17 April 2018 |
[ During November 2017, Prof Tinus Botha travelled to the USA and United Kingdom for a number of solo piano recitals. He tells us about, and shows us, his experiences during this concert tour. ] Pulaski, NY My first stop was at Pulaski, NY for a recital at the...
16 April 2018 |
[ Dr Santisa Viljoen spent the largest part of November and early December 2017 in Europe for academic and research visits. She agreed to tell us about her experiences. ] Royal College of Music, Stockholm The three weeks spent at the Royal College of Music in...
01 April 2018 |
Prof Liesl van der Merwe visited Manchester, London, and Bangor (in Wales) in December last year for several professional engagements. Royal Northern College of Music — Manchester She spent three days at the Royal Northern College of Music where she: presented her...
04 September 2016 |
by Anri Stenden Prof Piet Koornhof can certainly flaunt the acclaimed CD recordings to his name. Not only have his performances evoked impressive praise from The New York Times, Feuille d’Avis of Neuchatel (Switzerland), The Cape Times, and the Natal Daily News...
26 August 2016 |
by Anri Stenden Prof Piet Koornhof has to be one of the luckiest violinists alive. It’s not often that you get to meet a real member of the Stradivari family on a visit to Cremona, and by chance too! During his trip to Italy in June 2013, he visited his close friend,...
19 August 2016 |
by Anri Stenden Did you know that the Singapore Conservatory, with its impressive all-glass frontage (see photo below), 80 sound-proof (and temperature controlled) practice studios, and a 600-seater concert hall, also boasts one of the largest recording studios in...