Arts writer
AWARD-WINNING pianist Megan-Geoffrey Prins will perform on August 8 in the St Andrew Presbyterian Church in Green Point at 7.30pm.
Riversdal-born Prins is a Master’s degree student at the renowned Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) in America. He studies under Antonio Pompa-Baldi, a world-class concert pianist. Music by JS Bach, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Ravel is on the programme for the recital, with which he aims to raise money for his tuition.
As a teenager, Prins started winning prizes as early as 1997 for his pianistic talents. His most recent achievement is the Sadie Zellen Piano Prize, which was awarded to him by CIM.
Last month he represented South Africa in the Midwest International Piano Competition, held in Iowa, US. Among his prizes are the Johann Vos Piano Competition, Lionel Bowman Beethoven Competition, as well as the Sanlam, Absa and ATKV Muziq National Music Competitions.
In 2012, Prins won all the local categories of the Unisa International Piano Competition and last year received the second prize in the Samro Overseas Bursary Competition.
Prins has performed with South Africa’s major orchestras including the Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as the Stellenbosch University Symphony Orchestra.
l Tickets are R100, or R60 for pensioners and students.