EVENING CHRONICLE (Newcastle, UK)
May 13, 2005, Friday Edition 1

Talented trio to play

By Richard Yates, The Evening Chronicle

The formidable skills of one of Britain’s quickest-rising young
classical trios will be displayed at the last recital for the season
of the Newcastle international chamber music series next week.

The concert, in the King’s Hall of Newcastle University on Wednesday
at 7.30pm, opens with a solo spot by Freddy Kempf. At 15, Freddy was
the youngest BBC Young Musician of the Year and is still a couple of
years short of 30.

He will be playing Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in A flat, Op 110.

After that, he is joined by the young Armenian cellist Alexander
Chaushian for a performance of the Cello Sonata No 2 in F, Op 99, by
Brahms and then by the French violinist Pierre Bensaid for Brahms’
Violin Sonata No 2 in A, Op 100.

Finally, all three musicians unite as The Freddy Kempf Trio to
perform another work by Brahms, the Piano Trio No 3 in C minor, Op
101.

Freddy Kempf and his two friends now comprise one of Europe’s most
exciting ensembles. The trio’s next CD will be of Beethoven piano
trios, including the Op 1, No2, in G and the Archduke.

A TRIBUTE to Sir Michael Tippett in this centenary year of his birth
will feature in the programme of the latest Music in St John’s organ
recital, to be given on Monday at 7.30pm in St John’s Church,
Grainger Street, Newcastle, by master of music Geoffrey Watson.

Newcastle-born Watson became organist and choirmaster at St John’s in
1969. The recital is in aid of the continuing up-grading of St John’s
church hall.

For ticket details of the above concerts see the classical listings
on this page.