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...
This Saturday at 1pm Thomas will be conducting Dance Holland Park, an afternoon of outstanding new dance work created by up-and-coming choreographers from English National Ballet, Union Dance, Combination Dance, Akademi and the Romanian Cultural Institute. Five young choreographers have been commissioned to produce a new piece based on operas in the Opera Holland Park 2012 season. Mozart’s...
Since its opening night on Friday the 8th of June, Opera Holland Park’s ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ has welcomed outstanding reviews, in particular for Thomas Kemp who ‘makes an exceptional debut as an opera conductor and coaxes a ravishing blend of colours and expression from the supple, responsive City of London Sinfonia’ ( read more »
This summer, Thomas Kemp makes his Opera Holland Park debut conducting their new production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte. The new production, directed by Harry Fehr, features an exciting cast including Elizabeth Llewellyn as Fiordiligi, Andrew Staples as Ferrando, and Julia Riley as Dorabella. The engagement at Opera Holland Park marks Thomas’ operatic debut; a genre he...
Following the huge success of the 2011 Music@Malling Festival, Thomas will conduct a one-off Christmas concert on 17th December 2011 conducting the highly-acclaimed ensemble, Chamber Domaine. Featuring music by Mozart and Sibelius in a candle-lit venue, this concert promises to be the perfect occasion to enjoy some festive music in an exquisite setting. Programme: Sibelius – Romance Mozart – Divertimento in D K. 136 Sibelius – Rakastava Interval Sibelius – Valse Triste Mozart – Divertimento in...
Opera Holland Park announces 2012 season including Thomas Kemp conducting Così Fan Tutte
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November 2011Opera Holland Park has announced that Thomas Kemp will conduct a new production of Così Fan Tutte as part of their 2012 season. Directed by Harry Fehr and starring Elizabeth Llewellyn and Andrew Staples, this production promises to be an exciting event in the summer musical calendar. The cast list and production team is as follows: Conductor...
This weekend Thomas Kemp launches the inaugural Music@Malling Festival: an international festival of music that draws together the community with an exciting programme of events that bring international artists to historical local venues in West Malling, Kent. Running this year from September 30th until October 2nd, the festival will be an annual event that brings unique...