10 July 2018 | 19:30 | Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX In a programme entitled Transatlantic Rhapsodies the Lewisham Choral Society explores works by Jonathan Dove, James Lark, Randall Thomson and Eric Whitacre. Nico de Villiers and James Orford will perform George Gershwin’s celebrated Rhapsody in Blue arranged for two piano. Programme: Jonathan Dove: The …
Edith Wiens Residency
9 January 2018 | 14:00 | Silk Street Music Hall, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Silk Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8DT The renowned Canadian soprano Edith Wiens will be in residence for a week at the GSMD. Nico de Villiers will be the official accompanist for all the private sessions as well as the public masterclass.
Crear Masterclass Scholar
25 January-2 February 2018 | Crear, Kilberry by Tarbert, Argyll, PA29 6YD Nico de Villiers has been selected as one of three pianists to participate in the intensive master course for singers and pianists at Crear lead by the renowned pianist Malcolm Martineau. Individual blog posts documenting this extraordinary experience are to follow.
Open City Documentary Festival: Rebel of the Keys
7 September 2017 | 20:30 | Crouch End Picturehouse, 165 Tottenham Ln, London N8 9BY A fascinating study of the life and times of pianist, composer and ‘enfant-terrible’ André Tchaikowsky told alongside the story of the first performance of his opera adaptation of The Merchant of Venice, the realisation of which was his dying wish. The complexity of André’s music …
Richard Hageman Residencies: Florida Atlantic University
5 October 2017 | Florida Atlantic University, Department of Music, 777 GLADES ROAD, BOCA RATON, FL 33431, USA Throughout 2017 the Richard Hageman Society has been celebrating (and continuing to celebrate) the centenary of ‘Do Not Go, My Love’ with a series of events that include recitals, lectures, conference presentations, magazine articles and interviews with prominent performers who recorded this …
Richard Hageman Residencies: University of Michigan
9 October 2017 | University of Michigan, School of Music, Theater and Dance, E.V. Moore Building 1100 Baits Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2085, USA Throughout 2017 the Richard Hageman Society has been celebrating (and continuing to celebrate) the centenary of ‘Do Not Go, My Love’ with a series of events that include recitals, lectures, conference presentations, magazine articles and …
Richard Hageman Residencies: University of Portland
10-12 October 2017 | University of Portland, Department of Performing and Fine Arts, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, Oregon 97203-5798, USA Throughout 2017 the Richard Hageman Society has been celebrating (and continuing to celebrate) the centenary of ‘Do Not Go, My Love’ with a series of events that include recitals, lectures, conference presentations, magazine articles and interviews with prominent performers …
Richard Hageman Residencies: Florida State University
16-18 October 2017 | Florida State University, College of Music, FSU College of Music, 122 N. Copeland St, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA Throughout 2017 the Richard Hageman Society has been celebrating (and continuing to celebrate) the centenary of ‘Do Not Go, My Love’ with a series of events that include recitals, lectures, conference presentations, magazine articles and interviews with prominent …