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Classical music

Johannesburg Philharmonic does city proud with bravura performances

Maverick Life

Johannesburg Philharmonic does city proud with bravura performances

By Jared Beukes

What does an orchestra conductor really do?

Maverick Life

What does an orchestra conductor really do?

By Cristina Simon

High notes from the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter and early Spring seasons

South Africa

High notes from the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter and early Spring seasons

By Jared Beukes

From Madiba to Mahler: Ben Zander’s inspired musical message to all South Africans

South Africa

From Madiba to Mahler: Ben Zander’s inspired musical message to all South Africans

By Hans Huyssen

Conductor and cellist Benjamin Zander fulfils promise to Mandela

South Africa

Conductor and cellist Benjamin Zander fulfils promise to Mandela

By Deborah Rudman

We used DNA from Beethoven’s hair to shed light on his poor health – and stumbled upon a family secret

Maverick Life

We used DNA from Beethoven’s hair to shed light on his poor health – and stumbled upon a family secret

By Robert Attenborough

I’m going to a classical music concert for the first time. What should I know?

Maverick Life

I’m going to a classical music concert for the first time. What should I know?

By Timothy McKenry

Reflecting on the Spring season of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra concerts

Magazine

Reflecting on the Spring season of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra concerts

By Jared Beukes

On the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s early Spring Symphony Season

Magazine

On the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s early Spring Symphony Season

By Jared Beukes

Forging a romance with music in a furnace full of love and pain in Soweto

South Africa

Forging a romance with music in a furnace full of love and pain in Soweto

By Ihsaan Haffejee

South Africa’s next great export: Kelebogile Boikanyo

Maverick Life

South Africa’s next great export: Kelebogile Boikanyo

By J Brooks Spector

Leon Bosch on music, roots and the double bass

Magazine

Leon Bosch on music, roots and the double bass

By Karel van der Vyver