Just returned from a superb evening with the multi-talented #Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble. What a performance and such an amazing surround sound. This is an incredible music venue.
The programme features:
• Symphony no 1 - Joseph Boulogne, le Chevalier St Georges (the “Black Mozart”)
• Romance & Scherzo - Sergei Rachmaninov
• Brandenburg Concerto No 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach
• Octet in Eb major Opus 20
Tickets still available for tomorrow.

I've only recently learned about this amazing organization, and they've been around for 25 years (and counting). It was founded to give kids from impoverished townships a chance to study classical music.

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https://youtu.be/-RSL_MrJhkY

https://www.buskaid.org.za/index.htm

Yes! They performed my favorite waltz! And since they're a string ensemble, the sound is pared down compared to the original / more traditional arrangement for full orchestra. It gives the piece a more intimate sound, I think.

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https://youtu.be/5zka753E9MM

Early Saturday morning wake up call:

Buskaid: Symphonie Concertante in G Major (Allegro) by Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

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https://youtu.be/VRBUA5rgaLs