Since 1902 the Johannesburg Musical Society has presented Johannesburg audiences with a range of superb concerts.
The Johannesburg Musical Society’s latest selection of concerts will showcase 5 top class performances, ranging from superb violinists and virtuoso pianists to fine chamber ensembles. This new season will run from November 2024 into 2025.
Join concert goers and lovers of fine music in the Linder Auditorium in Parktown, Johannesburg. Enjoy a glass of wine and relax as you listen to music played by the international performers who are currently exciting audiences in the concert halls of Europe, Russia, China and Japan. You’ll also be able to enjoy performances by the finest of our own South African performers.
To make the concerts as accessible as possible, the Society has opted to keep ticket prices constant at R250 per concert for those who subscribe for the full season of 5 concerts, and R350 per ticket for non-members. As an added benefit, members also receive a free programme at each concert. The Society looks forward to sharing the experience and love of good music with you.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THE SEASON: R1250 per person paid to Johannesburg Musical Society, Standard Bank, Account Number: 001 805 908. Please send POP to info@jms.org.za. And do remember to add your name to the payment.
BOOKING FOR SINGLE CONCERTS : https://www.quicket.co.za
ALL CONCERTS TAKE PLACE IN THE LINDER AUDITORIUM, ST ANDREWS ROAD, PARKTOWN
For enquiries regarding bookings contact Avril on info@jms.org.za or Herman on WhatsApp 083 228 2917.
Please state which concert you wish to book for.
Please contact us if you have any queries.
AVRIL 082 920 5216 or HERMAN 083 228 2917.
CONCERT 2
SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2025 AT 15:00
MAYUMI KANAGAWA violin
MEGAN-GEOFFREY PRINS piano
MAYUMI KANAGAWA’s musical personality is enriched by her American-Japanese background. Now based in Berlin, she is a Gold Medallist at the George Enuscu Competition, a Silver Medallist at the Long-Thibaud Crespin Competition (Paris), and also a Prize Winner at the Tchaikovsky Violin Competition in Moscow. A seasoned concerto soloist with orchestras all over Europe, she has also established herself as a versatile chamber musician, and she is praised for her rich, dark sound and engaging musicality. Her wide-ranging repertoire takes her from Bach to Britten and Berg and – despite her busy performance schedule – she also teaches at Bremen’s Hochschule für Musik.
Programme :
Brahms: Sonata No 2 in A for Violin and Piano
DvořáK : Four Romantic Pieces
Bach : Partita No 3 in E Major
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Book your tickets on the JMS website at: https://www.quicket.co.za
The Linder box office opens for ticket sales at 14:00. Credit cards accepted.
More details about the JMS from Avril on 082 920 5216 or Herman on 083 228 2917.
MEMBERS : R1250 pp for 5 concerts (ie.R250 per concert)
Members also receive a free programme at each concert.
SUBSCRIPTIONS : JOHANNESBURG MUSICAL SOCIETY
STANDARD BANK, ACCOUNT NUMBER 001 805 908
PROOF OF PAYMENT TO info@jms.org.za
Membership comes with the advantage of cheaper seats.
Becoming a member saves you enormously on ticket prices.
Booking for individual concerts:
A BLOCK SEATS : R350 per seat
Please contact us if you have any queries.
AVRIL 082 9205 216 or HERMAN 083 228 2917
SUNDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2025 AT 15:00
MAYUMI KANAGAWA violin
MEGAN-GEOFFREY PRINS piano
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MAYUMI KANAGAWA’s musical personality is enriched by her American-Japanese background. Now based in Berlin, she is a Gold Medallist at the George Enuscu Competition, a Silver Medallist at the Long-Thibaud Crespin Competition (Paris), and also a Prize Winner at the Tchaikovsky Violin Competition in Moscow. A seasoned concerto soloist with orchestras all over Europe, she has also established herself as a versatile chamber musician, and she is praised for her rich, dark sound and engaging musicality. Her wide-ranging repertoire takes her from Bach to Britten and Berg and – despite her busy performance schedule – she also teaches at Bremen’s Hochschule für Musik.
MEGAN-GEOFFREY PRINS has been heard extensively as soloist and collaborative artist, not only in South Africa, but in Canada, Europe, the USA and Hong Kong. A SAMRO Scholarship holder, he studied with Antonio Pompa-Baldi in Cleveland, USA, where he won may prizes at the Cleveland Institute of Music. He currently serves as lecturer in piano at the University of Pretoria.
Programme :
Brahms: Sonata No 2 in A for Violin and Piano
DvořáK : Four Romantic Pieces
Bach : Partita No 3 in E Major
Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Book your tickets on the JMS website at: https://www.quicket.co.za
The Linder box office opens for ticket sales at 14:00. Credit cards accepted.
More details about the JMS from Avril on 082 920 5216 or Herman on 083 228 2917.
SUNDAY 16 MARCH 2025 AT 15:00
THE BAXTER TRIO
FRANÇOIS DU TOIT piano
FARIDA BACHAROVA violin
GRAHAM DU PLESSIS cello
We’re delighted to welcome the BAXTER TRIO, led by one of South Africa’s most esteemed pianists and musicians. FRANÇOIS DU TOIT is currently associate Professor of Piano and Head of Practical Studies at the University of Cape Town. He is joined by two highly accomplished musicians. FARIDA BACHAROVA was Concertmaster of the USSR State Maly Symphony Orchestra and has performed under the baton of some of the world’s leading conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa and Lorin Maazel. Cellist GRAHAM DU PLESSIS is a graduate of the University of Birmingham and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His performances in the UK, Switzerland and Sweden have covered a wide range of genres, from solo performances to orchestral playing, and he now teaches at the University of Cape Town.
