Sisa Mgauli – first violinist for the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra – uses one of the City Hall’s lesser known spaces for a performance of Bach’s Allemande from Partita no. 2.
Follow the strains into the building, through the Mandela exhibition, and via the Council Chamber and the Auditorium to find him.
A collaboration between the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Culture Connect SA.
Filmed by David Fanyane and Tamara MacLachlan.
You’ll find the QR code in a ground floor window between the steps and the entrance door. Look carefully!
The Cape Town City Hall, built in 1905, was the site of Nelson Mandela’s first speech as a free man, just hours after his release from 27 years’ imprisonment. It now houses a permanent exhibition dedicated to Mandela, while the auditorium is the main performance space of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.
Find out more here, or book a tour with Culture Connect.
Follow Sisa Mgauli here, and the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra here.
