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Concerts and Events
September 2024 13 September - Leuven, Belgium Lecture recital with Hanli Stapela on the music of Strauss at the 13th Biennial International Conference on Music Since 1900. 24 and 25 September - Potchefstroom, South Africa Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Tinus Botha play a program of two piano works titled "Key Connections" at the Aardklop festival. 26 and 27 September - Potchefstroom, South Africa Prins features in the grand finale concert of the Aardklop festival alongside artists such as Tinus Botha and Conroy Cupido. 29 September - Pretoria, South Africa Piano and violin duo with Dieter Hendricks for the Association of Arts, Pretoria. October 2024 3 October - Stellenbosch, South Africa Prins joins Nina Schumann, Esthea Kruger, Pieter Grobler, and Elna van der Merwe in two piano extravaganza concerts for the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees. Enjoy a matinee and evening performance. November 2024 10 November - Pretoria, South Africa Cello and piano works with Berthine van Schoor for the UNISA Concert Series. 16 November - Bloemfontein, South Africa Prins performs Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Free State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Daniel Boico. December 2024 8 December - Johannesburg, South Africa Cello and piano works with Berthine van Schoor at the Northwards House for the Chamber Music Collective. Past Performances August 2024 4 August - Pretoria, South Africa Prins performs a solo piano recital for the Association of Arts, Pretoria. 8 August - Oudtshoorn, South Africa Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Berthine van Schoor perform a program entitled "Music from the silk road for cello and piano" at the Klein Karoo Klassique festival. 10 August - Oudtshoorn, South Africa Megan-Geoffrey Prins joins Nina Schumann, Charl du Plessis, and Esthea Kruger for a program of two piano works titled "Sometimes it takes two" at the Klein Karoo Klassique festival. 18-24 August - Pretoria, South Africa Solo and collaborative performances, as well as master classes, as part of the UP Music Festival at the University of Pretoria. July 2024 5 July - 14 July - Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival Faculty at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival. 8 July - SICMF Faculty Concert 4 PIETER BEZUIDENHOUT - Indaba, My Children (World premiere) Ekaterina Kornishina (flute), Dwight Parry (oboe), YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet), Ivy Ringel (bassoon), Geoffrey Pilkington (french horn 1), (french horn 2),Marco Silva (trumpet), Mark Hampson (trombone), (percussion 1), (percussion 2), (percussion 3), Jauvon Gilliam (timpani), Ricardo Heniker (harp), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano), Farida Bacharova (violin 1), Suzanne Martens (violin 2), Fedor Belugin (viola), Boris Adrianov (cello), Zoran Markovic (double bass) 9 July - SICMF Faculty Concert 5 DANIEL SCHNYDER - subZERO, Bass Trombone Concerto (South African premiere) Mark Hampson (solo trombone), Suzanne Martens (violin), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano), Jauvon Gilliam (percussion 1), Sabrina Peterson (percussion 2) 10 July - SICMF Faculty Concert 6 CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS - Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs, op. 79 Ekaterina Kornishina (flute), YaoGuang Zhai (clarinet), Dwight Parry (oboe), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano) June 2024 1 June - Pretoria, South Africa Saxophone and piano recital with Karendra Devroop and Megan-Geoffrey Prins for the UNISA Concert Series. 2 June - Benoni, South Africa Saxophone and piano recital with Karendra Devroop and Megan-Geoffrey Prins for the Chamber Music Collective. 7 June - Stellenbosch, South Africa Saxophone and piano recital with Karendra Devroop and Megan-Geoffrey Prins for the Endler Concert Series. 15 June - Johannesburg, South Africa Prins performs a solo piano recital for the Kindlewood Concert Series. May 2024 11 May - Bloemfontein, South Africa Prins steps in for an indisposed soloist and performs Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 with the Free State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Vincent de Kort. Tickets available through Quicket. 16 May - Pretoria, South Africa Chamber music showcase for the UP: School of the Arts Lunch Hour Concert Series at the Musiaon Theatre. April 2024 3-7 April - Stellenbosch, South Africa Prins serves on the faculty of the Stellenbosch International Piano Symposium, offering coachings, master classes, and solo and collaborative piano performances. 10 April - Pretoria, South Africa Prins plays a solo piano recital for the UP: School of the Arts Lunch Hour Concert Series at the Musiaon Theatre. March 2024 14 March - Johannesburg, South Africa Prins joins Nina Schumann and Daniel Boico for a performance of Saint Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. 