Starring: William Berger; Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra; Bernhard Gueller
Conductor: Bernhard Gueller
Soloist: William Berger (baritone)
Programme:
Mahler Rückert Lieder
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Known throughout concert halls across the world for the passion he brings to the podium, Bernhard Gueller, principal guest conductor of the CPO, has accompanied many of today’s foremost singers such as international stars Pretty Yende, Elza van den Heever, Jane Archibald and the late Johan Botha. William Berger was a member of the Drakensberg Boys’ Choir before commencing his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His career has taken him to most of the major opera houses in Europe. He was heard last year in La Bohème in Cape Town.