Sir James Galway in concert in Cape Town

By Leonard Goussard Heydenrych, 13 February 2015

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Reviewed at Cape Town City Hall, Cape Town on 11 February 2015

Haydn, Symphony no. 59 in A major "Fire Symphony"

Mozart, Flute Concerto no. 2 in D major, K314 (K285d)

Tchaikovsky, Serenade for strings in C major, Op.48

Cimarosa, Concerto in G major for two flutes

Traditional, Londonderry Air

Mozart, Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major "Alla Turca", K331 (K300i) (Rondo alla turca arr David Overtone)

Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Sir James Galway, Flute

Lady Jeanne Galway, Flute

Musicians from the South African National Youth Orchestra

A haunting Jakob Lenz in Zurich

Elodie Olson-Coons, 19th November

The ZKO shows us that Wolfgang Rihm's Jakob Lenz has lost none of its power, more than 40 years on.

****1

Three British greats headline Duncan Ward's Tonhalle debut

Sarah Batschelet, 31st May

The Zurich Chamber Orchestra gives fine performances of works by three leading 20th-century British composers in Zurich’s Tonhalle.

****1

Winterreise given an orchestral dimension in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 16th November

Composer Massimiliano Matesic wows the Tonhalle audience with his orchestral arrangement of Schubert’s great song cycle.

***11

Early Mozart and Britten proves the ultimate refreshment in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 4th May

In its spic and span, acoustically resonant concert venue in Zurich, the superb Zürcher Kammerorchester returned to live performances with an audience with pianist Alexandre Tharaud.

*****

Zurich Chamber Orchestra opens 75th season

Laura Servidei, 27th October

A varied, interesting programme was offered to the Zurich audience, with Emőke Baráth shining in two Baroque cantatas and Daniel Hope leading the orchestra from the violin.

****1

Lupu’s Mozart touches the sublime

David Karlin, 1st February

Radu Lupu produces Mozart so sublime as to delight the angels, Saraste and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra give us a lesson in poise, balance and blended sound.

****1

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Leonard Goussard Heydenrych

Leonard holds a postgraduate diploma in performance (flute) from the Royal College of Music, London, as well as a master’s degree in flute performance from Trinity College of Music, London. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists in London and he works as a consultant ophthalmologist and free-lance musician in South Africa. Leonard is the director of the Heydeburg Chamber Orchestra in Cape Town and he also conducts and regularly performs with the George Kamarata Chamber Orchestra in the Southern Cape. He has commissioned and performed several new works for flute and orchestra.