Hubert du Plessis

Hubert du Plessis
Background information
Birth nameHubert Lawrence du Plessis
Born(1922-06-07)7 June 1922
Malmesbury, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
Died12 March 2011(2011-03-12) (aged 88)
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, Republic of South Africa
Years active1943–1991

Hubert du Plessis OMSG (7 June 1922 – 12 March 2011) was a South African composer, pianist, and professor of music whose career spanned several decades. Along with Arnold van Wyk and Stefans Grové, du Plessis was one of the foremost South African composers of the 20th century.