It never rains and then it pours. In the last two months I have played more two piano repertoire then in my entire life up to now. During February I was busy with a series of rehearsals culminating in a two piano recital with classical and cross over jazz works on the program and...

The Charl du Plessis consisting of Steinway Artist Charl du Plessis (piano), Werner Spies (bass) and Hugo Radyn (drums) was formed in 2006 to emphasize the link between classical and jazz music. After 10 years of fruitful musical collaboration, touring extensively and performing on various stages in 3 continents this trio has become one...

At this year’s Klein Karoo National Arts Festival in Oudtshoorn I am staging my most ambitious new show up to date: Charl du Plessis Boogie Woogie Big Band. Great pianist/band leaders/composers like Duke Ellington and Count Basie forever changed the landscape of swing with their stomping and cooking new compositions and arrangements for big...

By now readers of this blog and visitors to my home page will know that I am a pianophile who suffers from constant attacks of piano mania. I am so enthusiastic and utterly in love with pianos and more specifically Steinway & Sons pianos that I do not even try and hide it. Having...

What ignites you? This question was recently raised during a lunch I attended and it got me thinking about the true motivation of our acts and how artists motivate their output. Traveling ignites me and hearing well-known artists perform and seeing the big names and star pianists I idolise in action remains my ultimate...

2016 Marks the 10 year anniversary of the Charl du Plessis Trio and for this reason I am thinking of a new DVD/Film project to celebrate this first decade. I must be one of the luckiest musicians alive to have spent so many memorable moments on and off stage with Werner Spies and Hugo...

Just after Christmas I will have the musical treat of the year when one of my favourite singers in the world and I get to perform a duo recital in the snowy Swiss Alps. Musanete has been collaborating with me on stage for more than 7 years and we have made various composers sound fresh...

I remember many years ago asking my mentor prof Japie Human in Bloemfontein what his worst experience during a concert had been, hoping to hear about the stuff nightmares are made of. He started laughing and said that he frequently performed for live raio broadcasts and one particular day the recording/broadcast took place in...

Adapting to a new instrument is a little like having a new family member forming part of your house. For the first time in my life I inherited something. After the recent passing of my mentor and friend prof. Japie Human from Bloemfontein I was lucky to inherit his Feurich grand piano. He was...

Sitting in my favourite chair in my favourite gallery in my favourite city in the world: Berlin. Yes I know most people opt for New York as their number one but there is an edge in this once divided city, which gets me all excited. This trip has been a life changer. I spent...