Endler Concert Series 2010

Trio Hemanay is one of the country’s leading ensembles, lauded by critics as on par with the best in the world. For this concert they will perform works by Piazzolla, Ravel, Rutter and Hendrik Hofmeyr.

Marian Lewin is South Africa’s best known and best loved cellist. She began playing at the age of 5, studying with her aunt, the indomitable Betty Pack.

A UNISA Scholarship took her overseas for a time, and in 1964 she began her almost 30-year long orchestral career. After a stint in the SABC Orchestra, she joined the newly formed PACT Orchestra as Principal Cello, a post that she held for 20 years.

During the International Cello Week in Holland in 1967 she was adjudged best cellist and appeared on Eurovision. Remembered for her solo performances with the SABC, Natal Philharmonic and PACT Symphony Orchestras, Marian is also a veteran broadcaster and was a founding member of the Alma Musica Piano Trio.

She currently plays with the Rosamunde String Quartet, Enigma Piano Quartet and Trio Hemanay. She has been nominated for 3 Artes Awards. Amongst her many CD performances are recordings of the complete Glière Cello Duets.

Helen Vosloo (photo) is Principal Flute with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. She appears regularly as soloist and playing chamber music.

Helen has been the recipient of several of South Africa’s top music awards, which enabled her to make extensive study tours to Europe and the USA, where she has worked with some of the world’s leading flautists such as William Bennett in London and Peter Lukas Graf in Switzerland.

In 2002 Helen was engaged as a member of the celebrated Tapiola Sinfonietta in Finland. While resident in Finland she also performed at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. South African composer Hendrik Hofmeyr dedicated his much acclaimed Flute Concerto to Helen and the CD was released by Distell in 2002.

Helen currently teaches part time at the University of the Witwatersrand. In 2006 she founded the Keiskamma Music Academy in rural Eastern Cape.

Malcolm Nay is one of the most charismatic of South African chamber musicians. His mentors and teachers were pianists Pauline Nossel and Isabel Stengel and he obtained the B. Mus. degree and Postgraduate Performer’s Licentiate (cum laude) at the University of the Witwatersrand.

In 1978 he won the P.J. Lemmer Scholarship for Overseas Study, gaining a place with the famous Hungarian pianist, Bela Siki. During his time in the USA he performed and recorded extensively, winning numerous prizes.

On the competition circuit he was awarded Silver Medal in the International Piano Competition in Montevideo and fifth place in the UNISA/Transnet International Piano Competition of 1984. 

Since his return to South Africa, Malcolm has appeared as a soloist with most major local orchestras, and is a popular solo recitalist throughout the country. He now heads the practical teaching staff at the University of the Witwatersrand, at the same time managing a very active concert career.