“O Mozart, immortal Mozart, how many, how infinitely many inspiring suggestions of a finer, better life have you left in our souls!” – Franz Schubert
There’s still time to book a ticket and spend a warm summer day or evening listening to and learning about the musical compositions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival 2020.
The festival may be dedicated to Mozart, but composer Ludwig van Beethoven also features in some of the talks and recitals, held around Johannesburg in a variety of locations.
Every year, the festival is held from the end of January to early February. It’s currently in its final week and you can expect an assortment of musical pickings in the City of Gold. Soloists, chamber concerts, piano recitals, violin recitals, talks and more will continue to wow audiences until 2 February 2020.
The Johannesburg International Mozart Festival aims “to reflect upon Mozart’s genius and ingenuity and to create a setting that might translate at least some of Mozart’s truly inspiring characteristics into the 21st century”, explains the festival website.
Find out more about the events, schedules and where to book tickets on the site or on the festival Facebook page.
Highlights from the programme:
| Date | Event | Location |
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23 January - 2 February 2020 |
The Magic Flute | Brooklyn Theatre |
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29 and 30 January 2020 |
Cinema Improvisando – The Crowd | The Bioscope independent cinema |
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30 January 2020 |
The Politics of Joy, conducted by Richard Cock | Goethe-Institut Johannesburg |
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31 January 2020 |
Piano recital | Northwards House |
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1 February 2020 |
Johannesburg Youth Orchestra performance | Linder Auditorium |
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1 February 2020 |
Violin recitals | Linder Auditorium |
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1 February 2020 |
Beethoven violin recitals – package deal | Linder Auditorium |
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1 February 2020 |
Talk by Susan Cock: Beethoven Life and Times | Linder Auditorium |
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2 February 2020 |
Violin recital | Linder Auditorium |
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2 February 2020 |
Symphony choir concert | Linder Auditorium |