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Notable: The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra
BONGANI TEMBE

Orchestra unites the country with music

Bongani Tembe’s Mzansi Philharmonic crosses genres and art forms to reach people

  • Vus'umuzi Phakathi
10 min read
Conduct: Cate Blanchett as Lydia Tár in Todd Field’s spectacular film. Photo: Focus Feature
CATE BLANCHETTE
Video

One Movie Two Takes: Tár

Cate Blanchett gives a masterful performance in this outstanding thriller about an unhinged conductor

  • Kimberley Schoeman
  • Bongeka Gumede
5 min read
Battle: A scene from The Woman King, which tells the story of all-woman warrior unit the Agojie, which protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey from the 17th to the 19th century.
FILM SCORES

The music mastery behind ‘The Woman King’

Five-time Grammy winner Terence Blanchard talks composing score for the box office hit

  • Lihle Z Mtshali
8 min read
Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble will return to the Linder Auditorium to commemorate 25 years of great music-making, on July 17 only. Picture: Supplied
BUSKAID SOWETO STRING ENSEMBLE

The harmony behind the Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble

The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble celebrates 25 years of music making since first playing at the Linder Auditorium

  • Sonri Naidoo
6 min read
ANCHORED SOUND

Meet Ofenste Pitse, the director of an all-black orchestra

Ofentse Pitse, the head of the first South African all-black orchestra, talks about her love for classical music and the plans she has for her musical ensemble, Anchored Sound

  • Tshegofatso Mathe
3 min read
BROTHEL

German orchestra to play in brothel

A German orchestra announced plans on Tuesday to play a concert in a brothel in an effort to bring classical music "to where people are".

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read