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Inside The Score - 10 Aug 26

Join Adriaan Fuchs as he explores the enduring mysteries behind Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major.

10 Aug 58 min

WOMEN ZONE 09 AUGUST 2026

Women Zone, an associate company of Artscape,  presents its annual Women’s Day show on Sunday August 9 highlighting five strong women who are each creating new paths in the arts field. Writers, activists, performers speak to presenter Theresa Smith on this special show sponsored by FMR 101.3.

9 Aug 57 min

The Choral Life 26 July 2026 - Levi Alexander

The conductor of the Symphony Choir of Cape Town, Levi Alexander, made a visit to the Fine Music Radio studios to talk to Otto van der Walt about their upcoming concert performing Karl Jenkins' Stabat Mater. They will be joined by Herschel and SACS choirs, as well as the Stellenbosch…

27 Jul 15 min

Sunday Breakfast 26 July 2026 - Riaan Oosthuizen

The St Cyprian's Girls Choir has just come back from a trip to Spain where they took top honours in 3 of the 4 categories they competed in, as well as the Grand Prix prize in one of the categories. Their conductor Riaan Oosthuizen came into the Fine Music Radio…

27 Jul 8 min

Inside The Score - 27 July 26

What made Mozart a genius? Adriaan Fuchs explores the extraordinary life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through two remarkable works.

27 Jul 50 min

Inside the Score - 13 July 2026

Is it a concerto or a symphony with piano? Join Adriaan Fuchs as he explores Brahms’s monumental Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major – a work of symphonic scale and extraordinary ambition.

12 Jul 56 min

Op-cast

In this Opuscast, Vanessa Levenstein, editor of Opus, chats to two new voices on Fine Music Radio – Karabo Rabaloi and William Berger.

10 Jul 8 min

The Choral Life - Odwa Mvunge (January 2020)

We learned this past week of the passing of Odwa Mvunge. He was the conductor and founder of the Zolani Youth Choir in the Zolani informal settlement in Ashton in the Boland region of the Western Cape. In January 2020 Odwa sat down in the Fine Music Radio studios for…

5 Jul 25 min

Inside the score - 29 June 26

Why does the Elgar Cello Concerto move us so deeply? Join Adriaan Fuchs as he explores Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor – a work of nostalgia, loss and extraordinary beauty.

29 Jun 1 hour

Sunday Breakfast 21 June 2026 - Chanda Bupe Lupambo

The young pianist Chanda Bupe Lupambo played in the opening concerts of the Kaleidoscope Art and Music Festival which took place in the Iain Burges Simpson Pianos Showroom in Westlake. He will also perform at the festival itself which runs from 21 to 23 August 2026 in the Karoo town…

21 Jun 7 min

The Choral Life 14 June 2026 - Antoinette Huyssen

The conductor of the Cape Town Chamber Choir, Antoinette Huyssen came into the Fine Music Radio studios to talk about the choir's upcoming concert called "Met Woord en Lied" which is a programme of settings and compositions in the Afrikaans language.

17 Jun 7 min

Op-cast

In this Op-cast (Opus podcast) Vanessa Levenstein speaks to Louise Howlett about the Fine Music Radio Music Awards.

15 Jun 6 min

Inside The Score - 15 June 26

How do we listen to Bruckner? Really listen. Join Adriaan Fuchs for Inside the Score. The programme will explore Anton Bruckner’s magnificent Seventh Symphony — a work that has inspired devotion, bewilderment, and awe in listeners for more than a century.

15 Jun 56 min

The Mimi Coertse Tribute Pt 2

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.

14 Jun 57 min

Sunday Breakfast 14 June 2026 - Mikhaila Smith

A new film was recently screened at the Labia Theatre in Cape Town called "Variations on a Theme". The film had already debuted at various international film festivals and even won 2 awards. The music for this moving film was composed by Cape Town born pianist and composer Mikhaila Smith…

14 Jun 7 min

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

Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra

Adriaan Fuchs, CEO And Artistic Director of The Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra

21 May 5 min