Theatre on the Square concert celebrates musical connections across generations

The Piaf to Piazzolla concert performance formed part of Theatre on the Square’s Friday Lunch Hour Music Concert series, which offers audiences an opportunity to experience live music in Sandton.

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Musicians Philip Loots, Lizet Smith, Reuben van Nieuwenhuizen, Henry Smith and Neil Ehlers reunited for Piaf to Piazzolla at Theatre on the Square on October 9, 2026. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo — Musicians Philip Loots, Lizet Smith, Reuben van Nieuwenhuizen, Henry Smith and Neil Ehlers reunited for Piaf to Piazzolla at Theatre on the Square. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo

Former music students reunited with their teachers for a performance celebrating mentorship at Sandton’s Theatre on the Square during the Piaf to Piazzolla concert on October 9.

The show featured former members of the Salon Boys alongside their teachers, with Philip Loots on accordion, Lizet Smith on clarinet, Reuben van Nieuwenhuizen on violin, Henry Smith on guitar and Neil Ehlers on double bass.

Tony Yoro and Robert Gooderson have fun at the theater. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo

Micaela Tyrer, Hilary Geber and Kathy Gibbs mingle at the event on October 9, 2026. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo — Tony Yoro and Robert Gooderson have fun at the theater. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo

Sustra and Johan Jacobs ready for pure bliss of music on October 9, 2026. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo — Sustra and Johan Jacobs ready for pure bliss of music. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo

Lloyd Leppan, Irma Rodd, Ruth trauntschnig, and John Johnston wait for the performances on October 9, 2026. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo — Sustra and Johan Jacobs ready for pure bliss of music. Photo: Duduzile Khumalo

Exploring styles associated with French singer Édith Piaf and Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, the performance took the audience from Parisian cafés to Latin American rhythms.

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Theatre on the Square concert celebrates musical connections across generations

The Piaf to Piazzolla concert performance formed part of Theatre on the Square’s Friday Lunch Hour Music Concert series, which offers audiences an opportunity to experience live music in Sandton.

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