Niel Immelman

Niel Immelman is one of South Africa originating pianist and music teacher .

Immelman was a student of Cyril Smith , Ilona Kabos and Maria Curcio . During his studies at the Royal College of Music he made his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Bernard Haitink in a performance of Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini .

The successful debut was followed by further appearances with the London Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and other major orchestras in the Royal Festival Hall , the Royal Albert Hall and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, which initiated an international career as a concert pianist.

Immelman was the first pianist to record all of Josef Suk's piano works on CD. He is professor of piano at the Royal College of Music and has given master classes at the Chopin Academy in Warsaw, the Moscow Conservatory , the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, the Royal Conservatory Toronto, the University of the Arts in Berlin and the University of Vienna .