Gary van Dyk - Tygerburger
While Elsies River on the Cape Flats may be featured in the news for the crime, gangsterism and drug abuse that is the
scourge of some parts of this community, Riverton Close is home to a young man, whose talents as a pianist is taking him to
the top.
Eben Wagenstroom is a final year music student at the University of Cape Town, but the love for his music has been earning
him accolades since his days at Tygerberg High School where in his matric year he performed on the stage of Carnegie Hall in
New York.
Now four years later, that journey continues as this young talent in the classical world gets ready for another trip that
will see him take to this stage again.
This weekend he was hard at work practising and packing his bags to travel to New York, to be part of the Behre Piano
Associates Adamant Music School Anniversary Concert, that will be taking place on Sunday.
Eben was very excited about his trip pointing out that he was glad to be invited to play at this concert.
“Last year I was part of the Adamant ‘Traditional Session’ programme for about three weeks and it was an enriching
experience to meet so many musicians from all over the world who share this love for music,” he says.
“There are nine participants who will be taking part in this performance and we were selected from the 30 artists who took
part in the programme last year.”
This young maestro from Elsies River is no stranger to the stage at Carnegie Hall, during his matric year at Tygerberg High
School he also played there sharing the stage with his mentor Professor Franklin Larey.
Larey will once again be accompanying him on this trip and during their stay there will take up the opportunity to visit the
prestigious Julliard and Manhattan music schools.
The Behre Piano Associates is recognized by the Carnegie Hall corporation as the only organization that has had their
Adamant Music School Anniversary concerts annually without interruption since 1951.
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