Masquerade

Saturday, 24 January, 2015 , 7.30 p.m.
Sunday, 25 January 2015, 3.00 p.m.

VIENNESE NEW YEAR CONCERTS – Linder Auditorium

Magdalene Minnaar, soprano; Kathy Neuland, mezzo-soprano; Magdalena de Vries, marimba; Joburg Ballet, Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, cond. Richard Cock

“Maskenfest“ Just as in Vienna for New Year, with music by the Strauss family, Émile Waldteufel, Fritz Kreisler, Franz Lehár and others, including Blue Danube, Radetsky March & many Viennese favourites. 

To fit with the Masquerade theme, please wear a mask!

Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 7.30 p.m.

OPENING CONCERT – Linder Auditorium

Magdalene Minnaar, soprano; Kathy Neuland, mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Nicolaidis, tenor; Ferdinand Liebenberg, bass, Magdalena de Vries, marimba; Chanticleer Singers, Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, cond. Ekkehard Klemm

Peter Klatzow: Mass for Choir, Horn, Marimba and Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor K 626 

Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 6.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.

MASTERCLASS FOR CHOIRMASTERS
Aula, University of Pretoria

Professor Ekkehard Klemm, internationally distinguished conductor, President of the Association of German Concert Choirs and Principal of the Musikhochschule Dresden, coaches 6 young choirmasters in selected movements of Mozart’s Requiem in D minor K 626

Ekkehard Klemm; The Chamber Singers

Supported by Rand Merchant Bank

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 7.30 p.m.

PIANO RECITAL – Northwards House

Renée Reznek, piano

works by Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Sadie Harrison, Peter Klatzow, Neo Muyanga and Hendrik Hofmeyr

Supported by the French Institute of South Africa (IFAS)

Thursday, 29 January 2015 – 7.30 p.m.

CINEMA IMPROVISANDO  – The Bioscope

Paul Hanmer, keyboard; Fox (saxophone)

Paul Hanmer, JIMF-Composer-in-Residence 2012, is back for one of our annual favourites, improvising live on a silent movie. 
TONIGHT: “THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” 

Friday, 30 January 2015, 8.00 a.m. 

PUPPET THEATRE – Parktown School for Girls 

Pamela Tancsik and Adi Paxton, puppetry 

A 45-minute journey through different styles and genres of music, ranging from opera to musicals, pop songs, traditional African and jazz music

Friday, 30 January 2015, 7.30 p.m. 

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT – Linder Auditorium

TOEAC, accordion duo 

works by Igor Stravinsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Michael Nyman, Astor Piazzolla and Sebastian Klein

Friday, 30 January 2015 – 7.30 p.m.

CINEMA IMPROVISANDO  – The Bioscope

Paul Hanmer, keyboard; Peter Sklair (electric bass)

Paul Hanmer, JIMF-Composer-in-Residence 2012, is back for one of our annual favourites, improvising live on a silent movie. 

“Der Mann mit der Eisernen Maske” (“The Man behind the Iron Mask”) 

Saturday, 31 January 2015, 3.00 p.m. 

LISTENING TO THE IMAGE – NEW MUSIC / VISUAL ARTS SHOWCASE & WORKSHOP – Goethe Institut 

JIMF-Composer-in-Residence Peter Klatzow and Mika Conradie are curating an interdisciplinary collaboration between photographer Lebohang Kganye and three young South African composers: Matthew Dennis, Antoni Schonken and Diale Mabitsela. The showcase will see the world premiere performance of three new works, written by the young composers, based on a selection of works by Lebohang Kganye and developed through a series of workshops. Followed by a roundtable discussion. 

