The Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra (JPO) is a not-for-profit Section 30 company and a public benefit organisation which was originally formed in May 2000 following the demise of the National Symphony Orchestra. The JPO went into business rescue in 2012, however, it was relaunched in August 2017 with a revitalised vision, a new brand identity and a diverse board of directors which is comprised of captains of industry and credible community leaders. The board is chaired by former Deputy Chief Justice, Dikgang Moseneke, with seasoned arts manager and Julliard School trained singer, Bongani Tembe, as the Chief Executive and Artistic Director. The relaunch of the JPO affirmed the organisation’s aspiration to be internationally recognised for its artistic excellence, innovation, education initiatives and community engagement programmes. www.jpo.co.za
amazing performance and so talented artists and Olga is like an angel here. Lately I have attended her performance in Prague and it was an incredible experience.
Always enjoy Olga kern playing Rachmaninov since first seeing her win The Van Cliburn in 2001. Now this. So overwhelmed by this performance of the Grieg Concerto......
Beautiful! Never forget our roots Cry our beloved Country. So much could have been made of our country if only we could have cared and shared.Greed and corruption left the poor to survive !
What can you say about this beautiful performance, which demonstrates so well that beauty is in modulation--of force, volume, pacing,pitch, mode itself..
There are too many great piano concertos to say, which is the greatest. Each has its own greatness. I'm more Rach fan, so Rach 2nd and 3rd would always be near to my heart. I like Grieg's Piano Concerto as I do Chopin's Piano Concerto.
Nice work Bill! I very much like your conducting style!! Energetic and expressive while at the same time concise and clear. I remember you well from my Eastman days. We both studied piano there. Oddly enough, both of my children now live in Minneapolis, so maybe we'll bump into you there. Kerry Johnson
WOW! This has always been my favorite Concerto! I was introduced to Classical music while in the U. S. Navy! One of my favorite sailor friends invited me to his home for dinner and his wife played this very same masterful concerto on their baby grand Piano. I could not believe I was hearing this live in person as I only heard it on plastic, 78 rpm records on my grammar phone!
SIBELIAN ECLIPSE. Progressive piece using three themes from Violin Concerto by Sibelius: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n47mQU4Ybbg.html
A wonderful piece of music and of course performance. Thank you for slowly but steadily making South African classical music available for the world to enjoy. It bothered me that I had to mostly always enjoy foreign orchestras when we have better at home. As a side note to being South African, we always strive to do and produce the best or be good at what we do (for us that means being the best or world leading) . This i can hear distinctly in the audio quality with so many channels that is being used so when I p[ay it it is as if I'm hearing it live. And of course, our Musicians, our Artists, our people who are born with music and a beat in our soul. if you listen but really listen, you hear something different, something more precise, something with depth and something that is rich, vibrant and and complex in the music that you rarely hear other than here. Well that is my experience at least. Thank you!