The 2011 Spring Symphony Season of the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra will be performed at the
Cape Town City Hall from 17 November to 9 December.
The CPO's
Guest Conductor for this season is Bulgarian violinist, conductor and composer
MARTIN PANTELEEV. He recently conducted the CPO during its critically acclaimed American concert tour of 18 cities on the East Coast, and has scooped several prizes including the 1995 Second Prize for Composition and the Special Prize for his performances of a work by Schubert at the International Competition Earth and People of Sofia, Bulgaria
Spring Symphony Season Performances:
Thursday, 17 November, City Hall, 20:00
Conductor: MARTIN PANTELEEV
Soloist: PETER BRUNS (cello)
- MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides
- DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
- SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in G major, Op. 43
Thursday, 24 November, City Hall, 20:00
Conductor: MARTIN PANTELEEV
Soloists: LUKÁS VONDRÁČEK (piano)
FRIEDEL MITAS (soprano)
CONROY SCOTT (baritone)
NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH CHOIR
PHILHARMONIA CHOIR OF CAPE TOWN
- BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major (Emperor), Op. 73
- BRAHMS Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Thursday, 1 December, City Hall, 20:00
Conductor: MARTIN PANTELEEV
Soloist: LIZA FERSCHTMAN (violin)
- ROSSINI La Cenerentola Overture
- SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
- TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 (Pathétique)
Thursday, 8 December, City Hall, 20:00
and
Friday, 9 December, Endler Hall,
Stellenbosch 20:00
Conductor: MARTIN PANTELEEV
Soloist: ANDRE VAN DAALEN (oboe)
- TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture
- MOZART Oboe Concerto in C major, K314 (285d)
- FRANCK Symphony in D minor
The repeat concert on Friday, 9 December is held
in honour of the late Mrs Huberte Rupert, who was a patron of music and the arts in South Africa.
The Trust sponsors South African musicians living abroad to perform with the CPO.
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Cape Town Accommodation near the City Hall attending the CPO Spring Symphony Season
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