PLAY PIANO PLAY ! An exciting programme for a New Year’s Eve early evening concert at Casa Mexicana.

NEW YEARS’ EVE CONCERT - PLAY PIANO PLAY
Tuesday 31 DECEMBER 7:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg

For the annual new Year’s Eve concert I revive my ‘Play Piano Play!’ programme from earlier in the year. An exciting and highly entertaining performance selection including ragtime, tango, jazz, popular music, and film music along with contemporary meditations along a Neo-Classical line! Includes tango by Plaza and Piazzolla, Gershwin’s ‘Someone to Watch Over me’, ‘Take Five’. the South African anthem ‘Manenberg’, ‘Dizzy Fingers’, my own compositions and music by Einaudi

Tickets: R150 concert only.  Bring your own drinks - glasses provided.
Venue opens at 6:30 pm Secure parking. 
BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL : Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za. Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings.

DECEMBER 2024

THE BEST OF CHOPIN

A classical programme, a magnificent selection of music from the ‘poet of the piano’ the FrancoPolish  composer Frédéric François Chopin. This will include a focus on the elegant, charming, and melodic music from his early years. 

Regards,

Christopher Duigan

The Best of CHOPIN

Sunday 15 DECEMBER All Souls, Salt Rock
ALL SOULS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sheffield Beach Rd, Umhlali / Salt Rock
Tickets: R150 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Previously …

This concert is open to all!
Thursday 28 NOVEMBER  3:30 pm
WOODGROVE - Community Centre
Tickets : R100 
Booking via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

We have a new piano!
Tuesday 3 DECEMBER 7:00 pm 
ST AGNES CHURCH, Kloof
Tickets: R130 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Wed 4 at 3:00 pm & Thur 5 DECEMBER at 7:00 pm  
AMBER VALLEY - Amber Auditorium 
Tickets: R80 Booking - Amber office open to Amber Valley.
Wednesday (only) includes live keyboard camera projection on screen.

Saturday 14 DECEMBER 7:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg
Tickets: R300 includes dinner  or R150 concert only. 
Venue opens 30 mins before. Secure parking. 
BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL : Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za. Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings.

This month …

Don’t miss this months exciting programme ‘Play, Piano Play’! 
Includes Liszt -Hungarian Rhapsody No 2, tango by Piazzolla, Gershwin’s ‘Someone to Watch Over me’, ‘Take Five, the South African anthem ‘Mannenberg’, ‘Dizzy Fingers’, my own compositions and music by Einaudi. 

We are acquiring a new piano, thanks to a very generous donor, for our Kloof venue at St Agnes! This heralds a new focus for our concerts there.

Also, we are trying an additional day time slot, following several requests, for Amber Valley. This is open to Amber Valley residents and their guests.

The Woodgrove concert on a Thursday afternoon is open to all in Pietermaritzburg!

And please join us for a fantastic ‘Year End Event’ Hilton College!

Plus look out for info on a Johannesburg Concert I am involved in - A Grand Night for Singing, Friday 2 November at University of Johannesburg.

PLAY PIANO PLAY! in NOVEMBER

Music from around the world and from varied genres that makes the piano sing, dance and jump. An exciting and highly entertaining performance selection from various repertoires including ragtime, tango, jazz, popular music, and film music along with contemporary meditations along a Neo-Classical line! Includes Liszt -Hungarian Rhapsody No 2, tango by Plaza and Piazzolla, Gershwin’s ‘Someone to Watch Over me’, ‘Take Five’. the South African anthem ‘Manenberg’, ‘Dizzy Fingers’, my own compositions and music by Einaudi. 

Thursday 31 OCTOBER  3:30 pm
WOODGROVE - Community Centre
Tickets : R100 This concert at Woodgrove is open to all
Booking via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Thursday 7 NOVEMBER 7:00 pm  AND
Friday 8 NOVEMBER 3:00 pm
AMBER VALLEY - Amber Auditorium 
Tickets: R80 Booking - Amber office open to Amber Valley residents and their guests only. 

