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Sunday, 6 September 2026
Dino Madramuto curated a rain-soaked Sunday programme spanning Mozart, Beethoven, South African performers and Ravel, ending with a passionate defence of Boléro.
- 17:12
Beethoven’s pastoral Sixth Symphony, reflecting his love of Vienna’s countryside and forest walks, was performed by the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Nicholas Cleobury.
- 17:09
Mozart’s 46-bar Ave Verum Corpus was praised for its emotional beauty in a recording by the University of Johannesburg Kingsway Choir, conducted by Renette Bouer.
- 17:39
South African musicians featured prominently, including Sibongile Mngoma and Yani Moolman in Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, and Pretty Yende in Juliet’s aria.
- 18:43
The programme concluded with Ravel’s Boléro, which Dino defended as an orchestral showcase: a simple melody gradually passed between instruments and layered into a powerful climax.