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MARTINA ARROYO SINI VAN DEN BROM
was born in New York and first came under the was born in Haarlem, Holland, started studying attention of t}te international music world when the prano at thc age of five and later studied at she sang, in the Carnegie llall, in the first American tlre Amsterdam Conservatoire from which she performance of Pizzetti's open MURDER IN THE graduated wit}r honours, She has also studied with CATHEDRAL. She was subsequently engaged by LAZARE L6W of the Paris Conservatoire. the Metropolitan Opera where she made her debut She appeared as soloist witl rnany overseas orche- ' as Aida, stras, including the Concertgebouw under the Today an international star MARTINA ARROYO ':trbaton of Eduard van Beinum. has appeared in the Metropolitan in such operas MISS VAN DEN BROM settled in South Africa as LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, LA CIOCONDA, in 1954 and established herself soon as onc of the MACBETH, ERNANI, DON CARLOS and IL foremost pianists. She gave recitals throughout the TROVATORE. country, appeared as soloist with all tJre orches- In Europe she was heard in Hamburg, Berlin, tras and toured with several visiting overseas Vienna, Rome, Munich, London, Salzburg, Stock- artists such as violinists Maurice llasson and holm, Amsterdam and many other music centres. Boris Belkin. The name MARTINA ARROYO has become She formed the ALMA MUSICA TRIO in 1959. synonymus with musicmaking of the highest with violinst Annie Kossmann and cellist Marian order. Her extraordinary musicianship has enablcd Lewin, today the foremost chamber music en- her to fulfill thc extremely difficult demands of semble in South Africa. contemporary works. In 1969 SINI VAN DEN BROM was appointed In New York she gave bravura performances of offrcial pianist of the SABC, a position she has Varese's OFFRINDES and Dallapiccola's lN held for l0 years; she is still a regular performer MATHILDA - both under the direction LEONARD for both radio and TV. BERNSTEIN. The German composer KARL- I{EINZ STOCKHAUSEN chose her for the world premiere of his controversial contata MOMENTE. She made complete opera recordings of ZES HUCUENOTS, LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, DON GIOVANNI. VESPRI SICILIANI and CAV- ALLERA RUSTICANA. She has also recorded Verdi's cefebrated REQUIEM and Mahler's SYM- PHONY NO. 8.
MME ARROYO GENEROUSLY DONATES THIS CONCERT FOR MUSIC PROMOTION IN GREATER SOWET:O.