We have a new piano!
Tuesday 12 NOVEMBER 7:00 pm 
ST AGNES CHURCH, Kloof
Tickets: R130 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Sunday 17 NOVEMBER 3:00 pm 
Chamberlain Music Centre, Hilton College
Tickets R150 includes refreshments 
BOOKING via Quicket

Friday 22 NOVEMBER 7:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg
Tickets: R300 includes dinner  or R150 concert only. 
Venue opens 30 mins before. Secure parking. 
BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL : Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za. Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings.

Sunday 24 NOVEMBER 3:00 pm 
ALL SOULS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sheffield Beach Rd, Umhlali / Salt Rock
Tickets: R150 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

OPEN GARDENS at CASA MEXICANA

Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 November

Christopher Duigan - 35 Montgomery Drive, Athlone
Tea and coffee available plus an exhibition of art.

A labour of love spanning 28 years, where Barry Lovegrove’s inspired vision intertwines extensive hardscaping with a diverse array of indigenous flora, creating a captivating Afro-Mexican oasis boasting architectural marvels, tranquil water features, hand-painted tiles, a hidden forest path and a rich tapestry of aloes, plectranthus, mature trees and potted succulents, inviting visitors to experience a harmonious blend of culture and nature.

Directions: From Athlone Circle, follow Montgomery Drive downhill to No. 35.

For more click here.

 IN OCTOBER …

My monthly recital programme IN CONCERT, the background in-depth discussion of the music BEHIND THE MUSIC, and PIANO HOUR of varied and easy going music are on offer every month! To become a member  of the LIVESTREAM SERIES you will be required to pay minimum monthly amount of R200 to access the online content. This will come into effect 1 October 2024.

Payment can be made via EFT (ie bank deposit) or via PayFast where recurring monthly payments are possible. (Please email me if wish to use PayPal or other international platforms.)  You will be to have a YouTube account (this is free to register) and the email address which you use to register at YouTube must be clearly linked to your name or payment. If it is not the same address you will not be able to access the content on YouTube.  This address should be used at PayFast, and best use your email address as the reference on your bank deposit and email POP to me at booking@musicrevival.co.za.

A reminder! The re-launch session was Saturday 14 September at 7:00 pm - Beethoven, Bach and Chopin! At YouTube and www.musicrevival.co.za with another session of PIANO HOUR on Wednesday 18 September at 7:00 pm.

Watch our first ‘Behind the Music’ session here. 

Sunday 6 OCTOBER 3:00 pm 
ALL SOULS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sheffield Beach Rd, Umhlali / Salt Rock
Tickets: R150 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Wednesday 9 OCTOBER 7:00 pm (NB this month on a Wednesday) 
AMBER VALLEY - Amber Auditorium 
Tickets: R80 Booking - Amber office open to Amber Valley residents  and their guests only. 

Previously …

Thursday 26 SEPTEMBER  3:30 pm
WOODGROVE - Community Centre
Tickets : R100 This concert at Woodgrove is open to all
Booking is essential via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Friday 27 SEPTEMBER 7:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg
Tickets: R250 includes dinner 
Menu: minestrone soup with bread and a delicious lemon posset (suitable for vegetarians ) or R100 concert only. 
Venue opens 30 mins before. Secure parking. 
BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL : Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za. Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings.

Sunday 29 SEPTEMBER 3:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 
Tickets: R100 . Venue opens 30 mins before (for tea /coffee on Sunday). Secure parking. 

Tuesday 1 OCTOBER 7:00 pm 
ST AGNES CHURCH, Kloof
Tickets: R130 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

LIVESTREAM SERIES

Good news! We are resuming our livestream series. These will be  broadcast ‘live'. Some additional content may be pre-recorded.  My monthly recital programme (plus the background in-depth discussion of the music), and a monthly Piano Hour of varied and easy going music are on offer. However, viewers will now have to pay to see these three monthly sessions. Occasionally there will be free session such as the re-launch this  Saturday 14 September at 7:00 pm!

To become a paying member  of the LIVESTREAM SERIES you will be required to pay minimum monthly amount of R200 to access the online content. This will come into effect 1 October 2024  Until then the sessions will be still be free. 

