The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival begins on Friday and according to Festival Director, Peter Martens, it’s all systems go! “Some of our illustrious faculty members have landed in South Africa a few days ago already, whilst others are en-route as we speak.” The SICMF faculty is made up of world-class musicians drawn from the […]

The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival faculty is hand-picked by Artistic Director, Nina Schumann. It is Nina’s policy to select players that have captivated the hearts and minds of our students and audiences alike whilst introducing new faces each year as well. Those such as the MET Opera Orchestra trombonist, Weston Sprott; Russian cellist, Alexander […]

In the foreword of the 2018 SICMF programme, Festival Director Peter Martens alludes to the fact that “without sport and the arts, there is little common ground upon which to cultivate a united spirit in a diverse nation.” It is perhaps not surprising then that the SICMF would at some point turn to South Africa’s […]

The hype around the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival faculty concerts is justified as no other classical music festival in South Africa can boast quite such a line-up of internationally acclaimed artists. The programme is also varied and exciting with a number of South African premieres alongside audience favourites by Mendelssohn, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. However, […]

The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival has always been a place where the old and the new meet. Whilst Mozart, Brahms and Tchaikovsky remain staple fare, the likes of Gliere, Dohnanyi and Golijov, once foreign to our ears have, thanks to the bold programming of Artistic Director Nina Schumann, become known and even much anticipated […]