2020 Concerts
20 & 21January
Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town
UCT Summer School Concerts. Works by Handel with Grant Brasler (organ), Erik Dippenaar (Harpsichord) and VOX conducted by John Woodland presented by Dr Barry Smith
8 March
Fismer Hall, Stellenbosch (US Woordfees)
Hummel & Schubert “Trout” Quintets with Pieter Grobler (Piano), Suzanne Martens (violin), Emile de Roubaix (viola) & Mariechen Meyer (double bass)
11 March
Endler Hall, Stellenbosch (US Woordfees)
Clarinet Quintets (Klatzow & Brahms). Mozart Clarinet Quartet. Daniel Prozezky (clarinet) & the Amici String Quartet
11 June
La Motte, Franschhoek
Recording of 6 Bach Suites concert for virtual National Arts Festival at the Historic Wine Cellar
16 June
Artscape, Cape Town
Recording of Mendelssohn Octet with Alissa Margulis and Members of the CPO for virtual National Arts Festival
18 June
Private Residence Cape Town
Launch of Quarantine Quintet to read quintet arrangements by Carl Hinde of concerto accompaniments. Beethoven Violin Concerto and Romances with Alissa Margulis
7 July
Video by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Launch of Solidarity Video Series in which musicians from orchestras around the world express solidarity with each other and their affiliated orchestras by recording collaborative videos each from their own country. Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia with Pieter Schoeman – Concertmaster London Philharmonic Orchestra:
27 July
Hugo Lambrechts Auditorium, Parrow
Recording of cello part of Beethoven Triple Concerto (Carl Reineke version for piano trio)
8 August
Stellenbosch
Receive bronze cello sculpture, by Rudolf Gouws as a token of thanks for music making in Stellenbosch
10 August
Private Residence Cape Town
Elgar Cello Concerto read with Quarantine Quintet
14 August
Endler Hall, Stellenbosch
Schubert Quintet. Amici String Quartet with Eddie McLean (cello). Filmed concert in memory of Marian Lewin. Endler Concert Series
18 August
Private Residence Cape Town
CPO String Quartet. James Hendriks String Quartet read
21 August
Private Residence Cape Town
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto read with Farida Bacharova & the Quarantine Quintet
4 September
Private Residence Cape Town
Amici Quartet film recording for Christ Church Constantia Concert Series. Weber Clarinet Quintet (Matthew Reid) & Mozart string quartet
14 September
Private Residence Cape Town
Solidarity Video Series. Kummer Duo “Swiss Theme and Variations” with Rosie Biss, principal cellist, Welsh National Opera
22 September
Private Residence Stellenbosch
Record David Earl Bagatelles for Clarinet (Daniel Prozesky), cello and piano (Elna van der Merwe)
25 September
Private Residence Cape Town
Haydn D major Cello Concerto read with Quarantine Quintet
9 October
Private Residence Cape Town
Film recording of Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 with Nombulelo Yende and cellists of the CPO and CPYO for Artscape Community Gala
23 October
Erin Hall, Cape Town
Elgar Cello Concerto with CPO Quintet
29 October
Erin Hall, Cape Town
Brahms Piano Quintet Op 25 with Nina Schumann (piano) and members of the CPO
5 November
Private Residence Cape Town
Solidarity Video Series: Beethoven Triple (Carl Reineke version) with Frank Stadkler, concertmaster Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg & Bryan Wallick (piano), Colorado State University presented by Klein Karoo Klassique
13 November
Lichtenstein Castle, Hout Bay
Music by Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov & Mozart et al with members of the CPO
18 November
Artscape, Cape Town
Elgar Cello Concerto with CPO conducted by Bernhard Gueller
24 November
Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town.
Chamber music of Bright Sheng with members of the CPO
6 December
SA launch of Basically Brilliant CD with Leon Bosch cancelled due to Covid-19