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Make a date to listen to the last in the Classics at the Castle series

Final Classic at the Castle, this Sunday at 3pm Impresario Sue Gordon has been hosting Classics at the Castle since she launched the Richmond House museum at Cox’s Castle in 2007. “I’ve had tremendous support from fine music enthusiasts…

MUSIC TO MAKE YOU THINK: The Chris Thorpe Jazz Quartet performed the penultimate Classics at the Castle performance on Sunday to a full house of jazz fans. From left on the stage were Virgil Matrass on piano, Bob Thorpe on bass, Rick van Heerden on sax and clarinet and Chris Thorpe on drums Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Classic jazz at the Castle

Not everyone’s cup of tea but, if you enjoy jazz then the Richmond House Music Room was the place to be on Sunday March 1. The Chris Thorpe Jazz Quartet, comprising of Chris Thorpe on drums, Bob Thorpe on bass guitar (his double bass was…

Classics delivers on technical programme

Cellist Caleb Vaughan-Jones and pianist JF Viljoen gave a magnificent performance recently at the Classics at the Castle performance. In this short clip the duo play from Vera Auerbach Preludes, a highly technical piece that certainly…

ROUSING SEND-OFF: Quatuor Avena, from left, Nicolas Allard, Sumika Tsujimoto, Adam Campbell and Fabio Cesare at the end of their concert at Richmond House on Sunday Picture: JON HOUZET

Appreciating the versatile sounds of sax

It was a concert with a difference at the latest Classics at the Castle on Sunday afternoon, March 31, when Quatuor Avena performed to a full house in the little Richmond House Museum and Music Room. The young group of saxophone players…

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Rousing end to saxophone concert at Richmond House

After a sit-down performance of classical arrangements for most of their Ripples from Debussy show at Richmond House on Sunday, Quatuor Avena surprised and delighted the audience even further with more contemporary fare, first with a…

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Classics on sax at Richmond House

Quatuor Avena, a saxophone quartet comprising Nicolas Allard from France, Sumika Tsujimoto from Japan, Fabio Cesare from Italy and Adam Campbell from South Africa, performed at Richmond House at the latest Classics at the Castle on…

Making beautiful music together

Having heard Magdalena de Vries performing solo on her marimba at Richmond House before, it was a delight hearing her collaborating with flautist Malane Hofmeyr-Burger as they performed a number of classics as well as more contemporary…

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Translating the classics to marimba and flute

Flautist Malane Hofmeyr-Burger and marimba player Magdalena de Vries performing Joseph Haydn’s Echo at the latest Classics at the Castle at Richmond House on Sunday.

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The interplay of marimba and flute at Richmond House

Flautist Malane Hofmeyr-Burger and marimba player Magdalena de Vries performing one of the pieces from Sonata in a minor by Jean Baptiste Loeillet at the latest Classics at the Castle at Richmond House on Sunday.

Classical guitar virtuoso enthrals

IT was a unique treat for music lovers when Italian classical guitarist Cinzia Milani performed at Classics at the Castle at Richmond House recently. Some had seen Milani on her previous visit to Richmond House three years ago. Milani…

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Haunting and melancholy classical guitar

Italian classical guitarist Cinzia Milani performing a piece by Ida Presti at Classics at the Castle at Richmond House last Friday night. Milani also performed music by John William Duarte, Miguel Abloniz, Alexandre Lagoya and Dmitris…