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SARITA URANOVSKY Violin Recital
2018-06-14

With Annalien Ball (piano)

14 June 2018
Odeion
19:30

A native of Cape Town, Sarita Uranovsky, enjoys an exceptionally active and diverse career as soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, orchestral musician and teacher across the globe. She held positions of Concertmaster with Orchestra Geminiani de Fallonica (Italy), the RSAMD Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Concertmaster of the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra. A founding member and violinist of MONTAGE Music Society, she can be heard on Montage Music Society's "Starry Night Project" released on MSR Classics and has recorded and broadcast for both the BBC and SABC and appeared on numerous recordings for BMOP (Boston Modern Orchestra Project). She can be heard performing regularly in groups around Boston including Boston Philharmonic, Boston Musica Viva, the Cantata Singers, BMOP, Boston Pops and Emmanuel music. She performed regularly for Sir Yehudi Menuhin's "Live Music Now!" scheme while in the United Kingdom and appeared as first violinist of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Quartet in concert for HRH Prince Charles, HRH Princess Anne and at the church of St-Martin-in-the-Fields. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Ellie Marx Memorial and Du Toit van Tonder Scholarships and was silver medallist and University of Natal Prizewinner at the SASOL Music Competition (South Africa). She was awarded an Audrey Macklin Bursary (England) from the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music and won the prestigious Governors Recital Prize at the RSAMD as well as the Ian D Watt and Dunbar Gerber Prizes (Scotland) for violin and piano duo. An avid teacher, Uranovsky is on the music faculty at Tufts University and maintains a private teaching studio. She has been on the faculty of the Vianden International Music Festival (Luxembourg) and the Saarburg International Music Festival (Germany). She holds an Artist Diploma from Boston University, a BMus (with honours) and MMus (with distinction) from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.

Professional accompanist Annalien Ball regularly performs with various South African and International artists. Highlights of 2017 include recitals in Cape Town and Johannesburg with French violinist Philippe Graffin, accompanying for a week of singing masterclasses with Professor Klesie Kelly-Moog as part of the Mozart festival, and concerts with cellist Berthine van Schoor (Port Alfred and Grahamstown). Annalien started piano at an early age and her piano teachers include Adolph Hallis and Marian Friedman. She completed a BMus, BMusHons and MMus at the University of Pretoria. After finishing her studies her main focus moved away from solo performance to chamber music and piano accompaniment. Annalien has been the pianist of numerous ensembles: The Allegri Trio, Trio Con Brio, Chalumeau trio, Trio Gloriosa, The Aulos trio, The Integration trio as well as The Magic Flutes. She performed at the Wakkerstroom festival in March 2018 with violinist Miro Chakaryan and flautist Malané Hofmeyr-Burger, as well as playing recitals with violinist Viara Markova. At present she is the accompanist of pre- and postgraduate music students at the University of Pretoria.

PROGRAMME

  • Dvorák: Romance in F minor Op. 11
  • Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24
  • Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza
  • Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
  • Smetana: From My Homeland

ADMISSION

  • R140 (adults)
  • *R100 (pensioners)
  • *R80 (UFS staff)
  • *R60 (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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UFS Department of Music presents Special Project Concerts I & II

UFS Department of Music presents Special Project Concerts I & II
Odeion String Quartet – Hooked on Haydn
17 & 24 May 2009
Odeion
16:00



The Odeion String Quartet, established in 1991, is the only residential string quartet at a SA university. The quartet has recently undergone a total metamorphosis and now boasts with new members Denise Sutton (first violinist), Sharon de Kock (second violinist), Jeanne-Louise Moolman (violist) and Anmari van der Westhuizen (cellist). The quartet had its official launch on 6 November 2008.

The Department of Music is presenting two Special Project Concerts with the Odeion String Quartet, named “Hooked on Haydn”. These concerts are specially held in commemoration of the bicentenary of the death of the composer. In the first concert (17 May, 16:00), the ensemble will perform two string quartets from the six Op. 76 string quartets (nos. 1 & 3). With the second concert on 24 May (16:00) nos. 2 & 4 from Op. 76 will be performed.

Denise Sutton was concert master of the PACT orchestra, leader and founder member of the Rosamunde String Quartet, as well as member of the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa (COSA). She played in two international chamber orchestras: the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the English Chamber Orchestra. Denise had a part-time teaching practice at the University of Pretoria (UP) and at a number of schools.

After her music studies at the University of Cincinnati, Sharon de Kock lectured at two universities, the music conservatory in Mexico and at a music school in Costa Rica before returning to South Africa in 2007. She has played in three international symphony orchestras (in Peru, Costa Rica, USA).

Jeanne-Louise Moolman has performed as principal violist in several professional orchestras in Gauteng and was leader of the viola section of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) and COSA. She was also a founder member of the Rosamunde String Quartet and lectured at the University of Pretoria and the Pro-Arte music school.

Anmari van der Westhuizen studied at the University of Stellenbosch, at the Mozarteum (Salzburg) and at the Hochschule für Musik (Köln). She has been the conductor and director of the UCT String Ensemble since 1999, and spent eight years (1988 – 1996) as soloist and chamber musician in Europe.

Admission:
R50 (adults)
R30 (pensioners, students and learners)
Tickets available at Computicket (Shoprite/Checkers shops, Mimosa Mall Information desk, online at www.computicket.com ) or at the doors. Telephonic bookings: 011 – 340 8000 or 083 915 8000.

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

 

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