic Flute" Overture K. 620 by Mozart
Cello Concerto by Allan Stephenson
Symphony No. 3 in A minor ("Scottish"), Op. 56 by Mendelssohn
Thursday 8 November Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury and featuring a range of soloists, this performance will include:
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 by Beethoven (soloist Konstantin Scherbakov)
Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 by Beethoven (soloists Arlene Jaftha, Elizabeth Frandsen, Lukhanyo Moyake, and Thatho Machona together with the New Apostolic Church Choir)
Thursday 15 November Conducted by Conrad van Alphen and featuring violinist Alexander Gilman as soloist, this performance will include:
Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 by Brahms
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 by Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 by Brahms
Thursday 22 November Conducted by Conrad van Alphen and featuring pianist Inon Barnatan as soloist, this performance will include:
Le Corsaire Overture, Op. 21 by Berlioz
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, by Saint-Saëns
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Debussy
La Mer by Debussy
Tickets for all concerts (8pm in the Cape Town City Hall) are available from Computicket. For more information on the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, visit www.cpo.org.za.
Eugene Yiga is a reformed accountant, now enjoying his time as a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. He also writes about personal development and is on a quest to read the 100 greatest books of all time before he turns 30. You can contact Eugene by following @eugeneyiga on Twitter or by emailing to say, um, hello.
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