21 March - Durban, South Africa Prins joins Nina Schumann and Daniel Boico for a performance of Saint Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with the KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra. February 2024 9 February - Pretoria, South Africa Recital of clarinet and piano works with Ferdinand Steiner at the Musiaon Theatre, Pretoria. November 2023 5 November - Pretoria, South Africa Solo recital featuring works by Mozart and Chopin for the Association of Arts, Pretoria. 11:30AM; R150. October 2023 10 October - Stellenbosch, South Africa Variations on Virtuosity is a solo program of virtuosic piano works performed by Prins at the 2023 US Toyota Woordfees in Stellenbosch. 11 October - Stellenbosch, South Africa Rachmaninoff's 150th Birthday Bash featuring Prins playing Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini with Jacobus de Jager and the festival orchestra 27 October - Pretoria, South Africa Lunch hour recital of works for violin and piano also featuring Ané van Staden. 12:40, Musiaon Theatre, free entry. 29 October - Pretoria, South Africa Mozart's Triple Piano Concerto in F Major, K242 also featuring Tessa Rhoodie, Wessel van Wyk, and the UP Symphony Orchestra. Musiaon Theatre. August 2023 5 August - Oudtshoorn, South Africa Harmony of Serenity, a programme of Arvo Pärt's works for solo piano, duo, and trio, with Peter Martens and Suzanne Martens at the Klein Karoo Klassique festival. 17 August - Pretoria, South Africa Solo piano recital for the UP School of the Arts Lunch Hour concert series. 20 August - Johannesburg, South Africa Solo piano recital for the Chamber Music Collective at Northwards House, Johannesburg. July 2023 30 June - 9 July - Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival Faculty at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival. 4 July - SICMF Faculty Concert No. 5 M. BALAKIREV (1837-1910) - Octet for Piano, Winds and Strings, Op. 3 Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano), Frederieke Saeijs (violin), Karolina Errera (viola), Peter Martens (cello), Knut Erik Sundquist (bass), Demarre McGilll (flute), Dwight Parry (oboe), Geoffrey Pilkington (horn) 6 July - SICMF Faculty Concert No. 7 A. JOLIVET (1905-1974) - Trumpet Concerto No. 2 Marco Silva (trumpet) Julien Benichou (conductor) Louisa Theart (flute 1), Esihle Mthethwa (flute 2/piccolo), Owen Dalton (English horn), Arno Steyn (contrabassoon), Féroll-Jon Davids (clarinet), Liam Burden (alto saxophone), Josie McClure (tenor saxophone), Andrea Balocco (trombone), Knut Erik Sundquist (bass), Jauvon Gilliam, Trevor Barroero, Lauren Floyd, Wesley Sumpter (percussion), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano) June 2023 11 June - Pretoria, South Africa Solo piano recital for the Association of Arts Pretoria. 24- 25 June - National Arts Festival, Makhanda, South Africa In a solo recital titled "(Re)visions: Megan-Geoffrey Prins in Concert," Prins aims to subvert art music hierarchies that place history above contemporary, global above local. The program includes the following works: Solitude by Nahre Sol; Gaspard de La Nuit by Maurice Ravel; Ndahamba Ndabuya by Karl Lobi; Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues by Frederic Rzewski; and Concert Paraphrase on Mendelssohn's 'Sommernachtstraum' by Arcadi Volodos. Tickets and times available through the NAF website. May 2023 4 May - Pretoria, South Africa Cello and piano lunch hour recital featuring Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Berthine van Schoor at the UP School of the Arts concert series. 5 May - Sandton, South Africa Debussy cello sonata, Ravel violin sonata, and Ravel piano trio with Megan-Geoffrey Prins, Manfred Stilz, and Zanta Hofmeyr at Theatre on the Square, Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, 13:00. 7 May - Pretoria, South Africa Debussy cello sonata, Ravel violin sonata, and Ravel piano trio with Megan-Geoffrey Prins, Manfred Stilz, and Zanta Hofmeyr for the Aardklop Aubade. 14 May - Johannesburg, South Africa Debussy cello sonata, Ravel violin sonata, and Ravel piano trio with Megan-Geoffrey Prins, Manfred Stilz, and Zanta Hofmeyr at Northwards House. 16 May - Potchefstroom, South Africa Cello and piano recital featuring Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Berthine van Schoor for the NWU School of Music concert series. 