Payment can be made via EFT (ie bank deposit) or via PayFast where recurring monthly payments are possible. (Please email me if wish to use PayPal or other international platforms.)  You will be to have a YouTube account (this is free to register) and the email address which you use to register at YouTube must be clearly linked to your name or payment. If it is not the same address you will not be able to access the content on YouTube.  This address should be used at PayFast, and best use your email address as the reference on your bank deposit and email POP to me at booking@musicrevival.co.za.

This may take a few tries to smooth out the glitches live but it is essential that all viewers now pay for the online sessions in order to see them. I am grateful for the numerous and generous donors who kindly supported with donations making the sessions freely available to all, starting in April 2020. Those wishing to continue to view and enjoy the sessions, of which everyone now has a clear idea, will need to pay for them.
At YouTube and www.musicrevival.co.za

In case you missed this month's offerings.

PIANO HOUR https://www.youtube.com/live/HPxoJZLk_hI?si=9AKqNwpVELSP0ztO

IN CONCERT https://www.youtube.com/live/xyoUZ9KH4M4?si=ixG2pwFvEytuDvPp

BEHIND THE MUSIC   https://youtube.com/live/xURS46BRi5Q

AN EVENING WITH KUTLWANO MASOTE 

CASA MEXICANA
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 
Friday 20 September 2024  19h00 
Tickets: R200.  Please feel free to bring your women wine,  other refreshments provided.
Secure parking. 
BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL 
Please include your contact numbers in all e-mail bookings.
Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

PREVIOUSLY …

Celebrated Piano Classics.
An appealing programme of classical piano music with pianist Christopher Duigan

Pianist Christopher Duigan will once-again present and play choices from the most iconic and celebrated music of the classical piano repertoire!  This includes Mozart - 'Rondo all turca', Liszt - ‘Liebestraume', Beethoven - 'Moonlight Sonata', Debussy - 'Clair de lune' and Chopin - 'Polonaise in A-flat Op. 53'. All your favourite classics with all-new stories!

Tuesday 3 SEPTEMBER 7:00 pm 
ST AGNES CHURCH, Kloof
Tickets: R130 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Thursday 5 SEPTEMBER 7:00 pm
AMBER VALLEY - Amber Auditorium 
Ticket : R80 Booking - Amber office open to Amber Valley residents  and their guests only. 


Friday 6 SEPTEMBER 7:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 

Tickets: R100 (concert only). Venue opens 30 mins before. Secure parking. 
BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL : Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za. Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings.

Stay for dinner after ! Add on R150.  Booking for dinner/ lunch is essential. Tables will be available  in the music studio, on the verandah, in the garden (weather dependant) , or by the fire! Menu: minestrone soup with crusty bread and a delicious lemon posset ( suitable for vegetarians ).  Booking for dinner or lunch is essential 

Sunday 8 SEPTEMBER 3: 00 pm CANCELLED
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 

• Tickets: R100 (concert only). Venue opens 30 mins before ( for tea /coffee on Sunday). Secure parking. 

Also at …

Thursday 29 AUGUST  3:30 pm
WOODGROVE - Community Centre
Tickest : R100 Open to all
Booking is essential via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Sunday 1 SEPTEMBER 3:00 pm 
ALL SOULS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sheffield Beach Rd, Umhlali / Salt Rock
Tickets: R150 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

CHRISTOPHER DUIGAN at HILTON COLLEGE
In a major public performance at the new Chamberlain Music Centre at Hilton College, pianist Christopher Duigan plays a programme of highlights from recent programmes.  This includes Beethoven - Sonata op. 26, Chopin - Scherzo No.3, Bach - Preludes and Fugues from WTC Bk I and Rachmaninoff - Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 2 & 5.  in addition Duigan includes highlights of his recent “Popular Classics” programme presented in various veneus across KZN.

Widely regarded as one of South Africa's leading concert pianists, CHRISTOPHER DUIGAN has been recognized as a 'South African piano icon' and 'national musical treasure' (Classic Feel June 2009). He has performed extensively, giving over 100 concert performances  with leading South African orchestras in a repertoire of more than 25 works for piano and orchestra. In recital he has developed a popular following through his innovative presentation and programming of a broad and eclectic taste in music, appearing on all major stages and festival in South Africa.
The concert in Hilton takes place at the new Chamberlain Music Centre, Hilton College on Sunday 15 September starting at 15h00.  The venue offers a magnificent setting, concert grand piano and fine acoustic making it a valuable and prized addition to the local concert circuit.  Tickets are  R150 including  refreshments at interval.  Booking is preferred,  via Quicket. 

