Kloof to resound with the sounds of music

KLOOF will resound with the magnificent sound of music from the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra when ‘The Marriott Classics in Kloof ‘ takes to the stage on Friday, 4 April at 7.30pm at St Agnes Church, corner of Church and Abelia Roads.

Music Revival in association with the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra and generously sponsored by Marriott, sees South Africa’s premier orchestra and featured soloists perform a dazzling evening of music. The orchestra will play under the baton of young American conductor, Daniel Walshaw.

The programme includes popular favourites and orchestra show-pieces ‘In the Steppes of Central Asia’ by Borodin, ‘Finlandia’ by Sibelius and the Overture to ‘Die Fledermaus’ by Johann Strauss II.

Soloists for the evening include the highly acclaimed London-based baritone Njabulo Madlala. Born in KwaMashu, Durban, Madlala is currently carving out a major career in the UK. He was recently named Standard Bank Young Artist for Music in 2014. His performance in Kloof follows on a string of major national performances including those at the recent Starlight Classics in Cape Town. Madlala sings arias from Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ and Rossini’s ‘Barber of Seville’.

Star-cellist and Principal Cello of the KZNPO, Russian-born Boris Kerimov, plays the haunting ‘Kol Nidrei’ by Max Bruch. Based on the Jewish chant of the same name, this extraordinary and powerful music has become closely associated with Kerimov though his intensely lyrical performances.

Christopher Duigan will once again be featured at the piano in this performance. Playing Mozart’s seldom-performed Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in A major K. 386 Duigan, a Steinway artists and KZN resident, is acknowledged as one of the country’s foremost concert pianists . The charming work, left incomplete by Mozart, was reconstructed from a number of single autograph pages of the manuscript that have appeared in various collections, and from published arrangements of the work.

This spectacular evening seeks to capture a sophisticated mood. A light-hearted touch will see the inclusion of celebrated Strauss orchestral numbers ‘Tratsch-Tratcsh Polka’, ‘Radetsky March’.

Audience members are invited to dress elegantly to set the tone for the evening. Refreshments will be available beforehand and at interval.

Tickets are from R140. Discounts for students at R100. Tickets are available from Webticket www.webtickets.co.za and also from Katey at St Agnes Church Office on 031 764 2037 or email events@stagnes.org.za.