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Jan & Clara Hugo
2018-03-22

A unique concert of piano solo works, opera and art songs

22 March 2018

Odeion

19:30

Lyrical soprano, Clara Hugo, was born in 1993 and started her musical education at the age of seven. She sang in the Maitrise de Paris choir under the direction of Patrick Marco and participated in numerous concerts with the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre Lamoureux in prestigious halls in Paris, such as Salle Pleyel, Chatelet Theatre and Salle Gaveau. She has worked with John Axelrod, Christoph Eschenbach and sang Fauré's Requiem with Mathieu Romano. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Operatic singing at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Mendelssohn-Bartholdy” (Leipzig), where she studied with Regina Werner-Dietrich, Carola Guber and received further guidance from Philipp Moll, Jeanette Favaro Reuter and Alexander Schmalz. She specialized in 19th century singing technique and aesthetic under the guidance of Peter Berne. She received masterclasses from Donna Brown, Malcolm Walker and Valérie Guillorit. She took part in productions of Die Zauberflöte by Mozart and Das Wildschutz by Lortzing with the conductor Matthias Foremny and stage director Matthias Oldag. She sang the solo soprano part of La Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini and received a prize for her execution for Bach Cantatas in Leipzig. She performed at the Gewandhaus with the Cappuccino Orchestra and debuted in 2016 at the Leipzig Opera House in the roles of Barbarina and the first maid (Le Nozze di Figaro, Mozart). She gives regular recitals together with the pianist Jan Hugo.

Pianist Jan Hugo, born in 1991 in South Africa, studied at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale in Imola (Italy) and at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Mendelssohn-Bartholdy” (Leipzig). He has received guidance from Boris Petrushansky, Leslie Howard, Michel Dalberto, Cyprien Katsaris, Vovka Ashkenazy, Joaquin Soriano, Robert Levin, Graham Scott, Adam Wodnicki, Jin Ju, Piero Rattalino, Riccardo Risaliti, Hortense Cartier-Bresson, Alan Fraser, Joseph Stanford, Gerald Fauth, Christian Pohl, Piotr Palezcny, Christopher Elton and Ronan O'Hora. He is a prizewinner of many competitions, such as the Alkan-Zimmerman International Competition, Royal Overseas League International Competition, SAMRO and UNISA national competitions. He has played at the MITO and Edinburgh festivals, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), in the Sala Mozart (Bologna) and at the TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht). He has performed with the Cape Town Philharmonic, Johannesburg Philharmonic, KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic, Leipzig Philharmonic under the baton of Arjan Tien, Alexander Rahbari, Leslie Dunner, Bernhard Gueller, Giedre Slekyte, Daniel Boico, Sebastian Lang-Lessing and German Guttierez. He performed on the straight-strung concert grand made by Chris Maene and is passionate about historical instruments. His first CD was released in November 2017. Upcoming performances include recitals for the Wagner Society (Cape Town) and the Verbania Festival.

PROGRAMME

Joseph Canteloube: Extracts from Chants d'Auvergne
Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Franz Liszt: Die Lorelei; Die Drei Zigeuner
Giacomo Puccini: Si, mi chiamano Mimi from La Bohème
Franz Liszt: Un Bal from Symphonie Fantastique
Igor Stravinsky: No Word from Tom from The Rake's Progress
Claude Debussy: Air de Lia from L'enfant Prodigue
Poissons d'or from Images
C'est l'extase; Green and L'Ombre des arbres from Ariettes oubliées
Alexander Scriabin: Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Gioacchino Rossini: Bel raggio Lusinghier from Semiramide
Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12

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

Ninete Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504 / pretoriusn@ufs.ac.za)


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Khanyisile Mthetwa – flute recital

Khanyisile Mthetwa – flute recital
with Lesley-Ann Mathews (piano)
6 August 2011
Odeion
19:30

Khanyisile began her musical education at the age of 15 at the Centre for Gifted Children in Johannesburg in 2000. Khanyisile made her début as soloist with the Johannesburg Festival Orchestra at the age of 16 with the Mozart Concerto No. 2 under the baton of Chris Dowdeswell. She studied at the University of Pretoria with dr John Hinch. After two years she continued her studies at the Music Conservatoire in Nice and played principal piccolo in the Symphony Orchestra of Lugano in Switzerland. She also completed a diploma specializing in orchestral training at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatoire in Milan (Italy) where she graduated as the premier prix laureate. In 2009 she completed her performance diploma study at the acclaimed Superior Conservatoire (Paris) under the tutelage of prof. Gabriel Fumet. During her studies abroad she received master classes from Trevor Wye, Tessa Brink, Ljubisa Jovanovic, Emmanuel Pahud to name but a few.

In 2005 Khanyisile was the overall winner in the UNISA competition for new Talent. She was the recipient of the section for woodwinds in the National Ronnie and Rhona Lubner competition for orchestral musicians. She was recipient of the Pretorium Trust bursary at the University of Pretoria and awarded a leadership bursary by the University of Pretoria and The National Research Foundation. She won the Apollo Foundation bursary for overseas study 3 years consecutively. She was awarded bursaries by both the National Arts Council and the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

In 2006 she played principal flute in the South African National Youth orchestra at the Beethoven Festival (Bonn, Germany). On the same tour she played principal flute in Beethoven 5th Symphony with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Herbert Blomstead. Khanyisile was also a member of the World Youth Orchestra in 2006. She plays regularly with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannesburg Festival Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of South Africa, the MIAGI Youth Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra. She has performed with the Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic, Milan soloists, the Nice Summer Festival Orchestra and at the Saint Chapelle (Paris). She has given recitals in all the major cities in South Africa and abroad (Atlanta, Washington D.C., Milan, Rome, Como, Geneva, London and Paris).

Khanyisile is currently the flute lecturer at the National School of the Arts.

Program:
Poulenc: Sonata for flute and piano
Hofmeyr: Incantessimo for solo flute
Prokofiev: Sonata for flute and piano

Master Classes:
Khanyisile will present master classes on Thursday, 4 August from 14:00 – 17:00 in the Odeion. Admission is free.

Admission:
R60 (adults)
R40 (pensioners, students and learners)
Tickets available at Computicket (at all Shoprite / Checkers shops, Mimosa Mall information desk) and at the doors.

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

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