The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation is a non-profit organisation that aims to offer world-class music education from its Development Initiatives to the icons of youth classical music in South Africa – the Sasol South African Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Sasol South African Youth Wind Ensemble. Read more about us.
When the last bars of the encore, the Polonaise from Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, came to an end, so did this year’s Sasol National Youth Orchestra course in Johannesburg. Even while the adrenalin was flowing through the bodies of 120 young musicians, their conductors and coaches and the organizers, the sadness that accompanies the conclusion of a satisfying project affected everyone.
Continue Reading July 11th, 2008
(from left) Cherillee Adams, Dylan Tabisher, Relifoe Olifant, Junnan Sun, Annelize de Villiers, David Solomon, Michael Duffett, Caroline van Renen
Four years ago, the Ronnie and Rhona Lubner Music Awards were introduced, thanks to the music-loving Lubner’s son Derek, into the Sasol South African National Youth Orchestra course. Open only to participants in the course, 22 young musicians elected to take part. They arrived early on the Lindner campus to concentrate on winning this prestigious prize. The prize itself? The chance to appear as soloist with the Sasol National Youth Symphony Orchestra the following year, and rich cash awards which are critical to youngsters needing expert tuition and outstanding instruments.
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Don’t miss the Sasol SA National Youth Orchestras concerts at the Linder Auditorium - 04 July 2008!
Continue Reading May 23rd, 2008
The 4th annual Ronnie and Rhona Lubner competition, to be held at the Linder Auditorium in June 2008, takes the contest into a new era. The sponsors have increased the prize money, placing this competition among the most prestigious in South Africa.
The overall winner will receive R28 000, while category winners and runners-up will receive R8 000 and R4 000 respectively.
The SANYO Foundation and our country’s young musicians are most grateful to Ronnie and Rhona Lubner, not only for their generous sponsorship but for their valuable contribution to the continued development of young, world-class South African musicians.
Continue Reading March 17th, 2008
The prestigious Ronnie and Rhona Lubner Soloist Competition took place in Kimberley on 29 and 30 November 2007.
The William Humphrey’s Art Gallery, proved a splendid venue, where, surrounded by the art collection of this highly respected National Art Museum, fifteen of South Africa’s top young classical musicians filled the auditorium and gallery with music of a standard seldom heard under one roof in South Africa.
Continue Reading March 17th, 2008
The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation.
4 Ayliff Street, Kimberley, 8301.
Tel/Fax: +27 53 832 5346.
Email: sanyo@tiscali.co.za. Registration No. 79/06497/08.