World of the Piano

Following an auspicious debut at the age of twelve with Beethoven’s Concerto No. 1 in C Major, op. 15 after only two years of study, the Johannesburg native captured first prizes in all the major South African competitions while still in his teens, toured his native country extensively and became a well-known radio and television personality. Nel is a prize-winning pianist who has been concertizing worldwide for more than five decades, presenting recitals in major venues and performing as a soloist with many of the world’s greatest orchestras.

This performance is made possible by the Laura N. Dabinett and Russell B. McKelway World of the Piano Fund, established in 2015 in commemoration of the wedding anniversary of Laura N. Dabinett and Russell B. McKelway.

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825
Claude Debussy: Estampes
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, op. 47
Béla Bartók: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 71
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, op. 57 (“Appassionata”)

Program subject to change.

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