A Travel Breakfast held at the Indaba Hotel. A morning where all things travel in and around Sandton are discussed.
Kristel provided the welcoming violin music whilst guests were treated to a mini-mobile neck and shoulder massage from Mowana Spa. https://www.mowanaspa.co.za/
The cool violin is handmade by Murray Kuun – https://murraykuun.wordpress.com/
Booked by Hands On Promotions – https://www.hands-on.co.za/
Hot off the press, a new classical album is available titled ‘Vignettes for Violin’
It is a collection of evocative classical miniatures for violin and piano
Be transported by this varied and skillfully-performed collection of classical vignettes. Each short piece of music on this album captures an emotion in time.
For a sneak peak at what we’ve put together, take a listen to the beautiful ‘Apres un Reve’ by Gabriel Faure
If you liked this please add us to your classical playlist! The album will be shortly available on popular digital platforms.
The album is available at https://kristelbirkholtz.bandcamp.com/album/vignettes-for-violin
Sunset from above for a gala dinner event at Kyalami Racetrack in a striking long white dress that gently catches the late-summer breeze. A thunderstorm was brewing in the distance, making beautiful cloud formations as the white dress billowed as if to the violin music.
VioRimba as the name suggests is a violin meets marimba band collective with a distinctive African feel. Played here on a one-of-a-kind tin can violin. At recent awards breakfast the party started early as delegates just could not resist the enticing marimba rhythms.
To see what happened next click the video link: https://www.facebook.com/kristel.birkholtz/videos/10156535060541948/
It’s not everyday one gets to play at a Space Station. The quiet location nestled in the Magaliesburg mountains has a beautiful view of the bushveld which is dotted occasionally with Space antennae. As the sun was setting someone snapped this shot, Space stations and bushveld, who would have thought?
Dear Kristel
You are one of a kind. Thank-you for everything, my friends and family can’t stop talking about you. You made matrimonial event so special and I am thankful for that.
-Bride July 2017
There is a stark beauty to a winter wedding. Crisp blue skies and warm oranges and reds gave warmth and colour to this wedding event at Midrand Conference Centre. This was a wedding with a difference, as the couple had already tied the knot in a court wedding 20 years ago, they felt their 20th anniversary would be the wedding ceremony they could not afford when they were younger. It was a wonderful day and brides are beautiful at any age.
As delicious coffee aromas hung thick in the air at Urban Grind Coffee Roastery in Parkhurst, a small film crew headed by passionate wildlife videographer Paul Mills, started setting up camera angles. The story for the shoot was to create a typical morning on-the-go scenario of a woman drinking a cappuccino.
The punchline of the shoot is that in the time it takes to drink a cuppa, an elephant has been shot. Paul, who directed and scripted the shoot is making the hard-hitting scene with the aim of shocking everyday people out of complacency. To preserve the future of wildlife for our children and their children’s children, it is important to act now.
It was fun to shoot the scenes drinking coffee, which is a pastime I enjoy, but to drink up for a good cause was even better.
The resident barista at the Urban Grind coffee shop has been practicing his latte […]
I had the privilege of performing at an event hosted by the Unique Speaker Bureau – a collaborative team of keynote speakers.
What more idyllic stetting for a high tea than the Swan Lake tea garden at Heaven’s Gate, Boksburg.
Lovely eats and nibbles overlooking the lake with a smattering of violin.
An exciting day spent on set filming 2 scenes for an upcoming slot on the popular “Binnelanders” soapie.
I can’t give away any of the plot, but suffice to say I am playing violin in 2 scenes. The slot should air in December so keep watching!