Conductor: Alexander
Fokkens
Soloist: Grethe
Nöthling (piano)
Date: Thursday, 8 June 2017
Venue: Odeion, UFS
Time: 19:30
The pianist Grethe Nöthling will be the soloist
with the Free State Symphony Orchestra in Saint-Saëns’ exciting Piano Concerto No. 2 at the next
concert at 19:30 on Thursday 8 June in the Odeion. The FSSO will be conducted by Alexander Fokkens.
Also on the programme will be The
Unanswered Question (Ives) and the Symphony
No. 39 in E-flat major (Mozart). This concert is made possible by grants
from the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) and Standard Bank.
Grethe Nöthling started her musical career at age 5. At age 7 she made
her musical debut performing as soloist with the Johannesburg Symphony
Orchestra. She won several national music competitions, awards and bursaries
including the Sanlam Music Competition (1994), Absa National Music Competition
(1998), ATKV Prelude Competition (2000), Hennie Joubert National Piano
Competition (2000), Lionel Bowman Beethoven Competition (2001) and UNISA
overseas scholarship for Teachers (2003).
Grethe has been a soloist with major orchestras in the country between
1989 and 2005 including the Cape Town Philharmonic and the Kwa-Zulu Natal
Philharmonic.
Between 2001 and 2004 she completed a Bachelors of Music (cum laude) at
the University of Pretoria under Ella Fourie and Joseph Stanford. In 2006 she
continued her studies abroad. She completed her Master’s of Music at the
Cleveland Institute of Music (2008) and Doctorate of Musical Arts (2014) at the
University of Iowa in the United States.
Alexander Fokkens was appointed in 2011 as Artistic Director and CEO of the Free State
Symphony Orchestra as well as Conductor of the Free State Youth Symphony
Orchestra. His vision and unwavering dedication to the delivery of memorable
performances have seen Alexander become an acclaimed guest conductor, both here
and in the USA. Amongst others, he has conducted the Laiten Weed Honours
Orchestra in South Dakota, The Grinnell Symphony Orchestra in Iowa, The Cape
Philharmonic Orchestra, the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Cape Town
Opera, JMI Orchestra, the Black Tie Opera Company, Eastern Cape Philharmonic
Orchestra, South African National Youth Concert Orchestra, Free State Symphony
Orchestra and Youth Orchestra, and the Chamber Orchestra of South Africa. He
made his European debut in 2006, conducting Joplin’s Treemonisha in La Turbie, France.
Many soloists have enjoyed appearing with Alexander, and some of those
who have played or sung under his baton include John Owings, Curt Thompson,
Pretty Yende, Koos Kombuis, Tumi Molekane, Leslie Howard, Anmari van der
Westhuizen and Samson Diamond, to name but a few.
Tickets for the concert are available at Computicket outlets (Checkers,
Shoprite shops) or book online at www.computicket.com
Admission:
R150 (adults)
Students, on presentation of valid card:
R50.00
UFS Staff, on presentation of valid card:
R100.00
Pensioners, on presentation of valid card:
R100.00
Children (6 to 18 years): R50.00
Block bookings of 10 or more: R100.00
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