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Pianoforte Classes12th-14th February 2022Venue: To be confirmed |
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Ben Schoeman is a senior lecturer in piano and musicology at the University of Pretoria, where he received the Laureate Award. Other awards include the first grand prize in the 11th UNISA Vodacom International Piano Competition, Pretoria (2008), the gold medal in the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition, London (2009), the Standard Bank Young Artist Award (2011) and the contemporary music prize at the Cleveland International Piano Competition, USA (2013). He studied at the University of Pretoria, the Accademia Pianistica ‘Incontri col Maestro’ in Imola, the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole in Florence and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama He obtained a doctorate in music from City, University of London and the Guildhall School of Music. He has given solo, chamber music and concerto performances in such prestigious concert halls as the Wigmore, Barbican, Cadogan, LSO St Luke’s and Queen Elizabeth Halls in London, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Gulbenkian Auditorium in Lisbon and the Fondazione Cariplo Auditorium in Milan. He has performed at many international festivals such as City of London, Edinburgh Fringe, Bucharest, Grahamstown and Ottawa. As a concerto soloist he has collaborated with several conductors, including Wolfram Christ and Nicholas Cleobury, In collaboration with his duo partner, cellist Anzél Gerber, Ben Schoeman was awarded the first prize in the Ibla Grand Prize Competition in Italy. The duo performed at Carnegie Hall in New York and has received the gold medal in the Global Music Awards for their recording of music by Anton Rubinstein. Stefans Grové dedicated his Concerto for Piano, Cello and Orchestra ‘Bushman Prayers’ (2013) to Gerber and Schoeman, and they premiered the work with the Cape and KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestras.Schoeman’s solo album, featuring works of Franz Liszt, is available under the TwoPianists label. His performance in London with pianist Tessa Uys of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, arranged for piano duet by Xaver Scharwenka, was recorded for broadcast on national television. Schoeman’s students have received prizes at several competitions and he has served as a jury member at national and international competitions. |
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CLASSES - OWN CHOICE |
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| C0 | Pre Grade 1 | 2 mins | £10.00 |
| C1 | Grade 1 | 3 mins | £11.00 |
| C2 | Grade 2 | 3 mins | £11.00 |
| C3 | Grade 3 | 4 mins | £12.00 |
| C4 | Grade 4 | 4 mins | £12.00 |
| C5 | Grade 5 | 5 mins | £13.00 |
| C6 | Grade 6 | 5 mins | £13.00 |
| C7 | Grade 7 | 8 mins | £16.00 |
| C8 | Grade 8 Only | 8 mins | £16.00 |
| C13 | 20th and 21st Century 14 and under | 4 mins | £12.00 |
| C14 | Duet or Trio - Family with Parent | 5 mins | £13.00 |
| C15 | Duet or Trio - Family Siblings | 5 mins | £13.00 |
| C18 | Sonatina Class - 14 years and under | 4 mins | £12.00 |
| C19 | Jazz, Ragtime and Blues 18 Years and Under | 6 mins | £14.00 |
| C20 | Classical 16 years and under | 6 mins | £14.00 |
| C21 | Jean Merlow Memorial Scholarship 19 and under | 12 mins | £20.00 |
| C22 | Classical Open | 8 mins | £16.00 |
| C23 | Baroque Open | 8 mins | £16.00 |
| C24 | Romantic Open | 8 mins | £16.00 |
| C25 | 20th and 21st Century Open | 8 mins | £16.00 |
CLOSED CLASSES |
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| C9 | Age 8 years and under | 4 mins | £12.00 |
| C10 | Age 10 years and under | 5 mins | £13.00 |
| C11 | Age 12 years and under | 5 mins | £13.00 |
| C12 | Age 14 years and under | 5 mins | £12.00 |
| C16 | Junior Recital - 14 years and under | 8 mins | £16.00 |
| C17 | Senior Recital - 18 years and under | 10 mins | £18.00 |
| C26 | Adult Recital | 15 mins | £22.00 |
| C27 | Adult Open Recital (including those in full time study) | 15 mins | £22.00 |