Aristide Du Plessis

Cello

MEMBERSHIP OF ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLES
KZN Philharmonic Orchestra
April 2015 - May 2023
Position: Principal Cellist
Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra
Feb 2009 - March 2015
Position: Tutti Cellist
Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Feb 2015
Position: Guest Co-Principal

RECENT FREELANCE WORK
London Philharmonic Orchestra
June 2024 - present
Position: Trial for Tutti Cello
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
November 2023 - present
Position: Trial for Co-Principal (no. 2) Cello
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
June 2023 - present
Position: On Trial for No. 3 Cello
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
January 2023
Position: Trial for Tutti cello (Vacancy Canceled)
South African National Philharmonic
July 25 to 27, 2022
Position: Principal Cellist

RECENT SOLO / CHAMBER WORK
2024: Brahms and Dvorak Piano Trios
2023: Solo Cello recitals (Bach, Cassado, Kodaly, Ligeti)
2023: Premieres of works by composers Klami, Korvits, Catalan etc
2022: Shostakovich Concerto in Cape Town
2021: Beethoven Triple Concerto (Free State Symphony)
2021: Boccherini Bb Concerto (Cape Town Philharmonic)
2020: Recording of Kol Nidre and Faure Elegie with KZN Philharmonic
2020: Beethoven Triple Concerto with Arjan Tien, Tai Murray and KZN Philharmonic,
also Johannesburg Philharmonic
2018: Saint Saens Concerto with Johannesburg Philharmonic
2017: Dvorak and Saint Saens Concerti with KZN Philharmonic
2016: Haydn C with KZN Philharmonic
2014: Dvorak Concerto with the Cape Town Philharmonic

MASTERCLASSES
David Cohen, Kristina Blaumane, Alban Gerhardt, Arto Noras, Maria Kliegel, Gary
Hoffman, Martin Löhr, Claudio Bohorquez, Amanda Truelove, Peter Martens, Eugene
Osadchy, Wolfram Christ, Julian Arp and Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt.

AWARDS
Kiwanis Chamber Music Prize (Zurich)
June 2014 (Brahms B Major Trio)

OUTREACH EXPERIENCE
I have played numerous concerts and taught many students as a member of the KZN
Philharmonic and Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestras respectively. It has been a huge
pleasure to freely give what I know to people who have almost nothing. I have probably
reached more than 200000 children! I have also worked with students at the
Birmingham Conservatoire and the Cornwall Youth Orchestra.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Cape Town
January 2010 - November 2011
Substitute Cello Teacher (assistant to Kristian Chernev)
Masterclasses given at:
- University of Cape Town
- University of the Free State
- South African National Youth Orchestra
- KZN Philharmonic Orchestra Academy
- Cape Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Numerous private students, ranging from ages 6 to 82

EDUCATION
Zurich University of the Arts
Sept 2012 - June 2014
Teacher(s): Thomas Grossenbacher (Tonhalle Orchestra)
Qualification(s): MMus in Performance
University of Cape Town
January 2008 - December 2011
Teacher(s): Anmari van der Westhuizen
Qualification(s): BMus in Performance

REFEREES
Thomas Grossenbacher, Principal Cellist, Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich
Boris Kerimov, Principal Cellist, KZN Philharmonic Orchestra
Peter Martens, Principal Cellist, Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra

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Instruments
Cello, Baroque Cello