Thomas Sanderling, the son of the legendary Kurt Sanderling, has held positions with many orchestras, and relinquished a position in the city of his birth as principal conductor of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra after the Russian invasion into Ukraine. He has achieved the highest honours internationally through his recordings and appearances with most major orchestra and with artists such as David Oistrakh, Emil Gilels, Gidon Kremer, Herbert von Karajan, José van Dam, Leonard Bernstein and Natalia Gutman. His special acquaintance with Dmitri Shostakovich led to many recordings and the premieres of the 13th and 14th symphonies in Germany.

The second CPO concert with Sanderling in the Winter Symphonies at the City Hall season on June 19 includes the Concerto for Two Pianos by Mozart with Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Tinus Botha. The final concert will be Il Trovatore in concert, conducted by Jeremy Silver with UCT Opera soloists and the Afri-Arts Choir, presented with the generous support of the City of Cape Town.

Pre-concerts talks by Albert Combrink or John Woodland are held before each concert at 18:45,  with free entry for concertgoers. No 7.