25 May - Pretoria, South Africa Works for saxophone and piano featuring Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Karendra Devroop for the UP School of the Arts Lunch Hour series. April 2023 30 April - Cape Town, South Africa The ATKV choir gala at the Suidoosterfees 2023 features two piano works with Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Nina Schumann. March 2023 9 March - Pretoria, South Africa Prins and Hanli Stapela (soprano) play a lunch hour program titled "Songs to the Moon" at the Musaion Theatre. November 2022 3 November - Pretoria, South Africa Prins plays solo works, works for cello and piano, and works for piano, cello, and violin in a French program at a private event. Prins will be joined by Manfred Stilz, Berthine van Schoor, and Zanta Hofmeyr. October 2022 27 October - Pretoria, South Africa This lunch hour concert at the University of Pretoria will open with a work for solo piano by Miles Warrington followed by Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor with Zanta Hofmeyr and Manfred Stilz. 28 October - Pretoria, South Africa Prins performs Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major with the University of Pretoria Symphony Orchestra at the Rautenbach Hall. Tickets through TixSA. 30 October - Pretoria, South Africa Prins presents three young University of Pretoria BMus students in a concert for the Association of Arts Pretoria. The program will include works for viola and piano, clarinet and piano, and four hands piano. Prins will collaborate with Ashleigh Botha (viola), Lydia Weber (clarinet), and Colette du Toit (piano). Bookings essential through Association of Arts Pretoria. Toyota US Woordfees 2022, Stellenbosch: 13 October, Endler Hall, 4pm French Piano Trios (Ravel and Chausson) with Annien Shaw and David Pinoit. 13 October, Endler Hall, 8pm Roosenschoon@70: Prins plays a solo work by Hans Roosenschoon in this program featuring multiple soloists and ensembles celebrating the composer's life. 15 October, Endler Hall, 8pm Bach (to a) Blast: Prins, Esthea Kruger, Nina Schumann, and Luis Magalhaes perform four Bach concerti (for two, three, and four pianos) with an orchestra conducted by Jacobus de Jager. September 2022 11 September - Pretoria, South Africa Solo recital for the Association of Arts Pretoria, 11:30, booking essential. 11 September - Pretoria, South Africa Prins plays solo works and works for saxophone and piano with Karen Devroop for the UNISA Music Foundation Concert Series at 16:00. 28 September - Pretoria, South Africa Prins collaborates with Italian flautist Luisa Sello for the UNISA Music Foundation Concert Series. August 2022 6 August - Oudtshoorn, South Africa Petern Martens and Megan-Geoffrey Prins perform together at the Klein Karoo Klassique festival. The program includes Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Op 73, Beethoven's Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major, Op. 69, and Popper's Tarantella, Op. 33. 7 August - Oudtshoorn, South Africa A concert for the Klein Karoo Klassique festival performed by members of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra and Megan-Geoffrey Prins. The programme includes Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D major, K. 285, Beethoven’s Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer” for Clarinet, Cello & Piano and Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat Major Op. 47. With Lisa van Wyk (flute), David Cyster (clarinet), Suzanne Martens (violin), Karin Gaertner (viola), Peter Martens (cello), and Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano). 7 August at 14:00 in the Burgersentrum. R160 | R100 (students). 12 August - Stellenbosch, South Africa Prins performs with young artists and members of the Amici Quartet for the Endler Concert Series. July 2022 1 -10 July - Stellenbosch, South Africa Faculty at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival. 3 July - SICMF Faculty Concert No. 3, Endler Hall, 8:00 PM Josef Krogulski's Piano Octet in D minor Op. 6 with Demarre McGill (fl ute), Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Alissa Margulis (violin 1), Samson Diamond (violin 2), Louise Lansdowne (viola), Kyril Zlotnikov cello), Tony Alcock (bass), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano). June 2022 24 June - Online Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. O in E flat major WoO 4 with Carl Henn and the Brooklyn Theatre Salon Ensemble. Streaming on artmusic.tv. R100 ticket buys 72 hour access to the production. May 2022 26-29 May - Online Solo recital for the University of Pretoria School of the Arts online Lunch Hour Series. Available on YouTube for a limited period. April 2022 5 April - Potchefstroom, South Africa Solo recital for the NWU School of Music and Conservatory Concert Series. March 2022 28 March - 3 April - Stellenbosch, South Africa Faculty member at the Stellenbosch International Piano Symposium. The symposium includes faculty and student concerts and masterclasses. Participant and observer passes as well as concert tickets are available through the symposium website. February 2022 9 February - Gqeberha, South Africa Viola recital with Lynn Daphne Rudolph at the Nelson Mandela University. 19 February - Stellenbosch, South Africa Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Peter Martens perform at the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch. 19:00. Bookings through Computicket. 