(Aristide
Du Plessis & Christopher Duigan)
(William Charlton-Perkins. Photo by Clinton Marius)
(William Charlton-Perkins. Photo by Clinton Marius)
Music up close and personal.
With the KZN Philharmonic currently between
seasons, following the end of its recent summer symphony season, our musical
focus has shifted to music of a more intimate nature, with the focus on Baroque
and chamber music.
Baroque 2000 offers a fascinating programme
of High Baroque classics of the Italian and German schools for their second
2018 concert, on Sunday (April 8) at the Church of the Mariannhill Monastery.
The programme includes: the Sonata a Quatro by Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 –
1725); the Oboe Concerto Opus 9 No 2 in D minor by Tomaso Albinoni (1671-
1751); a Trio Sonata by Haydn’s teacher, Nicola Porpora (1686 – 1768);
Telemann’s Double Violin Concerto in E minor; and JS Bach’s Concerto for Oboe
and Violin in D minor BWV 1060. The soloists are violinist Ralitza Macheva and
Refiloe Olifant, oboe player Margrit Deppe. Tickets at the door are R150. Ample
and safe parking is available. The monastery tea garden will be open with
specials for concert goers. More information from Michel at
sursouth@iafrica.com or on 082 303 5241.
Following on from the welcome spirit of
collaboration that has developed recently between Durban’s Friends of Music and
Pietermaritzburg’s Music Revival initiatives, pianist Christopher Duigan and
cellist Aristide Du Plessis will share FOM’s recital platform on Tuesday April
10, performing an enticing double bill. The first half of the evening sees
Duigan performing a selection of his highly popular George Gershwin programme
that wowed KZN audiences recently. Works to be heard include Rhapsody in Blue, The Gershwin Songbook
(18 Song Transcriptions) and Three Preludes.
Cellist Du Plessis steps forward after
intermission when he joins Duigan in performing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s titanic
Sonata for Cello and Piano Op 19. The programme will be complemented with
pieces by Caccini, Tchaikovsky and Piazolla. The recital starts at 19h30 at the
Durban Jewish Centre, 44 KE Masinga Road. Tickets for members are R100,
non-members R120, students and orchestra members, R20, and are available at the
door. There is safe parking. To book, call 071 505 1021.
Looking ahead, Music revival presents a
programme titled Music For Flute And Jazz
Piano Trio for its monthly concerts across KZN. This light-hearted and
infectious concoction of jazz and classical styles will be by the contemporary
French jazz composer Claude Bolling, and will feature Sabine Baird – KZNPO’s
Principal Flute, with Christopher Duigan at the piano. Percussionist Stephane
Pechoux (drums) and Yuri Litvinenko (bass), both members of the KZNPO, will
join them in the jazz trio. The first half of the programme includes a sequence
of beautiful melodies and popular flute
solos, including Glluck’s Dance of the
Blessed Sprits, Sicillienne by Gabriel
Faure, the jaunty Badinerie by J.S Bach, and Bizet’s Entr'acte to Act III from Carmen.
Performances will take place as follows:
Saturday April 21, 19h00 at Grace Hall, Ashton International College, Albertina
Way, Ballito. Tickets are R150, with coffee and cake included at interval.
There is secure parking, and seating is unreserved. A performance will take
place on Sunday April 22 at 11h30 in the Tatham Art Gallery in
Pietermaritzburg. Tickets are R80, and there is secure parking. A Tatham
Exhibition Opening takes place earlier at 10h00. Make a day of it and enjoy
coffee or lunch at Cafe Tatham, which is open from 10h00. Booking for lunch is
essential, and can be done through Cafe Tatham on 033 342 8327.
Next is a performance on Monday April 23 at
19h00 in Howick’s Amber Auditorium, for residents and their guests only.
Tickets at R60 can be obtained from the Amber Valley Office. On Tuesday April 24
the programme is presented in Kloof’s St Agnes Church, at 19h30. Tickets are
R100, and include refreshments at interval.
St Agnes Concerts will now take place on Tuesdays, usually the last of
the month.
The venue for Saturday April 28 is Casa
Mexicana at 35 Montgomery Drive, Athlone – Pietermaritzburg. Tickets are R120
for the concert only, which starts at 19h30. The venue opens at 19h00. Patrons
van bring their own wine, and other refreshments are provided. There is secure
parking.
Booking for these events is preferred, and
can be made on booking@musicrevival.co.za or Music Revival 083 417 4473 (sms or
WhatsApp only). Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings. –
William Charlton-Perkins
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