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Founded in 2012 with their inaugural concert at Wits University, The Wits Trio has performed for audiences throughout South Africa at major concert series and festivals ever since. Join us as they return home to Wits following recent concerts at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda and at the University of the North-West in Potchefstroom. This programme contrasts Beethoven’s symphonic ‘Archduke’ Trio, written for his patron and student Archduke Rudolph, with Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Four
Seasons of Buenos Aires’ in an arrangement for piano trio.

The Wits Trio members are Malcolm Nay (piano), Zanta Hofmeyr (violin) and Susan Mouton (cello). Since their inauguration in 2012 the Wits Trio has become well-known throughout South Africa. In 2016 the Trio performed the complete trios of Johannes Brahms at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown to high acclaim from critics and audiences. At the Vryfees in Bloemfontein they received an award for the Best performance of a new chamber concert programme .

In March 2017 they were featured at a SAMRO concert at the University of Pretoria where they performed the Wits Trio Tribute – a composition specially composed for them by the South African composer, Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph. The Trio has toured extensively throughout the Western Cape and the Karoo with the intention of bringing live classical music performances to venues outside of the major metropolitan areas. They performed the Beethoven Triple concerto in September 2017 in Johannesburg.

In 2018 Susan Mouton joined the Wits Trio as they undertook their performances of
the piano trios of Franz Schubert. Since 2020 they performed Beethoven trios in online concerts as part of the Beethoven celebration year as well as the Mendelssohn and Piazzolla works for piano trio.

PARKING, ACCESSIBILITY, REFRESHMENTS, RULES
ARE REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE AT VENUE? YES

PROHIBITED: NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES ARE ALLOWED – ONLY AUTHORISED PERSONNEL

WHAT PARKING FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED AT THE VENUE:

• Safe parking available via the Station Street Entrance – off Jorissen Street after 17h00.
• For daytime shows, all visitors should park at the visitors parking on Yale Road at the Anglo – Dome.
• For visitors on foot, please use the Sutton Close Entrance, to scan your ID and make your way to the Wits Theatre
• For high schools coming to attend, all schools should report to Wits University an hour before the show, park buses at the visitors’ parking spaces by the Anglo - Dome and may make their way to the Wits Theatre.
• For Uber drop off, please use Sutton Close Entrance, to scan your ID and make your way to the Wits Theatre
• All visitors and guests PLEASE HAVE YOUR VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE OR I.D WHEN VISITING THE CAMPUS

WHAT DISABLED FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE VENUE: WHEELCHIR RAMP & ELEVATOR