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Fine Music Radio Plus

The beauty of radio is the immediacy. The beauty of a podcast is the longevity. Fine Music Radio Plus brings you the best of both with selected programmes and features based on popular demand.

Fine Music Radio Plus brings you selected programmes and features which you can listen to at your leisure.
Occasionally English South Africa Music
53 Episodes
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The Mimi Coertse Tribute

12 June 2026 would have been the 94th birthday of soprano Mimi Coertse. For the love of opera celebrates her life and music through the re- broadcast of Great Interpreters by Adriaan Fuchs recorded in 2012 for her 80th birthday.
7 Jun 57 min

Sunday Breakfast 7 June 2026 - Lesedi Sibanda

Lesedi Sibanda is the founder and conductor of the Lotus Philharmonic based in Johannesburg. He is currently assisting Arjan Tien here in Cape Town and came into the studio to talk to Otto van der Walt about what inspired him to take up conducting, and Arjan Tien being his mentor.
7 Jun 7 min

Inside the Score - 01 June 26

Inside the Score is a bi-weekly programme featuring the CEO and Artistic Director of the CPO, Adriaan Fuchs. The inaugural programme explores the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.
1 Jun 58 min

The Choral Life 24 May 2026 - Shane Woodborne

The Symphony Choir of Cape Town under the baton of Levi Alexander debuts South African born Shane Woodborne's completed Mass in C minor by Mozart on 6 & 7 June 2026 in the Cape Town City Hall. Otto van der Walt spoke to Shane about this project and how he…
24 May 12 min

Artscape Day

In celebration of Artscape’s 55th birthday FMR’s Vanessa Levenstein chatted to Artscape’s CEO Marlene le Roux.
29 Apr 7 min

Sunday Breakfast 19 April 2026 - Siyolise Nyondo

Siyolise Nyondo is a double bassist who has played for various orchestras including the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also involved with the music education organisation MIAGI (Music Is A Great Investment). They are preparing to play at the closing concert of a music festival in Frankfurt in Germany…
20 Apr 7 min

Sunday Breakfast 5 April 2026 - Lynelle Kenned

Lynelle Kenned is no stranger to the South African audience. She has won numerous awards, appeared and hosted TV shows, and regularly performs MC duties. She has recently won another Fiesta Award and was in the studio to talk to Otto van der Walt about the production which won the…
6 Apr 15 min

Pretty Women Live Broadcast - Christopher Jaftha

This special live broadcast celebrated the African premier of Bryan Adams’ and Jim Vallance’s hit show, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at Artscape. It featured songs from the show, and interviews with the two lead actors, Leah Mari and Christopher Japhta, the director and choreography re-creator Rusty Mowery, the music supervisor…
24 Mar 7 min

Pretty Women Live Boroadcast - Will Van Dyke

This special live broadcast celebrated the African premier of Bryan Adams’ and Jim Vallance’s hit show, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at Artscape. It featured songs from the show, and interviews with the two lead actors, Leah Mari and Christopher Japhta, the director and choreography re-creator Rusty Mowery, the music supervisor…
24 Mar 5 min

Pretty Women Live Broadcast - Leah Mari

This special live broadcast celebrated the African premier of Bryan Adams’ and Jim Vallance’s hit show, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at Artscape. It featured songs from the show, and interviews with the two lead actors, Leah Mari and Christopher Japhta, the director and choreography re-creator Rusty Mowery, the music supervisor…
24 Mar 7 min

Pretty Women Live Broadcast - Rusty Mowery

This special live broadcast celebrated the African premier of Bryan Adams’ and Jim Vallance’s hit show, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at Artscape. It featured songs from the show, and interviews with the two lead actors, Leah Mari and Christopher Japhta, the director and choreography re-creator Rusty Mowery, the music supervisor…
24 Mar 5 min

Pretty Women Live Broadcast- Hazel Feldman

This special live broadcast celebrated the African premier of Bryan Adams’ and Jim Vallance’s hit show, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at Artscape. It featured songs from the show, and interviews with the two lead actors, Leah Mari and Christopher Japhta, the director and choreography re-creator Rusty Mowery, the music supervisor…
24 Mar 9 min

Pretty Women Live Broadcast

This special live broadcast celebrated the African premier of Bryan Adams’ and Jim Vallance’s hit show, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at Artscape. It featured songs from the show, and interviews with the two lead actors, Leah Mari and Christopher Japhta, the director and choreography re-creator Rusty Mowery, the music supervisor…
24 Mar 56 min

The Choral Life - 22 February 2026

Conductor Yolanda Botha visited the Fine Music Radio studios to talk about her Canticum Novum concert choir and symphony orchestra who will present the South African debut of Dan Forrest's Jubilate Deo in two separate concerts on Saturday the 21st March 2026 in the Endler Hall and Sunday 22 March…
4 Mar 14 min

Sunday Breakfast - 8 February 2026 - Mikhaila Smith

Cape Town born pianist and composer Mikhaila Smith, who is based in New York, is spending some time in the Mother City with family and friends. She paid a visit to the Fine Music Radio studios on the Sunday Breakfast show and told Otto van der Walt about her music,…
12 Feb 12 min

The Choral Life - 7 December 2025

The Quava Vocal Group from Johannesburg had quite a busy year. Otto van der Walt caught up with their Public Relations Manager Kagiso Zwane to hear all about winning the Grand Prix prize in Poland and finding a replacement conductor, and of course their new album called So Breaks the…
8 Dec 2025 12 min

The Choral Life - 23 November 2025 - Michaelangelo Cloete

Michaelangelo Cloete is the conductor of the Amici de Lumine choir and he had a long friendship with the late composer Dr Martin Watts who was his lecturer and mentor. Michaelangelo came into the studio to talk about Dr Watts' influence on his career and the work that Amici de…
25 Nov 2025 16 min
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