Evening concert: Van Wyk, Onen, Selaocoe, Plaatjies, Rainier
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Sun 25 Jan 202620:15 - 22:00Grote Zaal
Program
19.15 / Foyerdeck 1/ Introduction
19.45 / Entreehal / Support programme
20.105/ Grote zaal / Main event
Arnold van Wyk Five Elegies
Denise Onen Demockracy for string quartet and tape
Abel Selaocoe Umthwalo (arr. Benjamin Woodgates)
Dizu Plaatjies 21:30 (arr. Matthijs van Dijk)
Priaulx Rainier Quartet for Strings
Credits
Signum Quartett:
Florian Donderer violin
Annette Walther violin
Xandi van Dijk viola
Thomas Schmitz cello
Dizu Plaatjies various South African instruments
The Signum Quartett is deeply connected to South Africa’s history, especially since Xandi van Dijk, the viola player of the internationally renowned ensemble, was born there. The musicians are closely associated with several composers who suffered under the Apartheid. They are happy to share their musical heartstrings with listeners 30 years after the end of the Apartheid.
Racism, anti-Semitism, marginalization and discrimination against minorities are more topical than ever. The program Bridge the chasms that divide takes its title from Nelson Mandela’s presidential inauguration speech in 1994. With music composed especially for the Signum Quartett by Denise Onen and Abel Selaocoe, highlighting the history of South Africa, the strings call attention to injustices both past and present. By performing beautiful music, the quartet expresses a message of hope aimed at a bright future.
