Events

Robert Brooks (tenor) and Gisela de Villiers (piano) Die Winterreise- The Winter Journey- by Franz Schubert and poems by Wilhelm Müller, is the story of one man's walk through a physical and psychological landscape and physical landscape of snow, ice and cold. He struggles to find rest, and his state of mind, encapsulated in these [...]

With: Erich Oskar Huetter (solo cello), Tanja Schmid (dancer), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano), Farida Bacharova (violin) and members of I Grandi Violoncellisti Dance meets music in this unusual collaboration. Visiting Austrian cellist Erich Oskar Huetter is joined by South African cellist Peter Martens, dancer Tanja Schmid and members of I Grandi Violoncellisti in a programme [...]

Trio Classique was formed in 2016 by three established chamber musicians who are well-known to audiences in South Africa and elsewhere. They have recently performed at the Casa Labia (Muizenberg) and the Etienne Rousseau Theatre (Sasolburg). Their Woordfees programme includes Bruch’s 8 Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Alfred Uhl’s Kleines Konzert and Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio.

Camerata Tinta Barocca presents an exciting programme of Baroque music inspired by and based on folk songs and dances. The programme, performed on period instruments, includes Barsanti’s arrangements of Scottish airs, Geminiani’s trio sonatas based on Scottish folk songs, Scarlatti’s sonatas influenced by Spanish folk music, early 17th-century Italian dances and a lament by the [...]

Following a long and fruitful career as pedagogue, soloist and chamber musician, pianist Bennie van Eeden appears as a soloist with the Stellenbosch University Camerata. The sublime programme dedicated to Mozart includesSerenata Notturna, KV 239, the popular Piano Concerto KV271, Symphony No. 29 and Concerto for two pianos performed with Lourens Fick.

Internationally acclaimed piano duo, Nina Schumann and Luis Magalhães, returns to Woordfees 2018. Known through 2Pianists Records, their boutique record label, the two also teach piano at the Stellenbosch University Music Department. They never fail to bring the house down with their dazzling virtuosity and sublime musicianship. The programme includes works by Mozart, Debussy, Mendelssohn [...]

The ever popular Blondes - Elna van der Merwe and Zorada Temmingh are a unique piano duo who will be giving one of their equally popular recitals, with well known classical tunes from piano and orchestral repertoire, such as Rachmaninoff's Vocalise,  2nd Piano Concerto, the Paganini-variations as well as some of his more popular Preludes. Works by [...]

Long live Liszt! Sulayman Human, a gifted South African pianist and ATKV winner will present a programme dedicated to Franz Liszt. Works will include the popular compositions of his piano suites, Anneés de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgramage ): Au bord d’une source (Beside a spring  ) and  Italie (Italy), as well as three sonnets 47, 104 and 123,and his Sonata in B-minor, S.178.  [...]

Libertas Choir with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Johann de Villiers Soloists: Magdalene Minnaar (soprano), Minette du Toit-Pearce (mezzo soprano), Given Nkosi (tenor) and Conroy Scott (baritone) Mendelssohn’s Elijah takes for its inspiration one of the most spectacular plots in the entire canon of choral masterworks and is arguably the most popular oratorio next [...]

Chiaroscuro Lutesong: Early baroque music With: Lente Louw (mezzo soprano) and Uwe Grosser (lute, theorbo) Powerful contrasts create unforgettable moments. One of the most typical features of Baroque art is the use of strong contrasts between light and shadow to give three dimensional objects a sense of volume. This programme of compositions from the 16th [...]