As all good things must my tour of my favourite 10 Steinways came to and end in October. This was my first solo recital tour of South Africa and proved to be so insightful in many ways. Naturally my musical experience was a crescendo in enjoyment and confidence touring with more or less the...

Click here to see LIVE VIDEO of the Charl du Plessis Ten Chair Tour Charl du Plessis recently shared some thoughts on the TEN CHAIR TOUR after 7 of the 10 recitals were completed. The tour has traveled to Bloemfontein, Potchefstroom, Cape Town, Kroonstad, Pretoria, Roodepoort and Kimberley. Bookings for the last three concerts are...

Click here to see LIVE VIDEO of the Charl du Plessis Ten Chair Tour I have had a most wonderful journey with piano technician Ian Burgess-Simpson and Garth Hammer on tour performing the music of Bach, Rachmaninov, Gershwin and Chopin. The tour is coming to an end and so far I have not found the...

The Rhapsody is Blue has a very special place in my heart – as does all the music of Gershwin. I have had the opportunity of performing the work as soloist with various orchestras in its original format and this has awarded me hours of joy and many happy memories. In 2011 I created...

In my quest to find the lost love letter left in a piano chair more than 50 years ago, I have so far had the pleasure of performing in 7 different cities in South Africa. The letter is still at large but my delight in performing for different audiences and experiencing their appreciation for...

I am sometimes reminded how lucky I am to be a pianist in Africa and contrary to some folks being able to make a living from this art form some regard as a luxury (and therefor not essential). Being a musician has made me respect the power of music even more than a listener...

The Pretoria leg of the Ten Chair Tour will take place on Sumday 8 June 2014 at 4pm at the Musaion. Charl du Plessis wil perform on a new model D Steinway piano he selected in Hamburg direct from the factory for the University of Pretoria in 2013. The Ten Chair Tour is made...

In 1999 I visited the beautiful village Ernen in the Alps of canton Wallis in Switzerland for the first time. I was selected to attend master classes by the world-renowned teacher and pianist György Sebök. He founded the master classes and an international music festival here. Little did I know that the weeks spent...

For the past 14 years it has been my immense pleasure to work with legendary South African performer/singer/songwriter/TV cook/writer Nataniël. One of the most difficult things to achieve is trying to explain who and what Nataniël is to people who do not know this unique artist. I first saw Nataniël live in the Sand...

One of my favourite past times is to try and listen to great concerts by some of the fine colleagues I have all around the planet. This sometimes transpires to be the most influential and energising experience any artist can wish for. The inspiration of a fellow musician who makes it all look like...