Coffeeberry in association with Christopher Duigan's Music Revival present
Celebrated Piano Classics.
An appealing programme of classical piano music with pianist Christopher Duigan

Leading South African concert pianist Christopher Duigan will present and play choices from the most iconic and celebrated music of the classical piano repertoire.  This includes Mozart - 'Rondo all turca', Liszt - ‘Liebetsraume'. Beethoven - 'Moonlight Sonata', Debussy - 'Clair de lune' and Chopin's - 'Polonaise in A-flat Op. 53'.

Coffeeberry Avenues, Hilton
Thursday 29 August
R350 pp includes a two-course meal from 6 pm
Booking : info@coffeeberry.co.za

A reminder for this Friday’s Pop-Up restaurant evening with Andrew Giles. Friday 23 August R450

Menu-

* Gnocchi alla Romana with confit tomatoes

* ⁠beetroot with herbed labneh and walnuts

* ⁠slow cooked chicken with sweet corn biscuits

* ⁠honey and yogurt tart with sumac roasted strawberries

MID - WINTER CLASSICS
Music with a relaxed and enchanting lyricism, like an afternoon in the winter sunshine, dominates this programme which Christopher Duigan plays for a number of outings.  With gentle undulation and extended, reassuring lines this programme is guaranteed to please and soothe!  Beethoven's  Sonata Op. 26, a work of compelling ‘Schubertian’ qualities, Chopin - Nocturne Op. 62 and Impromptu No. 1, and a selection from  Schubert's Impromptus Op. 90 make up the selection.

Thursday 1 AUGUST 7:00 pm
AMBER VALLEY - Amber Auditorium 
Ticket : R80 Booking - Amber office open to Amber Valley residents  and their guests only. 

Sunday 4 AUGUST 3:00 pm 
ALL SOULS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sheffield Beach Rd, Umhlali / Salt Rock
Tickets: R150 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Tuesday 6 AUGUST 7:00 pm 
ST AGNES CHURCH, Kloof
Tickets: R130 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Friday 26 JULY 7:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 

Sunday 28 JULY 12:00 noon
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 

• Tickets: R100 (concert only)

• Venue opens 30 mins before ( for tea /coffee on Sunday)

• Secure parking. 

• BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings.

• Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

• Stay for dinner or lunch or dinner after ! Add on R150.  Booking for dinner/ lunch is essential. Tables will be available  in the music studio, on the verandah, in the garden (weather dependant) , or by the fire! Menu: minestrone soup with crusty bread and a delicious lemon posset ( suitable for vegetarians ).  Booking for dinner or lunch is essential 
  
  At Casa Mexicana : The opportunity to view a number of artworks by local artists including Ginny Heath, Terry King, Hussein Salim and Heather Gourlay-Conyngham in the venue adds to the experience. Some of these artworks are available for purchase.  Of course there is opportunity to explore the garden too - by day or night!
  
  This programme is also presented at …
  Thursday 25 JULY  3:30 pm
  WOODGROVE - Community Centre
  Tickest : R100
  Open to all
  Booking is essential via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za
  
  

We are open for a POP UP RESTAURANT evening in July. 
FRIDAY 19 JULY 7:00 pm - with Carrie and Rob Boyd of ‘Tea on 23’
R450 pp. Book a table of four or more. We open at 6:30 pm.

{Please note these are not one hour concerts but dinner evenings that include a short music performance and background music.}

Be nourished by our Mid-Winter Pop-Up : Friday 19 July. With their trade-mark homely and generous style, Carrie and Rob Boyd of ‘Tea on 23’ invite you to enjoy a seasonal roast to see you through the mid- winter inertia - R450 pp. Book a table of four or more. We open at 6:30 pm. Book by return WhatsApp or email chris@musicrevival.co.za

Casa Mexicana throws open its doors in this ‘open house’ event. Spend a while by the fire in the kitchen, take in a glass of wine in the arty ‘snug' along with a cosy chat, and enjoy a beautiful nourishing, home-made meal with friends. There is background piano music with favourite tunes through the evening (a special touch!) and a short performance of evocative contemporary and ‘lite’ melodies to end.

