Qden Blaauw

3:00pm, Sun, 3 May 2026

  • Event Details
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  • Type of event: Concert
    Start time: 3:00pm
    End time: 5:00pm
    Venue: St James' Church
    Westgate
    Louth LN11 9YE
      See map below
    Ticket pricing/options: £16 unreserved seating
    U18 free admission
    Tickets: Book now
    Description: Qden Blaauw

    Qden is a dynamic young pianist with a passion for connecting deeply with audiences. A full scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he has appeared as a soloist with most of South Africa’s leading orchestras and has earned both national and international acclaim. From early performances across Europe to recent multidisciplinary collaborations with visual artists like Robin Rhode, Qden thrives on creative exploration and imaginative performances.


    Programme

     

    Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):  Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
                                            i.    Sinfonia
                                            ii.   Allemande
                                            iii.  Courante

                                            iv.  Sarabande

                                            v.   Rondeaux

                                            vi.  Capriccio

     

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):  Sonata No. 13 in B-flat Major, K. 333
                                            i.    Allegro
                                            ii.   Andante cantabile
                                            iii. 
    Allegretto grazioso

     

    Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849):  Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47

    Franz Liszt (1811-1886):  Trois Etudes de Concert No. 2, La Leggierezza

    Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):  Variations on the theme of Corelli, Op. 42

    Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):  Jeux d'eau


    Programme Notes

    Qden at age 13,  one of ten children (and the first from
    Africa) selected from more than 500 applicants worldwide
    to attend the prestigious Allianz Music Camp in Warsaw,
    Poland in November 2016 where he received a master class
    from acclaimed pianist, Lang Lang. 
    A more mature Qden, at the piano.


     


     

  • Files/resources
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  • Qden Blaauw ROSL Finals


    Qden Blaauw: JS Bach Italian Concerto


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