Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme
Mozart The Magic Flute Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Performers
Sergey Smbatyan conductor
Freddy Kempf piano
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
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Some pianists just have something special, and Freddy Kempf is one of them. He’s a keyboard wizard – “virtuosity with a vengeance, with no hint of a safety net” was how Gramophone described his playing. But he’s also one of those performers who reaches out and connects with his listeners, and in the decades since his youthful triumph in BBC Young Musician, British audiences have taken him to their hearts.
So expect far more than just a brief encounter when he joins the Malta Philharmonic and its principal conductor Sergey Smbatyan in Rachmaninov’s hugely popular Second Piano Concerto. And then hold tight for the unchained melodies and soaring emotions of Tchaikovsky’s epic Fifth Symphony, conducted by a maestro who has this music in his blood.
“The finger work is as clean as a whistle – every note in place, every bar crystalline.” Musicweb-international.com on Freddy Kempf
Duration: to be confirmed – we will update this page as soon as we have running times. Please do not call the Box Office as they do not have any further information than that currently on our website. Most events last 2 – 2½ hours, evening events generally finishing no later than 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9pm on Sundays.
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Future events in this series
Zurich International Orchestra Series 2025-26
Our 2024-25 Series brings nine great international orchestras to Cadogan Hall in its 20th anniversary year. There's Dvořák with an authentic Czech accent, a celebration of the human spirit from Ukraine, symphonic tango from Buenos Aires, Brahms from Vienna, Rachmaninov from Japan, and soloists including Christian Tetzlaff, Federico Colli, Pablo Ferrández and Gabriela Montero. Series and group discounts available.
Brno Philharmonic
with Maki Namekawa, piano
Friday 17 October 2025, 7.30pm
Romantic favourites and a freshly-minted classic from this great Czech orchestra: Janáček's Lachian Dances, a new piano concerto from Philip Glass, and Dvořák's Seventh Symphony – a stirring close to a concert full of drama.
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
with Freddy Kempf, piano
Wednesday 12 November 2025, 7.30pm
Freddy Kempf plays Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto – a dream pairing, in a concert that blazes with melody and passion – and the unchained melodies and soaring emotions of Tchaikovsky’s epic Fifth Symphony.
Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra
with Paul Lewis, piano
Thursday 4 December 2025, 7.30pm
Beethoven’s Fifth, Shostakovich’s Ninth, and Beethoven’s most dramatic piano concerto: a concert of thrilling extremes, from the heart of Hungary.
Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra
with Jennifer Pike, violin
Wednesday 18 February 2026, 7.30pm
Bohemian delights and Cold War drama as the Czech Janáček Philharmonic plays Bruch’s First Violin Concerto, with soloist Jennifer Pike, and Shostakovich’s mighty Tenth Symphony.
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ and ‘Eroica’
Tuesday 17 March 2026, 7.30pm
Music of defiance, played from the heart. The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine performs two of Beethoven’s most powerful masterpieces – the ‘Emperor’ Concerto and ‘Eroica’ Symphony – in a keenly-awaited return.
Spanish Galicia Symphony Orchestra
Boléro & Concierto de Aranjuez
Wednesday 15 April 2026, 7.30pm
From Ravel’s Boléro to Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez – along with dances from De Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat and Ravel's Mother Goose Suite – the music of Spain is drenched in sunlight. Experience a musical summer holiday without leaving...
Warsaw Philharmonic
Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’
Tuesday 19 May 2026, 7.30pm
The Warsaw Philharmonic plays a lost masterpiece by Grażyna Bacewicz, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, ‘Pathétique’ – expect glorious melodies, high romance, and emotions that are simply off the scale.
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