T338365122With Tchaikovsky's Grande Sonata as its culmination, the programme is a tour de force of skill and ?impetuous Beethovian fire' (The Guardian), as he also plays two Chopin Polonaises and Beethoven's Pastoral. | |
| 4 Nov 15 | Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds :: V975 listing details L1786316645 |
T1462622918He opens the festival with this solo recital of Romantic music, which starts with Beethoven's intimate late E mjaor sonata Op.109 and continues with Schumann's Symphonic Etudes and his explosive Toccata. In the second half he performs Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, originally composed for solo piano but perhaps better known through the later orchestral arrangement made by Maurice Ravel. | |
| 30 May 14 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L01684898311 |
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| 21 Feb 13 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L149800076 |
T0681672373Operatic inspiration mixes with some of the most-loved works from the Romantic piano repertoire in British pianist Freddy Kempf's return to the International Piano Series. The concert opens with Beethoven's Sonata Les Adieux, which conjures a potent tale of parting, absence and reunion. Liszt's transcription from Verdi's Il Trovatore succeeds in transferring grand opera to the piano. Epic poetic narratives are suggested in the two Chopin Ballades performed, and Schumann's Kreisleriana is a series of imaginative dreamscapes inspired by the tales of ETA Hoffmann. | |
| 23 Jan 13 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L01488449870 |
T870923230Freddy Kempf is one of today’s most successful pianists, performing to sell-out audiences all over the world and we are delighted that he is opening our second collection of six Tuesday night concerts featuring leading performers from the world of classical music. Freddy has built a unique reputation both as an explosive and physical performer not afraid to take risks as well as a serious, sensitive and profoundly musical artist. His programme will consist of Beethoven’s Eroica Variations and Waldstein Sonata, Partita in E major by Bach-Rachmaninov and Schumann’s Kreisleriana. | |
| 5 Apr 11 | Torch Theatre, Milford Haven :: V820 listing details L01494652303 |
T01934362114Freddy Kempf is one of today’s most successful young artists performing to sell-out audiences all over the world. Freddy came to national prominence in 1992 when he won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition. He won even more fame for only taking the third prize in the 1998 Moscow Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition which caused an outcry from the audience and Russian press which proclaimed him "the hero of the competition". Current and forthcoming season highlights include engagements with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and recitals in St Petersburg Grand Hall, London Cadogan Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Manchester Bridgewater Hall and the National Concert Hall in Dublin. | |
| 17 Oct 10 | Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L292492561 |
T01953710208Music Bach (Goldberg Variations). Music Verdi / Liszt (Rigoletto Paraphrase). Music Wagner / Liszt (Isolde's Liebestod). Music Chopin (Grande Polonaise Brillante). | |
| 17 Feb 10 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L936154075 |
T2022899251Corporate Sponsor Bodysgallen Hall. Corporate Sponsor Pianos Cymru. | |
| 31 May 09 | Venue Cymru (formerly - North Wales Theatre), Llandudno :: V848 listing details L1874409530 |
T0606984350Music Beethoven (Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 - Pathetique). Music Beethoven (Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor Op 57 Appassionata). Music Chopin (Ballade No 1). Music Chopin (Sonata No 3). | |
| 18 Jul 06 | Barnfield Theatre, Exeter :: V887 listing details L0387835259 |
T02072864485Music Beethoven (Sonata in B flat Op 106 - Hammerkaliver). Music Chopin (Sonata No 3 in B minor Op 58). | |
| 28 Feb 06 | Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810 listing details L971159490 |
T92546104Music Beethoven (Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor Op 27 No 2 - Moonlight). Music Beethoven (Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13 - Pathetique). Music Mussorgsky (Pictures at an Exhibition). | |
