SUNDAY 14TH JULY 2024

We are delighted that Freddy Kempf is returning to play for us again after his triumphant concert in 2018. Freddy is one of today’s most successful pianists, performing to sell-out audiences all over the world. Exceptionally gifted with an unusually broad repertoire, Freddy has built a unique reputation as an explosive and physical performer who is not afraid to take risks as well as a serious, sensitive and profoundly musical artist.

The concert opens with one of the great achievements for piano in Beethoven’s middle period, the C Major Sonata dedicated to Count Waldstein, a sonata which reflects both the grandeur and the brilliance of the Eroica Symphony, composed the previous year.

We are then treated to Moments Musicaux, first by Schubert and then by Rachmaninov.  Schubert’s ‘Moments’ are quite short, reflecting different moods from the melancholic to the whimsical. Rachmaninov’s versions show the influence of Chopin but are more monumental and virtuosic as Rachmaninov draws on models from high Romanticism and remoulds them. The mood moves from the intensely mournful through storms and calm to the majestic grand finale – a fitting close to our 2024 season.

Booking details are here . Download programme notes here.

https://ikonarts.com/artists/instrumentalists-conductors/freddy-kempf/