WeekendSpecial

4 days ago | weekendspecial.co.za | Jane Mayne

Peta Stewart When Dmitri Shostakovich asks you to premiere his 13th and 14th symphonies in Germany, then you know that something very important is happening! That was the start of a friendship between Shostakovich and Thomas Sanderling, the guest conductor for two concerts in the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter Symphonies at the City Hall season beginning on 12 June, 2025.

5 days ago | weekendspecial.co.za | Jane Mayne

Interactive cooking demos, curated tastings, cool cafés and bars, trendsetting kitchens and more – the foodie experience at Decorex Cape Town and Joburg, organised by RX is hotter than ever. From beautifully curated homeware to fast, fresh flavour delivered straight to the stage, this year’s culinary lineup is all about style, substance and serious appetite appeal.

1 week ago | weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter

THE STORY OF VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS – WORLD CAFÉ. At Café Roux. CARSTEN RASCH reviewsThe first time I heard The Four Seasons was in 1974. It was a Saturday afternoon. My stepfather was at the tennis club (presumably) playing tennis, my younger brother in his bedroom reading a Trompie book, and I was three songs into Uriah Heep’s Sweet Freedom, which I’d bought that morning. My mother walked in and, without a word, removed the record from the turntable and replaced it with Vivaldi. I was not impressed.

1 week ago | weekendspecial.co.za | Jane Mayne

WWF South Africa is inviting everyone to play their part in a nationwide visual movement, Our Country, Through Your Lens – capturing the places, people, and wildlife that showcase our incredible natural heritage. Local TV presenter, actor, and WWF South Africa board member, Masego ‘Maps’ Maponyane, is championing the movement. “We have fynbos found nowhere else. Wide, open spaces with unique plants and animals. Oceans teeming with life.

1 week ago | weekendspecial.co.za | Karen Rutter

JULIUS CAESAR. Director: Fred Abrahamse. Cast: Fiona Ramsay, Marcel Meyer, Matthew Baldwin, Tailyn Ramsamy, Nkosinathi Mazwai and Thinus Viljoen. Artscape Arena. BEVERLEY BROMMERT reviewsFluidity pervades this remarkable staging of Shakespeare’s political thriller Julius Caesar, as identities and periods continuously mutate to confirm how little changes with the passage of time.