#30 - Interview with British Pianist Freddy Kempf

The 30th episode of Dress Rehearsal welcomes pianist Freddy Kempf, who is one of today’s most successful pianists performing to sell-out audiences. Exceptionally gifted with an unusually broad repertoire, Freddy has built a unique reputation as an explosive performer who is not afraid to take risks. Born in London in 1977, Freddy made his concerto debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and further came to national prominence in 1992 when he won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition. In 1998, his award of third, rather than first, prize in the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow provoked protests from the audience and an outcry in the Russian press, which proclaimed him “the hero of the competition”. During the hour will have a chance to listen to Freddy perform the beastly difficult Schumann Toccata, Gershwin's I Got Rhythm and the last movement from the ballet Petrushka by Stravinsky. Don't miss it!