20 February - Stellenbosch, South Africa Viola recital with Lynn Daphne Rudolph (MMus Recital 2, NMU). 25 February - Franschhoek, South Africa Brahms Horn Trio, Op. 30 with Samantha Durant and Shannon Thebus at the Franschhoek Chamber Music Festival. 26 February - Franschhoek, South Africa Cello and piano recital with Peter Martens and Edward McLean at the Franschhoek Chamber Music Festival. 27 February - Franschhoek, South Africa Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor with members of the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra for the Franschhoek Chamber Music Festival. January 2022 26 January - 5 February - Pretoria, South Africa Panelist at the regional meeting of the World Federation of International Music Competitions and collaborative pianist for the 6th UNISA International Strings Competition. December 2021 31 December - Online New year's eve chamber concert for www.BrooklynTheatre.tv. November 2021 27 November - Bloemfontein, South Africa Prins joins Samson Diamond, Aristide du Plessis, and the Free State Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Bernhard Gueller playing Beethoven's triple concerto. More information available here. October 2021 2 October 2021 - Television Broadcast Tune into the 2021 Toyota SU Woordfees on DStv channel 150 and Go TV channel 15 in Namibia at 05:25 to watch a solo piano recital entitled Finding|Being. 3 October 2021 - Pretoria, South Africa Prins joins Charl du Plessis and Nataniël in an Afrikaans production of Carnival of the Animals featuring a new text composed by Nataniël. This concert is presented by Aardklop Nasionale Kunstefees. Sunday 3 October at 11:00 and 15:00 at Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool. 5 October 2021 - Television Broadcast Tune into the 2021 Toyota SU Woordfees on DStv channel 150 and Go TV channel 15 in Namibia at 12:28 to watch Prins perform with the Amici Quartet. 10 October 2021 - Pretoria, South Africa Prins performs a solo recital for the Association of Arts Pretoria on 10 October at 11:30am. The program includes works by Mozart, Albeniz, Chopin, and Karl Lobi. Click here to RSVP via email before 8 October. Booking is essential. 23 October 2021 - Cape Town, South Africa The Cape Town Concert Series presents a trio of violin and piano duos with Annien Shaw and Megan-Geoffrey Prins on Saturday 23 October at 11am at the Baxter Theatre. Visit ctconcerts.com for more information. 23 October 2021 - Franschhoek, South Africa Join us for a piano solo by Megan-Geoffry Prins. The lyrical programme with dance influences embedded in the music features works by Mozart, Albéniz and Chopin. For more info September 2021 24 September 2021 - Online Prins plays Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Eddie Clayton. This is an online concert that will be streamed through the Brooklyn Theatre TV platform. July - August 2021 29 July - 3 August, Online Prins plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Bernhard Gueller. This is an online concert that will be streamed through the Quicket platform. Tickets available here (concert no. 4). May 2021 31 May - Knysna, South Africa Prins performs with Peter Martens and Suzanne Martens for the Knysna Music Society. April 2021 18 April - Pretoria, South Africa Prins performs a solo recital at the Aardklop festival's Aubade series. The morning's program will consist entirely of requests from the audience. For more information and to submit requests please visit the event page on Facebook. 15 April - Centurion, South Africa Prins plays Clara Schumann's Konzertsatz in F minor with the Gauteng Chamber Music Festival Orchestra. 18:00 at the Midstream Ridge Theatre. Bookings through [email protected]. March 2021 28 March - Centurion, South Africa Prins plays Clara Schumann's Konzertsatz in F minor with the Gauteng Chamber Music Festival Orchestra. 15:30 at the Midstream Ridge Theatre. Tickets at R150. Bookings through [email protected]. Lockdown 2020 18-20 November 2020: Symphony Concert, JPO Prins plays Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 448 with Brandon Phillips and the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Program Debussy: Petite Suite, L. 65, Arr Büsser Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 448 Prokoviev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, "Classical", Op. 25 Tickets available through Computicket. October 2020: Solo Recital, Brooklyn Theatre TV Pre-recorded solo recital hosted by the Brooklyn Theatre TV streaming service. R100 (aprox $6 USD) per device for 72 hour access. Tickets available at www.BrooklynTheatre.tv. Click here for instructions on accessing the recital. Program J. Haydn - Piano Sonata in F Major, Hob 23 F. Liszt - Mephisto Waltz No. 1 G Newcater - Toccata S Lyapunov Etudes d'execution transcendante Nos. 2 (Rondes des Fantômes) and 10 (Lesghinka) 2 October 2020: Beethoven in the Drawing Room, Brooklyn Theatre TV Prins plays solo and collaborative works with Miro Chakaryan (violin), Susan Mouton (cello), and Pierre Malherbe (baritone) Program: Sonata no. