The Grammy-nominated St Petersburg String Quartet is set to make its South African debut this May, offering a series of concerts and workshops in Johannesburg and Cape Town. This highly anticipated tour will mark the first time the celebrated ensemble graces South African stages.
Based in the USA, the quartet has been praised for its “unassailable technique and intonation… an astonishingly calibrated range of voicings and dynamics… breathtaking assurance and laugh-out-loud wit,” according to the Washington Post.
The St Petersburg String Quartet boasts an illustrious international career and is recognised as one of the world’s most esteemed chamber groups. Lauded as the “natural successor to the Borodin [Quartet’s] crown” by The Sunday Times, their accolades include “Best Record” honours from Stereo Review and Gramophone, an opening night performance at Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart festival, five-year residencies at both the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Wichita State University, and hundreds of concerts across North America, Europe, and Asia at prestigious series and festivals.
The Cape Town Concert Series will host the quartet for two church performances: at the Dutch Reformed Church in Franschhoek on 22 May at 7pm, and at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Greenpoint on 23 May at 11am.
Following their Cape Town appearances, the quartet will perform at OAK in Hermanus on 24 May at 3pm, and at the Knysna Music Society on 25 May at 7pm.
Audiences can expect an iconic programme of string quartets by Glazunov, Shostakovich, and Ravel in Cape Town, and Glazunov, Prokofiev, and Brahms in Hermanus and Knysna.
In addition to their concert performances, the quartet will engage with students, offering unique educational opportunities to aspiring musicians.
WHAT: St Petersburg String Quartet
WHERE: Cape Town, Franschhoek, Hermanus, Knysna, Johannesburg.
WHEN: See above & below
BOOKING:
22/23 May: Tickets for Franschhoek and Cape Town are available at Webtickets.
24 May: Tickets for OAK in Hermanus can be purchased by contacting E renedup@telkomsa.net.
25 May: Tickets for Knysna are available from Quicket.
17 May: Tickets for Johannesburg St Stithians College Chapel from Quicket
INFO: Cape Town Concert Series VISIT
