Sheila Chisholm
Put together pianist Christopher Duigan and the great Romantic Polish pianist/composer Frederick Chopin on Sunday, 5 March, 2017 at Christ Church, Constantia, and music lovers are in for a special afternoon of piano music.
From 3pm, Duigan, leading SA pianist and Steinway Artist, has lined up an all Chopin programme which includes Grand Valse Brillante Op 18, the Minute Waltz, Waltz in C Sharp Minor, Nocturne in Eb Op 9 and Ballades No 1 and No 3.
Playing on a piano supplied by Ian Burgess-Simpson Pianos, Duigan, completed his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester under Brazilian virtuoso Arnaldo Cohen.
Awarded the Professional Performer’s Diploma, Duigan won first prize in the prestigious RNCM in Manchester for pianists.
Over the last two years Duigan’s major engagements include concerto performances with the Johannesburg and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestras and appearances at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown. 2016 saw him invited as soloist at Mandela Day Celebrations in Mexico City; soloist in the Beethoven Concerto No 3 with KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic orchestra and he presented all-Chopin performance at Brooklyn Theatre (Pretoria).
Duigan has also performed at the Hilton Festival, the Marriott Classic Music Festival in Franschhoek and, in April, was featured in a series of concerts with the GIOrquestra in and around Barcelona, Spain.
What: Christopher Duigan, Chopin programme
Where: Christ Church, Constantia, Cape Town
When: Sunday, 5 March, 2017, 3pm
Tickets: R100 at the door (cash only)
Book: Anne 021 701 0861, 082 218 0100, cctickets8@gmail.com
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