Programme :
Rachmaninov : Elegie, arranged for Piano Trio
Mendelssohn : Piano Trio in C Minor
Debussy : Trio in G Major
Piazzolla : Summer, from The Four Seasons
Book your tickets on the JMS website at: https://www.quicket.co.za
The Linder box office opens for ticket sales at 14:00. Credit cards accepted.
More details about the JMS from Avril on 082 920 5216 or Herman on 083 228 2917.
SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2025 AT 15:00
YARON KOHLBERG piano
Winner of 10 international competitions and Silver Medallist at the Cleveland International Piano Competition, YARON KOHLBERG is now President of the Cleveland Competition. Called ‘the pianist with the golden hands’ by the press, there is barely a famous hall or platform on which Kohlberg has not performed, and his orchestral performances have included playing under the batons of Thomas Sondergard, En Shao, Roman Kofman and Jahja Ling. Kohlberg, who speaks six languages (including Mandarin Chinese!) has a duo with his colleague Bishara Haroni, and they have performed worldwide, including at Geneva’s UN Hall. A multi-facetted musician with an interest in many genres, he has a firm belief in the power of music to transcend cultural barriers. His programme reflects his eclectic musical interests.
Programme :
J. S. Bach : Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Beethoven : Sonata No 8, Op. 13 (“Pathetique”)
Schubert : Impromptu Op.90, No. 2
Schumann : Arabeske Op. 18
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1
Prokofiev : Sonata No 3 in A Minor
Rachmaninov : Prelude in C# Minor
Ren Guang : Clouds Chasing the Moon
Kohlberg : Improvisation
Beetles : Blackbird
Shifrin/Kurbatov : Mission Impossible
Book your tickets on the JMS website at: https://www.quicket.co.za
The Linder box office opens for ticket sales at 14:00. Credit cards accepted.
More details about the JMS from Avril on 082 920 5216 or Herman on 083 228 2917.
SUNDAY 11 MAY 2025 AT 15:00
REBECA OMORDIA piano
REBECA ORMORDIA, who is half Romanian and half Nigerian, has been hailed as a “classical music game-changer’ and as a ‘pioneer’. Julian Lloyd Webber has described her mixed heritage as ‘a powerful combination’ and she has spent the last decade specialising in, and pioneering , repertoire by African composers who work in the classical tradition. She has been recording compositions by this continent’s most influential past and present composers, and in 2019 she launched the first ever African Concert Series which is now resident in London’s iconic Wigmore Hall. Her interests also include recording and performing British music. A partnership with renowned British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber followed her winning the Delius Prize, and she has also partnered with virtuoso South African double bass player Leon Bosch in a recording project featuring “the South African Double Bass’’. Her programme choices are unusual, interesting and electrifying and she will play a combination of African and British pianism.
Programme :
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Book your tickets on the JMS website at: https://www.quicket.co.za
The Linder box office opens for ticket sales at 14:00. Credit cards accepted.
More details about the JMS from Avril on 082 920 5216 or Herman on 083 228 2917.
SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2025 AT 15:00
ANDREY BARANOV violin
Over-all winner of three important international competitions (the famed Queen Elizabeth of Belgium Competition, the Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition and the Henri Marteau International Competition), virtuoso violinist Andrey Baranov also leads the illustrious Oistrakh Quartet.
Programme :
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Book your tickets on the JMS website at: https://www.quicket.co.za
The Linder box office opens for ticket sales at 14:00. Credit cards accepted.
More details about the JMS from Avril on 082 920 5216 or Herman on 083 228 2917.
The Johannesburg Musical Society holds a special place in the hearts of music-lovers. The oldest music society in South Africa, it can trace its birth date right back to 1902, when Edward VII had just ascended the throne of England and the Anglo-Boer war had just ended.
For well over 100 years it has held a unique place in South African musical history, presenting the world’s most renowned solo and chamber performers, and also serving as a platform on which our own country’s most impressive talents are presented to the wider public.
The Johannesburg Musical Society has an appreciative and extremely loyal audience, and has been served – since its inception – by some illustrious names who have willingly given their time and skills to the Society. The Earl of Athlone served as its President, Sir Lionel Philips was its Vice-President and Major-General Baden-Powell (of scouting fame) was an early enthusiastic patron of the Society.
The Johannesburg Musical Society continues – 108 years after its inception – to ensure that its audience members enjoy the very best of both established and emerging talent, thus maintaining its tradition of excellence.
However, if the Society were to rely only on ticket sales and membership fees, there would not be enough funds to offer the superb variety which it brings to you. The Society is also assisted by its advertisers, as well as gifts and donations from concerned and committed parties, whose generosity makes it possible for the Society to plan a varied and exciting programme each year.
Why don’t you consider helping us to continue this proud tradition? You might think of placing an ad in the Society’s programmes, or you might assist by making a donation or even setting up a trust or foundation that will fund an annual concert. The Society is registered as a non-profit organisation, and all donations are exempt from donations tax.
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