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FSSO’s 4th Symphony Concert presented in collaboration with the OSM:

International guest pianist and FSSO virtuosi promise an evening of musical poetics

Conductor: Alexander Fokkens
Soloists: Vitaly Pisarenko (piano),
Odeion String Quartet,
Paul van Zuilenburg (trumpet),
Kobus Malan (oboe),
Danrè Strydom (clarinet),
Brahm Henkins (bassoon) and
Shannon Armer (French horn)
Date: Saturday, 22 September 2018
Time: 19:30
Venue: Odeion, UFS

On Saturday 22 September 2018, the Free State Symphony Orchestra’s (FSSO’s) fourth symphony concert of the year brings to the stage international piano virtuoso, Vitaly Pisarenko, and places a spotlight on the local talent of the Odeion String Quartet as well as a number of the FSSO’s principal players.

Regarded as one of the finest young musicians of his generation, Pisarenko has been dubbed as a ‘poet at the piano’ and is performing as guest piano soloist with the FSSO as part of the South African leg of his current world tour. After performing in a series of recitals and concerts with local orchestras, he moves on to the UK, Belgium, Hong Kong and Argentina. The concert in Bloemfontein will be his second last performance in South Africa.

Described by the New York Times as an “immensely gifted pianist… with prodigious technique, myriad shadings and scrupulous accuracy”, the Russian-born pianist already had his first public recital at the age of six. After winning the 8th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in 2008, he took his place in the musical world as a pianist “of unusually soft touch and captivating expressiveness”, rapidly gaining worldwide recognition. His style has prompted more than one critic to compare his playing to that of “a young Franz Liszt”.

This evocative pianist will perform Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings, Opus 31 with the FSSO’s Paul van Zuilenburg as the trumpet soloist. Shostakovich originally composed the concerto as an experimentation with a neo-baroque combination of instruments. Despite the title, the work might more accurately be classified as a double concerto rather than a piano concerto in which the trumpet and piano command equal prominence. The trumpet parts frequently take the form of sardonic interjections, leavening the humour and wit of the piano passage work.

The Odeion String Quartet with Samson Diamond (violin), Sharon de Kock (violin), Jeanne-Louise Moolman (viola) and Anmari van der Westhuizen (cello) are the soloists in Elgar’s masterpiece, Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and Strings. Scored for a string quartet and string orchestra, Elgar originally composed it to show off the players’ virtuosity. The score soon came to be recognised as a masterpiece and is likened to a multi-layered symphonic poem for string orchestra.

The programme concludes with Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Four Winds in E-flat major which is scored for solo oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. The soloists for the Sinfonia Concertante will be four principal players of the FSSO: Kobus Malan (oboe), Danré Strydom (clarinet), Brahm Henkins (bassoon) and Shannon Armer (French horn).

When asked how he felt about joining the FSSO for this concert, Pisarenko responded by saying that this performance would represent a number of firsts for him: “Although this is my third visit to South Africa, it will be the first time that I perform in Bloemfontein. I’ve also always loved Shostakovich’s piano concerto and have wanted to play it for a long time. It is such a beautiful and expressive concerto, and I’ll be playing this fantastic piece for the very first time with the FSSO.”

Alexander Fokkens, CEO and Creative Director of the FSSO, concludes: “It’s very exciting to be able to showcase our immensely talented local orchestral musicians alongside a musician of Vitaly’s calibre. The programme for the evening will not only show off individual talent, but create an orchestral experience that will feel musically varied and poetically moving.”

Fokkens will also be conducting the concert on the evening. The FSSO’s fourth symphony concert for this year is presented in collaboration with the Odeion School of Music.


Admission:

Ticket prices are as follows:
Adults - R150; Pensioners and block bookings of 10 and more - R100; Children 3 to 18 years - R50.

Tickets are available at any Computicket outlet or online at online.computicket.com. For enquiries, contact Ella Kotze at the FSSO on 051 401 2342, Ninette Pretorius of the OSM on 051 401 2504, or visit the FSSO’s Facebook page (@ Free State Symphony Orchestra) for more information and regular updates.

For media enquiries and visuals, contact Daphney Teffo on 082 506 3551 or e-mail rdteffo@gmail.com


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Liesbeth Schlumberger Organ Chair Events

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22 - 29 SEPTEMBER 2016

In 2016, the annual SAKOV meeting & bursary competition will collaborate with the OSM to present a joint initiative with the activities of the Liesbeth Schlumberger Organ Chair.

The Liesbeth Schlumberger Organ Chair was founded in 2015 by the Odeion School of Music, UFS (OSM) and is positioned under the auspices of the OSM International Artistic Mentorship Programme (IAMP). The main objective of the IAMP is the establishment of partnerships with musicians (soloists, chamber musicians and pedagogues) who enjoy established international careers. On par with international tendencies the aim is to deploy these experts as instructors, coaches and mentors OSM students; this compliments the work of complimentary to the residential OSM performance faculty.

 

The number of students studying the organ has declined significantly in South Africa in the past two decades. The OSM therefore considers it imperative, that the anticipated initiatives and intellectual capital generated by the Liesbeth Schlumberger Organ Chair will be accessible to all South African students and lecturers as well as liturgical and amateur organists.

The main event of the Chair is an annual two week intensive tuition programme given by Liesbeth Schlumberger that aims to mentor and tutor South African organ students and organists. A long-term aim is that talented OSM organ students will have the opportunity to study for a semester or more under Ms Schlumberger in France.

