By Paul Boekkooi 10 February 2016 00:00
Beethoven sonata cycle – Zanta Hofmeyr, violin; Ilia Radoslavov, piano
Brooklyn Theater, Pretoria
The history of the violin and famous violinists is filled with…
‘Hofmeyr se Britten-triomf’
‘Hofmeyr het duidelik met oorgawe in die Britten gedelf. Die viool-intrede in die eerste deel na die vreemde perkussie-inleiding was uiters sensitief gebalanseerd, en oombl…
Daar's altyd geesdrif in die breër gemeenskap wanneer 'n kerk moeite doen om 'n veeldoelige orrel te installeer wat nie net die gemeentesang sal stimuleer nie, maar ook gehore na konsertuitvoerings sa…
Waarom hou so 'n hoë persentasie van musiekliefhebbers van Johannes Brahms se werk? Hy was 'n beskermling van die klassieke tradisie én 'n voorbeeld vir die avant-garde. 'n Lewensgenieter én melankoli…
‘The rhapsodic solo violin part bristles with technical problems and at this concert the difficulties were handled with aplomb by Zanta Hofmeyr, a tall, slim and elegant figure and an impressive playe…
‘Hofmeyr en Nay blink uit as bruisende verkenners’
‘Hul dig verweefde samespel het elke minuskule klank-, figurasie-, harmoniese en melodiese detail duidelik teen ‘n veel groter uitspansel van tydlose…
Bekorende resultaat van artistieke groei
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Zanta Hofmeyr (viool) en Malcolm Nay (klavier) Enoch Sontonga, Unisa, Pretoria
Die Franse Barokkomponis Jean-Marie Leclair se dood 250 jaar gele…
‘Among 20th century violin concertos, Benjamin Britten´s can perhaps be judged the most secretive of all. Some of the greatest virtuosos, like Heifetz, avoided performing it. Not Zanta Hofmeyr.
Where…
It was a great idea of our music society to open its 2010 season with an absolute winner – a joint recital by violinist Zanta Hofmeyr and pianist Charl du Plessis, two of the country´s most popular ar…
One of the last events of the season at the Manoel Theatre was the performance dominated by two very accomplished South African musicians.Violinist Zanta Hofmeyr and pianist Elna Van Der Merwe with Ma…