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” - Allegro An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98 Violin Romance in F, Op. 50 Trio for Violin, Cello & Piano, in B flat major, Op. 97, "The Archduke,” R100 (aprox $6 USD) per device for 72 hour access. Tickets available at www.BrooklynTheatre.tv. Click here for instructions on accessing the recital. 30 August 2020: Solo Recital, kykNET, DStv On 30 August at 10:30am, Prins' recital from the Toyota US Woordfees 202o will be broadcast on kykNET (Channel 144 on DStv). The program includes Beethoven's Appassionata sonata, Malcolm Dedman's Four Kinds of Love, Arthur Feder's Finding | Being, and Pletnev's Transcription of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. The Concert is free for DStv subscribers. 2 August 2020: Piano Quintets, Concerts Connect Live-streamed chamber music recital hosted by Concerts Connect. This performance features Megan-Geoffrey Prins with the Amici Quartet (Peter Martens, Suzanne Martens, Karin Gartner, Petrus de Beer) R100 (aprox $6 USD) per device. Streaming starts at 3:30pm SAST and is available for 72 hours. Tickets available here. Please select 'University of Pretoria' when purchasing a ticket. Instructions available here. Program R. Schumann - Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44 A. Dvorak - Piano Quintet in No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81 March 2020 Toyota US Woordfees 2020, Stellenbosch: 9 March, 15:00, KykNET Endler Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Anmari van der Westhuizen perform cello and piano works by Rachmaninov and Beethoven 11 March, 20:00, KykNET Endler Megan-Geoffrey Prins presents a piano recital that reflects on an artist’s journey of self-discovery. February 2020 4 February - Pretoria, South Africa Lunch hour recital at University of Pretoria: School of the Arts. 9 February - Brooklyn, South Africa Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Peter Martens perform Beethoven's cello sonatas at the Brooklyn Theatre. Concert 1 (11:00): Op. 5, No. 1; Op. 102, No. 1; Op. 69 Concert 2 (15:00): Op. 17; Op. 5, No. 2; Op. 102, No. 2 Click here for more information. 27 February - Pretoria, South Africa Intercape Lunch Hour Concert November 2019 14 November - Muizenberg, South Africa Solo recital at Casa Labia Cultural Centre. 21 November - Durban, South Africa Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Conrad van Alphen. 25 November - Knysna, South Africa Performance with the Amici Quartet for the Knysna-Plett Concert Series. October 2019 12 October - Johannesburg, South Africa Prins joins the Amici Quartet in a performance of Brahms and Schumann piano quintets in the Linder Auditorium. More information available from the Johannesburg Musical Society. 19 October - Cape Town, South Africa Solo recital featuring works by South African composer Johan Cloete. Hosted by the Irma Stern Museum in conjunction with the Endler Concert Series. Tickets available on Computicket. 26 October - Franshoek, South Africa Prins collaborates with David Pinoit and Annien Shaw for the Franshoek Music Revival Festival. Works include Ravel trio and Beethoven's "Ghost" trio. More information available at musicrevival.co.za. September 2019 4 and 5 September - Johannesburg, South Africa Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor with the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Lykele Temmingh. 7:30 PM on both nights in the Linder Auditorium. More info available here. 14 September - Bloemfontein, South Africa Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 with the FSSO under the baton of Gérard Korsten. 7:30PM in the Odeion. More information available here. 21 September - Johannesburg, South Africa Solo recital for Kindlewood Soirees. 27 September - Hessequa Harmonie, Heidelberg, South Africa Rachmaninov Sonata for Cello and Piano with Anmari van der Westhuizen. August 2019 11 August - Klein Karoo Klassique, Oudtshoorn, South Africa ATKV-Virtuose in Konsert featuring Cameron Williams and Bongani Kubheka 18 August - Port Elizabeth, South Africa Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Alexander Fokkens. Feather Market Center, 3:oopm. Info at (041) 581-7747. July 2019 National Arts Festival, Makhanda: 1 July, 19:00: Trio concert with David Bester (violin) and Caleb Vaughn-Jones (cello) in the Beethoven Room 2 July, 21:00: Trio concert with David Bester (violin) and Caleb Vaughn-Jones (cello) in the Beethoven Room 3 July, 12:00: Duo Concert with David Bester (violin) 27 July - Baxter Theater, Cape Town, South Africa Solo recital. 