The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival 2018 is taking place 6 to 15 July, and aims to provide talented young South African musicians with the opportunity to study, perform and be inspired by chamber music and orchestral playing at an internationally recognized and professional standard. This ten day long festival puts Stellenbosch University and South Africa on the international music calendar as an event of outstanding musicianship and as a nurturing ground for young talent. This festival facilitates the growth of young musicians and creates opportunities for them to further their music studies, thereby contributing significantly to South Africa’s rich and diverse cultural heritage.
The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival is the first and only festival of its kind in South Africa to incorporate both chamber music and orchestral playing/tuition within one festival, promoting and pro-actively developing a love of classical music, especially the increasingly widely appreciated genre of chamber music. The festival’s educational value is unparalleled as it offers students of all backgrounds and various levels of training (the minimum required level is UNISA grade 6 or comparable standard) the opportunity to play and interact with students of international level, while at the same time receiving coachings from some of the world’s best instrumentalists.
Students are also given the opportunity to play in a symphony orchestra under the baton of renowned and highly experienced international conductors. For many of the students who have performed in one of the two festival orchestras, it was their first time playing in a symphony orchestra. Whereas other music festivals and orchestra courses only offer participation in a symphony orchestra consisting solely of participants from South Africa, the Chamber Music Festival boasts both national as well as international participants. As a result, our festival orchestras are of outstanding quality and even our less experienced students are exposed to a superior standard of playing and teaching, benefiting all students.
For more information visit http://www.sicmf.co.za
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