World-class pianist comes to Stanford

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

Stanford Valley Guest Farm, in association with Sharon Young Events and Hermanuspietersfontein, is proud to present a solo piano concert by internationally acclaimed pianist, Melvyn Tan. Lovers of classical music will not want to miss this rare opportunity to see Tan in action as he provides an hour of ‘Romance and Passion’ with a programme of exquisite music, from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata to Chopin’s 2 Scherzos Op 20 and 31, in the tranquil environment of the Stanford Valley Guest Farm.

Melvyn Tan was born in Singapore in 1956 and showed prodigious musical talent during childhood. At the age of 12, he travelled halfway across the world to England to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School, where his piano teachers – Nadia Boulanger, Vlado Perlemuter and Marcel Ciampi – sparked his lifelong passion for French music in general and the works of Debussy, Ravel and Messiaen in particular.

Melvyn Tan performed a Mozart paino concerto at Buiskaid's 21st anniversary in Johannesburg in 2018.

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