Following the footsteps of Joanna MacGregor’s delightful recital, Daniel Ciobanu promises to contribute a brilliant second concert to the Johannesburg Musical Society season in the Linder Auditorium, St Andrews Road, Parktown on Sunday, 26 February at 17:00. The over-all winner at the 13th UNISA International Piano Competition and winner of the First Prize at the prestigious BNDES International Competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – is described by most as a brilliant young pianist with a busy career.
After becoming the Young Musician of the Year in 2008, Daniel has won more than 40 prizes across Romania, Spain, the UK and France, one of the greatest honors was to be selected to perform alongside Lang Lang in London’s Royal Festival Hall, where he played Constantin Silvestri’s ‘Baccanale’ in front of an audience of 3000.
All tickets for this concert can be booked at Computicket. Tickets can also be bought at the box office one hour before the start of the concert.
Johannesburg, September 3, 2026 - The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) will share the findings of its "Cultural and Creative Industries Economic Trends over the last 10 years” review report at the Creative Cnergy Policy & Investment Symposium 2026, taking place on Thursday, 03 September 2026 at AlexForbes, Sandton, in a fireside chat with Prof. Pitika Ntuli.
CaribbeanTales Media Group has entered a new partnership between the Cross Continental Forum (CCF) and the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO), as CCF expands into a year-long international lab connecting Black and Global Majority producers across Africa, the Caribbean, Canada, the UK, Europe, and the wider diaspora.
June 16, 1976, will forever be remembered for the courageous actions taken by the youth to confront the injustice of Apartheid. The students of Soweto took to the streets to protest the imposition of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction, and their bravery ignited a fire that would eventually help dismantle an oppressive regime.
What if your next paycheque came from a 60-second video, a podcast recorded in your bedroom, or a cooking tutorial filmed on your phone? For a growing number of South Africans, this is no longer just a possibility, it is a career.
