People of Note

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PIETER TOERIEN PRODUCTIONS. People of Note is broadcast on Sunday evening at 6 pm on Fine Music Radio with a repeat on Thusday afternoon at 1 pm, presented by Rodney Trudgeon.

Says Rodney: “There are a number of fascinating people who pass through Cape Town and I’ve always felt there to be a need for a programme that allows an in-depth discussion with these personalities. Whether their fields are music, literature, theatre, dance, opera or even politics and economics, we’ll invite them into the studio to talk about their lives, inspirations and role models, among other things.
“Rather like the famous BBC programme, Desert Island Discs, I’ll ask my guests to bring with them their six or seven favourite pieces of music to share with us.”

Among the long list of guests on the programme so far have been people such as Rhoda Kadalie, Lord Robin Renwick, Petronel Malan, Pieter Dirk Uys, Ruby Wax, Jonathan Roxmouth, Imam Rashied Omar and many more.
Weekly English South Africa TV & Film
427 Episodes
300 – 320

People of Note - Magdalene Minnaar

Rodney Trudgeon's guest on People of Note this week is one of South Africa's most versatile performers. MAGDALENE MINNAAR is firmly established an an operatic soprano but she is also a highly respected performer across musical genres, an entrepreneurial producer and an innovative director. One of her missions is to…
28 Oct 2018 54 min

People of Note - Alice Gillham

A brand new, large scale musical has been running at the Artscape Theatre this month. It’s called “Calling Us Home’ and has been written by ALICE GILHAM and directed by Magdalene Minnaar. It touches on international and local issues regarding the refugee crisis and displaced people and boasts a large,…
21 Oct 2018 51 min

People of Note - Julien Kurtz

From the 10th to the 18th of November this year an exciting new piano festival will be taking place for the first time in South Africa, having visited many other countries over the past 10 years. The Festival is called Les Amateurs Virtuoses and is emphatically not a competition. The…
14 Oct 2018 53 min

People of Note - Paul Warwick Griffin

Pieter Toerien’s Theatre on the Bay has just re-opened after extensive renovations and the first production is the award winning play “A Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night Time”. This riveting play has an all start cast and is directed by Paul Warwick Griffin who has an international…
7 Oct 2018 52 min

People of Note - Christopher Dudgeon

People of Note this week is all about a show with a difference. The Three Little Pigs – An Adult Pantomime, is on at Gate 69 which is a Cabaret Dinner Theatre noted for its exciting shows and drag artists. It is the home of Cathy Specific and the Trolley…
30 Sep 2018 48 min

People of Note - Robert Sutherland

The 16th of September marked the death in 1977 of one of the world’s most famous and iconic singers, Maria Callas. Fine Music Radio has been paying tribute to her in a series that was presented by Anton Smit over the past 2 weeks and in People of Note this…
23 Sep 2018 53 min

People of Note - Nicholas and Liz

On the 22nd of September, Pieter Toerien’s re-furbished Theatre On The Bay will open with the award-winning play “The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night” based on the novel by Mark Haddon and directed by Paul Warwick Griffin. Included in the large cast is the husband and wife…
16 Sep 2018 1 hr 03 min

People of Note - Eric Dippenaar

The Second Cape Town Baroque Festival takes place from the 21st to 23rd September at various venues in Cape Town. The Artistic Director of the Festival is the harpsichordist ERIK DIPPENAAR who will be the guest on this week’s edition of People of Note. Erik is currently Artistic Director of…
9 Sep 2018 57 min

People of Note - Rusty Labuschagne

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is a man who tells the story of his incarceration for 10 years in a Zimbabwean prison for a crime he did not commit. Rusty Labushagne writes about his incredible trauma being in an overcrowded, filthy prison cell with some 8o…
2 Sep 2018 52 min

People of Note - Goitsemang Lehobye

This week is the young South African soprano Goitsemang Lehobye who is enjoying a hugely successful international career. Goitsemang is currently studying at the University of Michigan and was in Cape Town to perform in Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony as well as to appear with the Minnesota Orchestra to sing in…
26 Aug 2018 1 hr 01 min

People of Note - Walter van Dyk

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the distinguished British actor WALTER VAN DYK who plays the role of Sir Edward Tinley in the Fugard Theatre’s production of Shakespeare in Love. Walter is back to reprise his role after the show’s hugely successful run last year. Walter,…
19 Aug 2018 52 min

People of Note - Dawn Garisch

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is DAWN GARISCH who has facilitated the organisation called The Life Righting Collective which offers courses for anyone who wants to learn to write about their own experiences and which promotes self-discovery, self-recovery and more effective communication. A book has just…
12 Aug 2018 59 min

People of Note - Gerlinde Moser

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is a name which has become very much associated with Fine Music Radio and especially with our live broadcasts of the Symphony Concerts by the Cape Town Philharmonic and our Being Green programme which focuses on the environment. GERLINDE MOSER is…
5 Aug 2018 54 min

People of Note - Shirley de Kock Gueller

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is Shirley De Kock Gueller who is a freelance writer and editor with more than 20 years experience in public relations and media consulting in South Africa and Canada. Shirley has particular expertise in the performing arts having worked with many…
29 Jul 2018 53 min

People of Note - Johan van Zyl

One of the many exciting musical events in Cape Town during August is the visit to this country of the Grammy Award winning American orchestra, The Minnesota Orchestra with their famous conductor Osmo Vanska. The tour has been made possible by the company known as Classical Movements which is based…
22 Jul 2018 53 min

People of Note - Jan Hugo

Rodney Trudgeon’s guest on People of Note this week is the award winning South African concert pianist Jan Hugo who is based in Europe, mostly in Italy and in Leipzig. Jan has done a considerable amount of research in the 19th Century style of piano playing, as well as the…
15 Jul 2018 53 min

People of Note - Tracy Li

Cape Town City Ballet's production of Giselle is running at the Artscape Opera House and the company is very excited about all sorts of new plans and productions lined up for the rest of the year. Rodney Trudgeon's guest on People of Note this week is the recently appointed Acting…
7 Jul 2018 54 min

People of Note - Sunelle Fouche (MusicWorks)

Rodney Trudgeon's guest on People of Note this week is SUNELLE FOUCHE who is executive director and co-founder of an organisation called MusicWorks. This is a non-profit organisation that uses the power of music to unlock potential in the lives of children and their communities - especially children who have…
1 Jul 2018 53 min

People of Note - Musa Ngqungwana

In this week's edition of People of Note, Rodney Trudgeon's guest will be the award winning South African baritone MUSA NGQUNGWANA who has recently published a book called "Odyssey of an African opera Singer". Musa's life is an inspiring one - from the townships of South Africa to opera on…
24 Jun 2018 52 min

People of Note - Angelo Gobbato

A name synonymous with opera here in Cape Town is undoubtedly that of Angelo Gobbato who, apart from being an operatic baritone, has had a distinguished career as an opera director, Head of the UCT Opera School and Artistic Director of CAPAB. Angelo has received many prestigious rewards both locally…
17 Jun 2018 51 min
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