Classical music Youth Extravaganza 2022: SA Conductors’ Competition finals, CPO Youth Orchestra and Youth Ensembles
| Classical music Youth Extravaganza 2022: ~ SA Conductors’ Competition finals, CPO Youth Orchestra and Youth Ensembles at Play SA Conductors’ Competition finals: When and where: August 7, 6pm, at the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre Tickets: R150 Booking link: https://tickets.computicket.com/event/5th_sa_conductors_competition_final_round/7189830/7189834/4595 CPO ~ Youth Orchestra When and where: Saturday, August 13, at 4pm Tickets: R150 Booking link: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/154591-cape-town-philharmonic-youth-orchestra/#/ ~Youth Ensembles at Play When and where: August 21, 3pm, Artscape Chandelier Foyer Tickets: Free See cpo.org.za for more information. |
The CPO (Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra) has announced a Youth Extravaganza of classical music for August 2022: The SA Conductors’ Competition finals is on August 7. On August 13, the CPO Youth Orchestra will give its first full public symphony concert. Both concerts take place at the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre. Then on August 21, The Youth Ensembles at Play concert is on, 3pm, Artscape Chandelier Foyer. No charge for this concert. Ticket info for the other concerts, in box above. Info as supplied:
YOUTH ON THE RISE
With three concerts focusing on young musicians -5th SA Conductors’ Competition, CPYO and the strings ensembles from the CPO Music Academy, coming up, it is time to focus on the fact that the CPO, rather than sitting on the side-lines, has taken the initiative in education, development and transformation.
The SA Conductors’ Competition
Three candidates will conduct the CPO with one of three young soloists in the first movement of one concerto in the final round of the 5th SA Conductors’ Competition. The soloists are Samantha Durrant (Mendelssohn Violin Concerto), Lance Thuynsma (Mozart Clarinet Concerto) and Isaac van der Merwe (Mozart Piano Concerto no 20); each candidate will also conduct one of three overtures – Magic Flute by Mozart, Coriolan by Beethoven and Der Freischutz by Weber. All six candidates going to the semi-finals next week, have had to prepare all six works, and the three who go through will only know next Friday night who has got which works. It’s tense but the level of excitement will match the level of performance.
About the SA Conductors’ Competition finals
The final round of South Africa’s only conducting competition, formerly called the Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition, is on Sunday, August 7, the three finalists will compete in the final round. The title brings with it mentoring by Maestro Arjan Tien, who will be back in Cape Town to present masterclasses and head the jury. If you can’t attend the concert on Sunday, August 7, at 6pm, at the Hugo Lambrechts Music Centre, it will be streamed live and available afterwards on YouTube. Details will follow.
Panel- SA Conductors’ competition
A panel comprised of Arjan Tien, Bernhard Gueller, Richard Cock, Brandon Phillips and Chad Hendricks will judge the performances and the CPO, conducted by Schalk van der Merwe, will perform Strauss Fledermaus overture while the panel is in discussion
Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
On Saturday, August 13, 7.30pm, the members of the Cape Town Philharmonic and its conductor Brandon Phillips, will give their first ever full symphony concert, all by themselves. Mike Wang is the soloist in the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No. 1; the orchestra will also perform the Pomp and Circumstance March by Elgar and Beethoven’s ground-breaking Symphony No 5.
Youth Ensembles at Play
The Youth Ensembles at Playconcert takes place,August 21, 3pm, Artscape Chandelier Foyer. No charge. The conductor is Faan Malan.
✳ Sponsored content. Featured image: Samantha durrant Lance Thuynsma and Isaac Van der merwe who are all soloists in the final round of The SA Conductors’ Competition on August 7, 2022. Pic by Joan Ward. Images supplied.
