2017
January 21
Westhuizen Duo recital at Aurora School of Music. Aurora, OH
January 25
Westhuizen Duo Steinway Artists celebration at Steinway Hall in New York City. Works by Schubert, Ravel, Bach/Babin, and Evan Mack. New York, NY
February 10
Viva l'Amore! The Westhuizen Duo in performance at the Shaker Heights Country Club. Shaker Heights, OH
February 25
Violin/piano recital with violinist Ioana Galu and Pierre van der Westhuizen. University of South Dakota. Vermillion, SD.
March 3
Baldwin Wallace University Bach Festival partners with the Westhuizen Duo and Verb Ballet to present the love songs of Johannes Brahms intertwined with the popular music of Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin. Surrounded by the work of local artists, art galleries will be open before the performance, and cocktails and refreshments will be served.
March 10
Pierre teaches a Master Class at College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, OH
April 7
Bach Festival, Baldwin Wallace University
J. S. Bach: Concerto for Two Pianos, BWV 1060
Westhuizen Duo - Pierre & Sophié van der Westhuizen, pianos
J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048
J. S. Bach: Singet den Herrn, BWV 225
Motet Choir
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Dirk Garner, conductor
April 8
Bach Festival, Baldwin Wallace University
“The Art of Arrangement and Counterpoint”
J. S. Bach, arr. Anderson: St. Mathew Suite for Two Pianos, BWV 244
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56b
J. S. Bach, arr. Babin: Schafe konnen sicher weiden
Westhuizen Duo - Pierre & Sophié van der Westhuizen, pianos
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July 10-14
Pierre in residence at the Talent Master Summer Course in Brescia, Italy. More at
2016
Januray, 2016
Pierre is juror at the UNISA International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa
February, 14, 2016
"Love in Paris" : Westhuizen Duo in a concert of Romantic French works for two pianos and piano four hands. Shaker Heights, OH
February 22 - 28, 2016
Pierre juror at the Scriabin International Piano Competition in Italy
April 3, 2016
Westhuizen Duo at the Farimount Presbytarian Church, Cleveland Heights, OH
April10, 2016
Westhuizen Duo in recital at Music form the Western REserve, Hudson, OH
April 13 - 17, 2016
Pierre as juror at the "Neue Sterne Piano Competition" in Germany
July 24 - August 7, 2016
Cleveland International Piano Competition and Festival, Cleveland, OH