Ben Schoeman plays Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto no. 2 with GPO, Brooklyn Theatre Pretoria

Friday 3 February 2017
Ben Schoeman returns to Brooklyn Theatre to play the Second Piano Concerto by Sergey Rachmaninoff with the Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert will take place on Friday 3 February and repeated on Sunday afternoon, 5 February at 3pm.
Start time: 19:00
Location: Brooklyn Theatre, Thomas Edison St, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
http://www.brooklyntheatre.co.za/

Ben Schoeman in Recital at Brooklyn Theatre

Saturday 4 February 2017
Programme:
L van Beethoven – Sonata no. 7 in D major, Op. 10, no. 3
P Tchaikovsky (transcr. Pletnev) – Concert Suite from the Nutcracker (Op. 71)
JS Bach/F Busoni – Ich ruf’ zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639)
R Schumann – Kreisleriana, Op. 16
F Chopin – Impromptu, Op. 51 and Polonaise Heroïque, Op. 53
Start time: 19:00
Location: Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria, South Africa

Ben Schoeman in Recital at Oude Libertas Theatre

Friday 10 February 2017
Programme:
L van Beethoven – Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2 (‘Moonlight’)
P Tchaikovsky (transcr. Pletnev) – Concert Suite from the Nutcracker (Op. 71)
F Chopin – Polonaise Heroïque, Op. 53
R Schumann – Carnaval, Op. 9
F Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 in C sharp minor, S. 244/12
Start time: 20:15
Location: Oude Libertas Amphitheatre, Stellenbosch, Cnr Adam Tas and Libertas Street

Ben Schoeman plays Poulenc Gloria with Swindon Choral Society

Saturday 1 April 2017
The Poulenc Gloria, Poulenc Organ Concerto and Gounod St. Cecilia Mass performed by conductor Robin Nelson, the Swindon Choral Society, organist Ian Crabbe and pianist Ben Schoeman
Start time: 19:30
Location: Marlborough College Chapel, SN8 1PA, Marlborough, Wiltshire
http://pewsey.ourcommunitymatters.org.uk/idea/concert-of-french-music-in-marlborough/

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony: Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman in Witheridge

12 April 2017
Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman will perform Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony, arranged for piano four hands by Franz Xaver Scharwenka. This concert is in aid of the Devonshire Air Ambulance Trust and organised by Graham Allum and Sarah Walker.
Start time: 19:00
Location: St. John the Baptist Church Witheridge, North Devon, UK

Russian Recital: Ben Schoeman in City of London

Monday 8 May 2017
Ben Schoeman starts a series of Russian Recitals. This year is the centenary of the Russian Revolution. The programme for this concert will include:
Scriabin – Preludes Op. 11 (nos. 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 14)
Tchaikovsky (transcr. Pletnev) – Concert Suite from the Nutcracker (Op. 71)
Rachmaninoff – Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Start time: 13:00
Location: St. Lawrence Jewry, Gresham Street, London EC2V 5AA
http://www.stlawrencejewry.org.uk/music/piano/april-to-july-2017-piano-programmes.php

Anzél Gerber and Ben Schoeman at MDW, Vienna

Friday 19 May 2017
Anzél Gerber will be joined in a performance of music for cello and piano by Anton Rubinstein. This is part of a symposium for gifted young cellists at the Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien, where Dr. Gerber will also give masterclasses and a lecture on gifted education.
Start time: 18:00
Location: Bankettsaal, Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Vienna

Ben Schoeman plays a Russian Piano Recital in Marlborough

Sunday 4 June 2017
An exciting programme of Russian works will be performed by pianist Ben Schoeman:
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953): Sonata no. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 (‘From the Old Notebooks’)
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Preludes, Op. 11 (1888-1896)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943): Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42 (1931)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) (arranged by Mikhail Pletnev, b. 1957): Concert Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’ (Op. 71)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)
The concert is part of the St. Peter’s Church Series.
Start time: 19:30
Location: St Peter’s Church, High St, Marlborough SN8 1HQ, United Kingdom
http://www.mbg.org/support-us/brilliant-young-pianists

Ben Schoeman and Tessa Uys play Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony

Monday 26 June 2017
Xaver Scharwenka brilliantly transcribed Beethoven’s 9 Symphonies for piano duet (4 hands). Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman have played the 9th Symphony on several occasions and will now perform also the Symphony no. 3 ‘Eroica’. This is part of St. Lawrence Jewry’s Concert Series.
Start time: 13:00
Location: St. Lawrence Jewry, Gresham Street, London EC2V 5AA
http://www.stlawrencejewry.org.uk/music/piano/april-to-july-2017-piano-programmes.php

Music at Mansfield Street 22: Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman play Schubert and Beethoven

Wednesday 28 June 2017
Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman perform at Bob Boas’s beautiful home in Marylebone. They will be playing Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony (arr. X Scharwenka) and Schubert’s Allegro (Lebensstürme), D. 947.
Start time: 19:30
Location: 22 Mansfield St London W1G 9NR

 

Ben Schoeman plays Bach and Schumann at St. Lawrence Jewry Summer Music Festival

Tuesday 1 August 2017

Ben Schoeman will play works of Bach/Busoni, Bach, Schumann and Chopin as part of this year’s St Lawrence Jewry Summer Music Festival in the City of London.

