January 2020
13 JAN Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman at Blackheath Concert Halls, London
1pm | 23 Lee Rd, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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1pm | 23 Lee Rd, Blackheath, London SE3 9RQ
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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20 JAN – 1 FEB Ben Schoeman, Jury Member for the 14th UNISA International Piano Competition (World Federation of Music Competitions), Pretoria, South Africa
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February 2020
15 FEB Ben Schoeman, Piano Recital at St James’s Piccadilly, London
7pm | St James’s Piccadilly Church, 197 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London W1J 9LL
Ben Schoeman plays a popular piano programme:
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27/2
Satie – Gnossiennes nos. 1 and 4
Chopin – Scherzo no. 2, Op. 31; Barcarolle, Op. 60; Polonaise Heroïque, Op. 53
Beethoven – Bagatelle in E flat, Op. 126
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev – Nutcracker Suite
Beethoven – Rage over a lost penny, Op. 129
Liszt – Liebestraum no. 3; Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12
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7pm | St James’s Piccadilly Church, 197 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London W1J 9LL
Ben Schoeman plays a popular piano programme:
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27/2
Satie – Gnossiennes nos. 1 and 4
Chopin – Scherzo no. 2, Op. 31; Barcarolle, Op. 60; Polonaise Heroïque, Op. 53
Beethoven – Bagatelle in E flat, Op. 126
Tchaikovsky/Pletnev – Nutcracker Suite
Beethoven – Rage over a lost penny, Op. 129
Liszt – Liebestraum no. 3; Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12
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March 2020
25 MAR Ben Schoeman plays Ravel Concerto in G major with Fidelio Orchestra, London
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19
7.30pm – St John’s Waterloo, 73 Waterloo Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8TY
Pianist Ben Schoeman joins conductor Raffaello Morales and the Fidelio Orchestra of London in a performance of Ravel’s Concerto in G. The program also includes Debussy’s La Mer and Ravel’s La Valse.
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POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19
7.30pm – St John’s Waterloo, 73 Waterloo Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8TY
Pianist Ben Schoeman joins conductor Raffaello Morales and the Fidelio Orchestra of London in a performance of Ravel’s Concerto in G. The program also includes Debussy’s La Mer and Ravel’s La Valse.
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April 2020
22 APR St Mary’s Perivale: Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman play Beethoven Symphony no. 3, Middlesex
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19
7.30pm | St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, Perivale, Middlesex, UB6 8SS
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony (‘Eroica’) as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19
7.30pm | St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, Perivale, Middlesex, UB6 8SS
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 3rd Symphony (‘Eroica’) as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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25 APR Ben Schoeman plays a Beethoven Piano Recital at Buscot Park, Oxfordshire
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
7pm | Buscot Park, Faringdon, SN7 8BU, Oxfordshire
As part of the 250th Birthday Celebrations of Beethoven’s birth year, pianist Ben Schoeman will perform Sonatas (including the ‘Moonlight’ and the ‘Funeral March’) by the composer in a recital.
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
7pm | Buscot Park, Faringdon, SN7 8BU, Oxfordshire
As part of the 250th Birthday Celebrations of Beethoven’s birth year, pianist Ben Schoeman will perform Sonatas (including the ‘Moonlight’ and the ‘Funeral March’) by the composer in a recital.
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27 APR Ben Schoeman, Beethoven Piano Recital at St Lawrence Jewry, London
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
As part of the 250th Birthday Celebrations of Beethoven’s birth year, pianist Ben Schoeman will perform Sonatas by the composer.
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
As part of the 250th Birthday Celebrations of Beethoven’s birth year, pianist Ben Schoeman will perform Sonatas by the composer.
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30 APR Royal Over-Seas League – Duo Concert by Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, London
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
7pm | Princess Alexandra Hall, Over-Seas House, Park Pl, St James’s St, London SW1A 1LR
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s 5th and 7th Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
7pm | Princess Alexandra Hall, Over-Seas House, Park Pl, St James’s St, London SW1A 1LR
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s 5th and 7th Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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May 2020
4 MAY Duo Concert by Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman for VE Day Celebrations, London
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year. This concert takes place under the auspices of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year. This concert takes place under the auspices of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
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17 MAY Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman play Beethoven in Kingsbridge, Devon
6pm | Libertas, Kingsbridge, Devon
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
Contact Rosalind Spears at rosalind@spears.me.uk
6pm | Libertas, Kingsbridge, Devon
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
Contact Rosalind Spears at rosalind@spears.me.uk
June 2020
6 & 7 JUN Ben Schoeman plays the five Piano Concertos of Beethoven, Pretoria
Amidst the Covid19 Pandemic, the Brooklyn Theatre is replacing Dr Schoeman as soloist due to travel restrictions – please visit their website for updates.
Saturday 6 June | 6pm
Sunday 7 June | 3pm
Brooklyn Theatre, Greenlyn, Shop 21, Thomas Edison St, Menlo Park, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Pianist Ben Schoeman joins conductor David Scarr and the Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra in Pretoria with a performance of all five Piano Concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven in celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday.
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Amidst the Covid19 Pandemic, the Brooklyn Theatre is replacing Dr Schoeman as soloist due to travel restrictions – please visit their website for updates.
Saturday 6 June | 6pm
Sunday 7 June | 3pm
Brooklyn Theatre, Greenlyn, Shop 21, Thomas Edison St, Menlo Park, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Pianist Ben Schoeman joins conductor David Scarr and the Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra in Pretoria with a performance of all five Piano Concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven in celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday.
