Franschhoek Chamber Music Festival 2024
Thu Feb 15, 19:00 - Sun Feb 18, 15:00
Franschhoek NG Kerk
ABOUT
Franschhoek Chamber Music Festival
Franschhoek to stage third music festival with CPO and global stars
The third annual Franschhoek Chamber Music and Art Festival with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra musicians and international artists will take place from the 15th - 18th February 2024.
Following the success of the first two in 2022 and 2023, which proved to be a highlight of the town's annual calendar, the third will feature the feted Berlin-based South African violinist and pianist, Avigail and Ammiel Bushakevitz, with many of South Africa's favorite musicians..
Nic Barrow, FCMF chairman and co-founder with his wife Ferda, says that the town, a drawcard for international visitors, embraced the festival so warmly that summer in the wine lands will never be the same!
There are too many highlights to mention and you will find the full schedule here.
All the performances will be in the Dutch Reformed Church, with its fine acoustics for chamber music. The church is located in the centre of the town, with ample shaded parking nearby.
Tickets are R260.00 per person per concert.
The programme booklet will be distributed from the Franschhoek Tourism Office from January 2024.
For the complete festival programme and more information, contact [email protected]
Thank you for your time.
Looking forward to hear from you.
THURSDAY: 15 FEBRUARY 2024
Concert 1
Magical Mozart
19:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Allegro
Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
Adagio ma non troppo
Adagio – Allegro
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin 1), Nicholas Bruiners (violin 2), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Jana Smit (viola), Matthias Ender (cello)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 )Serenade in E-flat, K. 375
Allegro maestoso
Menuetto
Adagio
Menuetto
Finale: Allegro
Lisa White (oboe 1), Carin Bam (oboe 2), Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet 1), Danielle Rossouw (clarinet 2), Lieze Nel (French horn 1), Conrad van der Westhuizen (French horn 2), Simon Ball (bassoon 1), Arno Steyn (bassoon 2)
Magical Mozart
19:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K. 516
Allegro
Menuetto and Trio. Allegretto
Adagio ma non troppo
Adagio – Allegro
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin 1), Nicholas Bruiners (violin 2), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Jana Smit (viola), Matthias Ender (cello)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791 )Serenade in E-flat, K. 375
Allegro maestoso
Menuetto
Adagio
Menuetto
Finale: Allegro
Lisa White (oboe 1), Carin Bam (oboe 2), Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet 1), Danielle Rossouw (clarinet 2), Lieze Nel (French horn 1), Conrad van der Westhuizen (French horn 2), Simon Ball (bassoon 1), Arno Steyn (bassoon 2)
FRIDAY: 16 FEBRUARY 2024
Concert 2 - It’s all about the Bass
11:00
Peter Louis van Dijk (b 1953) Novelette for Bass and string quartet
Roxane Steffen (double bass solo), Tessa Campbell (violin 1), Matthew Stead (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Rosamund Ender (cello)
Louise Farrenc Sextet in C minor, Op. 40
Allegro
Andante sostenuto
Allegro vivace
Elna van der Merwe (piano), Louisa Theart (flute), Lisa White (oboe), Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Shannon Thebus (French horn), Simon Ball (bassoon)
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) String Quintet No. 2, Op. 77
Allegro con fuoco
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Poco andante
Finale. Allegro assai
Petrus de Beer (violin 1), Rebekah Beelders (violin 2), Jeanette Claassen (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Roxane Steffen (double bass)
Concert 3 - Four Seasons
15:00
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)
Violin Concerto in E, RV 269 “la Primavera” (Spring)
Allegro
Largo
Danza pastorale. Allegro
Soloist: Maretha Uys (violin)
Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 “l’Estate” (Summer)
Allegro non molto
Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
Presto
Soloist: Ralitza Macheva (violin)
Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 “l’Autunno” (Autumn)
Allegro
Adagio molto
Allegro ‘Caccia’
Soloist: Petrus de Beer (violin)
Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 “’l’Inverno” (Winter)
Allegro non molto
Largo
Allegro
Soloist: Philip Martens (violin)
Concert 4 - Sublime Septets!