The Southern African Church Organists’ Society (SAKOV) was founded by Prof Albert Troskie in 1980 with the main aim promoting church music and as a professional body that served the interests of church organists. SAKOV has grown into one of the most respected and professional national institutions representing a specific instrument. SAKOV forms a link between organists and other interested parties, and provides subject-related information and guidance.  The organisation also serves in an advisory capacity and lays down guidelines and recommendations with regard to salaries and service contracts of organists.  A range of substantial study bursaries are also annually awarded by SAKOV, with the aim of advancing advance and maintaining the quality of organ playing as well as the advancement and research church music.

 

SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENT:

CONCERTS

22 September (17:30 – 18:30)

Liesbeth Schlumberger

German Lutheran Church St Paulus (Ott Organ)

Programme: works by Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, John Bull, Georg Böhm

Free entrance

 

22 September (22:00)

Late Night Concert with works by Olivier Messiaen Concert

Eljee Du Plooy (PhD Performance) & Gerhard de Bruin (MMus Performance) students from the

OSM Organ Class of Dr Jan Beukes

Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral, Bloemfontein (Allen Organ)

Programme: Olivier Messiaen: L'ascension & La Nativité du Seigneur

Free entrance

 

23 September (19:30)

Liesbeth Schlumberger in Concert

Odeion (SAOB Organ rebuilt by Elsenaar J, Protea Orrelbouers)

Programme: works by César Franck, Maurice Duruflé & Julius Reubke

Tickets at Computicket or at the door.

 

24 September (13:00 - 14:00)

Lunch Hour Concert

Kovsie Church (Marcussen Organ)

Free entrance

 

24 September (19:30)

SAKOV Bursary Gala Concert

Odeion (SAOB Organ rebuilt by Elsenaar J, Protea Orrelbouers)

Tickets at Computicket or at the door.

 

25 September (09:00)

Morning Service accompanied by Liesbeth Schlumberger

German Lutheran Church, St Paulus (Ott Organ)

 

LECTURES & MASTER CLASSES

23 September

Odeion (Odeion Organ SAOB, rebuild by Elsenaar J, Protea Orrelbouers)

13:00 - 14:30 Church Music master class by Dr Mario Nell (Department of Music, Stellenbosch University)

15:00 - 16:30 Church Music master class by Dr Jan Beukes (Odeion School of Music, UFS)

 

24 September

Kovsie Church (Marcussen Organ)

09:00 - 09:15     SAKOV Honorary Membership Award (posthumous) Rev Cassie Carstens

10:00 - 11:00     Gawie Cillié Memorial Lecture by Prof Elsabé Kloppers Hymnologist:

Klinkende ruimte:  Die kerklied as ekumeniese simbool.

11:00 - 12:00     Lecture by Liesbeth Schlumberger

“L'Art de Toucher / The Art of Touch / Die kuns van musikale aanslag

 

26 - 29 September

Master classes presented by Liesbeth Schlumberger

Odeion (SAOB Organ rebuilt by Elsenaar J, Protea Orrelbouers)

Kovsie Church (Marcussen Organ)

More information available from OSM@ufs.ac.za   or   051 401 2810

 

OTHER EVENTS

22 September (14:00 - 16:30)

Organ Marathon

Dutch Reformed Church, Langenhovenpark

 

24 September (14:30 – 17:00)

Organ Safari, commencing from the Kovsie Church (Marcussen Organ)

CURRICULUM VITAE LIESBETH SCHLUMBERGER-KURPERSHOEK

South African born Liesbeth Schlumberger-Kurpershoek commenced her organ studies while still at school by travelling fortnightly from Vryheid, Northern Natal, to Parktown, Johannesburg, for lessons with the late Prof Stephanus Zondagh. This doyen of South African organ pedagogues taught for many years at the Department of Music at the University of Pretoria from where Liesbeth subsequently graduated.

 

In 1985 she won both the prestigious SABC Music Prize and the UNISA OVERSEAS Study Bursary which enabled her to continue her organ studies in France under the tutelage of Marie-Claire Alain at the Conservatoire National de Ruiel-Malmaison. Schlumberger-Kurpershoek studied the harpsichord under the guidance of Huguette Dreyfuss.

 

Schlumberger-Kurpershoek furthered her organ studies under Jean Boyer at the Conservatoire National de Région in Lille and improvisation with Jean Langlais. In 1989 she won first prize in the International Organ Competition held in Bordeaux.
In 1994, Liesbeth was appointed as Organist of the Eglise Réformée de l'Etoile inParis, a two minute walk from the Arc de Triomphe. The Reformed Church of Etoile has an excellent Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll organ which is perfectly suited to the repertoire of French organ music of the 19th and 20th century. As organist she is also responsible for a concert series entitled "Sunday Music" at which some of the finest musicians in Europe perform.

Liesbeth Schlumberger was appointed in 1996 as assistant to Jean Boyer at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon (France). This legendary pedagogue passed away in 2004 at the young age of 56. Since 2005 Liesbeth Schlumberger and Francois Espinasse have carried forward his legacy in Lyon. In addition, she is an active recitalist and frequently conducts masterclasses.

In 2010 she was an adjudicator at the Chartres International Organ Competition, one of the most prestigious of its kind in the organ world.

 

The detailed programme will be available on

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