The Cape Chamber Music Collective (CCMC) prides itself on commissioning and premiering new works. It is therefore delighted to premiére “One Over Four”, a work for piano trio by Matthijs van Dijk
A well-known composer, arranger and violinist based in Cape Town, Van Dijk has written several commissions for chamber ensembles and orchestras, such as the Carnegie Hall-affiliated Decoda Ensemble, I Musicanti & Peter Donohoe, the LGT Young Soloists, and the Signum Quartet.
Performances have taken place at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, the Amsterdam String Quartet Biennale, St John’s Smith Square, London and the Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, among others. A performance of his quartet movement “(rage) rage against the” has been scheduled at Carnegie Hall for May 2023.
Matthijs describes his piano trio as follows: “Inspired in part by the electronic dance music gestures that worked their way into the piece, the rest of the work was an excuse to experiment with different sounds and effects, the most prominent involving a box of 11 ‘weasel balls’ (a dog/cat toy – an electronic ball with an artificial tail attached to it, that rolls around).”
Van Dijk’s trio is coupled with Beethoven’s “Piano Trio No 7 in B-Flat Major, Op 97”, better known as the “Archduke Trio”. This trio for piano, violin and cello premiéred in 1814 and was one of Beethoven’s final performances as pianist due to his increasing deafness. The subtitle refers to Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Beethoven’s benefactor, student and friend to whom he dedicated the work.
It is the last of Beethoven’s piano trios and remains one of his most well-known chamber works.
Much-loved Cape Town accompanist and chamber musician Tertia Visser is joined by violinist Johanna Roos and cellist Seul Pearl Jung.
Roos is an inspirational violinist, chamber musician and teacher.
She is a recipient of many awards and scholarships and furthered her studies at the Royal College of Music in London.
Jung is currently pursuing post-graduate studies with Graham du Plessis at UCT and is an ad-hoc player with the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra and an active chamber musician.
The first two performances are at the following venues: . Cape Town City Centre: Friday 24 March at 19:00 at No 6 Spin Street. Tickets are R150, including a free glass of wine.. Somerset West: Saturday 25 March at 16:00 at Talani, Helderberg Village. Tickets are R150 (regular), R110 (pensioners 60 years +) includes a free glass of wine.
The other performances are on 26 March and on 30 March.
For more details about the other venues visit the website of CCMC at www.capechambercollective.
Tickets can be booked on Quicket.
