Tessa Uys Piano
Ben Schoeman Piano
Wednesday 11 December
Starting at 1pm.
Elgar – Introduction and Allegro for strings Op.47 (1905) (arr. for piano duet by Otto Singer)
Beethoven – Symphony No.6 in F Op. ‘Pastorale’ (1808) (arr, for piano duet by Franz Xaver Schwenka)
In 2010, Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman established a duo partnership after being invited to give a two-piano recital at the Royal Over-Seas League in London. Ever since, they have performed regularly at music societies, festivals and at the BBC. In 2015, they embarked on their journey with the 9 Beethoven Symphonies transcribed for piano four hands by Franz Xaver Scharwenka. This culminated in six compact discs: the complete Beethoven/Scharwenka Symphonies for SOMM Recordings.
Gramophone Magazine praised the “remarkable ensemble synchronicity”……and wrote that “exemplary phrasing and strong linear orientation result in one of the most intelligently balanced and nuanced recordings”.
The complete cycle of Beethoven’s symphonies has never been presented in this format and leading publications such as BBC Music magazine, Gramophone, International Piano Magazine and The Sunday Times have unanimously praised Uys and Schoeman for their “enthralling” and “ground-breaking” recordings of these beloved works
