Soloists include 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. 

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 Lifsh*tz, 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.

The festival consists of 18 concerts and ends on 18 December.

For more info, tel: 083 915 8000.
Performance begins at 8:00pm
Tickets: R120 - R160