Pieter Kooij Music Competition 2021
Sat Sep 11, 18:00 - Sat Sep 25, 18:00
Welgemeend Cape Town
ABOUT
Pieter Kooij Music Competition 2021
It is once again Jan van Riebeeck High School’s privilege to host the Pieter Kooij Music Competition, in collaboration with the Welgemeend School of Music. The school has identified the need for a competition for talented music pupils in the City Bowl and Southern Suburbs although it is open to all schools. This year we are proudly hosting the competition for the 13th successive year!
Pieter Kooij, well-known former music teacher of the school and a respected music personality, passed away in 2018, but through his generous donation we are thrilled to keep the competition running for years to come. The Pieter Kooij Trust will grant the prize money of R6 000 for the winner and R4 000 for the runner-up. Category prizes will also include: Best Baroque Performance, Best Romantic Performance, Best String Player, Best Pianist and Best Woodwind/Brass Instrumentalist, each to the value of R1000.
Even though we are excited to still be presenting this competition, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the safety regulations set out by the government, has made it severely difficult for the performing arts to continue as per normal. We have therefore decided to continue with the competition, but it will once again be done on a virtual platform.
This year's concert will be live streamed from the Welgemeend Concert Hall by the amazing team from Panastream. Tickets are available from 3 September 2021 on Quicket at R50 per ticket, where the online concert will also be streamed on. The concert will also be available online for seven days after the live performance has been streamed.