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PAST EVENTS
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Voices of Home National Tour 2025
CPT
December 16, 2025 Cape Town City Hall / 18:00
The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting its most expansive national tour yet, celebrating South African artistry alongside global repertoire.
This December, audiences in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town will witness a powerful meeting of musical legends. Internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop will join forces with South African cello sensation Abel Selaocoe and master percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger, creating a performance that bridges continents while remaining deeply connected to South African heritage.
At the heart of the programme is the South African tour debut of Selaocoe’s Four Spirits Cello Concerto, paired with Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2, a romantic masterpiece renowned for its sweeping melodies. The evening promises a journey that resonates with both pride and passion.
Performing Artists
Marin Alsop
Conductor
Abel Selaocoe
Cellist and Composer
Voices of Home National Tour 2025
DBN
December 13, 2025 Playhouse Opera Theatre / 15:00
The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting its most expansive national tour yet, celebrating South African artistry alongside global repertoire.
This December, audiences in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town will witness a powerful meeting of musical legends. Internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop will join forces with South African cello sensation Abel Selaocoe and master percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger, creating a performance that bridges continents while remaining deeply connected to South African heritage.
At the heart of the programme is the South African tour debut of Selaocoe’s Four Spirits Cello Concerto, paired with Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2, a romantic masterpiece renowned for its sweeping melodies. The evening promises a journey that resonates with both pride and passion.
Performing Artists
Marin Alsop
Conductor
Abel Selaocoe
Cellist and Composer
Voices of Home National Tour 2025
JHB
December 11, 2025 Linder Auditorium / 19:30
The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting its most expansive national tour yet, celebrating South African artistry alongside global repertoire.
This December, audiences in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town will witness a powerful meeting of musical legends. Internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop will join forces with South African cello sensation Abel Selaocoe and master percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger, creating a performance that bridges continents while remaining deeply connected to South African heritage.
At the heart of the programme is the South African tour debut of Selaocoe’s Four Spirits Cello Concerto, paired with Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2, a romantic masterpiece renowned for its sweeping melodies. The evening promises a journey that resonates with both pride and passion.
Performing Artists
Marin Alsop
Conductor
Abel Selaocoe
Cellist and Composer
Voices of Home National Tour 2025
JHB
December 10, 2025 Linder Auditorium / 19:30
The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra is presenting its most expansive national tour yet, celebrating South African artistry alongside global repertoire.
This December, audiences in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town will witness a powerful meeting of musical legends. Internationally acclaimed conductor Marin Alsop will join forces with South African cello sensation Abel Selaocoe and master percussionist Bernhard Schimpelsberger, creating a performance that bridges continents while remaining deeply connected to South African heritage.
At the heart of the programme is the South African tour debut of Selaocoe’s Four Spirits Cello Concerto, paired with Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 2, a romantic masterpiece renowned for its sweeping melodies. The evening promises a journey that resonates with both pride and passion.
Performing Artists
Marin Alsop
Conductor
Abel Selaocoe
Cellist and Composer
Mzansi Phil in Algeria: 14th Festival Culturel International de Musique Symphonique
Algiers
April 19, 2025 Algiers Opera House / 18:30
The Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra was honoured to participate in the 14th Festival Culturel International de Musique Symphonique, held in Algiers, Algeria, from the 17th to the 23rd of April. Musical groups from seventeen countries across the globe took part in this renowned festival, and Mzansi Philharmonic was proud to have an ensemble from the Orchestra perform in a featured concert on Saturday, the 19th of April.
Performing Artists
Siphokazi Maphumulo
Soprano
Megan-Geoffrey Prins
Pianist
RHYTHMS OF HOPE - CPT
CPT
December 4, 2024 Cape Town City Hall / 19:30
Our Cape Town audiences experienced sheer musical brilliance by Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra, South Africa’s renowned national orchestra that graced the presidential inauguration in 2024 with their performance. We were captivated by the nation’s top orchestral musicians as they brought to life the enchanting symphony, Scheherezade, by Rimsky-Korsakov and the iconic “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin. The third concert of the national tour was presented at the City Hall in Cape Town on Wednesday, 4 December 2024 at 19:30.
Performing Artists
Kirill Karabits
Conductor
Mbuso Khoza
Vocalist & African Instrumentalist
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