The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival reserves the right to alter the schedule at any given time, should unforeseen circumstances occur.
* South African premiere
** World premiere

3
July
Friday
Registration & Welcome
09:00-10:00
Endler Foyer
Information Session
10:00 - 10:30
Endler Foyer
Guest Ensemble Concert
Stellenbosch University Percussion Ensemble (SA)
13:00
Fismer Hall
Public Masterclass
Emanuil Ivanov (piano)

15:00
Fismer Hall
Guest Ensemble Concert
CPYO Quintet (SA)
17:00
Fismer Hall
Documentary Premiere Screening
‘Beyond the Music’ SICMF 20th Anniversary
18:00
Fismer Hall
Festival Opening
19:00
Behrens Foyer
Violin Concerto No. 2 "The American Four Seasons" — Philip Glass (b. 1937)
Daniel Rowland (solo violin)
Miriam Helms (violin 1); Siwoo Kim (violin 2); Dana Zemtsov (viola); Maja Bogdanovic (cello); Zoran Markovic (double bass); (synthesizer)
*South African Premiere
— Interval —
La Valse for String Nonet — Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) arr. Tim Mulleman (b. 1993)
Miclen LaiPang (violin 1); Miriam Helms (violin 2); Suzanne Martens (violin 3); Farida Bacharova (violin 4); Mikhail Zemtsov (viola 1); Xandi van Dijk (viola 2); David Cohen (cello 1); Peter Martens (cello 2); Zoran Markovic (double bass)
*South African Premiere
The Sorcerer's Apprentice — Paul Dukas (1865–1935)
(piccolo); Demarre McGill (flute 1); (flute 2); Titus Underwood (oboe 1); (oboe 2); YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet 1); (clarinet 2); (bass clarinet); Julia Harguindy (bassoon 1); (bassoon 2); (bassoon 3); (contrabassoon); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn 1); (horn 2); (horn 3); (horn 4); Marco Silva (trumpet 1); (trumpet 2); (trumpet 3); (trumpet 4); (trombone 1); (trombone 2); Mark Hampson (trombone 3 / bass trombone); Jauvon Gilliam (timpani); (glockenspiel); (suspended cymbals); (triangle); (cymbals); (bass drum); (harp)
Daniel Rowland, Miriam Helms, Farida Bacharova (violin 1); Siwoo Kim, Miclen LaiPang, Suzanne Martens (violin 2); Xandi van Dijk, Mikhail Zemtsov, Dana (viola); Peter Martens, Maja Bogdanovic, David Cohen, Boris Andrianov (cello); Zoran Markovic (double bass)
Conductors: Michael Repper, Karin Hendrickson
4
July
Saturday
Orchestra rehearsal
09:00-12:00
Endler, Fismer & Jannasch Halls
Guest Ensemble Concert
XIQUITSI (Mozambique)
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Venues
Public Master Class
Marco Silva (trumpet)

15:00-16:30
Fismer Hall
Guest Ensemble Concert
RCM (UK) String Quartet
17:00
Fismer Hall
In conversation with
Daniel Rowland in Conversation with Mikhail Zemtsov


19:00
Jannasch Hall
Quintet for Piano and Winds, KV452 — W.A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Titus Underwood (oboe); YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet); Julia Harguindy (bassoon); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn); Pieter Grobler (piano)
Space Jump — Fasil Say (b. 1970)
Daniel Rowland (violin); Maja Bogdanovic (cello); Nina Schumann (piano)
*South African Premiere
— Interval —
Piano Quintet — Cesar Franck
Miclen LaiPang (violin 1); Siwoo Kim (violin 2); Xandi van Dijk (viola); Boris Andrianov (cello); Nina Schumann (piano)
5
July
Sunday
Orchestra rehearsal
09:00-12:00
Endler, Fismer & Jannasch Halls
Guest Ensemble Concert
Dutch Viola Ensemble (Netherlands)
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Venues
Public Masterclass
Titus Underwood (oboe)

15:00-16:30
Fismer Hall
Student Ensemble
Concert 1
17:00
Fismer
In conversation with...
Maja Bogdanović in Conversation with Xandi van Dijk


19:00
Jannasch
Tientos y Danzas for Brass Decet — Gareth Wood (1950–2023)
Marco Silva (trumpet 1); (trumpet 2); (trumpet 3); (trumpet 4); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn); (trombone 1); (trombone 2); (trombone 3); Mark Hampson (trombone 4); Jauvon Gilliam (percussion)
*South African Premiere
String Quintet No. 1, Op. 18 — Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Miriam Helms (violin 1); Miclen LaiPang (violin 2); Mikhail Zemtsov (viola 1); Dana Zemtsov (viola 2); Peter Martens (cello)
— Interval —
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110 — B. Bartók (1881–1945)
Nina Schumann, Emanuil Ivanov (piano); Jauvon Gilliam (percussion 1); (percussion 2)
6
July
Monday
Orchestra Rehearsal
09:00-12:00
Endler, Fismer & Jannasch Halls
Student Ensemble
Concert 2
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Venues
Public MasterClass
Daniel Rowland (violin)

