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EDUCATION:
B. Mus (cum laude) from University of Cape Town; UNISA Performers Licentiate
in Music (piano); Associate of the Royal College of Music (piano); Associate
of the Royal College of Music (flute); Postgraduate Diploma (Royal College of
Music)
PERFORMING
WORK:
Concert pianist and chamber musician, specialising in contemporary music and
also performing standard repertoire in South Africa, UK, Europe, North
America, Russia and the Far East
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PREMIERES:
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Kevin Volans:
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Piano Trio 2 (Klein Karoo
Nasionale Kunstefees 2009)
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Eric Marty:
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Echolalia (Cape Town 2008)
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Kevin Volans:
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Shiva Dances: piano duo
(London 2008)
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Paul Hanmer:
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"My daughter spoke of
owls" (Grahamstown 2008)
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Michael Blake:
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Piano concerto "Rain
Dancing" (Johannesburg 2007)
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Sonata for two pianos (Cape Town
2007)
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Matthijs van Dijk:
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"Four movements and an
Apogee": piano solo (Cape Town 2007)
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Matteo Fargion:
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"Double Dickie":
piano duo (Grahamstown 2005)
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Justinian Tamusuza:
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"Ennasula
y'Obudongo": piano duo (Grahamstown 2005)
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Kevin Volans:
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Three Structural Etudes: piano
solo (Durban 2004)
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Three Rhythmic Etudes:
piano solo (Durban 2003)
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Jörg Schäffer:
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Further Viroids (Munich 2002)
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Viroids, Virus and Plasmid:
piano solo (Munich, 2001)
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Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph:
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“The Juggler and the King”: piano
duo (June 1999)
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David Kosviner:
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“Worksong”:
piano solo (Johannesburg 1989)
“Worksong 2”: piano and orchestra (Pretoria 1999)
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Stefans Grové:
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“Yemoja”: piano solo (Würzburg,
Germany 1998)
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Bongani Ndodana:
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“Ceremonies and Tongues”: piano
trio (Johannesburg 1998)
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Martin Scherzinger:
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“Across
the Dancing Ground”: piano trio (National Festival of the Arts,
Grahamstown, 1997)
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“You who tumble in the shade of
the wood”: piano solo (Potchefstroom 1997)
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Denzil Weale:
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“Heed
the Rainbow’s Calling”: flute, clarinet, piano (International Composer’s
Workshop, Johannesburg, 1996)
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“Suite Sounds of the Good Ol’
South”: piano solo (Berlin, 1996)
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Peter Klatzow:
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Concerto for piano and eight instruments
(Cape Town, 1995)
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Sonata for Violin and Piano
(Potchefstroom 1995)
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Carl van Wyk:
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“Sunburnt, under a cloud”:
tenor, piano (Johannesburg, 1993)
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Surendran Reddy:
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“In
search of peace and freedom”: tenor, clarinet, piano (Moscow 1993)
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DEDICATIONS:
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Kevin Volans:
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Three Rhythmic Etudes for piano;
Three Structural Etudes for piano
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Kevin Volans:
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Shiva Dances for piano duo
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Peter Klatzow:
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Concerto for Piano and Eight
Instruments
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Makoemazaan (piano solo)
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Martin Scherzinger:
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You who tumble in the shade of
the wood (piano solo)
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Stefans Grové:
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Images from Africa (piano solo)
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David Kosviner:
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Worksong 1 (piano solo)
Worksong 2 (piano and orchestra)
Untitled (etude 1)
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Bongani Ndodana:
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Ceremonies and Tongues (piano
trio)
Rituals for Forgotten Faces (piano solo)
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Denzil Weale:
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Suite sounds of the Good Ol’ South
(piano solo)
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Michael Blake:
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Untitled
for Clarinet and Piano
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Michael Blake:
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Piano concerto "Rain
Dancing"
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Mattijs van Dijk:
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"Four moments and an
Apogee" (piano solo)
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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:
Performed at the New Music Indaba (part of the National Arts Festival,
Grahamstown) in 1999, 2000, 2001-5 (broadcast by the BBC in 2005).
Performed at the Huddersfield Festival of Contemporary Music in 2004; solo
concert recorded and broadcast by the BBC.
Performed at the Queen Elizabeth Hall at Kevin Volans’ 50th birthday concert.
Performed at 1st and 2nd Festivals on African Music (US and UK).
Performed at LSO St. Lukes, with composer Kevin Volans in an all-Volans
programme, including two world premièrs, "Shiva Dances" and
"Mr. Handel's Return"; recorded and broadcast by the BBC.
RECORDINGS:
Five CDs:
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“A Programme of South African
Piano Music” which includes music by Arnold van Wyk, Roelof Temmingh
(with Lamar Crowson), David Kosviner and Peter Klatzow
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2
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“Flute Salad” with
flautist Leslie Sheills, with music by various composers such as Donizetti,
Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Schumann, etc.
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3
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“Music by Peter Klatzow”
which includes: Concerto for Piano and Eight Instruments; For the Poets (piano
solo); Sonata for Violin and Piano
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4
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Kevin Volans’ “Cicada”
for 2 pianos (nominated for a Grammy Award)
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5
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Michael Blake: "Complete
solo piano music"
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BBC Broadcasts:
Feldman: Piano Piece 1963
Kurtag: from Játékok
Stockhausen: Klavierstück IX
Kevin Volans: 6 Etudes for piano
Kevin Volans: Shiva Dances
Kevin Volans: Nine Beginnings
Kevin Volans: Cicada
Kevin Volans: Mr. Handel's Retun
Michael Blake: French Suite
More
than 140 radio and television broadcasts for the South African Broadcasting
Corporation; this includes several transcription recordings of South African
works.
Notable SABC broadcasts:
Bach: Goldberg variations; Partitas nos. 5 and 6
Bach: Arias and Flute Sonata (on harpsichord) (live)
Bartok: Concerto for 2 pianos and percussion (live)
Bartok: “Contrasts” for violin, clarinet and piano
Beethoven: “Ghost” piano trio, “Spring” sonata for violin and piano
Brahms: Trio for horn, violin and piano; Trio for clarinet, cello and piano
Brahms: Piano quartet in A Major (live)
Brahms, Poulenc, Debussy and Bassi: works for clarinet and piano (live)
Mozart: “Kegelstatt” trio for clarinet, viola and piano; Sonata for 2 pianos
Prokofiev: Sonata for flute and piano
Rachmaninov: Suite op. 17 for 2 pianos
Ravel: “Chansons Madécasses” for soprano, flute, cello and piano
Schumann: Piano quartet; “Frauenlieben und leben” song cycle; “Carnaval” for
piano solo
Stravinsky: Suite from “L’Histoire du Soldat” for clarinet, violin and piano;
Concerto for 2 pianos
Broadcasts
of works by the following South African composers:
Peter Klatzow, Roelof Temmingh, Denzil Weale, David Kosviner, Gerrit
Olivier, Stefans Grové, Etienne van Rensburg, Pieter Smit, Stephen O’Reilly,
Johan Cloete, Chris James, Walter Swanson, Laurens Faul, Henk Temmingh, Klaas
van Oostveen
AS
AN EDUCATOR:
Taught piano at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Music;
peripatetic flute teacher for the Greater London Council; selected private
teaching & coaching; masterclasses at the universities of Cape Town and
Durban
OTHER
ACTIVITIES:
Donation of time and skills to the Soweto String Project (Buskaid) as
accompanist and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees; extra work with
the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra; proofreading of scores for the South
African Music Rights Organisation; adjudication for the SABC, ATKV and the
UNISA and SAMRO Overseas scholarships.
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