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23-25 August - Artscape Opera House

    Conductor: THEODORE KUCHAR   Cirque de la Symphonie in collaboration with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra   Cirque de la Symphonie in collaboration with the...

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1 August - City Hall

  Conductor: BRANDON PHILLIPS Soloists: LESLIE HOWARD (piano) GRANT BRÄSLER (organ)   BARBER Adagio for Strings TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44 SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3...

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8 August - City Hall

  Conductor: ARJAN TIEN Soloist: PETRONEL MALAN (piano)   DVOŘÁK The Wood Dove, Op. 110 MOZART Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 BRAHMS Symphony No. 3...

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15 August - City Hall

  Conductor: ARJAN TIEN Soloist: SERGEY MALOV (violin)   RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1 MOZART Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”   ARJAN TIEN, Artistic Leader and Principal...

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22 August - City Hall

  Conductor: ARJAN TIEN Soloists: AVIGAIL BUSHAKEVITZ (violin) AMMIEL BUSHAKEVITZ (piano)   WEBER Oberon Overture MENDELSSOHN Double Concerto in D minor BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68,...

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24 October - City Hall

  Conductor: CONRAD VAN ALPHEN Soloists: CHRISTOPHER PARK (piano) NOLUVUYISO MPOFU (soprano) GOITSEMANG LEHOBYE (soprano) KHANYISO GWENXANE (tenor) with: THE NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH...

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31 October - City Hall

  Conductor: CONRAD VAN ALPHEN Soloist: MARIAM BATSASHVILI (piano)   MOZART La Clemenza di Tito Overture, K. 621 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major,...

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7 November - City Hall

  Conductor: PERRY SO Soloist: YURA LEE (violin)   BERLIOZ Le Roi Lear Overture, Op. 4 (King Lear) BRUCH Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46 GLAZUNOV Symphony No. 6 in C...

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14 November - City Hall

  Conductor: PERRY SO Soloist: JÉRÔME PERNOO (cello)   FAURE Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80 CONNESSON Cello Concerto SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61   The young...

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21 November - City Hall

  Conductor: BERNHARD GUELLER Soloist: DANIEL ROWLAND (violin)   MOZART Idomeneo Overture, K. 366 ELGAR Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61 SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2 in D major,...

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28 July - Artscape Theatre

Family Symphonic Fun (± 80 mins)   The Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra plays light classical and popular music for the entire family....

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6 June - City Hall

  Conductor: BERNHARD GUELLER Soloist: FRANCOIS DU TOIT (piano)   LIADOV “Kikimora”, Op. 63 TCHAIKOVSKY Piano concerto No. 1 MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition   CAPE PHILHARMONIC YOUTH ORCHESTRA will...

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1 June - Artscape Theatre

  Conductor: BRANDON PHILLIPS Master of Ceremonies: RODNEY TRUDGEON   The Conductors SecretsEverybody’s guide to the orchestra   Sat 1 June, Artscape Theatre, 18:00Adults: R100. Children...

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9 June - Artscape Opera House

  Conductor: THEODORE KUCHAR   MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 in A Major (Italian) SIBELIUS Finlandia SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D Minor Op 47   One of the world’s top violinists...

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13 June - City Hall

  Conductor: BERNHARD GUELLER Soloist: SANTIAGO CANON VALENCIA (cello) Gold medalist Beijing 2012   LALO Overture “Le roi d’Ys” FRIEDRICH GULDA Cello Concerto SCHUBERT Symphony No.9 in C major...

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20 June - City Hall

  Conductor: YASUO SHINOZAKI Soloist: VASSILY PRIMAKOV (piano)   BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes, Op 33a SCHUMANN Piano concerto in A minor, Op 54 BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D...

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27 June - City Hall

  Conductor: YASUO SHINOZAKI Soloist: ANTONIO POMPA-BALDI (piano)Winner of Van Cliburn Piano Competition   MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain RACHMANINOV Piano concerto No. 1 in F# Minor...

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The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra

An orchestra for all seasons

 

"The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra is arguably the most versatile and active orchestra on the continent of Africa and contributes handsomely in making Cape Town part of a global culture."


The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra is arguably the most versatile and active orchestra on the continent of Africa and contributes handsomely in making Cape Town part of a global culture.

The Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, South Africa’s “orchestra for all seasons”, is a financially and culturally sustainable, multi-functional orchestra delivering a world-class musical experience to all communities of the Western Cape.  The CPO is one of only three full-time professional symphony orchestras in South Africa and continues a long and proud history of symphonic music since Cape Town’s first symphony orchestra was formed in 1914. The orchestra recently returned from a highly successful concert tour in the United States of America where it received standing ovations and excellent reviews.

Apart from traditional symphony concerts presented in the historic City Hall with its excellent acoustics for orchestral music, the CPO also performs at the Artscape Theatre Centre with Cape Town Opera and Cape Town City Ballet for their opera and ballet seasons.  Further engagements include performances with prestigious visiting musicians, “symphonic pops” concerts for special occasions as well as constant collaboration with community musicians and choirs.  This all adds up to a staggering 140 performances per year. The orchestra runs a vast outreach and community programme that includes two youth orchestras and grassroots training projects in various townships.

Education through Youth Orchestras and "Masidlale"

 

The CPO embraces education through its training orchestras, the Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (CPYO), the Cape Philharmonic Youth Wind Ensemble (CPYWE) and the Masidlale Project, a vast grassroots classical music training academy in the townships. The CPYO and CPYWE were launched in 2004 and consist mostly of young musicians from the townships and previously disadvantaged communities. One of its main aims is to transfer skills and create jobs. The CPO believes music is instrumental in bridging the gap between diverse cultures.

Read more about our community development and education programmes by clicking on the Development tab or clicking here.

 

CD Recordings

Alfred Schnittke:
World Première recording of Concerto Grosso No. 1 and Symphony No. 9


Recorded during the Cape Town International Summer Music Festival, November 2008

Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes


Soloists: Sharon Bezaly (flute) and Christopher Cowie (oboe)

 

 

Alfred Schnittke:
World Première recordings of Symphony No 0 and Oratorio Nagasaki

Recorded during the Cape Town International Summer Music Festival, November 2006

Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes


Mezzo-soprano: Hanneli Rupert


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Post available from 29 July 2013. South African candidates only. Minimum requirements: tertiary level double bass studies; professional orchestra experience.

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