Thomas conducts the world premiere recording of Martin Bussey - Through a Glass with leading baritone Marcus Farnsworth. the recording was released on September...
Thomas conducted and lead Chamber Domaine in a concert celebrating two iconic works from the First World War to open the North Aldborough Festival. Elgar Quintet written in 1918 and the Soldier’s Tale with legendary actor, Edward Fox.
This Spring, Thomas has launched an exciting new education programme with his festival in Kent, Music@Malling. Since 2011 the Festival has worked with over 4,000 local school children. Now Music@Malling is developing a new, annual programme that will run year-round and enable primary school children to develop instrumental and...
Thomas is to conduct works by Mark Simpson, Benjamin Britten and Martin Bussey for new recordings which will be released in 2014 by Resonus Classics. The series of releases include many world premiere...
The third Music@Malling Festival took place in the last week of September. Highlights included Stravinsky - The Soldier's Tale with Chamber Domaine conducted by Thomas Kemp for 1,200 primary school children. The concerts were narrated by Matthew Sharp and were in collaboration with read more »
Britten's Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge op. 10 were commissioned by the Boyd Neel Orchestra and premiered at the Salzburg Festival in August 1937. The work brought the composer to international attention and is a staple of the string orchestra repertoire. It is a virtuosic showcase rich in contrasts, its music full of...
Exploring the background to Così has been a fascinating journey of discovery in preparing for the performances I am conducting for Opera Holland Park. Equally fascinating is how this opera is so relevant to our times, containing seeds of modernism in terms of its approach to the music and drama: something this opera is rarely associated with. We often...
Thomas conducts the University of London Symphony Orchestra in Sibelius' 2nd and Martinu's 6th Symphonies. The ensemble is one of the leading youth orchestras in the UK and underlines Thomas' commitment to training young...
Thomas Kemp conducts Britten Serenade with Nicky Spence and Stephen Stirling at Wigmore Hall where the work was premiered in October 1943. The concert, the culmination of a schools project led by composer, David Horne is part of the Wigmore's celebration of Britten's centenary and is supported by the Monument Trust, Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust...
The second Music@Malling Festival took place between 27th and 30th September, attracting a huge crowd to the beautiful venues in an around West Malling. This year, the festival showcased some of Charles Dickens’ favourite composers – Mozart, Mendelssohn and Chopin as well as works by Huw Watkins and Judith Bingham. Dickens, who celebrates his 200th birthday this year, lived locally...