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08/12/2026 06:30 PM
Until 08/12/2026, 11:59 PM 5h 29m

Mzansi Meets the World

Feather Market Centre 86 Baakens St, Gqeberha Central, Gqeberha, 6001
Mzansi Meets the World
Feather Market Centre

The Feather Market Centre, formerly known as the Feathermarket Hall is a historic public building in Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth, in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It stands near the harbour and the Baakens River and remains one of the city's most significant heritage structures. Feather Market Centre, which has played host to glamorous business and cultural events for over a century, was proclaimed a national monument in 1980. It has since been beautifully refurbished and transformed to offer a unique mosaic of venues for conferences, concerts and exhibitions of every size and nature. Conference Capacity: Banquet 700, Conference 450, Schoolroom 450, Break-away rooms 5: Gilbeys Suite: Schoolroom 40, Baakens Suite: Schoolroom 40, Reception Room, City Hall: Schoolroom 100, Auditorium, City Hall: Schoolroom 160 raked, Wool Exchange: Schoolroom100 raked, Exhibition space in the Selley Hall and Foyers: 1800 square meters.

The Mzansi Philharmonic – Gqeberha by Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra

Mzansi Meets the World – Mzansi Philharmonic with Maxim Vengerov

SOLOIST: Maxim Vengerov (violin)

CONDUCTOR: Joseph Young

PROGRAMME:

Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 (Organ Symphony)

Globally renowned violinist Maxim Vengerov joins the Mzansi National Philharmonic Orchestra as the soloist on this fifth anniversary national tour, performing the magnificent Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major.

The extraordinary programme also showcases a groundbreaking South African composition, before culminating in the dramatic Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony). The national orchestra performs under the baton of acclaimed international conductor Joseph Young.

JOHANNESBURG | Thursday, 3 December 2026 | Linder Auditorium | 7.30PM

CAPE TOWN | Sunday, 6 December 2026 | Cape Town City Hall | 6.00PM

GQEBERHA (PORT ELIZABETH) | Tuesday, 8 December 2026 | Feather Market Centre | 6.30PM

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