| KZN (Various): Celebrating Chopin - 200 years |
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From Tuesday, 23 February 2010 - 19:30
To Friday, 26 February 2010 - 21:00
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 CELEBRATING CHOPIN ~ 1810 to 2010 : A CLASSICAL PIANO RECITAL with CHRISTOPHER DUIGAN
Chopin Piano Recital - Marking the 200th anniversary of Fredrick Chopin’s birth in Żelazowa Wola, near Warsaw, Poland in 1810, Christopher Duigan marks this special occasion with a selection on music focusing on this composer's highly engaging musical output.
With a local parish document listing the birth of Fredrick Chopin on 22 February 1810, the official date of 1 March was the date the composer usually used. Now 200 years later Christopher Duigan presents a selection of his music devoting the entire performance to Chopin's magnificent piano writing. Chopin wrote almost exclusively for the piano and his name is synonymous with the world's most popular piano music. While previously admired for his poetic, even nostalgic overtones, in recent years, and under closer technical scrutiny, Chopin's music has revealed a highly complex and classical construction. It is in fact this balance of poetry and intellect, personal freedom and classical principal in the design of the music, that makes the music so profound and also so appealing.
This celebratory programme includes Waltz in C-sharp minor, ‘Minute’ Waltz, Nocturne in E-flat, Ballade No 1, Scherzo No 2 in B-flat minor, Mazurkas, ‘Raindrop’ Prelude, Fantasie-Impromptu and other works.
The following performances are scheduled :
Sunday 21 - 35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 3:30 pm (Tel: 033 342 3051)
Tuesday 23 - Howard College Theatre, UKZN - Durban 7:30 pm (Tel: 031 260 3353)
Wednesday 24 - St Agnes Church, Kloof 7:30 pm (Tel: 031 764 2037)
Thursday 25 - St Michael’s Church, Himeville 7:30 pm (Tel: 033 702 1013
Friday 26 - Hilton College Memorial Concert Hall 7:30 pm (Tel: 033 383 0126
Saturday 27 - NG Church, Franschhoek 7:30 pm (Tel: 083 417 4473)
Sunday 28 - Olde'e'New - Empire Rd, Johannesburg 3:30 pm ( Tel : 083 414 0041)
Monday 1 March - 35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 7:30 pm ( Tel: 033 342 3051)
About Christopher Duigan:
Widely regarded as one of South Africa’s most innovative concert pianists CHRISTOPHER DUIGAN has maintained a busy concert career having performed extensively with all leading South African orchestras. His CD recordings are regularly aired on ClassicFM, Johannesburg and Fine Music Radio. Major performances for 2008 include a number of solo performances in gala concerts with the Kwa-Zulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, recitals in Cape Town and the Franschhoek International Literary Festival. Engagements for 2009 included recitals at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg and Endler Hall in Stellenbosch.
For advance bookings, email Music Revival - booking[at]musicrevival.co.za
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Location: Various venues, KwaZulu-Natal
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| Tickets - R80 at the door |
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