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4 Days - 10 Concerts

Guest Artist Violinist Miclen LaiPang

Experience the magic of classical music in the historic Franschhoek Dutch Reformed Church.

Our concert series will showcase timeless works by Bacerou, Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Pachelbel.

Indulge in the finest Cap Classique from Le Lude, along with a selection of exquisite local wines and delectable food.
Tickets will be available from Quicket starting on 1 December 2024.

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The masterminds behind the festival are Nic and Ferda Barrow, owners of Le Lude Wine Estate in Franschhoek. Nic and Ferda are passionate about the finer things in life and put their hearts and souls into everything they do.

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All performances over the 4 days will take place at the Dutch Reformed Church on Franschhoek's main road.

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Orchestral masterpieces
in a smaller style, and chamber works.

Through various incarnations from the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra via the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra to the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, the CPO is financially and culturally sustainable, attracting some of the leading international and local artists of our time.

A multi-functional orchestra, the CPO delivers a world-class orchestra service to all communities in the region, participating in festivals and concerts across all genres of music. For the past twenty years Louis Heyneman has been the Chief Executive of the CPO and also the driving force behind the Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition since its inception in 2010. In 2014 he was the co-author of A Century of Symphony: The story of Cape Town’s Orchestra.

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Thursday

13th February 2025

1 Concert

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Friday

14th February 2025

3 Concerts

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Saturday

15th February 2025

4 Concerts

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Sunday

16th February 2025

2 Concerts

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Thursday, 13th February 2025

@ 18:00

Concert 1:

Da Capo!

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Concert 1 - 18:00
Da Capo!

Johan Halvorsen (1864 – 1935)

Passacaglia for Violin and Cello ( after G.F Handel (1685 – 1759) – Psssacaglia from Suite No. 7 in G minor for Harpsichord

Philip Martens (violin), Peter Martens (cello)

Anton Reicha (1770 – 1836)
Wind Quintet, Op. 88, No. 1 in E minor

Introduction. Andante – Allegro, ma non troppo
Andante poco allegretto
Menuetto. Allegro vivo
Finale. Allegro

Louisa Theart (flute), Carin Bam (oboe), Danielle Rossouw (clarinet), Lieze Nel (horn) Arno Steyn (bassoon)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Allegro
Larghetto
Menuetto
Allegretto con variazioni

Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Miclen LaiPang (violin 1), Matthew Stead (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Matthias Remley-Ender (cello)

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Friday, 14th February 2025

@ 11:00

Concert 2:

From Cape Town to Leipzig

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Concert 3:

German Gems!

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Concert 4:

Gran Partita

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Concert 2 - 11:00
From Cape Town to Leipzig

Allan Stephenson (1949 – 2021)
Miniature Quartet (1999) for Bassoon and Strings

Introduction & Allegro
Slow Waltz
Racy Finale

Simon Ball (bassoon), Nicholas Bruiners (violin), Micaela Arries (viola), Matthias Matthias Remley-Ender (cello)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407 / 386c

Allegro
Andante
Allegro

Shannon Thebus (horn), Philip Martens (violin), Jana Smit (viola 1), Micaela Arries (viola 2), Rosamund Ender (cello)

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Piano Sextet in D, Op. 110

Allegro vivace
Adagio
Minuetto. Agitato
Allegro vivace

Suzanne Martens (violin 1), Petrus Coetzee (viola 1), Azra Isaacs (viola 2), Peter Martens (cello), Roxane Steffen (double bass), Esthea Kruger (piano)

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Concert 3 - 15:00
German Gems!

