THE La Motte Classical Music Festival will take place from 30 October to 1 November, with the opening concert being hosted at the La Motte Estate in Franschhoek.
“At La Motte we believe strongly in the symbiosis between the fine art forms of winemaking and classical music.
“We have long held our classic concerts at the Estate and the next step, to sponsoring the Franschhoek La Motte Classical Music Festival, seemed a natural progression,” says Hein Koegelenberg, CEO of the La Motte Estate.
The collection of young stars featured during the three day festival, all of whom have been peer-reviewed and recognised as the best of the best, will include Matthew Reid, the Mozart Clarinet Concerto KKNK Prize winner. Ben Schoemann (Unisa International Prize Winner) performs a hauntingly beautiful piano recital, and the highly acclaimed Libertas Choir perform their masterpiece Jericho, the production of which includes music from Bach, Handel and Mendelssohn, all beautifully mixed with African rhythms and lyrics.
Also on the programme is a garden concert guitar/piano duel between James Grace and Christopher Duigan, which will no doubt be as powerful as it is beautiful, plus much more.
The final day will see local talent from the Bridge House School’s developmental music programme, as well as festival musicians, perform a community concert at the Dennegeur Estate in Franschhoek, co-ordinated by piano virtuoso, Chris Duigan.
Jenny Prinsloo, CEO of Franschhoek Tourism says, “Franschhoek prides itself in always offering visitors and locals the best in wine, food, and music. The Classical Music Festival is a calendar highlight which enforces this position and we believe that with the new partnership with La Motte this event will go from strength to strength.”
For more information on the festival programme or to purchase tickets, visit www.webtickets.co.za.
