(Aristide
du Plessis & Ralitza Macheva)
The next Friends of Music recital will take
place on July 31, 2018, and will feature the Aristide and Ralitza Violin and
Cello Duo.
In January 2018, as a natural consequence
of many years of intensive artistic collaboration as colleagues in the KZN Philharmonic
Orchestra and as chamber musicians, Ralitza Macheva and Aristide du Plessis
formed an exciting new Duo.
The programme includes JS Bach’s Two Part
Inventions (Selection); Joseph Haydn’s Duo for violin & cello in D Major; Ludwig
van Beethoven’s Duo for Violin and Cello in F Major and Maurice Ravel’s Sonata
for Violin and Cello.
Du Plessis was born in Durban in 1989. He has
established a reputation as one of South Africa’s leading cellists, both as a
soloist and chamber musician. As a soloist he has performed since the age of 15
with all of his country’s leading orchestras. A graduate of the University of
Cape Town, he was awarded a scholarship from the prestigious Oppenheimer
Memorial Trust which enabled him to further his studies at the Zürich
University of the Arts. Since his return
to South Africa in April 2015, has been the Co-Principal Cellist with the KZN Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Bulgarian violinist, Ralitza Macheva is a
Graduate of the Pancho Vladigerov Music Academy in Sofia, and the Music
Conservatorium in Enschede, The Netherlands. She worked for several years as
Principal Violinist in the Chamber Music Ensemble, “Amadeus”, in Seoul, South
Korea. She subsequently returned to Bulgaria where she held the position of Associate
Concertmaster of the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra. Since her relocation to
South Africa in 2000, she is the Co-Principal Second Violinist of the KZN
Philharmonic Orchestra, Durban. Her dedication to music of the Baroque era
resulted in her appointment as Leader of the Durban-based orchestra, Baroque
2000. She also and works in close collaboration with the Baroque Ensemble
“Camerata Tinta Barocca” in Cape Town.
The recital will take place at 19h30 on
July 31, 2018, at the Durban Jewish Centre, 44 KE Masinga (Old Fort) Road.
Tickets R120 (R100 FOM Members) available at the door. For more information contact
friendsofmusic@webmail.co.za or
phone Keith at 071 505 1021.
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