People of Note

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the celebrated Italian pianist Filippo Gorini. Filippo was in Cape Town recently to play various recitals as part of his project called “Sonata For 7 Cities” which he has performed in Vienna, Hong Kong, Portland , Milan and also Cape Town. Filippo’s musicianship has drawn unanimous acclaim in major musical concert halls in Italy, Berlin, Amsterdam London and Paris to name a few.

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The magical world of recording and recording studios is in the spotlight on People of Note this week when Rodney Trudgeon speaks to Murray Anderson, who founded Milestone Studios some 35 years ago. Over the years Milestone has become a famous studio where many famous artists have recorded award winning albums and where Murray himself has written jingles and scored the music for local and overseas film and TV programmes.

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For this week’s edition of People of Note, I invited in to the studio Ricardo MacKenzie who is the Provincial Minister of Cultural

Affairs and Sport in the Western Cape Government. His political journey began when he was elected to the DA in the Western Cape in 2014 and I asked him about his portfolio and about his views of the arts in the Western Cape.

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I wonder if you are one of the lucky ones who have seen Joseph and the Amazing Technicoulor Dreamcoat at Theatre on the Bay. It has just returned to Cape Town after a sold out season in Johannesburg and bristles with energy, slickness and fantastic choreography. In the lead role as Joseph is Dylan Janse Van Rensburg who has just graduated from Lamta and Rodney Trudgeon spoke to him about the show.

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David Kramer’s musical Orpheus McAdoo returns to the Artscape Opera House this week after it’s hugely successful run last year in October. With its evocative mix of old spirituals, ragtime, early American folk and South African musical influences celebrate the story of Orpheus McAdoo and his Jubilee Singers. In the role of Orpheus is the distinguished Cape Town Opera soloist, the baritone Conroy Scott and Rodney Trudgeon him to People of Note to talk about his riole.

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Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the broadcaster, financial journalist and author DAVID WILLIAMS whose latest book is called On The Railway – The Great South African Rail Story. The book is a fascinating, nostalgic and loving look at the golden days of rail travel in South Africa. From the starched linen table cloths in the dining cars, to the goods trains that once served as the economic lifeblood of the country.

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After a decade cloaked in silent and stardust the legendary Royal Countess Zingara is making a triumphant return to Cape Town with a show called La Dolce Royal. Zingara’s was a hugely popular venue and concept in Cape Town and this dazzling new chapter is being brought to life by the acclaimed South African theatre visionary Craig Leo. Rodney Trudgeon spoke to Craig Leo ab0ut the new show and his collaborators.

People of Note, Sunday 6pm and again on Thursday at midday.

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is a well established and mush respected jazz musician, composer and recording producer ANDREW FORD. Not only has Andrew produced many albums in his studios know as The Nuthouse. But Andrew has also composed and recorded all the jingles for FMR and, more recently, our FMR Overture which opened our Gala Concert in May. Andrew talked about his creative life as a jazz musician.

People of Note , Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP.

On People of Note this week, Rodney Trudgeon will be talking to the much respected Cape Town born composer, pianist, multi-instrumentalist and raconteur HILTON SCHILDER. Hilton has undoubtedly helped to mould the sound of what has become known as Cape Jazz. He is recognised globally and has featured on numerous albums.

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One of South Africa’s most iconic satirists and social activists is undoubtedly PIETER DIRK UYS. Pieter is also known internationally for his fearless satire and for his alter ego Evita Bezuidenhout. Pieter turns 80 this month and there are a number of tributes to him including some of his plays. I couldn’t resist inviting him into the People of Note studio to talk about his extraordinary career.

People of Note – Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday.