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Dear supporter of the Cape Town Baroque Orchestra:
This week, we are shining a spotlight on the fourth and penultimate event of the 2025 Cape Town Baroque Festival, namely Mrs Philarmonica - A South African Premiere!
In this concert the Cape Town Baroque Trio presents a programme of music by the early 18th-century English composer Mrs Philarmonica, whose identity remains shrouded in mystery to this day. There are only two extant collections of music composed by her, both published under the pseudonym ‘Mrs Philarmonica’. With this programme, compiled by Annien Shaw and consisting of trio sonatas by the ever-elusive Mrs Philarmonica, we celebrate female composers of the baroque and shine new light on a composer of expressive and complex music, who has been overlooked by history for a long time.
This concert will be presented at the UCT Irma Stern Museum, emphasising the important contributions, from the 18th to the 20th centuries, of female artists and composers. The Cape Town Baroque Trio consists of three Cape Town Baroque Orchestra section leaders, namely Annien Shaw (baroque violin), Ralitza Macheva (baroque violin) and Rosamund Roth (baroque cello, viola da gamba), who specialise in playing chamber music from the baroque on period instruments.
Date and time: Saturday, 27 September, 11:00-12:00
Venue: UCT Irma Stern Museum, Rosebank
Tickets: R250 (regular), R220 (pensioners), R100 (learners/students).
Book fast - this is an intimate concert, with only 40 tickets available!
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This concert is presented in proud collaboration with the UCT Irma Stern Museum.
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Here you can listen to a short example of the ever-mysterious Mrs Philarmonica’s music - played here by Le Consort - and soon also by the Cape Town Baroque trio in Cape Town!
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Mrs Philarmonica - a South African Premiere is Event 4 in our 2025 Cape Town Baroque Festival. Click here for a downloadable summary of all five festival events (including booking links) . We are offering a limited number of discounted festival passes, which include access to all four festival concerts (i.e., excluding Event 1, which is an educational event). Book a festival pass here.
The 2025 Cape Town Baroque Festival is generously supported by the Rupert Musiekstigting, Bill van Rensburg, the Cape Town Theatre Trust, and the RHL Foundation.
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