Famous People with Name Petronel

Petronel Malan            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Petronel Malan: a South African concert pianist.Grammy-nominated South African pianist Malan is an exclusive recording artist for the internationally recognized label Hänssler Classic based in Holzgerlingen near Stuttgart in Germany. Her debut disc Transfigured Bach: The Complete Bach Transcriptions of Bartok, Lipatti and Friedman, was nominated for three Grammy awards, including "Best Instrumental Solo Album 2004." The album was on the Top-10 list for Classic FM (Southern Africa) for over 30 weeks and was met with critical and audience appeal alike. Her second recording in the series "Transfigured Mozart," was released in 2006 during a 14-concert tour of South Africa, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. "Transfigured Beethoven" is slated for a 2008 release. As a "Blüthner Artist" she uses their pianos exclusively for her recordings.

Bartholomeus Hendrikus Rudolph Petronella            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Bartholomeus Hendrikus Rudolph Petronella: a Dutch Entrepeneur and Television Producer residing in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Malibu, California. He is the founder of the TV production company VenSwichFilms. VenSwichFilms is an international production company, operating from Amsterdam and Los Angeles. In February 2009, Hendrikx founded VenSwichPhotography and signed legendary Rock Photographer Mick Rock.