Upcoming Events

  • Recital | Songs of the Heart
    London
    10 Aug, 13:00
    London, London NW3 1DN, UK
    Rose Stachniewska | Soprano Nico de Villiers | Piano Programme including songs by Debussy, Duparc, Strauss, Wolf, Zemlinsky, and Weil.
  • Recital | L'étranger
    St Mary's Church
    09 Oct, 18:00
    St Mary's Church, Church House, 61 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PR, UK
    Thalie Knights | Mezzo-Soprano Nico de Villiers | Piano Repertoire to include Ravel 'Shéhérazade', Debussy 'Chansons de Bilitis' and Delage 'Quatre poèmes hindous'
  • Recital | Musique du Monde
    Opus Theatre
    05 Mar 2022, 19:00
    Opus Theatre, 24-25 Cambridge Rd, Hastings TN34 1DJ, UK
    Thalie Knights | Mezzo-Soprano Nico de Villiers | Piano Repertoire to include Ravel 'Shéhérazade', Debussy 'Chansons de Bilitis' and Delage 'Quatre poèmes hindous'
  • Recital | L'étranger
    St Michael's Church
    06 Mar 2022, 15:00
    St Michael's Church, High St, Lewes BN7 1XU, UK
    Thalie Knights | Mezzo-Soprano Nico de Villiers | Piano Repertoire to include Ravel 'Shéhérazade', Debussy 'Chansons de Bilitis' and Delage 'Quatre poèmes hindous'
  • TBD
    Lecture | The Collaborative Researcher
    Link coming soon
    18 Sept 2021, TIME TBC
    Link coming soon
    Nico de Villiers will present an hour lecture focusing on the collaborative pianist as researcher, talking about his experience of combining performance and research, co-authoring a biography on Richard Hageman.

Previous Events

  • Recital | L'étranger
    St Mary's Church
    13 Mar, 18:00
    St Mary's Church, 61 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PJ, UK
    Thalie Knights | Mezzo-Soprano Nico de Villiers | Piano Repertoire to include Ravel 'Shéhérazade', Debussy 'Chansons de Bilitis' and Delage 'Quatre poèmes hindous' ​
  • Recital | L'étranger
    St Michael's Church, Lewes
    07 Mar, 15:00
    St Michael's Church, Lewes, 158 High St, Lewes BN7 1XU, UK
    Thalie Knights | Mezzo-Soprano Nico de Villiers | Piano Repertoire to include Ravel 'Shéhérazade', Debussy 'Chansons de Bilitis' and Delage 'Quatre poèmes hindous'
  • Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54, Schumann
    Doopsgezinde Kerk
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    25 Nov 2019, 15:00
    Doopsgezinde Kerk, Wirdumerdijk 18, 8911 CD Leeuwarden, Netherlands
    Nico de Villiers | Piano Ronald Slager | Conductor Frisian Chamber Orchestra
  • Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54, Schumann
    St Martinuskerk
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    24 Nov 2019, 20:00
    St Martinuskerk, Marktstraat 2, 9101 LT Dokkum, Netherlands
    Nico de Villiers | Piano Ronald Slager | Conductor Frisian Chamber Orchestra
  • Classical Guitar Recital
    Burgh House & Hampstead Museum
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    30 May 2019, 19:00
    Burgh House & Hampstead Museum, New End Square, Hampstead, London NW3 1LT, UK
    Michael Durrant | Guitar Nico de Villiers | Piano Fantasia para un Gentilhombre by Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999). Complete Programme: Traditional Celtic Music (arr. David Russell) Spatter the Dew (Irish Slip Jig) The Bucks of Oranmore (Irish Reel)Skye Boat Song (Scottish Air) Yuquijiro Yocoh.
  • Richard Hageman: Song and Film Composer
    Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
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    29 Apr 2019, 18:00
    Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 100 Renfrew St, Glasgow G2 3DB, UK
    Dr Nico de Villiers (Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and director of the Richard Hageman Society) explores the symbiotic relationship between art song and cinema in the works of Richard Hageman.
  • Richard Hageman Residential Lecture: Research and Performance
    Ellen Terry Building, Coventry Uni
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    27 Mar 2019, 15:00
    Ellen Terry Building, Coventry Uni , Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
    Dr Nico de Villiers (Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and director of the Richard Hageman Society) is to share details of the ongoing research within Richard Hageman studies and address aspects of practice-based research within general Hageman studies during this residency at Coventry University
  • Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54, Schumann
    Royal Festival Hall
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    18 Mar 2019, 19:00
    Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, South Bank, London SE1 8XX, UK
    Nico de Villiers | Piano London Mozart Players
  • Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artist Outreach Programme
    Stellenbosch University
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    13 Aug 2018, 19:00
    Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, South Africa
    Nico de Villiers joins Dominic Wheeler (Head of Opera at Guildhall School of Music and Drama) in masterclasses and coachings in opera as part of the Guildhall School and Royal Opera House Jette Parker’s outreach programme in South Africa.