Past events
The South African National Youth Orchestra Foundation offered a very full concert programme in 2009. All of the orchestras, the National Youth Orchestra, the National Concert Orchestra, the National Wind Orchestra and the National String Orchestra, performed in Pretoria and Johannesburg on 2 and 3 July 2009. In addition to the annual July concert programme, the South African National Youth Orchestra performed in Stellenbosch at the Konservatorium in December.
National Youth Orchestras Concerts
The National Youth Orchestra conducted by Stefan Solyom, performed the Weber Clarinet Concerto No.2 with Junnan Sun, winner of last year’s Ronnie and Rhona Lubner Competition, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. The concert was opened by the National Youth String Orchestra with Samson Diamond (violin) and Innocentia Diamond (cello) as soloists at the Linder Auditorium, 2 July 2009.
The National Youth Concert Orchestra performed the Poulenc Double Piano Concerto with acclaimed piano duo, Laura Pauna and Cara Hesse, on 2 July 2009 at the Linder Auditorium, Johannesburg.
The National Youth Wind Orchestra performed under the baton of Laszlo Marosi and the National Youth String Orchestra performed with Tinus Botha (piano). A most exciting performance was the massed youth orchestra, made up of all of the South African National Youth Orchestras. They blew everyone away with Abba and Queen at the Aula, University of Pretoria, on 3 July 2009.
Chamber Concert Series
The innovative and vibrant Clockwise Duo performed at the ZK Mathews Hall, Unisa, on 25 June 2009. Marc Uys (violin) and Jacqueline Kerrod (harp) in Clockwise, a duo that has captured the imagination of South Africans, were joined by Samson Diamond (violin), Jeanne-Louise Moolman (viola), Marian Lewin (cello), and Leon Bosch (double bass) to play the world premiere of Paul Hanmer’s Koalabearhugging Hats; de Falla/Kochanski; Béla Bartók/Szigeti and Debussy.
Trio Hemanay performed on 26 June 2009 at the Musaion, University of Pretoria. The acclaimed Trio Hemanay – Marian Lewin (cello), Helen Vosloo (flute) and Malcolm Nay (piano) — had everyone dancing to Piazzolla tangos and charmed the audience with a Mendelssohn trio and a new piece by Neo Muyanga depicting the love affair between Antony and Cleopatra.
JC Jacobs performed his Cello Recital on 29 June 2009 at the Miriam Makeba Auditorium, Unisa. Charismatic prizewinning cellist JC Jacobs, the winner of the 1st Ronnie and Rhona Lubner Solo Competition Prize (recently returned from America) gave a recital of the Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor; Le Grand Tango by Piazzolla, and Elfentanz by David Popper. Mr Jacobs was joined by Dana Cilliers at the piano.
