Beethoven Piano Sonatas at Old Nectar

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Mexican-American concert pianist Gustavo Romero presents a rare opportunity to experience the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas in seven concerts. They will be performed on the recently-acquired Model C Steinway grand piano in Old Nectar’s historic wine cellar in the Jonkershoek Valley, 3.5 kilometres outside Stellenbosch.

Romero’s performances have been described as “authoritative, incontrovertibly Beethovenian” by the Los Angeles Times. Domiciled in San Diego, he has performed with the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and Philharmonia Hungarica. 

All concerts start at 4pm and will last approximately 2 hours. Tickets for this musical treat are R200 per concert or R1000 for the full cycle of 7 concerts, which will include wine and finger food at interval. Student / learner tickets are offered at R50 per concert. Proceeds from ticket sales will go towards Animal Welfare Society Stellenbosch.   Only 50 tickets are available per concert. All required Covid-19 screening and health precautions will be followed. 

We encourage you to come early or stay after the concert to enjoy the early autumn colours in the historic Old Nectar gardens.

Full Programme and chronological sequence of the sonatas:

CONCERT 1: SUN 13 MARCH [SOLD OUT]

Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.2, No. 1

Sonata No.13 in E flat major, Op.27, No. 1

Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27, No.2 - Moonlight

Sonata No.24 in F sharp major, Op.78 - A Thérèse

Sonata No.28 in A major, Op.101 

CONCERT 2: WED 16 MARCH [SOLD OUT]

Sonata No.6 in F major, Op.10, No. 2

Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31, No. 2 - Tempest 

Sonata No.29 in B flat major, Op.106 - Hammerklavier 

CONCERT 3: FRI 18 MARCH [SOLD OUT]

Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49, No. 1

Sonata No.4 in E flat major, Op.7 - Grand Sonata

Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 - Pathétique

Sonata No.16 in G major, Op.31, No. 1

Sonata No.30 in E major, Op.109

CONCERT 4: SUN 20 MARCH [SOLD OUT]

Sonata No.9 in E major, Op.14, No. 1

Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.14, No. 2

Sonata No.3 in C major Op.2, No. 3 

Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54 

Sonata No.23 in F minor, Op.57 - Appassionata 

CONCERT 5: WED 23 MARCH [SOLD OUT]

Sonata No.20 in G major, Op.49, No. 2 

Sonata No.11 in B flat major, Op.22

Sonata No.7 in D major, Op.10, No. 3

Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90 

Sonata No.21 in C major, No. 21 Op.53 - Waldstein

CONCERT 6: FRI 25 MARCH [SOLD OUT]

Sonata No.12 in A flat major, Op.26

Sonata No.18 in E flat major, Op.31, No. 3 - The Hunt

Sonata No.25 in G major, Op.79 - Cuckoo 

Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10, No.1

Sonata No.31 in A flat major, Op.110

CONCERT 7: SUN 27 MARCH [SOLD OUT]

Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.2, No. 2

Sonata No.15 in D major, Op.28 - Pastorale

Sonata No.26 in E flat major, Op.81a - Les Adieux

Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111

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