19:30 in the Baxter Concert Hall. Tickets through Webtickets. June 2019 2 June - Norval Foundation, Cape Town, South Africa Solo recital at the Norval Foundation Art Gallery. National Arts Festival, Makhanda: 28 June, 19:00: Solo recital in Beethoven Room 29 June, 15:00: Solo recital in Beethoven Room 29 June, 19:00: Megan-Geoffrey Prins plays Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 with ECPO and Alexander Fokkens May 2019 1 May - City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa Suidoosterfees Gala Concert 21 May, Erin Hall, Cape Town, South Africa A Double Bass Affair featuring Roxane Steffen, Merichien Meyer, and Megan-Geoffrey Prins. 7:00pm. Tickets through Quicket. 25 May - Baxter Theater, Cape Town, South Africa Junnan Sun (clarinet) and Megan-Geoffrey Prins in concert for the Cape Town Concert Series. 19:30, Baxter Center Concert Hall. 31 May - East London, South Africa Solo recital for the UMTIZA Arts Festival. 6:00pm, East London Guild Theater April 2019 6 April - Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South Africa Solo recital, 20:00, Endler Hall 10 April - Czech Embassy, Cape Town, South Africa Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Jan Pech (cello) perform at the "Africa: Dreams and Reality" exhibition. March 2019 1-10 March, US Woordfees - Stellenbosch, South Africa 7 March: Virtuose in Konsert, 16:00, Endler Hall 8 March: Songs of Life, 20:00, Fismer Hall 29 March - Cape Town, South Africa Purpur Festival of Transgressive Arts - new commissioned South African works. 18:00, Youngblood Arts Gallery November 2018 1 November - Johannesburg, South Africa Megan-Geoffrey Prins, the Standard Bank Young Artist for Music 2019, performs a solo piano recital in response to artworks by Christo Coetzee at the Standard Bank Gallery. 18 November - Stellenbosch, South Africa Prins and Nathan Lewis (tenor) perform works for piano and voice in the Fismer Hall. October 2018 2 October 2018- Linder Auditorium, Johannesburg, South Africa 3 October 2018 - Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria, South Africa 6 October 2018 - Maitisong Theatre, Gaborone, Botswana 11 October 2018 - City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa 12 October 2018 - Endler Hall, Stellenbosch, South Africa Prins plays Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Landesjugendorchester Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Albert Horne. 20 October - Pretoria, South Africa Solo recital for the UNISA Piano Festival 21 October - Johannesburg, South Africa Solo recital for Northwards House Johannesburg 22 October - Grahamstown, South Africa Solo recital. More information available here. September 2018 3 September - Calgary, Canada Honens International Piano Competition semifinal chamber music round. Program and info available here. 26 September - Knysna, South Africa Solo recital. More information available here. August 2018 3 August - Stadthalle Lahnstein, Germany 4 August - Emmerich-Smola-Saal, Kaiserslautern, Germany 5 August - Jugendstilfesthalle, Landau, Germany Prins plays Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Landesjugendorchester Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Albert Horne. 16 August - Cape Town, South Africa Prins plays Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Gueller. Cape Town City Hall, 8:00 PM. Tickets: https://www.cpo.org.za/ 19 August - Hermanus, South Africa Solo recital. More information available here. 31 August - Calgary, Canada Honens International Piano Competition semifinal solo round. 7:30PM, Jack Singer Concert Hall. Program and info available here. June 2018 14 June - Beachwood, OH Collaborative and solo recital for the Beachwood Concert Series. 19 June - Gates Mills, OH Solo recital for the Gilmour Academy Concert Series May 2018 10 May - Cleveland, OH Prins performs his final DMA recital in Mixon Hall at CIM. 11 May - Cleveland, OH Solo and collaborative performances for the M.U.S.i.C. series. 12 May - Cleveland, OH Prins collaborates with Emanuela Friscioni and the CCC orchestra. 24 May - Cleveland, OH Short solo performance in Mixon Hall at CIM. April 2018 1 April - Cleveland, OH Solo community recital for the Cleveland International Piano Competition's ArtsConnect Series. 19 April - Cleveland, OH Solo performance for Cleveland Institute of Music outreach March 2018 3 March - Cleveland, OH Collaborative performance for the Cleveland Ballet Gala Benefit. 21 March - New York, NY Prins performs in the quarter final round of the Honens International Piano Competition. 8:00pm, Kauffman Performing Arts Center. 25 March - Orange Village, OH Solo and collaborative repertoire for the M.U.S.i.C. series. February 2018 18 February - Beachwood, OH Megan-Geoffrey Prins (Piano) and Victor Beyens (Violin) perform a program of French music for the Beachwood Winter Concert Series January 2018 7 January - Stamford, CT Impromptu! Classical Music Concert Series presents a recital featuring solo works by Prins and ensemble works by The Second Movement. The program includes Lyapunov Etudes, Rachmaninov Etudes, Drozdoff selections, Rzewski's Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues, and Gumboots by David Bruce. 