Rodney Trudgeon

Rodney Trudgeon is a name synomymous with classica music broadcasting in South Africa. After a short spell as a freelance flautist in the Durban Symphony Orchestra, he joined the SABC and quickly became in demand as a classical music presenter, producer and interviewer. During his almost 40 year career, he has interviewed artists such as Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy, Yehudi Menuhin, Bernard Haitink, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Sir Neville Marriner and John...See more

Rodney Trudgeon is a name synomymous with classica music broadcasting in South Africa. After a short spell as a freelance flautist in the Durban Symphony Orchestra, he joined the SABC and quickly became in demand as a classical music presenter, producer and interviewer. During his almost 40 year career, he has interviewed artists such as Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy, Yehudi Menuhin, Bernard Haitink, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Julian Lloyd-Webber, Sir Neville Marriner and John Rutter, as well as most of the major artists in South Africa. For the past 14 years, Rodney has been the Breakfast Show host and Programme Manager of Fine Music Radio in Cape Town. See less