Kristel Birkholtz
Kristel Birkholtz performed in various Speciality Acts acts
As a recording artist, Kristel was nominated for a SAMA award in 2010 for the release of her classical video recording of a Grahamstown recital titled “The Sea in Spring”. The video release was combined with a CD recording the same year. Other CD releases include Burning Bridges (2008), an album consisting of solo violin complimented with piano and acoustic guitar accompaniment with renditions of well known jazz and movie tunes.
As a composer/singer-songwriter,
Kristel is an accomplished, versatile and engaging violinist and singer-songwriter.
She studied a music degree WITS University, South Africa with music performance as a major (BMUS)and later focussing in
On the theatre stage she also performed a solo violin role for many Barnyard Theatre show productions including “Beethoven Rocks Again” , “ Natural Woman” , “Rock Me Amadeus” and “Harvest Moon “.