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Beethoven Tango by two master musicians

Published: 11 October 2011

Take one portion of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata for piano and violin. Sauté thoroughly and add four delicious tangos by Astor Piazzolla. Season to taste.

Now add five well-known swing melodies and pop hits by Sting. Mix briskly until the consistency is almost that of jazz. Music that you can taste! Beethoven Tango is a musical menu boasting with the most attractive classical sounds, smouldering Argentinian tango and is rounded off by some gentle jazz and Sting melodies to soothe the palate. Two master musicians, Zanta Hofmeyr and Charl du Plessis, serve all this up.

No wonder this production managed to be a sell-out show at major national arts festivals and theatres across Gauteng. At last, Cape audiences will now be able to savour all of this tasty musical fare on 29 October in Stellenbosch's Endler Hall.

Zanta Hofmeyr needs no introduction as she has already established herself as one of South Africa's finest violinists. She makes regular appearances as soloist and chamber musician around the country and has recorded three CDs. The pianist Charl du Plessis has recently shot to stardom as Piano Man with his versatile interpretations of classical and popular genres on CD and DVD being on ClassicFM's Top 20 for more than 75 weeks. Du Plessis is responsible for all the musical arrangements for the Beethoven Tango programme and is the youngest South African ever to be named a Steinway Artist.

The new Beethoven Tango CD will be released during the concert at the Endler Hall. Bookings are at Computicket or at the door.

"Garner's Misty brought out some of the most varied piano textures I've heard flowing from a local pianist's fingers in many years. Brilliant, impressionistic sound paintings, while the violin caught the mood in creamy sonic expressions" - Paul Boekkooi, Pretoria News.
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