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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES IN BALLITO



(Christopher Duigan. Photo by Val Adamson)

Music Revival is bringing an exciting new concert series to lovers of classical music living on the Dolphin Coast.

Concert pianist, Christopher Duigan, is expanding his existing concerts in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, Kloof and Durban to Ballito, with the launch of monthly concerts in the coastal town.  Presented and directed by Duigan, a Steinway Artist, the concerts will feature the pianist along with a host of local and international guest artists.

Music Revival, which was established in October 1997, has grown from a series of small intimate concerts to a regularly presented series of more than 100 concerts annually staged across KZN, as well as in Johannesburg and Pretoria, Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands, and Cape Town.  These concerts range from home soirees to major festivals and symphony concerts.

In Ballito, Music Revival will offer classical music fans a 'light to medium' classical experience with the artists introducing the music they are about to play, offering personal insight, as well as anecdotal and historical background to the music.

The opening concert will take place at Grace Hall at Ashton International College, Albertona Way, Ballito (opposite Ballito Hospital) tomorrow (September 21) at 19h00.

Duigan will play a solo piano programme of his favourite classical piano masterpieces, numbers which have formed a major part of his repertoire over the past 20 years.

 Principal works include: George Frederic Handel's Chaconne and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata op 53 - one of Beethoven's most iconic and revered compositions. The second part of the programme features Claude Debussy’s Reflets dans l'eau (Reflections in the water) and music by Franz Liszt. It ends with the Heroic Polonaise in A-flat Op 53 by Frederic Chopin. The last work said to be one of the composer’s boldest compositions giving voice to a nation's cry for freedom following the Russian invasion of Poland of 1831.

Tickets R150 with refreshments included. Book online at www.webtickets.co.za or at Pick and Pay stores. Alternatively send a WhatsApp or SMS to 083 417 4473 or an email to booking@musicrevival.co.za

A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for cash only. Grace Hall is situated in the Ashton International College, Albertona Way, Ballito (opposite Ballito Hospital).

Secure parking is available and seating  is unreserved. Visit www.musicrevival.co.za  for further details including a Google Map of the location, more details of the works, future concerts, the artists and the Music Revival project.