In collaboration with the Goethe Institut Johannesburg 

Saturday, 31 January 2015, 7.30 p.m.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT – Northwards House

Ensemble “U. Giordano”

“Carnevale di Venezia” – a sumptuous evening of music-making, featuring historical costumes and an exquisite musical programme with works by Tomaso Albinoni, Antonio Vivaldi, Frédéric Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jacques Offenbach, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Niccolò Paganini and Gioachino Rossini

Supported by the Italian Institute of Culture

Sunday, 1 February 2015 – Orchestra from Scratch

Rehearsal 11.00 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. | Concert 3.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Scott Gym, Wits Education Campus, St Andrews Road, Parktown

Richard Cock, conductor

An orchestral experience for any and all musicians. Interested in participating? If you play a musical instrument (minimum: Grade 3) and would like to play in an orchestra, please contact us on T: +27 (0)11 447 9264! 

works by Johannes Brahms, Paul Lincke, Eric Coates, John Sousa, John Williams and Katie Moss

Supported by Corobrik

Sunday, 1 February 2015 – 6.00 p.m.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT – Northwards House

Céline Moinet, oboe; Florian Uhlig, piano

works by Robert Schumann, Richard Dubugnon, Antonio Pasculli and a world premiere performance of Peter Klatzow’s “Masks. Theme with five variations for oboe and piano” (JIMF commission)

Supported by the French Institute of South Africa

Monday, 2 February 2015 – 7.30 p.m.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT – Northwards House

Joanna Marie Frankel, violin; Christopher Duigan, piano

works by George Gershwin (arr. Jascha Heifetz), Maurice Ravel, Alberto Ginastera, Edward Elgar, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Pablo Sarasate

Tuesday, 3 February 2015 – 7.30 p.m.

SONG RECITAL – Northwards House

Melicus Duo: Marie Vassiliou, soprano; Nico de Villiers, piano

“Shakespeare in Many Guises” – works by Dominic Argento, Camille Saint-Saëns, Cecilia McDowall, Roger Quilter, Amy Beach, Michael Tippett, Arthur Honegger, Peter Klatzow and Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Wednesday, 4 February 2015 – 7.30 p.m.

EXPLORATION CONCERT – Wits Art Museum

Sue Cock, presenter; Evolution of 4, string quartet

“Mozart unmasked” – Sue Cock explores Mozart’s String Quartet in C major K 465 (“Dissonance Quartet”), followed by a full performance of the work

Thursday, 5 February 2015 – 7.30 p.m.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT – Northwards House

Karlsruher Konzert-Duo

works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Jean Sibelius, Claude Debussy, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Nikolai Kapustin, Sergei Prokofiev and Manuel de Falla

Supported by the German Embassy in South Africa

Thursday, 5 February 2015 – 7.30 p.m.

Piano Recital – St. Francis of Assisi, Parkview

Florian Uhlig, piano

works by Robert Schumann and Maurice Ravel

Friday, 6 February 2015, 7.30 p.m. 

SYMPHONY CONCERT – Linder Auditorium

Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway, flute; Zurich Chamber Orchestra, South African National Youth Orchestra, dir. Sir James Galway

Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 59 in A major Hob. I:59 (“Fire Symphony”); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto in D major K 314; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major Op.48; Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Two Flutes and Orchestra in G major

Supported by Pro Helvetia

Saturday, 7 February 2015 – 3.00 p.m.

SONG RECITAL / FINAL CONCERT VOCAL MASTERCLASS – Northwards House

all active participants from Josef Protschka‘s vocal masterclass

an attractive programme of favourite opera arias and songs

Saturday, 7 February 2015 – 4.00 p.m.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA CONCERT – The Edge

Melvyn Tan, piano; Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble, cond. Rosemary Nalden

works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Pablo de Sarasate, Aram Khachaturian and other composers as well as kwela music and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A major K 414”

Saturday, 7 February 2015 – 8.00 p.m.

PIANO RECITAL – Linder Auditorium

Melvyn Tan, piano

works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin and Robert Schumann

In cooperation with the Johannesburg Musical Society

Sunday, 8 February 2015 – 3.00 p.m.

FINAL CONCERT – Linder Auditorium

Florian Uhlig, piano; Magdalena de Vries, marimba; Anthea Moys, director of performance; Joni Barnard, choreography; Moving into Dance Mophatong; Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, conds. Matheu Kieswetter, Richard Cock

Peter Klatzow: ‘All People Become Spirit People When They Die’ for Choir, Piano and Orchestra (world premiere performance / JIMF commission); ‘Misconduct – a performance’ by Anthea Moys; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra Op.80; Peter Klatzow: Lightscapes for Marimba and Small Ensemble

Supported by the Arts & Culture Trust and SAMRO