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.

Nathi Mankayi – The Buyelekhaya Tour (Cape Town)

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.

WOMAD Cape Town in collaboration with UCT’s African Music section presents Global Echoes, bringing together artists from across the world in a celebration of indigenous music, cultural heritage and artistic collaboration.

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 Cape Town Concert Series has celebrated over 70 years of music-making with more than 1000 solo and chamber music recitals. Our second season for 2026 has a proudly South African foundation bringing chamber music, Baroque and new works t

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.

HE WHO SENT ME Tour is a powerful live concert experience from multi-award-winning Afro-soul artist Zuko S.A., blending soulful music, personal storytelling, and purpose-driven themes into an immersive full-band performance.

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.

A concert by a newly formed trio created to celebrate the enduring legacy of one of the principal architects of South African jazz. Led by Kyle Shepherd

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 Performance is open to all SACM piano students, with the opportunity to perform with the UCT Symphony Orchestra next year as part of the prize.