{"id":1299,"date":"2015-06-01T11:11:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T10:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/?p=1299"},"modified":"2015-06-02T11:26:55","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T10:26:55","slug":"freddy-kempf-to-perform-at-colyer-fergusson-concert-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2015\/06\/01\/freddy-kempf-to-perform-at-colyer-fergusson-concert-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddy Kempf to perform at Colyer-Fergusson Concert Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The internationally acclaimed pianist will give a recital of works by Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky on Wednesday 24 June.<\/p>\n<p>The performance will start at 7.30 pm. Tickets, priced \u00a0\u00a315 (student concessions \u00a37), are available from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegulbenkian.co.uk\/your-visit\/how-to-book.html\">Gulbenkian Box Office <i class=\"fa fa-external-link\"><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A former pupil at St Edmund\u2019s School, Canterbury, and an Honorary Doctor of Music at Kent, Freddy Kempf is one of today\u2019s most successful pianists, performing to sell-out audiences all over the world. Exceptionally gifted with a broad repertoire, he has built a unique reputation as an explosive and physical performer not afraid to take risks as well as a serious, sensitive and profoundly musical artist.<\/p>\n<p>Since his rise to prominence on the international music scene he has worked with some of the world\u2019s most prestigious musical institutions and conductors. He often appears on many of the world\u2019s most important stages, including the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, the Berlin Konzerthaus, Milan\u2019s Conservatorio\u2019s Sala Verdi, the Sociedad Filharm\u00f3nica Bilbao, London\u2019s Cadogan Hall, Sydney\u2019s City Hall, Tokyo\u2019s Suntory Hall, the City Concert Hall in Hong Kong and numerous others.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/music\/newbuilding.html?tab=about-the-hall\">Colyer-Fergusson Concert Hall<\/a> is one of the region\u2019s premiere and most distinctive\u00a0concert venues. Located within the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/maps\/canterbury\/canterbury-campus\/building\/colyerfergusson-music-building\">Colyer-Fergusson Music Building<\/a>, its construction and equipment purchase, including its Steinway grand piano, were made possible entirely from philanthropic donations. It opened in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The internationally acclaimed pianist will give a recital of works by Beethoven, Chopin and Tchaikovsky on Wednesday 24 June. The performance will start at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/2015\/06\/01\/freddy-kempf-to-perform-at-colyer-fergusson-concert-hall\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38580,"featured_media":1300,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[118122],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38580"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1299"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1312,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1299\/revisions\/1312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}