(Aristide
du Plessis & Christopher Duigan)
Christopher Duigan (piano) and Aristide du
Plessis (cello) play Gershwin, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky in Double Bill, the next Friends of Music
recital on April 10.
Christopher Duigan is one of South Africa's
leading concert pianists. He was described as a 'South African piano icon' and
'national musical treasure' by the Classic Feel magazine. He has performed
extensively with all leading South African orchestras in a repertoire of more
than 25 concerti. In recital he has developed a popular following through his
innovative presentation and programming of a broad and eclectic taste in music.
Duigan is a Steinway Artist.
Aristide du Plessis was born in Durban in
1989. He has established a reputation as one of South Africa’s leading
cellists. He has performed in some of the world's most renowned concert halls
ranging from the Zürich Tonhalle and the Berliner Philharmonie. As a soloist,
he has performed with all the country’s major orchestras. He is currently
Co-Principal Cellist with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra.
The programme features George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and The Gershwin Songbook (18 Song
Transcriptions) and Three Preludes. Sergei Rachmaninoff works include Sonata
for Cello and Piano Op 19; Caccini and Piazzolla and Ave Maria. Also featured will be Tchaikovsky’s Pezzo Capricioso.
The concert takes place on April 10, 2018,
at 19h30 at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 KE Masinga (Old Fort) Road, Durban.
Tickets R120 (R100 FOM members; R20 students and orchestra members) available
at the door: There is safe parking. For more information contact 071 505 1021.
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