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Chad Groepies
Chad Groepies Chad Groepies joined the CPO in January 2025. He was principal trumpet of the CPYO from 2016 (when he joined) to 2024, having already played in Christmas Choirs from the age of seven,...
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Chad has been a student of the CPO’s principal trumpet David Thompson and while at UCT was principal trumpet in both the UCT Wind Ensemble and the UCT Symphony Orchestra. In 2022, Chad distinguished...
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Liam Burden
Liam Burden Liam Burden was appointed conductor of the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in June 2024. Liam was a finalist in the fourth Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition (now the SA...
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Charlene Verster
Charlene Verster Charlene Verster was appointed conductor of the CPYWE in 2024.She completed her BMus degree through UNISA as well as her UTLM and UPLM on Clarinet and first went to the Hugo...
View ArticleWINTER SYMPHONIES AT THE CITY HALL
WINTER SYMPHONIES AT THE CITY HALL June sees the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra back in the City Hall with three concerts in its Winter Symphonies season. Thomas Sanderling, eminent maestro and son...
View ArticleSANDERLING AND BARANOV TO PERFORM IN CAPE TOWN
Thomas Sanderling, the son of the legendary Kurt Sanderling, has held positions with many orchestras, and relinquished a position in the city of his birth as principal conductor of the Novosibirsk...
View ArticleMANDISI DYANTYIS FOR CPO CONCERT AT ARTSCAPE
One of the leading artists of South African music, Mandisi unites the Jazz idiom with Western Classical and African indigenous music. His concert at Kirstenbosch earlier this year was sold out, and...
View ArticleCPO COLLABORATES IN SYMPHONY OF BANSURI
Presented by Inner Circle Entertainment, Symphony of Bansuri is a unique musical creation that brings together the rich melodic traditions of Indian classical music with the grandeur of Western...
View ArticleMANDISI DYANTYIS FOR CPO CONCERTS July 11 and 12
One of the leading artists of South African music, Mandisi unites the Jazz idiom with Western Classical and African indigenous music. His concert at Kirstenbosch earlier this year was sold out, and...
View ArticleINDUSTRY LAUNCH OF “THE PHILHARMONIC”, THE CPO’S NEW COCKTAIL
“ The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the country’s cultural cornerstones. Supporting the CPO isn’t just about music, it’s about preserving artistic excellence, fostering local talent and...
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