15:00-16:30
Fismer Hall
Student Ensemble
Concert 3
17:00
Fismer Hall
In conversation with...
Nina Schumann in Conversation with Owen Dalton


19:00
Jannasch Hall
Voyage for String Orchestra — John Corigliano (b. 1938)
Farida Bacharova (violin 1); Suzanne Martens (violin 2); Xandi van Dijk (viola); Peter Martens (cello); Zoran Markovic (double bass)
*South African Premiere
A Tough Tale — Owen Dalton
WORLD PREMIERE
Tereska Muishond (narrator); Xandi van Dijk (conductor)
(piccolo); Demarre McGill (flute 1); (flute 2); Titus Underwood (oboe 1); (oboe 2); Owen Dalton (english horn); YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet 1); (clarinet 2); (bass clarinet); (soprano saxophone); (alto saxophone); (tenor saxophone); (baritone saxophone); Julia Harguindy (bassoon 1); (bassoon 2); (contrabassoon); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn 1); (horn 2); (horn 3); (horn 4); Marco Silva (trumpet 1); (trumpet 2); (trombone 1); (trombone 2); Mark Hampson (bass trombone); (tuba); (timpani); (percussion); (harp); Pieter Grobler (piano); Suzanne Martens (violin 1); Miclen LaiPang (violin 2); Dana Zemtsov (viola); Boris Adrianov (cello); Zoran Markovic (bass)
— Interval —
Clarinet Quintet, Op. 115 — Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Daniel Rowland (violin 1); Farida Bacharova (violin 2); Mikhail Zemtsov (viola 1); Dana Zemtsov (viola 2); Maja Bogdanovic (cello)
7
July
Tuesday
Orchestra Rehearsal
09:00-12:00
Endler, Fismer & Jannasch Halls
Student Ensemble Concert 4
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Venues
Public Masterclass:
Zoran Marković (double bass)

15:00-16:30
Fismer Hall
Student Ensemble Concert 5
17:00
Fismer Hall
In conversation with...
Demarre McGill in Conversation with Titus Underwood


19:00
Jannasch Hall
Lucas's Garden — Amanda Harberg (b. 1973)
YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet); Daniel Rowland (violin); Boris Andrianov (cello); Nina Schumann (piano)
*South African Premiere
Piano Quintet, Op. 51 — Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
Siwoo Kim (violin 1); Miriam Helms (violin 2); Xandi van Dijk (viola); Peter Martens (cello); Pieter Grobler (piano)
— Interval —
String Quartet No. 8, "Beethoven-Studie III" — Jörg Widmann (b. 1973)
Miclen LaiPang (violin 1); Daniel Rowland (violin 2); Dana Zemtsov (viola); David Cohen (cello)
*South African Premiere
8
July
Wednesday
Orchestra Rehearsal
09:00-12:00
Endler, Fismer & Jannasch Halls
Student Ensemble Concert 6
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Locations
Public Master Class
Demarre McGill (flute)

15:00 - 16:30
Fismer Hall
Student Ensemble Concert 7
17:00
Fismer Hall
In conversation with...
YaoGuang Zhai in Conversation with Julia Harguindy


19:00
Jannash Hall
Sextet — Oli Mustonen (b. 1967)
Demarre McGill (flute); Titus Underwood (oboe); YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet); Julia Harguidey (bassoon); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn); Emanuil Ivanov (piano)
*South African Premiere
Five Pieces for String Quartet, WV. 68 — Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942)
Miriam Helms (violin 1); Farida Bacharova (violin 2); Mikhail Zemtsov (viola); Boris Adrianov (cello)
— Interval —
String Octet, Op. 5 — Reinhold Glière (1875–1956)
Daniel Rowland (violin 1); Miclen LaiPang (violin 2); Siwoo Kim (violin 3); Suzanne Martens (violin 4); Xandi van Dijk (viola 1); Dana Zemtsov (viola 2); Maja Bogdanovic (cello 1); David Cohen (cello 2)
Pulp Fiction Misirlou (Encore)
*South African Premiere
9
July
Thursday
Orchestra Rehearsal
09:00-12:00
Endler, Fismer & Jannasch Halls
Student Ensemble Concert 8
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Venues
Public Master Class
Boris Andrianov (cello)

15:00-16:30
Fismer Hall
Student Ensemble Concert 9
17:00
Fismer Hall
In conversation with...
Michael Repper in Conversation with Kärin Hendrickson


