The hills are alive, with the sound of PIANOS!
Posted at 10:24 AM on 24 Mar 2010 under
Stellenbosch was alive and well with the sound of PIANOS last night! Not one or two, but TEN!
The 8 new baby grand pianos purchased for the University of Stelllenbosch Department of Music was "inaugurated" last night. They joined the two big concert grand pianos on stage for an extraordinary musical moment, when 9 of South Africa's top pianists (Liezl-Maret Jacobs , Wessel van Wyk , Albie van Schalkwyk, Franklin Larey, Francois du Toit, Luis Magalhães, Bennie van Eeden, Simone Kirsch & Nina Schumann) and US pianist, Lori Sims took to the stage for a 10 piano rendition of Tschakovsky's 1812 Overture.
The performance was met with raptuous applause. A rare musical moment in South African Music History.
The concert was part of the 3rd Stellenbosch International Piano Symposium currently taking place in Stellenbosch. The symposium ens today with a recital by Lori Sims at the Endler Hall tonight at 8pm. Bookings at Computicket.