As these evenings take place in the music studio, with tables allocated, places are limited. Book a table of four or more to avoid disappointment or join the ‘long ‘ table.

Booking essential via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Tuesday 18 JUNE 2024

After a six month break from concert activity I will be resuming performances (hopefully regularly!) at the end of June with a line-up in KZN. 

A suitable venue in Hillcrest/ Kloof is still to be secured. If you are interested in attending concerts in this area and ARE willing to venture out on a weekday evening please let me know by return email. While Sundays are popular there are limited number of Sundays available in the month!

For those at the AMBERS keep a look out for a special Amberglades Concert 10 July and a return to Amber Valley Concerts on Thursday 1 August.

WINTER CLASSICS
A selection of new music I have been working on as well as some old favourites for a fiery and intense winter programme; Preludes and Fugues by JS Bach from ‘The Well Tempered Clavier’, Beethoven's stormy ‘Tempest' Sonata, Brahms - Intermezzo Op. 118 and a selection from Chopin's 12 Etudes Op 10.

Sunday 7 JULY 3:00 pm 
ALL SOULS ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sheffield Beach Rd, Umhlali / Salt Rock
Tickets: R150 include tea/coffee and other refreshments at interval.
Booking preferred via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Friday 28 June is cancelled due to low bookings
Friday 28 JUNE 7:00 pm 
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 

Sunday 30 JUNE 12:00  noon
CASA MEXICANA 
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 
Starting at 12:00 noon - we open at 11:15 am.
Tickets: R100
Venue opens 11:15 am for tea /coffee
Secure parking. 
BOOKING  IS ESSENTIAL Please include your contact numbers in all email bookings.
Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

Also at …
Thursday 27 JUNE  3:30 pm
WOODGROVE - Community Centre
Tickest : R100
Open to all
Booking is essential via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.za

4 June 2024

Dear friends and supporters,

I am hoping to start a regular series of performances in KZN once agin at the of June. This includes concerts at the Ambers, Woodgrove, in Ballito, and at my home Casa Mexicana; a POP UP dinner event (21June ) and Concert (28 June) A suitable venue in Hillcrest/ Kloof is still to be secured.

A preview or ‘warm-up’ to these performances will be staged this Friday.

WINTER PREVIEW

After a six month break from concert activity I will be staging a ‘preview' event and first attempt at a performance, this Friday 7 June.

I will play a selection of new music I have been working on, since the injury to my finger in December, as well as some old favourites; Preludes and Fugues by JS Bach, Beethoven's ‘Tempest' Sonata and Chopin's Scherzo No. 3.

Please reply ASAP if you would to attend and book a table.

Tickets: R300 - concert performance followed by soup and dessert. 
(Or R150 concert only)

Friday 7 June 19h00 
Casa Mexicana
35 Montgomery Drive, Pietermaritzburg 
Starting at 7:00 pm - we open at 6:30 pm.

Please bring your own wine/drinks. 
Street parking is patrolled. 
Book via WhatsApp 083 417 4473 or booking@musicrevival.co.zaPayment by EFT or cash at the door
Secure parking. 
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL Please include your contact numbers in all e-mail bookings.

Friday 15 March

Dear friends,

Thank you to everyone who responded to my last email in which I detailed my decision to take time off from concertising. I have been encouraged by the positive and unconditional support for this ‘sabbatical’ or rest period.

In the interim I have been approached by those who have remarked that they are aware of events at my home in recent weeks where others have heard me playing.

These are in fact POP UP RESTAURANT evenings I have been hosting over the last year. Having been open only to close friends on a trial basis I am now offering those on my mail list an opportunity to join, should you wish.

I usually play one or two short pieces between courses of the meal and some incidental or background music ie populars songs etc during dinner.

This is not a concert but a causal café dinner evening. The meal prepared either by myself or a guest chef.