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13 JUN Ben Schoeman in concert with the Swindon Choral Society – Songs from around the World, Swindon
POSTPONED UNTIL 17 OCTOBER DUE TO COVID19 – TBC
7pm | Christ Church, 26 Cricklade St, Swindon SN1 3HG
Programme includes music of Percy Grainger, Elgar’s From the Bavarian Highlands, and Dvorak Songs of Nature.
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POSTPONED UNTIL 17 OCTOBER DUE TO COVID19 – TBC
7pm | Christ Church, 26 Cricklade St, Swindon SN1 3HG
Programme includes music of Percy Grainger, Elgar’s From the Bavarian Highlands, and Dvorak Songs of Nature.
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27 JUN Duo Concert by Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman in Highgate, London
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19
7pm | St Michael’s Church, South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BJ
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s 3rd (Eroica) and 6th (Pastoral) Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
Tickets at the door.
POSTPONED DUE TO COVID19
7pm | St Michael’s Church, South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BJ
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s 3rd (Eroica) and 6th (Pastoral) Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
Tickets at the door.
29 JUN Duo Concert by Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman at St Lawrence Jewry, London
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 6th Symphony (Pastoral) as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 6th Symphony (Pastoral) as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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July 2020
25 JUL Beethoven Symphony no. 9 – Ben Schoeman and Tessa Uys in Southgate, London
7pm | Hosted by Emile Woolf, Greenacre Walk, Southgate, London, United Kingdom
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony, Op. 125 on Rachmaninoff’s beautiful London Steinway Piano.
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7pm | Hosted by Emile Woolf, Greenacre Walk, Southgate, London, United Kingdom
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony, Op. 125 on Rachmaninoff’s beautiful London Steinway Piano.
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31 JUL Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman at Regent Hall, London
1pm | Regent Hall, Oxford Circus, 275 Oxford St, Mayfair, London W1C 2DJ
At this Beethoven Society Concert, two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 4th Symphony as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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1pm | Regent Hall, Oxford Circus, 275 Oxford St, Mayfair, London W1C 2DJ
At this Beethoven Society Concert, two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s 4th Symphony as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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August 2020
10 AUG Duo Concert by Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman at St Lawrence Jewry Summer Festival, London
1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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1pm | St Lawrence Jewry, City of London, Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Symphonies as part of their celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday year.
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17 – 21 AUG University of Pretoria Music Festival – Ben Schoeman presents masterclasses, concerts and lectures, Pretoria
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27 AUG Staff Concert at the University of Pretoria, Beethoven 250th Anniversary, Pretoria
Musaion Theatre, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria, South Africa
Solo and chamber music performances of music by Beethoven.
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Musaion Theatre, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria, South Africa
Solo and chamber music performances of music by Beethoven.
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SEPTEMBER 2020
8 SEP Ben Schoeman plays a Piano Recital at St. Mary’s Perivale, Middlesex
1pm | St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, Perivale, Middlesex, UB6 8SS
Steinway Artist, Ben Schoeman plays a recital in Dr Hugh Mather’s Piano Series.
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1pm | St Mary’s Perivale, Perivale Lane, Perivale, Middlesex, UB6 8SS
Steinway Artist, Ben Schoeman plays a recital in Dr Hugh Mather’s Piano Series.
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18 SEP Dawid Venter and Ben Schoeman in Recital, London
1pm | Charlton House, Greenwich, London
International Flautist, Dawid Venter joins forces with pianist Ben Schoeman in a virtuosic programme.
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1pm | Charlton House, Greenwich, London
International Flautist, Dawid Venter joins forces with pianist Ben Schoeman in a virtuosic programme.
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25 – 27 SEP Ben Schoeman is a jury member of the 1st Chopin International Piano Competition of South Africa, Pretoria
Atterbury Theatre, 4 Daventry St, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
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Atterbury Theatre, 4 Daventry St, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
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October 2020
1 OCT Ben Schoeman plays at the Musaion, UP, Pretoria
12:40pm | Musaion Theatre, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria, South Africa
Ben Schoeman will play music of Chopin.
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12:40pm | Musaion Theatre, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Rd, Pretoria, South Africa
Ben Schoeman will play music of Chopin.
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4 OCT Ben Schoeman plays at St Barnabas Beethoven Marathon, London
St Barnabas Ealing, London
Ben Schoeman will perform the Sonata in F major, Op. 54 by Beethoven.
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St Barnabas Ealing, London
Ben Schoeman will perform the Sonata in F major, Op. 54 by Beethoven.
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19 – 23 OCT Ben Schoeman adjudicates at the Atterbury National Piano Competition, Pretoria
Atterbury Theatre, 4 Daventry St, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
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Atterbury Theatre, 4 Daventry St, Lynnwood Manor, Pretoria, 0081, South Africa
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November 2020
22 NOV Beethoven Symphony no. 9 – Ben Schoeman and Tessa Uys in St Peter’s, Marlborough
7:30pm | St Peter’s Church, High St, Marlborough SN8 1HQ
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony, Op. 125
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7:30pm | St Peter’s Church, High St, Marlborough SN8 1HQ
Two pianists, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman, perform Scharwenka’s transcription of Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony, Op. 125
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December 2020
6 DEC Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman present a lecture at Highgate Literary Society, London
11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS
Pianists Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman present a lecture recital on Xaver Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s 9 Symphonies. They will talk about Scharwenka and the historical aspects of his enormous output, and also about the intricacies of duet playing. This is part of the 250th celebrations of Beethoven’s birthday in Bonn, Germany.
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11 South Grove, Highgate, London N6 6BS
Pianists Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman present a lecture recital on Xaver Scharwenka’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s 9 Symphonies. They will talk about Scharwenka and the historical aspects of his enormous output, and also about the intricacies of duet playing. This is part of the 250th celebrations of Beethoven’s birthday in Bonn, Germany.
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