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with Gerrit Jordaan

7 June 2018

Odeion

19:30

Gerrit Jordaan studied organ under the guidance of Stephan Zondagh (pupil of Marcel Dupré and Nadia Boulanger), Wim Viljoen (pupil of Marie Claire Alain) and Daleen Kruger (pupil of Jean Claude Zender). In 2007 he completed a DMus with a dissertation on Stefans Grové's Afrika Hymnus II. This Hymnus was dedicated to Gerrit – as it was conceived in a dream wherein the composer heard him playing this work.

Since his student days, Gerrit has been involved with South African organ music, commissioning and performing new works – of which some had been dedicated to him - writing articles on this repertoire, working towards performances with the insight of the composers, recording this repertoire, typesetting and adapting instrumental works to the organ. As an enthusiast of South African music, he presented recitals in Europe as well as Finland and Canada. In 2016 he was invited to play the final recital at the Klangzeit Festival for contemporary music in Münster (Germany). Some of his articles were published internationally in Het Orgel, Organ – Journal für die Orgel, Orgue Nouvelles as well as in local academic publications. He wrote reports on the Stylus Phantasticus in the Praeludia of Buxtehude and on the Choral Preludes of Brahms. He studied historical performance practice of standard repertoire in numerous masterclasses at UNISA Organ Simposia, Haarlem Summer Academia and in Pistoia from organists including Luigi Tagliavini, Harald Vogel, Ludger Lohmann, Bernard Lagacé, Wolfgang Zerer, Olivier Latry, Marie Claire Alain and Szigmund Zsathmary. Until recently, Gerrit was chair of the Church Organist Committee of Southern Africa (SAKOV). He compiled three volumes of original Southern African choral preludes and choir pieces for SAKOV. He is a member of VONKK – a committee that develops new Afrikaans church music – creating new songs, providing organ, choir and instrumental arrangements to this growing repertoire.

PROGRAMME:

  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G major (BWV 541)
  • Jacobus Kloppers: Celtic Impressions (2003/4) - Two Strathspeys, Two Airs, Two Jigs, Toccata on two marching songs
  • Surendran Reddy: Toccata for Madiba (ca. 8:00)
  • Antalffy-Zsiross Dezso: Sketches on Negro Spiritual Songs (ca. 7’00)
  • George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (organ transription: Tobias Zuleger)

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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Lukas Vondracek piano recital

Tuesday, 26 March 2013 

Odeion

19:30

Lukas Vondracek won the 12th UNISA International Piano Competition held in February 2012. 

Born in Opava (Czech Republic) in 1986, his musical ability was spotted at the age of two by his parents, both professional pianists.  He gave his first concert at the age of four and now, at the age of 24, he has visited 27 different countries giving in excess of 1000 concerts.  His first international tour was at the age of ten (1997), when he performed at various festivals in the UK and the USA.  In the intervening years he gave many recital and concerto performances throughout his home country as well as abroad.  He studied at the Vienna Hochschule with Prof. Peter Barcaba, at the Academy of Music in Katowice (Poland) with Prof. Andrzej Jasinsky, and at Ostrava University with Prof. Rudolf Bernatik. 

He is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at the New England Conservatory (Boston).  He performed debut recitals at La Cite (Paris), the Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels), the Auditorio Nacional (Madrid), the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) and the Tonhalle (Zurich).  Vladimir Ashkenazy was the conductor when Lukas made his debut with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in May 2002 with concerts in Prague and Italy. 

Since then he has appeared frequently with orchestras, including a major US tour and concerts in Cologne, Lucerne, Vienna, Bad Kissingen, and Birmingham's Symphony Hall.  During the 2008/2009 season he made his recital debut in Istanbul. Performances in Germany, Switzerland, Canada, the United States, Nigeria, Venezuela and Great Britain were among the highlights of the 2010/2011 season. 2011/2012 engagements included concerts with the Orchestre National de Belgique, Orquestra Sinfonica Portuguesa, London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Washington's National Symphony Orchestra.  In 2001 he was awarded the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Award for the most exceptional young artist in Europe.  During the 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (2009) he was awarded The Raymond E. Buck Jury Discretionary Award.  In 2010 he won 1st prize at the 10th Hilton Head International Piano Competition.

Programme:

J. Brahms – Piano Pieces Op. 118

A. Scriabin – Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 30

S. Rachmaninov – Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42

F. Chopin – Two Nocturnes (tba)

B. Martinu – Three Czech Dances

Admission:

R130 (adults), R90 (pensioners), R50 (students and learners)

Tickets available at Computicket.

Enquiries:   

Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)

OSM MasterR Class Series 2013 (#4)

Lukas Vondracek will present piano master classes on 27 March (9:00 – 13:00) on the Odeion stage.

Admission: R50 per person

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