The Cape Town Baroque Orchestra (CTBO) presents their Summer Baroque Season of three concerts in February 2025 in various venues across Cape Town. The season includes a variety of baroque repertoire, including chamber, orchestral and vocal music, all played and sung by an exciting line-up of local and international artists.
In two repeat performances of the award-winning Variations programme (Event 1) on Saturday 1 February, the focus is on sets of variations or divisions that are built on thematic material originating from songs or hymns, performed by Lynelle Kenned (soprano), Ralitza Macheva (baroque violin) and the CTBO’s Artistic Director Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord), in the atmospheric Weltevreden chapel in Noordhoek.
In String concerti, plus a suite or two! (Event 2) on 12 February, they welcome two baroque violin soloists, Julia Wedman and Cristina Prats-Costa, from Toronto, Canada. Julia is also a member of the renowned Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
They will lead in a varied programme of orchestral repertoire in both the Italian and French baroque styles at our home venue, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in De Waterkant.
The last event of the season, ‘Queens & Kings’ (Event 3) on 15 February, is a collaboration between CTBO, our regular partner Lutesong Consort, and South African-born countertenor, Clint van der Linde, in a programme of some of his favourite repertoire that also showcases the varied roles the countertenor voice served in a historical context.
In true Cape Town Baroque Orchestra style, there will be a complimentary glass of wine after each concert.
Event 1 – VARIATIONS
Saturday, 1 February, 11:00 and 13:00, Weltevreden Chapel, Noordhoek
These two performances are repeats of their award-winning Variations programme. A popular genre during the baroque period was so-called ‘sets of variations’ or ‘divisions’: Composers often wrote variations and embellishments on songs, folk melodies or hymns. Members of the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra, Ralitza Macheva (baroque violin), Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord) and Lynelle Kenned (soprano) present a programme of expressive sets of variations from the baroque, including music by Corelli, Caccini, Byrd, Philips and Handel. The programme also includes newly composed sets of variations for solo violin by Montreal-based composer and early music specialist Matthias Maute, as well as a piece by South African composer Arthur Feder.
This programme was recently awarded a kykNET Fiësta Award for best classical music production at an arts festival in South Africa in 2023, and was performed to great acclaim at the 2024 Montreal Baroque Music Festival in Canada.
Two performances will be held on 1 February to accommodate more concertgoers.
The performances will take place at the intimate and atmospheric Weltevreden chapel, originally a farmhouse dating from 1790 that was restored by local harpsichord maker William Selway (Bill) Robson. Only 40 tickets per performance available.
With: Lynelle Kenned (soprano), Ralitza Macheva (baroque violin) and Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord)
Date: Saturday, 1 February 2025
Time: Performance 1 – 11:00, Performance 2 – 13:00
Duration of each performance: 60 minutes (without interval). Join them for a complimentary glass of wine after each concert.
Venue: Weltevreden Chapel, Oranje Road, Noordhoek
Tickets: R260, R230 (pensioners), R100 (students)
Book: Here
Event 2 – STRING CONCERTI, PLUS A SUITE OR TWO!
Wednesday, 12 February, 19:30, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, De Waterkant
The Cape Town Baroque Orchestra is joined by visiting baroque violin specialists Julia Wedman and Cristina Prats-Costa, from Toronto, Canada. Julia is also a member of the renowned Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. They will lead through a diverse variety of repertoire, including string concerti and concerti grossi by Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, and Muffat, as well as suites by Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre and Purcell.
With: Julia Wedman and Cristina Prats-Costa (baroque violin soloists), and the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra
Date: Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Time: 19:30
Duration: 75 minutes (without interval). Join us for a complimentary glass of wine after the concert.
Venue: St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, De Waterkant
Tickets: R280, R250 (pensioners), R100 (students)
Book: Here
Event 3 – QUEENS & KINGS
Saturday, 15 February, 19:00, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, De Waterkant
South African-born countertenor Clint van der Linde has enjoyed a long and successful international career as an opera and concert singer. He is no stranger to some of the most prestigious stages in the world, including Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. Lutesong Consort, along with players from the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra, are delighted to collaborate with him in a one-night-only performance of some of his favourite
repertoire, including works by Hasse, Handel, Bach, Purcell and Dowland.
With: Clint van der Linde (countertenor), Lutesong Consort, and instrumentalists of the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra
Date: Saturday, 15 February 2025
Time: 19:00
Duration: 100 minutes (including interval). Join us for a complimentary glass of wine during the interval.
Venue: St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, De Waterkant
Tickets: R280, R250 (pensioners), R100 (students)
Book: https://qkt.io/4KucJU
Season Passes
There are a limited number of discounted season passes, which include access to all of three events of the season – book here.
What: Cape Town Baroque Orchestra Summer Baroque Season
Info: Erik Dippenaar info@ctbaroque.co.za
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