Conductor: Daniel Boico
Soloists: Yevgeny Kutik (violin) Violina Anguelov ( mezzo soprano)
Philharmonia Choir of Cape Town

- HAYDN: Symphony No 4 in D (London)
- WIENIAWSKI: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22
- PROKOFIEV: Cantata > Alexander Nevsky

Described by critics as “Dynamic, vigorous, exciting and imaginative – an undisputed star who combines magnetic charisma with a skilled technique”, Daniel Boico is Associate Guest Conductor of the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra. He was a finalist and prizewinner at the Prokofiev, Pedrotti, and Cadaques International Conducting competitions; orchestras he has conducted include the New York Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,  of London, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Nürnberger Symphoniker, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, National Orchestras of Mexico and Costa Rica, Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Acclaimed for dazzling command of his instrument and its repertoire, the Russian-American violinist Yevgeny Kutik’s communication hark back to the back to the legendary Romantic masters. Born in Minsk, Belarus, he moved to the US at the age of five, graduating with a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.  In recent years, his lauded CDs have added depth to a career which takes him from America to Japan, via much of Europe.

Born in Bulgaria, Violina Anguelov gradudated with her Performer’s Diploma in Opera from UCT under Sarita Stern. She won several prizes, including the the Adcock Ingram Music Prize and the Erik Chisholm Prize. In 2000, she made her European début as Dorabella in Così fan tutte in Hanover, and has sung more than 35 leading roles for Cape Town Opera, most recently in Maria Stuarda and Salomé.  She has sung in oratorio and concerts under the direction of conductors such as Sir Richard Bonynge, Sir Donald Hunt, Barry Smith and Kamal Khan.

The Philharmonia Choir of Cape Town was established in 1967 by John Badminton. Under its current music director Richard Haigh it continues to perform great oratorios such as Handel’s Messiah annually and has worked with many great choral conductors such as Sir David Willcocks, Dr Donald Hunt and Nicholas Cleobury.