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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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