Preview: Cape Town Concert Series- International Festival-November 2022

Preview: Cape Town Concert Series International Festival of Artists -November 2022- two concerts at the Baxter – November 12 and November 22

The Cape Town Concert Series is wrapping up the year with its exciting International Festival of Artists. The festival is a collaboration with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and is being presented to welcome artists back to Cape Town. Artists were scheduled to perform in 2020 but the pandemic, lockdowns and travel restrictions, put their tours on hold and this festival is a celebration of the return of international artists to our shores. The first concert in this International Festival of Artists took place on November 5 at The Norval Foundation and was sold out. It was a thrilling recital. The next two concerts – making up three concerts in the festival – are at the Baxter: November 12 at 11am and November 22 at 7.30pm. Both concerts are in the Baxter Concert Hall.

November 12, 2022 – at 11am – featuring Alexey Stadler – cellist

The Cape Town Concert Series recital on November 12, features Alexey Stadler. The cellist who was born in Russia, resides in Germany and if you check out his Instagram account http://@alexy_stadler, you will see that he has been touring around the globe. It is amazing that audiences in Cape Town, will get top experience this acclaimed artist, on stage. Note the start time of 11am. He will present a concert of solo cello works by Bach and Hindemith as well as Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, performed with members of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra. A special feature includes the introduction of a new generation ensemble of young cellists that he will be working with during his week in Cape Town.  Following the concert there will be a short in-conversation with Alexey. He will talk more about his music making and answer questions from the audience. 

About Alexey Stadler

Alexey Stadler teaches at the Weimar Hochschule in Germany. He caused a sensation in his BBC Proms debut performing Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1 under the baton of Vasily Petrenko.  As a keen chamber musician, he has performed with  leading soloists such as Janine Jansen, Vadim Repin, Christian Tetzlaff and  Lukáš Vondráček.  As a soloist, he performs with orchestras such as the Mariinsky Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Munchner Symphoniker. Follow Alexy on Instagram: http://@alexy_stadler

November 22, 2022 – at 7.30pm – featuring Daniel Ciobanu

The final concert of the year [2022], presented by the Cape Town Concerts Series is a collaboration with the South African College of Music and it features Romanian pianist Daniel Ciobanu.  He will present a fiery programme of works by Khachaturian, Schumann, Jarrett and Liszt and has a few more surprises up his sleeve.  Daniel will facilitate short in-conversation after the concert and will talk about his music making. He will answer questions from the audience. 

About Daniel Ciobanu

Daniel Ciobanu first attracted international acclaim in 2017 at the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv where he won both Silver Medal and Audience Prize.  He subsequently appeared at Carnegie Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Konzerthaus Berlin, St John’s Smith Square in London, Enescu Festival in Bucharest, and toured in Japan, China, Taiwan, South Africa and Brazil…He started learning the piano at the age of 9 in Piatra Neamt, Romania, initially with Magdolna Cosma and Delia Balan, and later with Mihaela Spiridon and Iulian Arcadi Trofin. He went on to win scholarships to study in Scotland with Graeme McNaught and subsequently with Aaron Shorr and Petras Geniusas, graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He completed his studies at the École Normale de Musique “Alfred Cortot” in Paris with Marian Rybicki and in the Universität der Künste in Berlin with Pascal Devoyon and Markus Groh. Source: http://www.danielciobanu.com/about Follow Daniel on Instagram http://@the.danielciobanu.pianist

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