JPO concerts saved from ‘jeopardy’ by music fraternity

OWN CORRESPONDENT

The University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra is performing with the Zukerman/Forsyth duo in Cape Town on August 22 and in Stellenbosch on August 23. Members of this orchestra rallied around the JPO to save the Linder concert dates by lending their support by playing in collaboration with 22 JPO members.

The remarkable camaraderie and empathy shown by the Stellenbosch Orchestra means that the concerts on August 27 and 28 at the Linder Auditorium will go ahead as planned.

Cape Town based promoter, Charl van Heyningen of Charl van Heyningen Enterprises, says he is humbled by the classical music fraternity who unselfishly came together not only to save the two concerts, but to show their support of the JPO.

The duo performs Beethoven’s Overture to Egmont Opus 84, Malcolm Forsyth’s Electra Rising for cello and orchestra.

While Zukerman conducts Electra Rising and the Beethoven Overture, he also appears as soloist in the Bruch violin concerto under the baton of University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestra resident music director, Corvin Matei. Tickets are on sale at Computicket.

Zukerman and Forsyth begin their SA concert tour in the Cape where they perform three concerts commencing on August 19 at Stellenbosch University’s Endler Hall. On August 22 and 23, they perform in the Cape Town City Hall and the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch respectively.

After the Linder concerts, the husband and wife duo, joined by pianist Angela Cheng, will be in recital at the ZK Matthews Great Hall, Unisa, Pretoria, for one concert only on August 31.