Myrtle Hart Society: Leslie Dunner Conducts Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra

The June issue of the Myrtle Hart Society eNewsletter reports that the African American conductor Dr. Leslie B. Dunner will be conducting in South Africa this month: “Catch Maestro Dunner with the Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra at City Hall in Durban, South Africa on Thursday, June 26 at 7:30PM. Program includes Berlioz: Les francs-juges Overture; Schumann: Cello Concerto featuring cellist Anzel Gerber; Nielsen: Symphony #2.”

Artsmart.co.za reports:
“June 26 - Musical Artistry: A strong favourite with KZNPO audiences, admired African-American conductor Dr Leslie Dunner leads a concert featuring notable South African cellist Anzel Gerber. She performs Schumann's melancholic Cello Concerto, a work premiered after his death in a concert in honour of his 50th birthday, which is a display piece for the soloist. With an affection for the cello and a keen knowledge of its capacity for expression, Schumann created a work that is both lyrical and, in the final movement, quite lively. Nielsen's Second Symphony was inspired by a four-part comical picture of the four temperaments - choleric, phlegmatic, melancholic and sanguine - which he found in a village pub on the Danish island of Zealand. Each of its four movements illuminate one of the temperaments in a way that you need not know which temperament is being shown in order to truly appreciate the artistry of the music.”