The series promises another superbly curated selection of well-loved symphonic masterpieces. Highlights include Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin in E Minor, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Rachmaninoff's Concerto for Piano No. 3 in D Minor and Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 in C Major.
Solo guest performers and conductors taking part in the orchestra's Early Spring Season include pianists Etsuko Hirose from Japan and Evgeny Konnov from Russia, French violinist Fanny Clamagirand, a debut performance by Italian conductor Claudia Patanè, and the return of the brilliant Israeli-born maestro Daniel Boico and Arjan Tien from the Netherlands.
Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra Early Spring Season 2023
Week 1: Thu, Aug 17 at 19:30
Dutch conductor Arjan Tien returns to the Joburg podium leading the orchestra in the opening programme of the season with solo violinist Fanny Clamagirand. The evening's performances include Der Freischütz Overture by Carl Maria von Weber, Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 and Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 7, Op. 70 in D minor.
Week 2: Thu, Aug 24 at 19:30
Rising star conductor from Italy Claudia Patanè leads the orchestra in her eagerly anticipated debut in Joburg, with performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff's classic Concerto for Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 and the iconic Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 34 (also known as Pathétique Symphony and his final completed symphony).
Week 3: Thu, Aug 31 at 19:30
Israeli-born maestro Daniel Boico leads the orchestra in an exciting third-week programme that includes works by Prokofiev, Schumann and Beethoven. Expect masterpieces that include Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 (also known as the Classical) and German Romantic composer Robert Schumann's Concerto for Piano in A Minor, Op. 54.
Book your seat for the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Season. Tickets range between R160 to R380 p.p. We recommend you buy a season ticket, and no children under three can attend. Find out more here.