Mozart Trio KV 648
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)

Serenade in C for Two Violins and Bass, K. 648

Marche
Allegro
Menuet and Trio
Boloneso
Adagio
Menuet and Trio

Suzanne Martens (violin 1), Philip Martens (violin 2), Peter Martens (cello)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
Trio in G minor, Op. 63

Allegro moderato
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Shepherd’s Lament. Andante espressivo

Gabriele von Dürckheim (flute), Rosamund Ender (cello), Pieter Grobler (piano)

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44

Allegro brillante
In Modo d’una Marcia. Un poco largamente
Scherzo. Molto vivace – Trio I – Trio II
Allegro ma non troppo

Miclen Laipang (violin 1), Maretha (Uys (violin 2), Jana Smit (viola), Eddie McLean (cello), Pieter Grobler (piano)

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Concert 4 - 18:00
Gran Partita

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, K. 361/370a (Gran Partita)

Largo. Molto allegro
Menuetto
Adagio
Menuetto. Allegretto
Romance. Adagio
Tema con variazioni
Finale. Molto allegro (Rondo)

Lisa White and Carin Bam (oboe), Féroll-Jon Davids and Danielle Rossouw (clarinet), David Cyster and Annelise de Villiers (basset horn), Simon Ball and Arno Steyn (bassoon), Shannon Thebus, Conrad van der Westhuizen, Lieze Nel and Mark Osman (horn), Rozane Steffen (double bass).

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Saturday, 15th February 2025

@ 10:00

Concert 5:

Breakfast with Bach & Böhme

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Concert 6:

Celebrating Youth

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Concert 7:

Great Romantics

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Concert 8:

Sublime Schubert

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Concert 5 - 10:00
Breakfast with Bach & Böhme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G minor, BWV 1029

Vivace
Adagio
Allegro

Rosamund Ender (viola da gamba), Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita in A minor, BWV 1013
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060R

Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

Miclen LaiPang (violin), Lisa White (oboe)

Oskar Böhme (1870 – 1938)
Trompeten-Sextett in E-flat minor, Op. 30

Adagio ma non tanto – Allegro molto
Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Andante cantabile
Allegro con spirito

David Thompson, Pierre Schuster and Chad Groepies (trumpet), Shannon Thebus (horn), Andrea Balocco (trombone), Shaun Williams (tuba)

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Concert 6 - 12:00
Celebrating Youth

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Fantasie in F minor, D. 940

Allegro molto moderato – Largo – Allegro vivace – Tempo I

Isaac van der Merwe and Gerhard Joubert (piano)

Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob.VIIe:1

Allegro
Andante
Finale. Allegro

Chad Groepies (trumpet)

Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937), arr. Mikhail Bugaev (2019)
Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert pour Violon, Harpe et Cordes

Gilah Kellner (violin) & Riccardo Hiniker (harp) and strings

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531

Allegro (moderato)
Largo
Allegro

Seul Jung and Ashlin Grobbelaar (cello)

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Concert 7 - 15:00
Great Romantics

Aleksandr Borodin (1833 – 1887)
String Quartet No. 2 in D

Allegro moderato
Scherzo. Allegro
Notturno. Andante
Finale. Andante

Farida Bacharova (violin 1), Nicholas Bruiners (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Matthias Remley-Ender (cello)

Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934)
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

Moderato
Adagio

Farida Bacharova (violin 1) Petrus de Beer (violin 2) Azra Isaacs (viola), Peter Martens (cello), François du Toit (piano)

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Concert 8 - 18:00
Sublime Schubert

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
String Quintet in C, D. 956 – Op. post. 163

Allegro ma non troppo
Adagio
Scherzo. Presto – Trio. Andante sostenuto
Allegretto

Miclen LaiPang (violin 1), Suzanne Martens (violin 2), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Peter Martens (cello 1), Eddie McLean (cello 2)

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Sunday, 16th February 2025

@ 11:30

Concert 9:

Razumovsky and Co.

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Concert 10:

Finale!

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Concert 9 - 11:30
Razumovsky and Co.

Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805)
String Quintet in C, Op. 37 No. 7

Andante con moto
Menuette
Grave
Rondo. Allegro con moto

Miclen Laipang (violin 1), Ralitza Macheva (violin 2), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Eddie McLean (cello), Zanelle Knoblauch (double bass)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59 No. 1 (Razumovsky)

Allegro
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
Adagio molto e maestoso
Thème russe. Allegro

Miclen Laipang (violin 1), Philip Martens (violin 2), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Peter Martens (cello)

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Concert 10 - 15:00
Finale!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201/186a

Allegro moderato
Andante
Menuetto: Allegretto – Trio
Allegro con spirito

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 56 (Triple Concerto)

Allegro
Largo
Rondo alla Polacca

Beethoven Triple Concerto

Miclen LaiPang (violin), Peter Martens (cello), Esthea Kruger (piano)

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4 Days - 10 Concerts

Guest Artist Violinist Miclen LaiPang

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Thursday, 13th February 2025

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Concert 1:

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Concert 1 - 18:00Da Capo!

Johan Halvorsen (1864 – 1935)

Anton Reicha (1770 – 1836)Wind Quintet, Op. 88, No. 1 in E minor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

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Friday, 14th February 2025

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Concert 2:

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Concert 4:

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Concert 2 - 11:00From Cape Town to Leipzig

Allan Stephenson (1949 – 2021)Miniature Quartet (1999) for Bassoon and Strings

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407 / 386c

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)Piano Sextet in D, Op. 110

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Concert 3 - 15:00German Gems!

Mozart Trio KV 648Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)Trio in G minor, Op. 63

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44

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Concert 4 - 18:00Gran Partita

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, K. 361/370a (Gran Partita)

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Concert 5 - 10:00Breakfast with Bach & Böhme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G minor, BWV 1029

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita in A minor, BWV 1013Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060R

Oskar Böhme (1870 – 1938)Trompeten-Sextett in E-flat minor, Op. 30

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Concert 6 - 12:00Celebrating Youth

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)Fantasie in F minor, D. 940

Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob.VIIe:1

Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937), arr. Mikhail Bugaev (2019)Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert pour Violon, Harpe et Cordes

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531

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Cape Town
Philharmonic Orchestra

Concert 1 - 18:00
Da Capo!

Anton Reicha (1770 – 1836)
Wind Quintet, Op. 88, No. 1 in E minor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581

Concert 2 - 11:00
From Cape Town to Leipzig

Allan Stephenson (1949 – 2021)
Miniature Quartet (1999) for Bassoon and Strings

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Horn Quintet in E-flat, K. 407 / 386c

Felix Mendelssohn (1809 – 1847)
Piano Sextet in D, Op. 110

Concert 3 - 15:00
German Gems!

Mozart Trio KV 648
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
Trio in G minor, Op. 63

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
Piano Quintet in E-flat, Op. 44

Concert 4 - 18:00
Gran Partita

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, K. 361/370a (Gran Partita)

Concert 5 - 10:00
Breakfast with Bach & Böhme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Sonata for Viola da Gamba in G minor, BWV 1029

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita in A minor, BWV 1013
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060R

Oskar Böhme (1870 – 1938)
Trompeten-Sextett in E-flat minor, Op. 30

Concert 6 - 12:00
Celebrating Youth

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
Fantasie in F minor, D. 940

Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Trumpet Concerto in E-flat, Hob.VIIe:1

Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937), arr. Mikhail Bugaev (2019)
Tzigane, Rapsodie de Concert pour Violon, Harpe et Cordes

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)
Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor, RV 531

Concert 7 - 15:00
Great Romantics

Aleksandr Borodin (1833 – 1887)
String Quartet No. 2 in D

Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934)
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

Concert 8 - 18:00
Sublime Schubert

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
String Quintet in C, D. 956 – Op. post. 163

Concert 9 - 11:30
Razumovsky and Co.

Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805)
String Quintet in C, Op. 37 No. 7

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
String Quartet No. 7 in F, Op. 59 No. 1 (Razumovsky)

Concert 10 - 15:00
Finale!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Symphony No. 29 in A, K. 201/186a

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 56 (Triple Concerto)