Classical music

UJ Dean’s Concert offers music lovers ‘A Grand Night for Singing’

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ROUNDING off 2016’s newly initiated classical music programme, UJ Arts & Culture hosts the inaugural Dean’s Concert 2016, entitled A Grand Night for Singing.

As the grand finale of the year’s programme, this free concert offers Johannesburg audiences a rare opportunity to hear two of South Africa’s rising opera stars – soprano, Siphamandla Yakupa, and tenor, Lukhanyo Moyake – along with the celebrated South African pianist, Christopher Duigan, the award-winning UJ Choir conducted by Renette Bouwer, and the Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at UJ, accomplished baritone Federico Freschi. Continue reading →

Christopher Duigan to play Chopin at Durban’s Friends of Music

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Christopher Duigan will be performing at the Friends of Music concert in Durban on November 8. Photo: Val Adamson

FRIENDS of Music Durban will be hosting a concert featuring ‘Maritzburg concert pianist, Christopher Duigan, at 7.30pm on Tuesday, November 8 at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 K. E. Masinga (Old Fort) Road, Durban. Continue reading →

Christopher Duigan plays Ludwig van Beethoven in Kloof and ‘Maritzburg

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Christopher Duigan. Photo: Val Adamson

MARITZBURG pianist, Christopher Duigan, will be performing the music of Ludwig van Beethoven at St Agnes Church in Kloof at 7.30 pm on Thursday, October 27 and at the Tatham Art Gallery in Chief Albert Luthuli Street, Pietermaritzburg at 11.30 am on Sunday, October 30.

He will play three sonatas from the canon of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas that represent each of these periods: the light-hearted Sonata in F Op 10 No 2, the popular ‘Moonlight’ Sonata Op 27 no 2 and the Sonata in E Op 109. Continue reading →

Fabulous feast of music in Franschhoek

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The Charl du Plessis Trio.

FOR the past 14 years Christopher Duigan’s Music Revival has delighted classical music fans with performances by the best musicians in the country.  This year’s Marriott Classic Music Festival in Franschhoek continues that tradition of excellence.

During one weekend of music-making from October 21 to October 23, those in and around the scenic and historic town of Franschhoek will have the chance to indulge in an extraordinary series of concerts in the historic NG Church and the Café Bon Bon at La Petite Dauphine. Continue reading →

André Rieu returns to the big screen with his spectacular 2016 concert

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Andre Rieu, affectionately known as the ‘King of Waltz’, is one of the world’s most popular music artists, renowned for staging spectacular concerts filled with beautiful music, glittering ballgowns and amazing lighting and fireworks.

The 2016 Maastricht Concert from Vrijthof, one of the most beautiful squares in Holland, is no exception.

South African fans will be delighted that this year’s surprise-filled concert will be broadcast on the big screen at Cinema Nouveau theatres at the Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg, Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria, Gateway in Durban and V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on October 15 at 7.45pm and October 16 at 2.30pm.  Continue reading →

Clarinettist, Junnan Sun, to perform at the Hilton Arts Festival

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Junnan Sun. Photo: Andreea Tufescu Photography.

CLARINETTIST, Junnan Sun, will be joining ‘Maritzburg pianist, Christopher Duigan, and cellist, Aristide du Plessis, to perform a Beethoven-themed concert at the Hilton Arts Festival, writes TheLuvvie.com’s Estelle Sinkins.

The three musicians will be playing Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Op. 11 at 4 pm on Sunday, September 18 in the Hilton College Chapel as part of the Music Revival series. Continue reading →

Pietermaritzburg City Orchestra to delight Hilton Arts Festival-goers

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If you’re planning to visit the Hilton Arts Festival – which runs from September 16 to September 18 at Hilton College – then make sure you pencil in a date with the wonderful Pietermaritzburg City Orchestra.

These talented musicians will be playing at 11 am and 1 pm on Sunday, September 18 in the Amphitheatre.

Classical music fans can look forward to hearing well-known pieces like Strauss’ Radetsky March and music from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, as well as popular tunes from musicals including Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s Evita and the television hit, Game of Thrones.

Admission to the concerts is free.

For more information, visit http://www.hiltonfestival.co.za or like the Facebook page: Hilton Arts Festival. Follow the festival on Twitter @HiltonFest or download the free APP Hilton Arts Festival for both Android and IOS.

Cellist, Aristide du Plessis, to perform at the Hilton Arts Festival

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Cellist, Aristide du Plessis, will be performing at the Hilton Arts Festival. Photo: Supplied

CELLIST, Aristide du Plessis, will be joining ‘Maritzburg pianist, Christopher Duigan, and clarinettist, Junnan Sun, to perform a Beethoven-themed concert at the Hilton Arts Festival, writes TheLuvvie.com’s Estelle Sinkins.

The three musicians will be playing Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Op. 11 at 4 pm on Sunday, September 18 in the Hilton College Chapel as part of the Music Revival series. Continue reading →

Acclaimed violinist, Joanna Frankel, to perform at Hilton Arts Festival

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Joanna Frankel will be performing at the Hilton Arts Festival. Photo: Val Adamson

CELEBRATED violinist, Joanna Frankel, is looking forward to performing Beethoven’s Violin Sonata in A Op.47 ‘ Kreutzer’ at this year’s Hilton Arts Festival, writes TheLuvvie.com’s Estelle Sinkins.

Her recital, during which she will be accompanied by ‘Maritzburg pianist, Christopher Duigan, is one of four Beethoven-themed concerts being hosted by Music Revival in the Hilton College Chapel from September 16 to 18. Continue reading →