JMS PRESENTS JP SYLVESTRE WITH THE ODEON QUARTET
Music
Sun, 11 Oct · 15:00 · Wits Linder Auditorium
27 Saint Andrews Road, Parktown
R375
PIANIST JEAN-PHILIPPE SYLVESTRE with THE ODEION STRING QUARTET Canadian pianist Jean–Philippe Sylvestre will join with the highly-esteemed Odeion String Quartet to perform two major works from the chamber repertoire. Jean-Philippe Sylvestre has the singular distinction of having won First Prize at the Canadian Music Competition three times. He performs extensively in the UK and France and has also toured China. The Odeion String Quartet is known for its artistic excellence and has been the recipient of many awards. The Quartet is the only resident South African string quartet and plays a vital role in teaching and mentoring young talent in South Africa. They will play César Franck’s Piano Quintet in F Minor and Antonin Dvorák’s Piano Quintet in A, Opus 81 All Concerts take place on Sunday afternoons at 15:00 in the Linder Auditorium, Wits Education Campus, Parktown. There is safe, easy to find parking and on-site refreshments of coffee, tea, wine and snacks. For more information visit www.jms.org.za. If you would like to subscribe to the full season, or find out more information on our student and block booking discounts, email: info@jms.org.za For Your Diary: Johannesburg Musical Society International Series 2026 18 January: Alexander Ullman (piano) 15 March: Ludmil Angelov (piano) 12 April: Leo de Maria (piano) 7 June: Elvin Ganiyev (violin) with Francois du Toit (piano) 16 August: Leo Gevisser (piano) 13 September: Gareth Lubbe (violin/ viola) with Hanna Heinmaa (piano) 11 October: Piano Quintet with Jean-Philipp Sylvestre (piano) and the Odeon String Quartet 22 November: Piano Finale with Polina Osentinskaya
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