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Concert pianist Gustavo Romero has a stellar reputation for both the technical brilliance and interpretive depth of his playing, as well as his commitment to in-depth exploration of individual composers. For the past fifteen years, Romero has dedicated his focus toward preparing a series of concerts featuring music of one or two composers each year. So far, at Old Nectar Concerts, he has presented the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven and Schubert. Globally he has presented works of Chopin, Bach, Schumann, Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Händel, Liszt, Debussy and Gershwin including complete piano sonata cycles of Beethoven and Mozart. This year Old Nectar welcomes Gustavo Romero to present a series of four concerts with works by Frédéric Chopin, the 19th century compositional master and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period. Join us for one or all the concerts of this series with concerts on Thursday 3 April, Sunday 6 April, Thursday 10 April, and Sunday 13 April. All concerts start at 4pm. Tickets are R200 per person and include selected wines from Banhoek’s renowned Oldenburg Wine Estate and finger food at interval. Student / learner tickets are offered at R50 per concert at the door. Guests are invited to come early or stay after the concert to enjoy the tranquility of the Old Nectar gardens. For more about pianist, Gustavo Romero click here. PROGRAMMESFrédéric Chopin Concert 1: 3 April 2025, 4pm Nocturne in B-flat Minor, Op.9, no. 1Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op.9, no. 2 in E-flat, Op. 18 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 ( Funeral March) -– Grande Valse Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18 Mazurka in E minor Op. 41 No.2 Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No.4 Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33 No.4 Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 22 Concert 2: 6 April 2025, 4pm Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27, no. 1Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26, no. 1Polonaise in E-flat Minor, Op. 26, no. 2 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20— Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45 Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major, Op.29Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38Mazurka in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 41 No. 1 Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 31 Concert 3: 10 April 2025, 4pm Nocturne in B major, Op. 32 No.1 Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No.1 Polonaise in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2Polonaise in A Major, Op. 40, No. 1 (“Military Polonaise”) Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50 No.3 Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39— Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op.52 Polonaise in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 51Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23 Concert 4: 13 April 2025, 4pm Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 Polonaise-Fantasie, Op. 61 Mazurka in C minor, Op. 56 No.3 Barcarolle, Op. 60 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, op. 54— Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op.58