Years
2019 2018
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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Andrey Baranov Violin Recital

Description: Andrey Baranov Tags: Andrey Baranovwith Maria Baranov (piano)

11 March 2017

Odeion

19:30

 

Andrey Baranov is winner of the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition 2012. He is also a winner of Benjamin Britten and Henri Marteau International Violin Competitions, and a prizewinner of more than twenty other international competitions including Indianapolis, Seoul, Sendai, Liana Isakadze, David Oistrakh and Paganini (Moscow). 

 

He attended the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory (St. Petersburg) and Consevatoire de Lausanne with L. Ivaschenko, V. Ovcharek, P. Popov and Pierre Amoyal.  Since making his major debut  in 2005 at the St. Petersburg Philharmonie Hall, Andrey has performed on renowned stages throughout the world.  Several  of his performances have been broadcast worldwide - on BR Klassik, Radio Orpheus, Espace 2 (Switzerland), YLE Radio  (Finland), WFYI, WFMT Chicago (USA) and NHK Sendai (Japan). 

 

Andrey has already appeared with leading international orchestras (e.g. the Luxembourg Philharmonic, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, National Orchestra of Belgium, MusicAeterna Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic London and SWR Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra).  He has performed alongside artists such as Martha Argerich, Julian Rachlin, Boris Andrianov, Pierre Amoyal, Eliso Virsaladze ennd Liana Isakadze.  

 

Maria Baranov was born in 1988 and began to play in ensemble with her brother Andrey Baranov. After garnering first prize in the All Russian Mazur Competition of ensembles, she began her performing career giving concerts in Russia, Germany, England, France, Monaco and Switzerland. Maria was recognized as a member of the "Best Duet" at the Academy of Lausanne (Switzerland), "Best Accompanist" in the Baltic Stars International Competition (St. Petersburg), and as a laureate in the Maria Yudina International Music Competition (St. Petersburg). In 2010 she became a prizewinner in the International Duo Competition which took place in Katrineholm (Sweden) with her brother Andrey Baranov (violin).  After graduating from the special music school at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (2007), she continued her studies under Professor Igor Lebedev at the same conservatory and graduated in 2012. From 2010 until 2015 Maria studied at the  Conservatory of Lausanne (Switzerland) where she received two master’s degrees under Professors Marc Pantillon and Christian Favre.

 

PROGRAMME:

Giuseppe Tartini: Sonata g-moll "Devil's Trill", Op. 1, No. 4

Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 (Meditation, Scherzo, Melody); Valse-Scherzo Op. 34

Niccolò Paganini: La Campanella, Op. 7

Eugène Ysaÿe: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 4, Op. 27

Ernest Chausson:  Poème, Op. 25 

Maurice Ravel: Tzigane (1924)

 

ADMISSION

R130 (adults)

*R90 (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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