Niel Immelman

Niel Immelman is a native of South Africa pianist and music teacher.

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

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

Immelman played as the first pianist to a the complete piano works of Josef Suk on CD. He is a 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, at the Royal Conservatory Toronto, the University of Arts Berlin and the University of Vienna.

• Classic pianist
• Music teacher
• Born in the 20th century
• Man