One of South Africa's greatest pianists and one of the youngest people to come in first at the SABC Music Prize Competition.She was named among South Africa's 10 Most Inspirational Women Achievers in 2003.Her 2006 album Transfigured Mozart was released to coincide with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday.

BEFORE FAME

She was only 10 when she debuted with the Johannesburg Symphony, winning her first national gold medal in the ATKV Prelude Competitions when she was 12 and her first international gold at Sicily's Third International Piano Competition when she was 14.

PERSONAL LIFE

She was born into a political family, although her mother was an opera singer who was her first piano teacher.

The meaning of the name Malan: Calming, Relaxing

FUN FACTS

Pianist Petronel Malan were born on Monday, in a leap year, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Dragon, it is 1520517362 days until Petronel Malan next birthday.

February 23 Horoscope.