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Odeion Sinfonia Concert
2018-09-16

- In memory of Prof Derek Ochse -

with conductor Anmari van der Westhuizen & soloist Danielle Ceronio (saxophone)

16 September 2018

Odeion

16:00

This Odeion Sinfonia is a string only orchestra housed in the Odeion School of Music comprising string students studying at the OSM and string members of the Free State Youth Orchestra. The orchestra was founded by Derek Ochse with Anmari taking over the baton during her first year of residence at the UFS and the Odeion String Quartet (2009). The principle aims of this orchestra are to provide excellent training and valuable experience in string and ensemble playing, to adequately prepare string students for orchestral playing, to present them with numerous ensemble and orchestral concert playing opportunities and to generally promote quality string and ensemble playing.

Anmari is a highly acclaimed cellist and chamber musician and has more than thirty years of experience in playing and conducting chamber music. She is Adjunct Professor and Head of the OSQ. She graduated from the Stellenbosch University (BMusHons, cum laude), from the Mozarteum, Salzburg (Grosses Diplom, cum laude), and from the Hochschule für Musik (Cologne) under the tutelage of Prof Maria Kliegel (Konzertexamen). Anmari has won prestigious competitions and has had extensive chamber music training by members of the world's best string quartets like the Alban Berg String Quartet, the Amadeus String Quartet, the Borodin String Quartet, the Brodsky String Quartet and the Hagen String Quartet. She performed as a chamber musician and soloist in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Faroe Islands, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Anmari has made several CD recordings, and both her solo CDs with Ilse Schumann received excellent reviews in South Africa and in Austria. She was the conductor / director of the UCT String Ensemble for ten years and is currently the conductor of the Odeion Sinfonia and co-conductor of the Free State Youth Orchestra.

The programme will include the following works:

  • GF Handel - Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1
  • R Vaughan Williams - Concerto Grosso
  • N Stockton - Passacaglia for saxophone/horn and strings orchestra (soloist: Danielle Ceronio – saxophone)
  • P Warlock - Capriol Suite

ADMISSION
Free

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


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Trio du Cap Classique

with

Liesl Stoltz (flute), Anmari vd Westhuizen (cello) & François du Toit (piano)

1 August 2019

Odeion

19:30

Liesl Stoltz started studying the flute with Éva Tamássy and furthered her studies in France with Shigenori Kudo, Pierre-Yves Artaud and Chantal Debushy at the École Normale de Musique de Paris: Alfred Cortot. She later trained in Italy with maestro Peter-Lukas Graf at the Accademia Internazionale Superiore di Musica: Lorenzo Perosi. Her album Explorations – South African Flute Music won the category “creative output” in the annual Humanities and Social Sciences awards (2017). Other awards include first prize in the 12th Friedrich Kuhlau International Flute Competition (Germany), 3rd place in the 2007 International Flute Competition (Timisoara, Romania) and finalist in the 2005 Leonardo de Lorenzo International Flute Competition (Italy), to name a few. Liesl has performed in both South Africa and Europe. She lectures at UCT and plays a Yamaha 900 series 14k flute. She is a Yamaha South Africa Artist since May 2018.

Anmari van der Westhuizen graduated from the University of Stellenbosch (BMusHons), from the Mozarteum, Salzburg (Grosses Diplom), and from the Hochschule für Musik (Cologne) with Maria Kliegel (Konzertexamen). In 2013 Anmari received her PhD from the University of Pretoria. She has won prestigious competitions including the ATKV Forte Competition, the SABC Competition and the Oude Meester Competition. She performed in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Faroe Islands, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

François du Toit is an Associate Professor of Piano and Head of Practical Studies at the UCT. He completed an BMusHons at UCT under Laura Searle. Also holding diplomas up to Fellowship level from the Trinity College of Music London, he studied for the Solistendiplom at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater (Hannover, Germany). Francois took top prizes in the 1991 Hannover Music Competition, the 1992 Rotterdam and 1993 Marsala Internationals, and the 1994 International Maria Callas Competition (Athens). François has over 40 concertos in his repertoire. He is constantly in demand as accompanist for visiting artists. In July 2006 he released a solo CD comprising works of Bach-Busoni, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Chopin. In 2010 TwoPianists record label released his recording of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Rachmaninoff Paganini Variations. He has given recitals and masterclasses in America, Asia and Europe and undertook concert tours to Paris, Vienna and Cardiff.

PROGRAMME

  • Hummel: Trio Op. 78 in A major
  • Villa Lobos: Assobio a Jato
  • Gaubert: Three Watercolours
  • Menselssohn: Trio in D minor, Op. 49

ADMISSION

  • R130 (adults)
  • *R70 (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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