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Symphony of Ghazal on February 6
Indian violin maestro to perform world premiere of new concerto
Lovers of Indian Classical Music, and particularly the lighter form of ghazal, will be in for a treat when noted Indian violinist and composer Deepak Pandit premieres his new work Symphony of Ghazal in concert with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra on February 6 at 8.30 pm at Artscape Opera. The concert will be conducted by Brandon Phillips. Symphony of Ghazal, presented by Inner Circle Entertainment, is a celebration of the music of the late ghazal legend Jagjit Singh. Pandit accompanied Singh as his violinist for 23 years performing in more than one thousand concerts across the globe, including South Africa. Pandit has also scored and arranged music for Singh. The concert will bring together the styles of Indian and Western Classical music in a unique way and will expose the audience to a tapestry woven from Indian Classical, semi-classical, and ghazal as it interweaves the beautiful harmonisation of the symphony orchestra. Listen to Deepak Pandit here.
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Cape Town Philharmonic Youth showcase February 7
As part of the annual Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s International Summer Music Festival which is supported by the City of Cape Town, the talented and passionate musicians of the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (CPYO) and Cape Town Philharmonic Wind Ensemble (CPYWE) will be again be showcased in their own concert.
The concert, on Sunday, February 7, at Artscape Theatre, will also feature the rising stars in the CPYO’s string ensemble and junior wind band. Both ensembles, which were formed 14 years ago, have made their mark on Cape Town’s music scene, giving acclaimed concerts all over the city and into the northern areas under their conductors, Brandon Phillips and Faan Malan. Soloists on the programme are Idols winner Loki Rothman in Parisienne Walkways and Dehanre Kiewiets and the Elsie’s River High School in “Uptown Funk†and more; other pieces feature great young musicians before a rousing encore. Phillips will conduct the CPYO in one movement from the Symphony no 9 by Dvořák, while Malan will direct the CPYWE in a programme that includes LeRoy Anderson, Gershwin and Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man.
Tickets are from R90 from Computicket on 0861 915 8000/ www.computicket.com and Artscape Dial-A-Seat 021 421 7695. More information cpo.org.za / laurika@cpo.org.za 021 410 9809.
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Soloists for the 3rd Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition
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Three brilliant young musicians have been chosen as the soloists to perform in the 3rd Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and three talented young conductors on the cusp of a career and who will have reached the final round. The concert takes place on February 14 at the Cape Town City Hall at 20:00.
 Jeffrey Armstrong (19), former concertmaster of the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra who is in his first year at the Birmingham Conservatoire, will play the Introduction and Rondo Capriccio by Saint-Saëns; Shaheel Kooverjee (19) will play the first movement of the Second Piano Concerto no 2 in C minor by Rachmaninov, and Leo Gevisser (12), will play the first movement of the Piano Concerto in G by Ravel. Gevisser and Kooverjee performed in the Artscape National Youth Music Festival . The other works on the programme are Capriccio Espagnol by Rimsky Korsakov, Noon Witch by Dvořák and the overture from Tannhäuser by Wagner. Read more |
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Pick 'n Pay and the CPYO!
The value of good music is seen by Pick ‘n Pay and it’s use of the CPYO and Brandon Phillips in this clip.
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Donohoe plays Tchaikovsky
Symphony of Ghazal
CPYO Showcase
Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition
Beethoven Piano Cycle No 2
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