The Cape Town Big Band Jazz Festival is renowned as one of South Africa’s premier showcases of musical youthful talent.

The Cape Town Concert Series presents a season of concerts focused around it’s Steinway Grand Piano - which turns 65 this year and is considered one of the finest recital pianos in the country.

Join the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and conductor Liam Burden in celebrating Youth Day in Symphonic Adventures

Morning Melodies is a programme that focuses on presenting professional and affordable morning concerts to the senior citizens of the Western Cape.

The Fine Music Radio Music Awards were established by the Rolf-Stephan Nussbaum Foundation for the purpose of providing scholarships, bursaries or awards for students studying for a performance diploma or degree in music.

Amici de Lumine presents a tribute concert in honour of Dr Martin Watt, celebrating his contribution to South African choral and compositional life.

The UCT Percussion Ensemble “Ergonomix”, featuring students, staff and alumni of the South African College of Music, performs an exciting contemporary programme spanning Classical, Middle Eastern, Eastern and Jazz styles.

The final round of the Aviva Pelham Operetta Competition invites full-time Opera UCT students to compete for solo arias and duet prizes.

The South African College of Music, UCT, celebrates the 70th birthday of award-winning South African composer Grant McLachlan with a concert showcasing the very disparate nature of Grant’s music from several decades of work.

Some of the top performers from the SACM who successfully auditioned to perform at this festival will play alongside the University of Cape Town Symphony Orchestra (UCTSO) under the baton of Brandon Phillips.

25th Schock Foundation Prize for Singing: the annual competition awards prizes for Best South African Song, Opera Aria, Art Song, Oratorio Aria and an Audience Prize, judged by leading professional musicians.

The UCT Strings Competition, open to string players across South Africa in Junior and Senior categories, offers a supportive platform promoting excellence, with finalists presenting 30-minute recitals that showcase outstanding young talent.

This student showcase concert features a selection of Classical performance and composition students of the South African College of Music, as well as works by South African composers.

The Neues Lied Competition for Art Song Duos, established in 2022, invites UCT and Stellenbosch singers and pianists to perform a five-song multilingual programme across two rounds, culminating in a final where top duos compete.

The nineteenth Schock Foundation Chamber Music Competition features top ensembles selected from the year’s chamber concerts competing in the final round of this annual showcase of chamber music at UCT.

Renowned Italian novelist, playwright and essayist, Alessandro Baricco, talks about one of his great passions, opera! With musical examples interwoven by Opera UCT, these events promise to be both enlightening and entertaining.

The UCT Ibuyambo Orchestra presents Fragments of Sarah, an interdisciplinary performance reflecting on the life and legacy of Sarah Baartman through sound, movement, memory and storytelling.

The 23rd edition of the Laura Searle Prize for Piano Concerto Playing is open to all SACM piano students, with the opportunity to perform with the UCT Symphony Orchestra next year as part of the prize.