Internacional Chamber Music Festival
Stellenbosch - V. N. de Famalicão (2nd Edition)
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 April 2009
Casa das Artes (Vila Nova de Famalicão)
The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival is the first and only festival of its kind in South Africa. It incorporates chamber music and orchestral playing/tuition within one festival. It actively promotes and develops a love of classical music, especially the increasingly widely appreciated genre of chamber music. The Festival, is now looking ahead to celebrate its sixth anniversary this year, and is putting Stellenbosch and South Africa on the music map as an event of outstanding musicianship and nurturing of young talent. This year we will host the legendary violinist Ivry Gitlis as well as the official release of a new CD of Daniel Rowland with the Stellenbosch Camerata performing the Four Seasons by Vivaldi and Piazzolla.
In Vila Nova de Famalicão, with its focus on music for strings, horn and piano, serves as a showcase for young talent. The aim of the Festival is to create an environment of interaction between music students through participation in Master Classes as soloists or chamber ensembles. The participants will receive music coaching from top International and South African artists. There is a choice of three concerts where the final concert will include the performance of some of the string participants.
We are very pleased and honored to extend the Festival to international soil. We wish to thank Vila Nova de Famalicão for the hospitality and entrepreneurial spirit which we hope will extend into the future.
