Graduation March 2023
The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted 15 graduation ceremonies from Monday, 27 March to Friday, 31 March 2023. Ceremony recordings and news coverage is available on the UCT News website.
PhD Graduation July 2023
The July 2023 PhD candidates graduated in a joyous celebration at 10:00 on Friday, 21 July 2023. The ceremony was livestreamed on the website, and the video is now available.
Graduation March 2024
The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted 14 graduation ceremonies from Saturday, 23 March to Thursday, 28 March 2024. Ceremony recordings and news coverage is available on the UCT News website.
UCTSO Concerto Festival 2024
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 under the baton of Brandon Phillips.
UCT Symphony Orchestra
UCT Symphony Orchestra performs the premiere of an overture titled “Ukuthwasa” composed by student composer James Geldenhuys. UCT’s Gerhard Joubert performs Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 and the concert ends with Brahms Symphony No. 3.
Graduation September 2024
The University of Cape Town celebrates all who graduated from Monday, 2 September until Wednesday, 4 September 2024. The ceremonies were livestreamed on the website, and video recordings are now available.
17th Annual Schock Foundation Prize for Chamber Music
The seventeenth edition of this annual competition for ensemble playing, sponsored by the Schock Foundation. This final round will feature ensembles selected from the chamber music concerts throughout the year.
UCT String Ensemble
For this concert UCT String Ensemble joins forces with the strings of the Cape Town Philharmonic Youth Orchestra to perform Händel, Mozart and South African composer Hans Huyssen.