Based: Cape Town

Sandra Kettle is a highly respected South African concert pianist, accompanist and chamber musician based in Cape Town. Renowned for her refined musicianship and collaborative artistry, she is widely regarded as one of the country’s leading accompanists and chamber music performers.

Sandra studied piano in Cape Town with Sona Whiteman and Laura Searle, and later in Hannover, Germany with Bernd Goetzke. She holds a Master’s degree in Piano Performance from the University of Cape Town’s College of Music, as well as Concert and Chamber Music Diplomas from the Hochschule für Musik und Theatre in Hannover.

Throughout her career she has received numerous awards, including second prize in the 1993 SABC Piano/Organ Competition, where she also won the prize for the best performance of a classical sonata. She has also been awarded the SAMRO Merit Scholarship for overseas study, second prize in the UNISA Overseas Competition (Tertia Franszen Prize), and second prize in the Adcock Ingram Competition.

Sandra has performed with all the major orchestras in South Africa and has given solo and chamber music recitals locally and internationally, including performances across Northern Germany. She currently serves as a lecturer in piano studies at the University of Cape Town’s College of Music and is a sought-after collaborative pianist, regularly performing in chamber ensembles and as part of the Dravic Duo with pianist Victor Tichardt.