Freddy Kempf creates a sizzling spectacular for Bonfire Night in Holt

Par Nathan Waring, 09 novembre 2012

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Critique faite à Gresham's School: Auden Theatre, Holt, Norfolk, le 5 novembre 2012

Beethoven, Sonate pour piano no. 26 en mi bémol majeur « Les Adieux », Op.81a

Chopin, Ballade no. 3 en la bémol majeur, Op.47

Chopin, Ballade no. 4 en fa mineur, Op.52

Schumann, Kreisleriana, Op.16

Freddy Kempf, Piano

Trampled by the Russian troika

Jane Shuttleworth, 26th January

The St Petersburg Philharmonic unleash all the unstoppable forces of Russian excess in a programme of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev at Sage Gateshead.

****1

Staples of the Romantic repertoire from Freddy Kempf and the NCO

Aaron Davies, 28th September

Manchester's highly polished Northern Chamber Orchestra is joined by Freddy Kempf to deliver a highly enjoyable performance, full of vim and vigour.

****1

Prom 3: An inflated Prom to celebrate BBC Young Musicians

Olivia Bell, 15th July

With a smaller programme and a humbler premise, the stars of the show – those young, immensely talented performers – could have shone even brighter

***11

A not so brief encounter with the Moscow Phil

Mark Pullinger, 23rd May

An earthy – if slow – Pictures at an Exhibition from Yuri Simonov and the Moscow Philharmonic in Basingstoke is like a musical step back in time.

****1

Rage, revolution and redemption

George Slater-Walker, 18th June

Beethoven gets the mock-period treatment from Michael Sanderling and the Dresden Philharmonic in the first of three concerts at Cadogan Hall.

***11

A disappointing take on Beethoven

Simon Holden, 6th March

A disappointing take on three Beethoven masterpieces from Freddy Kempf and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

**111

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Nathan Waring

Nathan is Director of Music at Gresham's Prep School, Holt. Aside from being a busy pianist and conductor, his principle interest lies in researching the less familiar musical output of 20th-century British composers such as Britten, Hales and Berkeley.