3:00PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Stamford. 11 January - New Haven, CT Impromptu! Classical Music Concert Series presents a solo piano recital featuring Prins playing works by Sergei Lyapunov, Vladimir Drozdoff, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Nikolai Medtner. 7:30 PM at the Lyric Hall Theatre. 14 January - Red Bank, NJ Impromptu! Classical Music Concert Series presents a solo piano recital feautring Prins playing works by Sergei Lyapunov, Vladimir Drozdoff, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Nikolai Medtner. 3:PM at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Call Yvonne Radcliffe-Johnson for tickets at 732-747-7378. December 2017 1 December - Shaker Heights, OH Solo and collaborative repertoire for the M.U.S.i.C. series'. This concert includes a world premiere by composer Jiří Trtík. 3 December - Cleveland, OH Performance of Saint-Saens' "Carnival of the Animals" with Emanuela Friscioni. November 2017 5 November - Chagrin Falls, OH Solo and collaborative repertoire for the M.U.S.i.C. series' brunch concert. 9 November - Rocky River, OH Solo community recital at Normandy Manor for the Cleveland International Piano Competition's ArtsConnect Series. 12 November - Cleveland, OH Solo community recital at Marymount Place for the Cleveland International Piano Competition's ArtsConnect Series. 17 November - Chardon, OH Solo community recital at Maplewood for the Cleveland International Piano Competition's ArtsConnect Series. October 2017 9 October - Chagrin Falls, OH Prins performs a solo recital at The Hamlet Manor as part of the Cleveland International Piano Competition's ArtsConnect Series. 12 October - Rocky River, OH Prins performs a solo recital at The Normandy Manor as part of the Cleveland International Piano Competition's ArtsConnect Series. 17 October - Willoughby, OH Prins performs a solo recital at Breckenridge Village as part of the Cleveland International Piano Competition's ArtsConnect Series. 27 October - Cleveland, OH Prins performs solo works and collaborates with musicians for the M.U.S.i.C. series' Halloween Salon. September 2017 17 September - Beechmont, OH Prins performs Mendelssohn's Concerto for violin, piano, and strings in d minor with Solomon Liang at the M. U. S. i. C. Stars in the Classics benefit concert. Prins will also perform solo works. 19 September - Gates Mills, OH Prins performs a solo recital at the inaugural concert of the Gilmour Academy Concert Series. Details available here. 26 September - Cleveland, OH Prins performs a solo recital at Judson Manor as part of the Cleveland Institute of Music's outreach series. 27 September - Cleveland, OH Prins performs at the Cedar Center Apartments as part of the Cleveland Institute of Music's Outreach Series. August 2017 4 August - Stilbaai, South Africa PrinsCrépon duo perform cello and piano works. Prins collaborates with Swiss cellist, Joachim Müller-Crépon for the Stilbaai Music Society. 7:30 PM, NG Kerksaal Oos 8 August - Stellenbosch, South Africa PrinsCrépon duo perform Poulenc and Chopin cello and piano sonatas. 13:10-13:50, Fismer Hall, free admission. 10 August - Muizenberg, South Africa PrinsCrépon duo perform cello and piano works at Casa Labia in Muizenberg. Brunch and concert starts as 10:45. 13 August - Oudtshoorn, South Africa Prins features in the ATKV closing concert at the Klein Karoo Klassique festival. 2:30PM, NG Moederkerk. 20 August - Pretoria, South Africa Solo recital at the Brooklyn Theatre. Details regarding program and tickets available here. 24-26 August - Pretoria, South Africa Semi-final and final rounds of the SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition July 2017 28 July - Stellenbosch, South Africa Solo recital at the Endler Hall, free admission. Prins will present master classes at the Stellenbosch University's music department, which will be followed by a free solo recital. Master classes take place from 2pm to 5pm. Solo recital starts at 8pm. 30 June - 9 July, Stellenbosch South Africa Prins will perform and teach as an apprentice faculty member of the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival. Prins will perform on the following evenings: Friday 30 June, 8pm - SICMF Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No.1 Featuring Daniel Rowland (violin), Thomas Carroll (cello), Demarre McGill (flute), Ferdinand Steiner (clarinet), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano) Monday 3 July, 8pm - SICMF Liebermann: Trio No.2, Op. 87 Featuring Demarre McGill (flute), Thomas Carroll (cello), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano) Wednesday 5 July, 8pm - SICMF Brahms: Piano Quartet No.1 Featuring Daniel Rowland (violin), Tatjana Masurenko (viola), Alexander Buzlov (cello), Megan-Geoffrey Prins (piano) June 2017 10 June - Hermanus, South