
German-Japanese violinist Mirijam Contzen has performed as soloist with a host of European orchestras and in most of the important concert halls across Europe and Japan. She has recorded several cds for Arte Nova/BMG, among them a Recital named "Favourite Violin Pieces", for which she was awarded with the ECHO-Klassikpreis 2001. Mirijam plays on a 1733 Carlo Bergonzi violin.
For the Cape Town Concert Series she will perform Sonatas by Mendelssohn, Debussy and Schumann, finishing off with Ravel's Tzigane. She will be accompanied on piano by Brian Wallick
| Composer | Performance/Description |
| F. Mendelssohn | Sonata in F Major |
| C. Debussy | Sonata |
| R. Schumann | Sonata No. 2 in D Minor |
| Ravel | Tzigane |