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August 2017
The SAMA nominated Cape Town Tango Ensemble is the only established Tango Ensemble in South Africa which specializes in the Argentinean Tango, covering various styles withing this genre, ranging from the old fashioned traditional tango style from the first half of 20th century to the Tango “Nuevo” synonymous to the famous Argentinean composer and Bandoneón virtuoso Astor Piazzolla.
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One of the finest young cellists of his generation and winner of the 2012 TONALi Grand Prix in Hamburg, Alexey Stadler’s 2016/17 season sees him appear in a number of high level engagements across Europe, performing with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Athens State Orchestra, Riga Sinfonietta and Dalasinfoniettan. He will be the Haydn Orchestra’s soloist on tour in Germany and Italy. Chamber music recitals lead him to the Mariinsky Theatre and the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad.
Find out moreOctober 2017
Due to family illness, Christopher Park is unable to come to South Africa as planned, however violin partner Amalia Hall, concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington has stepped in to fill the evening with a wonderful programme of sonatas for violin and piano. She will be partnered by Portuguese-South African pianist Jose Dias.
Find out moreNovember 2017
With more than 95 million YouTube views and some 195,000 subscribers to her channel, Valentina Lisitsa is one of the most watched classical musicians on the internet, using digital innovation to champion classical music and performance. Impressed by her YouTube success, the Royal Albert Hall, in an unprecedented step, opened its doors for Valentina’s London debut on 19 June 2012. That concert, recorded and filmed by Decca Classics, became her first release on the label; it was also Google’s first-ever live HD stream.
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