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MUSIC
 3rd
Cape Town International Summer Music Festival
Venue: City Hall, Darling St, Cape Town. Tel: 083 915
8000.
Time: 8:00pm
Price: R120 - R160
Performances: 20 Nov 2008
Genre: Classical
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Soloists are the celebrated American cellist Gary Hoffman playing
Lalo’s Cello Concerto, and the young South African pianist Tinus Botha,
performing a work by a local composer Stefans Grové – his piano concerto “Raka”.
The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Arjan Tien.
The Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will then join the CPO and the
two orchestras will together perform Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5:
the symphony that has become emblematic of classical music for many, is an
excellent choice to start the largest Cape Town International Summer Music
Festival yet. The festival consists of 18 concerts and ends on 18
December.
Soloist Gary Hoffmann
gained international renown with his victory as the first North American
to win the Rostropovich International Competition in Paris in 1986 and is
one of the outstanding cellists of our time, combining instrumental
mastery, great beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility in his
distinctive and memorable performances. He collaborates regularly with
such celebrated conductors as André Prévin, Charles Dutoit, Pinchas
Zuckerman, Andrew Davis, Herbert Blomstedt, Kent Nagano, Jésus Lopez-Cobos
and James Levine.
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Pianist Tinus Botha has received many scholarships and prizes during
his studies in South Africa. He obtained a performer’s licentiate from
Trinity College in London and performer’s and teacher’s licentiates from
UNISA - all with distinction. Tinus has participated in master classes
with renowned teachers such as Andzrej Jasinski, Maria Gineva, Gustavo
Romero and Martino Tirimo and has given world premières of several new
South African compositions, including Alexander Johnson’s Incantation for
Solo Piano, a piece dedicated to him.
More about the Festival:
* The Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s performance during the
opening concert will be followed by a full-length concert on 23 November
in the City Hall.
* Conductors performing with the CPO during 3rd Cape Town
International Summer Music Festival include Krzysztof Penderecki, Owain
Arwel Hughes, Arjan Tien and Dmitry Sitkovetsky. Soloists include Sharon
Bezaly, Olga Kern, Alexander Ivashkin, Florian Uhlig, Konstantin Lifshitz,
Thomas Rajna, Gary Hoffman, Tinus Botha, Jill Richards, Ben Schoeman & Jan
Hugo.
* The music includes premières of works by great modern composers
Penderecki and Schnittke and other major works heard later during the
festival will include e.g. Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis , Rachmaninov‘s All
Night Vigil, Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony and First Piano Concerto, Chopin’s
1st Piano Concerto, Brahms’ 4th Symphony and Liszt’s Les Préludes.
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