JMS PRESENTS JP SYLVESTRE WITH THE ODEON QUARTET

PIANIST JEAN-PHILIPPE SYLVESTRE with THE ODEION STRING QUARTET

Canadian pianist Jean–Philippe Sylvestre will join with the highly-esteemed Odeion String Quartet to perform two major works from the chamber repertoire. Jean-Philippe Sylvestre has the singular distinction of having won First Prize at the Canadian Music Competition three times. He performs extensively in the UK and France and has also toured China. The Odeion String Quartet is known for its artistic excellence and has been the recipient of many awards. The Quartet is the only resident South African string quartet and plays a vital role in teaching and mentoring young talent in South Africa.

They will play César Franck’s Piano Quintet in F Minor and Antonin Dvorák’s Piano Quintet in A, Opus 81

All Concerts take place on Sunday afternoons at 15:00 in the Linder Auditorium, Wits Education Campus, Parktown. There is safe, easy to find parking and on-site refreshments of coffee, tea, wine and snacks.

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For Your Diary: Johannesburg Musical Society International Series 2026

18 January: Alexander Ullman (piano)

15 March: Ludmil Angelov (piano)

12 April: Leo de Maria (piano)

7 June: Elvin Ganiyev (violin) with Francois du Toit (piano)

16 August: Leo Gevisser (piano)

13 September: Gareth Lubbe (violin/ viola) with Hanna Heinmaa (piano)

11 October: Piano Quintet with Jean-Philipp Sylvestre (piano) and the Odeon String Quartet

22 November: Piano Finale with Polina Osentinskaya