Helderberg Village Music Society

A Cello Recital with world-renowned British cellist Michael Kevin Jones and acclaimed South African pianist Sjoerd Alkema.

Presented by Helderberg Village Music Society

Michael Kevin Jones studied at the Royal College of Music in London, later continuing in Cologne and Düsseldorf on a German government scholarship. He has performed for the Royal Family, toured internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and built a career marked by innovation, recording, and teaching. His acclaimed recording of the complete J.S. Bach Cello Suites on a 1667 Stradivarius for the Metropolitan Museum of Art has received international awards, while his work with the Jones Maruri Cello–Guitar Duo reached top charts in Asia. He currently lives in Madrid, performing across Europe, Canada, and South Africa.

Pianist Sjoerd Alkema studied conducting at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and has enjoyed a distinguished career as pianist, conductor, and educator. He has led orchestras, choirs, and opera productions including La Traviata, Aïda, The Sound of Music, and Handel’s Messiah. As an accompanist, he has worked with many renowned singers, interpreting a wide range of repertoire from Schubert to Rachmaninoff. Now based in Cape Town, he continues to perform widely and contributes to the South African music scene as a performer, teacher, and researcher.

?? A rare chance to hear two outstanding artists in an inspiring programme.

Programme

Grace Tin-Yen Christus

The dragon and the Phoenix. SA premiere

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)

Courante and Sarabande in D minor

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 – 1999)

Como una fantasía

Vivaldi (1678 – 1741)

Sonata No. 5 in E minor

Max Bruch (1838 – 1920)

Kol Nidrei

Van Goens (1858 – 1904)

Scherzo

Beethoven (1770 – 1827)

Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in F major

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