He joins Yolanda Maartens in the OFM Art Beat to talk about his upcoming performance.

Yaron Kohlberg has been on famous stages around the world and played in iconic auditoriums. Now it is the Odeion in Bloemfontein’s turn. On the 31st of March, he brings a piano recital which includes Bach, Beethoven and even the Beatles.

He tells Yolanda Maartens more in the OFM Art Beat.

Kohlberg can be seen as a leader and innovator in the world of classical music through his traditional and non-traditional performances as he develops creative programming and supports emerging artists. With a creative approach, Kohlberg often combines storytelling and transcriptions of popular tunes with traditional classical masterpieces bringing to life a whole new sound and picture.

Yaron Kohlberg on tour in South Africa. Photo supplied 

Besides having performed as a soloist in multiple world-class venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kremlin, Beijing’s Forbidden City, Kennedy Center, and Mexico City’s Bellas Artes, Kohlberg reaches beyond the concert-going public to engage new audiences with classical music in atypical places. These spaces include a street piano in Singapore, a hotel lobby in Marrakech, and even a community centre in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, further showcasing Kohlberg's unique approach to his music and essentially his art.

Yaron Kohlberg takes the stage at the Odeion in Bloemfontein on the 31st of March 2025 and you are invited to join him for an evening of storytelling and unique sound.

The evening’s programme:

Bach-Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

Beethoven-Piano Sonata No. 8, Op.13, ‘Pathetique’

Schubert- impromptu Op. 90 no. 2

Schumann-Arabeske Op. 18

Debussy-Arabesque No. 1

Prokofiev-Sonata No. 3, Op. 28

Rachmaninov Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2

Ren Guang: Clouds chasing the moon 

Yaron Kohlberg-improvisation 

Beatles-blackbird 

Shifrin/Kurbatov-Mission impossible 

Tickets are available from Quicket. 

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