19:00
Jannasch Hall
Quiet City for Trumpet and English Horn — Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Titus Underwood (english horn / oboe); Marco Silva (trumpet); Karin Hendrickson (conductor)
Farida Bacharova (violin 1); Miriam Helms (violin 2); Xandi van Dijk (viola); Peter Martens (cello); Zoran Markovic (double bass)
Sonata per la Grand Viola, MS. 70 — Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)
Mikhail Zemtsov (solo viola); David Cohen (conductor)
(flute 1); (flute 2); (oboe 1); (oboe 2); (clarinet 1); (clarinet 2); (bassoon); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn 1); (horn 2); Marco Silva (trumpet 1); (trumpet 2); (trombone 1); (trombone 2); Mark Hampson (trombone 3); Jauvon Gilliam (timpani / bass drum); Miriam Helms, Miclen LaiPang (violin 1); Suzanne Martens (violin 2); Dana Zemtsov (viola); Maja Bogdanovic (cello); (double bass)
Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra — Claude Smith (1932–1987)
Liam Burden (solo alto saxophone); Karin Hendrickson (conductor)
(piccolo); (flute 1); (flute 2); Titus Underwood (oboe 1); (oboe 2); (eb clarinet); YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet 1); (clarinet 2); (clarinet 3); (bass clarinet); Julia Harguindy (bassoon 1); (bassoon 2); (alto saxophone 1); (alto saxophone 2); (tenor saxophone); (baritone saxophone); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn 1); (horn 2); (horn 3); (horn 4); Marco Silva (trumpet 1); (trumpet 2); (trombone 1); (trombone 2); (trombone 3); Mark Hampson (trombone 4); (euphonium); (tuba); (string bass); (percussion 1); (percussion 2); Jauvon Gilliam (timpani); (mallet); (piano)
*South African Premiere
— Interval —
Concertino — Ante Grgin (b. 1945)
YaoGuang Zhai (solo clarinet); Michael Repper (conductor)
(flute); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn 1); (horn 2); Marco Silva (trumpet 1); (trumpet 2); (trumpet 3); (trombone 1); (trombone 2); Jauvon Gilliam (timpani); Daniel Rowland, Siwoo Kim (violin 1); Miclen LaiPang, Suzanne Martens (violin 2); Xandi van Dijk (viola); David Cohen (cello); Zoran Markovic (double bass)
*South African Premiere
Musica con Cello — Pavel Karmanov (1970–2024)
Boris Adrianov (solo cello); Michael Repper (conductor)
(flute 1); (flute 2); Titus Underwood (oboe 1); (oboe 2); YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet 1); (clarinet 2); Julia Harguindy (bassoon 1); (bassoon 2); José Garcia Gutierrez (horn 1); (horn 2); Marco Silva (trumpet 1); (trumpet 2); (trombone 1); (trombone 2); (tuba); Jauvon Gilliam (timpani); (percussion); (piano); Daniel Rowland, Siwoo Kim (violin 1); Miriam Helms, Farida Bacharova (violin 2); Mikhail Zemtsov, Dana Zemtsov (viola); Peter Martens, Maja Bogdanovic (cello); Zoran Markovic (bass)
*South African Premiere
10
July
Friday
Conductor: Michael Repper
Antropolis — Gabriela Ortiz (b. 1964)
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, No. 1 — Alfred Schnittke (1934–1998)
Soloist: David Cohen (cello)
— Interval —
Symphony No. 1, "Titan" — Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Student Ensemble Concert 10
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Venues
Public Master Class
Mikhail Zemtsov (viola)

15:00-16:30
Fismer Hall
Student Ensemble Concert 11
17:00
Fismer Hall
In conversation with...
Peter Martens in Conversation with Miclen LaiPang


19:00
Jannasch Hall
Conductor: Antony Hermus
JULIA WOLFE (b.1958) | Fountain of Youth
MAURICE RAVEL (1875 - 1937) | Piano Concerto in G
Soloists: Emanuil Ivanov (piano)
INTERVAL
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 - 1897) | Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 in C minor
11
July
Saturday
Orchestra Rehearsal
09:00-12:00
Endler, Fismer & Jannasch Halls
Student Ensemble Concert 12
13:00
Fismer Hall
Coachings
14:00-17:00
Various Venues
Public Master Class
Miclen LaiPang (violin)

15:00-16:30
Fismer Hall
Conductor: Liam Burden
Orient Express — Philip Sparke (b. 1951)
October — Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Cartoon — Paul Hart (b. 1954)
— Interval —
From Blues to Orangey Hues — Lize Briel (b. 2000)
Paris Sketches — Martin Ellerby (b. 1957)
In conversation with...
Miclen LaiPang in Conversation with Miriam Helms Ålien


19:00
Jannasch Hall
Swan Lake Suite No. 1, Scene — Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26 — Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Soloist: Siwoo Kim (violin)
— Interval —
Carmen Suite: Prelude and Selections from Suite No. 1 & No. 2 — Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
12
July
Sunday
Orchestra Rehearsal
9:00-12:00
Endler Hall
Community Concert
Festival Concert Orchestra
12:00
Groendal Community Hall
Student Ensemble Concert 13
13:00
Fismer Hall
Conductor: Michael Repper
Antropolis — Gabriela Ortiz (b. 1964)
Concerto in D minor for Violin, Piano and Orchestra — Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Soloists: Miclen LaiPang (violin); Emanuil Ivanov (piano)
— Interval —
Symphony No. 1, "Titan" — Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
The Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival reserves the right to alter the schedule at any given time, should unforeseen circumstances occur.
* South African premiere
** World premiere