Mozart Festival Photography

I have to date photographed 6 events (rehearsals and concerts) and the most enjoyable aspect is the passion the artists have. I can identify with their passion, because it is similar to what I invest into most of my work as photographer.

Below is one of the most passionate and powerfull images I was able to capture thus far.

Apart from the great moment captured here, the camera settings are worth mentioning: 1/400, f/2.8, ISO5000 shot with a Nikon D800 and 70-200mm f/2.8 lens.




Sir Roger Norrington conducting a rehearsal with the ZKO and SANYO - Photograph by Johnathan Andrews.

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER for the Johannesburg International Mozart Festival - 2013

It was exciting when all was done and said to make me the official photographer for the festival concerts and rehearsals!

 

"The 5th Johannesburg International Mozart Festival takes place on an annual basis on and around 27 January – Mozart’s anniversary – at a time when the regular subscription series of the South African classical music scene come to a halt for their summer break and audiences will particularly enjoy the more informal character of festival music-making.

The Johannesburg International Mozart Festival provides a unique combination of classical performances on the highest international level with a keenly intelligent and creative approach to programming and an enterprising portfolio of all-encompassing education and outreach projects for children, students and audiences of all corners of society. Both the Festival’s logo and its website domain www.join-mozart-festival.org (“join” being an abbreviation of “JOhannesburg INternational”) reflect the Festival’s ambition and desire to invite people of all backgrounds and ages to join in and be united in the enjoyment and celebration of music."

http://www.join-mozart-festival.org/festival/the-idea/