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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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Avigail Bushakevitz – Violin Recital with Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)

7 June 2012
Odeion
19:30

Avigail Bushakevitz was born in Jerusalem (Israel) in 1988. She is currently studying violin with Sylvia Rosenberg at the Juilliard School of Music. In South Africa she studied under the guidance of Prof. Jack de Wet in Stellenbosch and Cape Town. She is the winner of the first prize in the UNISA National Strings Competition 2009. She was the only South African in the semi-finals of the 2nd UNISA International String Competition. In 2001 she was a finalist and category winner at the Sanlam Music Competition for Primary School Pupils. She has appeared numerous times as soloist in symphony concerts with various orchestras in South Africa. In 2002, 2004 and 2005 she was a finalist and winner of the strings category in the ABSA National Youth Music Competition. At the age of 16 she was the overall winner and youngest participant of the Huguenot Music Competition. In October 2006 Avigail won five prizes including 1st prize at the Unisa South African Music Scholarship Competition. Later that month she won the Pick 'n Pay/FMR music travel award, which enabled her to audition at, among other music institutions, the Juilliard School of Music. She regularly performs in recitals all over the country - often with her brothers, Benjamin and Ammiel.

Ammiel Bushakevitz was born in Jerusalem (Israel) in 1986. As recipient of the DAAD International Scholarship for Artists, he is currently studying under Phillip Moll at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy in Leipzig (Germany). Ammiel has given performances as soloist and chamber musician in centres like London, Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Zurich, Bonn, Turin, Hamburg, Milan and Bayreuth. He has appeared as soloist with every professional orchestra in South Africa, including the Cape Town Philharmonic, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Durban Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa. In addition to his studies in Leipzig, he also furthered his studies at the Franz Schubert Institute in Baden bei Wien (Austria) and at the European Academy of Music and Arts in Montepulciano (Italy). He holds B.Mus. and M.Mus. degrees in solo piano from the University of Pretoria (where he studied under Prof. Joseph Stanford). In 2008 Ammiel won the Unisa Music Scholarship Competition for Performers. Other competitions he has won, include the Musicon National Piano Competition (1st prize), the Philip Moore National Music Competition (1st prize) and the Lionel Bowman Beethoven Competition (1st prize).

Programme:
Bartók – Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Sz.76
Strauss - Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18
Schubert - Sonata in A major, D.574
Lutoslawski - Partita
Wieniawski - Polonaise Brillante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21

Admission:
R120 (adults), R80 (pensioners, students and learners)
R50 (block booking of 10+)
Tickets available at Computicket.

Enquiries:
Ninette Pretorius (tel. 051 401 2504)
 

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