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An unusual symphony concert featuring Philippe Graffin and the JPO

The programme for the fifth concert of the second season was marvellous – just two works – the little known Violin Concerto by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (not the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge) and Bruckner’s fourth and most accessible symphony. Brahms is … Continue reading

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Local soloists were “lekker” (very nice, for our non-South African friends)

The fourth concert in the second season (Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 May, 2012) was well attended. This means that the selection of music wasn’t at all challenging. Gerhard Korsten was the conductor, and the orchestra like him and play … Continue reading

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