Guests are seated on the verandah in summer and in music the studio during the winter months. In addition there is a selection of selling artwork in the studio to view or purchase as well as an open house policy with seating areas and artworks exhibited in other rooms. And of course there is the garden!

Should you wish to join at one of these events please do visit my website from time to time where these will be advertised www.musicrevival.co.za, or WhatsApp me on 0834174473 requesting the POP UP list.

In March these POP UPs take place on Friday 22 (R300 pp) and Thursday 28 March (R400 pp).

Regards,

Chris

PS This is not a public event and those attending are my personal guests. No complaints are allowed!

Our popular Pop-Up Dinner evenings in March are both on long weekends - Friday 22 and Thursday 28 March. We are splitting our presentations into two streams; a casual cafe-style supper that I prepare myself, and the exotic flavour experiences you have come to enjoy with visiting chefs. I will be preparing a menu of Italian soup, pasta and dessert on Friday 22 (R300 pp), and Gregg of Sagewood Cafe will present a gourmet selection of Midlands flavours on Thursday 28 (R400 pp). The menus on both evenings will be suitable for vegetarians and of course will appeal to all! Booking is now open, so request your preferred tables of four (or more). We now open from 6:00 pm allowing guests to enjoy the garden on an early autumn evening. Dinner service starts at 7:00 pm, all at 35 Montgomery Dr. Please bring your own wine/drinks. Please advise of other dietary preferences on booking. Street parking is patrolled. Book via WhatsApp 083 34174473 (message only) or booking@musicrevival.co.za! [As usual there will be music!]

23 February

Dear friends and supporters,

I have received a number of queries as to when my concerts are resuming.

I had expected to be back at the end of February. My absence has been due to a bad cut to my middle finger on my right-handI suffered in December.

My finger has recovered well and I am finding my way back to piano practice without any restriction or discomfort. 

However, having three months away from my relentless performing and concert schedule has revealed to me how much I do need time off to rest.

A lot has changed in recent years and I have encountered several significant and challenging hurdles along the way.

As a result, I am intending  to take off additional time from public concerts and the demands of concert standard performance and the expectation of perfection that goes with it;  both that of the public and my own.

I am sure you will agree, performing the classical  piano repertoire publicly is not something that can be effectively undertaken without a 100% commitment.

I will be extending my time away (some may call it a sabbatical as I am continuing to practicing privately) for a number of weeks or months.

I trust you will understand my predicament and position.  

Thank you you all your unwavering support over the last 30 years since I began this rather unusual freelance approach to concertising in South Africa.

A reminder there are over 285 one-hour live sessions available for free on Youtube at my channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@ChristopherDuigan/videos  

I intend to edit some of these to present selections into playlists for additional enjoyment.

Regards,

Chris

CLASSIC ICONS  - James Grace in KZN

James Grace AT HILTON COLLEGE and in BALLITO

Music Revival proudly presents the award-winning guitarist James Grace at Hilton College and in Ballito at the All Souls Anglican Church.

James Grace  is one of one South Africa’s leading concert artists. In recent years he has appeared with the Cape Philharmonic, the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic, the Johannesburg Festival, the Johannesburg Philharmonic and the Free State Symphony in concerti by Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Giuliani and Vivaldi.

James’s recent concert schedule has taken him throughout South Africa, the U.A.E, Windhoek and Zimbabwe.  James studied at the Royal College of Music in London as a Foundation Scholar with Carlos Bonell. Upon graduating he became the first guitarist in the history of the College to receive the Tagore Gold Medal, an annual award presented to the most outstanding student.

He will play a popular selection of classical and Spanish guitar favourites.

Chamberlain Music Centre
Hilton College
Sunday 7 January 2024 - 15h00 
Tickets: R150 includes refreshments at interval.
Tickets at the door or via MUSIC REVIVAL WhatsApp (message only) 083 4174473 or  booking@musicrevival.co.za

SALT ROCK - BALLITO All Souls Anglican Church
Sunday 14 January - 15h00
Tickets: R150 includes refreshments at interval.
Tickets at the door or via MUSIC REVIVAL WhatsApp (message only) 083 4174473 or  booking@musicrevival.co.za