Africa Hermanus FynArts presents a recital featuring Megan-Geoffrey Prins and Tatiana Thaele. Prins will play solo repertoire in the first half of the concert. Time: 12:30. Venue: 64 Fernkloof Village, Fir Avenue. Tickets: R150/R140. May 2017 26 May - Beachwood, OH Two-piano works performed for the M.U.S.i.C. Stars in the Classics concert series. Program available here. 21 May - Cleveland Heights, OH Collaborative performances for the M.U.S.i.C. Stars in the Classics concert series. Program available here. 11 May - Cleveland, OH Solo recital: community outreach (Cleveland International Piano Competition ArtsConnect Series) 8 May - Cleveland, OH Solo recital: community outreach (Cleveland International Piano Competition ArtsConnect Series) 5 May - Cleveland Institute of Music Prins performs Lyapunov's 12 Transcendental Etudes for his second DMA recital. 4PM in Mixon Hall April 2017 13 April, Cleveland, OH Solo recital: community outreach (Cleveland International Piano Competition ArtsConnect Series) 8 April - Cleveland Heights Solo performance at the historic Burkhart/Deming house in Cleveland Heights. Program starts at 7:30PM. Works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Lyapunov. Free admission, donations appreciated. All proceeds will go toward paying Prins' tuition fees at the Cleveland Institute of Music. RSVP: [email protected] / 216-371-9600 2 April - Cleveland, OH Collaborative performances for the M.U.S.i.C. Stars in the Classics concert series. March 2017 12 March - Stellenbosch, South Africa Woordfees (11:00, Endler Hall): Solo recital (Beethoven, Rzewski, Lyapounov) 9 March - Stellenbosch, South Africa Woordfees (20:00, Endler Hall): Mozart Piano Concerto, K414 with US Camerata directed by Leon Bosch February 2017 24 February - Cleveland, OH Chamber music and solo performances for the M.U.S.I.C. Stars in the Classics concert series 21 February - Cleveland, OH Solo performances at the Cleveland Institute of Music's PianoFest hosted by Antonio Pompa-Baldi. 7:30 pm, Mixon Hall 19 February - Cleveland, OH Chamber music performance for the M.U.S.I.C. Stars in the Classics concert series 4 February - Breckenridge, CO Solo and collaborative fundraising concert for the National Repertory Orchestra January 2017 13 January - Cleveland, OH Piano-violin duo community outreach (Cleveland International Piano Competition ArtsConnect Series) 2 January - Cleveland, OH Solo and collaborative performances at the M.U.S.I.C. Stars in the Classics Thank You Musicale December 2016 9 December - Cleveland, OH Piano-violin duo recital in Cleveland, OH. More information here. 4 December - Cleveland, OH Chamber music performance for the M.U.S.I.C. Stars in the Classics concert series. 2 December - Cleveland, OH Chamber music performance for the M.U.S.I.C. Stars in the Classics concert series. November 2016 21 November - Cleveland, OH Performance of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata with Victor Beyens. 8pm in Mixon Hall at the Cleveland Institute of Music. 6 November - Cleveland, OH, USA Solo and chamber music performances at private brunch concert 4 November - Cleveland, OH, USA Megan-Geoffrey Prins, Solomon Liang, and the Earth and Air String Orchestra perform Mendelssohn's Concerto for violin, piano, and strings in d minor. October 2016 29 October - Mansfield, OH, USA Pianist for the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra's performance of Ginastera's Estancia. September 2016 25 September - Hong Kong 4th Hong Kong International Piano Competition 20 September - Cleveland, OH, USA Community service solo recital at Judson Park August 2016 5 August - Stilbaai, South Africa Solo recital for the Stilbaai Music Society 14 August - Stellenbosch, South Africa Solo recital for the Endler Concert Series July 2016 1-10 July - Stellenbosch, South Africa Concerts and teaching at the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival 2 July - Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival, Faculty Concert No. 2 Johann Hummel Piano Septet No.1 in D minor, Op.74 with Paulo Barros (flute), James Austen Smith (oboe), Jeff Nelsen (horn), Xandi van Dijk (viola), Anzel Gerber (cello), Uxia Martinez Botana (bass) 6 July - Stellenbosch, South Africa Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival, Faculty Concert No. 6 World Premiere of Matthijs van Dijk's 'Moments in a Life' with Denis Goldberg (narrator), Ferdinand Steiner (clarinet), Rob Knopper (percussion), Gareth Lubbe (overtone singer), Farida Bacharova (violin 1), Suzanne Martens (violin 2), Juan-Miguel Hernandez (viola), Anzel Gerber (cello), Uxia Martinez Botana (bass), Xandi van Dijk (conductor) 22 July - Johannesburg, South Africa Solo recital at a soirée in Johannesburg, South Africa (fundraising concert for Prins' study fees) June 2016 24 June - Paarl, South Africa Solo recital for the Nederburg Concert Series |
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