MIRIJAM CONTZEN violin and BRYAN WALLICK piano Saturday 25 February : 20:00
Violinist Mirijam Contzen performs with renowned orchestras such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the BBC Philharmonic, the Nuernberg Phiharmonic, the Melbourne and Sydney Symphonies and the Ochestre de la Suisse Romand. Her performances world-wide are acclaimed and she has recorded a prize-winning CD called 'Favourite Violin Pieces'. Pianist Bryan Wallick was gold medalist at Kiev's 1997 Vladimir Horowitz International Competition.
Programme: Mendelssohn : Sonata in F Minor Debussy : Sonata for Violin & Piano Schumann : Sonata No 2 in D Minor, Opus 121 Ravel : Tzigane
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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ALEXANDER LUBYANTSEV piano Saturday 10 March : 20:00
A prodigious young musician, Alexander Lubyantsev is a young artist to watch. At the recent Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow he elicited rapturous applause from audiences and he has also performed widely in Russia, Japan, Brazil, Norway and the Czech Republic. This will be his debut recital in South Africa.
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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PALLAVI MAHIDHARA piano Sunday 1 April : 17:00
This 22-year old pianist has already performed internationally to critical acclaim on 5 continents. Pallavi Mahidhara was asked to step in at the last moment for Van Cliburn at the ceremony honoring former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, receiving rave reviews for her performance, and she has already performed at the Kennedy Center, Washington and at the prestigious Ravinia Festival in Chicago.
Programme: Beethoven : Fantasy in B Flat, Opus 77 Beethoven : Sonata in E Major, Opus 14 No 1 Debussy : Suite 'Pour le Piano' Scriabin : Sonata No 2 in G# Minor, Opus 19 Prokofiev : Visions Fugitives (a selection) Prokofiev : sonata No 5 in C Major, Opus 135
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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THE CHARL DU PLESSIS TRIO and MUSA SAKUPWANYA vocalist Sunday 13 May : 17:00
This uniquely versatile ensemble consists of Steinway artist Charl du Plessis, bassist Werner Spies and Hugo Radyn on drums. Joined by velvet-voiced Musa Sakupwanya, this stylish and internationally recognized trio will present THE GERSHWIN SONGBOOK, an evening of music that can be enjoyed by lovers of both classical music and jazz.
Fusing the style of classics with the beat and rhythmic excitement of jazz, this delightful concert will feature some of George Gershwin's preludes for solo piano, as well as Rhapsody in Blue and a selection of some of the composer's most enduring and well-loved songs. I Got Plenty O'Nuttin, Fascinating Rhythm, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off and S'Wonderful are just some of the familiar titles that this ensemble performs with polish and originality.
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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AVIGAIL BUSHAKEWITZ violin and AMMIEL BUSHAKEWITZ piano Sunday 10 June : 17:00
Avigail Bushakewitz is the first prize winner at the UNISA National Strings Competition and a recipient of a SAMRO bursary, as well as of many other awards. She is currently working at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. Brother Ammiel Bushakewitz is equally talented. Now based in Leipzig, he has performed in London, Vienna, Berlin and Zurich. Together, they form a duo of exceptional quality.
Programme: Bartok : Sonata No 2 for Violin & Piano Strauss : Sonata in E Flat Major for Violin & Piano, Opus 18 Schubert : Sonata in A Major, D 574 for Violin & Piano Lutoslawski : Partita Wieniawski : Polonaise brillante No 2, in A Major
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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ANTONIO POMPA-BALDI piano Saturday 11 August : 20:00
First prize winner at the Cleveland International Piano Competition, Antonio Pompa-Baldi appears at halls such as Milan's Sala Verdi, New York's Lincoln Center and Paris's Salle Cortot. A Steinway artist, he is invited to the world's most prestigious festivals, records extensively and is also a renowned pedagogue.
Programme: Carl Czerny : Variations 'La Ricordanza' Hummel : Sonata No 5 in F# Minor Rachmaninov : Variations on a Theme of Corelli Brahms : Paganini Variations (Books 1 & 2)
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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FIDELIO TRIO piano, violin, cello Saturday 1 September : 20:00
Lauded for their imaginative programming and engaging communication with audiences, the Fidelio Trio has toured Asia, America and Europe. They have a large discography to their credit, recently recording the complete Michael Nyman trios. International Record Review labelled them 'a force to be reckoned with'.
Programme: Beethoven : Trio in E Flat Major, Opus 1 Arensky : Trio in D Minor, Opus 32 Saens-Saens/ Liszt : Poeme Symphonique Orphee Saint-Saens : Trio in E Minor, Opus 92
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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WOLFGANG EMMANUEL SCHMIDT cello and BRYAN WALLICK piano Sunday 30 September : 17:00
Nabarro Chamber Concert
Called 'one of the leading cellists of his generation' (Msistislav Rostropovich), Wolfgang Emmanuel Schmidt has won prizes at Moscow's Tchaikovsky Competition and at the International Leonard Rose Cello Competition and he performs under the batons of maestri such as Michael Sanderling and Charles Dutoit. A passionate devotee of chamber music, he will be accompanied by American pianist Bryan Wallick.
Programme: Beethoven : Seven Variations on Mozart's Magic Flute Strauss : Cello Sonata in F Major Rachmaninov : Cello Sonata
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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KONSTANTIN SCHERBAKOV piano Saturday 13 October : 20:00
Considered one of the most capable, daring and interesting of today's musicians, virtuoso pianist Konstantin Scherbakov's enormous repertoire, ever-growing discography (his recordings encompass works that previously were considered unplayable), and gruelling world-wide concert schedule, ensure that this phenomenal pianist is one of today's most esteemed artists.
Programme: Liszt : Totentanz Berlioz-Liszt : 5th Movement from 'Symphonie Fantastique' Myaskovsky : Piano Sonata No 2 Rachmaninov : Etude-Tableau Opus 39 No 2 Saint-Saens - Liszt/Horowitz : Danse Macabre
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
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INON BARNATON piano Saturday 17 November : 20:00
Percy Baneshik Memorial Concert
Poetic and passionate, Inon Barnaton is rapidly gaining international recognition. He recently appeared at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival and his performances in America's Carnegie and Alice Tully halls and in London's Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth halls have had resounding success. London's Evening Standard wrote: '…a true poet of the keyboard: refined, searching, unfailingly communicative….musicianship of the highest calibre'.
Programme: Debussy : Suite Bergamasque Thomas Ades : Darkness Visible Ravel : Gaspard de la Nuit Schubert : Sonata in A Major, D 959
Booking is at Computicket, or tickets available at the Linder Auditorium Box Office one hour before the start of the performance.
Please note: there is NO Credit Card facility at Linder Auditorium Box Office.
All Johannesburg Musical Society concerts are open to the public, who can book at Computicket. But remember, that if you're a member, you pay far less for tickets and you also have the privilege of preferential booking and a free programme.
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