The 150th birthday of Sergei Rachmaninoff concert at the Atterbury Theatre

Ben is performing with the Pretoria Symphony Orchestra in September



Three Volumes of ‘Beethoven/Scharwenka: Complete Symphonies’ Released

Pianists Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman have now released the first three volumes of six compact discs under the SOMM Recordings Label in London. These recordings encompass the complete Symphonies by Beethoven transcribed for piano duet by Xaver Scharwenka. All three recordings have received wonderful reviews. Please click below to see what reviewers have been saying. To purchase the recordings on CD, please click here.

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Concert Calendar 2023

January 2023

14 JAN Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony (arr. for piano four hands by Scharwenka) – Ben Schoeman and Tessa Uys
St Mary’s Church, Welwyn

February 2023

13 FEB Beethoven’s 9th Symphony – Ben Schoeman and Tessa Uys (Piano Duo)
Christ Church, Kensington, London
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March 2023

25 MAR South African Society of Music Teachers National Conference, Pretoria
Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
Lecture and Round Table Discussion on Music Competitions
Cross-cultural elements in South African piano music: devising contemporary technical approaches
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April 2023

6 APR Brahms Horn Trio Op. 40 with Jaco van Staden (horn), Ané van Staden (violin) and Ben Schoeman (piano)
12.30pm | Musaion Hall, School of the Arts, University of Pretoria
Musaion Lunch-Hour Series
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14 APR Chamber Music Recital – The French horn
7pm | Musaion Hall, University of Pretoria
Music by Beethoven, Brahms and Poulenc. With Jaco van Staden (horn), Ben Schoeman (piano), Ané van Staden (violin), Anna-Maria Vermeulen (flute), Tim Roberts (oboe), Lizet Smith (clarinet), and Brahm Henkins (bassoon)
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16 APR Piano Recital in Johannesburg
3pm | Northwards House, Parktown, Johannesburg
Music by Mozart, Schumann, Debussy, Schumann-Liszt, Rachmaninoff and Chopin
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24 APR Adjudicator at the King’s College School Piano Competition, London
KCS, Southside, Wimbledon Common, London SW19 4TT
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25 APR Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, Piano Duo, CD Launch – Beethoven Symphonies Vol. 3 (SOMM Recordings)
7pm for 7.30pm | 22 Mansfield Street Concert Series, London W1G 9NR
Music for Piano Duet by Schubert (Rondo and Fantasy) and Beethoven (Symphony no. 7)
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26 APR St Martin’s Ruislip – Piano Recital
12.15pm | Eastcote Rd, Ruislip HA4 8DG, United Kingdom
Music by Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann, Grainger and Liszt
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29 APR Ben Schoeman, Piano Recital at Buscot Park, Oxfordshire
7.30pm | Buscot Park, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, SN7 8BU
Music by Mozart, Schumann, Kodály, Chopin and Rachmaninoff
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30 APR Jury member at the Watford International Piano Competition in London
3pm | Clarendon Muse, Watford Grammar School for Boys, 70 Rickmansworth Road, WD18 7JA
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May 2023

21 MAY Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, Piano Duet Recital
3pm | Libertas, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 2DS
Programme includes Beethoven’s Symphony no. 3 (Eroica) arranged for piano 4 hands by Xaver Scharwenka
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June 2023

11 JUNE Chamber Music Concert – Pretoria
3:30pm | Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria
Ben Schoeman, Jaco van Staden and Ané van Staden play chamber music by Franck, Schumann and Brahms

August 2023

28 AUG – 3 SEP Piano Masterclasses in Kraków, Poland
Music Academy of Prof Andrzej Pikul
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SEPTEMBER 2023

10 SEP Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto no. 5 with Pretoria Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jaco van Staden
3pm | ZK Matthews Auditorium, UNISA, Pretoria
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16 SEP Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (Rachmaninoff’s 150th anniversary)
7.30pm | Pacofs Sand du Plessis Theatre, Bloemfontein
Concerto soloist with the Free State Symphony Orchestra and conductor Gérard Korsten
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24 SEP Night Music – Ben Schoeman, Danré Strydom and Anmari van der Westhuizen
3pm | Northwards House, Johannesburg – Johannesburg Chamber Music Collective
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano – Music by Glinka, Ireland, Widmann and Rota
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26 SEP & 29 SEP & 1 OCT Recital Tour: Ben Schoeman on piano
26 SEP | 7pm | Pretoria Atterbury Theatre
Ben Schoeman celebrates Rachmaninoff’s 150th Birthday
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29 SEP | 6:45pm | Casa Labia, Cape Town
Piano Recital in Cape Town
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1 OCT | 2:30pm | OAK Concert Series, Hermanus
Piano Recital in Hermanus
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28 SEP Ben Schoeman Piano Recital – Musaion
12.30pm | Musaion Hall, School of the Arts, University of Pretoria
Musaion Lunch-Hour Series
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October 2023

6 – 8 OCT Mozart Festival, University of Pretoria, Music Department
Musaion Hall, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria, South Africa
The 20 Piano Sonatas of Mozart – performances and discussions by staff and students
Also: Symphony Concert on Sunday afternoon 8 October – Triple Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto no. 3 etc. by Mozart
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12 OCT Night Music – Ben Schoeman, Danré Strydom and Anmari van der Westhuizen
7.30pm | Odeion Hall, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano – Music by Glinka, Ireland, Widmann and Rota
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21 & 22 OCT Ben Schoeman plays Concerto in F minor by JS Bach and Concerto in F major by Joseph Haydn with Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra
Brooklyn Theatre TV
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Ben Schoeman plays Franz Liszt on his debut album. Label: TwoPianists