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Jared Beukes

Jared Beukes is a classical music enthusiast, film blogger, and financial services operative based in Johannesburg.

Latest Work

Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha embraces SA classics in showcase of her formidable gifts

21 March 2025

Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha embraces SA classics in showcase of her formidable gifts

3 min

1

How Joburg Underground is bringing bold indie films to South African audiences

16 February 2025

How Joburg Underground is bringing bold indie films to South African audiences

3 min

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Maria — the new Callas biopic depicts very little of what made her unique and unforgettable an artist

14 January 2025

Maria — the new Callas biopic depicts very little of what made her unique and unforgettable an artist

3 min

1

Johannesburg Philharmonic does city proud with bravura performances

12 August 2024

Johannesburg Philharmonic does city proud with bravura performances

4 min

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‘Challengers’ plays a clever game, but blasts all emotions off the court

15 June 2024

‘Challengers’ plays a clever game, but blasts all emotions off the court

3 min

4

‘Ferrari’ is a full-throttle biopic about one of motoring’s biggest names

30 January 2024

‘Ferrari’ is a full-throttle biopic about one of motoring’s biggest names

4 min

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Music and performances play second fiddle to director’s ambitions in flawed Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro

17 January 2024

Music and performances play second fiddle to director’s ambitions in flawed Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro

3 min

4

The best must-see movies you may have missed or overlooked in 2023

26 December 2023

The best must-see movies you may have missed or overlooked in 2023

5 min

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High notes from the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter and early Spring seasons

6 September 2023

High notes from the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra’s Winter and early Spring seasons

4 min

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Requiem Aeternam: Mozart’s music on life, loss and peace

2 August 2023

Requiem Aeternam: Mozart’s music on life, loss and peace

3 min

1

‘Asteroid City’ – unusual explorations of human emotions

27 June 2023

‘Asteroid City’ – unusual explorations of human emotions

4 min

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Desire Marea’s 'On the Romance of Being' is an instant soul-deep classic

5 June 2023

Desire Marea’s 'On the Romance of Being' is an instant soul-deep classic

2 min

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