Start time: 13:00

Location: St. Lawrence Jewry, Gresham Street, London EC2V 5AA

 

Ben Schoeman plays Schumann at Edinburgh Fringe, Royal Over-Seas League

Monday 7 August 2017

Ben Schoeman will perform Schumann’s masterpiece Kreisleriana, Op. 16 at the first morning concert of the ROSL Edinburgh Fringe Series.

Time: 9:30

Location: Royal Over-Seas League, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh

https://www.rosl.org.uk/rosl-arts/music/edinburgh-festival-fringe

 

Ben Schoeman Chopin Recital no. 1 at Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh

Monday 7 August 2017

As part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ben Schoeman will present the following programme:

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) – Polonaise in A major, Op. 40/ 1; Mazurka in D flat major, Op. 30/3; Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48/1

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) – Preludes, Op. 11 (1888-1896) (selection)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) – Concert  Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’ (Op. 71 – arr. M. Pletnev)

Fryderyk Chopin – Scherzo  no. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 (10:00)

Start time: 14:00

Location: Royal Over-Seas League, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh

https://www.rosl.org.uk/rosl-arts/music/edinburgh-festival-fringe

 

Ben Schoeman Chopin Recital no. 2 at Royal Overseas League, Edinburgh

Wednesday 9 August 2017

As part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Ben Schoeman will present the following programme:

Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1949) – Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60; Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39; Impromptu in G flat major, Op. 51; Polonaise Heroïque in A flat major, Op. 53

Karol Szymanowski (1882-1937) – Etude in B flat minor, Op. 4/3

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) – Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)

Start time: 14:00

Location: Royal Over-Seas League, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh

https://www.rosl.org.uk/rosl-arts/music/edinburgh-festival-fringe

 

Oboe and Piano at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, ROSL Arts

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Ben Schoeman joins oboist Kristen Cooke in a performance of Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C, K. 314

Start time: 16:00

Location: Royal Over-Seas League, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh

https://www.rosl.org.uk/rosl-arts/music/edinburgh-festival-fringe

 

Oboe, Flute and Piano Music at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, ROSL Arts

Friday 11 August 2017

Oboist Kristen Cooke and flautist Megan Barbetti join Ben Schoeman in a recital of works by Marcello, JS Bach and Madeleine Dring

Start time: 09:30

Location: Royal Over-Seas League, 100 Princes Street, Edinburgh

https://www.rosl.org.uk/rosl-arts/music/edinburgh-festival-fringe

 

Recital at St. Martin in the Fields London: Kristen Cooke, Megan Barbetti, Ben Schoeman

Monday 14 August 2017

Three musicians who are prize winners from the Royal Over-Seas League will perform recital with music for oboe, flute and piano by Ibert, Saint-Saëns, Poulenc and Dring.

Start time: 13:00

Location: St. Martin in the Field, Trafalgar Square, London

http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/event/free-lunchtime-concert-kristen-cooke-oboe-and-megan-barbetti-flute/

 

Ben Schoeman plays music of Stefans Grové at the University of Pretoria

Wednesday 16 August 2017

Ben Schoeman completed a doctorate on the piano music of Stefans Grové at City University of London and the Guildhall School of Music. He presents are varied programme of the composer’s African period and will also give a lecture on this music at the Musaion Concert Hall.

Start time: 16:30

Location: Musaion, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria

http://www.up.ac.za/music

 

Ben Schoeman presents piano masterclasses at the University of Pretoria

Thursday 17 August 2017

Start time: 8:30-15:30

Location: Musaion, University of Pretoria, Lynnwood Road, Pretoria

http://www.up.ac.za/music

 

Recital in Hermanus/Overstrand: Ben Schoeman (piano)

Sunday 20 August 2017

Programme:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BV B 27/5)

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)

Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967)

Dances of Marosszék (1927)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), transcr. Mikhail Pletnev (b. 1957)

Concert Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’, Op. 71

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)

Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)

Start time: 15:30

Location: Magnolia Street, Hermanus 7200, South Africa

 

Ben Schoeman Recital in Knysna

Monday 21 August 2017

Programme:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BV B 27/5)

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)

Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967)

Dances of Marosszék (1927)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), transcr. Mikhail Pletnev (b. 1957)

Concert Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’, Op. 71

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)

Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)

Start time: 19:30

Location: Dutch Reformed Church Hall, Fichat Street, Knysna

 

Ben Schoeman Recital at the Odeion in Bloemfontein

Thursday 24 August 2017

Programme:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)

Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (BV B 27/5)

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)

Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Zoltán Kodály (1882 – 1967)

Dances of Marosszék (1927)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), transcr. Mikhail Pletnev (b. 1957)

Concert Suite from ‘The Nutcracker’, Op. 71

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)

Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1931 version)

Start time: 19:30

Location: Odeion School of Music, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein

Tickets at Computicket or at the door

https://www.ufs.ac.za/humanities/departments-and-divisions/odeion-school-of-music-home/concerts-initiatives-and-events

 

Ben Schoeman plays Mozart Concerto in D minor, K 466 with KZN Philharmonic Orchestra

Thursday 31 August 2017

South African pianist Ben Schoeman joins the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Wolfram Christ in a performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466.

Start time: 19:30

Location: Durban City Hall, Durban, South Africa

http://kznphil.org.za/events/wss-early-spring-season-concert-2/

http://kznphil.org.za/calendar/