| 19 Feb 05 | Symphony Hall, Birmingham :: V148 listing details L0522946957 |
T01324256894Music Beethoven (Piano Sonatas Op 13 Pathetique; Op 27 No 2 - Moonlight). Music Chopin (Etudes Op 25). | |
| 3 Feb 05 | Anvil Arts, Basingstoke :: V765 listing details L0147717851 |
T348163903Performer Freddy Kempf (piano). Music Beethoven (Sonata in C sharp minor - Moonlight). Music Beethoven (Sonata in C minor - Pathetique). Music Chopin (Etudes Op 25). | |
| 30 Jan 05 | Octagon Theatre, Yeovil :: V919 listing details L1080877302 |
T01551235510Music Beethoven (Sonata in C sharp minor - Moonlight). Music Beethoven (Sonata in C minor - Pathetique). Music Chopin (Etudes Op 25). | |
| 30 Jan 05 | Octagon Theatre, Yeovil :: V919 listing details L1829989901 |
Mostly Mozart - T01571661557Music Beethoven (Triple Concerto). | |
| 16 Jul 04 | St Martin-in-the-Fields, Inner London :: V0590043759 listing details L754179442 |
London Pianoforte Series - T106559701Performer Freddy Kempf (piano). Music Schumann (Davidsbundlertanze Op 6). Music Chopin (Etudes Op 10). | |
| 17 Apr 04 | Wigmore Hall, Inner London :: V01709318027 listing details L0875096924 |
T01592444976Music Beethoven (Sonata in C minor Op 13 - Pathetique). Music Beethoven (Sonata in Ab major Op 110). Music Chopin (12 Studies Op 25). | |
| 24 Oct 03 | Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead :: V1294444431 listing details L01846153365 |
T0456611338Music Mozart (Piano Sonata in C major K330). Music Chopin (Ballade No 1; Ballade No 2; Ballade No 3). Music Schumann (Davidsbundlertanze Op 6). | |
| 14 Mar 03 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L1543616489 |
T012530203Music Mozart (Piano Sonata in C K 330). Music Chopin (Ballade No 1; Ballade No 2; Ballade No 3). Music Schumann (Davidsbundlertanze Op 6). | |
| 14 Mar 03 | Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry :: V156 listing details L0426706956 |
T0694778177Performer Freddy Kempf (piano). Music Bach (Partita No 4). Music Schubert (Wanderer Fantasy). Music Ravel (Gaspard de la nuit). | |
| 7 Feb 02 | Town Hall, Reading :: V1710125320 listing details L0480188810 |
T1049792516Performer Freddy Kempf (piano). Music Bach (Partita no 4 i n D BWV828). Music Schubert (Sonata in A D959). Music Chopin (The 4 Ballades). | |
| 6 Jan 02 | Wigmore Hall, Inner London :: V01709318027 listing details L1694620911 |
T1123564628Performer Freddy Kempf (piano). Music Bach. Music Prokofiev. Music Schubert. | |
| 30 Jun 01 | Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds :: V76 listing details L852606079 |
T0618558972Performer Freddy Kempf (piano). Music Liszt (Etudes d'exectuion transcendante). Music Chopin (Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise brillante op 22; Ballade no 3 in A flat op 47). | |
| 7 Jan 01 | Wigmore Hall, Inner London :: V01709318027 listing details L236125935 |
T1580858498Sponsored by Mr and Mrs B R Taylor.Music Liszt (Etudes Nos 8 / 9 / 10 / 11). Music Prokofiev (Piano Sonata No 7 in Bb major Op 83). Music Chopin (Sonata No 3). | |
| 10 May 00 | Corn Exchange, Newbury :: V732 listing details L346462245 |
T1390198771Performer Freddy Kempf (piano). Music Beethoven (Sonata in A flat op 110). Music Rakhmaninov (Etudes-tableaux op 39 nos 5-9). Music Chopin (Sonata in B minor op 58). | |
| 16 Jan 00 | Wigmore Hall, Inner London :: V01709318027 listing details L0501294854 |
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| 12 Apr 16 | Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple :: V883 listing details L127503453 |
| 10 Oct 10 | Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810 listing details L01255267001 |
| 25 Nov 06 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L1242211852 |
| 11 Sep 05 | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury :: V674 listing details L0726839758 |
| 2 Sep 03 | Fairfield Halls, Outer London :: V295 listing details L155802280 |
| 7 Jul 98 | Fairfield Halls, Outer London :: V295 listing details L156493594 |
Born in London, Freddy began playing the piano at the age of only four and has developed a comprehensive repertoire of works and considerable experience as a soloist. In 1987 he won the first National Mozart Competition in England and in 1992 he won the BBC Young Musician of the Year.
