Music

8 August 2025

Start your festival day with a Breakfast Concert – where beautiful classical music meets a delicious morning menu. Presented every morning during the festival, these free concerts offer the perfect blend of uplifting music and relaxed atmosphere.

8 August • 08:00

Liesl Stoltz (flute), Rosamund Roth (cello) and José Dias (piano) performs music by Mozart, Goossens and Louise Farrenc, followed by a free music discussion in the Banqueting Hall.

8 August • 10:00

The Little Maestros concert series is back and this time we learn about the harp! Jana van der Walt (harp) and Magdalene Minnaar (violin & presenter) presents an interactive concert where little ears can explore the music by Mozart, Bach and other beloved composers.

8 August • 12:30

9 August • 12:30

Petrus de Beer (violin), Renée van der Westhuizen (violin), Emile de Roubaix (viola) and Anjulie de Vos-Nock (cello) intertwines classical and contemporary music by amongst others Vivaldi, Haydn, Beethoven, Piazzolla, The Beatles and Coldplay, followed by a free music discussion in the Banqueting Hall.

8 August • 14:00

Nina Schumann (piano), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano), José Dias (piano) and Charl du Plessis (piano) performs thrilling works by Rachmaninoff, Schubert, and even unexpected gems by John Lennon, blending classical tradition with a contemporary twist for an unforgettable piano extravaganza.

8 August • 19:30

9 August 2025

Start your festival day with a Breakfast Concert – where beautiful classical music meets a delicious morning menu. Presented every morning during the festival, these free concerts offer the perfect blend of uplifting music and relaxed atmosphere.

9 August • 08:00

Charl du Plessis (piano), Petrus de Beer (violin), Renée van der Westhuizen (violin), Emile de Roubaix (viola) and Anjulie de Vos-Nock (cello) performs works by iconic composers including Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, Max Richter and Michael Nyman.

9 August • 09:30

The Little Maestros concert series is back and this time we learn about the harp! Jana van der Walt (harp) and Magdalene Minnaar (violin & presenter) presents an interactive concert where little ears can explore the music by Mozart, Bach and other beloved composers.

8 August • 12:30

9 August • 12:30

Louisa Theart (flute), Férrol-Jon Davids (clarinet) and Nina Schumann (piano) performs music by Bach, Brahms, Villa-Lobos, Saint-Saëns, John Rutter, Hendrik Hofmeyr and Guillaume Connesson, followed by a free music discussion in the Banqueting Hall.

9 Augustus • 13:30

Zorada Temmingh (organ) performs works by popular organ composers such as Johann Pachelbel and Léon Boëllmann, as well as some of her own compositions and improvisations on church hymns, followed by a free music discussion in the NGK Park.

9 August • 16:30

Nonhlanhla Yende (mezzosoprano), Charl du Plessis (piano), Werner Spies (double bass), Peter Auret (drums) and the Cape Town Festival Orchestra, conducted by Richard Cock, brings music by Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi and Bach to the stage.

9 August • 19:30

10 August 2025

Start your festival day with a Breakfast Concert – where beautiful classical music meets a delicious morning menu. Presented every morning during the festival, these free concerts offer the perfect blend of uplifting music and relaxed atmosphere.

10 August • 08:00

Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Rosamund Roth (cello) and Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano) take the audience on a soulful journey with music by Schumann, Muczynski and Brahms.

10 August • 09:30

The Voces Cordis Choir, conducted by André van der Merwe, performs at Klein Karoo Klassique for the first time. Music by Andrey Makor, Jacob Handl, Laura Jēkabsone, Jacob Collier, Mia Makaroff and their own interpretation of the beloved Afrikaans piece “Voshaarnooi” are included.

10 August • 12:30