JPO SPRING SEASON 2026

The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s Spring Symphony Season runs from 29 October to 19 November at the Linder Auditorium each Thursday evening. The Season opens with the highly-anticipated Spring Gala Concert, jointly performed by two of South Africa’s leading orchestras the Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestras.

Season Tickets (i.e. for all four concerts) are available on [email protected] or 011 484 0446.

No Under 5’s allowed

Secure parking

Wheelchair seating is available. Please call the JPO on 011 484 0446 or email [email protected] and we will assist with your booking.

No entry after start

Concert 1: 29 October 2026

JPO & KZNPO Concert

Conductor: Jean-Claude Picard

Soloists:

Pumeza Matshikiza, soprano

Musa Ngqungwana, bass-baritone

Walton Johannesburg Festival Overture

Gershwin Highlights from Porgy and Bess

Holst The Planets

Concert 2: 5 November 2026

Conductor: Jean-Claude Picard

Soloist: Sungmin Cho, violin

Respighi Gli uccelli (The Birds)

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4, K.218 in D Major

Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a

Concert 3: 12 November 2026

Conductor: Christian Schumann

Soloist: Yu Kosuge, piano

Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 in G Major

Bizet Symphony No. 1 in C Major

Concert 4: 19 November 2026

Conductor: Daniel Boico

Soloist: Polina Osetinskaya, piano

Borodin Prince Igor Overture

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 in c minor

Shostakovich Symphony No. 9, Op. 70 in E-flat Major

Programme subject to change