Krystian Bellière, highly acclaimed pianist from London, will perform two concerts for the University of Natal Durban’s School of Music. Currently visiting South Africa at the invitation of the Pietermaritzburg-based Music Revival organisation, he has given recital and concerto performances throughout Britain and toured in Italy, Japan and South Africa.

This evening (March 10) he will perform in the Master Concert Series presented by the School of Music in conjunction with the Oudemeester Foundation for the Performing Arts in Howard College Theatre at 19h30. He will play JS Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor (Book I no.4), Beethoven’s Sonata in E flat, opus 27 no.1, Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood and the Bartok Piano Sonata. Also on the programme is George Benjamin’s Meditation on Haydn’s Name (1982) and Messiaen’s Première communion de la Vierge as well as Les jeux d’eau à la Villa D’Este and Mephisto Waltz No.1 by Liszt,.

Tickets are R20 (R20 students and pensioners) available at the door from 19h00.

Krystian Belliere’s second performance for the UND School of Music takes place on March 13 at 12h15 in Howard College Theatre. This lunch-hour concert features some of the works he will have performed in the Master Series on Friday, These include George Benjamin’s Meditation on Haydn's name and Messiaen’s Première communion de la Vierge as well as Les jeux d’eau à la Villa D’Este and Mephisto Waltz No.1 by Liszt.

Admission is free and members of the public are welcome to attend.