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Jeanne-Louise & Grethe In Concert
2018-02-15

JEANNE-LOUISE & GRETHE IN CONCERT

15 February 2018

Odeion

19:30

Violist Jeanne-Louise Moolman and pianist Grethe Nöthling presents this exciting, diverse and challenging programme of works by Brahms, Hofmeyr and Clarke.

Jeanne-Louise was appointed as violist of the Odeion String Quartet and senior lecturer at the OSM in 2008. She studied at the University of Pretoria under Prof Alan Solomon, where she obtained the BMus and BMusHons degrees with distinction. She subsequently also studied in Salzburg under Thomas Riebl. She won, among others, the ATKV Forté and Oude Meester competitions and in 1985 she was the first winner of the University of Natal 75th Anniversary Prize. She is an experienced musician who regularly performs with some of our country’s foremost musicians in various chamber music combinations. Other musicians with whom she has performed, include the violists Gérard Korsten, Philippe Graffin, the pianists Leslie Howard and Albie van Schalkwyk, and the clarinettist Robert Pickup. Jeanne-Louise has given numerous solo performances in South Africa and in Zimbabwe. As soloist, she has performed with various orchestras in the country, among them the KZNPO (Durban), the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa (Pretoria), NAPOP (Pretoria) and the Free State Symphony Orchestra (Bloemfontein). Jeanne-Louise has had more than twenty years of experience as principal violist of several professional orchestras in Gauteng and the Free State.

Grethe made her musical debut performing as soloist with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra. She won several national music competitions, awards and bursaries including the Sanlam Music Competition (1994), ABSA National Music Competition (Piano Category, 1998), ATKV Prelude Competition (2000), Hennie Joubert National Piano Competition (2000), Lionel Bowman Beethoven Competition (2001) and UNISA Overseas Scholarship for Teachers (2003). She has been a soloist with major orchestras in the country between 1989 and 2005 including the Cape Town Philharmonic, KZNPO and the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa. Grethe is an avid chamber musician and has performed with guest artists and faculty members of the University of Iowa, including Nicole Esposito, Anthony Arnone, Melissa Kraut, Larry Stomberg and Sarah Frisof. She completed a BMus degree (cum laude) at the University of Pretoria under Ella Fourie and Joseph Stanford. In 2006 she continued her studies abroad and completed her MMus at the Cleveland Institute of Music (2008) and DMus (2014) at the University of Iowa (US). Her teachers included Daniel Shapiro (CIM), Paul Schenly (CIM) and Uriel Tsachor (UIowa). During her studies at the University of Iowa she was appointed as teaching assistant for three years. In 2015 she returned to South Africa and in 2016 she was appointed as principal piano lecturer at the OSM.

PROGRAMME:

  • Brahms: Sonata in F major, Op. 120 No. 2
  • Hendrik Hofmeyr: Viola Sonata
  • Rebecca Clarke: Sonata for viola and piano

ADMISSION

  • R120 (adults)
  • *R80 (pensioners)
  • *R70 (UFS staff)
  • *R50 (students, learners and block bookings of 10+)

Tickets available at Computicket or online at http://online.computicket.com/web/

*Please note that tickets for pensioners, students, learners and UFS staff can only be purchased at a Computicket outlet (Shoprite Checkers) or at the doors since a valid card or ID has to be presented to qualify for the above mentioned discount.

ENQUIRIES

Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)


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Kayser Quintet

Kayser Quintet
2 June 2011
Odeion
19:30

Géza Kayser
(violin / viola)
Lisa Thom
(flute)
David Cohen
 (clarinet)
Liuben Gadev
(cello)
David Smith
(piano)
 

Géza Kayser studied as an undergraduate at the Conservatoire in Zürich with Thomas Füri and as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music with György Pauk and members of the Amadeus String Quartet. Géza has performed as soloist with orchestra, given violin and piano recitals, participated in piano trios, string quartets as well as larger ensembles. In 2006 he was chosen to represent South Africa in the World Philharmonic Orchestra in a series of concerts in France. He is currently a member of the KZNPO, teaches privately and plays chamber music with both the violin and viola.

Lisa Thom completed her B.Mus. degree at UCT with Eva Tamassy and her B.Mus.Hons. (cum laude) with Bridget Rennie-Salonen. In 2004 she began her M.Mus. degree and was accepted to study with the world renowned pedagogue, Trevor Wye, in Kent (England). In 2009, Lisa had a year sabbatical from her job in the KZNPO to complete a Post Graduate Diploma at the Royal Northern College of Music studying under renowned teacher, Peter Lloyd. She returned to South Africa in 2010 and resumed her co-principal position in the KZNPO.

David Cohen completed a B.Mus. at the University of Cape Town, studying with Johan de Donker and Jim Reinders. As an experienced orchestral musician, he has freelanced extensively with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra and is currently the co-principal clarinet in the KZN Philharmonic in Durban. Thanks to generous awards from the Skye Foundation and Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, David recently took a sabbatical to study at the Trinity College of Music in London, where his teachers were Joan Enric Lluna, Fiona Cross and Anthony Jennings.

Liuben Gadev studied at the Bulgarian Academy of Music and was a member of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra for ten years. In 1990 he came to South Africa and was co-principal cellist of the KZNPO until 1995. He currently plays and teaches cello on a freelance basis.

David Smith studied at UCT, completing his B.Mus. and Ph.D. qualifications. He lectured at the University of Natal from 1989 to 2009, initially in music theory and musicology, and from 2002 as the first Professor of Opera and Choral Studies. He has had extensive experience as a chamber pianist and has worked with both singers and instrumentalists.

Programme:
P. Hindemith: Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25, No. 1
B. Bartók: Contrasts for clarinet, violin and piano
P. Hindemith: Quartet for piano trio and clarinet (1938)
A. Schönberg: Kammersymphonie Op. 9 arranged by Webern for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano

Admission:
R120 (adults)
R80 (pensioners, students and learners)
Tickets available at Computicket (at all Shoprite / Checkers shops, Mimosa Mall / Waterfront information desks) and at the doors.

Enquiries:
Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 - 401 2504)
 

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