South African pianist Lara Jones now works and lives in Koln, Germany. She will make a return visit to her former hometown next week when she performs a programme of lieder, opera arias and operetta numbers with her musical partner German soprano Josephine Pilars de Pilar who has just completed a series of performances in Vienna. The duo recently teamed for a CD to be presented to leading German record company Deutsche Grammophon.

They will give concerts in Ballito at the DRC on March 19, at the Tatham Art Gallery in Pietermaritzburg on March 22, in the Uvongo Civic Centre on March 29 and the Empangeni Town Hall on March 31. All concerts start at 19h30. Tickets R40 available at the door (R25 pensioners and children aged 11 and younger).

The programme will include lieder by Schubert and popular arias from operas by Mozart, Gounod Puccini as well as much-loved numbers from Offenbach, Lehar and Strauss. Lara Jones will perform solo works by Debussy, Schubert, Chopin, Beethoven and Schumann.

For group or advance bookings, phone 083 778-8533.