18:00
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Introduction et Allegro
Introduction. Très lent
Allegro
Suzanne Martens (violin 1), Matthew Stead (violin 2), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Gabriele von Dürckheim (flute), Feroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Jana van der Walt (harp)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Septet in E-flat, Op. 20
Adagio – Allegro con brio
Adagio cantabile
Tempo di menuetto
Tema con variazioni. Andante
Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace – Trio
Andante con molto alla marcia – Presto
Suzanne Martens (violin), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Zanelle Britz (double bass), Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Shannon Thebus (French horn), Arno Steyn (bassoon)
11:00
Peter Louis van Dijk (b 1953) Novelette for Bass and string quartet
Roxane Steffen (double bass solo), Tessa Campbell (violin 1), Matthew Stead (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Rosamund Ender (cello)
Louise Farrenc Sextet in C minor, Op. 40
Allegro
Andante sostenuto
Allegro vivace
Elna van der Merwe (piano), Louisa Theart (flute), Lisa White (oboe), Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Shannon Thebus (French horn), Simon Ball (bassoon)
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) String Quintet No. 2, Op. 77
Allegro con fuoco
Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Poco andante
Finale. Allegro assai
Petrus de Beer (violin 1), Rebekah Beelders (violin 2), Jeanette Claassen (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Roxane Steffen (double bass)
Concert 3 - Four Seasons
15:00
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)
Violin Concerto in E, RV 269 “la Primavera” (Spring)
Allegro
Largo
Danza pastorale. Allegro
Soloist: Maretha Uys (violin)
Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 315 “l’Estate” (Summer)
Allegro non molto
Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
Presto
Soloist: Ralitza Macheva (violin)
Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 “l’Autunno” (Autumn)
Allegro
Adagio molto
Allegro ‘Caccia’
Soloist: Petrus de Beer (violin)
Violin Concerto in F minor, RV 297 “’l’Inverno” (Winter)
Allegro non molto
Largo
Allegro
Soloist: Philip Martens (violin)
Concert 4 - Sublime Septets!
18:00
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Introduction et Allegro
Introduction. Très lent
Allegro
Suzanne Martens (violin 1), Matthew Stead (violin 2), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Gabriele von Dürckheim (flute), Feroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Jana van der Walt (harp)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Septet in E-flat, Op. 20
Adagio – Allegro con brio
Adagio cantabile
Tempo di menuetto
Tema con variazioni. Andante
Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace – Trio
Andante con molto alla marcia – Presto
Suzanne Martens (violin), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Zanelle Britz (double bass), Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Shannon Thebus (French horn), Arno Steyn (bassoon)
SATURDAY: 17 FEBRUARY 2024
Concert 5 - Bach for Breakfast
09:00
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) English Suite No. 4 in F, BWV 809
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I
Menuet II
Gigue
Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita in A minor, BWV 1013
Allemande
Corrente
Sarabande
Bourrée anglaise
Gabriele von Dürckheim (flute)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)) Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Chaconne
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin)
Concert 6 - German Gems
11:00
Max Bruch (1838-1920) Op 83 Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
6. Nachtgesang: Andante con moto
7. Allegro vivace ma non troppo
8. Moderato
Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Trio in B-flat, D. 898
Allegro moderato
Andante un poco mosso
Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
Rondo. Allegro vivace
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin), Peter Martens (cello), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Piano Quartet in A minor
Nicht zu schnell
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Matthias Ender (cello), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Concert 7 -Russian Masters
15:00
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
Lento – Allegro moderato
Allegro scherzando
Andante
Allegro mosso
Peter Martens (cello), Elna van der Merwe (piano)
Concert 8 - 19:00 Piano Quintets
19:00
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Quartet, Op. 47
Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo
Scherzo. Molto vivace
Andante cantabile
Finale. Vivace
Farida Bacharova (violin), Azra Isaacs (viola), Eddie McLean (cello), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81
Allegro ma non tanto
Dumka. Andante con moto
Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace – Poco tranquillo
Finale. Allegro
Farida Bacharova (violin 1), Ralitza Macheva (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Eddie McLean (cello), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
09:00
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) English Suite No. 4 in F, BWV 809
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuet I
Menuet II
Gigue
Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Partita in A minor, BWV 1013
Allemande
Corrente
Sarabande
Bourrée anglaise
Gabriele von Dürckheim (flute)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)) Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
Chaconne
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin)
Concert 6 - German Gems
11:00
Max Bruch (1838-1920) Op 83 Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano
6. Nachtgesang: Andante con moto
7. Allegro vivace ma non troppo
8. Moderato
Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Piano Trio in B-flat, D. 898
Allegro moderato
Andante un poco mosso
Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
Rondo. Allegro vivace
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin), Peter Martens (cello), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Piano Quartet in A minor
Nicht zu schnell
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin), Petrus Coetzee (viola), Matthias Ender (cello), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Concert 7 -Russian Masters
15:00
Alfred Schnittke (1934-1998) Polka, arr. Sergej Dreznin
CPYO String Orchestra
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano, Op. 34
Danielle Rossouw (clarinet), Tessa Campbell (violin 1), Shannon Cook (violin 2), Rory Africa (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Elna van der Merwe (piano)
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
Lento – Allegro moderato
Allegro scherzando
Andante
Allegro mosso
Peter Martens (cello), Elna van der Merwe (piano)
Concert 8 - 19:00 Piano Quintets
19:00
Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Piano Quartet, Op. 47
Sostenuto assai – Allegro ma non troppo
Scherzo. Molto vivace
Andante cantabile
Finale. Vivace
Farida Bacharova (violin), Azra Isaacs (viola), Eddie McLean (cello), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) Piano Quintet No. 2, Op. 81
Allegro ma non tanto
Dumka. Andante con moto
Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace – Poco tranquillo
Finale. Allegro
Farida Bacharova (violin 1), Ralitza Macheva (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Eddie McLean (cello), Albie van Schalkwyk (piano)
SUNDAY: 18 FEBRUARY 2024
Concert 9 - Siblings!
11:30
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) Fratres
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano), Eugene Trofimczyk (percussion)
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) String Quartet in E-flat
Adagio ma non troppo
Allegretto
Romanze
Allegro molto vivace
Maretha Uys (violin 1), Shannon Cook (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Rosamund Ender (cello)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro molto
Soloists: Avigail Bushakevitz (violin) and Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Concert 10 - Finale
15:00
Soloist: Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Guest concertmaster: Avigail Bushakevitz
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
Overture
Air
Gavotte
Gavotte
Bourrée
Gigue
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37
Allegro con brio
Largo
Rondo. Allegro – Presto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Allegro con brio
Andante
Menuetto e Trio
Allegro
11:30
Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) Fratres
Avigail Bushakevitz (violin), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano), Eugene Trofimczyk (percussion)
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) String Quartet in E-flat
Adagio ma non troppo
Allegretto
Romanze
Allegro molto vivace
Maretha Uys (violin 1), Shannon Cook (violin 2), Azra Isaacs (viola), Rosamund Ender (cello)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Concerto for Violin, Piano and Strings
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro molto
Soloists: Avigail Bushakevitz (violin) and Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Concert 10 - Finale
15:00
Soloist: Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano)
Guest concertmaster: Avigail Bushakevitz
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
Overture
Air
Gavotte
Gavotte
Bourrée
Gigue
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37
Allegro con brio
Largo
Rondo. Allegro – Presto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Allegro con brio
Andante
Menuetto e Trio
Allegro
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Franschhoek Chamber Music Festival 2024
Franschhoek NG Kerk
29 Huguenot St, Franschhoek, 7690
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